786: Climbing a cliff barehanded is too dangerous.

In the cafeteria, Xiao Niannian looked at the food.

Today there was stir-fried pork with chili, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage, and stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms. The portions were generous, and the meat was good.

Xiao Niannian took a little of everything and found a seat.

After Xiao Niannian sat down, Lu Jing also came over and sat down.

Shen Yan's left hand was injured, but his right hand was very agile now.

Ten days passed in a flash, and Shen Yan's hand had completely healed, leaving no scar.

The training these past few days had also been extremely tough.

The colder the weather got, the heavier the snow fell in Heilongjiang Province.

Outdoor training, such as the 400-meter obstacle course, was still required. Not only that, but the daily three-kilometer or five-kilometer runs also had to be trained.

Heilongjiang Province had bathhouses with continuous hot water, but no swimming pool.

"Today's training is rock climbing..."

Xiao Niannian followed the team to the rock climbing site and saw a cliff about thirty meters high, covered with large rocks, and many trees on the mountaintop.

The ropes and other equipment were already set up.

Xiao Niannian walked over and observed carefully.

There were many haystacks padded underneath, and protective gear was also available.

However, rock climbing in such weather still presented some difficulties.

Moreover, the danger of these people rock climbing in such weather was quite high.

"You haven't even prepared gloves and helmets. This is very dangerous... Ice axes and crampons must also be used..."

Xiao Niannian voiced her opinion.

Everyone was bundled up like bears now, so gloves were essential, and helmets also had to be worn. In such cold weather, without these tools, wasn't this just recklessness?

Hearing this, Qiao Yan looked at Xiao Niannian.

"Captain Xiao means that the tools we prepared are too few?"

"In such cold weather, most people won't be able to climb with bare hands. Even if they can climb, their hands will get frostbitten... What's more, with such cold winds blowing, if the wind gets stronger, they could lose control and hit the cliff, which would be very dangerous..."

Xiao Niannian and her team had participated in many rescues before and knew that only novices were fearless, while many veterans would take more precautions.

Their Special Forces Brigade members could not get injured because of such training.

"Also, not wearing sunglasses can easily cause snow blindness..."

Xiao Niannian looked at Qiao Yan, her tone growing colder.

"Captain Qiao, our Production Brigade refuses to participate in this training without complete equipment."

Qiao Yan frowned. He knew that sunglasses prevented snow blindness; their Production Brigade had also received a batch before. They would only wear them when going into the mountains.

Qiao Yan felt that what Xiao Niannian was saying now was a bit exaggerated.

They had trained like this before! Although not every day, they had never had any problems.

As for frostbite, in such cold weather, who doesn't get frostbite? They had also distributed many medicines to the Soldiers... "Captain Xiao, we have trained like this before, and as for frostbite, when the weather gets cold, the Soldiers' hands will get frostbite. We train for this rock climbing a few times a month, not every day. What you're saying is a bit exaggerated."

Xiao Niannian saw Qiao Yan's indifference and said with a cold laugh.

"You are gambling with the lives of the Soldiers."

Xiao Niannian knew that Qiao Yan was very conceited, and she was too lazy to continue talking to him, so she planned to go directly to Captain Chen and Political Commissar Li to discuss it.

They would then coordinate with Captain Niu and Political Commissar Ma.

Lu Jing and Instructor Qin and others heard Xiao Niannian's words and agreed with her. Their Team Members were not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but they could not get injured because of such training... Captain Chen and Political Commissar Li were standing not far away. They had also done rock climbing when they went to the Tibetan Area before, but the temperature was not as low, and Xiao Niannian and the others had communicated with Captain Li from the Tibetan Area in advance. The weather later became warm, so there was no danger during rock climbing.

They absolutely trusted Niannian's judgment.

"Old Niu, Old Ma, come over and listen to what Comrade Xiao Niannian has to say. We all think she's right."

Captain Niu and Political Commissar Ma heard Captain Chen's words, walked over, and looked at Xiao Niannian.

Xiao Niannian spoke, explaining the situation and the potential consequences.

Hearing this, Captain Niu and Political Commissar Ma fell silent.

"Our Team Members have also practiced rock climbing before, and indeed, no problems have occurred." Captain Niu also felt that their Heilongjiang Special Forces Brigade needed to train hard to win against other Special Forces Brigades.

Currently, their training intensity was even less than that of other Special Forces Brigades.

"Old Chen, Old Li, it's not that we don't believe Comrade Xiao Niannian, but it's just that, in the past, training a few times a month indeed didn't cause any problems."

Political Commissar Ma also echoed Political Commissar Niu's words.

Captain Chen, with his fiery temper, retorted directly.

"Your previous rock climbing training was in summer and autumn. In such cold weather, you must have trained less. Now, with such heavy snow and temperatures below minus ten degrees Celsius, Soldiers climbing a twenty or thirty-meter cliff with strong winds, if something really goes wrong, who will be responsible for the consequences?"

Political Commissar Li also spoke up.

"Old Chen is right. Putting everything else aside, the equipment must be used. Gloves, helmets, and glasses must all be used. As for ice axes and crampons, you certainly don't have them here. They have them in the Tibetan Area..."

Hearing Political Commissar Li say that there were ice axes and crampons in the Tibetan Area, Captain Niu asked.

"What are those things?"

"They are specifically for climbing snowy mountains; they are very useful."

Captain Chen raised an eyebrow at them.

"We told you to read more, but you preferred to feed pigs. Now you don't understand these things, do you?"

Captain Niu gave Captain Chen an annoyed look.

"We can find helmets here, and we have gloves. I'll have them issue glasses now..."

Qiao Yan, standing not far away, heard their conversation and felt somewhat dismissive.

Soon, Captain Niu had his subordinates go to the warehouse to retrieve the items.

Xiao Niannian didn't say anything more.

Although these gloves weren't great, they were better than having bare hands.

Soon, the Team Members began their training.

"Zhang Yi, Liu Mutou..."

Qiao Yan picked out a few Team Members who had good rock climbing results in their Heilongjiang Special Forces Brigade.

"You guys come and demonstrate for everyone."

Xiao Niannian heard Qiao Yan's proud tone and rolled her eyes.

What was there to show off about?

Instructor Qin stood beside Xiao Niannian and couldn't help but smile when he saw her expression.

Lu Jing also laughed when he saw his wife's expression.

After Qiao Yan made the arrangements, he saw Lu Jing and the others laughing. He felt somewhat bewildered. What were they laughing about?

Could it be that they were secretly talking about something? Or were they badmouthing him?

Let them badmouth him. He had come a long way and never cared what others said. His gaze turned to the Team Members who were rock climbing.