Chapter 3 Encounter with Lin Mo in
Chapter 3 Meet Lin Mo in
By the time the war horses crossed the river, it was already afternoon.
All parties checked the number of people. Nearly 2,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, most of whom were archers. Among them, the Silver Dragon Army and the Black Cyclone were all available, but the Dragon Wing Army was not among the strikers in this battle.
After drinking two bowls of the remaining cold porridge, Su Yong jumped on the white deer Tianma and shouted, "Brothers, the dead companions have fallen asleep in the Styx River and will never wake up... But we have to get this debt back!" Those bastards can't escape, maybe a hundred miles ahead of us! For lunch, everyone will order it. Let's drink some leftover porridge first. Don't forget that the Yanmeng people didn't even have breakfast! Well, maybe they didn't even finish dinner last night!"
At first, everyone was a little sad. They heard that the blood in the middle had surged up in their hearts, but in the end it made him want to laugh. When he was full of confidence, they heard him say loudly, "Now we try harder to chase them. When it's sunset, we will have a big meal behind them. When we are full, we will continue to chase after them. They are also pissed off!"
The soldiers echoed in unison, and their morale was like a rainbow. The so-called big meal is actually killing the war horses left by the fallen soldiers. Now there are few horses. Even if this war horse is so precious, it can't be left to the Yanmeng people now, and they can only eat them.
What a meaningful thing to think that you can drink and eat meat in a foreign country, but the enemy can only smell the fragrance and run around hungry! Looking at the soldiers' red faces one by one, Xiao Changfeng only smiled bitterly. This guy has a way to stir up trouble, but his thinking jumps a little too fast.
The road ran for hundreds of miles, and the road was indeed bare and barren grassland. Occasionally, I saw a few empty small tribes. At most, there were only two or three hundred people, and they could not support the supplies of the 50,000 army at all.
The only thing that those small tribes have been robbed by the Yanmeng fugitives, not even the strong men. It can be seen that the Yanmeng people were also greatly injured by the previous conscription. Only the old and young women and children who were unable to escape were left in the small tribe. They watched the Yanlong army pass by and leave again. I can't help but be a little curious: Why are these Yanlong people better to us than ourselves?
Su Yong has previously issued an order to his subordinates that soldiers will never be allowed to disturb the people, let alone commit adultery. Xiao Changfeng and Chu Nantian looked at him seriously and also ordered his subordinates to do so.
"Why?" Chu Nantian asked him with a smile. It is not uncommon for the army to fight and enter the territory of the other party. As generals, they also acquiesce to this kind of behavior. This is a pathological way to vent, but it can effectively relieve the depression in the soldiers' hearts as a reward for soldiers fighting for their lives.
Su Yongan sighed and patted his left chest: "Because of conscience." The two countries are at war, and the people are innocent. No matter who wins or loses, it will always be the common people who are injured. Even if the Yanmeng people declare defeat and write a decline book at this moment, how many Yanlong soldiers and how many Yanmeng warriors will never be able to return to their hometown? The dead will never be resurrected. How long will it take for the pain in the heart to be forgotten?
Who has the heart to add another knife to these disaster-stricken people?
Going to the back, there was even a tribe that only left dozens of bare stumps to tie tents, and even the old and young didn't know where to hide. When Su Yong and others passed by, they also saw several pools of blood. It was thought that the fugitive army passed by, looted some cattle and sheep food, and temporarily sacrificed their teeth.
"There are six tribes along the way, all of which are small tribes of about 100 people, which is a drop in the bucket for the Yanmeng army." Chunan Tiandao.
Su Yong nodded and asked, "If a large army walks hungry for most of the day, how much is it possible to stay without soldiers?" The Yanmeng army set out for half a day, and they fought for nearly two hours in the Styx River, which had been away from them for more than half a day. Although they couldn't get close all the way, it was still a little strange that even a swarted soldier of the other side didn't see it.
Xiao Changfeng muttered and said, "It's no problem that people don't eat for most of the day, but the war horses don't eat for most of the day and can't bear the long-distance running. On the way, we followed their footsteps, but we didn't find the rich grassland... I think they also walk and stop, and it won't be too far from us."
Chu Nantian nodded and said, "There must be some soldiers who are lagging behind, but I don't think they will go with the brigade, because he knows that we will definitely follow the footsteps of the army. Since it will be caught up sooner or later, only by going in other directions will the chance of living be greater.
At this time, the sun has slanted to the west, and some people are also tired, but the front is no longer flat. There is a birch forest, and along the white birch forest, there is a trend of mountains behind it, although it is not high.
At this time, the messy footprints on the ground have been seen very clearly. One left and one right, the footprints of the Yanmeng people are staggered here, extending around both sides of the birch forest.
"They passed here in the afternoon," Chu Nantian jumped off the horse, looked at the messy traces on the ground, grabbed a handful of broken grass leaves and frowned and said, "It seems that we are going to divide the soldiers."
"Well," Xiao Changfeng nodded and said, "They really can't go far. Since they are divided, we can only chase each other on both sides. What do you think of Brother Su?"
Su Yong frowned and looked at the footprints on the ground: "I'm in favor of spliting troops. Brother Chu and Brother Xiao each led 12,000 people to catch up along the main line, and the other 6,000 people were left to me."
"What? Do you want to be divided into three ways? Xiao Changfeng and Chu Nantian said in unison, and his eyes were full of surprise.
"I want to pass through the forest... Don't worry, the mountain is not high, and the grassland is generally flat. After crossing the forest, we will meet on the other side of the mountain, and then take a break to discuss the next step."
Xiao Changfeng looked at Chu Nantian suspiciously: "Then let's get 10,000 people each, which is safer." What's wrong with this guy? He thought he was a military genius. Why didn't he even understand such a truth? Since the Yanmeng people can lay the death squad under the Styx River, has there been any ambush left in this rare birch forest? Since we are just chasing the brigade, there is no need to pay attention to this forest.
"I don't need so many people. There is no footprint to the forest here. Even if there are people, I think it's just some lagging soldiers hiding in it, which can't pose a threat to us." Su Yong had a very strange intuition, but he couldn't say it. He vaguely felt that the forest was a little strange and seemed to guide him in the dark. He thought about it again and again, but decided to go this trip.
"In this case, we should not be late. The sun is about to go down. Let's hurry up and meet at the other side of the mountain." Chu Nantian knew that he insisted that he must have his own reason, and he didn't persuade him much at present. Six thousand soldiers and horses entered the woods, and there would be no problem.
"Brothers, keep up!" Su Yong waved his hand and led the black whirlwind team of 6,000 black armor and the dragon wing sergeant to run into the birch forest.