The cavalry's heart refused, but all their mounts wanted to follow the black wind king.
Horses are very sensitive animals. Otherwise, they will not be vigilant all year round and sleep standing. Changes in the environment have a great impact on horses.
Fortunately, they are not ordinary horses, but the strongest and bravest black wind rider among the six countries.
They have received the most rigorous obstacle training in the military camp. This width is not difficult for them. They can basically cross it with a run-up.
But some ponies just over three years old don't train enough and can't adapt well to this complex environment.
Several ponies hauling grain and grass at the end of the line hesitated. Under the repeated instructions of the horse trainer, a pony finally jumped.
However, it did not have enough confidence and did not force simply. Only the front hoof fell on the opposite side, and the rear hoof suddenly stepped empty.
It panicked!
The black wind king turned back, jumped into the ditch and pushed the pony down with his head.
The little black wind riders behind seemed to have something to rely on and summoned up the courage to jump. The black wind king stayed in the ditch and sent them one by one.
When all the little black wind riders crossed the ditch, the black wind king came up from the ditch full of silt and thorns.
Its leg was scratched several places by thorns. Gu Jiao treated the wound and continued on the road.
The order of the three camps is pioneer camp, assault camp and reserve camp. Wen renchong is a reserve camp. He rides a horse and walks behind the team.
As he walked, he recorded the landform and route in the forest with a charcoal pen.
"Hey, give me some water."
Zhao Dengfeng rode his horse to him and held out his hand to him.
"No." He said without raising his head.
"You guy!" Zhao Dengfeng stared at him and turned to the cavalry on the other side, "Li Shen..."
Li Shen ignored him directly and drove his horse to the front.
Zhao Dengfeng gritted his teeth: "aren't you two soldiers? Still ignoring people? "
When Gu Jiao first wanted to reuse the three men, they were either not in the barracks or did not go back to the barracks. Now it's better to go back, starting with small soldiers.
Gu Jiao leads the way ahead.
Master Hu and mu Qingchen followed her in the scorching sun.
Gu Jiao suddenly stopped and looked around.
Mu Qingchen asked, "what are you looking for?"
"Brook." Gu Jiao said, "there should be a stream nearby. If you follow the stream upstream, you can cross the mountains."
After a pause, she said, "go and catch a deer. You should live and don't hurt it."
It's not difficult to catch a deer, but it's very difficult not to hurt it at all.
Mu Qingchen was so disheartened that he finally tied a deer back.
Gu Jiao licked the salt for a while and then let the deer go.
Gu Jiao patted Heifeng Wang's neck: "boss, keep up with it."
This had to be followed quietly and could not scare away the path. The black wind king took a light step, tracked the smell of the deer from a distance, and soon came to a stream.
The deer is drinking water.
Gu Jiao brought the troops over and walked up the stream, picking two wild fruits from time to time, or pulling two herbs.
The whole army is waiting for the little commander to get lost and cry.
They imagined the commander-in-chief: "ah! What should I do? What should I do? I can't find my way! It's over, it's over! It's getting dark! Here comes the wolf! I'm scared! Snake! There are poisonous snakes in the tree! "
In reality, they see the appearance of a commander——
One punch stuns a fierce tiger, grabs a poisonous snake as a rope, rides the black wind king and uses a torch to disperse the wolves.
Take them safely through the swamp and successfully bypass the miasma forest.
The most experienced soldier doesn't have the ability to survive in the jungle like her.
Gu Jiao found a suitable open space near the stream, "well, camp here tonight. Cheng Fugui and Zhao Lei, you will take turns to watch the night tonight."
Cheng Fugui and Zhao Lei were the left and right commanders of the pioneer camp.
The two arched their hands and said, "yes."
Gu Jiao said again, "in addition, I told you not to make a fire."
They replied again: "yes!"
If you can't make a fire, you can only chew the cold cakes. The temperature difference between morning and night in the west of Dayan is large, and the daytime is similar to that in summer. In order not to let the food deteriorate, the cook roasts the cakes dry and hard. After a few bites, his cheeks are sour. When swallowing, you can feel that his throat is scratched by hard objects.
The crowd took the cold stream water and walked along the hard cakes scraping their throats. No one complained and no one wasted.
Gu Jiao sat by the stream. She ate the same as the soldiers.
But the soldiers huddled together and didn't get close to her. It seemed that she was a little lonely.
People looked at the thin and green figure. Somehow, they suddenly felt a little bad.
