The brilliant afterglow of the sunset fell softly, casting patches of red clouds from the gaps in the mountains and forests, inadvertently, but reflecting the figure of a team hurrying through the dense forest.

It's a peculiar team. There were both well-dressed Han soldiers and unscrupulous mountain people, but this army, which numbered only a few hundred, showed extraordinary ability in the rugged and difficult mountain and forest paths.

They were in strict formation, their faces were cold, and their movements were swift and vigorous, and they only heard the sound of "rustling" footsteps between running, and could not hear half a minute of noise.

"Stop!" A deep voice rang out from the ranks.

Soon, a series of the same whispers came from the team one after another. In an instant, the long line quickly stopped.

Both the mountain people and the Han army crouched in the long grass on both sides of the mountain road, showing the weapons in their hands, vigilantly observing the surrounding environment.

A young man with long hair casually draped over his shoulders strode from the ranks, and several sturdy young generals followed closely behind him.

The young man narrowed his eyes, looked at the sinking golden crow, and then scanned the mountains and dense forests near and far, and began to give continuous instructions in his mouth:

"Gao Feng, send mobile sentinels and dark sentinels, occupy high points, and closely monitor the nearby area!"

"Ma Jun, release the eye of the sky, and take advantage of the sunset to take one last look at the mountainous area within a radius of ten miles!"

"Cao Xing, arrange for the archers to go up the tree, and shoot directly if you find a suspicious target!"

"Pei Yuanshao, immediately give the order to camp on the spot, but do not light a fire. Continue on the road at sunrise tomorrow! ”

His soft words were not harsh, but they revealed an unquestionable momentum and majesty.

All the generals obeyed with awe, and acted as fast as they could.

"Flutter lala", a majestic harrier eagle faces the blood-red sunset, vibrating its wings straight into the air, and its sharp eagle eyes take in every move in the mountains below.

Dozens of sharpshooters in leather armor flashed out of the group, and they worked in pairs, agilely climbing up the tall trees near and far, completely hidden in the branches and leaves.

Dozens of warriors covered with long grass and leaves rushed out in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, they completely dissolved with the mountains and forests, and could no longer find their tracks.

The rest of the soldiers and mountain people methodically set up small military tents, and then used local materials, and also completely camouflaged them with long grass and branches and leaves.

Nan Ying nodded with satisfaction, these boys have followed him for so long, and they have learned all the skills of the Eagle's Nest warriors, and it is impossible for this team to be returned to the court no matter what.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed with admiration again, and he saw dozens of mountain people laying all kinds of traps along the perimeter of the camp, marked with secret marks. Although the traps are quite primitive, these mountain people are extremely skillful in their techniques, and at first glance they are good hunters in the mountains.

There was a hint of fierceness on Nanying's beak. Since he received Zhang Yan's report, he immediately rushed to the valley where Zhang Niujiao was killed, and after on-site investigation, he found several clues that shocked him. Faced with the miserable scene in the valley and the bitter pleas of Zhang Yan, Bai Que and others, he accepted the request for help to track down the real culprit almost without thinking.

The reason is very simple, the real purpose of these murderers to disguise the Han army to kill the killers, just as Zhang Niujiao analyzed before his death, must be to sabotage the Han Court's recruitment plan, and even Jia Xu made a similar suggestion that day, but it was the opposite, this trick was indeed vicious. At the same time, their cruel atrocities of slaughtering innocents also deeply angered Nanying, and he must eradicate these murderers in public and private, and only by returning blood to blood can the dead rest in peace, which is also the greatest comfort for those who have accepted the recruitment!

Nanying only put forward one condition, asking Zhang Yan to send elite experts who were familiar with the geography of the Taihang Mountains to accompany him, who were not only the best guides, but also the best witnesses to witness the revenge with their own eyes. Once the culprit is successfully eliminated, through their word of mouth, it will raise Nanying's prestige in Taihang Mountain to a new height, which will be more conducive to the next comprehensive appeasement.

This suggestion put forward by Nanying was immediately resolutely supported and fully implemented by Zhang Yan, Bai Que, and Yang Feng, and they each selected a hundred good players to be transferred to the Han army. Zhang Yan was even more excited and couldn't help herself, if it weren't for the heavy things after the tragedy, she would almost have to follow Nanying in person.

