Chapter 146: The Hunter and the Prey
Fifty heavily armed, murderous, cold-blooded hunters hunt down a group of defeated soldiers struggling to survive in the snow.
Such a hunting game doesn't seem to be difficult for Xiao Tong at all.
He took the lead in galloping through the snowy fields, following the footprints left on the snow, and if nothing else, he would meet the annoying Jiang Chen again in the near future.
And at that time, all he had to do was to slaughter that kid with a knife to vent his hatred!
As a result, the world will return to peace, and the face he lost in Jinyang City will also be recovered, no one will dare to challenge his authority recklessly, and Daqian will also have one less clown who doesn't know what to do.
"General, it seems that these people don't have the heart to play tricks, judging from the footprints, they are just desperately trying to run forward, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, struggling uselessly."
One hunter said playfully.
"Hmph, this plain covered with ice and snow stretches for hundreds of miles, and Liaocheng in the north has long been occupied by my Beiyan, and the west is a rugged and difficult mountain, only to the east can you still see a glimmer of life."
"But at their speed, even if we don't chase after them, many people will freeze to death on the way."
Xiao Tong looked up at the increasingly dim twilight, raised his horsewhip and continued to pursue.
"Quick, according to the method I just taught, find as slender branches as possible, tie them with vines or strips of cloth, and the action must be fast!"
Under Jiang Chen's constant urging, everyone was preparing a strange-looking piece of equipment, they just saw Jiang Chen's demonstration, they only need to tie a few branches under their feet, and then take two sticks as support, then people can slide quickly on the snow.
The old man was quick with his hands and feet, and not only did he quickly complete this tool, but he also had the spare energy to help his companions.
He told Jiang Chen that he grew up in this northern border, knew how to use this thing, and when he was a child, he often chased back and forth in the snow with the children of the same village, and had a lot of fun.
But he never thought that at such a life-and-death moment, he could use this method to speed up their journey, and the person who could come up with such a brilliant idea would not only have a good mind but also have absolute calm at all times.
Jiang Chen said: "Send these things to everyone, and we will have an extremely difficult journey to go next, but as long as we grit our teeth and persevere, we will be able to leave this icy purgatory, and we will be able to see those relatives and friends alive." ”
The old pawn saw Jiang Chen take out a small bag from his arms, and spread it out to see that it was filled with pieces of white things, boxy, only the size of a finger.
"It's ......"
Even if the old man is well-informed, he can't see what this little snow-white square is for a while.
He reluctantly leaned close to his nose and sniffed, as if he could vaguely smell some smell, but he couldn't be sure, he had no choice but to ask Jiang Chen, who told him that this thing was a candy cube.
"I have improved the ordinary process of extracting sucrose, and the purity of this sugar cube is dozens of times that of the original, and the sugar content is almost close to 10%."
Jiang Chen particularly emphasized, "This kind of sugar cube dissolves quickly, has high sweetness, and more importantly, it is easy to carry, quickly send these to everyone, replenish your strength as soon as possible, we have to hurry up!" ”
"Xiao Tong should be chasing us at this time, he won't let us live."
The old pawn listened to Jiang Chen's explanation, and his hand to take the sugar cube became cautious, because he knew very well the preciousness of sugar after countless fierce battles, especially at such a desperate moment, sugar was an extremely important material.
Some of them may have survived on this little candy cube.
Of course, Jiang Chen is more aware of the importance of sugar cubes, no matter what era it is, sugar is a hard currency in wartime, which can even determine the combat effectiveness of an army.
After intense preparations, the team was finally able to set off again, plus Jiang Chen had a total of eighty-eight people, and their physical condition was in a very unsatisfactory state.
By eating candy cubes and the ski tools woven from the soles of their feet, their travel speed has now undergone a qualitative change, and although nearly half of them cannot master the skills of skiing, Jiang Chen tells them that even if they fall to death on the snow, it is better than die under the butcher's knife of the Northern Yan people.
What's more, there is still hope for life ahead, which prompts everyone to stimulate a strong desire to survive, and after the initial frequent falls, and even the embarrassment of colliding with each other, the whole team quickly mastered the skills, and the speed of travel became faster and faster.
Jiang Chen asked the old soldier, who was familiar with the terrain here, to lead the way with a few people with better physical strength in front, while he dragged at the back of the line.
Behind him, the night engulfed everything they passed, but fortunately the snow provided them with a good line of sight, so that they would not be completely disoriented after the night had fallen, not knowing where to go.
The torches must not be lit at this time, and doing so will undoubtedly attract the pursuers of the Northern Yan, so everyone should go all the way north as fast as possible in a state of blurred vision.
Suddenly, Jiang Chen saw two figures in front of him, lying on the snow one after another, he hurriedly stepped forward to check the situation, one of them was already cold, and his chest did not rise and fall.
"Brother, let's go!"
The companion on the side endured his grief, took off the waist card that symbolized his status, and carefully put it away.
On the other side, the person who fell almost at the same time was also dying, and when Jiang Chen walked up to him, the latter handed over his waist card.
"Brother Jiang, please help me bring this waist card home, my father is still waiting for me to shine on the lintel, but unfortunately I have been fighting all year round and have not been able to add a son and a half daughter to the family, in fact, I haven't even married a daughter-in-law yet!"
On this person's waist card, his name "Xu Qian" was written, and the sad and self-deprecating smile on his face suddenly pierced Jiang Chen's heart.
"Don't worry, I will tell the old man that you are very brave on the front line and have not disgraced our Qishan disciples!"
Xu Qian's smile was stiff, the long-term hunger and low temperature had already exhausted his physical strength, even if he ate something before setting off and had sugar cubes as a supplement, there would still be some people who couldn't hold on in this extremely harsh environment.
Jiang Chen foresaw that this kind of thing would happen, but he still felt extremely heartbroken.
"Brother Jiang, do you think we can still fight back?"
This was the last sentence Xu Qian said in his life, but he didn't wait for Jiang Chen's answer, and gradually became a part of this vast land on this snowy land.