Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 484 We Are Going Home

The night was already deep, and the dense branches and leaves devoured the moonlight and starlight, turning the forest overgrown with thorns and vines into darkness, and it was difficult to see five fingers in the deep, and the rain soaked and fermented the fallen leaves accumulated for many years, making the ground wet and wet. Slippery, walking in the middle, as long as you are not careful, you may trip and hang at any time, hit your head on a tree, or even step into waist-deep mud, fall into a swamp, or fall into a deep pit.

If it was changed to normal times, even the local hunters who are most familiar with the terrain and roads would never dare to go deep into such a dense forest in the middle of the night. However, on this night, thousands of Peng Yue army soldiers headed by Peng Yue Jingjia , but can only rely on the light of a few torches to illuminate, fleeing and fleeing in this vast and dense forest full of snakes and insects, wolves run after rabbits, and flee for their lives in a hurry.

Almost every moment, there are people falling and falling, the muffled sound of hitting a tree, the sound of thorns tearing clothes, and the screams for help of falling into a mud pit, one after another, and from time to time there are alarmed tigers. There were howling and howling wolves, and the poisonous snake hiding in the weeds sprang out from time to time, biting heavily on the passing human body that disturbed its rest, but none of this could stop Peng Yue's soldiers from escaping. Behind them, more screams of dying and begging for mercy are heard from time to time, and countless soldiers of the Western Chu Army chasing after them with torches are also chasing them quickly. As long as they stop for a while, they may be killed by Xi Chu immediately The soldiers of the army caught up and died tragically under the swords, spears and axes of the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who hated them deeply.

The Western Chu army under the leadership of Xiang Yu is known for its brutality. It will finally capture Peng Yue's army who once invaded their capital and harassed their grain roads countless times. Of course, he would not show any mercy to Peng Yuejun. The generals of Peng Yuejun who once had fantasies saw that their companions who knelt and surrendered were also mercilessly slaughtered, and they understood what choice they should make, so no matter what How dangerous is the depths of the dense forest in the dark night? The soldiers of Peng Yue's army can only move forward desperately, away from the enemies of the Western Chu army who are more terrifying than beasts and poisonous snakes.

This was especially true for Peng Yue, Jing Jia and others. After being chased and defeated by the Western Chu army, seeing that the situation was extremely strong, Peng Yue and Jing Jia, in addition to resolutely abandoning the commander-in-chief flag and giving up command, changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers early on. The horses that were inconvenient to move in the forest gave up decisively. They just ran for their lives in the depths of the dense forest on foot, and they didn't have time to distinguish the direction and road. After catching up with him alive, he was escorted to Xiang Yu's face and suffered a fate worse than death.

Fortunately, the dark dense forest also caused great difficulties for the pursuit of the Western Chu Army. Relying on the desire to survive and relying on a bit of luck, Peng Yue, Jing Jia and others were very lucky to get rid of it when the dawn approached. The pursuit of the Western Chu army fled to an open place in the forest to rest for a while, but even so, whether it was Peng Yuejingjia or ordinary soldiers, all of them were scarred up and down, and everywhere were hung by thorns and rocks Bloodstained and bruised, Jing Jia also sprained her foot while fleeing, and managed to escape here only with the help of the guards.

Hastily ate some dry food that he never dared to leave in guerrilla warfare, and drank some ground water with an earthy smell. After regaining his strength, Peng Yue finally settled down to count the number of people around him, which made Peng Yue frowned. The wrinkled thing is that apart from himself and Jing Jia, there are only about [-] generals and soldiers around him, and they are all exhausted and unable to fight again.To make matters worse, the guides selected in advance had also been lost in the night, so that Peng Yue and the others could no longer tell where they were, let alone where to go next, or in which direction to go.

When Peng Yue was worrying, Yong Chi, who was short and strong and also dressed in ordinary soldiers, suddenly stood up, looked around the surrounding environment, showing a look of memory, and after a while, Yong Chi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Peng Zhuguo , this place seems to have been here in the end.”

"General Yong, have you been here?" Peng Yue asked in surprise, "When did you come?"

