Doomsday rat

Page 172

"Hey, Bires, come and see..." Before Zhumabayi could react, Fang Wenlin, who was already far ahead, suddenly shouted.

"Go, the hot spring is here. Let's wash separately, ladies first..." Fang Wenlin didn't need to call Hong Tao to know what was ahead, there was a wisp of smoke rising slowly on the hillside not far from the east bank of the Chateau River.

"...Do I have to go?" Zhu Mabai seemed reluctant to take a hot spring.

"If you don't want to soak alone, I can accompany you to soak..." Hong Tao's mouth immediately tilted to the side, and his front teeth were bared, with a considerate smile all over his face.

"..." Zhumabayi was probably moved by Hong Tao's fearless spirit, and walked towards the river without looking back.

"Remember to take off your shoes and cross the river, don't get your boots wet, it's very cold on the mountain..." Hong Tao didn't think he was considerate enough, and chased after him.

There are five springs in total, but Hong Tao only saw three, and the other two seemed to have dried up.If there were no previous descriptions from Crimea, he would really have thought that these two springs would no longer emit water due to geological movements, but this is not the case.

This hot spring is a geyser, and the water source is neither groundwater nor rainfall, but is supplied by the glacier in the south.Every June, there is a lot of melting water from the glaciers, and some of the water enters the deep crust along the crevices of the mountain to be heated, and then squeezed out from here to form several hot springs.

In November, as the temperature drops, the amount of water melted by the glacier decreases, and the amount of water deep in the bottom shell is not enough to gushe out, and the hot springs gradually disappear. It is a magical natural cycle to continue next year.

It is said that the country planned to build a railway from Yining to Baishui City a few years ago, which passed through here, but many scholars opposed it.They worried that the railway would damage the structure of the glacier and cause large-scale degradation, which would affect the local water source and even the climate, so the railway has not been started.

It is impossible to judge whether it will affect the local water source and climate, but he is sure that once the mountain is drilled to build bridges and pave roads, 80.00% of the glaciers in the south will disappear, and these hot springs will naturally lose their water source, completely turning into a historic Site.

Chapter 531 Take a Bath on Heroes

Because Zhu Mabayi was changing clothes, Hong Tao and Fang Wenlin did not go to the hot spring, but stood on the hillside and looked towards the South Pole.There are not only Daban, glaciers, and glaciers that are about to face, but also the majestic Baitou Mountain.I don't know the name, but against the gloomy sky, it is more forbidding than when the weather is clear.

"It's so beautiful..." Although Fang Wenlin has been tortured by life for so many years, he has not lost his artistic style in his bones, and is more sensitive to the beauty of nature.

"Yeah, but the more beautiful the more dangerous, it's better not to mess with it..." Hong Tao is more humanistic. What others admire is the majestic scenery of the mountains, but his small eyes keep glancing at the girl on the other side of the hot spring. slim body.

The ancients often used water lotus to describe beautiful women, but at this time Zhumabayi is a snow lotus, white and refined, and the flying snowflakes not only did not cover her demeanor, but added a lot of color.

"Do you know why I am willing to take risks with you?" Fang Wenlin still knew little about Hong Tao, so he didn't understand the meaning of the words, and he was still paying attention to nature.

"There is something wrong with what you said, do you have a choice?" Hong Tao curled his lips, disdainful.If you are desperate, you can say that you are desperate, no matter how nicely you say it, you are also desperate.

The reason why the rebels were crushed by the Redeemer was not because they were dragged down by undercover agents like you.As long as she has a little foresight and brains, she won't let a young nun be fooled around and help count the money after being sold.

"...It is said that Master Xuanzang also passed by here back then, why can't I if he can pass by." Fang Wenlin didn't care about the harsh words, and expressed his thoughts.

"Tang Seng's team is relatively united. Even if Sun Houzi and Bajie have disagreements on many issues, it is an internal conflict after all. We are different. You are a refugee who claims to be an undercover rebel, and she is a nun who cannot bear oppression. I am a nun with unknown origins A meddling herdsman has too many ingredients. If I were a rebel, I wouldn’t believe it even if the combination of the three of us was killed, and it would be kindness if we didn’t kill him right away.”

