Needless to say, although the conditions were difficult, it was much better than when I went into the snowy mountains and the primeval forest, so the fat man and I also hurried away.

From the early morning of the first day, we went straight to more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and the fatigue at this time could not be described in words, but fortunately, we gradually walked out of Shuidianzi, and we were able to ride forward, which relieved some of the fatigue, and at six o'clock in the evening of the same day, we finally arrived at the mountain pass.

The terrain in this pass is relatively precarious, but due to its location, there are no large trees on the mountain. This is probably because of biological competition, the more densely wooded places, the higher and thicker the trees grow, so as to win more sunlight, and here, the grassland is flat, the mountains are also unique dragons, trees do not need to compete, so the length is relatively short.

The mountain pass is a slope formed by the troubled times, which was formed by the loosening of the soil and rocks on the mountain. Because of the grassland platform, after the soil and rocks fall, it will not roll very far, so it has accumulated for thousands of years, and it has formed such a troubled slope, if you want to enter the mountain, you must first turn over this rocky slope.

The slope of the grass and trees in this rocky slope, although the trees are short, but in the end they are taller than people, and they have been running on the prairie before, and at first they are not used to entering this narrow environment.

The fat man and I are very tired, but I feel that the sky and the sea are not dark, and Zhang Tangrui and others are slowing down, so they will definitely rush desperately.

The fat man said; "We can't learn the tortoise and rabbit race, although we are ahead now, but maybe as soon as we stop, the king will catch up." As he spoke, the fat man looked at the broken mountain pass, estimated the distance and said: "Looking at the mountain and running a dead horse, this is really true, I think to reach the broken mountain pass, at least we have to walk non-stop for a day, we will not walk for a day, at least we have to rest until dark." ”

I also knew that the matter was urgent, so I didn't say anything, and continued to go deeper with the fat man, until seven o'clock in the evening, my leg and stomach were already cramping, and I couldn't hold on anymore, so I stood up.

The fat man and I tied up our horses, lit a bonfire, set up camp on the spot, and roasted some beef jerky to eat. The fat man took off his shoes and socks directly and baked them, and there was white smoke on the smelly socks, and the smell of socks and beef were mixed together, which was really not good.

But I didn't say anything, because the fat man's feet were covered with a layer of white skin, which came out of the water, and there were bloodshot blisters. I used to fight upside down, I haven't eaten any bitterness, and the corpse's stool has been drunk in a stomach, which is a little disgusting, and it is not a problem, so I sit alone, while roasting socks and feet, and roasting meat.

The fat man sighed: "If you don't say anything, you will be tired of eating too much, I used to think that Wang Lao Wu sauce beef was very delicious, but after eating it for a few days, I also felt very boring." ”

I said: "Come on, now that the conditions are good, the compressed package of Wang Lao Wu beef has also been updated, which is more convenient for us to carry. ”

The fat man said: "Biscuits are biscuits, and the living conditions are different, so we have to pursue it a little...... You listen? The fat man stopped talking and motioned for me to listen to the movement around me, and in the darkness, I could only hear the birdsong and the wind, but the birdsong was more concentrated, and it seemed to be on the left.

I don't have much of an impression over there, but I remember that it seems to be a little denser, which probably attracts a lot of birds to nest because of this.

I said, "If you want to listen to the birds, go to the Qinling Mountains and the Daxing'an Mountains, and I will keep them every day." The fat man asked me to talk less, took out a pair of dry socks from the equipment bag, put them on, and wrung out the gun and said: "After working hard for so many days, brother, I will improve the food for you, you wait." With that, he put on his flashlight and went to the place where the birds were calling.

I have to admire the fat man's physical strength, although I also think that Wang Lao Wu is tired of eating beef, but I will not toss in the middle of the night in order to eat a little meat, and now the only thing I want to do is to sleep quickly.

Now the fat man went, I didn't want to sleep directly, so I took a nap and waited for him to come back, a moment later, I heard two gunshots, startled a large number of birds, about 20 minutes, the fat man carried two big birds that had been washed and peeled clean, I didn't know what the name of the big bird came back, I saw that the bird had no blood on it, washed very clean, I couldn't help asking: "Is there water over there?" ”

"Yes." The fat man said that there was a big lake over there, which should be formed by the convergence of groundwater, and the shape of the lake was long and narrow, and looking at the trend, the other end seemed to go straight to the broken mountain pass.

This is a remarkable discovery, because if we want to get to the broken mountain pass, we must first climb this rocky slope and then follow the mountain, but now there is a large lake here, which happens to be a shortcut.

I wondered if I could make a simple raft and swing over, at least saving half a day's journey, so I asked the fat man about the terrain around the lake.

