Jinling Theater General Hospital.

Fighters wounded in action were transferred to the hospital where they received the best possible treatment.

Including Battalion Commander Li Gaoliang, who received Lu Zhou and others last time......

Although Wang Peng did not suggest that Lu Zhou come here, at Lu Zhou's insistent request, he still asked his superiors for instructions and got an application and brought him here.

According to Lu Zhou, in any case, the other party was injured because of his own project, and if it was too far, it would be too cold-blooded if he didn't go to Jinling.

After passing the curfew, Lu Zhou followed Wang Peng's footsteps and came to the inpatient area that was not open to the public.

Glancing at the soldiers on duty at the entrance of the corridor, as well as the strict layout here, Lu Zhou asked casually.

"Is there anyone else on duty here?"

"That's for sure," Wang Peng nodded, "If it weren't kept secret, the news would have been flying everywhere early." ”

Nodding in understanding, Lu Zhou followed behind Wang Peng and quickly arrived at the door of the ward.

Wang Peng showed the letter in his hand to the guard standing at the door, and after the guard carefully examined it, he raised his hand and gave a military salute to each of them, and then stepped aside.

followed Wang Peng into the ward, and when he saw Li Gaoliang lying on the bed, as well as the legs that were hanging up with bandages and obviously shortened, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, and his Adam's apple moved up and down, and said.

"Your legs ......"

"Intercepted," looking at Lu Zhou who walked in the door, Li Gaoliang opened his eyes in some surprise, "Professor Lu?" How did you get here? ”

"I'm here to visit you." Putting the fruit and milk in his hand on the table, Lu Zhou said in a somewhat complicated tone, "I'm sorry to see you like this now......

With an embarrassed expression on his face, Li Gaoliang looked to the side and said, coughing lightly and saying, "Please don't be like this, it's me who should say sorry...... I'm sorry that I failed to protect the experimental facilities and failed to live up to the expectations of the country and the people. ”

Lu Zhou shook his head: "The laboratory is a trivial matter, as long as the people are still there, there is no problem." ”

Although the distress is certain.

However, nothing is more important than people.

As long as people are okay, everything is fine, at most it just takes more time.

Li Gaoliang sighed, looked at Wang Peng who was standing next to him and said.

"Can you light a cigarette for me?"

Wang Peng shook his head and said, "When I came here, the doctor made a special trip to tell me, saying that you have just had surgery and cannot smoke. ”

Li Gaoliang pursed his lips: "Just one sip, I will have a smoking addiction, and it will not be in the way." ”

"No," Wang Peng flatly refused, "not even half a mouthful!" ”

Seeing that this guy didn't get in the oil and salt, Li Gaoliang rolled his eyes in desperation, turned his eyes to Lu Zhou again, smiled embarrassedly and said, "That, Professor Lu, you see I've been holding back for so many days, can you borrow a fire ......?"

Wang Peng coughed and said, "Don't think about it, he doesn't smoke." ”

Li Gaoliang glared stunned, and subconsciously said, "There are still men who don't smoke?" ”

Lu Zhou said speechlessly: "...... Yes, I don't smoke, what's the problem? ”

Li Gaoliang coughed embarrassedly: "No, I didn't mean that......"

Lu Zhou shook his head: "These are all trivial things...... If that's convenient, can you tell me about the situation? ”

After hearing Lu Zhou's words, Li Gaoliang suddenly fell silent.

After a while, he spoke.

“…… I'll only say what I can say. ”

Lu Zhou nodded.

"No problem."

Li Gaoliang cast his eyes on the drip hanging bag, and a trace of memory gradually appeared in his pupils.

"It was about five o'clock in the evening, and there was a sandstorm blowing in the desert, and the wind outside the base was very strong, and I couldn't see my fingers."

"They hijacked the water truck and took advantage of the sandstorm to approach our checkpoint."

"The situation was dangerous, but fortunately, the soldiers on duty saw that something was wrong when they passed through the checkpoint, but at this moment, they ......"

The story is very simple, so simple that it can be explained in just a few sentences, but the danger experienced in it is far from being explained in just a few sentences.