Hong Tao really wanted to say that there was a bone spirit in the team, who was waiting to be led by you, Zhu Bajie, to eat Tang Monk meat, but he held back his words.Is Fang Wenlin worthy of 100% trust?Why can't others figure it out clearly? Anyway, Hong Tao doesn't dare, so let's continue to observe and observe.

"You can rest assured about this. Now our news should have reached the ears of the Rebels. They must be trying to rescue them. You may not believe that the Rebels and the Redeemers are not a group of people at all, and the way of doing things is completely different. , won’t be cruel to one’s own people easily.”

Fang Wenlin still didn't understand the other meaning in Hong Tao's words, so he confidently denied this worry, and by the way, he also popularized the concept of rebel army to Hong Tao.

"Did you get kicked out of power just because of this back then? If you were more ruthless and dirty, maybe you could still keep control, and there would be no redeemer now, let alone nuns. Those poor Should women thank you for your kindness, or should they curse you trash?"

"Any idea also needs to be realized before it is meaningful. If it is really good, it should benefit more people together, instead of running to the corner and hiding in no one can save it, and keep saying that I am kind. It seems that you not only I didn’t learn my lesson and fell down a second time in the same place!”

Talking about these things with Hong Tao is really tricky. He dare not say that he has tried all the systems that exist in the world, but they are almost the same.As the ancients said, there is no right to speak without practice.

Fang Wenlin didn't need to elaborate too much, Hong Tao roughly figured out the organizational form of the rebel army, and then there was a series of soul torture.Why is benevolence usually used to describe gods, because it is difficult for humans to achieve.

If you are merciful, you will not be able to strengthen your rule. Without absolute control, you will have no chance to show mercifulness.Whoever understands it is a god.

"...Don't you agree with the way of the Redeemer!" Fang Wenlin really didn't expect a herdsman to say such words. He was speechless for a while, and then involuntarily stood in line.

Divide the teams well, figure out the positions, and the debate on theory will soon become a debate about the bottom deciding the head.

"Just because I don't agree with the way of the Redeemer, doesn't mean I agree with the way of the Rebel Army. Have you ever thought about it, maybe the most suitable way is between the Redeemer and the Rebel Army."

"Is the goal of the rebel army just to resist and overthrow the Redeemer? What happens after the overthrow? People who have no foresight must have near-term worries. If you just look up at the sky, you will stumble, but if you just stare at your toes, you will hit the wall."

Hong Tao would definitely not argue with Fang Wenlin about whose ass is the right one. He didn't know much about the rebel army, so he couldn't arbitrarily define it, so he could only make judgments based on Fang Wenlin's way of thinking.

"Then what is the goal of the redeemer?" Before Fang Wenlin could figure out the series of questions, Zhumabayi's voice came from behind him.She didn't know when she slipped from the hot spring in the distance to the hot spring pool closest to the two of them, and asked questions besides eavesdropping.

"The Redeemer's goal is very clear, to rule, to maintain the rule at all costs, and everything else is negotiable. I heard that the Redeemer is negotiating with the East Asian Alliance about the railway, and has already started construction."

"I don't know the specific details, but it can be seen from this incident that the top executives of the Redeemer are still very tolerant. And while the railway was being built, the Redeemer strangled the rebels. Seek cooperation."

"Have you seen that, the top executives of the Redeemer are very aware of where their greatest weakness lies, and they have also decisively adopted the most correct way to deal with it. Showing weakness to the outside world, pinching your nose to give up some benefits, you have to clean up the inside first, and get rid of it. Otherwise, it will not be able to stop the pressure from the East Asian Alliance, nor can it hold the areas and populations it has already controlled, and it will eventually end up being attacked by the enemy."

"Let's take a look at what the rebels have done all these years. They didn't do anything! Occupying Ruoqiang for so long, they didn't have a good relationship with the Southwest Alliance. Instead, they got stabbed in the back."

"Seeing that the situation was critical, I hurriedly thought of hooking up with the East Asian Alliance and making a temporary effort. If I knew I would regret it today, if I could have started diplomatic work a few years earlier, I would not have fallen into the passive situation I am today."

"To put it bluntly, they are aloof from the world. To put it bluntly, they are short-sighted and muddle through. Although the methods of the Redeemer are too fierce and ugly, they are at least much stronger than the high-level rebels. You lost at the beginning No injustice!"

