Chapter 122: Bad Weather (I)
Wang Xingguo's words are not good news, in the multiple-choice question of fatigue and life-saving, everyone unanimously chose to save their lives! Although everyone claims that they have the most advanced weapons to destroy all known creatures, the fear of the unknown in the hearts of people still drives everyone to escape and save their lives in the most convenient way.
According to the map provided by Sharjah Jean, Wang Xingguo judged that if he continued to move forward for about a kilometer, there would be a huge clearing in the forest, which should have been burned by a forest fire, where there would be a relatively open field of vision, and the terrain would be more suitable for establishing defensive positions.
Wang Xingguo wanted to maximize his firepower advantage, but in the jungle, a powerful rifle was actually about the same as a well-made bow and arrow, and there were too many places in the jungle to hide, and once the opponent suddenly attacked, the small side could easily fall into a disadvantage, and the sophistication of the weapon could only slightly turn the tide.
Wang Xingguo was worried that this "ghost" who was tracking him was just a scout of a large army, and if this was the case, they would easily surround themselves with their familiarity with the terrain and their ability to quickly cross the jungle, which was not a situation that Wang Xingguo wanted to see.
According to military requirements, if you think the situation is going to get worse, then plan for the worst! Wang Xingguo faintly felt that things would get worse and worse, before things were not too bad to control, he wanted to try his best to stop it, but the weather didn't seem to help him, the clouds in the sky began to change, and the noon when the sun should be shining gradually became dark at this time, leaving not much time for Wang Xingguo, if he braved the heavy rain to advance in the jungle, it would be more dangerous, Wang Xingguo could only choose to establish a strong position to guard and hold on before the rainstorm.
But at this time, God didn't help him, Wang Xingguo followed the instructions of the map to find the most convenient path to the glade on the map, and found that there was no vacant land here at all......
The regeneration ability of the jungle is very strong, a few decades ago it was indeed because of a forest fire burned a vacant land of dozens of acres, and there was indeed an irregular black "scar" on the map, but decades have passed, trees and vines have regrown here, compared to other places these "young" trees are still in the competition stage, but grow more densely, and the vines seem to be crazy, in this new paradise frantically fighting for territory, many places are completely impassable.
"Return! Return! Wang Xingguo saw that there was no hope of moving forward, and that this would only make everyone fall into a more desperate situation, so he ordered the front team to change into the rear team and withdraw from this barbaric woodland.
"What should I do?" Crossell watched worriedly at the dark clouds rolling across the horizon as they unhurriedly advanced toward the jungle. Although Crussell is a dentist, he is not without common sense of the climate, and the rain on the oceanic islands is very different from the rain in the interior, and it seems a little too gentle to describe it as a downpour, and it may be more appropriate to describe it as a waterfall.
At this time, no one would want to stand under the "waterfall" to be baptized, Crossell was very anxious, if he could not escape the heavy rain in such a jungle, it would be equivalent to being sentenced to death!
"Move higher, we set up positions on that ridgeline." Wang Xingguo looked at the map again, and there was a small high ground nearby, although it did not meet the standard criteria for establishing a military position, but it was already their best choice.
"Move, move, fast! You lazy pigs! Kerry, get your ass off the ground! Fast! We don't have time, the rainstorm is coming, get to the heights and set up a defensive position! Fast! Sharjah, bring your machine gun, we'll need it later...... Hurry up and ...... The lady ...... in the middle, "Crussell waved his hands irritably, driving everyone away, unlike the excitement of going to the island at the beginning, now all ambition has disappeared without a trace, Crussell now just wants to quickly build a strong position, survive this damn rain, pray for all peace from God, and then hurry out of this damned jungle to find the pirate's treasure, and then he will leave this island of Tinian without looking back, this life...... No...... Eternal life will never return!
"Quick, damn Kerry, grab that damn machete you have handy, we're going to set up a position...... Sharjah, don't gasp...... ......"When everyone was out of breath and finally climbed this small high ground, Kerry and the others couldn't tell the difference between this place and the position just now? Kerry's feet couldn't move a step anymore, and when he heard Wang Xingguo say that he had set up a camp here, his body seemed to have no support, and he collapsed to the ground with a bang, so angry that Krussell kicked him with his shoes.
"I need to set up a machine-gun position here, with the main camp here and two observation posts forming a crossfire...... We have less than 2 hours to go before the rain is pouring over our heads. Wang Xingguo said that now he can only make the best use of the terrain, although it does not meet the requirements of military textbooks, he has no choice.
