Girls und War

Xiaobai was also a little surprised, so he let the two of them finish their meal there, then observe for an hour before returning the same way.

So Xia Shu and Zhan Zhan took out the self-heating rations for individual soldiers from under the pile of rocks, heated them up, and had a full meal.

After experiencing the shitty canteens in the regular army, these things tasted delicious.

It’s not a problem if you don’t know the goods, but it’s a problem if you compare the goods.

There is really nothing to eat in the imaginary battlefield.

Who would eat this outside?

Xia Shu suddenly missed the delicacies from the outside world.

Next time I go out, I will definitely have a good meal first.

she thought.

211. About Enemy

After lunch, the two of them stretched their bodies a little.

Then Xia Shu climbed to the top of the rock, took out a telescope and looked deep into the mountains.

This place is still some distance away from the wide mountain gap, and there are several kilometers of high mountains and steep cliffs in between. It is really impossible to walk through it in a short time.

Their battle plan this time was not to station there directly.

Instead, go there to observe first, come back for supplies, and then make plans based on the situation.

After all, it takes more than a day to go back and forth. Do we have to come back for supplies every half a day?

What's the point of fighting then? We're all dying of exhaustion.

Xia Shu looked for a while and found two patrol groups coming from the mountains. After careful observation, he thought they were his own people, so he did not report them.

After a while, the war blade also climbed up from below.

She was panting heavily, as if she had expended a great deal of energy.

Xia Shu then consoled him, "You don't have to come up."

Zhan Jian shook his head, his eyes very determined.

Since that was the case, Xia Shu didn't say anything. He handed her the telescope and taught her how to find the enemy in the snow-capped mountains.

After observing for a while, Xia Shu saw that nothing was wrong, so he took the sniper rifle off his back and placed it in front of him to check.

Now everyone has a holster on their gun to prevent snow from falling into the barrel when they are in action.

Using the gun is also very simple, just open the cover in front of the muzzle.

After checking his equipment and confirming the time, Xia Shu decided to return from patrol with the battle blade since it was almost time.

Zhan Zhan seemed a little drowsy, and she only woke up when Xia Shu called her.

Then he quickly scooped up some snow to wash his face.

"Don't be nervous, it's okay." Xia Shu said from the side.

Zhan Zhan smiled a little sheepishly.

She was indeed a little nervous along the way, mainly because she didn't want to embarrass herself next to Xia Shu and hold her back.

The two quickly walked back along the same route, and Xia Shu reported their group's itinerary. Xiao Bai didn't say anything, just asked them to pay attention to safety.

There were no problems along the way. They walked very fast, and the war blade seemed to gradually adapt to walking on the snow, so Xia Shu quickly quickened her pace.

The two were the first to return to the meeting point. A little later, several other groups also returned here quickly.

After the team gathered, Xiaobai counted the people and quickly advanced a distance forward on the mountain path.

As it was getting dark, Xiaobai began to look for a place to camp.

There is a big rock in front and a flat ground sheltered from the wind below, which looks good.

Xiaobai nodded and said, "That's it."

So everyone started cleaning up the surrounding environment and preparing the campsite.

Camping in the snowy mountains certainly doesn't allow for open-air camping. However, tents are too heavy to carry around, so they can only build a simple snow house.

Xiaobai asked them to take out their mountaineering picks and open the mechanism in front, and the mountaineering picks became a small shovel.

The girls used small shovels to dig holes in the snow, and dug a circle of nearby holes half buried in the snow along the open space in front of the rock.

Then they took out the down sleeping bags from their backpacks, blew some air into them, stuffed them into the snow pit, and covered them with a thin layer of snow.

In this way, the simple snow house is ready.

Combined with the wind-blocking stones above our heads, the thermal insulation here is many times better than that outdoors.

For the sake of combat concealment, we can't light a campfire. Otherwise, it would be a little warmer.

From a distance, this place looks a bit like a pile of graves, which is quite funny.

By the time we had set up the campsite, it was almost dark.

Xiaobai asked them to take out the self-heating dry food and sit together to eat something.

Then Xiaobai arranged a circle of sentry posts and took turns standing guard at night.

One hour per person, taking turns.

Afterwards, Xiaobai listened to their respective reports on patrol conditions and contacted other teams, but found nothing unusual.

So everyone prepared to go to bed.

When standing guard at night, each sentry would pat anyone who was sleeping, and the person being patted would just say "hmm".

This is to prevent people from freezing to death in low temperature environments.

After all, the temperature here at night is more than ten degrees below zero.

