Mulan, like several people, is the unpopular kind of companion, so sometimes she is ordered with tasks that everyone avoids.

Wait for me for ten minutes.

The so-called "patrol" errand is actually different squads scattered around to find traces of the Rouran people, and this task is done by people in the battalion every day, almost alternately.

Many times, this patrol is just a routine routine. A group of people went out talking and laughing, and came back in a circle. Even if you see a Rouran person, you won't rush up and hit it hard, you will just remember the direction and then go back for help.

Originally, a team of several people was also doing this task, but now that his team is completely wiped out, naturally no one will send him out of the camp alone, but he will go out with the other teams, and no one will say anything.

After all, his experience was so tragic that it was normal for him to be anxious to find out the whereabouts of that group of people.

Mulan has a bad relationship with the people who are in the same fire, and no one will care about her even if she acts alone. I'm afraid that her fire chief even wishes she died outside, so that she can make up for an obedient partner.

She didn't know why she had brought some people out with her, she had confiscated everything from him, and she had driven him back.

But it's terrifying to see a figure huddled there sitting outside the tent every day, especially when this person follows you all day and night, and doesn't even let you go to the toilet.

Mulan is exactly the one who can't let people see the toilet......

Well, it's all coming, and it's useless to think about it again.

Anyway, it's just running around in the Eilechuan.

The Le River is an endless steppe, the most famous grassland under the Black Mountain, known as the pearl of the north. The cattle and sheep and other meat in the Black Mountain camp all come from the grazing income of this grassland, and there are also many Hu people who defected to the Northern Wei Dynasty from Rouran, as well as the herdsmen who migrated here to provide food, clothing, shelter and transportation for the Black Mountain camp.

Black Mountain is Yin Mountain, because the Great Wei often fights with ethnic minorities such as Rouran in the north, the smoke is endless, Yin Mountain is called "Black Mountain" by many Xianbei people, but for the northern Zhuhu, Yin Mountain is their frequent name.

The so-called "the sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low", which is the beautiful scenery of the Eile River.

But now Mulan doesn't think this scenery is beautiful at all.

"We've come around here several times...... "Mulan looked suspiciously at the group leading the way. You...... Isn't it ......"

"Lost?"

Several of them blushed from their faces to the base of their ears, and were silent for a moment before nodding.

"There's no reference here, I really haven't found the way."

"On the Eile River, where is the road...... "Mulan laughed, "Forget it, I'll lead the way, at least I can guarantee that we don't take the same road."

A number of people obediently stopped their horses, followed behind Mulan with the four house slaves, and began to head towards the hinterland of the Eile River.

"Why do you know the way? I never knew that once I entered the Eilechuan, it would be so dizzying. The front and back are exactly the same, even the grass grows the same size, and the sun is still in the middle, and even the direction cannot be discerned......"

Some people are afraid that Mulan will look down on their road idiot, and they try their best to explain the reason for their road idiot.

"Listen to the wind, look at the position of the blades of grass swaying......" Mulan thought about it, and felt that this statement was a little too mysterious. For us Xianbei people, discerning the direction on the grassland is as easy as a fish looking for food in the water. Since you are a member of several families, you should also live on the grassland, why can't you even walk?"

"When I was a kid, I used to read more books on my own. Although I also let the sheep go, I can't go far. The grassland near my house is patrolled by a special person, so I won't get lost at all. When I arrived in Montenegro, I followed the fire chief everywhere and they moved......"

The voices of several people grew lower and lower, almost inaudible.

"So they've been helping me all along? It's ridiculous that I still feel like I'm protecting and helping them with four house slaves......"

"When there is no war or training, let's ride more horses and walk in the grassland. When you get in touch with the grassland, you will discover the secrets of the grassland. The singing of the blades of grass, the hovering of the birds, they can tell you where you are."

As she spoke, Mulan suddenly stopped the horse's footsteps.

"There seems to be fresh horse manure ahead."

After listening to Mulan's words, several people immediately jumped off their horses and went to the front to investigate.

Horses are different from many animals, horses are often pulled while running, so if a large group of cavalry goes into battle, it is difficult to hide their whereabouts, and you can't always carry a bag behind the horse's butt and pick up these things along the way, right?

