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"Aren't you afraid that I'll turn my back halfway and snatch her away and sell her? If I'm right, she's not very old, and selling her to the penance church will definitely pay more than you gave me." This made Hong Tao a little uncomfortable. I understand, if there is still hope of winning with five people, wouldn't the winning rate be even lower with only two left now.

Don’t even think about tracking. From here, no matter whether you go south or west, there is a flat river. There is no terrain to use. It is only a few kilometers away with the naked eye. How can you follow it?

Follow the traces?What I think is that I have watched too many movies, and it might be okay to play this set in the forest, but it is a joke in the terrain where the wetland, the next door, and the desert interact.

Although there has been more precipitation in recent years and some vegetation has grown, the desert has not yet become an oasis.There is no need for strong winds, and the sky can be filled with dust at levels three or four. Even if you walk on stilts and deliberately leave a small hole, it will be covered up in a blink of an eye.

Chapter 467 Rebel Army

"Hehehe, brother, it seems that you don't know much about the rules of the Redeemer. The reward for successfully reporting a traitor is not lower than selling a young woman. You certainly didn't discover her identity in the morning. If you wanted to turn your face, you should have turned it over long ago. "

"I know you don't want to cause trouble. In fact, if there is a way, we don't want to. But the pick-up person didn't show up on time, and we had to go separately. We haven't walked the west part. I heard it's not easy to go. Her I’m afraid my body won’t be able to adapt, but it would be much better if I had a horse instead.”

Hearing this very reliable threat, the man with glasses suddenly laughed. Instead of worrying, he mocked Hong Tao for being half a bottle of water.Then he spoke frankly about the predicament he was facing, as if he did not deliberately conceal his identity.

"She shouldn't be a rebel, right? I don't quite understand. Who needs you to protect with three living people as bait?" The man with glasses was right in his analysis. He really didn't understand many specific rules of the Redeemer. , but this matter is not as simple as the other party said.

"..." Regarding this question, the man with glasses hesitated.

"I am a special envoy sent by the East Asian Alliance. I am going to meet with the leader of the rebel army and learn about the detailed living conditions of the survivors in Xinjiang Province!"

At this time, the woman who had been standing behind and only listened and didn't speak suddenly lifted her hood, which was still wrapped in a black scarf.She didn't stop, and then took off the goggles and veil, revealing a beautiful face and a mouthful of Mandarin.

"...Didn't the East Asian Alliance delegation go to the Yining base? I saw it with my own eyes!" Hong Tao didn't remember this face, and her age should not be more than 30 years old, but she was sure that she was from the East Asian Alliance.

The women who come out of there are all fucking confident. Although I have been away for more than seven years, if Lin Na, Zhou Yuan, and Chu Ting have not been defeated in the political struggle, the women there can only be more confident.Judging from this woman's temperament, the three women should be living a good life, at least not all of them were wiped out.

"The East Asian Union will never listen to any one-sided words. All situations must be investigated in person. Brother, you should be a refugee. There are also refugees in our place, but their life is not so difficult. They can also start a family, marry and have children. I The purpose of this field investigation is to find out the real situation here, and to help you regain your dignity as human beings."

Now that her true identity has been exposed, the woman stopped pretending, she spoke neatly, and while explaining the facts, she also poured some ecstasy soup on Hong Tao, very Zhou Yuan's style.

"At most, I'll send you to Kuqa. How, when, and which way to go are all up to me. If you agree, go on the road now. If you don't agree, don't waste time."

It's a pity that her experience is much more immature than Zhou Yuan's. She has mastered the stereotypes but can't use them flexibly according to the environment and different objects. The effect is naturally very unsatisfactory.But the goal was achieved, Hong Tao suddenly changed his attitude and agreed to give him a ride.

"Okay, okay, no problem...Come on, Representative Xu, please get on your horse!" The man and woman with glasses looked at each other and readily agreed to the conditions.It seems that he is not as calm as he appears on the surface, and he is very anxious.

"I'd better go for a while. If it's not possible, I will use a horse instead." But the woman surnamed Xu didn't seem to appreciate it. She put on her turban and goggles, put on her hood, turned around and left first.

