No matter how reluctant squad leader Liu was, in the absence of anyone to support him, he could only agree with Platoon Leader Zhao's decision to search this basin first. Due to the limited light source, even six of us could only search in one direction at the same time, so in order to determine the size of this basin, we decided to continue straight and cross the basin.

There are no footprints on the road ahead, every piece is ** land, and every step is to leave the footprints of the pioneers. As squad leader Liu said, this is the lowest point of the basin, and it didn't take long for the slope to start up. Instead of looking for footprints and being wary of any encounter, we moved as fast as we could, and in ten minutes we were at the other end of the basin and saw another passage entrance.

Platoon Commander Liu was very excited about this discovery, and seemed to have rekindled the hope of finding a way out. Squad Leader Liu wasted no time in striking him, "We can't do anything else until we find the water source, because we don't have time." ”

I have to say that squad leader Liu's words are very convincing, and Platoon Leader Zhao immediately showed frustration on his face with excitement.

I flattened the paper, marked the point on the sketch, and said to Platoon Commander Zhao, "We need to walk around the basin and determine the area of the basin, and how many aqueducts there are in total, and the direction of the aqueducts. In this way, we can determine the location corresponding to the ground, and if there is a way out, it should be near the Yadan landform group, of course, it depends on luck. ”

Platoon Commander Zhao blushed with excitement when he heard me, "If we can locate the location of the No. 1 bunker, it is possible to contact them through walkie-talkies." ”

I thought about it for a while, and I thought it was better not to let him have illusions, after all, he was the supreme military commander here, and if he made a mistake, he would kill us all. "I don't think so, it's impossible for our walkie-talkie signal to penetrate tens of meters above the surface. It is said that under the attack of the black sandstorm, the signal is too unstable, and it is difficult to contact the command on the ground. Unless we wait for the sandstorm to end, we have hope to try, you have more experience with sandstorms than I do, do you think this sandstorm will end in a short time? If not, finding water is the priority. Otherwise, even if we contact the command, we will not be able to insist on rescue. ”

My words immediately knocked Platoon Commander Zhao out of spirit. I sighed to myself: this is really not suitable to be an independent commander.

I saw that Platoon Commander Zhao was in low spirits, and I couldn't communicate with him well, so I told Xiao Guolin my thoughts. Xiao Guolin supported my idea, and he immediately discussed it with Platoon Commander Zhao for a while. After that, we explored clockwise along the periphery of the basin.

The basin is so big that we walked for half an hour to make a circle. A total of eight aqueduct outlets were found, roughly evenly spaced. I marked the exit of each aqueduct on a sketch and marked the entrance of the passage in what I thought was the direction of the Yadan landform. With no one to speak, no one to lead the way, and involuntarily six people returned to the edge of the crack in the basin.

One thing is certain, this stone platform and fissure is the center of the basin, at least not too much. We ate something around the stone platform, and we were tired after walking so much, we all ate with our heads down, no one spoke, and we were not in the mood.

I shook the kettle, it was so loud that I couldn't find water, so I couldn't hold on for much longer. I carefully unscrewed the lid of the military kettle, took a sip, and pressed down the dry, choking compressed food. There was more water left for the soldiers at the rescue pod, because they could only wait where they were, and if we couldn't wait for us to go back, it would be completely hopeless. But can we go back? This question made me ponder.

"Time does not allow us to hesitate, we must go down immediately." After resting for half an hour, squad leader Liu stood up and said.

Hesitation is not allowed to apply to people who are good at hesitation, and Platoon Commander Zhao has never been able to make this decision. I could even tell that if it weren't for the walkie-talkie and the only flashlight that couldn't be separated, he would have divided his personnel into two groups, leaving one group to find the underground location corresponding to Bunker One, even if it was dark. We were all sitting on the ground, and no one responded to the offer.

On this issue, I communicated with Xiao Guolin and Cao Mingzhe during the break, and we also reached an agreement. Whether it is to find water or Song Guilong, it is imperative to go down to the crack. But I also told them that I wanted to get something from Squad Leader Liu, and we could all see that Squad Leader Liu was more eager than anyone else, and I wanted to seize this opportunity, and I asked them to help me. As for how to help me, it's very simple, if you don't say anything, you help.

Only squad leader Liu stood alone, giving people the feeling that he was the only one who was in favor of going down to the crack, but in fact it was not. Platoon Commander Zhao must go down, everyone is waiting for Platoon Commander Zhao to make a statement, there is no strong flashlight lighting, climbing down the cracks, it is better to jump down directly.

I lit another cigarette and spat a smoke ring in the direction of squad leader Liu. Platoon Leader Zhao's throat moved, and the expression on Squad Leader Liu's face changed slightly, and they were both restraining the torment of smoking addiction. I took another deep breath and exhaled my cigarette with an exaggerated sound. He must be in a very anxious mood now, I glanced at squad leader Liu and thought.

Platoon Commander Zhao did not agree to go down because of his difficulties. I can go down with you. I stood up lightly and walked towards squad leader Liu, "However, I can't fully trust you." To ensure my safety, I want you to give it to me for safekeeping. ”

As I spoke, I used something in my hand to point to the ** hanging around his neck.

I deliberately approached Team Leader Liu to say this, and no one in the dark would see what I was referring to, except for Team Leader Liu opposite me. I know what my move means, neither Platoon Commander Zhao nor Xiao Guolin will agree to my request, but Team Leader Liu is different, at present, for him, the overriding goal is to go down to the crack and find Song Guilong. However, the fact that his current physical condition and lighting tools are not in his hands makes him have to seek support, and the minimum support is lighting tools. And I was holding a penlight in my hand, although I didn't light it up, but in the eyes of squad leader Liu, it should be very bright and dazzling.

That's what he came out to find water for this time, and I don't think he even plans to go back alive, as long as he can achieve his goal, he should be able to make the biggest concessions.

It didn't surprise me, maybe it was beyond my expectations, because squad leader Liu reacted quickly, as if he had already made this decision and was waiting for me to say this. As soon as I finished speaking, he took off the micro punch and threw it over with a raised hand.

"Don't" The first voice came from Xiao Guolin.

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