If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Gang Ya would never have believed what he saw.
The sound of gunshots like scattering beans came from the snowy slope on the opposite side, and bullets flew in the sky and fell around them like raindrops.
The two snow slopes are separated by at least six to seven hundred meters. It is not easy to hit someone without a professional sight, but it cannot withstand the dense numbers.
Hundreds of rifles fired almost at the same time, catching them by surprise.
In just a few breaths, four of the marauders were shot and fell to the ground, rolling down the snowy slope. The rest could only fight back hastily.
Unfortunately, their position was really bad. Half of the team was on the middle of the slope and only half was on the top of the slope.
In addition, it is fighting against the light again.
Looking to the west, a big cloud of sunset hangs in the sky. The entire snow slope seems to be coated with a layer of gold. The farther up the slope, the harder it becomes to see clearly.
Gangya couldn't even count how many people were on the opposite side. He only felt that at least two centurions were rushing toward him in the dusk, and the vast snowfield was full of people.
"Boss! There are many people in front of us!"
"They're advancing on us!"
"My God, the big-horned deer, please grant me the power of monsters and the agility of a sacred deer..."
"Damn, how many are there?!"
"Have people from all the northern suburbs come?!"
There was chaos all around.
Knowing that it was not the right time to fight, Gang Ya made a decisive decision and shouted loudly.
"Retreat to the north!"
"Run into the woods!"
Crossing through the forest is a risky decision.
The snow in the woods will be thicker than on the plains, and you may encounter mutated brown bears, snow wolves and other meat-eating alien species.
Originally, according to his marching plan, they would move west along the edge of the forest, then pass through the ruins in the northern part of Qingquan City, bypassing the old school site, and head north to Yuanxi Town.
But who would have thought that they would bump into so many people just as they reached the edge of the forest!
Gangya's mood at the moment was like a dog being bitten.
After receiving the order, many captains of ten immediately called on their troops to run towards the north.
Looking from a distance, I saw more than 200 people chasing 120 or 30 people on the white snow. The scene was like chasing ducks.
It's just that the continuous gunshots are much more exciting than chasing ducks.
"stop!"
"Don't run!"
"Do the thieves in front of you dare to stop and fight me?"
"My sword is so thirsty!!"
"Gan! Damn, these dogs run so fast!"
The people behind were shouting, and the people in front were also shouting, but no one could understand what they were saying.
Following the footsteps of the centurion, Beaver glanced back in fear, only to see the shining bayonet glowing white in the snow.
Still four hundred meters away!
These people have already inserted their bayonets.
Are they all crazy?!
"What kind of opponent are we fighting..." Iron Knees panted as he ran out of breath.
"I don't know. If possible, I never want to come back. Damn it, we should go to the east and leave this rotten bone to Lion Tooth and the others to chew on!"
"By the way, did you hear the explosion before? I feel like they have at least ten cannons..."
"There is at least one thousand-man troop in the northeast, and now there are at least two hundred-man troop chasing us. Are there so many people in the entire northern suburbs in total?"
"Crazy, crazy!"
Listening to the nonsense of his subordinates, Gang Ya had no time to pay attention to them.
Finally touching the edge of the forest, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking back at the dozens of corpses left on the snow, Gang Ya felt a pain in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and turned his head back.
"Run due north!"
"Let's meet in Yuanxi Town!"
I'm afraid many people will be left behind along the way.
But compared to being captured by those survivors, it is always better to escape...
…
"Damn it, let these bad guys run away!"
Watching the ten teams disappear into the woods, they ran to the edge of the woods, stuck their guns in the snow, and panted while holding the barrels of the guns.
Obviously, we only just missed catching up!
However, the snow on the ground was too thick. In some places it was buried up to the calf, and in some cases it was directly buried up to the knee or even the thigh, making it impossible to run.
Taitail couldn't help but think of Rourou.
If only her bear were here!
After waiting for a while, Sisi and other players caught up from behind.
"Awei, are you okay?"
"The tail is still OK, but it's a pity that it's still a little bit worse!"
Looking at the frustrated tail, Si Si looked up at the forest in front of him and said helplessly.
"enmm... After all, they didn't even go through the process and just started running away."
These people have become so stubborn that there is nothing they can do if they can't catch up.
