allonlinenovel Chapter 219 How to Escape from Jingou
Chapter 219 How to Escape from Jingou
Lu Qingqing thought quickly, how can she escape from Jingou within ten days?
It is really not easy to escape.
During the past few months after being captured in Jingou, they had been thinking about how to escape every day, but they had not come up with a solution for so long.
And now if you want to survive, you must escape within ten days!
After leaving the tavern through the back door, Lu Qingqing was no longer sleepy, so she simply sneaked into the officers' compound.
At this time, the entire official compound was silent.
The night watchmen were patrolling back and forth around the wall.
Lu Qingqing observed here for a while and found that the patrol team came over about every five minutes.
After confirmation, she began to patrol around the perimeter of the yard and wrote down the approximate patrol frequency.
Afterwards, Lu Qingqing returned to the starting place. This was the place Qin Lang had entered when he came to get the gunpowder.
Taking advantage of a break in patrol, she climbed over the wall and entered the yard.
Fortunately, there are no officials here.
According to what Qin Lang had said before, she walked in carefully along the wall.
Patrolling officers would come along this road from time to time, and Lu Qingqing would always hide in the space in advance.
In this way, we arrived at the warehouse safely.
Unfortunately, there were also officers on duty at the warehouse door.
After figuring out the situation here, Lu Qingqing carefully walked out of the yard.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, she hurried back to the house.
It was only when I lay down on the kang that I felt the fatigue coming from my body.
Lu Qingqing suppressed her chaotic thoughts and forced herself to fall asleep quickly.
He didn't sleep for long before getting up with the others.
Without bothering to eat breakfast, she quickly went to Lu Tianming's room.
In the room, everyone was having breakfast. When they saw her coming, they invited her to eat with them.
Seeing her serious expression, Lu Tianming, who was sitting, hurriedly asked Lu Shuhe to go to the door to be on guard.
When Lu Qingqing finished telling the information she heard last night, the room was dead silent.
Lu Shuyi said in disbelief:
"Daya, did Captain He really say he would kill most of the miners within half a month?"
Lu Qingqing looked at him and nodded:
"I heard it clearly. They will keep a small number of miners to continue working next year, but no one dares to gamble their lives!"
Hearing this, Lu Tianming let out a deep breath.
In an instant, everyone looked over, hoping that he could come up with a decision.
Lu Tianming smiled bitterly:
"We've been in Jingou for several months, and we haven't figured out a safe way to escape. So how could I possibly have any ideas now? We all need to discuss this matter carefully!"
Although they said they were discussing something, the group fell silent.
After a while, Wang Dahe said:
"If that doesn't work, let's just take the path Wang Defa suggested!"
Wang Dashan next to him then refuted his brother.
"How are mother and Arya going to climb up such a steep cliff?"
Wang Dahe said anxiously:
"If all else fails, just tie us up with ropes and carry Mother and the others over. No matter what, we can't leave them behind. Staying here is just suicide."
The rest of the people in the room pondered the possibility of this, but quickly shook their heads.
Even a strong man would find it difficult to climb that cliff, let alone carry another person on his back.
Before they could continue discussing, someone outside called them to go to work.
Lu Tianming looked at everyone and warned:
"Don't spread this news beforehand. Let's discuss it after we have lunch together!"
The group nodded in agreement and went out to work.
Although the water in the river has not frozen yet, the temperature is already very low.
Especially since the sun hasn't come out yet, the water is very cold.
Since the temperature started to drop, the miners who wash the materials have stopped going into the water.
Everyone was squatting on the shore, and both sides of the river were filled with miners.
Although you don't have to go into the water, your hands will still come into contact with the cold river water when washing the materials.
It wasn't long before the hands of everyone washing materials by the river were frozen red.
While washing the materials, Lu Qingqing was thinking about how to escape, and the golden dustpan in her hand was shaking subconsciously.
Qin Lang, who was standing next to her, saw that she had already shaken out the gold particles and was still shaking them. He held her wrist and said worriedly:
"Da Ya, are you okay?"
Lu Qingqing finally came back to her senses and gave a soothing smile to Qin Lang beside her.
Then he put away the gold particles and turned to scoop up the soil.
Just then, I met Wang Defa who came over to scoop up the ingredients.
Suddenly, Lu Qingqing remembered that when she had contacted Wang Defa before, he said that he knew almost all the miners under the bosses.
In an instant, a bold idea emerged in Lu Qingqing's mind.
This time the officials planned to kill a large number of miners, which was an opportunity for them.
If a large number of miners gather together and flee, can these officials still stop them?
After such a long period of reconnaissance, she already had a rough idea of the number of officials.
Throughout Jingou, the number of male miners alone far exceeds the number of officials, not to mention the many female miners.
Moreover, most of the officials were stationed in the yard where the warehouse was and at the entrance to the town.
On the other escape routes, the most guarded route was only about sixty officers.
If we set fire to the warehouse to hold back most of the officers, and the rest of us rush to the remaining roads, it will be entirely possible to escape!
The more I think about it, the more I feel that there is a chance for this matter, but I still need to discuss it with Lu Tianming and others first.
After thinking of a solution, Lu Qingqing's frown finally relaxed.
She nodded and greeted Wang Defa who came over to scoop the materials, then went back to work.
In a blink of an eye, it was noon and the group gathered in Lu Tianming's house.
The steamed buns on the table were still smelling fragrant, but no one in the room had an appetite to eat.
Lu Tianming looked at everyone and spoke first:
"Has everyone come up with any ideas this morning? Tell us about it."
Master Yan looked at his wife and said thoughtfully:
"There are about twenty men in our group, and with the women, that's nearly fifty. I think we should just take the small path on the south side. There are about thirty officials there, so it's the most suitable way."
A man worriedly said:
"Master Yan, those officers all have muskets. If you get hit by one of those, you'll die!"
Master Yan continued:
"I've been thinking about the muskets this morning. Let's try to find as many materials as possible to make some shields these days. Besides wooden planks, I think a stack of those rattan cushions we made earlier could also be used. With a row of thick planks at the front and everyone else equipped with shields at the back, we can still charge through the checkpoint."
After saying that, Master Yan looked at Lu Tianming.
Lu Tianming nodded:
"Master Yan is right. If we want to escape with the women and children, we must break through the checkpoints. However, relying on our team alone is too risky."
"When Wang Defa contacted us earlier, he told us that he knew several people under each of the bosses. This time, the officials want to kill the miners, and it's not just our business. Let's have Wang Defa contact his acquaintances and gather all the miners together."
"When there are more people, our chances of escaping are always much greater."
As he spoke, Lu Tianming looked at Lu Qingqing.
"Daya, you know the most about the officials in Jingou. Tell us about the situation in each place and your thoughts."