Time flies, the sun and the moon set, and the saber regiment finally came to the jungle next to the swamp after two days of running, Zhang Ran looked at the swamp not far in front of him and began to observe.

The surface of the swamp is too wet or there is a thin layer of water, the soil moisture is almost saturated, there is a peat accumulation, and the hygrophilic and water-loving marsh plants grow.

The swamp in front of him was very large, and he could barely see the jungle opposite, Zhang Ran turned to the saber regiment behind him and said, "Everyone be careful to hide, wait for the night when we cross the swamp again, reach the opposite jungle and continue to march." ”

"Yes!"

At this time, Ruba returned to Zhang Ran's side after observing the surrounding environment, breathing rapidly, it seemed that he had run all the way back, Ruba said to Zhang Ran: "Sabre, follow me to take a look." ”

Zhang Ran was puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”

"There are signs of human activity in the open space next to it."

Zhang Ran looked in the direction that Lu Ba pointed and asked, "How far?" ”

"It's estimated to be a hundred meters."

"Let's go, let's see."

Zhang Ran took Xiaobing and Lin Feng, and under the leadership of Luba, several people quickly came to an open space.

The fire extinguished in the middle of the clearing was clearly visible, and there were temporary shelters built by people around, and there was some leftover food left nearby, Zhang Ran looked at all this and said: "Well, there are indeed people here who have stayed for a short time, but we haven't met them along the way, and I don't know who has stayed here." ”

The little soldier half-squatted on the ground and said to Zhang Ran behind him: "Boss, you come here." ”

Zhang Ran walked in front of Xiao Bing, looked down, the vegetation on the ground had fallen down, and two tire tracks appeared on the side of the open space, Xiao Bing said: "Boss, it seems that they are driving a combat vehicle." ”

"Well, don't worry about who it is now, let's go to the other side of the swamp first."

"Okay."

Zhang Ran took a few people back to the cold-blooded side of the jungle squatting at the edge of the jungle.

Cold-blooded watched Zhang Ran come back, and immediately asked, "Boss, what's wrong, what did you find?" ”

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "A temporary residence, it seems that it has only been left for a long time, and there is still a little temperature on the fire. ”

Cold-blooded replied, "Who could it be?" ”

"Leave it alone, did you find anything here?"

Cold-blooded shook his head: "It's too far away, and we don't have a telescope." ”

"It looks like we'll have to wait for the night to gamble."

"Bet?"

Zhang Ran analyzed: "Well, I believe there should be enemies in the jungle opposite, but I don't know if they are constantly observing the swamp in the marginal area. ”

"If they find out about us, the consequences will be serious."

"Yes, if we were caught passing through the swamp, they would have chosen to shoot us when we got to the center of the swamp."

Cold-blooded also nodded: "In that state, we only have mermaid meat." ”

Ruba collected the dry grass plants on the side, and began to slowly weave the dead grass into a circular shape, a vine passed through both sides of the round haystack, tied to the top of his feet, and then stomped on the ground twice, and after making sure that it was strong, Ruba began to make the rest of the people's haystacks again.

The saber regiment was located very close to the swamp open field, and it would be easy to be spotted if a fire was raised, so everyone decided not to eat for the time being, and everyone stomped their feet with the haystacks made by Ruba tied to the soles of their feet.

The little soldier smiled and said, "Ruba, these things work?" ”

"Well, it's very useful, if you are still worried that it will sink, we can find a relatively large dead tree, put it on the water surface of the swamp, and push it alone, if someone starts to sink because of the complete wetness, you can use the dead tree to reach the opposite side safely."

Zhang Ran laughed: "Very good, do what Ruba said, it's better to be prepared with both hands than to do it alone." ”

After saying that, Lu Ba and Lin Feng walked to the depths of the jungle with their fighting knives and began to look for dead wood.

Zhang Ran looked at the swamp on the side, looked at the woods behind him, and said to Cold Blood: "It might be better to use the leaves here to camouflage when passing through the swamp." ”

Cold-blooded nodded: "Well, even if the enemy observes at night, he can only see vague leaves, and he can't determine our whereabouts." ”

Zhang Ran thought for a while and said, "Well, that's it." ”

Night soon came, and the saber regiment was fully armed, each of them camouflaged with leaves, with haystacks under their feet, and a dead tree about his height standing beside the creep.

Zhang Ran looked at the team members and said, "After entering the jungle opposite, immediately look for a hidden place, and gather after confirming the safety of the surroundings." ”

"Yes!"

"Let's go."

After saying that, the saber regiment slowly walked out of the edge of the jungle and came to a swamp, the soldiers put the dead tree on the surface of the swamp, pushed the dead tree behind, and the rest of the people also stepped on the swamp, at first everyone was still walking cautiously, until they saw Ruba moving freely in the swamp, everyone was completely relieved.

Walking to the heart of the swamp, everyone's hearts tightened, and they knew that if the enemy found out about them, now was the best time to make a move.

There was no movement in the jungle opposite, and there was no fire from the fire, Zhang Ran gestured to the team members behind him, signaling everyone to speed up their pace, and everyone in the saber regiment also wanted to leave the swamp quickly, but after walking in the swamp for so long, the haystacks under everyone's feet had already been wet.

