There were two fierce exchanges of fire, and the consumption of bullets was very large. We now have only five rows of automatic rifle bullets, seven rows of micro* assault gun bullets and four grenades. Platoon Commander Zhao didn't include his pistol, and when dealing with that kind of big guy, the pistol really didn't play a big role.

The automatic rifles were all in our group, and Platoon Commander Zhao and Hu Aiguo each had one, so that the five rows of automatic rifle bullets were handed over to them, Platoon Commander Zhao took two rows, and the remaining three rows were given to Hu Aiguo. Wei * Chong and Xu Xinming each have one, Zhao Platoon Commander felt that the danger above was much smaller, so he only gave Xu Xinming two rows of bullets, and the rest of the micro * Chong bullets were handed over to me. Squad Leader Liu asked for two grenades, and Platoon Leader Zhao and Hu Aiguo each took one.

The walkie-talkie and lighting were given to Xu Xinming, and I gave Xu Xinming two torches just in case. Xiao Guolin consciously took on the task of carrying torches, me, Platoon Leader Zhao, and squad leader Liu each carried a torch, and the remaining eight torches were carried by Xiao Guolin and Cao Mingzhe respectively. Then each person carried a jug of water and a bag of dehydrated fish and set off.

Our search route was conservative, along the other side of the cave wall. The underground cavern was narrow, like an entrance. But I know that this is not the case, the ground here is rough, there are no traces of human processing, it is purely formed by geological changes. The advantage of this is that we can search on any side of our choice without worrying about getting lost.

Platoon Leader Zhao lit his torch to lead the way in front, squad leader Liu and I followed closely behind him, Xiao Guolin and Cao Mingzhe in the back, and Hu Aiguo was at the rear, and he also lit the torch in his hand.

This side of the cave wall does not extend directly towards the water, as if it was a big circle before closing towards the water. As we approached the water, we found another embankment built along the cave wall.

This embankment is wider than the other one, about three meters, and has the same shape and characteristics as the other one. But when we saw this embankment, we were all silent, and we all stared blankly at it, and no one took the lead to speak.

The two torches soaked in grease were very bright, and although they could not shine far away, they could illuminate the scene in front of them very clearly. There are two rows of deep ruts on the embankment.

Both rows of ruts, nearly half a finger deep, stretched down the embankment to the smooth, slightly sloping ground, and quickly vanished. It's as if the car has disappeared into thin air. The torch couldn't shine too far, so Platoon Commander Zhao walked forward more than ten meters with the torch and stopped. The rut seemed to have no end to the other end of the embankment.

Xiao Guolin squatted down, asked Hu Aiguo to hit the torch on the rut in front of him, touched the rut marks with his hand for a while, and said: "This is a two-wheeled cart, and the wheels should be made of hardwood." Judging from the distance of the ruts, the width of the car is more than two meters. A car of this size is not suitable for human towing, and eight or nine are animal-powered vehicles. But no matter which way the car is transporting, this road is not enough to drive the wrong car, how does the car get back? If this road is very long, the convoy will unload on one side and then return en masse, which is too inefficient to say. Can't all these cars be destroyed all at once? ”

Xiao Guolin measured the distance outside the rut with his footsteps and said: "This is also a possibility, the distance of the wrong car is not enough, and it is no problem to simply drive the livestock back." ”

Xiao Guolin's doubts found the answer after we walked some distance further. A huge hole was made in the wall of the cave, and we walked into it under the light of the torches. The hole is cut out on the basis of a gap, so it is very high and there is no sense of oppression. The ground was rough and rough enough to fit about twenty wagons based on the depth and width.

"It's a presence similar to a highway rest area. If several of these rest areas are carved along the way, the problem of wrong driving can be solved. Xiao Guolin looked at the hole and finished what he had just said.

Sure enough, after walking some distance, we found two more of these holes, the spacing of the holes and the size of the area are not exactly the same, it seems that they are such rest areas dug in places where there are conditions to open holes. I can't help but praise the wisdom of the ancients. This not only solves the problem of wrong cars, but also saves a lot of manpower and material resources, after all, digging a rest area is much more labor-saving than widening the embankment. For the sake of convenience, we also call this kind of hollow a rest area, which may be what the ancients also called it.

Another question then came to my mind and I blurted out, "Maybe we can find a way out." ”

Platoon Commander Zhao was most interested in this question, and when he heard me say this, he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Qiang, is there an exit ahead?" ”

This is just a guess, but I don't want to hit Platoon Commander Zhao, so I said a guess that tends to be better: "If they are transporting things here from the opposite side, then there must be an exit to the ground on the opposite side." ”

Platoon Commander Zhao flushed with excitement when he heard this. But before his excitement passed, Xiao Guolin poured cold water on him: "What if it's the opposite? ”

"If it's the other way around, let's just go in and see what they're doing in there. Such a large project consumes so much manpower and material resources, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the strength of the whole country. What exactly are they doing? Just a water storage project? I don't think you would believe it. I said calmly to Xiao Guolin.

Platoon Commander Zhao also had a glimmer of hope for the exit on the opposite side: "No matter what, let's go and see." ”

For the first time, there was such a unity of opinion. The embankment has gone deep into the water, and out of fear of the water monster, not only Team Leader Liu, but everyone walks close to the cave wall. The torches were also reduced to one, and the whole team had to be compacted so as not to fall or fall behind due to poor lighting. Naturally, the speed was not fast, and everyone consciously closed their mouths, and their steps were deliberately lightened. As a result, a heavy wheezing sound sounded in the air, and everyone's wheezing was especially noticeable in the darkness of silence like hell, which only added an inexplicable panic.

Everyone can control not to speak, but they can't breathe, and in this strange atmosphere, I feel that my steps are getting faster and faster, as if this is the only way to drive away the fear. At the same time, I was surprised to find that when I involuntarily quickened my pace, I didn't go faster than the others, as if this atmosphere of fear had spread throughout the group, and everyone was using this method to get rid of their fear, or to be afraid of being left at the end of the group.

Squad Leader Liu is more afraid of this place than all of us, he is young and has good physical fitness, if it weren't for Platoon Leader Zhao leading the way with a torch in front, I'm afraid he would have surpassed it long ago. He was right in front of me, followed closely by Platoon Commander Zhao, his body was a little twitching because of nervousness, and he walked very strangely.

He suddenly turned back to me and said, "Don't you hear a voice, a singing?" ”

PS: First update. There is also a watch, which will be later, after 21 o'clock. This week, we will keep two watches to the end, and thank you friends for your support.