Bai Xinyu crawled forward quietly from the bottom of the slope, just as there were tree roots growing on the slope, blocking his body, he felt that the enemy might be not far above, he hesitated whether to raise his head, just decided to get up, someone He jumped on him all at once, and then, two shots rang out, and it was their men who fired.
Bai Xinyu was so crushed that he almost vomited blood. He turned his head and met Yu Fengcheng's face. Yu Fengcheng dragged him back to the root of the tree, shook his head at him, and then pointed to the top of his head.
It turned out that people were right above their heads... Suddenly, they heard Liu Liu saying loudly: "Oh brother, do you have any water? I'm so thirsty." Thirsty, can you put me down first, my head is going to be congested."
One said in a low voice, "Down by yourself..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a gunshot, and the man jumped up angrily and said, "You won't come down by yourself!" It was estimated that he was shot.
Liu Liu smiled and said, "I'm not dead yet."
"Then what are you talking about?"
"Isn't this dead yet?"
Yu Fengcheng winked at Chen Jing and Da Xiong, and the three of them counted "one, two, three" with their mouths, then squatted up suddenly, and fired several shots in the direction of the sound. The empty shells hit the nearby grass, setting off some grass clippings. Bai Xinyu and Wang Sheng covered them, and they rushed forward while shooting.
Bai Xinyu gasped and said, "How many people are there?"
"More than a dozen, not too many." Yu Fengcheng took off the backpack on his back, "Big Bear and I climbed behind them from the slope over there and printed them out."
The two of them crawled back more than 30 meters, and crawled in a big circle to the enemy's rear. Bai Xinyu quietly stuck the gun barrel out of the grass, poked his head slightly, and searched for the enemy in the leafy forest.
Yu Fengcheng whispered: "It's in place, are you ready?"
Bai Xinyu whispered: "Okay."
Several shots were fired from the rear, and the grass not far from Bai Xinyu felt wild. He pulled the trigger without hesitation and fired several shots. White smoke rose from the grass. The next second, the grass in front of him also There was a gunshot, and he quickly climbed back to the roots of the tree, took a few breaths, then popped up again, and fired a gun at the grass. A clip of empty ammunition was quickly exhausted, Bai Xinyu quickly changed the clip, grabbed the gun, changed positions with Chen Jing, and continued to flank the enemy.
Yu Fengcheng said: "Kill a few, we can retreat, they should not dare to chase for the time being."
"Come back soon."
Li Jiale said on the radio: "Liu Liu, let's see you later."
Liu Liu sighed, "Come on, you guys."
Yu Fengcheng and Da Xiong got up, and the seven of them ran forward with short bodies. After running a safe distance, they stood up and ran wildly. They ran out of a safe distance, but no one dared to relax, and ran for nearly half an hour in the forest before throwing off the people behind.
They fell under a big tree, gasping for breath, feeling staring. In the past 30 hours, they only ate a marching ration, some weeds and two earthworms, and drank less than 500ml of water. Under such high-intensity exercise, these calories are far from the physical consumption. They were so hungry that they started to panic. Coupled with Liu Liu's exit just now, the hearts of several people are very heavy, and they don't know when it will be their turn.
Liang Xiaomao sighed: "The trap just now, do you think you can avoid it?"
No one said a word.
Liang Xiaomao shook his head, "I definitely can't."
Bai Xinyu knew that he couldn't do it. Liu Liu was not inferior to them in any way, it was just bad luck. If he failed the competition in an upright manner, they would admit it. What happens to be the most powerful one? He began to question whether such a selection method was really fair? He guessed that other people had the same question in their hearts.
Because of Liu Liu's elimination and the exhaustion of these thirty hours, the atmosphere in the team began to become heavy. Because they were constantly being chased all over the forest, they couldn't follow the established route at all, and had to go around long distances many times to avoid pursuit. They didn't even cover half of the distance in more than a day. Recalibrate the coordinates and move forward.
Before sunset, they were hungry and their speed plummeted. The things dug out of the soil could not fill their stomachs at all. The water had been completely drunk. They could only suck the water in the roots of plants. How bitter the juice was , After inhaling, the whole tongue is numb.
Bai Xinyu felt that his legs were about to break from walking. The blisters on his feet were bleeding out, the soles of his feet were numb, and his socks were covered with blood. Every step hurts, but he can't stop. He has already walked this distance Halfway through, if he gives up now, his suffering will be in vain.
When resting at night, they not only eat earthworms, but almost any insect with flesh has glowing eyes, wraps it in weeds and stuffs it into their mouths with closed eyes. Because they dare not chew carefully, they can only swallow them whole. The water was delivered to them, and they often choked until they blushed and their necks were thick.
After eating the "meal", they hugged their stomachs and hummed.