"Brother, I don't think she's much worse than you. You might be the one who got on the horse in the end. Speaking of which, you don't just want to find a horse for transportation, do you? Are you worried about leaving me here?" Hong Tao also Without getting on the horse, walking side by side with the man with glasses, neither of them is willing to take a quick step and hand over their backs to the other.

"Hehe, although my health is not that good, I won't worry about walking hundreds of miles. Now that we have become fellow travelers, I will be more open and honest. With your special pass, if you run into a patrol team Save a lot of trouble. The representatives of the East Asian Alliance are very important to the rebels, more important than a few people and tens of thousands of bullets. As long as she can report back the real situation here, the end of the Redeemer will not be far away."

Hong Tao still thought about it simply, or in other words, some things cannot be thought out comprehensively by human brains.Thousands of calculations have been made, but they didn't count that it was for their own special pass.

Obviously, he was already being targeted when he passed the Barentai checkpoint.To extend it further, in the town of Tashdian, there are not only spies from the Redeemer Ascetic Order, but there must also be hidden stakes from the Rebel Army, which is really complicated.

"Are you so sure that the refugees under the East Asian Union can escape their bad luck?"

Now that the matter has come to this point, Hong Tao is no longer hypocritical, and he has no intention of going back on his word.The reason why he agreed to escort the two of them to Kuqa was not because he intended to do his part to overthrow anyone, but because he couldn't bear to see the girl's body exposed in the wilderness.

Or being taken away by the Redeemer to become a nun, even with her looks, she is at least a black-clothed nun, and if she is not complete, she can become a red-clothed nun. After all, she is someone else's plaything, and high-level playthings are still playthings.

"You may not believe it, but I'm sure that the survivors of Xinjiang Province led by the East Asian Alliance will have a better life than now. We were lucky enough to visit their base once and benefited a lot."

"If it weren't for some of us who were afraid of losing our power and were very resistant to being too close to them, Zhang Bin and Sabin wouldn't have taken the opportunity to seize power and become what we are now. But it's not too late to make up for it, and now I regret it You still have time."

The man with glasses seemed to have a positive attitude towards the management of the East Asian Alliance. He couldn't help but sigh when he talked about this incident, and he also mentioned the past in the past, his tone was full of sadness.

"But have you ever thought about it? The East Asian Alliance is very powerful, but they are not so powerful that they can be completely crushed. Once the Redeemer and the East Asian Alliance go to war, not only refugees may die, but more people may die."

From the man's words, Hong Tao could tell that he had held a management position in the Yining base before, and now he should also be one of the leaders of the rebel army.He wanted to correct the mistakes and let the refugees live a relatively better life.

But good wishes do not necessarily have a good effect. History has shown that those who rely on attracting outsiders to handle family affairs often fail to achieve their original intentions or even run counter to them.The tragedy of driving away wolves by the front door and tigers coming in by the back door has happened more than once.

"Well, you are right, but you may not know that seven years ago, the East Asian League was called the Revival League, and it swallowed up the very powerful Northwest League overnight."

"It was because of that time that the survivor groups in Urumqi and Yining had to merge. And just over a year ago, the Alliance of Four Provinces, which occupied the three northeastern provinces and parts of Inner Mongolia, suddenly announced that it would merge with the Revival Alliance to form East Asia The league, in effect, is still being swallowed."

"According to rumors, the two East Asian alliances used air force raids and beheaded directly, and the number of casualties was very small." Facing the question, the man with glasses seemed to have thought about how to answer it a long time ago. Not only did he have the answer, but he also had two successful examples. persuasive.

"It's not the same...Xinjiang province has a vast territory, complex terrain, climate change, and connections in all directions. In addition, there are so many ethnic minorities. The right time, place, people, and everything are not on the side of the East Asian Union. It's not easy."

Hong Tao was a little speechless. He didn't know how the East Asian Alliance raided the Four Provinces Alliance, but the raid on the Northwest Alliance was the last battle he commanded. The risk was so great that most people in the alliance didn't know, let alone outsiders. .

