Before it got completely dark, Zhou Jiping and his party finally found the mountain wall.
In fact, when walking in the valley, Zhou Jiping discovered that the environment here is very different from the Imara Grassland. The mountain forests here are virgin forests that have not been visited for a long time. Due to the topography and the water conservation of the mountain forests, there are many streams and runoff in the valley.
If there had not been the guidance of Elder Muba in advance, the leadership of Elder Jiwayo, and the Pigmie people who were familiar with the mountain environment to open the way, it would have been difficult for Zhou Jiping and the people of the field company to not be in the forest.
get lost
Standing in front of this huge stone wall with obvious traces of artificial excavation, Zhou Jiping couldn't help but secretly gasp. Judging from the artificial remains on the stone wall and the large amount of gravel at his feet, this stone wall hundreds of meters wide and nearly 40 meters high was originally
This artificial masterpiece was probably created by the Bushmen's ancestors through deliberate destruction.
Because judging from the nearby terrain, if there is no human treatment, this stone wall should be a 70-80-meter-high cliff. There must be similar treatment in other parts of this Nuoda mountain forest, thus forming the Engro
Such a relatively closed world may have been a project that the crew member who called himself Zulong was working on when he was still alive?
It is getting dark, and the visibility in the mountain forest is even worse. Under such light conditions, it is even more impossible to climb this rock wall tonight. In addition, the team has been walking hard all the way, and everyone is already hungry. Zhou Jiping
He gave an order: camp under the stone wall tonight, and find a way to climb up the stone wall tomorrow morning to give orders. Naturally, someone will prepare food for the team. But Zhou Jiping couldn't rest assured, and held up a rechargeable emergency light to carefully observe the stone wall.
Because the air temperature in the mountain forest is high, everything in this mountain forest is wet and sticky. Even the stone wall is covered with a lot of moss and lichen. Zhou Jiping carefully used his hands to
As soon as he touched it, his heart suddenly sank - his hands were slippery and he could not focus at all. Zhou Jiping's original idea of letting the field company show off his climbing skills suddenly flew to the sky. Such a rock wall, let alone
Let those generally tall tribal warriors climb. Even Zhou Jiping, a scout with a full set of climbing equipment, could not even climb halfway.
"Great Chief, don't worry, my people will take care of this matter." Zhou Jiping was watching seriously when a hoarse voice came from behind him.
Zhou Jiping looked back and saw that it was Maduo, the leader of the Pygmy people who came to help this time.
Zhou Jiping and Maduo are old acquaintances. When Zhou Jiping went to Yangu last time, he gave the Maduo tribe a path-opening knife. Now this path-opening knife is worn on Maduo. It seems that he used his authority to...
The subordinates came to take advantage of them
Now is the time for Zhou Jiping to ask for help. Naturally, he greeted Maduo warmly and then asked him for advice on how to climb the stone wall.
Maduo smiled mysteriously and said: "Great Chief, this stone wall is too high and too slippery. There is nothing I can do about it."
Zhou Jiping was stunned by Maduo's words and thought to himself: How could this guy make such a joke?
Seeing that Zhou Jiping had been fooled, Maduo narrowed her eyes and smiled happily. After laughing for a while, Maduo pointed to Zhou Jiping and said: "Although we can't climb this stone wall, we can climb this tree."
Tree"
Following the direction of Maduo's finger, Zhou Jiping saw a big tree that needed two people to hug each other. This big tree grew in the rubble next to the stone wall. It looked like it had been growing for an unknown number of years. Zhou Jiping looked up along the trunk of the tree.
Looking up, the thick tree trunk stretched straight into the dark night sky. The emergency light in my hand could only shine to a height of seven or eight meters, and the top was blocked by dense leaves.
"Climb up this tree, then throw the rope to the top of the stone wall, and then go over?" Zhou Jiping gestured with his hands to communicate with Maduo. The Pygmi people have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and their language and vocabulary are still somewhat different from those of the grassland tribes.
Maduo nodded, looking very confident
"I'll go up tomorrow!" Behind Maduo's not-so-tall figure, another short figure appeared. It was Pardo, who once led Zhou Jiping. Compared with Maduo, a "bureaucrat," Pardo and Zhou Jiping
Ji Ping and the others have been dealing with each other for a longer time, and they can be regarded as old acquaintances.
"Okay!" Seeing that the trouble was gone, Zhou Jiping immediately relaxed and stretched out his hand to Mado and Pardo: "When we defeat the Northern Army this time, I will give you some good guns and some good knives.
How about it?"
Maduo and Pado were delighted when they heard that climbing trees would bring benefits.
A night of silence
The next morning, before the fog in the mountains and forests had completely dissipated, Zhou Jiping's special commando team had breakfast early, packed up relevant items, and prepared for action.
This first important task is naturally completed by the Pygmies. The action plan discussed with Mado last night was: let a group of Pygmies climb the tree with a rope, and then find a way to throw the rope to the top of the stone wall.
