The old man responded and walked out. Chang Yu said: "My brother is injured and can no longer travel. He will stay with you to recuperate. He will come back to pick him up in half a month or in a month." He took out the
The old man's eyes lit up when he saw the money and he responded quickly. Chang Yu said again: "The ugly thing is ahead. If something goes wrong due to lack of care, your family of five will have to pay for it."
"Ah, the old man retracted his hand to take the money. If...if he himself were seriously injured and died...then we would be so unjust."
Chang Yu shook his head and smiled, pointed at Qing Yi and said to him: "This Taoist priest has a wonderful rejuvenation. It's hard to tell if he has a fever, but he is very awake now, so he will definitely not die from his injuries." Although this place is located in a deep mountain and old forest, it is inaccessible.
, but Chang Yu still has to be on guard, after all, no one can be sure about human nature.
Old Man Yang was a little confused.
"Shopkeeper, I don't want to thank you for saving my life, but I still have something to ask for, brother." At this time, Yan Wenzhao spoke,
"Brother Yan, please speak!"
"Don't abandon me, take me away. Even if you die on the road, you will accept it." Yan Wenzhao pleaded, and everyone looked at Chang Yu.
Everyone can understand Yan Wenzhao's state of mind. A person who has escaped death and is seriously injured is not afraid of death the most, but the loneliness before death and the fear of being abandoned. Even if he dies, he will die.
Be around your colleagues.
This feeling is similar to the desolate feeling when you are sick and have no family or friends around you to take care of you.
"It's not that I'm leaving Brother Yan behind, but we have to go... Not to mention the inconvenience along the way. You're seriously injured and you shouldn't be tired." Chang Yu thought for a moment and said softly: "You can recuperate here for a month.
Even if we don’t come back, you should recover and leave on your own..."
"Shopkeeper, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay here for long." Wang Fuchen spoke, and everyone frowned: "What do you mean?"
Wang Fuchen glanced at the old man and waved for him to enter the back room, and then whispered: "We killed seventeen thieves in Gouzina Village and took away their den. How could the thieves just let it go? Revenge is still to come. We are here
That has already exposed our whereabouts, how can they allow us to sneak into the country? As expected, we are following behind now!"
Chang Yu was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You can't judge people by their appearance. Even the ancients did not deceive me!"
"What do you mean by shopkeeper?" Wang Fuchen looked confused.
"It's good that you are careless and careful." Chang Yu nodded: "We should be careful to hide our bodies all the way so that the other party can't catch up too quickly, but as you said, it's not safe to leave Brother Yan here. Then
Let’s go together, it’s just going to be hard for Wu Mushan.”
Wu Mushan chuckled: "I'll ask Brother Yan to treat me to a drink later."
"Definitely, definitely!" Yan Wenzhao quickly handed over to everyone: "I will thank you for saving my life in the future."
It was getting late at this time, and everyone had eaten and drank. Chang Yu asked them to rest quickly and replenish their strength. He stayed on duty all night and listened to Yan Wenzhao talk about the information they had discovered. He unknowingly turned his head and glanced at the person who said that he could do it in two days and two nights.
Qing Yi, who was sleeping, also tilted his head and fell asleep.
When the sky was dark, Chang Yu woke up everyone, only to find that there was fluffy snow in the sky. He couldn't help but feel happy. If it rained harder, he would be able to get rid of the pursuers behind him. Chang Yu thought for a while and asked Wang Fuchen and others to make a stretcher.
It is easier for two people to carry it than for one person to carry it, not to mention that Yan Wenzhao was seriously injured and it would easily open the wound if he carried it on his back.
Then Chang Yu used the money to buy some dried meat from Mr. Yang and cut it into small pieces to distribute to everyone. In fact, the mountain people had no use in killing them, but they were very happy when they saw the money and gave Chang some extra fried cereals.
Yu them.
Before leaving, Chang Yu told him: "If anyone asks, just say you have never seen it, otherwise it will be a big disadvantage."
Of course, if it snows heavily, the pursuers will have no trace and will not be able to find this place.
The sky was gray, and the fluffy snow was dancing in the wind. Chang Yu and his entourage left quietly, just as they came quietly, and only Father Yang knew about it.
After some identification, I decided to go over the mountains to the east to reach Hancheng. However, Chang Yu’s trip was not to Hancheng but from Heyang, so he continued southward in the valley. After one day and night, the snow cleared and the group arrived.
