Chapter 113: Save the soldiers and manganese (1)!

Ten minutes were short, and after everyone finished eating what they were in their hands and drank some water, it was almost time to go.

Seeing that everyone had not recovered their energy, Lu Shan deliberately extended it for five minutes.

"Hu Bazhi, how do you get the stone bricks here?" Lu Shan asked, "The stone bricks piled up on the wall of the cave with one finger.

"This is bonded with lime mixed with glutinous rice water. The bonding is very tight and it is not easy to seep water. But we all know that the Thousand Mile Dike is destroyed by the ant hole. At least we moved one of the pieces, and the rest is much simpler!" Hu Ba said.

"How can this fitting, how can it move?" Xue Xian asked.

"Of course there are special tools, so it's definitely not possible with your hands!" Hu Bazhi smiled proudly, and turned his hand slightly, and a small shovel appeared in his hand.

After exploring carefully, Hu Bazhi finally chose a stone brick and started his brick-moving work.

"Xue Xian, you can take two people to continue moving forward. We don't plan to go the same way when we evacuate." Lu Shan saw that it would take at least some time for Hu Bazhi to complete his work, so he ordered Xue Xian.

"I understand, Mr. Nan!" Xue Xian nodded. It was related to everyone's safety, and he did not dare to disobey Lu Shan's orders.

He called two people, brought a flashlight, and continued to grop forward.

Lu Shan and his party had fourteen people, carrying a total of twelve flashlights. On average, one flashlight can work for two hours uninterrupted, a total of twenty-four hours, but they had to stay underground for at least fourteen or five hours. Although they had a wealth of time, in order to deal with emergencies, under normal circumstances, only one flashlight was used.

Now Xue Xian took two men away and found the retreat path forward. In this way, there will be less time left, and it will save you even more.

Ten minutes later, under Hu Bazhi's work, the stone brick finally loosened a little. This is a happy news. A journey of thousands of miles finally took the first step!

As the stone bricks loosened, Hu Bazhi's movements became much faster. Under his eight flexible fingers, grayish-white debris kept falling down, and the stone bricks were also picked out from the hole wall bit by bit.

Five minutes later, most of the stone bricks were exposed. At this time, just a gentle pull out and the entire stone bricks came out.

The first stone brick was taken down, and the rest was easy to deal with.

There are still eight people left, including Lu Shan. They use the method of "beating the drum and passing the flowers" to transport the stone bricks into the passage behind one by one, but it is necessary to ensure that the passage can be passed by one person.

After the stone bricks were moved away, the work of digging the tunnel officially began. Lu Shan looked at his watch and it was almost seven o'clock in the evening.

It was at least two hours later than he expected.

This tunnel only needs to accommodate a person bent over inside and turn around freely after class, so the hole does not need to be opened too big, but you must be careful when digging, so it cannot cause collapse, otherwise it will be troublesome.

Fortunately, there is no violent personnel activity on this, the geological conditions are relatively stable, and it is shallow from the surface, and the soil is more delicate and not soft, so the chance of collapse is relatively small.

The digging soil is covered with clothes, then one by one, transported and stacked, and cannot be discarded randomly, and the road ahead cannot be dug through and blocked your own back, which will become a big joke.

It was very fast at the beginning because it was easy to transport the digging soil at the entrance of the cave. In a short while, it advanced at least three meters, and less than an hour passed.

However, as the hole deepened, all the strength was almost exhausted, and the excavation speed decreased.

Lu Shan decisively ordered a substitution!

After the substitution, the speed was much faster. It took about an hour and advanced two meters!

If Hu Bazhi didn't dig a section, he would listen carefully to ensure the direction. It was thanks to such a person. Otherwise, based on Lu Shan's own subjective conjecture, he would have to do more and do useless work.

It was already one-third of the distance, and Lu Shan ordered a rest and asked Hu Zi to hand over what he had eaten and drink.

Ten minutes later.

He continued to fight, but this time Lu Shan got on, and he saw that he was driving the shovel as if he was flying. The speed was dazzling, and even the ones transporting the soil behind him could not keep up with his excavation speed.

In less than half an hour, Lu Shan actually dug out two meters of progress. Hu Bazhi was shocked and became even more respectful to Lu Shan.

If such a strong man goes to rob the tomb, he will be ashamed of a "master" who digs holes like this.

Dingding...

The sound is clearer now.

"Mr. Nan, there are at least eight meters left!" Hu Bazhi judged.

"Okay, as long as there is progress!"

Lu Shan lowered his head and started digging again. He had good physical fitness and long physical strength. With his breathing, he was much more labor-saving than ordinary people who dig.

After digging for an hour, Lu Shan stopped and ordered a substitution.

It’s not that he doesn’t have the strength to dig, but that he must maintain his physical strength and don’t know what situation he will face after digging through the tunnel, so he must keep half of his physical strength and be prepared to hate the war.

After the replacement, the speed was significantly reduced, but the relay transporters were much more relaxed. Unlike just now, there was no chance to take a breath.

By twelve o'clock, Lu Shan estimated that they had dug at least ten meters, with a distance of four or five meters left.

If it weren't for the Japanese who were working in the tunnel day and night, it would have been difficult to locate it. It seems that the anxious Japanese have helped him a lot!

