Chapter 41 How do they carry the stretcher?
Que Dongjin came to Jiang Wukui, who was trying to stand up by supporting himself with his hands. Li Jianwei pulled him with his hands, and Que Dongjin also hurried to support him.
"Wu Kui, are you okay?" Que Dongjin looked at Jiang Wu Kui's distorted face and knew that he must be enduring the pain.
"It's okay. My leg just weakened a little. It's okay. Let's go." Jiang Wukui said as he took a step forward.
"No, seeing that you are in pain, let me rub it for you!" said Que Dongjin.
"It's okay, it's really okay. Don't waste time and affect our group's performance." Jiang Wukui said.
"Stop talking nonsense! Come here!" Que Dongjin said as he squatted down and began to massage Jiang Wukui.
After rubbing for a while, Que Dongjin stood up and said, "We will help you walk. It's okay. It's not far. Just hold on."
"It's okay, I can hold on." Jiang Wukui said as he took a step forward. Since Que Dongjin had rubbed him just now, he didn't feel that much pain anymore.
"Dongjin, your technique is really good. I feel much more relaxed."
"It's good to be much more relaxed. We can't have any more accidents. As long as there are no accidents, we can reach the destination on time." Que Dongjin said casually.
"Where is Dahu?" Li Jianwei asked.
"We're going forward. Da Hu! Da Hu! Can you still hear our voices? Please answer us!" Que Dongjin shouted loudly.
"Da Hu! Da Hu!" Li Jianwei also shouted.
However, there was no response. The rain was still pouring down, the wind was still blowing, the thunder was still roaring, and lightning flashed across the sky from time to time. However, Que Dongjin and the others could not see the shadow of Zhang Dahu.
"Stop shouting. Maybe Zhang Dahu is some distance away from us. Let's hurry up and catch up with him." Que Dongjin said.
After the three of them walked for a while, Que Dongjin called Zhang Dahu again. However, Zhang Dahu still did not answer.
"This Zhang Dahu, could it be that he has already reached his destination by himself?" Que Dongjin muttered.
"What's the point of him arriving alone? It will only count if all team members arrive!" said Li Jianwei.
"Da Hu! Da Hu! You guys are calling too. We are almost at our destination. He can't possibly arrive alone. He should be waiting for us. Why doesn't he reply? He might have gone the wrong way!" Que Dongjin was a little worried.
"Da Hu! Da Hu! Da Hu..." The shouts echoed.
"I... I'm... here!" Zhang Dahu, who was lying on the ground, heard the shouting and responded with difficulty.
"Stop! It sounds like Dahu is talking!" Que Dongjin quickly stopped Jiang Wukui and the others from shouting.
"I seemed to hear Da Hu's voice too !" said Li Jianwei.
"Something happened! Split up and look for him, quickly!" Que Dongjin said anxiously.
The three men separated and searched, shouting.
"Dongjin, Jianwei! Come here quickly! Dahu is below! He fell down the steep slope!" Jiang Wukui stopped and looked at the traces of the slip under his feet and the figure below. He thought that Zhang Dahu must not have noticed that Wang Qian took a step and fell down.
"Da Hu! Da Hu!" Que Dongjin and the others went down, hugging Da Hu and shouting.
"I'm fine. I fell and hit my head. I fainted. I, I was too careless. I, I dragged everyone down." Zhang Dahu looked at Que Dongjin.
"Stop talking! Jianwei, you hold him, I'll go find some herbs to bandage him!" Que Dongjin said as he put Zhang Dahu's head on Li Jianwei's legs.
Que Dongjin came back after walking around for a while. He bandaged Zhang Dahu's head and said, "It's no big deal. The bleeding has stopped. Come on, we'll carry him on our backs!"
Que Dongjin said as he squatted down: "I'll carry him first! Everyone, work harder, we will reach the destination within the specified time, believe in yourself!"
"Difficulties, come! Small difficulties, big difficulties! Little friends, big friends, come! We will entertain you first and then send you away!" said Li Jianwei.
"Let's go! We are not afraid of difficulties!" Jiang Wukui said as he supported Zhang Dahu's hips, stood up and walked forward.
After walking for a while, Que Dongjin was also panting with exhaustion. He looked at Li Jianwei who was breathing heavily and said, "Jianwei, put Da Hu down, let me do it! Let's hold on, there are still more than 300 meters to go! Of course, time is running out! Hold on, you must hold on!"
"Let me carry it! My foot is really fine! Let me do it!" Jiang Wukui said loudly.
"No, your foot isn't healed yet, you can't bear any weight!" said Que Dongjin.
"Stop talking nonsense! I'll just carry him for a few dozen meters, and you two can't even move at all! Time! We have to buy time!" Jiang Wukui said anxiously.
"Put me down, I can walk by myself!" Zhang Dahu said softly.
"Put it down, I'll do it!" Jiang Wukui pulled, and Li Jianwei put Zhang Dahu down.
Jiang Wukui carried Zhang Dahu on his back, and Que Dongjin supported him from behind, as they walked towards their destination. They had already seen their destination.
"Hurry, come on! Come on! There are still five minutes! Hurry, come on!" The team members who arrived first and the instructors who came by car saw Que Dongjin and his team, and cheered them on!
