Chapter 250: Mountain Fire
Fifteen years ago, he was still a straw sandals seller who worked hard in Yizhou, near Fanyang, and by chance swept the road for Cai Jin's shoeshine on the side of the road, so he was appreciated by Cai Tingshi, and then became his subordinate.
Knowing that his sister-in-law An Lushan intended to rebel, Cai Jin was also depressed and depressed because of this matter, and he didn't know what to do.
Gao Dada saw that Cai Jianshi was dull all day long, often sighed, and appeased Cai Jin several times, and he put forward several very important suggestions for An Lushan's rebellion.
If you can't get rid of it, you can help it, at this time in Yizhou to recruit troops and horses, you will be able to achieve a career, this is the beginning of Cai Jin's 200,000 troops, and then all the way to the fierce battle, countless cities, captives are all soldiers, constituting half of the Hu people and half of the Tang army.
In the rebellion, Cai Jin also made some contributions, but all of them relied on Gao Da to give advice and advice, so that he became the founder of Dayan and became a general.
As the vanguard of Cai Jin's department, Gao Keda led 50,000 soldiers into the mountains east of Tongguan.
The weather at the end of May, with some damp stickiness between the warmth and heat, can ride a war horse in the mountains and forests slowly, and also feel the sweat on the body sticky, from time to time itching.
Jumping off the warhorse, Gao Da looked at the surrounding woods, the rain-washed leaves lowered his head, and his listless appearance made him unable to lift his energy, although it was likely to be ambushed by the Black Armor Army, but the scouts in front should have discovered it a long time ago.
"I really don't want it to rain again at this time," Gao Da said sadly at the gloomy sky, this kind of low-lying mountainous area near the water is really not suitable for a large army to garrison, as long as you stay here for a few days, not only the food will be moldy, I am afraid that the sergeants will also get moldy, and even get fever.
There was a tremor between the mountains in the distance, like a thunderbolt scraping down from the dark sky, which made people restless.
He climbed to the top of the tree and looked out over the pergola, but he couldn't see clearly, all he knew was that the place where the strange noise was made was the direction in which the scouts were probing.
"The whole army is hurrying forward!" Gao Da smelled a smell of conspiracy, and inhaled it into his mouth but stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, making him more and more anxious in such a sticky and wet environment.
Soon, 50,000 soldiers marched forward, with the infantry in front, the warrior cavalry behind, and the crossbowmen in the middle, lying down over the valley between the mountains, and marching to another hill.
Gao Da jumped off his horse again, stepped on his leather boots with his feet, tried to make himself as comfortable as possible, and followed the sergeant to a place where the dirt was flying, and four or five horses were lying beside him, and none of the sergeants were alive, let alone intact.
Looking at the bloody picture, Gao Keda resisted the urge to have an uncomfortable position in his abdomen, and coldly observed the surroundings, a big pit, vibrating out of thin air, inexplicably generated, it was incredible.
Looking up at the sky, Gao Dada got a hint from General Shi, which was a reminder as a friendly army, pay attention to the sky, always remember to pay attention to the sky, because there will be fire in the sky, if you see fire in the sky, then immediately evacuate the place where the flames attacked.
"Come on, pack up and bury the corpses of these soldiers, and the horses that died in battle will be rewarded to you to eat!"
But at this moment, the sky was heavy, and there was no flame, Gao Da gave the order with peace of mind, although there was a reward, but his subordinates were not necessarily very happy, and even saw the strange death picture and worried, whether it would be them next.
Before Gao Da could lift his footsteps, an ear-to-ear sound occurred on the side, and the earth and rocks flew everywhere, causing him to slip on the rotten leaves under his feet and fall a foot away.
The same was true of the surrounding sergeants, who had been shattered by explosives as they got closer, and their distant ears and noses were whisking blood, wailing on the ground, and soon they were silent.
Gao Dada stood up with the support of his subordinates, shook off the mud on his shoulders and armor, and looked in the direction of the explosion, the horror triggered by his heart permeated the entire pupils, not to mention the scattered limbs for the time being, just the sergeants who were lying motionless on the ground with blood from their eyes and nose made him lose his composure as a general, and hurriedly looked up at the sky, trying to find a heavenly fire in the gloom, and hoped to use it as comfort.
"It's caused by the heavenly fire?" Gao Da stared at the sky for a long time, muttering to himself, but the sky couldn't see anything except the gloomy dripping water, let alone the flames falling from the sky.
"Someone, bring wine!"
Gao Da let out a loud shout, which rang out among the silent mountains, and was transmitted in the ears of every sergeant, and soon a wine jar was brought in.
Raise the jar of wine, drink a few sips violently, relieve the fear in your heart, and also wash away the stickiness on your body, and then let the sergeant carry a lot of wine, as long as you dare to charge forward, a string of money, ten pieces of meat.
Soon, there were Hu people who were not afraid of death who drank and strengthened their courage, and led the team to march forward, and Gao Da followed behind to watch.
I saw a sergeant just walk up to an area covered with rotten leaves, the ground suddenly cracked, and a flash of fire appeared and disappeared, and the explosion caused a wave of anger in his ears, so that Gao Da almost fell on his back.
Looking in the direction of the explosion, it was still a river of blood, and Gao Da was sure that the heavenly fire did not fall from the sky, but came out of the ground.
With the experience of several explosions, there is also a strong interest in Gaoda. However, he also found that the sergeants walking on the steep hills were intact, and only walking on relatively flat or soft-looking areas often caused ground fires.
There was a strange ground in the ground, and Gao Da asked the sergeant to dig up the relatively flat ground, but it quickly caused a burst of bang and countless sergeants were killed.
After trying a few times, Gao Da found that the excavation was useless, and he didn't find anything after digging three feet into the ground where the explosion had been exploded, only the dead sergeant would have some sharp iron sheets on his body, as if he had been pierced into it alive, he didn't know what caused it, anyway, these sergeants who stepped on the ground fire would definitely die.
Then let the war horse move forward, in order to test the way, people follow behind, it will still cause the thunder to explode from the ground, shaking the mountain, the place where the horse walks is safe and sound, people walk by, there will still be a chance to explode out of the ground fire.
This made Gao Da hate but helpless, the speed of the march was greatly reduced, he could not march three mountains in a day, and stayed in the damp and dense mountain forest, the whole person was like a ball of resin, soft and sticky, without much strength, let alone much strength.
When night fell, Gao Da had to guard against a sneak attack and find a place to camp in the camp, and suddenly resentment arose, he couldn't advance, and he couldn't retreat, he felt a deep malice, the malice of the Black Armor Army.
The next day, the army that stayed where it was and did not march nested in the mountains and forests, in the dreary and damp fog that made people breathless, many of the thousands of troops were infected with diseases, and some were not accustomed to the water and soil, and for a time, the army was full of complaints.
It was not until the arrival of Shi Siming's army that the situation eased. Read the latest chapter of "Steamed Tang Claw Book House" for free for the first time.