Seeing him suddenly burst into tears, the young soldier in the kitchen squad said in surprise:
"The steamed buns are ready. The squad leader asked me to bring them to Platoon Leader Hao..."
The young soldier from the communications squad hadn't expected someone to actually deliver buns, but it would have been much better if it had come earlier. Now Platoon Leader Hao had already...
His lips moved, and through his hoarse throat he managed to utter a few words:
"It's too late. Platoon Leader Hao can't eat anymore. The doctor said he'll be gone soon..."
Just now in the tent, Doctor Liu performed a final examination on Platoon Leader Hao and found that his pupils had begun to dilate and his hands and feet were gradually becoming cold.
The young signalman couldn't bear to watch the person who was joking with him yesterday leave like that, so he could only escape cowardly.
The communications soldier's voice was not loud, but everyone's attention was focused on him. Even just by looking at his expression, one could guess most of what was going on.
The vitality that had risen with the smoke in the refuge area just a moment ago seemed to disappear in an instant, and for a moment it was so quiet that even breathing seemed particularly heavy.
Inside the communication tent, Dr. Liu listened to Shi Tou's heartbeat repeatedly and checked his pupils several times. These indicators that maintain normal human vital signs were already extremely weak.
It was beyond his expectation that Shitou could hold on for so long, and now he was truly exhausted.
He was full of respect, but he had to announce this unfortunate news to Lu Zhan who had been waiting by his side:
"Captain Lu, please accept my condolences..."
Ever since Hao Shitou was sent back to the communication tent, Lu Zhan has insisted on sitting by his bed to accompany him, constantly encouraging him, and always believing in his heart that he will be rescued.
Even though Lu Zhan knew in his heart that even if the rescue team was fast, it would take nearly a day to arrive, he forced the thought out of his mind, naively thinking that as long as he didn't think about it, there was still hope.
However, at this moment, Dr. Liu's words hit him like a stick between his eyebrows, causing him to stagger back unconsciously, and he barely managed to keep his body steady and avoid falling.
He didn't want to believe it. Was the stone really gone just like that?
All the previous hard work and perseverance turned out to be meaningless except for adding to his pain?
Lu Zhan had never doubted the decision he made as much as he did now.
Doctor Liu looked at Lu Zhan, who looked in pain. Although he felt sorry for him, he kindly reminded him:
"Captain Lu, let's get someone to clean up Platoon Leader Hao now. Once he's really gone and his body becomes stiff, it'll be hard to clean up..."
Lu Zhan's heart trembled, and he looked at Hao Shitou lying on the camp bed. Perhaps it was the effect of the injection, he did not look painful, and his brows were relaxed as if he was asleep.
He opened his mouth, wanting to agree to Dr. Liu, but his throat was too tense and dry and no sound came out.
At this moment, a huge roar suddenly came from the top of the tent. Not only that, the entire tent soon began to shake violently, as if a hurricane had arisen out of nowhere, and even the ground was shaking slightly.
Lu Zhan stood up in disbelief. Doctor Liu rushed forward to support him. Before he could even leave, Ma Jun rushed in with a look of ecstasy on his face, opening the door curtain and shouting:
"Battalion Commander! The rescue team is here!"
The strong wind outside the door curtain blew up dust, and everyone's hair and clothes were blown into a mess by the wind, but everyone had the happiest smile on their face, and they waved excitedly towards the sky.
Lu Zhan ignored the severe pain caused by the pulling on his body and walked out of the tent in three or two steps. He saw a huge helicopter hovering over the shelter and still descending.
At this moment, an unprecedented hope rose in his heart, and he immediately used all his strength to shout to the Ma Jun beside him:
"Evacuate the crowd immediately and leave the open space in the middle for the helicopter to land. Quick!"
Ma Jun immediately took action, having the soldiers hold hands and form an expanding circle to isolate the crowd outside the circle, and retreat step by step until there was an open area of nearly ten square meters for the helicopter.
The helicopter pilot immediately understood the intentions of the people on the ground and landed the helicopter smoothly and slowly.
The huge roar of the helicopter was deafening, but it was extremely pleasant to hear during land warfare.
The dust on the ground was blown up, completely surrounding the landing helicopter. The sky was filled with flying yellow sand, and it was impossible to see who was coming.
The propeller, which had not yet stopped, created huge wind resistance, accompanied by the roar of the machinery, like a cold and huge steel beast roaring, making people afraid and afraid to approach.
But Lu Zhan couldn't wait even a second. He bent down with pain, pulled his arm out of Dr. Liu's hand, and approached the helicopter despite the huge wind resistance.
Just when he was a few steps away from the helicopter, the door of the plane suddenly opened, and a surprised and excited female voice came into his ears:
"Lu Zhan! It's really you!"
In the yellow sand, a short-haired female soldier in military uniform happily stepped out of the cabin door, looking at him with bright eyes and a smile of surprise on her face.
Lu Zhan was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't remember who the female soldier who called out his name was. But the next second, he saw the medical bag with the Red Cross logo on her back, and was immediately overjoyed.
Without saying anything more, he stepped forward, grabbed the female military doctor's arm, turned around and hurried towards the tent.
Fan Shengnan was shocked by Lu Zhan's sudden action. He gripped her arm so tightly that her face felt hot instantly. She never expected that Lu Zhan, who was known to be calm and restrained, would make such an intimate gesture towards her in public.
Before she could think about it, she saw a blood stain on his uniform and exclaimed:
"Lu Zhan, you're bleeding!"
Lu Zhan acted as if he didn't hear her and pulled her towards the communication tent. After entering the tent, he pointed at the person lying on the camp bed and said to her:
"Hurry! Save him! He's dying!"
Fan Shengnan was shocked again. When she heard him say that someone was dying, the romantic emotions in her mind were immediately thrown behind her. She hurried forward to check on the person on the bed.
When Dr. Liu saw her coming in with a first aid kit, he knew that she must be a military doctor, so he quickly told her about Shi Tou's condition in detail.
Fan Shengnan's expression was serious. She checked the stone quickly. After finding that the stone was still alive, she made a quick decision:
"Cooperate with me and perform surgery immediately!"
Dr. Liu was stunned and suspected that he had heard it wrongly:
"Here, here's the surgery?"
Fan Shengnan's brows were knitted tightly together. Her hands had been disinfected with alcohol. She touched down along Shitou's exposed chest, disinfecting it as she went. Suddenly, she stopped at a certain position, pulled out a scalpel that was flashing with a cold light, and raised her eyes and said:
"Do you think he can make it to the hospital alive?"
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