Chapter 1484 Go to the Palace of Hell to make a revolution!
When Wei Ran was woken up, the dark clouds above his head had already dissipated, replaced by the rising sun that had just emerged from the end of the sky.
"comrades"
Perhaps because it was warm enough last night, or perhaps because he was full of broth last night, Squad Leader Liu's tone this time was much stronger than yesterday morning, "Start the roll call."
After a short pause, Squad Leader Liu said, "Li Zhuang, Cooking Class."
"Yes!" Li Zhuang, who got up and continued knitting a thatched vest, responded.
"Zhang Erwa"
"Yes!" Zhang Erwa, who was also starting to weave a thatched vest, also responded.
"Ji Chunlan"
"Yes!" Nurse Ji responded while folding up the tattered blanket.
"Jianpa Gesang"
"Oil!" The little lama's voice was also much more powerful, but the pronunciation was still a bit irregular. He was busy folding his shawl at this time.
"Weiran"
"You" Wei Ran had already stood up leaning on a wooden stick as he spoke. At this time, he was adapting to the dizziness caused by hypoglycemia and the darkening of his eyes.
"It didn't rain last night, so we probably won't have water to drink today." Monitor Liu said worriedly.
"I knew I would have saved more money last night..." Zhang Erwa licked her lips and said regretfully.
Hearing this, Wei Ran sighed. They only had three kettles in total but there were six people. How much could this save?
"I'm going to go and see if any fish were caught in the trap last night," Wei Ran said, already walking down the slope with a wooden stick.
Following last night's memory to the edge of the oversized bubble, Wei Ran used all his strength to lift up the bamboo basket that he had pressed down last night with great difficulty.
This bubble is so big, there must be some fish...
Wei Ran prayed devoutly in his heart, and then poured the basket full of mud onto the meadow, spreading it out bit by bit with his hands, looking for any little life that could be used to feed his hunger.
However, until his body was almost covered with mud, and until he rummaged through the basket full of smelly mud, he could not find even a slightly larger insect, let alone any small fish or shrimp.
Why not?
Wei Ran, who was kneeling in the mud, refused to give up and rummaged around again until more and more large mosquitoes appeared around him. Finally, he stood up unsteadily and carried the dirty bamboo basket to the water in disappointment.
I rinsed it indiscriminately.
Returning to the small high ground over there without finding anything, Wei Ran discovered that the little lama had actually cut his robe in the middle.
At this time, Nurse Ji and Squad Leader Liu were each using hemp rope and a bamboo stick that seemed to be removed from the bamboo basket to sew the two-piece drape and the tattered blanket together.
"How was the harvest?"
Nurse Ji took the initiative to ask, and then explained, "The little lama donated his clothes. Once they are sewn together with our blanket, we can build a tent to shelter from the wind and rain tomorrow night."
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him, the dazzling bright smile appeared on the little lama's face again, he patted his chest and said, "Comrade! Revolution! Resist Japan!"
After gently patting the other person's shoulder, Wei Ran shook his head at Nurse Ji and others, then looked at the remaining bonfire pile from last night, wondering if he could use the charcoal to make a water purification device.
Based on his understanding of this place, the stinky water has been brewing in this swamp for who knows how long. The various bacteria and microorganisms in it are definitely exceeding the standards and can rival the Ganges River water.
But the most deadly ones are malaria and hydatid disease. Given the current environment and conditions, the former can kill people in a short time, while the latter is a longer and more painful death process.
It's better not to take risks...
Wei Ran sighed secretly and allowed Squad Leader Liu to pick up all the charcoal blocks into a bamboo basket to use as fuel the next time he camped.
As for now...just bear with it...
Wei Ran raised his head and glanced at the clear blue sky without even a single cloud. He thought that rain would be a hardship, but he did not expect that not raining would also be a hardship.
"It doesn't matter"
After clearing away the charcoal, Squad Leader Liu also patted Wei Ran on the shoulder and encouraged, "Let's keep going forward. We can always find food and drink water. Okay, everyone is ready and let's set off!"
Yesterday we had some broth, but today we have to walk a few more miles!"
"Yes!" Li Zhuang and others responded confidently in unison.
"5 pills per person, save some."
As Squad Leader Liu spoke, he unscrewed the can, took out a paper bag, opened it, and counted out a group of five highland barley grains and distributed them to everyone for breakfast.
