Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 618: Military food gives you strength, and the army marches through the dense forest

Trying to swallow the last piece of dry biscuit, Jiang Xi sat on the edge of the tree, closed his eyes, slightly reminiscing about the lingering fragrance, surrounded by a lush jungle and three companions.

The rations for Wu Ding's army under Chen Zhi are all specially customized, and no matter what kind of food it is, it must go through a soaking process. But in general, except when marching, it is not the same as what ordinary people eat. Similar, but with more white noodles and meat.

These two are the guarantee of physical fitness and strength. Therefore, the Wuding trained by Chen Zhi may not have grown much in height. After all, they are all adults and have little chance of secondary development. At least they can rely on their current simple skills. Food ingredients cannot do this.

However, their physical strength, endurance and strength have been significantly improved, especially for farmers like Jiang Xi, who originally only worked in the fields. Their body bones may look strong, but in fact they have a lot of defects due to long-term malnutrition. A big deficit is weakness. If it is not filled, it will soon grow old, and it is only a matter of time before the body collapses.

Fortunately, he joined the Wuding camp, not only made up for these shortcomings, but also recuperated his body and bones.

However, the dry food he eats now is different from that in the barracks. It is easy-to-carry food, and most of it has been salted, dehydrated, air-dried, etc.

Generally speaking, such food does not taste very good. It is only used to satisfy hunger and is easy to carry. It is needed by the army when traveling, and even Chen Zhi's Wuding camp is no exception.

But these situations suddenly changed not long ago.

"The taste of this dry food is getting better and better, and it still has a faint fragrance when you eat it. Although it is not as good as the meat in the camp, it has a different taste."

Just after finishing eating, someone here sighed.

Hearing this voice, Jiang Xi opened his eyes, looked around vigilantly, and whispered at the same time: "I heard that the recent food has been soaked in medicinal food, and the prescriptions in it have changed, and there are rumors It is said that this prescription was taken by the prefect himself, and it can not only strengthen the body, but also increase courage!"

"That's it!" The other person next to him heard this and seemed to have figured out something. "I said that I have become more and more energetic recently, and my courage has become bigger. I used to come to the forest to inquire about news. , my heart was somewhat beating, but now I am still excited."

"Isn't it! Are we scouts doing the most dangerous things? Logically speaking, according to my original temperament, I would not dare to go deep at all. Now my courage has indeed increased." Someone else said this.

Immediately afterwards, the person who spoke first smiled and said: "In our Wu Ding Army, scouts are not ordinary people. They are all powerful men with military merits and martial arts skills that surpass others. Among us, Jiang Xi is the one." He has the greatest military merit, the greatest ability, and a strong relationship. How can ordinary people know about the rumor just now? Only Jiang Xi’s fellow villager, the man surnamed Wang, has a good relationship with the team leader and the others, so he can know about it."

It turns out that Jiang Xi and the others are the scouts of Wu Ding's army, and they are currently on a mission.

Jiang Xi had indeed made great contributions in the previous battle to rescue the city. He not only stabbed and captured the general of Kebo Zhen's army, but also made great contributions when he finally captured the chief.

Afterwards, he was rewarded for his merits, and he also received many awards. He had the opportunity to be transferred to Chen Zhi, but I don't know what he thought, but he actually offered to serve as a scout.

The division of labor of scouts is usually linked to prying, which is very dangerous. Often these scouts are the first to die. However, in the Wuding camp, the status of scouts is different. They are often the ones with the best martial arts skills and the most powerful. Only those who are selected can be selected. Correspondingly, the treatment is far superior to that of their peers. It can be said that once you enter the scout camp, you will not only have food and clothing, but also have arrangements at home. Even if you die, according to Thanks to the prefect's promise, his family will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

So from this perspective, Jiang Xi's choice is not so incomprehensible.

Compared with when he first joined the army, Jiang Xi's temperament has also changed. Although he still seems a little reserved, after listening to a few words from his colleagues around him, he smiled and said: "It's not that complicated. Please pay attention to these messages. You can also feel it."

The few people on the side were about to say more, but suddenly, their expressions changed slightly, and then they quickly lowered their bodies and blended in with the surrounding trees, branches and leaves. Their clothes were originally specially made by the military, with colorful colors. When he leaned forward, it was immediately difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

However, the subsequent barking of several dogs still caused the faces of several of them to change drastically. They could only pray that the smelly water they had sprinkled on them before coming could continue to work after half a day - it is said that this kind of water can confuse people. The recipe for the potion for the sense of smell of beasts was also made by the eunuch Chen Zhi. It has made many achievements in the past, but it did not last long. If it is cloudy, rainy, windy or sunny, it will quickly fade away.