But it is rumored that this thing is really powerful. It only emphasizes the glorious side of the successful people, but does not mention the risk at all, which is too easy to confuse people.If it weren't for his incomparable status and prestige in the revival alliance, no one could oppose it, and the raid would have died from the very beginning.

The question is, is there such a one-sided leader in the East Asian Union now?Is there still enough fuel and aircraft?Even if there is, the nearest airport to Yining is thousands of miles away, and any aircraft with a piston engine cannot fly here and back.

The Yining base is not a large flat land like Sanyuan County, it is located in a narrow plain between valleys.Don't even think about it in winter, no matter how powerful the paratroopers are, they can't handle the strong winds, and they can blow people directly to the next country.The summer months are also rainy, or else thick clouds.

Chapter 468 Wizard

It takes a multi-professional air force pilot to cross the Tianshan Mountains first, and then find the exact location for night airborne.Don't forget, this time it's all or nothing.Can't find the landing place, and even the plane and the paratroopers have no chance to return. How crazy would it take for a leader to make such a desperate decision?

"Well, these are indeed problems, but I think the East Asian Union should solve them, and the delegation to Yining should not just negotiate."

It's a pity that the man with glasses has a passion, but he is not a qualified military commander. He didn't have much response to the difficulties raised by Hong Tao, and he kept emphasizing the importance of confidence.It seems that their situation is very bad. This is an urgent need for assistance from the East Asian Union.

"Why don't you go to Qinghai? The Redeemer's hand shouldn't reach there, right?" Hong Tao, the idealist, had long since given up preaching.To be reasonable, they can speak better than you. To convince them, you can only show the facts.It's a pity that I can't get anything out now, so let's talk about other things.

Entering southern Xinjiang from northern Xinjiang must take Korla or Kuqa, but Hami is not the only way to enter southern Xinjiang from the outside world.The East Asian Alliance wanted to send spies into Xinjiang provinces, especially to southern Xinjiang. It would be convenient to go directly from Shaanxi to Gansu and then to Qinghai without going to Hami.

The journey is a bit far away, and there are no trains to travel, but basically it does not belong to any party along the way, and there should be no checkpoints.Zombies are not scary to those who are engaged in secret work. The secret agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not even know how to avoid zombies, and Lin Na will not be so stupid.

"I've tried it. I've tried it since last year. All the people I sent out have disappeared. No one is alive or dead." At this time, the woman walking in front suddenly spoke. She looked like Lin Na again, her ears were Really long.

"Did the East Asian Alliance occupy Gansu?" Hong Tao looked for the map in his mind and found a small problem.After he sent paratroopers to raid the Northwest Alliance that year, he actually occupied part of eastern Gansu.So many years have passed, it will not still stay in such a small place.

"In order not to excessively stimulate the forces of all parties, the alliance has always maintained a restrained attitude and tried not to develop into Hami, Gansu, southern Shaanxi and Hubei." This question was answered by a woman.

"Then this is what the Southwest Alliance did... Hey, the Southwest Alliance and the Redeemer have united?" After explaining this, Hong Tao understood, and the various forces even set up a buffer zone before tearing their faces.

If you want to enter Qinghai from the east, you have to pass through Gansu. Once or twice was accidental, and several times they sent people to quietly disappear. The problem must be with the Southwest Alliance.But why did the Southwest League help the Redeemer intercept unidentified personnel?There is only one explanation, the two sides secretly formed an alliance.

"Now the East Asian Alliance occupies almost the entire north, with a population approaching 20. Not only are the Redeemers afraid, but the Southwest Alliance and Southeast Alliance as far away as Sichuan and Hunan are also in constant panic."

"On the surface, they support sending delegations to each other to increase contact and set up railway transfer stations to exchange supplies, but secretly they have formed a military alliance long ago. They want to deal with the threat from the East Asian Alliance together, and it is impossible for the rebels to become a breakthrough."

"For more than half a year, we not only have to face raids from the Redeemer, but also have to pay attention to the gunmen coming from the direction of Qinghai. They are always in a team of three or five people, and they almost kill everyone when they see them. Now the south of Ruoqiang has become a no-man's land, our people no longer dare to go there, and the road leading to Qinghai has been completely strangled."