Wang Xingguo placed the machine gun position behind a large rock on the hill, so that he could use this stone to establish shelter as quickly as possible, ensure the field of sight, and at the same time use the stone as a cover, and the main camp faced the bottom of the hillside, so that the situation under the hillside could be monitored. The two observation posts were still located in the trees, directly behind the main camp and flanks and behind them, so that no matter where there was a threat, the machine guns and the observation posts could form crossfire.
If it was on flat ground, Wang Xingguo firmly believed that the other party would not be able to break through such a defense line without the corresponding equivalent weapons, but everything was different in the jungle, and the blocking of trees would cancel out the power of most of the defenders' weapons, but at this time they had no choice.
Under Crussell's swearing and chasing, everyone set up camp before the first drop of rain fell, and Crossel preferred to work hard at all than stay in the main camp, climbed into the observation post that was not well covered, wrapped in raincoats and prepared to be baptized by the rain in silence. Wang Xingguo put the No. 2 observation post in order to be a little more comfortable, believing that the covered canopy could withstand the storm, and Sharjah let nest in a machine-gun position behind the stones, less than 50 centimeters above his head was a sloping leaf-covered canopy. As a horse boy who received money and had to provide services, Chen Badai had to endure the curry smell of Sharjah Jean and stay with him, but fortunately, this place is quite spacious, and in Chen Badai's experience, this canopy that he has spent a lot of effort to weave can withstand the heavy rain.
Rickry in the main camp had already collapsed and fell asleep, and he didn't care if the sky stabbed him. Mr. Min kneaded his sore thighs, the road was much more difficult than he imagined, but he was still unwilling to give up for the Loulan crown. Sherpa was in charge of the main camp, and he didn't know what was going to happen, but he knew that as the only man here who was still fighting, he had to protect Mr. Min and his sister! He sat in the shelter, clutching the shotgun that Chen Badai gave him, as long as an uninvited guest dared to break in, he would not hesitate to blow him to pieces!
"Ruobing...... Are you tired? Sherpa saw that Xia Ruobing's forehead was covered with sweat, her hair was stuck to her forehead, and the two days of continuous exertion made her hair look a little messy.
"It's okay......" Xia Ruobing replied, took out the compressed biscuits that had been opened in the morning but had not been able to finish eating them from his pocket, broke off a piece and handed it to the Sherpa and handed another piece to Mr. Min, who was so tired that he didn't want to talk, let alone eat, shook his head and refused Xia Ruobing's kindness.
"We can make it through and get the crown, right?" Mr. Min spoke suddenly.
Xia Ruobing and Sherpa didn't answer, Mr. Min was a little embarrassed, and said to himself: "It must be possible, I know it's here, I hear its call." ”
Sherpa ate some compressed biscuits, drank some water and asked Xia Ruobing: "What did Wang Xingguo see?" Is someone really tracking us? ”
"I'm sure he can't be mistaken, he's never been wrong." Xia Ruobing said.
"No...... I'm not worried about this, but I've never seen him behave like this, and I feel like he's nervous...... Just trying to suppress ......," Sherpa said.
Hearing Sherpa say this, Xia Ruobing couldn't help but get nervous, in her opinion, Wang Xingguo is always so calm, everything is carried out in such an orderly manner, even under the ground under the coffin mountain, when passing through such a dangerous fracture surface, he is unhurried and thinks clearly, if he is really as nervous as Sherpa said, then the survival chances of everyone in this team will be greatly reduced.
"Cannibals only have some primitive weapons and will not pose much of a threat to us." Mr. Min spoke again.
"I hope so......" Sherpa said. But...... We didn't know what was being tracked, and the rainstorm made him nervous...... Actually, it makes me nervous......," Sherpa said worriedly.
"I believe Wang Xingguo can handle it well." Mr. Min stopped the Sherpa from continuing, "Even if the worst happens, we still have weapons. ”
After hearing this, Sherpa clenched his shotgun tightly, understood Mr. Min's intentions, and it was not appropriate to shake the morale of the army at this time, and comforted: "At least we have an advantage in firepower." ”
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be so troublesome." Mr. Min apologized to Xia Ruobing, "Sharjah Jean has hidden a lot of things from us, and he once told us that cannibals don't need to worry too much. ”
"Mr. Min, how did you find a piece?" Xia Ruobing asked.
"Whew......" Mr. Min let out a long sigh, "that's a long story...... I've been looking for Loulan's secrets, so it is inevitable that some antiques and historical research will be involved, of course, I will also buy or sell some antiques in accordance with the rules of business, ten years ago at an auction, there was something in Dick's auction collection that aroused my interest, and then we began to contact, Dick knew that I was looking for Loulan, after many years of business dealings, maybe he trusted me enough, one day he found me, said that he was a descendant of the Loulan royal family, and he was also looking for Loulan's secret. ”