Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1209
Further north of Jinshipi, the terrain becomes more complicated. On the edge of the plateau, a broken valley runs obliquely from east to west, and dense bamboo trees grow in the broken valley. People and animals dare not approach here.

On both sides of the broken valley, there are some villages or docks of different sizes, and some villagers randomly dig ditches to divert the water from the white canals to irrigate their cultivation. Because of the lack of planning, once the water potential in Guanzhong rises, the surrounding beaches will be flooded. It is also not suitable for the marching of the brigade.

Although there are criss-crossing trails in the area, only the villagers who are born in this village and often make mistakes can discern the paths. If outsiders enter rashly, they are very likely to get lost in it, and they will not be able to get out for a long time.

After Pishang Hongwu's army left the camp, they split into small teams of about ten people, and quickly headed north along the edge of the plateau. At first, they could see each other from left to right in the field, but they were gradually covered by vegetation as they advanced. traced.

Zhai Hu was conscripted by the Hongwu army as a guide, and followed the team with another villager.Their team included two guides, but there were only 11 people. After leaving the camp, they rushed directly into the forest.

Originally, Zhai Hu was quite self-conscious as a guide, trying to identify some eye-catching markers on the left and right during the journey, but after walking a certain distance, Zhai Hu found that these Hongwu soldiers were even more familiar with the surrounding environment. They beat him, and there was no need for his guidance at all. Although the route was tortuous, it was always approaching the north of Jinshipi.

Even Zhai Hu didn't know about some unexpected underground ditches or beaches, but they were all skillfully avoided by Hongwu soldiers.It can also be seen from this that although these Hongwu soldiers have not entered the country for a long time, they are already very familiar with the environment and terrain.

This discovery made Zhai Hu both awe-inspiring and frustrated. In order to show his sense of existence, sometimes he deliberately pointed to some traces in the forest and reminded: "There are tigers and wolves haunting the left side, we must..."

"It has been hunted!"

The soldiers of the Hongwu Army at the side responded casually, and blocked Zhai Hu's reminder in their throats.

Young people are always competitive. Zhai Hu was also observing these Hongwu Army soldiers during the trip. Although the real fighting skills have not yet been shown, it can be seen that each of these soldiers has thick shoulders, long arms, strong legs, and quick movements. Traveling through forests and ditches was like walking on flat ground, and even he and another guide had to grit their teeth and run wildly to catch up.

Just like this for more than an hour, Zhai Hu couldn't even tell how far they had advanced.

"Let's rest here for a quarter of an hour."

Shi Chang, who was in the team, said in a low tone, which was very pleasant to Zhai Hu's mouth.

Although he is the young master of Wubi, but the rural environment is turbulent, and he rarely pampers himself. It is common for him to lead a hunting team, and his physique is by no means weak, but he is also exhausted and out of breath after traveling with all his strength for more than an hour. , flushing, and dry mouth.

So as soon as he stopped, he sat on the grass and took a breath for a while, but saw that other Hongwu soldiers did not sit on the ground, some walked around the trees, and some climbed to the very high branches. It even made him have the illusion that his companions around him had disappeared and he was the only one here.

Even if he still had some idea of ​​winning or losing in his heart, Zhai Hu couldn't help feeling that these Hongwu soldiers were really perverts with sufficient physical strength, far beyond his ability.

When he was out of breath, Zhai Hu turned over and stood up, approaching a puddle of water to quench his thirst, but was suddenly stopped by the drink.

"Drink these."

A person next to him handed over a water bag with a narrow mouth, but Zhai Hu was a little at a loss. He saw that the Hongwu army was carrying very simple items when they set off, especially without drinking water. Where did this water bag come from?
With this suspicion in mind, he took a sip from the water bag but paused. The liquid in the water bag was cool and slightly sweet, like water but slightly thicker than water.But before he could ask, the water bag had already been taken by someone else, and after a round of drinking, Zhai Hu saw a Hongwu soldier pick up the empty water bag, lift a tree and stuff it with kudzu vines around it.

He took a closer look, only to see that a small hole was drilled near the root of the tree, and a piece of bamboo tube was inserted in it. The other end of the bamboo tube was inserted into the water bag, and transparent tree sap was rolling into the water bag drop by drop.

The next step is to share the food. The small skin bag is filled with jerky that has been beaten very soft. After chewing and swallowing, the small piece of jerky made Zhai Hu, a strong man, feel a little full. .

There was a faint sound of wind in the forest, mixed with the chirping of insects and birds. The soldiers of the Hongwu Army either leaned on or climbed on the surrounding tree trunks, and began to close their eyes and fall asleep. The reason is trembling, and the mood is very restless.

He wanted to say something, but he didn't dare speak hastily to break the silence, so his eyes fell on the surrounding Hongwu soldiers.

These soldiers of the Hongwu Army were all wearing thin shirts with tight ties, and each had a bulging cloth pouch around their waists, and inside the pouches were dismantled rattan armor, Zhai Hu knew this.He was also lucky enough to receive a share, and put it on his body early, but he quickly understood why these soldiers did not wear close-fitting armor. The armor was made of thin strips of gelatinous sol. Although it was light, it was soaked in sweat It was tightly tied to the body, making it hard to breathe.

In addition to one person and a light armor, there is one knife, one bow, one stick, and two pots of arrows.The sword is three feet long, and the staff is four feet long. They can be combined to form a seven-foot sword.

The bow is a fine stone bow, which also makes Zhai Hu envious. He has accumulated more than [-] pairs of fine bows in his family's Wubi for many years. Usually, he is even reluctant to use it frequently to avoid wear and tear, but among the Jin army It seems to be a common standard.

