The next day, Canglong led his people to the mountains north of Basra.
"This damn weather makes people dizzy!" Because there are no roads and American satellites are always dangling above their heads, they did not drive. They dressed up like local caravans. Naturally, they were complaining about snow leopards.
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However, his real purpose was not to complain about the weather. For a special soldier, he had long been accustomed to various climates. He just wanted to find an excuse to move his chapped lips.
In addition to a guide, Cang Long only brought Snow Leopard, Hei Wuchang and Tang Long. He was not worried that Badr would play any tricks with him. After all, they were grasshoppers on the same rope now.
After walking for about ten minutes, the snow leopard suddenly screamed: "There is one person missing!"
Everyone thought he was joking. After all, this guy didn't find an excuse to talk but just had an itchy mouth, so they ignored him, but Snow Leopard repeated it again: "There is someone missing, it seems to be that boy Tang Long!"
Canglong had a solemn look on his face and turned around. Only four of the original five-person team were left, but he was not nervous. He just said to the guide: "Take them to find a shady place to rest, or go straight on and take your
Give me all the water!"
The guide nodded. Anyway, the destination was not far away. Several people threw water to him. Hei Wuchang said: "Boss, I will go back with you."
Canglong originally wanted to refuse, but finally nodded. Snow Leopard and the guide continued to move forward, leaving marks along the way. Canglong and Hei Wuchang rushed back. About half a mile back, they saw a man wrapped tightly.
Lying on a rock unconscious.
Hei Wuchang was standing guard at the side. Cang Long walked over and turned him over, and found that it was Tang Long. At this time, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and his skin was cold and moist. Cang Long frowned and moved him to the shade.
After getting out of the sun, he untied his clothes, took out a kettle, poured water on him, poured a few more mouthfuls into his mouth, then stopped, took his hat, and fanned him.
Hei Wuchang came over and picked up the kettle on Tang Long's body. He found that it was still full, so he looked strange: "You don't even drink water when you suffer from heat exhaustion? You are still a tough guy."
Cang Long also picked up the kettle, feeling that Tang Long had walked here from Basra without even taking a sip of water. Even Snow Leopard and the others couldn't bear this, let alone Tang Long. But it was useless to blame him at this time. He fanned
The wind poured water into his mouth rhythmically, about once every three minutes.
About half an hour later, Tang Long opened his eyes in a daze. After seeing Cang Long, he immediately stood up. Cang Long quickly held him down: "Don't move, stay calm, don't consume the water in your body!"
Tang Long nodded and remained motionless, but he still felt dizzy. During this period, he asked Cang Long: "Teacher Cang, am I going to die? If I die, you must take me back to the country. I don't want to be buried here!"
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Canglong didn't answer him. Hei Wuchang walked over carelessly and said with a simple smile: "If you don't drink water, you will probably die. But with your head here, you can't die even if you want to!"
Tang Long was speechless. Today was the first time he saw this big black man talking so much. Maybe only when he was with Cang Long could this big black man talk like this, he thought to himself.
Until the afternoon, after sunset, Canglong and Hei Wuchang made a simple stretcher. In China, heat exhaustion is nothing, but in weather like Iraq, heat exhaustion must be treated very carefully, especially for someone like Tang Long.
With a fragile constitution, one bad move may cost you your life.
By eight o'clock in the evening, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the howling mountain wind brought up the sand and dust, which was like being cut by a knife. It was very cold, but Cang Long Hei Wuchang didn't care.
On the way, Tang Long told Cang Long that the reason why he didn't drink water was because he wanted to exercise his body's adaptability.
But Canglong was very serious: "In the early days of World War II, before the US military prepared to enter North Africa, they conducted a training code-named "water". The purpose was to overcome the desert environment. The content of the training was also very simple. Reduce the supply of water to the soldiers every day.
Do you know what the final result will be?"
"How's it going? They succeeded?" Tang Long asked curiously, suddenly his head was no longer dizzy and his body was no longer weak.
"Some people succeeded, but more than two hundred of them died, and in the end they did not dare to do such water training." Canglong said coldly, "Compared with nature, the human body is very fragile, remember
Never use your body to compete with nature, it will be short-lived!"
Tang Long suddenly had a look of horror on his face: "Didn't the Snow Leopard say that it can train the body to conserve water?"
"But I didn't ask you not to drink water?" Canglong said coldly, "It's good that he can maintain the water in his body, but he will also replenish water from the outside into the body. The so-called maintaining the body's water,
It’s not about not drinking water, but about minimizing the body’s water consumption caused by exercise. According to the calculation, you need to drink approximately how much water, and finally make reasonable use of all the water on your body to keep yourself in the best condition. Training like you is simply
Looking for death, you know?"
Tang Long nodded. Although he felt that Cang Long was very serious, at this time he discovered that Cang Long actually cared about him very much and did not scare him with those harsh words like when he first came. It turned out that Teacher Cang was still Teacher Cang, Tang Long
Long thought in his heart.
