In a low-lying depression in the wilderness, Lu Cheng and his companions hid in a pit, temporarily avoiding the enemy's pursuit and able to rest for a while.

At this moment, Lu Cheng suddenly heard the sound of a vehicle in the distance and whispered, "Gan Xiaoning, investigate."

Gan Xiaoning popped his head out of the bushes, took a look at the situation, and then shrank back: "A jeep is about to pass by us 200 meters away, and it can't find us. Hey, Lu Cheng, there are seven of us in total. Should we take the initiative to attack and hijack that car? There may be a lot of food and drinks in the car."

Wu Liuyi leaned out to take a look at the situation, and slapped Gan Xiaoning on the helmet: "What are you thinking? The car is equipped with a protective net, and it is impossible to see how many people are inside. If we exchange fire, our position will be exposed, and we will have to keep running."

Lu Cheng also nodded: "The most important thing for us now is to hide our tracks. Well, aren't you just hungry? I'll find something to eat."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng looked around and soon discovered something. He ran to a patch of weeds, pulled out a dagger and started digging. Soon he dug out some thumb-sized rhizomes.

Gan Xiaoning took a look and said, "This thing is for sheep, right? Can we eat it? Is it poisonous?"

Lu Cheng peeled off a piece of rhizome, stuffed it directly into his mouth and started chewing. "This thing is called Herba Ligustici Abutilonis. The young shoots can be used for cooking or as medicine. After the rhizome is peeled off, it tastes slightly astringent and slightly sweet. It can replenish some water and energy. Gan Xiaoning, please don't question the ability of an old Chinese doctor to identify herbs."

Gan Xiaoning took a piece of rhizome skeptically, still hesitating whether to try it.

Wu Liuyi had already dug out some, peeled off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, then grinned: "You know what, it's really sweet."

Seeing this, others also dug out some and started trying.

Lu Cheng ate a few bites, then dug out another handful and put it in his pocket.

"Everyone eat a few bites, and take some with you. It can be used in critical moments. But don't eat too much of this stuff."

Everyone followed suit and dug up all the grass in this small patch. Then they filled the soil back in and put the grass without roots in place again.

After finishing everything and confirming that the car had gone far away, Lu Cheng took out an old-fashioned compass to determine the direction of everything. He then looked at the growth of the surrounding flowers, plants and trees to make sure that there was no problem with the compass. Then he led everyone towards the southeast.

Along the way, when there were no pursuers, Lu Cheng would pay attention to the flowers, plants and trees along the way, and pick some as long as they were edible.

Some of these weeds are sour, some are bitter, some are astringent, and some are both bitter and astringent, but they are all non-toxic. Some of them even contain a little sugar, which can replenish physical strength.

As they dodged and marched, a day passed quickly and the sky gradually darkened.

They found a half-person-high pit and stopped.

"We've been running all day, let's rest here tonight. We don't have a watch, so we can't calculate the time, but luckily the moonlight is good tonight, so we can roughly judge the time by the moon. Let's do this, we'll form groups of two and take turns to stand guard, and stay alert at all times."

The few people had no objection to Lu Cheng's assignment. After dividing into groups, they each leaned against the pit to rest.

Fortunately, the night passed peacefully, and it seemed that the pursuers were too lazy to act at night.

At dawn, Gan Xiaoning woke up and saw Wu Liuyi eating something with his head down. He immediately walked over to take a look and was immediately shocked: "Wu Liuyi, you are eating mice!"

Wu Liuyi said without even raising his head: "Don't worry, this is a field mouse, it won't kill you. Would you like some too?"

Gan Xiaoning quickly shook his head: "I don't want to eat this kind of thing, it's too disgusting. Wu Liuyi, this is just a test, do you have to be so serious? Do you really want to get into the dead old A?"

"Of course. If I don't want to be Mr. A, why would I come here? You are much luckier than me. You have food ready when you wake up. Unlike me, when I eat it, I will think about how it looks like when it is alive. Lu Cheng, do you want some?"

Lu Cheng also shook his head: "Forget it, I still prefer to eat grass roots. You should also have some grass roots to supplement your vitamins."

"Thank you."

The others hesitated for a moment. Two or three of them suppressed their nausea and ate a few small pieces of rat meat. Others followed Lu Cheng and ate grass roots.

Gan Xiaoning took a bite of the wild grass he brought yesterday and immediately spat it out: "What kind of a life am I living? Why did I come here to suffer?"