The man with glasses had a better say on this issue, so he continued to explain.Although there is currently no evidence for any of the points mentioned, it still sounds more in line with the status quo.

"No wonder..." Hong Tao no longer had any problems, he lit a cigarette and pondered the credibility of the information while smoking.In less than half an hour of chatting, I have basically grasped the current environment, and the rest is to reason according to the actual situation.

"Brother, I'm afraid you're not a gold digger, are you?" The man with glasses also lit a cigarette, walked by and glanced at Hong Tao from time to time, and asked suddenly.

"...Why did you see it?" Hong Tao was not surprised at all when he heard this sensitive topic. He should have asked a long time ago. If it is not clear by now, these two people and the forces behind them are hopeless. .

"There are not many gold diggers who ride horses, and they are not interested in external affairs. The questions you asked are very targeted, and you are familiar with various domestic forces."

The man with glasses has been secretly observing this man, especially when chatting, he always feels that there is a very special face hidden behind the green and blue snow goggles. No matter what his identity is, he will definitely not be a gold digger.

"I'm a herdsman, and gold diggers are just a side job." Hong Tao didn't hesitate at all, talking nonsense.

"The herdsmen still understand the relationship between various forces, and know that the right time, place and people are necessary to fight a war?" The woman surnamed Xu was also attracted by this topic, and helped to fight together.

"Educated herdsmen who love to read!" Hong Tao replied so naturally, as if he was saying a matter of course, whoever does not believe is not a human being!

"... Is this road really difficult?" The man with glasses obviously didn't want to be a human being, so he fell silent.The woman surnamed Xu didn't want to be human, but she didn't choose to remain silent, but changed the subject.

"I haven't been there, but I heard from many people that it is really not easy to walk. It seemed that the magnitude of the earthquake was the strongest. Not only the city was razed to the ground, but the mountain was also broken. Duku Highway South It has been impassable for half a period of many years."

Hong Tao told the truth, but he was not worried.Originally, I planned to go to Korla first, then go to Kuqa, and finally return to Nalati from the Duku Highway.It is not a burden to bring two people along the way, one of whom is from the East Asian Alliance.

Although I have nothing to do with the East Asian Union, I still hope that they can develop better.Anyway, it was created by myself with painstaking efforts, and I can help as long as it doesn't get in the way.

"If it's just an earthquake, it shouldn't be a big problem." The woman surnamed Xu didn't seem to be too worried, or she was more confident in her own ability, and her tone was more relaxed.

"The East Asian Union should know what's going on here, so why did they send a woman here?" They were fine, but Hong Tao still had a few questions to clarify.Regardless of the fact that these two people claimed to be rebels, the innkeeper also said they were, and even killed a boy for this, which cannot fully prove their identities.

"Didn't you just say that there are many ethnic groups in Xinjiang, so it's better for those who come here to be able to speak some minority languages." Representative Xu had no excuse not to disclose it in order to keep it secret, and answered this question very simply.

"You can speak the minority language?" This remark is quite reasonable, but Hong Tao really doesn't look like a minority in her appearance.

"Can't you tell? That's right! I grew up in KS, and I went to Xi'an with my family after I was in junior high school. I have some understanding of the living habits and language of the Uyghur people." Speaking of this experience, Representative Xu is very proud. Even with scarves and goggles blocking it, I can feel the sense of pride.

"Yo, I'm still a little bit capable... The person with you can also speak minority languages?" Hong Tao probably understood that the East Asian Alliance really valued this operation, and he was very thoughtful, and he even found someone who could speak minority languages. agent.

"He is much better than me. He is a Uyghur himself, and he went to university in Xi'an... You can see that he doesn't look like a refugee anymore!" Just as he was about to brag a few words for his companions, Representative Xu stopped suddenly. His joy was gone and he was worried. instead.

The other three people have to go through Ruoqiang if they go south by the road. The danger there is probably more dangerous than this road. It is hard to say whether we will see each other again today.

