Qin Ningqian's expression on the side finally eased a little, but she still reminded him with some concern: "You must be careful, don't confront it head-on when you encounter something..."
Jiang Xiachu responded while smiling, "I know, I'm not that stupid."
After saying that, she stood up, picked up two small bags beside her, quickly stuffed them into the two men's arms, and then forcibly pulled them up and walked out.
Just now someone outside the tent called for assembly, and there were many troop transport vehicles arriving. Now, everyone had started to get on the vehicles one after another.
After everyone is on the bus, we will head back.
Jiang Xiachu pointed to a troop transport truck not far away, then looked at the two people beside him and urged, "Hurry up and get on the truck. We'll be leaving soon. Take a comfortable seat so that you won't feel so uncomfortable on the way back."
The two nodded, but were still a little worried about Jiang Xiachu. At her urging, they looked back every few steps as they got into the car.
Jiang Xiachu finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the two get into the car and leave.
Afterwards, she did not dare to waste time. She simply packed up and put all her things into the space. She took a small map and turned around and strode away according to her memory in the dream.
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The other side.
There was still smoke from the scorched land, and the air smelled a bit bad.
Lu Huaiyan and a few others were searching the enemy stronghold.
This place had been captured by them a long time ago. Now the enemy troops had fled or been captured, and this stronghold had long been empty.
But there is intelligence that our captured comrades are hidden in this stronghold.
“There’s actually a dark room underground!”
After searching for most of the day, they suddenly found a very hidden entrance to a dark room.
Lu Huaiyan raised his hand to signal everyone to be careful, frowned at the door that was hidden very deeply, and said in a low voice: "Everyone be careful, beware of an ambush."
"yes."
After receiving the order, everyone responded quickly.
“Crunch—”
The door was covered with layers of dead branches and rotten leaves. When it was pushed open with a sound, what came into view was a dim basement.
Pei Yunchen quickly took out a flashlight from his bag, turned it on and illuminated the road ahead.
Several people walked in cautiously.
The dark room was filled with a foul smell. Everyone couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their mouths and noses. The deeper they went, the stronger the unpleasant smell became, even making their eyes hurt.
“Who…who…”
As they were walking forward, they suddenly heard a weak voice coming from below.
Lu Huaiyan frowned immediately, took the flashlight from Pei Yunchen, strode down the stairs, and reached the basement in a few steps.
There was no light down there, so he could only use a flashlight to illuminate.
But when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but tighten his hands, wishing he could crush the flashlight into pieces.
The captured comrades were all tied together tightly with hemp ropes and lying on the ground in a mess. Some of them had their heads buried in the ground, motionless, and their life or death was unknown.
Some people were covered in blood, with wounds one after another all over their bodies. Because they were not treated in time, they had already become festered and inflamed, which was terrifying to look at.
Pei Yunchen followed down quickly, and when he saw everything in front of him, he felt his ears buzzing.
He clenched his fists and couldn't help cursing, "These beasts, they said they treated the prisoners well, but they were so cruel behind the scenes! Damn it!"
There were a few people who had just been captured and still had some strength. When they heard Pei Yunchen's words, they immediately became alert.
"Are you our People's Liberation Army comrades?" someone asked cautiously.
Pei Yunchen took the flashlight, took out a lighter from his bag, and lit the torch on the wall.
The dark room immediately lit up. Although the light was still a little dim, at least people could be seen clearly.
The comrades who were tied up and thrown into the corner immediately burst into tears and became excited when they saw the familiar military uniforms worn by Lu Huaiyan and others.
"I told you that our comrades would come back to save us! We've finally got it!"
"Commander Lu! It's you!"
“…”
Lu Huaiyan took a deep breath, walked to a comrade-in-arms, squatted down, reached out and gently felt his breath, but found that he was dead.
His face was filled with grief and indignation. He clenched his teeth and gently closed his eyes. "Comrades, we are late..."
He didn't expect that the enemy would be so brutal and torture our comrades like this.
Lu Huaiyan and his comrades quickly untied the comrades, gently laid the dead comrades flat, and carefully arranged their clothes to pay their final respects.
Afterwards, they looked for any relics they could bring back to their families. In any case, it was a thought.
For those with serious injuries, all that can be done now is a simple bandage to relieve the pain as much as possible.
The enemy reinforcements would come back soon, so they couldn't waste time. After sorting out everything, they immediately left the dark room with their captured comrades.
After walking out of the dark room, Lu Huaiyan exhaled a breath, turned around and exchanged glances with Pei Yunchen.
Pei Yunchen looked serious and nodded heavily.
The two men immediately understood each other's meaning and handed over the comrade they were supporting to the comrade next to them.
They knew that the enemy would never be so honest.
Hiding our prisoners in such a hidden basement is too vicious.
If they have not found any evidence, when the two armies exchange prisoners at the time of settlement, they will definitely say there is no evidence.
In fact, they were all tortured to death by them in secret.
Although they have rescued the captured comrades, they don’t know how many comrades were tortured by them before.
Lu Huaiyan's expression was serious, and he said, "Xu Kai, you come and support him."
"Liu Chen, I told you the route in advance. You should remember it, right? Take your comrades and retreat first. They are not in good condition and need to rest. I will bring others to cover your retreat."
When the few people heard Lu Huaiyan's instructions and realized the seriousness of the matter, they nodded seriously in agreement.
At the stronghold, only Lu Huaiyan, Pei Yunchen and a few remaining PLA soldiers were left.
"I estimate that the enemy will be back soon. You must stay calm and follow my command." Lu Huaiyan looked at his comrade beside him and said in a low voice.
"receive!"
Lu Huaiyan quickly analyzed the surrounding terrain, and then took Pei Yunchen to seize a strategic high ground before the enemy arrived.
There are huge rocks all around here, which can serve as natural shelters.
Lu Huaiyan and Pei Yunchen moved stones from the side and piled them together to make a simple defensive structure. At the same time, they had people set up trip mines in front of the formation, and then buried them with bushes and dead branches and leaves in the forest, making it hidden perfectly.
He also asked Pei Yunchen to set up several fake targets to confuse the enemy.
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