The soldier on duty at the checkpoint had just discovered the problem and secretly pressed the alarm, but the other party was not a good person, and when he noticed that the situation was wrong, he immediately tore off his disguise and launched an attack.

These Vu. The pretending elements have obviously received formal armed training, and their reaction and combat qualities are far different from those of ordinary terrorists. Terrorists.

But this is also something to be expected, after all, the general fear. Terrorists would not have been able to target such a research facility hidden in the desert, and the untrained stragglers would not have been able to hijack the water delivery truck and get so close.

Obviously, they watched for at least a month, and after careful planning, they didn't even rule out buying insiders......

Fortunately, the 4th Battalion, which was stationed there, was not vegetarian either, and when the militants in the car tried to drive a modified water delivery truck to crash through the railing of the checkpoint and rush directly to the experimental facilities in the camp, the snipers on duty on the watchtower reacted quickly and killed the driver with one shot.

Heavy fighting broke out between the two sides inside and outside the checkpoint, with one heavy RPG even blowing down the façade of Biosphere A, igniting the lithium-sulfur batteries connected to the solar panels, causing the facility to catch fire.

The most unbelievable thing is that all 12 militants fought until the last moment, and even when they were finally surrounded, none of them surrendered, and the gunfire in the camp did not stop until all of them were killed.

As for Li Gaoliang's legs, they were not injured in the battle, but were broken by falling concrete blocks when he was rescuing the experimental equipment that caught fire with the soldiers.

After listening to Li Gaoliang's narration in silence, Lu Zhou asked in a heavy tone.

"How many casualties have we suffered?"

This time Li Gaoliang didn't speak, just looked at Lu Zhou silently.

Gently patting Lu Zhou's shoulder, Wang Peng sighed and said, "Don't embarrass him......"

From Wang Peng's eyes, Lu Zhou understood something slightly.

There are some things that can't be made public.

In other words, there will be no way to make it public, at least for decades.

It was not easy for Wang Peng to get authorization to take him here to visit the wounded warrior.

In short, regardless of the casualties, the sentry on duty who first discovered the problem must have been killed.

Lu Zhou vaguely remembered that the last time he went to the desert to select a site for the Tinder Project, the young man saluted him, but he didn't expect that it had been less than a year, and he had already buried his bones on the battlefield......

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Swinging his hand that was still inserted, the dark-skinned man shook his head and grinned: "There is nothing to apologize for, it is the duty of a soldier to protect the family and defend the country, and he is still a P soldier without even this little awareness." The country will settle the family members of my brothers, even if my legs are gone, I will basically have no worries about food and clothing in the next life, and it is good to retire in advance......"

Although he was smiling.

But Lu Zhou still read the trace of heaviness and depression from the arc that was strongly supported.

Presumably, his mood was not as relaxed as his face appeared.

Not only his comrades who died in battle, but also his legs......

Perhaps for him, dying in that battle or fire would be more enjoyable, and spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair would be more like torture......

Seeing the heaviness on the faces of his former comrades-in-arms, Wang Peng didn't say anything.

After being silent for a while, he spoke: "Tell me if there is anything inconvenient in my life in the future, no matter how far away I will fly over to help you." ”

Li Gaoliang smiled heartily and said, "Haha, I can remember what you said, don't know me when the time comes!" ”

Wang Peng said solemnly: "I promise you." ”

"Okay," Li Gaoliang shook his head, "I also have two broken legs, I don't need you to serve, just have a few drinks with me, a lonely man." The nurse should change my dressing in a while, and when you've seen enough, take Professor Lu back, don't waste time with me. ”

Wang Peng nodded, turned around and walked to the door.

At this time, the door of the ward also opened, and a doctor with a nurse passed by Wang Peng and walked into the ward.

Looking at Lu Zhou, who was standing there without moving, the young female nurse said politely.

"Sir, could you please go out for a while? On our side, we need to check the patient's body and change the bandage......"

It was as if awakened by the nurse's voice.

Lu Zhou, who had been standing by the bedside and bowing his head in contemplation since before, suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Gaoliang who was lying on the hospital bed and said.

"Maybe it's not that bad."

"Perhaps...... I can get you back on your feet. ”