Chapter 786: The Bridge
The clever choice was undoubtedly the right one, taking advantage of the cover provided by the cliff terrain to resist the enemy's attack in the fastest time, and they could also get over the enemy's head before dawn, so that they could kill two birds with one stone.
But the only thing that is not perfect is that they need to risk their lives, you know, the cliff of more than 20 meters is not easy, especially in the no-man's land of the Great Khing'an Mountains, although it is only 20 meters, but once you fall down, although you will not fall to death, but as long as you are injured, it is basically the failure of the operation.
So the three of them undoubtedly have to be very careful, especially the fat man.
But what Xinlan didn't expect was that the fat man's movements were very skilled and professional, and even compared to herself, she was by no means inferior, but in Gao Chao's eyes, it seemed that he had already thought of it.
No matter who this fat man is, no matter what secrets he still has on him, Gao Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the fat man didn't drag his feet while climbing, then their plan would be considered a success.
The night seemed to be deeper, the moon was quietly about to set the cliff, and the time passed quickly, but they felt that it was very long, and it took them about an hour to complete the 20-meter climb.
This speed can only be described as a passing score.
When he came to the top of the cliff, Gao Chao was so tired that he could only sit down and rest, and the fat man lay directly on the ground, as if he didn't want to get up anymore, Xinlan was okay, she just sat down and drank two sips of water, and began to worry about the next action.
It turns out that Xinlan has absolutely reason to worry about her next move.
The reason is very simple, just when they went up to the top of the cliff, they discovered a fatal problem, that is, the top of the cliff went forward, and it turned out to be a narrow ridge.
Xinlan pulled Gao Chao, and said worriedly: "Boss Gao, look, we won't have to walk from here tomorrow, right?" ”
As soon as she said this, the fat man also looked back, but the fat man smiled helplessly: "I said Miss Xinlan, isn't it just a ridge?" It's a little narrower, but it's enough for us to pass, so aren't you afraid of heights? ”
Xinlan ignored the fat man, but Gao Chao had already frowned, and then quickly took out the topographic map from his backpack to check it.
"Oops......" Gao Chao said angrily, "this topographic map turned out to be wrong. ”
"What?" The fat man sat up from the ground and said angrily, "Wrong topographic map? I said, Miss Xinlan, aren't you very professional? Why the gave us the wrong one? ”
Xinlan was also a little surprised, hurried to look, and then shook her head and said, "This ...... How is this possible, how can such a low-level mistake occur? ”
The topographic map was indeed wrong, and after a great comparison, he found that this was not what was marked on the topographic map, at least the topographic map showed that if they had climbed this part of the cliff, there should have been a fairly spacious flat slope behind it, and they could have walked on the flat slope and then passed through this place to a better place to the northeast.
However, it seems that this is not the case, and the only way to reach the mountains to the northeast is this ridge path that looks like a bridge.
Gao Chao said worriedly: "We can walk on this ridge, but the problem is that the ridge is too long, and if we walk on it, once it is dawn, we will be easily discovered by the enemy below." ”
Only then did the fat man understand what Gao Chao and Xinlan were worried about, he stood up and looked into the distance, and found that this was indeed the case, there were thousands of abysses on both sides of this ridge, except for the ridge to walk, there was no way to go on either side, and they had no way to walk around at all.
The fat man was a little depressed and said: "What can I do, it's already more than four o'clock in the morning, and the sky should be about to dawn, such a long distance, I can see that there are two or three kilometers of it, and the road is not easy to walk, we can't pass here before dawn." ”
Gao Chao nodded: "You're right, but we have to go, as far as we can to get to the front, that's all." ”
Xinlan also nodded and said, "I agree, time is everything." ”
The three of them didn't dare to delay for a moment, and after sorting out their equipment, Gao Chao took the lead and walked on this ridge under the moonlight.
If you look at it from a distance, plus there may be some morning fog in the morning, the three of them are like walking in the sky, such a scene really can't be described in words, although the three of them don't feel anything, but all this seems to have become an epic picture, destined for the actions of the three of them, forever imprinted on the mountains of the Great Xing'an Mountains.
The sky began to glow a faint blue at some point, the moon had long been hidden, and the sun was giving birth to its own light, but the three of them had not yet gotten rid of the dangerous situation they might encounter.
According to their calculations, the ridge path is really about the same, about three kilometers, but now they have only completed two kilometers, and there is still one kilometer left, but this kilometer is the most dangerous, because it is really bright.
"Fatty, how is your physical strength?" Gao Chao was at the forefront, he needed to know everyone's situation, because they had not slept all night, their physical strength was being tested the most severely, and on this ridge, the dangers they faced were many, in addition to the fact that the enemy below the mountain might find them and shoot at them, they could also fall down the cliff because of their missteps, which was undoubtedly very fatal.
The fat man waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'm fine, look at Xinlan." ”
Gao Chao looked at the rear, and sure enough, Xinlan had been pulled down a long distance.
"Xinlan, how are you? Isn't it tiring? Would you like to take a break? Gao Chao whispered behind him.
Xinlan had already been thrown off a distance of about a hundred meters, she didn't speak, just waved her hand, indicating that she didn't have a big problem.
Gao Chao gritted his teeth, maybe now is not the time to care about others, he needs a strong heart, and now he has to force his teammates to complete the task, so he actually trotted up, hoping to increase the distance, give the fat man and Xinlan some pressure, and let them speed up their pace.
Now, the sun has slowly drilled out below the horizon, and the golden sunlight ignites every mountain peak in the Great Khing'an Mountains, like a blazing torch, they seem to beckon everyone who enters the mountain, but it seems to burn everyone here.
Gao Chao took a look, and it was only about two or three hundred meters away from the woodland at the end of the ridge in front of him, but these two or three hundred meters were undoubtedly long, and his physical exertion was also very serious, so he had to be more careful here.
One step, two steps, finally, he entered the woodland, and when he turned back to greet the fat man, he found that the fat man had been thrown a hundred meters away, and Xinlan, now in his position, could hardly be seen.
"Hurry up, fatty, come on!" Gao Chao shouted in a low voice.
The fat man waved his hand breathlessly, and this time he waved his hand, he was saying that he was dying.
Finally, the fat man also entered the woodland, but Xinlan behind him, but just emerged from the mist, Gao Chao looked at it, there was a distance of about two hundred meters, at this distance, even if Gao Chao shouted loudly, I am afraid that he would not be able to let Xinlan hear his voice.
So he could only pay attention to Xinlan's every move in anxiety, in fact, he was really going crazy.
The sun couldn't wait to rise in the sky, and when the sun brought a hint of warmth to the sky over the Great Khing'an Mountains, the thin mist began to dissipate, and the mountains below the ridge began to become clear, which also meant that Xinlan was exposed to the enemy's observation.
"Come on, Xinlan, come on." Gao Chao could only pray secretly.
But at this moment, Xinlan suddenly fell on the narrow ridge, Gao Chao's eyes widened, no, something really happened.