Chapter 13 The Problem of Smuggling, Preparation
Aunt Zhao didn't understand these big truths very well, blinked her eyes, and pouted: "If you are a good girl, it is useful to redeem one." If you do what you say, then you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey? ”
Zhao Tie smiled helplessly, thought about it, and said, "Mother, do you think this girl named Damei is a little weird, anyway, I feel like this." ”
"What's wrong?" Aunt Zhao asked puzzledly: "It's very generous, and I can't find fault with what I say and do." If you get married in the future, you will be a good hand at the top of the house. ”
Zhao Tie smiled, but thought about it again in his heart, and found that it was indeed a little strange, but he didn't tell his mother.
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At the end of the day, the mine was quiet, except for the searchlights on the watchtower.
Several figures crawled down the ravine to the power grid, hiding in the corner of the searchlight.
Lao Zhou rolled a thick piece of black felt he brought into a cylinder and slowly entered it from under the power grid. The felt tube is not big, and it is not easy for adults to drill, and only half of the size of the tiger who comes together can get into it.
"Be careful." Lao Zhou grabbed Huzi and admonished: "Someone on the coal pile is giving you a sentry, come out quickly when you hear three coughs." ”
Huzi agreed, got in, and took a pair of scrapers and a few pockets handed in from the outside.
Holding these things, Huzi bent down and walked towards the coal pile, which was the devil's military coal. He looked up, and sure enough, there was a figure shaking on it.
At this time, Huzi was a little relieved. He squatted down and boldly picked it up, put it in a bag, tied the bag with a rope, dragged it under the power grid, and pulled it out with all his might, and then pulled it out by the people outside and carried it away.
After transporting more than 30 bags in a row, Lao Zhou let Huzi get out of the felt tube again and quietly left with people.
In this way, Lao Zhou mobilized several miners to work for several days, hiding all the stolen coal in a secluded place.
Because the power grid has not been destroyed, there are no traces left on the ground, and the coal is not too little at once, but it has really not been discovered by the devils and puppet soldiers in the mine.
But Lao Zhou knew that Lao was definitely being discovered for such smuggling, and seeing that it was almost over, he stopped, just waiting for someone from the mountains to contact him, and then find a way to transport the coal away.
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On this day, Lao Zhou walked to the village after work, and when he passed by the locust tree slope, he saw a small merchant on the road, with a pair of picks in front of him, wearing a broken felt hat, and selling some small things with needles and threads.
"Thread-brain needles are used in every family; Needles and threads, you can't do without it. When the little merchant saw Lao Zhou, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted in a very harmonious manner.
Lao Zhou's eyes lit up, and he asked a few miners to go first, and he came to the front of the picker and pretended to pick and look at the goods. When there was no one around, the little merchant grinned at Lao Zhou, it was the pillar.
"When did you come here?" Lao Zhou also laughed and asked, "You're here to transport coal, right?" No matter how lucky, I'm in a hurry here. ”
"What's the luck, I don't know now." Zhu Zi said: "Captain Zhao sent me to contact you first, and then discuss a way together." ”
Lao Zhou thought for a while and said, "When will we meet and where will we meet?" I'm also anxious to see you, and I want to transport coal to the mountains, but I'm afraid it's not easy now! ”
The pillar nodded and said, "Tomorrow in the middle of the night, in the old hole of a weir, you know that place, right?" ”
"Yes." Lao Zhou nodded, although there was no way to transport the coal out, but he was still very happy to connect with the people from the mountains, took a few things casually, and advised: "You go quickly, it's not safe here, you can be careful on the road." ”
The pillar nodded, waved his hand to let Lao Zhou go first, and pretended to sell there for a while before picking up the load of goods and leaving with a shout.
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Deep in the forest, there is the sound of woodpeckers banging on tree holes. Other than that, there was silence.
Shen Chen gently brushed away the snow-covered weeds and slowly stretched out the muzzle of the gun.
About 100 meters, there is a male deer, chewing grass roots on the sunny southern slope arching the exposed land exposed by the snow.
The deer's three senses are extremely developed, Shen Chen did not dare to be careless, and ambushed against the wind, moving slowly and quietly. His fingers clasped the trigger, and the crosshair lassoed his target.
Suddenly raising his head, the deer seemed to be alert, and his eyes were fixed on Shen Chen's side. Almost at the same time, Shen Chen gently pulled the plate machine and shot a bullet.
