"Lao Zhou, haven't you heard Xiaofang say last night? If we came half a day earlier, we would save two more comrades. So, I thought for a long time and felt that we should hurry on our way as soon as possible. In this way, we might be able to save more comrades."

"Last night, Xiaofang's words also shocked me. After all, we brought enough food and a lot of medicines, so we can indeed save many comrades." Zhou Ping thought for a while and said, "But Lao Zhang, have you ever thought about it? There must be a prerequisite, that is, we must ensure that we are not sick. Otherwise, if we use up the medicine, what else can we use to save those injured comrades? So, I think we must not be too hasty. We must proceed by the steps. Otherwise, maybe we have to save ourselves before we can save other comrades."

Zhang Qingshan nodded, looked back at Zhou Baoyu and the others, and said to Zhou Ping: "I know that Lao Peng and Lao Wu are both injured, which is not conducive to the rushing march. But when I think of those comrades, I will."

Zhou Ping patted his shoulder, nodded without saying a word.

"Old Zhou, I still feel like I have to hurry on the road as soon as possible. Even if I have to move forward in the rain, I can see the next living comrades in seconds early, and I can get more rescue. Don't talk. Listen to me first. I'm thinking about a question: To put it bluntly, the wounded are probably gone long ago. The remaining ten will not be wounded, and most of them should be left behind due to hunger. So, for them, medicine is secondary, and the most important thing is food."

This is the truth. It’s just that after Zhang Qingshan and the other two entered the aquatic grassland, they were in food and had enough medicines. Therefore, they instinctively thought that medicines were the most important, but the truth was just the opposite.

"I have estimated that with our current food, if we add a lot of wild vegetables, we can definitely walk for about two months without being hungry. If we add horse meat in the end, it will be longer." Perhaps because we feel that such an analysis is not enough to express our desire to save as much as possible, Zhang Qingshan thought for a while and added: "If there are twenty people, we can hold on for at least a month. According to the information provided by the Central Red Army at that time, it will take about twenty-three days to get out of the water grassland, and we have been walking for more than ten days. In other words, with horse meat, even forty or fifty people, we can be sure to bring out this water grassland."

Zhou Ping thought about it, nodded, and agreed with the analysis. However, he looked up at the rain curtain and said in a deep voice: "However, this rain is a bit heavy and can easily make people lose their direction. I suggest that when the rain stops, at least you have to wait until the rain is lighter before it comes out."

Seeing that Old Zhou agreed, Zhang Qingshan smiled happily. No matter how domineering he was, he had to give Zhou Ping this little face.

"Lao Zhou, don't worry, I've thought about it. No matter how anxious you are, you won't be in a hurry, especially Lao Peng and Lao Wu haven't had a complete rest for a long time. Their injuries are not serious, especially Lao Peng. I believe he will be fine if he has a good rest for a few days."

"But the problem is that they are walking with crutches now, which affects the marching level this time. What are you good ways to do about this?"

"Yes! I've already figured out a solution to this." Zhang Qingshan said confidently: "We have four horses now. In this way, give up two horses for Lao Wu and Lao Peng to ride."

"What should I do if I have something right now?"

"That's going to work hard, you and I will give it a little." As he said that, Zhang Qingshan looked at Zhou Ping, but Zhou Ping shook his head and smiled and patted Zhang Qingshan's shoulder, and said, "You kid, this is a time to see me live a relaxing life for a few days!"

Zhang Qingshan’s meaning is very clear: the two horses that were given out were divided equally with Zhou. The lighter things were carried by Zhou Baoyu and Qin Fang.

"Ha! Haha! If you really can't carry it, just leave it to me. Who told me that I'm younger than you, right?"

"Get out! I'm only five years older than you, why are you old?"

"The big sky is also big, and it is older than me."

In this way, while joking, time passed by.

The ghost weather changes as soon as it changes: it rains without any warning. Looking at the gloomy weather, you will feel that the rain must be heavier and heavier. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, it will no longer fall like you, and it will reveal a sunny day, which makes you really unable to understand God’s arrangements, as if everything is just looking at God’s mood.

After about two hours of rain, it was clear.

Zhang Qingshan gathered several people together and held a general meeting.

The content of the meeting was just discussed with Zhou Ping: hurry up and race against time, and try to save as many comrades who were left behind and dying along the way.

Zhou Ping had been persuaded by Zhang Qingshan long ago, and Zhou Baoyu always regarded Zhang Qingshan as a horse, so the two naturally recognized it.

Qin Fang and the other two naturally responded very positively to the race against time to save as many comrades as possible, because the three of them deeply felt the feeling of despair. At that time, they wanted to have a full meal. The excitement after being rescued was like a heart-boosting injection, or a person who was about to die of thirst was obtained. The complex mentality in it could not be described in words.

However, Peng Bing and Wu Shaohong firmly disagreed with letting them ride on horseback, and insisted that they could not fall behind without help or riding horses, relying entirely on crutches to ensure that they would not fall behind.

