Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 28 Mountain

Since it is a scout, it does not need heavy armor.

Li Yue divided the more than 500 sets of heavy armor seized into three parts, 150 sets for Wei Shan, 100 sets for Cui Jin, [-] sets for Tian Baozi, and more than [-] sets for other leaders, and more than [-] sets for himself.

Zhou Qian was concentrating on the affairs on the mountain, and had little interest in fighting in battle, so he returned all his armor.

Li Yue knew that he wanted to get closer to him, so he didn't persuade him much.

Bows and arrows, long and short knives, leather armor and other items are distributed to scouts.

Each scout has a pair of bows and arrows, a long knife, a short knife, a pair of leather armor, and a sheepskin bag filled with water.

Although Meng Kai left, more than 30 of his war horses remained and were enshrined on the mountain as treasures.

The training of scouts is exempted, and there are not so many places on the mountain.

Those who can survive the battle have a sense of desperation and do not need any training.

Li Yue directly assigned tasks, and a group of five hunted while finding out the surrounding mountains.

Of course, the Funiu Mountains are not only Heiyun Mountain. There is Songshan Mountain in the southeast, Laojun Mountain and Shiren Mountain in the west, and Mang Mountain, Xiong'er Mountain, and Waifang Mountain in the north. They are the watersheds of the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Huai River.

The territory is extremely vast, and there are countless thieves and refugees hidden in the mountains.

Every morning, Li Yue prepared dry food and water for them, and the scouts also sharpened their bows and knives.

The mountains are the best testing grounds, and there are countless wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains.

But I didn't expect to pull the cross on the first day.

Li Yue mistakenly underestimated the difficulty and danger of the mountain, the road was rugged, and the weather in May, the mountain was full of poisonous snakes and ants.

The continuous torrential rain made the mountains more and more humid, and these things flooded.

Mosquitoes, in particular, can suck a person dry.

Two people were bitten to death by poisonous snakes, and three people were taken away by tigers and leopards.

A team of scouts was besieged by wolves...

Almost one-third of the people were injured, and some people's legs were swollen like steamed buns after walking too much on the mountain road.

Someone had a trouser-leg mountain leech that got into the meat and had to pick it out with a knife...

But even in such a harsh environment, some people returned with a full load, and five people came back with three or four hundred catties of wild boars.

Wolves and leopards also hunted more than ten heads.

The most are hares, wild pheasants, and foxes, with more than 100 of them.

People rely on water to eat water, and mountains to eat mountains. If they want to eat meat, they can only ask for it from the mountains.

Li Yue chatted with the scouts while healing his wounds.

Most people are more optimistic. No matter how vicious jackals, tigers, leopards, snakes, rats, and ants are, they are not as vicious as Capricorn people. They have long looked down on life and death, and their biggest wish is to have a bite of meat sprinkled with salt every day.

Li Yue summed it up, the wolves, tigers and leopards were fine, and a team of scouts was enough to deal with them.

The key is that mountain leeches, poisonous snakes, and mosquitoes hide under the leaves, and when people touch them, they stick to their bodies.

Mosquitoes are easy to deal with. There are many calamus and wormwood on the mountain, which are burned to ashes and painted all over the body to prevent mosquito bites.

Mountain leeches and poisonous snakes are not easy to deal with. They are entrenched on the branches and leaves, with camouflage colors, passing by, and their legs and feet are directly attacked.

Looking at their empty trouser legs, Li Yue's heart moved, and he put on leggings for them, using cloth strips to tie them up from the ankles, all the way up to the whole calf.

It can prevent snakes and insects from drilling into the trouser legs, prevent thorns from thorns and branches, and can effectively relieve calf pain after long journeys.

The soldiers of later generations climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands with this hand.

Li Yue then taught a few first aid measures for being bitten by a poisonous snake, mainly binding the upper end of the wound, then bleeding, and then hurriedly sent back to the cottage.

The effect came out on the second day.

Casualties were greatly reduced. Only two people were slightly injured by the mountain leopard attack. Moreover, the scouts traveled further and brought back almost twice as much prey as yesterday, which could already satisfy the meat supply of the scout battalion.

In less than five days, the scouts gradually became more experienced, adapted to the mountains and forests, and the exploration area became larger and larger.

