Chapter 137: Dividing the Troops Again
"Plop" Zhao Zhi fell again, this was the tenth fall, and the lack of food made the weak Zhao Zhi launch a high fever. Metropolis. Refusing the old cannon's back support, Zhao Zhi insisted on going by himself, the rich man still had some canned food hidden, but it was something that was left to save his life at the end, and Zhao Zhi didn't dare to take it out casually. A team of a few hundred people, a few hundred soldiers who lacked food, became crazy. Last night, someone sneaked to the place where the mule and horse were bolted, and was smashed back with the butt of the dog on duty at night, Zhao Zhi's words were an order, and the mule and horse were resolutely not killed.
Getting sick in the jungle is a fatal thing, but fortunately, there are a lot of special medicines in Langzhong, plus Fang Tianyu's acupuncture, Zhao Zhi can still hold on. Calculating the time, I have been walking in the jungle for 12 days, even if I walk very slowly, according to the previous time of crossing the jungle, as long as I walk for another 10 days, I will be out of the jungle, if I can accelerate, it will only take 5 days.
"We're back" The machete returned with the scouts, who found a plantain forest not far away, and a spotted python, more than 5 meters long. The chef made full use of his cooking skills, boiled plantain root with snake meat, and grilled mushrooms, which was the best meal since the food was cut off. The snake meat in his lunch box was given to Lao Pao, and Zhao Zhi filled the remaining banana roots in the lunch box into his stomach in a few bites. "Eat, what do you think Lao Tzu is doing? When Lao Tzu can't leave, I still want you to carry me" Looking at the puzzled old cannon, Zhao Zhibang rewarded him with a burst of chestnuts, and walked away with a smile.
"Sir, the engineer company is hiding food over there, they also knocked down things today, but they didn't hand them in" The machete was holding the lunch box, standing beside Zhao Zhi and saying a word, and others thought they were chatting. Zhao Zhi waved his hand, "Forget it, let them go, at this time, there will be problems if you are not careful." Edward is not here, let's wait until we get to the plains" Looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, Zhao Zhi fell into deep thought, Yuan Qingqing and Linda should have arrived in the plain, when Linda left, she left with tears, I don't know if I forgive myself.
The sapper company was not having a good time, these American GIs were stepping into the jungle for the first time, the hot and humid climate, the ubiquitous poisonous insects had driven them crazy, and now the lack of food made it even worse. Zhao Zhi turned a blind eye to their private food, as long as he could follow the order to march, other things were trivial in Zhao Zhi's opinion.
After walking for another three days, the food found in the jungle was no longer enough to sustain the consumption of a few hundred people, and Zhao Zhi, who had no choice, had no choice but to kill a mule. As the price of killing the mule and horse, the goods carried by the mule and horse were divided among everyone, but even so, everyone was willing. By killing a mule, Zhao Zhi coaxed the soldiers to go for another two days, and after eating the last piece of mule skin, the soldiers did not leave. Then he killed, this time he killed a horse, and when he crossed a ditch, a horse slipped and fell, and the horse's leg was broken by a stone. Regardless of whether the soldiers deliberately broke the horse's legs, at least temporarily solved the problem of eating, as long as they could go on the road normally, Zhao Zhi didn't care about who was responsible.
The horse was bigger than the mule, and relying on this horse, Zhao Zhi and they walked for three days. When the soldiers said again that they were going to kill the horses if they couldn't walk, Zhao Zhi quit. Zhao Zhi has been calculating the time and distance, even at the current rate, there are still 5 or 6 days to get out of the jungle, and there is no need to slaughter mules and horses.
Zhao Zhi had some cans in front of him, and he counted half a box for each person. "You can't kill mules and horses anymore, if they lose too much, there will be no way to get to the plains. Now there is a way, I stay here with 50 people to guard the supplies and equipment. The rest of the people will go first with canned food, and when they get to the plain and get the airdrop, you will come back to us with food" Zhao Zhi pulled Yan Shijun and the dog, "I'll give you a translator and a guide, let's go now"
The dog's eyes turned red all of a sudden, "I'm not leaving, what are you going to do if I'm gone?" Don't think about dumping me this time, let me guard you when my aunt and grandmother leave"
Zhao Zhi quietly stuffed a box of canned food into the dog's backpack, which was secretly left to Zhao Zhi by the rich man. Let the dog cry, pull the dog to sort out his equipment, and still have a smile on his face, "You are stupid, the rest of the people are only you and the machete to walk this road, who will you go if you don't go?" The crazy dog wiped the tears on his face and pointed at the old cannon with his hand, "Didn't the old cannon also walk by?" Let him go" Lao Pao bared his teeth and glared at the dog, "You know a fart, Lao Tzu is now a mount with a little white face, I'm gone, who carries him, do you carry it?" ”
The dog, who was still not dead, pulled the machete and yelled urgently, "The machete has also passed"
"No, I need scouts to stay" Zhao Zhi's face began to turn cold, and his eyes were already squinting.
The dog no longer talked back to Zhao Zhi, looked at Zhao Zhi with a sad face as if he was resigned to his fate, and muttered, "Then you wait for me, I will take them out, and I will come back to you" "Get out, get out now" Zhao Zhi turned his back and stopped looking at the dog. The teary-eyed dog looked at Zhao Zhi's back and stood for a while, pulling Yan Shijun, who turned back from time to time, and left with the soldiers, he was in a hurry, and he came back in a hurry.
