The engineer company of the commanding platoon had already merged with Zhao Zhi's advance battalion, and under the repeated urging of the headquarters, Zhao Zhi had no choice but to set off. Metropolis. The team was much larger, there were more mules and horses, and there were too many equipment, so they had to be disassembled and carried on mules and horses. Well, all the foreign sappers were turned into horsemen by Zhao Zhi, and the old artillery was the happiest person, and the headquarters brought dozens of rockets and a few 81 mortars.

Zhao Zhi's advance battalion had been resting in the camp of the Engineer Regiment for a while, and Roger's arrival made Zhao Zhi a lot easier. After all, Roger came out of an American-style regular military academy, and he was much stronger than a field officer like Zhao Zhi. According to the specialties of the officers and soldiers in the advance camp, Roger divided the advance camp into four parts. Uncle Guo's squad of riflemen expanded to 35 people, half of the sniper rifle and half of the Garand. The old artillery and Edward's 50-man artillery squad were divided into two, the old artillery led the 15-man Bazooka group, and Edward led the female artillery team, responsible for 4 81 mortars. Goats and Machetes each led a 20-man scout team and were responsible for the advance battalion's leading search. The remaining 200 people were divided into two teams, rifles and submachine guns, Roger himself led the rifle team and was responsible for long-distance suppression, and Zhao Zhi led the submachine gun team and was responsible for the strong firepower assault at close range.

The rest of the rich man, Catherine, Maotou and the like were included in Yuan Qingqing and Linda's ambulance logistics, and Lang Zhong and Fang Tianyu were also among them. When they are not fighting, they walk in the squadron, and once the battle starts, they are the first to withdraw to the rear team, which is also something that Zhao Zhi repeatedly emphasized with Roger.

Roger's plan, Zhao Zhi and Edward appreciated, this is the greatest release of the strength of the advance battalion. The camp was already empty, and there were several boxes of cans and cigarettes on the clearing, which was Zhao Zhi and the doglegs to pay tribute to the dead brothers. It's time to go back to the jungle again, to the jungle that once swallowed many brothers, before leaving, Zhao Zhi wanted to pay tribute to those brothers who died in battle.

"Are you tired?" Zhao Zhi asked Linda with concern, squatted down and tied Linda's loose leggings. Linda gasped for breath and shook her head stubbornly, indicating that she was not tired. I've only heard Yuan Qingqing talk about the dangers in the jungle, and Linda scared herself because it was Yuan Qingqing, but now I really see it. Just yesterday, an American sapper who did not listen to advice was almost swallowed alive by a python, but it was the female soldiers in the advance camp who rescued him.

The procession was moving very slowly, the two columns had been dragged into a long column, and it had been six days, less than a third of the way, and at this rate, it would have taken a month to reach the plains. Food became a big problem, the advance battalion only brought 15 days of reserves, and there was no open space in the jungle for empty supplies.

When he entered the jungle, the rich man was so busy that he had blisters on his mouth. He had to coordinate the eating and drinking of hundreds of people alone, and even those who were beaten with iron could not withstand it. Three cans per person per day have been reduced to one, biscuits in the morning, half a box of canned food at noon, and half a box of canned food and wild vegetable soup in the evening. Fortunately, the scouts were able to bring back some wild things from time to time, otherwise those American sappers would not have been able to walk for a long time.

"This can't work, we have to think of a way" At dinner, Zhao Zhi drank the astringent and bitter wild vegetable soup and gave half a box of his canned food to Yuan Qingqing and Linda. Zhao Zhi's face, which had already become emaciated, had already turned into a knife face, and his eye sockets were also deeply sunken. "Or, let some people travel lightly first, and go to the plains to contact the airdrop first. This can save some material consumption, but also save some time, and you can also do some searches on the plain side first" Zhao Zhi found Edward and discussed the solution.

"No, the decision is not good: Edward, who has always been obedient, is strongly opposed at this time. As soon as Zhao Zhi's words came out, Edward knew what Zhao Zhi meant, and it was nothing more than letting himself take the female soldiers first. Every time Zhao Zhi led people to break off, Edward had long been used to it, but this time it was different. With so many equipment and heavy equipment, there is a lack of supplies, and if you are not careful, you will die in the jungle. Edward, who had a deep friendship with Zhao Zhi, definitely disagreed with Zhao Zhi so much, so he strongly opposed it.

"So what do you say? This doesn't work or that, so you can tell me a way, I can't watch everyone starve to death in the jungle, right? Facing the stubborn Edward, Zhao Zhi finally got angry and threw the steel helmet on the ground, Zhao Zhi pointed at Edward and scolded. Zhao Zhi has never been angry with Edward, not because Edward is smart, but because Zhao Zhi really regards Edward as his friend and brother.

"Ping" Edward lit a lighter, lit a cigarette, sat on the steel helmet and looked at the crazy Zhao Zhi, there was no displeasure on his face, as if he was watching a drama performance. "Your uncle's" Seeing Edward's appearance of not entering the oil and salt, Zhao Zhi picked up his steel helmet stupidly, scolded him, and left in a hurry. "Zhao, even my aunt's can't do it, haha" Edward smiled wantonly, glad that Zhao Zhi had finally eaten deflated in his place.

Until he went to bed, Zhao Zhi was running back and forth, but the result was that everyone did not agree to divide the troops, and in the end Zhao Zhi himself had to give up. After a few more days of walking, the advance camp had less food than two days, and everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. After careful consideration, Zhao Zhi decided to let Edward take 20 foreign soldiers to follow the goats first, and take the radio station first. There was no food, they had to figure it out on their own, and only the indispensable salt could bring some.

