In the evening, the wind roared, and the sand and rocks flew in the depths of the Gobi Desert. Zhou Tongwen and his comrades-in-arms hid behind a weathered rock, wrapped in thin dark camouflage uniforms, and sat in a group, trying to avoid being hit head-on by the sandstorm. Many people's hands and feet have become numb and stiff from the cold.

No one spoke, and the raging sandstorm had made everyone forget the cold, hunger, thirst and pain for a while, and replaced it with a fear of nature. After a day of running for their lives, they had exhausted their physical strength, and this weathered rock became their only hope of escaping the Gobi storm.

There was an old man sitting in the circle, although his face was ugly, but his spirit was acceptable. He was very moved, these dolls surrounded him to help him resist the wind and sand, and he really couldn't help it. His hands trembled, and he tried to pull off the blanket wrapped around him and put it on the wounded little soldier beside him. A strong big hand held the old man, it was Dong Ruihua, the deputy team leader, he shook his head at the old man, and then gently patted the back of the old man's hand and said, "Take care of yourself, we have no problem." ”

The old man's eyes were moist, and he could only give up. The horror of the sandstorms in the Gobi Desert has been famous for a long time, and it is no exaggeration to say that the gravel with the mouth of the bowl is blown all over the ground, which is simply a piece of cake.

Zhou Tongwen, as the leader of the group, personally guarded, at this moment he lay motionless on the rock, every few minutes he struggled to raise his head, with a telescope to observe the front, although the visibility was super low, but he did not dare to relax his vigilance. The wind whipped the thick grains of sand on the face, and it was a pain.

When night fell, it was dark and I couldn't see my fingers. There was still the howl of the wind in his ears, the temperature on the Gobi Desert plummeted, and Zhou Tongwen's heart sank to the bottom, and if he continued like this, he would freeze to death. The rescue team of 12 people has been reduced to 8 people, and four of their comrades have died in a foreign land. Almost all of the rest were wounded, and there was one serious injury. In such a situation, not to mention the safe return of the hostages to China, it is even a question of whether they can get out of this Gobi alive.

This cross-border rescue operation cannot be said to have failed, but the situation cannot be worse. A series of accidents led to several encounters and firefights with *. Not to mention the sacrifice, hanging the lottery, the most important thing is that I missed the opportunity to take the plane back to China, and the satellite phone of the contact command center was also broken, and I really ran out of ammunition and food. It must be a ghost, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many accidents and coincidences.

The question is where is this internal ghost? The command center in China, the consulate abroad, or the people in his own hands? This may not matter to Zhou Tongwen anymore, and the biggest problem he faces is how to bring these people back alive.

The wind and sand seemed to be gradually getting smaller, but Zhou Tongwen's heart was uneasy, and he smelled a hint of danger. This smell is not unfamiliar, and has been repeated over the course of more than a day of encounters and escapes. The other party is chasing after them, yes, only these grandsons can adapt to the extreme weather here, so persevering.

Zhou Tongwen moved his stiffened limbs and slowly climbed down from the rock. He squatted quietly for a moment, at this time his comrades hugged each other to keep warm, they were all asleep, they were so tired that they really couldn't bear to wake them up. Zhou Tongwen knelt down and put his ear to the ground to listen, the wind was still loud, and he didn't hear any movement, but his feeling was getting worse and worse.

couldn't hesitate any longer, Zhou Tongwen immediately patted Dong Ruihua beside him and said, "Ruihua, wake up, wake up." ”

"What ?......" Dong Ruihua woke up in a dream, unusually alert, and stood up suddenly.

"Shhhh Zhou Tongwen hurriedly pressed Dong Ruihua and whispered, "I feel very wrong, now that the wind and sand are small, shout everyone up, we have to move immediately." ”

Dong Ruihua hesitated for a moment, nodded, and immediately began to slap the comrades next to him. After a while, all the comrades-in-arms, including the old man, woke up, except for the soldier An Jinxue, who sat on the side with his head drooped and did not move.