A number of men kicked a few piles of horse manure with the tips of their boots, looked at them with disgust, and stood up excitedly:

"It's a worm horse, our horses have always been fed bean feed, but the worm horse's horse is still mainly forage. Some of these horse manure have bean feed and some don't, it must have been the worms who robbed our horses and let them walk with their own horses. Horses don't digest beans quickly, and in a few days, they won't be visible at all."

"Since the direction is right, let's go back." Mulan also showed a relaxed expression when she heard this, "Now that you have found the direction, make a mark, go back to the camp and let the scouts come and check along the road. We are just ordinary soldiers, and this kind of work to investigate the enemy's situation should be allowed. [,！ Someone who specializes in these things."

"Since the horse manure is here, just chase it all the way in the direction of the horse! Time is wasted all at once."

A number of people said hatefully: "They came to trouble the herdsmen, it must be broken into pieces, the herdsmen live in scattered places, if they act together as a group, they can't grab much things. Since this is the case, there is no need to waste time to find the herdsmen in the Eilechuan and explain the situation to them, and everyone will kill those worms together."

"What did you say?" Mulan was so frightened that she almost couldn't hold the reins." What do you say you're looking for herders? Fighting the worms is our mission, not the herdsmen's! How can you let the herders fight the worms themselves?"

Is this kid crazy? What herdsman would follow him so nonsense?

"Mulan, let me ask you, is your ancestor a military household?"

"No, my ancestors were slaves of the House of Horay."

"What is a house slave?"

"Herdsmen in their spare time, and follow their masters to fight in wartime......"

"That's right!" Several people showed disapproving expressions on their faces, "My Dawei everyone can get on the horse, and when I am an adult, I will control the strings. Is there any herdsman living on the grassland who doesn't know how to ride and shoot? This group of worms is plundering everywhere, and instead of waiting for the people in the Montenegrin camp to avenge them, it is better to let them wake up and protect their cattle, sheep and livestock."

Except for some of the herdsmen who have lived here for generations, most of them have migrated, and some of them are after the Hu people of the defeated countries, there are also Zahu and military households, and even the tribesmen of the tribal masters. These people are not weak in combat, they just live scattered, and it is impossible to gather together at all.

The river is so big that if all the people gather together, the grassland will soon be gnawed bald.

"You're so daring...... "Mulan" murmured Mulan, "you're not only a fool, you're a madman......"

"Mulan, as soon as I close my eyes now, I will dream of the more than 400 people who came out of the camp with me. They believed in the adjutant general's order and stood at the Black Mountain Pass, refusing to take a step back even though they knew that the smoke and dust on the opposite side were too big and the situation was wrong...... I've been wondering, is it really right to obey orders completely? Even if you know that the situation is wrong, you can only close your eyes and deceive yourself and beg for mercy from God, right......"

"…… It's just stupid."

Some of them choked up, but their backs were straight.

"What a fool's foolishness for me to go back and ask for help! I should have taken my house slave to the front to find out the enemy's situation, and then the lieutenant general retreated. Why am I so conceited that I can move in to save the soldiers? Just because I'm the son of a few families? Or is it because of a few of my house slaves?"

"No...... Nobody fancy you this. What they want is military intelligence, military merit, and a return of favor at their fingertips. I'm just a pawn who doesn't have a turn, and I think I can move in to save the soldiers......"

As soon as he recalled the scene when he was desperate and desperately begging for others, he felt the urge to catch his breath. Although he knew that the Great Wei Yiqiē valued military merits, he didn't know that for the sake of military merits, people had been distorted into this way.

The invincible Great Wei, how many such sacrificed vanguard troops did they gain fame?

"This time, I'm not going back for help." He stepped onto his horse and regained his grip on the saddle rope." I won't go back. If this mistake is repeated, these herdsmen will die like my companions, and they will have to wait for the team to clean up the battlefield."

"You don't trust your comrades?"

Mulan asked softly.

"What about you? I've heard that your general was killed by a colleague because of a little quarrel, and you were picked like a beast to be in the current ranks, and you can't even eat. Do you trust those people? How dare you give your life to someone who makes you go hungry to war?"

Several people shook their heads.

"Maybe there are good people, maybe there are people you can trust, like General Wang. But now, I really don't want to gamble anymore. I will send the herdsmen back to the camp to report the news, but I will not put all my hope in them."

"Mulan, please help me. I'm going to convince the herdsmen that you will lead the shepherds for me, I'll ...... My martial arts are so bad that they need a 'hero' to prove that they made the right choice. This time, I'm the marshal, you're the general, and those herdsmen are our soldiers......"

