Kalimantan is a huge island with an area of 740,000 square kilometers. 2. The green hills, covered with lush trees and various vines and weeds, are green as far as the eye can see.

Lin Rui and his team arrived at night and landed on the island at high tide. In the northwest of the island, he plunged headlong into the dense forest.

Kalimantan is a tropical rainforest zone. Most of the island's rivers are navigable and are an important and often the only lifeline for trade and commerce. The northern part of the island was in a state of closed primitive society for a long time until the 8o generation of the last century, because the length of the river flow rarely exceeded 16o kilometers, and it was often shorter than that. The situation is now a little better, but many places are still closed and inaccessible.

The sweltering climate made everyone sweat. The special smell of plants and trees in the rainforest makes people feel inexplicably oppressive.

"Alright, we've come far enough. There are too many problems with the night march, so everyone rests on the spot and leaves two people to be on guard. There are many beasts in this place. Don't forget, watch out for snakes. Lin Rui waved his hand.

"I can finally rest for a while. Crazy Horse whispered, "My neck is almost sucked dry by mosquitoes." ”

"Didn't you use mosquito repellent?" said Shogan in a low voice.

"I used it, but it was quickly washed away by the sweat expelled from my body. We all sweat profusely, and sweat attracts a lot of mosquitoes. Crazy Horse touched the back of his neck with his hand, and his hands were full of speckled mosquitoes that had sucked blood.

"Bear with me, and it will be done soon. When the day dawns, it will be better, mosquitoes like darkness. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "Actuary, confirm our location." ”

Jiang An looked at the mobile computer in his hand, "We have only entered the jungle for about thirteen kilometers, and according to the intelligence of the Russian side, we may still have a long way to go." ”

"Damn it, how could the Yankees build a goddamn base in a place like this!" Sergei scolded in a low voice.

"This is a product of the period after World War II when the U.S. military established a group of bases in Southeast Asia, when they used some of the Japanese army's underground fortifications during the Pacific War to rebuild the base. However, because it was too close to the middle of the island to be of little value, it was closed for a time before being reopened as a special forces training base. to help train soldiers to fight in specific hot rainforest areas. Jiang Jian said in a low voice.

"It's a madman who fights in a place like this. Sergei whispered.

"Crazy people often say that this world is full of crazy people, and only he is normal. Snake Eyes patted him on the shoulder.

"Fuck off, you Yankee. Sergei muttered dissatisfied.

"Save your energy, Russians. We're all the same, not much better?" Snakeeye whispered. Snoring gradually came from the darkness, and it was impossible to hear whose it was. Lin Rui wrapped his clothes tightly and tried his best to dry the camouflage clothes on his body with his body temperature, so that he could sleep comfortably. But he soon realized that this was a luxury.

The dew from the trees and the sweat from his body kept him damp. The sticky clothes didn't feel comfortable at all, but he still slept like self-hypnosis. He has developed a habit of being able to sleep when he wants to. Like a survival instinct, this is the only way to save limited time and get enough sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the 2nd team began to act, and the path chosen by Lin Rui and the others was also extremely remote, and there was no road in the jungle at all, so they all relied on the machete in their hands to open the way. The march was good, but it would take a long time to get to where they were searching.

The actuary Shogan is the hardest of the bunch, not because he carries a lot of weight, but because of his physical fitness. He was also strong among ordinary people, but he was the worst in this team, not even a woman like Yelena. He is actually a think-tank type planner and commander, and this high-intensity march is miserable for him.

"What's the matter, Yankee. You guys who rely on cars and helicopters can't walk on mountain roads, do you have blisters on your little feet?" Sergei gasped, not forgetting to sneer at the generals beside him.

"It's nothing, it's nothing compared to Sandakan's death march?" Shogishi shook his head and continued walking.

"What Sandakan death march?" Sergey was inexplicable.

"I'm laughing at you for reading too little. "Shogan walks along the way" is a series of forced marches by the Japanese army at the end of the Pacific War to Allied prisoners of war in the Sandakan prisoner of war camp. In Japanese, it is called: サンダカン死の行進. The march is believed to have killed 2,345 Allied prisoners of war, of whom only six survived. That thing was born here. ”

"Right here, Kalimantan?" Sergey frowned.

"In 1943, the Japanese transferred Australian and British prisoners of war from the Battle of Singapore to Kalimantan and forced them to build a military airfield. The working conditions of the prisoners of war were extremely harsh, and they often had to endure duress and beatings by the Japanese army. The officers among the POWs were transferred from Sandakan to the Batu Lindang POW camp in Kuching.

The living conditions of the POWs who remained in Sandakan deteriorated even more, the ration supply was further reduced, and even the wounded and sick POWs had to continue to do manual labor. After the completion of the airport, the POWs continued to be held in Sandakan. In 1945, only 19oo surviving prisoners of war remained in the camp. At this time, the Allied offensive advanced towards Kalimantan, and the military airfield was blown up.

Japanese Captain Hoshishima had a premonition that the Allies were about to land on the 6th, so he ordered the prisoners of war to be transferred to Lanau, 26o kilometers west of Sandakan. And this is the order of Lieutenant General Masaro Baba of the 37th Army of the Japanese Army. Jiang Jian said in a low voice.

"And it's the same route we took this time. Pass through wide marshes and native forests before climbing over the eastern side of Mount Kinabalu. Almost all of the prisoners of war were malnourished or seriously ill. On the way, if they have the slightest trouble or slow progress, they will be killed.

The Japanese guards forced the tired prisoners of war forward by firing guns. By the time of Japan's surrender, all prisoners of war who remained in Sandakan and were unable to walk had died of disease, starvation, or Japanese shooting. Only six Australian soldiers survived the war. Later, the Japanese also tried to destroy the prisoner of war camp in Sandakan to destroy any evidence of its existence. ”

Sergei was silent, shook his head and said, "What a sad story, and a bunch of damn bastards." ”

"There's one thing missing. Lin Rui looked at the jungle and said, "In addition to the sad stories and damn bastards, there is also this nightmarish jungle. Hurry up, brethren, at least you don't have a machine gun behind your ass. ”