On any given day, the diurnal temperature variation in a desert was extremely large. In the day, temperatures could hit peaks of forty to fifty degrees Celsius, while at night temperatures could drop to negative twenty or thirty degrees Celsius. Even the well-trained soldiers were not able to take it.
Xu Zhenyu was fully decked out in military gear, with a uniform, bulletproof vest, helmet, utility belt and a field pack on him. He looked like a rugged soldier, mighty and brave on the battlefield.
As for the rest of the soldiers participating in the mission, they were in full military gear as well. They fell in two neat rows, ready for their's captain's inspection.
