Chapter 13: The Underground Chamber
None of us thought that the bearded man would suddenly rush out, and climb down so quickly, I didn't think about it when I saw him go down, so I climbed down the stone ladder, and then Da Xiong, Uncle Song, and Uncle Wei also followed.
The underground space under the iron gate is about three meters high, although it will seem a little depressing, but at least we can walk upright, the range we can see is about 20 square meters, and it is not very clear when we look deeper and affected by the light.
Although the underground space had been locked with iron doors, the air inside was not foul, and we didn't feel any difficulty breathing, so I suspect there should be some other vent leading to the surface. The walls of the underground space are all smooth cement walls, which further confirms that this cannot be a place like an ancient tomb. And on one of the walls hung a somewhat tattered, but vaguely recognizable Japanese flag.
I've guessed seven or eight points, and it's not a Japanese underground fortification during World War II. When the big bear saw the flag, he also teased and said, this was originally an abandoned military site, then it must have been built very strongly, and maybe there will be a lot of supplies left, we don't have to build a house now, and we can get supplies again, it is really in vain to pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva every night.
I didn't have time to listen to the bear's nonsense, but groped around in the light. There are a lot of wooden boxes placed on the ground against the wall, basically all of them have been opened, I opened the wooden board on a box, there are a few tactical lights in it, this old-fashioned tactical light is powered by a special battery, the detection range is far, but it costs more batteries, I touched the box, and there are a few tightly wrapped batteries underneath, but I don't know if the battery can still be used.
After installing the battery, I took the lamp and pointed it at the darkness in the distance, turned on the switch, and a yellow pillar of light flew out, illuminating the darkness in front of me.
Other people also gathered around with a burst of surprise on their faces, I didn't expect this thing to be usable, but we followed the light to look, the basement was dug deep for ten meters and then there was an earthen wall, it seems that this underground fortification has not had time to be completed, and it may even be just a start and hurriedly closed.
I said to the people, "This underground fortification is only a half-finished product, and the light below is not good, although there may be hidden vents to ventilate, but it is estimated that there are not many vents, and it is certainly not suitable for us to live here for a long time." Let's quickly move everything we can touch here, and in the future, this place will be our super septic tank, and build the toilet on top of this former evil place, so that those sins will stink for thousands of years. ”
Everyone agreed, and then they went to find something, I told everyone to be careful, maybe there are grenades and other arms in it, and the others probably didn't listen to it, and they were all happy to be busy with Taobao shells.
After a while, most of the things in the basement were scavenged, and everyone climbed up again in turn to start counting the supplies.
We dug out a lot of things from various large and small boxes in the basement, including military shovels for construction, axes and hacksaws, and a few small diesel generators, but I don't know if the diesel was used up or volatilized, anyway, we didn't find them, so these generators must have been useless, but those bundles of wires and light bulbs were really useful, and with the help of the solar generators we brought back from the ship, we could at least not rely on the fire for lighting. In addition, we also found a lot of tarpaulins, thick military coats and blankets, well-preserved water bottles, and all kinds of utensils, large and small, all of which were used for use.
We also found some military food and medicine kits, but these were so old that they probably had spoiled long ago. None of the arms and firearms were found, probably taken with them during the retreat, but a few notebooks in waterproof bags surprised us.
I opened my notebook and flipped through it, unfortunately the words in it are all Japanese, intermittently there are some kanji, but I am not sure if the kanji in Japanese and the kanji in Chinese have the same meaning, and even if it is a meaning, it is useless, after all, there are many symbols that I don't know, and the whole paragraph is connected and knows what it wants to express.
However, in one of the notebooks was a map of the topographic map of an island, with dense forests, mountains, and streams, and if nothing else, it should be the topographic map of the island. But what's also terrible is that the important annotations on it are all in Japanese, and you can only guess what it means by the graphics drawn.
Just when I was in trouble, Da Xiong came over, picked up a notebook and pretended to translate it for us, I looked at Da Xiong's rare and serious appearance, and I didn't know if this grandson really knew him, or if he was deliberately playing tricks, but what he said didn't seem to be made up with his IQ.
During the Pacific War that year, the Japanese army urgently needed to find an island in the Pacific Ocean as a supply station, so an advance reconnaissance team came to this island, they built fortifications while exploring the island, and when the exploration was almost done, the underground fortifications were also partially grounded, the war suddenly changed, and the advance team hurriedly withdrew from the island.
I asked the bear, "Do you really understand Japanese, or are you going to talk to us about it?" ”
Big Bear smacked his lips and said, "Of course I understand what it means to pull calves." After speaking, he picked up a notebook and flipped through it and said: "There are also accompanying military doctors in this advance team, this military doctor has studied herbal medicine, and found a lot of plants that can be used for medicine on the island. If we have a headache and brain fever in the future, we don't need to be afraid. ”
The more Okuma said it, the more mysterious it became, and I couldn't believe it, so I said, "Okuma, now is not the time to joke, when did you learn Japanese?" How come I never heard you mention it? Didn't you say that since you were a child, you haven't risen even one place from the bottom? Don't talk to me about any talented, self-taught. ”
Uncle Song also smiled and said, "Comrade Daxiong, you won't make it up yourself based on the Chinese characters in it, right?" The rest of the stuff is fine, but you can't talk nonsense about herbs or anything. ”
Big Bear also patted his chest anxiously and said: "I can swear to the Virgin Mary, absolutely no nonsense, I have always liked Japanese love, uh, no, it is an anime movie, but I suffer from many Chinese translations, so as soon as I gritted my teeth and stomped my feet, I learned Japanese fiercely, and you asked me to say that I can't say it, but I can understand it." ”
I believed it when he said this, and the source of motivation for this grandson to study hard was really different, and I said: "Well, since this is the case, then Comrade Da Xiong really has some level of education, so you can take these notebooks back and take a good look, and tell us any important information about this island in time, and I will reward you with a big chicken leg when you open meat next time." ”
After everyone moved the things back to the camp, Uncle Wei and I continued to build toilets, before saying that it was a joke to use this basement as a toilet, there is such a large space underneath, people squatting on it are estimated to be panicked, and although there are no people living in it, it can be transformed and transformed as a warehouse underneath. So we re-chose a position to dig the pit, and this time it went relatively well, and the pit was dug quickly, according to the plan, we laid wooden planks on top of the pit, and then backfilled some earth, leaving only a hole in the middle. Then we cut down some wood and leaf vines, made a foliage fence on three sides and one meter high, with the vacant side facing away from the camp, and finally added a canopy with a tarpaulin on top. After all, there are men and women in our group, and it is really inconvenient to squat without shelter, and the roof is to prevent rain, and the rainwater backs up into the manure pit, so it can't be cleaned up.
After everything was done, Uncle Wei and I high-fived each other with relief, although most of the manual work was done by beards, but it was also the fruit of our labor.
After returning to the camp, the girls removed a lot of moss from the boulder, and Uncle Song and Da Xiong did not cut wood, but tinkered with wires and light bulbs, and Da Xiong said that he would do a good job in the lighting facilities, and in the future, he would work during the day, and read the translation notes at night. And the small solar generator brought back before came in handy at this time, although it is small, but powerful not only can be used to generate electricity with the help of light energy, but also has an electric energy storage device, which can continue to supply power at night, to say that its output current to support large electrical equipment is certainly not enough, but a few small light bulbs in a night is still not a problem.
I was also very happy to see the camp change little by little, but suddenly a rough howl came from the direction of the toilet, and my heart was cold in search of prestige, and the toilet that we had worked so hard to build did not know what the hell had happened, and it had collapsed.