We now have modern equipment, and all of them are already struggling, not to mention the expeditionary force that was without food for more than half a month. At that time, the national army had not undergone field survival training, so many people died of hunger by mistake.

I curled up in my sleeping bag, listened to a few people plan the route, and before I knew it, I fell asleep. I don't know how long it took me to be in a daze, I felt that the surroundings were starting to become a little crowded, probably because Tan Jian and the three of them were asleep, it was a big man who shrunk in a tent, and he definitely didn't sleep so comfortably, but because he was too tired, I just woke up and turned over and fell asleep again.

I don't know how long, the sound of a sudden wind and rain woke everyone up, in the tropical jungle area, the wind and rain are impermanent, this sudden rain, it has no effect on us, but it is bitter for the two people who are keeping vigil outside.

Song Qiaoming immediately opened the tent, leaned out half of his face and shouted at the two outside: "Don't guard, go back to the tent." "The vigil is mainly to prevent wild beasts, and in this strong wind and rain, the wild beasts are also hiding in the cave**, so there is no such concern.

I saw the shadows of two people flash across the tent, and it looked like they had gone into the tent. After Song Qiaoming finished shouting, he wiped the water on his face, and shrank into the tent again, only to hear the rain crackling in the tent, and the camp lights outside were also swaying by the wind, and the shadows of the surrounding trees were swaying on the tent, showing their teeth and claws, like ghost claws.

That's why we camped on high ground, to avoid rotting leaves, to prevent the rain from coming in, and the rain didn't affect us much, and after the night watchmen entered the tents, everyone fell asleep again not long after.

This can not be said that we are low vigilance, but the day is too tired, people who have not entered the primeval rainforest, is absolutely unable to imagine this environment, every step of the way, is a destruction, you must use the dagger machete or stick in your hand to get the surrounding plants to get away, there is no road in this place, it all depends on people step by step to get out, the physical consumption is very large, is to find the high ground where we are now camped, we have been looking for a long time, if it is not for the occasional can see some of the road trampled out by animals, I am afraid the march will be more difficult.

We slept in a daze, and stopped our vigil, thinking that there would be a sprinkling of sulphur water, and that it would rain heavily, and that no wild beast would come out, but we neglected one thing, and that was the rain, which had long since washed away the sulphur water.

When we woke up again, we were woken up by an exclamation.

It was not clear who the scream was coming from, but it wasn't from our tent, and almost instantly, all four of us woke up.

The moment I opened my eyes, I subconsciously judged who the voice belonged to, and then sat up.

Clearly, something unexpected happened.

At this time, someone in the rest of the tent shouted, "Fuck, what the hell!" ”

At the same time, Song Qiaoming, who was next to me, also gasped, his sleepy eyes suddenly widened, staring directly at our tent.

The rain outside had already stood up, but there was still wind, blowing the camp lanterns around, leaving a pile of dark shadows. But not the shadows of the trees, but the shadows of the movements, they were in the shape of long strips, and there were so many of them that they could almost be described as dense, crawling on our tents one after another.

I thought it was some very small snake, but the snake's body was not so short, and soon, by the shadow cast, I judged: "It's centipedes, a lot of centipedes." ”

Song Qiaoming said: "It's not sulfur water...... he didn't finish speaking, he turned back to the future, couldn't help touching his face, and said: "Damn, it must have been washed away by rain." ”

Tan Jian looked extremely calm and said, "This centipede is much larger than an ordinary centipede. ”

Zhou Xuanye nodded slightly and said, "It's as big as a small snake." ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Xuanye shouted: "Is there anything wrong with everyone!" He shouted at the other people in the tent, we are all in the tent now, only the ventilation hole in the tent is open, the rest is closed, so there is no way to see the rest of the people.

The scream before was strange and scary, and I don't know if anyone was hurt.

Soon, I heard the fat man reply, "No one is hurt, how are you!" ”

Song Qiaoming said: "It's okay! Take out the sulphur water and use it! ”

We set up three tents, each sleeping four people, the third tent sleeping only two people, the other half out to pile up equipment, and the remaining two people kept vigil and rotated. Now there was no one to keep vigil and we were all sleeping together, but most of our equipment was in the third tent, and we didn't have anything to deal with these centipedes.

Because we know the environment of the Yunnan-Burma jungle, we carry a lot of insect repellent items, but these things are no longer in our tent, and the only equipment bag in our tent is Zhou Xuanye's carry-on bag, which contains some of his own guys, so now, we can only rely on the people in the third tent.

Through the voice, I judged that in the third point, in the tent, it was Brother Yang and three other teammates who slept, although the three usually don't talk much, but they are still quite reliable, Song Qiaoming spoke, and one of them called Di Rong replied: "Everyone wait, we will be there soon." ”

At this end, Zhou Xuanye said: "Get dressed, tie the trouser legs and cuffs, and put on the gas mask." "Although this centipede is dense and menacing, the clothes we have are relatively strong fabrics, and they are designed to prevent poisonous insects, so as long as you pay attention to them, they don't tighten.

