Chapter 446: Chapter 446: Facing Death Chapter 446: Chapter 446: Facing Death “Captain!” The engineer was on the verge of tears.
Tears brimmed in his eyes, blurring his vision.
“If you’re a man, stop crying for God’s sake, what you need to do now is wipe your tears, and backtrack on the same route you came from,” An Zhiyuan shouted, and if he could jump up, he would definitely kick the lad.
He would kick him back, but unfortunately, his feet dared not leave the ground.
Even though he had been standing for a long time, his legs and feet were numb, but he knew that if he moved even slightly, there would be an explosion.
The most regrettable thing was that there were two wounded men not far away.
But he was clear, the first wounded man could return unscathed because the landmines ahead had been cleared, and the spot where the wounded man fell did not trigger any landmines, which was merely luck.
But now the luck had clearly run out.
From his direction to that of the wounded man, there were at least two meters, and he didn’t know how many landmines might still be in those two meters.
But rather than having the engineer risk his life to clear the two or three meters of landmines, it was better that he did it.
He had been observing just then.
The entire minefield, after three days of life-risking demining, only had about five more meters to go.
From his current position to the last safe passage was about five meters, because beyond those five meters lay a stone slab bridge, and landmines definitely could not be buried in stone slabs, so these five meters were the last part of the minefield.
The two injured teammates were in the middle of the minefield, while he was on the edge of the minefield.
Perhaps today, creating a passage would cost the lives of all three of them.
The engineer whom he had scolded trembled as he wiped away his tears and quietly walked back.
Bai Xiao rushed over and grabbed him, “What’s going on? Why stop demining? That’s your commander!” Bai Xiao wanted to curse, but what fault did the engineer have? She couldn’t take her anger out on others.
The engineer choked up as he spoke.
“This mine can’t be cleared, if it was just one mine, there might be a chance, to dig a lightning pit, prepare some sand and stuff, there might be a chance, but now surrounded by landmines, especially a fragmentary landmine… I’m useless! I can’t clear it! I…” The engineer flipped off his helmet and squatted on the ground, clutching his hair and crying like a child.
Many of the soldiers wept.
Fragmentary landmines, they had all seen before, it was almost always linked with massive casualties, and one of the bloodiest brutal harms in everyone’s memory.
Now that the commander was stepping on one, it almost certainly meant he was doomed.
A whimpering cry began to sound, someone uncontrollably started to cry outright.
They say men don’t easily shed tears, but that’s only until the point of deep sorrow.
Watching their revered commander for saving the wounded, facing danger himself, every time they saw a teammate facing death, it was the most heartbreaking moment for everyone.
That sadness, more than facing death themselves, was far more unbearable.
An Zhiyuan took out some China cigarettes from his pocket, far away.
He lit one.
Love my China.
This was probably the last time he smoked; he was a bit shaky, it took him a few tries to light it, and he took a deep drag.
Looking at Bai Xiao! Looking at his own teammates.
Dear ones, this time I have to leave.
Although this is an indescribable pain, as long as there was even a slim chance he would not wish to do this, but when facing death, not everyone has the privilege of choice, the wonder of life lies in its unpredictability of whether the next moment will be wonderful or desperate.
The smoke from his breath blurred his face.