Early the next morning, the traversers did not go to work, but all stood in front of the newly built earthen wall to see off the northbound group. When the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info learned that a group going north was going to be sent, all the traversers were unanimously opposed, which was also too dangerous. But when Xu Lang finished analyzing last night's situation and introducing everyone, most people's opposition turned into admiration.

Seven people stood in a row neatly, Xu Lang, Sun Tianhao, Cheng Yiyi, Marine Corps Sergeant Zhang Hai, Private Liu Jun, and a person in his 40s, Liang Chengdong, a large grain breeder before the crossing. Looking for Liang Chengdong because this is the only person in the entire crossing group who deals with land, pigs, cattle and sheep all day long. A person who knows how to farm and raise pigs can also have a common language with the people of the Ming Dynasty, which is a typical agrarian society.

The last one is Gu Yunkun, a teacher in the geography department of the Normal University. Because this time I went to investigate the iron ore in Jiyang Town, if the group wants to develop in the future, it will inevitably take the road of coal and iron industry, but there is no geological expert in the entire group, so I have to pull this geography teacher on.

Liu Jun was full of grievances, obviously he couldn't speak Guyazhou dialect at all, and he couldn't understand it at all. But the committee chose him anyway. Especially when Jiang Beiming and Lin Zhaolong asked him for his opinion, the obedience habits he had cultivated in the army for several years still made him unable to say anything to refuse, so he had to silently accept the organization's arrangement. Zhang Hai was a good fighter and shooter in the Marine Corps, and he had no problem with going north. After thinking about it all night, Sun Tianhao actually didn't think much about it, because sleep overcame thought, and he felt that compared with cutting trees endlessly every day, it might be easier to go north. And Cheng Yiyi is even more aggressive, in her opinion, going north is much more interesting than staying on the Pearl every day and boringly cutting potatoes. Therefore, it didn't take much to do it, and the seven-person group went north to get it done.

Almost half of the small arms at its disposal were assigned to the Kitagami team. 4 Type 03 rifles, each equipped with 4 magazines of 120 rounds. For Xu Lang, Gu Yunkun and Cheng Yiyi, who are not good at using weapons, they are each equipped with a May Fourth pistol, 2 magazines and 16 bullets. In addition to Cheng Yiyi, each person also carried 2 grenades, a 95 bayonet, various glasses on the ship, mirrors, cigarettes, salt, iron and other gadgets, filled with two large bags, in addition to carrying 2 first-aid kits, 4 life-saving signal flares, 5 days of provisions, the committee's order is that no matter what the situation, at most 5 days later, you must return to Yulin Bay.

Sun Tianhao regretted it a little, the equipment on his body was not much easier than cutting trees.

Zhang Guodong walked up to the seven people and solemnly gave a military salute.

"Don't, don't, don't." Xu Lang hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't do the same thing as Jing Ke assassinating King Qin?" The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man is determined to return. Brothers, work hard and wait for our good news. ”

"You're a bit serious, aren't you?" Zhang Guodong couldn't help laughing, but then solemnly shook the hands of the six people, "Take care." ”

Xu Lang restrained his smile, gave a non-standard military salute to everyone, and nodded: "Take care." Then he waved his hand, "The group going north, all of them, listen to my orders, go!" ”

Zhang Hai was the first to emerge from the woods, and there was an unknown river flowing slowly in front of him. Zhang Hai looked left and right, turned his head and waved to the people behind him: "Stop advancing." ”

Xu Lang, who was walking at the back of the line, trotted over a few steps: "What's wrong?" ”

"It's okay, Commissioner Xu." Zhang Hai pointed to the small river in front of him and a fairly flat place, "Take a break, everyone is tired, we have been walking for almost 4 hours." ”

"Okay." Xu Lang waved his hand, "Everyone rest in place." Liu Jun, pay attention to vigilance. ”

"Why me again?" Liu Jun muttered in a low voice, reluctantly unloaded his backpack, grabbed his rifle and walked to a piece of high ground not far away.

"Those who can work hard." Sun Tianhao sat on the ground, "But I'm fucking tired, I knew I was so tired, I might as well chop wood at home." "Because there are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains, everyone wears long-sleeved pants that cover their heads and faces, and tie their cuffs and sleeves tightly. It is now the 7th month of the lunar calendar of the 2nd year of Chongzhen, although it is a fire in July and clothes in September, but after all, this is in Hainan, and now all the people are the same as just fished out of the water.