Throwing a not-so-full piece of highland barley into his mouth, Wei Ran put the remaining pieces into the sandwich between the kettle and the set of cups.
Little Lama and Squad Leader Liu were still walking at the front, Wei Ran and Li Zhuang were walking in the middle, Nurse Ji and Zhang Erwa were walking at the end, and of course, there were countless big mosquitoes flying around them.
Compared with yesterday, they didn't even dare to sing because of the lack of drinking water. In addition, the next section of the road was particularly thrilling until they bypassed the large bubble that made Wei Ran nothing.
, along the way they saw countless wooden sticks poked into the mud and grass mats as warnings.
On the same journey, no matter whether it was dry grass or wild vegetables, everyone's harvest was pitiful.
"Monitor"
Wei Ran asked after successfully jumping to another meadow, "Do you have a sewing needle?"
"Sewing needle?"
Squad Leader Liu thought for a moment and understood Wei Ran's plan, "You want to go fishing with a hook, right?"
"right"
Wei Ran nodded, "I still have the feathers from the waterfowl yesterday. I can use them as fishing bait."
"We don't have sewing needles." Squad Leader Liu shook his head. "Erwa and Li Zhuang made some fishhooks with bamboo pieces from the bamboo basket."
“Can’t catch”
Zhang Erwa, who was walking behind Wei Ran, took over the conversation, "I have been fishing for several days without a single fish, and it wasted a lot of time. Otherwise we would have gotten out the vest long ago," Comrade Jiang Yu said
Maybe it won’t be…”
The topic came up with the sacrifice of Jiang Yu, and everyone fell silent again. Squad Leader Liu, who was leading the way, also speeded up and surpassed the little lama, following the traces left by the large troops in front, on the soft but extremely dangerous meadow.
chasing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As time goes by, the sun rises higher and higher, the temperature gets higher and higher, and Wei Ran and others feel increasingly stuffy and thirsty.
It was approaching noon, and there was still no cloud floating above the head. As the temperature increased, Li Zhuang, who was walking in front of Weiyan, felt his feet soften without any warning, and fell to the ground with a "pop". Even he was
The two bamboo baskets he was carrying also fell down, causing the small amount of firewood inside to roll out.
"Li Zhuang!"
Wei Ran, who was walking behind him, noticed the abnormality first and quickly put down his bag and walked a few steps quickly to help him up.
Carefully putting his hand under the other person's nose, Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was still alive.
"What's up with him?"
At this moment, Squad Leader Liu and the Little Lama in the front, as well as Zhang Erwa and Nurse Ji in the back, also gathered around.
"He's still alive, he must have suffered from heat stroke."
Before Wei Ran finished speaking, Nurse Ji said, "Get out of the way and fan him with a bamboo hat, quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Squad Leader Liu and others immediately dispersed, and Wei Ran also hurriedly helped Li Zhuang take off his pockets and put them under his head, and then helped him take off the shabby uniform and the tattered clothes inside.
At the same time, Nurse Ji also found her satchel, took out a towel and wet it, wiping Li Zhuang's forehead, neck and armpits.
After some tossing, Li Zhuang finally woke up, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Squad leader, we can't continue walking."
Nurse Ji looked up at the sun above her head and said, "We have to stop and take shelter. If we continue like this, something will happen."
"Alright"
Monitor Liu sighed helplessly, looked around, pointed to a small high ground in the distance and said, "Go there."
As he said that, he and the little lama helped the drowsy Li Zhuang stand up and walked step by step to the desired location. Zhang Erwa also collected the things that had just been thrown out of the bamboo basket with the help of Nurse Ji.
Picking up the pick, he followed behind Wei Ran.
"You...just leave me alone"
Li Zhuang, who was being supported, said drowsily, "Keep walking, I... I will take a rest here and then go after you."
"What nonsense did you say?"
Squad leader Liu pretended to be relaxed and said, "The sun is so bright, let's find a place to rest and continue walking in the afternoon."
"I..."
"Save your energy"
Nurse Ji consoled her, "It just so happens that everyone needs a rest, we can't walk anymore."
Li Zhuang's lips trembled when he heard this, but he didn't say anything in the end.
With the help of everyone, Li Zhuang was almost lifted onto the meadow that was not much higher than the surrounding area, but he didn't have to worry about his feet soaking in the mud.