At that moment, the four of us put on it, and after packing up everything, Song Qiaoming pulled the zipper of the tent and took the lead in getting out, and I followed closely.

As for the camp lamp, I saw that the rest of the people also came out one after another, just like us, all fully armed, wearing leather gloves on their hands, and not showing a trace of flesh and skin. The four of Di Rong over there were sprinkling sulfur water wildly, and as soon as we came out, the centipedes around us immediately began to crawl down our feet as if they had smelled food.

Before, in the tent, all we could see was a black shadow, but now when we came out, we saw the entity, and we felt even more numb in our scalp. I saw these centipedes, the small ones were as long as fingers, and the large ones were more than 20 centimeters, and their gastropods were dense, and they got up very quickly.

There were so many of them that they had taken over our camp, and centipedes were everywhere as far as the camp lights could see.

Song Qiaoming scolded: "His grandmother's, can we get into the centipede nest?" "Song Qiaoming was not born in a wealthy environment, he was self-made, so he was very heavy in the market, no matter how decently dressed, he was unambiguous when he scolded people, and sometimes when he talked about dirty words, I couldn't resist it.

While talking, those centipedes crawled straight to their bodies, they were too fast, in order to prevent them from getting close, we could only keep stepping on them with our feet, and while stepping on them, we approached Brother Yang and a few others. This sulfur water was really useful, and the centipedes around Brother Yang and the others retreated far away as if they were afraid.

A few of us gathered in this safe area, and finally got rid of these centipedes, at this time, Di Rong said: "Good fellow, there are too many, I used a whole bottle." As soon as the words fell, I realized that something was wrong, although these centipedes did not climb up, they did not leave, they just crawled around not far from us, as if waiting for rabbits, there was an illusion that they were besieging us.

I couldn't help but say: "Boss, this centipede has no brains, it's for no reason, what are you besieging us for?" "Could it be that this centipede in the jungle of Yunnan and Burma still wants to taste what it is like to taste human flesh?

The centipede thing lives in groups, and I was a little skeptical for a while, whether it was just as Song Qiaoming said, we set up the wrong camp and entered the centipede's nest.

On the camp lantern, I looked at the time, it was already half past four in the morning, and overall I slept well this night, and it would have been better if I hadn't been disturbed by these centipedes. Tan Jian also looked at the time, and said, "Clean up the camp, don't stay here any longer." “

Our other two tents were occupied by centipedes, and Dion immediately took out another bottle of sulphur water to open the way in front, and soon, the centipedes retreated to the outskirts of the camp, and we began to pack up our tents and equipment. Because of the heavy rain, the soil under our feet is slimy, and if we don't pay attention to it, we will slip under our feet, and we are on high ground, so we have to roll down when we slip, just roll into the nearby centipede pile.

After packing up the tent and equipment, it was already more than five o'clock, if it was in Shenzhen, the sky should be numb and bright at this time, but in this primitive jungle, the mountains are high and dense, and the faint sky light is blocked tightly, so the forest is still dark.

I carried the camp lantern, and the rest of the people turned on their flashlights, and when they looked around, they found that the centipedes were still wandering around. Our route is all the way to the north, but now whether it is southeast, northwest, or northwest, it is the chassis of these little centipedes.

Song Qiaoming snorted and said that he had known that there were so many centipedes in this place, so he should bring more sulfur water. It's only the first day we've been in the jungle, and that's all we need to do, so what's next? In fact, there are many special insect repellent products in the outdoor equipment now, which are easy to carry, but this sulfur water is an old formula with excellent results, just because it is a liquid and is bottled, we don't carry too much.

At this rate of consumption, it is really not enough.

Brother Yang said: "We still have sulfur eggs." ”

I said, "There's no way to make a fire in this place, and the sulphur eggs are useless." "That thing has to be burned in a fire to be most effective.

As he spoke, Di Rong opened the way ahead, forcing the little centipedes to move forward. The heavy rain overnight made the road more difficult to walk, and when we stepped down, water bubbled out of the leaves, and our boots were waterproof, but when we went on expeditions and in the first war, we wore straw sandals, even on the Long March. The expeditionary force was better in the later period, the first batch of people wore straw shoes into Burma, and after joining the British army, they were nicknamed the 'straw shoes army' by the British army, and later changed to the equipment provided by the British, and the situation improved greatly.

But how good the shoes could have been at that time, in the jungles of Yunnan-Burma, everyone had a pair of rotten feet, which were soaked in stagnant water and mud, and some went to the back, completely barefoot.

I am now wearing waterproof boots, and I find it uncomfortable to walk, let alone the expeditionary force at that time.

Looking at the puddle of black water under my feet, my heart was hot, and I sincerely thanked and revered those martyrs.