The entire glacier channel is oval in shape, whether it is above the head or under the feet, it is covered with a piece of blue, and the ice layer frozen hundreds of millions of years ago has white lines, which is magnificent and gorgeous.This passage is several kilometers long until it extends to the deep cave on the opposite side.

Seeing that the glacier channel is still passable, Jia Huai finally let go of the big rock in his heart. It seems that passing through this area should not be a problem.

When Zhang Lingfu and others returned to the cave hall, the soldiers had already lit a fire with solid alcohol, boiled a bowl of hot soup with dehydrated vegetables, and ate a few compressed biscuits before they were full.After eating, everyone entered the passage. Zhang Lingfu was afraid that the temperature would be too low near the glacier, so he asked everyone to camp in the passage near the cave hall.Battalion Commander Jia set up a guard post, and everyone slept in the aisle with their sleeping bags and clothes opened.

This was Zhang Lingfu's first time leading a team to camp in a cave. He was very worried, especially in the freezing weather. Although the temperature inside the cave was much higher than that on the ground, he was still worried that some soldiers would catch cold.Zhang Lingfu got up several times at night, and he checked back and forth in the passage with a flashlight, for fear of any problems.

At four o'clock in the morning, Zhang Lingfu inspected the campsite for the fifth time, and returned to the rock wall where he put his sleeping bag, intending to sleep again.As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt a slight tremor on the ground. This tremor became more and more serious, and the rock top also began to drop fine dust due to the violent vibration.

Everyone was awakened, and Battalion Commander Jia exclaimed in shock: "Oops, it's an earthquake."

Zhang Lingfu was also shocked when he heard what Battalion Commander Jia said.He knew that walking in caves was inherently dangerous, and once an earthquake happened, it would be very normal to be buried alive here.What's more, they are in an ice-eroded cave, and the rock mass is very fragile, and it is not impossible to collapse.

"Everyone put on their helmets and lean against the rock wall." Battalion Commander Jia gave an order, and everyone knew that he had a lot of field experience, so they followed suit.The shaking of the earthquake lasted for about 10 minutes. Facing a loud bang, the passageway was immediately filled with smoke and dust.Zhang Lingfu blocked his mouth and nose with his sleeve to breathe, closed his eyes tightly, and waited for the end of the earthquake.

Finally, the ground stopped trembling, the dust slowly fell, and the visibility in the passage increased again. "Are you all right?" Seeing that the situation had finally stabilized, Zhang Lingfu turned on the flashlight and asked.

"It's okay, it's okay." Most of the people responded like this. Zhang Lingfu quickly asked Battalion Commander Jia Huai to arrange commanders at all levels to check the situation of the troops. Injured shoulder, and no one was injured, it is finally a blessing in misfortune.

Battalion Commander Jia Huai quickly came to Zhang Lingfu with a sullen face and said, "Commander, we are in big trouble."

"What's going on?" Zhang Lingfu frowned and asked.

Battalion Commander Jia Huai pointed behind him and said, "The hall where we ate yesterday collapsed. It seems that this is the source of the loud noise just now. Now we have no way out."

"There is no retreat and it will not affect our combat. What we need is to advance and defeat the enemy." Zhang Lingfu said.

Jia Huai gritted his teeth and said, "The problem is that the caves have collapsed, and whether the glacier pipeline in front can pass through."

"Let's see and talk." Zhang Lingfu's heart sank when he heard that, he knew that if the front was blocked, the more than 500 people under them might be trapped to death here.But as the supreme commander, the more you can't panic at this time, because his panic will spread to his subordinates, and even cause morale to collapse.

The first thousand and 380 chapters and seven difficult excavations

Seeing that the passage under the glacier hadn't collapsed, Zhang Lingfu and Jia Huai both heaved a sigh of relief, and they continued to move forward with their guards, intending to check whether it was safe.The passage is very wide, with a distance of more than five meters from left to right, and a height of about four meters. Because it is an arched structure, it is still quite strong even after the earthquake.

After walking about 2000 meters forward, Zhang Lingfu and Jia Huai saw a large number of collapsed ice blocks in front of them, and their expressions suddenly changed.

"Oops, this place has been blocked." Jia Huai rushed to the ice and found that the glacier pipeline had completely collapsed and was tightly blocked.

"How far is it from the cave over there?" Zhang Lingfu asked calmly.

Jia Huai calculated and said: "There should be more than 100 meters. We have reached the end of the glacier. It's a pity that we can't get through here. If I knew it, I would let the troops cross the glacier and camp yesterday."

"Now is not the time to regret, we have no way out, let's see if we can clear this place up," Zhang Lingfu said.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. The pipeline here has collapsed, and the tens of thousands of tons of ice on it has been pressed down, making it difficult to pass through." Jia Huai shook his head.

