Chapter 122 The Fragrance of Flowers Returns
Yu Shuang kept her word. After the hospital took in the two most critically injured soldiers and the military doctors took good care of the remaining wounded, and after confirming that they were safe, Yu Shuang turned around and led her team out of the base again.
The hospital director was summoned by the Commander-in-Chief, and the reprimand of the Commander-in-Chief came from the General Headquarters.
After confirming Director Yang's attitude, Qi An called Yu Shuang, even earlier than Su Qingran.
She suggested contacting higher-ups directly, and having Chen Yuezhou contact the command center.
The command center, focused on the overall situation, was unwilling to concern itself with such a trivial matter.
However, it was foreseeable that frontline bases would develop a reluctance to fight in the early stages of the war due to excessive investment and losses.
Chen Yuezhou reminded them of this point, and the command realized that they had to properly handle the first conflict that arose from this and make their stance clear, which is why they put pressure on Lu Yunbo.
All wartime material transportation is listed in the General Headquarters' logistics task list, and the squad can see which transport teams are delayed on the road through Chen Yuezhou.
They applied for a rendezvous mission, went to the chaotic logistics department to request ammunition, and then entrusted the wounded to Chen Xi and Teacher Tang. The team set off to hunt insects at noon.
Between the Central Plains Base No. 1 and Base No. 3, there is a large river running north-south, the Feng River, which is one of the major tributaries of the Mother River.
The Fallen Insects killed a hundred soldiers guarding the outpost on the west bank of the river and blew up the bridge.
This is why many wartime supplies, including medical supplies, could not be replenished.
The entire team had gone through a major battle, and their average insect-killing efficiency had improved. However, the number of fallen insects was large, and they had a cannon powerful enough to destroy the bridge, so they still had to fight a real battle.
After killing the fallen insects and making contact with the transport team on the other side, the deputy team leader from South China was sent across the river. The two banks were then connected by a cable, and the sealed medical kits were transported by sling. The team returned to base with the supplies that night.
As night fell, the wounded, whose mental and physical condition had deteriorated significantly and were suffering from anxiety and pain due to the lack of medical care, burst into cheers after a moment of stunned silence!
This time, it was finally an exhilarating cheer, a cheer as if welcoming back a hero returning from a bloody battle!
Within a small area of Dongying, the shadow of fear of battle dissipated.
Now everyone finally believed that this group of people had the feat of killing 50 insects each.
The legendary events surrounding Team Ride the Wind 2 have been further complicated!
Three days later, the hiking squad of the action team returned to base.
They passed through many villages and towns, and because they were carrying and wrapped up, they were spotted by patrol teams when they entered the outer perimeter of the base. The patrol teams mistook them for a group of wilderness wanderers.
Indeed, none of the team members had ever trekked through the wasteland; they sometimes stayed in the ruins of those towns.
How glorious human civilization was before the apocalypse! How prosperous material life was! Even in backward rural areas, there were many exquisite, beautiful, and delightful little things that were still intact and would attract people.
However, it depends on the person. Some people pick up a bunch of useless "junk", some only collect practical things, and some have no interest in scavenging and only carry their original military supplies such as tents and water bottles.
Tang Long was different. He picked up two canvas bags that could still hold things, filled them with two large bags of wild vegetables, and also herded a small flock of argali sheep back.
It's amazing.
Despite having no herding experience, Tang Long managed to herd 13 sheep back from dozens of kilometers away without losing a single one, all thanks to theoretical knowledge he had learned from books and his exceptional patience and meticulousness!
Coupled with his ruthless eye for finding food every time, this big guy earned the respect of everyone in the action team later on.
Does the second team of Chengfeng seem to have no ordinary people?
Tang Long's sheep timely solved the problem of food shortages at the base due to the destruction of large areas of farmland, making it difficult for the wounded to replenish their nutrition.
Among everyone, there is another exception, Lin Jiaran.
I collect the most junk; I like things that are a little broken or ugly, and I can't move my legs when I see them.
Because the load was too heavy, she used the regular purification exchange method to let others carry basic supplies such as tents, while she carried a bunch of tattered items on her own back, and stopped at every place where flowers grew to carefully pick and collect them.
So when she returned to the base, she presented Qi An with a large bouquet, which was placed in a white, round-bellied vase with a missing corner. It was colorful, dazzling, and seemed to contain the vitality of early summer!
The girl's curved eyes were hidden behind the bouquet, her gaze filled with cautious inquiry and sparkling anticipation.
How could Qi An not soften! His eyes inexplicably welled up with tears, and he praised her profusely:
"Every flower is beautiful, and they look even more harmonious and beautiful together. They are also very well preserved. You are such a thoughtful and aesthetically pleasing young lady!"
The words were a bit too sweet, and Qi An shuddered slightly, but Lin Jia Ran blushed with joy!
Qi An placed the vase and a cluster of small blue flowers whose names he didn't know on his windowsill.
The vibrant yellow roses were given to Yu Shuang, the lilacs to You Zi, a large bunch of wild peonies to Teacher Tang, and a few dandelions, though not perfectly preserved, but still quite fluffy and lovely, to Sun Yiran.
But Sun Yiran put it in her mouth to taste it first, and then it was gone.
The shadow of war has not yet faded... and judging by the apocalyptic scenario, it may never fade.
The base continues to be attacked by the Fallen Insects. After the Fenghe Bridge, which connects the Central Plains Base No. 3 with the well-stocked Central Plains Base No. 1, was destroyed, the transportation of supplies has become much more difficult, and life at the front-line base has become even more difficult.
The fighting on the front lines was concentrated in only two places: the northern grasslands and the site selection for the two new bases in Lian City.
The Fallen Insects also knew that this was a strategic target of humanity. If it were destroyed, the hundreds of thousands of Fallen Insect casualties would be far too worthwhile for the 30,000 humans.
Replenishing the human population is far more difficult than dealing with the Fallen Insects.
Because in a polluted environment, the pollution level of a human woman throughout her pregnancy must not exceed 40%. Once it exceeds this level, the uterus will shrink and degenerate due to abnormal changes. Even if the pollution is purified in time, the fetus will still have a 99.9% chance of dying.
In addition to bringing back the wounded, the convoy also brought back a sealed incubator containing two still-active eggs.
This was born from a mother insect that escaped but didn't get far, and gave birth on the spot while severely injured.
The mother insect produced a total of 5 offspring!
Of the two oocytes, Feng Xu, the only one who had ever seen a worm egg, commented that they were "very abnormal."
The incubator was handed over to the Institute of Insect Biology, where the researchers also gave it the same evaluation, which greatly increased their research interest!
On this day, Qi An also opened his diary again.
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