Li Jiale said softly: "I've never been so hungry in my life, the taste of being hungry is really terrible."
"I can bear the hunger, but there is no water..." Big Bear swallowed hard, "I feel like my throat is going to smoke."
Bai Xinyu murmured: "I'm so thirsty..." I'm so thirsty, he wants to kneel down to God, as long as it rains.
Wang Sheng said: "We have already left halfway."
Chen Jing said: "It's almost thirty kilometers away. If everything goes well, we should be able to arrive tomorrow night."
Yu Fengcheng took the map and the compass to study, "I don't know how many times we will be ambushed tomorrow. I now suspect that they deliberately drove us in a certain direction. They are more familiar with this terrain and have already ambushed. Yes, when hunting us, they deliberately made us take a long way to increase the difficulty."
"That can't be helped, it's not good for us."
Yu Fengcheng pointed to a point on the map, "There is a small reservoir here, about ten kilometers away from us, we have to try to arrive before noon, otherwise we will really be dehydrated."
"Ten kilometers..." Chen Jing shook his head, "It may not be at noon."
Bai Xinyu wailed, "Ten kilometers, oh my god, it's terrible." He felt that he was about to collapse, and now no matter how much money he had, he couldn't buy a sip of water. He had never suffered such a crime in his life. Doubting whether he could get out of here alive, he fell to the ground with a plop, unconsciously grabbed Yu Fengcheng's trouser legs, and couldn't help moaning: "I'm so thirsty..."
Yu Fengcheng took a look at him, took off the water bottle from his body, and handed it to him, "There is still one sip."
Bai Xinyu raised his head abruptly, and grabbed the kettle, "Really, really?" He thought for a while, then pushed it back, and whispered, "Forget it, you must be thirsty too, you... drink it yourself." That's what he said, but his hand didn't let go.
Yu Fengcheng said lightly: "It's okay, you can drink."
Everyone swallowed unconsciously. How precious a sip of water is at this time. Only those who are extremely thirsty know that food can be treated with weeds, but water will not appear for nothing. Compared with food and rest, What they need most now is water, and Yu Fengcheng actually gave Bai Xinyu the last sip of water.
Bai Xinyu stared blankly at Yu Fengcheng, he was unwilling to let go, and also embarrassed to drink, so he froze for a while.
Yu Fengcheng let go of his hand, "Drink."
Bai Xinyu blinked and looked at him, his eyes were full of emotion, but he was also very ashamed at the same time, he could feel that others were looking at him, and he felt that the light water bottle in his hand weighed a thousand catties.
Liang Xiaomao suddenly went up and snatched the kettle, and said sharply: "This is the last sip of water, are you willing to drink it if he gives it to you!" After speaking, he threw the kettle back on Yu Fengcheng.
Bai Xinyu was taken aback, and his face turned red all of a sudden.
Liang Xiaomao stared at Bai Xinyu with disdain on his face, "If you really want to cry for your father and mother because of thirst, you should abstain from asking for help, and someone will pick you up, and you will be able to eat and drink right away."
Bai Xinyu tremblingly said: "I will not abstain!"
Chen Jing said in a deep voice: "Xiao Mao, stop talking!"
Liang Xiaomao didn't buy Chen Jing's account this time. In this environment, everyone was irritable and had a ruthless temper. He said sharply, "You didn't abstain, because you planned to let others take care of you? You didn't know it from the beginning. What kind of back door did you go to get selected? It shouldn't be Liu Liu who stepped into the trap, it should be... "
Bai Xinyu suddenly jumped up from the ground and threw himself on Liang Xiaomao. With red eyes, he punched him in the face. Liang Xiaomao was not a vegetarian either, so he tilted his head to avoid his fist and was about to go After kicking his leg, the others rushed up and pulled the two of them. Their eyes were red, and they attacked each other with both fists and kicks in a disorderly manner. It seemed that their anger had finally found a channel to vent.
Chen Jing said sharply: "Stop the fuck! You are trying to attract people, aren't you! Stop!"
The five hurriedly dragged the two of them away.
Bai Xinyu was held up with both hands, and kicked his legs in the air vigorously, cursing: "Fuck your mother, I didn't go through the back door! I was chosen by the company commander, I was chosen by the company commander!"
Liang Xiaomao shouted: "Why were you selected!"
Bai Xinyu roared angrily: "Because I have more potential than a sycophant like you, besides being a sycophant, you also..."
Chen Jing rushed up and kicked one of them, directly on the thigh. The kick was not bad, but it hurt so much that both of them couldn't speak. Chen Jing was trembling with anger, pointing at them and cursing: "Damn it, it's against you! Do you still see me as the squad leader! Listen to what you are saying, is this what a soldier should say? Is this what you should say to your comrades-in-arms who share weal and woe, and write a 10,000-word inspection for me each when you go back!"
