Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen

A shadow of death began to hang over everyone's heart. "Master Man, why don't we break through tonight!" Xie Laogou raised his eyes and said, "If you stay in this cave, everyone will die. If you break through, maybe a few will get out alive." Zhang Yunqing absolutely did not expect such a thing to happen, he had a premonition that a disaster of complete annihilation was at hand.He raised his head, and his Adam's apple moved: "Our situation is very dangerous. Since Yi Hao knows that we are hiding here, there must be a net outside the mountain..." "But, if we don't break through, we will die!" Xie Laogou anxiously said.

But it is said that Zhang Yunqing was suddenly encircled by Zhang Xiangdi's army, and was caught off guard. In a panic, he rode on a horse, trying to kill a bloody road and break out of the encirclement.Unexpectedly, the two newly recruited concubines Manxiu and Manjiao held the horse's reins and held on to the horse's legs. The ancients said: "Husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes."Zhang Yunqing became angry from embarrassment, pulled out the speed controller and shouted: "Let go of me, be careful I want your life!"

Man Xiu and Man Jiao still refused to let go.Pu Hu'er stepped out of the hall and said, "Why are you howling? You are still a man, and you have no restraint at this moment!" Zhang Yunqing had a bitter face: "My girls, now that the army is overwhelming the country, your eyebrows are burning. You stop me because you want me to die!" "We want to save you." Pu Hu'er said, "I've already gone upstairs to see that the village has been surrounded by large armies, and every checkpoint is guarded. If you rushed out alone, wouldn't you die in vain?"

As soon as Zhang Yunqing thought it made sense, she immediately got off the horse, took off her bright clothes and changed into rags, took off her melon skin hat, and was about to follow the fleeing villagers out.Pu Hu'er grabbed him again: "The checkpoints outside are very strict. Anyone passing by will be searched. Yi Hao and his subordinates recognize you. Listen, what are they shouting?" Zhang Yunqing listened quietly, and shouts came from outside the village: "Don't run away Zhang Yunqing!" "Don't run away bandits!"... Pistol platoon leader Zhong Xuehua approached: "Master Man, what shall we do?"

Zhang Yunqing never expected to fall into this situation, and pulled Pu Hu'er: "Madam, my heart is in a mess, I really can't do anything, tell me, what should we do?" Pu Huer said: "Now I have nothing to do, but I always feel that you should calm down. The villagers are passing the checkpoint, and the army will not be able to pass at once. You have enough time to think about countermeasures." Zhang Yunqing calmed down, looked at the fish pond at the door, and ordered: "Brothers, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. Throw your guns into the fish pond! Dress up as villagers and run for your lives—Yi Hao doesn't know you. After this catastrophe, I will send drills to ask the brothers to come back!"

Zhong Xuehua and other bandits were eager to escape quickly, so they wrapped their pistols in oiled paper, threw them into the fish pond, and rushed out of the village like flying. Only Zhang Yunqing, Pu Huer, Man Xiu, and Man Jiao were left in the courtyard.The gunfire outside was tight.Looking at the three wives, Zhang Yunqing burst into tears and said, "Could it be that our fate is over?" Pu Hu'er said: "The ancients said that life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, and at a critical moment, even a hero is also resigned to fate. I advise you to ask the gods, if he wants you to die, our fate will end here. If you have the hope of living, if you survive a catastrophe, there will be future blessings, and we still have good days."

After being reminded by Pu Hu'er, Zhang Yunqing had no choice but to resign herself to fate.It just so happened that there were ready-made joss sticks and paper money under the ancestral god, and he lit them with tears in his eyes. I will overcome the difficulties!" After reading, he threw the bamboo hexagram on the ground, and it turned out to be the Xun hexagram. As the shouts outside approached, Pu Hu'er urged: "Stop on the way, hurry up and hide, leave us alone, women are fine." The sound of footsteps outside could be heard clearly, Zhang Yunqing hardly thought about it, took down the dustpan hanging on the right wall of the main room, jumped up, hooked the big iron nail on the wall with the index finger of his right hand, lifted the dustpan with his left hand, and covered it tightly. live my whole body...

Most people can hang on the iron nails for a few minutes, but if it takes a long time, it is difficult to persist.Firstly, Zhang Yunqing had extraordinary strength, and secondly, when life and death were at stake, he gritted his teeth and persisted for half an hour.After Zhang Xiangdi and Yi Hao left, Pu Huer and other wives and concubines didn't know where he was, so they looked around. Zhang Yunqing felt that Zhang Xiangtou had gone far away, so she came down from the wall. Pu Huer saw her and said in surprise, "Stop on the way, you are really good at it! Someone said you were a snake spirit just now, I thought you were really hiding from the ground." It's gone. It turned out to be hiding in the dustpan."

Zhang Yunqing said: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, I'll leave right away. You three, Hu Er, stay at home and don't move. If Zuanzi comes looking for me, ask him to go to the back mountain to look for him." After speaking, he walked quickly to the back of the village.Behind the village is the well-known Ma'an Mountain. After walking through a field ridge, it enters a deep dense forest.He breathed a sigh of relief, leaning on a boulder, looked into the village, and found that Zhang Xiangdi and Yi Hao had indeed returned on horseback, a smug smile flashed across his face.

Zhang Yunqing rested for a while, stretched her hand joints, watched the road, and climbed up the mountain. Along the bluestone slab stone steps, until you reach the top, there is a temple on the top of the mountain.Still halfway up the mountain, you can hear the sound of wooden fish and the deep and powerful chanting from the mountain.Zhang Yunqing was very hungry, swallowing, what he urgently needed at the moment was to fill his stomach. When I came to the temple, I saw more than ten monks kneeling under a huge Guanyin Buddha statue, reciting Buddha's name.This temple was originally famous, but the locals did not want to call it, because there is a statue of Guanyin Buddha in the nunnery, so they called it Guanyin Nunnery.The incense here is not very strong, but the food and drink expenses of the monks are not bad.

