If Wei Ran were asked to evaluate the difference between the jungle at Yeren Mountain and the jungle near Laoshan, then the only difference he could pick out was that the environment he was currently in was much more lively.
Almost all of this so-called "liveliness" comes from the artillery shells fired from time to time from the positions of the two armies.
Some of this artillery fire was harassment from the more difficult monkeys, but he also knew that another part was a cover for them to cross the line of fire.
At this time, he was less than 5 meters behind Squad Leader Dao, and less than ten meters behind him were Deputy Squad Leader Hai Dongqing and Captor Zhang Hongliang.
Further away, he couldn't see anymore, and he didn't even know whether Platoon Leader Luo, Squad Leader Cha and others had kept up with them.
Compared to the "bustling" above their heads, this team of only 11 people was extremely quiet. No one spoke or had any conversation, and they tried their best to avoid making any unnecessary noise during the march.
Even if he encounters a mine that is placed by a more difficult person, the Dao squad leader who leads the way will be able to go around it without wasting a second.
As time went by, the sky overhead, shaded by dense tropical trees, became darker and darker, but instead of slowing down, Squad Leader Dao accelerated his pace slightly.
Finally, when night fell completely and everything around him became difficult to recognize, the artillery at the positions of the two armies finally fell silent, and the knife squad leader who was walking at the front finally stopped near a large stone covered with moss.
"The harder the monkey is, he is our student and a good student."
While checking the surrounding environment with the last ray of skylight, the squad leader said in a low voice, "Their minelaying habits tend to be large-scale and high-density, with many booby traps and chain mines, but correspondingly, the depth of their minelaying is also
It's very narrow, and it gets narrower toward their rear."
He was imparting his experience in a low voice, and the others, including Wei Ran, were also listening attentively, while not forgetting to help check the surrounding environment.
"Aren't we going to keep going?"
Wei Ran asked in a low voice, while turning the submachine gun in his hand, holding the muzzle of the gun, rounded it and hit it hard on an unknown snake entwined on a tree branch.
Knocking it out easily with one blow, he took out the Mauser bayonet under the cover of night, cut off the snake's bones neatly, and threw it far away, making only a "pop" sound.
An eye-catching crash.
"Not urgent"
The squad leader who answered the question seemed to be quite familiar with this place, "We have passed through the densest minefield. Let's take a rest first. It will be much safer to set off after dawn and take advantage of the fog. Squad leader, you can arrange it tomorrow."
Whistle secretly."
"eagle"
Squad leader Zha greeted in a low voice, "The password is Dazhai, and the reply is Wang Jinxi."
Before he finished speaking, Deputy Squad Leader Hai Dongqing immediately patted the shoulders of the captors Zhang Hongliang and Li Dazhai, and then the three of them stood up, carried their weapons and backpacks, and disappeared into the night.
"Wei Ran, you go to the end of the team." Squad Leader Dao said in a low voice, "Secret Whistle."
"good"
Wei Ran responded, carrying the backpack he had just taken off, and walked a dozen meters in the direction in which he came. After some searching, he lurked in the shadow of the trunk of a big tree.
This hell-like tropical jungle is more difficult to deal with than monkeys. The enemies that are even more difficult to guard against are various small and inconspicuous but equally deadly poisonous snakes and insects, as well as the huge temperature difference between day and night and rainfall without warning.
He took out the rubberized canvas raincoat from his backpack and put it on. Wei Ran took out the 78 pot with tea from his backpack, unscrewed the lid and took a big sip of warm but bitter strong tea, and then wrapped it in
Putting on the hood of his raincoat, he slowly sat on his backpack against the damp tree trunks with a submachine gun in his arms. At the same time, he also used the shrubs and banana trees that could be seen everywhere to cover himself.
He didn't know how long he would have to wait, or who would take over as his secret whistle, but he knew that the only thing he could trust right now was his own ears.
As time passed by, inexplicable fatigue began to trouble him first, and was quickly eliminated by the second sip of strong tea poured into his stomach.
He didn't know how long it took, but he could clearly feel a slight rustling sound as if a snake was crawling up his calf, and then crawling onto the submachine gun that lay across his knee.
However, because the rubberized canvas raincoat was smooth enough after a layer of water had condensed on it, the snake whose size and species could not be seen clearly tried to climb onto his shoulders again and again, but to no avail, and finally fell out with a "snap" sound.
It wrapped around the barrel of the gun and slipped to his feet, eventually going to nowhere.
Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly took another sip of the bitter but mellow jasmine tea. Then, like a sculpture, there was no more movement.
I don't know how long it took, but he vaguely noticed a faint itching on his neck. He slowly reached over with the hand holding the handguard of his submachine gun, and then he felt something about the size of a finger, which was soft, smooth and had a little "Gunjiujiu".
"The strong little meat ball - that's a leech that's been full of blood.