Jiang Wukui stumbled and fell to the ground, and Zhang Dahu let out an "Ah".
"Difficulties, come on! Difficulties, just come on! We must persevere! Jianwei, the two of us will carry Dahu over! Wukui, you crawl over by yourself! Hang in there! Do you understand?" Que Dongjin shed tears.
The rain was still pouring down, the wind was still blowing, the thunder was still roaring, and lightning was still flashing across the sky.
"Come on! Just a few meters left! Come on!" everyone shouted.
"Difficulties, come on! Persevere! Sprint!" Que Dongjin shouted, dragging Zhang Dahu for the final sprint.
"Good! Good! Done! Two more minutes!" Someone looked at the time and shouted happily.
Que Dongjin looked at everyone, tilted his head, and fainted.
"Dongjin, what's wrong with you?" Jian Wei shouted loudly.
"Hurry! Get the wounded into the car!" Instructor Wang Xueliu shouted.
"I'm fine. I'm just tired, really tired!" Que Dongjin smiled.
"There is still one group that hasn't arrived yet! What's going on? We can't even see their shadow!" Wang Xueliu said anxiously.
"Look, aren't they coming? Why are they carrying a stretcher?" someone shouted.
"The time is up! What are you waiting for? Go see what happened and pick them up!" Wang Xueliu said as she ran towards Pan in front.
"Instructor Wang, Zhong Buli, he, he fell to his death!" A person walking in front started crying.
Instructor Wang did not speak. She looked at the stretcher tied with rattan and sticks, touched Zhong Buli's face with her hand, and said in a low voice: "Collect the team and carry him back!"
Instructor Gao came over, looked at Zhong Buli on the stretcher, and sobbed, "How could this happen? How could he die from a fall?"
"Why are you still standing there? Go! Go back!" Instructor Wang said expressionlessly.
After Que Dongjin and Zhang Dahu returned, they stayed in the infirmary for a while. After the doctor examined them, he said that there was nothing wrong and they just needed to rest for a while.
That afternoon, a funeral was held for Zhong Buli. The students were all very sad. Director Li's speech was very brief. She just told everyone that human life is fragile, but also powerful. She asked everyone to be ready to sacrifice for the country at any time.
That night, there was no laughter in Que Dongjin's dormitory as usual. They seemed to be thinking about their own thoughts.
"What do you think? If we lose our lives during training again, wouldn't it be too worthless?" Que Dongjin couldn't help but raise his question.
"I think so too. If we die in training, it's the same as dying at the hands of our own people! If we die while performing a mission, it's worth it!" said Zhang Dahu.
"Casualties are inevitable, and the same applies to training. If no one dies during training, more people will die during future missions," said Jiang Wukui.
"What theory? Who told you that?" Que Dongjin looked at Jiang Wukui.
"I thought about it myself. Think about it, one of us died in this special training in the rain, but how many lessons have we learned? Has our will also been tempered? In the future, if we encounter such a mission and fight the enemy in the rain and forest, do we have some experience? When facing the enemy, sacrifices are quick, and it is either you die or I live." Jiang Wukui said.
"That makes sense , but I always feel that our training is too extreme. For example, when I was defusing a bomb, I almost lost my life," said Zhang Dahu.
"You almost lost your life, but you didn't lose it, right? When you complete such missions in the future, I wonder how many lives you will save, right?" Jiang Wukui said with a smile.
Que Dongjin looked at Jiang Wukui and thought he was a little weird.
"Wu Kui, why do I feel like you have become a different person? Your words were not so profound before!" Que Dongjin said.
"Combining theory with practice will help people understand some truths quickly," Jiang Wukui said with a smile.
"Tell me about it." Li Jianwei looked at Jiang Wukui. He also felt that Wukui had changed a lot.
"Today's special training has taught me so much. We say, difficulties, come! Today, when we were doing cross-country training, difficulties really came. Let's talk about our group. My foot was injured. Why? I thought, it's because I don't exercise enough in my daily life, and it's hard for me to walk on mountain roads. Otherwise, how could my foot be injured? Right?" Jiang Wukui paused.
"That makes sense, go on." Que Dongjin said.
"Let's talk about Zhang Dahu! He has a good physique, but he lacks the spirit of cooperation. If he had listened to Que Dongjin halfway through the journey and we had walked together, would he still have fallen? Also, have you heard about Zhong Buli who fell to his death? He also got impatient after walking halfway through the journey and wanted to save time. As a result, he stepped into empty space and when he fell, the back of his head hit the tip of a rock . Do you think these accidents could have been avoided? If we had lessons and experience, would such things still happen?" Jiang Wukui said.
"What you said is true, but I always feel uncomfortable when people die. It's not a real battlefield, and we are not fighting with the enemy, so how could they die?" Zhang Dahu still couldn't understand.
"Come on, difficulties! I will treat you well as your friend, and then send you away! In fact, the departure of people around us is also a test for us. We should learn lessons and sum up experience from their precious lives. Jiang Wukui is right. Come on, difficulties! It's just a theory. When it comes to reality, we must also have good psychological endurance!" Que Dongjin said a few words as if to summarize.
