Chapter 694: Out of Food
This year's winter was particularly cold, with a month of continuous snowfall.
The Chinese New Year will be in half a month, and after half a month, their food will also be eaten, and if there is no rescue army to arrive, everyone will be hungry.
The Persian army at the foot of the mountain was heavily surrounded, and it did not leave until it attacked the mountain.
The two pairs of people have been consuming like this, and the collapsed secret passage has been dug for half a month, and it has not been dug yet.
The logistics troops who commanded the digging of the tunnels did not know how long they could dig before they could dig through the secret tunnels, and if they couldn't dig them, everyone would have to die on the mountain.
The horse's injuries were getting worse and worse, and sometimes he would be unconscious for a while, and then his face would be flushed, as if he was in good spirits.
During the coma, he would also whisper, and sometimes call Xiaodong's name.
When everyone saw the horse's current condition, they felt uncomfortable.
"Sister! Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year! Unexpectedly, now we have nothing to eat, and we are surrounded on the mountain and can't leave. The Persian army below was also more heavily garrisoned. Huazi began to get impatient.
Everyone advised Huazi not to be too anxious, and would definitely come up with a way.
Han Xuening walked out of the cave and looked at the heavy snow outside, the surrounding area was white, and she didn't know when the snow would stop.
I don't know when the reinforcements will arrive.
Wei Yunxuan was in the cave and said to everyone: "The grain is finished, and there is still some wine, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, let's spend the New Year in the cave at night." ”
Han Xuening walked into the cave, and a year passed in a blink of an eye.
At the beginning, Han Xuening told the sisters of the Zhou family that during the Chinese New Year, she took them to Zhao's house, and on the fifteenth day of the first month, the fireworks in Zhao's house were particularly beautiful.
On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhao Jialou will also set off some fireworks, but not as grand as the fifteenth day of the first month and the mid-autumn festival in August.
"Sister! I don't know how the sisters in the Zhao family building are doing now? They must be having a happy New Year, right? Huazi remembered the embroidery village she established in Zhao's house again.
The embroidery village has developed into nearly 100 girls to participate in embroidery, and the scale should be the largest in Zhaojialou.
"Yes, we have been away from Zhaojialou for more than two months this time, and I originally planned to gather together as sisters to celebrate the New Year together this year. It seems that it will not work. After Han Xuening finished speaking, she remembered that they had sent Xiao Dong, Xiao Chun, and Xiao Tao with a few guards to borrow troops, but now it has been more than a month and a half, and not only have the troops come over without support, but the three sisters have no trace.
This made Han Xuening very worried, where did the three sisters go? Is it in danger?
"Xiaodong, they have been gone for almost two months, and they haven't seen anyone," Han Xuening said with a sigh......
Only then did Hua Zi remember, "That's right! Xiaodong, why don't they have any news at all! ”
Right now, Han Xuening and the others have to find a way to get out of danger, and they can't take care of Xiaodong and the others.
In the cave, many people were drinking, and there was not much wine, only enough to eat for a day or two.
Everyone is trying to figure out how to get through it.
After Han Xuening entered, she said to everyone: "It's been a month since we went up the mountain, and a month ago, the logistics soldiers buried a lot of horse meat under the mountain. Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and I want to wait for the evening to secretly go down the mountain and bring the buried horse meat up the mountain, so that everyone will have meat to eat. ”
Han Xuening knew that this was the only way for them, if they could bring up the meat of the horses buried under the snow under the mountain, everyone would be able to survive for a while.
During this time, if you can dig a tunnel, everyone will be able to go out through the secret passage to ask for help.
"Miss Xue Ning, this is too dangerous, there are so many Persian soldiers guarding the mountain, if it is discovered, it will be miserable!" Wei Yunxuan was worried.
"Lord Wang! We don't have food anymore, that's the only way. If people here don't eat for two days, they'll all fall down one by one. Rather than everyone starving to death, it's better to take the risk. ”
Mr. Wen agreed with Han Xuening's suggestion, "Miss Xuening is right, we can only take one risk." When it gets dark, send a few brothers with good skills to secretly go down the mountain and dig out the horses in the blood. Bring it up the hill again. ”
Han Xuening said, "Mr. Wen, I have already thought of a way. In the evening, let Brother Bai Zijun and Hua Zijian go down the mountain with me to dig horses, and a dozen other strong soldiers went out to meet us on the mountainside. We dug up the horses and they helped take them to the cave. ”
Han Xuening's plan was good, and Wei Yunxuan no longer objected to it, and told everyone to be careful.
It was getting darker and darker, and after eight o'clock in the evening, it was already completely dark.
There is no light in the field or on the mountain, and you can barely see your fingers.
The wind outside was still very strong, and after Han Xuening, Bai Zijun, and Hua Zijian put on their thick coats to protect themselves from the cold, they went out of the cave and slowly walked towards the bottom of the mountain.
More than a dozen sturdy soldiers were guarding halfway up the mountain, and as soon as Han Xuening and them brought the horse meat up, they would respond and transport the meat to the cave.
Han Xuening and the three of them had good light skills, and after ten minutes, they had already arrived at the bottom of the mountain.
The three of them were very careful, looking for the marks left at the place where the sycophants were buried.
Han Xuening found two markers, both of which contained a war horse.
There was already a thick layer of snow on it, Han Xuening took out the King Kong dagger from his side, began to cut the snow on it, and after digging for a few minutes, he finally saw the war horse buried under the snow and half a meter deep.
"Brother Zijun, Zijian, I've found a war horse here!" Han Xue Ning lowered her voice and said to the two.
Bai Zijun and Hua Zijian also walked over, and Hua Zijian asked, "Such a big horse, it's all a layer of ice outside." It's hard for us to dig it out. ”
Han Xue shook the dagger in her hand, "Use this dagger, this dagger is made of King Kong, it is very sharp, let's cut the horses into pieces with the dagger and then transport them out." ”
The two nodded, and the two of them dug up the snow around the horses from the tools around them, and Han Xuening began to cut the horses with daggers.
On the mountain, Wei Yunxuan and the others were anxiously waiting for Han Xuening and them to be able to transport the horse's meat smoothly, and they had been waiting for more than half an hour, and there was no news.
Wei Yunxuan was very anxious in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to them.
Mr. Wen stood beside Ma Kuo and took care of him, and Ma Kuo's condition was getting more and more critical.
The Heavenly Domain Holy Water they brought with them was gone, otherwise they could give Ma some to drink to ease his up.
"Lord Wang! I have something to tell you! Inside the tent, Mr. Wen said to Wei Yunxuan, who was outside the tent.
Wei Yunxuan walked into the tent and looked at his subordinates lying on the quilt, his eyes wet.
"Roughly! Don't move, Miss Xue Ning, they are looking for the dead war horse, and they will come up the mountain in a while. If we have the meat of our horses to eat, we won't starve. Wei Yunxuan looked at the dying horse, and his voice was a little choked.
"Wang ...... Lord, genus ...... I'm afraid not...... Can't accompany you...... By the end...... "The horse's voice was very weak.
"Roughly, you go to rest, don't talk too much!"
Ma is in general about the current situation, and he can't say too much, otherwise his life will be in danger at any time.
Blood was already slowly pouring down his chest, but it was just invisible in the dark cave.