The water was so icy that it stimulated their brains to wake up instantly. The ice water was poured into the throat and into the stomach, and almost the whole body was about to freeze, but they still drank heavily, feeling dry inside their bodies. cells are alive.
Wang Sheng scooped up a pot of water and put it near Li Jiale's mouth, "Jiale, drink some water."
Li Jiale hugged the kettle and took a few big gulps.
Chen Jing said: "This is raw water, don't give him too much."
Li Jiale held on to the water bottle, "Let me drink it, I'd rather drown now."
After drinking enough water, they began to study the problem of crossing the reservoir. The surface of the water was warm enough under the sun, but the temperature of the water below ten centimeters was extremely low. With their advanced physical strength, there was a certain danger in crossing.
Several people discussed together: "Is there any other place to go around?"
Yu Fengcheng pointed at the map and shook his head, "The power station of this reservoir is more than ten kilometers away from us."
Wang Sheng looked back at Li Jiale and sighed heavily. With Li Jiale's current state, he is absolutely unable to swim, and they don't have the strength to carry Li Jiale across the river. The water is so cold that their lives may be in danger.
Several people discussed how to tie the backpacks together and float on the water to carry Li Jiale over, or six people divided into three groups and took turns to drag him. While they were discussing, they saw another team one kilometer away. Crossing the reservoir.
Big Bear said angrily: "Damn, they overtook us, let's stop discussing, just swim quickly, if you are attacked here, you won't run away."
"Okay, then follow the method just now, we take turns to recite!"
Li Jiale lay sprawled on the ground, choked with sobs and said, "Brothers, let's go, I abstain."
Everyone was stunned, and no one spoke for a moment.
Tears welled up in Li Jiale's eyes, "You carry me to the reservoir, and then carry me across the reservoir, there is still such a long way to go, it's impossible to carry me to the finish line, it's enough for me to drink this water, brothers Interesting enough."
Several people were so uncomfortable that they couldn't speak, but they had no other choice. Li Jiale was right. They couldn't carry people to the finish line. At this time, it is wisest to send them to the doctor.
Li Jiale wiped away tears, "You guys go away, I'll use the radio to call for help, leave me alone."
They turned around with red eyes, gritted their teeth, and jumped into the water.
Chen Jing was the first to jump in. The moment he touched the water, he couldn't help but let out a muffled cry, and his face turned pale all of a sudden.
The others followed suit and dived into the water, gasping for breath.
Bai Xinyu closed his eyes, imagining that someone was pushing him behind him, gritted his teeth and jumped down. The moment the water submerged his body, he felt as if countless tiny needles were piercing his skin at the same time, giving him a chill. Drilling into the flesh, penetrating into the bone marrow, it seems to freeze the blood of a person. Bai Xinyu opened his mouth wide, his expression was distorted, it was so cold! so cold! His body trembled uncontrollably. He quickly swung his limbs and forced himself to row forward.
During the whole crossing process, no one spoke, only the sound of teeth clashing around, their faces were all as pale as paper. After finally reaching the other bank, they hurriedly climbed up, and then lay down on the bank panting, rolling their eyes from exhaustion.
Chen Jing said tremblingly, "We... have to find a place to dry our clothes, and it will be troublesome if we catch a cold."
Wang Sheng tremblingly said: "Yes, yes, but, I really can't walk anymore."
Bai Xinyu grabbed the turf on the ground and tried hard to prop up his body, but his frozen limbs seemed to be unable to control him. He really wanted to just lie on the ground like this, sleep all night, and wake up with hot food and Clean water, he thought, in Li Jiale's heart, maybe it is more fortunate than regretful, if he really reaches the point where he can't go on, what will he think
Yu Fengcheng pulled him up from the ground, "Is it okay?"
Bai Xinyu shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay." At that point, there is no other way but to give up, but as long as he can still walk, he must persevere, and he must be one second later than Liang Xiaomao down!
They looked back at Li Jiale, Li Jiale had already sat up, waved at them, and shouted weakly: "Come on, brothers."
Another person was eliminated because of ridiculous diarrhea, but the reality is so cruel, it happened that Liu Liu stepped into the trap, and it happened that Li Jiale had a bad stomach. These elimination methods that seem to be unable to detect a person's true strength, but It made people unable to refute. The elimination of these two people made the remaining people even more flustered and angry.
They dragged their heavy and tired steps and continued to walk towards the goal.
They found a sunny place to dry their clothes while standing guard. In order to save time, they only dried for an hour and then set out on the road wearing damp clothes. If anyone had a fever at this time, they could only consider themselves unlucky .
After walking like this for another two hours, the few people couldn't hold on any longer, so they stopped to rest again.
