After the heavy rain, the rancid smell in the jungle is washed away, the air is filled with fresh smells, and the sound of insects is scattered, which no longer sounds noisy, but like the accompaniment music that nature plays for the jungle night after the rain, melodious and full of life.

"Whoa...... Whoa......"

However, the torrent in the valley was still roaring wildly, blocking the front and rear parts of the 66th Regiment on both sides of the valley.

In the dense forest on the mountainside on the right bank, piles of bonfires were burning vigorously, illuminating the camp red and warm, and the soldiers were scattered around the piles of bonfires, chewing fried rice with boiled water, and although their faces were covered with colorful ointments, they could not hide their tiredness and worry.

Under a big tree in the center of the camp, Li Siwei, Lu Quanyou, Huang Hua and other major generals sat around the fire, munching on fried rice, the fire was warm, and the fried rice was crispy, but the atmosphere was a little silent.

"Gollum ......"

Sun Dali took the lead in chewing the fried rice, picked up the kettle and poured two more sips, wiping the corners of his mouth and scolding angrily, "When will the flash flood on this dog day stop?" ”

"Gollum ......"

Li Siwei also picked up the kettle and poured two sips, swallowed the rice paste in his mouth, and shook his head vigorously at Sun Sun, "If you want to wait for the torrent to stop, I'm afraid you have to wait until the rainy season is over!" ”

"Uh......"

Sun Dali froze for a moment and gritted his teeth, "Commander, build a bridge!" ”

The generals stopped chewing one after another and looked at Li Siwei, with some movement in their eyes.

"The bridge must be built!"

Li Siwei nodded lightly and swept the generals, "Zipline knows, right?" ”

"I've heard of it,"

Sun Dali nodded hurriedly, "Isn't there Heishui in their hometown?" They didn't blow less, saying that they could cross the river with a rope......"

Liu Heishui and the twenty or thirty brothers he brought with him came out of western Yunnan, and in the river valleys of western Yunnan, ziplines are the most common bridges.

"...... right"

The generals nodded in agreement, "There is no shortage of rattan in the forest, and we are not short of strips of cloth and ropes, and a big rope can be braided to build a zipline......"

"No,"

Li Siwei shook his head and smiled, "We have to weave three big ropes and build a bridge!" ”

Naturally, you can cross the river with a zipline, but the seriously injured brothers must not be able to resist such a toss, and the mules and horses are too cumbersome to withstand a zipline.

"What's the matter?"

The generals were suddenly refreshed and eager to try.

"It's not difficult!"

Li Siwei propped his hands on the ground, moved his body back, vacated a vacant land, picked up a dead branch, folded it into six sections, two long and four short, and then inserted them on the ground in pairs, the long one in the middle and the short one on both sides, "This is the big tree on both sides." ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei picked up three more dead branches and raised them, "This is a rope, one is tied to the top, and two are tied to the bottom...... This is the approximate shape of the bridge. ”

When the words fell, the dead branches had been erected, and it looked like the prototype of a suspension bridge.

"Then,"

Li Siwei picked up another dead branch, broke it into a small piece of wooden stick, and carefully put it on the two dead branches below, "Let's lay some planks on the two ropes below......

After placing the wooden stick in his hand, Li Siwei gestured between the three dead branches representing the ropes, "Then use some rattan to connect the upper and lower ropes...... And the bridge was erected. ”

"Gotta get it!"

The generals looked at the simple model, and all of them were in high spirits, "That's it...... This bridge is much safer than a zipline! ”

"That's it!"

Seeing that the enthusiasm of the generals was high, Li Siwei was also in high spirits, "Let the brothers sleep well, and open the whole ...... as soon as the morning dawns"

As long as the brothers are energetic, this bridge will definitely be built!

The plan was decided, and as soon as Li Siwei's heart was relaxed, he felt that fatigue was surging like a tide, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier...... After a long chase, and then worried about the showers and flash floods, Li Siwei was already physically and mentally exhausted, and as soon as he fell sideways, he curled up by the fire and fell asleep.

Li Siwei was tired, and the soldiers were also tired, and when they heard that they would have to build a bridge tomorrow, they fell asleep one after another.

In a short time, the camp resounded with snoring one after another, heavy as thunder!

The surging torrent blocked the path of the 66th Regiment and the pursuit of the little devils, and tonight, the tired soldiers may be able to sleep peacefully!

The night was getting darker and darker.

The forest is quiet, and the songworms may have fallen asleep.

The only thing left in the valley is the raging torrent that is still flowing tirelessly, "boom...... Whoa......"

