Everyone didn't eat the grain of rice for several days, and they were already hungry with their chests on their backs, but at this time it was the depths of winter, the beasts were gone, and the birds were extinct, so what else was there to eat? There is only a pool of turquoise water in front of you, reflecting a strange light in the evening afterglow!

The three of them drank too much water in their stomachs, and they felt more and more hungry. Niu Jianjun volunteered to look around and see what there was to eat. Guo Jiefang couldn't stand it anymore because he was hungry, so he wanted to go with Niu Jianjun. The three of them then discussed, Li Yuanchao stayed behind to collect firewood and grass, and Guo Jiefang and Niu Jianjun went to find food.

The two left Li Yuanchao and walked along the water's edge. The probe saw the pool under his feet, it was green and clear, and he couldn't see it at a glance, and he didn't know how deep the pool was. The black shadows were swimming in the water, and if you looked closely, it was actually a few fat carp, swimming around in the water!

Niu Jianjun pointed to the black shadow and shouted happily: "There are fish in the water!" ”。

Guo Jiefang said coldly: "If there are fish, it is useless, and you don't look at the current climate?" On such a cold day, you dare to go into the water to catch it? ”。

Niu Fat Man thought to himself, Lao Guo is right, this person is shivering from the cold on the shore, let alone going into the water to catch fish!

The two of them walked all the way, and they didn't find anything to eat anymore. There was no way, Guo Jiefang and Niu Jianjun had to dig some bark and grass roots, and the two ate some and took the rest back.

The three of them found a place to nest the wind, built a bonfire, and the three of them sat around the fire, only to feel that their chests were warm and their backs were cold. After sitting in a daze all night, I finally stayed up until dawn, and there was a strong wind again, and snowflakes were floating in the sky!

The snowflakes fell in the pool water, silently, Guo Jiefang stood up, stomped on the frozen wooden feet, covered his hands to his mouth and sighed!

The tumbling splash was still gushing upwards all the time, and a few pieces of broken coffin fragments were washed to the shore by the water, and the water waves rhythmically pushed them, gently hitting the rock wall, making a monotonous and dull sound! Under the morning light, the red lacquer painting on the coffin fragments was swollen by the blisters, and the brilliant colors were even more shocking!

The underground dark river obviously didn't rush Liu Lili and Lao Liang out of the head, Guo Jiefang called everyone up, Niu Fat said that he couldn't wait here any longer, and he had to transport Lao Huang out of the mountains quickly, otherwise Lao Huang's life might not be saved!

The three of them identified the direction, carried Huang Yaju, and walked over the mountains and mountains. I was hungry and gnawed some bark, thirsty and drank some snow water, and I struggled for two days and two nights, and finally touched the Sancha River.

The Sancha River was frozen at this time, and the three of them came to the top of the river, just like a lost wild dog suddenly smelling the smell of its master, and they didn't feel that their morale was greatly increased!

The three of them tried their best, and finally dragged Huang Yaju back to the station where they had been thinking about it for a long time. At this time, they were in rags, their hands and feet were cracked, they were covered with extensive frostbite, and they were so weak that they could not even say a complete sentence!

The leaders of the garrison hurriedly called the battalion headquarters to report to them, and arranged for them to be sent to a nearby hospital by climbing a plow.

Guo Jiefang slept in the hospital for two days and two nights before he woke up. As soon as he inquired, Niu Jianjun and Li Yuanchao also woke up, so he asked the nurse, how is Huang Yaju? The nurse told him that Huang Yaju finally picked up a life after the hospital's all-out rescue, but due to her injuries, she has not been able to wake up for the time being!

Guo Jiefang was happy in his heart, he was worried that Huang Yaju would not be able to save him, but when he heard the nurse say this, the heart he was hanging on finally let go! A few days later, an investigation team sent by the army came, and after inquiring in detail about the situation of the underground fortress of Niutoushan, they made a serious record, and then solemnly warned Guo Jiefang that the specific situation of the fortress of Niutoushan was a military secret and should not be passed on without approval!

Guo Jiefang noticed that the door of the ward was covered with double posts, and the idlers and miscellaneous people were blocked out of the door. Later, he heard that the underground fortress had been found by the military and was resealed, and there have been various rumors about the specific situation, Guo Jiefang believes that one of the more reliable theories is that the high-level began to want to take advantage of the special geographical location of the Niutoushan Fortress and use it as a bridgehead to resist the Soviet Union, but when they found the entrance to the fortress, they sent several investigation teams into it one after another, and the team members disappeared silently. Only then did the higher-ups realize the seriousness of the problem, and finally ordered the Niutoushan Fortress to be closed! But Guo Jiefang's heart has always had a knot that he couldn't untie. That is, where did Liu Lili and Lao Liang go? Are they all alive? Did they find the gem that had fallen into the underground river?

After Guo Jiefang, Niu Jianjun, and Li Yuanchao recovered, they immediately returned to the company's station. On the way back to the company, they found a cemetery for Maruyama's wife, with the cemetery against the mountain and the wide and mighty Sancha River in front! Guo Jiefang looked at the place they had selected with satisfaction, and said to Niu Fatzi and glasses that this place was good, and it fully met Maruyama's requirements. If you look at the topography here, the so-called front and back have relied on, it is such a feng shui treasure! So the three of them buried Maruyama's wife's ashes in this place, and after burying the ashes, they transplanted a tree nearby as a mark for the grave. Then they bowed a few times to the grave, and just as they turned to leave, they suddenly saw a whirlwind blowing above the grave, and swept the new earth from the grave into the sky!

