Chapter 1518

There are seven people in the geological exploration team, including lavrinko, almost all middle-aged people. The only young man was a big man, who was responsible for carrying and erecting the instruments in the team.

Perhaps for the sake of confidentiality, lavrinko was the only one in the exploration team who could communicate with us. When the rest of us met, they nodded at most and refused to say a word. So that after I got along with them for a week, I didn't know the names of the rest of the players except lavrinko, let alone speak to them.

In order to ensure their safety, every morning, I would send a platoon of soldiers to open the way in front, and let the most elite guard platoon move with the exploration team. When camping at night, in addition to the machine gun array in the southeast, northwest and northwest, I also deployed patrol teams based on shifts to patrol around the camp.

After wandering in the mountains for a week, he didn't even see the shadow of the uranium mine, which made bukov worried. Taking advantage of the fact that there were only two of us in the tent, he asked me with a sad face: "Comrade commander, how long do we have to wander in the mountains? It's been a week. They haven't even seen the shadow of the mine. They don't know when it's going to end? "

"Major, what's your hurry?" Seeing that bukov was so impetuous, I said with disapproval: "it's just the beginning now. Besides professional skills, it also depends on some luck to look for ore veins. If you're lucky, you'll find it in a month or two; If you're not lucky, it might take two or three years. "

"Ah, it will take so long?" After hearing this, bukov was surprised and said, "in that case, we will not be able to participate in the next stage of the offensive campaign?"

"Don't worry, major. The next offensive campaign will start at least two months later." I said casually, "so you'd better follow the exploration team and make sure they're safe."

"Comrade commander, you said that the next attack would take place in two months?" Although there were only two of us in the tent, he habitually looked around, then asked me in a low voice, "is this all true?"

I remember that in real history, the offensive campaign of Belarus started in June, and Ukraine, as the secondary offensive direction, must launch a new round of offensive later. Therefore, I told bukov with certainty: "although the plan to attack western Ukraine has not yet been formulated, according to my judgment, it will not start until July at least. Before that, only Belarus can launch an attack."

When I said that, bukofton's eyes lit up, and then he asked me anxiously, "Comrade commander, the sixth group army of our guards is in Belarus. Do you think you can ask the higher authorities to let us come back after the war?"

I sneered and asked back: "major, please remember, I'm just a deputy commander of the front army who has no real power. I can't transfer you back to Belarus. What's more, even if we have to transfer people, we are also the kind of people who are familiar with Belarus. "

"Comrade commander, I'm quite familiar with Belarus," bukov said with a smiley face. "Besides, I'm a commander with rich combat experience. I believe my superiors will be happy to transfer me to Belarus."

I looked at him and said to me with a smile: "Comrade major, since you say you are familiar with Belarus, I'll ask you a question: if you smell herring in the air, do you know what it means?"

Bukov may have never dreamed that I would suddenly ask him such a strange question. After thinking about it for a long time, he hesitated and said, "I think it means that the fishing season is coming."

"Major, anyone familiar with Belarus will tell you that smelling herring in the air means that the cold current from the Arctic Ocean is going south." Speaking of this, I stood up and patted him on the shoulder with my hand, and said earnestly, "even in July, there will be snowstorms in Belarus. At this time, all you can do is to find a warm place to hide, otherwise you will be frozen in the sudden drop of temperature."

"Ah, there will be snowstorms in July in Belarus?" My words surprised bukov: "is this all true?"

"Of course it's true," I said firmly, though I can't remember who ever told me about it. "Major, you are so strange to the weather in Belarus. I don't think it's possible to transfer back."

When he heard that he was unable to return to the troops in Belarus, bukov's face showed a dejected expression. He was unwilling to say, "Comrade commander, are we really unable to return to Belarus?"

"At least until we find the vein, we can't go back to Belarus for the time being." When I saw that bukov was dejected, I couldn't bear to persuade him: "but even if you don't go back to Belarus, you will have a chance to participate in the next battle."

"But when will it be?" Bukov looked a little desperate and stressed again, "we've been wandering in the mountains for a week, but we haven't found anything..."

Before he had finished speaking, I heard a rush of steps from outside, and then lavrinko's familiar voice sounded outside the tent: "is general oshanina inside?"

I rushed to the outside and said, "Comrade lavrinko, I'm here. Please come in."

The curtain of the door was lifted from the outside, and lavrinko, dressed in plain clothes, leaned into half of his body from the outside and asked tentatively, "Comrade oshanina, are you in a meeting? Or I'll come back later. "

"No, comrade lavrinko, I'm just chatting with the major." Seeing that he was ready to put down the curtain and turn to leave, I quickly stopped him: "please come in."

Lavrinko put down the curtain and walked up to me. Just as he was about to speak, bukov next to him suddenly opened his mouth and said to me, "Comrade commander, I want to go to the sentry, so I'll go first."

I think that when lavrinko appears at such a time, there must be something important to say in private. It's really inconvenient to have bukov present. Since bukov offered to leave, I agreed to his request.