There are countless prey in the mountains, flying in the sky and running on the ground, all over the place.

Meat can not only supply himself, but also distribute it to Wei Shan and Cui Jin.

People gained strength after eating meat, and the bodies of the scouts also became stronger, and their archery, sword skills, and coordination all improved significantly.

On the ninth day, a scout finally found a refugee camp. More than 500 people, men, women and children, were crowded together, all of whom were fleeing from the war in Yuzhou in the Central Plains. They were farming and hunting in the mountains, and a small dock was built.

The day was going well, and the scouts saw cows and mules.

One of the great advantages of escaping into the mountains is that everyone can be self-reliant without having to bear heavy taxes and corvee.

Taxes in the Western Jin Dynasty, those without cattle, eight officials and two people, those with cattle, seven officials and three people...

That is to say, [-]% to [-]% of the income from farming will go to the government, and [-]% to [-]% will be your own. Land tax is not the most terrible thing, but the most terrible thing is corvee labor. You have to work hard, and you have to prepare your own food...

"What are you waiting for, just swallow them up!" Tian Baozi had a soft spot for robbing houses.

Li Yue thought that Zhou Qian and Cui Jin would be more merciful because they had read some books, but they also nodded in agreement, "This matter should not be delayed!"

In troubled times, only knives are the most efficient, and pedantic people have long since become dry bones.

Horses are not fat without night grass, and people are not rich without windfalls. If Heiyun Mountain wants to grow, it must absorb people.

The foot of the mountain was occupied by the Wubao of powerful people. Li Yue had no chance, so he could only stare at the mountain.

Everyone agreed unanimously, and Wei Shan led [-] soldiers and [-] scouts to attack.

After all, they fought against the elite Jie people, and the Heiyunshan tribe is better than others in terms of equipment and morale.

After four days of going back and forth, more than 400 people were escorted back, including three cows, five mules, and more than 70 stones and millets.

Zhou Lian cooked some porridge for them. After eating a bowl of hot porridge, the hatred and resentment in the eyes of more than 400 people dissipated instantly.

As the area explored by the scouts expanded, more and more strongholds of refugees and thieves were discovered around them.

The only generals leading the troops were Wei Shan and Cui Jin.

Although Tian Baozi was also brave in battle, this man was born as a thief, he didn't have a sense of proportion, he liked to plunder, and hurt innocent people a lot. Li Yue reprimanded him several times, but it was still the same. It wasn't that he didn't want to care, but his The subordinates all have this kind of virtue, they have been used to laxity for so many years, and they can't help it if they want to.

If Tian Baozi talked too much, the thieves would either draw their knives and confront him face to face, or run away in the middle of the night...

Li Yue can only let them retreat to the second line.

The power of Heiyun Mountain continued to grow, and the soldiers became more and more elite.

"Report to the village master, Xuanyuan Mountain in the southwest, found a large stronghold, estimated to be at least 7000 people!" Waiting for a surprise report.

All the leaders stood up, with excitement in their eyes.

7000 people, almost the population size of a small county.

Rao is a group of vagrants and thieves who have annexed nearby areas recently, and Heiyun Mountain only has 6000 or [-] people.

Xuanyuan Mountain is a branch of Songshan Mountain, located in the southwest of Heiyun Mountain, close to Lunshi County, and belongs to Henan County.

If he can eat this group of people, Heiyun Mountain will more than double in size!
"What background is the opponent? How much strength?" Li Yue was not reckless.

Those who can gain a foothold in this world are not simple people.

The world was in chaos, the Central Plains were devastated repeatedly, and Yuzhou was the first to bear the brunt. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, many ruthless people have been born.

The head of the scout station, Wang Daer, said: "Our people went in pretending to be shopkeepers. This mountain is more steep than our Heiyun Mountain. Both men, women, and children can use swords, spears, bows and arrows, but their equipment is not as good as ours, and their subordinates didn't see it. When it comes to iron armor, there are not many leather armors, and the swords and spears are more rusty."

Rusty swords and spears are more lethal, and a little rubbing is tetanus...

"Has their leader found out?"

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

"I found out that these people are the descendants of Li Dudu's tribe back then."

(End of this chapter)