Han Jiangyuan paced back and forth in the temporary headquarters uneasily, like a donkey working hard.
He's under a lot of pressure.
If these two soldiers really died, as the commander of this operation, I would not be able to absolve myself from the blame, but the responsibility is secondary. The main reason is that it is difficult to find peace of mind for the rest of my life.
As a front-line commander, what you fear most is to encounter the sacrifice of your subordinates. Every time one of your subordinates is sacrificed, it is a kind of torture for you.
Many people choose to retire early because they cannot face it, and some even use alcohol to numb themselves throughout their lives.
All the situation here has been reported to the superiors. Even the brigade commander Zhuang Yan contacted Xia Zhiguo and told him that he must do everything possible to find these two people. On the phone, Zhuang Yan's firm voice told Xia Zhiguo - if you want to see someone alive, if you want to die,
See the corpse.
Guard team leader Wang Donghe walked in from outside the tent and was snatched away by Han Jiangyuan before he could say anything.
"Dong He, is there any news about Hou Jun and others?"
Wang Donghe shook his head: "I came here to tell you this. I searched all around the tunnel entrance, but there is no trace."
Han Jiangyuan's heart sank.
"Have you ever calculated the explosion range and expanded it to see if you can find it?
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He knew what he wanted to say, but he couldn't say it.
Corpse.
In fact, subconsciously, Han Jiangyuan also knew that the chance of survival was not great.
"Now it's not a matter of expanding the scope. Our entire village has been divided into groups to search, and the Gauls are also helping us. However, we have found a lot of body fragments, but they all belong to the militants, not Hou Jun and Li Zheng.
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Han Jiangyuan's face turned even darker.
Wang Donghe noticed his worry and added: "Deputy commander, actually, don't worry too much. I have good news here."
"What good news?" Han Jiangyuan immediately became energetic: "Hurry up and tell me! Has the person been found?"
Wang Donghe shook his head.
Disappointment flashed in Han Jiangyuan's eyes.
Wang Donghe said: "Tong Zhi and I went to the center of the explosion to have a look, and we found no remnants of Hou Jun and Li Zheng there."
Han Jiangyuan said: "Of course you won't find that kind of explosive power..."
Wang Donghe said: "You can't say that. No matter how you say it, it should be a little bit correct."
Han Jiangyuan walked to the tent and looked at the sunset in the distance in silence.
It's already dusk.
Four hours have passed since the explosion.
The longer time goes by, the slimmer the hope.
"It's almost night. At night, half of us will stay here and the rest will go back to the camp to rest. After all, the safety of the camp must be guarded."
Wang Donghe said: "Deputy commander, I just said that no trace was found, which is actually a good thing."
Han Jiangyuan was startled for a moment.
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
If Li Zheng and Hou Jun both exploded during the explosion, even if they were turned into pieces, their body armor and the like would still be there. They are soldiers and have a lot of military equipment on them. Military equipment is the most durable, even if they encounter
A big explosion, unless it is a nuclear weapon, will leave something behind.
"You mean...they had already left before the explosion?!"
Wang Donghe nodded: "That's right."
Then he added: "But one thing is that so many people searched the village all afternoon, but no trace of them was found, not even in other places, which means they may not be dead..."
Han Jiangyuan's eyes lit up, and the fire of hope was ignited again.
"That's right."
He seemed to be comforting himself and looking for recognition.
"You are right. I also think they are not dead. Hou Jun has been a soldier for more than nine years. This Li Zheng suffered a big earthquake when he was fourteen years old. He was buried in the ruins for several days, but he survived.
Yes, it was even published in the newspapers at the time, saying he was a miracle..."
Speaking of this, Han Jiangyuan's voice rose a few degrees.
"Although we are all materialists, as the old saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. I don't believe that Li Zheng didn't die that year, but now he is gone."
Wang Donghe was about to follow Han Jiangyuan's words to continue to comfort him, but before he could speak, he saw the loud shouts of the communications soldiers coming from the tent.
"Deputy Commander! Good news!"
The two of them turned around and almost said in unison: "What good news?!"
"found it!"
"What did you find?!"
When asked this question, Han Jiangyuan felt extremely uneasy.
He was afraid that the correspondent would tell him that he had found a corpse, not a living person.
The correspondent's joy was like a basin overflowing with water. He could no longer contain it and shouted: "They are not dead! It's okay! They escaped the blast wave in a well!"
"In the well?"
Han Jiangyuan frowned.
He suddenly remembered the topography of the village.
"Is it the big dry well in the center of the village?"
The correspondent said: "It should be, they said it is near the middle of the village, near the priest's house!"
"That's it!"
"Walk!"
Han Jiangyuan didn't want to wait for a moment, so he quickly pulled Wang Donghe and rushed to the village.
While walking, Wang Donghe said: "Deputy commander, you are right. If you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later. You should report this news immediately. It's a great news!"
Han Jiangyuan slapped his forehead: "Hey! Look at my virtue! After hearing that Hou Jun and the others were fine, I was so excited that I forgot about everything."
He turned around and said to a soldier following behind him: "Go, send the news out immediately, report it to the Eastern Theater Command, and inform the troops where Hou Jun Li Zheng is, so as not to worry them."
After the soldier left, Han Jiangyuan said to Wang Donghe: "You don't know, Commander Zhuang of the Menghu Brigade called me before, and his tone was very stern, as if he wanted to ask me for an explanation."
"Brigadier Zhuang?" Wang Donghe smiled: "He looked at Young Master Hua, but his words were as sharp as a knife."
The two of them laughed.
Suddenly, Wang Donghe remembered something, and he asked Han Jiangyuan: "By the way, deputy commander, what happened to the female soldier today?"
Han Jiangyuan knew that he was talking about Shao Xiaoqian, but he didn't know anything about it.
What he knew was that this female soldier was also a member of the Menghu Brigade, a member of the women's special operations squad, and from the file, she was transferred to the Menghu Brigade from the General Hospital.
Just by looking at his resume, you can tell he is not an ordinary person.
Ordinary people who want to stay well in the hospital have to go to a place like the women's special operations team?
Later, when I saw the file clearly, I realized that it was the apple of the eye of the military region chief.
"You mean Xiao Shao from the medical team?"
Wang Donghe is the captain of the guard unit, and the rapid counterattack platoon is under his jurisdiction, so there are some things he must figure out.
"I think my surname is Shao. I think she looks like that... the one who is crying can't be a relative of Li Zheng's family, right?"
Han Jiangyuan said: "They all came from the same brigade, and they were students of the same university, Tunghai University, before joining the army."
"In the same brigade? In the same school?" Wang Donghe's tone became a little ambiguous: "This kind of thing has been taught before..."
Han Jiangyuan's face turned cold.
Wang Donghe didn't seem to care, and continued: "Normally, if the two parties are male and female friends, they should not be arranged to perform the same mission together unless there are special circumstances, not to mention they are just new recruits."
Han Jiangyuan said: "Don't talk nonsense about this matter. I will discuss it with Commander Xia then."