"If we don't run away, we will die here sooner or later." The man in front did not look back, but whispered, "As long as we escape into the mountains and pick up some food at the deserted beach, it will be better than dying here."
"But...but how can we run without knowing how to swim?"
The man who heard this before remained unchanged and continued in a low voice: "If you see that side in front of you, you can get there before the tide rises. As long as we see the opportunity and run there, the tide will flood that side. If we block the pursuit of the Tatars, we will have a chance to escape. And the Tatars are not strict in guarding us. Taking advantage of the good moonlight tonight is a good opportunity."
Hearing what he said, the two people behind him were very happy and quickly whispered: "Okay, we all listen to you, Brother Liu!"
Brother Liu, named Liu Ming, was about to speak when a voice suddenly shouted from behind him: "You guys, return to the team immediately!"
Liu Ming was stunned when he heard this. He turned around and saw that a Tatar had approached them and was waving to them impatiently.
In the past, the Tatars always stood far away, but they had never been so close.
This abnormal phenomenon made Liu Ming stunned for a moment. Turning his head to look elsewhere, he found that the Tatars seemed to be following them closely, which was different from before.
This discovery made Liu Ming anxious. The route he is currently optimistic about is the best escape route he has found after observing these days. But unexpectedly, when they were about to escape, the Tatars suddenly strengthened their guard.
Is that to escape or not to escape?
This thought just flashed through his mind, and he immediately had an answer. If you don't escape, you will die!
So, he glanced at his two companions behind him, winked, suddenly turned around, and ran away without saying a word.
His two companions immediately followed him and started running as fast as they could.
Their sudden movement made the Tatar who came over stunned for a moment. But he quickly reacted and immediately shouted: "Someone is running away, someone is running away!"
On the shore further away, the Tatars turned their heads and looked over when they heard the noise. Afterwards, many Tatars quickly chased here.
Other Han slaves who were picking up seafood at the beach saw three people running away frantically along the coast. Suddenly, they all became commotion.
The Tatars obviously want them to build the city. But building the city is a laborious task, and there is not enough food. People die every day. There is a high probability that no one is confident that they can persist to the end. Therefore, when they saw someone escaping, they suddenly became a little moved.
At the top of Lushun City, Ban Zhifu was also alarmed. After taking a look, he immediately issued an order. While strictly ordering his men to keep an eye on other Han slaves and not giving them a chance to escape, he also sent people to chase the three escaped Han slaves. slave. He said sternly: "We must chase them back and execute them in front of everyone. Otherwise, if we cannot deter the remaining people, they will all think of escaping!"
So, only three Han slaves escaped, but five fake Tatars chased them.
The sky was getting dark soon, the moon was full, the stars were sparse, and there was no haze. Under the moonlight, it would most likely be no problem to drive on a mountain road.
The waves are lapping at the shore. Although there is movement, it is very regular. People who are used to hearing it will automatically ignore the sound of the waves.
However, this night was a little different from before. The tide is rising, and the beach is being submerged little by little. The three Han slaves could not escape the pursuit of the fake Tatars behind them, so they could only run forward desperately.
"Brother Liu, I can't run anymore." Suddenly, someone gasped and shouted loudly.
After a tiring day, I didn't eat dinner, and I ran away for a long time. Although I had the will to survive, my physical strength just couldn't keep up.
Liu Ming was still running ahead, and their bare feet were stepping on stones. Not to mention the pain, they even left a lot of blood stains. If the calluses on the soles of the feet were not thick enough, it would not be possible to run that far.
"Don't stop. If you are caught by them, you will definitely be executed." Liu Ming didn't stop, but just gasped and replied.
Hearing their conversation, the five fake Tatars chasing them laughed. It can be seen from this that they did not use their full strength at all. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape this far and would have definitely been caught up by them.
Obviously, they must be a little bored and have such an opportunity to play cat and mouse.
"Run, don't stop, keep running if you can!" One of the fake Tatars laughed and said, "We are almost at the end. Let's see where you are going."
