The distance between the northwest border and the capital is really very far. It took 11 days for the army to catch up. In the past ten days, Gu Yun has been riding a horse, just like Su Ren and Han Shu. At night, he also sleeps in a military shed built at will and eats dry food to live. He has never complained about it from beginning to end, and he still looks the same.
Her performance over the past ten days has not only won the respect of the whole army soldiers, but also won the recognition of Lou Muhai. This woman is not bad! The Qing family is also a big family in Haoyue. The daughter raised by them is not extravagant. No wonder suling will take a fancy to her!
Since entering the northwest, there are mountains and valleys, streams and small rivers everywhere. The humidity in the air is obviously much higher. Especially in the summer, the sultry air is unbearable.
There are dense trees on both sides of the official road. At a glance, you can't see the edge. The sun has gradually set in the west, and it is estimated that it will be completely dark in less than half an hour.
Han Shuo closed the topographic map and said to Su Ren, "another 60 miles ahead is Peicheng." We should be able to get to Peicheng tonight.
Su Ren suddenly stopped his horse and asked, "general Lou, is this the terrain from here to Peicheng?"
Lou Muhai nodded back, "well, there is a long valley in front of him. You can walk ten miles across the valley to Peicheng."
Su Ren frowned for a moment and ordered, "it's getting late. We'll camp here today."
"Yes."
Han Shu is a little strange. According to this speed, he will be able to arrive at Peicheng in another two hours. Why did Su Ren camp here?! Although there are doubts in my heart, but now I am the commander in chief, and my command is as high as a mountain. He said that if I set up camp, I will set up camp!
After the camp is set up, it's completely dark. In the main tent, Su Ren, Han Shu and Lou Muhai are sitting around a big table. Gu Yun holds a white cloth in his hand and gently wipes the ice white sword body. She doesn't look at them with her eyes and ears free. She listens to what they say without missing a word.
"General Lou, you've been stationed in the Northwest for the longest time. You've been around with the rogues for many years. Let's talk about the situation of Peicheng and rogues."
"Good." Lou Muhai nodded and said earnestly, "when the first Emperor didn't take this land, Peicheng and several nearby towns were wild towns, which were under the jurisdiction of the yongmu people. The clan leader was their leader. Later, the first emperor wanted to include this small area of the border between the dome and the neighboring country into the dome. After a two-year war, most of the areas were captured. The yongmu clan leader retreated into the forest in the West with the residents who did not want to be demoted. The first emperor sent 20000 soldiers to fight them all, but they failed to do so. From time to time, the yongmu people come out to plunder the goods at the border and resist the imperial court. Because of this, the imperial court will set up the post of general Zhenxi in Peicheng. "
Han Shuqi said, "haven't you been encircling and suppressing for so many years?"
Lou Muhai's face darkened and sighed: "it's not that I don't encircle, it's really There's nothing we can do. "
Can't help it? As far as he knows, general Zhenxi is in charge of 30000 generals and men. How can these rogues who have fallen on the grass and become enemies make him powerless? "What do you say?" he asked
Lou Muhai replied helplessly: "they are usually hidden in the forest. I sent soldiers to the forest for three times, not only failed to wipe them out, but our army suffered heavy casualties. As a result, I can only send troops to garrison three miles outside the forest. Once they are gathered and come out, they can be encircled. However, in the past two years, I found that the number of times they came out to plunder goods was less, and every time they came out, the weapons and Quartermaster were better and better, so I was eager to report to Beijing. "
It's just a forest! "They live in that forest. They always need supplies on weekdays," said Han. You can block the exit and put them in
"I've tried it for a long time, but it's a pity that the forest is so big that it can't be completely surrounded. I don't know which way they go in and out." That forest is immeasurable, I don't know how big it is, how can it be surrounded!
Gu Yun, who was silent all of a sudden, asked, "is there a topographic map of that forest?"
Looking at Gu Yun and facing her cold and clear eyes, Lou Muhai finally replied: "No. I'm ashamed to say that I don't know how many people there are. They hide in the forest and never come out. As far as I know, there are no less than 10000 people. "
Lou Muhai doesn't even know how many troops the other side has?! Originally, I thought it was just some thieves. Thirty thousand elite soldiers are enough. Now it seems that it is much more difficult.
"What's the name of their leader?" he asked I don't know, do I?
Speaking of this, Lou Muhai seemed a little annoyed, and said in a deep voice: "mocang, he is the son of the dead patriarch, and his means are more powerful than his father's. It's a pity that I didn't have a chance to fight him head-on. His two left and right hands are limitless, and his singing has already made me worried."
Is it just that his men have made a general of Zhenxi in a mess? Han shuleng snorted and hissed: "really so powerful? I don't believe it! "
Loumuhai is hard to say. When he first came to garrison, he didn't believe in everything. As a result, he was not helpless!
