The soot inside the cave has dissipated.
Sunlight can only shine into a distance of more than ten meters.
Going a little deeper, the cave is pitch black.
"Turn on the flashlight."
Following Li Aiguo's order, the two rescue team members turned on their flashlights.
The bright light dispelled the darkness in the cave.
It stands to reason.
Members of the petrophysical team should stay not far from the collapse area and wait for rescue by the rescue team.
But.
The rescue team walked along the gravel for a while and found no sign of the rock properties team.
"Wait, I found something!"
Lao Dao waved his fist and signaled the team members to stop.
He picked up a piece of brown paper from under a piece of gravel and handed it to Li Aiguo.
"The kraft paper from Daoxiang Village should be filled with peach-flavored cakes." Li Aiguo rubbed the kraft paper twice, then brought it to his nose and smelled it.
The rescue team members found another noodle bag nearby, and the fried noodles in it had been eaten.
There was also a stale enamel jar and several exhausted AA batteries.
"It appears that the petrophysical team attempted to leave the cave and stayed here for some time."
"Unable to leave the cave and without food, they returned to the cave in search of food."
Li Aiguo waved his hand: "Let's move on."
During the first survey, Professor Liu from the petrophysical team had already drawn a map of the cave.
According to the map, there is an underground river more than fifty meters away from the cave entrance.
The reason for the underground river is that the rock itself has high permeability. After heavy rain on the mountain, the rainwater will seep down through the mountain rock.
Rainfall was not frequent in Alashan at this time, and the underground river was relatively shallow and could only flood the feet.
Li Aiguo and his comrades from the rescue team put on rubber boots by the underground river, put their original protective shoes into their backpacks, and walked cautiously into the cave.
The sound of splashing in the water startled the small fish in the gaps between the rocks, and they scattered away.
Under the flashlight light, some fish were even as big as a palm.
Perhaps the fish that Professor Zheng and Liu Diquan caught in the mountain stream should be this kind of fish.
This fish has no name and is collectively known as the little catfish.
The strange light of the flashlight reflected from the water surface fell on the person's body, casting strange shadows on the dark brown rock wall.
Paired with the patter, patter footsteps.
The atmosphere in the cave was a little depressing, and everyone was a little nervous.
According to Li Aiguo's analysis based on the cave map, the petrophysical team may be located at the end of the underground river.
There is a small lake where the underground rivers converge.
Able to provide water and food.
The river winds underground. Its length is unknown, but it must be much longer than two thousand meters.
There are many forks in the cave, and the dark forks lead in different directions.
The rescue team followed Li Aiguo's instructions and moved along the underground river.
After walking for nearly an hour, the hole in front suddenly opened up, as if walking out of the throat.
This is the characteristic of structural holes,
The interior of the cave changes a lot. Sometimes it is just a cave as thick as an arm, and the next second it becomes a long and wide square.
As soon as he entered the cave entrance and felt the cold wind inside the cave, Li Aiguo suddenly stopped and made a gesture with his fist.
The rescue team members behind all stopped.
The noise disappeared, and the calls from the distance gradually became clearer.
"Help, help"
Li Aiguo's ears twitched twice, and he turned and pointed to the northeast: "There!"
A high-power flashlight shined through, and a man stood there by the dark river dozens of meters away, waving wildly.
It was difficult to see clearly due to the distance, but the uniform he was wearing was enough to confirm his identity.
"He's a comrade from the petrophysical team!"
Lao Dao shouted and ran over first.
It's just that there are large and small stones on the ground, and you will stumble if you are not careful.
Li Aiguo could only jump along the rocks like the rescue team members.
It was a dizzying walk all the way, and I could only see the flashlights of the rescue team members in front of me flickering around.
After all, Lao Dao has undergone special training, just like a kangaroo, jumping quickly between rocks.
By the time Li Aiguo ran to the figure, Lao Dao had already picked up an old comrade wearing a Chinese tunic suit.
The old comrade's forehead was covered with blood, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was covered in blood, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
The rock physics team members next to them looked like they were out of strength, sitting on the ground unable to move at all.
