Chapter 68:

The previous incineration was piles of corpses, but the current incineration is piles of rats. Several stretchers covered with white cloths were brought over one after another not far away. The people on them all died of illness, not from the earthquake. , Now almost all the corpses that can be cleared out on the surface have been cleared out, and the rest are buried too far below. Dozens of high-rise buildings have collapsed, and the backlog of the dead at the bottom is too difficult to excavate only by manpower. Unless you can find some big forklifts or big cranes.

When the corpses were being burned, the soldiers saw a team wearing protective clothing walking towards this side, and their hearts couldn't stop beating with excitement. Whether they were rescuers or survivors, their area had been in danger since the earthquake. , I haven't seen anyone outside the area, and now it's obviously someone from elsewhere, which may bring more outside news.

But what is disappointing is that the people who came came to ask for help, and they brought worse news.

When arranging the distribution of supplies before, they stationed troops in the whole city in units of districts, and arranged a company within the scope of how many districts. Because Mu Nan and the others are located in the city center, the military headquarters of the entire army stationed Here, the others are scattered and stationed in units of companies, so after the earthquake, only their headquarters stationed here have the conditions to get in touch with the outside world, and there are no satellite communication equipment installed in other places.

The group of people here is the army from the area south of Jiangqiao. A group of 20 people walked across the bridge on foot. After the earthquake, when the rescue did not wait for a long time, their chief had a premonition that something was wrong, so They also made the same decision as the military department here. No matter what the situation outside is, they must first save themselves and try their best to rescue all survivors from the earthquake zone. However, the plague over there broke out faster than here. They have run out of ammunition, medicine, and food. If it hadn’t been for the rain for a few days two days ago, the weather had turned gloomy, and they would have spent so much time going out at night and day, but now they finally met the people from the military department. , but the horrors they saw along the way filled them with fear and uneasiness, without the slightest joy of being saved. Maybe this time, they really might not be able to survive this plague.

Although I have been searching for edibles all the way, I spend more time on the road. Only when I am about to stop to take shelter from the sun, I will search around the surrounding area. Anyway, I can eat whatever I can import. If it weren't for the selection of people with excellent physique, eating so much food all the way, and being so tired, these people would have fallen down long ago.

Knowing that they haven't had a good meal for a long time, the head of the military department took them to the cafeteria for a hot meal.

While eating, their eyes turned red with sadness. The person who led the team choked up and said, "We can't find food. Some brothers died of exhaustion or starvation."

They are all soldiers under his own hands. Hearing this, the head of the regiment will feel better, but what can he do? He knows what the situation outside their city is like, and the supplies in their hands can't actually support them now. For too long, especially if there is not enough medicine, if you continue to stay here and suffer, you will only die more people. If you want to survive, you may have to leave. Even if you leave, the number of people will be exhausted.

Hearing the sound of the big wardrobe being moved by the elevator, Mu Nan clicked his tongue softly: "Are these people really not afraid of being beaten? I'll go see how many people came up this time!"

Qin Huai pressed his head and pushed him back on the bed: "Stay in the room honestly, don't move around." He opened the door and went out to check the situation.

Because the movement was quite loud, the three families who lived there came out, but they all stood at the door, not intending to step forward to stop it. Qin Huai opened the door and saw a man in military uniform sticking his head out Come on, look around, and smile when you see Qin Huai: "Your safety protection factor is really high enough."

Qin Huai frowned slightly, but still stepped forward: "Captain Shi, are you here to find me?"

Seeing that they knew Qin Huai, Jian Chu and the others naturally didn't stay in the corridor. Anyway, as long as they weren't those who wanted to live here, Daniel was afraid that Qin Huai wouldn't be able to handle the closet by himself, so he said something before entering the house: " I'll restore the wardrobe later."

Qin Huai thanked him, then looked at Shi Yuanfei.

Shi Yuanfei wiped his sweat and was afraid of carrying some germs on his body, so he didn't go too close. After the others entered the room, he said: "I have news to tell you that the military department is going to move to the University City, but not all Let's go, many sick people can't leave, the elderly and children with their families may not be able to bear the hard work of migrating all the way, and we don't know what's going on in the university town, so a group of people will go over to investigate the situation, I was one of those who left."

As he spoke, he took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Qin Huai: "This is one of my soldiers. He is a left-behind man. If you need anything, you can find him. I told him about you."

Qin Huai took the note and asked, "Just the army leaving?"

Shi Yuanfei shook his head: "No, we will take away some people who are not sick now and who are physically able to carry the migration. If you want to go, you can also go with me. The University City is sparsely populated. Even if it collapses, the casualties It won’t be heavier than our side, and there was a piece of it emptied out to prepare for a solar power station. If the situation is good, a new urban area may be built there, but the first thing to ensure when entering a new urban area is health, but now it’s too late. It’s just my guess, if the collapse over there is worse than here, everything needs to be rebuilt, and I’m afraid it will take a year to build a new urban area.”