Zhang Yunqing poked his head out of the gate and coughed loudly, but the young monks turned a deaf ear to it, only the bearded monk who was meditating at the top slightly opened his eyes, saw Zhang Yunqing, his face changed drastically, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and saluted: "Poor monk I realized that the monk has seen the donor." "Master, no courtesy." Zhang Yunqing said, "Get something to fill your belly first." "This nunnery is all light food, which may not suit the appetite of the benefactor. If you don't dislike it, please come with the poor monk." Zhang Yunqing followed to the meditation room at the back.He thought, this is probably the so-called "abbot".After entering the room, Monk Wuli pointed to the fruit and vegetarian food on the altar table, sat down on a chair, and said, "Alms, please." After speaking, he closed his eyes, counted the beads and began to recite the Buddha. Zhang Yunqing let go of his belly and ate a big meal. After he was full, he patted Monk Wu on the shoulder: "Master, I am friends with your relative, Mr. Liu Yi." Enlightened and opened his eyes: "Amitabha, monks have jumped out of the three realms, not in the five elements, and have long been separated from family ties. Those who come to our nunnery are all benefactors, regardless of relatives." "I want to become a monk, will you accept me as a disciple?" "As long as the donor is sincere and kind, the poor monk is willing to accept it, but he just becomes a monk and accepts the precepts. There are many rules and regulations, and I am afraid that the donor will not be bound." Zhang Yunqing took out a black and shiny speed controller from his underwear, and gently placed it on the Zen table: "It's okay to be restrained, but I have killed people before, and my hands are covered with human blood. Can the Buddha forgive me?" "The benefactor has heard a saying? 'Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately'. As long as the benefactor is sincere and kind, Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing were all demon kings who can eat people, and they can also achieve true fruition." Zhang Yunqing nodded: "Well, from today onwards, I will become a monk here. If you realize that Master thinks it is inconvenient, then you can open another Zen room. I think this place is where the abbot lives. It may be more convenient to live in a place with a good geomantic omen. Easy to get right." After realizing that he was speechless, he only read a few words of Amitabha and left the meditation room. After walking a few steps, Zhang Yunqing called him again: "Monk, I sincerely want to do good, but my stomach problem still needs to be solved, or I will pass away too early, you disciple. It’s nothing!” He lowered his voice and warned, “If you dare to reveal the news, I’ll wash Guanyin Temple with blood!” Realizing that the monk dared not disobey, he not only gave up the meditation room, but also ordered the young monk to bring three meals a day. Zhang Yunqing eats a lot, and he often gets full with two servings. What's more terrible is that he eats vegetarian food in the temple. He is a "carnivore". After only two days, he became dizzy and drools.He couldn't take it anymore, and wanted to go to the mountains to hunt wild dogs, wild sheep, etc., but returned empty-handed.That day, when Yao Kong came to deliver the vegetarian meal, Zhang Yunqing took him by the hand and said, "Little monk, there used to be many wild beasts on this mountain, why are they gone now?" Liaokong was young and ignorant of worldly affairs, so he said bluntly: "There used to be many wild animals here. When I first came here, I planted bean pods in the back garden, and wild rabbits and wild sheep would come to steal them several times a day. Monks are not allowed to kill animals. Dogs even entered temples to steal vegetarian fruits. However, since the 10th year of the Republic of China when there were bandits on Ma'anshan, there was a big battle, and all the wild animals were scared away." "Are bandits so scary?" Zhang Yunqing asked intentionally. "Bandits are inhumane. They kill people, set fire to them, and eat human flesh." "Cannibalism? Can human flesh be eaten?" Liao Kong shook his head: "I don't know. I heard it from the benefactor who burned incense on the mountain. They said that Yi Shunman from Maple Ridge had eaten people's hearts alive. A few days ago, he and his subordinates were all beaten to death outside the Shuixi Gate. , In front of the tomb, there is a stone tablet of "Looking at the Model", and the tomb is also called "Yijia Tomb", Amitabha, it is true that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil." Zhang Yunqing frowned again, and asked, "Zhang Yunqing, do you know?" Liao Kong nodded: "He is also a big bandit full of crimes, and he will be punished one day. He was in Yingchun Inn, and the shopkeeper just cursed him, and he killed his husband and wife." Zhang Yunqing blinked and was making up his mind when another young monk came over and called him: "Benefactor, someone is looking for you." When Zhang Yunqing came to Zheng'an, he realized that it was Zhang Zuanzi, so he felt relieved, and waved: "Old man, why did you go up to the mountain to eat vegetarian food today?" Zhang Zuanzi also replied in code words: "There are a lot of things at home, today is the time to come." Zhang Zuanzi approached, Zhang Yunqing complained: "You just came here today, I have been waiting so hard." Zhang Zuanzi followed into the meditation room and closed the door: "The brothers are all scattered, and we basically met today." Zhang Yunqing stopped blaming, and