His face was once again the same look he had pleaded with her so many times before.

"I'm good at commanding, really. Even if the other party is just a weak lamb......"

'Actually, I have only commanded lambs.'

But I've read a lot of military books. The Art of War, the Strategy, and even the Sixteen Cheap Strategies, I have been studying since I was a child.'

"Even if it's only this time in my life, I want to use my strength to repel the Rouran people and avenge the fire chiefs."

'I don't have outstanding martial arts, I don't have superior instincts, but I am the descendant of several caves, and I am by no means a mediocre person! ’

There was a fire burning in the chests of several people.

The flames burned so fiercely that they almost pierced his heart and lungs, and spewed out.

To lead a flock of soldiers, you need a lion-like leader!

He's a shepherd, he can't be that lion.

"Please help me!"

A number of people bowed their heads on the horse, spread their palms upward, and made a great salute.

Mulan didn't reply to a few people immediately, but looked up at the sky

[,！ ]

She thought of the most reckless thing she did after she secretly decided not to expose her abilities lightly:

-- Persuade Tugui to return to the army to save General Wang's team.

No matter how nice she said it, and how tenable Tugui's explanation was, she knew in her heart that her real purpose was just to save Edan Zhiqi.

Everyone has selfishness, and everyone will give selfishness to those they know. will also make all kinds of beautification and interpretation for their own selfishness, trying to make it reasonable and easy to move people's hearts.

The expressions of several people were all too familiar to her. When she knelt on the ground and begged Tugui bitterly, wasn't it the same expression?

A fledgling soldier, a descendant of a declining family, actually said that he was very good at commanding, even if the object of command was weak like a lamb......

The persuasiveness of this is as ridiculous as "Although I have never seen the most beautiful beauty in the world, as long as I see each other, she will surrender to me".

She shouldn't have agreed to such a ridiculous request.

These people are stupid and crazy, aren't they?

promised to accompany him to explore Elechuan, and she had already gone crazy once.

She is a person who wants to "go back alive", how can she ask for danger?

Hua Mulan made a decision in her heart, so she lowered her chin and said slightly: "I ......"

I can't......

Several of the people's hands were still in a respectful posture, and their shoulders were trembling slightly from the tension of their muscles and the suppression of their feelings.

His four house slaves guarded behind him like a silent copper wall, as if the path he commanded, even if it was a forest of swords, guns and swords, would still step out without regrets.

'I can't.'

'I can't joke with my life.'

"I can't ......"

That time, when she knelt on the ground and begged for Tugui, what was her mood?

When Tugui's lieutenant spoke for her, what kind of gratitude did she feel?

Is it really a mistake to embellish to save people?

Is it really recklessness to take a risk for the sake of selfishness?

Her despair, struggle, hesitation, anticipation, and desperate bravado are all vividly visible.

She's had a time like this, how can she forget it?

"I can't help but ......"

She cursed under her breath.

"you, Mulan, you must be crazy!"

"I can't help you ......"

She raised her head, and said quickly as if she was afraid that she would regret it:

"Somebody, do what you want.".

It can be seen that Mulan would agree with his idea so lightly, which can be said to be "whimsical", and even some people themselves find it unbelievable.

So when he and Mulan rode their horses to the nearest herdsmen's gathering place, he couldn't help but ride on his horse and shouted loudly:

"Mulan, why would you be willing to help me? Could it be that you can see that I am not a mortal, so ......"

"You're thinking too much."

Mulan simply interrupted his thoughts.

"I just think you're pathetic."

I just think you're pathetic.

I think of the pitiful self who was full of fear and powerlessness.

This conversation choked several people, as the conversation was suddenly interrupted, and the cold wind went straight into his lungs, causing a violent cough.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem. Mulan, your mouth is really poisonous......"

Several of them were wolf-faced." I always feel that you have always been unkind to me, since the first time we met. You...... Can't you be kind to me?"

"Meekness is of no use to your situation, a number of people." Mulan looked at the domed yurt in front of her, and then saw the crispness of her eyes, and couldn't help but smile at ease.

"What you need is a grind on the battlefield."

That's great.

The herdsmen here are fine.

"You say you want us to do your bidding? And send herdsmen to gather herdsmen from other places on our side?" The elders of the pastoral area here have a funny look on their faces." Dare to ask this ...... Uh, General?"