After returning to the company, what made them feel strange was that the people in the company did not inquire about what happened to them in the underground fortress, and even showed indifference to the disappearance of Liu Lili, Lao Liang Tou'er, Bearded Company Commander and others, as if these people did not exist at all! Since Guo Jiefang, Niu Jianjun, and Li Yuanchao have been strictly required by the military to keep secrets, they are happy that no one asks them!

However, in the dead of night, Guo Jiefang can always dream of that weird underground fortress, Liu Lili, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang, and Bearded Company Commander walking in the fortress, they are all so lifelike, as if they have never died, and they are still with themselves!

A few months after returning to the company, they were sent to a farm far away from the company's station, which was the most remote of the company's farms, close to the Sancha River, and more than 50 kilometers away from the company's station. To make matters worse, the farm is now guarded by a bad old man, and I heard that he will soon be retiring. Except for a small natural village near the farm, there are no more people, surrounded by a vast forest sea, which is no less than a military force for the energetic three! At the same time, Huang Yaju's condition also tugs at the heartstrings of the three of them, she has been lying in the hospital for several months, and everyone has been to see her several times, they are all very worried about Lao Huang's condition, for fear that when they open their eyes one day, Lao Huang will leave like this!

Reluctantly, the three of them packed their bags, bundled them on their backs, and walked to the farm. The farm was even more dilapidated than they had imagined, it was located on top of a river stall, with only a few lonely thatched houses standing in the middle of the crops, and it was a hilly valley, so the farm did not have a lot of land, only a few farmlands in the riverbank forest!

The old man guarding the farm is already very old, his face is full of wrinkles and ravines, like a cracked land, few people in the mountains come, Guo Jiefang and they haven't turned the foot of the mountain, the old man has already greeted the farm!

The old man walked over quickly, and held the hands of the three of them one by one, his hands were rough and hard, as if they were a piece of sandpaper, and the old man said happily: "Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally gave you a look!" ”。

Niu Jianjun asked the old man, "You are Lao Zhang, how long have you been here?" ”。

Lao Zhang opened his ears and asked, "Huh? What did you say? The back of my ear, you say it again? ”。

Li Yuanchao then leaned on Lao Zhang's shoulder and shouted loudly: "He's asking you, how many years have you been here?" ”。

Lao Zhang finally heard it clearly, he grinned and said, "I've been here for almost ten years, if you didn't come to replace me, I'm afraid my old bones would be buried here!" ”。

When the fat man heard Lao Zhang say this, he was startled and said, "Hey, Lao Zhang, are you going to leave now?" What's the matter with you leaving the three of us here? ”。

Lao Zhang hunched his back, blinked his eyes and said, "My old man is old, and the organization has arranged for me to go home, don't you know this?" ”。

The fat man rolled his eyes and asked, "But what can we do if you leave?" What are we going to do with such a big farm? ”。

Lao Zhang smiled: "There is no work now, as long as you take care of the crops and don't let the beasts on the mountain spoil it, even if you have completed the task!" ”。

Li Yuanchao asked again: "But, what should we do when we eat?" ”。

Lao Zhang smiled and said, "Eat!" This is easy to do......! ”。

He limped and led the three of them into the thatched hut with a black rumbling sound, pointed to the dark corner of the house and said, "The stove is here, if you want to cook, you can cook here, if you want to eat vegetables, there are vegetables I grow in the garden, I think those vegetables are enough for you to eat for a while!" ”。

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he waved to Guo Jiefang and said: "Let's go, let's take stock of the means of production on the farm, although there are not many things, they are all public property, and they must not be sloppy!" ”。

The three of them followed behind Lao Zhang and counted the items. Li Yuanchao seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked Lao Zhang: "Lao Zhang, is it difficult to survive the winter here?" ”。

Lao Zhang's ears were back, and Li Yuanchao asked a few times before he could hear clearly. Lao Zhang nodded and said: "Don't look at the fact that this place is only a hundred miles away from the company, but the winter here is too difficult, I advise you to be prepared for wintering before entering the winter, you have to ask how cold is the winter here?" ”。 Lao Zhang sighed heavily, and then said: "Let me tell you this, when you go out to pee at night, you have to carry a stick, for fear that you will accidentally freeze when urinating!" ”。

Lao Zhang shook his white head and said to himself, "Why did you let you hairy children come?" How can they endure the hardships in the mountains? ”。

Niu Fatzi stabbed Guo Jiefang in the back and whispered, "Old Guo, why do I think we have been calculated?" Why else did they send our buddies to this hellish place? ”。

Lao Zhang seemed to remember something again, turned his head and said to them: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, if there is nothing to do, don't go to the mountains to ......!" ”。

Li Yuanchao asked curiously: "Why can't you go into the mountain?" Could it be that there are tigers in the mountains? ”。

Lao Zhang pursed his lips, with a mysterious expression on his face, and lowered his voice and said, "I don't know, it seems that there are always some strange people in the mountain...... Especially in the winter, you will understand after you have been here for a while! ”。