asked, "Is the loss big?" "A dozen brothers died and twenty guns were lost." Zhang Yunqing sighed: "The great fortune among misfortunes. Where are all the brothers now?" "Everyone is hiding at home. As long as Master Man calls, we can gather at any time." Zhang Yunqing nodded: "Very good. However, the news is tight now, and the goal of gathering is big. Let's talk about it after the big troops leave. We still need to continue to pay attention to the situation outside, especially the county. How are Zhu Yunhan and Zhang Shuncai doing?" "Their losses have been even greater, and they are now also adopting a 'break down' approach, waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback." Zhang Yunqing: "If I can get in touch, I want them to come to my place. It's time for everyone to meet." "Next time I will definitely ask them to come." Zhang Yunqing wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his hands and said, "I haven't seen meat for several days, so I'll find a way to get some meat dishes. Wine is better of course. Living like this is worse than dying." Zhang Zuanzi nodded: "It's easy to handle. But you have to wait patiently for a few days. I'll come back when I have new information—I can't come here often when I have nothing to do, so as not to arouse others' suspicion." Zhang Yunqing was drooling, and his eyes felt stares, and he was miserable: "Usually I eat at least a catty and a half of meat a day, but here I don't eat any meat for a few days, these days are too uncomfortable." Zhang Zuanzi said: "This is a habit. We used to be tenant farmers, didn't we only see meat for a few months? If you can insist on fasting for a few months, you will get used to it." Zhang Yunqing shook her head: "I won't do it! Come down the mountain quickly, I'll wait for you to bring me wine and meat." Zhang Zuanzi went down the mountain and didn't come back for three days.Zhang Yunqing has to eat three vegetarian meals for each meal, but it is still difficult to satisfy her hunger.One night in the middle of the night, he woke up hungry from the Zen bed, put on a cotton coat and went to the kitchen. He lifted the lid of the pot, but there was nothing.After searching for a long time with the sesame oil lamp, I found several vegetarian meals from the cupboard, but they were too blunt to swallow.Fortunately, there are ready-made pots and stoves, and dry firewood is brought from the woodshed to light the fire. At this moment, the door squeaked, Zhang Yunqing turned around and found a baby face, and asked, "It's time, why don't you go to sleep?" "I got up to pee and was about to go back to my room. When I saw a light in the kitchen, I thought it was a candle, so I came over to have a look. Hey, what are you cooking?" Liao Kong asked. Zhang Yunqing had an idea and said, "Good stuff, come and taste some?" Liao Kong came over unprepared.Seeing that the door was open, Zhang Yunqing ordered again: "Close the door, if someone comes later, there will not be much for the share." Kung Kong closed the door and fucked it, and asked as he walked over: "What good food, can I eat it?" "Of course it's a good thing, and you'll know it later. But it's just been put into the pot, so it needs to be cooked for a while, so be patient. Hey, I forgot to tell you that day. I also heard the story about Zhang Yunqing's murder in Yingchun Inn." That being said, it seems to be a little different from what you said." "Different? How is it different?" "The owner said that Zhang Yunqing killed four thousand people in Xixi. Zhang Yunqing felt that his crime was a bit exaggerated, so he tried to kill him. He simply said that it was four thousand and one—of course this one refers to the owner. Later, when the proprietress looked for her husband, Zhang Yunqing said that in the I made a bet with the boss on how many people Zhang Yunqing killed, but the lady boss insisted that it was four thousand. In a rage, Zhang Yunqing launched another murderous plan, and she simply said it was four thousand and two. It can break the neck of a living man." "No way? How can the neck be broken? I don't believe it!" Liao Kong said, "It's not easy to break a carrot." "The neck is very brittle, much easier to twist than a carrot." "Believe it or not! I don't believe it's so easy to break off." Zhang Yunqing swallowed her saliva, and said with a smile: "So, adding you today, wouldn't Zhang Yunqing want to kill the 4003rd person?" Liaokong raised his face, saw Zhang Yunqing grinning, and said in surprise: "You..." Before he finished speaking, he felt his neck was clamped by an irresistible force, and with a "creak", his neck was broken, poor man. The little monk died in a moment. ... It was night, and Zhang Yunqing slept very soundly.When I woke up, it was noisy outside.He pushed the bullet of the speed machine into the chamber and put it on his waist. When he realized that the monk came, he recited Amitabha Buddha.Without waiting for the monk to speak, Zhang Yunqing asked, "Master, what are you brothers and sisters arguing about? What happened?" Wu Wu shook his head and sighed: "Little apprentice slept well last night, come together this morning, and the person is gone." Zhang Yunqing smiled and said: "What's so strange about this? He is young and empty, maybe he met a female pilgrim and went down the mountain to return to vulgarity. He is too embarrassed to talk about such things, so of course he will leave without saying goodbye." After realizing it, he stood quietly for a moment, and summoned up his courage to say: "Almsgiver, it's not that the poor monk deliberately drove you out, and the incense in our nunnery is not