Didn’t the NPC in the exoskeleton in front catch up too?
I saw the deputy captain of the guard stopped at the edge of the forest, fired a few shots into the forest, and then retreated.
It seemed that he had no intention of chasing after him.
Sisi said in an encouraging tone.
"But Ah Wei is great today."
After hearing the compliment, Tai Tai, who was a little frustrated a second ago, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and said proudly.
"You're kidding, your tail is so brave!"
Smiling.
"...Should I tell you to show it at this time?"
"???There's something wrong with you."
…
After driving for a while in the forest, until the sky completely darkened, Gang Ya slowed down his escape and gathered his men.
Looking at the sparse fifty people, his heart sank slightly.
Although it was expected that some people would fall behind, I didn't expect so many to fall behind.
The panting beaver stepped forward and made a suggestion to the centurion.
"... The brothers are already very tired. If we continue walking, I am afraid more people will fall behind. The pursuers have not caught up, so I propose to camp here and rest until dawn before continuing on the road, so as to wait for the stragglers.
people."
Another ten-captain, Iron Knee, also echoed.
"I agree...the temperature at night is too low, and it's too dangerous to travel!"
It's dark and you can't see anything. Who knows what's hidden in the snow.
If we continue walking, I'm afraid not many people will be able to get out of this forest alive.
Gang Ya thought it made sense and nodded.
"Set up camp."
After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the tree beside them exhausted.
Everyone is tired.
Some people even fall asleep standing up.
Rubbing his frozen hands, one of the predators said tremblingly.
"I really want to light a fire..."
When everyone heard this, they all had bitter expressions on their faces.
Make a fire?
here?
are you crazy?
Although the survivors did not seem to pursue them into the forest, they did not think that those people would just let them go.
Maybe the hunter was nearby, just waiting for an opportunity to relax, and then rushed up and cut their throats.
Even when they were resting, many people tensed their nerves, holding guns as cold as ice cubes in their hands, and did not dare to let down their guard at all.
The night is getting darker, the moonlight shines in the woods, and the surroundings are quiet.
One after another, the separated brothers came to find them, but after all, only a few were found, and most of them still had no news.
Now I can only pray that they are still alive, can get out of this forest, and successfully arrive at Yuanxi Town to meet them.
There was a trace of sadness on Gang Ya's face. This was the first time he felt confused about the future since he followed Black Snake's footsteps south.
Just then, the sound of trickling through the snow came from the darkness, and he immediately raised his gun and pointed it at it.
Gangya shouted in a low voice.
"who."
Around Gangya, guns were raised one after another.
"It's me! Don't shoot!"
In the darkness, a man walked out with his hands raised, his weather-beaten face full of nervousness.
After seeing that face clearly, Gangya breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the raised muzzle of the gun.
"One of our own."
feather.
He was his subordinate before.
Although they were defeated by their opponents in the battle at Dongliu Camp, he himself was quite strong and was also an awakened person.
After withdrawing from Qingquan City, Yu was transferred by Black Snake and was taken with him to train as a centurion.
I didn't expect that the two of them would meet again, but in this form...
Gangya put away his gun, looked at him and said.
"Aren't you at Black Snake's place? How is the situation over there?"
Although he knew it was more likely to be bad than good, he still asked as he was lucky.
There was a bitter expression on Yu's face.
"It's all over."
"Except for a few who ran away, the rest are all dead."
Before Gangya could speak, Beaver beside him said anxiously.
"It's all over?! How is it possible... there are more than 600 people, even if they are arrested, it will take a while."
When he said this, he had an expression of disbelief on his face.
Gangya's expression at the moment was the same, he couldn't believe this.
No matter how bad your luck is, even if you lose all your supplies, you should still be able to escape two centurions, right?
When they arrive in Yuanxi Town, they can regroup and reunite under the banner of Black Snake.
However, after hearing He Li's words, the bitterness on Yu's face became even stronger.
After a moment of silence, Yu recalled what happened a few hours ago and slowly spoke.
"The fire was burning, and at least 10 shells...maybe 20, landed on our position. Then they started charging, and there were whistles in all directions. We had to retreat to the north, but the situation quickly got worse.
.”
