Before crossing the mountain, the army rested at the post station at the bottom of the mountain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The mountain is relatively high, the terrain is steep, and it is inconvenient to march. Although the officials of the post station gave a map, it was still incomplete, and when the army had to go through the map once before, the garrison officer gave away the complete one at that time, and the only thing left was such a broken one. Now that there is a war going on on the other side of the mountain, they can't send someone to redraw it, so they can only wait until the war is over to prepare a new map.

After entering the mountain, I know what it means to have high mountains and deep forests. Fortunately, the mountain road is still there, and it should not be wrong to walk along the road, Duan San walked through and probably remembered some of the scenes in it, this road has been leading to a pass, if you can pass the pass before dark, it is good to say, if you can't pass, you can only camp at least three miles away from the pass and wait for dawn, otherwise there are three or five strong men throwing stones in the place of the pass, and none of the more than 1,000 people in the army can get by.

According to the map, there is indeed a pass ahead, and if you look at the distance and speed up your pace, you can cross the pass before dark. So everyone couldn't help but speed up their journey.

When I arrived at the pass, I knew what it meant to be a husband and a place where ten thousand people could not be opened. The steep stone walls on both sides of the mountain stretch for hundreds of miles, form a natural city, suddenly interrupt to the pass, leave a narrow pass, the two cliffs and stone walls of the pass are towering, like a knife and axe splitting, this pass has become the only way to cross the mountain.

In order to prevent a sneak attack by rogues, Duan San climbed the cliff next to him with a few skilled guards, guarded the vicinity with bows and arrows on his back, and watched the carriages enter the pass one by one, and only after the last carriage disappeared did they climb down the rock and quickly catch up with the team.

Walking in the pass, although it was daylight, it was as dark as night, and a few guards who were exploring the way walked quickly in the front, and the figures had disappeared but the footsteps could be heard clearly. Looking up, the sky is blocked by cliffs, and there is a gap in the line, and it can be said that it is a line of sky.

The sound of horses' hooves and footsteps shook people's hearts, and they always felt as if someone was chasing after them. Everyone almost jogged out of the pass, and when they first came out, the sunset looked a little dazzling, and people couldn't help but close their eyes.

You have to walk out of the pass for at least three miles before dark, the deputy general and Duan San both said this, not giving everyone a chance to breathe at all, looking at the reddened sunset in the distance, they almost raised their whips to chase everyone out of here.

Fortunately, they had reached the safety of the place before it was completely dark, although the forest here was deep and leafy, it was better than the pass, and if they were not careful, they could let people load gourds.

Because there are rogues here, in order to hide themselves, the lieutenant general is not allowed to fight and light fires. So everyone can only grope with each other in the dense forest where the moonlight can't shine in, leaning against each other to keep warm, which can be regarded as resting.

Although his body was very cold, he could not stand the fatigue of the march, and the soldiers leaning together soon let out a slight snoring sound. Xi Cui also gradually entered the dream, she was Duan San on her left and Wang Shaoyan on her right, both of them were protecting her, to say that she was wearing very thick, and there were two rabbit skins under her body, so she didn't feel cold at all.

Just when she was half asleep, she suddenly felt Duan San's body stiffen, he should have discovered something. Xi Cui rubbed his eyes, it was pitch black everywhere, and he couldn't see his fingers at all. Can Duan San find anything like this?

Obviously, Duan San also sensed that Xi Cui was awake, and he reached out to hold Xi Cui's arm to make sure Xi Cui was within his range. Xi Cui was just about to open his mouth to ask him what was going on, when suddenly a pungent fishy smell came, she had naturally smelled it when she was hunting in the mountains with her father since she was a child, this is the smell of wolves!

The wolves all came out in groups to forage, and Xi Cui followed the smell as if he looked at it from a distance, and sure enough, there were a number of cold eyes dotted in the distance. Dad said that the eyes of wolves can reflect the moonlight, through that light they can see everything moving in the dark, at this time it is best to hold your breath and not move, as long as we do not move, wolves will not easily move, they are a very patient hunter. We must find a way out before their patience is exhausted, and at the very least, we must light the torches, the wolves are afraid of fire, and there is hope to repel the wolves with the cover of the torches, otherwise the wolves of ten wolves can defeat a hundred men in the dark.