……
After riding away for two days, Heifeng finally came to the upstream.
There is a wide river here. At the end of the river is a waterfall up to 100 feet.
The closer to the waterfall, the narrower the river, the shallower the river, and the easier it is to cross.
However, today's rivers are somewhat turbulent. If you are not careful, you may be washed down by the current.
"Boss." Gu Jiao pulled the reins, "can you pass?"
The black wind king retreated a few steps, his skin texture suddenly tightened, and plopped into the water.
At this time, the water was not deep, just below its knee, and it walked calmly.
The rest of the black wind jumped into the river like dumplings, and ran across the fast river under the comfort of the cavalry.
But no one expected that it was the turn of the last few small black wind riders. The water suddenly became more and more turbulent. A big wave came and a small black wind riding with grain and grass was washed down.
The black wind king swished out and bit its reins!
The black wind king tried his best to withstand the turbulent River and pulled little black wind up bit by bit.
Both horses landed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Xiao Heifeng's life was saved, the grain and grass on his back fell down, and he bowed his head in frustration.
The black wind king rubbed it with his wet head, like a silent comfort.
The army moved on.
This episode did not bring much impact to the army, except the little black wind horse.
Losing food and grass, it listlessly followed the last part of the team until Gu Jiao put the herbs collected along the way on its horse's back, and it perked up again!
It took two days to go up the mountain, but it was much faster to go down the mountain.
It took them only one day to reach the foot of the mountain.
Mu Qingchen sighed: "it really took only three days."
It takes a lot of energy to travel. All the soldiers and horses are very tired, but they only have one day to repair. As soon as tomorrow passes, they have to prepare to attack the city.
At midnight.
The black wind scout sent by Gu Jiao came back. Now Gu Jiao is sitting under a big tree and discussing the plan of attacking the city with the six commanders. Mu Qingchen is also there.
"Say." Gu Jiao looked at the spy and said.
The Scout arched his hands and said, "if you return to the commander, there is good news and bad news."
Gu Jiao took a branch drawing a map in her hand, looked at him and said, "talk about the bad first."
The Scout said, "the bad news is that we lost three more cities, two of which took the initiative to join the Han family and the Nangong family, and the other city was beaten down by the Jin army."
Gu Jiao's branch scratched on the Yanmen pass: "the Jin army has entered the country. So, Tianshan pass has been completely lost."
The Scout said painfully, "yes."
"What's the good news?" Gu Jiao asked.
The Scout said, "the good news is that there are not many grain and grass in Quyang city. Two counties are transporting grain and grass for Quyang city. It is expected to arrive at the north gate and East Gate of Quyang city tomorrow night."
They are worried about how to attack Quyang city. After all, the city wall of Quyang city is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, they are cavalry first and have no chariot baggage for infantry to attack the city, which makes it difficult to break the city gate from general difficulty to hell level difficulty.
The news the scouts got back was really timely.
Cheng Fugui said, "you can rob them of food and grass. Without food and grass, they can only be trapped in the city and hungry. They will come out and take back food and grass. That's our time. "
Gu Jiao nodded: "well, that's the truth."
But if the grain and grass arrive tomorrow night, it means that their attack plan must be advanced.
An hour later, the scouts went to check the whereabouts of grain and grass again, but they brought back the news that they transported grain and grass overnight.
This means two signals.
1、 The food and grass in Quyang city are very urgent and can't last a day.
2、 They can arrive in Quyang at noon tomorrow at the latest.
The plan of attack must be half a day earlier!
This is a great challenge for Heifeng, who has been in a hurry for more than ten days, especially for three days.
"How many troops are there?" Gu Jiao asked.
The Scout said, "they are all five thousand."
Gu Jiao said thoughtfully, "it seems that they know that the imperial army is coming, in case someone robs food and grass."
She had 50000 Heifeng cavalry, including baggage and horses, and the actual combat cavalry was 20000.
The other side has 10000 troops. It doesn't sound like a problem.
The key is that robbing food and grass is only the first step. The Nangong army killed from the city in order to recapture food and grass is the most important play.
That's 80000 troops!
They have to fight one after another without recovering their physical strength, and fight nearly 100000 troops with 20000 troops. This is basically hitting stones with eggs!
The Scout asked anxiously, "Sir, shall we... Fight?"
Gu Jiao clenched her fist, and her eyes were cold: "fight! The order goes on. You can have a rest tonight. You don't have to get up early tomorrow. In the afternoon, follow me to attack the city! "