Chapter 44: Into the Hidden Dragon Valley
Somewhere in Canglan Mountain, Situ Qingyun and Wang Dahe are entangled with the Huwei Army.
But today, the Huwei Army changed their tactics, and they still divided their troops into several squads to search and pursue. However, this time the distance between the teams will not be too far, and they will communicate with each other with arrows, if they encounter the enemy, they will immediately drag them and fire arrows, and the rest of the teams will quickly close around after hearing the arrows, blocking the enemy's retreat path and encircling them.
Therefore, this brought great pressure to Situ Qingyun and others, and the losses were very heavy!
"Hah...... Ha...... No! We can't go on like this, the Huwei Army has changed its tactics, which is very disadvantageous to us, can I continue to spend it like this. After getting rid of the pursuit of the Huwei Army, Situ Qingyun took two breaths and said.
Wang Dahe also looked tired, the Huwei army chased him too tightly and he was almost unbearable, "It's true that we can't go on like this, the brothers are a little unbearable, but the eldest brother ordered us to attack the enemy here, we can't do nothing." ”
"Naturally, this is not, but the eldest brother also said that let's pay attention to preserving strength. So we have to think of a way to hold back the enemy and reduce casualties! Situ Qingyun thought with his brain.
Wang Dahe also thought about it for a while, but how could there be so many conspiracies and tricks in the face of absolute strength! In the final analysis, war depends on strength, and even guerrilla warfare has to pay a price.
However, just when Situ Qingyun was thinking about how to reduce casualties and continue to attack the enemy, the herald sent by Xu Tianhua arrived.
"Report to Captain Wang, the eldest brother orders you to retreat quickly to the Hidden Dragon Valley, and don't clean up the traces of retreat along the way!"
"What! Fall back! ”
Wang Dahe was shocked when he heard this, and it was already strange to order them to retreat, and it was even stranger not to let them clean up the traces of retreat.
Situ Qingyun was also very puzzled, "Is there any latest situation, otherwise the eldest brother would not give such an order!" ”
"Yes, Captain Situ, the eldest brother met a group of Yueshanren in the process of transferring, and established contact with Yueshanren. And those people who crossed the mountains provided a very secret hiding place, so the eldest brother ordered you to retreat quickly! The herald quickly explained the situation.
"Oh, I see!"
Situ Qingyun and Wang Dahe couldn't help but suddenly realize, and then Wang Dahe said: "Since Brother Situ has ordered the eldest brother to retreat, let's hurry up!" ”
"Well, order the troops to retreat quickly!" Situ Qingyun nodded.
So after converging with Hou San, Situ Qingyun and his party retreated to the Hidden Dragon Valley under the leadership of the heralds.
At this time, under the leadership of Aruyi, Li Yun and his party have also entered the Hidden Dragon Valley, which is indeed very secret, and it is indeed difficult for ordinary people to find. Moreover, this place is already in the depths of Canglan Mountain, and there are often all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts, if it weren't for Aruyi to lead the way, Li Yun and the others would probably not be so easy.
After entering the Hidden Dragon Valley, Li Yun said to Xu Tianhua: "Tianhua must remember the way in, this place is like a labyrinth." ”
Xu Tianhua looked around and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I have already ordered someone to make a secret mark and draw a map." ”
"Well, that's good, I'll send someone out to pick up Qingyun and them later, they won't be able to find this place if no one leads the way."
"Well, I know, I'll send someone out to pick me up as soon as I get to my destination."
Then, under the leadership of Arui, after walking for about half an hour, Li Yun finally arrived at his destination.
"Leader Li, you see that this is the Hidden Dragon Valley, which I accidentally discovered when I was hunting in the early years, except for the road we just walked, there are only two small roads leading to the outside, so the location is very hidden." After arriving, Arui pointed to the front and said.
Li Yun followed Arui's guidance and looked at a huge open field in front of him, and the surrounding mountains and mountains were a good place to hide. And although it was a valley, there were several hidden paths leading to the outside world, and even if it was surrounded, he could retreat calmly, so he was very satisfied.
"Thank you, Leader Arui, you saved our lives!" Li Yun said gratefully.
And Aruyi smiled and said, "Leader Li doesn't have to be polite, it's not enough to worry about trivial matters." ”
"This may be a gesture for the leader of Arui, but it is a lifesaver for us! Therefore, Li Yun will remember it in my heart. ”
Under Li Yun's compliment, Aruyi seemed to blush a little, and the people in the mountains were thin-skinned, and they were a little embarrassed to simply praise it.
And after greeting Aruyi for a while, Li Yun shouted, "Someone! ”
Ma Daring immediately ran over when he heard this, "Is there something wrong with the eldest brother?" ”
Li Yun immediately said boldly to Ma: "Immediately send an order, let the brothers set up camp!" ”
"No!"
After Ma boldly went to deliver the order, Aruyi suddenly said: "Leader Li, you will camp here first, I will go back to the stockade first, and I must personally report this matter to the elders." ”
Li Yun arched his hand and said, "In that case, I won't keep you, and the leader of Aruyi will ask for you." ”
"Then Leader Li, I'll take my leave first." Aruyi also clasped his chest with his right hand, performing a traditional ritual of the Yueshan tribe.
"The leader of Aruyi walks slowly, and the trivial matters are complicated, so please forgive Li Yun for not being able to send him off anymore." After Li Yun simply sent two steps, Arui disappeared into the dense forest.
