Chapter 824: A fluke of a fluke
The black storm blew for three days and three nights, obscuring the sky and the sun. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoIn the past three days, the entire Bailong Beach has been like a dead land. The camp, which was still on the snow just now, was at risk of being covered in heavy snow in the blink of an eye. Su Ren divided everyone into three waves and took turns to clear the snow, whether it was night or day, in fact, they couldn't tell whether it was day or night.
Su Ren took a homemade windbreaker, wrapped himself tightly in white bear skin, hugged his face with a cloth, waved the tool in his hand, and worked hard to shovel snow. It didn't take much effort to get hot all over my body, but I didn't dare to take off my clothes. He knew that in such a climate, once he took off his clothes, the cold wind could immediately blow away the heat of the person, and it would not take long for him to be frozen into popsicles.
The back hurt badly, but he didn't dare to straighten up, the wind was blowing overhead, and as long as he looked up, he might be swept away by the wind. Since the Black Storm, several people have already been blown away. At this time, no one will be taken care of, it is all up to God's preference, and whoever is not pleasing to the eye will be whom.
Su Ren only raised his head a little too high, and the cloth towel that wrapped his face disappeared. The cold wind blew on the face, like a knife, and there was a hot feeling in the cold. Hurriedly put his head on the ground, reached out and grabbed the white bear skin to wrap his face. The brute bull pushed and hugged Su Ren into the snow room, the meaning is obvious, you just take it honestly, don't go out and make trouble.
Han Qing was a scribe, and those with thin arms and legs would be blown away when they left the snow room, so he stayed inside. It was warm in the house, and fine linen and silk doused with grease was the best fuel. When the black storm came, Su appointed people to dig many, many snow huts, some to store supplies and settle horses, and some to live in. Thankfully, the Black Storm came a little slower, so it didn't blow everyone away and bury it.
Pouring a glass of water for Su Ren, Han Qing smiled and said, "Disgusted, right?" You and I are a kind of human being, and staying quiet at this time is the most knowingly approach. ”
Su Ren held the water cup in both hands and tried to get close to the fire: "I don't know when this black storm will pass, if it doesn't stop for ten days and half a month, no more than half of the people will survive." ”
Han Qing felt the same way: "Yes, Thorn and Ying Guangji don't have much food to prepare, and they have already killed horses since yesterday, so it's really not a good way to stay here all the time." ”
"Have a good idea?"
Han Qing thought for a while: "I've been thinking about it for the past few days, since the snow nest can block the black storm, why not find a way to dig snow forward, as long as you don't stop, you can get out one day." ”
"Huh! This is a good way, and Brother Jing and Gongzi Ying will be brought together for discussion. ”
It was not easy to clear the snow that had just fallen, and there was no risk of being buried for the time being. But the area around their makeshift camp had been fortified to the height of a man, and once the snow had collapsed, the only way out was to be buried alive. We all know that this is dangerous, but this is the best way at the moment, and I hope that the Black Storm will not be strengthened.
The thorns were covered with snowflakes, and they were as white as snowmen. Ying Guangji is better, but the corners of the robe are wet, and the rest of the place is incredibly clean. He is a god-king, and those Qiang people on the plateau who come with him don't want their god-king to stretch out their hands even if they are tired to death, and doing so will make them go to hell.
Shaking the snow off his body, it didn't take long for the clothes on Thorn's body to get soaked. The creeper hurriedly found dry clothes for the thorns to change into. There were no women in the igloo, and Thorn stripped himself naked in front of everyone, wiped his body with a dry cloth before he began to dress. Glaring at Su Ren, who turned his head, he said: "Lao Tzu is not afraid of being seen by you, and you still turn your face?" You must know that Lao Tzu's character is not something that anyone can read if they want to. ”
Su Ren said: "Then you can keep it for others to see, I'm afraid of long needle eyes!" ”
"Phew! I want to see it and I don't want to show it to you! Thorn got dressed, sat down by the fire again, and looked outside: "Damn, I don't know how long this bullshit black storm will have to blow, even if you don't get buried alive, you will be tired to death!" Su boy, hurry up and find a way to get out of here. ”
Ying Guangji also came over: "Exactly, according to what the guide said, the black storm will never stop within a month, and it is not a way to go on like this." ”
Su Ren pretended to be deep: "There is a way, it depends on whether you dare to take risks!" ”
"Say it quickly, don't hang Lao Tzu's appetite!" Thorns grabbed a piece of horse meat and chewed it heavily, regardless of whether it was raw or cooked.
"I discussed with Mr. Han just now, since the snow track can withstand the black storm, why don't we choose a direction and dig the snow track forward, no matter where we go out in the end, as long as we leave the black storm, there will still be life."
