novelaction Chapter 1054 People Swept Up by the Crowd!
Chapter 1054 People Swept Up by the Crowd!
After the two made their choice, they immediately called over Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue.
Old Zhuang thought the location was good as soon as he saw it.
All you need to do is build a canopy over the stones on either side of your head, and the rainwater won't run down.
Although the narrow passageway was prone to drafts, they had plenty of oilcloth.
We can just block both ends when the time comes!
After choosing a spot, the four ran back, unloaded the items from the carriage, and moved them into the passageway.
Since someone still needed to keep watch on the perimeter, Lu Qingqing asked Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue to tidy up first.
She and Qin Lang went outside to replace the two guards, letting them go in first to choose their positions.
At this moment, a row of more than a dozen people were on duty.
Upon seeing Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang arrive, he exchanged a few brief words with them.
When they came over, some refugees took the opportunity to follow them.
However, as soon as they followed, they were chased away with knives.
Boss Bai has already given the order that there is a cliff behind this location.
They were ordered to hold their ground and not yield an inch!
Anyone who dares to approach again will be killed without mercy!
At this point, the soldiers strictly followed the order.
However, they were only holding onto this area.
The weedy area in front, which connected to the former outhouse, was no longer within their protection zone.
Lu Qingqing tugged at her raincoat and saw that refugees had already set up shelters in the dense grass ahead.
She looked back at the large area of carriages behind her, thought for a moment, and then went over to say a few words to Qin Lang.
The two went back and selected some stones that could be moved.
Qin Lang and Lu Qingqing each pushed a stone, huffing and puffing as they rolled it to the boundary line.
The soldiers on guard also realized what was happening.
"That's a good idea. If we build a stone wall, it will be safer for us to guard it!"
Immediately, several more soldiers went to help.
They were busy when Bai Song came out after finishing his arrangements.
Seeing them moving stones and knowing their intentions, he went to the back and called over dozens more people.
With more people, they were no longer confined to the outer perimeter when moving stones.
The obstructive stones inside were also cleared out one by one.
This frees up some space.
Lu Qingqing's team is busy setting up a new camp.
Inside the pile of stones, Zhen Xiaoren looked at the soldiers who were still staring intently at him even after he had stopped, and secretly groaned.
On the way there, he tried to get the soldier to abandon him by falling down, pretending to twist his ankle, and other methods.
Who knew this person would have such a strong sense of responsibility?
Even when he was left behind by everyone else, even when he was about to be overtaken by the refugees, they still didn't abandon him!
He was so regretful!
If I had known, I would have preferred not to let him untie the ropes!
He stayed in his tent, even when refugees came.
As long as he pays enough money, those lowly people, greedy for money, won't harm him!
Zhen Xiaoren was filled with regret. Looking at the piles of rocks around him, he knew that it would be even harder to escape now.
Now his only chance is to wait for Zhen Wu to come and save him!
Little did he know, Zhen Wu, whom he was so concerned about, was fighting desperately with someone!
To be fair, the position that Lu Qingqing's team originally chose was the best.
The location chosen by Zhen Wu and the others was the second best on the entire mountain.
Moreover, because they were more numerous and their entourage included a large number of horse-drawn and mule-drawn carts for transporting supplies.
The entire team occupies a larger area!
The whole mountain was in chaos just now, and many people took advantage of the rush to squeeze towards Zhen Wu's team's camp.
At first, Zhen Wu ordered his men to defend the entire camp to the death.
But too many people behind them were trying to rush forward, even killing the refugees who were being pushed and shoved.
People will keep coming!
With no other option, Zhen Wu also began to pack up his important belongings and retreat.
However, there was no pile of rocks behind their group to buffer them, unlike Lu Qingqing's group.
Moreover, Zhen Wu and his group were used to being domineering, and once they set up camp, they did not allow anyone else to set up camp behind them.
Therefore, when they retreated, they could only approach the cliff.
As they got closer and closer to the cliff, while the refugees ahead were still pushing and shoving, Zhen Wu grew anxious.
"Kill! Anyone who gets close, kill them all!"
Upon hearing this shout, the soldiers who had been pushed back drew their swords and aimed them at the shoved refugees.
The scene was filled with screams.
But the refugees were no match for the force of the crowd, and they could hear the screams from behind.
They knew that if they were pushed back by the crowd, they would only be killed!
They tried desperately to urge those around them to push forward, but it was no use.
At this time, there were those refugees who were both strong and clever.
They squeezed their way to the outer edge of the crowd and rolled down the hillside.
Although he was in a lot of pain from the fall, he managed to save his life.
This seems to be a switch that has been turned on.
The refugees didn't care whether they would get hurt or lose their lives rolling down the slope; they desperately squeezed to the side.
Groups of refugees rolled down the slope, only to be blocked by the dense crowd.
After getting up, fearing they would be affected again, they desperately squeezed to another place.
Seeing that this tactic was effective, Zhen Wu immediately called for more soldiers to come forward and slaughter them.
In this way, they can avoid being pushed off the cliff for the time being.
However, this method may not work in a while!
He looked back at the supply trucks that occupied most of the space, and an idea popped into his head.
He directed his men to push some less important supply trucks down the hillside.
As for whether the supply trucks would injure the refugees below, Zhen Wu didn't consider that issue at all.
He was also grateful that the refugees below were blocking his way.
Otherwise, the supply truck might have rolled all the way down and fallen into the flood!
When the first supply truck was pushed down, the crowd of refugees below didn't notice until the truck got close.
Immediately, she screamed and tried to escape.
But right now, their location was on the second highest gentle slope on the entire mountain, so it was naturally crowded with people.
It's safe to say there's no escape!
The people directly beneath the supply truck watched it crash down, their faces filled with despair!
Amid screams, the supply truck crashed into a group of refugees.
Even with their arms protecting their heads, they still couldn't withstand the immense weight of the supply truck.
At least thirty or forty people were hit by the impact.
More than 20 people were killed on the spot.
More than a dozen severely injured people were wailing in pain.
The nearby refugees saw someone's leg pinned under a supply truck and tried to lift it up.
The supply truck was upside down on the ground and couldn't be moved at all.