There was a muffled sound of "bang", a small puff of white smoke rose into the sky, a cluster of flames flashed past, the fully loaded ammunition was triggered as scheduled, and the flash cap was fired under the double pressure of the boss and weight, and the instantaneous The flame passed through the ignition hole in the middle of the brass partition, igniting the propellant, and fired the lead bullet straight upward. The front end of the bamboo tube exploded, and the large-caliber soft lead bullet easily passed through the swordsman's left foot, carrying the bone with it. Slag and minced meat flew into the air. The swordsman who opened the way in front covered his feet and screamed and fell. Everyone was shocked by the sudden change. Only Wei Mingchen did not retreat but moved forward quickly. The swordsman's left foot was pierced by a booby trap. Bloody and bloody, it was obviously impossible to move on, and in order to take care of this cumbersome lottery number, he had to leave at least one person behind. He looked around, and the rest of the people were watching him quietly. He really wanted to stay. He left this guy to die or stabbed him to death, but he couldn't. Wei Mingchen took a deep breath and said: "Leave one person to send him back, and the others will continue to chase."
Wei Mingchen felt faintly uneasy. What might be waiting for him in front of him was not a wounded native dog, but a ferocious lone wolf.
A "bang" explosion came from behind. Xu Tong stopped and turned around suddenly. The power of a small booby trap is about the same as a 13mm minigun bullet, and the propagation distance of the gunshot is about three kilometers. So The clear sound of gunfire means that the enemy is no more than one kilometer away from here. Even though the field road is winding and difficult to navigate, if they travel at this speed, they will be overtaken within thirty minutes. Looking at the back of Li Baiqing who is stumbling in front, Xu Tong gritted his teeth and decided whether to fight or leave. Perhaps it was time to make a choice.
He has completely lost his sense of direction now, and it is difficult to even determine where he is roughly. However, he knew that he was quite far away from any county or major village or town where the National Army was stationed. The enemy's choice of taking action in this place must have been carefully considered. The surrounding openness is enough to ensure that there are no Australian troops around to quickly come to the rescue. As for the militiamen and Xiangyong, they will never go out without knocking on the door.
There is no support in sight, the enemy situation is unknown, the terrain is unfamiliar, there is no suitable equipment, and the wounded are carried. Everything presented in front of him definitely shows his own weakness. If it was only him, Xu Tong relied on his extraordinary physical fitness and technology to defeat him. There is a high probability of getting rid of the pursuers, but when there are two people and one is injured, it is almost a dead end regardless of fighting or escaping.
Li Baiqing has been the spy of Australia and Song Dynasty among the people since the bombardment of Guangdong. He has been collecting intelligence and cooperating with the actions for several years, until the bloodless opening of the city. He is so deeply involved in the intelligence activities of Australia and Song Dynasty that he has never wavered after many tests. There are very few people who were not exposed during the recovery of Guangdong. Because of their trust, they were reused. When they were partners, they were worthy of being entrusted. But when he falls into the hands of the enemy, he will become a bomb with a fuse. Overtly or covertly, even revealing a few names may cause huge losses. He knows too much. If you can't leave alive, just stay here forever. A fierce light suddenly appeared in Xu Tong's eyes.
As if he felt something, Li Baiqing suddenly quickened his pace. He walked hard forward, not caring about the opening of the wound on his abdomen. As he walked, he kept saying: "I...I'm okay, I can still walk, I can still walk..." Accompanied by rustling footsteps, Xu Tong himself approached Li Baiqing step by step. His right hand slowly tightened the handle of the short knife inserted diagonally on his waist, and the blood oozed from his palm. The cold sweat made his hands feel cold and his breathing became more rapid. As if realizing that his actions were meaningless, Li Baiqing gradually stopped and slowly turned his head to look at Xu Tong. The two looked at each other. Li Baiqing's eyes were first full of fear, anger, helplessness, sadness and prayer. After a moment, his eyes gradually became calm, and finally he sighed softly and whispered: "I hope the Senate will be worthy of me. This old fate.”
Under Li Baiqing's peaceful gaze, Xu Tong's body froze. The scene of Li Baiqing shouting twice to help him out at the alliance meeting appeared in front of his eyes. His heart moved, and his right hand that tightly grasped the handle of the knife slowly loosened his grip. Xu Tong didn't know why he gave up. Maybe it was gratitude, maybe he couldn't bear it, or maybe it was like Director Wu said, people shouldn't be responsible for things they haven't done. Xu Tong couldn't sort out his thoughts, but he knew , once decided, it will not change. Xu Tong's breathing calmed down little by little, and his tense body gradually relaxed. He reached out and patted Li Baiqing's shoulder, leaving a moist fingerprint on Li Baiqing's shoulder, and said warmly: " Lao Li, don't think blindly, I mean, you can't run around like this, you have to find a way."
Xu Tong said: "The two of us are tied up, and no one can run away. If we fall into their hands, there will be no way for you and me to survive. We will either be tortured or beheaded on the spot. If we can't stand the torture and confess indiscriminately, I'm afraid we will be tortured again." If your family is harmed, you and I have no way out, I have a way, please listen."