Bai Xinyu's two legs were so painful that he almost lost consciousness, and his knee joints were sore and swollen. Every time he bent his knees, he had the illusion that they would break with a snap. He was panting slowly, so tired that he didn't even bother to move his fingers. . Looking at the others, except for Yu Fengcheng and Chen Jing who are still in stable condition, the faces of the others are full of tiredness, dirty faces, cloudy eyes, and chapped lips. refugees for a week.
After resting for half an hour, Yu Fengcheng urged: "Let's go, we are very close to our destination."
Big Bear said feebly, "How close?"
"More than ten kilometers away, we have to set off as soon as there is no one ambushing us."
After hearing this, everyone got up from the ground one after another, urging themselves to move with willpower. There are a lot of ups and downs on this section of the road, and the distance of more than ten kilometers in a straight line on the flat ground may actually take at least one third longer. They are completely relying on the obsession in their hearts to force themselves to persevere Otherwise, the consumption of physical energy has already exceeded their tolerance.
As he walked, Bai Xinyu fell behind. His eyelids were drooping from exhaustion, and the wet clothes were sticking to his skin. It was quite uncomfortable. There seemed to be a voice in his heart tempting him to give up. As long as he gave up, he would be able to Ending the current fatigue and pain, but there is still a louder voice, shouting not to give up, otherwise the previous suffering will be meaningless, he must impress Liang Xiaomao and many people who doubt him.
Yu Fengcheng walked to the back, held his arm, and said in a low voice: "Xinyu, are you alright?"
Bai Xinyu nodded feebly.
"Bai Xinyu, look up at me."
Bai Xinyu lifted his head vigorously and looked into Yu Fengcheng's eyes. He saw his own messy face in Yu Fengcheng's glass-bead pupils.
Yu Fengcheng frowned, "If you can't hold on anymore, don't force it. You don't really want to join the Snow Leopard Team. Why do you have to be so hard on yourself?"
"I think..." Bai Xinyu murmured.
Yu Fengcheng stared, "You want to? You want to join the Snow Leopard Team?"
Bai Xinyu's chaotic brain was a little sober at this time, he shook his head, and realized what he just said, he thought? He wants to join the Snow Leopard Team? Does he really want to? Why? He is afraid of hardship, tiredness, and death. How could he become a special soldier? Now he has the thought of giving up from time to time. The training of special soldiers will only be more cruel than this, but... He looked at Yu Fengcheng and suddenly felt a burst of sadness in his heart. , He was holding back a strong desire to catch up with Yu Fengcheng's footsteps, why? He was very afraid to think about the answer to this question, he didn't want to know at all, he would rather take it as a plea for himself. He took a deep breath, "I'm going to stick to it."
Yu Fengcheng looked at him deeply, "You can hardly walk now."
Bai Xinyu gritted his teeth and said, "I just walk slowly, who said I can't walk." He pushed Yu Fengcheng away, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." After speaking, he took two quick steps forward, the soles of his feet hurting He was about to cry.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, they came to a small mountain. To reach their destination, they had to climb over this mountain. Although the mountain was not high, it was very steep. Once again, they faced the dilemma of whether to detour or climb over the mountain.
To make a detour, I don't know how many kilometers to walk, but this mountain is so steep, with their current physical strength, whether they can climb over it is really a problem.
They rested and "eat" at the foot of the mountain, and discussed whether to go around or turn over. The final result was that Yu Fengcheng and Chen Jing advocated turning over, and the other three advocated going around. In fact, they each had their own reasons and were hesitant. So they turned their attention to Bai Xinyu.
Bai Xinyu took a sip of water, stared blankly at the steep mountain wall, and trembled in his heart. Such a steep hillside, if he fell from it, he would really confess, but he didn't have the energy to make a detour, and he didn't want to waste one more step.
Before he could speak, Yu Fengcheng said, "It's not something that can be decided by the minority obeying the majority. How about this, the squad leader and I climb the mountain, and you take a detour." He glanced at Bai Xinyu, "You decide who to go with."
Bai Xinyu hardly hesitated, "I'll go over the mountain with you." Yu Fengcheng and Chen Jing were the two people he relied on the most, and it was impossible for him to follow Liang Xiaomao.
Liang Xiaomao gritted his teeth, "I'd better go over the mountain with you."
Big Bear said helplessly, "Then I too..."
Wang Sheng sighed, "Okay, let's flip."
"Okay, now that it's decided, let's fill up our stomachs quickly, and we'll start after we take a break." After Chen Jing finished speaking, he stuffed a handful of weed noodles into his mouth without changing his expression.
After eating, they took out the climbing ropes in their backpacks, tied them in a strand around the waists of the six men, and started climbing. The hillside was close to an 80-degree angle, and it looked scary at first glance. Fortunately, there seemed to be a lot of places to step on, so they bit the bullet and climbed up.
