Mona lifted the pig urine bubble bag, first drank a large gulp of water, and then poured some water on his head and face, feeling a burst of coolness and his spirit was much more uplifted.

The climate of the Eastern Domain was really hot and deep in the belly, not deep in the cool mountains, and specially selected shrubs, dense forests, and walking along the river.

The low hills and shrubs, where the wind is not strong and the sea breeze does not blow, and it is not as refreshing and cool as the high mountains, this long-distance training for about ten consecutive days, walking along the hills outside the mountains and in the hilly areas, including the northwest direction.

Along the way, there are no mountains, no sea, and everywhere is barren.

Even Mana saw countless herds of deer, each with more than a hundred.

There were also large flocks of yellow sheep, and there were countless wild beasts.

This area, between the coastline and the mountains, has no roads, crosses streams, shrubs and dense forests, and many places along the way have to be opened with sharp machetes.

It was an extremely arduous march, so difficult that even a native like Mana, who lived in the mountains all year round, could not bear it.

For ten days in a row, everyone has darkened and lost weight.

In fact, everyone ate well, including a dozen or so indigenous guides.

This time the Gaoshan tribe sent a guide, it was a manifestation of goodwill, before the two sides fought against each other, after seeing the cavalry of the Nan'an army, the tribes surrendered, and began to gradually contact and trade.

The trade between the two sides was basically reciprocal, and even the Nan'an Hou Mansion took care of it slightly, so the various tribes received a lot of supplies, and the hostility between them was greatly reduced.

When Xu Zixian decided to train for a long distance this time, the elders in the tribe did not say anything special, and even sent young men like Mana out to serve as guides for the army.

Of course, this kind of wind is also very welcome to the Nan'an Hou Mansion, Xu Zixian specially rewarded the tribe with a hundred stone of grain, as well as some pork, cooking oil, bean feed, etc., and all the tribes were very happy.

The tribe of Mana is the same, although in the last war all the families died and their houses were burned, but there were too many cases of the natives burning and looting each other, and it was not uncommon for the natives to fight each other the day before yesterday and reconcile the day after tomorrow.

Although the losses were heavy, the Nan'anhou Mansion also gave appropriate compensation, and the Mana tribe was no longer hateful, and even because of the heavy losses, they were more respectful and careful of the Nan'anhou Mansion.

Mana is the son of an elder, and it is his duty to come out this time, he is not too willing, not afraid of hardship, but he still has some hatred for these Wei people in his heart.

But in a short period of time, his hidden hatred and desire for revenge have disappeared, leaving only a deep awe.

What kind of army is this?

In other words, what kind of person is Nan'an Hou Xu Zixian?

After ten days of coming up, they kept walking to the north end, through dense forests, shrubs, over hills and hills, everyone was on foot, no one rode horses, even Xu Zixian, the Marquis of Nan'an.

Wading through rivers and rivers, crossing mountains, dealing with leeches, mosquitoes, gadflies, small bites, poisonous snakes, and wild beasts every day, more than 2,000 people walked in the silent mountains, there were no people and no roads, more than 100 people took turns to open the way with long knives, and when they encountered the shrubs and vines that were knotted in one place, they cut them hard.

Mana didn't understand at all, why did he open up the road so much, all the way north?

Abuse yourself and sergeants so hard, why is that?

I can't see the sea, I can't enter the mountains, and I am constantly moving forward with great hard work, working hard, fighting with nature, beasts and mosquitoes.

Walking every day, in the morning and still walking in the afternoon.

If it's raining, it's hot.

When I walked in the morning, I was wet, and when I camped at night, I could see the salt crystals of sweat when everyone took off their robes.

I drink several bags of water every day, and luckily there is plenty of water along the way.

Everyone carried a lot of weight, and the guides were given twenty pounds of jerky on their backs, and the soldiers were all armoured, carrying dry rations, jerky, water, purses for miscellaneous items, archers, and bows, quivers, and short-range weapons.

Everyone's hair stinks, the natives have short hair, and the Wei people have long hair, and they are knotted together every night when they are distributed, exuding a stinky smell.

Every day, the feet and legs are sore, and many people have walked out of the blood blisters a few days ago, and they wail to death when they pick up the blood blisters at night.

Every day, you must wrap your calves well, one is to prevent mosquitoes, and the other is conducive to long-distance walking, and it is only spread out when you sleep at night.

Every day, they had to soak their feet in hot water, and there were dozens of firefighters in the army, who set up a cauldron every night, first boiled meat, soaked cakes, and then boiled the cauldron of water for the soldiers to soak their feet.

Many people joke that there is a smell of broth in the footbath water.

Walking for at least 10 to 12 hours a day, with an average of 20 to 30 miles per hour, walking is quite difficult, and many places are broken through obstacles.

