In the lower reaches of the Bosheng River, in the jungle near Kigandon...

The sky was dry and the soldiers dragged their heavy steps and left deep footprints in the forest. Everyone's face was extremely tired.

This reconnaissance company has continued to walk seven or eight kilometers eastward from the crossing of the river.

Because of the heavy task, they only went through a simple rest after the battle by the river, and then set out on the road.

Helplessly, the fatigue after the battle and the fatigue of long-term marching continued to erode everyone's mind, and the dozen or twenty kilograms of equipment on his body were more like a shackle that torture them.

"Why…"

Company Commander Chen Xinmin wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his sore thighs were a little unable to take a step. Even he could not bear the marching of this intensity.

"Everyone has it, resting on the spot, the second platoon is responsible for the alert, and the communications soldiers immediately contacted the third platoon in front and told the instructor to let the brothers take a break."

"yes!"

Finally, he heard the order to rest on the spot. The soldiers were like a collapsed mountain, panting and sitting on the ground. If it were not for the conditions, they would lie down.

Qiu Lin hugged his knees with his hands and leaned against the big tree, sitting alone on the edge of the team without saying a word, and even the person next to him did not notice.

"Drink some water..."

Li Shuanggui handed the kettle and looked at the other person with a complicated expression.

Qiu Lin took it silently and took a sip. His heart was full of worries and no longer had the joyful smile of the past. Perhaps there were too many things he had experienced today, so many that he had not completely digested it yet.

Li Shuanggui also sat down beside the tree and said earnestly: "Oh, don't blame your brother for being cruel. You can only understand these messy things on the battlefield if you experience them yourself."

"It's okay, I understand... I'm just a little angry with myself..." Qiu Lin lowered his head and replied silently, constantly fiddling with a few bullets in his hand, and he didn't know what he was thinking at this moment.

"Hey, this is nothing, I'll tell you..."

"Big Li! Come here quickly!"

At this time, a shout came from afar, and the company commander was waving his hand, signaling Li Shuanggui to come over.

"Here you come!"

Originally, he wanted to persuade Qiu Lin to try to get more open and not have such heavy ideological burdens, but now there was nothing he could do. Li Shuanggui had to pat the other person's shoulder and then ran over.

"What's the matter, company commander?"

Li Shuanggui came over and saw that there were still many people here, and the other two platoon leaders were there. In addition to the instructor who took people to explore the way forward, all the grassroots officers in the entire investigation company were here.

Chen Xinmin didn't say anything nonsense, squatted down and took out the map and placed it on the ground, then said:

"Let's talk about the situation. Our current location is here, and it should be within 5 kilometers of the coordinates given by the group leader. So I think... we may be close to the target. Everyone should keep alert later, because we may encounter Japanese people here at any time."

The second platoon leader glanced at everyone and said worriedly: "I just made such a big noise by the river. I'm afraid the Japanese will have received the information and ran away early."

When everyone heard this, they remained silent and felt heavy and stressed.

If that were the case, then their trip would be in vain. Not only did so many people die, but they still had no results. The shadow of the failure of the mission made everyone feel uncomfortable.

"It shouldn't be that we marched immediately after the battle. The Japanese were fast, but they didn't get much farther away. Moreover, the number of artillery soldiers was not small. According to the intensity of the artillery, the opponent was at least an artillery corps with about fifteen large-caliber mountain cannons."

Chen Xinmin touched his beard and analyzed carefully, then pointed to the map and continued:

"This area is full of bushes and hills. It is very easy for hiding people, but it is not easy for the other party to transfer quickly...

The instructor has taken people to search for traces of the escaped Japanese army. Their retreat direction is the same as our march route. I think... maybe they can take us to find that artillery unit, so let's look for it patiently."

That's right. If people have reached this point, who will be unwilling to accept it if they retreat like this.

"Company Commander, you also know that now we have suffered heavy casualties, less than half of them can move, and there are not many ammunitions anymore. The brothers are still exhausted. Even if they find this little person, what can they do?"

The second platoon leader had no confidence in this, and he was even more worried about the consequences of detecting the soldiers of the Lianhe soldiers.

The river battle caused the entire company to lose more than 40 people, and there were 23 seriously injured people stayed in the place just now waiting. Only more than 50 people could move, and they were physically and mentally exhausted. Each person's ammunition was less than a base.

"I'm going deep into the enemy's back now and I'm going to encounter another wave of enemy attacks. Maybe... Alas, more than half of our second platoon were injured and half of the soldiers were in a difficult mood. It's better to go back and solve the problem of the wounded first, and then contact the regiment headquarters to make other plans."

"Grandma, Zhang Chongnian! You should complain if you want to talk about losing our row, right? I didn't say anything. What the hell are you talking about? Are you afraid of death? Don't join the army if you are afraid of death!"

The honest Li Shuanggui angrily opened his eyes wide and shouted dissatisfiedly that he looked down on those who retreated in the last days. If the company commander hadn't been here, he would have punched him directly.

"Li Baldhead, why are you pretending to be a big-tail wolf? If you didn't have the risk of entering the row, would there be such a big casualty?"

The second platoon leader stood up and argued without accepting.

"I'll kill you!"

It was really hard to lift any pot, Li Shuanggui's anger rushed to his forehead instantly, and he grabbed the other person's collar and wanted to fist.

He was so angry that he didn't care about anything else. He deserved to be beaten if he said such words.

The second platoon leader was not a soft persimmon, so he grabbed Li Shuanggui's fist with his backhand and threw him to the ground.

Li Shuanggui, who suffered a loss, could not give up. He quickly got up and rushed to knock the second platoon leader down. The two of them were like rascals in the city, and they fought each other with one punch and one slap.

The soldiers were all shocked. The two platoon leaders actually fought, and the situation was quite impressive.

Looking at the two people rolling on the ground, Chen Xinmin also had a pale face and a speechless look. He waved his hand and asked the soldiers beside him to go up and pull them away.

The soldiers around him rushed forward and left the red-faced two people apart after they were sacking their powers. They were all trying to persuade them to forget it.

When Li Shuanggui was pulled apart, he kicked the second row's long as he was kicked away. He immediately showed a humble smile when he succeeded in his plan.

"Fuck!" The second platoon leader was so angry that he immediately wanted to rush forward to avenge the kick, but he was held back by the people around him and could not get rid of it.

At this moment, Qiu Lin came to the side quietly, holding a wooden stick in his hand.
Chapter completed!