In front of them was the sharp corner of Lushunkou. They could not continue running forward and could only turn to the other side of the sharp corner. But in this way, the straight line distance between the fugitive and the pursuer is too close, and they will be easily attacked.
In fact, it was because they were not given enough time, otherwise, if they were far enough away, they would be given the opportunity to escape into the mountains. It's just a pity that most of the coastal areas are steep slopes that are difficult to run on. It's easy to be overtaken, so you can only keep running forward.
The ones running away in front slowed down because they had no physical strength, and the pursuers behind also took a breath, kept their distance, and began to jeer.
"You bastards have been running around for so long. You must be cheating and slacking off while working! Damn it, you are so exhausted!"
"Keep running, if you dare to stop, how about I chop off your hands and feet and hang them on the rocks to be eaten by crabs?"
"..."
Listening to their cold voices, the man who just couldn't run and wanted to stop burst out with new strength and continued to run forward. However, this kind of strength obviously cannot last long. When they almost reached the sharp corner, they couldn't run anymore. He simply stopped and said with a sad voice: "Brother Liu, you two run, I really can't run." Come on, fight them, stop them."
"Hey, stop us?" Upon hearing this, a fake Tatar shook the knife in his hand and sneered, "I will cut off your leg with one knife. Believe it or not, I won't waste any time?"
Liu Ming, who was running in the front, heard the movement behind him and became a little desperate. He also stopped and begged the fake Tatars behind him: "Masters, please do me a favor. For the sake of us all being Hans, please let us live!" "
"Damn Han Chinese, I'm not Han Chinese anymore!" When the five fake Tatars saw two of the three of them standing still, they couldn't help but stop and take a breath. At the same time, someone sneered and replied, "I've been tired for so long. How can I spare you!"
"That's right, you are not even qualified to be slaves!" Another fake Tatar also sneered, "We are all under the prince, and we are already raising the flag. We can still be Han like you. , go eat shit!"
Hearing what they said, Liu Ming was desperate, but he still tried to find a way out for himself, and then said again: "You have forgotten your ancestors so much that you are no longer Han Chinese. Aren't you afraid that one day when the imperial court comes back from killing you, you will be killed?" Are they really killed by Tatars?”
"Haha, haha..." Unexpectedly, his words caused these fake Tatars to laugh wildly, as if they had heard something very funny.
The sound was so loud that it even caused gravel to roll down the mountain. But no one paid attention. The sound of the waves was a little too loud and covered it up.
After a while, a fake Tatar stopped laughing, and then shouted sternly: "If the court wants someone who can still be killed, I will take your surname!"
"What kind of virtue is the imperial court? You are still thinking about this?" Another fake Tatar also mocked, "How did you come to Liaodong without knowing anything about it? Why don't you come back from the imperial court without being killed by the Qing Dynasty? That’s already thank God!”
Hearing this, Liu Ming couldn't help but be speechless. To be honest, he actually had no hope in the imperial court. The entire outside of the pass was lost, and even the people inside the pass could not be saved. How could they come to Liaodong to kill them!
However, he couldn't let these fake Tatars take them back, otherwise he would definitely die. He has seen how many compatriots who escaped were brutally killed after being chased back by the Tatars to shock others. Therefore, although his tone was soft, he still threatened again with a glimmer of hope: "Aren't you afraid that you will have no shame to see your ancestors after you die? As long as you are Han, who doesn't have enmity with the Tatars? You are worthy of those relatives who have died. ?”
What he said was really not an exaggeration. Since the wild boar Pinurhachi raised his troops, I don’t know how many Han people have been killed in Liaodong. To say that 100% of the Han people in Liaodong were persecuted by the Tatars may be a bit exaggerated. After all, a few traitors received preferential treatment after surrendering to the Tatars. But it is absolutely possible that at least 90% of the Han people have been persecuted by the Tatars, or their relatives have been killed, or their land has been occupied, or their interests have been harmed.
After hearing his words, two of the five fake Tatars fell silent. However, the other three people, with the attitude of dead pigs not afraid of boiling water, immediately replied disdainfully: "Everyone is dead, how can they survive?"