"Ah...... Ah......h

I don't know how long later, a terrible howl suddenly sounded, and the quiet night shook to pieces.

"Ahhh......h Uh-a-ah......"

Immediately, the miserable howls came and went, one hurried, one high, echoing in the reckless jungle.

"Something went wrong......"

"Let's go over and see ......"

For a while, all the soldiers were awakened one after another, and rushed over with a miserable howl, and the shadows in the dimly lit camp were full of people, and the roars came and went.

"It's mosquito ......"

"A lot of mosquito ......"

"Dog's day is the size of a hornet......"

"The turtle is not afraid of people, and he can't get rid of it......"

Li Siwei, Lu Quanyou and others were running wildly towards the source of the screams, and just ran more than ten meters away, they heard one after another exclamations in front of them, and they felt a chill in their hearts, and hurriedly shouted, "Quickly make the torches, burn them with fire, the dog is afraid of fire......

As early as during the Battle of Wuhan, Li Siwei had enough understanding of the threat of mosquitoes and was also wary...... At that time, once the troops camped in the wilderness, they would burn wormwood to repel mosquitoes.

Since Mansi entered the mountains, all the soldiers have applied ointment on their faces, necks and hands, and have not washed them, but they don't want to have brothers after a heavy rain.

"Hurry up and make the torches! Hurry up and ...... torches."

When Li Siwei rushed to the front, the more than 20 brothers who arrived first had already grabbed the lit dead branches and waved them vigorously, "use fire to burn all the dogs to death......"

The camp was relatively dry, and it was the wounded who had not had time to retreat to the front of the troops after the break.

"Ahhh......h Uh-a-ah......"

By this time, the camp was in shambles, and more than a dozen wounded were wailing on the ground, struggling and rolling desperately, slapping the mountain mosquitoes attached to their faces, hands and wounds...... The mountain mosquitoes that had been shot and crushed to death burst open, dripping with blood, but the rest were still clinging to their bare skin, greedily sucking fresh blood.

"Buzz ......"

The mountain mosquitoes were still diving towards the wounded on the ground, like roaring fighter jets.

"Huhu...... Whew......"

In a hurry, torches made of dead branches fluttered in the air, flickering in and out, and did not pose much of a threat to the mountain mosquitoes.

"Buzz...... Buzz ......"

In the surrounding bonfires, the dead branches were about to burn out, and the fire was dim, so that the mountain mosquitoes that had been stimulated by the bloody smell could not detect the danger...... More mountain mosquitoes are frantically coming, densely packed and sloppy.

"Hurry up and add firewood,"

Seeing this situation, Li Siwei also felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly rushed to the nearest fire, grabbed the dead branches piled aside and added them to the fire, "Quickly burn the fire......

There was no shortage of dead branches in the forest, and there was no shortage of manpower in the 66th Regiment, so a lot of dead branches were prepared around each bonfire, and the amount was enough to burn all night.

However, the chase during the day was too long and too hard, and after nightfall, the exhausted soldiers fell asleep and forgot to add firewood...... As a result, the light of the fire gradually became faint, allowing the mountain mosquitoes, who were smelling blood, to take advantage of it.

"Quickly add firewood and burn the fire......"

"Quickly make the torch and burn the mosquitoes......"

More and more brothers rushed over, and the roars came one after another.

Some of the brothers hurried to the surrounding campfires, grabbed the dead branches next to the fire, and added ...... to the fire The fire had new fuel, and the flames grew higher, so that the swarming mountain mosquitoes turned their heads in discouragement.

Some brothers hurriedly grabbed a few dead branches, put them into the fire, and then waved the lighted dead branches to join the battle with the mountain mosquitoes...... More and more dead branches flew in the night sky, and in the flickering firelight, the mosquitoes fell to the ground, and the rest fled in panic.

Some brothers rushed straight to the wounded, squatted down to help them, afraid of beating up the mountain mosquitoes attached to their bodies, "popping and ......", one by one the mountain mosquitoes were shot up, and the blood was dripping.

The scene was chaotic, and the intensity was really comparable to a hand-to-hand fight, but the whole process lasted only a few breaths.

The mountain mosquitoes in the sky either died or fled, and disappeared in an instant, leaving a mess everywhere.

"Da Chun, Wang Da Chun...... Hold on, hold on to Lao Tzu ......"

"Xiang Wazi, Xiang Wazi...... Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Lao Tzu is here, right next to you......"

"Brother Meng, Brother Meng...... You can't just leave! Sister-in-law, they're still waiting for you at home! ”

Li Siwei had just finished adding firewood and was about to rush over to inquire about the situation of the wounded, when he had just taken two steps when he heard the mourning around him, and his steps suddenly froze, and he stood stunned on the spot.