The sound of the gunfire was eerie and muffled, but there was no scream that pierced the air. Shen Chen modified the bullet and conducted many shooting experiments in the hole with a variety of different charges.
Not terribly accurate, but he did have a bullet with a reduced charge, and with a simple silencer made of rubber soles on the muzzle, he finally had a subsonic bullet.
The sound of the gun itself cannot be eliminated, but without the sound whistle, it is already a great improvement.
Of course, with such a bullet, Shen Chen can only guarantee an accuracy of more than 100 meters, and he can basically only use it for hunting.
The bullets were sufficient, and Shen Chen could afford to waste them. And as long as he can survive in the mountains and forests, he will not be stingy.
Dragging the prey on the way back, in order to ensure that it was not exposed as much as possible, Shen Chen was far away from his hiding place before starting to hunt.
Although it took a little more effort, this deer was enough for him to eat for a few days, and his experiment was considered a success.
Even if a bullet only hits a pheasant or hare, Lao Tzu is enough, and he will not starve to death.
Shen Chen thought about it like this, and felt that this kind of ammunition bullet might not be able to be used to kill the enemy.
As far back as he can remember, there was a battle in the jungles of Vietnam known as "Silent Sniper", in which sniper rifles equipped with silencers and ammunition were reduced-charge bullets.
The limitations are greater, but there may be opportunities for this.
Shen Chen came to the conclusion that he could also prepare more bullets for this kind of recharged. Anyway, there are plenty of bullets, and as a sniper, the pursuit is one shot and one life, and you will never waste too many bullets.
When he returned to his residence, it was almost dusk, and under the glow of the crimson sunlight, Shen Chen's body seemed to be painted with a layer of gold.
The food problem is almost solved, and the white camouflage to adapt to the winter operation has been prepared.
Shen Chen clenched the gun in his hand, feeling that the gun seemed to have turned into a part of his arm, and it was so flexible in his hand.
It's time to get back into action! Shen Chen stood quietly under the bath of golden sunlight, looking at the remnants of the sky and feeling that he was being given some kind of mission in his body.
If practice is the way for others to progress, and killing is a shortcut for Shen Chen's rapid improvement.
It should be like this, and he had to do it!
Let's have another snow, in the vast wind and snow, in the rising snow smoke, he will turn into a white Grim Reaper, and use the bullets fired one by one to complete the arrangement of fate.
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In the old hole of a weir, Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou finally met.
"The main road to Higashiyamari is very well guarded, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass. If you want to detour from Qingshuiling in the south, it is the opposite of the north and south, and it was originally only a 34-mile road, but you have to walk 70 or 80 miles, and you dare not say that it is safe. Lao Zhou also thought a lot about it, and felt that it was very difficult to transport coal and sulfur into the mountain.
"The distance is not the main difficulty." Zhao Tie thought for a while and said: "The comrades on the inside line also think that a detour seems to be advisable, I think we can go to reconnoiter and then get an idea." ”
"If it is feasible to travel far away, then it also needs to be transported by livestock, and it is definitely not possible to rely on manpower." Lao Zhou groaned and said: "If you go through the mountains and forests, such as Shiwolf Valley, as long as you break through the watchtower of the forbidden mountain, if someone responds with a hand, one person will carry forty or fifty catties on his back, and twenty or thirty people will be able to transport away one thousand eight hundred catties." ”
"That's a way to do that, too." Zhao Tie said: "I thought about it, if someone is sent from the mountains to respond, there will always be fifty or sixty people, some carrying charcoal, and some carrying weapons to protect, which is safer." ”
Lao Zhou didn't speak, and Zhao Tie was reasonable. However, the guerrillas have few guns, and the road is safe, but if they are pursued by devils and puppet troops, I am afraid that the losses will be not small.
Moreover, the winter is cold, ice and snow, and it is not easy to cross the mountains and forests.
"The task is difficult, let's not be discouraged." Zhao Tie took out a box of paper cigarettes from his pocket, handed it to Lao Zhou, and said, "I'll scout with Zhuzi again, what about you, and then contact some poor miner brothers." Whether it is a detour or a mountain road, you always have to transport charcoal out of this area, so you have to rely on them. ”
Lao Zhou took out a cigarette, lit it and took a deep breath, and said slowly in the curling smoke: "Okay, let's go our separate ways, and finally see which way can be done." ”
Zhao Tie also smoked a cigarette and continued to talk about things with Lao Zhou, understanding the situation.
"Hey, let me inquire, is there a family surnamed Sun in this kiln village, and there is a girl named Damei." Zhao Tie suddenly remembered something and asked.