Zhang Lingfu looked around and said: "I think the piece of ice in the middle is very big, and it should be used as a pillar. We just need to clear a road from the side, and we should be able to pass. Go and call someone. I'll check it out here. I believe there are still people." hopefully."

"Yes." Jia Huai immediately ran towards the way he came, and soon disappeared in the passage.

Zhang Lingfu led a few guards close to the collapsed ice layer and began to observe carefully there.He asked the guard for an engineering shovel, and carefully explored the piled ice, but just after digging a few times, he heard a creaking sound, and Zhang Lingfu had to stop.

"Xiao Zhao, didn't you study engineering and construction? Come and see what we do here?" Zhang Lingfu suddenly remembered that among his guards, Zhao Tongyu graduated from the Department of Engineering and Architecture of Qilu Provincial University, and he should be better at load-bearing issues.

Zhao Tongyu nodded. He approached the ice with an engineering shovel, and looked around quietly for a while, until Jia Huai arrived with the whole battalion of soldiers. Then he returned to Zhang Lingfu and said, "Report to the commander, the collapsed The situation is very complicated, and it is very difficult to open a passage. According to my investigation, it should be no problem to create a passage along the lower part of the ice wall on the left for people to climb through."

"Very good. Start digging right away. Everyone works in shifts. We must dig through within a day. We don't have that much time." Zhang Lingfu said.Jia Huai agreed loudly, and immediately summoned the company platoon leader to hold a meeting with Zhao Tongyu to determine the location and size of the excavation.

The construction started soon, and most of the people retreated to the cave to rest. Only one squad worked here at a time. Seven or eight soldiers picked up their engineering shovels and began to carefully excavate the broken ice.According to Zhao Tongyu's instructions, they quickly excavated an ice cave with a height of more than 80 centimeters, a width of about one meter, and a depth of more than half a meter.According to Zhao Tongyu, he calculated the bearing capacity, and such a big hole is already the limit.

After digging to this depth, it is no longer possible for several people to work at the same time, and everyone can only take turns to dig.The third squad leader was the first to enter the ice cave with the engineering shovel, and began to gnaw off the ice piece by piece with the sharp shovel head.Such work must be done with great care, as every few chunks of ice he gnaws off must be cleared out to avoid clogged passageways.But the squad leader of the third squad, who was wearing a cotton coat, was already very thick, and the gap between him and the aisle was simply not enough to transport the ice out.

After trying several times to no avail, the third squad leader backed out again. He took off his cotton-padded jacket in twos and twos, and burrowed into the ice hole again wearing only a thin sweater and shirt.Although the temperature underground is slightly higher, in the glacier, the temperature has reached about ten degrees below zero.At this temperature, without good measures to keep warm, it only takes one or two minutes for people to be frozen to death. However, in order to proceed smoothly with the excavation, the third squad leader still gave up his cotton-padded clothes, gritted his teeth and waved an engineering shovel to dig in the tunnel.

Through a thin sweater, his body was close to the ice hole, and the temperature became very low. His body was icy cold, as if his blood was about to freeze.But the third squad leader knew that if they didn't dig through the ice as soon as possible, not only would they all be trapped here, they might even run out of oxygen.In order to keep everyone alive, and to complete the task of the superior, he must grit his teeth and stand firm.

After digging for 3 minutes, the third squad leader's body was completely frozen. The soldiers hurriedly pulled him out and quickly covered him with a cotton jacket.But the temperature on the surface of his body was too low, even though he was wrapped in a padded jacket, the third squad leader still turned purple and shivered from the cold.

"Go to the cave quickly and light a fire to warm up." Zhang Lingfu looked at the third squad leader whose face was purple from the cold and said with concern.

"Don't do it." The third squad leader stopped: "The commander can't light the fire. We are sealed in this passage, and we don't know if there is enough oxygen. We can't consume precious oxygen for heating."

Zhang Lingfu knew that the third squad leader was telling the truth, so he had no choice but to nod.But looking at the shivering look of the third squad leader, he felt anxious for a while. If the body temperature is too low for a long time, it is easy to cause irreparable hidden diseases to the body.As a general who loves soldiers like his son, Zhang Lingfu couldn't bear to let him leave any hidden dangers.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Zhang Lingfu unbuttoned his military overcoat. "Commander, what are you going to do?" The third squad leader asked curiously.

"I'll keep you warm." Without saying a word, Zhang Lingfu embraced the third squad leader, warming him with his own heat through his shirt.

"Commander, you will freeze to death." The third squad leader wanted to break free from Zhang Lingfu, he didn't want the commander to bear his own coldness.

