It was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the temperature remained high. Everyone gathered under the shade of the trees, some lying on the ground and taking a nap, and some sitting on the ground chatting.
Yamako was leaning against the tree trunk alone, seemingly dozing off, but her mind was in a state of confusion, and she was constantly worried about whether Ando would send troops.
Yumei saw through Shanzi's lies and comforted her, saying, "Zikai, as the saying goes, it's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen. Whether Ando can send troops depends on luck, so there's no need to worry too much."
Shanzi did not raise his eyelids, but only moved his lips: "There is another sentence, if you go against the will of heaven, God will punish you, and Ando will certainly not be able to escape."
Yumei smiled happily and suddenly changed the subject: "Tell me, Zikai, why did you ask me to come to the second company?"
Shanzi still didn't raise his eyelids and said in a nonchalant tone: "At least I can see that you have five red bumps on your face from mosquito bites."
Yumei immediately understood Shanzi's intentions. Although she was moved inside, she pretended to be indifferent because of Xiao Liu's presence.
Xiao Liu originally thought that Yumei had misunderstood Shanzi's intentions, so he thought he was smart: "Political Commissar Jiang, the battalion commander asked you to come to the second company to take care of you."
Shan Zi turned his eyes and glared at Xiao Liu: "You are not a three or two-year-old kid who plays the piano randomly. Why should you take care of her? Get out of here."
Yumei smiled shyly: "Zikai, while there are fewer mosquito bites during the day, lie down and take a nap."
Shanzi didn't move, just agreed absently.
Perhaps out of sadness, Yumei sighed softly, her eyes glazed over from Shanzi's face.
Just as Yumei's thoughts were racing, Shanzi suddenly stood up, called to Xiao Liu, and then jumped out of the trench.
Yumei asked: "Zikai, where are you going?"
Shanzi said: "It's okay, just go for a walk downstairs."
Yumei felt something was wrong and chased after him quickly.
After a while, I arrived at the foot of Mashan Mountain. The mountain went from south to north, and I measured the distance with my steps.
After walking fifty steps in a straight line, Shanzi asked Yumei to use branches as signs.
After Yumei planted the branches, Shanzi told Xiao Liu that the distance from the second position to the deserted beach was 40 meters, and the distance from the third company position to the deserted beach was 60 meters, and then the distance in between was measured.
After telling Xiao Liu what to do, Shanzi continued to measure north until he was about 60 meters away from the edge of the deserted beach, and then stopped. The total distance was 80 meters.
After making a sign, Shanzi took off the kettle and walked towards Yumei while drinking water.
Walking to Yumei, Yumei asked: "Zikai, what the hell kind of game are you playing?"
It wasn't until about this time that Shanzi told Yumei about the idea of setting up a "serial mine".
Two hours later, Xiaolong and the second company correspondent returned from Heya Village, carrying a bag of hemp rope.
Yumei, Jinye and Yanni worked together to connect several hemp ropes as thick as their little fingers to form a main line of more than 60 meters.
Under the supervision of Shan Zi and Zhao Danian, eighty soldiers opened the safety covers of eighty grenades and tied the detonators to two five-meter-long ropes.
The setting sun illuminated the forest, and it was already evening in the blink of an eye.
After more than an hour of operation, eighty grenades were placed vertically upside down, scattered and buried in the dense grass on the desert beach, and then connected to each other like a net, each hemp rope.
The last detonating bomb is very important. It is directly connected to the main pulling wire, and the other end leads directly to the first company position. According to Shanzi's instructions, only Zhao Danian has the authority to operate this main pulling wire.