Chapter 5: The Forest of Death

A long procession made its way through the wilderness: at first an armed jeep opened the way, in the middle was a procession of more than 600 people, all dressed in camouflage and carrying shoulders, on foot in the open wilderness, accompanied by a transport truck carrying a large number of household items.

The land was barren and unsheltered by trees, the sun was scorching and there was no cool breeze blowing, and the sky was cloudless and not even a bird appeared.

When you are thirsty, you take a sip from the kettle, when you are hungry, you take out dry food and nibble on it, and when you are tired, you can only grit your teeth and keep going. Yunfei didn't dare to stop, afraid that once he stopped, he would never be able to get up again. Sweat had blurred Yun Fei's eyes, the water in the pot had long since been drunk, and his physical strength had long been exhausted.

It wasn't until the middle of the moon that Yun Fei finally saw the campsite in front of him. Staggering to the ground, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.

The people in the camp only looked out for a moment, then shrank back, either indifferently fiddling with their guns, or cowering in their tents, indifferent to the lives of others.

Seeing this, the people in the jeep immediately got down, carried Yunfei to the middle of the camp and put him down, and then returned to the car to continue to be vigilant.

In the middle of the night, Yunfei woke up slowly, looked around at his location, and immediately struggled to get up again, and went to the jeep to inquire about tomorrow's journey.

Seeing Yun Fei coming, Lu Ming, who was on guard next to the jeep, nodded and said, "Are you awake? But it's not so easy to join our squad. ”

Yun Fei said: "I understand. By the way, Brother Lu, where are we now? I don't have enough food and water with me. ”

Lu Ming said: "Well, everyone's food and water are not enough. However, we will enter the forest boundary about 15 miles ahead, and we are expected to reach it by noon tomorrow. At that time, there will be new sources of food and water, and there will be no more food crises. ”

"That's good, don't worry about food. Yun Fei couldn't help but smile, seeing Lu Ming's expression of wanting to speak, he asked again, "Is there any problem?"

Lu Ming glanced at Yun Fei, thought about it, and explained: "According to the analysis of the map in the captain's hand, the area of this forest is not small, and it is very likely to be a primeval forest. And if we want to reach the castle thousands of miles away, we have to pass through this forest. Off-road marching, the most afraid of entering this kind of primeval forest, not to mention poisonous snakes and beasts, the most afraid is to encounter swamps and Zhangqi areas, one is not good, it will kill people. ”

Yun Fei couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"But you don't have to worry. Lu Ming comforted, "Tomorrow, the captain will go into the forest to investigate first, and then train you according to the situation." Don't rush into action once you enter the forest, just wait for our instructions. ”

"Well, got it. Yunfei nodded, taking Lu Ming's words to heart.

The next day, the people marched in a hurry, and sure enough, they reached the forest boundary before noon. The vanguard had already penetrated deep into the forest, and the news of the discovery of a large lake in front of them lifted everyone's spirits, and their pace could not help but speed up a little.

Yun Fei also quickened his pace, and when he passed by the jeep parked in the forest, he thought about it and stepped forward to say hello to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming was still sitting in the driver's seat, and while guarding the surroundings, he said to Yun Fei: "I will probably camp here today and repair for a day." The captain has already led someone to inspect the surrounding situation, and he told you not to act indiscriminately. If you are thirsty, you should drink the water in the car, which has been purified, and if you are hungry, you should eat the dry food in the car. ”

Yun Fei hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Lu." After speaking, he hurriedly got into the car, and sure enough, he saw a large bucket of clean water, and hurriedly filled his kettle, and then poured a few sips of the kettle to quench his thirst.

"Oh no, something happened, something happened by the lake......"

An exclamation came, Yun Fei hurriedly got out of the carriage, followed the sound, and saw a man running from the lake in a panic, and many people next to him rushed towards the jeep in a panic. The shores of the lake are already in chaos.

Looking at the lake again, the water in the lake was surging, and the crowd that was originally swimming in the lake to enjoy the cool swam to the shore of the lake in a panic. Suddenly, a large mouth burst out of the lake and bit one of them violently, quickly dragging him to the bottom with momentum. The man only struggled for two splashes, and then there was no movement, but the surface of the water was flushed red.

The people on the shore had already run to the side, and the people in the lake didn't bother to put on their clothes, so they jumped ashore and rushed naked into the forest.

The man who ran far away picked up the gun on the ground, opened the safety and fired indiscriminately into the lake. The crocodile had rough skin and thick flesh, and it was as if it was fine, but the person who was shot indiscriminately was quickly incapacitated, and then dragged into the water by the crocodile that washed out to eat.

When the cry for help sounded, Brother Lu lit a fire and ran out. In order to prevent accidental injury, he hurriedly shouted to the shooters to cease fire and get out of the way. Except for a few who were calm, the others continued to shoot blindly.

Brother Lu had no choice but to park his car outside the crowd and rely on the vehicle's cannon to shoot the crocodile.

"Dada......"

The power of a large-caliber vehicle-mounted machine gun is clearly not comparable to that of a submachine gun. The bullets whizzed through a distance of tens of meters, shooting the heads of the crocodiles that had scurried to the shore, and the flying bullets even blew up a small crater in the ground.