strong, so it is difficult to worship, isn't it..." Zhang Yunqing nodded repeatedly, and said, "I know all about it. There are still a few friends coming, and when they arrive, they will leave Baosha." I realized and sighed.Shake his head and leave. The next day, another monk in the kitchen disappeared.At this time, a sensational rumor spread among the monks: a snake spirit came to Ma'anshan recently. The snake spirit is very greedy and eats people every day... On the third night, the monks all lived in one room and stayed up all night, in case the snake spirit came out to "eat people".As a result, nothing happened that night. On the fourth night, two monks, one old and one young, got up to urinate at night. As a result, when the old monk returned, he found that the young monk had not come back... On the fifth day, Yin Dongbo, Xie Laogou, and Zhong Xuehua were accompanied by Zhang Zuanzi to the mountain.They brought new news to Zhang Yunqing: because Zhang Xiangdi did not follow Zhao Hengti's intention to "suppress the bandits", he ordered him to return to the provincial capital by telegram. Hearing this news, Zhang Yunqing let out a breath of relief and said, "The hard times are finally over!" They were discussing things in the meditation room, and there was a lot of noise outside. Yin Dongbo couldn't bear it, so he turned to Zhong Xuehua and said: "I don't know who is making noise outside, you go out and have a look." After a while, Zhong Xuehua came back and said: "Monks are making noise outside. They It is said that a snake spirit came from Ma'anshan, and it came out to eat people every night. Up to last night, it had eaten four people in a row. Just now, they found four corpses under the cliff at the east foot of the mountain, and they took out each one of them. Darling...they are packing up and going down the mountain." When Zhang Yunqing heard this, she said urgently: "You can't let them go! To be honest, I did those things—this place is good, I think I will set up a village here. Drill—" Zhang Zuanzi came in at the sound, and Zhang Yunqing ordered: "There are seven monks left in this nunnery. In order not to leak the news, none of them can be allowed to leave alive. You immediately lead a few brothers to the mountainside to intercept—remember, thousands of monks." Don't shoot, use a knife." Zhang Zuanzi left, Yin Dongbo said: "Master Man wants to set up a village here, have you considered safety?" Zhang Yunqing nodded: "This place is very good. A large part of the brothers are locals. If there is a big suppression, you can stick a gun and go down the mountain and return home. In addition, there are two other advantages here: one is that there is a not-so-high cliff at the east foot of the mountain, and once the army is overwhelmed, it only needs a few ropes to escape; , there are holes in the cave, connected with ditches, one or two miles in length and width, and several exits. This time Yanziyan lost more than a dozen brothers and more than 20 guns. I am very heartbroken. I think, if let live here, There will be no loss." Yin Dongbo, Xie Laogou, and Zhong Xuehua said in unison: "This is indeed a good place!" "Besides," Zhang Yunqing went on, "there is another great advantage here - you can go upstairs and have a panoramic view. If there is a large army to suppress, you can find it ten miles away. As the saying goes, if you suffer, you will gain wisdom. This time I narrowly escaped death, only to strongly feel how important this Ma'anshan is to me!" Zhang Yunqing's words came from the bottom of her heart, she was caught off guard by Zhang Xiangto this time, and almost lost her life.While hiding in the dustpan, he gritted his teeth and persisted, thinking: If he can get out alive, the first thing to do is to kill all the monks and build a village in Ma'anshan! About an hour later, Zhang Zuanzi came back and reported that the matter had been settled.Zhang Yunqing asked: "There are seven monks in total, have you counted them clearly?" Zhang Zuanzi nodded: "There are six people who fled below, all of them were killed. There is also the abbot, who has been chanting scriptures in the main hall and never left." Zhang Yunqing nodded and ordered: "Go back immediately and bring your three sister-in-laws here. Also, if you meet other brothers, tell them that Zhang Xiangtou is going back to the provincial capital. I have chosen Ma'anshan as the Xinzhai." "Do you want them to come back right away?" Zhang Yunqing thought for a while and said, "Call the brothers from the pistol platoon first, and the other brothers will wait for a while. Why haven't Zhu Yunhan and Zhang Shuncai contacted yet?" Zhang Zuanzi replied: "Although the news of Zhang Xiangtou's return to the provincial capital has spread, in fact his two cavalry companies are still often chasing and suppressing Xuefeng Mountain, so we have not been able to contact them. However, according to I guess they are also looking for you, maybe they have already connected with sister-in-law." Zhang Yunqing waved: "Go down. The brothers in the pistol platoon can't come up empty-handed. The more rice, meat, oil and salt, etc., the better." After Zhang Zuanzi left, Zhang Yunqing said to several backbones: "From now on, this is our home, just do whatever you want, and I will come back after I go to do some errands." Zhang Yunqing got up and left his seat, walked to the main hall, and realized that the monk was sitting still and reciting scriptures with his eyes closed. "Master—" Zhang Yunqing dragged his voice, "There is a lot of snake spirits here, and the little monks are gone. Aren't you afraid?" The monk still