Although Yang Fan was carrying a famous brand of outdoor snow tent, to be honest, the journey was quite painful. It was not as pleasant as traveling to a snowy countryside.
He is like this, let alone those who are soldiers.
It's lucky not to freeze to death. Fortunately, the master's treatment is good and the protection is strong. If those soldiers in the Ming camp and guard station didn't freeze to death, it would probably be an eyesore from heaven.
These soldiers all wear thick cotton trousers that can be taken off and placed on the ground so that they can stand on their own. The hem of the large cotton-padded jacket on top is stuffed into the trousers and then tightened with a belt. This is absolutely the same as a jumpsuit, with no gaps.
Windproof and snowproof.
On my feet are felt boots that reach the knees, one and a half centimeters thick. The soles are made of recycled rubber soles made from scraps left over from old tires after they were refurbished.
They are very strong and wear-resistant. Even if you wear these shoes, they will not break even if you go to Moscow and come back.
The felt boots are filled with soft urala grass, which is very effective in keeping warm. There is also an elastic band at the boot opening, which can be closed. Even if you step into waist-deep snow, snow powder will not pour in through the boot opening.
In the boots. Otherwise, you won’t be able to walk very far, and the boots will get wet, and then your toes will freeze off.
Soldiers also wear old-fashioned military coats with hoods. These military coats are all grass green and have artificial fur collars. Domestic military uniform factories have a huge backlog of goods. The prices are very cheap, and they are basically on sale.
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Yang Fan specifically requested that one be to add a layer of snow camouflage on the outside. The other is to add a hood. It can be tightened with a rope like the hood of a down jacket to prevent drafts. Elastic bands are also added to the collar and cuffs.
, to prevent snow filling.
Fortunately, Yang Fan wrapped up all the 500,000 military coats in the warehouse of this quilt factory, otherwise the factory director might not be willing to serve them. After such modifications, they are very suitable for the Northeast region of this era.
The officers and soldiers would spread the rolled-up single-person felt on the ground when they were traveling, and then sleep on the felt. Or they would get into sleeping bags and cover them with military coats. Because there was a velvet hood in the hood.
It won't cause frostbite, but the feeling will definitely not be pleasant.
Fortunately, we are traveling on skis, so we can pull a sledge and carry a lot of supplies, otherwise many people would definitely be exhausted.
Yang Fan sat in the carriage of the sledge, stroking his chin and thinking. This still didn't work. He took it for granted. He didn't expect the difficulty of transportation in the wilderness.
It is winter now, and heavy snow can accumulate 2-4 meters deep in one winter. Mudanjiang area usually gets snow in one winter, which can accumulate to about four meters. At this time, the roads are very easy to be buried by snow, making it difficult to find the road.
There are often cars and horses walking around, and the snow is compacted, turning it into a hard shell similar to ice. However, it slips and falls on it, and the fall can make you doubt your life. Coupled with the strong wind,
After taking three steps, I was knocked back two steps. It was really difficult to walk, and it was no worse than the Shu Road.
It’s not much better in spring. Traffic is at its worst in early spring. When the sun shines at noon, the ice and snow melt, the roads turn into mud puddles, and the rutted ditches are full of water. The mud can trap the wheels, and waist-deep muddy water can
It was difficult for livestock and carriages to move.
It gets cold as soon as the sun goes down. The mud pit freezes again, which can seal the wheels in the frozen soil. Even if you wear rubber boots, you can't stand the torture of civilization - thawing - mud pit - freezing again. Come once a day
, people are almost driven crazy.
In this era, the plains of the Northeast are covered with meadows, wetlands and swamps. Once you sink in, you are doomed. Not to mention the hinterland of the Northeast. The Liaoxi Corridor, which is a narrow stretch from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, was only opened after the Sui Dynasty.
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It's because this place has historically been a muddy land. Later, starting from the Northern Wei Dynasty, ditches were dug here to drain the swamp water into the sea. After the land was dry, roads could be built.
Only in the Tang Dynasty could we take this shortcut to the Northeast and build Yuguan, also known as Shanhaiguan.
During the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, people all took the Lulong Road to go to the northeast. That is, they took the Chengde road. Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan and walked through the Lulong Road. After a great victory, it happened to be winter.
The corridor was frozen, so Cao Cao could take a shortcut back from here.
Yang Fan looked at the spectacle of rime outside the window, and knew in his heart that even though it looked easy to travel here now, it was because the ground was frozen in winter. In spring, the ice and snow melted, and the ground was muddy, which could drive the transportation team crazy.
There are also heavy rains and floods in summer. The Nen River, Mudan River, and Songhua River often overflow, and then floods rage. The more Yang Fan thinks about it, the more worried he becomes. If he wants to control this wild land without roads and other infrastructure, he must find another way.
This is not possible with current technology.
Yang Fan picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and entered a group. This group was called the Steam Truck Group. It was a group created by Yang Fan, Er Lengzi, and the directors of Maozi's automobile factory, engine factory and other supporting factories.
These companies that were already bankrupt were saved by Yang Fan's orders. These factory directors were almost crazy with excitement. Especially a factory in Tula that produced automobile steam engines also agreed to Yang Fan's acquisition. Maozi Government
It was quickly approved.
Because these are obsolete enterprises and equipment, they will not regulate them. Moreover, Yang Fan's orders in the Horn of Africa provide opportunities for unemployed workers in Siberia to find new jobs.
"Is there any particularly powerful off-road vehicle that can be modified to be powered by a steam engine? Is it possible to continue to develop new automobile and small marine steam engines? Is it possible to develop a more powerful steam engine?" Yang Fan asked directly three times.
Originally, Yang Fan fully acquired all the upstream and downstream factories that produced the Soviet NAMI-012 series of trucks, the solution to the Soviet Union's fuel shortage. He even established a steam power research institute in Moscow to develop new steam engines.
NAMI-012 series trucks have certain off-road capabilities, but it is still difficult to move in mud pits and under two to three meters of snow. These vehicles will be very useful south of the Great Wall and in the Western Regions, but in Siberia
It's really not enough to watch.
Yang Fan made up his mind that he needed an all-terrain vehicle to travel in places with no roads in Siberia. Only by solving the traffic problem can he truly occupy and control the vast Siberia.
Yang Fan thought that it would be great if he could find an old-fashioned all-terrain off-road truck in the former Soviet Union's product library and replace it with a 012 series steam engine.
This can perfectly solve the traffic problem in Siberia. This kind of car requires huge wheels. Only large-diameter wheels can increase the ground clearance of the vehicle chassis and increase the entry and departure angles. Only in this way can it truly survive in the mud pits of Siberia.
