Chapter Twenty-Three: An Extra Road

The old ruffian and I worked together to pull the third master to the branch, and the two packed up their equipment, and the old ruffian stretched out his hand to pull away the vines and said, "The cave is here, let's go in." ”

The third master followed the old ruffian in, and I walked behind the last side hall, and the third master said as he walked: "It's really like an arrow, so many years have passed, I really didn't expect that I could walk into this cave again." ”

Although it was daytime, the inside of the cave was very tightly blocked because of the light, and it was as dark as at night, and it was an exaggeration to say that you couldn't see your fingers, but the real situation was almost the same.

I remembered the unsteady feeling that the third master said before, and asked, "Third master, did you feel scared last time because you got lost and walked this cave?" ”

The third master shook his head and said: "Although I was young at the time, I still had some courage, even if I got lost in this mountain, as long as it was dawn, I could find a way out, so I was still in the mood to dig out the bird's nest, but walking in this cave always felt stared at by something, and I was uncomfortable with coldness." ”

The old ruffian was exploring the way with a flashlight in front of him, observing around the cave wall from time to time, and said with some confusion: "Looking at the meaning of the cave, it doesn't look like it is naturally formed, but it has a bit of the technique of the engineers in our army." “

When I heard the old ruffian's words, I immediately raised my flashlight and shone it at the cave wall, and sure enough, the fractures of the stones in some parts of the cave wall were very smooth, as if they had been chiseled off with a chisel, and there were even some fallen stone chips in the corners of the ground.

The third master was more skeptical, and said: "In this deep mountain and old forest, there will be people who are idle and spend so much effort to open a cave, and the location is very strange, it is not easy to get in and out, and it is not easy to get out." “

What to do and what to say, I subconsciously felt that it was the army that did it, and said: "This should be done by the army guarding the military warehouse back then, and the main use should be that it is more convenient to transport and transfer materials, after all, it is very troublesome to carry things back and forth over the mountains and mountains." “

The old ruffian nodded, and analyzed: "If there is an enemy surrounding the edge of the military warehouse from the outside, this cave can also play a role in quickly transporting troops, and it only takes one squad of people to cut off the enemy's rear road, so as to carry out counter-encirclement." “

After listening to the words of the two, the third master remembered his situation back then, and couldn't help sweating, and said fearfully: "So when I passed by here, I'm afraid I was always being targeted at a gun, but fortunately, I'm just a hairy boy, and I don't seem to be a threat, but if I act a little out of line, I'm afraid I will be beaten into a sieve in an instant." “

I nodded, affirmed the statement of the third master, and continued: "But now it should be very safe to find this cave, since this cave is for transporting materials and strategic transportation, then the exit should not be far from the military warehouse we are looking for, let's move forward as soon as possible." “

The old ruffian and the third master both agreed, and the three of them walked quickly through the cave with flashlights, there was almost no slope in the cave, and it was effortless to move forward, and they had already walked a kilometer or two in a short time.

The third master walked and said, "The second mountain is not very big, now we should pass through it quickly, and we can reach the exit after walking for a while." “

Since entering this cave, things have gone surprisingly smoothly, the old ruffian even trotted forward with a flashlight, and the third master followed behind panting, at this critical juncture, one more minute to fight for more than a chance of winning, but the old ruffian suddenly stopped, the third master did not stop with a sudden brake, and hit the old ruffian headlong, and he was dizzy in an instant.

I was a little farther away, and when I came to me, I barely managed to steady, and asked, "Old ruffian, why did you stop suddenly?" ”

The old ruffian shook the flashlight in front of him and said, "There is a fork in the road, and I don't know which one to take on the two roads." ”

The third master covered his head and said, "No, I haven't seen any forks in the road back then." As he spoke, he also raised his flashlight and looked forward, and there were two caves in front of him, and his eyes widened a little, calling the evil gate.

I also stepped forward to look at it and said, "This must be a cave that was dug out later, and I don't know where it leads." After speaking, he turned his head and asked the third master next to him: "Third master, which one did you leave when you first came in?" ”

The third master pointed to the cave in front of him and said, "When I came in back then, there was only one cave with integrity, and there was no fork next to it. “

The old ruffian observed it for a while and said: "I suggest that you go to the cave where the third master walked, and the cave next to it doesn't know where to go, we can't afford to delay it now, once we go the wrong way, we should really go back to drink fish soup." “

I also agreed with the old ruffian, so I said, "To be on the safe side, let's go to this cave in front of us and hurry up and go out." ”

Shi Sanye said: "Out of the cave is near the military warehouse, I searched several times but didn't find it, it should have been hidden by the people back then like a cave, let's find out if there is a cliff in a while." ”

The old ruffian nodded, and then turned and walked forward, and the three of them walked all the way without any accidents. After walking for about ten minutes, there was a faint light in front of him, and the old ruffian stopped and said: "The front is the exit, let's drink water and eat some dry food here, and when we go out later, we may not have a chance to eat again this day." ”

I put down my backpack and took out water and dry food from it to distribute to the old ruffian and the third master. Everything is ready and there is only one foot in the door, and the three of them have no intention of resting, drinking water and eating at the fastest speed, checking the equipment, and after confirming that there is no problem, they look at each other and prepare to go.

The three of them walked to the entrance of the cave, the entrance of the cave was still tightly blocked by vines, and the old ruffian took out a dagger and dragged it to open a gap, and in an instant the entrance of the cave was bright. The three of them have already adapted to the dark environment, and when they are suddenly photographed like this, they feel particularly dazzling.

The old ruffian walked out first, I followed closely, and after coming out, I couldn't open my eyes for a while, I could only squint and look around, the surrounding environment did not change significantly, only the trees were a little sparse, so the space seemed very wide.

After about ten minutes, the eyes of the three of them got used to it, and the third master looked around and said: "This is at the foot of the second mountain, the terrain is quite flat, I have looked for it so many times and I don't think that place is more suitable for military warehouses." ”

The old ruffian said: "This place is really not suitable, there is no danger to defend. Third master, what is the terrain ahead? ”