Volume 6 The Heroes Compete Chapter 44 The Doom of Shennong
On a high ground two miles away from Shennong Mountain, thousands of Bohai Navy soldiers were busy nervously, they set up camp along the terrain, set up a simple defense line outside the camp, and sent groups of elite archers, not only set up open posts and secret posts around the perimeter, but also started the hunting operation in a good time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoJust as the female soldier squad had just boiled clean water, large and small game and bags and baskets of wild mushrooms and wild vegetables were sent back to the camp in an endless stream.
In today's world, the Bohai Navy may still not be invincible in the world, but its comprehensive capability is absolutely unparalleled in the world. Military regulations of the Bohai Navy: Those who have served in the military for two years must be forcibly disarmed if they cannot meet the minimum standards. So what are the so-called minimum standards? Not only must they be able to read the characters, read the military orders, and read the map, but they must also pass the level physically, in formation, and in riding and shooting, and even require them to know the basic methods of keeping cars, manoeuvring, and hunting. In the same way, if the general cannot take the lead in setting an example, he must be demoted. Therefore, the Bohai Navy has been in force for more than four years, although it has been incorporated and surrendered many times, but every year a large number of weak people are forced to return to agriculture or turned into local officials, and the total military strength is always less than 40,000. Such a method of military training will be unprecedented, if not unprecedented.
Therefore, Nanying is in a very good mood now, he is squinting slightly, sitting comfortably on a marching horse, the soldiers are busy, he is also relaxed, and there is even a trace of vanity in his heart, and even the expedition he is preparing has been temporarily left behind...... Until Guan Hai's cavalry squad surrounded the old hunter and hurried back to the camp.
"Old Li Yong, I've seen General Yingyang!" The old hunter stood unhurriedly in front of Nanying, and as soon as he made a move, the general was shocked....... and he gave Nanying a standard Northern military salute.
"Great! I didn't expect the old man to be a senior in the army! Nanying smiled and his eyes crooked. I really just wanted to fall asleep when someone gave me a pillow, and I was worried that I couldn't find a guide, and a veteran of the Northern Army fell from the world!
"The general praises! Where are the seniors in the army? More than 20 years ago, the old decay was just a small shooter! Li Yong looked respectful: "I have heard of the general's prestige for a long time, and I finally saw it today!" ”
"Oh? The old man has lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, how can he know the name of Ben Jiang? Nanying was stunned, this veteran didn't seem to be that simple.
"The general is suspicious! It is true that the old man has not been out of the mountain for twenty years, but he heard the story of the general by chance! Li Yong smiled and said: "More than two years ago, a nephew came to visit me in the mountains. The old man heard him mention that he had the honor to follow the general! ”
"Who is it?" Nanying's curiosity was aroused. If it is his own subordinates, how can no one ever say that it is from Shennong Mountain?
"That person is not a direct subordinate of the general!" Li Yong seemed to see what Nan Ying was thinking: "His name is Li Jiu, and he is currently serving under General Zhang Yan!" ”
"It's Li Jiu!" Hearing what the old hunter said, Nan Ying shouted together with several generals and guards around him.
At that time, Nanying was ordered to appease the bandits of Taihang Mountain, but Sun Binshuo attacked and killed Zhang Niujiao at night, intending to sabotage the court's plan to recruit peace. After that, Zhang Yan asked Nanying to chase the murderer, and arranged a team of men and horses as guides to chase them to the periphery of Sunjiabao hidden in the Taihang Jedi, and finally forced Sun Binshuo to surrender. The leader of that force was none other than Li Jiu. Shennong Mountain is located at the southern end of Taihang Mountain, and Li Jiu was born here, which is indeed reasonable.
"Good! In this way, it is not an outsider! Nanying slapped his palms and was about to ask about the secret of Shennong Mountain, but he saw a herald coming over, and said, "General! Except for the brothers in charge of guarding, all the brothers have returned to the camp for dinner, and General Ma reminded the general: You can also eat! ”
As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Bohai Navy smiled knowingly, only Li Yong was taken aback, and subconsciously blurted out: "Why wait for the soldiers to have a meal before inviting the general......