closed his eyes and said: "Life is death, death is life, birth and death are natural, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Zhang Yunqing coughed dryly, and said: "I don't understand Buddhism, and I don't want to understand it. However, I think this treasure temple is the most suitable for building a village. If I want to borrow it, what does Master think?" "The ancients did not see the current moon, but this month once illuminated the ancients. The poor monk's deadline has come, and he can't take away everything in the world. Today, even this stinky skin is yours. Why do you have to be so courteous and ask the poor monk for a loan?" Zhang Yunqing nodded: "Well said, you really are a sensible person! However, there is another sentence that I don't understand, and I want to ask Master for advice-what does it mean that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers?" When he realized it, he said: "A good man should not be overwhelmed. A poor monk is not a person who is greedy for life. People in Buddhism have already fully realized life and death." Zhang Yunqing had a fierce look in his eyes, put his gun against his forehead and said, "Since you have fully realized life and death, why are you still here?" Wuwu opened his eyes and sighed: "The poor monk didn't leave. There is a reason for it. My ten apprentices are now lying dead in the wilderness. It is really indecent. If a good man can bury them, I will give the poor monk a wish and die without regret." Zhang Yunqing sneered: "It seems that you still haven't fully enlightened, this is just an excuse." He released the barrel of the gun from the enlightened forehead. "Don't worry, I won't kill you, I have to use you as a display. However, if you dare to talk nonsense, I will send you to heaven at any time!" Enlightened and closed his eyes again. "Also, you can't live in vain. I have ten brothers who want to worship you as their teacher, and recite scriptures and so on. This Guanyin Nunnery must still be the same as before." When Zhang Yunqing returned to the meditation room, Yin Dongbo asked, "You killed the old monk?" Zhang Yunqing shook her head: "He still can't be killed, we need to use him to put on a show to deceive others." Yin Dongbo frowned and said, "It's hard for him to be a monk alone." "I have my own arrangements. When the brothers in the pistol platoon are all here, I will choose ten more clever ones to pretend to be monks." Yin Dongbo raised his brows and praised: "It's so wonderful, Master Man really deserves to be a wise man!" The next day, Zhang Zuanzi, Pu Huer and more than 20 brothers from the pistol platoon came to Guanyin nunnery dressed as pilgrims.Everyone carries a lot of food on their shoulders or in their hands.On the same day, Zhong Xuehua, the leader of the pistol platoon, selected ten people from his subordinates, shaved their heads, put on monk clothes, and followed the enlightened monk to the hall to chant scriptures. After settling down, it was the New Year's Eve soon. Although Zhang Zuanzi went down the mountain every day, because he didn't dare to enter the city, he couldn't find any valuable information. Zhu Yunhan and Zhang Shuncai never got in touch.For this reason, Zhang Yunqing often frowned. On December 15th of the lunar calendar in 1925, this was the last pilgrimage day of the year, and pilgrims from four villages came to the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha in an endless stream. In the afternoon, most of the pilgrims left the mountain, but the lobby was still filled with cigarettes.Zhong Xuehua, who had been meditating for a long time, felt numb in his legs and was about to get up to rest.He turned around and saw a familiar pilgrim at the gate looking at him, he recognized him, and exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Yang—" Yang Xiangwan also recognized him, and quickly waved his hand to signal him not to shout.Zhong Xuehua approached, lowered his voice and said: "You are finally here, Master Man misses you every day." Yang Xiangwan also lowered his voice: "I finally found you, where is Master Man?" "Follow me." Zhong Xuehua led the way, led Yang Xiangwan to a wooden house in the backyard, and knocked on the door three times. The door opened, Pu Hu'er poked his head out, recognized Yang Xiangwan, and shouted inside: "By the way, Mr. Yang is here." Upon hearing the news, Zhang Yunqing walked out of the inner room and met Yang Xiangwan. The two embraced: "Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, I finally hoped for you today. Where is Zhang Shuncai, any news?" Yang Xiangwan nodded: "Go in and talk slowly, the pilgrims haven't finished yet." Zhong Xuehua withdrew, Pu Huer closed the door, Yang and Zhang walked into the inner room, and as soon as they sat down, Yang Xiangwan said: "Brother Shunlu, you are so bold, Zhang Xiangtou and Yi Hao are looking for you all over the world .” "Didn't Zhang Xiangtou be summoned by Zhao Hengti?" "Where, he and Zhao Hengti turned against each other. The emperor is far away from Shangao, Zhao Hengti wanted to send troops to attack, but now he can't protect himself." Yang Xiangwan said. "How do you say that?" Zhang Yunqing was puzzled. "Didn't you hear the news?" "What news?" Zhang Yunqing was like falling into a cloud of mist. "I am tired of running for my life every day, so I know what happened on this mountain." Yang Xiangwan nodded: "No wonder. Now Tang Shengzhi, with the support of the Communist Party, has formed a united front in the provincial capital to 'anti-Wu and expel Zhao'—that is, a united front to oppose Wu Peifu and expel Zhao Hengti. Tang Shengzhi