For a while, no one wanted to chat anymore, the three of them and two horses gradually approached a relatively large city along the broken road, and Korla arrived.However, the road also forks here. The bridge to the southeast is the direction to enter the city, and the direction to the west and north is the direction to Kuqa.

"I say two heroes, don't worry about others, little trouble is coming, can you swim?" But there is no bridge to the west, and there are no boats on the river.

If Hong Tao was alone, he would choose to cross the bridge and enter the city. At worst, let the zombies bite him, maybe he could find a blue devil.

But you can't leave like this with two ordinary people. The zombies really don't have any friendship with themselves, and they won't allow themselves to visit and bring others with them, so there is only one choice, swimming!

Chapter 469 Wizard 2

"...I'm fine!" Representative Xu walked forward tens of meters, stood on the soil slope, looked at the width and velocity of the river, and was very confident.

"I can swim... why don't you go back and ask the ferryman?" The man with glasses stretched his hips a little, and even retreated.

"You have never been here?" Hong Tao was a little puzzled. It is said that the rebels have been active in southern Xinjiang for so many years. How could they send such a waste who seems to have no combat effectiveness and no way to know the way to support such an important person.

"Since Ruoqiang was controlled by the unidentified gunmen, it has been less than half a year since we came here. We lost eight people on the way here, including two guides who are familiar with the environment. Sorry, Representative Xu, before I Not telling the truth...but we do need help so badly!"

Now that the man in glasses had to tell the truth, he didn't want the rebels to appear so weak, not because he was afraid of losing face, but because he was afraid that he would be too passive in the cooperation and fall into a completely subordinate position.

"The three of them..." Representative Xu didn't get angry because she was cheated, she was very concerned about the safety of the other three.

"They are as dangerous as us. There are unknown gunmen in the south, and the west is not very peaceful. The Redeemer has increased its control over Kuqa since a few months ago, and sent many hunting teams from the Penance Order. We are also at a disadvantage in the confrontation with them, unless we can bypass Kuqa and reach Wensu and AKS." The man with glasses does not think that the western route is easier to go than the southern route, because he still knows the situation.

"..." The woman surnamed Xu still didn't get angry, but just looked this way, as if waiting for Hong Tao to finally make up her mind.

"It's useless to look at me. I'm just a herdsman. No matter how knowledgeable I am, I'm still a herdsman..." It's a pity that Hong Tao really doesn't have the courage of the hero in the movie.

"Mr. Cao, since it's so dangerous, let him go, we don't want to risk another life." Representative Xu is like a heroine, compassionate, and wants to let Hong Tao go.

"...We can also take the southern route and let him leave after passing through WL County." The man with glasses obviously thought more, hesitated for a moment and proposed another plan.

"Don't worry, big brother, I will pay you no matter whether you arrive in Kuqa or not. This is the advance payment, and the other half will be paid after passing through WL County!" Representative Xu seemed to know what the man in glasses was thinking, nodded, and walked from the slope Walking down, he took out two boxes and handed them to Hong Tao.

"The herdsmen never ask for extra pay. Let's find a way to cross the river first. If the south is so dangerous, it's better to go to the west. I happen to know that an old world road can bypass Kuqa, but I don't know what it will look like now. Are you willing to go to the west?" Do you want to try?"

Hong Tao also looked familiar with the two boxes. Iszawi had asked him to carry them before, and they were called Antibiotic No. 3.But what the woman took out was a little different. The box looked similar, and the font on it was Antibiotic No. [-].

Since she is from the East Asian Union, and this antibiotic is produced in the East Asian Union, judging from this, it seems that No. 3 should be more effective than No. 1, and the price must be higher.If you take it back to the Yining base and sell it, it will indeed be a very generous reward.

But Hong Tao changed his mind, he is such a character who is holding back and going backwards.If you treat me well, I will try my best to repay you.You don't let me down, and I'm also a hypocrite, even if I pay more, I don't feel bad.

The attitude of this woman just now suits his taste very much. If you agree to hire, you have to be trustworthy, and you can't just think about your own convenience like the man with glasses.If you think highly of me, I will show my strength.

