"Count the number of people." Li Minbo could no longer hide the fatigue in his voice.
After a brief count, only twenty-four of the more than thirty people brought out earlier were now left. Shen Rusong, a combat engineer who had been lost during the clearing of the ghoul lair, was the backbone of the engineers. Losing him was absolutely unavoidable. The situation was critical. Waiting for him alone would be a crisis for the entire team. If it hadn't been for the decisive blowing up of the tunnel before, blocking most of the corpses in their lairs, and if there were hundreds or even thousands of mutant beasts on the way back, more than eight or nine people would have been lost by then?
However, we all know the truth, but who cares about emotions?
Li Minbo gave up the idea of Shen Rusong in a second thought, and instead deployed defense to treat the wounded.
The reserve points on the north bank of the Huijiang River are all built in caves or at the foot of mountains. They do not pursue secrecy, but pursue solidity. After all, the main opponents of the Renaissance Army in this area are not bandits or savages, but still waves of mutant beasts. In the course of decades of infiltration, countless manpower and material resources were spent to build a large number of reserve points on the north bank. On the one hand, they can not only replenish and rest the units heading north up to the battalion level, but also rely on solid fortifications. Deterrence restricts bandit activities deeper in the jungle.
In this case, although the location of each reserve point is not secret, the access permissions and matching keys are the top priority. The keys will never be distributed until before departure, and only the commander can Talent can be known. Even if there is an accident such as the commander dying in battle, the reserve point cannot be used unless a new key is requested from the encrypted channel.
Everyone in the team was injured, and the lightly wounded helped their more seriously injured companions lie down on the operating table to help the medical soldiers perform debridement care. Many soldiers who had suffered heavy blows in the battle took off their bandages and their energy was released. The pain could no longer be suppressed, even with painkillers, and they wailed loudly for a while.
The reserve site has all the medical equipment and can perform complex surgeries, but there is not enough manpower. Several injured people with broken tendons and fractures could only use splints to fix the injuries and apply powerful sealing needles to relieve the injuries. As for the least injured ones, they couldn't even rest. They had to go to the main control room to monitor the enemy's movements outside the reserve point.
Li Minbo has always been an iron man, and he usually has a bad habit of gambling and prostitution in the military camp, but in wartime he is meticulous, otherwise he will not be able to stand in the hunter unit with many strong men. He sat in front of the monitor, gritted his teeth and used alcohol to debridement himself. He did not give an injection of anesthesia to avoid affecting his consciousness.
"Captain, the corpses outside have not retreated yet." Shen Si said from the side. The Jaegers often attack in squads and platoons, shaped like special operations troops. They are often organized into squads, squadrons, and brigades. Among the Jaegers, the leader is often called the captain.
Cameras disguised as mountains, rocks, and vegetation monitor the area from a fixed position. The outer layer of the reserve point is filled with corpses whose violent aura has not disappeared. Seeing that the meal on the plate was about to escape at the critical moment, the more violent corpses were already fighting with the same kind around them. Occasionally, the weak ones were torn into pieces, causing waves of commotion.
Li Minbo glanced at the firepower settings on the other side of the console, not worried about being surrounded. He frowned and stretched out his arms, handed the surgical scissors to Shen Si, and gestured with his lips: "Get rid of that piece of meat for me."
Shen Si took the scissors and cut off the scratched piece of flesh and blood on Li Minbo's right arm without any nonsense, and then performed deep debridement to prevent toxins from seeping into it. The process lasted for half a quarter of an hour, during which Li Minbo didn't say a word, just reading the operation manual carefully.
Put on the triangle towel and the bandage is completed. Li Minbo took a long breath and then said: "Don't worry about what's going on outside. Send the message to the base. In a week at most, the mobile troops will come back to rescue. However, in less than a week or three days, the beasts outside will have to retreat." , we’ll have a good rest by then, and we won’t be afraid to return on our own.”
Shen Si rubbed his face. His cheeks were quite chubby. As soon as the captain said these words, it was obvious that the mission could not be completed. He couldn't help but sigh: "Looking at the map, we have just touched the edge of Mercy Ridge. We are still some distance away from the area we want to scout. Let's go back like this..."
"What if we go back like this?" Li Minbo cut off his words and stared at Shen Si's face.
"In just half a day, eight people died on the road. With just a few of us, we can't go very far. How many times have you crossed the Hui River? Do you think you are a genius? Do you think everything is possible and all tasks can be completed? "
Shen Si closed immediately
To put it bluntly, he and Li Minbo are close. Although one is named Shen and the other is Li, they are related. Originally, the latter was unwilling to bring him on this mission, saying it was dangerous, but it turned out that he wanted to follow his cousin. With support, I can make meritorious deeds, so I begged.
"At least you didn't do anything wrong, otherwise I won't be able to explain it when I go back." Li Minbo had just finished training when he heard the voice of the team deputy coming from the radio. He stood up to leave. His face was stagnant due to the twitching of the wound, and then he reluctantly said: "I'll give you some advice in private. Forget it with a few words, if you say anything that doesn’t make sense when you go outside, be careful I’ll slap you in the face!”
Shen Si was baffled by the training. He was guarding the control room and was furious. He saw that the operation manual clearly stated that there were enemies outside and he could fight back. He sat down and held the lever of the remote-controlled machine gun. When he pressed the button, the machine gun in the bunker outside immediately spurted out tongues of flame, easily killing dozens of ghouls.
Only there was no sound in the picture, which was no different from usual. New and old hatreds were piled up together, and the machine gun firepower was immediately controlled by Shen Si, lashing the surroundings like a long whip.
Li Minbo didn't know what Shen Si was doing. Even if he knew, he would at most tell him to save some ammunition. While replenishing ammunition from the warehouse, he listened to the team deputy's report. :
"Boss, we have contacted the base. They are aware of the situation and are deploying nearby troops to rescue the siege." Team deputy Song Yifei is exceptionally strong and can carry a grenade box in one hand. He is also a commando and is also an expert in communication technology. Take good care of yourself.
Li Minbo saw that this place was quite far away from the wounded, so he lit a cigarette and asked, "Did you say which troops are coming?"
"I haven't said it, but I guess it won't be our brothers. All the hunting units along the Hui River have been dispersed, and this battle can easily trigger a large-scale beast tide. The one who can suppress the situation and is close, should be Yan All units below the infantry regiment."
Song Yifei lit his cigarette, thought for a second, and added: "It should be Shen Rusong's unit. His battalion is elite, and the replacement soldiers are all good soldiers from Longshan, equipped with good combat effectiveness. Yes, we are about to cross the river, so there will be no trouble if they come."
"It's a pity, Squad Leader Shen. I think he is rigorous and bold. He is a hunter material. I originally thought that after this mission, I could get him from Xu Bowen, but now I don't know whether he is alive or dead." Li Minbo is not unusual. Which unit to pay attention to, in his opinion, it doesn't matter which one is part of the Renaissance Army. Personal bravery is really not worth mentioning in a battalion of hundreds of people, but it is rare in a small team.
"Just wait." In the empty reserve point, various weapons glowed with a cold blue light.
