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Chapter 17 Killing a Carbine

The gunshots broke, and Wu Ming rushed down more than a hundred meters in the flying rain of bullets. Two bullets passed by his neck and above his head. The hot bullets drew a string of blisters on his neck, and the flying long hair was knocked down in a bunch, which was really a dangerous and extremely lucky.

He ran for more than a hundred meters on the slippery and steep mountain road in one breath. Wu Ming's breath was rapid and he lacked energy. The Mauser pistol in his hand fired five bullets in the charge, but because the distance was too far, it did not cause any casualties to the blocking enemy below, but it had enough deterrent effect. At least none of the enemies shouting below dared to attack actively.

The people lying behind the rocks and trees below were obviously not prepared enough. They obviously did not expect Wu Ming to rush down and shoot like crazy. After a brief chaos, he rushed to launch intensive shooting. The shouts of the bottom of the stern and the sound of pulling the bolts were heard.

From the analysis of the bounce point, the pursuers above were obviously much stronger. They shouted loudly to stop people from below, and at the same time they shot forward and behind the mountain road where Wu Ming rushed to prevent Wu Ming from rushing down the mountain again. For a moment, gunfire sounds echoed continuously, and the mountains and down the mountains echoed each other, forming a great momentum.

Wu Ming suddenly turned in a hurry, flew into a dense clump of azaleas on the inside of the curve, and rolled two people in a row to stabilize his body. He relied on the rocks to breathe and quickly bounced on the rocks. The dense rain of bullets made the bamboo and wood break and roaring around him. Judging from the gunfire and the density of the flying bullets, the enemy blocking below seemed to suddenly strengthen, with no less than twenty people, and the length and short guns in his hand were no less than twenty, and it might even reach thirty, otherwise such a dense rain of bullets would not be shot.

In this case, forcing a desperate situation is like a dead end, but Wu Ming is not allowed to hesitate any longer. The longer he stays here, the more dangerous it will be. Wu Ming can only make a fuss and use the dense forest to cover the more than ten meters of azalea trees before the enemy forms a joint attack, and risk his life to cross the small ridge protruding on the right. As long as you climb over the ridge, there is a dense bamboo forest behind you. After passing through the bamboo forest and crossing the river, you can escape into the wild forest in the north.

Wu Ming made up his mind and quickly inserted the gun into his waist. With the messy gunshots, he arched and rushed into the dense bushes. He pushed away the branches and walked forward with both hands. The long gown on his body was quickly torn apart by pieces, and the rebounding branches left blood marks on his hands.

The violently shaking bushes aroused the alertness of the pursuers on the mountain. A loud shout sounded, and a few bullets flew over, causing the bushes beside Wu Ming to splatter.

Wu Ming crawled out of the bushes and kept resting. He groaned and flew up, jumping up like a wild wolf running wild, climbing up quickly, and his whole figure was exposed to the vision of the enemy on both sides of the upper and lower sides. The screams of alarm immediately sounded. The enemy who attacked hurriedly turned his gun and fired. However, Wu Ming's escape speed was too fast. He climbed up the ridge and rushed forward regardless of his life. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared on the raised ridge. Raindrop-like bullets followed, causing stone chips on the ridge to fly and smoke.

A few minutes later, dozens of people chasing the blocked people gathered together. The leader of Butler Wang and the two company commanders climbed up the ridge panting. Looking around, they were covered with a vast forest, and there was no trace of Wu Ming.

Butler Wang beat his chest and stamped his feet and regretted it. He scolded and sighed, saying that he would let the tiger go back to the mountain and had endless troubles. The company commander who led the team saw the three hundred oceans flying with his hands, and he was even more angry and scolded his subordinates for being too slow and his shooting skills were too poor.

The servants and officers and soldiers felt differently, and they all exclaimed that the fugitive was so good that he was just like a mountain-piercing leopard. Nearly a hundred people could not kill him this time, but I don’t know what to say next time. Such a desperate person is the most troublesome. If he goes into the mountain to search, he may not find him, but he will be killed by his cold gun. Even if he sees him, he will not be able to catch him. If he is forced to jump over the wall, it will be even worse. It is a blessing that no one will suffer casualties when he comes out this time.

