Thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting.
The entire mountain range seems to be covered with silver.
Volunteer soldiers put on their worn-out cotton-padded jackets inside out and tied them around their necks. They trampled on the vast snow and crossed the mountains, rushing towards Changjin Lake day and night.
Between the mountains, a long team marched through thick snow. The further they went to South Korea, the higher the altitude and the colder the air. Even if they were wearing thick cotton clothes, they could still feel the coldness in their boots.
You will also step on the snow for a long time and slowly get soaked through it. Especially when you climb the snow-capped mountains, the cold wind will hurt your eyes.
Those soldiers who saw snow for the first time gradually evolved from the initial novelty to silence. In order to speed up their march, they had to climb mountains one after another in the vast snowfields and high mountains. During the day, they paused and rested while moving forward.
The U.S. military will send out a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to search for the volunteers. The movement speed is naturally slow during the day, so most of the movement time is spent at night.
Xia Yuan used the cloth strips torn from the broken clothes of the American soldiers to wrap up his face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. Even so, his eyebrows were covered with white frost.
After a day and a night's journey, he arrived at Dayu Cave without much rest and continued to set off. Xia Yuan felt exhausted, which was even more terrifying than practicing martial arts. He didn't know how many miles he had walked during this day and night.
With this feeling, he deeply realized how terrible the strong will of the volunteer soldiers at that time was. It was this strong will that prompted them to persevere.
You must know that the Volunteer Army at that time traveled through steep mountains and snowy mountain roads. Most of the time they marched at night. They did not even have lighting equipment. What was even more frightening was that the Volunteer Army soldiers were thinly dressed and ate fried noodles and boiled potatoes.
Eat one serving as two servings.
Just this day and night of marching, Xia Yuan has nothing but supreme admiration for the volunteer soldiers in his heart.
While marching, the troops basically didn't speak. They could only hear the heavy breathing of the soldiers beside them, but still no one cried out about tiredness or suffering. As they marched towards the high mountains, no one spoke, only their feet stepped on the snow.
There was a crunching sound and the clanking sound of weapons colliding.
The cloth on Xia Yuan's mouth had been soaked by his breath and gradually condensed into ice crystals. He had to remove the cloth from his face.
After walking for about two hours, on the slope of a mountain, the roar of US military aircraft was heard in the sky.
"hidden!"
Wu Qianli reacted very quickly. The moment he heard the sound, he reacted immediately. The team immediately dispersed. The soldiers clung to the bare trees or looked for cover.
Xia Yuan raised his head and saw three US military planes roaring unscrupulously across the sky. In the early days of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the Volunteer Army was at an absolute disadvantage. They had no air supremacy, simple clothing and equipment, simple food, and insufficient logistical supplies.
It's a strong will.
Yu Congrong stood up from the snow with a curse, shook the snow off his body, looked at the plane whose tail was no longer visible in the sky, and spat, "Bah, sooner or later we will shoot him down."
"Sooner or later we will have our own aircraft and cannons, sooner or later."
Wu Qianli squinted at the sky in the distance, "Keep going!"
The snow covered the ankles, making a crunching sound. There were some soldiers in the team who were wearing thinner clothes. Except for the injured soldiers, the rest of the military coats were worn in turn, and the military coat captured by Xia Yuan was no exception.
, one person wears it for ten minutes, and then switches to wear it like this.
The sun moved slowly in the sky, and the soldiers were exhausted.
"This mountain road is really difficult."
Xia Yuan stepped on the snow on the ground. The snow covered the mountain road, and there were uneven stones everywhere. It was difficult to find a smooth road. Sometimes his feet would suddenly become empty and he would fall to the ground. The soldiers around him quickly pulled him away.
Get up, brush the snow off your body, and continue setting off.
Mei Sheng looked at a mountain in the distance, turned around and said: "Qianli, take a rest and let the soldiers eat something. The soldiers are all exhausted."
Wu Qianli looked at the situation around him and said: "Climb this mountain and then rest. Let the soldiers hold on a little longer."
Mei Sheng nodded and shouted loudly: "Comrades, work harder and climb over this mountain. We will rest again."
"yes!"
The soldiers of the seventh company still shouted with the loudest voice, and the sound echoed in the valley. When the sound fell, the surroundings fell into dead silence again, with only the wind blowing into the valley, as if they were the only ones left in the whole world.
Dayu Cave is located in Changseong County, North Pyongyang Province, North Korea. The straight-line distance from Changjin Lake is 200 kilometers. If you travel over the mountains and ridges, it will be far more than this distance, and there is the Langlin Mountain Range with an altitude of 2,000 meters.
Coupled with the obstacles caused by the current harsh environment, the march of the volunteer soldiers will be even more difficult.
Not to mention the difficulties and obstacles along the way, we also have to worry about US military aircraft all the time.
The 7th Interspersed Company was just a very small microcosm of the Battle of Changjin Lake. The entire Ninth Corps, tens of thousands of people, advanced towards the Changjin Lake area from all directions. The Ninth Corps' time in the North was very short, less than half of the time.
In a month's time, we are now heading towards Changjin Lake. The war is tense. Commander Song of the Ninth Corps is determined to eat up the 1st U.S. Marine Division in the Changjin Lake area. Marshal Peng's ideas are different from Commander Song's.
The same idea as that of the US military. This battle is bound to give the US military a head-on blow.
After crossing the mountain, the sky gradually darkened. Xia Yuan, Yu Congrong, Pinghe, and Wu Wanli crowded together to keep each other warm. They spread their bedding on the ground to prevent their bodies from contacting the ground and causing rapid loss of body temperature.
"It's a pity that the snow here is not very thick. Otherwise, you can dig a snow cave, which can more effectively slow down the loss of body temperature."
As a modern person, he still knows some survival skills on the snow, but due to time issues, Xia Yuan does not have much time to do these. They are resting at the foot of the mountain. North Korea is not peaceful at night, and the wind is blowing.
The blowing made my cheeks hurt, and the temperature at night began to drop. The closer I got to Changjin Lake, the colder the temperature became.
Xia Yuan tightened his tight clothes. He didn't sleep well this time. The half-asleep and half-awake state didn't last long. He rested for about half an hour. Wu Qianli looked at the wind and snow at the bottom of the mountain and woke up the soldiers.
:
"Don't sleep anymore. You can't sleep for too long in this weather. Get up and move around and get ready to go."
After lying there for a while, Wu Qianli felt like his body was frozen.
Xia Yuan looked at the soldiers and said: "Company Commander, I have a way to prevent frostbite. Grab a handful of snow and rub it hard on your face and hands. After patting it off, your hands and cheeks will be very hot."
He grabbed the snow on the ground and rubbed his cheeks and hands vigorously. This method was not completely effective, but it could prevent frostbite to a certain extent.
The other soldiers tried it, and after a while they were surprised to find that the area where they were rubbing the snow gradually became hot, and their hands soon felt warm. They rubbed their cheeks again, and it was indeed possible.
After cleaning up, the soldiers dragged their somewhat tired bodies and continued to set off.