Globe Trekker

Chapter 17
The sound of the gun broke bamboo and wood, and Wu Ming rushed downward for more than a hundred meters in the rain of bullets. Two bullets passed by his neck and the top of his head. The raised long hair was knocked down in a clump, it was really a risk and a fluke.

Running for more than [-] meters on the slippery and steep mountain road in one breath, Wu Ming's breath was short of stamina. The Mauser pistol in his hand fired five bullets during the charge, but because the distance was too far, he did not cause any damage to the blocking enemy below. Casualties, but it produced enough deterrent effect, at least none of the shouting enemies below dared to take the initiative to attack.

The people lying in ambush behind the rocks and trees were obviously not prepared. They obviously didn't expect Wu Ming to rush down and shoot like crazy. After a short period of confusion, he hurriedly launched intensive shooting. The sound rang together.

From the analysis of the point of impact, the pursuers above were obviously much stronger. They shouted loudly to stop the people below, and at the same time they fired back and forth at the section of the mountain road that Wu Ming had rushed to prevent Wu Ming from rushing down the mountain again. For a while, there were endless gunshots The mountains reverberate, and the mountains and the mountains echo each other, forming a great momentum.

In desperation, Wu Ming suddenly turned around, and flew into a dense rhododendron bush on the inside of the curve. The howling sound of wood breaking continued. Judging from the gunshots and the density of flying bullets, the enemy blocking the attack below seemed to suddenly strengthen. Thirty, otherwise such a dense rain of bullets would not have been fired.

Under such circumstances, rushing in is tantamount to a dead end, but Wu Ming is not allowed to hesitate any longer. The longer he stays here, the more dangerous it will be. Wu Ming can only make up his mind and give it a go. Use the cover of the dense forest to cross the rhododendron bushes for more than ten meters, and climb over the small ridge on the right side. As long as you climb over the ridge, there is a dense bamboo forest behind you. After passing through the bamboo forest and crossing the small river, you can escape into the wild forest in the north. .

Wu Ming made up his mind, quickly inserted the gun into his waist, bowed his body and rushed into the dense bushes amidst the messy gunshots, pushing forward with his hands scrambling the tangled branches, the long gown on his body was quickly torn to pieces. The rebounding branches left streaks of blood on his hands.

The violent shaking of the bushes alerted the pursuers on the mountain. A high-pitched shout sounded, and several bullets flew along with it, hitting the bushes around Wu Ming with crackling sounds, branches and leaves flying.

Wu Ming got out of the bushes without stopping, gritted his teeth and flew up with a muffled grunt. Like a fleeing wild wolf, he jumped up the protruding ridge. In the midst, the exclamation and warning sound immediately rang out, and the enemy who joined forces hastily turned their guns and fired, but Wu Ming escaped too fast. He climbed up the ridge and rushed forward regardless of life and death, and disappeared on the raised ridge in a blink of an eye. , Raindrops of bullets followed closely, hitting stone chips on the ridge and green smoke everywhere.

A few minutes later, dozens of people chasing up and down gathered together. The leader Wang Steward and the two leading company commanders climbed up the ridge panting, looking around in the vast forest, and there was no trace of Wu Ming.

Steward Wang beat his chest and stomped his feet in remorse, scolded and sighed, saying that letting the tiger go back to the mountain will cause endless troubles.The company commander who led the team saw that the three hundred oceans in his hand flew away, and he was even more angry, cursing his subordinates for being too slow and poor marksmanship.

All the servants and officers and soldiers had a different feeling. They all marveled at the fugitive's skill, he was just like the mountain leopard. This time, nearly a hundred people couldn't beat him to death. I don't know what to say next time. Such a desperado is the most lethal Headache, if it is more dangerous to go into the mountains to search, I am afraid that I will not find him, but will be killed by his cold gun, even if I see him, I will not be able to catch him.

Although Steward Wang was dispirited, he was extremely worried after hearing everyone's discussion, and realized that he had led all the people out and the family's defenses were empty.

The officers and soldiers were exhausted and got nothing. One by one, they cursed and went down the mountain weakly. It is almost impossible to catch the fugitives. The fugitives are already frightened, and they don't know that they will not show up until the year of the monkey.

How did the officers and soldiers know that Wu Ming did not run away. After rushing into the bamboo forest, the more he thought about it, the more useless he became, and the more he ran, the angrier he became. Quickly climbed to the middle of the mountain, crouched behind the huge boulder protruding from the mountainside and looked up and down. He was only a straight-line distance of more than [-] meters from the officers and soldiers who returned to the camp. inside.

The officers and soldiers had gone far away, Wu Ming put down his gun, and lay powerlessly on his back on the boulder, looking at the sky with white clouds, feeling extremely painful in his heart.

Wu Mingsi looked forward and backward, his mind spinning rapidly. From the clothes and accent of the enemy, he recognized the officers and soldiers of the county security regiment who had touched his lair. Complaints and the analysis of the motley clothes of that group of people are undoubtedly the militias of the surrounding towns. Looking at the whole process, the division of labor between the two groups is clearly arranged, and it must have been premeditated in collusion with each other, and it came suddenly and ferociously. Fate, it is impossible to do this without deep hatred!
So, who has such a big hatred for himself?Do you really think of yourself as a Communist Party?If so, who told the secret?If there is another reason, what is the reason?
Wu Ming pondered for a long time and couldn't figure it out, but he knew very well that he was in a very dangerous situation. From the analysis of the whole process just now, the officers, soldiers and militia must have blocked all the intersections around Taijin Mountain, and the dense gunfire must have also It disturbed Qizhen Temple and Tianjia Village at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that I had nowhere to go. In such a situation, how to save my life became the first big problem, and every step I took would be full of dangers.

