Chapter 401: Persist a little longer...

In the cave.

In that earthquake, the worst situation still happened - the rock wall cracked and the cave collapsed.

At the critical moment when the earth was shaking and rocks were falling.

He Donglai pulled back a little soldier who was about to climb out and was about to be hit by a rock.

He protected his soldiers.

But he failed to protect himself.

The rocks that fell from the cave collapse hit He Donglai right on the back of his head.

Bright red blood immediately flowed out from the crew cut's black hair.

"Back off! Everyone, back off!"

in chaos.

The little soldier shouted He Donglai in horror.

He Donglai ignored the wound on the back of his head and kept retreating, dragging the two little soldiers who were still in the cave.

The front entrance has been blocked, and the cave is still collapsing and rockfall is happening.

The only space they can survive is at the innermost part of the cave.

Even so, the hope of survival is slim.

At that moment, the only hope in He Donglai's mind was that the cave would not collapse completely, leaving at least a little space...

Just a little space...

He will survive.

As long as you survive, you can get out and see him again.

There was a lot of falling rocks and chaos.

Even though He Donglai was protecting the two little soldiers, he tried his best to avoid the falling rocks.

But they still couldn't avoid it and suffered a certain degree of heavy blow.

Relying on the instinct for survival, he kept retreating.

Fortunately, God showed some mercy in the end and left a narrow space at the back of the cave that could accommodate a few people.

only……

After receiving a heavy blow to the head, they all passed out in a daze.

This is also the reason why Squad Leader Chen kept shouting towards the cave but did not hear He Donglai's voice at the beginning.

A dark cave.

narrow space.

The air was filled with a thick, sticky smell of blood.

He Donglai didn't know how long he had been unconscious in this state.

He woke up with a splitting pain.

Live...

He is still alive...

He Donglai was extremely grateful that he was still alive.

After waking up, the first thing He Donglai did was to wake up the other two little soldiers.

What a pity.

He only woke one.

That was the one he pulled back from the brink of death at the very beginning.

This little soldier is called Wang Peng, and he is a new recruit this year.

He was lucky enough to have a brush with death and luckily survived.

And his injuries were not serious. There was just a bump on his head, no cuts, and no bleeding.

The other little soldier was not as lucky as Wang Peng.

As he was retreating, he was hit by a rock and fell down in panic.

As he fell, more and more stones fell on him.

Never again...can't stand up.

He was only half a meter away from the last survivable space.

Just half a meter!

He Donglai could even feel his hand, which was cold, stiff, and without any body temperature.

"Captain? Captain! Are you okay?"

After Wang Peng regained consciousness, he was in a state of fear and trembling, as if he had lost all his soul.

The cave was pitch black and only some vague figures could be seen.

He was not sure about He Donglai's condition.

He Donglai endured the pain in the back of his head and said calmly, "I'm fine."

"Captain, I'm glad you're okay! Captain, as long as you're with me, I'm not afraid! They all say you're the smartest person in the army. We can definitely get out! We can definitely get out, right?"

"Um."

He Donglai responded in a low voice.

In the darkness, his presence is the spiritual support for the little soldiers.

If He Donglai fell down, the little soldiers would not have to wait for rescue, but would just scare themselves and would be frightened to death.

They were in darkness and had no idea how much time had passed.

I heard Squad Leader Chen’s shout.

"Congratulations, Captain - Congratulations, Captain - Congratulations, Captain -"

"It's Squad Leader Chen!"

"Sergeant Chen, I'm still alive - I'm inside -"

He Donglai shouted loudly towards the outside of the cave.

That faint voice was the answer that Squad Leader Chen heard.

Since then.

The knocking sounds outside the cave never stopped.

As long as that sound is still there, it means that the people outside have never given up on rescuing them.

They have been trying hard to think of ways to rescue them.

"Captain, with Sergeant Chen outside, we will definitely get out alive! Definitely!"

Wang Peng kept talking.

This was said not only to He Donglai, but also to himself.

He Donglai always tried his best to respond, even if it was just a "hmm", it was a comfort to Wang Peng.

During this period.

The pain at the back of his head continued.

He reached out and touched it, and felt something sticky and wet - it was blood.

He Donglai endured the headache and quickly integrated all the information.

The sudden cracking of the rock wall and the subsequent earthquake.

It is definitely not as simple as a cave collapse.

Most likely... an earthquake.

If it was really an earthquake, the problem would be serious.

He Donglai could think of all the possibilities, and even went over in his mind the arrangements that Liang Guangming would make.

But these just flashed through his mind.

The only thing left is...

Where would Song Qingqian be during the earthquake?

Is she at home?

Did their family survive the earthquake?

Was she injured? Was she in danger? Did she escape?

These questions kept appearing in He Donglai's mind.

He didn't even think about whether he lived or died.

The only thing I thought about was...

If he can't get out, will he never see Song Qingqian again?

If only I had known this day would come.

He might as well not confess from the beginning and not be together...

If Song Qingqian still hated him, she wouldn't be so sad if he died.

Don't think that Song Qingqian looks very rebellious and strong.

In fact, his daughter... is very fragile.

During that period, time passed little by little.

Because we were trapped in darkness and couldn't see our hands in front of us, time passed particularly slowly.

Plus there is no food and water.

He Donglai and Wang Peng soon became weak from dehydration.

Not to mention the serious scar on the back of He Donglai's head.

Even during this period, the bang bang bang sound outside Shandong never stopped.

But hope is still fading away bit by bit.

During this period, He Donglai fell into a coma several times.

When he woke up one time, there was a trace of moisture on his dry and cracked lips.

"Wang Peng, water?"

"Captain, I felt a water bottle on his body, and there was only a little water. Drink some water, drink it quickly."

The "he" Wang Peng was talking about was the little soldier who died beside them.

There was only a few gulps of water left in the kettle.

Wang Peng didn't drink it and gave it all to He Donglai.

"Captain, if I can't get out, I hope you can get out. You must hold on a little longer. They all say that the commander is the best and they are willing to do anything for him! Commander, although I am a new recruit, I am no worse than them and I can do it too! Commander, you must hold on... hold on a little longer..."