I opened a treasure chest on the road to escape

Chapter 61 Kill without mercy

A group of people came near the city gate and looked at the city gate.

The victims near the city gate were instantly attracted by the arrival of Chen Chuxue and his group. They were curious, surprised, and even greedy.

In addition, some people's faces were full of anger and dissatisfaction.

Chen Chuxue and others were a little confused. It seemed that they had not offended them!

The curious looks from others are understandable.

They couldn't figure it out, but ignored it. They planned to approach the city gate to see if they could communicate with the soldiers above.

The people around them stared at them. Although Chen Chuxue and others looked very weak, the people around them felt that they still looked better than themselves and others.

Let's put it this way, Chen Chuxue and others can only look a little depressed, but they are refugees.

Everyone speculated that he might be a rich man who escaped from which town.

But they didn't have a carriage, they didn't have any baggage, and they didn't look like rich people.

Therefore, everyone became curious and stared at them carefully.

"stop!"

"If you get any closer, we'll shoot!"

On the city wall, when a soldier saw Chen Chuxue and others approaching, he shouted sharply and even raised his bow and arrow.

Chen Chuxue and others immediately retreated, and Uncle Geng even took a step forward to block them.

"Sir, we originally came from Jiangnan, and now we plan to return to Jiangnan. Can you let us enter the city..."

"Pfft!"

As soon as these words came out, both the soldiers on the city wall and the surrounding victims laughed out loud.

The soldier smiled and said, "I've heard this excuse several times. Can you please change it to something new?"

However, a soldier next to him couldn't bear to say that Chen Chuxue and others were both women and children.

"You should just go back and forth from where you came! The imperial court has issued an order that the victims of the disaster in each government are not allowed to leave their own government, otherwise they will be treated as treason and will be killed without mercy!"

Since the uprisings in various places, the imperial court not only sent troops to suppress the uprising, but also sealed off the various state capitals and prevented the victims from leaving the prefecture, so as to prevent the victims of the disasters in this prefecture and the victims of other prefectural capitals from uniting in uprising.

In this way, the victims of the uprising in our government can be caught in the jar.

But there is also a disadvantage. Those victims who do not survive and plan to escape may join the uprising victims when they see no way out.

But the imperial court had no choice but to allow the victims to escape. Not to mention that the uprising forces in other states would grow stronger, but that when the famine was over, the number of people in this province would definitely decrease, and it was unknown how many people would be alive by then.

Therefore, no matter what, the state capitals blocked the access routes and prohibited victims from crossing the state capitals.

"Give up!"

A victim next to him mocked, "We've been here for ten days and a half and haven't seen the city gate open..."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Chuxue frowned and turned to look at the victim who spoke.

He was a man with disheveled hair, a dark face, and tattered clothes, no different from a beggar.

Chen Chuxue and others frowned. These people had stayed here for ten days and a half and had not opened the city gate. In other words, the result would be the same if they continued to stay.

"Really?" Chen Chuxue couldn't help but said, "If that's the case, then why don't you leave!"

As soon as these words came out, it seemed that he had offended the public.

Everyone glared at them, "None of your business!"

"That's right, get out of here!"

"This is not your place."

"If you don't want to die, get out!"

Suddenly, the crowd around them became excited and shouted at them to get out. If Chen Chuxue didn't want to expose her space, she would have taken out her bows and arrows and pistols to intimidate them.

"Let's get out of here first!"

In the end, Aunt Geng decided to retreat first.

Seeing Chen Chuxue and others leaving, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but still stared at them closely.

Chen Chuxue and others walked five or six hundred meters away from the city gate, where they could not see clearly, and then stopped. "Dad, what should we do? The city gate is not open, and we have no way to get in."

Geng Xiaoyan also heard what they said and was a little anxious. Those people almost scared her just now.

If we stay for one more day, I'm afraid these people will really take action.

"I've thought of a few ideas." Chen Chuxue suddenly spoke, and everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiaoxue, what good idea do you have!"

"I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower!"

Chen Chuxue suddenly lost her temper, "Which one do you want to hear?"

"Everyone listens." Geng Xiaoyan quickly hugged Chen Chuxue's arm and shook it, "Sister Chuxue, please stop showing off."

"Let me tell you what to do first." Chen Chuxue looked up and looked around, then whispered, "The next best thing is to use a grenade to blow up the city wall and blow a hole in the wall so that we can get in."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

They know the power of grenades, but they also make a loud noise that attracts attention.

And the city wall exploded, which turned a small matter into a big deal.

After all, let alone whether the imperial court would be wary of those weapons, and then frantically search for them.

Just say that if they blow up the city wall, the surrounding victims will follow them and run in. This will not only affect the county magistrate's company, but also make him lose his hat. Even if he digs three feet into the ground, the county magistrate will find them. from.

"It turned out to be too bad a move, so let's forget it." Aunt Geng twitched the corner of her mouth and gave up the idea decisively.

Uncle Geng also nodded and agreed with his wife's suggestion.

Chen Chuxue also smiled and said, "I don't really want to use bad tactics, and grenades alone may not be able to blow up the city wall."

In previous lives, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, artillery was used to attack cities, but not all city walls could be blasted open.

Cannons may not be successful, let alone grenades.

Therefore, she listed it as the next best option.

"Sister Chuxue, where is Zhongce?"

"The middle strategy is to take a detour."

"Detour?"

Uncle Geng was stunned. Isn't this back to the original problem?

Geng Xiaoyan had asked before if he could take a detour, but Dongqiu County was built on a mountain pass with mountains on both sides.

If you want to take a detour, you have to cross mountains and ridges.

"Yes, a detour."

Chen Chuxue nodded, "This mountain is actually not that high, and there has been a famine for several years. There are no dense forests and ferocious beasts on the mountain anymore, so the danger has been reduced by half..."

Uncle Geng nodded, indeed.

The only question now is whether the other side of the mountain is a cliff. If it is a cliff, then they will not be able to get over.

However, he felt that the possibility of taking a detour through the mountains was not high, because if that were the case, it would be impossible for the victims at the gate of the city to wait here to die.

Since they came all the way here, they obviously didn't want to die, so they couldn't have thought of taking a detour over the mountains.

Unless, this road is blocked.

Therefore, they will always guard the city gate, intending to wait for a hope.

Therefore, although Chen Chuxue's middle strategy seems stable, the success rate does not feel high.

Of course, unless they see it and know it, it might be different from what they guessed.

However, they suddenly looked at Chen Chuxue expectantly. Under such circumstances, she could come up with several ways. Although the success rate was not high, it was still hope.

And, more importantly, the best solution has not been found yet, so maybe there is hope.

Therefore, Geng Xiaoyan couldn't wait to ask, "Sister Chuxue, what's the best plan?"

(End of this chapter)