Looking at the white body soaking in the hot spring, Hong Tao simply stopped pretending to be a gentleman.Let you soak first, but you ran over to join in the fun.Since you are not afraid to look at it, why should I stand in the cold wind and close my eyes.Come on, let's bubble together, how comfortable it is to talk warmly.

According to Kerim, these few hot springs can cure almost all diseases, and I will try to see if I can soak up the stupid cancer in the brains of these two people, so that they can wake up and stop being used by others. up.

Seeing that Hong Tao quickly took off his clothes and dived into the hot spring, Zhu Mabayi quickly turned his face away and covered his chest with his long hair.I have to say that the hot spring water is really clear. After removing the refraction factor, you can clearly see the bruises on the toe caps under the water. It was hit by a stone when walking on the mountain road two days ago.

"...Can you use any means in order to rule, disregarding the life and death of others? You agree with this approach!" Fang Wenlin was not as straightforward as Hong Tao, and he was even more embarrassed to stand by and stare at the nun condescendingly, so he simply squatted down and faced the hot spring.

"Hohohoho... Oops... Ho... Hiss... It's a bit hot!" But all he got was a series of strange screams, and suddenly he got into the warm spring water from the cold air, making Hong Tao groan in comfort Humph.

Then look at the white body and gorgeous face sitting diagonally across the water, and forget all the major events in the world.No wonder the Duke of Windsor loves beautiful women but not Jiangshan. What's so cute about Jiangshan? He racks his brains all day long and works so hard, but he may not be able to get it.

Chapter 532 ID Card

"Teacher Fang, come here, hurry up and take a bubble bath, it's good for your legs. This is the last time you enjoy it, and it will be torture for at least a week. If you don't want to fall behind, you have to take care of yourself! Oh, look What are you looking at, it’s not like you haven’t seen it, so be quick!”

I also put my head into the water, allowing the tip of my nose and ears to fully adapt to the temperature of the hot water, bubbling out of the water.Turning his head to see Fang Wenlin still squatting stupidly on the side, Hong Tao just poured a handful of water over it.

It's too hypocritical, obviously thinking of countless more dirty plots in my heart, insisting on pretending to be as pure as a kindergarten boy, isn't it tiring.Besides, if you don't come down, I will look even dirtier. At this time, we must advance and retreat together.

"Hey, I took off my underwear, there is no place to dry my clothes here, and I didn't bring so many sets of clothes. It's quite expensive, can you take care of it!" Fang Wenlin finally took off his coat shyly under Hong Tao's coercion.

But there was still a pair of the most fitting thermal pants left, and was ridiculed by Hong Tao again.This set of U.S. military cold-proof clothing does not come with underwear. I don’t know if the U.S. military really doesn’t wear underwear, or the underwear needs to be matched by yourself.

"Aren't you wearing a top too..." Fang Wenlin was a little unhappy, mainly because he was not used to taking it off so clean in front of women.And Hong Tao didn't take off his clothes, he was still wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt.

"Can you compare with me! I am a herdsman, a herdsman with faith! Hurry up, do you know what the result is if you catch a cold outside? The altitude here is only more than 2300 meters, and tomorrow we will get more than 3500 meters. Cold plus high mountains If you react and exercise a lot, you may get alpine emphysema, vomit blood and froth, and you will be suffocated to death in the end!"

Hong Tao did add a piece of his own clothes to his thermal jacket. Since he came to Xinjiang Province, he has been like this throughout the winter and summer, and he will only change when he returns to Sailimu Lake.The reason is simple, he doesn't want others to see the tattoo on his back, that thing is more special than squinting eyes, it is easy to reveal his identity.

In the hazy sky, under the towering snow-capped mountains, the fir forest piercing straight into the sky, a few clusters of white mist rose slowly, and large flakes of snowflakes disappeared immediately when they touched the mist, as if there was an invisible energy shield protecting the people below. Three naked people.

Lying in the hot spring water, drinking cold water, and eating dried fish and meat, the three of them quickly broke through another hard shell, and at the same time put aside more doubts, barriers, and embarrassments for the time being. Behind the back of the head, chatting and talking openly.

