The sky is gradually getting dark, but the suffocating heat still envelopes the empty Gobi. A few cotton clouds float in the blue sky. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the crimson color reveals a kind of sadness.
It was that kind of color that suddenly made Fugui feel distressed.
¡°More than ten days ago, when he erected the white tombstone in front of Yanzi¡¯s grave, there were crimson clouds floating in the sky. The blood-like color gradually soaked the memory of wealth and sorrow.
Now I am floating alone in the vast Gobi, wondering whether the mountain flowers swaying in the wind in front of Swallow's grave will reflect the red clouds in the sky!
Thinking of Yanzi, his heart twitched and it hurt so much!
He forced himself to retract his wandering eyes and looked at the hazy mountains in the distance in a daze. However, Yanzi's handsome smile kept flashing in front of his eyes, allowing him to capture the sad past events.
It wasn¡¯t until Yang Aiguo touched him gently that he suddenly realized that there were still two drops of hot tears hanging from the corners of his eyes. Fortunately, the sky was hazy and Yang Aiguo didn't notice.
Fugui turned around and wiped away his tears quietly. Yang Aiguo looked at him with concern and asked, "Fugui, I have always noticed that you have been restless since you returned to the team. Is there something on your mind?"
Fugui's nose felt sour, he turned around and shook his head and said, "No, what can I have on my mind?"
When Du Lei came back, it was completely dark.
He carried two big snakes and raised them up proudly to show off: "How is it, the harvest is not small, right? I also met a pheasant, but it's a pity that I couldn't catch it."
Lying listlessly in the shade, Yu Yu jumped up excitedly, snatched the snake from Du Lei's hand, threw it to Liu Long and said, "Peel the skin and roast it quickly. I've been hungry for a long time and my spirit is about to collapse."
Sa Teng went to find some dry firewood nearby. Liu Long raised his knife and lowered it. After a while, he cut the two snakes into more than a dozen small pieces, put them on with wooden sticks and put them on the flame. After a while, there was a tempting sound. The fragrance.
Yu Yu took out a small packet of salt from his bag, thought about it, and stuffed it back. He walked quietly to Yang Aiguo, grabbed his backpack, fumbled around for a while, took out the salt packet, and put it in He weighed it on his hands and winked at Fugui and the others. Yang Aiguo looked at him puzzled, stood up and said, "What are you doing? I only have this small bag of salt."
Yu Yu smiled proudly and said, "Forgot your identity again? You are no longer our captain. You are a hostage. Just wait obediently for your people to rescue you." After that, he pointed at Fugui and said, "Your stay Let¡¯s eat it tomorrow.¡± After saying that, he sat down by the campfire carelessly, sprinkled the salt evenly on the meat, devoured a piece and put it into his mouth, glanced at Fugui and Yang Aiguo, and smacked it deliberately. Mouth said: "It smells so good. It would be great if there was wine. Let me eat it. If you can't eat it, the rest will be eaten tomorrow."
Yang Aiguo stared at them with anger on his face, but he still couldn't stand the temptation of the meaty smell, and his stomach made an unsatisfactory sound.
Fugui unloaded the only bullet, wiped the sniper rifle, smiled slightly and said, "Are you hungry?"
Yang Aiguo licked his chapped lips and said, "I'm not just hungry, I'm so thirsty that my throat is almost smoking." After speaking, he turned his head, stopped looking at them, and said bitterly: "These ungrateful boys, I¡¯ll take care of them when I get back.¡±
Fugui took out the remaining half of the steamed bun from his bag, divided a piece and handed it to him: "Here, this is what I have left, let's make up for it first."
Yang Aiguo took it unceremoniously and stuffed it into his mouth. He couldn't help but cough because he ate so hard.
The three of them heard the cough and looked here together. Sa Teng came over with two pieces of snake meat, with a mocking expression on his face: "We are revolutionary soldiers and never abuse hostages. This is a reward for you." "
Fugui looked at his arrogant expression by the firelight and wished he could hit him in the face with an iron fist, but after two days of thirst and hunger, he really couldn't muster any strength, so he just stared at him fiercely.