The next morning, when everyone got up, they all felt extremely cold.

One by one, they crawled out of their sleeping bags, their whole bodies shaking.

Later, Xiaobai found some dead wood and started a fire. Everyone gathered around the fire and drank some hot water, and then they felt better.

After packing up, the team continued its march.

After getting used to it the day before, everyone's marching efficiency was significantly higher today.

Today they did not patrol separately, but quickly passed through two valleys and came to a peak near the gap in the mountain range.

All personnel were carefully lurking on the top of the mountain, observing the surrounding situation with telescopes.

There are two more peaks a few kilometers away.

The other two teams of the Red Dragon Squadron are up there.

Xia Shu didn't see them, but Xiaobai quickly contacted them.

Because the distance is quite far, the intercom is not very effective.

They used the communication radio carried on the communicator's back to communicate.

After communicating with each other, several team leaders confirmed that there were no enemy troops within their field of vision.

So Doragon ordered the three teams to gather secretly near a hillside near the gap.

After the contact was completed, Xiaobai immediately led the team members to that place.

Passing the road in the valley, the team soon arrived at the ridges on both sides of the gap.

On the other side of the ridge is a towering cliff with an unfathomable bottom.

If you fall down, you will be smashed to pieces immediately.

Xiaobai asked them to be careful while marching along this side of the hillside.

Looking at the flat snowfield at the gap in the mountains, Xia Shu understood.

No wonder they said that this area only needed to defend the gap. It turned out that there were cliffs on both sides and it was impossible to pass through.

It seems that this more than ten kilometers long snowfield on the low mountain is the only road connecting the two war zones within a radius of 100 miles.

Once you understand this, it is not difficult to understand why the military attaches so much importance to this area.

Coming in from here, you can have a panoramic view of the internal mineral veins of the entire alpine front.

The rear areas of the two war zones were connected through this place.

But this area is too vast, and setting up one or two defensive points is meaningless.

The only way is to send the garrison to patrol to prevent the enemy from gathering a large force to cross the snowfield.

This is what the Red Dragon Squadron is doing now.

Xiaobai led the team and quickly approached the hillside where they were scheduled to gather.

The other two teams had already arrived and were waiting for them.

Seeing Xiaobai and the others, Doragon immediately made a hidden gesture to them.

They quickly dropped to the ground, hiding behind the snow and rocks.

Xia Shu carefully poked his head out from behind the rock and looked towards the snowfield.

Two kilometers away on the mountain road, you can see a combat team from the Sakura District on patrol.

212.Altitude sickness

Reconnaissance in the snowy mountain area is much easier than in other areas.

Because everywhere is covered with snow, it is quiet and vast.

Except for a few small groves of trees that can be seen occasionally on the plateau, there is no cover anywhere else.

The slightest movement can be detected from several kilometers away.

Especially this plain in front of us with a lot of snow. As long as you are not blind, you can see it clearly when passing through it.

After observing the other side, the Red Dragon team immediately chose to observe in secret.

The enemy's patrol route is on the wide mountain road, and they seem to have no worries about being attacked.

That’s right, there are plains of snow for several kilometers around, and anyone coming can be seen clearly, so how can we launch a sneak attack?

Only an ambush.

But even if they were ambushed, their support team was probably nearby and would arrive as soon as they were called.

At that time, the sneak attack will become a frontal combat, and it is hard to say what the outcome will be.

The more Xia Shu thought about it, the more complicated the situation seemed, so he simply put these thoughts aside and ignored them.

Let Doragon worry about it. I'm just a new recruit. Why should I think so much?

After observing for a while, Doragon and several other officers saw the other party crossing the snowfield and slowly walking back.

Unsure whether the enemy would conduct a second patrol, the Red Dragon Squadron quickly retreated to the rear and gathered in a secluded area.

"What do you mean?" Xiaobai asked first.

Everyone looked up at Dragon.

Doragon thought for a moment and asked the military chief Xiao Zhao, "How far is this place from the supply fortress?"

"About 25 kilometers." Xiao Zhao answered quickly.

"It's too far. It takes a whole day to go back and forth." Doragon thought for a moment and continued, "Is there a place to camp nearby?"

Several team leaders mentioned some suitable places for stationing.

Doragon turned to Xiao Zhao and asked, "What did the logistics department say?"

"No one," Xiao Zhao replied, "The commuters can't get in, and the logistics troops don't have any troops stationed here, so we have to supply ourselves."

"How many people do you want?" Doragon asked again.