"Someone is coming!" Amidst the anxiety, several people looked at each other from a distance and winked, all with solemn expressions.

This person, Jiang Xi and the others are in a dense forest. They originally dispersed to investigate, but came together to exchange information. According to the normal process, after the exchange, if they find nothing special, they will leave. Because this forest is too remote, and there are many ferocious beasts in it, no one comes here easily. If you do a little exploration, you can find something. But now there are dogs barking, and the ground is shaking faintly, which undoubtedly explains many problems.

The scout's sensitivity made them realize that something was wrong.

Sure enough, then a famous soldier appeared, making Jiang Xi and others' expressions even harder to look at. With the cover of branches and leaves, they were able to look in the direction where the team came from. When they saw it, they saw numerous figures. They pushed aside the branches and leaves, and kept looking. Moving forward, there is no end in sight!
What frightened them even more was that there were a large number of cavalry mixed in this team, almost two cavalry and one infantry. Looking at their clothes, their identities were already obvious!

"Xianbei people! These people are Xianbei people! They are already here!"

Jiang Xi and others were surprised, and at the same time their memories were rolling. They remembered what those gentlemen had taught them when they were just scouts. Comparing their status and directions, each of them became even more uneasy!

"This is the densest forest on the south bank of the Sanggan River, but it is far away from Dangcheng. Although it can hide soldiers and horses, if you want to attack Dangcheng, there is an official road in the middle. There is no cover there, but it is easy to be exposed. So why did this group of people choose to be here?”

After serving in the army for a while, Jiang Xi also learned a lot of information from his good friend Wang Niu. He also followed two team leaders who were close to Chen Zhi and were former servants, and also heard some great stories from them. situation, so we immediately saw the problem behind it.

"Perhaps this group of people is not going to Dang City, but has another goal!"

Thinking that before the recent mission, both the team leader and several other generals repeatedly emphasized that Dangcheng is the bridgehead of Dai County, saying that only by guarding Dangcheng can we serve as a barrier for Dai County. Jiang Xi But there was a confusion in my heart, and I felt that the situation was not good.

But after all, he is just a scout, and it is not his turn to think about these things, not to mention that there is a greater crisis surrounding a few people at the moment——

Just outside this group of people, there were many soldiers leading fierce dogs, searching the surrounding jungle. The fierce dogs were looking around with bared teeth and whining sounds from their mouths. , looks very fierce!
Thanks to a series of drills and teachings when they joined the job, coupled with strict drills, Jiang Xi and his group of scouts have developed some habits in a short period of time, including the choice of hiding places. Therefore, the position they are in now can be regarded as a fringe area that is difficult to set foot in. Although the soldiers and horses who arrived suddenly are marching in a dense forest that is inaccessible, they still have to open up a road after all, and it will not be too difficult to move forward. place, so although you can see this army and horses, you don't have to worry about being discovered immediately.

But it is different when encountering soldiers with fierce dogs. After all, dogs have very sensitive noses and can distinguish many smells. After professional training, they can even distinguish the smell of strangers. When marching, they can be used for searches.

As the sound of breaking branches and leaves became more intense, Jiang Xi and others clearly noticed that two fierce dogs led by two people were approaching where they were. The two fierce dogs became even more violent, and seemed to have discovered What.

"Don't come here! Don't come any closer!"

They roared in their hearts, and cold sweat flowed from the foreheads of Jiang Xi and others, but they did not dare to wipe it at all, let alone make any sound. They could only wait stiffly in place, watching the fierce dog approach them little by little. .

Click!

With the last cracking sound, the bulldog stopped less than three feet away from Jiang Xi, and then barked twice!

Jiang Xi's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and then he watched the soldiers and dogs turn away and return to the main army.

Then, this group of people kept moving forward. After a while, the last few people finally walked over. During this period, Jiang Xi and others saw several extraordinary riders. The leader Gu Panzixiong , there is a certain arrogance, and it is extraordinary at first glance!
After the soldiers and horses had passed for a long time, Jiang Xi and the others suddenly sat down on the ground and collapsed. Only then did they realize that their clothes had been soaked with sweat for some time!

Finally, they struggled, and Jiang Xi said solemnly: "This must be Duan Bu's men, we must report back quickly!"

(End of this chapter)