Chapter 591 Missing, the most difficult night
Not long after Chen Jun came out, a group of patrolling sentries hurried over from a distance.
"Hello, Captain!!"
The leading patrol squad leader saw Chen Jun standing here, and he hurriedly stopped and stood at attention.
Chen Jun waved his hand, then raised his head and gestured in the air and said: "With such heavy snow, is the cold wave coming early?"
"Report, no more."
The sentry replied with an ugly expression, and then continued: "Captain, we haven't seen this kind of blizzard for many years. If it continues, it will be over in three hours." One meter thick, enough to bury all the barracks in one night . ”
“We must dispatch manpower to inform the fellow villagers living in the border trading area to enter the air raid shelter as soon as possible.”
We are reporting here, Wang Jianxing, in the greenhouse. Gao Kui and Bian Wentong came out to check the situation.
When I saw the snowflakes as big as leaves, they had been scattered from just now, gathered together and fell like cotton balls.
Densely packed and terrifying.
The expressions of several people also changed.
Even if Chen Jun didn't understand the bad weather at the border, he knew the situation was serious when he saw the snowflakes falling like an avalanche.
He is also the regiment leader after all, and his two months at the Linzhi regiment headquarters were not in vain.
When Chen Jun realized something was wrong, he immediately ordered: "Go, notify the first, second and third rows, and immediately go to the place where the fellow villagers live to remind them door to door, all valuables plus cattle and sheep, All moved to underground air raid shelters”
"After the fellow villagers are transferred, arrange for soldiers to help the fellow villagers clear the snow on their roofs on the spot, and ensure that the fellow villagers' property is not damaged."
"Four platoons, fifth platoons, gather all the troops to guard Lamujia Entering and exiting the passage, if any returning elements are found, they will be attacked immediately without reporting."
"Six. All personnel from the platoon and company headquarters, including the comrades from the regiment, moved the company headquarters' supplies to the air raid shelter, and the remaining soldiers cleared the snow to ensure that the building would not be covered by the heavy snow and collapse."
"Execute the order! ”
Chen Jun issued the order too decisively, causing the sentry who had just come to report to be confused.
Gao Kui opened his mouth. He originally wanted to give a similar order, but he never thought that the new captain had a clearer idea than him.
Looking at the sentry who was still stunned, Gao Kui cursed: "Damn, what are you doing standing still?"
"Didn't you hear the regimental commander's order? Hurry up. Go and gather the notice."
"Yes!"
The Lamujia Border Guard Company is a reinforced company with nearly two hundred people, accompanying the order.
Each platoon of soldiers hurriedly began to take action.
Chen Jun, with his hands on his hips, looked towards the dark Nepalese Musi River in the distance, his eyes dim. There were no snowy mountains blocking the north-south border here, and those on the other side of the river were the returnees.
What these guys are best at is taking advantage of the chaos to disturb them. He always feels that tonight will not be too peaceful.
"Regiment leader."
Wang Jianxing walked lamely behind Chen Jun. A dozen soldiers from the regiment headquarters hugged their steel guns tightly and guarded him on the left and right.
Obviously, they understand better than Chen Jun that in such extreme weather, the most dangerous thing is not natural disasters, but enemies that may pop out from the darkness at any time.
Fortunately, the Lamuga camp is far away from the majestic snow-capped mountains, so there is no risk of avalanches. Otherwise, in such a heavy snowstorm, the company must move as soon as possible.
Chen Jun knew what the other party wanted to say, and he just moved to the air raid shelter to take command. It was obviously impossible to leave Lamujia at this time.
The speed they move around is not as fast as the blizzard coming down.
Chen Jun shook his head slightly. He raised his hand to brush off the snow on his hat and shoulders, and then said seriously: "Old Wang, isn't there any way for the management department to warn in advance about this kind of weather?"
"No."
Wang Jianxing smiled bitterly: "The cold current comes from the Zhongba Plateau, and the coverage area and various factors are all natural phenomena. According to the current level of weather forecasting, it cannot be predicted in advance. .”
"I haven't seen this kind of blizzard for many years, but what is certain is that the area involved will not be too large. It should be only a few dozen kilometers in radius."
Chen Jun heard that Lao Wang's words were not serious. In order to comfort himself, he also took a long breath.
If the coverage area is too large, many front-line border defense troops will have to move to avoid this kind of blizzard.
This is not good news.
Looking back at the soldiers standing behind, Chen Jun sighed and warned: "You don't have to follow me all the time. Arrange seven or eight people to watch at the sentry post."
"Others Comrades will transfer the company's supplies together. Even if there is a natural disaster, we must at least ensure that the food and clothing problems of our soldiers and fellow villagers can be solved."
"Let's take action."
"Captain. .”