Xi Cui patiently held his breath and counted his eyes in the distance, there were at least twenty pairs of them in the distance, what a huge wolf pack this should be. But the soldiers in their ears were already snoring in different shades, and they didn't know that the danger was approaching step by step. Xi Cui thought that he could only light the torches as soon as possible, otherwise their group of stragglers who had not yet woken up would be vulnerable to the group of wolves in front of them.

Xi Cui said softly. Duan San immediately understood, but fortunately, the car behind them was full of military uniforms, which could easily ignite. Duan San groped for the fire fold, raised his body slightly, and threw the fire fold into the carriage behind him. Soon a pungent smell of burnt paste came, and some people had begun to wake up one after another, just as the wolves were getting closer and closer, Xi Cui suddenly lit the torch in his hand and threw it at the wolves, and the fire in the carriage was not seen for a long time. Seeing the wolves pounce on, Xi Cui was also anxious.

She threw this so that several people who woke up instantly sobered up, although the light of the torches was not large, but it was enough for them to see the appearance of those wolves clearly, one by one with their mouths wide open, and their eyes reflected a penetrating cold light.

Xi Cui's torch angered the wolf who rushed to the front, only to see it raise its head to the sky and suddenly pounce on Xi Cui's side. Duan San didn't expect it, and when he reacted, the wolf had already pounced in front of Xi Cui's eyes, but he saw that Xi Cui took out another torch out of nowhere and waved it at the wolf's head, the wolf couldn't dodge it, and the hair on his stomach was burned a lot by the torch, emitting a pungent smell. Duan San took the opportunity to draw his knife and slash at the wolf's body, and the wolf fell to the ground with a whimper.

Instead of retreating, the wolves were excited, and they were about to pounce, when Xi Cui and the others were about to pounce, and suddenly the fire behind Xi Cui and them was shining, instantly reflecting the entire sky.

The wolves who rushed towards Xi Cui and their side stopped their steps and did not dare to step forward easily, but the pace of the other wolves did not slow down at all, and in an instant, the howl of the wolves and the wails of the wounded soldiers shook the entire jungle.

"Hurry up and get closer to the fire!" The lieutenant general commanded the young soldiers around him while swinging his sword to repel the wolves, and all the generals who went out had an instinctive hope that they wanted to bring back as many people as they could, and they didn't want to leave any of them behind. The same is true for the lieutenant at this time. After he finished saving this side, he saw that there were still people surrounded by wolves over there, so he quickly flew and rushed over, and his own body and face were covered with blood, and he didn't know if it was his own or the wolf's.

Soon the crowd gathered around the burning carriage, and the largest wolf stood at the front of the pack, staring at the panicked crowd in front of it with grim eyes, and the anger of the fire behind it made it constantly let out a light roar of dissatisfaction......

The wolves are waiting, waiting for the fire to disperse!

Xi Cui remembered what her father had said, wolves are the most patient hunters, and even when they are most hungry when they face their prey, they will quietly wait for the best time to pounce.

The cloth in the carriage behind him didn't burn for long, and once the fire weakened, the wolves would rush up desperately, and the group would still die.

Duan San obviously thought of this as well.

He shouted to the lieutenant, "How many torches do you have left?" ”

The deputy general didn't know what he wanted to do, but he still cooperated with a few people to collect everyone's torches, and Duan San asked them to light all the torches, and the fire instantly became much bigger.

The silence among the wolves began to be broken, and they expected the fire to subside, but they saw that the fire was getting stronger, probably in a hurry.

By the light of the fire, Duan San found the few archers who were guarding the pass with him, but fortunately none of their hands were injured.

Finding the person he was looking for, Duan San wanted to go over to the deputy general to discuss countermeasures with him, but he was not at ease when he left Xi Cui, so he could only look at Xi Cui and then look at Wang Shaoyan, "I want to go over there to find the deputy general, Young Master Wang, can you take a good look at Xi Cui, don't let her leave the fire." For such a long time in the Wang family, he has never regarded Wang Shaoyan as his master, and has always called him Young Master Wang.

