Chapter 169 Overnight (2)
"I said, Brother Xiaoma, you and Team Zhang are really awesome. You can lead four survivors out of the city by one hand. My bearded man admires it!"
After a brief exchange, Hu Teng had a rough understanding of the experiences of Ma Long and others, and gave thumbs up repeatedly, exclaiming and complimenting.
"It's just that I'm lucky. I happened to meet a civilian who had a lot of supplies at home..."
Looking back on everything that happened before, Ma Long couldn't help but sigh that although the result was successful survival, only those who had experienced it could understand the life and death crisis they encountered.
Seeing Ma Long and Hu Tengye having a good conversation, Xu Xiaoxiao, who was about to make a fuss, also came up carefully.
At first, they just stood beside and eavesdropped, but seeing that the two of them seemed not to be shy of her, they couldn't help but let go of their courage and communicate with the bearded soldier.
"Big Beard, where are your big troops going? Why did you suddenly change the course?"
Facing the curious girl's question, Hu Tengye's expression changed, but he did not avoid talking like the previous soldier who received Ma Long. Instead, he looked around nervously. After confirming that there were no one else, he whispered in a volume that only three could hear.
"I was indeed going to Simingshan Shelter to meet with the local main force, but the superior received an order to go to Yunlong Town first, which changed the original route of travel."
"Yunlong Town? Is that small town next to the Siming Mountains?"
Ma Long obviously knew Yunlong Town that Hu Tengye said. Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao finding out what he wanted to know, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked patiently.
"Yes, it's that town with a population of less than 150,000."
Hu Teng also smashed his mouth, and the bearded man who was driving his chin shook.
"What are you doing there? In a town with such a small population density, is there some important people who need to be picked up there?"
Ma Long continued to ask, but Hu Teng shook his head, saying that he didn't know the details of the mission and just followed the team forward.
"How long will it take in the past?"
Xu Xiaoxiao's head rarely grasped the key point and raised the biggest question that was standing in front of the team.
"If you go to Yunlong Town from here, if you don't encounter any unexpected situations on the road, you will probably be here tomorrow morning. Of course, this will also count the time to clear obstacles on the road."
He stretched out a thick index finger to press against his thick chin, and the familiar soldier Hu Teng also thought for a moment and gave the answer in his heart.
"One night is not long, but this is based on no emergencies..."
Ma Long thought to himself, his eyes drifting towards Xu Xiaoxiao, and signaling her to continue asking questions.
Then Xu Xiaoxiao asked the other party about food, hoping to get some supplies from the army so that she could sacrifice to her Wudian Temple.
But after learning that the large army's reserved grain was also provided with a fixed quota, the girl was like eggplant beaten by frost, and her white little face was full of disappointment.
"Master Ma Long, do we really want to follow the large army to Yunlong Town first? If there is an emergency and it will take time, the food in the car is not very enough..."
Xu Xiaoxiao touched his flat belly, as if he had imagined what it looked like when it was hungry.
"Well, it seems that I can only do this first..."
Ma Long was slightly stunned, obviously thinking about the problem of insufficient food reserves, but if he left the large army at this time, it would be equivalent to losing the protection of the army and going to Simingshan shelter alone, which would greatly increase the risk.
"Little girl, are you hungry? I still have two compressed biscuits there, so I'll give it to you..."
Hu Teng, who was standing beside him, also saw Xu Xiaoxiao touching his stomach, and thought that the other party had never eaten.
"But Da Wangzi's food is also allocated by a fixed quota. I gave it to me, what do you eat? I don't want it, I don't want it..."
Although she was not full, the girl was embarrassed to occupy other people's share of food and waved her hands to refuse. However, Hu Teng, who was ripe, seemed to have not given her the chance to refuse. She had already walked to the side of the military vehicle and half of her body penetrated into the cab of the military vehicle.
When he returned to Xu Xiaoxiao, he had already added two packs of compressed biscuits that had not yet been split.
"Give it, although it's just compressed cookies, it's quite full. My usual job is to drive and I won't be hungry. You can eat it all!"
Before the girl could say anything, Hu Teng forced the cookies into Xu Xiaoxiao's hand and smiled honestly.
"this……"
Faced with the enthusiasm of this soldier, Xu Xiaoxiao seemed a little helpless for a moment and turned his attention to Ma Long beside him.
"Brother Hu, we still have some food reserves. How many days can we last, you should take it back first..."
Ma Long spoke, took the compressed biscuits from the girl's hand, and wanted to return it to Hu Tengye's hand.