After climbing less than ten meters, Bai Xinyu felt the muscles all over his body begin to weaken, as if his strength was being pulled away from his body. His hand holding the rock wall was trembling. He stepped on the rock wall, and suddenly As soon as his body was light, he stepped on the ground and slid down. With a loud cry, the hairs all over his body stood on end, and he grabbed the weeds growing from the stone wall. At the same time, the rope around his waist tightened. He looked up, It was Da Xiong and Chen Jing who were crawling on it and were pulling him, so he quickly found his footing again and stabilized his body.
Yu Fengcheng said anxiously: "Bai Xinyu, are you okay?"
Bai Xinyu shook his head, he broke out in a cold sweat and was speechless.
"Everyone cheer up, and you must hold on to the people around you." Chen Jing gritted his teeth and climbed up with all his strength.
Bai Xinyu couldn't help but look down at his feet, his eyes were dazed with fright.
Liang Xiaomao was right next to him, cursing loudly: "Idiot, don't look down, climb down!"
Bai Xinyu bit his lip so hard that it bled. The pain made his chaotic brain wake up a bit, and he felt his body regain some strength, and he struggled to climb up.
Compared with the mountain climbing trained in the army, it is not at the same level, because their only protective measure is the rope tied around the waist of their comrades-in-arms. The 100-meter mountain is the most difficult part of the road they have climbed in their lives. When they climb more than halfway, they will not be able to reach the world, and they will not even have a chance to repent. It's not a question of being eliminated, but of dying.
Twenty minutes later, Yu Fengcheng was the first to climb to the top of the mountain. After turning his body up, he grabbed Chen Jing's hand and dragged Chen Jing up as well. The next four people all got to the top of the mountain.
When Bai Xinyu also climbed up, the six people lay down on the ground as if they were dead, their brains went blank for a short time, and their whole bodies could hardly exert any strength. At this time, even if the bomb came, many people might not be able to run. Even the sound of their panting became faint.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a car not far away, and there seemed to be more than one car.
The six people were like frightened birds, turned over from the ground and sat up suddenly, and ran towards the downhill, but the speed they imagined to retreat was far from the speed they actually ran out. When the car chased them in front of them, only Yu Fengcheng He and Chen Jing ran into the woods, while the others were blocked by two cars.
They picked up their guns and were about to shoot, but Huo Qiao stood up from the military vehicle, wearing sunglasses, with a lollipop in his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Don't rush, we won't shoot now, here It's not the part of shooting, come here."
Everyone was skeptical, held their guns tightly, and looked at him warily.
When the two cars stopped, Huo Qiao turned over and picked them out of the car. Seeing their distressed appearance, he laughed loudly, "There are still three quarters of your group left. It's not bad."
Yu Fengcheng and Chen Jing also ran back, but no one could laugh at this time. The tiredness, hunger, panic and anger of losing their comrades had already made their hearts restless and full of dissatisfaction with this selection. Huo Qiao's cynical look made people itch with hatred.
Chen Jing said in a deep voice, "What is this link?"
Huo Qiao took out a bunch of white cards from his pocket and threw them on the ground, "Fragments of memory, recite in 30 seconds, start now."
Everyone was stunned, and their brains hadn't digested what Huo Qiao had said.
It was Yu Fengcheng who was the first to react. He rushed forward to pick up a white card on the ground, fixed his eyes on the words on it, and muttered something.
The others also understood, and all went to pick up the cards and recite.
Bai Xinyu lay on the ground and couldn't get up at all, and he really didn't have the strength to get up. He looked at the words on the white card, his eyes dazed, and it turned out to be a lyric from the fucking Jay Chou's "Nunchaku"! He was so angry that he almost scolded his mother at that moment, but scolding his mother would take a second to waste. He really didn't have time. When he was in middle school, this song was popular. He remembered that he could sing it at that time, and he must be able to remember it. I can recite it!
Those 30 seconds seemed to be a short span of time, and Huo Qiao said with a smile: "It's time." Then he pointed at Yu Fengcheng, "You start first."
What Yu Fengcheng recited was the weapon parameters of the Type 64 submachine gun. They had almost never trained on this kind of submachine gun, and it was a completely unfamiliar gun type. Then came Chen Jing, who recited an irregular number. Next came Liang Xiaomao. Liang Xiaomao recited a nasty love poem, Da Xiong recited the menu of Sichuan cuisine, and Wang Sheng recited a press release.
Finally, everyone turned their attention to Bai Xinyu.
Bai Xinyu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, turned over and lay on his back on the ground, and recited the lyrics of the nunchaku aloud, "The boss who teaches boxing and foot martial arts practices iron sand palms..." After he recited it bravely, he didn't feel it at all. Knowing whether it is right or not, and he has not dared to open his eyes.
I just heard Huo Qiao say: "Only one word is allowed to be wrong in the level of Fragmented Memory, and you are eliminated."