"Senior, you don't know this, do you?" Guan Hai familiarly put his hand on the old hunter's shoulder: "It's the military regulations set by General Nan for our Bohai Navy...... The soldiers are on an empty stomach, and the Lord will be hungry! ”
He ignored the old hunter's shocked look on his face, and shouted, "Let's go, let's go!" Tonight, with the light of the predecessors of the Northern Army, the general will definitely agree to drink in moderation...... Boys, don't serve wine and meat! ”
The dancing flames gently licked the flipped roe deer, dripping grease overflowed, and the enticing aroma spread far away. Nan Ying and seven or eight eagle generals sat by the fire, talking softly, but their eyes fell on the old hunter intentionally or unintentionally. Even Ma Yunluo and Zhang Mengyi quietly walked over, standing in the shadows behind the fire, listening quietly.
The old hunter tore off a large piece of fatty barbecue with his mouth, and before he could take a few bites, he couldn't wait to pour another big sip of wine, and couldn't help but exhale a long breath of comfort, and narrowed his eyes pleasantly.
Suddenly, his gaze swept over the dark undulating mountain shadows in the distance, and his gaze immediately became cold, and he came to his senses in a daze.
Several generals looked at Nanying together, but saw that he shook his head slightly, obviously signaling that he could not be urged, so he had to keep his mouth shut and wait.
"Nan Yingyang, generals! The old man knows that you have come here to lead the army here for the secret of the mountain....." After a long time, the old hunter finally spoke.
All the generals of the Bohai Navy shouted together, here they are! I can't help but hold my breath at the same time, just wait for the following.
But I heard the old hunter say quietly: "But I don't know, do the generals believe that there are demon beasts in this world .....?" ”
"What?" Everyone was stunned. Suddenly, a burst of laughter erupted around the fire at the same time, and even Nanying smiled.
"Did the old man say something wrong?" The old hunter's eyes widened and he said in a panic.
"Senior, it seems that Li Jiu also has reservations about your old man!" Gan Ning smiled: "Otherwise, you will know that the so-called demon beasts ....."
He couldn't help but straighten his waist, and said proudly: "We have killed in the Xianyang Plain, and we have also killed in the Jedi of Taihang Mountain!" Even, there are many rare beasts in my Bohai Navy Beast Camp! If you want to tell us that the secret of this Shennong Mountain is what kind of demon beast..... hehe, that's really disappointing! ”
"Don't be ashamed!" Nan Ying rolled his eyes: "You participated in the eradication of demon beasts on the Xianyang Plain?" That's the work of the Beast Camp! There is also the Taihang Mountain Jedi, you are at the right time, but the demon beast also died in the battle of the beasts, and it has a copper coin relationship with you? ”
In Gan Ning's wry smile, the generals of the Bohai Navy laughed wildly again.
Seeing the old hunter's demented look, an insider immediately stepped forward and told the story of the Xianyang Yuan mystery case and the exploration of Taihang Mountain.
"Good guys!" The old hunter opened his mouth wide when he heard this, and he couldn't close it for a while: "According to the description of several generals, that pair of male and female giant beasts are indeed strange species in the world, and they deserve to be called demon beasts!" ”
"But ....." He still frowned and shook his head: "The one that the old man saw in Shennong Mountain is afraid that it is even more terrifying and weird!" ”
Nan Ying saw the faint look of fear on the old hunter's face, and couldn't help but sink in his heart, stretched out his hand to stop several generals who were unconvinced, and said solemnly: "I was about to ask the old man to explain it in detail!" ”
"Old decay obeys!" The old hunter lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "Don't hide it from the generals, near this Shennong Mountain, there is only one village in the past hundred years, because of each other's kinship, and most of them are surnamed Li, so it is called Lijia Village!" There are not many people in the village, only more than 100 people, but there are generations of martial arts and hunting, and there have been some old soldiers in the army, who are young and brave in the village, and several descendants have the experience of killing tigers and bears with their bare hands....."
"Awesome! It seems that the hunters surnamed Li are all fierce people! Guan Hai gasped, and when he saw the old hunter's puzzled gaze, he couldn't help but smile embarrassedly: "General Li Jin, the famous fierce general of our Bohai Navy, used to be a hunter..... but unfortunately he didn't come today because he guarded the Bohai Sea!" ”
"I see, in the future, I will definitely meet this General Li Jin in person!" The old hunter smiled happily.