is a new Hunan power faction, With heavy troops in hand, in addition to the support of the Communist Party, the Guangzhou Northern Expedition Army is also fighting for his Northern Expedition." Zhang Yunqing sighed: "So that's the case. No wonder Zhang Xiangtou dared not listen to him. The one surnamed Zhang will stay in Wugang from now on?" Yang Xiangwan nodded: "It can be said that this is the case. Yi Hao was appointed by him as the battalion commander of the supplementary battalion. In addition to the original team, he recruited more than a hundred mobs, a total of two hundred people. Zhang Xiangto equipped him with new weapons. Threatening to completely wipe out 'Zhang, Zhu, Zhang' is really arrogant." Zhang Yunqing's mind was buzzing, and she was speechless for a long time. "Right now, Yi Hao and his troops are bluffing and deceiving everywhere. Master Zhu and Master Zhang are so overwhelmed that they can't hold their heads up. They hide in the 'Qibushi' and dare not come out. They all guess that you might seek refuge with other forces. I asked you to come out to find out. At first I guessed that you might have gone to Guangxi, but then I thought that you have always been so courageous, maybe you just hid in your hometown and didn’t come out. I went to your mansion and saw that it was deserted and deserted, even my sister-in-law and nephew My son is not at home. In this way, I know you must have gone to Ma'anshan. There are so many pilgrims today, Brother Shunlu, you are really there. Your people pretend to be monks, and even the locals have been deceived. Even if Yi Hao doubts Here, it may not be possible to see through." Zhang Yunqing smiled wryly, "There is no other way." "However." Yang Xiangwan said sadly, "Now Yi Hao's power is something we can't contend with, and it's not a solution in the long run. We have to think of an expedient strategy to change from passive to active." "Change from passive to active? How do you say this?" "There is no unparalleled road," Yang Xiangwan said seriously, "Now that Yi Hao has a precedent, he is nothing more than taking refuge in Zhang Xiangdi, and we can also rely on stronger ones." "Who? Is there any greater force in Wugang?" "Yes, there is no greater force in Wugang. But outside of Wugang, is there any?" Zhang Yunqing thought for a moment, then said: "This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Han Caifeng, the great warlord of Guangxi, has entered Chengbu County." "That's right!" Yang Xiangwan clapped his hands and said, "Han Caifeng is a man of the old Guangxi clan. He has been on the battlefield for a long time. In terms of experience, ability, and the strength of his men, he is a hundred times stronger than Zhang Xiangdi! If you can rely on him, How old is little Zhang Xiangto?" Zhang Yunqing nodded, but still worried: "It's just that they belong to the Guangxi family, and we are just local miscellaneous brands. When we get there, will they be bullied?" Yang Xiangwan said: "Your concerns are reasonable to some extent, but you have a ready-made advantage, so you can completely eliminate this concern. Don't forget, your team is from the old Gui family!" Zhang Yunqing suddenly realized, and immediately summoned Yin Dongbo, Xie Laogou, and Zhong Xuehua and asked, "There is a person named Han Caifeng, do you know?" Yin, Xie, and Zhong said in unison: "I know. This person is Lu Rongting's general." Zhang Yunqing nodded happily: "Very good! Which of you knows him?" The three looked at each other. After a while, Zhong Xuehua said: "Lu Rongting has many generals under his command, and Han Caifeng is not very famous. At that time, what we knew about Han Caifeng was that jokes about his subordinates fighting in the army were often circulated in the army. When he gave the attack order, he often pointed at the enemy on the opposite side. Pawnshops and money houses said to his army: "Look! There are so many pawnshops, go in and let you make money!" Since he was driven back to Guangxi from Guangdong by Chen Jiongming, he often told officials that in the past, there were law protectors in battle. The country's political slogans were used as a call to trick soldiers to die, and now they can only use 'make foreign money' to lure soldiers to die." Zhang Yunqing waved her hands, expressing that she was not interested in these things, and said disappointedly: "It's a pity that I don't know Han Caifeng. If I vote for him, I might as well fight with Yi Hao." Yang Xiangwan originally came here on a whim, but when Zhong Xuehua and the others said that they didn't know Han Caifeng, his enthusiasm suddenly faded. Yin Dongbo said: "When we were soldiers in the old Guangxi clique, we belonged to Shen Hongying's department. In fact, Shen Hongying was more than ten times more powerful than Han Caifeng, and his reputation was much greater. Later, he was the one who forced Lu Rongting to collapse—of course, It also has the merits of our brothers." Xie Laogou said: "Shen Hongying has passed through Wugang many times before, I don't know where it is now. Master Man, why don't we send someone to Guangxi to contact Shen Hongying?" Yang Xiangwan's tightly locked brows relaxed again, and he urged: "Brother Shunlu, this is a good way. Instead of waiting for Yi Hao to clean up, it's better to send someone to pick up with Shen Hongying." Zhang Yunqing looked at the three of them: "Who is the best to send?" Yin Dongbo said: "Just send Zhong Xuehua, he has the best relationship with Huang Ganshuang, Shen Hongying's head of security." Zhong Xuehua said: "That happened many years ago. Now the old Guangxi clan has long since collapsed. Although