The next day, Canglong led his men to the mountains north of Basra.

"It's damn weather, it's dizzy!" Because there are no roads, and the Americans' satellites are always dangling overhead, they don't drive, they dress like local caravans, and naturally they complain about snow leopards.

However, his real purpose was not to complain about the weather, for a special soldier, he had long been accustomed to all kinds of weather, he just wanted to find an excuse to move his already chapped lips.

Except for a guide, Canglong only brought the snow leopard, Hei Wuchang and Tang Long, and he didn't worry about what Badr would play tricks on him, after all, they were grasshoppers on a rope now.

After walking for more than ten minutes, the snow leopard suddenly screamed: "There is one less person!" ”

Everyone thought he was joking, after all, this guy didn't find an excuse to speak, so he had an itchy mouth, so he ignored him, but Snow Leopard repeated again: "There is one less person, it seems to be Tang Long's kid!" ”

Canglong's face was solemn, and he swept back, there were only four left in the original team of five people, but he was not nervous, he just said to the guide: "Take them to find a shady place to rest, or go directly and give me all your water!" ”

The guide nodded, anyway, it was not far from the destination, several people threw the water to him, and Hei Wuchang said, "Head, I'll go back with you." ”

Originally, Canglong wanted to refuse, but finally nodded, the snow leopard and the guide continued to move forward, leaving markers along the way, and Canglong and Hei Wuchang rushed back, about half a mile back, they saw a person lying tightly wrapped on a rock and unconscious.

Black Impermanence was on the side, Canglong walked over, 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, Canglong frowned, moved him to a cool place, and after leaving the sun's exposure, untied his clothes, then took out the kettle, poured water on him, and poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth, then stopped, took his hat, and fanned the wind on him.

Hei Wuchang walked over, picked up the kettle on Tang Long's body, and found that it was still full, so he looked strange: "Don't drink water when you are in hot prostration?" It's still a tough nut. ”

Canglong also picked up the kettle, feeling that Tang Long walked here from Basra, and he didn't drink a sip of water, this is the snow leopard They can't stand it, let alone Tang Long, but at this time it is useless to blame, he is fanning the wind, while pouring water into his mouth rhythmically, about once every three minutes.

About half an hour or so, Tang Long opened his eyes groggily, and when he saw Canglong, he was about to stand up, Canglong hurriedly held him down: "Don't move, stay calm, don't consume the water in your body!" ”

Tang Long nodded, motionless, but still feeling dizzy, during which he asked Canglong: "Teacher Cang, am I going to die?" If I die, you must take me back to China, I don't want to be buried here! ”

Canglong didn't answer him, Hei Wuchang came over with a big grin, and said with a simple smile: "If you don't drink water, you probably will really die, but with a head here, you can't die if you want to!" ”

Tang Long was speechless, today was the first time he had seen this big black man say so much, maybe only with Canglong, this big black man would talk like this, he thought to himself.

Until the afternoon, after sunset, Canglong and Hei Wuchang made a simple stretcher, if in China, if the heat prostration, it is nothing, but in the weather of Iraq, the heat prostration must be treated very carefully, especially Tang Long's fragile physique, a bad life may be lost.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the mountain wind was howling, bringing up sand and dust, as if it was a knife cut, it was very cold, but Canglong Hei Impermanence didn't care.

On the way, Tang Long told Canglong 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 U.S. military was preparing to march into North Africa, there was a training codenamed "water", the purpose was to overcome the desert environment, and the content of the training was also very simple, reducing the supply of water to soldiers every day, do you know what the final result is? ”

"How, they succeeded?" Tang Long asked curiously, suddenly his head was no longer dizzy, and his body was not empty.

"Some people succeeded, but they died more than 200 people, and in the end they didn't dare to do such water training." Canglong said coldly, "Compared with nature, the human body is very fragile, remember never use the body to compete with nature, it will be very short-lived!" ”

Tang Long suddenly looked terrified: "Didn't the snow leopard say that the body can be trained to preserve water?" ”

"But it didn't make you go without water?" Canglong said coldly, "It's good that he can keep the water in the body, but he will also replenish the water into the body from the outside, the so-called keeping the water in the body is not drinking water, but to minimize the water consumption of the body caused by exercise, according to the calculation, how much water you need to drink, and finally make reasonable use of all the water in 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 Canglong was very serious, but at this time he found that Canglong still cared about him very much, and he was not like when he first came, using those cruel words to scare himself, it turned out that Teacher Cang was still Teacher Cang, Tang Long thought in his heart.