"More than 20 years ago, when the old state of Chu was not yet destroyed by the violent Qin." Yong Chi recalled: "At that time, I was still young, and I often traveled around with Liu Ji and Lu Wan. I’ve been here once, and I seem to have passed by here once, but it’s been too long, so I don’t remember clearly.”

"General Yong, do you still remember where is this? Is there any way to go?" Jing Jia who was still rubbing his feet asked hurriedly.

Yong Chi didn't answer, but recalled it carefully for a long time, and Yong Chi said with confidence: "If I remember the location correctly, this place should not be very far from Surabaya. If you go south for a certain distance, there is still a small road It’s just that it took too long to lead to Huling and Yutai Pavilion, so I can’t guarantee if I remember correctly.”

"Is there a path to the south?" Peng Yue glanced at Yong Chi warily, thinking that Xiang Yu's garrison in Huling would definitely send troops to the edge of the forest to search and kill us. If we go south, will we go out of the forest and fall into a trap?This man and Mr. Xiang Yu don't have a deep hatred. Seeing that the situation is not good, he wants to sell us to Mr. Xiang Yu to save his life, right?So after a little calculation, Peng Yue asked again: "General Yong, is there any other way to go north or go west?"

Yong Chi shook his head and said: "I've only been here once, I don't know, what I'm sure of is that if you continue to go west, you should be able to find Surabaya, but I don't know how far you have to go to find Surabaya. You know, in the northwest direction of Huling, there seems to be only one ferry at Yutaiting to cross the river."

After saying that, Yong Chi took the initiative to say: "Zhu Guo, why not go south first, as long as I can find the path leading to Yutai Pavilion, I will be sure to lead the way out of this deep mountain and old forest."

"Peng Zhuguo, let's go south." Jing Jia hurriedly said, "Find the path that General Yong walked through first, otherwise, we will be in big trouble if we finish the dry food and haven't walked out of this forest. "

Peng Yue didn't answer, and said after a while: "Even if we can find that road, we are afraid that it will be more dangerous. If the Western Chu bandits are chasing us, they will definitely not let go of that path. We will march on that road. It's only going to be more dangerous."

"But Peng Zhuguo, if we go in other directions, we may be in danger of getting lost when we enter the woods." Yong Chi said hastily: "There is no sun today. After entering the woods, we can't tell the direction. We can only ride now." Identify things by the branches and leaves of the trees, and go south quickly to find the path, so that we can hope to get out."

Looking at the overly dense woods around him, and at the gloomy sky above, Peng Yue was in a dilemma, while Jing Jia next to him gave Yong Chi a voice and said, "Peng Zhuguo, why don't you go south, so that you can be more confident?" Anyway, there are not many of us, even if we meet the Xichu bandit army, we can hide in the woods as soon as possible, so that it is not easy to be caught by the Xichu bandit army."

After hesitating for a long time, Peng Yue nodded reluctantly when he was not sure about walking out of this dense forest by himself, and said, "Okay, then please General Yong to lead the way, we will go south first, and we will find you first." Let’s talk over that way.”

Yong Chi agreed, and hurriedly confirmed the direction of the southeast, northwest, and north through the fact that the branches and leaves of the trees like to face the sun, and then after a short rest, he personally stepped forward to lead the way, and led the people to march southward cautiously, to find himself as a ranger Jing Jia walked in the middle of the path that he had walked once before, relying on the support of the guards, while Peng Yue followed far behind, and he was already prepared to get into the dense forest if the situation was not right.

Facts have proved that Yong Chi did not remember wrongly. After traveling south for several miles, Yong Chi really found the forest path he had walked through. What made Yong Chi, Jing Jia and others even more happy was that , Judging from the traces on the small road, before this, there must not be a large army passing through this small road, and it is basically certain that no enemy rushed to intercept and block it, so although Peng Yue was still somewhat worried, he finally accepted it. According to Yong Chi's suggestion, he decided to go to Yutai Pavilion in the west to cross Surabaya.

