IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
| インドとチベット : vol.1 |
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引用情報
TERRIFIC BLIZZARDS 173
invariably at ten or eleven a terrific wind would arise, and
blow with fury for the rest of the day. And sometimes
mighty masses of cloud would come sweeping up from
the direction of India. Snow would fall, and then for two
or three days together we would be the sport of a terrific
blizzard. The mountains would be hidden, and nothing
would be visible but dull masses of fiercely-driven snow,
as fine and dry as dust, and penetrating everywhere. For
days together the thermometer would not rise above 15°
even in the middle of the day. Our camp would be the
very picture of desolation. It seemed impossible that the
poor sentries at night would ever be able to stand against
the howling storm and the penetrating snow, or that our
soldiers would ever be able to resist an attack from the
Tibetans in such terrific circumstances.
By the middle of March General Macdonald's
arrangements were nearing completion, and I wrote to the
new Resident, who had recently announced his arrival,
saying that I was about to more to Gyantse to commence
negotiations, that I hoped to meet him there, and trusted
he would secure the attendance of fully-empowered
Tibetan representatives of suitable rank. I asked him to
warn the Tibetans that the consequences of resistance to
the passage of my Mission would be very serious.
On March 24 General Macdonald left Chumbi, and
arrived at Tuna on the 28th, with two 10-pounder guns, one
7-pounder, four companies 32nd Pioneers, three and a half
companies 8th Gurkhas, field-hospital, and engineer park.
Colonel Hogge's patrols had been watching the
Tibetans carefully lately. Reinforcements had arrived
since I visited Guru, and the Tibetans had built a wall
across the road about six miles from Tuna. There was
also a considerable force on the other side of the Bain-tso
(lake).
On March 31, after we had given fair warning to the
Tibetans, the advance was made. Light snow lay on the
ground. The cold was even now intense. News that the
Tibetans were still in position had reached us, and the
crucial moment which was to decide upon peace or war
was now approaching. .
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