Chapter 29 Let Me Try?
"Wear a coat and combat boots, a windbreaker hat and gloves, and bring a satchel water bottle filled with drinking water!"
Luo Shan briefly stated a few requests and then left.
Kaiyoumu jumped out of bed and walked to the back window to take a look: "The snow has stopped, and the snow is so thick!"
As Xu Ge put on his clothes, he asked, "Squad Leader, aren't you asking us to get up and sweep the snow?"
"Why are you sweeping snow at one in the morning?"
Du Hu urged the new recruits to speed up and continued, "Everyone remember to fill two bottles of mineral water into the canteen. Those who have put on their clothes should go out and assemble first!"
"Xu Ge, help me fill the water!"
Li Dongshui threw the water bottle over, bent down and started tying the laces of his combat boots.
Xu Ge was quick. After filling his kettle with water, he prepared to go out.
"Wait a moment!"
Du Hu suddenly called him, thought for a moment, and looked at everyone in the class, "Everyone, put some food in your coat pockets and take it with you."
Hearing this, Xu Ge turned around and looked at Li Dongshui. He didn't buy any snacks during the day.
"I have it in my closet!"
After tying his shoelaces, Li Dongshui stood up, opened the cabinet and took out a dozen Snickers bars.
Xu Ge put a few of them into his pocket, pushed the door open and walked out.
hiss!
The biting cold wind blew, causing Xu Ge, who had just come out of the greenhouse, to shiver violently.
Looking up, the playground was covered in white.
Crunch! Crunch!
A figure was walking in the snow, his light yellow combat boots completely immersed in the snow.
It's only been a few hours, how come it snowed so heavily!
Xu Ge was completely awakened by the cold wind, and immediately ran towards the place where the figures gathered, taking one deep step and one shallow step.
A few minutes later, all the people in the company were present on the playground.
The new recruits silently followed their squad leaders to find their own positions and stood in the snow.
The veterans seemed to be accustomed to this scene. No one spoke and no one lined up.
Since only one company was assembled, the others must still be sleeping. Everyone tacitly kept quiet, and only the cold wind was howling on the playground.
Company commander Liu Guoping stood in front, seemingly waiting for something.
A figure was running towards the gate. It was Luo Shan.
"Captain, I just checked the road outside. The snow is already frozen under the surface. The car can't move!"
"Then hike!"
Liu Guoping decisively said, "Three platoon leaders come over to receive the mission, and two people from each squad go to the equipment room to get the tools!"
"yes!"
Du Hu and Kai Youmu stepped out and headed straight for the equipment room on the first floor.
After a while, the two men came back carrying a bundle of shovels.
"No way, we really need to shovel the snow!"
After receiving the shovel, Li Dongshui looked terrified. "It's going to take until dawn to shovel such a large yard, right?"
Xu Ge noticed that Du Hu had an extra walkie-talkie and a flashlight on him, and shook his head: "Maybe he's going outside to shovel snow!"
"One row, everyone, turn right!"
Luo Shan came over and gave the order directly, "Target, 7 kilometers due north of the barracks, run!"
Crunch!
Amidst the falling snow, the team ran towards the camp gate.
The recruits' faces were a little solemn because they all heard the platoon leader's order: seven kilometers!
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After leaving the camp, the team walked along the cement road at the entrance until they reached the top of the small hill.
From here, the three rows separated, with the first row heading north down the mountain, while the second and third rows continued to move forward.
After leaving the cement road, Luo Shan ordered the team to slow down. After all, the snow on the mountain road was thick, even above the knees in some places, and the hems of the military coats were dragging on the snow.
After this period of physical training, the recruits' physical fitness has improved a lot, but the current environment is too harsh. The team has to stop and rest for a few minutes every time they walk less than a kilometer.
"When drinking water, don't drink it in big gulps, take small sips!"
The three squad leaders all had experience in field training and kept reminding the recruits in the team.
"Tie your boots tight!"
"You are all very hot now, so you can't feel the cold, but don't expose your skin. Put on your clothes, the temperature is below zero now!"
"Those of you who brought food, please share it with each other to replenish your calories!"
Xu Ge unscrewed the kettle and took a few sips, only to feel a chill running from his mouth straight to his stomach.
Judging from what Luo Shan and Du Hu were saying just now, they should be almost at their destination.
He looked around. The visibility was very low in the dark night and the ground was covered with snow. Xu Ge had no idea where he was.
I looked up at the sky and it was pitch black. I guess the sky above my head was still covered by dark clouds.
"Xu Ge, do you feel that this area looks familiar?" Li Dongshui, who was sitting on the snow, recovered and asked when he saw Xu Ge looking around.
"Look familiar?" Xu Ge was stunned. "How familiar?"
The camp is located in an uninhabited area, and given the current visibility conditions, Xu Ge has no idea what this guy means when he says it looks familiar.
Li Dongshui pointed forward and said, "See that hilltop? The national highway is on the other side of the hill. We passed by here when we joined the army!"
"Damn, do you have dog eyes that you can see this?" Xu Ge looked in the direction the other party pointed, but could only see a vague outline.
Li Dongshui stuffed a Snickers bar into his mouth and mumbled, "Don't you remember where you are? We are heading towards the national highway..."
"Keep going!"
Luo Shan's voice came from the front, and the recruits stood up one after another.
"There's only one kilometer left. Just over the hill ahead we'll be there. Cheer up!"
The recruits set out again carrying shovels, and after more than ten minutes they climbed to the top of the mountain with difficulty.
"Look, there's a light down there!"
Someone shouted, and Xu Ge stretched his head to look down. Sure enough, there was a light on a winding road at the foot of the mountain.
Li Dongshui watched for a while and suddenly shouted, "It's the headlights! The big truck in front has overturned!"
"Hurry, run down the mountain!" Luo Shan gave an order, and the team immediately accelerated to the foot of the mountain.
It seemed as if I saw the light of the flashlights in the team on the mountain, and a few shouts came from the national highway below.
As we approached the foot of the mountain, the shouting became clearer.
"It's someone from the army!"
"The soldiers are coming!"
"Really? That's great!"
"Hurry, hurry, everyone turn on your headlights, they must be coming to rescue us!"
The next moment, the unique strong light of the high beam appeared, and Xu Ge could see the situation clearly.
On the snow-covered road, three trucks were parked on the road, and a box-type semi-trailer in the front was overturned in the middle of the road.
Several drivers excitedly came to the side of the road to look at the panting soldiers.
"Is anyone injured?"
Luo Shan was the first to jump onto the road.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious, the car just flipped over. We called for help a long time ago, but no one came for hours!"
A middle-aged man with faint bloodstains on his head came over and said, it seems that he is the driver of the box semi-trailer.
"The mountain is now blocked by heavy snow, and the road rescue vehicles can't get through. We happen to be nearby."
Luo Shan refused the offered cigarette and turned to look at the team, "Let's clear the snow off the road first!"
More than ten minutes later, the soldiers arrived in front of the overturned semi-trailer, sweating profusely. The snow in this section had been cleared.
"My friend, how heavy is your car?"
"More than 7 tons."
"Separate the front of the car and the cargo box first."
Luo Shan then waved his hand, "Go ahead, turn the car over!"
Bang bang!
After a few minutes, the carriage was successfully pushed up, but the front of the car could not move at all.
Luo Shan, who had already taken off his coat, stood in front of the car with his hands on his hips, breathing heavily. There were few places on the front of the car where he could use his strength, so it was very difficult to shake it.
"Platoon leader, how about letting me take command?" a voice came from behind.
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