Zhang Yan has more than 20,000 subordinates, and the three hundred men and horses are naturally strong and strong, but what really surprises Nanying is that these people are all mountain people who have lived in the mountains for a long time, not only climbing mountains and climbing rocks like walking on flat ground, but also all of them are good embryos for ambush and trapping, camouflage and lurking, and they are just a few days away, these 300 people are not weaker than the Han army scouts who have been trained in high winds for a long time.

Thousands of miles too far to go up the mountain! How many outstanding talents have been cultivated? If you deceive a hundred good hands from each of the twenty-five leaders, and with a little training, you will be an invincible mountain army!

Nanying fell into deep thought, the eagle's nest belongs, the cavalry is becoming more and more complete, most of its light cavalry and archers are the elite of the Qiang people, with the excellent equipment of the eagle's nest, the combat power has been extraordinary, only need to buy a large number of heavy war horses from the Guishan horse merchant Aquix, you can try to build an unprecedented heavy cavalry in this era.

In terms of infantry, there are also a large number of warriors of the Bandun Barbarian Clan, which can be regarded as having the comprehensive combat power of both plains and mountains, but today compared with these natives of Taihang Mountain, it is a little worse, and in the future, it is better to make the best use of their materials and materials...

Just when Nan Ying's heart was full of thoughts, a voice interrupted his train of thought inappropriately.

"General, are you free?" Li Jin's calm voice sounded from behind him: "There will be something to inquire about at the end!" ”

"Say!" Nan Ying has always admired this loyal subordinate with both wisdom and bravery, and among all the generals he has seen, he thinks that only he and Xu Huang are the people closest to him---- a pure soldier!

"The last general supports the general's point of view!" Li Jin said truthfully: "In such a situation, such a reckless murder incident has occurred, it is obvious that it is aimed at our recruitment mission!" Therefore, it is imperative to chase the murderer! ”

"However, what the last general does not understand!" He wondered: "Why did the general see the bodies of the victims in the valley that day, as well as the dripping black oil found on the mountainside, but his complexion changed drastically, and he actually led the team himself!" In the end, I thought, is there some fuss? For this mission, it is enough to delegate your subordinates to do it! ”

"That's what you think?" Nan Ying smiled slightly, he was about to answer, but saw that several other generals also came over, and said, "They are all here to reply to the completion of the mission, right?" I believe you must have the same confusion as Li Jin! ”

Ma Jun, Gao Feng and the others glanced at each other and responded with a smile.

"Excellent! Go and call Gan Ning, Su Fei and them together! Nanying nodded and said, "Ben will answer at one time, otherwise it will take a lot of saliva!" ”

"Yes, General!" Ma Jun hesitated: "But there is still Dian Wei, do you need to call the last general together?" ”

"That silly boy? One-on-one guidance when Ben is free! Nan Ying laughed: "Don't expect him to be as smart as you right now!" ”

Soon, Gao Feng, Ma Jun, Gan Ning, Su Fei, Cao Xing, Pei Yuanshao and Li Jin sat on his side together, plus Dian Wei, who was leading the soldiers to inspect, he brought out a total of eight cronies and generals this time.

After Nanying insisted on leading 500 elite soldiers to pursue, Gao Shun and Jia Xu only led Sima Zhi, Zhang Jie, Yang Kun, Guan Hai, Hou Cheng, Zhao Ming, Qiang Tong, Zao Yi, Gao Gao'er, Zheng Lian and others to lead 3,200 soldiers and horses to stay in the camp, plus Ma Yuanyi, Bo Cai, Zhang Mancheng and several generals, it can be regarded as a wealth of talents, although the strategy is insufficient, the defense is more than enough.

"Excellent! Everyone is here! Nanying sat casually on a piece of bluestone and waved his hand to signal the generals to sit around.