"Xiao An, Xiao An, An Zi......" Dong Ruihua was a little flustered, and slapped An Jinxue's body hard, but he didn't expect An Jinxue to fall on his side and lie down directly.

Everyone fell silent, knowing very well what was happening. An Jinxue's injuries were the most serious, because there was no supply, the wounds could not be well treated and treated, and they were running all the way, coupled with this unfortunate weather, it was difficult to support it.

Zhou Tongwen leaned down, straightened Xiao An's body with Dong Ruihua, reached out and touched his nose, and listened to his heartbeat, Xiao An really left. No one cried, and everyone silently took off their berets without logos.

"Take stock of equipment and supplies. Zhou Tongwen broke the silence.

"The report showed that there were 10 micro-charges, not full magazines, less than 200 bullets, 9 pistols, and 35 bullets, plus a flare gun. Supplies, just a pot of water and two emergency flashlights, nothing else. In just a few minutes, Dong Ruihua finished counting.

"You, me, and Tianchou each carry another micro-chong. Well, Professor Xie was also issued a pistol with three bullets. The rest of the ammunition was evenly distributed. Zhou Tongwen ordered.

Seeing that everyone quickly adjusted their weapons and ammunition, Zhou Tongwen continued: "Tianchou stays and buries Xiao An with me. The rest of the people were led by Ruihua to protect Professor Xie and leave first. Remember to follow the southeast coordinates and head towards the canyon, where we catch up later. Let's go. ”

The wind and sand were a little smaller, the sky became clearer, and a bright crescent moon hung in the far sky, indescribably clear.

"Will the enemy really chase after you?" asked Li Tianchou as he looked at the distant figures of his teammates.

"Definitely, I smell them. Zhou Tongwen said hatefully.

"Are you going to bury Xiao Ann here?"

"No, let's take Xiao An to the south for a while, this big rock is too conspicuous. I don't want him to be bothered. Zhou Tongwen shook his head.

A new grave appeared in the vast Gobi, and Zhou Tongwen and Li Tianchou sat on the side panting. By this time, the sandstorm had stopped, replaced by a cold, bone-chilling night wind. The crescent moon in the distant sky has turned into a large disc, overflowing with brilliance.

Zhou Tongwen secretly complained, he didn't expect the sky at night to be so clear, such visibility was simply fatal.

"Team leader, Xiao An is the first time to participate in an overseas operation...... I mean, what happened to us in this operation was so weird. Li Tianchou couldn't suppress the confusion in his heart and suddenly spoke.

Zhou Tongwen nodded, but he was thinking about how to get rid of the pursuers. If you can get out of the long Grand Canyon the next morning, there is much hope, it is close to the border, and you will be able to reach the country in half a day at most.

"Team leader, to be honest, I feel that this operation is very poor. There's no reason to be chased and spanked by the rabble, I doubt ...... There are inner ghosts. Li Tianchou saw Zhou Tongwen nodding, so he mustered up the courage to continue.

"What did you say?" Zhou Tongwen's eyebrows twisted into a pimple.

"I mean, there's an inside ghost in this operation. Li Tianchou repeated firmly.

Zhou Tongwen just looked at Li Tianchou with a cold gaze, and only said lightly after half a sound: "Hide the words in your heart, don't say it again, pay attention to it." Now I'm more concerned about how to get back alive. Suddenly, he quickly rolled over and fell to the ground, his ears were close to the ground, and his face changed: "Here it is." ”

Li Tianchou's face also changed when he heard this, and he understood who was coming.

"Let's join Ruihua and them immediately, we can't go the same way, and go straight to the east. The two quickly gathered their gear and disappeared into the night.

Under the moonlight, in the desolate Gobi Wilderness, two people ran wildly, such a move was very dangerous, maybe they would encounter wolves, but at the moment they couldn't care so much.

I don't know how long I ran, Zhou Tongwen estimated the distance, it should be not far from the canyon. He suddenly grabbed Li Tianchou and stopped. The two of them adjusted their breathing for a long time before they eased up. "What did you hear?" asked Zhou Tongwen.

