Chapter 120: Landslide
"What the third prince said is true. Therefore, we went there this time, not only to transport disaster food, but also to explore the mountain situation and settle the people in advance to prevent accidents. ”
The road, which was supposed to be only two hours, was very difficult to walk because of the mud and heavy loads, and it was still not far away until the afternoon when it was dark. The people had to find a wide place, set up camp, and rest for the night!
The sound of rain beating leaves everywhere in the mountains and forests, Zheng Yichen leaned on the fire and lowered his head to pretend to sleep after eating the grain.
"Third son, third son, wake up!" In a trance, Zheng Yichen heard a soft cry in his ear.
When he opened his sleepy eyes, he was greeted by three golden armor gods with bright bodies, which others could not see, but Zheng Yichen could see clearly.
I saw the first one say: "Third son, I was ordered by the god of my family, to come to guard secretly, just now I found out that this place is on a mud platform, soaked in rain, and the three zhang has long lost its bond with the mountain, you quickly wake up everyone and let them escape from this place." Otherwise, the mountain will collapse, and no one will be able to escape!"
"What! not good, everyone, hurry up!" Zheng Yichen suddenly stood up and exclaimed.
Wu Yan was also in a haze, and was so frightened by the sound that he suddenly jumped up, and was stunned for a while, and then came back to his senses for a while before saying, "What's wrong!"
"Master Wu, it's not safe here, let's go quickly! We can't stop!" Zheng Yichen pulled up the horse, put on his coat and hat, and walked over quickly.
Taking advantage of Wu Yan's clothes, he immediately picked up the warning gong, raised the mallet and struck it heavily on the gong, and the sharp and loud sound immediately spread throughout the mountain road, and at the same time alarmed everyone, and the sound even overshadowed the increasingly dense raindrops.
Wu Yanqi said: "Third son, how do you know that it is going to slide? Everyone is tired, don't talk nonsense?"
Zheng Yichen thought for a while, picked up a bamboo pole to pick up the goods, pulled Wu Yan to the edge of the ridge, sharpened one end with a sword, picked a place that looked dry, and inserted it straight.
This bamboo pole is about eight feet long, after pulling it out, I saw a lot of cement wet soil stuck in the bamboo tube, squeezed slightly, and the water droplets flowed for a long time: "Master Wu, you see! At least 12 feet below the ground is flooded, and this place is halfway up the mountain, so it is very easy to landslide, so you must not continue to stay! Moreover, I have just faintly seen in a dream that a man of God is dreaming that this place is about to collapse, and he advised me to leave quickly. ”
Wu Yan had many years of experience in walking, how could he not know the seriousness of the matter! Although he may not believe in ghosts and gods, the bamboo pole was inserted so smoothly, and the wet soil brought out by it was already showing signs at the same time, so he hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Everyone quickly lift things up and leave here, this road is not safe!"
The guards immediately got up one after another, quickly pulled out the camp to pick up the goods, braved the pouring rain, and marched forward. Wu Yan is experienced, as long as he says that he can't stay, everyone starts almost at the same time.
In the face of the heavy rain, everyone went all the way forward, and after walking about half a column of incense, suddenly! They heard a loud bang, and suddenly there was a huge rumbling vibration behind them! Countless gravel mixed with dirt rushed down, and all the trees along the road were submerged and broken, and they rushed to the bottom of the valley.
Everyone looked back at the same time, only to see that the place where they had just stayed, from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, half of the mountain collapsed almost at the same time, forming a huge trench.
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Everyone was silent for a while, only the joy and fear that could not be concealed in their eyes, and at the same time, they all unconsciously looked at Zheng Yichen on the side, their eyes were quite complicated, Wu Yan was beside Zheng Yichen, took a deep breath, and bowed to Zheng Yichen with a very sincere attitude:
"Thank you for saving your life, if it weren't for the reminder of the third son, we might have been buried by the landslide at this time. ”
Wu Yan's thanks are also the gratitude of the guards, everyone's eyes on Zheng Yichen have changed to respect, and at the same time, there is great trust, Zheng Yichen took the initiative to ask Wu Yan for his opinions on the next action:
"Master Wu, everyone is fine, you are an old connoisseur, and you have far more experience than me! I don't know what we should do next? Find a place with higher ground and solid soil to set up camp?"
Wu Yan looked at the continuous rain in the night sky and the faint rumbling sound of landslides in the distance, and shook his head:
"No, we can't continue to camp, we're just on the periphery, and the landslides have already started, and what will happen in the depths, where the rain is even heavier? ”
Looking back at the guards, he said in a loud voice:
"Brothers, disaster relief is like fighting a fire, the people in the disaster area are waiting for the food in our hands to save their lives, we can't delay any longer! Third son, if you can stand it, you will suffer with us tonight, and you will rush all night!"
Zheng Yichen said: "Where is Master Wu! You are always the chief of affairs! Since I will escort the grain with the master, I will follow the master's orders." It's just a night away, what's the point?"
Wu Yan was very pleased, nodded and took a torch, took the lead and walked forward, saying as he walked:
"I'll go ahead, follow me! Everyone, pay attention to your steps! The road is slippery at night!"
In a short sentence, Zheng Yichen and the Caoliang guards instantly brightened up, the three words 'follow me' are better than calling together!
The crowd unanimously acted again.
The cold night rain kept beating on everyone's clothes, the cold air wrapped around the body, taking away the temperature of the body, Wu Yan held the torch high in front of the road, Zheng Yichen helped the guards push the heavy grain cart from time to time, making himself muddy and dirty, but instead of reducing the prestige in the guards' hearts, he won them a little respect from their hearts.
Zheng Yichen helped the soldiers push the cart, but Wu Yan, who was driving the road, ran back from the front:
"Childe, I can't walk, it's too dark, and the few brothers in front of me who are looking for the way haven't come back, most of them are lost. ”
"Where's the torches? Don't we have torches?"
Zheng Yichen glanced back after speaking, stunned, his eyes were slightly touched, the originally brightly lit team didn't know when it had fallen into darkness, there were a very small number of torches with faint lights looming under the robes, the guards were covered with muddy water, their lips were purple from the cold, but they still gritted their teeth and followed the car in front.
Zheng Yichen turned around and saw that the guards were all looking at Wu Yan with serious faces, put down the car he was pushing, and walked to the front:
"Master Wu and I will open the road together, and two people will be assigned to take care of the torches at any time, and everyone will move forward carefully! Master Wu, there is no room left now, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier. ”
Wu Yan nodded: "The third prince is right! Separate two people to take care of the rest of the fire!"
A flame burned the hearts of the guards, they lowered their heads, continued to grit their teeth and insist, one after another, firmly following behind them, while Zheng Yichen, relying on the secret guidance of the three god generals, avoided many dangers and walked towards the destination.
Under the cold rain in the night sky, the group gradually disappeared into the continuous darkness, and walked farther and farther.