Thorn's eyes lit up suddenly: "This method is good, here is also digging snow every day, digging a pit to go out is the same, Lao Tzu supports!" ”
Su Ren turned his head to look at Ying Guangji. Win Guangji thought for a while: "The way is good, but how to ensure that the direction is correct, and how to ensure that it is a straight line, in this kind of weather, once the digging is wrong, it will be very troublesome, and it will be more dangerous if you go around the circle!" ”
Su Ren said: "The direction doesn't matter, anyway, we can't tell the difference now, as long as you choose a non-windward side, it's good to dig a straight line, make two markers in the snow track, as long as you dig back and see two markers on a line, it won't be wrong!" ”
"Hahaha......" Thorn laughed and slapped Su Ren on the shoulder: "Lao Tzu still likes to be with smart people, he can solve anything he encounters, so it's decided, the next wave will start digging snow roads!" ”
Survival is the best way to stimulate people's abilities, but no one wants to die if there is a glimmer of life. When the news of the snow digging leaving the Black Storm came out, the people in the camp immediately went crazy, and even the people who were originally angry burst out with infinite vitality. The slope should not be too wide, it is the same as not digging, and the two of them should behave together. It doesn't have to be too deep, the horses can get through. So there are a lot fewer people to use.
There are 30 people in each group, 10 people are responsible for digging the slopes, and the other 20 people are responsible for building snow igloos along the way, so that everyone can stay in a warm place at all times. Each group takes turns for one hour, and a team of three or four hundred people, even if twelve hours are earned in a row, it can ensure that no one has ten hours of rest every day. Such a distribution is good and gets all the users. Thorns, as the first echelon, took the lead and began to move. Pointing in a random direction, he dug out the first pickaxe.
The snow was sparse, and even though the weather was cold and a little frozen, it was still not very hard, and it only took one day for them to dig out more than ten miles. Bailongtan is only a hundred miles away, although they have just entered Bailongtan, even if the direction chosen by Thorns is the farthest one, it will not take ten days to leave Bailongtan. This made everyone excited, and they got to work very quickly.
Su Ren, a half-hung surveyor, was responsible for the direction of the slopes, and in order to be able to keep a straight line as much as possible, Su Ren walked back and forth in the slopes, not daring to be sloppy. His words and deeds are related to the life and death of everyone, so Su Ren is extra careful.
It was dark, there was no sun, no stars and no moon could be seen, the cold wind was howling overhead, and the man was covered in sweat beside him. Su Ren couldn't smell them anymore: "It's a little to the left, yes, correct to the right!" Very good, this is the direction, continue! ”
I don't know how long it took, maybe ten days, maybe thirteen days, when the wind above his head was a little lighter, the bold Hawking straightened his waist and secretly glanced out: "Big brother, come out, come out!" ”
A shout caused everyone to look up. Su Ren cautiously poked his head out of the snow road, and a pile of rubbles appeared in front of him in the haze. Although there is still wind, it is much lighter, at least it will not blow the hat away again. The snow here is not very thick and the slopes are only half a person deep. Su Ren didn't know the pile of rubble, so he hurriedly told Huang Shisan to find a guide, and he had to ask where they were now.
"Like, probably, maybe ......"
Thorn kicked the guide on the buttocks: "Damn, what seems to be possible, you are a fucking guide, I'm not sure what this place is?" ”
The guide looked at it carefully with trepidation: "It should be Wild Fox Ridge, yes it is Wild Fox Ridge, after the pile of rocks in front, over a hill is Hami City in Cheshi Country, yes, that is the place!" The more the guide spoke, the more excited he became.
Su Ren took a breath. Hami he has been to before, where is the cantaloupe, although there is no watermelon delicious, but there is another flavor, that is, I don't know if there is cantaloupe now, since I have come, I have to go and see.
Coming out of the snow slope and braving the wind and snow, a group of people hurried towards the pile of rubble. There were not many horses left, and almost all of the rest of the men's mounts were killed, except for a few of the leaders who sat up. There was no goods left that had finally been brought out of Thousand Mud City, and there was no use for burning them, and even the sleds that pulled the goods were not spared. There were not enough livestock or sleds, so they had to take away what they used and throw all their useless goods into the snow.
The name Rocky Beach is very apt, there are big rocks everywhere, the sleigh can't go, people pull horses, enter the Wild Fox Ridge and finally escape from the range of the black storm. Sitting in the snow, he grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, looking at the black storm raging on Bailong Beach, everyone had palpitations. The original white Dragon Beach is now dark and dreary, as if the dark clouds in the sky suddenly fell to the ground, covering the White Dragon Beach to death. Lightning, high winds, flying snow and roaring are the most normal manifestations of black storms.
After more than ten days of tossing, everyone was almost exhausted. When digging the snow slope, I didn't feel that I was out of danger and I lost all my energy, and I could sleep in the snow like thunder. A whip of thorns wakes everyone up, felling of wood, cooking of cooking. After dark, a simple camp was set up in a sheltered valley in Yehuling. Before it got dark, the camp became quiet, and there was no sound except snoring.
Su Ren was lying on the thick weeds, sleeping darkly, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Luck, what a fluke!" ”