After settling in Li Zhuang, everyone used the "tent cloth" that had been sewn together in the morning to prop it up on a wooden stick cart that served as a walking stick, and set up a simple tent that could barely block the sun but was ventilated on all sides.
Letting Li Zhuang lie in the shadow of the tent, Squad Leader Liu picked up a weed, put the green-white root into his mouth, chewed and sucked it, and at the same time focused on the direction he was going.
Unfortunately, as far as the eye can see, apart from the scattered wooden sticks stuck in the meadows and swamps, there are no living creatures at all.
"Put me... here..." Li Zhuang said feebly, "You go quickly and... catch up with the large army."
"I'm tired and can't walk anymore." Wei Ran said in a cheating tone, "I can't walk even one step."
"Me too"
Zhang Erwa helped and said, "The soles of my feet hurt when I walk. I don't want to walk today, and the sun is so strong that it will kill you."
"Just lie down quietly. It's time for everyone to take a rest."
As Nurse Ji spoke, she twisted the soaked towel, folded it in half, and placed it on Li Zhuang's forehead. Then, she dug out some mud and smeared it on Li Zhuang's neck and other places.
Li Zhuang opened his mouth, but although he said nothing more, uncontrollable tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
In fact, everyone knows very well that if you stay, you will die, and if you stay with him, you will almost die with him.
"I really can't walk anymore"
As Squad Leader Liu said, he took out his cigarette which had no leaves for a long time and took a few puffs. "Have a rest. Let's all take a rest and wait until it gets cooler before we continue our journey."
Having said that, except for the weak Li Zhuang, the others were not idle.
Wei Ran was busy making straw sandals, trying to complete the language task, while Squad Leader Liu and Zhang Erwa were busy knitting thatched vests, while Nurse Ji and the little lama were looking for anything that could be used to satisfy their hunger around the highlands.
At the same time, Weiran is also thinking about ways to produce clean drinking water.
It's a pity that they have to save fuel at this time. None of the methods he has mastered can satisfy so many people's drinking water. In other words, the most "cost-effective" method at present is to wait for God to "give water"
eat".
But there's always something to do...
Wei Ran finally put down the half-woven straw sandals, asked Nurse Ji to borrow a clean towel, and then took out the copper gourd that originally contained waterfowl meat.
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, he scooped a ladle of water from the swamp, then put one end of the towel in the copper ladle, and placed the copper ladle on the upside-down bamboo basket.
As for the other end of the towel, he used a wooden stick to support it, and placed his water bottle cup directly underneath.
While everyone was waiting eagerly, a drop of water dropped from the other end of the towel, followed by a second and third drop.
"Can this water be clean?" Squad leader Liu asked with suppressed excitement.
"It's not much cleaner, but it's better than drinking smelly water directly."
Wei Ran answered truthfully that this method can only filter relatively large impurities. Those that are invisible to the naked eye still need to be boiled.
Before Monitor Liu and others could ask any more questions, Wei Ran threw the remaining charcoal from last night's burning into the canvas cup holder and got ready.
Leaving the rest of the work to time, Wei Ran once again picked up the half-woven straw sandals and twisted the straw ropes more skillfully.
As time went by, the set of cups accumulated enough water that looked relatively clean.
Under the urging of Squad Leader Liu and others, Wei Ran used a cup sleeve filled with charcoal to perform a second adsorption filtration, and finally got less than half a pot of fresh water that was not sure whether it was clean or not.
"Squad leader, let's light a fire. If you cook it for a while, you should be able to drink it." Wei Ran said seriously, "I'll drink it first then."
"Then make a fire"
As Squad Leader Liu spoke, he took out the fire sickle from his bag and handed it to the little lama.
After a while, a column of smoke steamed from the meadow again, and the copper ladle was refilled with waterfowl meat and not too much, and was placed on the hot charcoal fire.
While everyone waited patiently, the broth in the copper ladle boiled for five minutes, and finally two full cups of scalding soup were poured out.
"Let me first..."
"Let me do it"
Li Zhuang smiled and said, "I have been thirsty for a long time. Let me drink first."
"I'll go first," Nurse Ji said, "I'm a nurse..."
"I'm the monitor, I'll go first." Monitor Liu said, "This matter is non-negotiable!"
"Why don't we come together?"
Zhang Erwa suggested, "If we want to live together, if we want to die, we will die together. Let's go to the Palace of Hell to make a revolution!"