Li Tianchou opened his ears and carefully distinguished, there was a faint chirping sound in the distance, if there was nothing, it was extremely ethereal, and he couldn't be sure what the movement was. Suddenly, the spirit was lifted, and an intermittent "click" sound came, like the sound of fingers tapping on a wooden table. "Looks like gunshots, damn it, fire?" his face turned solemn.

"That's right, judging by the distance, there are at least three miles, and it should be in the canyon. Let's go!" Zhou Tongwen said and ran out, and Li Tianchou gritted his teeth and followed.

The closer you get to the canyon, the more pronounced the sound becomes, and after running a little further, you can already hear loud shouts and staccato gunshots, as well as the sound of banging explosions. Judging by the sound, there are quite a few enemies, as well as horses, no wonder it is so fast. Zhou Tongwen motioned for Li Tianchou to slow down and quickly observed the terrain, the mouth of the canyon was very wide, and it was easy to be found when entering the front. After Zhou Tongwen's brief thinking, he decided that Li Tianchou would follow the high slope on the left, and he would make a detour from the low slope on the right.

"Kill quickly, you can't let them bite, I'll use the flare gun to attract the other party, and you'll fuck it. Zhou Tongwen's words were fierce and decisive, and after speaking, he quickly ran towards the low slope.

The high slope on the left was steep, and Li Tianchou finally found an ideal shooting position, bent down, and stretched his head out to look down. The moonlight is clear and the visibility is very high, which is also the reason why Dong Ruihua and the others were discovered quickly. There were at least thirty or forty white-robed people in the canyon, fanning out and surrounding a huge rock, the rock was close to the high slope on the left, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it should be Dong Ruihua and them.

Relying on the terrain advantage, they have been holding on for a while, and the opponent is not in a hurry, and slowly advances, seemingly trying to delay time. With a muffled sound of "bang", a bright flare shot out from the opposite slope, illuminating the entire canyon, and suddenly making the opponent stunned and blind. After a short reaction, at least a third of the opposing side began to shoot closer to the right slope. Li Tianchou seized the opportunity to shoot decisively and began to harvest the lives of the white-robed people.

Li Tianchou's marksmanship in the elite special service unit is top-notch, although the shooting accuracy of the 79-type micro charge in his hand is not high, but the firepower is fierce, and within a range of 200 meters, the lethal effect of the second burst shot is excellent. In an instant, four or five white-robed people fell in the canyon. The opponent was once again in chaos, and just now he was surrounded by others, and now he seems to be surrounded. After a strange scream, the opponent divided a part of the people to shoot at Li Tianchou's position, so that the pressure on Dong Ruihua in front of him suddenly decreased, and several micro rushes began to strafe at the same time, and the black-robed man fell down again.

There was another muffled sound, and a red flare shot out from the right slope, hitting the chest of a white-robed man, and the fire exploded, illuminating the entire canyon again. Li Tianchou was unceremonious, and quickly knocked down a few more. In a few moments, the white-robed people who participated in the pursuit lost a small half.

The opponent was completely confused, and the leader was so shocked that Uriwa shouted a few words, and then jumped on his horse and ran out of the canyon. The rest of the men retreated, shooting with their guns raised, retreating to the mouth of the valley, turning and running, and in a moment they ran away.

There was a whistle on the opposite slope, Li Tianchou understood, quickly went downhill along the original road, and ran into the valley mouth. The scene behind the rock frightened Li Tianchou, his comrade-in-arms Gong Bin had already fallen in a pool of blood, Fang Jun was sitting on the ground with Dong Ruihua in his arms and gasping for breath, and Dong Ruihua's lower body was also blurred with flesh and blood. "What's the situation?" Zhou Tongwen also ran over.

"Dog's day, the other side has grenades, American-made. Dong Ruihua gritted his teeth and said.

"What is the situation for you?" Zhou Tongwen was in a hurry, and immediately squatted down to check the injuries of his comrades.