Guided by the markers, they quickly found the base of the Badr Brigade. It was said to be a base, but it was actually an underground fortress. Without someone to guide them, even if they were walking on this underground fortress, it would be difficult to realize that it was so wide underneath.
, the facilities inside are all available, giving him the feeling of being a Teco base.
"Is this a military fortress?" Cang Long asked after handing Tang Long to the doctor.
"Yes, we are fifty meters underground now. The command post here was previously built by Saddam's National Guard. But before it was completed, the Americans came in. A lot of supplies were stored in it, plus the National Guard in the southern theater.
The commander was killed in the bombing, so no one here knew about it. It was a coincidence that my people found this place. If it hadn't been for the U.S. military bombing at all times, which accidentally bombed this place and exposed the upper layer of concrete, this fortress would have been destroyed.
It will be sealed forever." Badr said proudly.
Canglong saw that not only a lot of war supplies were stored here, but also fighter jets. When he went over to take a look, he found that it was still a J-7 made in China.
Needless to say, Canglong said that when Snow Leopard saw this thing, it was as if he had seen a treasure. He opened the cloth outside and went up. Canglong asked strangely: "How did you get this plane in?"
"This base is actually an integrated air and land base. There is a passage for the army to enter, and there are also holes specifically for fighter jets to take off and land. However, the long-term bombing of the US military has destroyed the holes. However, it is precisely because the holes have been blown up, so
That's why this fortress was not exposed." Badr explained.
Canglong then came to the command room of the fortress. There was an independent generator here, which was all-in-one. Although many supplies had been used, there were still many things left. Arming more than a thousand people was not a problem. The most comprehensive
The supplies are probably the military uniforms from the Saddam era. The Badr Brigade will naturally not go to trouble to wear these military uniforms. Even if they are sold, it will be difficult, so they have been hoarding them here.
After sorting it out, there were a total of two J-7s and five missile trucks loaded with SA-9 anti-aircraft missiles. Canglong asked Snow Leopard to check them and found that they were intact. In addition, there were five boxes of missile ammunition and two thousand AK47 rifles.
Most of them are due to poor maintenance and may cause problems in use, leaving only two thousand sets of military uniforms. Overall, this underground base can accommodate two thousand combatants.
However, because the Badr Brigade is a militia, the air in the entire fortress is extremely poor, and many places are even filled with stench. In addition, due to the US bombing, most of the ventilation systems are blocked, so it is simply impossible to live here for a week without going out for ventilation.
A miracle.
"You're here often, right?" Canglong asked.
"Yes, before the Americans evacuated, I was basically here to take command. After the Americans evacuated, they moved around. Now that they are back, I will stay here for a long time in the future!" Badr said.
"No wonder you are so thin. If you have been in this environment for a long time, your troops will have no fighting ability." Canglong shook his head.
Badr looked helpless. It was obvious that they had to do this in order to defend against the US military.
"Take me to meet your people!" Canglong said, and then Badr led the way. After walking around the entire fortress for a few minutes, they came to an underground square, which was obviously a gathering place. There was probably a football field.
Big, all the elite members of the Badr Brigade have gathered here.
However, seeing these so-called elites, Canglong's face, which originally held a little hope, turned into disappointment. Snow Leopard was even more shocked: "This is the fucking army?"
The people of Badr's brigade were dressed in all kinds of clothes, some were wearing robes, some were bare-chested, and even more were covered in rags. This was not a problem. The problem was that almost all of them were thin and sallow, obviously.
Due to malnutrition, a few people's faces are ruthless, while most people's faces are listless.
Badr was very embarrassed about Snow Leopard's irony, but he still emphasized: "This is Iraq, and it's already good that we can become an official organization. For this country, many of our elites have sacrificed their lives. Those were all from when I was in the National Guard."
Comrades!"
Cang Long didn't say anything. Looking at the faces of these people, he found that many of them were underage, and some were only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were so thin that only their skeletons were left, but they were holding an AK47 and their eyes were full of determination, which really made people suspicious.
When a gust of wind blows over, will it be blown down like a piece of straw?
"Let them have dinner first. After they are full, they will all take a bath and put on clean clothes. Not those who are underage or those who are sick..." Canglong looked at it for a long time and then ordered.
But Badr looked embarrassed: "Although there is a water supply system in the base, it is not a problem for a dozen people to take a bath, but if more than 2,000 people take a bath, there will be a shortage of water here, and how can we get clean here?"
Clothes? And food is also a problem. Basically everyone’s supplies are adequate, and they have already had dinner!”
Hearing this, Canglong's expression changed, and he stared at Badr gloomily and said: "Looking hungry does it mean that they have eaten? I don't care if there is a shortage of food here. For two hours, I need to see that they are full and clean.
Standing in front of me, there is no water, so I can pour water on my body with a cloth, and I have no clothes. Put me in Saddam’s military uniforms. Old Hei, you supervise their implementation. If they fail to meet the requirements, just treat our agreement as invalid.
Talked about it!”
After Canglong finished speaking, he left without looking back...