Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Secret Camp
Rao is Zhang Xing planned well in her heart, they were still circling in the mountains the next day, and it was far more difficult to walk in the mountains and forests than she imagined, and without the assistance of modern tools, many of her ideas went bankrupt one by one.
Zhang Xing was very frustrated. The original plan was to go east, but the more east, the more difficult the road became, the mountains and forests overhead, the ground was overgrown with weeds, and it was even difficult to settle down.
At this time, the weather has not completely cooled down, there are many snakes and insects in the mountains and forests, although the stones are not afraid, but if they are bitten, it is still a fatal thing. The two of them each had a stick in their hands, clearing the road while walking, and when the sun was about to set, they arrived at a small stream, and the sight in front of them was slightly wider, and Zhang Xingshi and the two ate a rice ball on the water of the stream.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the two of them had to stop at a big rock by the brook, and quickly moved a few more stones, and built two walls, on which some branches and withered grass were put on top, and became a cave where only two people could curl up.
There was no cover, and the fire was afraid of attracting pursuers, so he had to wrap his body tightly to avoid the cold. It was completely dark, the mountains and forests were lively, the wind was loud, and unknown animals were roaring not far away, and both of them held their breath and looked out through the gaps in the weeds.
The moon was shining, and on the other side of the stream came a half-man-tall black animal, flicking a big furry tail, and jumped onto a rock by the stream, and drank water. It looks like a wolf.
After drinking half of it, there was a sudden "wipe" sound from nowhere, and the wolf who drank the water immediately raised his head and looked at it with a pair of green eyes. Zhang Xing heard that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and cold sweat was clear on the stone's hands. The wolf looked at it to no avail, bowed his head again and drank water, and when it was over, he left with a big tail.
Zhang Xing and Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and neither of them dared to sleep anymore, they were close together, guarding the moon above their heads a little westward, and when the sky was bright, Zhang Xing dared to close his eyes. I slept until the sun was on the branches. Zhang Xing woke up and came out. Stone was pulling up his trouser legs, took a stick sharpened with a kitchen knife, and was catching fish in the creek.
Zhang Xing saw that there were already two small fish about an inch long on the stone next to him, and it was obvious that the stone had gotten up early. She hurriedly wiped her face with the stream water, and picked up the small fish to clean up by the river. Then he raised the fire and roasted the fish rack. It's just that she didn't have salt in her hands, so she couldn't make delicious grilled fish, so she barely cooked it.
But it's also much better than eating dry, cold and hard rice balls. The two of them ate two and drank some hot water, and they felt much more comfortable physically and mentally.
After eating and drinking, the two of them went on the road again, and the wolf had left a deep shadow on their hearts last night, and they did not dare to step on those dense grassy woods at will, but only sought the shallow grass to set their feet. Around noon, they were resting against a big tree, when they suddenly heard the sound of wings flapping in the forest, and the birds in the trees took off one after another.
The two looked at each other, but Zhang Xing reacted first, and hurriedly pulled the stone to hide. As soon as the two of them had finished hiding, they heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves galloping over, and in the blink of an eye, a group of about twenty or thirty horsemen flashed through the bushes not far away, and the people on the horses were all dressed in black, and the baggage behind the saddle was bulging, and it seemed that they were all hard goods, and I did not know whether it was a sword or something else.
When the sound of the horse's hooves faded away, the stone suddenly pulled Zhang Xing to chase after the horse team disappeared, and Zhang Xing shouted while running: "Stone, go wrong!"
Shitou didn't reply: "We can't turn around anyway, it's better to go with them, maybe we can get out, maybe we can't go." ”
Zhang Xing suddenly understood that they had been in this mountain forest for two days, and they still had no clue, so it was better to follow the horse team in front of them to take a look. This group of people acted in an orderly manner, not like playing in circles in the mountains and forests, and following them was really better than her and the stone groping in the mountains in a daze.
The two of them galloped forward, and although the horse team came and went in a hurry, it was not at all that they could keep up with, but after so many horses, there were more or less traces left on the ground. The two of them followed the trail and turned onto a small road.
Looking at the path leading to the depths of the mountain forest, Shi Shi couldn't help but smile on his face, and Zhang Xing was also relieved. If there are traces to follow, it should not be too far away.
It's getting dark again. After discussing the two, they decided to find a place to rest for one night, it is definitely not appropriate to walk rashly at night, anyway, this trail will not disappear out of thin air, rest for one night, recuperate your spirits, and then it's not too late to go.
The two found a sheltered cave to live in for one night, and the next morning, they walked along the path, because they were afraid of meeting people, and the two traveled all the way, very carefully. However, they were lucky that day, they didn't meet a single person, and the path under their feet became clearer and clearer, and it was obvious that someone often walked.
The two of them felt closer and closer to hope, and after walking for a while, they heard the sound of water. Zhang Xing also showed a long-lost smile on her face. The two men ran hand in hand, and at the end of the path was a stone bridge, under which water flowed. Zhang Xing's heart sank to the bottom again.
Obviously, they were on a wrong path, they were in a carriage at that time, and although the carriage was tightly sealed, there was an essential difference between the carriage walking on the dirt ground and walking on the stone bridge. If there really is a bridge, they can't be ignorant of the way.
Shi saw that it was such a result after following him for so long, and his face was also very ugly, but he still didn't give up and actually ran across the bridge. Seeing this, Zhang Xing shouted a few times, and the stone did not look back, obviously stubborn. Helpless, she had to follow.
The two crossed the bridge, bypassed a mountain wall, and suddenly opened up in front of them. Spiraling down the mountain road is actually a huge valley, the valley is densely dotted with countless gray tents, many horses like stars in the night sky shuttle through it, gray and black people flow endlessly, dense, and I don't know how many are counted.
Zhang Xing and Shi Shi were stunned, and Shi stammered and asked, "Xing'er, why are there so many people here?"
"Can't go!" Zhang Xing replied categorically. Why are there so many people here, Zhang Xing didn't know what to do, but her intuition told her that this place was definitely a place of right and wrong, and it was extremely dangerous. These people in the valley were definitely not herdsmen, and the formation was not like that of ordinary mountain people, but it was somewhat similar to the military camps she had used to hold in some places, and a terrifying word suddenly came to her mind.
- Soldiers!
She hurriedly turned her head to look around, and sure enough, at the southernmost end of the camp, she found an oversized clearing, where the gray-clothed men lined up, all armed with spears, acting in unison, and were practicing. Not far from the river, there are several fast horses galloping, immediately people draw bows and crossbows, between the gallop, feather arrows like meteors to shoot towards the arrow target, one team shoots, the other team follows up, the order is strict and orderly. It was all the same drills she had seen in the barracks.
But if it is a garrison, why don't you see a military flag? When the ancients marched, didn't a certain battalion and a certain tent have all kinds of flags? But at present, although there are many men and horses in the valley and there are many tents, there is not a single flag flying.
Zhang Xingzheng was puzzled, and suddenly heard a rumbling sound from behind, as if countless horses were galloping over. Her face changed even more, and she quickly pulled the stone and hid in the grass next to her.