Chapter 124
Chapter 124
Zhongheng's judgment was correct. In fact, if they hadn't been lucky enough to meet Jima who was hunted down and stayed where they were for the night, it would have been a risk to survive.
When following Gemma up the road to Pema Dobe, although the snow was falling heavily, the wind gradually became weaker. People in the caravan lit oil-soaked pine torches and illuminated the snow-covered road, barely distinguishing direction.
Gemma is an aborigine, so she is very clear about the terrain around the tribe, and she can't go wrong with her eyes closed. If it wasn't for the heavy snow, she would have rushed back to the tribe to see if there was anyone who escaped like her. Women and children can hide and go home.
Men who are taller than cart wheels are either killed or tied up and taken away as slaves. The women and children on the grassland will not be killed, but the spoils of the victor. For the women Their life, they say, is endurance, submission to the mighty man and the victor, raising a stronger and stronger offspring of the tribe.
Although Gemma is the daughter of a tribal leader, her fate is not much different from other women on the grassland. Perhaps she will have the opportunity to choose a stronger man as his reward for bravery.Although she doesn't like this kind of life, she doesn't hate it either.
Now, everything is ruined.Ruined by the wolves of the Nai tribe.
Gemma gritted her teeth viciously, and struggled to trudge through the ankle-deep snow. Bema Tube was actually not far from the convoy where the Han people were stationed, but it was only a few miles away, and everyone walked with difficulty. Almost an hour later, the white-haired wind that had just stopped for a while began to blow again at some point, and the sharp howling sound was like the howling of a hungry wolf on the grassland.
The snow on the ground was blown up by the wind, mixed with the snow falling from the sky, and whirled wildly. Gradually, the ground could hardly be seen clearly. Several pack horses fell silently to death. He was pushed under the horse and hissed and screamed.
"Unload the wagon! The bridles of the oxen and horses are tied together, and they all lean on the animals, pulling each other forward! The wounded man is carried into the carriage, go! Go!"
Zhong Heng raised his breath and roared, picking up Yan Qing who was bruised and swollen with one hand, and tied him and the stumbling Wu Guanshi to his belt, and with the other hand, he grabbed Jima who was leading the way.
The caravan gave up all the trucks and moved forward with only a few carts of coal, grain, and medicinal materials. Before the white hair wind raged completely, they finally arrived at Beima Tubu.
The howling wind blew across the ridge in front of the tribe, bringing up countless snow.
The tragic situation in the tribe has long been covered by snow. Several broken tents fell on the ground and were torn into pieces by the wind.
Fortunately, the thick earthen houses made of mud and hay were not blown down. The outer walls of several earthen houses were still covered with cow dung cakes, and the roofs were covered with a thick layer of snow, which looked like a row of Snow-white thick cubes.
"Let the cattle, horses and carts lean against the fence of the earthen house, the shed, and the wounded and sick will enter the house!"
Although he was extremely tired, in the cruel wind and snow, everyone had to work hard for his own life. If he slack off a little, what he had to pay was his life.
Fortunately, although the Beima Tube is not big, there are still more than a dozen earthen houses. The earthen houses of the Qiang Man are not small and spaced apart like the houses of the Han people in the Central Plains, but large rectangular rooms, where eating, sleeping and living are all in the house. In the village, even cattle, sheep, and young animals are kept in the house, and four hundred or so people are crowded in separate houses, but they can barely fit.
There was still blood in the room, and there were even a few chopped-up corpses. Everyone carried them out silently. The gap, lest the way out be blocked by snow after the snow stops, that's really fatal.
As for the cattle and horses that pull the carts, there is really no place to put them in the house, so they can only be curled up together and covered with some linen leather to keep out the wind and snow. It's snowing and cooling down, and even the cattle can't resist it.
Gemma stared, desperately holding back tears, and together with the Han people, they dragged the dead bodies out of the house and placed them outside.
Among the dozens of earthen huts, no one survived, and no one escaped back.Her father and brother didn't even leave the whole body behind.
The earthen house has a door but no windows, and there is a small hole in the place of the earthen stove to let the smoke pass through. The earthy yellow walls are blackened by smoke, dirty and depressing. This kind of house was originally used by the stewards and relatives of the people in the tribe. , the slaves lived in pens with their cattle.The shepherds are not as sophisticated as the Han people, and the houses they build are rough and dark, but such houses are more suitable for grasslands, able to keep out the cold, not afraid of wind and snow, and it is not a pity to abandon them when nomadic in seasons.
The coal stove was turned on again, and then lit again. Several guards and men in the caravan were suffering from the cold. At this time, people had already had a fever. More people's shoes were wet from the snow, and their toes were numb and purple from the cold. If he can't be treated in time to slow down, this foot may be useless.
"Licorice, cinnamon sticks... make soup, soak hands and feet in warm water, be careful, don't tear off the sticky clothes on your feet, soak them slowly. Take tallow cream, and apply it to those with mild frostbite!"
Zhongheng recited a bunch of medicinal ingredients fluently, held his "protection money" tightly and was silent for a moment, then immediately ordered everyone to treat him.
