Chapter 351 Avalanche (Part 1)
Water can put out fire, and so can snow.
The snow on the dead grass could not stop the spread of the fire, nor was it even weak enough to slow it down.
But avalanches can.
Yun Chen fixed her eyes on the small snow-capped mountain not far away. She quickly calculated the time it would take to ride over there and the time it would take for the fire to reach here. She should be able to make it in time.
She told the sheriff her plan, turned around and ran back, regardless of how the sheriff screamed in shock behind her.
She ran back to the tribe and saw women, elders, and children coming out in groups, carrying pots and pans, ready to help. Old Grandma and Doji were among them.
Yun Chen met them head-on. From her perspective, she could see behind the crowd, Ye Yan and Buyan's figures were like owls, nimbly and silently moving between the stables to rescue the imprisoned Northern Expedition soldiers.
Huo Gannian was nowhere to be seen. He must have gone to the sheriff's tent to look for official documents and letters.
But when the nest is destroyed, how can any eggs remain intact?
Once the fire reaches here, the soldiers of the Northern Expedition will also have to wait for death.
Without bothering to explain to Ye Yan, Yun Chen shouted, "Abandon ship! Abandon ship!!" which was the code word used for abandoning the action when guarding, and quickly climbed up the tall flagpole in the center of the tribe.
She climbed up the flagpole and took down the big brass trumpet hanging on it.
The tribe is very large, and if there is something to do, it is not convenient to notify every household. The sheriff will come to the center of the tribe and tap the copper trumpet to indicate a gathering.
She put the copper trumpet on her back, climbed onto a horse, and then ran back to her grandmother, asking her to translate for her that she needed the largest and strongest pot.
The old grandmother didn't know what Yun Chen was going to do, but she quickly spoke for her. Meng Ke's wife immediately held up a large black pot and said to Yun Chen in Luojiang language:
"This is a pot for stewing lamb. My family has used it for more than ten years. It's very good!"
Yun Chen took the pot and put it on his back again. His eyes searched around and finally settled on the tongs on Doji's waist.
She said, "Doji! Lend it to me!" She pulled out the fire tongs, then immediately turned her horse's head and ran towards the snow-digging team.
The sheriff and other men surrounded Yun Chen, blocked her horse's way, and tried to persuade her not to die, but she would not listen at all.
She said to the sheriff:
"The avalanche should be enough to put out the fire, but the situation is out of control. I think the snow wave will hit us here. Hurry and tell everyone to return to the tent! Use the strongest objects to support the tent roof, and don't come out!"
Amid the sad and anxious persuasion of the people of Luojiang, Yun Chen tightened the reins and galloped towards the snow-capped mountains without hesitation.
After running for a distance, she vaguely heard a voice calling her from behind.
She looked back and saw that it was Doji.
His thin body ran across the snowy plain, chasing her horse and crying:
"Brother Yun! Come back! Come back!!"
He had already heard from the adults what Yun Chen was going to do, and he desperately chased Yun Chen, trying to stop her suicidal behavior.
Yun Chen kept riding his horse and waved to Doji to go back.
Doggie refused and continued to run after the horse, but Monk, who came from behind, grabbed him and carried him on his shoulders.
Doji kept struggling and screaming Yunchen's name.
Yun Chen didn't look back and whipped the horse even harder.
The snow-capped mountains look very close, but it still takes some time to run there.
Yun Chen ran for his life. The sky was already red and it was hard to tell whether it was fire or the rising sun.
The fire soon reached Yun Chen, and the scorching heat almost burned her hair. She had no choice but to change her route, avoiding the fire while continuing to move forward.
Finally, she arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountains before the fire.
Only when she got so close did she realize that the small snow mountain seen from the tribe was actually quite large, even larger than the area of the entire tribe.
The amount of snow far exceeded her previous estimation. If an avalanche occurred, the area within a hundred miles would be razed to the ground.
But the situation was urgent and there was no better way, so she could only clamp her legs against the horse's belly and stand astride it.
As she rode her horse trotting around the mountain, she placed the copper trumpet on her shoulder, pressed the copper pot against the small mouth of the trumpet, and began to hit it hard with pliers.
Anyone who has traveled to a snowy mountain knows that sometimes just a few shouts and a few firecrackers can cause a massive snow avalanche.
Therefore, the Lion Army paid special attention to silence when crossing the snow-capped mountains. They tried to use gestures to communicate within the team and rarely spoke.
At this moment, Yun Chen's combination of iron pot, iron tongs and large copper horn is undoubtedly very powerful.
Like a noisy insect jumping up and down in the giant's ear, trying to wake the giant up.
After running back and forth twice, Yun Chen was surprised that the snow mountain did not move at all, with no signs of collapse.
She had no choice but to add shouting to the clanging of the iron pot, and she didn't even use brute force, but the Qi in her body to make the sound.
After two more rounds, the fire was almost burning up to the eyebrows, but the snow mountain still did not move.
Yun Chen couldn't help but feel anxious:
This is terrible. He boasted about causing an avalanche to save people, but not only did he become the first one to die in the fire, but he also implicated the entire tribe!
It would be better to let them dig snow trenches! Maybe they can survive a few more!
Just when Yun Chen was getting extremely anxious, she suddenly seemed to see the top of the mountain become a little shorter.
As if it had squatted down on the ground, the snow-white mountain did not crack as expected, but like a collapsing city wall, the entire huge snow wall slowly peeled off from the mountain and began to fall with a loud bang.
The sleeping "giant" was finally awakened and began to stretch his body in an earth-shaking manner.
Yun Chen was stunned:
"It's over. I used too much force."
No wonder the snow mountain was silent for so long. It turned out that the entire thing was collapsing and falling off, which made it impossible for her to see it.
She patted the horse's neck and said, "Brother, you are a Luojiang horse. You don't want to die with a foreigner like me, right?" Then she turned the horse's head with a grin, whipped it hard, and fled madly towards the tribe.
The horse was running wildly, and she didn't dare turn her head to look. She could only use her ears to hear what seemed like thousands of horses galloping behind her, chasing her desperately.
Snow waves hundreds of feet high overwhelmed the fire, covering the sky that had just lit up into darkness again.
Feeling the light above his head getting darker and darker, and the shadow of a huge object gradually rising on the road ahead, Yun Chen was terrified to the extreme. He whipped the horse's butt until it was covered in blood, and could not help but scream like a madman.
The next moment, as shadows fell over the earth and snow pelted down like stone, she realized:
It’s over, the King of Hell has come to call your name.
It was as if a heavy iron plate weighing ten thousand pounds hit her on the back. She and her horse flew out and were instantly swept into the torrent of snow.
She seized the last chance, took a deep breath, hugged her head tightly and curled up, trying to hold her breath to avoid this disaster, but she was buried by thousands of pounds of snow. She felt excruciating pain all over her body and completely lost consciousness.
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