It was already completely dark when Wu Dekai called a meeting.

"Our task tonight is to bury this batch of landmines on the other side of the border. They have set up a minefield for us."

We can also set minefields for them.

Everyone must be careful; accidents can easily happen when working at night in the dark.

I don't ask you to plant many landmines, I only ask that you ensure your own safety.

Everyone patted their chests and assured that they would ensure safety.

"Hei San, you have more experience."

You take five men with you and bring these mines. My only requirement is that you return unharmed.

Hei San glanced at the warriors behind him, their eyes filled with anticipation. He knew that everyone hoped to be able to carry out the mission.

Shanzi looked at Hei San with anticipation, raising his hand frantically.

I want to go!

Heishan looked at Shanzi and curled his lips into a sneer, then cursed.

"You idiot, what are you going to do? What can you possibly do there?"

He turned around, selected five people, and led them away amidst Shanzi's disappointed gaze.

Wu Dekai whispered instructions to Hei San.

You must be careful!

We've been on this road many times, we know it like the back of our hand, but what if the other side sets a trap for us?

Remember, whether or not landmines are planted is secondary; the important thing is to save your own lives.

Hei San promised to complete the mission and hurriedly disappeared into the night with five other men.

Shanzi glared angrily at their disappearing figures after the company commander and the others had gone back to sleep.

I secretly followed them away.

Shanzi felt that they were excluding him from every mission they did.

Jiang Tiecheng was tired this afternoon and finally made it back to his dormitory.

A single dormitory room consists of a very simple cot, a table, and a wardrobe.

But compared to the dugouts, this place is like heaven.

Jiang Tiecheng was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he lay down on his cot, not even having time to sort out his points.

As a result, I slept for less than two hours before I suddenly felt someone shaking me.

Jiang Tiecheng suddenly opened his eyes and was startled to see Gao Chengwu's magnified face.

"Jiang Tiecheng, Jiang Tiecheng, something's happened."

Jiang Tiecheng shook his head before sitting up.

It was only then that they realized that not only Company Commander Gao had broken into their dormitory, but also Wu Dekai and Shanzi.

Shanzi was trembling all over.

Jiang Tiecheng immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed Shanzi to ask,

"What happened? Why are you so scared?"

"It exploded."

They went to plant landmines, and everything was fine at first... I followed them the whole time.

As a result, people started stepping on landmines at some point.

"One person was killed in the explosion."

The five of them are trapped here with landmines, and they can't get out.

“I wanted to save them, but… Hei San yelled at me, telling me to come back and find the company commander.”

"Hei San said there were stone traps set up on the mountain."

If the rocks on the mountain were affected by the explosion and rolled down, they would be doomed.

"We must save them! We must save them!"

Shanzi spoke incoherently and haltingly, but he finally managed to explain the matter clearly, and a picture quickly appeared in Jiang Tiecheng's mind.

"Jiang Tiecheng, Company Commander Gao said you can clear one mine per minute. I beg you to go and save them."

"The five of them are still alive, but now a dark cloud hangs over the place."

It's thunderstorm season here.

If they hit those rocks, they're doomed.

Jiang Tiecheng suddenly looked up.

Isn't it winter here?

Why are there thunderstorms in winter?

"Our area has a unique geographical environment, and thunderstorms sometimes occur in winter."

No one can predict whether there will be a thunderstorm this time.

Jiang Tiecheng, I heard about this too, and I wanted to ask you to save them.

"Then let's go."

Jiang Tiecheng rolled over and jumped out of bed, quickly grabbed his coat, and put it on.

They talked as they walked.

"Hurry up and get me the tools, let's get there as fast as we can."

If the other party has set a trap, it's impossible not to patrol it.

If they discover that someone is trapped there, they will maliciously push the stones down.

Jiang Tiecheng gasped at the thought of that outcome.

Clearly, these people are malicious.

"Jiang Tiecheng, this is my fault. We always go and cause trouble for them, and we also plant landmines for them."

But we didn't realize that the road was the one we were used to taking.

Those foreigners obviously thought of that too.

"It's all my fault. Why didn't I think of taking a different path?"

"Of course it's all your fault. As the company commander of the engineering corps, you didn't even think of this."

Sending your own people to their deaths, who else is to blame but you?

I don't know how you got to the position of company commander of the 2nd Engineer Company.

Jiang Tiecheng was blunt; to be precise, he hadn't expected the 2nd Engineer Company commander to be so negligent.

A group of people rushed to the scene and saw that the five people were already struggling to stand in the strong wind.

Its swaying and wobbling posture is quite frightening to look at. If it were to accidentally fall or be blown forward, to the left, or to the right by the wind, any movement would carry a huge risk.

Wu Dekai wanted to move forward, but then he heard Hei San shout.

"Company commander, please don't come any closer."

We can't go back. Just now, one of our comrades was blown down by the wind and detonated a landmine.

These foreign devils have no idea how many landmines they've planted around here.

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