Lao Zhou was stunned for a moment, then thought about it after a little groaning, and said: "You are talking about Sun Hongshan's family, he has a niece named Damei." A few days ago, he smashed his waist in the well, and he had no money for treatment, so I still connected with the poor buddies to help him. I heard that Da Mei sold herself and followed the traffickers, so she barely passed this hurdle. By the way, why are you asking about this? ”
Zhao Tie nodded, releasing the doubts in his heart, since there is indeed a person, and he is also from a poor family, even if it is a little weird, it is nothing.
To put it simply, he and Lao Zhou put Damei's matter aside, and continued to discuss it for a long time before leaving.
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It will take some time for the heavy snow to cover the mountains. In the meantime, the snow melted and accumulated again. This is repeated several times, and when entering the mountain, it is difficult to walk without wearing snow overshoes.
Snow overshoes, also known as snow walking shoes, snow shoes, or snowboards, are used for walking in deep snow. To put it simply, it's a snow boot cover that reduces the pressure.
Of course, Shen Chen couldn't make the kind of snowshoes that could be folded and inflated by the professional ones of later generations, but he could make simple ones out of animal skin woven rope and baked deformed wooden boards.
And the snowshoes made in this way are more appropriate to call them snowboards.
When the snow covers the mountains and forests, although the footprints will definitely be deep or shallow when walking, the snow dust blown by the wind will also quickly cover them, and the shallower footprints will naturally be less likely to be exposed.
And the enemy wants to pursue, trekking through the thick snow, not only is it difficult to catch up in speed, but it is easier to become a ghost under his gun if he moves slowly.
White camouflage from head to toe, snow pedals, long-range sniping of three or four hundred meters, short-range reduced-charge bullets, high-calorie barbecue jerky, deerskin shoulders, neck scarves, gloves, knee pads...... There's even a sleeping bag made out of coats and futons.
Shen Chen prepared cautiously and unhurriedly, nourished his spirit, accumulated his physical strength, and waited for the time to show his skills again.
Pheasants, clawed pheasants, hares, green sheep, and even a wild boar became his prey under his increasingly accurate reducer bullets.
Reborn for the first time between the White Mountains and Black Mountains, the skills and experience of a mountain hunter enabled Shen Chen to survive tenaciously in this inaccessible mountain forest and live a good life.
And Shen Chen's Da Mei's body should not be small, eat a lot, sleep well, as if he is making up for all the previous shortcomings, his size is rushing up at an astonishing speed, his body is more mature, and his physical strength is more sufficient.
The gun stood upright in front of him, and even if Shen Chen didn't have to measure it, he would find that the gap between his height and the gun was constantly widening.
The 38 big cover can be counted as 1.3 meters, so I'm afraid I'm almost 1.6 meters now, right? Shen Chen stretched out his palm and measured it, not too sure.
Although there are no accurate records and more extensive survey data, it is certain that the average height of men in the Republic of China was more than 1.6 meters.
From south to north, the figure of the Chinese is gradually getting taller. In other words, the average height of northerners is higher than the national average, probably more than 1.65 meters. There is no accurate data for women, and it is estimated that the average is around 1.5 to 1.55 meters, and Shen Chen, who is 1.6 meters, should be regarded as a "master" among women.
Ten centimeters in a month, although this is amazing, but there are normal people who have reached this speed. Therefore, Shen Chen would not be afraid that others would see him as a monster because of this.
No matter how long it is, the height is long, the arms are long, the legs are also long, and running and jumping are also advantages!
Shen Chen pursed his lips, and the small dimples that were not angry floated on his face again. He sniffed and sat down by the fire, where the meat was roasting deliciously.
When night falls, the snow finally falls from the gloomy sky.
Shen Chen, who was recuperated and well prepared, walked out of the cave on this snowy night and headed into the distance.
It was true that it was a long way, but he had to do it to be on the safe side. Moreover, the targets he chose were hard to fathom.
Qingshi Ridge, the target of Shen Chen's first attack.
After such a long time, although the enemy has strengthened his defense forces and tried his best to make up for the original flaws, he must have also slackened a little.
Shen Chen wasn't very sure about this, but he believed that he could have a chance, which was his confidence in his enhanced ability.
Besides, what if you don't have a chance, it's a big deal to run empty, and you can still exercise your feet and legs, and there is nothing else to lose.
And skis are unnecessary, at least in Shen Chen's opinion, not needed for the time being.