Chapter 15: The Blue Wall of Water
Towering spires, moss-covered stone walls.
The dead city turned out to be a European-style castle.
The area is not large, about 500 acres.
Tall trees, a jumble of vines, all over the dead city.
To Wu Fanyang and the others, they were even more surprised that they opened a pile of dead vines and found several antique cars powered by steam.
I searched the entire castle, but I couldn't find a single living person.
In a warehouse, soldiers found bags of blackened flour.
There is bread, but the people are gone.
If it was attacked by a fierce beast, at least there were bones left, and none of them were found.
Such a large castle, at least thousands of people lived, all of them mysteriously disappeared.
This castle must have traveled here 200 years ago, Professor Han believes.
Fortunately, they didn't cross a Yankee military base, otherwise they would have to dominate this place again, Lu Tao quipped.
"Boss, this castle can be used as a logistics supply depot." Ji Yue said.
Since the beginning of the expedition, some people have called him the lord of the city, some people call him the general, some people call him the commander, and some people call him the prince.
Wu Fanyang unified the name: Boss.
Shout the boss, kindly, he thinks.
Ji Yue, who has been following Lu Tao for several months, has become accustomed to using modern words.
Logistics, supply stations, are all modern words taught to her by Lu Tao.
"That's a good idea." Lu Tao praised it.
"Cut, I'm talking to the boss, not to you." Ji Yue said with a smile.
"That's a good idea." Wu Fanyang said hurriedly and seriously.
"Great, Boss agreed to my suggestion." Ji Yue said excitedly.
"Herd!"
"Herd!"
Suddenly, soldiers on guard with binoculars in high places shouted desperately.
Everyone was shocked.
The castle, with its wooden gates, has long since decayed.
"Quick, get a few trucks over and block the gate." Wu Fanyang roared.
The soles of my feet have felt a vibration.
A rumbling sound reached everyone's ears.
"Damn, it's all rubbish, I found out so close." Lu Tao looked up at the tower and scolded.
"The gunners occupy the commanding heights, the first and second brigades of crossbowmen defend the gates, and the others are ready for battle." Wu Fanyang quickly issued a military order.
One brigade, a thousand people, was in charge of the brigade commander.
The captain is equivalent to the original thousand households.
"Boss, boss, good thing, good thing, it's a flock of sheep, we have mutton to eat." A sentry rushed to Wu Fanyang and roared.
"Taken a closer look?" Ji Yue was overjoyed.
"Look closely." The soldier said excitedly.
"A sheep is a sheep?" Lu Tao asked in surprise.
"Let's see." Wu Fanyang climbed into the truck, stood on the roof of the truck, and raised his binoculars.
In the distance, a cloud of cyan surged like mist towards the north of the castle.
Like a sheep, but not a sheep he's ever seen.
The body is mainly blue, and there is a black stripe from the neck to the bottom of the abdomen that leads to the tail, as if outlining an ink line.
The body is the size of a buffalo, and its two horns are more than a meter long, and they are raised high.
"Damn, there's meat to eat tonight." Wu Fanyang shouted at the people under the car.
Meat, which is not available in many cities, is very expensive.
"A large group of people get on the truck and chase the sheep!" He turned around and ordered.
"Boss, don't chase it, take a sack of salt, sprinkle it along the road, and the sheep can smell it from a long distance, and they will come and lick it." Ji Yuele said.
Salt, a lot of it was brought on the truck.
Soon, several soldiers took a truck with a sack of salt, went out more than 200 meters, and sprinkled salt in a circle.
Flocks of cunning sheep, at least five or six thousand.
"Youshan, can you write about the sheep in the book?"
A problem popped up suddenly, there were desolate areas along the way, and there were no grasslands at all.
There are not many plants, most of them are thorns.
With such a large flock of sheep, it is difficult to drink water, where can I find so much forage?
"Boss, the reason why the goats are called goats is not because they are cunning, but because they come and go extremely mysteriously. No one knows where they came from, or why they suddenly disappeared. Youshan said.
"This is not a grassland, and it is freezing cold, and there is no fresh grass to be found, how can there be such a large flock of sheep?" Wu Fanyang was very strange.
