Chapter Seventy-Seven

It has been three days since entering the jungle, and according to Zhao Zhi's arrangement, everything is still going well. However, the weather was very bad today, and it started to rain non-stop in the morning, and the rain was pouring down. The rainwater collected in the jungle flowed into the low-lying places, forming small pools of water, causing a lot of trouble for Zhao Zhi and his travel.

Zhao Zhi and the doglegs were all people who had traveled through the jungle, and they couldn't remember how many times they had experienced such weather, so everyone just wrapped up their raincoats tightly and marched silently. Compared to Zhao Zhi and the doglegs' indifference, others are not so optimistic, and if you don't pay attention, the pouring rain will flow in through the cracks of your raincoat until it wets every inch of your body. The body was wet and greasy, there was no dry place on the body, and they had to march with a heavy backpack on their backs, and after walking for more than ten miles, most of the guys couldn't stand it anymore and asked to stop and rest.

The dog carried the rifle backwards, and looked at these low-eyed guys with disdain, when they were in the camp, they were all arrogant, why did they just enter the jungle and were grassy, not as good as their aunts and grandmothers and their female soldiers. "Sir, what are they going to do if they want to stop and rest?" The dog disdainfully disdained, but still found Zhao Zhi, if these people all fell ill, it would drag everyone down.

"No, this rain is estimated to be unstoppable today, keep going" Zhao Zhi didn't discuss, stopping and resting in this kind of rain is simply committing suicide. The jungle was so wet that there wasn't even firewood to light it, so it was better to keep walking.

The foreign GIs didn't say anything, just struggled to move through the muddy water. Jin Dapeng's team was unhappy, and they had to rest, so it was annoying for the rear team to collect the goats of the fallen soldiers. Zhao Zhi took the dog to walk in front of a second lieutenant who made the most trouble, and said coldly, "This rain will not stop for a while, and then go" The second lieutenant rolled his eyes at Zhao Zhi, and said with a big prickly voice, "The brothers are tired, I really can't walk" The second lieutenant's words were simply unreasonable, and the timid soldier next to him went to pull him, but he pushed away. Zhao Zhi saw that this person was determined to find trouble, and immediately smiled and asked, "You really don't want to go, do you?" ”

The other soldiers saw that Zhao Zhi's hand had touched his waist, and they all stood up, and Zhao Zhi was about to draw his gun. "Hehe" the second lieutenant smiled, "When Lao Tzu was playing with the gun, Sir Zhao, you haven't been weaned yet, have you?" Just when the second lieutenant was speaking ill to Zhao Zhi, a gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole appeared on the second lieutenant's head. Zhao Zhi put the pistol back into the holster, glanced at the body of the second lieutenant, and then looked around at the group of soldiers, "I don't care what you did before you entered the advance camp, you have to abide by my rules when you enter here." I have only one rule: follow orders. Now you still want to stay here, you don't want to leave, don't you? Zhao Zhi's tone was even more gloomy in the already cold jungle, and the soldiers were frightened and desperately marched forward, and no one glanced at the body of the second lieutenant on the ground.

"Jin Dapeng, if you can't control your people, just say that many of my officers are still idle" Zhao Zhi looked at Jin Dapeng who was walking at the end of the team with a cold face, his tone was very stiff, and the hairs on Jin Dapeng's body stood up. Zhao Zhi and Jin Dapeng have always spoken very politely, and they have never called them by their names like this, and today is the first time. He regrets it now, and regrets that he shouldn't have worked against Zhao Zhi. In fact, Jin Dapeng didn't know Zhao Zhi before entering the advance camp, let alone any festivals, Zhao Yuanzhi told him before setting off that the original commander of the advance camp was Jin Dapeng's, this Zhao Zhi didn't know what way to go, robbed Jin Dapeng's position, and asked Jin Dapeng to be careful, Zhao Zhi is very domineering and does not tolerate people in his eyes.

Jin Dapeng is also an officer who has fought many battles, and he knows his own catties, if this jungle changes himself, he will never go so easily. At least until now, except for a second lieutenant killed by Zhao Zhi, no other brothers have died. According to Jin Dapeng's observation in the past few days, Zhao Zhi is not a difficult person to speak, as long as he doesn't violate his orders, he won't bother to pay attention to you. It seems that he was provoked by Zhao Yuanzhi, and the enthusiasm of those foreign soldiers and Zhao Zhi can prove this, the commander of this advance battalion is originally someone else's.

The heavy rain did not stop, which also caused a lot of trouble for the loggers, and the wet trees were too difficult to cut. However, after several experiments, the sapper-turned-longhair found a way. First, use a dagger or axe to make a fist-sized hole in the trunk of the tree to be felled, and then hang the trunk with a rope and drag it in the direction where it wants to fall, and stuff the grenade with the safety into the tree hole. The grenade is enough to blow up the trees, and if one is not enough, two will be on it, and there are enough grenades and explosives anyway. The method of growing hair is good, it is much faster than the previous axe to cut down trees, and now it is still some large trees that are felled, and the target is more conspicuous.