The crocodile on the shore was quickly eliminated, and the crocodile that came out did not escape Brother Lu's killing, and only struggled for a few seconds before stopping writhing.

Brother Lu pointed the muzzle of the gun at the crocodile lurking in the water, and immediately opened fire when he moved slightly, and the crocodile at the bottom of the water quickly turned its belly.

As the machine guns fired, the crowd gradually stopped firing. There were also empty magazines that had to be stopped. Everyone gathered around the jeep and turned their heads to look into the lake.

"Will you shoot?" Brother Lu asked suddenly.

Yun Fei saw Brother Lu looking at him, so he had to shake his head ignorantly.

Brother Lu shook his head, and then called to the crowd behind the car: "Which of you go over and bring the injured people back, and I will cover for you." ”

The crowd immediately dispersed.

A man with a scar suddenly picked up his submachine gun and opened fire on the wounded who were struggling and moaning.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

Brother Lu shouted angrily: "Ceasefire." You...... Put down your weapon and crouch to the side, or I'll shoot. Brother Lu said, turning the machine gun and aiming it at the scar man.

Scar Man dropped his weapon and defended himself, "I'm here for everyone's good." There are barren mountains and mountains, and there is no medical equipment. Instead of letting them struggle so painfully, give them a painful pleasure. ”

Although he understands that what he did has a little reason, he can't help but stop it, so as not to cause panic. After all, now is a very moment, and the hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead. Lu Ming shouted: "Be honest, wait for the captain to come back, and he will decide the punishment for you." ”

Brother Lu also instructed Yun Fei to gather the crowd and count the number of people, while he stayed by the lake to prevent crocodiles from making trouble.

......

"What's going on?" Ye Jian came to the car and looked in the direction of the lake as calmly as water.

Lu Ming immediately reported the general situation to Ye Jian. At this time, Yun Fei roughly counted the number of people, and couldn't help but be slightly startled when he saw Ye Jian standing next to the jeep with his subordinates covered in blood.

Yun Fei walked up to Lu Ming and reported, "Brother Lu, I counted the number of people just now, and there are still 589 people in the woods. ”

Lu Ming compared the number of people at the time of departure and said, "Are there 46 dead?"

Ye Jian turned his head to look at Lu Ming, and Lu Ming immediately said, "I asked Yun Fei to count the current number of survivors just now. In the crocodile bite incident just now, 46 people died. ”

Ye Jian nodded, his eyes looked at the map in his hand, and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

Yun Fei looked left and right, and whispered to Lu Ming: "Brother Ming, I'll leave first if there's nothing to do, you can discuss it, and call me if you have something." ”

Lu Ming nodded.

Ye Jian suddenly turned his head to Yun Fei and said, "Yun Fei, you wait a minute." ”

Yun Fei paused, turned around and responded, "Yes." ”

Ye Jian continued: "The current situation is relatively grim. This forest is far more dangerous than I expected. Your military training must be carried out in advance, otherwise most of you may not survive to reach your destination. ”

Seeing that Yun Fei didn't understand, Ye Jian didn't plan to explain, but just instructed his subordinates around him: "Go and inform the other people in the woodland to gather, and I will arrange the plan of action for the next three months in a while." By the way, also about the punishment for Scar. ”

"Yes. Four people walked out of the group and dispersed into the woods to inform everyone to assemble.

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In the temporary meeting, Ye Jian's action arrangement did not win everyone's support. Of the 589 people, only 520 were willing to accept Ye Jian's arrangement for a short period of military training, and the other 69 people elected another leader and gathered to walk in the other direction of the forest.

Ye Jian divided 520 people into 17 temporary teams according to a squad of 30 people, each team was led by a special soldier as an instructor to carry out military training such as cross-country survival and shooting. The extra 10 people were served as alternate members, taught by Lu Ming, and temporarily assigned to Ye Jian's action team to fight.

said that there were 10 extra people, but in fact, some young people, including Yun Fei, had all gone through Ye Jian's preliminary review and intended to absorb members of the team.

In the afternoon, 18 teams were dispersed around the wide lake, intending to conduct military training here for three days, and at the same time, it was expected to stock up on a certain amount of food for follow-up operations.

However, plans have not kept up with the changes.

That night, a pack of ferocious wolves suddenly sprang out of the forest and attacked one of the garrisons. When Ye Jian led his subordinates to the rescue, the 69 people who had left suddenly returned and attacked the jeep, intending to control the armed jeep, but were repelled by Lu Ming directly with a machine gun on the vehicle.

Three young people were killed by stray bullets and two young people were injured by stray bullets. The attackers left behind a body and the others retreated into the forest.

The next night, the group of attackers attacked the camp at night while the beasts were attacking, trying to get their hands on the jeep. Even in order to attract attention, someone was sent to blow up the transporter. In a fit of rage, Ye Jian led people to chase out 10 miles overnight before annihilating this group of outlaws.

Forests are more dangerous than everyone thinks. Not only are there fierce beasts attacking at night, but when hunting during the day, you should pay attention to all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts.

The original three-day training plan was extended to seven days, and the number of team members was reduced from 17 to 15. Except for the 30 special forces soldiers led by Ye Jian, there were no injuries, and the others were all slightly or seriously injured.

When they officially embarked on the journey, they realized that they still underestimated the danger of this forest.