But judging from the extent of the spread and outbreak of the plague today, it is not known how many survivors there will be in one year.

Qin Huai: "When are you leaving?"

Shi Yuanfei: "Ten days later, so I came here to tell you that the news of the relocation will be announced soon, and those who are willing to go together will have to register with the military department, but good health and physical fitness are the first inspection elements. It's impossible to take sick people with you, if you want to go with you, just register."

He wears a mask when he goes out to check the situation. This protective awareness is strong enough. Although he can't see his face, his eyes are clear and full of energy, and his physical fitness should be fine.

Qin Huai said: "Can you still have a car on foot? Those who passed by should not come back without any accidents."

Shi Yuanfei nodded: "Then it must be on foot. If you can stay here, who would bother to relocate? You don't know what will happen along the way. The plague is not just on our side. Such a serious earthquake, I'm afraid There are epidemics everywhere, so if you want to go, you have to think carefully, the hardships on the road can be imagined, once a person is overtired, it is easy to get sick, if one is accidentally infected, I am afraid that the road will be broken."

Qin Huai: "Then I have a lot of belongings. It's not so easy to take away just a set of solar generators. If I go with you, what will I do with these things?"

Shi Yuanfei was taken aback for a moment: "You still have this good thing at home, no wonder you are so clean, you don't smell of sweat at all."

After finishing speaking, Shi Yuanfei pondered and said: "If you want to leave in the first batch, there is no way to take these things with you. You can only hand them over to the military department. If the University City can settle down by then, the people in the military department will They have been moved in batches, and all the equipment must be transported there, and after they have been transported, you can go to the military headquarters to pick up your things."

The two stood in the corridor and talked for a while. Qin Huai heard the movement from the door of his house and looked back. Shi Yuanfei knew that his family still had a younger brother. He might have been out for a long time. His younger brother was worried, so he said : "Think about it, you can come to me anytime these days."

Qin Huai nodded, watching Shi Yuanfei leave, without waiting for Daniel to come out, he pushed the wardrobe back to its original state.

As soon as he entered the house, Mu Nan came over, Qin Huai told Mu Nan to stay away, sterilized his body, and then rolled up the mask and still put it in the trash can at the door.

Mu Nan said: "I heard it all, are they going to evacuate?"

Qin Huai: "It's not considered an evacuation, but it is estimated that the construction of a refuge base will start."

Qin Huai took out Mu Nan's small book that recorded some events and time, and looked at it that said that the private base was established in April, and now the private base will be established in early March, that is, in about a month, and it will take another half a month , this side will be powered on for a short time, and it will start to snow in June, and this snow will last for more than half a year.

In other words, there are two problems before us. One is the extent of the outbreak of the plague on their side, and whether it can be resisted by staying behind closed doors. You must know that as long as there are reptiles, even fleas and mosquitoes, the outbreak of this plague will spread. way. Although there may not be no plague in the University City, but in places with vast land and sparsely populated areas, the speed of spread is definitely not as fast as in central areas like theirs. Another one is whether the houses on the refuge base can be successfully moved in before the heavy snowfall. If there is a construction site that has not yet been built, it will be even more dangerous when winter comes.

Seeing Qin Huai staring at Xiaoben without speaking, Mu Nan said, "Brother, do we want to go together?"

Qin Huai didn't say a word, he was indeed inclined to go together, as long as he could find a shelter for the materials in Mu Nan's space, no matter it was scorching summer or cold winter, he could carry it through gritted teeth, but he couldn't resist the plague. Another one, the protection of their floor is very good, and they also know that they have solar generators upstairs and downstairs. When more and more people get sick and less and less food, they are definitely the first ones for others. A target, among other things, those who are sick, just sprinkle some blood, spit, or even feces at their gates, which can increase the possibility of them being infected. This kind of thing is not possible It will happen, but it will definitely happen. In this world, there are many people who drag jealous people to die together if they don't get good.

His original plan was to act with the army. When this area is out of control, it is the most dangerous. Those who look strong will become the targets of everyone. Because you have the ability, maybe there will be more supplies at home. Those who look weak will also become targets. Killing and eating meat is a very normal thing in the years of famine and natural disasters. Unless you join those people and become a part of them, it is impossible to be alone.

But what he is hesitant about now is nothing else, but whether Mu Nan's physical strength can resist this journey of trekking.