Although Butler Wang was furious, he was extremely worried after hearing the discussions of everyone. He realized that he had brought people to the fullest and was in vain at home. He immediately said goodbye to the company commander in charge and led more than 20 servants back to Huanggu Town like flying.

The officers and soldiers were exhausted and got nothing. They cursed and went down the mountain with weak energy. While walking, they sighed that the three hundred oceans had been ruined. They started to be dispatched to capture more than 200 people in the middle of the night, and even allowed the fugitive to disappear from under their noses. It was almost impossible to catch the fugitive in the future. The fugitive was like a frightened bird, and they didn't know that they would not show up until the year of the monkey and horse.

The officers and soldiers didn't know that Wu Ming did not escape. After rushing into the bamboo forest, he became more and more cowardly and became more and more angry. The hatred he had already let go surged again. In anger, he turned to the mountain, crawled out of the bamboo forest and climbed up and down, and observed up and down the mountain. He was only a straight line distance of more than 300 meters from the officers and soldiers who had withdrawn their troops and returned to the battalion. The company commander's scolding and the noisy sound of the officers and soldiers clearly reached his ears.

The officers and soldiers had already walked away. Wu Ming put down his gun and lay weakly on the huge rock. Looking at the white clouds in his heart, he felt extremely distressed.

Wu Ming thought about it and his mind turned rapidly. From the enemy's clothes and accents, he recognized the officers and soldiers of the county security regiment who touched his nest. Although the group of people who blocked him at the intersection at the foot of the mountain could not see clearly, from the constant complaints of the officers and soldiers and the various clothes of the people, it was undoubtedly the militia in the surrounding towns. Looking at the whole process, the two parts of the people clearly divided the labor and arranged it closely, and they must have planned to collude with each other. And it came suddenly and viciously, it was obvious that they were taking their own lives. Without deep hatred, it would not be possible to do this!

So, who has such a great hatred for himself? Do you really treat yourself as a slaughter? If so, who told the secret? If there is another reason, what is the reason?

Wu Ming thought hard for a long time and couldn't figure it out, but one thing he knew very well was that his situation was very dangerous. From the analysis of the whole process just now, the officers and soldiers and militia must have blocked the intersections around Taijin Mountain. The dense gunfire must have alarmed Qi Zhenguan and alarmed Tianjia Village at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that he was desperate. In such a situation, how to save his life has become the first major problem, and every step he took will be very dangerous.

I thought that Chengzong would come tomorrow and he could fly far away with his identity certificate, go out to try his luck, and change his destiny through hard work, but now, all the beautiful ideas have become empty, and even whether he can escape alive has become a problem.

Wu Ming collapsed on the rock, looking at the mountains from afar, his face full of worries and anger. The more he thought about it, the more sad and angry he became. A bold idea gradually formed in his mind: Since someone wanted my life, how could I just escape cowardly? Even if I escaped from danger and survived, I had to figure out what was going on.

After deep thought, Wu Ming put away his pistol and slid down the rocks, observed around for a moment and hid into the dense forest again. He walked eastward with rotten leaves all over the ground for more than a hundred meters, and came to a stream and turned north, and quickly went up the mountain along the winding stream.

The sun was rising, and Tianjia Village at the foot of Taijin Mountain was no longer as peaceful as before. The fierce gunshots in the morning scared many people. The villagers were intimidated and inexplicably asked around, and no one dared to go to the ground to work. The men gathered at the village chief's house to inquire about the situation. The women watched their children not let them go out. Only a few bold young people ran to the entrance of the village and looked at the direction where the gunshots came.

Tian Zhenggang, who had been standing on the ridge for a long time, was in a particularly complicated mood. Seeing that the officers and soldiers who blocked the mountain road entrance were not leaving, he had a premonition that something had happened to Wu Ming. He remembered that the housekeeper Wang from Huanggu Town led more than 20 servants down the mountain in panic, and had a hurried conversation with the officers and soldiers guarding the road entrance, and rode on his horse and led the people towards Huanggu Town. Tian Zhenggang was even more shocked.