"He's still a big man." Cheng Yiyi walked over and kicked Sun Tianhao, who was sitting on the ground, "I didn't say I was tired, you might as well be a woman." ”

"Miss, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, why don't we change our backpacks?" Sun Tianhao protested.

Xu Lang didn't listen to their bickering anymore, but took out a large-scale hand-drawn simple map of Sanya and spread it on the ground, which Jiang Beiming drew according to the map of Hainan on the ship and the memories of his previous life. Xu Lang turned his head and asked Zhang Hai: "Where are we now?" ”

"This." Zhang Hai said, pointing to a dot on the map.

"We've only walked a third of the way, and we've only walked 7 miles?" Xu Lang was a little unconvinced.

"It's already good." Zhang Hai replied, "We are walking in the mountains, not on the road, how can there be a road, and besides, everyone's baggage weight is dozens of catties, and people who have not been trained to walk like this can already be commendable." However, I think Mr. Gu seems to be a little unbearable. ”

"I'm fine." Gu Yunkun hurriedly said, "Just rest for a while, it won't delay everyone." ”

"You're fine, I'm fine." Sun Tianhao said on the side, "I want to go back, I really can't walk, Brother Xu, you have hurt me." ”

"Go back yourself, and we'll keep walking. You are not afraid to get lost and walk back on your own. Cheng Yiyi sat on a fairly flat stone and said.

"Okay, you can't rest with that bickering kung fu." Xu Lang turned his head and asked Zhang Hai again, "Do you estimate that we can reach Jiyang Town at night?" ”

"Try your best." Zhang Hai said, "Even if we can't go, we just need to find a place to camp, and camping in the wilderness is a compulsory subject for our Marine Corps." ”

"That's your compulsory, I haven't had to." I don't know if Sun Tianhao is really tired or fakely tired, he has to interject anyone who speaks.

It was already late at night, and the grass was filled with the chirping of various autumn insects. The group camped about three miles from the town of Jiyang. I hurried all day and still couldn't get to Geeyang.

The people around him were all asleep, and Xu Lang was holding a gun and guarding a small bonfire, quietly looking ahead. After a long time, Xu Lang suddenly said: "It's not cold to stand stupidly, since you can't sleep, come over and roast the fire, let's chat." ”

"How do you know I'm behind?" Cheng Yiyi walked to Xu Lang's side and sat down, stretching out his hand to roast on the fire.

"I don't have any ability at all, what kind of whistle do I put out." Xu Lang still said motionlessly, "Don't forget that I can pinch it?" ”

"Hmph." Cheng Yiyi pursed her lips and reached out to hand over a long, thin lady's cigarette, "Here." ”

"Oh? Mistakes, mistakes. Xu Lang slapped his thigh.

"What went wrong?" Cheng Yiyi asked puzzled.

"I forgot that women also smoke, and I forgot to ask you when I handed in my cigarettes." Xu Lang reached out and took the cigarette.

"Do you want it, don't take it back." Cheng Yiyi wanted to rob it.

"Yes, how can you not want it." Xu Lang put the cigarette under his nose and sniffed it, "It's better than nothing." ”

Both of them stopped talking, and together they silently stared into the distance.

After a long time, Xu Lang turned his head to look at Cheng Yiyi: "Something on your mind?" ”

"Yes." Cheng Yiyi bit her lip and nodded, then suddenly smiled again, "You are the same, pretending to be profound." ”

Xu Lang didn't speak, put the cigarette in his mouth, but didn't light it: "If I say that I actually took the Pearl to find a beautiful place in the South China Sea to end my life, do you believe it?" ”

"Faith."

Regarding Cheng Yiyi's answer, Xu Lang did not express any attitude, but continued to take care of himself: "Last month, my father died of cancer, and my sky fell. I don't know what the meaning of my life in this world is, I want to go to him, I want to be with him, whether it's in this world or in that world. ”

"So did you find it?"

"Huh." Xu Lang laughed in a low voice, "Absurd, it's absurd." I literally crossed over from one world to another, but I still didn't have what I wanted. But I also want to open it, this is how fate is arranged, like you said, just let it be, maybe we can really change history. By the way, what's on your mind? ”

"In the original world, today we should go to the dark sands of our great-mother." Cheng Yiyi did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"I guess so."

