When Li Zheng and Fatty Wei came back, they were empty-handed.
This is a terrible place, full of pine and fir trees, as well as miscellaneous trees.
There are many things in the jungle that can bring moisture.
There are no less than a hundred species of plants alone.
For example, this jungle is located on the dividing line between subtropical monsoon climate and tropical monsoon climate, and it basically belongs to subtropical monsoon climate.
It stands to reason that the jungle species here are extremely rich, and common ones include strawberries, sea buckthorn, olives, myrtle and the like. Eating them raw can also quench your thirst.
However, Li Zheng and Fatty Wei looked around and found nothing except miscellaneous trees and pine and fir trees.
Returning to the resting point, Jiang Cheng was still looking behind the big tree and looking into the human body observation mirror. The "Catfish" team was now in a mountain col on the opposite side. There was no movement and no one knew what kind of medicine was buried in the gourd.
"Monitor..."
Li Zheng spread his hands helplessly.
"We can't find water."
"Where are the wild fruits?" Hou Jun asked.
Li Zheng also shook his head: "No... This land is really evil. There is nothing that can quench thirst. You can't even see the wild pear that was common before..."
Hou Jun sighed and looked around.
Here is a piece of condescending sloping land facing the sun.
The chances of digging to find water in a place like this are slim.
What's more, you can't dig here.
If we dig here, if the team on the opposite side discovers the movement here, all efforts will be in vain.
Others are not that stupid. Once they set up camp, they will definitely set up observation posts.
"Monitor..."
Jiang Cheng suddenly called Hou Jun softly.
"I know why they stopped."
Hou Jun saw that Jiang Cheng had noticed something and ran over quickly.
After arriving at the big tree, I looked over there with a telescope and saw nothing unusual, so I asked Jiang Cheng: "How do you know why they stopped?"
Jiang Cheng pointed in one direction: "Look there."
Hou Jun raised his telescope and looked in the direction Jiang Cheng pointed.
In the field of vision is a small green forest, not very dense, with more grass than trees.
I looked carefully and didn't see anything special. I was about to ask when I suddenly saw a figure standing up from behind the grass, carrying several water bottles in his hand, and walked into the col. He was behind the woods.
"have water?"
Hou Jun's first reaction was water.
He magnified the observation glass, and sure enough he saw that the "grass" was not strictly speaking grass, but vaguely looked like a plant called "calamus".
"No wonder..."
He understands.
There is real water there.
It seems that they stopped because they needed to replenish water?
Calamus likes water and is a perennial herb with thick rhizomes. It usually grows in places close to water. It is common in swamps, streams or beside paddy fields.
"Squad leader, why don't we sneak down there and get some water? There must be a swamp or pool there."
Zhang Jian licked his chapped lips and looked at the mountain col in the distance with envy.
In fact, why did Hou Jun never think about it?
But his reason told him that now he could only look for water within his own area, and he couldn't go too far.
Firstly, I was afraid that the other party would suddenly abandon camp and leave and lose their trace. Secondly, I was afraid that they would go over there to look for water and be discovered.
"No, let's search here nearby. We can't go down. We have to replenish water and wait for them to leave. When we follow them, we should seize the time to get some. They will be there at this time. We can't go down. We will definitely be found if we go down.
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He still made up his mind not to take risks.
The tasks of special forces include special reconnaissance, which often involves monitoring target movements.
This kind of action is far less romantic than imagined.
Sometimes in order to monitor a key pass or military target, an observation post needs to be established in a nearby hidden place. People stay there for a week or two, and even some special tasks can be monitored for as long as a month.
During this kind of reconnaissance and surveillance, people cannot leave. If they leave in case of emergency, usually two or more people change shifts. Even if they change, they cannot go far.
The larger the range of activities, the higher the chance of being discovered. Every scout understands this truth.
I couldn't get down, and there was no water around.
Class 1 is now in a dilemma.
Suddenly, Fatty Wei, who was sitting on the ground and already in despair, jumped up.
"Fuck me!"
As he spoke, he slapped his butt and legs.
"Keep your voice down!" Hou Jun warned him.
Li Zheng asked Fatty Wei: "What are you doing?"
Fatty Wei scratched his hands and legs and cursed: "Damn ant, God bullied me, you bullied me too!"
As he spoke, he raised his feet and stamped on the ground.
"Wait!" Hou Jun suddenly discovered a new continent: "What did you just say?"
"Me?" Fatty Wei pointed at himself.
Hou Jun said: "Of course I am talking about you."
Fatty Wei said: "I said God bullied me."
Hou Jun shook his head: "Another one."
Fatty Wei said: "Ants also bully me."
Hou Jun nodded, walked to Fatty Wei and squatted down, staring at the ground.
When he arrived, his face relaxed and a smile appeared: "We are saved!"
Everyone gathered around.
Hou Jun pointed to the ground.
When Li Zheng saw it, he suddenly got goosebumps.
On the ground, many big black ants were crawling everywhere, unscrupulously and not afraid of people at all. They were carrying the food chopped up from different places and heading towards the cave.
At a glance, there are countless ants, busy like a large state-owned enterprise infrastructure construction site.
"Bring me the engineering shovel!"
Hou Jun gave the order, and soon an engineering shovel was handed over.
"Step aside!"
He picked up the engineering shovel and used the skillful technique of digging a single soldier's bunker to dig out the black ants' nest uprooted in one fell swoop.
When the ant nest was dug up, everyone subconsciously took a step back.
I saw a huge ant nest crawling with tens of thousands of ants, and there were many eggs that were as white as millet grains.
Hou Jun squatted down, reached out and grabbed a few ants, put them to his mouth, bit them, and started chewing them.
Then he raised his head and said to Li Zheng and the others: "It's sour and pretty good! It's rich in water. Eat more to replenish water!"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. In the end, Li Zheng took the lead and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll eat it!"
After saying that, he squatted down and imitated Hou Jun's example and caught a few big black ants. He didn't care about them, let alone anything else, and just threw them into his mouth and started biting them.
"I said this is not how it tastes."
Hou Jun grabbed one, pinched the head, then raised the ant's butt and said to Li Zheng: "Eat its butt, but don't eat its head, there is toxin in it!"
Li Zheng quickly vomited on the ground.
Hou Jun scolded again: "You are wasting food! A few poisons can't kill you!"
Li Zheng's face suddenly turned red.
Hou Jun called to the others: "Why are you still standing there? Replenish water. There is water in the ants. You know, it quenches your thirst! Don't underestimate this thing. The black ants here contain more than 70 kinds of nutrients in their bodies.
Contains 42-67% protein and 28 kinds of free amino acids. Have you ever heard of black ants brewing wine? There are also Dai compatriots who like to eat black ants. This thing is sold outside for hundreds of pounds per pound. You guys are
Catch up on the good stuff!”
A black ant in the mountains, called out by Hou Jun, became a tonic more powerful than ginseng.
But it was very effective, and everyone felt much better psychologically.
Taking supplements is never a bad thing.
So, everyone squatted down and was busy catching ants to eat.
Li Zheng had to admit that ants are not unpalatable. As long as they pass the psychological barrier, this thing is fine. After eating it for a while, your mouth will be full of saliva and it will really quench your thirst.