How so?

The brothers have obviously worked hard, how can it still turn out like this?

Is it because the brothers are asleep?

That's because they're so tired...... I'm so tired that I'm asleep!

It's all my fault!

Why did I fall asleep all of a sudden?

Why did I forget to tell my brothers: to burn the fire stronger, you must burn the fire stronger!

One negligence is more than a dozen lives!

Li Cannon! Li Cannon...... Those brothers entrusted your lives to you, and you were so negligent, how can you be worthy of them!

Guilt, remorse, grievance, anger...... All kinds of emotions surged from the bottom of his heart, colliding, entangled, and churning in his heart, making Li Siwei falter.

"Ah......h

Li Siwei suddenly raised his head to the sky and roared, and the howling sound rose to the sky, shaking the grass and trees.

"Puff ......"

Li Siwei's knees were weak, he fell to the ground, and his nose was sore, and tears were already pouring out, but he was still looking up to the sky with grief and indignation, "Ah...... Yes...... Ah......h

The long howl of grief and indignation shook the mountains and forests, soared into the sky, and drifted away far away, attracting all the soldiers to surround them.

The soldiers of the front team across the river naturally heard it and were awakened one after another, Chen Huaili hurriedly led a few brothers with loud voices to climb up the high treetops, and shouted to the other side of the river, "Brothers on the other side...... Brothers on the other side...... What's going on...... What's going on......"

The two camps are separated by only a river valley, less than a mile in a straight line, and "shouting" can be regarded as a practical means of communication.

In the camp of the broken troops, all the soldiers heard the roar on the other side clearly, but they still looked at Li Siwei with worried faces.

After a few long whistles, the depression in Li Si's heart had dissipated, and he raised his head with a tear, but saw that the eyes of all the soldiers were on him, and he suddenly felt that his face was hot, and he quickly stood up, and his eyes swept away from all the soldiers, and his face was already full of solemnity, "Vigorously, find a few brothers with loud voices to shout, tell the brothers on the opposite side the truth, and let them burn the bonfire more vigorously...... Don't fall for it again! ”

"Yes!"

Sun Dali hurriedly agreed, turned around and called out, "Ma Sanyan, Dou Erhu, Gao Degong...... Go up the tree with Lao Tzu", and left in a hurry.

Sun Dali and the four of them hurried away, but the remaining brothers still looked at Li Siwei tightly, with worry and confusion in their eyes.

"What are you doing standing stupidly?"

Li Siwei glared, "Move for Lao Tzu!" Burn more fires and burn more ......"

Saying that, Li Siwei's expression darkened, "Leave a few brothers and help Wang Dachun and them restrain themselves......"

A small negligence cost more than a dozen brothers their lives, how painful is such a lesson?!

After such a tragedy, who dares to be negligent?

After receiving Li Siwei's order, all the soldiers hurriedly took action, collecting dead branches and burning bonfires.

Li Siwei walked straight to the side of a corpse, slowly squatted down, gently lifted his sleeves, and carefully wiped the blood stains on his face for the remains......

"Pop ......"

Suddenly, Li Siwei couldn't bear to turn his head, and a drop of hot tears fell into the dust.

As the night deepened, the raging firelight surrounded the camp tightly, and in the red firelight, the soldiers were scattered around the fire, lying or sitting, and the snoring sounded like thunder, vaguely mixed with whispers.

"Holy shit, those mosquitoes are all the size of a wasp......

"Alas...... More than a dozen brothers! In the blink of an eye, he was stung alive by mountain mosquitoes......"

"I heard from the head of the regiment that we have just arrived in the outer area of the Hukang River Valley! The mosquitoes here are so fierce, so ......"

"Obediently, I don't want to be bitten by mosquitoes, if I want to die, I will die on the battlefield......"

The whispering voice gently drilled into Li Siwei's heart, making the guilt and chagrin of the two little insects that had finally been suppressed active again, gently gnawing and gnawing on his heart......

Wang Dachun, they shouldn't die like that!

It's all because of me?

Why was I negligent?

The soldiers have long looked down on life and death, but it doesn't mean that they don't mind how they die!

If there is love in the sky, the sky is also old, but the heaven and the earth are ruthless!

No matter what joys and sorrows are played out in the world, the earth will not stop turning, and the morning light will shine on the earth again.

As the faint morning light lit up the dense forest through the gaps in the foliage, the campfire still burned brightly.

"Get up! Get up ......"

In the camp, the urging of officers at all levels came and went, "Hurry up and chew some fried rice, ready to build a bridge......

As long as it's still light, life must go on!