hunter commando

Chapter 261 The shepherd is about to become a roasted sheep
After shouting for several minutes, there was still no response. Li Mu had to report to Chen Tao through the individual radio: "Headhunter! There is no response. What should we do next?"

Chen Tao said decisively: "Evacuate, the fire is about to spread, there is not much time!"

Li Mu said, "I suggest evacuating from the valley! The way back must be blocked by the fire!"

Before Chen Tao could speak, suddenly, Li Mu heard the dog barking again!
This time it’s really clear!
"Aww! Aww!"

The dog keeps barking!

Li Mu was pleasantly surprised and quickly found the location following the sound. He took a closer look and saw two heads, one dog's head and one human's head, vaguely exposed under a big tree and above the dense vegetation. They were still moving!

"Headhunter! We found someone! One person and one dog! Under the valley!" Li Mu quickly reported.

Chen Tao was also happy, but he was very calm, "Don't panic! Find out the situation first, find a good route, and then go out to rescue people!"

"Understood!" Li Mu said emphatically, "You must not come down! If the mountain fire spreads to the valley, no one will be able to escape!"

The most dangerous places for forest fires are those areas close to the fire but not yet burning!For example, the top of the mountain has been burned for such a long time and is almost completely burned. There is not much danger there, as long as you are careful about the trees that may collapse at any time and don't get burned.

Li Mu knew this very well, so he didn't let anyone else come down.

"Headhunter! You'd better create a safe area up there and watch the wind direction closely! I'll go down first to check on the people asking for help!" Li Mu said to Chen Tao urgently, regardless of the difference in level.

Chen Tao had to adopt Li Mu's suggestion, because indeed, his experience was not as good as Li Mu's in this regard.As a young officer who grew up during the war, he spent most of his time working in agencies after leaving the front line, and when did he participate in non-military operations.

"Establish an isolation zone!" Chen Tao ordered, picked up the iron broom and started moving.

Before, other people had been putting out the open fire. Their location was actually the bottom of two slopes, on a ridge about 30 meters long. After hard work, the open fire had been controlled to spread to this side.

At this point, the machete comes in real use.

They have all participated in forest fire fighting and are very experienced.Lin Yu's body was strong and heavy, and he chopped off a tree as thick as an arm with just a few cuts. He pulled it down and broke it into pieces. Then he cut off the connected bark, grabbed the trunk and headed towards the fire scene. Throw!
This is the right choice. If the cut down trees cannot ensure safety, let them be burned by fire. Under controllable circumstances, because any flammable objects around you are a threat!

Zhao Yiyun, Du Xiaofan and Shi Lei left Shi Lei to take care of the rope. The other two, together with Chen Tao, used iron brooms to put out the fire on the opposite hill.They were not in a hurry and let what they couldn't get close to burn, extinguishing first the fire on the ground and then the fire on the tree trunks.The fire in the canopy has no roots and will soon die out.

For forest fires like this, if the amount of fresh water dropped by planes is not more than several tons, any water attack will have little effect, because the water will be evaporated by the high temperature in a very short period of time!
Li Mu and his company are equipped with fire-extinguishing water tanks, but their role is limited. They can only be used to eliminate hidden fires in the later stage. They conduct blanket inspections of the fire scene and use water tanks to spray water on tree heads and trunks with high temperatures to cool down and completely eliminate complex fires. The possibility of burning.

Before the fire spread, the efforts of several people were still effective. At least a temporarily safe area was roughly opened, but they still had to endure the high temperature.

Chen Tao stopped to catch his breath, and pressed the call button again: "Li Mu! How is the situation?"

The situation was so tense that he didn't even bother to use code names. What's more, this was a non-military mission, so there was no need to use code names.There are two considerations in using code names. The first is to give the soldiers a sense of psychological superiority. The second is to protect the identities of the soldiers because the enemy will not be able to tell the reason if they intercept the radio.

Li Mu's voice came: "We are approaching the person asking for help! We are almost at the bottom of the valley! I basically walked down the rock wall, there is no way at all!"

"Pay attention to safety! Report any situation immediately!" Chen Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly a gust of evil wind blew sideways.

Zhao Yiyun, who was standing in the limelight, suddenly stopped his movements, raised his head to look at the raging fire, and could vaguely see the burning treetops swinging towards the south.

The wind was blowing from the west just now, which means that the fire spread roughly eastward, towards where Chen Tao and the others were staying. That's why they were so anxious to clear out the isolation zone and build a safe area.

Zhao Yiyun thought it was just a gust of wind, so he didn't take it seriously and continued to move forward to beat the open flame.

Suddenly another gust of cross wind came over, this time stronger. The entire tree crown and bushes on the hilltop fell to the south, and some branches and branches that were about to fall fell off.

"Something's not right, headhunter!" Zhao Yiyun suddenly became alert.

why?
Because the valley is on the south side of the mountain!

With the wind blowing this way, the fire will soon spread towards the valley. If the valley is so densely covered with trees and vegetation, if it burns up, Li Mu will probably lose about ten catties left!
Chen Tao also noticed something was wrong with the wind direction. Before he could say anything while observing, a continuous crosswind blew. Many burning branches fell to the slope on the side of the valley, and some scattered ones were blown directly in. Go into the valley!

Just like a fake corpse, Chen Tao jumped up suddenly, and his hand that pressed the call button was shaking a little. He shouted almost ferociously into the dialogue box: "Li Mu! Come up right now! Evacuate the valley immediately! Do you hear me!"

Li Mu's voice came back quickly: "I have reached the bottom of the valley, and I saw the person calling for help! Soon, I will take him up!"

Chen Tao calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Li Mu, pay attention to the slope opposite you. The wind direction has changed suddenly. The fire has begun to spread from the slope to the valley! We must be quick!"

Zhao Yiyun and the others stopped moving, they were powerless!Because the fire was burning out of their reach, because the source of the fire was falling from above, the trees on the valley slopes started burning from the canopy!
What are the consequences of this?
Branches that are burning or have turned into fiery red coal are constantly falling down!

Once the fire reaches a large scale, it will be like pouring gasoline. It will not burn one by one, but will expand the scope of the entire area. It is very powerful!
This is not what I am most afraid of. No matter how the slope burns, it will hardly affect Li Mu at the bottom of the valley, but don't forget that the sporadic fires on the slope will continue to fall to the bottom of the valley!

If the valley bottom is ignited, as long as there is a small fire, if it is not extinguished as soon as possible, it will soon reach a large scale. After a large area is ignited, the entire valley will be like a stove, and it will be a stove with a lot of fuel!
Li Mu, including the forest ranger and the dog, are the three little ants at the bottom of the stove!
The most important thing is that the speed at which this kind of wildfire burns to a large scale is very, very fast!

The emergency of the situation is indescribable. The bottom of the valley was originally the safest place, but when the wind direction changed, it immediately became the most dangerous area!
Li Mu must be fast enough to climb up with the forest ranger before the fire takes hold at the bottom of the valley!

(End of this chapter)