An old soldier patted Gan Xiaoning on the shoulder and said, "Old Gan, it's good to have something to eat. Fortunately, we have Lu Cheng and Wu Liuyi."

After eating something reluctantly, everyone continued to move forward.

As soon as they climbed over a hill, they saw a clean little pond in front of them. They were all delighted and wanted to rush over.

At this moment, Lu Cheng spotted a jeep coming towards them from a distance, and quickly pulled Wu Liuyi back: "Retreat!"

The three or four people following Lu Cheng immediately turned around and ran, but two of them ran too fast and when they wanted to look back, gunshots were heard from the opposite side.

As two streams of white smoke rose up, the two men sat down on the ground in frustration.

An old soldier wanted to turn back, but Gan Xiaoning grabbed him and said, "They have been eliminated."

"Let's go quickly, the enemy will catch up soon."

If it was just a fall, sprain or something like that, Lu Cheng and the others would naturally not give up on their teammates easily.

But since he's already died, there's no point looking back, and he'd be sacrificing himself in vain.

Because the pursuers had a car, Lu Cheng and his companions could only run towards a bush in the distance.

Not long after they rushed into the bushes, a dozen pursuers got out of the car and chased after them.

Several of them had not eaten a full meal for a whole day and night, and only relied on some wild grass and rat meat to fill their stomachs. Naturally, they could not compare with the pursuers who were well fed and sitting in their cars and had sufficient physical strength.

Especially Gan Xiaoning and one of the old soldiers, they had not eaten much wild grass and rat meat, and their dry food had been finished yesterday. They were not strong enough at the moment and soon could not run anymore.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng quickly observed the terrain and quickly chose a small mound that could be used as a shelter: "Let's stop and fight back."

"Yes!"

The remaining five people immediately separated, each found a suitable cover, turned around, aimed, and prepared to shoot.

As soon as the group of pursuers got nearby, the gun in Lu Cheng's hand fired.

"Bang, bang, bang", two consecutive bursts of shots killed the two pursuers.

Wu Liuyi and Gan Xiaoning each successfully killed one, and the other two veterans together killed one.

But even if these pursuers were eliminated, they would not suffer any losses and could go back to have a big meal. Naturally, they behaved "fearlessly" and did not care about the "death" of their teammates at all. They launched the most fierce attack on Lu Cheng and others.

Gan Xiaoning and the two veterans were suppressed to the point where they could not raise their heads, but Lu Cheng and Wu Liuyi were still able to fight back.

"bang bang bang"

After Lu Cheng and Wu Liuyi killed a few more pursuers, the advantage was regained, and Gan Xiaoning and the other two quickly fought back.

When only two or three of the enemy's dozen pursuers were left, they turned around and ran away.

Gan Xiaoning immediately became excited: "Why don't I go see if there are any spoils of war."

Lu Cheng immediately stopped him: "Hurry up, the pursuers behind us will be here soon."

Although Gan Xiaoning was reluctant, he did not refute and turned around to follow Lu Cheng. They ran less than 100 meters away and heard a whoosh from behind. A mortar shell landed at their previous position.

This type of training bullet is very unreasonable. As long as it is within a certain range, it will directly trigger the smoke on their bodies.

Gan Xiaoning suddenly became angry: "You are not going to let us live, you are actually using mortars to attack us!"

Stop talking nonsense and let’s go.

At this point, their tracks have been completely exposed and they must distance themselves as quickly as possible.

But after running for a distance, Gan Xiaoning really couldn't run anymore.

Just at this moment, a jeep was getting closer and closer from behind. Gan Xiaoning glanced at the people in front of him, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran towards the jeep.

An old soldier behind him immediately noticed the situation: "Gan Xiaoning, what are you doing? Come back quickly!"

Gan Xiaoning turned around and waved his hand: "You guys go, I quit."

As he said that, Gan Xiaoning rushed directly to the road and started shooting at the machine gunner in the jeep.

After a burst of gunfire, Gan Xiaoning successfully killed the enemy machine gunner, but was also shot and eliminated by the other two people in the car.

Gan Xiaoning walked to the car: "Brother, do you have any bread? Do you have any water?"

The machine gunner who was killed by Gan Xiaoning was not angry. He took out bread and water from the carriage and handed them to Gan Xiaoning.

Gan Xiaoning ate a piece of bread in a few bites, drank a sip of water, and shouted loudly in the distance: "The bread is so delicious!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng and the other three looked back and continued running away.

For Gan Xiaoning, giving up now may be the best option.

After all, there is still a long way to go, and it will be even more difficult.

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