At night, Zhao Zhi was still wandering outside Yuan Qingqing and Linda's tent, carrying a few cans in his arms, which Zhao Zhi had snatched from the rich man. At this time, Zhao Zhi was hesitant and helpless, and he wanted to persuade Yuan Qingqing and Linda to take the female soldiers and Edward to go first tomorrow. The situation is very bad, it is dangerous to stay, and Zhao Zhi cannot let the female soldiers die in the jungle. There was a sound of rushing water in the tent, and the camp was near a small stream, and it must have been Yuan Qingqing and Linda washing their faces.

Zhao Zhi coughed vigorously a few times, opened the tent and got in. "Ahh Yuan Qingqing, who was only wearing a shirt and military shorts, hurriedly pushed Zhao Zhi out of the tent and blamed Zhao Zhi, "Why did you come in, look at Linda" Zhao Zhi blushed, "I didn't know you were taking a bath, I thought you were washing your face"

Linda's voice came from the tent, calling Yuan Qingqing and Zhao Zhi in. Hearing Linda's voice, Zhao Zhi followed Yuan Qingqing into the tent as if he had lost his soul. Linda was already kneeling on the military blanket, wrapped in Yuan Qingqing's military blanket, wrapping herself tightly, only revealing a pair of green eyes looking at Zhao Zhi, her eyes were shy. Zhao Zhi walked all the way to Linda, who just looked up at Zhao Zhi and didn't move.

Gently put his hand on the military blanket and rubbed Linda's head, Zhao Zhi just stood. Linda still didn't speak, staring at Zhao Zhi blankly, Yuan Qingqing leaned on Zhao Zhi, reached out and grabbed Zhao Zhi's other arm, and the three of them formed a strange picture. It wasn't until Linda couldn't help blinking her eyes that Zhao Zhi pulled Yuan Qingqing to sit next to Linda.

"The situation is not good, you have to follow Edward tomorrow first"

"What about you?"

"I'm the commander, I'm going to stay, and there are so many brothers"

"Then we will also stay, we have all said that we will live and die together"

"Not this time, you have to go. In the group of hundreds of people, less than one-tenth of the brothers are reassured, and at such times something will happen."

"I don't care, you promised us"

Zhao Zhi gritted his teeth, pushed Yuan Qingqing away, stood up and was about to leave, but was hugged by Linda's legs. Linda understood the conversation between him and Yuan Qingqing, and Linda never talked back to Zhao Zhi, but it didn't mean that she didn't dare to confront Zhao Zhi. Zhao Zhi didn't look at Yuan Qingqing, who was crying with a cold face, and hardened his heart to break Linda's hand. Linda's hand was broken by Zhao Zhi, and she cried loudly, "You hurt me, you bastard, my hand"

Yuan Qingqing pounced on Linda and pulled Linda away, kicked Zhao Zhi down, and then sat on the ground with his mouth covered and whimpered and scolded, "Get out, you're a bastard, let's not see you again" Zhao Zhi, who was in pain, lay on the ground and bared his teeth, and said with a smile, "Damn, it's worthy of my Zhao Zhi's woman, it's just strong" "You're okay, right?" Linda didn't care that she was still naked, so she rushed over and hugged Zhao Zhi, Yuan Qingqing's kick just now was strong enough, and Zhao Zhi's painful face was twisted.

"Come back, let him lie down by himself" Yuan Qingqing wiped the tears on her face while wrapping Linda in a blanket and pulling Linda back. "Wait for me again, just once" Zhao Zhi put down the can, didn't dare to look at Yuan Qingqing, just grimaced at Linda. "You are the enemy of the two of us, did we owe you in our last life?" The helpless Yuan Qingqing hugged Zhao Zhi from behind and whispered in his mouth. Zhao Zhi's decision has never been changed, Yuan Qingqing knew that it was irretrievable, so he had to fulfill his wish, and reluctantly agreed to leave with Linda.

Zhao Zhi wiped the tears on Yuan Qingqing and Linda's faces, and coaxed them in his mouth, "When the battle is over, I'll take you back to your hometown, okay?" We live in the mountains, build a wooden house, raise hunting dogs, and raise children" Linda, who was still sobbing quietly, stopped crying at this time, and half-lay in Zhao Zhi's arms and counted her fingers, "I also want to plant flowers, grow vegetables, and bring Uncle Guo to live with us, anyway, he has no family." I'm going to keep horses, I'm going to ride horses."

Yuan Qingqing kissed Zhao Zhi's face and whispered, "This time, this is the last time, and next time, we won't pay attention to you anymore" Zhao Zhi hugged Yuan Qingqing and Linda tightly, and replied self-deprecatingly, "Yes, it's the last time, we will be together in the future, whether we live or die."

Edward left, leaving with the female soldiers and the radio, and when he left, the rich man stuffed some food, which was only two days' rations. The rest of the people were divided into teams of 50 people by Zhao Zhi, and began to search for food every day along the direction of travel, everything that could be eaten, tree bark, plantain roots, wild things, Zhao Zhi even asked someone to collect all the belts, and prepared to cook the belts when there was no food. Lao Cannon has always advocated killing mules and horses, and after being rewarded by Zhao Zhi with a few chestnuts, he never dared to mention killing horses again. Mules and horses are used to carry equipment, without these equipment, even if you rush to the plains, it is useless, Zhao Zhi, who knows this, strictly ordered that mules and horses should not be killed again.

The food they found was bitter and bitter and difficult to swallow, and the doglegs walked through the jungle twice, and they were already used to it, and even Yuan Qingqing and the female soldiers could eat it. But Linda and the foreign soldiers were not good, and even the other soldiers in the advance battalion had many complaints. Let the mules and horses not kill and eat meat, and gnaw the bark all day long, there are people there who can stand it.

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