Mu Nan didn't know what Qin Huai was struggling with. He just sat quietly by the side and waited for Qin Huai's decision. In fact, he didn't know what happened to the place where they lived. He only followed people in early May. I went to the private base. At the beginning, the people here didn’t know much about the so-called private base. Later, waves of people went there. Some people joined the recruiting team of the private base, and then followed the recruiting team back to publicize the situation of the base. As a result, more and more people went there, and there were fewer and fewer people here. The weather was hot and there was always no electricity, and there were more and more chaotic situations.

He lived alone, so he would naturally be a little scared in such a chaotic place, so he went to the private base with others later. Among other things, the private base is always slightly better than this unmanaged place. It's a pity that the survival time of the private base is too short. Those people probably didn't expect that summer will pass, and winter will come without warning. The land was dried in the summer before, and then the land was frozen in winter, making planting impossible. The local area went to attack the heat again, and was caught off guard all of a sudden.

If it weren't for the heavy snow covering too deep and the low temperature being too cold, many people were forced to stay in the private base with nowhere to go. The private base might not be able to handle it in the first year, so when the high temperature came again, The private base is shattered.

He never thought of going to the private base in this life, what he wanted was to go with the army here when they were about to move to the refuge base. The reason why he didn't go ahead of time was because he didn't know the situation during the earthquake over there. Here he knew that the small square hadn't collapsed. As for the hard way to follow people to the base from here, Mu Nan didn't care about such things. In his last life, he He hasn't exercised yet, so he went to the private base with others. The private base is a resort outside the third ring road, which is farther than the university town. He has walked there. He has been exercising every day in this life, not to mention improving his physical fitness. No matter how much, it will not be worse than the previous life.

Qin Huai said: "Tell this matter to the neighbor next door."

Mu Nan: "Shall we go then, or should we decide whether they go or not?"

Qin Huai shook his head, made up his mind and said: "Let's go, the road will definitely be very hard, if we can't hold on, we don't have to fight hard, we have a map in our hand, and they will leave traces when they walk, so if we can't keep up with them Speed ​​doesn't matter, we walk slowly behind, don't be too aggressive."

Mu Nan nodded: "Okay, don't worry bro, I'm sure I'll be fine, and I'm sure not only soldiers, but also a lot of people will be brought with me, and the speed of this person will not be much faster if there are too many people on the road. I’m afraid I have to be very careful with things, no, I’ll take out those sushi and cut into smaller portions, and cut the fried pancakes into smaller portions, trying to put a bite into my mouth without being noticed!”

As soon as the walkie-talkie called, the next door responded quickly. It is estimated that they have been waiting for them since they saw Shi Yuanfei come up just now.

Jian Chu came across from the balcony and asked directly: "Is that what the soldier just wanted to do with you? Is there something new outside?"

Qin Huai said: "They are planning to go to the University City, and they will take some people away. The University City is vast and sparsely populated. It is estimated that they plan to rebuild a new urban area. The people who go first will be the first wave of land reclamation teams."

Jianchu heard the words and looked at Yu Zibai. He didn't actually think about leaving here, nor did he think that the army would find a new place to build a new city. He thought that the reconstruction work would be carried out slowly, although the process would be very hard and long. , so they work hard to maintain the environment they live in, and try to increase the protection to the highest level, but if even the army has withdrawn, what will they do here.

Yu Zibai said: "Did you say when to leave?"

Qin Huai: "Ten days later, the notice should be sent out soon. The first batch of people who go together are the forwards, so there are some requirements for physical fitness. The old, weak, sick and disabled are not allowed. They don't know what's going on there, so they don't know what's going on there. It’s an unknown exploration, if you choose to go, you have to think about it, once you leave, the house here will definitely be gone.”

Jian Chu couldn't help but said: "We have spent so much effort building the door, isn't it all in vain?"

Mu Nan said: "It's not in vain, at least our corridor is clean now, think about the situation upstairs, there are so many people, how scary it is."

Jian Chu said: "What about you? What do you plan to do?"

Mu Nan glanced at Qin Huai, but didn't hide anything: "We want to go together. Once the army withdraws, you don't have to think about what will happen here. The new city must be expanded little by little. Although the city will recover sooner or later, But I don’t know how long it will take to rebuild to our side. Since the higher authorities have made this decision, they must have made a lot of plans. Anyway, the government is still there, so follow their actions. No matter how bad it is, we can still be in the epidemic like us. Is the district center bad?"

Mu Nan said: "Think about it, you don't have to go with us just because we left, don't worry too much about using electricity, leave the battery for you when the time comes, and the power supply will be restored after a while. "

Jian Chu: "What did the soldier say today?"

Mu Nan nodded vaguely. It is estimated that Shi Yuanfei didn't know when the power supply would be restored here, but although the power consumption in the later period could not be used smoothly, it is still possible to charge a battery every day.