Tian Zhenggang didn't know what big thing happened, which caused the officers and soldiers and the Chen family in Huanggu Town to mobilize so many people. I remember that such a thing had never happened. Even if two Nanchang officers were killed before the New Year, it was just a group of people coming to the county security team to shout everywhere, which was not like today.

At noon, dozens of officers and soldiers who came down from the mountain left the foot of the mountain and returned to the county town, but the more than ten officers and soldiers who blocked the intersection of the mountain still did not retreat. From time to time, one or two officers and soldiers rode back and forth along the mountain road, which seemed to be conveying messages to each other.

After a while, two officers and soldiers riding horses ran towards the village. Tian Zhenggang was frightened and immediately slipped away. He was worried that he had quietly taken home and had hidden rifles to be found. He was panicked and did not dare to go home. When he walked into the village, he immediately turned to the village chief's house and was hidden behind a group of scared old and young masters.

Two garrison officers and soldiers dismounted in front of the village chief's house. When they heard the shouting, the village chief hurriedly put away his pipe and went out to greet him. A group of men followed him out.

The two officers and soldiers were sweating and had dark faces conveyed the arrest order of county magistrate Wang Daohan to the village chief, and posted a wanted order on the wall at the door, and announced loudly to the villagers surrounding him:

"Wushan Yazi, who was hiding on Taijin Mountain as a pseudo-taoist, was an unforgivable Red Bandit. The criminal not only colluded with the Red Bandits to attack the county town in August last year, killing and injuring dozens of officers and soldiers, robbing a large amount of property from the government and wealthy gentry, and burning more than a dozen houses, but also brazenly killed two ** officers who went to the countryside to recruit soldiers before the Spring Festival, robbing two long and short guns. He was an extremely dangerous desperate person. If anyone knows his whereabouts, he must report to the county garrison and militia troops and towns as soon as possible. Those who have made meritorious rewards are given 50 oceans, and those who have captured or shot the Red Bandit Wushan Yazi will be given 100 oceans, and their family will be given three years of corvee and taxes."

The news came out, and the villagers couldn't believe their ears. It was not until the two officers and soldiers left and the crowds surrounding the village chief's house burst into a loud noise.

The respected village chief lost his opinion and was wandering around the confused and worried questioning of everyone. Finally, he searched everywhere for Tian Zhenggang, who had the best relationship with Master Wu. Everyone woke up and ran out to search and shout, but Tian Zhenggang, who was still in the crowd just now, had no trace.

Tian Zhenggang had already left the village and came to the foot of Taijin Mountain. He carried a shoulder pole on his shoulder and slowly approached the mountain pass leading to the Qizhenguan Mountain Gate. He plucked up the courage to tell the officers and soldiers who set up the checkpoint that he wanted to go to Qizhenguan to help with his work.

The two guards knew the reputation of Qi Zhen Temple and the habit of nearby villagers going up the mountain to help. After questioning, they did not find any abnormalities. They warned Tian Zhenggang and let them go.

Tian Zhenggang was so excited that he went up the mountain slowly. He observed carefully along the way and did not dare to be careless. When he arrived at Qi Zhen Temple, he pretended to look for Taoist Master Chengzong to come forward and patted the door. After a while, the door opened. The young Taoist priest said that Senior Brother Chengzong would not arrive tomorrow. He advised Tian Zhenggang not to stay for a long time and went down the mountain as soon as possible. After that, he closed the door and never opened it again.

Tian Zhenggang hesitated for a moment, and strode towards Wu Wei's hut. When he came to the house, he didn't see any movement. He put down his shoulder pole and walked to the open hut door. Seeing the messy house quietly, he hurriedly walked through the hut and walked out of the back door, looked around and walked quickly across the stream, and walked along the stream to the cave under the stone wall.

When he arrived at the entrance of the cave, Tian Zhenggang immediately realized something was wrong and was about to turn around and leave, the black muzzle had already hit his head.
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