all-around logistician

Chapter 114 Diesel Generators

I chatted with the 8th squad leader for a while, until the 8th squad leader yawned, Lin Yi let him go, "It's almost bedtime, let's talk tomorrow."

Working and resting in the army is very regular, especially in the outpost, there is basically no training at night, so there is no such thing as staying up late.

Except for the night shift sentry, everyone will feel slightly sleepy when it's time to go to bed.

Because there were only a dozen or so people in the outpost, the roar of the 8th squad leader became a light-off signal. After the words "lights off, sleep" came out, the lights in the two large dormitories went out immediately.

Lin Yi leaned against the head of the bed and turned off the lights, but she didn't fall asleep. In the plateau area, some people will appear very tired, but some people will appear more excited, in fact, they are more easily agitated.

Lin Yi belongs to the latter. Although he tried his best to calm down his emotions, he still couldn't fall asleep smoothly.

After staring for nearly two hours, Lin Yi felt sleepy when he heard the whistling wind coming from outside, but not long after he fell asleep, he felt someone pushing him.

"Platoon leader, platoon leader, wake up."

Lin Yi suddenly came to his senses, looked at the sentinel, and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

The sentinel picked up the flashlight and said, "The outpost is out of power, and a generator must be used to generate electricity. Please help me carry the generator to the boiler room."

Lin Yi sat up quickly, "Okay, can you use a generator?"

The sentinel nodded, "Yes, our generator is ready, and it will start as soon as it is pulled. I have already filled up the diesel just now, and one tank of oil is enough for tomorrow morning."

OK, just use it.

Because carrying the generator to the boiler room has to go through three or four thresholds, it takes a lot of effort. It doesn't look heavy, but in the plateau area, I just can't use my full strength.

So much so that after Lin Yi carried the generator over, he was so tired that he was panting heavily. The sentinel was fine, so he started pulling the fire without resting.

Sure enough, as squad leader 8 said, the generator is easy to turn on, just pull it.

But Lin Yi had never used a generator before, and he didn't know that when the fire was turned on, it would emit so much smoke, let alone that the smoke would be so choking.

Just now when Lin Yi was panting heavily, he accidentally inhaled a puff of smoke, and now hot tears rolled down his face.

Soon the lighting of the outpost was restored, and the sentinel saw Lin Yi's distressed appearance, and he was surprised, "Platoon leader, are you okay?"

Lin Yi waved his hand, "It's okay, you get me a glass of water, and I'll rinse my throat."

The sentinel quickly picked up the water and handed it to Lin Yi. Lin Yi rinsed his mouth and found that it had no effect, so he just let it go. Lin Yi could feel that the symptom recovered quickly.

After ten minutes, there is no big problem.

Lin Yi listened to the roaring sound of the generator in the boiler room at this time, and took a breath, "I didn't expect the smoke from this thing to be so fierce, no wonder it can only be placed in a place with smoke exhaust facilities like the boiler room. At the gate, it is estimated that the smoke alone can choke everyone to death."

Then Lin Yi looked at the high threshold of more than ten centimeters, and said to himself: "I said why it is so tiring to lift the generator, the threshold is too high."

The generator is usually placed in a free area near the gate, and will be pushed to the boiler room when it needs to be used.

But the gate is far away from the boiler room, so you have to pass through the dining room first, then through the kitchen, and finally you can reach the boiler room.

Because the outpost is located at a higher location, snow in winter will pour directly into the outpost, which will cause water seepage in the boiler room. Once a blizzard blows, there must be a layer of water in the boiler room.

This requires that the threshold be repaired a little higher, otherwise the water will overflow into the kitchen and dining room, and it will be too troublesome to clean up.

However, with such a high threshold, it is too difficult to lift the generator. One person will never be able to do it, and two people will be exhausted to lift it. If we can add a wooden board to the threshold to make a gentle slope, it will be much easier.

In fact, such a gentle slope is very common. It should be very common in front of any unit, in front of a commercial building, or next to a curb. Lin Yi doesn't believe that people in Class 8 will not think of this.

So why don't they make one?Anyway, there is a wheel under the generator. Take two pieces of wood and make a simple gentle slope for the threshold. It will be easier to push it over.

It's late at night, and it's unrealistic to want to be a slow slope. Lin Yi, who couldn't sleep in the first place, couldn't sleep even more after going through this.

He simply went up to the second floor. The sentinel saw Lin Yi coming up and saluted. After Lin Yi returned the salute, he found a place to squat down.

Theoretically, guarding the outpost is the same as guarding in other places, but because the outpost is unsupervised, it is possible to communicate, especially in the evening shift. If two people can talk, they will be more energetic.

Lin Yi asked curiously: "Our threshold is so high, why don't we use wooden boards to make a gentle slope, so that the generator can be pushed over, and it doesn't have to be so tiring to lift."

The sentinel obviously knew this situation, "Platoon leader, even if you make a gentle slope, you need two people to work together. One pushes and the other pulls. Since it takes two people, why do you need more?" For the steps of making a gentle slope, if the two of them lift it up with all their strength, it will be over."

Lin Yi had a look of disbelief when he heard the sentinel's words, "But the generator is very heavy, I guess it's less than three hundred catties."

The sentinel shook his head, "It's not that heavy, platoon leader, you just came to the plateau area, and you're not strong enough. Usually, I lift it with the squad leader, and it's still very easy. Just shout out and lift it with all your strength."

Lin Yi didn't expect that he had four points of physical fitness, but he didn't show it at all on the plateau, which was a bit embarrassing.

It seems that I still have to adapt to the rhythm of the plateau as soon as possible, otherwise the sentry will say that it is boring to lift a generator, which is really a bit embarrassing.

Lin Yi squatted for a while, and felt that the temperature on the second floor was much lower than that on the first floor. After careful observation, he found that it was because of too many windows.

The low temperature outside itself has reached minus [-] degrees, and now there is a strong wind blowing outside. Even if there is a layer of insulation outside, it can only insulate the cement wall, and the windows cannot keep the temperature at all.

"Can you feel the approximate temperature on the second floor?"

The sentinel shook his head, "It's only about half of the first floor, but it's better if it's colder, and people are more energetic."

Lin Yi waved his hand, "Don't think so. The temperature on the first floor is the most suitable temperature. People will be more energetic at that temperature. You stand in such a low-temperature environment all year round, which will cause great damage to your body. , we have to find a way to improve it.”

Seeing Lin Yi caring about him so much, the sentinel warmed his heart, "Platoon leader, it can't be improved. The heating in the boiler room goes to the second floor, but we have too many windows, so we can't keep warm. This is a big problem. If it can be improved, it must have been improved long ago.”

Lin Yi waved his hand, "I can feel the cold wind flowing here, there must be a leak here, let me look for it and talk about it."

(End of this chapter)