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He said he was asking for advice, but it was the first time he actually set foot on the water and grassland, and he didn't know how to ask for advice.

Zhang Qingshan originally turned his head to look back inadvertently, hoping that Zhou Baoyu or Zhou Ping would make a start first, but who knows, when he looked at it, there was only an outline of the mountain not far away, and everything around him was gray and black.Looking at their feet, they were almost the same—the visibility was too low, and the sky was already dark. Although the moonlight was bright, they couldn't see everything in the water and grassland clearly now.

Immediately, Zhang Qingshan thought of a topic to start with: Tashi didn't seem to light a torch, and he didn't remind everyone to light a torch.

"Tashi, I'm curious about something, can I ask you for advice?"

Tashi is also an honest person, maybe he was shocked by Zhang Qingshan's words just now, he was not polite, he nodded and said: "Speak."

"Tashi, look, it's getting so dark, shouldn't we light a torch?"

"Need not."

"why?"

"First, I'm familiar with this section of the road, so it's not very meaningful to light a torch. Second, after entering the aquatic grassland, it's hard to find firewood, and you don't have many torches, so it's better to keep them in case of emergency. Third, at this time, we have just set off, if the enemy sees the light of the torches, even if they dare not chase into the water grassland, it is still okay to shoot coldly."

Zhang Qingshan nodded, accepted Tashi's reason, and was about to ask other questions, but unexpectedly, Tashi stopped, turned around and looked at Zhou Baoyu, and said to Zhang Qingshan with some embarrassment: "I forgot I also specially brought a rope, in fact, we can use the rope to connect us to each other. In this way, no matter who accidentally gets stuck in the swamp, the other three can pull him out. In this way, everyone doesn't have to worry too much I will fall into the swamp. Of course, it is better to be careful, after all, this is not a joke."

"Good! This is the best way."

Seeing Zhou Baoyu eagerly agreeing loudly, Zhang Qingshan nodded with a smile.

I saw Zhaxi take out a large bundle of finger-thick rope from the big cowhide pocket on his horse's back, and when he unfolded it, it was no less than 20 meters long.

"Tashi, your rope is too long, isn't it?" Zhou Ping, who was walking at the end, looked at the big circle of rope in his hand, and tied it around his body with a wry smile, but seeing that there was still a big piece of rope left, he asked: "There are so many, how come it weighs six or seven catties, and it's a little troublesome. How about I cut off the excess rope first?"

"Don't do it." Tashi was afraid that he would actually cut off the extra rope, so he yelled to stop him: "It's troublesome to have some extra rope, and it's a bit heavy to carry, so I feel uncomfortable, but when you want to use it At that time, if such a section is missing, at that time, it will be too late to regret."

"Put the extra rope on the horse's back first, and then connect it when you need it. Isn't that all right?"

"I'm afraid that when you want to connect, you won't have the time."

Zhang Qingshan was startled, subconsciously interjected and asked: "It can't be so fast, there is no time to tie the knot, right?"

Tashi looked solemn, and solemnly talked about an incident he had personally experienced.

At the beginning, he carried Lausanne's father on his back, and some guards ventured deep into the aquatic grassland to avoid the enemy when they were desperate.

Because people on the prairie are used to being able to snatch wild horses at any time in case they encounter wild horses, everyone will instinctively carry some ropes on their horses.

At that time, everyone’s thinking was exactly the same as Zhou Ping’s now. Everyone thought that if they carried a rope six or seven meters long, even if someone fell into the swamp, there would be no time to do anything. Even if the rope was not enough, it was impossible to connect the two ropes. There is no time, so no one cares.

However, at that time, it was the first time for a dozen of them to go deep into the aquatic grassland. Sometimes they walked side by side, and sometimes they walked back and forth, but there were always two people walking about [-] meters ahead, which was equivalent to opening a road for reconnaissance. effect.

It was fine on the first day, but at noon on the second day, suddenly!The man on the left in front of the reconnaissance kicked the trap into the swamp.Everyone rushed to the rescue.

In the trap swamp, the more you struggle, the faster you sink in!Many people know this common sense in today's information-advanced era, but at that time, the information was not clear, and everyone was always in awe of the aquatic grassland. Who would dare to go in and take risks?Therefore, everyone has rarely seen a swamp before, let alone any good experience to reduce the speed of sinking.So, the man struggled in horror, screamed, and went crazy for survival.Fortunately, Lausanne's father had heard some old people talking about what to do when they fell into the swamp, so he immediately yelled to remind him not to move around and try to lie flat.At the same time, I also remind everyone not to get close to this person, so as not to trap themselves.

But it was too late, because of the previous struggle, when everyone rushed to a place four or five meters away from him, he had already been submerged in the swamp to the lower abdomen.And everyone had to stop, because Tashi, who was rushing to the front, had been swallowed up by the swamp to his calf, and then to his thigh at a very fast speed.

Fortunately, Lausanne's father didn't panic, so he told everyone to retreat quickly and divide into two groups, and let people throw them to them with the rope they carried with them.