Reaching out and taking out a fruit candy from his pocket, Wei Ran tore off the candy wrapper and carefully placed it on the leech's body.
In just a few seconds, the leech relaxed its grip on the skin and was held in Wei Ran's palm.
Putting the candy bar into his mouth, he flicked the locust away from his hand, then spat out a mouthful of saliva to "wash" the candy bar, and leaned against the tree trunk again.
At just this moment, there was a heavy downpour without warning, and the sultry air was replaced by a damp and cold feeling. By the way, it also deprived him of the only hearing he could rely on.
Wei Ran slowly pulled up the collar of his raincoat, and took out the flyback watch fixed with the compass from his pocket. On the fluorescent dial, the second hand exuding a faint light was still moving tirelessly, but at this time it was no longer possible.
It was just around ten o'clock in the evening, and there was still a long way to go before dawn.
He put the compass and flyback watch back into his pocket, tightened his thick raincoat to cover the weapon in his arms, and continued to wait patiently.
After an unknown amount of time, a bolt of lightning tore through the night sky above his head without any warning, and the thunder that followed also lifted his spirits.
It was precisely at this time that a stone no bigger than a tennis ball rolled down from the ridge beside him, and hit the trunk of a banana tree only two meters away from Wei Ran with a "boom!"
Almost in the blink of an eye, he tensed up his nerves, and the submachine gun that had been wrapped in his raincoat slowly came out, and pointed it in the direction of the falling stone with a slow movement.
However, he did not act rashly, he just widened his eyes and pricked up his ears, trying hard to find the source of the falling stone.
However, in this rainy night in the jungle where he couldn't see anything, the only illumination was lightning that appeared from time to time, but that fleeting light made it impossible for him to find any possible enemies.
After thinking for a while, he slowly leaned down and lay down against the edge of the tree trunks and shrubs, letting the rainwater accumulated on the ground wet his five-leaf camouflage along the gaps in the raincoat, and then soaked it bit by bit.
The clothes inside eventually continued to take away his body temperature.
Unfortunately, his caution was in vain. At 1 o'clock in the night, under the rain that didn't stop, the voice of Squad Leader Cha reached his ears from the direction of the camp.
"Dazhai"
"Wang Jinxi" Wei Ran responded in a low voice, and then slowly stood up from his hiding spot.
"Go back and take a nap," Squad Leader Cha said into Wei Ran's ear.
Hearing this, Wei Ran didn't waste any time. He picked up his backpack and weapons and carefully touched them back.
Returning to the camp site, the rest of the group had already built several tents with raincoats and banana leaves on the edge of the rock to protect them from the rain.
"Dazhai" Hai Dongqing's voice reached Wei Ran's ears.
"Wang Jinxi" Wei Ran responded again.
"Come quickly"
Hai Dongqing greeted him in the rain and warmly invited him into his own simple tent.
Wei Ran took off his raincoat and spread it on the banana leaves at his feet. Wei Ran, who was already soaked, lay down on his backpack and asked in a low voice in the dark night, "Who is standing guard?"
"Platoon Leader Luo and War Preparations"
While Hai Dongqing was talking, he handed Wei Ran something that smelled like meat in the dark.
"Eat beef jerky, and take a nap after eating." Hai Dongqing whispered after waiting for Wei Ran to take the thing in his hand.
Hearing this, Wei Ran silently put the beef jerky handed to him into his mouth, and then took a sip of sour plum soup from another kettle.
While chewing the beef jerky, he didn't forget to touch every part of his body until he cleared out a few locusts that had gotten into his clothes. Then he wrapped his raincoat tightly around him and closed his eyes.
In another simple tent not far away, Lu Yao, who was not on guard duty, was suffering from insomnia. At this time, he was hiding under his raincoat, using a bullet casing that was burned hot by a lighter to clean the bullet stuck in his thigh.
Where is the leech?
"Go to sleep"
Xiao Xifeng, who was in the same tent, gave a confused reminder and then fell asleep again.
"This bitch is sleeping on his grandma's legs."
Lu Yao muttered to himself while using his paratrooper knife to cut open a freshly permed locust. Then he wrapped his head again with the American M65 windbreaker to keep out the cold, and then lit the lighter.
Through the dim yellow flame, I glanced at the beautiful girl in the color photo I just took out of my pocket.
Lu Yao brought the photo to his mouth and kissed it gently. He stuffed it back into his backpack with satisfaction and then closed his eyes with satisfaction.
When Wei Ran was awakened by the "puff" of his raincoat, the rain outside had stopped. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Squad Leader Dao standing outside the simple tent, and the heavy rain.
It seemed like it was about to turn into a solid mist.
"It's time to go," the squad leader said in a low voice, and took a bite of the compressed biscuit in his hand.