Wang Shaoyan nodded and took Xi Cui's hand.

Duan San couldn't help frowning, but after thinking about it, the situation forced him to at least look safer this way, so he didn't say anything, turned around and walked to the deputy general.

Wang Shaoyan is a person who has never even pulled his own sister's hand, the hand of the woman he has touched in his life was only Yun Ting's before, and now he is a little nervous when he holds Xi Cui's hand like this. Xi Cui didn't think as much as him, her eyes kept staring at Duan San, and when she saw what he said in the ear of the deputy general, the two of them began to get busy.

Then they went to a place where Xi Cui couldn't see.

The wolves still had no intention of backing down, and they didn't know if Duan San had any way to keep everyone. Xi Cui was in a hurry, his palms were full of sweat, Wang Shaoyan felt the wet palms of the two, thinking that Xi Cui was as nervous as himself, and there was inexplicable joy in his heart.

Suddenly, several arrows with the light of fire shot at the wolves, and although they did not hit the wolves, they ignited the thick pile of leaves, followed by several more arrows, and the sound of swishing continued to be sent out of the crowd. The wolves immediately became a mess, some of them were found for their fur, and some of them were wailing and rolling, and some of them hurriedly dodged and crashed into the trees, and the sparks were everywhere.

The first wolf finally turned away with a long roar, and the other wolves dispersed one after another......

Xi Cui let out a long sigh of relief and sat on the ground, her legs already limp and weak......

Fortunately, she survived, and this was the first time she had left her father's side to face death alone. It is said that when people are about to die, they can't help but think of the final person around them, but Xi Cui didn't think of anyone just now, she just looked forward to living......

Everyone else was like Xi Cui, leaning or sitting or standing in a daze, still panting for breath, as if they hadn't come back to their senses yet.

The deputy general and Duan San walked over with a smile and saluted Wang Shaoyan, "My lord, it's almost time now, and the wolves will probably not come again when they disperse at this time." Finally, we will count the number of people, determine the loss, and then prepare to go on the road. ”

Wang Shaoyan didn't know anything about marching and fighting, and he always did what the deputy general said along the way. He couldn't figure out why the emperor sent him to escort military funds, and he was not only unable to help along the way, but also a burden, and sometimes even Xi Cui was not as good as Xi Cui.

Looking at the smoky black faces of the deputy general and Duan San, Wang Shaoyan was really a little embarrassed. At this time, I really knew what it meant to be useless and to be a scholar.

This time they encountered wolves, and twelve recruits were killed on the spot, and six of them who injured their legs could only be arranged to lie on the car. There were still a few injuries in other places, which did not affect walking, and the military doctors were bitten to death, so they could only bandage them at will and hurry on the road.

Duan San was still sitting next to Xi Cui and driving, remembering Xi Cui's composure last night, he couldn't help but ask, "You have to use fire to deal with wolves, is this what your father taught you?" ”

Xi Cui nodded, "When I was a child, I met wolves with my father, but there weren't so many, and my father used fire to drive the wolves away. At that time, I was still young, and I don't remember the exact situation very clearly, but I remember the smell of wolves very clearly, and it was because of that smell that I knew I met wolves last night. ”

Duan San smiled, "If I didn't know your identity, I really wouldn't believe that you were a girl's family, just last night's posture, I don't know how many times I would have fainted if I was another girl." It's a pity, if you were a man, I would really like to recognize you as a younger brother, and then teach you all these kung fu skills in me, I'm sure you can be more famous than me no matter what. ”

Xi Cui also smiled, "What does the third brother mean, because I'm a woman, you don't treat me as your own, right?" Otherwise, what's the pity of knowing that I'm a girl? It's a big deal that you recognize me as a girl, it's too late to learn your kung fu now, but you, as a brother, can protect me at any time, right? Think about it, if I have a brother like you, and I return home one day, who will dare to mess with me in the neighborhood? ”

"Do you want me to help you run amok? Then I'd better change my name first, otherwise my friends in the rivers and lakes wouldn't die of laughter if they found out. Duan San knew that she was talking nonsense and making fun, so he didn't expose her, but changed his previous serious appearance and laughed with her.

