Xiahou Jing's subordinates are all veterans who have experienced many wars, and they are already familiar with arranging fires, cooking, and taking turns to watch the night. In less than a few moments, everyone had already assigned their work and night duty. As the leader, although Xiahou Jing didn't have to do these trivial things, it was his duty to distribute the finances they had looted and plan tomorrow's course of action.

He took out a rudimentary map of animal skins in the Hanzhong area from his worn armor and looked at it carefully. This was something he had paid a lot of money to get from those bandits, and as a leader with a lot of talent, Xiahou Jing always knew the importance of terrain to a team.

Although the map he was holding at this time was not very complicated and detailed, it was enough to determine the approximate distance and direction.

Their target was the mountainous area between Hanzhong City and Chang'an. The distance from the mountains and forests where they are now, judging from their current footsteps, is probably more than a day's distance. However, he could not tell the truth about these soldiers and bandits, and this has always inspired them with a limit of one day, but if he really walked like this for one day tomorrow, this lie would be broken, and he would have to think of some other way or reason to let these exhausted subordinates move forward.

At the moment, there is no reason other than food, wealth, a safe environment, and women. Xiahou Jing didn't see any anxiety on his face, only secretly pondering all kinds of possibilities in his heart.

He pondered for a long time, and Ram Yong had already handed him a piece of roasted golden leg meat. It was the meat they had brought to the village after they had slaughtered the animals they had looted in the village.

"Brother-in-law, eat some first, and then think about what you have to eat and drink enough. There are so many of us, even if we can't all reach the outside of Hanzhong City, it is enough to deter the small night that is still active around it. ”

Ram Yong whispered a few words in Xiahou Jing's ear, and after getting a faint glance from Xiahou Jing, he walked away to the edge of the fire and continued to eat his share of dinner.

Although his words attracted a dissatisfied glance from Xiahou Jing, Ram Yong understood in his heart that Xiahou Jing had already understood the meaning of his reminder. Ram Yong knew that Xiahou Jing couldn't make up his mind for a while, but it was just a matter of time. But the last thing they have is time. With his back to Xiahou Jing, an unknown smile flashed on Ram Yong's face.

After everyone had eaten and drunk enough, a small number of them were on duty for the night, and most of them soon fell asleep by the fire, and even these strong adult men could not hide their fatigue after these days of trekking, but in a moment, the snoring of the camp formed the main theme.

Xiahou Jing leaned on a big boulder and lay on the leeward side, still thinking about what kind of reason to use to urge his subordinates to travel for three more days. It was precisely because he had always slept lightly that he was easily awakened from his sleep by a crackling sound not far away.

"What's going on? What is the sound?! ”

Xiahou Jing was excited, and he did it all at once, and his movements woke up the soldiers and bandits guarding him, these people looked much stronger than the other soldiers and bandits, and they had never left him ten steps away from Xiahou Jing since he appeared, and they were the soldiers who had been guarding his side.

At this time, when these soldiers saw that their adults suddenly woke up, they naturally turned over and guarded, but whether they scattered around, contacted the people on duty at night to find the surroundings, or sat in place to surround Xiahou Jing to defend, after about two incense sticks, they did not find anything abnormal.

Although Xiahou Jing still had many doubts in his heart, he also knew that this was not the time for him to wake everyone up to evacuate with his own doubts, so he could only tell the soldiers around him to pay more attention to the surrounding environment. Although several pro-soldiers believed in Xiahou Jing's words, they did not impulsively wake up the other soldiers and bandits at this time.

Although their actions still woke some people up, most of them were still asleep. After discovering that the search of the soldiers was fruitless, the small number of people who were awakened also secretly said a few words in their hearts that "adults have nightmares", and continued to sleep.

However, their adults always seemed to have nightmares this night, always waking up suddenly when the soldiers beside him were about to fall asleep, and each time he would emphasize with the utmost seriousness that he heard the sound of fire. In the end, even the pro-soldiers who had always trusted Xiahou Jing no longer searched carefully, but after informing the people on duty at night to be cautious, they returned to Xiahou Jing's side, closed their eyes and pretended to sleep.

After tossing like this no less than a dozen times, even Xiahou Jing himself even doubted his hearing. After hearing the strange rustling sound again, Xia Houjing even pouted a little self-deprecatingly, he really found it hard to believe that this sound was not a hidden danger in the dream.

However, a hidden danger is a hidden danger, and this time, instead of wanting to add this real voice to his dreams, his enemies have instead mapped the nightmare into reality.

But after a while, the rustling sound became louder and louder, accompanied by a burst of burnt smell, and then a gust of mountain wind hit, and the mountain wind, which was originally full of coolness, was actually heavy at this time. There are also branches with sparks falling to the ground, meeting the grass stained with night dew, making a sneering sound.

If he didn't know that the situation was wrong at this moment, Xiahou Jing would have wasted so many years of military career. He quickly got up and retreated with the surrounding soldiers who were awakened at the same time, and at the same time did not forget to greet the soldiers and bandits who were still asleep.

"Wildfire?! It's a wildfire! Run!! ”

There are soldiers and bandits from the mountains and forests who are almost hoarse and roaring, they don't even have time to clean up the food and soft goods that have been stolen from the village, in the face of disaster, nothing matters except their lives!

Xiahou Jing limped forward, he was already lame, if he didn't have the support of the soldiers around him at this time, I am afraid that he would have already fallen at the end of the team, but even if someone pulled him, his running speed was not as good as other strong and healthy people after all.

Soon, Xiahou Jing was disconnected from the large army, and there were less than thirty people left with him, including Ram Yong, who were his most loyal subordinates and comrades. Even if they are now caught in the midst of a forest fire, there is not the slightest panic.

"Brother-in-law! There seems to be a cave ahead! Let's get out of the way there! ”

Ram Yong's eyes lit up at this moment, and he pointed to a sheltered place under the cliff and shouted. The place was under a large abrupt boulder, surrounded by only low grass, and even if the mountain wind was a little colder, the fire of the mountain forest could not burn that place.

This place is very hidden, and in the darkness before dawn, it would not be easily discovered if it were not for the fact that the ram was standing where he happened to see one of the corners of the boulder.

"Good!!" At this time, Xiahou Jing had no room for hesitation at all, he almost escaped death, as long as there was a glimmer of life, he would not let go.