Chapter 59: The only way out
The escape team of more than a thousand people was crowded into a group and moved forward with difficulty in the wind and snow. The team was silent, so even the cry of the dolls could not be heard. Everyone moved their numb legs mechanically and followed the people in front of them.
Where is the end of their trip?
No one knows.
They only knew that behind them, there should be officers and soldiers chasing them, and staying away from those ferocious people was their subconscious reaction.
Seven or eight men walked in the front and used their bodies to make their debut in the snow, so that the people behind them could save some effort. At this moment, they were walking through a canyon between the two mountains. The wind blew from the hillside and also blew the snow on the slope into the canyon, making the snow in the canyon particularly deep. The men who were walking on the road would be exhausted if they couldn't walk far and could only change another group of people to come up.
"Changfu, how far is it from Jigongling?" Chen Changping asked, looking at Chen Changfu who had just been replaced from the team that was strolling in front.
Chen Changfu bent over, held his knees with his hands, sweating on his face, but his legs were almost unconscious. His wife was standing behind him with a rag and leaning her arms into his back and rubbing them hard. Finally, she found a torn jacket from her bag and stuffed it in.
Although Chen Changfu was sweating heavily at this time, it was the time when he was most likely to get cold. It would be fine if he was at home, but in such an environment, if he was sick, it would be equivalent to making an appointment at King Yama.
"Brother, at our current speed, we will arrive when it's dark today." After breathing, Chen Changfu straightened up, snatched the black rag from his wife, and wiped it a few handfuls on his face.
I didn't feel cold before, but when I took a break, the cold wind blew, I suddenly shuddered.
Jigong Ridge is already in Wuyi, and it is also the end of Chen Changping and Chen Changfu and his group. On the mountain, there are caves, and the deepest ones are almost impossible to reach the bottom. They were discovered by Chen Changfu accidentally during a hunting trip. For their group, it is a good place to hide, at least to avoid wind and snow. With a place to settle down, there is no invasion of rain and snow. It is easy to find the firewood for warmth in the mountains. Next, it is how to find food for these people to save their lives.
"We can hold on for three more days." Chen Changping lowered his voice and said worriedly: "In three days, we must find food."
Looking around, there was nothing except the whiteness. The entire Daqing Mountain was silent, and even a bird could not see one. If it was other seasons, you could always find some food, but now, they could not find anything except the cold snow.
"After settled them, we went down the mountain." Chen Changfu said: "There is a large village on Wuyi, leaning against Daqingshan. I have walked through it once before. It was very rich, and there was a very large village. At first glance, it was a rich family. If you stole them, we would be able to spend it safely in the winter. There are caves on Jigongling Mountain to live in, there are living water at the foot of the mountain, and there are large flat land. After spring, we can open up the land and life will always be better."
Chen Changping nodded, and that's all.
The two of them discussed quietly, and suddenly there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd around them. When they turned around, they saw an old man falling straight down on the snow.
They had seen such a scene along the way and had long been numb. Just after a look, they turned around and let the crowd there peel the dead and wrapped the few clothes that had been peeled off from him on a trembling half-sized child. A low sob sound came from the team, probably the relative of the dead man, but after a few wails, they fell silent again. Now, even if they were crying, it was a burden for them.
Death, to them, may be more like a relief.
"Everyone work harder. After crossing the beam in front, we will see Jigongling." Chen Changping stood beside the team and cheered everyone loudly.
Perhaps the fear of death has added some strength to everything, or perhaps what Chen Changping said has given everyone more hope. In short, they feel that this journey of suffering is about to come to an end. No matter what the situation is in Jigongling, at least, it is their destination.
The team's progress speed was much faster.
Li Ze was standing on the ridge that Chen Changping and his party were trying to climb over. The wind blew from behind him. The snow on the slope was swept up by the wind and blew towards the bottom of the mountain, covering the figures of more than a thousand people. There was not much snow on the ridge, and almost all the floating snow was blown away. What could be left were all frozen hard snow blocks.
At this moment, Li Ze was feeling a great shock. He had never thought that people could be so poor and miserable.
Li Ze in his previous life had seen poor people, but compared with these people, they seemed to be called a well-off family, right? In this life, he had never suffered any hardship. Even the tenants in his family lived a prosperous life. He could hardly imagine how these people had passed through most of the green mountains in such ice and snow.
He turned around angrily and looked at the two brothers Chen Changan who were tied up behind him.
Chen Changan's face was ashes, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
At the leeward behind the ridge, three hundred fully armed secret camp soldiers were ready to fight. Chen Changan knew that they were finished. He struggled all the way, thinking that he would survive by escaping to the Daqing Mountains. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was still empty.
Chen Changan witnessed the battle between Li Ze's subordinates and Liu Chenglin. Even the brave and good-for-war hero like Liu Chenglin is not the opponent of these people in front of him. How could these mobs block the opponent's attack?
Chen Changan closed his eyes tightly. He was afraid that when he opened his eyes, he would see the snow-white world in front of him turned into blood red.
"Young master, how do you fight this?" Tu Lichun showed a look of unbearable expression on his face.
Li Ze slowly swept over his subordinates. Whether it was Li Hao and Li Han, Li Mi, or other secret camp soldiers, although they still stood straight, their eyes were similar to Tu Lichun. These people were all from poor people and had unbearable past events.
Li Ze sighed: "No matter what, we still have to take them down first. Otherwise, these people with nothing will come to our Wuyi, and the people of Wuyi will suffer. They are hungry and cold, and they will be thieves. For a meal, they can't do anything? Tu Lichun, beat the drums, whistle the horns, and show up."
"Yes!" Tu Lichun waved.
The sound of the desolate horn sounded in the wind and snow.
Chen Changping looked up suddenly, his eyes full of despair.
The forward team stopped a little dullly, and his mind was almost numbed by the cold for a while before he realized what was going on? In an instant, the despair spread in everyone's hearts. They tried their best to escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.
Escape?
Where can they still have strength?
Many people fell to the ground without moving. Since they were about to die, let themselves take a good rest first!
The crying of children and women finally rang again.
Li Ze turned around and walked to Chen Changan.
"Do you want them to survive?"
"Dog official, if you want to kill, do you still want to play with your grandfather?" Chen Changan roared.
Li Ze sneered, pulled Chen Chang'an and walked to the beam, pointed to the team of thousands of people below and said, "It's very simple to die, but look, do you think they will die with you heroes too?"
Chen Changan's face was pale.
"Let him loosen his ties." Li Ze waved his hand.
Chapter completed!