In order to get through the first danger of Sichuan-Tibet highway-Queer Mountain, what price did the road construction troops pay?

In order to get through the Sichuan-Tibet Highway 1 insurance, the soldiers who built the road faced various difficulties and paid a lot of money. Due to the high altitude of Queer Mountain, many soldiers faced with severe altitude sickness, and the weather conditions were very bad, so the troops who built roads paid a terrible price for it. Many of them died of illness and froze to death, and even did not have enough to eat.

Queer Mountain is a big mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There are three high-altitude peaks on Queer Mountain. There is also a local saying that "climbing Queer Mountain is beyond the reach of the whip". If you want to build the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, the first thing to do is to get through the first risk of Sichuan-Tibet. Due to the high altitude, the temperature in Queer Mountain is very cold all year round, usually around MINUS 30 degrees. /kloc-when the garrison troops of the 0/8 army came here, the cold weather made it difficult for the troops to get up every day, and many things were frozen.

In addition, because of the high altitude, many soldiers have severe altitude sickness and the conditions are very bad. Under the severe altitude sickness, it is a challenge to sit still, what's more, these soldiers have to do a lot of physical work in this harsh environment, and the weather is changeable. Soldiers often get sick, but they never say they are bitter or tired. During the whole process of building the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, many very touching stories happened.

A soldier was hit by a stone to save his comrades during the blasting, and was seriously injured and unconscious on the spot. Later, when he woke up, he knew his physical condition, asked the team not to waste time for himself, and even donated his savings. Finally, because of his serious injury and the harsh environment at that time, the soldier who sacrificed himself to save lives died on the plateau. Later, the soldiers who built the road encountered various difficulties and could not even supply food.