What made Yong Chi, Jing Jia and others even more happy was that they were still behind. After walking westward along the small road with few footprints, many soldiers of Peng Yue who had been separated in the night battle came to join Peng Yue and others. Peng Yue's team was quickly expanded to more than 200 people. Peng Yue, who had been worried all the time, was relieved, knowing that as long as he could reach the Yutai Pavilion mentioned by Yong Chi, even if he robbed it by force, he would definitely be able to grab it. The boat crossed the big Surabaya River blocked ahead.

It's a pity that the good luck of Peng Yue, Yong Chi and others ran out quickly, and after walking westward along the small road for a while, two 300 remnants of Peng Yue's army rushed to the rear, and then they didn't wait for Peng Yue and others. He stepped forward to show his identity and demanded that the defeated soldiers return to the team, and the defeated soldiers who rushed over had already yelled, "Run! There are Western Chu bandits behind you! Run quickly!"

Before the words fell, a large number of Western Chu army chasing soldiers appeared farther away, roaring and chasing them with strides. Peng Yue, Yong Chi and others were shocked when they saw it, and ran west quickly. The injured Jing Jia was also rolling and crawling, using all his strength to flee westward, while the Xichu army behind him saw that they had caught up with a large group of enemies again, and they chased faster under the cheers. With the advantage of sufficient light in the middle, he bit Peng Yue and others by the tail.

Seeing this situation, Peng Yue had no choice but to quickly catch up to Yong Chi, and shouted an order: "General Yong, you know the way, lead us to the front, don't worry about the back, just lead the way. .”

Yong Chi agreed without even thinking about it, quickly stepped forward, and quickly rushed to the front to lead the way relying on his strong body, while Peng Yue comforted Jing Jia, who had an injured foot, and told the guards to protect the good scene Jia, and after Jing Jia thanked him a thousand times, Peng Yue winked at his two most trusted guards and pouted to the north. The two guards understood, and quickly took advantage of the fact that everyone was in a hurry to escape. , hurriedly followed Peng Yue and suddenly left the brigade and disappeared deep in the dense forest to the north...

Peng Yue's solitary escape was very timely, his figure had just disappeared in the dense forest, and the Western Chu army who had managed to catch the school of fish had already caught up with the group of Peng Yue army's defeated soldiers behind him, cutting them like melons and vegetables. The Pengyue army in the back was defeated and scattered, and then chased in all directions, while the Western Chu army brigade further behind continued to pursue, howling and chasing Yong Chi and Jing Jia, who were even more flustered when they saw it , fled even more flustered, and even more did not notice that Peng Yue had already escaped alone.

Husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and when disaster strikes, they fly separately. If the husband and wife are like this, of course, let alone Peng Yue’s army who was already frightened. As the Western Chu army brigade was chasing closer and closer, the two guards who supported Jing Jia's escape couldn't bear the fear in their hearts. They suddenly yelled together and dropped Jing Jia, who had injured his leg, and ran for his life. He was shocked, and quickly shouted: "What are you doing? Take me! Take me! I am your king of Chu! I am your great king!"

Of course, Jing Jia’s yelling failed to call back the two guards. On the contrary, the soldiers of the Western Chu Army quickly caught up. But it was doomed that he couldn't run very fast. In just a blink of an eye, two soldiers from the Western Chu Army had already caught up. He just uttered a scream, and immediately fell into a pool of blood, and closed his eyes forever as the King of Chu, who was still recognized by Xiang Kang against his will.

At the same time, among the crowd of the Western Chu Army Brigade, Liu Laosan, who personally led the army to pursue him, of course did not know that he had made a great contribution to Xiang Yu, and stared at the road ahead. Go down, speed up, and you will reach the Yutai Pavilion a dozen miles ahead, stop and rest when you get there, block the way for Peng Yue's bandits to cross the river, and then slowly look for the big fish."

After the order was conveyed, the already exhausted generals of the Western Chu Army strengthened their spirits and sped up their pursuit again. Of course, Yong Chi and others who rushed to the front also fled faster. Xi, Yong Chi kept yelling, "Hurry up! Hurry up! The Yutai Pavilion is not far ahead. We can cross the river when we get there, and we will be safe after crossing the river!"