We encountered the village again, this time Wang Fuchen pretended to be a hunter and went to the village to ask for water and directions.
The villagers were not suspicious at all. They gave them water and pointed in the direction. This is Honghuagou. Go south and climb four more hills to get out of the mountain. Then walk another fifteen miles to Heyang City. Wang Fuchen reported
Finally, Chang Yu sighed: "I have climbed all the mountains in my life."
Fortunately, the mountains mentioned by the villagers were not high, but rather ridges. After crossing the four ridges, it was already dark. Everyone climbed up and saw that there were many villages around them. The outline of the city was vaguely visible more than ten miles to the south. Yan Wenzhao looked solemn:
"We can't go any further. There are thieves in almost every village!"
Chang Yu leaned against the rock and looked into the distance, frowning and thinking. After a long time, he said, "Brother Yan, have our people never crossed Beiluo River?"
"It is said that, at least no one I know has been there. The blockade over there is a hundred times stricter than here." Yan Wenzhao exhaled with a solemn face: "Maybe some have been there, but they can't come back."
"Then how about we go on a adventure?" Chang Yu looked at the direction where the southwest sky and the earth meet: "Since you have already scouted Heyang County, there is no point in taking risks anymore. Let's go straight to the Wolf's Cave and cross the Beiluo River.
Go to Baishui and Pucheng.”
Fifty miles west of Heyang is Chengcheng County, twenty miles further west is Beiluohe, and west of Heyang is Baishui County and Pucheng County. The two cities are separated by a hundred miles to the south and north, and Baishui County is located to the north from Beiluo County.
The river is only twenty miles away, and Puzhou City is slightly further away.
If Li Zicheng built a defense line to resist the attack of officers and soldiers, the Yellow River would be the first line of defense, and the Beiluo River would be the second line of defense. Today, Hancheng and Heyang in the northwest region of the Guanzhong Plain are stationed with thousands of bandit troops respectively, and the central and southern parts are unknown.
, while Baishui and Pucheng are in the middle of the second line of defense. If the rebels station heavy troops here, it is certain that their main line of defense is in the plains, and Chang Yu will have to adjust his offensive strategy.
After hearing Chang Yu's suggestion, Yan Wenzhao was obviously surprised, but seeing the others' expressions as usual, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "We have all died once, so what if we die again? It's a pity that I can't help this time.
Then let’s go and experience it.”
"We will go wherever the shopkeeper says. Even if we go to the tiger's den in Xi'an, I will die without mercy." Wang Fuchen said sweetly, and Chang Yu laughed: "I have to go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, why go there?"
"Is the shopkeeper from the capital, Nanjing or Beijing?" Yan Wenzhao was a little surprised, and Chang Yu casually said: "They all have families."
"Now that we have decided, let's quickly find a dry place to rest and recharge our batteries." Kuang Ren looked around and it was getting dark: "Although there are many villages at the foot of the mountain, we can't stay overnight, and we can't walk down the mountain even tomorrow.
To be on the safe side, it is better to walk westward from the inside of the mountain and exit the mountain when you reach Beiluo River."
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "First of all, I would rather go down the mountain and fight all the way than go over the mountains again. Secondly, do you know how far away from here is where the Beiluo River enters the mountain? At our feet is Heyang, fifty miles to the west from Chengcheng County and further on.
More than twenty miles to the west is the Beiluo River, and when it enters the mountains, it turns around and heads northwest, so the straight-line distance is more than a hundred miles, and it will take until next year to climb over the mountains."
Kuang Ren was startled, then smiled: "So our journey of narrow escape from death begins now?"
"That's right, it's time to enter the main film." Chang Yu chuckled and looked around: "Let's make a nest for one night..." Yan Wenzhao interrupted him: "There may be a cliff heading eastward.
, there is a short hole where you can hide..."
"Let me tell you, since we are planning to break in anyway, why not find a village just like we did at Old Man Yang's house before, sneak into the village and control a family and then leave" Wu Mushan suggested, but Chang Yu rejected:
"First of all, it's deep in the mountains and old forests. There are no spy spies in those few households in the village, but it's different here. It's too close to Heyang County. It's a key area for thieves to guard against. There are spies both covertly and covertly, and they will notice the slightest movement.
, even if we were not discovered at the time, as soon as we left, the family behind us would go and report the news. Even though we were going to break in, the sooner we reveal our identity, the safer it would be."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and then carried Yan Wenzhao to find the cave.