Chapter 117: Back to Hometown
For the indomitable, there is no such thing as failure. - Bismarck
Li Baoqiang sighed at the power of nature and thought about how the survivors survived. In fact, Li Baoqiang has already seen signs of human activity in the large and small mountains near the edge of the city, where there should be a base for survivors. But Li Baoqiang didn't bother to check the living status of these people for the time being.
Because after four days of flight, Li Baoqiang has come to the mouth of the Yangtze River, near Shencheng. When he saw the appearance near Shencheng, Li Baoqiang's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Because Shencheng is gone, the coastline has eroded more than ten kilometers inland, and some crooked buildings can be vaguely seen out of the water.
It should be the high-rise buildings in the prosperous metropolis in the previous life, although it did not collapse, but with the sinking of the ground, it slowly sank to the bottom of the sea, and the coastal edge of the entire continent has been in vicissitudes, and the changes are great, Li Baoqiang can't help but worry about the current situation of his hometown, Li Baoqiang drove the Condor to accelerate the flight to the north.
Li Baoqiang found that the entire coastline had eroded more than 10 kilometers to the mainland, and seawater had poured into the original coastal cities and villages. In the end, judging from the topography, Li Baoqiang finally figured out that a big island in front of him turned out to be Laoshan, a famous tourist mountain near his hometown, more than 1,000 meters high, and now it has become an isolated island surrounded by sea water.
It is said to be an island, but in fact the island is very large, and the height has not dropped much. Li Baoqiang analyzed that under this mountain range is a 100-million-year-old granite base, which is very strong, and the earthquake did not destroy Laoshan this time, but only because the rise of the sea water flooded the surrounding low-lying villages and cities, which made this hill an isolated island.
"I hope my mother survives." Li Baoqiang circled in the sky a few times, looking at his hometown, and slowly regained his confidence in finding his mother.
Li Baoqiang had already found some signs of human traffic, afraid that he would scare the survivors by riding the Condor, so he found a remote corner to descend, and when the Condor flew back into the air again and circled waiting for Li Baoqiang's summons, Li Baoqiang sorted out his backpack and slowly walked towards the survivors' gathering place with a submachine gun.
Li Baoqiang lurked near the gathering place of survivors and quietly observed inside. Li Baoqiang has never forgotten the rules of survival of special forces, and even when he returns to his home, he cannot forget his vigilance. So even if there are relatives and friends here, Li Baoqiang still holds back his excitement and cautiously observes the lookout.
Li Baoqiang patiently observed, and finally saw two men dragging fishing nets towards the sea, and there were several old wooden fishing boats parked on the seaside, Li Baoqiang knew that these two people were going to go out to sea to fish.
When the two fishermen walked to Li Baoqiang's hiding place, Li Baoqiang stood up abruptly and pointed his submachine gun at the two of them.
Two fishermen, an old man and a young man, looked at the big man with a gun in front of him in surprise, and the fishing net he was carrying fell to the ground. The young fisherman stared at Li Baoqiang angrily: "You want to grab the fish before you catch it?"
The old fisherman looked at Li Baoqiang calmly: "This big brother, let's go out fishing now, and come back in the evening to contribute to you." ”
Li Baoqiang heard the familiar local sound, and then looked at the simple appearance of the two fishermen, his heart softened suddenly, and Li Baoqiang put away the submachine gun.
"Fellow, don't be afraid, I'm here to find someone, and I'm also Lao Shanyin." Li Baoqiang's hometown dialect made the old and young people on the opposite side breathe a sigh of relief.
The old fisherman looked back at the village in the distance, looked at Li Baoqiang, who was neatly dressed, and pulled Li Baoqiang to a depression, obviously this place would not be discovered by the people in the village.
"You are also Lao Shanyin? You're back from outside, right? Who are you looking for? The old fisherman asked enthusiastically.
The younger fisherman was still staring at Li Baoqiang very vigilantly, especially the gun in Li Baoqiang's hand, which made him very frightened.
Li Baoqiang took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to the two of them. Seeing the cigarettes, the two fishermen were no longer nervous, slowly sat down on the ground, and smoked beautifully.
Li Baoqiang talked half-truthfully about his situation and gradually understood the situation in the Laoshan territory.
This village is the former hillside near Ugetzhuang, and the rising coastline has eroded the village, and the village has to be relocated to the hillside. The two fishermen, one old and one young, both surnamed Yu, worked in a nearby factory before the earthquake, and after the earthquake, they slowly picked up fishing skills that had been abandoned for many years in order to survive.
As for why he was so disgusted when he saw the person with the gun, Li Baoqiang finally learned about the situation through chatting. It turned out that there was a military warehouse nearby, and the few soldiers who guarded the warehouse gradually became a small force nearby, controlling the entire island, harassing these survivors from time to time, snatching the subsistence food, and snatching the fish that the fishermen had worked so hard to catch when the food was gone.
There are less than 1,000 people living on this island, and it is divided into four or five villages, and that small warehouse can control the entire island with only seven or eight guns, which makes Li Baoqiang speechless. It seems that the bloodiness of the people of China is really slowly disappearing.
"I'm back, I'm still Lao Shanyin, I can't leave it alone." Li Baoqiang knew that there were no other armed elements in this Yugezhuang for the time being, and the old fisherman in front of him turned out to be the person in charge of the village, so Li Baoqiang decided to live in the village tonight and wait for tomorrow to clean up those spoiled soldiers and bandits.
The old fisherman looked Li Baoqiang up and down again, and from his years of experience, he could see that Li Baoqiang was not a bad person, and he was a skill, especially the submachine gun, which made him full of confidence in his heart. The little fisherman also let down his guard at this time, his eyes full of eagerness, "Brother Li, I'll do it with you." ”
"Okay, wait until you clean up this gang of bandits, and I'll teach you how to shoot so that you can protect everyone."
"That's great, yes." Less than rubbing your hands together excitedly.
The three got up and returned to the village. There are only about 200 people in the village, there are not many young men and women, old and young, there are not many young and middle-aged men, seeing the tall and mighty Li Baoqiang, especially when he heard that he is from Laoshan, ready to clean up the bandits, the villagers are also excited to follow the New Year, and they have gone home to find out weapons such as kitchen knives and make preparations.
"The people's customs are strong, and the people's hearts are available." Li Baoqiang is full of respect for his hometown fathers. It seems that the common people are not as scattered as they seem, but decades of comfort, or thousands of years of tradition have taught these people to be submissive, but when patience reaches the limit, if someone takes the lead, these honest villagers are not easy to mess with.
Li Baoqiang stayed at Lao Yu's house that night, younger than Lao Yu's nephew, and their home was actually a broken tile house. The original seaside village was submerged by the sea, and now the surviving people of the village have built a new village on the hillside, but because there are no more cement bricks, the houses are only sheltered from the wind and rain.