On the way, Hong Tao got out of the hot spring naked and ran into the other two pools to experience the water temperature for himself.The temperature of the remaining three springs is not the same. The temperature of the one that has just been soaked is in the middle range, and the temperature of one pool is higher, and the temperature of the water in the other pool is slightly lower.

Hong Tao treated them as a sauna, soaking them in the hot pool for 10 minutes first, and then switching to the warm water pool for 10 minutes.Don’t be afraid if you don’t have a cold pool. Expose your upper body to the air for a few minutes and freeze it for a few minutes, which is cooler than a cold pool, and then enter the hot pool.

Of course, Fang Wenlin and Zhu Mabayi would not go crazy with him, and Hong Tao didn't force it.Without years of winter swimming exercises, ordinary people are prone to catch a cold if they play like this. Once they catch a cold, they should stop climbing.

Three hours later, after eating and drinking enough and soaking their whole bodies like boiled prawns, the three of them dressed neatly, carried a large bag weighing dozens of kilograms on their backs, and continued to march up the hillside along the river.

Hong Tao said that there is no time to dry clothes, but he has a trekking pole on his backpack and a round neck shirt that he has replaced. Know what it is.

Compared with the relaxed and pleasant morning, the journey in the afternoon is much more difficult.First of all, the slope is getting bigger and bigger, and the feet are still full of stones washed down from the mountain. Even if you put on hiking boots with harder soles, it is still tiring to walk, especially the ankles are too strenuous.

Secondly, the altitude is getting higher and higher. According to the display on the sports watch, the altitude of the hot spring is more than 2300 meters. After walking five kilometers, it is already more than 2800 meters. Everyone's breathing is getting worse.

The last thing is the wind, snow and temperature. The snow in the afternoon is not only not small, but also bigger. The snowflakes in the sky not only make the feet more slippery, but also reduce the visibility. At the same time, it is accompanied by four or five winds.Fortunately, it was not against the wind, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable.

"Teacher Fang, if you keep going, you will arrive at the campsite in about three kilometers." Walking in this weather is no different from taking a rest, and there is no place to take shelter from the wind except for the bare river beach along the way.

Zhu Mabayi still walked in front alone, Hong Tao supported Fang Wenlin's right arm with one hand to try to make his injured leg less strenuous.Today and tomorrow are just warm-ups, the real test will start the day after tomorrow, and the body must be used sparingly.

"How far have we come..." Fang Wenlin didn't refuse Hong Tao's kindness, and he couldn't refuse Hong Tao's kindness even if he wanted to. The hand on his arm was like iron tongs.When I looked back, I couldn't see the slope of the hot spring due to the dense snowflakes. The only thing I could see was the snow-capped mountains on the left and right.

"It's about [-] kilometers from the archway. It's not too slow." Hong Tao looked at the map and knew that he couldn't cross the Hadamuzdaban today, so he had to adopt plan B.

"Can I go there?" Fang Wenlin, who had said that there was no problem many times along the way, began to doubt his ability after he had just climbed to the foot of the mountain and hadn't started to climb the mountain.

In fact, most people are like this. Seeing and doing are completely different things.I saw it, and made a prediction based on my physical condition. When I went to the place to try it, there was still a big gap.

"Didn't Tang Seng pass away? Although I'm not Sun Houzi, they didn't have so many good equipments at that time. Don't worry, just listen to me, pay attention to your physical condition, don't overdraw your physical strength, add some luck, you won't be able to survive in three days Ten days is not enough. We have brought a lot of supplies, even if we walk five kilometers a day, ten days will pass.”

Hong Tao really wanted to say that your chance of surviving is no more than [-]%, but sometimes you need the truth, and sometimes you have to lie in good faith.It seems that the snow will not stop soon, which means that the difficulty has increased again, which is bad luck.

"...Help me keep it... This is Camilla's identity certificate, don't tell anyone!" But Fang Wenlin didn't live in vain for decades, and he knew how difficult the road ahead would be without anyone telling him.

Suddenly, he reached into his neck and pulled out a handful of small bits and pieces, including animal teeth, metal plaques, glass beads, and wooden Buddha statues.He found an unremarkable black wooden carving and handed it to Hong Tao, explaining its purpose in a low voice.