"Their vehicles were driving very fast on the snow, like sleds, and our armored pickup trucks were completely stuck in the snow and were destroyed one after another."
"Automatic rifles, machine guns... and a long gun with a long barrel that can penetrate steel plates. Their firepower was very fierce. We suffered heavy casualties as soon as they started fighting."
"It's not just firepower, they use axes and bayonets to fight us hand-to-hand, and we are no match for them."
A trace of fear gradually appeared on everyone's faces.
Usually they took the initiative to initiate hand-to-hand combat, using incendiary bombs and projectiles to force the defenders to leave their bunkers, and then charged with bayonets.
This saves bullets.
This is the first time they have met someone with a more brutal fighting style than them...
Still unable to believe these words, Beaver hurriedly asked: "Where's that big guy? Don't we have that... thing called a tank?"
They can blow up armored pickup trucks, but they can't even blow up tanks, right?
Yu shook his head.
"Bombed."
Just three words made the surrounding air stiff as if it had been frozen.
Everyone listening on the side held their breath involuntarily.
Got bombed?
That big guy weighing dozens of tons?
Gangya's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly recalled the time when he looted in the central region.
They ran into trouble at that time, and a survivor settlement could not be captured for a long time.
The locals got a cannon from nowhere, and they suffered heavy casualties during the attack.
Until later, their commander Black Snake got a tank from the leader.
The shells hitting that tank were like scratching an itch.
The originally hopeless defenses were like paper in front of the steel tracks. They penetrated through them effortlessly and slaughtered the defenders.
And now, someone actually told him that the arrogant steel monster was bombed?
What the hell could blow it up!?
"...There are at least two thousand-man troops besieging us. These survivors are likely to be supported by Boulder City."
"We are no match for them, and neither is Lion Tooth."
"It was a wrong decision to target them from the beginning. The more serious mistake was that we actually thought we could end the war in winter."
Two thousand-man teams!
The people around him were whispering, and their faces were no longer just fear, but fear that could be seen with the naked eye.
Gang Ya also looked solemn.
Apart from being afraid, he couldn't understand.
If these people are really so strong, why were they so inextricable from each other more than a month ago?
Gangya remembered very clearly that at that time, in order to support the besieged vanguard, he only brought a hundred-man team.
Although they fought fiercely for a day without any benefit, they still managed to kill an elite team of them.
At that time, he did not have a high opinion of the strength of the survivors in this area, and he could only muster two centurions if they were exhausted.
If you give him more people, he can defeat this place by himself without even needing Lord Black Snake to take action.
However, now, people who escaped from the front line told him that there were two thousand-man teams besieging them!
It has only been one winter, and the combat effectiveness has been increased by 0. How on earth did these people do it?!
Doesn’t it take time to have a baby?
The expansion speed is too fast!
Gangya pondered for a while and said.
"...We must go to Yuanxi Town as soon as possible and tell our friendly forces the information."
He and Shiya are of the same clan, they are both members of the Ya clan, so Shiya should not be in trouble for him.
Beaver, Iron Knee and other ten captains looked at each other in disbelief and did not dare to speak.
To be honest, after hearing Yu's description, they didn't want to go to Yuanxi Town at all.
They just want to leave here and escape from the southern part of the River Valley Province, as far away as possible...
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The entrance to the interprovincial highway.
The convoy filled with supplies has been moved to a relatively high road.
Although an encounter broke out on the way, the reinforcements led by Liu Ding arrived at the front line before dark.
The war here has long since ended.
The players even collected rocks and firewood to make a fire, cleared a clearing on the road, and cooked potatoes.
Many players are both professional players in combat and professional players in life.
For example, tomatoes and scrambled eggs.
As one of the veteran players who joined the game in the early version, he is not only a cook, but also an awakener of the physical system.
He put the gun aside, picked up the snow, washed his hands, and started cooking with the pot and spatula.
The aroma of food filled the temporary camp, and the players couldn't sit still. It was as lively as a festival for a while.
The prisoners of war who were tied aside were swallowing hard, but they did not dare to ask for food.
Soon the two players walked over holding their noses and dropped a bucket full of nutritional paste on the ground.
"Eat."
Although the nutritional ointment was as frozen as ice cubes, the prisoners did not dislike it at all and almost got into a fight over a few bites.