"Then today should be my 24th birthday."

"Really?" Xu Lang said, "Happy birthday." ”

"Thank you." Cheng Yiyi suddenly cried, "I miss home, I miss my father, my mother, my puppy, and my little bed." Every year's birthday, my parents accompany me, this year I feel that I have grown up, so I came to the South China Sea, I want to celebrate my first birthday by myself, I used to always think of them nagging, but now, I can never see them again. ”

"Who isn't." Xu Lang didn't know how to comfort the sobbing girl in front of him for a while, held back for a long time, and held back a sentence, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the son wants to serve but does not wait." ”

"Don't cry." Xu Lang patted Cheng Yiyi, "Women are not beautiful when they cry." ”

"Lend it to your shoulder." Cheng Yiyi lay on Xu Lang's shoulder and cried, a virgin body fragrance came to his face, and Xu Lang was a little swaying physically and mentally.

The sky was bright. Xu Lang and Sun Tianhao stood in front of a tree and released water together.

"Brother Xu, what did you do last night, it made the little girl cry for most of the night."

"I said, isn't there anything in this world that you don't care about?" Xu Lang said as he tied his pants, "In the future, we really want to win the world, and we will also set up a United Nations, and you will be the secretary general,"

"I'll see it." Sun Tianhao pursed his lips and said to Xu Lang's back, "You can remember what you said, don't regret it when the time comes." ”

Everyone packed up and stopped, and continued to move forward according to the original route. Two hours later, Zhang Hai, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped: "Commissioner Xu, I found a stockade in front. ”

"Stop moving, rest where you are, and be vigilant." Xu Lang walked to the front and took the telescope handed over by Zhang Hai.

A sizable Li village appeared in the valley ahead. Although the dark wooden gate is dilapidated, it looks tall and majestic. There are some paddy fields scattered around the village, and there are no rules. There were still a few people in the field who seemed to be busy with something. Xu Lang handed the telescope to Liang Chengdong behind him, "Brother Liang, you all take a look." ”

All seven of them put their backpacks on the ground and sat together.

"What do you think?" Xu Lang asked.

"It's a Li village, but I don't know if it's raw Li or cooked Li. It's okay to say something about Shu Li, but Sheng Li may be more troublesome. Zhang Hai replied.

"Look at their houses and the land they plant, it should be ripe." Liang Chengdong continued.

"Can you see that, too?" Sun Tianhao was a little unconvinced.

"You, you don't care about anything." Xu Lang said, "Brother Liang and I specifically consulted Professor Lu before leaving. According to Professor Lu, Sheng Li lives in a thatched house with a roof that resembles an upside-down basin. Shu Li lives in a boat-shaped thatched house, and the roof is different. Shengli planting is a herd of cattle trampling the ground, sowing seeds can be harvested. Shu Li has begun to use iron farming tools, which is basically the same as that of the Han people. So I agree with Brother Liang's statement. ”

"That's not unguarded." Gu Yunkun said.

"I know." Xu Lang thought about it and asked Zhang Hai again: "Zhang Hai, how far can the 03 rifle hit?" How are you and Liu Jun's marksmanship? ”

"Effective firing range 400 meters. I'm sure within 300 meters, Liu Jun is worse than me, but it's okay. ”

"Okay, do you see that tree over there?" Xu Lang pointed to a big tree in the distance, "It is about three or four hundred meters away from the Zhaimen, you and Liu Jun touch it, Sun Tianhao and I will go over, we will keep a distance of about 100 meters from the Zhaimen, their bows and arrows should not be able to shoot that far." As soon as there is a situation, you shoot immediately. The rest waited in place. If there is no danger, I will raise the red flag, and when you see me raising the red flag, you will pass. ”

"I'll go with you." Zhang Hai was a little worried.

"It's fine." Xu Lang said, "We have pistols and grenades, and besides, your task is not easy, and I am not at ease with someone else." Sun Tianhao, change your rifle with Teacher Gu. ”

Xu Lang stood up and kicked Sun Tianhao: "Did you hear it, prepare to go." ”

"Why me again?" Sun Tianhao muttered.

"Those who can work harder, you said it yourself." Liu Jun said with a smile on the side.

Sun Tianhao turned his head and glared at him fiercely.