Chapter 40: Into the Mountain
It's snowing!
The goose feathers and snow fell on the world one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the endless plain turned into a white expanse.
Two horses rushed out of the city gate of Qixian County and galloped away in the heavy snow.
The soldiers guarding the city gate are the Northeast Army left behind by the hero.
They also recognized Su Wenxing and Ma Sanyuan, so after being surprised, they didn't pay too much attention to it.
"Xiao Su, do you know where to go?"
Ma Sanyuan clumsily rode on his horse and shouted loudly.
Windy, very strong.
Wrapped in snowflakes, it blinded his eyes.
Su Wenxing suddenly reined in his horse and spun on the spot.
"If I'm not mistaken, they should be heading to Guling Mountain."
"Are you sure?"
"So, I need to know where the nearest entrance is."
Ma Sanyuan put his hand on the pergola on the horse and looked at it, and pointed with his hand: "Cross the river, the nearest mountain pass, you have to cross the river." ”
"Then let's go!"
Su Wenxing was not verbose, and after the horse circled, he urged the horse to gallop away.
"Wait for me!"
As soon as Ma Sanyuan stopped, Su Wenxing had already rushed out.
He smiled bitterly, and could only urge the horse to follow again, shouting behind Su Wenxing while chasing.
The two horses soon disappeared into the snow.
Ma Sanyuan said that crossing the river refers to the Qi River.
In normal times, the Qi River is turbulent, and it is not easy to pass. But now, due to the freezing weather, the surface of the Qi River has formed a thick layer of ice. The horses galloped across the river, leaving only a string of hoof prints. Ma Sanyuan was worried, but fortunately, there were no accidents, and he finally crossed the Qi River safely.
"Ahead of the intersection, turn the corner!"
He chased after him, shouting loudly.
Su Wenxing did not slow down, urged the horse to turn, and galloped.
The two horses followed one after the other, and soon came to the 'mountain pass' in the mouth of Ma Sanyuan. ’
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and it's a bit of a blur.
Su Wenxing stopped at the entrance to the mountain, turned over and dismounted.
He tore the duffel bag off his horse, flung it over his shoulder, and turned his head to look.
At this time, Ma Sanyuan also arrived! He clumsily got off his horse and came to Su Wenxing out of breath.
"Xiao Su, there's no need to be in such a hurry."
"The snow is so heavy that if you don't hurry, you're likely to hide their whereabouts, and it's going to be more difficult to find them. How's that, is it still going to work? Let's speed up and find some way to find Miss Qiao. ”
"Let's split the guns first."
Su Wenxing nodded and put the duffel bag on the ground.
Ma Sanyuan stepped forward and opened the duffel bag, took out the 'Ying Qiqi' from it and carried it on his shoulder, took out a pistol, and pinned it to his waist.
"Let's go!"
"You're going to take these?"
"Oh, and bullets."
Ma Sanyuan grabbed a few more magazines and put them in his satchel.
Su Wenxing looked at the ammunition in the duffel bag, and then looked at the firearm on Ma Sanyuan's body, a little crying and laughing.
He took out the Springfield rifle and two more pistols.
Pulling up the duffel bag, he carried the duffel bag in one hand and the gun in the other, and said loudly, "Let's go." ”
In fact, this weight is nothing to him at all.
Su Wenxing strode forward in front of him, while Ma Sanyuan followed closely behind him.
"Xiao Su, how did you know that they would come to Guling Mountain?"
"Feel!"
"Isn't it, just a feeling?"
Su Wenxing stopped and turned his head to look at Ma Sanyuan, who was panting.
"That's right, it's just the feeling...... The last time I went to Lutai with Miss Qiao, I had the impression that she didn't know where to go. At that time, I pointed her to Guling Mountain, so if I guessed correctly, she must be in the mountain. ”
"What if it's not there?"
"If not, it means that we all guessed wrong!"
Su Wenxing saw Ma Sanyuan catching up, so he hurried again.
Mountain roads, rugged.
There was also a snowfall the day before yesterday, which made the road icy and extremely slippery. You have to be careful when you walk through it. If you are not careful, you may fall to the ground, or even break your head and bleed......
At the beginning, Su Wenxing walked fast.
But after Ma Sanyuan fell several times, he had to slow down.
While walking, he helped Ma Sanyuan and said, "I said Third Master, you can't do it." ”
"Who said that, I was careless just now, so I fell.