"Guan Hai, don't interrupt your kid! Let's listen to this Mr. Li Yong! Huang Zhong didn't know when he was also standing by the fire, and he said, "Since there are so many excellent hunters in Lijia Village, how can they be afraid of any demon beasts?" ”
"Of course, there was a reason for this, which made us have to stop outside Shennong Mountain, and even be displaced, forced to leave our homeland that has lived for a hundred years!" The old hunter's gaze dimmed again: "Just two years ago, a large group of Xiliang soldiers and horses came to seal the mountain, it seems that they are looking for some treasure......"
"Old man, how dare you be Xiliang Soldiers and Horses?" Nanying asked suddenly.
"Of course you can be sure!" Li Yong was stunned and said: "The old man has been in the army for many years, and he once pacified Xiqiang with General Duan Cheng, how can he not recognize the soldiers and horses of Xiliang?" ”
"Sure enough......" Nanying nodded and snorted towards the shadows not far away...... In the shadows, a thin figure moved slightly, shrinking further into the darkness.
"Old man, please continue!" Nan Ying raised his hand: "After that, did those Xiliang soldiers and horses all be wiped out in a sudden earth movement?" ”
"The general knows about this!?" The old hunter stood up with a "poof" and said in shock: "You are not wrong at all! How do you know ......?"
"That movement actually involved a wide range of activities, and at that time, the general was fighting against Dong Zhuo north of the Yellow River, and it was all affected!" Nan Ying smiled bitterly and spread out his hands: "The general also learned about the destruction of the Xiliang Army from the mouth of the general of the Xiliang Army, but after that, he didn't know anything about the affairs in Shennong Mountain!" ”
"That's right!" The old hunter settled down, sat down again, and fell into a deep memory: "After the earth moved, the elders in the village said that it was a disaster from heaven and that it was not easy to enter the mountain, and they strictly ordered everyone to bathe vegetarian for several months, and then allowed the old man to take a group of descendants to go into the mountain again to hunt......"
"It was on that occasion that we found a cave that had appeared due to the earth's movements, and then ......" His eyes suddenly flashed with extreme panic and fear: "The animal appeared, as if it had fallen from the sky, because it had never appeared in Shennong Mountain before......"
In the end, the old hunter exhaled a long breath and said astringently: "On that day, the old man returned to the village with a group of juniors in a panic, explained the matter to the village chief, and was immediately severely reprimanded, and was ordered not to go deeper into the mountains again, but ......"
"But the animal refused to let us go," he said, "for for a month it continued to haunt the village, causing panic among the people of the village, until at last the chief decided that we had angered the gods of the mountains, and made the decision to relocate...... Since then, there is no more Lijia Village in Shennong Mountain! ”
The generals of the Bohai Navy listened to the old hunter's deep voice all the way, and they all felt a chill hit them, and their hearts were like falling stones. When the old hunter had finished speaking, there was silence around the fire, and no one spoke.
"How's the map going?" Finally, Nanying broke the oppressive atmosphere: "If the painting is basically completed, you can ask the old man to point out the location of the cave on the spot...... That is where the old man first discovered the monster! ”
"Yes! Checkmate! Cai Yong walked quickly and respectfully presented a roll of white silk: "Shennong Mountain is two hundred miles in radius, and the sketch of its seven ridges and eighteen peaks is here. However, this is only a rough picture, if you want to draw a detailed picture, you have to work for more than ten days! ”
"It's rare to have such results in half a day!" Nanying unfolded the white silk, and could see it clearly by the light of the fire, and couldn't help but be taken aback. The mountains and valleys on the white silk, the painting style is meticulous, the outline is moving, and the huge Shennong Mountain jumps on the paper.
"I'm ashamed! This is painted by a little girl! Cai Yongkou said that he was ashamed, but in fact, he looked proud: "The old man is just assisting from the side!" ”
"Cai Yan's name as a talented woman is really well deserved......" Nan Ying felt in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but look behind Cai Yong, and sure enough, he saw a slender figure slowly retreating back, and couldn't help but feel slightly stunned, although this famous talented woman through the ages is close at hand, but so far it is a side of fate.
Thinking of the mystery of Shennong Mountain, he reluctantly suppressed the disappointment in his heart, and waved his hand to the old hunter: "Old man, please come and show the way!" ”
The old hunter was also amazed when he saw the map, and he did not hesitate to point to a long ridge in the central zone: "This is it...... The Great Wall of Dragonspine! (To be continued.) )