Wei Ran quickly turned over and climbed out of the tent. Wei Ran took out his backpack and raincoat and shook them off. Then he took off the large five-leaf camouflage on his body. He and Hai Dongqing, who climbed out almost at the same time, helped each other clean up with a lighter.
He picked up the leech hanging on his body, and then applied some unknown ointment handed over to him.
After he helped Hai Dongqing dismantle the simple tent and restore the weeds on the ground to their original state as much as possible, squad leader Cha also handed over three camouflage glue sticks that were obviously from Lu Yao.
After taking out a small mirror and finishing his "makeup touch-up," Wei Ran also took out a piece of compressed biscuit, broke it open, gave half of it to Hai Dongqing, and then took a bite of the boss himself.
"Leaving in five minutes"
Before he finished speaking, Squad Leader Dao had already finished the breakfast in his hands. After clapping his hands randomly, he casually found a rock to sit down, took out his water bottle and took a sip.
After finishing half a piece of compressed biscuit in a few mouthfuls, Wei Ran also took a few sips of the sweet and sour instant sour plum soup with a smoky flavor, while observing the others.
Except for Lu Yao, an obvious rookie who was stopped by Platoon Leader Luo when he was about to pee, the others were too experienced to find any fault at all. This is undoubtedly good news.
After five minutes, the squad leader picked up the green towel around his neck and wiped his face, picked up his weapon and started to move forward.
Seeing this, Wei Ran quickly stood up, kept distance, held his weapon, and followed the opponent's footsteps slowly.
However, this time they only moved forward less than two hundred meters, but Squad Leader Dao immediately stopped and made a gesture.
"What's wrong?" Wei Ran approached the other party, squatted down and asked in a low voice.
The squad leader didn't answer. He just carefully took off his backpack and then put down the submachine gun in his hand. Then he pulled out the reconnaissance dagger and lightly touched his ear with the end of the handle.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After receiving the hint, Wei Ran listened carefully, and then he heard a tooth-trembling noise that seemed to be caused by the friction between the engineer's shovel and the rocks.
Looking at Hai Dongqing who was following behind him, the squad leader pointed the dagger in the left and right directions, and then lightly patted the silent pistol on his waist.
After getting the hint, Hai Dongqing immediately called to the prisoner behind him, Zhang Hongliang, and pointed to his left hand side. He himself took off his backpack and slowly opened the safety of the silent submachine gun in his hand.
At the same time, Wei Ran had also taken off his backpack. Behind them, Platoon Leader Luo had taken Xiao Xifeng and Lu Yao to hide at the roots of a big tree and squatted down, while Squad Leader Cha
Li Dazhai, his captor, was alert to the direction in which they came.
As for the machine gunner Wang Beizhan and the engineer Zhao Yuejin, they also set up their machine guns quickly and prepared for fire suppression.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Squad Leader Dao and Wei Ran looked at each other, and they took steps in no particular order, bending their waists and carefully approaching the direction of the sound.
In this thick fog with visibility no more than five meters, as the distance got closer and closer, the sound of the engineer's shovel rubbing against the rocks became clearer and clearer. Correspondingly, the footsteps of Wei Ran and the squad leader became increasingly clear.
slow.
Soon, Wei Ran noticed that there were several monkey soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets busy laying landmines on the edge of an animal path less than one meter wide in front of them.
Just beside the two monkey soldiers that Wei Ran saw, each had a bamboo-backed basket, and each of the bamboo-backed baskets contained various types of anti-infantry mines.
He Dao squad leader looked at each other, and the latter made a gesture of wiping his neck, and then slowly climbed into the bushes, crawling around the two enemies who were laying landmines, obviously preparing to attack the other two enemies a little further away.
The monkey took action.
Seeing this, Wei Ran gently put down the submachine gun in his hand, and using the cover of the fog, he slowly pulled in the two enemies who were facing him from the bushes on the other side, and walked around their backs little by little.
As the distance got closer, he also noticed that one of the two more difficult soldiers was carrying an American M16 rifle, and the other was carrying an original AK47.
But the engineer shovels they were wielding at this time looked like they were products of China. Even the ones they planted seemed to be Type 69 mines made by China.
At this time, the two monkeys were busy laying landmines and chatting in low voices in a more difficult language that he could not understand.
Looking in the direction of Captain Dao again, Wei Ran patiently waited for the opportunity that would appear soon.
In less than two minutes, one of them was the first to finish the work in hand. With one hand holding the engineer shovel and the other holding the backpack containing the mines, he squatted and moved a big step back.
Even at this distance, before he could stabilize his body, Wei Ran's right hand from behind him had already covered his mouth and pulled him back.
Just when he was subconsciously preparing to struggle, a slender, sharp Mauser bayonet filled with a strong smell of blood had already pierced his heart and lungs from behind, and then pulled it out while turning half a circle and lashing out.