Hang it; then the Pygmies go up to the top of the stone wall and tie the rope securely; and rely on this rope to build a short bridge connecting the stone wall to the big tree. Another group of Pygmies is on the big tree.
After some processing to make the tree easy to climb, when the bridge is completed, the members of the commando team can climb up to the stone wall through the big tree.
As for the rope ladder prepared by the Bushmen at the top of the stone wall, firstly, Zhou Jiping did not know if this rope ladder could still be used after years of wind and rain; secondly, after careful observation, Zhou Jiping felt that it would be easier to use this rope ladder to get down from the stone wall.
, but if you are carrying firearms and other items from below, it is really difficult and not very safe. It is better to walk up the big tree together, and then use the saved rope as a sling to pull some of the commando's heavy weapons.
Go up
Six Pygmies also started climbing trees
The Pygmies are short in stature, but their arms are extremely long, and they are quite flexible when climbing up trees. Among these Pygmies, the Pygmy who climbs the fastest is the Pygmy who Zhou Jiping knows, is the one who directly
The honey collector who accepted the knife from Zhou Jiping felt sorry for Zhou Jiping after eating the honey he picked from the tree, so he gave him a knife. Although the knife was "occupied" by their chief Maduo
But the Pigmi man named Yomu happily accepted the task assigned to him by Chief Maduo and always climbed to the front.
Tuk, Tuk, Tuk...
Yuemu waved the knife in his hand, quickly cutting gaps in the tree, and then climbed up with hands and feet. The people behind him continued to drive the pre-cut wooden wedges into the trunk, forming a hole embedded in the tree.
ladder on
The knife in Yuemu's hand was given to him by Zhou Jiping just now. The sharp knife equipped by the field company made his progress very fast. In less than a minute, looking from under the tree, he disappeared among the people.
In his sight, the whole person was completely covered by the dense branches. The few Pygmies behind him took their time and waved the knives in their hands to clear the path that Yuomu had walked, and the fallen branches were cleared.
The leaves quickly piled up into a hill under the tree
Gradually, the figures of several other Pygmies also faded in and out. The only sound in people's ears was the sound of Yuomu and others chopping on the tree trunks. Everyone could only deduce where they climbed to by the sound.
About ten minutes later, a cheerful shout came from above everyone's heads. The tree had reached a height higher than the top of the stone wall. After a while, some more branches were thrown from the tree. The difference was that these branches came from
The crown of the tree was thrown outward, apparently because Yuemu had cut off the obstructive branches and was preparing to build a tree bridge.
A few minutes later, Yuemu sent another signal from the top of the tree: Everything is going well, ready to hang the rope. This is the most difficult level!
There is a distance of ** meters between this big tree and the stone wall. Due to the obstruction of the tree crown and the hanging vines on the stone wall, Zhou Jiping and others cannot see much of the sky from the tree. They can only look for the tree they just met from among the branches and leaves.
The location of the lower branch
Yuomu will throw the rope from there and find a way to hang on the top of the stone wall. After successfully hanging on the top of the stone wall, he will climb over the rope with bare hands from there. After reaching the top of the stone wall and re-fixing the rope, he can start to build an aerial bridge and cross from the tree to the stone wall.
This process is the most dangerous part of the entire operation. If the rope thrown to the other end of the stone wall is not properly hung, Yuemu will fall from the air. Although it is protected by two safety ropes, it will crash into the dense branches.
, it is inevitable that Yue Mu will not be injured.
Suddenly - a road cutting knife tied with a rope was thrown out and landed on the top of the stone wall, making a crisp impact sound. Then, the rope tightened little by little, and the top of the stone wall was covered with several unknown grass and vines. Obviously, this time
Not hung up
The rope was slowly withdrawn again
Suddenly - the path-opening knife was thrown out again, but unfortunately it failed again
…
It wasn't until the sixth time that the road cutter was finally hung on the top of the stone wall, and the rope hanging in the air was slowly straightened. It was a success!
Yuemu, Maduo under the tree shouted to the tree: "Yuemu, are you tired? Do you want someone else?"
"No, the credit belongs to me! Chief, don't forget the gun you promised me -" Yuomu replied in a long voice from the top of the tree, his voice full of pride and joy.
"Hahaha..." Everyone under the tree laughed, and the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Everyone could guess that Maduo was offering a reward by making a wish, and Yuemu was probably paying tribute to the chief last time.
I was still frightened when I walked away from the knife given by Zhou Jiping.
"Be careful!" Maduo shouted loudly under the tree, without any intention of blushing.
The rope hanging in the air shook for a moment, and then sloped down - the most thrilling volleying flight had begun.
The rope shook rhythmically...
Soon, Yuomu appeared in people's sight, and people couldn't help but hold their breath.
Nearly forty meters high, which is about ten floors if converted into floors. Yomu's already thin body looks even thinner.