The fat man roasted the birds, and said: "What you think, fat man, I have already figured it out, the big lake is located in the troubled forest to the front section, both sides are highlands, one side is against the mountain cliff, one side is near the chaotic stone forest, the lake is very deep, if we walk over, tomorrow morning, it is estimated that we will not be able to reach the mountain pass at this time in the evening, but if you set up a raft, you should be able to arrive at noon." ”

There are small trees all around, it is easy to cut down, and we have ready-made equipment, and it is difficult for people who have never done it to tie a raft, but for me and the fat man, it is a matter of handy, and in many hours, we can tie one.

Besides, we are in a hurry, not seeking comfort, just waiting to float up and move forward, so I discussed with the fat man, rest after eating the roast bird, get up early tomorrow and build a raft, and strive to arrive at noon tomorrow, leaving Zhang Tangrui and others completely behind.

This lake is relatively secret, unless Zhang Tangrui and the others completely coincide with our later route, otherwise, as long as they move forward in the next step, I am afraid they will not find this shortcut, so that our distance will be widened.

Originally, we had an advantage because of the early departure and the horses, so that the advantage was greater, Zhang Tangrui and others, I was afraid that we would fall behind the gap of two days, these two days, as long as there were no accidents, it was enough for us to take the lead and enter.

Since this place is not deep in the mountains and the forests are sparse, we did not arrange a vigil that night, but only sprinkled some pest-repellent sulfur powder on the fire and slept with clothes.

Sleeping in a daze until the second half of the night, I was faintly anxious to urinate, and wanted to get up to release water, but because I was tired and ruthless, I didn't want to move at all, so I kept holding it, but I couldn't sleep well in this way, and I couldn't hold it back, and I was ready to go to sleep after peeing, and when I walked into the forest to release water, I suddenly heard a sound of Suosuo.

The voice was far away, but it seemed to be coming towards the place where the fat man and I were. At this moment, everything is quiet, although the sound in the distance is light, but it is particularly obvious, and listening to the sound, this is not like the sound of some beast walking, but the sound of shoes stepping on stones, the number does not seem to be yet, obviously someone is coming.

I was pinching the root of my life to release water, and I suddenly trembled twice, and my heart said that it was not good, did Zhang Tangrui's people catch up?

W-This can't be! Even if they were iron and traveled overnight, it wouldn't be so coincidental that when they reached the foot of the mountain, they happened to be on the same route as me and the fat man?

Even if we are in the same direction, if there is a difference in the route of travel, then we should be like two parallel lines, even if they extend in the same direction, there should be no intersection.

Is there anyone else here?

I was completely sleepy, lifted my pants, and quickly called the fat man up, he was still talking in his sleep, and his mouth was screaming sister, cloud, etc., I shook him twice, he was not annoying, and slapped my hand away, in a hurry, I pinched his arm directly, and woke people up.

The fat man scolded and said that he was going to kill me, and I said, "Listen to the voice, someone is coming." ”

The fat man stopped talking, listened to it closely, and his expression suddenly changed, and said, "The surname is Zhang?" They're divine! ”

I said, "It doesn't matter who it is, we can't expose it, so we can withdraw first." The fat man and I packed up the package, put out the bonfire, and hurriedly ran to the place where there was a lake.

Running and running, the fat man suddenly said, "I understand!" ”

Then, the fat man said, "Don't run away, go back." ”

"What?" I was stunned and said, "You're kidding." ”

The fat man said: "The fat man is joking with you at this time, I'm full?" Then he patted me on the shoulder and said, "We can't run, let's go back." Seeing that I didn't move, the fat man walked back and explained to me, he said: "We were all given the surname Zhang, before he chased to the grassland, we still suspected that the old man leaked secrets, now it seems that he must have put a tracker on us, maybe even a bugging device." ”

The moment the fat man was like this, I suddenly woke up, and when I thought about what happened along the way, I immediately realized that something was wrong.

Zhang Tangrui and the others chased to the grassland, it was okay to think that Bazar betrayed us, but now, he actually walked the same route with us, which is a bit unbelievable, the only possibility is only one, we were installed with a tracker!

When the fat man saw that I understood, he said: "Don't forget, the equipment on our bodies is all prepared by the surname Zhang, and our own equipment is just a few things, he wants to put a tracker or something, it's too easy." ”

Sure enough, when we returned to the original camp, a bonfire had already risen there, and Zhang Tangrui and others were setting up tents, they were very embarrassed, damp and covered with mud, and at the moment they were baking clothes except for Jinjing.

They were apparently not surprised that the fat man and I would come back, and there was a relatively large rock next to their camping, and I sat on it at night to make a fire, and now there was something like a walkie-talkie on the stone, but it was much smaller.

When Zhang Jinjing saw us coming back, he shook the walkie-talkie and said, "You found out." Then she pressed a button, and in what looked like a walkie-talkie, there was a rustling of noise, and then there was a conversation between me and the fat man, which was exactly what we had just said.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seems that this way, not only my whereabouts, but even my conversation with the fat man was monitored by this gang, and we really wronged Bazar.