Seeing Han Shu's appearance that he can't wait to fight, Gu Yun chuckles and says, "Han Shu, you didn't understand general Lou's words. If you are in the desert and in a flat place, I absolutely believe that with your achievements and the bravery of your army, any enemy can be ignored. But this time, the most terrible enemy we have to face is not rogues, but the mysterious and boundless rainforest! "
The time and the place are favorable. They have two advantages. I'm afraid it's hard to fight this battle!
Lou Muhai stares at Gu Yun in amazement. He just said a few words, and she has caught their real enemy, that damned rainforest! He realized this two years later after the peace and order in the northwest. This doll is not easy!
Gu Yun is stared at by Lou Muhai for no reason. At this time, there are bursts of rapid footsteps and low roars outside the account.
Long time Ren felt something was wrong, but he didn't ask. There was a quick report outside the account, "report! All of a sudden there was a fire in the army. "
Food fire?!
The four in the tent stand up together. The two armies fight, and the food and grass go first. If there is no food, they will lose without fighting!
Four people rushed out of the tent and said: "how about the food and grass now?"
"Fighting now."
Gu Yun squints and sees that there is not much fire in the distance. She remembers that there are more than 30 carriages full of food and grass. This little fire is not serious, but why does it catch fire for no reason?! If someone set fire, the fire should not be so small, or
A thought flashed in his mind, and the ice in his hand gave a violent earthquake. Gu Yun raised his head vigilantly, and saw a dark silver streamer shooting straight at Su Ren's chest. Gu Yun shouted, "be careful!"
He raised the ice refining in his hand to meet the streamer, only heard a tinkle, Gu Yunhu's mouth was numb, and a short arrow about three inches long crashed to the ground.
All of a sudden, several people were stunned by the change. At this time, a black shadow ran towards the deep forest.
"Over there!" Han Shuo found him. When he had a big drink, he also chased him.
Gu Yun shouted, "Han Shu, don't chase me!"
Don't chase the poor! Besides, it is not known whether there is any ambush in the dark forest.
Unfortunately, the tall figure has rushed into the woods.
Clenching the ice refining in his hand, Gu Yun said to Su Ren, "you stay in the army and sit down. Food and grass are the most important!" And he plunged into the woods.
"The end of Qing Dynasty --"
not far away, lengxiao and Ge Jingyun are standing outside the tent and watching the small fire nearby. A familiar voice comes from their ears, "lengxiao and Ge Jingyun, follow me."
They look back and it's Gu Yun.
Her dark figure almost disappeared in the woods. They looked at each other without thinking much. They immediately followed.
Gu Yun runs in front of him, followed by lengxiao and Ge Jingyun. He runs deeper and deeper into the forest. The ground under his feet is more and more soft and slippery, and the surrounding area is getting darker and darker. He can only vaguely see people. When the three people did not know which direction to pursue, the sound of weapons fighting nearby pointed out the direction for them.
The three rushed in the direction of the sound. It was strange that the fighting didn't last long. Gu Yun is puzzled. She has dealt with Han Shu. His martial arts are not weak, so he won't be subdued by these moves, right?
Although there is no sound guidance, but their direction is right. In a short time, I saw a dark shadow in the distance. I saw that they were about three or four men.
They are putting one thing into a big cloth bag. Gu Yun is shocked to see that Han Shu has been captured. If these people didn't make any moves, their martial arts would be so high!
Seeing the two of them carrying the cloth bag on their shoulders, Gu Yun said, "stop!"
All of them were surprised. Looking up, they also found three figures in the forest running towards them at a very fast speed. What they were surprised at was not that someone came after them, but that when did they have women in the army? Although that voice was sharp just now, I knew it was a woman's voice as soon as I heard it.
"Take him first, and they will give it to me." In the dark, Gu Yun heard a very low male voice. The accent was a little strange. It was not like the accent of ordinary people in the dome. You can't see each other's appearance in the dark environment. You should be a young man just listening to the sound.
The three people behind him raised their bags and left. In such an environment, it's absolutely impossible for them to escape. This man should be the leader of these people, and his martial arts must be the highest. After analyzing himself, Gu Yun said to lengxiao and Ge Jingyun, "you two catch up."
"Yes." Leng Xiao and Ge Jingyun, one to the left and one to the right, went to the three.
When the man's eyes were cold, he had more than a two foot long whip in his hand. Even in such a dark forest, he could see a wisp of strange golden light on the whip.
Before he made the move, Gu Yun took the lead in drawing out his sword. With a sharp voice and a sharp cold, ice refined out of the sheath.
The man was swept away by the bright white sword in front of him. The icy air secretly flowing between the swords made his heart tremble. What a sword!
At the moment when the man was stunned, lengxiao and Ge Jingyun had already crossed him and chased the three men.
The man didn't care. He seemed more interested in the long sword and the man with it.
The women are moving towards him