Li Siming and the soldiers held Zhu Xianxue and jumped into the dark night sky.
Through the fluorescent barometer on his wrist, Li Siming deduced that the current altitude was 11,000 meters, and the temperature at high altitude was still very low.
The three of them landed headfirst for a few seconds. Li Siming grabbed Zhu Xianxue with his right hand and bent the signal stick on his ankle with his left hand.
A red light flashed in the night sky.
Li Siming turned around. The extremely fast airflow made his cheeks hurt and gradually became covered with a layer of white frost.
In the sky, a second ray of red light appeared, followed by the third and fourth rays...
Li Siming thought silently in his mind until he counted ten rays of red light behind him, and then he turned around with confidence.
I took a look at the barometer and estimated that the altitude at this time was about 8,000 meters.
Li Siming adjusted his windproof glasses and said to Zhu Xianxue: "Your Highness, listen to my command."
"good!"
Zhu Xianxue replied silently, a mouthful of cold wind poured into his mouth, he choked, and couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Open your hands slowly!"
"Spread your legs apart, yes, and use your arms to maintain balance."
Li Siming directed while adjusting postures with the two of them.
The three of them held hands and quickly formed a ring in the air.
As the wind-exposed area increased, the falling speed of the three people slowed down and gradually returned to equilibrium.
The three of them were panting. Oxygen was scarce at high altitudes. After losing the supply of oxygen bottles inside the airship, just a few simple movements left the three of them panting.
Li Siming looked back again and saw ten flaming meteors forming a formation, gliding forward together with Li Siming and the other three.
Eleven "shooting stars" flew across the night sky, bringing some splendor to the dark and lonely night sky.
There was a flash of light from above.
The Pioneer exploded in the sky. The huge fireball swallowed up the 50-meter-long body in more than ten seconds and exploded into a gorgeous fire ball in the air.
The night sky shimmered like daylight for a moment, and then returned to fireflies in just half a minute.
The wreckage of the airship fell from the sky, causing a meteor shower.
"Goodbye, Pioneer!"
Li Siming murmured.
The shadow of death dissipates, leaving behind the hope of life.
After lowering to an altitude of 6,000 meters, the temperature was no longer so cold and everyone felt better.
Li Siming looked at the sea below and saw only boundless black shadows with the help of the faint moonlight.
From this blurry black shadow, he saw a long line and outline in the distance.
Island!
Li Siming's eyes lit up and he began to glide there.
The 13 people worked closely together, and based on Li Siming's signal stick at the front, they formed a gliding formation in tacit understanding and glided toward the island.
Although Li Siming and others are in the Air Force, they have never experienced actual parachuting training and have only received theoretical training.
Fortunately, the best young men in the Air Force are all selected from the entire army by the General's Office, and they have strong actual combat capabilities.
The first aviation accident can be handled properly, and high-altitude formation taxiing can be completed after parachuting, and it is carried out at night.
If future air force generals find out about this, they will definitely report Li Siming and others for cheating while shaking their heads.
As a member of the royal family, Zhu Xianxue was unable to participate in extremely dangerous activities such as skydiving.
As long as he has this idea, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will definitely surround him and watch him closely.
It was Zhu Xianxue’s first time skydiving.
He stared wide-eyed at the gray sea below and the gray arc of the earth in the distance. He was no longer afraid in his heart, only the blood remained.
The air flowed past his ears very fast, Zhu Xianxue's heart burst with pride, and he couldn't help but cheer.
"Oh ho~"
Others were also infected and followed Zhu Xianxue and shouted loudly.
There were cheers of howling ghosts and howling wolves in the night sky, and eleven "meteors" flew past at high speed into the distance.
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A day later, 13 people were squatting on a beach.
"One radio station, 20 signal rods, 60 packs of compressed biscuits, 3 magnesium rods, 13 various containers, 13 sets of medical kits...
13 pistols, 632 rounds of bullets, 16 multifunctional daggers..."
Li Siming was counting the supplies. At the end of the count, he frowned.
"There is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear?"
"Let's hear the bad news first, it will be bitter first and then sweet." Zhu Xianxue raised his hand and said.
"The bad news is we don't have much food, just enough to last a week."
"What about the good news?"
"The good news is that the island is big enough that there should be some vegetation for us to replenish our calories."
"this……"
Everyone was silent.
Generally speaking, a large enough island can indeed have a certain number of animals and plants.
But this is not 100% accurate.
Li Siming relied on his memory to draw a picture on the beach and said.
"In the sky last night, the outline of the island should have been this shape, and our location is here."
Li Siming pointed at the gentle beach in the middle of the west coast of the island.
The southern part of the island is a relatively gentle island, and the northern part has a high plateau with a relatively steep edge.
Then, Li Siming began to analyze.
"Have you seen the gentle slope of this highland? There is a small valley on the east side of the gentle slope, where you should be able to find water.
Food, water, and fire are the three essential elements for survival that we don’t lack for the time being. Today’s task is to build a shelter on a gentle slope. "
Li Siming made arrangements for everyone.
Two men search for shellfish along the beach.
The four men began to search for some plant stems, looking for hay to prepare for the night.
Four other people explored north and south in two directions, trying to map out the topography of the island.
Li Siming took Zhu Xianxue and the communications troops to the gentle slope with supplies on their backs to find a camping site.
evening.
13 people gathered on the gentle slope.
Li Siming looked around, confirmed that there were no casualties, pointed at the two soldiers and said.
"Let's talk about the basic situation in the south first."
The two soldiers nodded, opened their notebooks and read out the recorded information.
The southern part of the island is low-lying, with many shrubs and trees, but the trunks are no thicker than an arm.
There are 21 coconut trees, 3 wild lemon trees, and 6 wild yams along the coast.
Others are plants that do not contribute much to production.
As for the northern part of the island, there are very few trees, basically some low shrubs.
The two soldiers found only a few clumps of wild berries here, and a puddle in the valley. Unfortunately, it was stagnant water, with leaves and insect corpses floating on the water.
"On the west side of the middle of the island, there is a coral sea. When the tide rises, some fish enter the coral reef and they stay here after the tide recedes."
"It seems that water is our biggest problem."
"Let's build the shelter first."
Following Li Siming's order, everyone began to take action.
A tarp was cut into ropes, and three skinny wooden poles combined with bush stems and leaves formed a small tent.
Before that, Li Siming and others dug a huge but shallow pit on the ground.
Lay the stones, throw dead branches and firewood on top, light them with magnesium rods, wait until the flames go out, and then cover them with soil.
Everyone moved the small tent upwards and formed a circle.
This is a little trick for survival in the wild. Not only can it drive away poisonous insects in the soil, but the hot stones can also provide heat at night and avoid the risk of hypothermia.
At dinner time, everyone had two compressed biscuits each and sat around the campfire to enjoy the last decent food.
Li Siming wrapped the remaining compressed biscuits and medical kits in tarps and placed them in a separate tent with the radio station.
he said to everyone.
"Please rest well tonight. Starting tomorrow, fishing, purifying water sources, and cutting down tree trunks will be our tasks."