Only the shadow man stood aside with his body supported.
Li Aiguo's head buzzed.
If something happens to the experts, the rescue will be equivalent to a failure of more than half.
He quickly asked the shadow man what happened.
I don’t know whose flashlight hit Li Aiguo’s face.
The shadow man exclaimed: "Patriot, why is it you?"
Listening to the voice, Li Aiguo determined that he was Liu Tianquan, Aunt Liu's eldest son.
However, he didn't care about reminiscing about the past at this time and continued to ask questions loudly.
Liu Tianquan also realized that the situation was serious, suppressed his doubts in his heart, and explained quickly.
The petrophysical team completed its scheduled mission.
Professor Zheng and the others seemed to have made an incredible discovery and were eager to go back and report it to their superiors.
The team members were ordered to return to the camp immediately, only to find that the cave had collapsed.
We can only follow the standard practice of the survey team and stay behind the collapsed area and wait for rescue.
However, the rescue did not come for a long time. After the few people finished eating the dry food they carried with them, they thought that there were fish in the underground river in the underground cave.
Professor Zheng knew how to fish, so he took his comrades from the rock properties team to the end of the underground river.
At the beginning, Professor Zheng did catch a lot of fish.
Relying on those fish, the rock properties team survived for several days.
Just yesterday morning, the petrophysical team woke up from their sleep and felt that they had no strength at all.
Everyone thought they were hungry.
then.
Professor Zheng braced himself and prepared to go down to the river to catch fish again.
My feet slipped and my head hit a stone. I fell unconscious at that time.
After Liu Tianquan finished speaking, he carefully looked around and saw that the rescue team was making a stretcher.
He leaned into Li Aiguo's ear and whispered softly: "Professor Zheng is the captain of the petrophysical properties team. After making new discoveries, he did not tell the other experts."
"I understand, don't worry, we will definitely be able to rescue Professor Zheng."
It seems that this discovery is indeed very important. Professor Zheng even hid it from his old colleagues.
I just didn't expect that such a vigilant person would be noticed by the enemy because of his greed for food and drink.
Human beings are all desire animals and always succumb to desire. '
"Lao Dao, you will personally escort Professor Zheng. Professor Zheng cannot be let out of your sight for a moment."
Li Aiguo gave Lao Dao a wink.
"Yes!" Lao Dao nodded knowingly.
At this time, the stretcher was ready, and Li Aiguo asked Lao Dao to lead people to put Professor Zheng on the stretcher and quickly deliver it to the ground.
Then he ordered several rescue team members to help several experts and rescue team members.
The return trip went extremely smoothly. In about two hours, the rescue team returned to the ground.
When they saw Professor Zheng on the stretcher and the experts who were rescued, the scene burst into warm applause.
Cai Fangshun from the Railway Corps gave a thumbs up: "Damn it, I know you can do it."
"Comrade Cai Fangshun, I need your help with something."
Li Aiguo looked at the heavily armed guards: "Professor Zheng is injured. I hope your railway corps can send medical soldiers here."
"Also, those experts and rescue team members need to be isolated for a while. Please send someone to guard the camp."
Commander Zhang of the rescue team had been standing nearby. Hearing Li Aiguo's arrangements, his expression was a little gloomy.
Their rescue team had professional doctors, but Li Aiguo sought help from the railway soldiers.
Compared with the rescue team whose personnel are of unknown origin, Li Aiguo trusts the comrades of the railway corps more.
The terrain along the railway is difficult and dangerous, with tunnels and bridges connecting the mountains.
The climate along the route is constantly changing, with the sky often full of wind and sand in the morning, the scorching sun at noon, sometimes heavy rain, and sometimes ice and snow.
Faced with such a difficult environment, the railway soldiers were not afraid of hardships, crossing mountains and rivers, and the harder they were, the farther they moved forward.
If you don't have firm faith, you can't persevere.
Li Aiguo also took precautions before they happened.
(End of chapter)