Everyone was fully armed, carrying oilcloth bedding on their backs, there were no tents, and they set up areas when camping, took turns to be on guard, lit a bonfire, put some sharpened wood on the front as a repellent, and then lay out the oilcloth and went to sleep.

Put some mosquito repellent herbs on the bonfire, otherwise everyone will be eaten by mosquitoes as big as fists.

There are more than a dozen medical officers to follow, there is a horse team in the distance, and if someone is sick and falls behind, they will be contained, but if they are not strong-willed and physically weak, they will be given a chance to keep up again, and if they still give up, then they will be removed from the army directly.

The consequences were quite serious, and Mona saw that there were soldiers talking and laughing all the way, and some people were just gritting their teeth and persevering.

As for the initiative to leave the team, there are even more than ten people who have a nervous breakdown and leave the team, and they really can't hold on.

Nan Anhou did not criticize these people, but it was not suitable for this generation to stay in the army, because of long-term military training, it was a pity to waste it, and he was transferred to serve as a guard.

The guards are now also the main force to prevent the natives, carrying bows and arrows, riding horses to patrol the border, wearing blue uniforms, wearing red tasseled hats, carrying bows and arrows, hanging horizontal knives at their waists, whistling to and fro like the wind.

After all, even if the indigenous tribes still have the tradition of cutting off people's heads to prove their martial bravery, most of them will be able to succeed, if one dies another, and the young men in the tribe die before they reach adulthood, then why bother?

In addition, there are still those who leave the team due to heat stroke, or twist their feet, or are infected with athlete's foot, or are bitten by mosquitoes, and they are also gradually leaving the team.

After traveling to the north for many days, there is a vast sea and a sparse land, and there are also large plain areas, overlooking the far side, there are shrubs and wild grasses everywhere, the depths of the grass are all prey, and there are high mountains in the distance, the mountains are from north to south, gradually towering, until they disappear into the clouds and mist, ethereal and difficult to see.

At this point on the way to the north, Mana saw Nan'an Hou riding his horse and continuing to run forward for some distance to see the situation in the north.

After a long time, Nan'an Hou drove back to the south.

After that, the army returned to the south, the soldiers ate most of the food with them, and began to shoot and hunt with archers, shooting dozens of big deer in one day, peeling and roasting meat, the soldiers were jubilant, and the morale was inspired.

Previously, hunting was not allowed, because of the long-distance march, it is likely to go deep into the enemy's territory, how can there be supplies and hunting skills, so the test of the number of military rations carried by the sergeants, in order to calculate the difficulty of the long-distance march under the premise of no supply in the enemy's territory, the supply, the morale of the soldiers, and the daily march distance, are calculated by the staff officers of the cardinal's room.

Mana's feeling, if it is on flat land, there are not so many shrubs, hills and rivers blocking the way, even if each person carries as much as fifty or sixty pounds, he can walk at least fifty or sixty miles a day.

After more than ten days of hard work, if you go north, I am afraid that you can go further, but Nan Anhou obviously has no intention of this, and turns back halfway.

It was calculated that there were 12 days on the road, more than 500 miles back and forth, and the place where they passed was not to take the straight road, but to pick the difficult and difficult places on the road, and the soldiers were tired and thin, and when they reached the 21st of May, they calculated that they could return to the barracks in the lower reaches of Nan'an River for another day or two, and the soldiers were all jubilant, even if the natives thought of being able to go back to the tribe to see their relatives, they were all happy.

On the 22nd, the Marquis of Nan'an issued a general, and the natives each gave two pieces of money, two pigs, and two stones of grain, which were handed over by the officials when they returned to the station, and brought back by the natives themselves.

At this time, all the guides are admired, it is the son of an elder like Mana, in fact, the family situation is not very good, the natives still have the legacy of the primitive tribe, even if it is the patriarch, the elders can not occupy too many resources, it is nothing more than better than the lowest tribesmen, can get two pieces of money, hundreds of catties of grain, two pigs, it is really an unexpected joy, and it can be regarded as a reward for the hard work of these natives for more than ten days.

At this time, Mana knew in his heart that not to mention others, even the sense of resistance and alienation in his own heart was almost gone.

Yes, there have been wars on both sides, and many natives have died, but since it was the mountain tribes who started the war, it was natural for them to suffer the pain of defeat.

Even if the two sides continue to fight, there is no way to bring the dead warriors back to life, so in this case, we still have to think more about the living, right? After the victory of the Wei people, they did not continue to sweep the mountains, and even the burning of the famine stopped, probably because the burning of the famine would go to the hilly area, so the Wei people did not continue.

Trade between the two sides has also begun, and a friendly atmosphere has gradually emerged, and there is no need to cling to past grudges.

