Near noon, the horse-drawn plough team of the pioneer group arrived, just in time for dinner. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The deer beaters provided them with a meal at the end.

After lunch together, the bailiff urged the prisoners to load their luggage onto the plough and head to the camp of the 5th Pioneer Regiment to the east.

These plows vary in size and shape, from the large ones that can seat seven or eight people, and the small ones that can only seat two or three people. There were quite a few people in the group, and with the exiles' luggage and bedding, it was almost impossible to arrange.

Fortunately, with the three sets of vehicles that Jin Tong bought, the prisoners could sit more relaxed, and the girls took the initiative to take the big dog and the small dog into their arms.

Ashku also drove a climbing plow with two new deer patrolmen and followed behind.

The plough crawlers crossed the ice of the rapids, through the icy trails of the hills, and into the roadless snowfields of the east.

Locals often say that horse-drawn plows are faster than carts, and this is not true. Horse-drawn carriages walked on ice, often slipping; It is easy to get stuck in the snow, but the plow can walk like flying in the ice and snow. Jin Tong clearly felt the increase in speed.

Twenty miles passed in the blink of an eye, and the camp of the pioneer regiment arrived.

The Fifth Pioneer Group has been operating here for six years, and has long since built brick kilns, wells, canteens, dormitories, stables, warehouses and other living buildings. There is also a flagpole erected in front of the red brick houses at the regiment headquarters, and the golden star flag on a red background appointed by Taizu is flying high.

There are more than 400 prisoners in the camp, divided into eight companies, each company is divided into four squads, the squad leader is selected from among the prisoners, and the post of deputy company commander and above is held by active duty soldiers. At the regimental headquarters, there were also twenty veterans' security teams and seven or eight clerks.

These imperial officials had a salary income and a subsidy for land reclamation, and they lived well regardless of the land harvest.

The prisoners were left to feed themselves. All the output of the camp, in addition to maintaining its own operation, if there is any surplus, must be handed over to the county reclamation bureau.

However, Xunhe County is by no means a treasure land of feng shui, droughts, floods, and frosts have not occurred in the past six years, and the reduction of production is the norm, and one year it is even close to no harvest, and the prisoners can only barely eat and wear. The Fifth Pioneer Regiment seldom handed over surplus grain, but often needed subsidies from the Reclamation Bureau.

The plough climbing team stopped in front of the imposing broken wooden gate of the regimental headquarters, and everyone got out of the car. Captain Li of the pioneer regiment greeted Captain Fang with a spring breeze on his face.

The two of them whispered for a moment, then laughed heartily. They went into the regimental headquarters with their arms in arms, and left the prisoners there to be watched by the security team.

An hour later, Captain Fang ordered the twenty-five exiles to form a group and then addressed them.

"You social scum have listened to me!"

"This is not your destination, the place you are going to is called the Covered Wasteland! There you must be self-reliant and build your own camp from scratch! ”

"Why don't you stay in the Pioneer Mission? Because the prisoners of the pioneer regiment are sentenced to imprisonment, and you are exiled. The punishment is different! ”

"You people, except for one who is sentenced to ten years, are all exiled for life, that is, you will never leave the Mangai Wasteland for the rest of your life!"

"If you want to escape, just try it, and you are guaranteed to die!"

"In order to accommodate the twenty-four of you, the Reclamation Bureau has transferred 2,300 kilograms of flour for your exclusive use. Don't think it's a lot! This is your entire ration ration up to next year's wheat harvest, and only once! In the future, the government will no longer bear your survival needs. ”

"You maggots must transform your mind through labor! Temper your character in the arduous reclamation! ”

"The government provides wheat seeds for next year, enough to sow 200 acres. Grain, salt, tents, farm tools, hoes, sickles, and sledgehammers are all there! It doesn't matter if you don't know how to farm, Head Li promised to send two farming experts to train and guide you for a year! ”

"More work, more reward! You can collect as much grain as you want, and if you can't eat it, you can sell it to the Reclamation Bureau! ”

"There's even better! The 5th regiment has two idle steam tractors, you have the ability to drive away! ”

"Okay, that's all. Prepare for the day tomorrow and hit the road the day after tomorrow! ”

The exiles were silent, their eyes filled with suppressed resentment. Captain Fang, the little malice of the low-level leader of the empire, didn't seem to be cruel, and it didn't seem to be fatal, but they could hear the vicious methods hidden in it.

After the speech, Captain Lee had the exiles temporarily stationed in an old, leaky warehouse, which was empty.

The two security guards in charge taught everyone to set up tents and make bonfires. After a while, the four tents were erected, and instead of going back to their tents to rest, the students gathered around the campfire and discussed the future.

Li Xiaoyan of the Department of Mathematics calculated a tragic prospect: "The Great Northern Wilderness only harvests one season of grain a year. It is now the end of November, and the wheat harvest will be completed in early August next year, which will take eight months, or 240 days. 2,300 kg of wheat flour, on average to 25 people, with a daily ration of 380 grams per person. Less than four taels! ”

Wu Rui, who was holding her hand, continued: "In cold areas, adult men need about 10,000 kilojoules a day, and women are close to 9,000 kilojoules. Flour can provide 5,400 kilojoules of heat, just enough for basic life to run! There are capable people in the Reclamation Bureau! ”

Jin Tong thinks further, 400 grams of grain is equivalent to the average daily ration of Africans in the 21st century.

This means that if there is no other source of food, they will always be on the verge of starvation, worse than Africans!

If you don't open up the wasteland to grow grain, you are waiting for death!