Several players stood aside and watched, chatting.
"Speaking of which, where were the prisoners we captured sent to in the end?"
"There seems to be a prison at Long-term Farm, and I remember there is one at the outpost."
"Can such a small prison hold so many people?"
"How is it possible that everyone lives in a house? I heard that a labor camp was built north of Linghu. I guess they will be sent there to open up wasteland."
"Digging potatoes? Exciting."
the other side.
The rescued slaves were also given some food rations and branches and firewood for daily use.
Liu Ding selected a few of them who could cook and set up a large pot in the open space to cook porridge.
Generally, when the hot porridge goes into the stomach, people's faces show a look of relief.
The new owners don't seem to be doing bad.
He didn't eat them, and even gave them something hot to eat.
Many people began to have hope for their future life.
After jogging to Liu Ding's side, Lu Bei stood at attention and gave a military salute.
"Report! Statistics completed, a total of 488 slaves were liberated! A total of 257 prisoners of war!"
In total, there are nearly 700 people.
Liu Ding nodded, reached out and pressed the button on the headset, and reported the situation on the front line to the headquarters.
Then the command headquarters issued instructions to rest on the spot for half an hour and immediately set off on the road, taking all supplies and prisoners of war to Changjiu Farm, and moving the liberated survivors to temporary shelters.
"You go and inform our soldiers that we will set off in half an hour."
Lu Bei said neatly.
"yes!"
After saying that, the young man trotted towards the players.
After conveying the manager's instructions, Liu Ding looked at the rescued slaves next to him.
488 people.
Most of them are young adults, 70% are men, 30% are women, there are almost no elderly people, and there are no children.
This is obviously not a normal age structure.
Obviously, there is only one possibility.
"...these beasts."
Glancing at the prisoners of war fighting for nutritional ointment not far away, Liu Ding cursed in his mind, turned around and walked in the direction of the truck.
He needs to publish tasks, recruit players who can drive, and drive the captured trucks back.
The rest of the people had to walk.
Including himself.
…
"It's okay now, the bad guys have been driven away by us."
The cat above the head shook gently, and the sesame paste squatting on the snow comforted the crying girl.
not far away.
Ye Shi and Kuang Feng, who were carrying sniper rifles, finally came back from the north.
"MMP, why do I feel like I'm cheating again in this battle?"
Looking at Ye Shi who was cursing, Fang Chang, who was peeling potatoes, said casually.
"No, your information is very useful, and what you do is in line with the position of a scout."
Ye Shi: "Hey, that's what I said, but I waited for two days and didn't fire a single shot in the whole process. Is this reasonable?"
Even those little rookies had a good fight!
Fang Chang smiled and said.
"That's not good, the bullets saved are all yours."
Under the current version, in wars between factions, bullets will be released before the mission starts, and you can keep them if you are not finished.
This is also the reason why many players like to fight with bayonets.
If you shoot, you may miss, and if you miss two shots, you will lose blood. It is better to fight hand-to-hand. Ordinary predators are no match at all.
But recently it has become less frequent.
The mission income keeps rising, but the bullets are still the same price, the soldier profession is also discounted at 10%, and the supplies are not that scarce.
Sometimes saving bullets is just a habit, and no one does it deliberately.
Ye Shi rolled his eyes, squatted next to him, picked up a potato, and started peeling it too.
All the dry food he had brought was eaten. He was very hungry now and just wanted to eat a hot meal quickly.
"Where's Lao Bai?"
Fang Chang said casually.
"There is something wrong in reality. He got off after the war score came out, and he is now lying on the truck. I have to carry him to the save point in a while, so you two should come and help me."
Ye Shi chuckled.
"Ah... Lao Bai trusts me so much?"
Kuang Feng glanced at him.
"What do you want to do?"
Ye Shi smiled evilly and said, "Hey, it's nothing. I was just thinking about painting him a beard or something."
Fang Chang rolled his eyes.
"Can you be of some use?"
Kuang Feng coughed lightly and said, "Are you sure you want to destroy the trust between people? We all have trouble during the day."
Upon hearing this, Ye Shi was immediately frightened and said with a smile.
"Uh, I was just kidding."-
(The next chapter will be ready around 12 o’clock.)