Wang Jianxing originally wanted to stop him, but he saw that Chen Jun had already taken action. He picked up a broom from the entrance of the air raid shelter and followed the company's soldiers to clear the snow from the roof lighting panels.
He had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and divided the soldiers who had followed the regiment into several groups. Some were arranged to serve as secret sentries around the barracks, and some were arranged to be sent to the sentry tower.
The rest, including Li Wujie, all followed the leader closely to prevent emergencies.
The blizzard is still falling.
The temperature dropped sharply and the wind continued to blow.
The sun was still shining brightly during the day, and although it was not hot, the sky was still clear.
At night, it was as if the world had changed. Strong winds swept through dense snowflakes, blocking the soldiers' sight.
In this kind of extreme weather, no matter how high the technology is, it will appear helpless, but fortunately, the strong wind is not useless.
The blizzard was blown by the wind and it was difficult to stay on the roof. It was blown to the far corner or piled up at the corner of the mountain.
In less than two hours, snowdrifts several meters high covered the walls.
At this time, manpower cleaning was no longer effective, and Chen Jun had to take people to the underground air raid shelter to escape.
The underground air raid shelter in Lamujia was quite large. When they first squeezed in, the surroundings were pitch black, the figures were blurred, and the faint sounds of sheep could be heard.
Just now, everyone outside had pulled down the ear shields of their leather hats to keep out the cold. It wasn't until they entered the cave that Chen Jun took off his hat, turned around and looked around, took out a flashlight from his cotton-padded coat pocket and turned it on.
Seeing Li Wujie and Wang Jianxing standing in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The wind was too strong just now. Let's go and have a look inside. All the soldiers in the company are gone. "
"Don't worry about the outside at this time, wait until daybreak."
"Sure."
Wang Jianxing also quickly took out the flashlight from his pocket and turned it on. During the patrol of border defense, they were outside most of the time, and they always carry lighting things like flashlights with them.
"Quickly count the number of people in each class and report back."
After a few people took a few steps in, the instructor Bian Wentong came over quickly, blocking the light of the flashlight with his hand, and found that it was Commander and Chief of Staff.
Bian Wentong also let out a sigh of relief: "Captain, the wind and snow are too strong outside. I have ordered the comrades to be withdrawn first."
"Everyone from my hometown has come here too. Let's work hard here all night. Look at the wind and snow. It is expected to stop tomorrow, but the mountain must be sealed."
"This kind of blizzard is the worst. It’s easy to cause an avalanche, and we don’t know how long our supplies will last.”
Listening to Bian Wentong's worries, Wang Jianxing grinned and said: "During the day, I arranged for the soldiers to go down the mountain to the supply camp to contact the political commissar. The original purpose was to notify the regiment leader that he was about to return. If the mountain was closed in advance."
"At least the comrades at the foot of the mountain can know the news as soon as possible."
"That's good, that's good."
Bian Wentong's expression was obviously relaxed. In fact, only the people in the border defense company were fine. At least the company had supplies. It would be okay to hold on for ten and a half months.
But now with the addition of fellow villagers, who eat horse chews, supplies will be somewhat tight.
Just as they were relieved, a roar suddenly came from deep in the air raid shelter.
“Linzi—Linzi?!”
The shout echoed particularly loudly in the cave, startling many people and rushing towards the place where the sound came from.
Chen Jun's expression changed. He didn't know many people in Lamouga Border Guard Company, but he happened to know this veteran whose nickname was Lin Zi.
The sound sounded very similar to the Lin Mu he had just seen during the day. He was from Longyuan. He had been in the army for seven years and was a border defense veteran.
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The echo was still lingering in his ears, and Chen Jun had already involuntarily quickened his pace.
What Lin Mu said during the day kept ringing in his mind: "Captain, you really don't have to worry about me. I'm used to it here. Just wait until you go back to bring me a few letters home. I've saved quite a few letters in the past few months. Just let the family know that I am here.”
That tall, simple man, even the coat and suede shoes on his feet were faded.
In an environment like Lamujia's, it is absolutely impossible not to be able to afford clothes. If he can wear old clothes and shoes, there is only one possibility.
Lin Mu saved the newly issued coats and suede shoes and mailed them to his home, because the winter in Longyuan is also very cold.
This is a veteran, nothing will happen to him.
Chen Jun's mind was a little confused. He pushed aside the crowd with both hands and rushed to the front.
At this time, company commander Gao Kui and the platoon leader who had just yelled noticed that he was coming, and they both hurriedly stood at attention.
How could Chen Jun care about these false courtesy? He quickly waved his hand, stared at the lieutenant in front of him, and said urgently: "Is the forest you called just now called Lin Mu?"