Xi Cui is a good girl, the closer she gets, the more she wants to get close, no wonder Major General Xi can never forget her.

The two of them talked and laughed, completely forgetting the life-and-death difficulties they experienced last night. Wang Shaoyan sat in the carriage, his body was a little tired after a long time of jolting, and he fell asleep after listening to it.

Maybe it's because there are wolves around, and this place where the most likely to appear is actually passed peacefully.

Turning over the last hill, in front of which was an open field, a small river slid across the flat ground, looking from a distance like a beautiful ribbon, glittering in the sun.

A few small birds are flying around the river, and the tender green aquatic plants are swaying in the wind, and it is hard to imagine that such a beautiful and peaceful place is actually experiencing this war.

They had to cross the creek to the other side, and according to the map, the place where the army would camp should be on the other side of the river, not far from here, and if there was no accident, they would reach the camp before dark.

As soon as they heard that they would be able to find the camp soon, the exhausted soldiers instantly came to their senses, hope was in front of them, and if they tried harder, they would succeed.

The river was not deep, and a few soldiers who were exploring the road walked smoothly, but they only wet their clothes below the knees, and it seemed that they didn't have to unload the truck, which was the best.

After probing the depth of the river, the horse-drawn carriages entered the river one by one. Soon everyone got into the water, Duan San didn't tell Xi Cui to get out of the car, he jumped out of the car, led the horse and walked forward......

Suddenly, a piercing scream came out of nowhere, and dense flying arrows shot from behind, and the soldiers who could not dodge were shot and fell into the water, and the river was instantly bloody.

Duan San tightened the reins to keep the horses from panicking, and drew his broadsword to resist the rain of arrows that came from him.

The soldiers who had already crossed the river at the head hurriedly bent their bows and drew their arrows, and they could shoot them at the first order. While urging people to hurry up and cross the river, the lieutenant shouted to the archers not to shoot arrows first, and then to shoot when they saw people.

They don't have many bows and arrows, and they can't be wasted easily.

Under the escort of Duan San, Xi Cui and Wang Shaoyan's carriage quickly went ashore. Several archers who were ready to attack quickly surrounded Wang Shaoyan and Xi Cui behind them.

Duan San flew into the river again, wielding a big sword to block arrows while rescuing the soldiers who had fallen in the river and were still dying, and threw them one by one onto the carriage that was crossing the river.

The three or two wagons that had not yet crossed the river, and the dozen or so soldiers guarding them, were killed, the horses had fallen to the ground with arrows, and the contents of the carriages had fallen to the river......

A large black flag was soon erected in the low woods not far away, and as the banner swayed, the shouts shook the sky, and a group of big men with swords ran to the river. These people should not be soldiers, the clothes they wear are relatively tattered, the colors and styles are not uniform, and the formation that rushes up is disorderly, it should be the rogue that the adjutant general said.

Fortunately, most of the wagons had already crossed the river, and they had only managed to grab three. A big man with a meaty face at the head wandered back and forth between the three or two carriages with a big knife on his shoulder, and after making sure that he had grabbed something, he turned his head and shouted to the other side, "You are the soldiers and horses of the Great Xia Kingdom?" ”

"Humph! Shameless rogue, he also deserves to know the identity of the master, today you kill my brother, take my car and drive, how can I spare you! The lieutenant general waited to make sure that all their men had come out, and after measuring the distance, knowing that they should be within range, waved his hand at a few archers, and the archers' arrows immediately flew into the sky, and the big man dodged it, but the two people beside him fell to the ground with arrows. Liukou hurriedly took a few steps back, played a shield, and protected their archers, there were many people on the other side, and the arrow rain came all over the sky, many people here were injured and fell to the ground again, an arrow shot at Wang Shaoyan, Xi Cui hurriedly pushed him, Wang Shaoyan dodged it, but the arrow shot straight to Xi Cui's shoulder...... (To be continued.) )