As for whether it is dangerous, what is dangerous?In the past few years, I have wandered around in northern Xinjiang, from people to animals to zombies. I have never encountered any kind of danger, and I am still alive and kicking now.

Even without the sudden appearance of these two people, I still want to explore the southern border. In addition to the paths that everyone knows, I must find out a few more that others don't know, otherwise how can it be called exploration.If it had to be dangerous, the two of them were actually taking risks with themselves.

"I, I really don't know what to do..." The man with glasses obviously didn't expect this result. Even though Hong Tao said that there is no guarantee, but at this moment, going south and west is almost a dead end, why can't he just give it a try? do it.

"Don't thank us... Let's move faster. Last night, the hotel owner has seen through your identities, but the person he sent to report fell off the cliff and died. But as long as he finds that the reinforcements have not arrived, he must We will also send someone to report to Barentai, we don’t have much time left.”

Hong Tao stretched out his hand to signal the man with glasses to stop talking. Now is not the time to talk nonsense. Don't think that passing Tashkent town means leaving the Redeemer's control area.

I can see that there is a woman pretending to be a refugee and went to Korla, and the hotel owner should be able to see it too, and the result of his analysis is no less than his own, and it must be followed by the all-out pursuit of the Ascetic Order.

They have not only horses, but also motorcycles and off-road vehicles. They have to leave this well-known road before those guys chase them, otherwise it will be difficult to get out once they are stuck.

But how to cross the river?Hong Tao unloaded a package from his horse, and when he opened it, it was full of sheepskin and things similar to sheepskin.This is the tool he used to cross the river, the sheepskin bag.

There are sheepskin rafts on the Yellow River. In fact, Kirgiz and Kazakh shepherds also use this method.It's just that the river they need to cross is not as wide as the Yellow River, so there's no need to make a raft.Two leather bags per person are enough to increase buoyancy, and clothes, weapons and daily necessities are all placed on the horseback.

Horses are better at swimming than humans. They can breathe a lot of air to fill their lungs and abdominal cavity before entering the water.Of course, there is still a difference between horses and hippos. They can only swim for a short time, but cannot swim long distances.

"If I sink, I don't need to be rescued. Take this and send Representative Xu to AKS. There are all our people there!" When taking off his clothes, the man in glasses showed more ink stains than women, leaving only his autumn clothes and long johns Unwilling to take it off, he hesitated and took out a necklace from his boots and handed it to Hong Tao with a very heavy tone.

"I'll put it away first, don't worry, this small river won't drown you... Beauty, let's go!" Compared with the man with glasses, Hong Tao and the woman surnamed Xu are much happier. It's three o'clock.

In fact, Hong Tao was lying. Although this river is not as wide as the Yellow River and the water is not so fast, it is still easy to drown people.Because the water temperature is very low, even under the summer sun, the temperature is still not high.It doesn't matter if it's water or not. After a few minutes after going down, the hands and feet will be numb from the cold.

But he was also right. As long as you tie the leather bag and hold the pony's tail, you won't be drowned, but it's freezing enough. When we climbed to the opposite bank, the man in glasses and Representative Xu were already freezing.

"Representative Xu, you must not be an ordinary member, are you?" The three men and two horses happened to stand apart and change clothes.Hong Tao was not too polite, he just stood opposite the woman surnamed Xu, chatting with her across the back of the horse.

"Compared to yours, my training is very ordinary. Until now, do you still insist that you are a herdsman?"

Representative Xu is very shameless like Zhou Yuan, who is very comfortable negotiating with her in underwear. Even though she knows that the man is tall enough to see her body from the back of the horse, she still does not dodge and has a clear mind.

"Ha, some things don't need training, and no one can receive this kind of training every day from birth. You may not have seen the scene of Kazakh and Kirgiz herdsmen transitioning. If there is heavy snow in the middle, they can only wrap themselves in sheepskins Sleeping in the snow with the sheep. Even if the sheep freeze to death and the sheepdogs freeze to death, they survive. Don’t underestimate the herdsman, especially the one called Bijs.”