Chapter 130 Where are the Mines in Wuding

Yes, the four city gates had long fallen into the hands of the Japanese bandits. According to what they had learned over the past few days, the exact number of the enemy was not small, and it was definitely not something that they, with less than fifty people, could handle.

But she couldn't say that right now, for fear that everyone in front of her would feel despair, Li Yaoguang thought for a moment and said.

"The situation outside is unclear at the moment, but the Japanese ghosts are also afraid of such a big fire, and they will definitely avoid it. I didn't see a single person just now. As for where to go? I do have a place, which is also in the east of the city, separated from Linhai by a river. I don't think the fire will be able to burn through for a while. Let's go there for the time being. As long as we hurry on the way and everyone follows instructions and doesn't make a big noise, it should be fine."

Seeing Li Yaoguang say this, hope surged in everyone's hearts, "Okay, we will all listen to you, benefactor."

"Then everyone follow me from now on. Remember, don't be afraid, don't panic, and don't make any noise no matter what happens. If you are really scared, cover your mouth just in case. I will do my best to ensure everyone's safety, but if anyone disobeys, don't blame me for abandoning him."

Everyone nodded. The timid ones immediately took out handkerchiefs and tied them around their mouths for fear of causing trouble.

Li Yaoguang nodded in satisfaction, and then spoke again, "Madam Gu, quickly distribute the food on hand. Each person should take a little to lighten the burden. In addition, everyone should find some cloth and wet it. When you go out, cover your mouth and nose to prevent inhalation of poisonous gas."

Instructions were given quickly and everyone moved immediately. Li Yaoguang tied a wet silk handkerchief around his cousin's mouth and nose. Seeing that his aunt and uncle were ready, and that Xu Miaoniang and her brother and sister didn't need to worry about it, he thought about what to do if his uncle couldn't run fast enough. Shen Yue volunteered to carry Cheng Su on his back again, which earned Li Yaoguang's grateful look.

In less than two minutes, everyone was ready. As the door of the secret room opened, Li Yaoguang went out first and waved to everyone, and everyone moved in an orderly manner.

They were lucky. Although there was thick smoke in Linhai Pavilion when they came out, the fire was not big. Without panicking or making any mistakes, everyone was able to escape quickly. Walking under the light of the flames, Li Yaoguang successfully led people across Tonghe River and moved towards Jiqitang.

When everyone successfully stood on the territory of Jiqitang, they looked at each other's painted faces, and couldn't help shedding tears of relief for surviving the disaster. Only Li Yaoguang looked at the deserted Jiqitang with a worried look on his face.

Her uncle's legs...

Seeing Li Yaoguang's worried look, Shen Yue, who had put down Cheng Su and settled her down, walked over and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Miss Li, what's wrong?"

Li Yaoguang pointed at the empty Jiqi Hall and sighed, "I don't know what happened to the people here, whether they escaped or not. I am friends with the manager here, and he even promised to help me find a good doctor to treat my uncle. Now it's like this, I'm worried..."

"Don't worry, the other party is probably fine."

"Why are you so sure?" Li Yaoguang looked at Shen Yue puzzled.

Shen Yue pointed at the empty Jiqi Hall and said, "Look, if the Japanese bandits were plundering, they would definitely be quick and rough, not sparing anything. Look at this messy place, and look here..."

He walked forward calmly and casually pulled out a small drawer from the neatly organized medicine cabinet and waved it at Li Yaoguang.

"Most of this place is in good order. It doesn't look like the work of Japanese bandits. There is no medicine left out. It is definitely not a product of haste. If I am right, the owner of this place must have gathered and left. Since they had time to gather during the chaos, I think they escaped calmly. If they escaped calmly, they are safe. So you don't have to worry. As long as everyone is safe, the doctor you are looking forward to will have news."

"Yes, General Shen is right."

Li Yaoguang also hoped that as Shen Yue said, he hoped that Mr. Ji and the others were safe and that they would meet again one day. Gu Qing, who had settled everyone in the backyard, came to the front and hurried up to report to Li Yaoguang when he saw him.

"Miss Li, everyone has settled in the medicine cellar you found. I have also told everyone not to make any noise. But this place is conspicuous. Will the Japanese bandits really not come?"

Li Yaoguang consoled, "The gate was open when we came here. I think the Japanese bandits have searched here many times. And through the porridge distribution event earlier, I think the Japanese bandits probably thought that all the people who should leave the city have already left. We are all hiding in the medicine cellar deep in the backyard. As long as we don't make a big noise, I think it will be fine for the time being."

"Okay, then I'll go tell everyone later, especially to be careful during the day."

"Yes, that's right. But Madam Gu, this is not a place to stay for long. If possible, you should find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible to be safe."

Madam Gu smiled bitterly, "Who wouldn't want to do that? Unfortunately, there are so many of us, including the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

Shen Yue looked at the sky-high flames across the river, thought for a moment and decided, "There's no sign of the Japanese bandits despite the huge fire. I'm afraid something must have happened to them. Why don't I go check it out again? Maybe this is our chance to leave the city."

Madam Gu suddenly felt hopeful. Li Yaoguang thought about it and agreed. She quickly handed the place over to the reliable Gu Qing, and she and Shen Yue took action again.

Jiqitang is located in the north of the east city, and Linhai Pavilion is located in the south of the east city. At this moment, the direction of Linhai Pavilion is a sea of ​​fire, and it is impossible to go there. So the two of them planned to take a detour from the north city to the east and south of the city to investigate the situation.

The firelight made their movements inconvenient, so they could only try to walk under the eaves of dark alleys.

Because of some concerns, they did not dare to walk on the main street, and before they knew it, they had walked along the darkness to the foot of the north city wall.

There was no big fire here, but they found from a distance that there was a bonfire burning on the city wall. Not only that, there were Japanese bandits patrolling back and forth under the city wall.

Shen Yue and Li Yaoguang carefully avoided it, but accidentally broke into a row of dark residential courtyards at the foot of the city wall. Is there any movement here?
Someone was talking, still in Dajing dialect, indistinct, high and low voices, with occasional sobbing. It sounded like there were quite a few people. The two men suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Japanese bandits were patrolling so closely, it turned out they were guarding people.

The two of them had the same answer in their eyes. Shen Yue suddenly remembered the information he had previously obtained and the stubborn uncle he had visited, and his heart moved.

He made a gesture to Li Yaoguang, who understood it immediately and nodded at him. The two of them supported each other, guarding against each other, and moved towards the house closest to them.

Inside the house, besides groaning and sobbing, the most noticeable thing was the low conversation between a father and his son.

"Dad, Dad, where do you think these Japanese devils want to take us? They told us to mine well to save our lives, but there are no mines in our Wuding area.

"Hush! Don't talk nonsense. There are Japanese bandits guarding outside!"

"It's okay Dad. They can't understand us anyway."

"You should be careful. Have you forgotten the lesson you learned during the day? Do you also want to be ripped open by these bastards like Shunzi and the others?"