The prescriptions and medical materials for frostbite, as well as the antifreeze tallow ointment, were all ordered by A Xianqian to take him with him before he left. A Xian even asked him to carry a pile of medicines in case something happened. He memorized prescriptions for bone fractures, insect bites and snake bites, promoting tendons and activating blood circulation, and even folk prescriptions for women with dystocia.
At the time, Ah Xian had a plausible argument, saying that even if he couldn't use it himself, he could treat people at will. Knowing how to use these prescriptions on the grassland, he could be called a miracle doctor!This name, not to mention small tribes, even the Turkic king's tent can get away with it.
It's good now, I haven't become a genius doctor yet, I have used it first, Zhongheng couldn't help but a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It is precisely because of the complete preparations that the frostbitten people in the team can be treated in time, and there should not be too many injuries.
Now, I can only hope that God will be merciful, and the wind and snow will stop early.
Zhong Heng lowered his eyes and caressed the copper coins on his wrist, no matter what, he must live well.
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Because they set off more than ten days later than Zhongheng's caravan, Li Xian hurried to Zhezhi Pass, and when they arrived at Zhezhi Pass, it had been snowing heavily for two or three days, and after they had a good rest and left the pass, the snow had already lightened However, the snow on the ground is almost down to the knees of adults, and walking into the grassland to chase people with chariots and horses is probably not much faster than snails.
Li Xian looked at the map in his mind, which meant that the "protection money" in Zhongheng's hand was a bit dim - this was a sign of insufficient energy. Calculate the distance, and it was seventy or eighty miles away from him , if the weather is normal, it will only take a day or two to catch up, but now...
"Change the sleigh!" Lord Li roared violently.
Zheng Qing hurriedly waved his hand to ask the guards to stop several carts. Under the command of the iron armor, he quickly unloaded the wheels and installed them on the pry boards made in Diqiu. One of the strategies.
Although the pry board was made extremely rough due to the tight schedule, it was much better than the wheels. Each large car was laid with four thick flat boards with one end up, which made the heavy car body difficult to move. Deeper into the snow, the cow and horse will save a lot of effort.There are not many bumps and ravines on the grassland, so the pry board is much smoother to walk on.
The guards also jumped off their horses, got on a pry board and a few small carts that Jane sat on, and let the horses pull them. Compared with riding a horse or stumbling on the snow by themselves, it was much more convenient and quicker.
Li Xianben also thought about letting the guards use a single "sled", but that thing is too technical, and he accidentally fell down when he first started using it. Now that he is in a hurry, it is more convenient and practical to pry a car.
Lao Zhong took a closer look at the pry car and other equipment, and said, "This is a bit like the way of the northern barbarians."
"It's good that it works, how can I take care of so much."
Li Xian said irritably, he had a few blisters on his lips, his eyes were bloodshot, and he hadn't heard the sound of his own goods being rammed for several days. Although he could see the "synchronous frequency generator" moving slowly, his heart was still Empty and restless.
Two days ago, when the heavy snow began to fall, the "synchronous frequency generator" stopped in one place. I don't know where Ah Heng hid to avoid the snow, or did some accident happen?I dare not think about it, so I can only move forward with all my strength to find him as soon as possible.
"How is the second child?"
Lao Zhong and Li Xian were sitting on a sled, and asked in a low voice.Since Li Xian was able to move in one direction so accurately and confidently at this time, and his master's school was so mysterious, it was impossible to say that he and the second child could have some kind of secret connection.
"I don't know. He has been parked in one place for almost three days, seventy or eighty miles away." Li Xian stared anxiously ahead, and said in a low voice.
Lao Zhong was silent for a moment, then stood up suddenly in the car, stared at Li Xian and asked, "Can you find him? You want to save my kid, do you dare to come with me?"
Li Xian sneered and sneered: "Of course I can find him. If I don't want to save your son, why don't I come to Gehe Le for an outing in this terrible weather?!"
"Okay!" Lao Zhong yelled, grabbed his rucksack with one hand, lifted Li Xian on his back with the other, and shot out of the car like an arrow off the string. With one kick, he has already ran more than ten feet away!
Li Xian was dizzy for a moment, and only had time to yell at Zheng Qing: "Follow my footprints!" Then he was carried away by Lao Zhong.
The animal Lao Zhong ran wildly on the snow field, and it ran much faster than the ox-drawn cart, but the bumps along the way were so severe that the adult was like riding on the back of a mad cow, and he almost vomited out his biliary water after being bumped.While dizzy, he had to correct his direction from time to time, throwing a few electric balls towards the side of the road, making a big snow pit mark on the snow, so that Zheng Qing and the others could catch up.
It's really miserable!
Since Li Xian was reborn in this life, when has he suffered such hardships? Although he knew that this old man was also anxious to save Ah Heng, his sudden outbursts on a whim did not allow people to prepare for it. Can't help but scold "Bi Qi Niang Zhi", how can he care that this is his old father-in-law? !
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