The ruts are from these carriages. It can be foreseen that the carriages are all loaded with heavy ore, and it will be very difficult for them to transport them.
The sulfur ore will be sent to Catfish Village and Blacksmith Village respectively, and both collective farms can process it. Sulfur is easily separated from the limestone. In Catfish Village, because the chemical laboratory is here, those chemical experts can not only prepare it quickly
Black gunpowder can also be used to turn sulfur into concentrated sulfuric acid.
This team of people waited here quietly. After the prisoners of war carried all the ore on their backs, they left. However, it was getting late and the team would spend the night in the woods.
The current prisoners of war all hold working tools. According to ancient standards, such prisoners of war can already be regarded as "militiamen." The members of the convoy are not worried about any danger to themselves. A company of female soldiers is here to jointly guard them. At this moment, they are in the mine.
Under supervision with guns and live ammunition...
Currently, every company is overstaffed, and each company in the female barracks has nearly 200 people. Therefore, the number of troops supervising prisoners of war is actually very close to the total number of prisoners of war. Therefore, it makes sense for these bearded card players to be able to play cards so leisurely and contentedly.
among.
Yang Mingzhi did not stay longer at the camp in the forest. He urgently needed to see the prisoners of war.
Following the road in the forest, looking for the increasingly strong smell of sulfur, the woods finally disappeared, and a large, steamy area appeared in front of him.
To be honest, the landscape here is like a miniature version of Yellowstone Park.
In the interval between many woods, a yellow-white landform suddenly appeared in the green sea. The hot springs gushed out and gathered into streams, flowing south one after another and disappearing into the water network of the swamp.
When you knock it at a close distance, the landscape environment becomes more golden, as if a large piece of gold is spread out on the ground.
Of course they are not gold! Yang Mingzhi estimated that there may be ground activity more than ten kilometers underground, and it is more likely that there was volcanic activity here a long time ago. After all, a large amount of sulfur and lime were pushed up. These two substances can be said to be instant when they meet.
"Fighting", so the chemical reaction is always going on, and the pungent smell is the sulfur dioxide produced by the reaction, which generates a lot of heat, further heating the already warm spring water, causing the entire earth to transpire, shrouded in a thin layer of water vapor
inside.
Maybe it was because the wind was blowing all the time, and the stench in the air was not particularly strong. Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but cover his nose, and glanced sideways at the buildings not far from the mining area, which must be the prisoner of war camp.
Yang Mingzhi's perspective returned to the mining area. The distance was really far away. He snapped his fingers: "Abram, take off your telescope."
The smoke interfered with the vision, and Yang Mingzhi held up the telescope and barely looked out. Just as Qiao Shuya said, in the yellow mining area, a large group of people were working.
Judging from the size of these people, it can be proved that they are men. They were obviously holding pickaxes tightly and pounding the ground hard. Some people also picked up the carved stones and struggled to move them into rattan baskets.
Seeing that the commander was watching with great interest, Joshua immediately explained: "Sir, what you are seeing now is the scene of prisoners of war working. We have indeed trained these people to become miners in accordance with the requirements of the division headquarters."
"You did a great job!" Yang Mingzhi responded meaningfully: "Look at this scene, it's like a dream. These prisoners of war are working in the clouds and mist. Do they feel that what they are digging is not sulfur, but gold."
"
Joshua was amused by the officer's joke. She hid her smile and replied: "Gold, it really doesn't mean much now. These prisoners of war know very well that as long as they work hard to dig, each group will be ranked according to the total weight of the dig.
Obtain the corresponding level of food rations. For them, only food is the most important, so we deliberately created this system."
Yang Mingzhi's eyes lit up, and he slowly put down the telescope. "Joshua, are you letting them compete with each other again? This idea was taught to you by Yelentina?"
"Of course not!" Joshua shook her finger.
She was very proud of this. The first battalion of female soldiers had been transferred to the hot spring area for nearly two months. In particular, Joshua was very familiar with the geography of this area and was also very familiar with the prisoners of war.
She continued: "Those Germans don't seem to have much sense of resistance anymore. We made an agreement with them that as long as they work honestly, they can get food, and we also have a bottom line, that is, we will not let any prisoner of war go hungry.
Death. After all, we are forcing them to work and completely depriving them of their value and surplus value. If we can still have the idea of working hard, we can only use food as bait."
Yang Mingzhi nodded. Judging from Qiao Shuya's careful expression, what she did must have achieved good results.
The distance from his observation point to the miner's excavation site was more than 500 meters, and Yang Mingzhi was very interested, not to mention the faint smell that permeated the air.
He raised his right arm and pointed his index finger straight ahead: "Let's go, comrades! Let's take a closer look at the work of the prisoners of war."
"Isn't this good?" Abram's nerves immediately became tense. He objected: "For the safety of the commander, we can just look at it from a distance. Why do we have to go there?"
Yang Mingzhi immediately made a face and criticized: "So is it dangerous ahead? Are the guns in your hands just fire sticks? Or do you think I am a weak person?"
"Yes! Yes! If the commander insists, we will remain 100% vigilant."
Yang Mingzhi smiled: "Oh, that's right! Now that Joshua has said it, the will of the prisoners of war to resist has been severely weakened, so what am I afraid of?"
At this moment, Qiao Shuya's expression was a little complicated. When she heard the deputy division commander talking about herself, she still stood up and stopped Yang Mingzhi who had already taken the first step.
"What's going on? Are you worried about me too?"
"Yes, sir! I'm very worried!" Joshua said resolutely: "But I have never doubted your combat ability, sir. There is just one thing we should pay attention to, and that is the pungent smell. Although its smell is relatively light, after all,
It's also poisonous gas. If the officer is exposed to the mine for a long time, you will have a headache."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Yang Mingzhi was confused at first, but after thinking about it for a while, it really made sense.
There are many open-pit sulfur mines like this, especially near active volcanic craters. The quality of the sulfur produced in this environment is very good, but miners must risk poisoning to dig.
Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi suddenly realized a big problem.
"Joshua! Your reminder is very important, but why do I see those miners not even wearing simple masks, they are exposed to the smoke while digging? Aren't they very dangerous?"
Joshua was a little confused, "Sir, are you still very worried about the safety of those prisoners of war? We will ensure that the prisoners of war will not starve to death, but this unprotected excavation was an order given to me personally by Comrade Comrade Political Commissar of the Division! Those prisoners of war
Gas masks are not allowed."
"Do you still have gas masks?" When Yang Mingzhi heard her talking about Yelentina's decision, he really wanted to immediately criticize her excavation behavior of forcing prisoners of war to ignore poisoning, but he actually heard such a word spoken by Joshua
.These female soldiers also have gas masks?
Joshua agreed very readily, and even played a little naughty. She smiled and asked: "Sir? Don't you know that there is a strange cylinder in the equipment of the German soldiers?"