"Don't dare." Several people looked at their armor and were sure that it was this equipment that frightened him, so they simply nodded a little reservedly. The last general is not a general yet, but he is soon."

Mulan on the side shook her head amusedly.

This guy really dares to blow!

"So, this ...... The general of the future. If we herdsmen want to raise their own bows and swords, then what are we going to do with you soldiers?" The wrinkles on the elder's face tightened, and there seemed to be a kind of indifferent resistance, "We people herd sheep, spin thread, and make clothes for you......"

"And for yourselves to herd sheep, spin thread, and make clothes!" Some of them puffed up their chests, trying to imagine his father talking to his people on a normal day: "It's our duty to protect you, but it's too late."

"Just two days ago, Worm broke through the Black Mountain Pass. Five hundred soldiers have sworn to defend the pass, just to keep the worms from harassing you in the south. When we arrived, all we were left with naked corpses! "

He raised his voice and glared at the arrogant elder, "Do you think your people are worthy of it? [,！ A Montenegrin soldier who is good at fighting? Any one of them can deal with five or six strong tribesmen."

The old man's mouth squirmed a few times, trying to say something, but in the end he still didn't say it.

A few people were excited in their hearts.

Even if his father was only a small lord of more than a thousand tribesmen, that was not something such a herdsman could imagine.

"Now we've found traces of the Creepers, whose horse manure is scattered all over the grassland, ready to attack at any time at night. I tell you the truth, if I go back with my comrades now, the Montenegrin camp will be thinking about the next month, 'how to avenge you', 'how to settle the widows and children you have left behind'. Running out of time......"

He looked at the elder whose eyes had become depressed, and said in a sonorous voice:

"Either gather to save yourself, or wait for us to go back and report to you to avenge you, you choose!"

"……"

The old man shrunk his neck, and finally lowered his neck, which had become harder and harder with the accumulation of years.

"My lord, please tell us what to do.".

How to choose, as long as you are not a fool, you will know.

Although Mulan and a few people knew that the elder didn't act because of a few words from a few people, such a smooth start still made some people excited.

"How was my table just now?" Several people trembled slightly and walked out of the tent with Mulan, because of the excitement and nervousness, he couldn't control his tense muscles, even if the voice was small, but Mulan could still hear the uneasiness and doubt.

"If you don't shake it anymore now, it's perfect." Mulan looked at the armor of several people. Your outfit is really bluffing. If I hadn't been to the barracks, if you had dressed like this, and had taken four strong house slaves like bears to Huaishuo, I would have thought you were a young general somewhere."

"The herders here are willing to dig traps in the neighborhood and accept tent carts moving from elsewhere, but will that stop the worms from snatching their cattle and sheep and burning their tents?"

"I don't know." Several of them continued to tremble and talk, as if it was difficult for him to get out of this sifted state of wheat flour for a short time.

"But as long as the herdsmen here scatter out to report the news, everyone will be on guard, and it will not be so easy for the worms to come out of nowhere. The Elechuan is so big, the worms can only scatter and attack, and the head of the Black Mountain is guarded by our people, as long as the herdsmen are vigilant and desperate to survive, the worms who are scattered and fighting are not afraid."

Several of them licked their lips. He just said a lot of things.

"Have you forgotten why the Heavenly Khan called them 'Worms'?"

Mulan was stunned for a moment and replied:

"Because they have a vile character, a stupid mind, and can only bully the more with the less, so the Heavenly Khan laughs at them as worms who can't think but are greedy......"

"Don't underestimate people who are desperate to survive. There was a warrior of the Han people, called 'Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Chu', who once sank the fleeing ship in order to arouse the morale of his men, smashed the pot of cooking rice, and left only three days' food, and in the end, they narrowly won the battle."

Several people looked at the women who were gathering in the middle of the tent with their cattle and sheep, and the strong men who began to prepare their arrows and weapons.

"If we are dead, there will be other comrades on top, as long as we are not dead, there will be no danger to the family behind us. But they can't, they can't afford to lose."

"It's so big, it's easier for them to find these worms than it is for them to find them."

'Is it a battle against the water?'

Mulan couldn't help but smile as she looked at the number of people who seemed to have grown taller all of a sudden.

People who are desperate to survive......

How could she underestimate it?

That's the kind of person she is.