I know that these two people want face, but I don’t want to add burden to everyone, or in other words, they don’t want to or are willing to become burdens from the bottom of their hearts.

In order to take care of their face, Zhang Qingshan, who was accustomed to acting with orders, had to let Qin Fang be the main force of persuasion.

Many people think that Wu Shaohong was just sprained, which seemed much easier than Peng Bing who was injured, but in fact it was the opposite. To use the old saying, it would hurt the muscles and bones for a hundred days! Wu Shaohong's tendons and veins were in danger of breaking. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with it except a little swollen, but in fact, his left foot had to be careful to break the tendons and veins even when he touched the ground. At that time, he was really powerless to recover. If he wanted to recover the injury, he would probably have to rest even if he walked out of this grass. On the contrary, Peng Bing's injuries did not hurt the muscles and bones. As long as the wound healed and healed, it would be nothing big.

Therefore, Qin Fang, who knew this very well, decided to be in a difficult situation and convince Peng Bing first.

"Brother Peng, look, your right leg is inconvenient, get up."

Before she finished speaking, Peng Bing interrupted her: "I have crutches and I won't fall behind!"

"I know you won't fall behind, and I believe that if you walk on solid flat ground, you can even be faster than others. But Brother Peng, you have to think about it. This is a water and grassland, with a bumpy pit and a high-legged foot, and it is not suitable to marches quickly with a cane. Moreover, if you accidentally insert the cane into the water, you will cause people to fall directly into the swamp. So Brother Peng, let's not argue about this little thing, will it be successful?"

Peng Bing looked at Qin Fang's eyes, then looked at Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Baoyu who were following him. After being silent, he lowered his head but did not give a reply. But everyone understood: he had already replied without saying a word.

To conquer the simple ones, you have to continue to work hard to deal with the most difficult ones.

"Brother Wu, you know other things better than a little girl. I don't waste any slap. I just ask you: We need to march downstairs, do you think you can catch up?"

Wu Shaohong nodded firmly and insisted: "Yes!"

Qin Fang was angry and wanted to say: Well, let's march around this dry place for a few times. I won't bully you. As long as you walk quickly, you can catch up with me, even if you have the ability. But when you feel that Zhang Qingshan was poked on his right waist, she understood that Zhang Qingshan asked her to pay attention to the method of persuasion, don't be excited, and you can't anger Wu Shaohong, so as not to hold on for his face.

So, Qin Fang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled her anger, and smiled and said, "Brother Wu, you are the wounded, I am the nurse. I think we both know very well what your injury is, right?"

After Wu Shaohong nodded and looked over in confusion, Qin Fang still smiled and said, "Your injury doesn't seem to be a big deal, but in fact it's much more serious than everyone imagines. If you accidentally get rid of your left leg. Do you agree with this?"

"It's not that serious, right?" As he said that, he looked at his left leg and looked at Qin Fang again, feeling a little unrestrained.

"I'm afraid that what I said is light." Qin Fang asked further: "Or why you try to move your feet gently to ensure that the pain is severe."

Wu Shaohong must have tried this in private, but it was hard to say it. Hearing this, he glanced at his left foot but did not move.

"So, Brother Wu, I want to ask you, after you walk out of the grass, do you want to go to revolution with a limp, or do you want to go to revolution with a run or jump?"

"Well, who wants to be a cripple?"

"Then listen to me and get on the horse."

"That's not OK. I'm not like Lao Peng. I've been walking like this for a few days and have long been used to walking with crutches. There will definitely be no mistakes or mistakes. I'll walk first, I really can't keep up. Can I ride a horse again?"

"no!"

Looking at Qin Fang's solemn expression of denial, Wu Shaohong frowned. Peng Bing next to him also persuaded: "Okay, Lao Wu, I know what you mean. Isn't it just that you can't stand the comrades suffering because of our reasons, but are we still riding on the horse easily? But the question is, who told us that we were wounded? I think this way, let's rest with peace of mind, and when we are recuperating, we are working hard to repay the efforts of our comrades. What do you think?"

Wu Shaohong looked at this and then that, and his brows became deeper.

Zhang Qingshan has always been outspoken and was a little anxious to see it. Besides, Wu Shaohong's concerns were exposed by Peng Bing. His current performance was obviously a psychological struggle. Zhang Qingshan understood that it was just a short time to get the time.

He straightened his waist and looked back. Seeing that Zhou Ping had almost sorted out, he asked Wu Shaohong seriously: "Comrade Wu Shaohong, if I remember correctly, you were the deputy squad leader before you fell behind, right?"

"Um!"

"Before I fell behind, I was the company commander, how many levels were higher than you? According to regulations, in this situation, should you obey my orders?"

"yes!"

"Okay, I will now order you as the company commander and your leader: get on the horse immediately!"

"But"

"Stop talking nonsense to my mother-in-law, this is an order!"

"yes!"

It's done!
Chapter completed!