"I don't know, my leg is broken. ”

"Where's the first aid kit? Tianchou, Xiaodong, you two search each other's corpses, as long as weapons and medical kits, quickly!" Zhou Tongwen ordered loudly.

Most of the other party is poor, there is no oil and water on them, and the weapons are also varied, there is everything, but there are very few of them. After searching for a long time, I only picked up two semi-automatic rifles, three magazines, and a few bags of jerky, and the biggest catch was an American-made grenade, but there was no medical kit. Li Tianchou was puzzled and peeled off a few robes that were quite complete.

forced Dong Ruihua to eat a few pieces of jerky and drink saliva. After counting the battle damage, there were only six people left, Dong Ruihua was seriously injured, and Professor Xie was intact, but the old man looked a little sluggish. The weapons were pitiful, and in addition to the captured, the bullets of the micro-charge were almost exhausted.

"Time is running out, and the other party will definitely come back. Tianchou, you now take everyone to protect Xie Lao and escape from the canyon as soon as possible, so that it will be very close to the border. Lao Dong and I are here to accompany Gong Bin. Zhou Tongwen ordered.

"That's not good, you're the team leader, you have to take everyone away, I'll accompany Gong Bin. Li Tianchou was anxious, he knew very well what it meant to stay, and hurriedly argued.

"Say a few words, carry out the order. This is outside the borders, and if you disobey orders, you know it?" Zhou Tongwen roared.

"Rebel, betray, anyway, I'll stay, you take everyone away. Li Tianchou was also anxious.

Zhou Tongwen didn't say a word, pulled the bolt of the gun and said viciously at Li Tianchou: "What are you talking about? If you are stubborn again, Lao Tzu will jump on you." Get out of here!"

Li Tianchou was stunned on the spot, but Zhou Tongwen grabbed Li Tianchou's collar and continued: "Just leave us some more weapons." Get out!" and said in a very low voice, "Watch." ”

Li Tianchou suddenly realized, he glanced at Zhou Tongwen very reluctantly, turned his head and shouted: "*, Fang Jun come with me." The two followed Li Tianchou and ran to each other's corpses to search for it, brought back a bundle of miscellaneous guns, and piled them up next to Dong Ruihua. Including the soldier Zhang Ziqiang, the four of them all brought only pistols and daggers, and said "Take care!" and protected Xie Lao and ran in the other direction of the canyon.

The canyon was very long, and everyone took turns carrying Xie Lao, although he was tired and exhausted, Li Tianchou didn't dare to stop for a moment, he knew that as long as he sat down and rested, he might not be able to walk again.

I don't know how long I ran, but the sky in the distance was slightly white, and it was almost dawn, and I was finally about to get out of the canyon. Li Tianchou was in high spirits and encouraged everyone, "If you work harder, there will be Taniguchi ahead." At this moment, suddenly a very soft "buzzing" sound came, like the sound of a bee vibrating its wings, far away, intermittently. Li Tianchou motioned for everyone to move on, while he stopped and listened, and slowly, his face changed, this sound was the sound of a car engine!

Could it be that the other party has already caught up? The team leader ...... Li Tianchou's nose was sour, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly chased after the team. He paid attention to the terrain in front of him as he ran, and if he was discovered by his opponent, there would be nowhere to hide in such an empty Gobi, the canyon was almost at the end, and the slopes on both sides were extremely gentle and difficult to hide. The only way to do this is to look for bunkers or rocks behind the slopes to hide, and not to be exposed in the wilderness anyway.

"Fang Jun, stop. Li Tianchou shouted loudly.

The face of the one was flushed with tiredness, and he gasped loudly on the spot, rolling his eyes, and none of them could make a sound. "Listen to me, let's go up the slope on the left and fix it. Li Tianchou said.

* Waved his hand straight, gasped for a long time before saying, "Let's get out of the canyon, it's just here." ”

"Listen carefully to what's going on behind you? You can't go any further now. Li Tianchou said.