As for the bow equipped by the elder, it is even more exaggerated. The bow is thick and close to the arm. Zhai Hu estimates that it is at least a strong bow with at least two stones. He has never even touched such a strong bow when he grows so big. Imagine how amazing lethality it can exert on the battlefield.

A quarter of an hour passed in a flash, and although Zhai Hu regained some strength, he felt even more sour.However, the soldiers of the Hongwu Army who were traveling with them all regained their spirits and continued on the road.Seeing this, Zhai Hu and another guide could only grit their teeth and keep up.

"This, this soldier, we have sneaked here, what are we going to..."

After walking another distance, Zhai Hu was really exhausted, and his armor was unbuttoned and hung loosely on his body. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and finally couldn't help asking.

"Silence!"

Before Zhai Hu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a low reprimand. According to his youthful and vigorous temper before, he would have stared back and reprimanded him, but now he subconsciously shut up obediently, his panting subdued.

"Go in that direction!"

Nashi stomped his feet and listened for a moment, Dang Shi pointed in one direction and ran away, the rest of them all stepped up to keep up, they had already started to take off the cloth bag and put the armor on their body while running.

"This, this is going to fight?"

Seeing this scene, Zhai Hu murmured to himself, and his heartstrings were tensed because of it. Although he was full of doubts, it was obvious that no one gave him an answer at this moment, so he could only grit his teeth and follow up.But because of his nervousness, the muscles in his limbs were twitching endlessly, his palms were sweating profusely, and even the weapon slipped faintly and he couldn't hold it.

While running, there was a sharp whistling sound faintly ahead, and something came out of it.The few Hongwu soldiers in front were getting faster and faster, Zhai Hu and the other two were gradually thrown away, and they could only follow the traces to catch up.

"Ah, Ah Lang, are these soldiers still human..."

During the run, another guide was panting and intermittently said that this man was also a strong soldier in Wubi, but at this moment, he was exhausted from the journey alone, and his steps became staggering.

After hearing this, Zhai Hu just snorted coldly, and his mood became even worse. Originally, he was not lacking in pride in his own military power. Few of his peers in the surrounding countryside could match him, but now it seems that this so-called Master Wang is an elite, even an ordinary pawn can slip to his death without any suspense!
He didn't even dare to imagine, if such elite soldiers were assembled into a huge army formation, how would they be able to face the enemy?
Going forward for about a hundred zhang, the forests gradually thinned out, and the field was faintly visible, and various people roared and neighed, and the scene of the battle appeared in front of Zhai Hu.

In the field, dozens of riders were galloping on their horses, but arrows kept flying out of the chest-high grass around them, and people kept falling off their horses.Originally, the countryside was supposed to be the hunting ground for these knights, but because of the constant arrows flying out of the surrounding area, these knights became the targets of hunting!
And at this time, Zhai Hu also understood where the screaming sound he heard just now came from, it was those arrows.This kind of sounding arrow, which he also heard mentioned by the elders, is called Mingdi, and it is a clarion arrow for sending messages in the countryside and giving orders in battle.Right now the soldiers of the Hongwu Army are killing the enemy with this, the sound is flying far away, the soldiers who were originally scattered all gathered here and joined the battle from different directions.

When he got closer, Zhai Hu realized that the knights who were fleeing in a hurry came from Youshiwu. They had been fighting with each other for many years, and he was very familiar with Youshi. , Dang even yelled and identified: "Don't get away from the second in the front row, he is You Zhi's third son You Guang..."

As soon as Zhai Hu finished speaking, there was a sharp noise in the grass in front of him, and a ray of black light turned into a rainbow and hit You Guang who had been running dozens of feet away. His body wobbled, and then he fell off his horse.

Then, Zhai Hu saw a person standing up in the grass, it was the elder who was walking with him before.Hitting an arrow with such a strong bow is probably not a small burden for him. Now he has changed to a small bow and continues to draw the string and shoot.

When Zhai Hu actually walked to the edge of the battlefield, the battle was over, and there were nearly twenty knights running in the northwest field. They were Hongwu Army knights who were responsible for luring the enemy and attracting the enemy's scouts. Participated in the battle, but wandered outside the battle circle, gathered back some war horses that had been frightened away by no one, and more than [-] war horses were led here!
Seeing this scene, Zhai Hu felt even more chills in his heart. After leaving the camp, he spent most of his time running exhaustedly in the forest, but he didn't expect that the Hongwu Army had already accomplished such an astonishing victory before he knew it!

Zhai Hu's field of vision was limited, so he couldn't see the whole picture of the battle.It's a pity that You Guang is dead, otherwise there should be more surprises to express. Hundreds of them dispersed after leaving Wubi as scouts, galloping in the countryside to search for the traces of the Hongwu Army, but for some reason they were gradually gathered, and they noticed After something bad happened, he withdrew and retreated. After fleeing for a few miles, he was still shot and killed by the Hongwu army that appeared frequently, and no one survived in the end!

Not to mention how astonished these Guanzhong natives were, this was only a small scene for the officers and men of the Hongwu Army.Earlier, they had gone deep into the heartland of the Jie country, and through many methods such as ambushes and temptations, they even had the achievements of hunting down the real big men of the Jie country.

The battlefield was quickly cleaned up. More than 200 soldiers of the Hongwu Army gathered here, and then they were divided into two parts. One part continued to go north on foot, and the other rode the captured horses and went straight to Youshiwu. .Although Zhai Hu still wanted to follow the north all the way, but his physical strength was too weak, so he could only ride a war horse and return to Jinshipi.

(End of this chapter)