"All of you brothers are brothers who follow me from life to death, of course you know what kind of person I am Nanying! The recruitment plan is being carried out intensively, which is related to the entire strategic deployment of the court, it seems that I should not leave my post at this moment without permission to personally follow those murderers into this vast mountain! Nanying's tone was not shocked, but he said word for word to the bottom of the general's heart: "You think so, right? ”

When the generals heard that he did not use the self-title of "this general", but called him a brother, they all felt a trace of warmth in their hearts, and said respectfully together: "I was about to ask the general to make it clear!" ”

"Of course I can prioritize things!" As night approached, it was difficult to see Nan Ying's expression clearly in the darkness, only his eyes flashed with bright wisdom: "However, at the scene of the killing, there were two suspicious points that made it difficult for me to sleep, if I didn't find out the truth myself, how could I sit back and relax?" ”

The generals were taken aback together, and the generals really found something! But what was it that could have shocked him so much? Only Li imported an "ah" sound, and said in a lost voice: "Sure enough!" But are there two suspicions? Forgive the last general's clumsy eyes, and only found one place! ”

"It's a rare thing to find one! Tell me about it! Nanying's voice carried a hint of joy, this kid said that he had something to inquire about, it turned out that he wanted to confirm the confusion in his heart, and he was really a good general with a careful heart!

"Yes! Checkmate! Li Jin immediately replied: "The last general carefully examined the bodies of the victims, and found that most of the guards of the leader of Zhang Niujiao died in the same state, all of them were pierced by a sword, and the murderer was undoubtedly the same person, and he was a master with a sword. Such an injury can't help but remind me of a murder not long ago......"

"Sure enough, you can see it!" Nanying smiled: "Not bad! It's like Zi Er, who was tragically killed in Xianyang Yuan, and he was also pierced through the heart with a sword, right? ”

"What?" Gao Feng shouted, "Zi Er? Wasn't he killed by his son and grandson Binshuo? Could it be that these murderers are the killers of the sexagenary branch? And the person who killed Zhang Niujiao with his own hands was Sun Binshuo! ”

"Zhang Niujiao's martial arts are good, how can someone who can easily kill him be idle? Sun Binshuo has such skills! This is one of them! Nan Ying raised a finger: "And according to the survivors' accounts, those murderers are all amazing, and they actually killed three thousand defenders with the strength of hundreds of people, although they took advantage of the night sneak attack, but with such a powerful force, except for the Huiren House under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Stems Branch, I haven't thought of anyone else for the time being!" ”

"And, their motives!" Ma Jun suddenly realized: "Only they are the most unwilling to see the Hebei group of thieves successfully recruited by the court, because they are the most fearful people in the world who are not chaotic!" No wonder the lord is coming in person, this heavenly and terrestrial branch is indeed a big trouble for us! ”

The generals fell silent together, these traitors were really pervasive, and their phantoms flashed almost everywhere in the world, like maggots attached to the bones, which gave people a headache.

"The Admiral understands!" Li Jin said in a deep voice: "Please continue to say the second doubt!" ”

"Actually, didn't you already guess it before?" Nanying's voice finally became solemn: "It's the black oil found on the mountainside!" ”

"What?" Su Fei was stunned and said, "Those should be the fire oil that the thieves used to attack the valley, right?" Is there anything special about it? ”

"Of course, it's special!" Nanying's solemn voice made the generals' hearts sink: "Don't underestimate these fire oils, because they may be the source of our future destruction!" ”

"So serious?" Several generals shouted in disbelief: "Isn't it?" ”

"Confused! Frivolous! How can a general be so hasty? Nan Ying said sharply: "If this is the case, you will directly descend back to be Dubo, it is better than killing countless subordinates because of your stupidity in the future!" ”

It was rare for him to speak so violently, so frightened that everyone was at a loss, and the audience was quiet for a while.

Nan Ying sighed lightly and said, "You have won too many battles, so you have to reflect on it." Fire and water are ruthless, how can human power resist their power? ”

He pointed his fingers at the generals one by one: "Ben will remember that there is a "Fire Attack Chapter" in "The Art of War", which of you can memorize it?" ”

Most of the generals were stunned, and they couldn't help but look at each other, only Gan Ning got up and said: "The last general still remembers most of it, Sun Tzu said: There are five fire attacks: one is the fire man, the second is the fire accumulation, the third is the fire chariot, the fourth is the fire store, and the fifth is the fire team." There must be a cause for fire, and there must be a tool. There are times when the fire starts, and there are days when the fire starts. The time is the dryness of the sky, and ......."