Shen Hongying is still jumping around, Huang Qianshuang may not be still under him. To say something unlucky, the dead are better than the dead these days." A dog is still casual, I don't know if Huang Ganshuang is still in the world. However, if he still follows Shen Hongying around, it will indeed be beneficial to us." Yin Dongbo: "Whether he's here or not, it's better to go than not to go. We know so many mid-level and lower-level officers, I don't believe they're all dead." Zhong Xuehua said: "This is the truth, I must go, or the brothers are waiting to die here. Master Man, when do you want me to go?" Zhang Yunqing sighed: "Of course, the sooner the better. But the New Year is coming, you have to go back and reunite with your family for a few days, how can I have the heart to let you go." Zhong Xuehua said: "What's the difference in this year, if we are finished, the family will have no hope, Master Man, I will leave tomorrow." Zhang Yunqing touched him and patted him on the shoulder: "You are really my good brother!" Turning to Zhang Zuanzi: "This time you go to the county town to inquire, take a detour to Fuchong, Dongxiang, and send some money to Lao Zhong's family for the New Year .” As soon as Zhong Xuehua left, it would be the new year soon. Although it was a low period and Zhang Yunqing couldn't build a stronghold, he believed that the year should be a good one. In Zhang Yunqing's impression, since he joined the green forest, he didn't seem to have a good year. Rush is to be attacked by a powerful enemy.As a result, every time the Chinese New Year approaches, his subordinates have to reflexively feel that something is happening again.In order to guard against this situation, after some careful consideration, he made careful arrangements. According to the custom in Xiangxi, the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is a small year.On this day, Zhang Yunqing sent more than 20 people out to purchase chickens, ducks, geese and fish.He also held a meeting with Yin Dongbo, Zhang Yakou, Xie Laogou and other backbones to analyze the current situation. Yin Dongbo said: "The current number one enemy is Yi Hao. I have an ominous premonition that this place has been discovered. Every New Year is a difficult day for us, so we have to prepare in advance. Master Man, what do you think?" ?” Zhang Yunqing nodded: "From now on, the guard post upstairs will be on duty 24 hours a day." "It's useless to be on duty 24 hours a day." Xie Laogou said, "Every year, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the visibility is low. If Yi Hao comes to attack, he must choose such a day. Once they really find us, With the siege of a regiment, not only can we not resist, but we also have no chance to escape." Zhang Yakou said: "According to what you say, aren't we waiting to die? In my opinion, we are so hidden that Yi Hao never found out." Old Dog Xie said: "Of course I don't want to be discovered, but we are playing a game of life and death, and we must always think of danger. In my opinion, this place is not suitable for staying for a long time. If you want to say that the most dangerous place is the safest, Yanziyan is better than here. There is a cliff at the east foot where you can escape." "How can Yanziyan compare with this place!" Zhang Yakou said, "It shows that you don't understand the local conditions. There is a big karst cave at the foot of this mountain." Yin Dongbo looked at Zhang Yunqing and said, "You said that there is a big rock cave at the foot of the mountain? Why don't you go and see it?" Zhang Yunqing nodded and said to everyone: "Brothers, there is no need to fight too much. Your safety is not a big problem. The most troublesome thing is that the news is blocked and you don't understand the situation outside. Now you know that the Communist Party supports Tang Shengzhi. Zhao Hengti is in danger. Zhang Xiang Di took advantage of the chaos and turned against the water. I don't know anything else. The political situation is changing rapidly, and if you are negligent, you will make a big mistake. At this critical juncture, you can't get more useful information. No wonder he, the county is very guarded, The information obtained from outside the city is superficial. I have an idea - no matter what, we must connect with Liu Yi, and only through him can we not be deaf or blind." Yin Dongbo said: "Of course it would be the best to connect with Liu Yi, but Liu Yi has become a bird in a cage now, and must be under the strict supervision of Yi Hao. I'm afraid, this end is not easy to connect." "If you can't catch up, just wait for Zhong Xuehua to move the rescuers back. If you can't even move the rescuers back, the brothers will only have a dead end." Zhang Yunqing glanced at the crowd. "You say, is a blind and deaf person still alive in the face of a fierce enemy?" The door "squeaked" opened, and Pu Hu'er came in: "By the way, the drill is back." Zhang Yunqing waved and said, "If you want him to come in, you sit down too." Zhang Zuanzi came in, Zhang Yunqing pointed to an empty chair, "Duanzi, we are talking about you, without information, we are all deaf and blind." Zhang Zuanzi was in a good mood and said happily, "I'm just about to tell you something strange." "What strange thing?" Everyone looked at Zhang Zuanzi. "I used to sharpen my head and go to the city to inquire about the situation of Liu Yi and the county magistrate Zhao, but there was always no result. This time I went to the city, and there was no progress. I was about to go back home, and accidentally touched the ten in my pocket.几个大洋，才记起满老爷嘱我给钟雪华家人送钱，我绕道去到东乡扶冲，没想到那里的人对城里的情况反而了如指掌。