The cheeks of the two bulged out of anger, and they glared at each other fiercely.
Yu Fengcheng hugged Bai Xinyu by the waist, and pulled him aside. The two of them sat behind the tree. Bai Xinyu was still shaking and clenched his fists tightly.
Yu Fengcheng patted his head with a helpless expression.
Bai Xinyu took a deep breath and hummed, "He recruited me first."
"Then you will go crazy? Do you know that you can easily expose your target by yelling so much. We can't stay in this place for long. We have to rest in another place."
Bai Xinyu curled his lips, unwilling to say: "Do you want me to scold me like that? I didn't go through the back door. I entered the army through the back door, but that was not voluntary. I was elected because the company commander liked me. I didn't Go through the back door." He said, his voice choked up, and his heart was full of grievances. It is only now that he understands that even the achievements he has achieved now are still nothing in the eyes of others. He still hasn't completely shaken off the image of a coward in the recruit company. There must be many people secretly thinking that he must have used his connections , Xu Chuang gave him this quota, and no one felt that he was worthy of the name. He felt very uncomfortable, thinking of being offended these two days, he didn't understand what he was doing here, he never wanted to join the Snow Leopard Team, he didn't have any confidence at all, why did he come here? Why does he persist until now and doesn't want to give up? He raised his head and looked at Yu Fengcheng, his eyes were a little blurry.
By the way, he wants to follow in Yu Fengcheng's footsteps, he wants to keep pace with Yu Fengcheng, not the crane tail that is always left behind, in fact, he is trying so hard to prove himself, not all for Yu Fengcheng, his self-esteem is constantly growing He wants to restore the bad image in the recruit company, he wants to be a man among men, he wants everyone around him to truly recognize him and respect him from the bottom of his heart, because what he gained in the army Everything is the only thing he has won by himself when he grows up. He cherishes this opportunity to make others look at him with admiration. He wants to become stronger! stronger! He thought of those who looked down on him with the same thoughts as Liang Xiaomao, watched him make continuous progress, and finally rotted those ugly and questioning words in their stomachs!
Yu Fengcheng looked at Bai Xinyu's aggrieved face, and suddenly felt distressed. He patted Bai Xinyu's head, "Okay, you two are not on good terms, he said those words to stimulate you, don't worry too much, you were chosen It's upright, the monitor and I both know."
Bai Xinyu looked at him and whispered, "Do you think I am qualified to be selected?"
Yu Fengcheng said: "Yes."
Bai Xinyu felt a lot of comfort in his heart, he snorted softly: "I will definitely last longer than Liang Xiaomao this time, I will die behind him no matter what."
Yu Fengcheng handed him the water bottle, "So drink the water."
Bai Xinyu turned his head and said resolutely: "Don't drink it, he will look down on me even more if I drink it, and I won't drink it even if I die of thirst."
"Drink it, he can't see it."
Bai Xinyu shook his head, "Don't drink."
Yu Fengcheng turned on the kettle, poured the last sip of water into his mouth, then lifted Bai Xinyu's chin, and kissed his lips. Bai Xinyu was startled, his eyes slanted to the side, for fear of being seen, Yu Fengcheng pressed his tongue against him. He opened his lips and poured the water into Bai Xinyu's mouth.
The moment the cool liquid entered his dry mouth, Bai Xinyu felt that he drank the most delicious fine liquid in the world. The moist liquid flowed through his dry throat, as if it instantly moisturised his whole body, and he stretched out uncontrollably. Tongue, to lick the liquid in Yu Fengcheng's mouth, Yu Fengcheng opened his mouth, teasing with his tongue. Behind the tree they were leaning against were five comrades in arms who were resting, but they kissed so hard that they didn't want to separate. This kiss relieved their tired body and mind.
"Fengcheng, Xinyu." Chen Jing called out from a distance: "Let's go to another place to rest."
The two were startled, and quickly separated, Yu Fengcheng said calmly, "Let's go."
Under the moonlight, Bai Xinyu stared at Yu Fengcheng with unblinking black eyes, and Yu Fengcheng also looked at him, with an indescribable affection in his eyes.
They carried their luggage on their backs and continued to walk for two or three kilometers before finding a place suitable for rest. Four of them were still sleeping, and four of them were on guard, resting in shifts. Yu Fengcheng and Bai Xinyu leaned together when they slept, and they were still close to each other when they were on guard. They didn't talk much all night—too tired to speak, but Bai Xinyu felt that the two of them had never been so close.
At dawn the next day, they set off again.
A few hours of rest did not really solve any problems. They collected morning dew and plant sap, but those water intakes were far from enough. They urgently needed a lot of drinking water, otherwise they really couldn't keep going.
