Everyone went up the stream, detoured, did not go directly to climb the heights, until dark, the eyes were full of shrubs and dense forests, no human voices could be heard, only the sound of horses' hooves and sporadic animal roars, the whole mountain, it seemed that there was no human trace.

At night, when the people were hungry, they tied their horses to the edge of the forest, and everyone took turns to guard them, and then Xu Zixian ate dry fried rice, fetched water from the stream with a coconut scoop to drink, and then poured it on the muddy ground covered with pine needles, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next day it was still the same, but the stream became narrower and more rapid, and the water became clearer and clearer, and it seemed to taste a little sweet.

From the shore of the stream, the mountain rises gradually, and sometimes it seems that there is no trace of a person, but if you look closely, you can find nothing.

The boundless woods cover the slopes, and the mountains are even higher, and the peaks in the distant sky are so high that they seem to be plunged into the clouds, and they seem to be close at hand, and they seem to be far away.

On the third day, the mountains to the south seemed to be close at hand, and many of the horses' hooves were broken, and a few of them had sprained their legs, so they had no choice but to slaughter them.

In the morning, a firefighter set up a cauldron that he carried, and with tears in his eyes, he divided the war horse into large pieces of meat, because there were no condiments such as onions and garlic, the horse meat was very fishy, and the meat was not cooked very badly, Xu Zixian did not like to eat very much, and after taking a bite, he divided the meat to his guards, and the two guards put the helmets in front of their knees, put a large piece of horse meat, cut the meat with a knife, and soon ate ten catties of horse meat cleanly.

The mountains are not all high slopes or steep rock walls, there are also large areas of mountain valleys, on the third day, Xu Zixian obviously found that there are a large number of traces of human activities, in a valley, there is a large area of planting some buckwheat and flax, the planting is illegal, a large area of land is planted with only a small number of crops, the acres of land are all wild grasses and wild vegetables, serious crops are like alien invaders.

The weather in the mountains was different from that of the plains, and although it was only a few hundred meters upward, it was already much colder than in the plains, and by noon on the third day, it rained, and it even made people feel a little cold.

The group dismounted and climbed tremblingly, and the horses were not very accustomed to the slippery valley road, and neighed from time to time. After the rain, the cavalry put on felt cloth made of raw hides on the horses, and they themselves put on oil coats, and Xu Zixian walked in the rain in oil clothes like everyone else.

Walking along the river, there are a lot of pebbles and rocks, the weather is cold and wet, and everyone feels very uncomfortable.

In the afternoon, the rain stopped, and people stopped to rest, but it was impossible to start a fire, and the damp rainforest could not find dry moss or branches to start a fire.

Everyone sat back to back, warmed each other with body temperature, and dried each other's robes, it was more comfortable to take off their armor, but now they have gone deep into the enemy territory, and Sun Rulan, the leader of the team, and other officers have already ordered that the soldiers are strictly forbidden to take off their robes.

After dark, it began to rain again, and everyone was sitting on the wet and muddy ground, their hair and robes soaking wet, and their whole bodies were shaking.

Xu Zixian is the same, it is useless to wear oil clothes and felt cloth, no matter how noble his identity is, it is meaningless at this time, the soldiers can't drink and tell God not to rain, and there is no way to make a fire in this humid environment.

Xu Zixian paid attention to Luo Fangxiao and others, these Lanfang people felt more uncomfortable than the Wei people, they were Han people who grew up in the island country of Nanyang, it is not wrong to say that they are Huaxia or Wei people, and it is not wrong to say that they are overseas people. The environment in which they grew up was even hotter, and the climate of the Eastern Domain was cold for them, not to mention that in this mountain and rainy land, several Lanfang people were a little about to collapse, but the arrogance of the young people and the self-esteem of being an envoy stopped them, they did not complain or cry, Xu Zixian felt that they were already quite good.

Everyone couldn't sleep, but although it rained, there were no dark clouds, and the moonlight illuminated the mountain road. In the second half of the night, they simply set off in advance, and when it rained, people also stopped and stopped, and the horses were strangled in their mouths, and there was no way to neigh, so they could only impatiently step on the ground with their hooves...... The rain and mist stopped on the mountainside, and people seemed to be walking in the sky, as if they were walking in a psychedelic country, and the mountain wind was howling, like ghosts and gods roaring and whimpering.

At dawn, the rain finally stopped. People fell asleep one after another in extreme exhaustion, only Sun Rulan, Sun Zhengzhi, Lin Guoji and other officers did not sleep, they barely supported, assigned people to take turns on duty, and did not dare to relax their vigilance.

The dew in the early morning fell on people's faces, until the golden luster illuminated their faces, people blinked and woke up, the dazzling light made everyone refreshed, Xu Zixian was the same, he woke up for a while, was illuminated by the light for a while, then straightened his waist and stood up.

A guard had already fetched water from a stream not far away, Xu Zi took the coconut scoop first, rinsed his mouth, and drank the water, and finally felt that his spirit and physical strength had returned to his body.

Dutou Sun Rulan walked over, hugged her fists and said: "Junhou, I feel that the indigenous people can't hide for long, and if you go down, you will definitely be able to find the village." ”

Along the way, there are always traces of the natives from time to time, and the cavalry also goes up along the stream and valley, otherwise it is impossible for people and horses to come up together, so after walking for two or three days, they will always encounter the aboriginal villages anyway.

Xu Zixian nodded and said: "The terrain of the flat valley here is dominant, surrounded by streams, suitable for farming, and the natives will have large villages here, and there should be one or more tribes gathered nearby." ”

"I'll wait for what to do next, please show me."