Of course, if the Japanese use grey to strengthen the inner wall of the tunnel, it will be troublesome. It is basically impossible to enter without disturbing the Japanese.

The Japanese had just completed the tunnel and were nervously strengthening the inner wall with grey and steel bars day and night. If they waited for a few more days, Lu Shan would use this method to sneak into the prison to save people, it would probably be impossible.

"Mr. Nan, Captain Xue is back!" Lu Shanzhen kept transporting soil out, and suddenly someone below reported to him.

“What’s the situation?”

Passed down one by one.

"Captain Xue said that the passage goes all the way to the Gequan River, and under the piers of Gequan Bridge, there are weeds, so no one has discovered it."

"Okay, it's great. I'll send an order to Captain Xue immediately to ask him to go back to find their Director Li to see if he could send a boat to pick him up. It would be better to be bigger." Lu Shan was delighted and immediately passed the order.

After a while, Xue Xian replied, and he immediately notified Li Tiancai about the news.

Five meters, four meters, three meters...

The sound of jingling became clearer and clearer when it was against the soil.

"Mr. Nan, I'll do it next!" Hu Bazhi asked proactively.

"you?"

"Your excavation is too big, and it is easy to alarm the people on the other side. I can minimize the excavation sound!" Hu Ba said. Those who often rob tombs know that the chance of encountering peers is quite high, so how to hide it from peers, the speed and means of digging depend on personal ability.

Take the lead, that is a big fortune!

"good!"

Lu Shan asked his brother who was digging to hand the shovel in his hand to Hu Bazhi, then took a step back and continued to be a porter.

Hu Bazhi didn't dig much soil every time, but his frequency seemed to be very fast. From such a close distance, he could only hear a rustling sound, just like the sound of a mouse pulling a wooden shovel.

This kind of voice is easy to misunderstand and will not be taken seriously.

It was two o'clock in the morning, and Hu Bazhi had been digging for nearly an hour and a half. Such high-intensity digging action also made him, the veteran, sweat and panting.

"Let's take a break!" Lu Shan handed over the kettle and said softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Nan!" Hu Baqi took the kettle, slowly unscrewed it, and drank the water in small sips without making any sound.

At this moment, according to Hu Bazhi's judgment, it was less than one meter away. If it sounded a little louder, it would alarm people in the tunnel.

The time was nearly an hour earlier than expected, because of Lu Shan's amazing excavation speed, otherwise, they should be three meters away at this moment!

In this way, Hu Bazhi's estimate was surprisingly accurate!

After ten minutes of rest, Hu Bazhi picked up the shovel again. This time he became more cautious. You should know that this is not only related to the lives of Lu Shan and others, but also to his own lives, so he had to be cautious and put out his strength.

In order to ensure that the hole does not collapse suddenly, Hu Bazhi's movements were very gentle and the excavation speed was much slower. He cleaned the soil bit by bit and transported it back. No one was allowed to make big moves, and even his breathing was slowed down as much as possible.

"Switch off the flashlight!" About twenty minutes later, Hu Bashi suddenly signaled Lu Shan to turn off the only lighting tool!

Neat footsteps came from behind the thin layer of mud wall, which was the sound of the yellow cowhide shoes worn by the Kwantung Army military police on the hard road.

"Work well, or you'll die..."

"Yaoxi, it's done well here, with big steel bars..."

...

The unique ghostly tone of the Japanese speaking Chinese language came over, which showed that they were only one step away from their goal.

"Mr. Nan, can I hear how many of them are?" Hu Bazhi said quietly in Lu Shan's ear.

"Oh?" Lu Shan was not surprised. If Hu Bazhi didn't have this ability, why would he be a tomb robber?

"Just just walked past, there were seven Japanese soldiers, all carrying guns, and then there were three more on this side, about three to five meters away, four on the other side, one very close, just next to our cave entrance, and three more about four to five meters away." Hu Baqi gestured in a low voice.

"How thick is this wall?" Lu Shan pointed to the hole with his hand.

"Not less than seven inches!"

"Seven inches, that's about twenty centimeters!" Lu Shan changed it in his mind, "Can you be thinner?"

"Yes, but I can't say whether I can guarantee that I won't be discovered?" Hu Ba said with a finger.

Lu Shan carefully weighed the pros and cons, and when he rushed out, he could deal with seven or eight people, but now there are seven people outside, and there are enemies at a longer distance. Once he rushed out, he could not control the situation in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The thicker the wall, the more hindered his actions. Moreover, there were Japanese engineers and gendarmerie patrols in the tunnel. Once they met, they would be the only one who would live to the death.

"Try to reduce the thickness of the wall by half, and you don't have to worry about the rest!" Lu Shan ordered.

Hu Ba nodded and slowly began to continue working!

Lu Shan began to sort out his equipment, steel needles, daggers, pistols and bullets, as well as arrows, etc. In the next battle in the tunnel, it is best not to have gunshots. He is here to rob the prison, not to attack the prison, and it is best to be silent.

"Send the order. After I rush out later, I will not be allowed to come out without my orders, and I will not be allowed to shoot. I will be passed down one by one!" Lu Shan ordered.
To be continued...