After Aruyi left, the smile on Li Yun's face disappeared, and he ordered someone to immediately send Zhao Xin's instructions: "Zhao Xin, you immediately set up sentry posts around, especially the direction you came from just now, and thoroughly search this place to find out all the roads, and set up lurking sentry posts!" ”
"No!"
After Zhao Xin received the order, he quickly led people to act, and Xu Tianhua on the side saw this and asked, "Big brother, don't you believe these mountain people?" ”
Li Yun shook his head, "No, of course I'm willing to believe them!" But we can't trust our own security, we have to expect the best in everything, but we also have to be prepared for the worst! Tell the brothers to work hard, and make sure to set up camp and fortifications before dark! ”
"No!"
Xu Tianhua looked admiring when he heard this, and immediately went to arrange it.
And after Xu Tianhua left, Li Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly, trust may be the last thing that a superior person can have! In fact, don't look at the enthusiastic appearance of him and Aruyi just now, but it is unknown how much truth and calculation there is.
In short, you can't have the heart of harming others, but you can't do without the heart of guarding against people, and it's always right to be extra prepared for everything.
At the same time, when the Suzaku army hurried to build the camp, Xiongshan and the others had already rushed back to the village, and after handing over Sulu to the village doctor, they reported the situation to the owner of the village and several elders.
"The situation of the elders of the village owner is roughly like this, this time thanks to Leader Li Yun, otherwise Su Lu's life would be gone." Xiongshan roughly told the story of the incident in one breath, and praised Li Yun when he was about to leave.
Hearing this, the owner of the village, Sakuragi, frowned and said, "Okay, you go down first." ”
"Yes, Lord!" Yuyama bowed and then exited the chamber.
After Xiongshan withdrew from the council hall, Sakuragi glanced at the elders and said, "Elders, let's talk about why the Han people came here, and they are followed by officers and soldiers!" ”
The second elder Deadwood stroked his gray beard, without any expression on his face, "Don't worry, the owner of the village, even if the imperial court wants to deal with us, it won't just send a few hundred people, so our top priority is to find out the true identity of this group of people and see who they are?" ”
The Fourth Elder Snake Yan also agreed, "That's right! There are tens of thousands of soldiers in my Linquan Village, and we don't care about a few hundred people, but they are indeed a little strange here. ”
"What the four elders said is extremely true, just a few hundred people can't pose a threat to my Lin Quanzhai, I'm afraid they have other conspiracies." Deadwood thought for a moment and said.
In fact, it is not surprising that the people in Linquanzhai are nervous, the Yueshan clan has always been at odds with the imperial court, and the imperial court has also attacked many times in previous years. If it weren't for the high forests and steep terrain of Canglan Mountain, I am afraid that the Yueshan tribe would have been exterminated long ago, so the Yueshan tribe was extremely sensitive to the military mobilization of the imperial court in Canglan Mountain.
And Sakuragi, the owner of the village, couldn't help but nod when he heard the analysis of the two elders, "Not bad!" The top priority at the moment is to find out the origin of this group of people first, even if it is true that they only strayed into the territory of our Lin Quanzhai just to avoid the officers and soldiers, then we cannot afford to guard against it. ”
Immediately, Sakuragi ordered: "Second Elder, you immediately send someone to investigate outside the mountain, and then send someone to keep an eye on those people to prevent any abnormal movements." ”
"Deadwood commands!"
Deadwood was about to go down to set it up after receiving the order, but at this time, the three elders flying pigs walked in.
After the flying pig came in, he stopped the second elder deadwood, "Second elder, slow down!" ”
"Do the three elders have any advice?" Deadwood's face was a little displeased, he and Flying Pig had always been at odds, so naturally he would not give him a good face.
Flying Pig ignored the dead wood and reported directly to Sakuragi: "It is necessary for the owner of the village to find out the origin of that group, but it is not appropriate to act rashly now." Because the young village master is still with that group of people, so in my opinion, it is better to wait for the young village master to come back to make a decision, at this time, if you act rashly, it may be unfavorable to the young village master! ”
At this time, the second elder sneered: "Isn't it because the third elder saved your son that they have a merciful heart? ”
I saw the flying pig glance at the dead wood and said, "Joke! How can I fly pigs who do not distinguish between public and private, if they really intend to be unfavorable to my Lin Quanzhai, I will be the first to destroy them! But if they just take refuge by mistake, I want to repay them a favor, my flying pig is not a person who does not repay kindness, there is revenge and kindness must be repaid, this is my grandfather of the Yue Mountain clan! ”
"Alright, don't make any noise!"
Hearing the quarrel between Deadwood and Flying Pig, Sakuragi couldn't help but have a big head, these two people have always been at odds, as long as they get together, they will definitely be able to quarrel. "Flying Pig, you don't have to worry too much, Aruyi is the highest cultivation among the younger generation in my village, only a few hundred people, as long as he wants to leave, no one will stop him. Moreover, this is Canglan Mountain, which is our home, and every grass and tree here will help us. ”
"But ......"
Flying Pig was about to defend when he heard this, but Sakuragi raised his hand to stop him, "Okay, you don't need to say it, I have decided that the second elder will arrange it immediately." ”
"Yes!"
Deadwood went down to prepare after receiving the order, and glanced at Flying Pig proudly as he left.