"They're all my brothers, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. Will I feel better if you freeze up?" Zhang Lingfu's words made the soldiers present respectful.A military commander warms a non-commissioned officer with his own body temperature, and this kind of love for soldiers like sons can only happen in the Hualan Army.The third squad leader's body temperature is gradually recovering, and his heart is even warmer.

Zhang Lingfu's actions boosted the morale of the soldiers. The soldiers behind all took off their cotton jackets and climbed into the ice cave one by one to continue digging.In order to prevent the soldiers from turning blue from the cold like the squad leader of the third squad, Zhang Lingfu asked them to work for a maximum of one and a half minutes before coming out to keep warm.

With the extension of the ice cave, in order to transport the crushed ice out in time, the soldiers had to drill into the ice cave one by one.They all took off their cotton jackets, tied them around their waists with ropes, and strung together in a string in the ice cave.The fighters at the front dig the ice hole, and the people behind push the broken ice out of the hole.

The first thousand 380 eight chapters out of the cave

Every one and a half minutes of work, a team of soldiers will be pulled out with a rope by people outside, and another group will go in, and the people outside will take the initiative to use their own body temperature to warm up the soldiers who have just come out.The ice caves were gradually lengthening as people rotated in batches. According to Battalion Commander Jia Huai's estimation, they could be dug through soon.

The last squad was dragged out by outsiders, and the entire battalion had already entered the ice cave. The third squad leader who had entered the ice cave first greeted his soldiers and was about to re-enter the ice cave, but his shoulder was held down .The third squad leader looked back, but it was Zhang Lingfu who came up.

"Everyone has already entered the ice cave once, it's my turn." Zhang Lingfu said as he took off his military coat.

"Commander, you can't go." Many people nearby came up to stop him, and Jia Huai was even more anxious. He was afraid that something would happen if Zhang Lingfu got into the ice cave, and he would have no way to explain to his superiors. .

"Everyone can get in, why can't I get in? Get out of the way, and I'll dig the last section." Zhang Lingfu wasn't just for show. After he took off his military coat, he picked up an engineering shovel and got into the ice cave.Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Battalion Commander Jia Huai had no choice but to take off his military coat, and the second one went into the ice cave, followed by the Deputy Battalion Commander, Company Commander, and Deputy Company Commander. Inspired by Zhang Lingfu, all officers consciously He took off his military coat, and then got into the ice cave.

The atmosphere in the glacier channel is changing, and all the soldiers are moved in their hearts.A military commander set an example and explained to all of them what it means to be equal to the officers and soldiers, and what it means to lead by example and share the joys and sorrows. At this time, the soldiers not only respected Zhang Lingfu, the army commander.

Zhang Lingfu was crawling hard in the ice cave, because the width was too narrow, he had to use his elbows as hands to crawl into the ice cave bit by bit.The temperature here is very low, and the cold air penetrates into his clothes and penetrates his body, making his whole body trembling from the cold, and his teeth are also knocking against each other unconsciously.

Trying to divert his attention away from the feeling, Zhang Lingfu put more force on his elbows, and quickly climbed to the end of the ice cave, where a layer of black was already slightly visible, obviously not far from the opposite cave.Wielding a sharp engineer shovel, the broken ice was peeling off piece by piece. At the same time, he also paid attention to the largest piece of ice above, not daring to touch it a little bit, and he didn't dare to dig its lower support.

1 minute seemed to Zhang Lingfu as long as a century. He felt his blood flow slower and slower, as if it was about to freeze.There was a crisp click, and the engineer shovel in his hand loosened up, and the end inserted into the ice layer went straight into the handle.

Zhang Lingfu was overjoyed, he accelerated his progress, swung his engineering shovel and slashed fiercely, the ice layer in front finally shattered, leaving a dark hole.The fresh air hit his face, refreshing Zhang Lingfu, and he quickly shouted to the back: "Pull me back, the hole is opened."

The people behind sent a message, and the soldiers who had been waiting outside worked together to pull them all out.Zhang Lingfu was the last to get out of the hole, and immediately he was wrapped up in several cotton jackets, and everyone asked about the situation inside.

Zhang Lingfu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It has been completely connected, but the situation ahead is unclear. The reconnaissance platoon brought weapons and ammunition to check."

The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon gave up all their luggage, each of them only brought weapons and ammunition, and climbed through the ice cave one by one.They advanced a kilometer in battle formation in the cave without finding any problems.Soon someone returned to the other side of the ice cave and reported to Zhang Lingfu.

Zhang Lingfu nodded and asked Jia Huai, "How long will we have to go before we reach our destination?"

Jia Huai said: "There are still about three kilometers away from the exit. If our journey is smooth, we can get out in an hour. When we get out of the cave, we are only about ten kilometers away from our goal. A cross-country run will do."

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