The point is that Mana was really scared.

This time, the long-distance march, in the mosquito miasma and shrubs through it, from beginning to end only a dozen people could not bear to leave the team on their own, but they were not harshly criticized, everyone's attitude was very friendly, Nan Anhou even stroked his shoulders to appease, but he did not hesitate to expel the army, and he would never forgive the loan, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies also thought so.

Those who can stay are all under the high temperature of more than ten days, carrying dozens of catties of weight, eating dry food and drinking raw water every day, traveling long distances, with dark faces and thin bodies, but they have always been persevering, have not flinched, feared, and have never wavered in their military hearts.

These people are optimistic, they love to laugh, they don't like to complain about bitterness, and when they camp at night, they only make a few groaning noises when they pick up blood blisters with needles, and then they drink water, chew wheat cakes and jerky, and do not think bitterness, but pleasure.

They continued to march, they were not allowed to speak during the march, everyone was silent, whether it was ordinary soldiers or officers, including Xu Zixian, the Marquis of Nan'an, opened up the road, continued to walk, every morning there was a quarter of an hour to eat, after the meal, and then rested at noon, eating, after the meal could rest for three quarters of an hour, and then continued walking.

In the afternoon, we will camp in the evening, eat dinner, soak our feet, pick up blisters, and then go to sleep immediately.

This is true every day, only at dinner, when people talk about the day, talk and laugh, and relieve the tension of the day.

There will be a drill every few days, on the march, suddenly the drum sounds, and then the soldiers immediately in the banner under the formation, the long in the center, the sword in front, the bow, the crossbow in the side, the circle formation in an instant, and then the soldier shouted slogans, the long sword stabbed forward, the sword card slapped open, the bow hand winding bluff, so pretended to meet the enemy.

At the beginning, the hurried formation was still very panicked, many officers and soldiers could not find the officers and flags of the headquarters, after a few times, gradually became familiar with it, almost instantly, the circle formation or square circle, or horizontal formation will be immediately arrayed, dazzling array changes, for these sergeants and officers, it is quite simple and clear, and there is no need to spend a lot of time.

This is also the most convincing thing for Mana, the armor, weapons, and scarfs of the Wei army are certainly eye-catching, and those strong bows and crossbows are terrifying, but only the ability to fight in these arrays, the natives can't learn it anyway.

Strong crossbows and hard bows can be imitated, and armor and weapons can also be obtained, but the ability to fight after this battle requires the accumulation and training of thousands of tempers, which tribe can do it?

By the time the reward was handed out, Mana was convinced and no longer had the idea of being an enemy.

"This is Mana ......" After announcing the reward, Mana and more than ten other natives went to Nan'anhou to bow to the reward, kneeling is the highest etiquette of the tribe, and the Wei people are actually Changyi.

Mana lay on the ground, seeing the tips of Nan Anhou's boots, he felt uneasy in his heart, and some uncontrollable fear.

"Oh, the tribe we attacked?" Mana understands the Wei language, and most of the rest of the people understand it, and when he hears this, Mana can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Get up, male husband, and don't bow your head to anyone except to bow down and worship your ancestors." Mana heard Nan Anhou's words, and then felt Nan Anhou's arms supporting him, and he stood up.

Nan'anhou is very tall, and Mana is also considered a big man among the tribes, which is still a lot shorter than Nan'anhou.

The shoulders are very broad and thick, and the waist is very thin, and at first glance it is a typical martial artist figure, with long and thick legs, like wooden pillars supporting the sky.

Mana knew that Nan Anhou drew the bow every day to practice his strength, practiced diligently, and practiced heavy splitting every day, the knife technique was simple and clear, and there were not many changes, but when he slashed, there was no one in a hundred who could dodge and parry.

This is the martial arts master of the Great Wei, exerting force, accumulating strength, and moves, all in order to kill the enemy with one move, Nan Anhou's knife technique, violent and direct, it is very frightening to watch, Mana thinks he is a warrior, but he knows that he is not the enemy of Nan Anhou's sword, if he faces the battle, he is afraid that he can kill himself with a knife.

After standing up, Mana heard Nan Anhou say: "The past is a time of battle, and it cannot be done or avoided. Put aside the grudge against us, and never attack each other again. ”

Mana said: "The villain and the people of the tribe have obeyed the prince, and we have renewed our promise that there will be no more repetition. ”

He heard Nan Anhou say: "This is very good, this time the march is hard, so I will give you a rich reward, after returning to the army, the soldiers also have money, cattle wine rewards, everyone should have a good rest and relax when the time comes." ”

Mana clenched his fists and said, "Yes, thank you Junhou." ”

The scenery ahead gradually became familiar and clear, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief as the army crossed the Tiger Leaping Creek.