Chapter 513: Savage Cannibals
The old company commander Liao Youzhi is now the head of the supply station, and his task is to provide all kinds of supplies and support for the expedition.
As soon as Sun Cai's company arrived at the supply station, Liao Youzhi immediately ordered all the members of the supply station to come out to greet him, after all, this company was his old unit.
After a full meal after running to the supply station, each person carried 80 pounds of dry food and started to explore the unknown area.
They left signposts as they went, and entered the vast mountains, and for the first three days they did not encounter any danger, except for the occasional encounter with some wild beasts, which were dealt with by the Marines with Minnie guns.
On this day, they came to a small river, the water of which was not deep, but it was twenty meters wide.
A soldier who was reconnoitring in front ran back and reported to Sun Cai: "Company commander, there is a big river ahead. ”
Sun Cai asked, "How is the flow of this river?" How wide? ”
The soldier replied: "The water flows slowly, about twenty meters wide, and you can wade through it." ”
Sun Cai ordered: "The whole company accelerates forward and rests on the river bank in front!" ”
Sun Cai led the team to the river, preparing to organize soldiers to cross the river, and at this moment, they found dozens of Tu people on the other side of the river.
"Hidden! Take cover! Sun Cai immediately gave the order to conceal, and a platoon of soldiers who were about to go into the water by the river also turned their heads and returned to the shore and lay down behind the grass.
Sun Cai looked across the bank with a telescope and saw about forty or fifty Tu people, all naked, their lower bodies covered with leaves or animal skins, and judging from their physique, all of them were men.
"What the hell are they doing?" The platoon leader was also looking at the other side with a telescope, and he asked as he watched.
Sun Cai said: "Who knows what these Tu people want to do, observe it, don't act rashly!" ”
The platoon leader suddenly shouted, "Look! Look! And a woman. ”
Sun Cai said sternly: "Be quiet! As it stands, the natives have not yet discovered us, and we can try not to come into contact with them without contacting them. ”
A long platoon said: "They are on the opposite shore of us, blocking our way, how can we not contact them?" ”
"It depends." Sun Cai put down the binoculars.
"Company commander, what do they want to do?" The platoon leader reminded Sun Cai again.
Sun Cai raised the binoculars again and looked at the other side, the woman on the other side was about forty years old, maybe older, with rough skin and naked, tied to a wooden frame by the men, her hands and feet were tied, and the ropes pulled her into a "big" character, and the woman looked very painful.
"This woman looks like she is sick." A platoon leader commented.
Sun Cai stopped a platoon leader: "Don't make a sound!" ”
On the other side came the wailing of a woman, and the voice sounded miserable.
Sun Cai saw through the binoculars that the men were putting bundles of dry firewood under the women's feet, and the woman struggled desperately, trying to kick the dry firewood away with her feet, because her feet were tied off the ground by two ropes, she couldn't reach the dry firewood at all, she just twisted her hips in vain, and her outstretched legs were strangled by the ropes with blood marks.
Sun Cai saw that the dry wood under the woman's feet was ignited, and the woman's screams became louder and louder, while the men danced indifferently.
The fire grew bigger and bigger, but the miserable sound became smaller and smaller, so small that there was no sound at all.
The flames burned, and even the sound of the roasted meat could be heard, and later, when the natives had reduced the flames, they could be heard untold and unaware.
Sun Cai took a closer look, and it turned out that these men were snatching the meat from the woman's body and eating it.
"These beasts are inferior!" Sun Cai scolded.
When the platoon leader saw this scene, he couldn't help but vomit.
In less than half an hour the woman was a pile of bones, and the men had eaten the human flesh and threw themselves into the river one by one to bathe happily.
"Brothers, rush! Kill all the barbarians! An enraged Sun Cai gave the order to attack.
The distance between the two banks was only twenty or thirty meters, and the soldiers on this side of the river could see it without binoculars, and in the face of these beastly acts, the soldiers who had received the order were filled with righteous indignation, rushed out of the hidden grass, and shot with Minnie guns.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ……”
A series of gunshots rang out in the sky, clouds of black smoke surrounded the surface of the river, the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood spread in the air, and the corpse of a cannibal floated in the river, the river was red with blood, and an unknown fish in the water was tearing at the corpse of the dead.
It was only a few minutes, and the man who fell into the water was only a pile of bones.
"What to do? We can't cross the river yet? Seeing everything in front of him, the platoon commander looked at Sun Cai anxiously.
Sun Cai said: "Don't panic, everyone, haven't you found out?" Those men were still going down to the river to take a bath, what does this mean? ”
A long line said: "These fish only eat dead bodies." ”
Sun Cai said: "We can only judge in this way, this is not a conclusion. Well, I'll go first, and then you can cross the river after I'm fine." ”
The platoon commander stopped Sun Cai: "Company commander, you are our highest commander, how can you let you take the lead, let me be the first to pass!" ”
The second and third platoon leaders in the back also squeezed up and said, "Let me cross the river first, let me cross the river first." ”
Sun Cai stopped: "You all don't fight, I have played a package ticket in front of the emperor, I must complete the task, now I will retreat when I encounter this little difficulty, will I still have the face to see the emperor again in the future?" ”
As he spoke, he took the kettle from his body and handed it to the platoon commander: "According to the tradition of our army, in case I die, you will be the platoon leader to take over my duties, this kettle was given to our expedition team by the emperor when I met the emperor, and he wants us to take this kettle to the east bank, and this kettle will be kept by you for the time being." ”
A long line took the emperor's kettle with tears in his eyes.
Sun Cai picked up the Minnie gun, and he explained to the platoon leader: "If I can't come back, you have to find a way to build a bridge." ”
The platoon commander handed the emperor's kettle to Sun Cai: "Company commander, take a sip of the water sent by the emperor, this water can bless you safe and sound." ”
Sun Cai put down the Minnie gun, took the kettle, and twisted the lid, "Knock knock!" He took a big sip of water, and he drank the whole pot of water in one go.
He returned the empty kettle to the platoon leader, wiped the trail of water left on his chin, and without saying a word, picked up his Mini gun and was about to enter the water.
"Please wait!"
The second platoon commander remembered something and shouted.
Sun Cai stopped and looked back at the second platoon leader: "Is there something wrong?" ”