Bai Xinyu's feet were so painful that he was about to lose consciousness. He never knew before that he could be so tenacious. When he was a child, he had pimples on his face and went to the hospital nervously. He was in the army for more than a year. All his squeamishness problems have been corrected. If his mother knows what he is doing now, he doesn't know whether he will feel distressed or relieved.
"You guys go ahead first, I'm going to the toilet." Li Jiale rubbed his stomach with a look of indescribable concealment on his face.
Da Xiong frowned and said, "Didn't you have sex just now?"
Li Jiale shook his head, "I want to fuck again... Damn, you go first, I'll catch up later." After speaking, he turned his head and ran into the grass.
Several people slowed down and walked forward. After a few minutes, Li Jiale caught up, but his face was still very bad.
At first, everyone didn't pay much attention, but after Li Jiale went to the toilet three times within an hour, they finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
Li Jiale hugged his stomach, stretching his legs weakly, "It must be because of yesterday's actions that my stomach was spoiled, it's strange, are you all okay?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Li Jiale sighed, "It's my bad luck, let's go, don't waste time."
Chen Jing patted him on the back and said seriously: "Are you okay? We are hungry and thirsty now, and our physical strength is not good. You may collapse like this. This is not a joke."
Li Jiale shook his head, straightened his back, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's a small thing, can I be out because of diarrhea? Isn't that nonsense, let's go, let's keep going."
Several people looked at him worriedly, but seeing that he was so stubborn, they couldn't say anything. It's a pity that eating a bad stomach this time is not a trivial matter at all. They ate dirty weeds and insects. No one can tell if they will accidentally stuff something poisonous. Li Jiale's waist hurts in the end I could hardly stand upright, my legs were shaking, and my face was as pale as paper.
Wang Sheng persuaded: "Jia Le, don't be brave, you seem to be getting more and more serious!"
Li Jiale shook his head vigorously, "No, I can make it through, the reservoir...how far is the reservoir?"
Yu Fengcheng said in a deep voice, "Maybe there are still two or three kilometers left."
"Go... dehydration... I'll be fine if I drink some water, it will definitely be fine." Li Jiale clenched his fists, "I've come here, I can't just give up like this."
Chen Jing said: "You're right, it's a pity to give up now." He walked up to Li Jiale, bent down, "Come on, I'll carry you."
Li Jiale shook his head like a rattle, "No, everyone is exhausted. I don't need you to carry me. I can get through."
Chen Jing turned his head and said, "Come on, we can't leave you behind."
Li Jiale's eyes were a little red, but he still shook his head, "I will slow you down, so please leave me alone, you go first, I'll make it through and I'll keep up."
Wang Sheng patted him on the back, pulled his luggage off and carried it on his body, "Stop talking nonsense, we will take turns carrying you, and when we arrive at the reservoir, you might really recover after drinking water, so we have to take you Back to the reservoir."
Everyone agrees: "Yes, at least I have to carry you to the reservoir."
Li Jiale sniffed and lay down on Chen Jing. Li Jiale is not tall, and weighs about 120, which is not too heavy, but when Chen Jing picked him up, his legs still shook, and then he gritted his teeth and walked forward.
Li Jiale's tears flowed down his cheeks, he wiped away the tears and lowered his head.
They took turns carrying Li Jiale on their backs and walked forward. Fortunately, they didn't encounter any ambushes along the way, but they still walked for two hours for a short distance of two or three kilometers, and everyone's calves were throbbing in the end.
Finally, they saw the reservoir not far away. The sparkling water exuded a huge temptation, and every drop of sweet spring seemed to beckon them.
"Reservoir! Library!" Bai Xinyu shouted excitedly.
Big Bear patted Li Jiale on the back, "Jiale, I'll have some water soon."
Li Jiale, who was lying on Yu Fengcheng's back, raised his head, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were almost bloodless, even if he looked at it like this, he could imagine the pain in his stomach, he tremblingly said: "Water... drink water..."
Yu Fengcheng put him on the ground, and said: "I will go with the squad leader to have a look, and you can go down again if it is safe."
"Okay." Bai Xinyu untied the gun from his shoulder, "Let's cover."
Yu Fengcheng and Chen Jing quietly walked out of the woods, carefully observing the nearby clues along the way, looking for possible ambush. After more than twenty minutes, Chen Jing said softly: "Come on, be safe."
Bai Xinyu carried Li Jiale on his back. Usually, let alone a hundred and twenty catties, he could trot all the way carrying a wooden pier heavier than himself, but now, the heavy pressure made him almost kneel down for a moment, but he still bit on it. Teeth, carried the person on his back and walked forward, but every step of the foot was painful.
They finally reached the edge of the reservoir. The reservoir was about fifty or sixty meters wide, but it was so long that there was no end in sight. They had no choice but to swim across it. He plunged his head into the water and gulped down the water.