When the dogs left, Zhao Zhi pretended to doze off and rubbed his eyes, and laughed dryly, "Okay, we're the only ones left, it's quiet now" Uncle Guo, who had been silent, glared at Zhao Zhi with disgust, "If you don't pretend to die for a day, I've seen your two drops of horse urine, and what are you pretending to be" Originally, Zhao Zhi wanted Uncle Guo to follow with the rich man and the cook, but they didn't want to live or die, saying that they were comfortable guarding these mules and horses.
Lao Pao got close and looked at Zhao Zhi carefully, and said to himself, "It's not as much meat as a monkey, so I'd better look for something to eat." threw him into the pot and boiled it, which was not enough for Lao Tzu to eat alone. Dog Day is full of generosity, so many cans are given away for nothing" There are fewer people, and the burden of the scout team with machetes is much lighter, at least everyone has food in their stomachs. Fifty men drove the group of mules and horses through the jungle slowly, and it was better to walk a little more than to stay where they were.
The scouts of the machetes were already like robbers, and almost all the birds and beasts were extinct wherever they went, and as long as they could eat, they were all beaten down. The unnecessary materials have been thrown away by Zhao Zhi, the burden of tents, quilts, mules and horses has been reduced a lot, and the speed of travel is also a lot. It's already March, and if supplies aren't accepted before the rainy season arrives in May, the plan will be ruined.
"Don't go, let's live here today" Zhao Zhi panted and stood on his waist, he only walked about 10 miles today. The weight of mules and horses is too great, and when they cross the ditch, they need someone to push them away, and Zhao Zhi has long had no physical strength. "Cook, what are we going to eat tonight?" Sitting crookedly on the blanket, Zhao Zhi shouted the cook Wang Dabao. The cook leaned over crookedly, "They got some bird eggs yesterday with a machete, and tonight they got wild vegetable egg soup."
After counting for a long time, there were only more than 20 eggs, which was still too few. The cook slammed his mouth, took a piece of bark from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it. The cook's feet had begun to swell, and for several days he had secretly saved his share of food. He was not a combat soldier, so he had to save some food for the scouts, and gnaw on the bark for a few days in a row, Wang Dabao would already be a gold star. Boom, the cook, who was about to light the fire, fell to the ground, and the iron pot in his hand rolled out of the distance.
"Lang Zhong, Lang Zhong, look at what's wrong with the cook?" Zhao Zhi crawled over, hugged the cook and shouted Lang Zhong. "I'm hungry, it's not a big deal," Lang Zhong said lightly after checking the cook. Hunger had already made everyone weak, and the cook had only collapsed and fainted. Zhao Zhi took out a compressed biscuit from his personal pocket, this was the last one, which was quietly stuffed into Zhao Zhi's pocket when Linda left.
The compressed biscuits are broken into tiny pieces and stuffed into the cook's mouth, filled with a few sips of water, and stuffed with a little water. A biscuit was in his stomach, and the cook woke up quietly, and his face was a little colored. "Killing horses" Zhao Zhi can't take care of so much, at this time, people are more important than things. These brothers followed him, and they were not killed by the Japanese army, but died of hunger in the jungle, and Zhao Zhihui would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
The water had already boiled, the old cannon was carrying the adjutant knife, looking at Zhao Zhi with blank eyes, and one of the most stumbling pack horses had been bolted to the tree, just waiting for the old cannon to take the knife. Killing a horse, Zhao Zhi and they can hold out for at least 5 days, divide the supplies into two parts, and go half first. After going forward for 10 miles, and then taking the mules and horses back to consign the other half of the supplies, Zhao Zhi wanted to use the relay method to continue walking. In this way, relying on a horse, Zhao Zhi and the others can go out at least nearly 60 miles, and the closer they get to the plain, the greater the hope.
Looking at the horse, Zhao Zhixin nodded at the old cannon. Touching the head of the pack horse, the old cannon kept talking to himself, as if he was very guilty. "Get out of the way, I'll come" The angry Zhao Zhi snatched the knife from the old gunner, squeezed the old gun away with his shoulder, and slashed at the horse's neck when he raised the knife. "Bah" "Bah" Two gunshots suddenly rang out in the jungle, followed by a bamboo whistle, and Zhao Zhi dropped his knife and ran towards his rifle. Even if they shoot wild animals, they won't blow the whistle casually, something must have happened.
"Sir, it's the dog, it's the dog that's back," one of the scouts scurried back, clutching two boxes of canned food in his hand. Ignoring anything else, Zhao Zhi threw the rifle, pounced on it, grabbed the can, opened it, and directly took out a piece with his hand and filled it into his mouth. "cough cough cough" was in a hurry, Zhao Zhi was choked and rolled his eyes, Lang Zhong hurriedly patted him on the back, "Spit it out, just spit it out" Zhao Zhi pushed Lang Zhong away, stretched his neck vigorously, and swallowed the can with a breath. "Damn, this is canned meat, can you spit it out?" Stuffed another piece into his mouth, Zhao Zhi handed the can to Lang Zhong who was standing, "Lang Zhong, come, you can also have a little, you can't eat more, eat more, Lao Tzu will punch you" Lang Zhong grabbed the can and ran, and shouted in his mouth, "Dog, then you kill Lao Tzu"
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