Bai Xinyu's heart felt as if immersed in icy water for an instant, his whole body was completely cold, he... he was eliminated? Just because he failed to memorize the lyrics of a popular song! He was eliminated? !
Suddenly, he heard Wang Sheng roar in grief and indignation.
He opened his eyes suddenly, and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Sheng. Only then did he realize that it wasn't him who was eliminated, but Wang Sheng.
Huo Qiao chewed the lollipop in his mouth, "Go on, we'll see you at the end."
Wang Sheng's face was flushed red, his fists were clenched tightly, and he roared angrily, "I don't accept it!"
Huo Qiao's back paused, and he turned around, "Are you not convinced?"
The veins on Wang Sheng's forehead almost popped out of his eyes, "I don't accept it! I also suffered a lot of hardships and suffered a great crime to climb here. I am eliminated just because I misremembered a word or two. I don't accept it!"
Although the others didn't speak, they also looked indignant. They couldn't accept that just because of this kind of reason, they were randomly eliminated. They were less than ten kilometers away from the finish line! Wang Sheng has persisted until now, seeing that victory is in sight, just because he failed to memorize an insignificant press release, all his efforts should be obliterated? Whoever falls on this kind of thing can obey!
Huo Qiao was wearing sunglasses, so he couldn't see the emotion in his eyes, but his tight jaw still gave off a serious feeling, "You are the only one among the six who didn't memorize it. What right do you have to refuse to accept it?"
Wang Sheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he choked up and said, "This... this is not a fair way to test my ability!"
Big Bear couldn't help but said: "We just climbed up from the bottom of the mountain, we are so tired that we can't stand still, and we can't think in our heads. Immediately let us carry things in 30 seconds. Who can do that."
Huo Qiao said coldly: "Special soldiers can do it." He took off his sunglasses, and the usual smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a chilling seriousness, "You come to participate in the selection, don't you want to become special forces? You know What kind of people are the special forces? No matter in any difficult environment, as long as the body can move and the brain is still spinning, the special forces can’t stop to complete the task. The special forces can eat carrion when they are hungry and drink human blood when they are thirsty. With the hardships you are going through now, we can run back and forth five times without eating or drinking! Fragmented memory is the most basic skill of a soldier. No matter how tired your body is or how much pain you have endured, if what you see is about the Even if you kill yourself, you will have to memorize the most confidential document for the survival of the army!"
After he finished speaking, the audience fell silent.
Huo Qiao rolled over and got into the car. He pointed at Wang Sheng, "That soldier, come back to the camp with us."
Wang Sheng wiped away his tears, grabbed his luggage, and followed Huo Qiao into the car. He turned around and said to everyone, "Come on, hold on, I'll wait for you at the finish line."
Big Bear shook hands with him, opened his mouth to say something, but finally said nothing.
Huo Qiao smiled at the remaining five people, "Okay, go ahead, by the way, I wrote the poem just now," and winked at them after speaking, "It's not bad." He said After putting on the sunglasses, he drove away.
Wang Sheng kept looking back at them, his eyes filled with reluctance and reluctance. The five stood in place, speechless for a long time.
Lie on the ground, Bai Xinyu thumped the ground under his lower body hard, feeling extremely depressed, his body seemed to be a melting pot of anger, which might explode at any time.
Liu Liu, Li Jiale, and Wang Sheng were ruthlessly eliminated one by one, especially Wang Sheng, who worked so hard to get here with everyone. His physical fitness, endurance, and skills were all excellent, but it was only because of a wrong memorization. With just one or two words, all his talents were completely wiped out. Bai Xinyu, like many people present, could hardly accept such cruelty. Huo Qiao may have a point, but that reason is too unreasonable. They all feel worthless for Wang Sheng. This selection not only made their bodies tired, but also caused indescribable harm to their hearts.
After a long time, Yu Fengcheng said: "Get up, we are leaving."
Big Bear grabbed the luggage and threw it on the ground, roaring angrily: "Who will be next, and what will be the reason for elimination! I really can't bear it, what kind of bullshit selection is this!"
Liang Xiaomao also said in a hoarse voice: "Wang Sheng was actually eliminated. He is no worse than us. Is this selection really fair? Huo Qiao is demanding us according to the standard of special forces, but we are not special forces."
Bai Xinyu said in a low voice: "He didn't ask us to be special forces. If we were special forces, this raid would be several times more difficult than this."
Yu Fengcheng said: "That's right, this is the assessment standard for the Snow Leopard Brigade's candidate special forces. If a person is eliminated, don't look for reasons, even luck is part of strength."
Liang Xiaomao clenched his fists, "I don't accept this statement."
Yu Fengcheng said coldly: "You don't have to accept it, and the Snow Leopards won't accept you either. If the car hasn't gone far, you can abstain now."
Liang Xiaomao said angrily: "What the hell do you mean!!"