Sa Teng smiled and said in a lowered voice, "Don't blame me, I was the one who asked me to say that"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Xiao¡¯s roar came over: ¡°Forget it if you don¡¯t want to eat, leave it for us to eat tomorrow. We will take turns standing guard at night, now rest.¡±
Yang Aiguo jumped up from the ground, pointed at Yu Xiao and cursed: "You've gone to heaven, haven't you? Do you still know who you are? I'm still hungry. If you don't tell me to give me something to eat, but you still say nasty things, I ask you , who is the captain among us? You or me? "
Yu Yu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly grinned and said: "Hey, I thought you really didn't know that you were our captain. It's good that you knew. Now you should be of the same mind as us, right?" After saying that, he waved his hand and said: "The rest Take out the snake meat and give it to our captain to have a good meal."
Sa Teng took out the snake meat, and Du Lei took out a pot of water from his backpack, shook it and said:Walking into the col, Yu Yu put down his equipment, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Du Lei will be on guard, Sa Teng and Wang Yang will follow me to find food and water in the Populus euphratica forest. The rest will rest where they are."
After Fugui walked all night, his legs felt like they were filled with lead. When he stopped, his body felt like he was exhausted. He lay there gasping for air.
As the sun gradually rises, the Gobi Desert is like a newly lit furnace. A scorching hot air spreads, and a hazy mirage gradually rises in the open land in the distance. Through the mirage, the distant scenery can be seen. The Gobi is like a layer of deformed glass, everything is blurry.
In order to save his energy, Fugui lay motionless on the increasingly hot sand, letting the sweat slowly soak his camouflage uniform. The sweat on his face kept dripping down. He wiped it, and his hands were full of camouflage. Oil paint.
"It would be nice if there was some water left yesterday." Yang Aiguo, lying next to him, said regretfully.
When he brought up the water, Fugui felt that his lips were dry and cracked, numbing and painful. He didn't dare to speak, because every time he said a word, the cracked lips felt a sharp pain.
Fugui stared blankly at the blue sky. Occasionally, one or two floating clouds passed by. The white clouds dotted the blue sky, so deep and leisurely.
Will it float to that small mountain village thousands of miles away? Fugui's heart suddenly felt like it was pricked by a needle, because he suddenly thought of the swallow!
Fugui closed his eyes and forced himself to put away his thoughts. However, Yanzi's smile seemed to float with the clouds in his sealed memory, making him feel heartfelt pain.
"What are you thinking about?" Yang Aiguo's words suddenly became so distant, as if they were coming slowly across several mountains.
Fugui didn¡¯t even open his eyes and said lazily: ¡°I didn¡¯t think about anything.¡±
Yang Aiguo smiled mysteriously, turned sideways and put his head in his hands and said, "Fugui, to be honest, you really don't have a lover? Didn't you complete the mission when you went back this time?"
Fugui¡¯s heart trembled slightly, feeling sore and painful.
"I don't believe it. You are now a captain. None of your classmates or comrades like you?"
For a long time, he looked at Fugui and stopped answering. He sat up boredly and stared into the distance in a daze.
"There is a situation." Du Lei ran down the mountain and said breathlessly: "Two targets appeared in the Gobi. They look like they are from the Sixth Squadron. Everyone, be ready for battle."
Fugui jumped up with his comrades and took the telescope from Yu Xiao. Sure enough, two shadowy figures appeared in the empty Gobi.
Yu Yu and Sa Teng were carrying a rabbit, and Wang Yang handed his comrades a bottle of water: "That's it, let's drink it sparingly." After saying that, he hid behind a stone, picked up the gun, and tightened the muzzle of the gun. Aim at the two figures in the distance.
Yu Xiao took out the telescope and observed it carefully for a while, and said doubtfully: "That's not right, why are there only two people?"
Du Lei licked his chapped lips and said, "Do you want to catch him back?"
Yu Yu waved his hand and said, "Wait a moment and see what happens. You must not be fooled."
About ten minutes later, Yu was talking to himself and murmured: "Nothing unusual was found. These two people seemed to be exhausted. They were staggering when walking, as if they were exhausted."
Sa Teng put down the telescope, looked at Yu Yu and said, "Should I catch them and bring them back?"
Yu Xiao thought for a while and said: "Okay, you and Du Lei go together. Remember, you must be careful and see clearly that there is no backup before taking action.
Sa Teng covered his chapped and bleeding lips and smiled and said, "Don't worry, just watch."