"...did you ever think that there would be Redeemer spies between me and the nun? Or maybe both of us, deliberately put on a show for you, so that you could lead us to the top of the resistance, and then Then let the Redeemer chase them down and wipe them out in one fell swoop, and it will be a one-off battle!"

Hong Tao took a closer look. The woodcarving should be some kind of totem with small symbols or characters on it, but he didn't recognize it anyway.This time he didn't refuse, and put the wooden carving around his neck, but turned around and started pretending to be a bad guy again.

"I didn't think about it a few days ago, I thought about it these days... but there is no result. I am not a qualified intelligence officer, but I can tell that you are definitely not from the Redeemer, and you are more likely to be from the mainland, maybe East Asia. alliance."

"I have been thinking about what you just said, but I still haven't fully understood why it is so difficult to think about living your own life. But I agree with one thing. It is really difficult for the Rebel Army to grow bigger. If there is no external help, it is very likely will be defeated by the Redeemer."

"If at that time, Camilla has not been handed over to her uncle, you can take her to live in another place. You can do it anywhere, and don't talk to her about these things. That child admires you very much and will be obedient of."

Luckily, Fang Wenlin was not only tired from the physical trek in the past few hours, but also his mind was not idle, thinking about a lot of things.There are not many results, and it seems that they only want to understand one thing, that is, they don't want to involve Camilla and Yu Jia in this endless war.

"You really know how to entrust someone..." Hong Tao really wanted to say that I am also a poor person who has a family and can't go back and is forced to wander around, but I can't tell outsiders about this experience. I am really dumb and eating Huanglian.

Chapter 533

Because it was cloudy and snowy, it was basically dark before six o'clock in the afternoon.It is more dangerous to walk this kind of mountain road full of gravel in the dark, but fortunately, we have reached our end point today.

There is a fenced log cabin in front of the woods on the hillside. According to the marks drawn on the map, it should be the Kazakh pasture that Crimean said.Before the outbreak of the zombie disease, the alpine meadows below 3000 meters above sea level in the Schatt Valley were also good winter pastures. The nearby Kirgiz and Kazakh herdsmen often came here to spend the winter.

This small house was built by a Kazakh herdsman. If a herdsman passes by with herds of livestock and the weather is bad, not only can people go in to rest, but the fence outside the door can also provide temporary security for the herds of livestock.

Of course, the owner of the house had already turned into a zombie at this time, and it was still solved by Kerim himself.The bodies of the couple were buried on the hillside behind the house, and two piles of stones were piled up as grave bags.

Before Hong Tao entered the house, he deliberately went to the back to look around. The pile of stones was still there, which meant that he did not go wrong.To express his gratitude, Hong Tao also picked up a few stones and piled them on top.

This custom is more common in the snow area, called Manidui.The Mongols also have them, called Aobao, which are used to fear the gods and pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits.Kirgiz and Kazakhs also have them, but they are used as road signs.

Grazing in the barren mountains all the year round, even herdsmen may get lost, so they use piles of stones as road signs.Putting stones on the grave is not only considered profane, but also a kind of respect.It probably means that you are a useful person even after death, and you can also guide everyone, which is a kind of respect and proper pragmatism.

"Have you been here?" Seeing Hong Tao's actions, Zhumabayi's big eyes became more alert.

"I haven't been here before. They are also herdsmen, Kazakh herdsmen. This house belongs to them. We borrow it to say hello to the owner. You go into the house, and I will find some firewood. It's not a good night..."

Regarding Zhumabayi's question, Hong Tao didn't make up nonsense or tell the truth. If he were to perform this kind of task alone, he would stand up all over his body.What he is more worried about is the weather. Today, the special microclimate of one mountain and four seasons is fully displayed.

Although there were snowflakes in the hot springs at the foot of the mountain, the temperature was not low.As soon as we reached the mountainside, there was heavy snow with gusts of wind. If the snow does not stop tomorrow, we will encounter a blizzard if we climb another 1000 meters.

"Bah bah... Plop..." Hong Tao had just found a fallen dead tree in the woods tens of meters away, and was using an ice pick to chop off some branches from it with a hunting knife. Suddenly, he was startled by the crisp sound of gunfire on the ground.

"Fuck..." Soon he got up again, took off the rifle from his back, pulled out the magazine while running towards the hut, knocked it hard twice, put it back, and loaded it immediately.