General Fang Jun leaned over suspiciously and put his ears close to the ground, and his face changed suddenly, "I'm grass, it's a car." ”

Everyone was stunned and understood what was happening, so they no longer hesitated and immediately climbed the gentle slope on the left. Luckily, there are several large and small weathered gravel pits on the side of the slope, although they are shallow, it is difficult to spot people lying on their stomachs or lying down.

Fang Jun stretched out his hand and kept forward: "Tianchou look, what is that?" Li Tianchou looked around, in addition to the clumps of camel thorns on the barren beach in the distance, there were several eye-catching small black dots, close together, which seemed to be arranged quite regularly, not like something naturally formed, but he couldn't tell what it was. "Maybe it's a relic of an ancient building. Li Tianchou muttered.

The humming sound grew louder and louder, and it could be heard clearly without careful discernment, from far to near, and finally became the roar of a car engine. "Shhhh Li Tianchou whispered.

"My mom, there must be several cars here, and these people are really willing to pay for it in order to kill us. Zhang Zhiqiang, who had been silent, suddenly laughed at himself. Everyone pulled out their pistols one after another, and the nervousness immediately spread, and no one answered his call.

Li Tianchou gestured to Fang Jun and them, and slowly climbed out of the gravel pit and touched the top of the slope. His movements were gentle, not daring to touch the isolated gravel, and when his eyes could sweep the canyon, he immediately stopped. The sound is getting closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye, it is in the ear.

Zhang Ziqiang is right, the other party really invested a lot of money, a full four off-road personnel carriers, although they look tattered, but the horsepower is strong, whistling with sand and dust. According to preliminary judgment, there were at least sixty or seventy people in the car. Li Tianchou was secretly glad that he took everyone to hide behind the slope, otherwise it would have been miserable. He lay motionless, watching the car go away until it turned into a black dot. Turning his head and looking at the other end of the canyon, except for the dust falling to the ground, there was no abnormal movement, and Li Tianchou's hanging heart relaxed.

Back at the gravel pit, everyone relaxed a little, the light had already brightened, and the favorable night had faded, and there was no longer shelter for everyone. What's even more frustrating is that the vegetation on this side of the canyon is starting to be sparse and so short that not even a rabbit can hide, let alone a person. Where do we go from here? To stay here is to wait for death, and to continue to move forward is to seek death.

"Take a detour, you can't stop here. Li Tianchou said.

"Where do you go around? In broad daylight, the field of vision is wide, and our movement will definitely be exposed, just like stripping naked on the stage, and no one will run. * Immediately refute.

"If they can't catch up with us, they will definitely come back to search, except for the canyon, we have nowhere to hide, it's too obvious. "Fang Jun is in favor of transferring immediately.

"Fang Jun is right, and we don't know if the other party has a successor, it's actually very dangerous. Li Tianchou nodded, then pointed to a few small black dots in the distance with his hand and said: "That place, the visual distance is about five or six miles, and it can also be hidden, and you can rest there before leaving." ”

"I'm grass, too conspicuous, and the other party is not a fool. Zhang Ziqiang shook his head and said.

"There's no way, it's better to take a gamble than to wait here for death. Li Tianchou made up his mind and tried his best to overcome public opinion. He is the temporary leader designated by the team leader Zhou Tongwen, and his final decision is an order. The crowd said no more and immediately took action. Li Tianchou carried Xie Lao on his back, the old man's mental state was very poor, he didn't say a word from beginning to end, his eyes were half-squinted, and it seemed that he was sick.

Exposed to the wilderness, it was very dangerous, and everyone ran wildly all the way, and gradually the little black dots became bigger and closer. It's really right for Li Tianchou, this is really a building relic, as for whether it is ancient, I don't know, a few ruins and broken walls are quite tall, and it is ideal as a temporary hiding place.

"Just here to take a break, I'll be on guard first, and then rotate after half an hour. Li Tianchou slowly put down Xie Lao, and the person almost collapsed and almost knelt on the ground, "Is there still any water?" Give Xie Lao some drink, he is sick." Everyone shook the marching kettle, only Fang Jun's hand was a little sound, "Damn, there's only a foundation left." He cursed and looked at Li Tianchou.

