Chapter 9: The Cliff

In winter, Lao Yeling is covered with snow, those old trees and pines are more upright and vigorous, the mountain stream in the forest is covered by a thin layer of ice shell, with your hand to remove the snow through the ice shell can see the clear and cold stream water flowing slowly, the kind of flawless transparency is particularly comfortable and yearning, but don't stretch out your feet to step on it.

Looking at the ice shell on a stream with a big hole, Li Feng was still panting and said, "My mother! You don't have long eyes, huh? Is this trying to get in and play in the water? ”

Liu Xuemin sat in the snow, and looked at his half-wet cotton shoes with some horror, and explained with a bitter face: "This can't rely on me!" Who told you to talk to me in the back, how can I see a river in front of me when I am so distracted! ”

"Oops! Are you still relying on me? If I had known that I wouldn't have dragged you, I should have let you fall in! Li Feng said angrily with a cloth bag on his back.

Liu Xuemin lost his temper at this time, got up and said to Li Feng: "I was also careless!" It's not over for a long time! It's as if you've saved your life, and the little bit of water down here is probably no more than my pants, and it can drown me? I'm fine without your help! ”

The two of them quarreled with them in the forest, and Wu Qi rushed over from behind stepping on the snow, dragged them away and whispered, "What are you doing?" What the hell? Why are you so loud? Forgot what we're here for? ”

After being reminded by him, the two of them remembered that a few of them took advantage of the wind and snow to sneak out to set wild meat, along the gentle northwest slope of Lao Ye Ling, and walked to the depths of this primeval forest.

The three of them turned their heads and looked around, and in the ancient and quiet forest, they could not distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, and they could only determine the direction of the road ahead through the rising terrain of the Guò mountain range, and they had to walk a few kilometers up to reach the forest where Li Feng said there were tigers.

Lao Ye Ling is also called Little Changbai Mountain. It is a branch of the Changbai Mountain system. The average altitude is more than 600 meters, and the highest peak, Tianling, is more than 1,000 meters. The entire mountain uplift is cut by the radial distribution of water locks, forming lava ridges, square mountains, sharp hills, and remnant hills. There are many cliffs in the ridge, so there are many natural "V" shaped valleys, which are narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, and it is difficult to pass, and the weather is cold and frozen and covered with snow. In some valleys, the snow can be up to several meters deep. The valley is full of primeval forests, the trees grow tall and straight, even in the deep winter weather, the branches are yellow and falling, it is difficult to look up to see the sun when walking in the deep valley, the top of the head is blocked tightly by the dense old tree branches, a spectacular scene unique to the Changbai Mountain system.

The beautiful scenery in front of him did not attract the attention of the people who hurried by, because the people who were beaten by the cold wind and the broken snow could not open their eyes, and everyone was tightly wrapped, and the weight of cotton clothes, cotton pants and cotton shoes on their bodies combined. It's not much lighter than the weapons you carry on your back on the march. But after wearing so much, after walking through the ridge for nearly an hour, the toes have been frozen and unconscious, and the exhaled heat has frozen a layer of frost on the face, and several of them want to turn around and run back, but it has been out for so long, it is not realistic to want to go back now, and they can't give up their efforts, and there is no use for taking these condoms. And after going back, I have to be scolded by the squad leader, and at least I have to catch a few animals to go back to relieve my hunger in order not to pay for it.

The higher you go. The lower the temperature, the more fierce the wind became, burrowing into the cracks of human bones through the heavy cotton uniforms.

Wu Qi wore a dogskin military hat on his head, the hat was yellow, which could cover his ears and forehead very warmly, and the lower half of his face was also wrapped in a thick cotton scarf. Only a pair of eyeballs were exposed, and he was also shivering a little from the cold at this time. At this time, he turned his head and found that Liu Xuemin, who was still alive just now, was already wilting at this time, holding his shoulders and trembling all over, and his pace became more and more heavy and slow, Wu Qi raised his hand and pulled down the scarf that covered his face and shouted at him: "Xuemin, what's wrong?" You okay? ”

Liu Xuemin replied with chattering teeth: "You, you said, say it's okay!" I can't. I—I'm going back! It's so fucking cold, it's going to die! After speaking, he turned his head and wanted to go back.

Seeing this, Wu Qi grabbed him, and also said with some shivering: "It's been too long for us to come out, even if you walk back now, it's too late, and if you can't go back to the wooden house, you'll have to freeze to death!" Listen to me, Li Feng just told me that there is a ravine in front of me, and there are many holes in that ravine, let's go to the cave to make a fire to keep warm, and then put a condom around there, and you can get there soon, you grit your teeth and hold on! Hold on! ”

Liu Xuemin nodded tremblingly after hearing this, and was about to continue to raise his legs and walk forward, but he didn't expect that the soles of his feet were stuck to something in the snow and couldn't pull them out. Wu Qi had already turned his head and continued to walk at that time, and when he heard Liu Xuemin's call, he turned around and saw him, but at this time it was too late to reach out and drag him. Behind Liu Xuemin is a broken wall, the bottom is white, and you can't see how deep it is underneath, but falling down is definitely not a joke, but thanks to the fact that there are four of them in total, this stuffy melon also followed, he walked silently behind Liu Xuemin, and when he saw this, he flicked his legs and flew over, and threw Liu Xuemin, who was about to fall down on the edge of the cliff, into the snow.

This sudden situation caught Wu Qi off guard, and at that moment he was shocked and covered with cold sweat, Liu Xuemin didn't understand what was going on, he was already lying on the ground, looking at the stuffy melon that pressed him next to him, and then looked back at the snow-white cliff behind him, just at this time, the snow layer accumulated on the edge of the cliff collapsed, and the large snow layer at their feet fell like a waterfall, and it took half a day to fall to the bottom, which was forty or fifty meters high.

Li Feng walked out of the foresight and saw that the people behind him did not follow, and when he turned his head, he saw the snow falling on the side of the cliff, and Liu Xuemin was pressed under him, and one of his feet was still deep in the cliff hanging in the air, which was particularly scary to look at, and when he saw this, he quickly ran back cautiously, and dragged the two people back from the edge of the cliff with Wu Qi, and they were all sitting on the ground panting.

"Oh my god! Comrade Scholar! How many do you want to scare to death when you come out this time? Li Feng climbed on the edge of the cliff again and looked down.

Wu Qi gasped and waved his hand to stop talking, and then opened Liu Xuemin's scarf, and saw that he was just a little frightened and there was nothing serious, so he raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the sullen melon to express his gratitude. But the sullen melon looked at him expressionlessly, and without saying anything, he looked down at his gloves full of fine snow.

Wu Qi was used to him like this, so he just smiled and withdrew his hand, but he squinted his eyes and observed the surroundings, everywhere was covered by snow, and there was also a strange fog in the distance, giving him the illusion of walking on the plain, but he didn't know that he slowly walked to the edge of a threatening cliff, and almost didn't cause a big disaster. (To be continued......)