"The group on the other side of the gunfire must have been around here before, but we couldn't see each other......"

As he spoke, Lao Wang took a deep breath of cigarette, and in the smoke slowly exhaled, he added two sticks of firewood to the fire before he said slowly: "However, in the afternoon, the gunfire of Company Commander Peng all the way to the gun must have been heard by them, so they chased after the gun. ”

"Lao Wang, what you said makes sense. ”

As soon as Zhang Qingshan praised Lao Wang, Peng Peng on the side glared at Zhang Qingshan and said sullenly: "Lao Zhang, can you wait for Lao Wang to finish speaking before you speak?"

Although Peng Peng's guy is a little less angry now, he can't provoke him indiscriminately. Zhang Qingshan had no choice but to smile and say, "Okay! Okay! I don't speak, Lao Wang, you continue." ”

"However, because we had thought so far between us, by the time they arrived here, it was already dark. And we put out the fire after we finished dinner. They are far away from us, and in this dark environment, they naturally cannot see us, or even tell where we are...... Well, I guess the most they can do is figure out where we're headed. But this water meadow is too dangerous, especially at night to 'touch' the dark to hurry, that is to dance on the knife, so even if they 'touch' the dark forward, the speed is very slow, and even they don't dare to 'touch' the dark to advance, but camp there temporarily. But ......"

Speaking of which, Lao Wang added two more sticks of firewood to the fire, so that the fire that was already burning was getting bigger and bigger at this time, and it was burning. Zhang Qingshan didn't care much about this originally, but now that he saw that the fire had become a bonfire, and he didn't cook anything, he just burned it dry, which made Zhang Qingshan a little unhappy: Even if you have to let everyone roast the fire, you have to divide it into several piles, let some comrades bake the fire, and warm your body. Now, the few of us are surrounding such a big fire, even if you turn the fire into a bonfire and eventually burn it to the sky, it is not as strong as a split fire. Don't you know how difficult it is to find so much firewood in this water and grassland? Don't you know how to write the four words "waste" and "shameful"?

However, now is not to ask for Lao Wang's analysis, so as to attract Peng Peng's attention and let him analyze. Therefore, although Zhang Qingshan's face was not 'revealed', he had already made up his mind in his heart: After you finish your analysis, Lao Wang, we have to talk about the problem of 'waving' firewood. Otherwise, you will stop doing it, the deputy platoon leader of the cooking platoon, concentrate on your food squad leader, and concentrate on catching your fish.

"However, we have just received three new comrades, and we have to make a fire again in order to make porridge for them. In this way, the comrades themselves over there are not too far from us, and they can naturally see clearly. Then they gave us a signal with gunfire...... Three, are you saying I'm right?"

Lao Wang, Lao Wang, you are a bit of an afterthought, and now the other party has signaled us with gunfire, and we will also send people to answer them, even if you analyze the head of the Tao at this time, it is just an afterthought, what's the use?

As if hearing Zhang Qingshan's heart, Liu Bing asked with a smile: "Lao Wang, don't blame me for talking too much about you, your afterthought is a little late, they sent us a signal, we not only replied, but also sent someone to meet them a long time ago, even if you analyze it well now, what's the use?"

"Don't look at your position higher than mine, but turn your age and experience, Comrade Xiao Liu, you are really not my opponent. Lao Wang looked at Liu Bing with disdain, and said in a deep voice: "Who said that what I am analyzing now is an afterthought? Let me tell you, my analysis is only the first half, and the second is the key ......."

As he spoke, Lao Wang added a little more firewood to the bonfire.

Zhang Qingshan looked at it, and his brows furrowed: No matter what reason you have, you can't let you waste firewood so uncontrollably, otherwise, if you don't find anything to burn along the way one day, do you plan to let everyone eat wild vegetables raw, or do you plan to let everyone drink poisonous water?

It's just that now at a glance, I know that Liu Bing's sentence stabbed Lao Wang, and the most unbearable thing for an approachable person like Lao Wang is that others doubt him. Zhang Qingshan naturally didn't want to stop Lao Wang in a blunt way, so he had to stand up with a smile, stepped forward with a smile and grabbed Lao Wang's hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, Lao Wang, you don't know what kind of 'sex' Lao Liu is, and you can't be as knowledgeable as Lao Liu...... This fire is big enough, let's wait and add firewood, now, you first say the second half of your words, and let everyone help you staff officers. ”

"See, that's why you can't compare to Company Commander Zhang. Lao Wang didn't add firewood to the bonfire, but put the firewood away, stared at Liu Bing, and shouted: "Look at people, how flexible you are, but you are a tendon ......."