No matter how fast it is, it is useless, the Western Chu army behind is chasing too closely, and the soldiers around Yong Chi have been falling behind because of the serious decline in physical strength. Even before Yong Chi escaped from the dense forest, the soldiers around him There were only a dozen or so soldiers left, and what was worse was that they managed to escape to the edge of the forest area, and just when they saw an open area ahead, Yong Chi suddenly slipped on his foot, sprained like Jing Jia. He kicked his foot, and screamed loudly in pain.

"Brother Yong, get up quickly! We will help you run!"

Two warm hands stretched out in time, one on the left and one on the right held Yong Chi, supported Yong Chi and continued to charge forward, Yong Chi turned his head and looked around, and saw that the two soldiers he was holding were actually brought out by him from Fengyi Tears welled up in his eyes, and he choked up and said: "My good brother, as long as I can pass this test, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future!"

"Brother Yong, let's talk about these things later." An old soldier from the same village panted and said, "If we can't escape, we will die together."

Yong Chi nodded, gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain in his feet, and limped forward with tears in his eyes. However, at this moment, Yong Chi suddenly saw that he left him and ran to the front of several soldiers alone. After the defeated soldiers fled to the edge of the woods, they stopped at the same time by coincidence. Yong Teeth, who were thick on the outside and thin on the inside, was shocked when he saw it, and subconsciously blurted out, "Isn't it? Could it be that there are also Xichu bandits in front?"

Surprised and suspicious, when the Western Chu army was about to catch up, the instinct for survival still urged Yong Chi and his two fellow villagers to continue westward, but finally rushed to the edge of the forest area, towards the open area in the direction of Yutai Pavilion to the west After only one glance, Yong Chi couldn't help but widen his eyes, and after less than a day, he yelled the same sentence again, "I'm not dreaming, am I?!"

At this time, the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who were the fastest chased finally caught up with Yong Chi and the others, but before they raised their weapons and greeted Yong Chi and the others, they screamed in unison, " Am I dreaming? So many thieves?!"

With a loud bang, a primitive grenade exploded in the depths of the forest. In the depths of the woods on both sides of the path, two Han army teams with red flags suddenly popped out from the south and the north at the same time, shouting At the same time, the Han army team that had already lined up at the exit of the path also shouted to charge, and rushed to the path in the forest without hesitation, and had already caught up. The few soldiers of the Western Chu Army who had joined Yong Chi and others did not even blink their eyelids. They immediately put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender, or turned around and ran for their lives, shouting in despair while running, "Run! ! There is an army of traitors!"

"I'm really not dreaming!" Yong Chi knelt down excitedly, and cried loudly, facing the soldiers of the Han army who shouted to kill, "It's really the army of the King of Han! It's really the army of the King of Han! Go home! I'm going home! We Go home!"

When Yong Chi was crying with excitement, Liu Laosan was screaming like a pig in the brigade of the Western Chu Army, "I'm dreaming? How could there be ambush by Han thieves here? The Han thieves fell from the sky ? Why did you suddenly appear here, and set up an ambush in advance, waiting for me to fall into the trap?"

No matter how much you howl, it is useless. No matter how good Liu Laosan is at comforting the soldiers, he is able to lead the army on long-distance continuous marches. Although there were not many ambush soldiers arranged by the Han army on both sides of the road, they still caught the exhausted Western Chu army's pursuers by surprise, and then killed the Western Chu army's pursuers to collapse, and were forced to flee to the east. The army officers and soldiers pursued closely, and forced Liu Laosan's army, like Peng Yue's army last night, to scatter for their lives in the dense swampy woods, lost and captured countless people.

Fortunately, he is good at escaping and has absolutely reliable guards by his side. The safety of Liu Laosan himself is not a big problem. Where did it come from? Yutai Pavilion is a ferry, but the location is remote, and it’s Xiang Yu’s hometown of Western Chu, how could there be so many traitors suddenly? They killed me so unprepared?"

At the same time, in the depths of the dense forest, Peng Yue and his two confidant guards did not hear the shouts of killing from the Yutai Pavilion because of the distance, and kept fleeing in the depths of the dense forest. Running away, Peng Yue, who had never been to this area before, suddenly discovered a very dangerous situation...

"Where is this place? Direction, direction..., no, we're lost!"

(End of this chapter)