The pace of tree felling has been faster, and the speed at which everyone has moved has increased. Everyone is already walking mechanically, one foot tall and one foot short. Everyone's hearts are full of thoughts, first a full meal, and then a comfortable sleep. The scouts had come back once, saying that the machetes had been drawn from before to see the bones of the expeditionary force dead in the jungle, less than five miles away. Zhao Zhi couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, last time Zhao Zhi and the others walked for almost 10 days before they saw the bones of the expeditionary force, which means that they now took 4 days to walk the last 10 days.

According to Zhao Zhi's memory, the last time they walked in the jungle along the bones and abandoned shacks of the expeditionary force for 12 days before they reached the avenue. The expeditionary force has already stepped out of the trail in the jungle, Zhao Zhi only needs to lead people to cut down trees along the way to make road signs, it is estimated that it will not take 12 days, the advance battalion should be out of this jungle.

It seems that Zhao Zhi's good mood has infected God, and the rain has gradually decreased, from splashing to just dripping and pulling. The rain stopped, Zhao Zhi and the others encountered new troubles, and fog began to rise in the jungle. Without waiting for Zhao Zhi to give the order to gather the team, the machetes in the lead and the goats in the rear rushed over early. The fog in the jungle can be big or small, and sometimes people who are 2 or 3 meters apart from each other can't see each other clearly, and Zhao Zhi doesn't want to lose his brother because of this fog.

"Camp in place and rest" Zhao Zhi gave the order to set up camp, and the doglegs began to get busy with their own people, which made the other people in the advance camp also see the doglegs' skills. The machete led the man to cut the trunk of the tree, to dig out the dry core, and to prepare for the bonfire. The old cannon led people to find a few towering ancient trees, and the sapper shovels picked up the thick fallen leaves under the trees, and the soil below was still dry, just suitable for camping. Lang Zhong took two military doctors from the team and sprinkled them in the camp with homemade herbs, which were herbs to ward off poisonous insects. In the jungle, poisonous insects can attack you at any time, and if you are not careful, your life will be confessed here.

After sprinkling the medicine, Lang Zhong took out a few bottles from the first aid kit, and the bottles contained e-liquid boiled by Lang Zhong. The e-liquid he boiled wasn't for smokers. In the dense forests of the Savage Mountain, there are countless poisonous snakes and beasts, but compared to those mosquitoes, grasshoppers, locusts and termites, the threat of jackals, tigers and leopards to humans can be said to be small.

The mosquitoes here are bigger than dragonflies, and their mouthparts are large and long, and they bite people, and the wounds will not heal automatically unless they use special hemostatic drugs. If the bitten person does not receive first aid, the blood will dry up and die within two hours. And these mosquitoes do not appear, as soon as they appear, they are black and oppressive, like a black cloud, even in winter, these mosquitoes are very rampant.

There are also grasshoppers, which are everywhere in the savage mountains, and the grasshoppers here love the smell of blood, and after they bite a person, they will break into two as soon as you pull it, and their heads will burrow into the human body, and they will swim all over the body with the bloodstream, and finally parasitize in a certain organ to grow into a new complete individual, and those who are invaded by them will die in extreme pain.

The termites in the savage mountain can be called the king of the mountain, in addition to its natural enemies, other animals can only run for their lives, as soon as the termites appear, stretching for dozens of kilometers, it is as if a white river appeared out of thin air in the savage mountain, where they walked, the grass fell and the trees fell. Their formic acid is extremely corrosive, and living creatures crawl over them, not to mention flesh and blood, even bones want to be left. When the expeditionary force retreated to Burma and retreated to India through the Savage Mountains, thousands of people died at the mouths of these small animals, and after experiencing the price of blood, people stumbled upon the miraculous effect of e-liquid on these insects, as long as they smeared a little on their bodies, they did not dare to enter within ten meters. Lang Zhong also learned about it when Ramgar was chatting with the defeated soldiers, so he specially boiled these e-liquid oils.

The bonfire has been lit, and the chopped wet branches are set up above the fire to roast, and as long as the water vapor is dry, these are the dry firewood that can be added. The dense mist didn't seem to be causing any trouble for everyone, as everyone was already stuffed around the campfire, already stuffed with a belly full of canned meat and biscuits. Except for a few guard posts, all of them were napping with their guns, and the old cannon was even snoring and sleeping soundly.

Zhao Zhi hadn't slept yet, he took the dog to roast everyone's military uniforms and boots over a bonfire. Once the rain stops, the jungle will immediately return to its hot and humid characteristics, if everyone still marches in wet clothes, if they can't get to Lieduo, someone will fall behind because of illness, Zhao Zhi doesn't want to affect the speed of travel because of injuries.