vrcanaries Chapter 1103: Following the Troops into the Mountains
Chapter 1103: Following the Troops into the Mountains
The scouts rode in and out on horseback, and it was unknown what news they brought back.
Zhou Guo ate and slept, slept and ate, and when he had nothing to do, he would go for a walk in the nearby mountains.
Every time I go out, I bring a few pheasants and rabbits, which improves the food.
On the eighth day of the army's stay, General Black Eyebrow finally called her into the tent.
He took her to the sand table and said, "This thing is called a sand table. It is deduced based on the terrain of the west of the lake. We are currently here. The area west of the lake is here. According to the news, we lost the general's trace in this area..."
Zhou Guo looked over and saw that it was a mountainous area with high mountains, canyons and deep ravines nearby... The terrain was extremely complex. In the vast mountains, trying to find a few people was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
General Black Eyebrow pointed to several places around him and said, "Here, here, here, and these places are where the enemy troops are stationed. The encirclement is slowly shrinking. We must find the general before they do."
Zhou Guo didn't ask where they got the news from. It was not her place to ask. She just nodded.
Finally, he asked, "Where is the young general now?"
General Black Eyebrow frowned, looked at her, and said, "I don't know. It is said that it is also in the mountains west of the lake."
Zhou Guo frowned. No one knew where he was and no one knew anything about him.
Where would that go?
General Black Eyebrow said, "Get ready. We will set out after dinner. You will follow the right wing army. The right wing army has 10,000 strong troops. They are elite soldiers."
Zhou Guo nodded. She was really successful. She actually made it to the military camp.
That night.
The only sound heard in the camp of tens of thousands of people was the snorting of horses, the chewing of horses' mouths, and the paddling of horses' hooves. The camp of tens of thousands of people was silent, as if no one was around.
Zhou Guo listened to the chirping of insects in the mountains and watched the soldiers running around, feeling that it was a little unreal.
Soon, several armies were assembled, and as the arrows sounded, the armies set out one after another.
Zhou Guo set out with the right-wing army. This time the leading general was a young man in his thirties. He was quite polite to Zhou Guo along the way and the two even exchanged a few words.
It would be nice if she could follow him.
The army advanced rapidly in the darkness.
They only traveled in deserted mountains and never on the main roads. They only ate dry food and cold meat and were not allowed to make fires.
Zhou Guo could eat it too.
The general looked at her with new eyes and said, "I didn't expect that you, young master, who is used to a life of luxury and comfort, could endure such hardship at such a young age."
Zhou Guo said nothing, thinking back to when he was fleeing, how could he have suffered more than this?
There is food here. Although it doesn’t taste very good, at least it can fill her stomach. There is also meat, so she can feel full. What else can’t she eat?
It’s a pity that Dashu and Xiaoshu have never suffered so much, and their faces have become thinner during this period of time.
But looking at Zhou Guo's appearance, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow. It's not possible that the master can endure the hardship, but they can't?
The army marched in the mountains for two days and arrived at the mountains west of the lake.
This group of people came from the border and entered Huxi. They were confused when they wanted to find anyone in the mountains.
I don't know where to go.
The young general took out the map and discussed where to go.
Zhou Guo also came over to take a look. After all, she came here to lead the way. If she didn't care about anything else when she got to the fields and just focused on the journey, then there would be no point in coming here. She might as well just farm at home.
The young general took Zhou Guo by the hand, handed her the map, and said, "The young general said that you are more familiar with the mountains than the rest of us. I am good at fighting in the Hu people's territory. In this mountain, young master, you should lead the way."
Zhou Guo took the map and quickly reviewed the information that General Heimei had told her in her mind, where the enemy was, where they had searched, where the general had disappeared...
He described it in great detail, but I don't know when he communicated with the front line.
But she felt that these mountains were so big and so deep that many places might not be on the map. How could she find them?
She has a good sense of direction, but she doesn't have a clairvoyant vision, so she can't tell where this person is by looking at the map.
The young general looked at her expectantly, "Sir, do you know how to find someone?"
Zhou Guo: "...General, do you know where to look?"
The young general remained silent. The two men stared at each other, and the thousands and hundreds of households under him were also silent.
A group of people stared at each other.
Finally, the general said, "We should go from the east and pass between the two armies. We can't rush this matter. We need to take our time."
But everyone knows that they can't afford to delay.
Everyone had come from the border and had never fought in such a deep forest and mountain area. It was inevitable that they had difficulty acclimatizing to the climate and some of them started having diarrhea on the third day.
On the fourth day, it suddenly rained heavily in the middle of the night, soaking everyone and making them look miserable.
Fortunately, this heavy rain came and went quickly.
But we couldn't light a fire, and wearing wet clothes was quite painful. The weather was already a bit cold at this time. Fortunately, everyone had a good physique and few people caught a cold.
On the second day, we were in a hurry and the mud was wet, making it even harder to walk. After a few steps, my feet were covered with mud as thick as a palm. It felt like a heavy weight to walk, with one step deep and one step shallow. Even after scraping the mud clean, I felt the same pain after a few steps.
If you are not careful, you will slip and fall out, and get bruised and battered.
Ten thousand people trudged through the mountains and had to send letters to other armies from time to time.
On the fourth day, news came that the army in the front had encountered the enemy head-on and started fighting with them.
After more than two hours of fierce fighting, they killed more than 2,000 enemies and successfully broke through the encirclement and escaped.
More than 500 of our troops were killed or wounded.
It's a very small price to pay.
Zhou Guo's eyes sparkled, "General Black Eyebrow is amazing! He deserves to be a general. This is a great victory!"
"That's nothing. There are many more powerful men in our camp than General Black Eyebrow. Take General Zhou for example. He is really powerful. He once created a miracle of defeating 15,000 Hu people with only 2,000 men. In that battle, he killed more than 9,000 enemies and captured the rest alive. This battle has been going on for so many years and no one has broken it yet."
Those are the Hu people, they have excellent horses and are brave and good at fighting. No one has ever achieved such a record except the general.
It was the first time Zhou Guo heard about his uncle's achievements. His eyes lit up with excitement. "So amazing?"
"That's right. Everyone in our camp admires General Zhou very much. Even though he is young and has risen so fast, no one in the camp says anything. It's all because of his strength! He fought hard with every sword and every gun!"
The thousands of households around nodded, and they all took General Zhou as their role model.
Zhou Guo was very proud and subconsciously raised his head higher.
……
The mountains west of the lake are really mountains, high and steep, with dense forests, and no one has ever walked on them.
They can fly over eaves and walls, build bridges over water, and open roads across mountains.
Eight days later, I ran into someone.
To be precise, he was caught up by someone.