But being hungry all the time is not possible to do heavy physical labor. In other words, by next August, they will have eaten all the food, and by then, the Mangai Wasteland will be surrounded by ghost swamps, and there will be nowhere to escape!

Food must be bought!

A group of people looked at each other, the same thoughts circulating in their hearts.

Food must be bought!

No one spoke, because everyone knew that the demand to buy food could only be pressed on the head of one person.

Jin Tong took his sister's hand and turned his head to whisper to her. Jin Jing hesitated a little, but finally nodded.

"You have to buy food!"

He stood up.

Jin Jing hugged the little white dog and stood up, "I'll pay!" ”

There was silence in the granary, only the crackling and burning of firewood, and the howling cold wind outside was cut off by thick walls, and everyone's heart was warm.

Wu Rui stood up, Li Xiaoyan stood up, Lu Tianxi and Lin Qian stood up, and everyone stood up and applauded vigorously.

The applause was warm and refused to stop.

Wu Rui bypassed the bonfire and hugged Jin Tong, with tears in his eyes.

They were party members and believed that one day they would be able to realize the ideal of universal harmony. Two years ago, the Pax Romana Party was outlawed by the government, and most people abandoned their ideals and formed a new "Socialist Progressive Party". But they don't want to give up.

Many people who were also unwilling to give up formed the "Predator Alliance" and invited them to join. However, the "Iron Alliance" pursued anarchism, which did not match their ideas, so they had to refuse.

The "China Liberation Front," a small organization of 30 people, was established. What they didn't expect was that the club, whose main purpose was to promote "Datongism", had been infiltrated by the MIA from the very beginning.

to protest against the degeneration of top universities into a meeting ground for the powerful; protests against the increase in the proportion of exempt recommended admissions year by year; Protests against the banning of literary works critical of reality...... "Hua Jie" was full of vitality, and organized demonstrations again and again, although the ideas were radical and the style was high-profile, the actions were as moderate as possible.

After the Iron and Blood Alliance planned the bombing of the Capitol and was arrested and executed by the government on a large scale due to a traitor's informant, Chang Zhiqing, the No. 2 person in the Chinese Liberation Association, put forward a proposal for response and retaliation.

This is a fundamental change in the principle of "China Liberation" and breaks the bottom line of "non-violence". But Chang Zhiqing succeeded in convincing most people that burning down the academic affairs office of Tianzi University at night would not cause casualties, and it was not violence, but a cry for freedom.

The arson case made Huajie famous. In order to avoid the limelight, they hid in Jintong's coffee hotel. Here Chang Zhiqing proposed a more radical second sabotage operation, blowing up the Taizu sculpture.

Even the slick and slick liar will not be able to convince everyone to destroy the sacred statue in the hearts of the people of the whole country. But No. 1 was enthusiastic and decided to lead a few people to secretly carry out this gimmick-filled delusion.

It is not easy to destroy a huge statue that is 20 meters high, but the "Huajie" are all elites.

Someone borrowed an electric drilling machine from the laboratory, someone calculated the explosion yield and the location of the medicine pack, someone figured out the duty route of the patrol police in the square, someone was responsible for diverting the tiger from the mountain, Chang Zhiqing made his own black-Sorkin, and No. 1 personally lit the fuse.

On an uneventful night, accompanied by a loud bang in Chengtianmen Square, Taizu fell to the ground with a bang and fell to pieces.

The mad crime shocked the world, and Chang Zhiqing advocated making persistent efforts to assassinate Prime Minister Liang Zhiquan. This time, even the number one backed down. But Chang Zhiqing still provided Liang Zhiquan's itinerary and bought a scope and a rifle.

With the assistance of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Dijing police accurately arrested all those involved in the "Time Reversal" coffee shop, and the speed with which the case was solved was amazing.

The police searched the itinerary and guns, and the "premeditated assassination of the prime minister" was revealed.

The only strange thing is Chang Zhiqing, not only did he disappear, but in all confessions, all records about him disappeared. Five people, including No. 1, were sentenced to death for their direct involvement in the bombing.

The emperor ordered the Imperial Police Department and the Minister of Internal Affairs to be commended, and a large group of people from the Military Intelligence Bureau were promoted to make a fortune.

Only then did everyone understand that Chang Zhiqing, who had great powers, was a nail buried by the Military Intelligence Bureau, a bait specially to lure them to the bait.

The first offender was shot, and the sentence of exile of the remnants of their homes made them disheartened for a while. Wu Rui, as the number three person in the organization, almost gave up his responsibility as a leader.

It wasn't until in the northbound train that the young Jin Tong's "Ode to the West Wind" recited over and over again once again awakened their sleeping blood.

Wu Rui cheered up and tried to reshape this small organization into a group with ideals and combat effectiveness. However, the thorny exile does not allow for passion and romance.

They must plan every step of their actions with wisdom and reason, and overcome difficulties and obstacles with down-to-earth work.

Wu Rui had earlier attempted to propagate Datongism and establish an organization within the Pioneer Regiment. However, Captain Fang's deliberate difficulties made the primary goal become: to establish a self-sufficient camp in the wasteland.

If they can gain a successful foothold, the Pioneer Group will definitely not abandon this forward base, and will send more people into the wasteland. With people, ideas can continue to spread.

The word "land reclamation" seems simple, but it is never easy, and the issue of rations alone stumped him. The generosity of the Jin brothers and sisters made Wu Rui's heart feel relieved. Not only did they solve the problem of eating, but they also gave a foothold to a group of determined revolutionaries.

Wu Rui firmly believes that what they are about to take is not only the first step in pioneering, but also the first step in the great revolutionary cause.