"It has been raining for days, and there are problems with the soldiers' crossbows, bow tendons, lacquer, and glue." Xu Zixian pondered for a moment, and ordered: "When you encounter a village, set up a formation, do not use a bow or crossbow, the soldiers swing away, with a sharp formation, be careful of streams, rice fields, ditches, kill people when you see them, throw the village with torches, burn their houses, if you see a large number of natives coming, you will retreat decisively, and shoot and kill the natives after the town with crossbows and bows." ”

"The prince has arranged it properly," Sun Rulan said admiringly: "The last general will listen to the order." ”

Lin Zhengzhi said: "Prince, will there be any danger, such as the natives gathering troops to chase after us, and we are under siege......"

"I estimate that there are a large number of natives gathered in the village ahead, let's knock them out at once, wait for them to react, ask for help from more tribes, and gather thousands of people to take revenge, we have already gone out of the mountain." Xu Zixian smiled, his face was still very gentle, calm, and he said to Lin Zhengzhi: "Since ancient times, there has been no one who is sure that there is no one who can fight with more than sixty percent of the soldiers. This time I'm 80% sure that it's not dangerous. ”

Lin Zhengzhi nodded slightly, but exchanged glances with Sun Rulan and the others...... If there is really any risk, he will coerce Xu Zixing to escape as soon as possible, with the current situation of the Eastern Domain, it is a matter of time before he recovers the field, if the prince falls here, then everything will be over.

Everyone didn't quite understand why Xu Zixian had to take risks lightly, but Xu Zixian himself understood that there was really not much risk this time, but he was always on the front line...... In the war of Nan'an Hou Mansion, Xu Zixian almost always took the lead, whether it was the battle of Jiangtan or the battle of Qizhou, the risk was much greater than that of bullying the natives now. The current war is extremely important to the future development of the Eastern Domain, and many people are paying attention to it, and they have not yet reached the time when they can enjoy the blessings of peace in the rear. This time, at least in the eyes of many new pawns, it is crucial to establish his position as commander-in-chief.

The other is to hurt the natives, urge them to negotiate, and make them more honest.

The last time the Great Wei forbidden army swept the mountains and burned hundreds of tribal villages, it was a hundred years ago, and a hundred years later, it seems that these natives have healed their scars and forgotten the pain, and it is time to teach them a profound lesson.

At this moment, one of the horsemen suddenly shouted: "There is an iron helmet, but it is rusty." ”

The cavalry used a long sword to lift up a rusty iron helmet, everyone looked over, and then someone handed the iron helmet to Xu Zixian, Xu Zixian looked at it first, and said with emotion: "This is discarded here when the army was sent to sweep the mountains during the Wuzong period, and it is estimated that there are still white bones in the mountains." ”

Everyone was a little embarrassed, but Xu Zixian said: "As a martial artist, you can conquer the enemy for the country and bury your bones in the green mountains, and the ending is not bad." ”

Luo Fangxiao led the horse over, looked at Xu Zixian and said, "Junhou, your order is to burn the village when you see it, it doesn't seem appropriate." ”

Xu Zixian said: "How is this inappropriate? ”

"It seems to be a little different from the rumored image of Wei Jun's benevolence and indiscriminate killing......"

Xu Zixian laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "If you Lanfang people have always had this kind of thought, I'm afraid you won't be able to defeat Manshujia and Tianfangren." The army has always been brutal, and only after defeating the enemy, whether it can maintain restraint is the difference between a brutal army and a king's army. Our army has not yet killed and defeated the enemy, and can only do its best to harm the enemy, burn his villages, and bring disaster to his civilians, which is also a continuation of the means of war, and we want to destroy the enemy's war potential. ”

Luo Fangxiao has persisted until now, he has not complained, he is quite tenacious, and Xu Zixian also has a good impression of this Lanfang youth. Although it was a little rude at the beginning, it should also be a manifestation of Lan Fangren's inner anguish.

A hundred years ago, Lan Fang surrendered to Da Wei, but when it came time to need Da Wei's help, Da Wei left them behind and ignored them.

This kind of resentment will exist in the hearts of middle-aged people and those in power, but they will not show it and just endure it.

After a few days, several Lanfang youths did not show their weak side, and Xu Zixian had some appreciation for these people.

People always have to be self-reliant and self-reliant, so as to attract people's attention and then be willing to help.

By now, Lan Fangguo had shown enough kindness to the Eastern Domain, and Xu Zixian also knew that these people sent by Luo Fangbo must be the sons and daughters of the nobles in his clan, and they should be outstanding children with high hopes to have the opportunity to be sent to the Eastern Domain. In this case, Xu Zixian didn't mind pointing out a few words to these people, and even appointing them, when these people returned to Lanfang in the future, they would be the staunchest supporters of Nan'an Hou Mansion.

Luo Fangxiao's eyes really had a look of shock that he couldn't hide, what Xu Zixian said was really exactly the same as the way of battle between the Tianfang people in his memory.

The same is true of the Manchurians, who were extremely brutal in their battles with the Sriwijaya, and the Sriwijaya was able to occasionally counterattack the past because of the Buddhist tradition, and the counterattack against the Manswijaya was extremely slight and cautious.

In the long run, the Manchurian Thorn Plus people are becoming more and more ferocious and brutal in the eyes of people, and it is difficult to resist the enemy, and the more they fight, the stronger they become, and the Srivijaya is getting weaker and weaker the more they fight, plus Lan Fang and other countries are also useless, and they are not the opponents of the Heavenly People and the Manchu Thorns at all.

The Tianfang people are represented by Pu Xingfeng, which is burning, killing and looting on the bright side, and more than a dozen prefectures and counties in Lanfang alone have been slaughtered by it, and the dead and injured people are more than hundreds of thousands......

"Things in the world are so cruel." Xu Zi patted the young man with a shocked look on his face first, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want your own race to be brutally treated, you have to treat other people's race brutally." ”