The 42nd Chapter: The Mountain People

  What is called the demeanor of a great general, on the Gobi Plateau, snow-capped mountain guides often hold such power. One word from them can determine the life and death of a group of people, and others have to be grateful and admire them deeply.

  "What did you say? The Six Paths have collapsed and that little brat's communication has been cut off."

  "Yes, Transport Section asked me to ask you how you view this matter."

  With a worried look on his face, Li Hao, the team leader of the road engineering corps, walked into the command tent and couldn't help but feel puzzled. Why did Xu De still manage to crack a smile after hearing such terrible news?

  Isn't he worried that Song Ba and Zhao Zhong will encounter some danger?

  Although he didn't know much about Songba, when Li Hao saw Zhao Zhong driving to rescue people, he knew that Songba was a great guy who wasn't inferior to the highlanders. And Songba, who was young and already working as a snow mountain guide, was even more an object of admiration for Li Hao and other highlanders.

  The communication device of the road engineering team is still on the excavator and has not been unloaded. It's not that Li Hao and his team didn't know they needed to unify their communication, but the sky had already darkened, and dismantling the communication device in this situation would only increase the danger.

  Now it's just have to wait until dawn tomorrow, and there's nothing to do but run errands.

  "What else could it be? Of course, Songba is not going to leave Liudao Gou and go down the mountain. He's afraid we'll worry about him and also afraid that we'll give him bad advice and mess up his own plans, so he temporarily cut off communication. Don't worry, once he decides on a path, he will definitely contact us on his own initiative. Of course, that depends on whether he can get in touch with us or not."

  As he spoke later on, Xu De's face also began to show some slight hesitation. He wasn't worried that Song Ba would not be able to find a safe route down the mountain, but rather that he would lose contact with the transport team when he fell.

  From the transportation line now they can contact Songba and let them come over to take a look, Zhao Zhong's speed should be quite fast, and the two of them are also close to Liu Dao Gou.

  But whether they can find another way down the mountain, it's hard to say if they won't take a detour. After all, the two of them still have to consider the capabilities of the Jeep, and it's not like they can go wherever they want.

  If they still want to get down the mountain safely, Songba must change direction as soon as possible and increase the time spent searching for a road. Otherwise, if they only start looking for a way down when they reach Liudao Gou, it will be extremely difficult. The blizzard will cause great visual errors, and Songba's eyes are not good, so it is unknown whether he can cooperate with Zhao Zhong to get down the mountain safely.

  Although he was worried in his heart, Xu De did not show it. Because he still had to worry about the safety of more than a hundred road engineering team warriors in front of him, unlike Xu Chang beside him, who could already hold a wine bottle and sleep soundly on the marching bed.

  Xu Chang wasn't sleeping to be lazy, apart from Xu De being able to arrange his own time, he and Li Hao had to take turns on night shift. Although Xu Chang said that taking the night shift was convenient for him to drink in secret, Li Hao also knew there was no need for him to worry about it.

  "Report!"

  "Come in."

  The report from the warrior outside the camp made Li Hao somewhat surprised, he had just told the communicator that if there was contact with the transport company or elsewhere, they could directly call him over with a walkie-talkie, and didn't need to run over specifically to make a report.

  "Report to the instructor, the warriors outside the encirclement have sent word that those two escaped persons have returned and entered the camp we left for them."

  "Really!"

  Not only did Li Hao hear this news and reveal a surprised expression on his face, but Xu De also lifted his face from the map on the table.

  Although he had just been shot at by the other side, Li Hao did not have a bit of hatred in his heart. As a plateau man, he could understand the feeling of being unwilling to see people easily, just like Xu De, even if he was still a People's Liberation Army.

  "Yes, the gas lamps inside have all been lit up, and they also confirmed the number of people inside through the light coming out from the window curtains. The scout asked when they could start the assault."

  "Raid? Don't be kidding me, these guys just like to stir up trouble. I'll go take a look."

  He cursed in his mouth, and Li Hao thought of walking out. It's easy to make enemies with others, but it's hard to turn enemies into friends. Being shot by someone is not a good thing, but if you can't even understand this, then you don't qualify to be a team leader.

  "Wait, I'll go instead! They might recognize your voice, and who knows if they can accept you, but I can talk to them as a Snow Mountain guide."

  Xu De grabbed his cloak and put it on as he followed Li Hao. Although he was also dressed in military attire, few soldiers other than Snow Mountain guides would wear civilian clothes over their uniforms.

  Knowing what Xu De said was true, Li Hao nodded and the two walked out of the command tent illuminated by the gas lamps together.

  Although Xu De was not a member of the road engineering team, no one would treat a mountain guide as an outsider, especially in the army. Competing for honor couldn't be done in this way either. As they walked towards Shaiziya outside, Li Hao also discussed with Xu De how to face those two mountaineers later.

  Mountain people? There's no need to doubt that. No fugitive would run back into the net in a blizzard and quietly move into the camp left for them by the road construction team.

  In the face of any hostility and hatred, life is the most important thing in the eyes of mountain people. They can pay everything for life and give up everything for life.

  "How is it going."

  Li Hao and Xu De stopped at the outer defense line of the road engineering team.

  To better ensure safety, the road engineering team's troops have all withdrawn into the valley. Even the two tents left for the mountain people are set up at the entrance of the valley, which is enough to avoid most of the wind and snow. From the position of the warning line to the camp left for the mountain people, there is a distance of about 50 meters, enough for the troops to react in any way.

  "Reported to the instructor, there was no movement at all, and they never came out again after entering the camp."

  The sentry habitually lowered his voice when reporting, which made Xu De find somewhat laughable. Now that the few people were downwind, with such a big blizzard, the other side couldn't possibly hear their voices.

  It's rare for such a state of war readiness to occur, and everyone can't help but feel tense.