Tashi didn't sink deep, and the rope was strong, and a few people pulled him out of the swamp.

But another person was in trouble.

The swamp was about to swallow his chest when the rope was thrown at him.

At this time, everyone suddenly discovered that the other end of the rope was only about one meter away from his outstretched right fingertip.

The man also wanted to grab the last straw, and felt that the difference was only one meter, so he fought hard and threw himself towards the rope. In the end, he only advanced about half a meter, but it was precisely because of his effort , accelerated his sinking speed, and the swamp instantly swallowed his chest.

Everyone was in a panic, some reminded him not to move around, and some loudly urged him to take back the rope and connect another rope.

However, it was the delay between these two breaths. When everyone had just tied the knot and was about to throw the rope to him again, they found out with grief and indignation that the swamp devoured them cruelly without giving them any chance. To him: his hair was instantly swallowed by the swamp, and a few bubbles appeared, while the outstretched right hand was still making its final struggle, grabbing a few times in the air, and finally, powerlessly stopped , was swallowed by the swamp bit by bit...

"You don't know, watching your brother being swallowed by the swamp bit by bit, and you can't do anything, that kind of feeling is really...really...ah~!" Tashi sighed sadly, Some said bitterly: "If we had connected the rope from the beginning and had enough length, I believe that my brother would not have died there. If I had known earlier that there was such a short distance, I would have carried it on my back. Dashan moved forward, and he didn't want to think about it for the sake of taking it easy, and finally watched the brothers disappear before his eyes bit by bit, but there is no medicine for regret in the world, we..."

The three of Zhang Qingshan listened silently, imagining the scene with sympathy, and felt the pain that Tashi couldn't forget from the tone of his voice.In the end, Zhang Qingshan stepped forward and patted Tashi on the shoulder: "Tashi, let the past go, you didn't mean it, after all, you are not a god, you can't judge the future, I believe your brother can't will blame you."

Tashi nodded, and said to Zhang Qingshan: "I just don't want what I experienced to happen to you, because I can see that you are also brothers."

"Thank you!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Qingshan looked back at Zhou Ping, who was a few meters away, and saw that Zhou Ping had twisted the extra rope into several big circles, hung it on his body, and was looking over with a solemn face.Looking at each other, Zhou Ping nodded solemnly.

"We have summed up a lot of experience afterwards, and I will tell you bit by bit." Tashi said while following Zhang Qingshan's gaze, saw Zhou Ping hanging the rope on his body, walked over, and said with a smile: "Actually, there is no need. Too tight. You can put the extra rope on the horse's back, but it can only be hung, never tied. In this way, you don't have to walk with the extra rope on your back, and in case the horse falls in, because It's not tied, so you won't be pulled in by a trapped horse."

Zhou Ping expressed his gratitude immediately.

After completing this preparatory measure, everyone continued to travel under the moonlight.

After walking for a while, Tashi looked back and saw that the mountains had been mixed with the horizon, and he was relieved. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his satchel and distributed them to everyone, and said, "I suddenly thought of something. I have to remind you: the four of us are walking together, connected to each other with a rope, and walking a few meters apart, there is no problem. But when I leave and there are only three of you left, you'd better stop interacting like this Tie the rope, otherwise, one bad thing will cause big problems."

When Zhou Baoyu thought of what would happen if he was swallowed by the swamp, his soul felt terrified—not because he was afraid of death, but because he was unwilling to die like this.

So, when I heard Tashi's words, I asked anxiously, "Why?"

Tashi lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and without looking back, he replied as he walked, "Because the force (pull) of the swamp is strange. The more you struggle, the faster and harder it pulls you down." Big, at the same time, once it bites you, the more your body sinks in, the more strength it takes to pull you out. Let's put it this way, I personally think that if a person traps a swamp, it needs to be pulled out The strength of this person must be two or three times that of this person. Now, the four of us are tied together in this way, and it is not a big problem, because no matter which one of us traps in the swamp, the remaining three have the strength to take him Pull it out. But if there are only three of you, if the adult among you gets stuck, it may be difficult to pull it out just by relying on the remaining one big and one small. Especially once the person who got stuck is swallowed up to the chest by the swamp , then the hope is really very small. Moreover, because you are connected to each other with a rope, if one is not good, it will cause the other two to be too late to untie the rope, and the reddest, the three of you will fall into it together."

"Tashi, we have remembered, thank you for your guidance."

"You don't have to thank me." Saying that, Tashi looked back at Zhang Qingshan, and then at a distance, maybe because he felt that he was far away from the tribe, and he dared to say something—anyway, Zhang Qingshan and the three of them would not Go back, speak boldly, and no one knows: "Although I didn't understand what you meant when you said 'the Red Army is the team of the poor people in the world', my heart tells me that what you said has some truth .So..." Having said that, he glanced at the distant horizon again, and whispered: "So I am willing to do my best to help you, and I hope you can get out of the water grass."

Zhou Baoyu wished that Tashi would go with the three of them, so as to help him overcome the terrifying aquatic grassland, so he took it with a mouth full of expectation...