Under the guidance of the mark, they quickly found the base of the Badr Brigade, saying that it was a base, but it was actually an underground fortress, if there was no one to guide them, even if they walked on this underground fortress, it would be difficult to find that it was so wide underneath, and the facilities inside were all available, giving him the feeling that it was the base of Tekko.

"It's a military fortress, isn't it?" Canglong asked after handing Tang Long to the doctor.

"Yes, we are now fifty meters underground, here was the command post built by Saddam's National Guard before, but before it was completed, the Americans came in, and a lot of materials were stored in it, plus the captain of the National Guard in the southern theater was killed, so no one knows here, when my people found here, it was still very coincidental, if it weren't for the US bombing all the time, it was blown up here by mistake, and then the upper layer of concrete was exposed, I'm afraid this fortress would be sealed forever." Badr said triumphantly.

Canglong saw that there were not only a lot of war materials stored, but even saw that there were fighter jets, so he went over to take a look and found that it was still a Chinese-made J-7.

Needless to say, the snow leopard saw this thing as if it had seen a treasure, lifted the outer barrier, and went up, while Canglong wondered: "How did this plane get in?" ”

"This base is actually an air and land integration, there are passages for the army to enter, and there are also holes for fighters to take off and land, but the long-term bombing of the US military has blown up the hole, but it is precisely because of the bombing of the hole that this fortress has not been exposed." Badr explained.

Canglong then came to the command room of the fortress, there is an independent generator, it is simply readily available, although a lot of materials have been used, but there are still a lot of things, arming more than a thousand people is not a problem, the most complete materials are afraid of the military uniforms of the Saddam period, the Badr Brigade will naturally not take trouble to wear these military uniforms, even if it is difficult to sell, so it has been hoarded here.

Sorted it out, there are a total of two J-7, five missile vehicles loaded with SAM-9 air defense missiles, Canglong asked the snow leopard to check it, and found that it was intact, and the other is five boxes of missile ammunition, 2,000 AK47 rifles, most of which may have problems because of poor maintenance, and there may be problems with their use, and the rest is 2,000 sets of military uniforms, this underground base, in general, can accommodate 2,000 fighters.

But because the Badr Brigade is a militia, the air in the entire fortress is extremely poor, and even many places are full of foul odors, plus the US military bombing, most of the ventilation systems are blocked, so it is a miracle to be able to live here for a week without going out to breathe.

"You're here a lot, aren't you?" Canglong asked.

"Yes, before the Americans evacuated, I basically sat here to command, and after the Americans withdrew, they moved around, and now that they are back, the days here will be very long in the future!" Badr said.

"No wonder you are so thin, for a long time in such an environment, your troops can have combat effectiveness." Canglong shook his head.

Badr looked helpless, obviously in order to guard against the US military, they had to do this.

"Take me to your people!" Canglong said, and then Badr led the way, and after a few minutes of walking around the entire fortress, they came to an underground square, which was obviously the meeting place, about the size of a football field, and where all the elites of the Badr Brigade had gathered.

However, seeing these so-called elites, Canglong's face, which was still holding a little hope, was only disappointed, and the snow leopard was even more shocked: "This is the fucking army?" ”

The men of the Badr Brigade were dressed in a variety of ways, some in robes, some bare-chested, and even more in tatters, which was not a problem, but the problem was that almost all of them were thin, sallow, and obviously malnourished, and a few had a cruel look on their faces, and most of them had a listless face.

Badr was embarrassed by the sarcasm of the snow leopard, but he still emphasized: "This is Iraq, we can be formed is already very good, for this country, many of our elites have sacrificed, those are my comrades in the National Guard!" ”

Canglong didn't say anything, looked at the faces of these people, and found that many of them were underage, and even some were only thirteen or fourteen years old, thin and only skeletons left, but they were holding an AK47 with a look full of firmness, which really made me wonder if a gust of wind blew over, would it be like a straw, and a large piece of it would be blown down?

"Let them eat dinner first, and when they are full, they will all give me a bath and change into clean clothes, not for minors, and not for 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 to let a dozen people take a bath, but if more than 2,000 people are bathed, there will be a shortage of water here, and where do we get clean clothes here?" And food is also a problem, basically everyone's supply is a portion, they have already eaten dinner! ”

Hearing this, Canglong's face changed, and he stared at Badr gloomily and said, "A hungry look like you've eaten?" I don't care if there is a shortage of food here, two hours old, I need to see that they are all full, standing in front of me cleanly, there is no water to use a cloth to pour water on the body, there is no clothes, put on those military uniforms of Saddam Hussein, Lao Hei, you supervise their implementation, if they don't meet the requirements, just because our agreement has not been discussed! ”

After Canglong finished speaking, he left without looking back