bookrandom Chapter 180 Escape
Chapter 180 Escape
The sky was bright, but the city gates were still closed.
"Open the door, open the door!"
"Open the door, open the door!"
One call led to a hundred responses. The crowd raised their arms and shouted, slowly pushing towards the city gate.
The refugees who arrived late filled every open space on the street.
"Squeak~mute~"
The city gate could not bear the cries of so many refugees and slowly opened the door to life.
'Wow~'
The crowd rushed out like a tide, from jogging to running.
People leaving the city left without looking back, as if if they stopped for a second they would be left in Guanghe County forever.
Even ants are greedy for life, let alone humans who stand at the top of the food chain.
Lin Shu and her group went out of the city, chose a slightly open place, and put on their skis.
In front of everyone, he slid out with a whoosh, and the speed was beyond their imagination.
Two horse-drawn carriages were running madly behind.
I’m afraid of falling behind and becoming alone.
There are more and more refugees on the road, all of them are busy getting on their way, and no one wants to fall behind.
The ski team left everyone far behind, and Lin Shu, who was leading the team, saw that the team was a bit long.
I had to slow down and wait for the people behind me.
The two carriages lagged far behind, and the ski team could not be seen, so they could only follow the tracks.
The refugees leaving the city were desperately trying to make their way in their own ways.
With a shining knife hanging over one's head, no one wants to stop.
...
Lingzhou County.
The northern barbarian soldiers rode wildly in the county town, killing everyone they saw without leaving a single survivor.
All the houses were set on fire, flames shot up into the sky and everything turned into scorched earth.
Captain Li, who was seriously injured, was accompanied by only a few dozen wounded soldiers.
In order to allow the people to escape further, they held the west gate to offer a final resistance.
The county town has been reduced to rubble, and there is not a single good house left.
The northern barbarian soldiers came with revenge and burned, killed and looted everything.
The entire county was engulfed in flames, and the snow was slowly melting away by the flames.
The blood still cannot wash away the evil deeds of the Northern Barbarian Soldiers, and the pungent smell of blood tells of all the crimes committed by the Northern Barbarian Soldiers.
...
Captain Li on the city wall watched his men die heroically one by one.
With an arrow in his chest, he knelt on one knee, leaning on the military flag with his right hand.
Blood dripped from the corners of his lips and wounds, and he stared at the brutal northern barbarian soldiers with wide eyes.
Do not look down.
The officers and soldiers of Lengzhou County fought to the death with the northern barbarians, and no one was left alive.
The county town was destroyed and the people fled.
Fleeing civilians and refugees mixed together and fled in all directions.
The Northern Barbarians swept across the country unhindered.
Lives fell under the scimitars and arrows, and they died with their eyes wide open looking up at the sky.
...
Uncle Wu and his two sons, who had left the day before, stopped in a grove to rest at noon.
They lit a fire, roasted some dry food, and drank snow water to fill their stomachs.
"Dad, how long will it take us to reach Guanghe County if we just walk on foot?"
Wu Youcai grabbed a ball of snow and put it in his mouth, slowly warming it up before swallowing it, grimacing with cold.
"From what I heard, it would take at least half a month to get there, and that's if we take a bullock cart.
At our walking speed, it would probably take more than half a month.
The dry food we brought can only last for two or three days, so we have to find a way to get some food." Uncle Wu said tiredly.
“Let’s go into the mountains to hunt. If my uncle can do it, so can we.
If you have a sword, you can travel the world, and you won't have to worry about having nothing to eat." Wu Youqian waved the sword in his hand and said confidently.
"Haha, do you think the prey is waiting for you in the mountains?" Wu Youcai laughed.
When he mentioned going into the mountains, he recalled the painful days when he was caught in a bandit's den.
I really don’t want to go into the mountains.
Uncle Wu was silent and thoughtful. He was also thinking about this problem.
There were many refugees walking along the official road, and they couldn't find any food.
There was snow everywhere, and it was hard to find even grass roots, let alone food.
I wonder if it’s too late to dig the rat hole.
The three men, eager to get on with their journey, filled their water bags with snow and placed them by the fire to warm them.
It was getting late, and they had to find a safe place to stay before dark.
The three men did not dare to stay in the grove for long and put out the fire with snow.
"Dad, look, there's smoke."
As soon as he came out of the grove, Wu Youcai saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of Lengzhou County.
“Not good, it must be the Northern Barbarians burning the county town.
Fortunately, we left early and ran quickly. "
Uncle Wu's heart was pounding, and he screamed and ran away.
"Dad, Dad, we can't take the official road!" Wu Youqian reminded.
He also wants to be a hero, but when it comes to real fighting, he becomes a little weak.
If he met a lone Northern Barbarian soldier, he would still dare to give it a try.
It shouldn't be a problem for the two of them, father and son, to unite and kill a lone Northern Barbarian soldier!
"Yes, yes, let's go into the mountains." Uncle Wu said belatedly.
The three of them quickly left the official road and ran towards the mountain road.
The snow-covered mountain roads are rarely visited and are full of hidden dangers.
The three of them scrambled up the mountain in knee-deep snow, digging holes with every pull.
Sometimes, once you put your foot down, you need both hands to pull it out.
The three of them climbed up the mountain with great effort, risking their lives.
Wu Youqian cut down a small tree to explore the way, and moved forward step by step in the forest like an ant.
Uncle Wu and Wu Youcai followed in the footsteps and did not dare to deviate at all.
I was afraid that if I wasn't careful I would roll down the hillside, leaving a trail of deep footprints behind me.
At first glance, there were only one person's footprints.
...
The snow on the official road was dyed red with blood, and there were corpses all over the ground, even a three-year-old child was not spared.
"Wow wow wow..."
The hoarse cry of the baby was extremely eye-catching on the blood-stained official road.
A northern barbarian soldier raised his spear, and the baby in the cradle on the tip of the spear kicked around in fear.
The miserable cries did not soften the northern barbarian soldiers' hearts.
The Northern Barbarians raised and lowered the tips of their spears, and laughed inhumanely at this.
They rushed to pick the baby up on the tip of a gun and toss it around like a ball.
'whoosh~'
An arrow hit the baby on the tip of the gun, and the wind from the arrow carried the baby more than a meter away.
'Snapped! '
The baby fell to the ground, a small ball.
Before he could experience the beauty of the world, his short life was strangled by the brutal northern barbarian soldiers.
He knew nothing before he died, and his delicate facial features bled to death.
His mother, a beautiful woman wearing white fox fur.
Lying in a pool of blood, he watched his child, who was less than a month old, die at the hands of the Northern Barbarians.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, feeling fortunate that the mother and daughter could die together.
No longer worried about your baby getting lost.
A tear of blood fell from the corner of her eye. She slowly closed her eyes and chased after the child.
Flocks of crows appeared out of nowhere and fell down, making creepy croaking sounds.
The crows that were summoned kept falling down and joining in.
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The Northern Barbarian Cavalry would enter any village they saw; arson, murder, and robbery were their main occupations.
Not a single person was spared.
He completely ignored the people's pleas and cries, and spared no man, big or small.
There is no need to go into detail about the woman's fate.
After leaving, the village became a pile of rubble.
Occasionally, refugees would resist, but they would just deliver food to the Northern Barbarians.
Faced with the powerful Northern Barbarian soldiers, many people had only one thought.
That is to run, the faster the better.
Always stay away from the Northern Barbarians, it would be best if you never meet them in your life.
But the reality is that I am hiding everywhere like a stray dog.
The refugees placed their last hope on the government.