At this time, Ruba sped up his pace from behind Zhang Ran, rushed to the front of the team, and said to Zhang Ran: "Sabre, it seems that the haystack on everyone's feet is about to hold on, I'll go to the opposite jungle first, if there is no situation, I will give you a signal, you speed up, I know that you have been worried about someone attacking on the opposite side, which makes everyone very slow, and everyone is stuck in the swamp before they get to the other side in this way." ”

Zhang Ran thought for a while and replied, "Okay, you be careful." ”

"Yes." After speaking, Ruba immediately ran to the jungle on the other side, looked at the figure far away, and said in cold blood: "Boss, this is very dangerous, if there is an enemy in the jungle ambush, then Ruba may not be able to come back." ”

"This is also a way to do it, now the speed of the saber regiment is too slow, and we have been worried about the movement of the jungle opposite, the haystacks on our feet will not be able to support it at any time, and there will be no need for the enemy to clean us up at that time."

Cold-blooded smiled helplessly: "No way, after all, our current position is too awkward, in the center of the swamp, in this open swamp, we are too obvious." ”

"Hehe, as long as someone observes carefully, we are in danger of being shot at any time, so everyone get out of this area as soon as possible."

The Saber Regiment continued to advance slowly, and when they did not receive a signal from Ruba, they could only observe the jungle opposite.

Lin Feng said behind him, "Boss, the black knife's haystack is no longer good. ”

Zhang Ran turned around to see that the feet of the black knife had begun to sink slowly, and Zhang Ran immediately said: "Black knife, on the dead wood." ”

The black knife hugged the dead tree pushed by the soldier and sat directly on it, and at this time, the soldier kept bending down to push the dead tree, and the haystack on his feet was useless.

Zhang Ran said: "The little soldier also went up, Lin Feng pushed, and I pulled." After speaking, Zhang Ran picked up the automatic rifle in his hand, handed the muzzle to the black knife sitting on the dead tree, held the handle of the gun himself, and pulled it forward, Lin Feng also came behind the little soldier and pushed the dead tree forward.

Cold-blooded continued to observe the situation on the other side, and said to Zhang Ran: "I can't see Luba's figure anymore, it seems that he is approaching the other side." ”

Zhang Ran said: "Cold-blooded, go and help Lin Feng push together, we can't hold on like this." Zhang Ran already felt that the haystack on his feet was slowly losing its function.

Cold-blooded immediately ran to Lin Feng's side and pushed the dead tree with Lin Feng.

Zhang Ran pulled the handle of the gun in front and quickened his pace.

At this time, there was an owl cry from the jungle on the opposite bank, Zhang Ran knew that it was Luba's signal, Zhang Ran turned to everyone and said, "The other side is safe, everyone go quickly." ”

The black knife and the little soldier were on the dead tree, took off the haystack on their feet, began to twist it, and after wringing out the water in the haystack, they put it back on, and the two jumped off the dead tree and said to Zhang Ran: "Boss, go." ”

Zhang Ran watched the actions of the two and said with a smile: "Okay, now everyone gives up the dead tree and moves to the other side at full speed." ”

After saying that, everyone rushed frantically on the swamp, because of Ruba's signal, the saber regiment and his party had no worries in their hearts, and they only wanted to quickly cross this swamp.

After a while, the saber regiment arrived at the safety of the opposite bank and left the swamp water, everyone gasped for breath, and Ruba came to Zhang Ran's side: "It looks like you almost became the nourishment of this swamp." ”

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "That's really a difference, fortunately there is the dead wood you provided, otherwise the black knife and the small soldiers can't come out now, what's the matter, nothing was found here?" ”

Ruba shook his head: "I've observed everything around here, and I haven't found anything abnormal, so it seems that there are no enemies of yours in this area." ”

"Well, find a place to build a temporary shelter, and everyone should have something to eat."

"Okay." Ruba turned and walked deeper into the jungle.

The saber regiment lifted the leaves on their bodies and the haystacks on their feet, and after quickly checking their equipment, they also burrowed into the jungle behind them.

Not far away, Ruba was cleaning up with a fighting knife, and after a while, a small clearing was developed by Ruba Regiment, and everyone in the saber regiment had formed a tacit understanding after living in the jungle during this time, Xiaobing and Lin Feng began to look for materials to build a temporary shelter, while Ruba hunted food nearby with Coldblood.

The black knife brought a pile of relatively dry firewood and said to Zhang Ran: "Boss, shall we raise the fire?" ”

Zhang Ran said: "Let's go find some banana leaves to block the fire, after all, this place should not be far from the 'Dramatist' or the other two mercenary groups." ”

The black knife nodded: "Well, it's better to be careful, we haven't met the 'Dramatist' along the way, and the direction of the 'Double Blade' should not be far from here." ”

"There are still two people from the mercenary group who haven't shown up, and that's what I'm worried about."

Black Knife followed Zhang Ran to the depths of the jungle with a fighting knife, looking for banana leaves that could block the light source of the fire as much as possible.

The saber regiment has a clear division of labor and moves quickly, and in the night, everyone wears night vision devices, skillfully and quickly finds the items, and then gathers in the clearing.

This book was first published in Reading Books