Chapter 79: The Vast Meadow (Refused)
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At about four or five o'clock in the morning, the sky was numb, and the figures of the two cows and four people appeared on the grass again, covered in wind and dust, tiredness permeated the red eyes, and even the steps were a little vain.
Marching overnight, and having to concentrate their nerves to a high degree of concentration, always be vigilant against the quagmire and darkness, the four of them have long lost the strength they had when they first set off, and their eyes were a little starry.
Whenever I see a slightly dry grass tuft, I can't wait to lie on it immediately, and then sleep hard.
The rations have also been exhausted, and even the drinking water is also not a drop left, you know, in this deserted meadow, there is sludge and dirty water everywhere, except for the drinking water when entering the grassland, nothing else can be drunk, otherwise, it is easy to get sick.
"Brother Erniu, there are actually some wild grass roots here! Come on! ”
Xiao Wu, who was walking in the front, suddenly shouted excitedly, and when the three of them heard it, their spirits were shocked, and they trotted to gather beside Xiao Wu.
Sure enough, what appeared in front of me was a piece of wild vegetable root, and as for the wild vegetables, it had naturally been pulled out by the passing Red Army troops.
"I'm a mother, it's a wild vegetable root again!" Tie Niu rolled his eyes, looked helpless, and sat on the grass, no matter how lazy he moved.
Shi Tian smiled reluctantly and said, "Brother Tie Niu, you can be content!" Didn't you notice any difference along the way? ”
"What's the difference?"
"At the beginning, we can more or less dig up some wild vegetables, and the wild vegetables are hard to find, so there are only some wild vegetable roots left, and if we continue like this, I'm afraid we won't even have wild vegetable roots to eat!"
"Oh my God! I'm going to starve to death! I miss the big steamed buns when the Strange Soldiers trained, woo...... I'd rather die of exhaustion from training than starve to death, and I'm a full ghost. The iron bull wailed, and the joke made by the honest man made everyone forget the difficulties for a while, and laughed shallowly.
In this difficult time, even laughing will also consume physical strength.
"Okay, Tie Niu, it's dawn now, let's insist on it, maybe we can meet some comrades, maybe we can have a good meal."
"Really?" Tie Niu stood up from the ground suddenly, his eyes lit up, and said, "Then what are you waiting for?" Let's go! The instructor is still waiting for us to save him! ”
After speaking, he led the way to his own road, without the slightest hint of exhaustion before.
"This guy is energetic when it comes to eating!" Erniu smiled, rubbed the soil on the dug up leafy vegetable roots with his hands, and then handed it to Xiao Wu and Shi Tian, and said, "The water in the grass is not clean, so let's make do with it!" ”
Shi Tian took the grassroots, and when he saw the "sweetness" eaten by Erniu, he couldn't help but take a bite, his face suddenly turned the color of pork liver, and it took a lot of effort to hold back and not spit it out.
"What kind of root is this? It's so unpalatable...... This meadow is really deadly, even more terrible than in the famine years of my hometown! ”
"What? Regretting joining the Red Army? Let me tell you, the hardships that the Red Army soldiers will encounter are much more than that. Erniu ignored Shi Tian's complaints, and still chewed the grass roots in his hands with a big mouthful, and joked with a smile by the way.
Shi Tian tried it, ate a few grass roots again, frowned and chewed it casually a few times, swallowed it, and suddenly found that this was a good method, and replied: "Hmph, isn't it just wild vegetable roots!" What's it? I, Shi Tiancai, am not afraid. ”
"Okay, Xiaotian is good!"
"Yes, Brother Tian is right, no matter how difficult it is to be in the Red Army, we will not be afraid!" Although Xiao Wu was the youngest, his firmness of will was appreciated by Han Xin, he suddenly stuffed the wild vegetable root in his hand into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously, as if he didn't feel that it was difficult to swallow at all.
"Brother Tie Niu, do you want to have some?" Although he said that, when the wild vegetable root was in his mouth, Xiao Wu knew what regret was, bitter, dry and hard, and earthy...... It's so unpalatable, it's so unpalatable.