"So what if I lose my wife and children, as long as I live, I can just marry again!"
"That's right, as long as you work hard in Qing Dynasty, you will get beautiful wives and children later!"
"..."
Hearing them talking, the remaining two fake Tatars also followed suit.
"If you continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty, you will be disgracing your ancestors. Do you know that you will end your descendants?"
"Water flows to lower places, and people go to higher places. Only by following the Qing Dynasty can there be a way out and prosperity. You people who are not even qualified to be slaves, you know nothing!"
At this time, it can already be seen that they no longer care about their ancestors or not, they only care about whether they are living well or not.
Understanding this, Liu Ming knew that it was impossible to ask them to let these people go. So, he suddenly yelled and said to his companions: "Run!"
When he thought about it, he took advantage of the opportunity to talk and rested for a while before continuing to run.
Therefore, after he finished shouting, he turned around and ran again.
But the man behind him also raised his legs and ran, but found that he couldn't run. He fell down and couldn't get up even after climbing several times.
You can run in one breath, but once you stop, you can't run anymore.
When the five fake Tatars saw him, they all sneered. Four of them separated and continued to chase. The other one walked toward the fallen man with a grin.
As long as they talk, they are actually resting. Liu Ming and others will not take advantage. Even their physical strength is different, and they recover faster than Liu Ming and the others.
Liu Ming heard the movement behind him and knew that his companion must be dead. This time, he didn't stop anymore and gritted his teeth and ran forward.
However, he suddenly discovered that the companion who had not stopped while they were talking, but continued to run forward, suddenly stopped at the sharp corner in front, staring blankly in front of him, not knowing what he was doing. .
The thought of being able to run one by one made Liu Ming couldn't help but shout while running: "Run quickly, why are you standing there?"
The fake Tatars chasing after heard this and started laughing like a cat and a mouse.
"Haha, you can't run away in your dreams!"
"Run away as you like. If you can escape, I will take your last name!"
"If you really want to run away, just kill us first. Do you think it's possible?"
"..."
While they were talking like this, there was a conversation behind them.
"No...don't kill me..."
"I told you to chop off one of your legs, but you dare to run away!"
"..."
When Liu Ming heard this news, he felt really desperate. Because, he found that he couldn't run anymore, his legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead. It can also be heard from the voices that these fake Tatars are doing it with ease and are not trying their best at all.
Sure enough, I heard a fake Tatar suddenly say: "That's enough, it's too far away from the camp. If we don't go back, the tide will rise, and we have to wait until the tide recedes tomorrow before we can go back."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ming heard a desperate cry from behind him, and heard the voice of his companion.
He knew he couldn't run away, so he stopped running and turned around to look.
Behind the fake Tatars, I saw a fake Tatar standing in front of his fallen companion, holding his knife high and about to chop him down before his eyes.
Liu Ming was helpless and filled with grief and anger. He squatted down to pick up stones and wanted to fight them.
But at this moment, suddenly, he felt a blur in front of his eyes. The fake Tatar holding the knife suddenly had something stuck in his head. He let out a scream and fell to the sky.
Liu Ming couldn't believe this scene. He couldn't help but blink his eyes and look again. The fake Tatar had fallen on the beach with a sound.
His companion seemed incredulous when he saw this scene. He was stunned for a moment, staring at the fake Tatar who fell in front of him.
Immediately, a fake Tatar noticed something was wrong behind him and quickly turned around to look.
But at this moment, the man who was running at the front in a daze seemed to have come back to his senses, and shouted happily: "The boat..."
"Bang bang bang..."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Finally, the sound of the waves could not cover up the sound of the bow and arrow.
The four remaining fake Tatars were frightened and subconsciously wanted to hide, but it was too late. All four of them were hit by arrows and either fell to the ground or fell face to face on the beach. He was not dead for a while, just struggling before his death.
Liu Ming was dumbfounded. What is going on?
Could it be that someone escaped beforehand, but where did they get the bows and arrows?
Turning around and looking up the mountain, I saw a figure standing up on the top of a stone not far away.