“Yes, Lin Mu is in Class 3, Platoon 9 The squad leader is responsible for going to the place where the fellow villagers live to assist in the transfer, but all the soldiers in the platoon have returned, and he was not there when the roll call was called."
"Look, look again, the air-raid shelter here is so big, maybe he is there. Somewhere else.”
Chen Jun took a deep breath and gave the order.
All the surrounding soldiers began to get busy, and the shouts continued to spread.
In fact, Chen Jun knew very well that Lin Mu was most likely not in the air-raid shelter, because the other party was a soldier, a veteran, and a squad leader.
If I were here, I would never run around alone, at least I would be with the soldiers in the squad.
"Forest?!!!"
"Forest?!!!"
The voices of the comrades who had been together through thick and thin were all hoarse, eagerly looking forward to a response from the other party in the dark air-raid shelter.
But ten minutes have passed, and twenty minutes have also passed.
Hundreds of fellow villagers and nearly 200 border guards are searching together. It’s time to search even the largest air raid shelter.
Still no response.
Chen Jun clenched his fists and walked quickly to the entrance on the other side of the air-raid shelter. It was still dark outside, with strong winds and blizzards blocking his sight to less than three meters.
At this time, if we arrange for people to go out to search, more people will disappear.
"Captain."
Even though Wang Jianxing was very anxious at this time, he could only try his best to restrain himself and stood in front of Chen Jun to say a few words of comfort.
Tonight, he couldn’t even count how many times he called the captain, but nothing happened.
At first, when the new leader came, he really looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, thinking he was just a gilded young man.
But the regiment leader stayed in the regiment for two months and studied hard. He went to Political Commissar Cui for advice from time to time, and he went to him many times.
In addition to this front-line border defense trip, which lasted for more than fifty days, he did not complain once about hardship or tiredness during the long journey. He had long recognized it.
Now, from the bottom of my heart, I regard this new leader as my own brother, and more importantly, I respect him.
"I'm fine." Chen Jun saw Wang Jianxing's worry. He shook his head slightly and said, "Old Wang, go and call the people from Class 9 over. I'll ask about the specific situation."
"Okay."
Not long after, the deputy squad leader of Class 9 came over with the soldiers, and even the people from the third platoon followed.
Knowing that the group leader wanted to understand the situation, the deputy squad leader quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the group leader, our platoon has received an order to go to the fellow villagers to assist in the transfer."
"Temporarily before departure. I decided to put on high-waisted rubber shoes because the snow was too heavy. , Wearing suede shoes will probably get wet if you don’t go anywhere.”
“At the beginning of the transfer, squad leader Lin led the way, urging us to speed up and transfer all the fellow villagers. After we checked to make sure there was no one there. .”
"I originally wanted to follow the order to clear the snow on the roof, but the wind got stronger and stronger, so the squad leader ordered us to pull back. His rubber shoes didn't seem to fit well, and he walked faster and slower."
"Always falling on the ground. At the back of the team, I was also worried that the squad leader would fall behind, so I asked back, but our squad leader was rather stubborn, so he just said The soles of the shoes don't matter, I can overcome it completely, let's speed up the pace."
"Squad leader Lin is a veteran here and is very familiar with the terrain, so I led the team back without thinking much."< br>
The deputy squad leader didn’t say anything else, so Chen Jun could guess the specific situation.
The night is getting darker and darker, and the weather is comparable to a typhoon sweeping a blizzard. Everyone is covering their heads tightly, and they are eager to return. They never expected that the squad leader would be out of touch with the team.
Everyone in Class 9 looked anxious.
Chen Jun waved his hand: "Okay, your squad leader should be fine. If he hasn't come back after dawn, organize people to search for him immediately."
"Go and rest first."
< br>Chen Jun ignored the others and looked worriedly outside the air-raid shelter. He had already checked the terrain of Lamujia.
Nearby there are mountains, slopes, swamps overgrown with water and grass, and the Gobi Desert full of sand and rocks. There are seven undulating ditches and eight beams, and there is only one mule and horse trail.
The temperature could drop to minus 30 degrees at night, and he was alone in the wilderness without even wearing fur boots. Chen Jun was worried about how he would survive outside.
It would be good if you find you are left behind and return to the place where your fellow villagers live in time. If the wind and snow are too heavy, even the familiar terrain will lose its sense of direction due to the bad weather.
If you step out of the border accidentally, any possibility may arise.
Chen Jun wanted to step out of the air-raid shelter several times, but in the end he stopped. He was not afraid of the cold, let alone the snowstorm.
What he is afraid of is that other comrades will not sit idly by if he is impulsive, causing even greater damage.
As a commander, he not only needs to be calm when facing the enemy, but at such times, he also needs to focus on the overall situation.
This night, Chen Jun had a very torturous night. It was the most difficult night since his rebirth.
(End of this chapter)