Li Baiqing nodded vigorously with a pale face. He could only believe it because he knew that fleeing alone was Xu Tong's best choice.
Xu Tong continued: "Although I don't know exactly where we are now, it is probably near Liufeng Forest. I will choose a place for you to hide and make a disguise for you. When the pursuers approach, I will fight them head-on. Lure away the pursuers. Once the pursuers leave, leave immediately. I just looked around from a high place and saw a path not far ahead on the west side pointing down the mountain. It looked like a woodcutter had stepped on it. Don't worry about me. Just go west and don't look back. Going in two ways will give you more chance of life than going all the way. Life and death are determined by destiny. It depends on your destiny. If you can return safely, Xu will have a drink with Brother Li."
Li Baiqing's lips trembled and he said, "Thank you Xu..."
Xu Tong waved his hand and said, "There's no need to say any polite words, we don't have much time."
After saying that, Xu Tong picked up the broken jacket on the side and took out several strips of cloth sewn inside the clothes from the waist, cuffs, and hem. Each strip of cloth had several slots, which could be used as suspenders or straps. A tourniquet can also be used as a camouflage belt. The key point of camouflage is not to clearly show the outline of the human body, focusing on the shoulders and head. Xu Tong first picked up a handful of relatively moist soil, then poured a little water from the water bag, mixed it with a handful of wet mud, and wiped it on Li. To prevent reflection on Bai Qing's exposed face and hand skin, he also took off all items on his body that might cause reflection, including wrenches and a copper buckle, and then tied the camouflage belt around Li Bai Qing's head, shoulders, and On the back, he then found a low-lying area nearby that was covered with dense vegetation. The trees on the dark side stuffed Li Bai into it. He also picked some branches and grass bundles with similar colors to the vegetation from the surrounding area and quickly inserted them into the camouflage belt. Jack, and piled some more beside Li Baiqing to cover his body. After the disguise was completed, he quickly stepped back to confirm the effect of the disguise. It looked a little stiff from a distance of about ten meters. Xu Tong quickly returned and took a moment. After sorting it out, until the outline and projection of Li Baiqing's prone body were completely blurred and no longer appeared abrupt in the terrain, and the camouflage color and the natural background color were nearly unified and almost integrated, he nodded with satisfaction. Xu Tong looked up. The sky was getting darker and the vision would become worse. This was a good thing for hiding. In a dim and mottled environment, even an old hunter sometimes couldn't distinguish between a person standing still and a person standing still in a short time. The difference is just a stump, but as long as you give him enough time, all traces will not escape his eyes. This hasty disguise cannot fool a real veteran. Don't place your hopes on the enemy's stupidity.
Xu Tong walked to the bush, cleaned up the traces left behind, and finally whispered: "I'm leaving. Remember, no matter what you see or hear, don't come out. Be patient. Don't hesitate if you have the chance. Good luck."
Wei Mingchen followed Xu Tong's footsteps. Wei Mingchen had seen the buried bamboo booby traps. They were not big, but not too small. The shell of the bamboo alone took up a lot of space, and he knew that Xu Tong and Xu Tong were there before going up the mountain. Li Baiqing searched them all. Although not very carefully, no weapons or extra items were found. Even if there were hidden weapons, there wouldn't be too many, no more than three. Wei Mingchen could spot such hidden weapons at a glance. The defect is too small and can only be used for point killing. Only when there are many people and concentrated in a narrow place can it be triggered with a higher probability. Its use has great limitations. As long as the road is slightly wider and the distance is wider to avoid the main road. and suspicious points, the probability of triggering will be greatly reduced, but this exquisite hidden weapon may confirm that the other party is a spy of the Kun thief.
Wei Mingchen and others were divided into two columns and walked more carefully. Even if they had to endure the scratches of branches, they tried to avoid the wild roads trampled on. Their years of experience in outdoor life made them walk not slowly, but they encountered no obstacles in front of them. This made Wei Mingchen a little confused. If he encounters a trap for the second time, it will make the pursuers more cautious and fearful, which can greatly slow down the pursuit, buy himself more time, and may even give up the pursuit. He wasn't sure whether he had accidentally avoided the trap or whether his opponent had given up resistance. He didn't know that Xu Tong just didn't want to waste the last booby trap on the possibility that it might be completely ineffective. He needed every piece of equipment to really play its due role. Wei Mingchen also looked up at the sky. It was getting darker. When night fell, he would have to give up the pursuit. He had to speed up. His time was also running out.
Xu Tong held a handful of dead branches in his left hand and a tree trunk picked up from the road in his right hand. The trunk was thick at one end and thin at the other. The diameter of the thick end was slightly larger than the diameter of the bamboo tube. A deep depression was dug in the cross section with a knife. Hole, insert most of the booby trap into the tree trunk, leaving only a small half of the head. The small gap is filled with wet mud, and the outside is tied tightly with a strap scrawled along the outside to make a short spear shape.
(End of chapter)