But the rhetoric has been put down, and the grassroots can't be spit out again! Therefore, Xiao Wu's little belly darkened, such a good thing, you can't forget Brother Tie Niu.
Unexpectedly, Tie Niu didn't even look back, and suddenly shouted: "Quick, come quickly, there seems to be our comrades in front!" ”
"Huh? It's true! ”
Xiao Wu didn't care about letting the iron bull eat the grass roots, and happily followed the iron bull's gaze to look into the distance.
Sure enough, the three of them were pleasantly surprised to find that a team of people slowly appeared on the horizon not far away, looking at the appearance of the dusty servants and the various military uniforms, it was definitely the Red Army, as for which team, it was impossible to know.
However, when encountering the Red Army team, it means that Erniu and others can rest for the time being, maybe they can get some food, and second, maybe this team will have a special medicine! Isn't Han Xin saved?
"Comrades, comrades, comrades!"
The excited Iron Bull had already lost his patience, took off the red five-star military cap, took it in his hand and waved it and ran towards the approaching Red Army troops, accompanied by constant chanting in his mouth.
……
"There is a situation!"
"Huh? All right! Looks like our own comrades. In this Red Army unit, two middle-aged Red Army men talked, their faces full of vegetables, their steps were vain, but their eyes were still bright and sharp.
"Go and ask which army they are! How did it end up here? What do you want to do? One of the middle-aged Reds signaled.
A Red Army soldier came out in response, trotted up to Tie Niu, and asked: "Hello comrade, our division commander asked me to ask you, which unit are you from?" How did it end up here? ”
"Oh......"
"We are the soldiers of Lin Dashan, the commander of the third regiment of the Ninth Division, our company commander is sick, very serious, the doctor said that it must be cured with special Western medicine, but the special medicine of the division headquarters has been used up, so we want to ask for some special medicine in the rear troops."
Erniu rushed over, afraid that Tie Niu's account would not be clear, so he responded.
"Miracle medicine?" The middle-aged Red Army came over with his horses and frowned.
"Divisional Commander!"
Erniu had already judged the identity of the person from the words of the other soldier before, saluted respectfully, and then replied: "Yes, division commander, it is the kind of life-saving medicine that has a fast effect!" ”
"Oh! That's a pity, I don't have this medicine here! ”
The commander of the Red Army shook his head, looked at the tired look on the faces of Erniu and the others, and the bloodshot eyes, and asked suspiciously: "You guys have been here overnight?" As far as I know, the team closest to us still has more than half a day to go. ”
"Don't hide it from the teacher, yes!"
The commander of the Red Army was a little surprised and glanced at Erniu and the others a few times, saw the grass roots still holding in Xiao Wu's hands, and saw the sludge remaining on the legs of the iron bull's trousers, thought about it, and said: "I think so, I'm afraid it's not easy for you to come here, so come with us!" ”
"Don't toss anymore, let's be honest with you, there are really not many special medicines, but there are many comrades who fall every day because of the changeable weather of the grassland and the terrifying temperature difference between day and night, this medicine has long been gone, not only here for me, but also for other places."
It seemed that seeing the disappointment and unwillingness on the faces of Erniu and others, the Red Army division commander added.
But to the surprise of the commander of the Red Army, his kindness did not seem to be received half a point, only to see the four of them look at each other, tacitly and without hesitation, saluted the commander of the Red Army, and said firmly:
"Thank you division commander, since you don't have it here, then we will look elsewhere, we will definitely not give up on our company commander."
After speaking, Erniu and the others did not stay any longer, and even Tie Niu, who had been shouting for a good meal, did not hesitate and marched to the depths of the grass again.
"This is an interesting company commander......" The Red Army division commander looked at Erniu and the others with appreciative eyes, and suddenly asked: "By the way, I forgot to ask, which one is your company commander?" ”
"Han Xin"
"Han Xin!" The commander of the Red Army division was stunned for a moment, and then laughed with relief, "No wonder......"
(To be continued)