Yu Zibai said: "Let's think about it, this is not something that can be decided immediately, can you tell Xu Ming about this?"

Qin Huai: "Of course."

To Yu Zibai's surprise, when Xu Ming learned about this, he nodded without hesitation: "I'll go with the team."

Jian Chu hurriedly said: "Just decide? Why don't you think about it?"

Xu Ming shook his head: "If you can leave, there is no need to stay. You have been staying upstairs. The protection inside and outside the door is tight and you have not seen the situation outside. There are dead bodies and rat feces everywhere. When the army is gradually withdrawing, this place is lost. Once order is established, think about what you will face in the future. No one will clean up the ruins, no one will make plans for the surrounding living environment, and the food will always be eaten. This is not an earthquake in a region. After this period of time, you will be able to live again if you leave here. Maybe there will be no order in the future. If you don’t follow the government army closely at this time, what can you do in the future? Moreover, although the first group of migrants were groping in the unknown, they Maybe it’s an opportunity, maybe the newly built urban houses will be better than here, and it may not even be a priority when there are fewer people.”

Jian Chu sighed: "I'm afraid that there will be ruins everywhere, and we need to build houses with bare hands."

Xu Ming smiled: "Let's build it with bare hands. It's not too difficult. The ancients can develop step by step to today. Our existence standing on the shoulders of giants can not be as good as the ancients, and most importantly, There are many schools in the university town. Even among the surrounding residents, there are many houses rented out to students. There are not many local people. The extreme heat has already closed the schools. There are almost no people there. Don't stay in the center of an epidemic area if you can stay away from the place where the dead are buried."

Although people follow the crowd, it has to be said that Xu Ming's analysis is indeed very reasonable. What they can gain by staying here is just temporary security. When the army withdraws, this security will no longer exist. The important thing is that the food hoarded at home can only be consumed for a month or so at most. After eating, the ruins cannot be dug out. Where do they go to find food, they can only follow the government. Thinking about it this way, Yu Zibai and Jian Chu are no longer entangled, and if they want to leave, they should all go together.

After making a decision, Qin Huai went downstairs, and Mu Nan directly took out that ugly protective suit, the one with a gas mask: "Brother, you should wear this, it's safe."

Qin Huai said: "Just wear thin ones, I'm afraid you'll get dehydrated from the heat if you walk over in these thick ones."

Mu Nan had no choice but to take out the thin ones, and put several layers of shoe covers on Qin Huai. Although he didn't go downstairs, it's not hard to imagine how dirty the downstairs is. When he left here in the last life, he could step on almost every foot. on the unspeakable.

Qin Huai deliberately chose to go there during the day, because he was worried that he would not be able to see clearly at night. After the corpses could not be removed from the ruins, there were no lights here at night, and it was pitch black and unsafe. Although it's a bit hotter, it's not a big problem as long as it's not in the middle of the day.

Seeing Qin Huai coming over with tight protection, Shi Yuanfei couldn't help being curious about how many good things Qin Huai had prepared at home, but he was just curious. He was sure that Qin Huai would go with him, and Shi Yuanfei was also very happy. I appreciate it very much, not to mention, Qin Huai's reminder before the earthquake saved how many soldiers under his command, this alone is enough to make him feel grateful.

Although the future is unclear, Shi Yuanfei holds great hopes. It is not unreasonable for trees to die and people to live. If you stick to this place blindly, then the real future is unknown.

In addition to coming to tell them about his decision to wait for others, Qin Huai also asked in detail about the distribution of food on the road, whether to bring his own dry food or hand in the rice for unified distribution. He even brought a map and asked about it. For the preliminary planning route, he had to make all the preset preparations as much as possible. In case Mu Nan couldn't keep up with his physical strength, they had to go on their own.

Shi Yuanfei knew that Qin Huai was a meticulous person, so he patiently answered some of his questions: "You can bring your own food, or you can hand it in. There is no mandatory requirement for this. If you hand it in, you can eat it with my soldiers. You will definitely eat it. It's not very good. We mainly use it on the road. We will only bring some dry food that can be stored, otherwise it will be difficult to store it in hot weather. As for the things you handed in, we will look at the specifics at that time. If it is too small, there is no need to supplement it Yes, if there are many, I will return them to you as much as possible.”

Qin Huai nodded: "The day before departure, you should arrange for someone to come up and drag away the generator and food. We will travel as lightly as possible. No one has experienced the hardships of trekking and migration. I don't know if we can bear it. Captain Shi, please take care of me."

Shi Yuanfei smiled and said: "You must be fine, with this physique, it would be a pity not to be a soldier."