你们说，这事怪不怪？” 蒲胡儿见张钻子卖弄关子，冷笑道：“这有什么奇怪的？这道理我在四五岁时就明白了。” 张钻子红着脸：“夫人别开玩笑了，我说的是真话。” “谁跟你开玩笑？我说的也是真话。很小的时候，娘就教我念古诗，'不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中'。你在城里听不到的情报，在乡里反而听到，难道不是这道理？” 尹东波赞道：“还是夫人知书达理，看来读了书比没读书就是要强。” 张云卿焦急道：“别扯远了。钻子，你在扶冲听到了什么？” 张钻子道：“如今县城的情况已经有了天翻地覆的变化。张湘砥因为兵权在握，基本上操纵了武冈的军政大权，赵融、刘异不过是暂时的摆设。另外，张湘砥暗中还跟思思学校的共产党人欧阳东打得火热。据风声说，整个中国将要有一次大的变革。” “什么变革？”张云卿伸长脖子。 “就是说普天下不再有贫富之分，富人多余的田土、山场、资产，要分给穷人。这事儿如今在广东已经热火朝天，好多富人都逃跑去了香港、南洋。” “你是说，这中国将由共产党坐江山？” 张钻子点头：“他们是这样说的。” 张云卿叹道：“如此说来，我们面临的困难并非仅仅只限于易豪……”他把目光移向蒲胡儿。 “福无双至，祸不单行，我们早该做这方面的心理准备。”蒲胡儿说。 张云卿又问张钻子：“关于我们的事，扶冲人有没有议论？” “有的。他们说，自从满老爷脱险后，易豪就假借剿匪之名，带领他的'补充营'每天都在我们有可能出没的地方转。因一直没有结果，就说满老爷带领我们投靠韩彩凤了。” “好消息！”谢老狗击掌笑道，“我们可以过安稳年了！” 张云卿不满地看了他一眼，：“这是什么好消息，过年恐怕又不得安稳了。” “为什么？”众人不解地望着张云卿。 “易豪不是傻瓜，既然他每个地方都去了，惟独就剩石背张家的马鞍山，他没有道理不来打探。现在凭着他那句'张云卿投靠了韩彩凤的话，就足可证明他已经发现了我们，才故意施放出这样的烟幕弹来迷惑我们。” 蒲胡儿赞同道：“顺路，你的分析很有道理，看样子这个新年仍有戏唱。” 匪众们唏嘘不已，张亚口喃喃道：“没有这么肯定吧？” 张云卿道：“有没有这么肯定，等派去城里采货的人回来了，就可以做决定。实不相瞒，我有意这样张扬，目的就是为了引起他们的得意。” 过了数日，进城采购年货的人回来了，张云卿仔细询问他们下山时有无陌生人跟踪盯梢，当得到肯定的答复后，当晚即令将所有值钱之物藏入山洞里。从次日开始，派出多路探子去山下望风，若有情况，鸣枪为号。 大年三十夜，吃过年饭，张云卿及匪众都不脱衣服上床，枪就插在腰上。张云卿全无睡意，手持双枪登上寺庵楼上，眺望四乡。 四乡正沉浸在新年的欢乐里，家家户户灯火通明，鞭炮声此起彼伏。今年虽是大旱之年，湘西二十余县收获只有二三成，但人民仍将希望寄托于来年，节衣缩食，存下钱来过一个热闹的新年。 特别是马鞍山周围几个村庄，因濒临江河，收获有六七成，因此新年比其他村庄更为热闹。他们除了放鞭炮，有不少人还点放响声很大的“二踢脚”。突然，张云卿想到了一个严重的问题：若敌军来了以鸣枪为号无法分辨清楚。 张云卿立即下楼，叫起匪众，然而已经迟了，负责在正面山下望风的探子上气不接下气地跑上来报告：“满……满老爷，怎么还不准备，我、我们鸣了好久的枪了。” 张云卿也不答话，向寺外望去，果见黑压压一大片敌军正向山上冲。此时，负责后背的探子也回来报告，说敌军已从后山攻来。 刚从床上起来的匪徒们一下子傻眼了，胆小的竟哭了起来。甚至连尹东波都沉不住气道：“满老爷，敌人攻上来了，前后两边山上黑压压一大片，你不是要弟兄们不必担心安危么，快带我们逃命呀！” “急什么急？”张云卿叫道，“我说过不用担心就是用不着担心。快，带弟兄们各人抱出自己的被子来，全部向东麓悬崖撤，我自有道理。” 东麓悬崖就是当年张云卿利用布条使大家脱险的地方。尹东波一听张云卿如此说，明白过来苦笑道：“满老爷，你是要我们学易豪吧？用棉被裹身逃命虽是个办法，但人家是向水里跳，东麓悬崖下面是石头呀！” “你真的想死呀！”张云卿吼道：“我要你们怎么干就怎么干，快去！” 尹东波领着三十多位匪徒照办去了，张云卿向山下望了望，见还有一段距离，转身溜进禅房，把悟了和尚从热被窝提出来，命令道：“跟我们走！” 刚从睡梦中醒来的悟了和尚意识到发生了什么大事情，用手捂着下体央求道：“如此不雅，容贫僧穿条裤子吧。” “来不及了，谁让你裸睡？走！”张云卿用枪顶着悟了和尚的太阳穴，不容分辩地说。 悟了无可奈何，只得光着屁股跌跌撞撞向外面跑。刚刚跟上向东麓撤退的队伍，敌军正好以强大的火力向观音庵发起攻击。机枪声，冲锋枪声间或夹杂几声六○炮的轰炸声……众匪回过头看，都暗暗抽了一口冷气。 密集的枪炮声持续了十几分钟，接着敌军发起了冲锋，数百个火把齐举，照红了整个马鞍山北麓山头。 很快，他们发现攻下的是一座空寺，同时也发现了张云卿等众匪正在东麓麇集。又一齐枪口调转。 张云卿的三十多名手下都站在悬崖口，虽用棉被裹身，但望着黑黝黝的下面，谁也不敢跳。有人小声嘀咕：“满老爷是要我们一起自杀吧？这么高跳下去还有命吗？” 张云卿押着悟了随后赶到，大声叱骂道：“易豪杀过来了，给我跳，往下跳是惟一一条生路！” 子弹呼啸着向这边射来，北麓漫山遍野的火把也涌向东麓，呐喊声一阵高过一阵：“活捉张云卿！” "Pay your gun and don't kill!" 张云卿一时火起，双手举起快慢机朝天打了两枪，再平端着枪对准部下，恶狠狠道：“谁不跳老子先杀了他！” 悬崖边的匪徒被逼入绝路，用棉被裹紧身子欲跳又不敢跳，你推我搡，挤成“沙丁鱼”。张云卿奋力一推，站在最前的尹东波脚一虚，双眼一阵发黑……同时他也死不甘心，见阎王要找个垫背的，用力拉了一个，于是众匪，如多米诺骨牌一样纷纷坠崖…… 崖上只剩下最后五个人，北麓那边的敌军已冲到马鞍山中间的那片开阔地。子弹在后面的石壁上溅开一朵朵火花。张云卿不得不蜷缩成一堆。他把瑟瑟发抖的悟了和尚推下崖，转对三位胆小的妻妾说：“不用怕，把眼睛闭上纵身一跳就没事了。我用了十几个夜晚在崖下堆了大量的树枝。” 三位妻妾跳下时仍虚慌地惨叫。张云卿举起双枪，打完两梭子弹，纵身一跃，脑海里一片空白。坠地时，被树枝弹回数尺高。张云卿翻身起来又下令：“弟兄们，快把树枝搬走！” 众匪这次都明白了七手八脚把树枝搬走，恰好易豪也来到崖顶上。 张云卿命令张亚口：“你带弟兄们下山，我随后就到。” 是不是回村子？张亚口问道。 “不能回村子，领他们去我们小时候摸鱼发现的那个岩洞。” 张亚口率众离去，崖上也停止了打枪，四乡也不再燃鞭炮，天地间呈现出一片骇人的沉寂。 崖上一个粗嗓门喊话：“张云卿，你逃不出啦，马鞍山四周已被我们包围！” 张云卿躲在一尊巨石后，变换音调表演对话：“易豪还没有走。怎么办？” “快离开这里，钟雪华和韩彩凤联系上了，我们马上投靠韩司令。” “我们能逃得出去吗？马鞍山已被包围。” “别信他们瞎说，老子是当地人，路熟，他们斗不过我们。走！” “好怕，他们知道这崖下堆满土灰——” “啪！”张云卿重重地甩了自己一耳光，“混蛋！”提高声音，“快跑，易豪追过来了。”跺着脚板，做奔跑状…… 果然，崖上有人影飞下来，一个、两个、三个……掷地有声，这些人来不及哼一声就一命归西。 张云卿见易豪发现上当停止了跳崖才悄然离开，轻车熟路来到早年就发现的观音庵岩洞。 张云卿小时候为了生计，经常在这条河里摸鱼，那是一个寒冷的冬天。一条已经到手的大鲤鱼从鱼篓里逃走了，他很伤心，沿着江边的一条小溪一路追上去，进入一个大溶洞。洞外的水刺骨的寒，但溶洞里流出的水却暖和。他沿着暖水一直走，洞内很黑，伸手不见五指。但他不怕，只想找回那条鱼。因为，一条鱼可换几升米，保证肚子几天不挨饿。自小至大，张云卿感受最深的是饥饿，有时饿起来，他有过把路上走的人弄来煮吃的念头。 就这样，他走了很远，终于到了一个小池里，池不深，刚刚没膝。他下到池中，发现池里游动的不是一条鱼，而是两条、三条、四条……他一阵惊喜，避开上游的水，从池里抓出二十几斤鲜蹦活跳的鱼来！更令他惊喜的是，他发现一个秘密：因天气寒冷，鱼为了取暖，还会不断游进来…… 那以后，每隔两天，张云卿都能从洞里取鱼。一天，他又来洞里，远远地发现一个人在洞口悠转。他认出是张亚口，正想躲，但张亚口也认出他来，并招呼：“张顺路，别跑，我俩商量个事儿。”这个洞里有鱼我发现好几年了。以后我们两人分，不能让第三个人知道。”张云卿虽不情愿，但人家发现在前，他没有理由拒绝。以后，他俩经常来这洞里。 洞内点了数盏油灯，里头很干燥，每个人都用从寺庵里抱出的棉被铺在地上当床。这时候，尹东波、谢老狗才明白张云卿要他们抱被子的用处。 张云卿进来，众匪围上，尹东波钦佩地说：“想不到满老爷还有这一招，怎不早点告诉，免得我们真以为要跳崖寻死。” 张云卿道：“其实，世界上越是神秘的东西越简单。反过来，如果能把最简单的事物神秘化，就能起到意想不到的神奇效果。今晚就是最好的例子。如果事前我就让弟兄们都知道，大家跳崖就不会畏畏缩缩。易豪生性多疑，你们畏畏缩缩的举动恰恰使他心里产生怀疑——既然你们能跳，他们也能跳。否则，他就不会上我的当。可惜的是，智者千虑，必有一失，我们居然把那个该死的和尚给丢了，他提醒了易豪。” “他们大约有多少人跳崖？”尹东波问。 “别问了。”张云卿无限惋惜地摇摇头，“这个洞很深。东、南、西、北方向有六七个洞口，都不惹人注意，每个洞口留一人守住，就不怕任何人来攻打。另外，这里白天有一个窗可以采光——窗口就在悬崖上，不知底细的人找不到——所以，弟兄们的安全绝对有保障。惟一不足，洞里不能生火做饭，天黑后，还得派人上山把饭做好送下来。我们也不会长期住在洞中，希望能早见天日，钻子，如今我们像动物一样躲进洞里来了，可想而知，消息就更加闭塞。三四十个弟兄的性命都在你的手里……” 张钻子说：“我一定尽力而为。” 张云卿道：“干这一行很辛苦，别人又无法替代你。你干了多年，有丰富的经验，加之又勤快，所以一直十分出色。”张云卿有意对张钻子如此说的。 张钻子很得意，以为自己真了不起。为显示自己，提出当夜就要出去。 张云卿劝他过两天再说，张钻子道：“我知道满老爷是担心钻子的安全。这个尽管放心，这个洞我也很熟，有一条水渠直接通往河边，即使外面有岗哨，我可以脱下裤子顶在头上涉过去，有情报时再从原路回来。” 张云卿关心道：“时下天寒地冻，深水处更加寒彻心骨，上岸后一定喝点烧酒祛寒，身体最紧要。” 张钻子道：“我会保护自己。如今跟着满老爷变娇贵了，想当初，大雪天我只穿一条短裤、一件破衣出外唱春（乞讨的一种方式），全身冻得像冰棍似的，照样没事。” 张钻子出去，张云卿又遣派尹东波侦探周遭情况，得知易豪已离开马鞍山，但各路口仍留有岗哨。 一连数日，路口岗哨人数还逐日增加。张云卿听到报告，皱眉道：“莫非易豪知道我们仍在山上？” 尹东波突然想到：“悟了和尚在他们手里，莫不是这该死的和尚知道这里有山洞？” 张云卿恍然大悟，叫道：“悟了在这里呆了十几年，肯定知道这里。老尹，现在每处路口的岗哨已增至几个？” 尹东波：“第一晚，每处路口只有一个人，今晚是第六天，已增至六名岗哨。” “他们是什么意思？”张亚口探过头来问。 “这还不明白，想封锁我们。”尹东波道：“他们知道山上粮食有限，久而久之，即使不出去受死，也要饿死在洞里。” 张亚口抽了口冷气，道：“好阴毒的计谋！” 一种死亡的阴影开始笼罩在每一个人心头。 “满老爷，干脆今晚突围！”谢老狗凸起眼珠道，“留在洞里迟早会死，突围的话总会有活着出去的希望。只要有人活着，就有人报仇。” 几位性子火暴的匪徒附和着要突围。 张云卿也料到会发生这样的意外，预感到一场灭顶之灾就在眼前，喉结动了动：“现在的情况十分危急，易豪知道这个岩洞，必然布下了天罗地网，突围，那是万不得已的下策。从今日起，粮食节约吃，争取多坚持一段时间，好歹等钟雪华、张钻子回来。” “他们两个回不来怎么办？”谢老狗问道。 “那时候再突围！”张云卿说，“即使他们回来，但没有救兵，我们也只有突围一条路。” “阿弥陀佛。”谢老狗学着念了一声经，“佛祖保佑，保佑钟雪华搬来救兵。” 时间一天天过去，埋藏在山上的粮食按最低限量食用都快完了，而钟雪华、张钻子一直没有音讯。 洞中人已经忘了时间，不知道过了多久。连张云卿也沉不住气了，每日烦躁地踱来踱去，嘴里反复说：“张钻子早就该回来了，怎么现在还不回来！” 山上最后一袋粮食取下来了，张云卿用饭碗，分给每个人—碗，叮嘱道：“吃完这一碗米，弟兄们就没有活路了，马上带你们突围。” 这最后一碗米大家很珍惜，饿得实在顶不住时，才拿出来用牙齿一粒一粒嚼，然后再大口大口喝泉水。 也就在这个时候，大洞顶上的天窗被什么东西堵上，洞内一片漆黑，再分不清白天和黑夜。张云卿部下，心里无形中蒙上一层阴影。见不到阳光如未死先埋，有人憋得受不住时，偷偷去洞口见一见天光。需要排泄，每个人也尽量走出去，沿着当年张云卿捉鱼的暗河去到洞口。 因为没有了时间概念，弄不清是何年何月。一日，去洞口看天光的匪徒急急跑回来。张云卿从腰间拔出双枪问道：“什么事，如此慌张？” 匪兵口吃地：“报、报告满老爷，敌、敌人在洞门外叫嚷呢。” 张云卿二话没说，赶往洞口，他的身后跟了一大群手下。 离洞口还有一段距离，洞外的呐喊之声已经传来—— “首恶必办！” “胁从不问！” “献张云卿首级奖万元大洋！” 接着，是一位粗嗓门声嘶力竭的喊叫：“弟兄们，我们是湘军第十七团补充营，奉张团长之命，在这里已经包围你们三个月时间了！” 张云卿一惊，没想到在溶洞里竟呆了三个月之久。 “我们知道你们早就断粮了！你们若突围，张团长特