"Stop talking nonsense, look at the little girl, who was so strong that she was a baby, and her face was hungry and thin. Hurry up and take it to eat. This is the order! Hahahaha..."
The bearded man pretended to be angry and gave orders to Ma Long with a stern face.
Although it was the first time the two met and their military rank was not clear, there was an unwritten rule in the army that when new recruits first joined the army, they would be told to respect veterans older than them, and new recruits would often call these veterans the squad leader.
As long as you call the squad leader, you will be your superior for the rest of your life in terms of emotion.
Even if the new recruits have higher rank than veterans, they still have to call the old squad leader in private.
At this time, the bearded man pretended to be angry and issued an "order" to Ma Long, which means "relying on his seniority and selling for his old age".
"yes!"
Ma Long immediately put on a stance in his attention and gave a standard military salute to Hu Teng. Then he smiled helplessly at Xu Xiaoxiao and signaled her to accept the cookies.
"Then you accept it, thank you Brother Hu."
Since Hu Tengye said this, Xu Xiaoxiao would be artificial if he rudes, so he simply unpacked the compressed biscuits and started to chew in front of the two of them.
The chaos at the head of the convoy had subsided. Two soldiers loaded the soldier on the ground with body bags and carried it out, as if they were going to throw away the body.
"By the way, who is the commander-in-chief in the team now? Was the one who received me at the beginning?"
Ma Long looked at the backs of the two soldiers carrying the corpse and said.
"Oh, the original commander died, and now Qiu Qianjun is the commander-in-chief of the team."
"Sacrificed?"
Ma Long was stunned, but then he figured out the joints.
In this kind of apocalyptic environment, death is inevitable. Ordinary people have encountered huge changes, let alone their group of soldiers who are carrying guns to face danger.
"Brother Ma, you don't know anything. Our team looks like a whole, but it is actually composed of several remnants. Although the command of the team is in the hands of one person, in fact, no one is convinced in private."
"Although Qiu Qianjun is the commander-in-chief of the team on the surface, he has to communicate with the other two people in private if he makes any orders, otherwise the task will not be executed at all. Everyone does it, and the team just barely gathers together."
Speaking of this, Hu Teng also sighed, as if he was very worried about the current situation of the large army.
"One army, three chiefs? How could this happen? Do they not act according to military rank?"
Ma Long was surprised. In his impression, the quality of the army did not seem to be so low. When facing special circumstances, the army should take special measures.
"Oh, you don't know..."
Hu Teng also sighed and was about to explain, but a shout came from afar, interrupting what he was about to say.
"Ma Long!"
A tall soldier trotted all the way to the rear, calling out Ma Long's name.
"Old Xu? You are here just in time. I have something to ask you..."
When Ma Long saw that it was Xu Xin, he immediately met him. Although Hu Teng, who was familiar with him, looked easy to get along with, he should have learned a lot of useful information from him in the end.
But in the final analysis, when inquiring about important things like news, he still believes more in his old comrades who are with him day and night.
Mainly, I heard that there are currently three people in the army. If Hu Tengye and Ma Long and others are not wearing pairs of pants, the accuracy of the information they inquired can be imagined.
As Ma Long's old comrade-in-arms, Xu Xin thought that even if the power was scattered, he should still stand on the same battleship with Ma Long and the others.
"I know what you are going to ask. Go to the car and I will tell you slowly."
Xu Xin seemed to know Ma Long’s doubts, waved her hand and lowered her voice to signal to communicate in the car.
"Well..." Ma Long nodded, and glanced at Hu Tengye who was beside him intentionally or unintentionally.
"Brother Hu is his own family, don't worry, go to the car to chat."
While talking, Xu Xin nodded at Hu Teng not far away. The three of them entered the cab of the military vehicle, leaving Xu Xiaoxiao alone outside.
Seeing that Ma Long and others didn't want to bring her, the girl didn't think anything was wrong. After all, the soldiers discussed important matters, so she, a small civilian, couldn't help.
After a few seconds of repairing the compressed biscuits in his hand, he felt his mouth dry, so he quickly returned to the car and took a bottle of water and drank it. Only then did he feel that some energy was injected into his empty stomach bag.
"It's not a solution to continue like this, your appetite is getting bigger and bigger..."
Military compressed biscuits that ordinary people can eat can only be filled with a meal, for Xu Xiaoxiao.
"I don't know if Mr. Ni and the others have finished eating. If I haven't finished eating, maybe I can get some..."
Chapter completed!