I thought that when Chengzong came tomorrow, I would be able to fly far away with my ID card, go outside to try my luck, and change my destiny through hard work, but now, all good ideas have come to nothing, even whether I can live Getting out has become a problem.

Wu Ming collapsed on the rock, looking at the mountains in the distance, his face was full of worry and anger, the more he thought about it, the more grief and anger, a bold idea gradually took shape in his mind: Since someone wanted my life, how could I just run away cowardly like this?Even if you escape from danger and survive, you have to figure out what's going on.

After thinking deeply, Wu Ming put away his pistol and slid down the rock, looked around for a while and hid in the dense forest again. He walked eastward for more than a hundred meters on the rotted leaves, came to a small stream and turned north, and quickly walked along the winding stream. up the hill.

As the sun rose slowly, Tianjia Village under Taijin Mountain lost its former peace. The fierce gunshots in the early morning frightened many people. The villagers were terrified and asked around inexplicably, and no one dared to work in the fields.The men gathered at the village chief's house to inquire about the situation, and the women watched over their children and refused to let them go out. Only a few bold young men ran to the village entrance, looking in the direction of the gunshots.

Tian Zhenggang, who had been standing on the ridge for a long time, was in a particularly complicated mood. Seeing that the officers and soldiers who blocked the mountain pass as if they were approaching the enemy had not yet left, he had a premonition that something had happened to Wu Ming. The servant went down the mountain in a panic, chatted hastily with the officers and soldiers guarding the crossing, and then rode on his horse and led the people towards Huanggu Town. Tian Zhenggang was even more shocked.

Tian Zhenggang didn't know what kind of major event had happened that caused the officers and soldiers and the Chen family in Huanggu Town to mobilize so many troops. In his impression, such a thing had never happened before. The security team came and shouted around, how could it be like today's mobilization of troops and the sound of gunfire.

At noon, dozens of officers and soldiers who came down from the mountain left the foot of the mountain and returned to the county seat, but the more than ten officers and soldiers who blocked the pass down the mountain still did not withdraw. Pass the message.

After a while, two officers and soldiers on horseback ran towards the village. Tian Zhenggang slipped away in a panic. He was worried that the rifle he had quietly taken home and hidden would be found, so he dared not go home in panic. The village immediately turned quickly to the village chief's house, hiding behind a group of frightened old and young masters.

Two officers and soldiers of the garrison dismounted in front of the village head's house. Hearing the shout, the village head hurriedly put away his long pipe and went out to greet him, and a group of men followed.

The two officers and soldiers were sweating, and with dark faces, they conveyed the arrest order of the county magistrate Wang Daohan to the village chief, and posted a wanted order on the wall at the door, and announced loudly to the surrounding villagers:

"Wu Shanyazi, who hides on Taijin Mountain as a false Taoist priest, is a heinous traitor. Not only did the criminal attack the county town with the Communist armed forces in August last year, killing and wounding dozens of officers and soldiers, he also robbed the government and a large number of wealthy gentry. property, burned down more than a dozen houses, and before the Spring Festival, brazenly killed two national army officers who went to the countryside to conscript, and took away two guns, one long and one short. He was an extremely dangerous desperado. Anyone who knows his whereabouts must Report to the officers and soldiers of the county garrison and the townsmen groups as soon as possible. Those who have done meritorious service will be rewarded fifty oceans, and those who capture or kill the prostitute Wushan Yazi will be rewarded a hundred oceans, and their families will be exempted from three years of corvee and taxes."

When the news came out, the whole village was in an uproar, and the villagers couldn't believe their ears. It wasn't until the two officers and soldiers rode away that the people surrounding the village chief's house made a loud noise.

The respected village chief lost his mind, turned around amidst the confused and worried inquiries of the crowd, and finally looked for Tian Zhenggang, who had the best relationship with Daoist Wu, and everyone came to their senses and ran out to look for him, but the one who was still in the crowd just now Tian Zhenggang has disappeared without a trace.

Tian Zhenggang had already left the village and came to the foot of Taijin Mountain. With a pole on his shoulder, he approached the mountain pass leading to the gate of Qizhen Temple without any haste, and boldly told the officers and soldiers who set up the gate that he would come to Qizhen Temple to help. live.

The two guard officers and soldiers knew the reputation of Qizhen Temple and the habit of nearby villagers going up the mountain to help. After questioning, they found nothing unusual, and warned Tian Zhenggang to let him go.

Tian Zhenggang resisted the excitement in his heart, went up the mountain unhurriedly, observed carefully along the way, and did not dare to be careless. When he arrived at Qizhen Temple, he pretended to look for Taoist Chengzong and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and the young Taoist priest said, "Senior Brother Chengzong" Tomorrow will come, and I advised Tian Zhenggang not to stay too long and go down the mountain as soon as possible, and he closed the door and never opened it again.

Tian Zhenggang hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and strode towards Wu Wei's hut. When he came to the front of the hut, he didn't see any movement. He put down his shoulder pole and walked to the open hut door. After looking at it, I quickly crossed the stream and walked along the stream to the cave under the stone wall.

When he came to the entrance of the cave, Tian Zhenggang immediately realized that something was wrong, and was about to turn around and leave, when the black muzzle of the gun had already hit his head.

(End of this chapter)