Nan Ying listened to his endless recitation, and praised: "Gan Ning's foundation is really solid, and all the generals in the future must be familiar with the military book, otherwise they will beat him!" ”

The generals stuck out their tongues together, and Ma Jun said in surprise: "General, we understand the importance of fire attack, but why did those fire oils attract you so much attention?" ”

"That oil is not ordinary, and if Ben is correct, it should be oil!" Nanying listened to the generals without saying a word, although it was dark and difficult to distinguish, he could also imagine their stunned expressions, and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that none of you have heard of it, right?" ”

He patiently explained: "This oil is produced in the deep underground, and it burns extremely terrible, because it is insoluble in water, so pouring water on it will not only not be extinguished, but will also spread the fire, which is really a great weapon for fire attack!" ”

The generals were stunned, and someone blurted out: "No wonder the mountain people put out the fire that night, but it didn't help at all, I see!" ”

"General, the last general doesn't understand!" Su Fei shouted: "Since this oil is produced underground, it should be extremely difficult to obtain, right, how did the people of the Heavenly Stems get it?" ”

"You said the general's doubts!" Nan Ying smiled bitterly: "Although Ben Jiang only knows a little about it, he also knows that this oil is almost hidden in the deep underground, and it is impossible to get it by manpower!" ”

He was horrified when he found a liquid that appeared to be oil that day. It is important to know that in the era without the internal combustion engine, there is absolutely no so-called oil exploration, and if the sexagenary branch really masters the channels of oil acquisition, it will be a nightmare for all those who oppose it. This is also the real intention of him personally leading the troops to pursue!

"General!" Ma Jun's voice sounded: "Maybe your news is not completely accurate, maybe this oil is not only in the ground, at least the last general has heard some rumors, which are very similar to the oil you said!" ”

"What did you say?" Nanying couldn't help but be in good spirits, Ma Jun, this kid has been well-read since he was a child, and he is also talented and intelligent, and he has made countless strange things, maybe he really has any useful information.

"The last general also heard that there are big mountains in the Western Regions, and there are people in the mountains who flow out of the river, and they go into the ground for several miles, and the shape is like Daigo, very smelly, and it can become a sky-high fire when burned!" Ma Jun said slowly, as if he was constantly recalling: "There is also a record in the Book of Changes, saying that 'there is fire in Ze, fire on and down Ze'. Ban Gu also said that the high slave has confused water, and the fat can be dipped in. From the above description, it is very similar to the viscous oil we found! ”

Nanying was shocked when he heard this, could this be the earliest record of oil in ancient times? Ninety percent of the oil spilled over from the earth's surface is by nature, so it is not impossible for the sexagenary branch to master the use of oil.

He was silent, and he only felt extremely heavy in his heart, and only said after a long time: "Ben will make his debut, and he has used fire to attack twice, one is to burn the Heavenly Master Dao, so that thousands of enemy soldiers are buried in the mountain, and the other is to burn the Thorn Mountain, and the 20,000 Yellow Turban Army will not be left behind. The fierceness of the fire still lingers, and now that the situation is reversed, we have to worry about being burned by others, which is really ironic! ”

Looking at the figures of the generals in the dark, he said solemnly: "You remember, among the five soldiers, only the fire is the fiercest!" Therefore, in ancient and modern battles on land and water, fire has been the most successful. In the future, if you become the commander of an army, you must be cautious! ”

"Yes!" When the generals heard Nan Ying's tone so heavy, their hearts sank, and they were all awe-inspiring.

"That's it for today!" Nanying Huo Ran got up: "Order, from tonight onwards, send more double posts, beware of enemy attacks!" The rest of the generals also went to rest quickly, tomorrow's action is an hour ahead, we must catch up with the enemy as soon as possible and find out everything! ”

PS: During the Chinese New Year, Bai Xue was lazy and resumed normal updates from today. And I wish you a happy new year!