Zhang Qingshan saw that he was about to quarrel again, and hurriedly played a round: "Okay, okay! Both of you should say less, keep some 'fine' strength, and wait to meet the comrades who are coming over there...... Lao Wang, you go on. ”

"Company Commander Zhang, I know, you must think I'm crazy, and I can't make this fire so big. However, what I want to tell you is that I am also doing this for a purpose......" Speaking of this, Lao Wang groaned for a moment and said: "Although we have encountered five of our own comrades' men and horses in one day today, I didn't analyze them for you before, and this fifth group of men and horses probably saw the light of the fire burning on our side and sent a signal to us. Therefore, I think that with the fifth team, who can guarantee that there will be no sixth team in the vicinity, just like the fifth team, after chasing after it, it will not be able to meet us immediately because it is dark. Or maybe they were too far away from us to see the light of the fire on our side for a while, so I thought that we should make the fire bigger and turn it from a fire to a bonfire, so that the comrades who were far away would be able to tell that we were here as long as they could see the light of the fire here. When the time comes, won't we be able to accept more comrades who have fallen behind?"

After talking about this main reason, Lao Wang took a deep puff of cigarette, looked at Liu Bing, and said slowly: "On the other hand, if we want to save this bit of firewood, so that the comrades in the distance cannot find us at night, and we set off early the next day, so that they miss the time to meet us." So, do you think this bit of firewood is important, or is the lives of those comrades important?"

If it is really as Lao Wang said, then you can imagine that those comrades who have fallen behind, their situation will definitely not catch up with Zhang Qingshan's side, and they may even reach the brink of death. Once they miss Zhang Qingshan, then, it is very likely that as Lao Wang analyzed, Zhang Qingshan and them will lose the last chance to save those comrades...... To put it more seriously, this is a crime. To put it more seriously, it is to be shot if you are able to watch your allies fall into the final struggle and not go to support.

Everyone was silent, although the probability of the situation that Lao Wang said was very low, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, everyone had to do it, at least, it was stipulated in the military regulations. But the question now is, not to mention that Zhang Qingshan's own situation has become more and more serious, just like this, if such a big bonfire is burned every night, where does the firewood come from? Even if so much firewood is found once or twice once in a while, it will be reimbursed for all nights, what will everyone use to cook rice and boil water the next morning? Even if you can eat wild vegetables raw once or twice, you can't drink poisonous water once or twice, right? In that case, I am afraid that the comrades of the whole company would not have to say anything about walking out of the grass in victory, nor about saving other comrades-in-arms, but they themselves would have to wait for others to come to their rescue first, and a large number of deaths could be expected.

This is a contradiction between rules and reality, everyone knows how to choose, but they can't say it, so everyone chooses to be silent.

Zhang Qingshan glanced at everyone, understood everyone's thoughts in his heart, and knew that this choice would carry some bad reputation afterwards, but he felt that since he had to choose, and the comrades were unwilling to come forward, then he, the leader, must stand up on this choice, and this is a qualified leader...... Of course, Zhang Qingshan can also name someone to express his position first, and then receive the fruit last. In this way, even if someone investigates after the fact, he can shirk the responsibility and only reap the benefits. However, is Zhang Qingshan such a person? If he is such an 'insidious' villain, then he will definitely not have the status and prestige he has today.

"Lao Wang, forget it this time tonight, but in the future, if there are no special circumstances, you can't do this again, so as not to waste firewood too much, but it will affect the soldiers of the whole company. ”

"Hmm!"

Lao Wang nodded in response, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Zhang Qingshan, and the other two were the same. Because they both know that as soon as Zhang Qingshan's words come out, it is equivalent to a certain amount of responsibility, and if someone investigates this issue afterwards, even if Zhang Qingshan can not be responsible, but for Zhang Qingshan's reputation, it will definitely not be beneficial to him.

"I also make a statement, I support Lao Zhang's opinion. Peng Peng was impulsive and spoke first: "We are all party members, and at this time, we should have the character that a ** member should have, and if you can't save it, you can't save it......"

"Yes! I also support Lao Zhang's opinion. Liu Bing also said in a timely manner: "We only have such a few people in the whole company, and it is becoming more and more difficult. If you run into it along the way, there's nothing to say. But if we let us save all the comrades who can't see and fall behind, or have to wait here stubbornly, or send people to search around, this is a bit too much, no! It should be said that it is a fantasy. After all, we are limited in our ability to take care of everyone. ”

"Okay, that's how this issue is handled, and we'll see the actual situation later. Zhang Qingshan didn't want to keep this issue in everyone's minds, so he deliberately diverted the topic: "Let's talk about the team in front of us, I estimate that their situation is not optimistic, so we must be fully prepared here, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, we must be prepared...... Old Zhou, what are you doing standing behind me?"

Zhang Qingshan's words were not finished, but he suddenly felt a little strange behind him, and when he looked back, he saw Zhou Ping's 'color' and 'gloom' standing behind him, just looking at it like this, full of grief and indignation in his indifference, which startled Zhang Qingshan.

You must know that Zhou Ping's 'temperament' is calm, and he only has a smile on his face on weekdays, but now he suddenly has such a straight face, and he looks at it gloomily......