Li Tianchou glanced at everyone, all of them had chapped lips and a serious lack of water, and they didn't feel good in their hearts. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Half of it, half of Xie Lao, half of us." Fang Jun nodded and didn't speak again.

Continuous and uninterrupted run, fierce battle, and then run, and ...... again , everyone's physical fitness has been seriously overdrawn, Li Tianchou survived for half an hour, woke up Fang Jun, and fell asleep by the wall. I don't know how long I slept, but I heard a small voice in a daze: "What do you say is the identity of this old man? It was Zhang Ziqiang's voice.

"I don't know, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, just carry out the task. Fang Jun replied.

"Grass, most of these bullshit missions have been left in a foreign country, and I don't know if I can go back alive. Zhang Ziqiang complained.

"Depend on fate. Fang Jun sighed heavily.

Li Tianchou suddenly couldn't sleep, he thought of Zhou Tongwen, who was as close as his eldest brother, and his eyes were moist. I wiped my eyes and looked at the time, well, I've been resting for more than an hour, and it's time to act no matter what I'm going to look like.

"Hey, where is the little wooden Buddha you are hanging? At this time, you have to worship him, and bless us to return home safely. Fang Jun suddenly discovered something.

"Yo, damn it, I forgot about him all the way to escape, and I might have lost it. Zhang Ziqiang touched up and down.

“......”

Li Tianchou's heart suddenly moved, and before he had time to think about it, the * who had just changed into a guard post crawled over quickly, and said hurriedly and nervously: "The bastards have touched this way." Everyone suddenly became nervous. Li Tianchou took out his binoculars and quickly climbed to the wall to check, and couldn't help but gasp, and the dense small black dots in the distance were rapidly approaching here.

"Wake up Mr. Xie quickly and set off immediately. Li Tianchou said, climbed to another wall, looked at it with a telescope, and sighed in his heart, there were also dense small black dots in the distance, there were enemies in front and back, this was a dumpling!" Li Tianchou cursed, as if he meant something.

Li Tianchou quickly thought about the way to get out, the front and back sides were blocked, to the left was farther and farther away from the country, and to the right was to return to the direction of the canyon, which was also the only direction that could run, let's fight!" ”

"No, Zhang Ziqiang and I will lead away the enemy, and you will send Xie Lao away. Fang Jun argued.

"Get out, this is an order!" Li Tianchou shouted loudly, he remembered the scene when Zhou Tongwen gave an order to him in the canyon, he couldn't control his emotions, and kicked Fang Jun in the ass fiercely.

Ignoring Fang Jun's glare, Li Tianchou continued: "There is no time, Zhang Ziqiang and I will climb out from the left side in a while, don't move first, after hearing the gunshot, you rush out again, don't look back." Ziqiang, look at my gesture for a while and shoot again. ”

Zhang Ziqiang nodded, Fang Jun wanted to say something more, but was slapped on the head by Li Tianchou, "Execute the order!"

"Yes!" Fang Jun agreed with tears in his eyes.

"Let's go, Ziqiang!" Li Tianchou resolutely gave the order.

The two of them were crawling forward, the speed was very fast, and suddenly Li Tianchou stood up and ran quickly with his legs open. Zhang Ziqiang, who was not far away, was stunned, and also stood up and ran wildly.

"Bang, bang" ...... "da-da-da...... Da Da ......" The front and back of the ruins suddenly burst into gunfire, and Li Tianchou ran faster and faster, and the kettle, flashlight, and telescope on his body were thrown away, leaving only daggers and pistols.

"Ah!" A miserable cry, Li Tianchou turned his head to see that Zhang Ziqiang had been shot and fell to the ground. Suddenly, there was a violent burning in his chest, which hurt his heart and lungs, followed by continuous burning in his lower abdomen and back, and he didn't know how many shots he had been shot......

"Why the is this?!!" Before Li Tianchou lost consciousness, there was only extreme anger and unwillingness left in his mind.