Chapter 312 (1/2)
Sometimes he can often be seen carrying two or three people's weight of goods alone, and helping the soldiers forward. Such behaviors as setting an example naturally inspire the morale of the military.
During this period of time, the sergeants have undergone Wei Ran's strict training and adequate nutrition, so their morale is high. No one complains about marching in the snow. Instead, they talk and laugh all the way and compete with each other.
Wei Ran occasionally hunts in the mountains and forests. Under the dark guidance of a Li, he finds some cat winter deer, wild boars and rabbits, and replenishes the soldiers with serious physical exertion at night.
The three Wulin people led by Zhuo Lancang were surprised and admired secretly. Naturally, the three of them didn't go all the way with huge backpacks and black gauze goggles like these sergeants.
They have deep internal skills, which can absorb the spirit of heaven and earth and supplement part of their physical strength. Each person only carries the strange paste food cooked by Wei Ran in a bamboo tube. They only need to eat one mouthful a day to meet their needs.
Wei Ran envied them very much. The martial artists who took the sect's method gradually coincided with the outer heaven and earth, so the internal consumption can be supplemented from the outer heaven and earth.
And the warrior who takes the method of generals, refines the inner universe, develops the power of spirit and will, and everything respects me. When the inner universe can no longer be truly detached from the outer universe, we have to rely on the way of normal people to supplement from external materials.
The food Wei carried on his noodles was not enough for him to eat, so all the excess food was put in a Li's carry on space. A Li had already become a fox and started quietly behind the team. He hid in the dark and had always been in touch with Wei Ran.
At night, the whole camp will look for places with soft soil and small hills to camp. According to Wei Ran's previous training, more than 1000 people looked for the leeward side of the hill, dug out the burrow and huddled inside for warmth, while a fire pile was built outside. If conditions permit, the dens will be dug larger to accommodate more people.
The firewood in the mountain forest is very wet, but fortunately, there is no shortage of coal in the local open air. You can also take it to make a fire and dry the firewood on the way. Take a bundle with you the next day.
However, the snow March is difficult and dangerous. Even if you are well prepared, you can't avoid frostbite and fever. In particular, the leather armor is airtight. It marches all day during the day. At night, it is uncomfortable to be retted by sweat.
At this time, if you take off your leather armor and get blown by the cold wind, even if there are two layers of sweaters inside, they can't stand it. And people just get cold will not feel anything. Only after sleeping all night and getting up the next day will they find that they are weak and have hot forehead and hair. That is the real danger.
Wei Ran had expected this situation before, so he asked everyone to cook ginger soup at night, and everyone can go to bed after drinking it. And to change the peeling armour and wipe the sweat, you must dig the burrow well. People are inside the burrow and companions are outside to keep out the wind. In this way, you can change them one by one.
However, some soldiers thought they were strong and could not wait for rotation. They were busy taking off their leather armor, resulting in a high fever the next day and were unable to follow the March.
This happened the most on the first night. Nearly 100 people could no longer keep up with the team. Wei Ran had to leave them and let them hide in the dens to carry them.
If you can carry it, you will return to Yanquan city and join Zhao Xuanqing's army. If you can't resist, you can only let your companions fill the earth in the nest and have the right to be the place to bury your bones.
In the next few days, there were many fewer layoffs caused by wind and cold. But in the process of marching, the more you walk to a higher altitude, the greater your physical exertion.
Even though most of the soldiers in Wei Ran's army were frontier people, they were more able to adapt to the local climate. But that's only when the physical strength is still good. Once the physical strength drops to a certain extent, the soldiers will feel difficult to breathe. There is no oxygen machine in this era. Therefore, Wei Ran had to camp in advance to prevent increasing the number of layoffs due to altitude sickness.