Let me tell you, I think when I was in Xi'an, I walked dozens of miles and didn't even breathe...... That is, it is back, neglecting to exercise. Otherwise, let's compete against each other, and maybe you can beat me. ”
Ma Sanyuan is a typical dead duck with a hard beak.
Obviously tired and panting, but he refused to bow his head.
In his words, the Communist Party could not afford to lose to a deserter from the Kuomintang.
Su Wenxing didn't bother to argue with him, and at the same time, in his heart, he also improved his evaluation of Ma Sanyuan by a few points.
This is definitely a very strong person.
Guling Mountain, the mountains are undulating, and the mountains are stacked.
About an hour after entering the mountain, Su Wenxing suddenly stopped and threw the duffel bag to Ma Sanyuan.
"What for?"
"Don't talk!"
Su Wenxing motioned for Ma Sanyuan to silence, and then took off the rifle from his shoulder.
He bent his waist and trotted along the mountain road. Ma Sanyuan also sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly hid behind a stone on the side of the road. He squinted his eyes and watched as Su Wenxing walked down the hillside and into a dense forest. After a while, Su Wenxing came out of the forest and beckoned to Ma Sanyuan.
Ma Sanyuan hurriedly ran over, slid down the hillside, and slid down.
"What's the situation?"
"Let's go in and see for yourself."
Su Wenxing pointed into the forest with his hand.
Ma Sanyuan hurriedly threw the duffel bag to Su Wenxing and walked into the forest with a gun.
Wind and snow in the woods, very small.
On the white snow, dozens of corpses were lying on the ground, and the blood had turned into ice.
"Is it Zhang Yuanwai's subordinate?"
Ma Sanyuan saw the clue from the outfit of the corpses, and couldn't help but turn his head and ask Su Wenxing.
At this time, Su Wenxing squatted at the edge of the forest, opened the duffel bag, and took out the ammunition and weapons inside. The grenade was loaded with two four-compartment grenade pouches and hung on him.
Then he threw the remaining four-bin grenade bag to Ma Sanyuan.
He took out the bullet again, and the ammunition belonging to 'Ying Qiqi' was handed to Ma Sanyuan, and the rest was put into his pocket.
Open the two pistols, check them again, and put them back together.
He stood up and said to Ma Sanyuan: "It seems that we are not going the wrong way, Miss Qiao, they should have been here." ”
The corpses everywhere are proof of this.
Ma Sanyuan let out a sigh of relief and loaded his weapons.
"It is said that Zhang Yuanwai is a ruthless character, and he really deserves his reputation, and he actually attacked his own people!"
"How do you know it's him?"
"If you look at the expressions on these people's faces, it's clear that they were unprepared for a surprise attack...... Look at these people, there is a clear look of surprise on their faces. If it weren't for Zhang Yuanwai, how could this be? ”
Su Wenxing nodded and said, "It's similar to what I thought!" ”
He looked up at the sky and said, "Let's speed up, the weather looks like it's going to get worse and worse." ”
With that, he squinted his eyes and looked around.
After a moment, he pointed to the side, "We should not be wrong walking through this forest." ”
"How do you know?"
Su Wenxing smiled, walked to a tree, pointed to the trunk and said, "Miss Qiao is probably aware of it." ”
There is an irregular triangle on the trunk, apparently freshly carved.
Ma Sanyuan swallowed his saliva, then took a deep breath and said, "Since that's the case, let's hurry up!" ”
The two stopped talking, walked through the dense forest, and soon came to a small stream.
Su Wenxing squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "Third Master, what is the place where you are going over there?" ”
"It seems to be in the direction of Black Dragon Pond."
"Then let's go."
Su Wenxing said, pulling Ma Sanyuan and leaving.
The two of them advanced in a blizzard, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
After walking for more than an hour, Ma Sanyuan suddenly shouted, "Xiao Su, stop." ”
"What's wrong?"
Su Wenxing stopped and looked at Ma Sanyuan suspiciously.
I saw Ma Sanyuan look around twice, and suddenly walked quickly to a stone shaped like a turtle, and sat down.
"About half an hour ago, I seemed to have walked through here.
You see, there's also a rock I kicked down...... Xiao Su, I'm afraid we have encountered a 'ghost hitting the wall'! ”