"Boss, it doesn't matter where they come from, let's get some meat to eat now, hehe, this bird place, everything is good, but there is a lack of meat." Lu Tao said with a smile.
The flock of sheep suddenly changed direction, mooed, and rushed towards the castle.
A bag of coarse salt, which had been sprinkled, returned to the castle.
A thousand crossbowmen left the castle and marched forward.
Soon, the sheep found the salt and licked their heads down.
"Shoot the arrows!" The captain of a large group, Xu Fei, pointed his long knife at the flock.
"Whoa......
A thousand crossbow arrows fired in a volley.
"Moo Moo ......"
A large number of wild sheep were hit by arrows, some were killed instantly, and some struggled to run to the side.
The flock looked up in panic, not understanding what was happening.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Another salvo.
"Moo Moo ......"
Another group fell, and the flock of sheep rushed backwards in a panic.
"Chase, catch up with those who have been shot." Wu Fanyang jumped on a truck and shouted.
If you are hit by an arrow, you can't live, so it's better to catch up and kill than to die outside.
Three trucks chased the gunman out.
"Boss, be careful." Lu Tao didn't go, and Xizizi led people to clean up the fallen sheep.
Two rounds of crossbow arrows, at least five hundred heads were hunted.
A sheep is enough for a thousand pounds.
The army eats some, and you can take a lot with you when you turn around.
It is necessary to quickly bleed and peel the skin, sheep blood is a good thing, and it cannot be wasted.
The flock was frightened and turned around and ran.
The wounded goat did not break away from the herd and followed desperately.
Gradually, one by one, they fell behind.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Those who were shot with crossbow arrows were shot one by one.
After chasing for more than ten minutes, the speed of the sheep herd was faster, and there were no more injuries left behind.
"Okay, keep the flock, so that you can have meat to eat every year." Wu Fanyang patted the roof of the car and motioned for the driver to stop.
"Boss!" Chen Junwen suddenly exclaimed.
"What are you talking about, scare me." Wu Fanyang turned his head and scolded with a smile.
"Look...... The flock ......" Chen Junwen's eyes widened, pointing ahead, nervously almost unable to make a sound.
Hundreds of meters ahead, above the ground, a faint blue rippled.
Seventy or eighty meters wide and more than ten meters high.
The flock of sheep, rushing into the blue light, disappeared immediately.
"Thunderstorm?" Wu Fanyang suddenly remembered the mountains around Jinshan City.
When I arrived that day, there was also a blue light rising from the top of the mountain.
"I don't know, no wonder Youshan said that the sheep came and went without a trace, it turned out to be from here." Chen Junwen said in shock.
As he spoke, the flock of the sheep all burrowed into the pale blue circle of light and disappeared.
"Let's go, go over and have a look." Wu Fanyang patted the roof of the car and said loudly.
Several trucks approached the blue light.
Standing dozens of meters away, several people were dumbfounded.
In front of them, it was as if there was a wall of water.
The cold wind blew, waving in circles.
"Shoot a few arrows!" Wu Fanyang called a few short gunners with bows and crossbows on their backs.
"Whoosh ......"
More than a dozen crossbow arrows were fired.
It disappeared into the "water wall" and disappeared.
Dozens of people went around to the right and walked behind the blue light.
The blue light was only more than a meter thick, and there was not a single sheep or crossbow arrow in sight behind it.
"Let's go, go in and have a look." Wu Fanyang said to Chen Junwen.
"Boss, what if I can't come back?" Chen Junwen said busily.
"No, the sheep know about this blue light, they come here to forage for food, and after foraging, they will definitely go back from here. For a while, the blue light will not disappear. Wu Fanyang analyzed.
With that, he approached the "wall of water" and stretched out his right arm to poke into the blue light.
Retract without any discomfort.
"Do you dare to go in?" He asked, looking back.
"Boss, listen to you." A cadre said.
The gunners were all brought out by Jinshan.
Wu Fanyang gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and strode in.
Breeze, warm sun......
He slowly opened his eyes.
Dozens of people came with him.
In the sky, white clouds and the sun are shining.
The ground is an endless grassland.