The source of the gunshots was the hut, but Hong Tao knew in his heart that the rifles carried by Fang Wenlin and Zhumabayi were full of blank cartridges.That thing is only a little lethal at close range, and it is not enough to threaten him.

"Aww... bah bah..." In addition to Fang Wenlin and Zhumabayi, there was a tall figure at the door of the hut.

But it wasn't a human being, but a brown bear that was more than two meters tall when standing upright.It was howling and jumping at Zhumabai, Fang Wenlin had fallen to the ground and was shooting the bear with his rifle.

"Run... run... run around the fence... da da da da da da..." Seeing Zhumabayi stepping back and picking up the rifle from his back, Hong Tao knelt on one leg at the side of the house and raised the gun to aim.

A moment later, the muzzle of the gun was raised two inches and a long burst was fired, followed by a loud yell.Poor marksmanship is really delaying things, the total distance is only 80 meters, but I am not sure that I can hit the brown bear without accidentally injuring Zhumabayi.

"Aww..." The brown bear was not afraid to run away when he heard the gunshots, on the contrary, he aroused his ferocity even more. He slapped Zhu Mabai away and rushed towards Hong Tao, howling.The thick fences along the way looked like stalks in front of it, and were smashed to pieces.

"Da da da... da da da..." Now Hong Tao was not in a hurry. He deliberately raised his head and took a deep breath before leveling the rifle again. Two seconds later, the flames flashed and he fired two short bursts in a row.

"Wow..." The brown bear yelled at the sound, and the huge inertia made it slide seven or eight meters on the snow before stopping.Then he stood up again, opening his bloody mouth and roaring.

"Da... da da..." It was still greeted by bullets, after all, it was flesh and blood, and the brown bear, which had been hit continuously, fell to the ground again.This time he lay on his side and did not get up again.

"Dang...dang..." Hong Tao still refused to let go, got up and ran forward for more than 20 meters, took out his pistol and shot the brown bear twice in the head, and then turned and ran to the hut after making sure that there was no movement.

Blood and snow, red blood and white snow mixed together at the door of the hut.Fang Wenlin was seriously injured. When he opened the door, he came face to face with the brown bear, and the collarbone was severely scratched by the sharp bear.Not only was the bone broken, the skin was torn apart, but also a large blood vessel was injured, and the blood flow continued.

"Sorry, there are empty ammunition in the gun..." Hong Tao took out the first aid kit, pressed the hemostatic powder and gauze on it all at once, and dragged him into the room.Excessive blood loss combined with hypothermia can quickly kill a person.

"...I don't blame you...I didn't have time to have bullets...hehehe...I've thought about more than a dozen ways to die these days, but I never thought of being bitten to death by animals...you've saved me several times, don't blame me You... Zhuma... Zhuma..." The blood loss has temporarily stopped, but Fang Wenlin's complexion is very bad, his breath is also very messy, he can't speak completely, and the situation is not good.

"Press and hold..." Hong Tao opened another first-aid kit, used two parts of hemostatic powder and hemostatic gauze, and let Fang Wenlin hold it by himself, before rushing out of the room.

"Don't move... How do you feel?" By the fence outside the door of the hut, Zhumabayi was wrapping his right calf with a scarf.

"The bones should be fine... give me a hand..." Her condition was much better than Fang Wenlin's. There was a tear in the trousers on her calf, but there was no obvious bloodstain.

"Teacher Fang...Teacher Fang..." Hong Tao helped her into the hut and put her on a chair, closed the door and turned around to shake Fang Wenlin, whose head was drooping a bit.

Fang Wenlin was on the verge of a semi-comatose state, and the two hemostatic gauzes were soaked in blood. It seemed that the wound could not stop the bleeding by pressing alone. Unless the operation was performed immediately, death would only happen sooner or later.

"I... can't go... take Camilla away... bury me behind... put a few stones..." The old man often said that he knew when a person was about to die, and Fang Wenlin seemed to know it too. He didn't say anything, and all he said was about the aftermath.

"Don't worry..." Hong Tao gritted his teeth, pulled out the dagger from his thigh, and slammed it into Fang Wenlin's left rib.Rather than watching him slowly lose blood and die in shock, unable to be rescued, it is better to have a good time.