After bukov left the tent, lavrinko looked at the still swinging curtain and asked me curiously, "Comrade oshanina, what's wrong with the major? I don't think he's happy. "

I shrugged my shoulders and asked lavrinko to sit down. I said helplessly: "what else can he be unhappy about? It's just that he was sent back from the battlefield of suppressing bandits by me and follows you around in the valley every day. It's been a week since I saw it, but I haven't seen it at all. I'm worried. "

I poured a glass of water and put it in front of him. Then I sat down and asked him, "Comrade lavrinko, what's important for you to come at this time?"

Lavrinko nodded and replied, "yes, comrade oshanina, according to our observation in the last week, there may be uranium deposits nearby."

When I heard what he said, I was immediately interested, because as long as I found the location of the vein, my work could basically come to an end. So I can't wait to ask, "Comrade lavrinko, tell me quickly, what's going on?"

From his coat pocket, lavrinko took out a piece of folded paper and placed it in front of me mysteriously. Looking puzzled, I picked up the paper and opened it. I saw that it was a hand-painted sketch. From the various symbols on it, it should be a mineral map, but it seemed a little old-fashioned. So I tentatively asked, "is this your mineral map?"

"Yes," lavrinko said excitedly, nodding his head, "this is what we found in the library before we left. Not far from here, there is a tin mine that has been mined. We can go there and try our luck. "

What we are looking for is uranium. What can we do in the tin mine that has been mined? When I asked this question in my heart, lavrinko laughed. After laughing, he asked me seriously: "do you think uranium mines exist independently?"

I don't know how to answer his question, because I know nothing about it except that uranium is an important material for making atomic bombs. I shook my head and answered truthfully, "Comrade lavrinko, you know I'm a layman. Please explain it for me."

Seeing that I really didn't know anything about uranium, lavrinko's face showed a trace of disappointment, but he patiently popularized science to me: "uranium ore is divided into two kinds, if the composition is only uranium ore, it is a single uranium ore; In addition to uranium, ores with other useful components are called composite ores.... "

After his explanation, I finally got a better understanding of uranium. I asked tentatively, "Comrade lavrinko, do you think there might be a chance to find the uranium we are looking for in that tin mine?"

"It could be very big." "So we have to try our luck tomorrow," lavrinko said in a positive tone

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Early the next morning, our 200 strong exploration team set out again. Looking at the mountains in the distance where there is a tin mine, I asked in a suspicious tone, "Comrade lavrinko, do you think uranium can really be found from that tin mine?"

"There should be," lavrinko said confidently. "According to our observation and analysis, there is a higher probability of finding uranium there."

Seeing that he was so sure, I didn't say the opposite. Instead, I nodded slightly and said in agreement, "Comrade lavrinko, since you are so confident, I can rest assured. You can go to the mine safely. My people will protect you. "

As the saying goes: the dead horse runs across the mountain. Although the mountain we are going to seems not far away, it took us half a day to walk there. When I saw the mouth of the abandoned tin mine in the distance, I kindly asked lavrinko: "Comrade lavrinko, after walking so far, do you want to let your team members have a rest and then go to work in the mine?"

"No, no," lavrinko said excitedly, waving at me. "Now that we're here, let's get to work. I believe that the players at the moment of mood, and I certainly want to immediately put into work

When lavrinko and his team were busy in the mine, bukov came to me, sat on the rock beside me and asked curiously, "Comrade commander, do you think they can find the vein they are looking for?"

I shook my head and said to bukov, "major, I really don't know. It's all up to fate. However, when they are looking for mines, they should not relax their guard around them. If they are attacked by German soldiers and bandits, they will be in trouble. "“ Don't worry, comrade commander. " Bukov assured me: "I have deployed at least one squad on several surrounding hillsides and equipped them with machine guns." Then he pointed to the highest mountain in the West and added, "I put a platoon there. Even if there is an enemy attack, they can completely block it." As we were talking, we saw the young man as a porter running out of the mine. I saw the look on his face a little flustered, and immediately stood up from the sitting rock. My heart said, how could he be so flustered? Is there something wrong in the mine? Without waiting for my order, bukov had quickly stepped up. They stopped more than 20 meters away from me, and then the young man danced and said something to bukov. When I saw that bukov was listening all the time, instead of running back to report to me in a panic, I knew that I was just a little overwhelmed. After the young man and bukov finished, he turned and ran towards the mine. Seeing bukov walking back, I asked curiously, "Comrade major, what's the matter?"“ Comrade commander. " "He said that they found something in the cave and need to test it immediately. He hoped that we would set up the tent outside the cave and then put all kinds of experimental equipment in place. They would analyze it immediately," bukov said with a calm expression on his face Although bukov's report was a little vague, I knew in my heart that maybe the uranium mine had been found, so I told bukov, "major, you should immediately take people to set up the tent and put in all kinds of equipment for analysis." Bukov's tent building skills have become more and more exquisite these days. In less than 10 minutes, a tent was built and all the corresponding testing equipment was put in place. After learning that the outside was ready, lavrinko, who was staying in the mine, came out with two team members. I saw lavrinko walking in the middle holding a paper bag full of paper, and the two players on the left and right also put on a look like facing the enemy. I knew that maybe there was a play.