Chapter 613 - Counting is Counting
Hua Mulan insisted on sending troops into the mountains to suppress the Kumo Xi people in the cold winter, of course, it has its own considerations, in such weather, heavy snow covers the mountains, life activities are almost prohibited, and it is not easy for the Kumo Xi people to find food hidden in the mountains and forests, if they wait for the beginning of spring, the earth recovers, and everything grows, the Kumo Xi people can easily get food.
Although the cold weather is a huge test for the Youzhou army, it is not fatal to the Kumo Xi people?
Hua Mulan believes that the Youzhou army is stronger than the Kumo Xi people in terms of warmth and baggage supply, and the severe cold is a greater threat to the Kumo Xi people who are hiding in the deep mountains.
In terms of soldiers' bows and crossbows, the Kumo Xi people cannot be compared with the Youzhou army, as long as they adopt targeted tactics, as long as there are no serious mistakes in command, it will not be a problem to solve the Kumo Xi people.
Two thousand people is the largest force that Mulan can command, in this white forest and snow field, drill ravines, walk valleys, climb hillsides, no matter how many troops there are, they can't play a role, once they step into the complex terrain, they can only deliver food to the Kumo Xi people.
In addition to their armor, all of them were wrapped in two layers of thick fur, and all parts of their bodies were tightly wrapped except for their eyes.
More than 2,000 people pulled out a long procession, winding slowly through the knee-deep snow-covered mountain forest.
Hua Mulan took Li Bao and other personal soldiers to walk in the front, and behind him was a team of 2,000 soldiers who pulled out more than two miles, and the military operation to search for the Kumo Xi people was so difficult, but the flag that should be played still had to be raised, and the honor guard in the army was indispensable.
There were also a large number of footprints in the snow ahead, indicating that the scouts and the soldiers were still moving forward.
Guo Da, who was sent by his father Guo Sheng to assist Mulan, turned his head to look at the mountains and forests on the left and right, the terrain between the two mountains is quite open, and the slopes are not very steep, but for the sake of insurance, he still reminded Mulan: "General, in this kind of snow valley, especially if there are snow-capped mountains around, you must pay attention not to make too much noise, including shouting loudly, otherwise it is easy to cause an avalanche, and the last general suggested that the general order the soldiers not to make loud noises!" The terrain here is relatively open, and an avalanche will not be a big problem, but if you go into a narrow valley, it will be very dangerous! ”
"And such wonders?" Mulan was amazed.
"The last general is not a lie!"
Hua Mulan nodded, turned her head and instructed Li Bao: "Pass the order, prohibit everyone from making loud noises, and those who violate the order will be engaged in military law!" ”
"Yes!"
After the military order was delivered, some of the generals who were chatting while marching stopped talking, and everyone hurried silently.
Hua Mulan and these two thousand soldiers searched in the snowy mountains and old forests for four whole days, and they kept going around and around the mountain roads, deep ravines, and canyons, but they couldn't find the hiding place of Mu Kunbu.
"General, the whole deep mountains and old forests, now we only have the previous one left and have not looked for it, there are four mountains in this place, but the range is not small, it will take at least two days to find them all!" Guo Da said to Mulan as he walked.
Hua Mulan stepped on the thick snow with a big knife, and after listening to Guo Da's words, she looked up and looked ahead, the terrain a mile ahead was much narrower, the mountains on both sides were steep and towering, and the thick snow wrapped the peaks, and the terrain seemed more precipitous.
At this time, a soldier came in front of him to report the news, and Mulan stopped and raised her hand to signal everyone to stop advancing.
The soldier who reported the news came up and clasped his fist at Mulan and said, "General, the scout team in front sent someone to say that they have found a large number of human footprints in the valley and mountain forest ahead!" ”
Hua Mulan's spirit was shocked, and she ordered Li Bao: "Pass the order, the army will continue to advance!" ”
"Yes, General!" Li Bao agreed, and he was about to turn around and give orders.
At this time, Guo Da said next to him: "Wait"
Hua Mulan and the surrounding generals all looked at Guo Da, only to see Guo Da pointing to the mountain peak on the left side diagonally and said, "General, do you see the sunlight reflected from the weapons on that mountain peak?" ”
When Mulan heard this, she immediately looked in the direction of Guo Da's finger, and saw that there were indeed a few rays of light flickering on the mountain peak above the slope, and there were a few small black dots.
Her expression was abrupt, could it be that there were ambushes on that mountain? No, it can't be, the mountains and forests on both sides of the valley are covered with snow, and the mountain peaks are the same, even if there are ambushes, how can they rush down after launching an attack? With such deep snow, let alone running, you can't walk, how can you rush down quickly? The mountain peak is steep, and after falling directly into the snow, he was buried alive, what kind of ambush is he doing?
So what exactly are the people on the mountain trying to do? Is it spying on the military?
Suddenly, Mulan thought of a terrifying possibility, the Kumoxi people on the mountain peak were not planning to wait for her to lead her soldiers through the valley in front of them to cause an avalanche, right?
As soon as this terrible thought appeared in her mind, she couldn't get rid of it, and Mulan felt a chill all over her body, but fortunately she thought of it, otherwise if she plunged headlong into the narrow valley in front of her, all the more than 2,000 horses would be buried alive!
After taking a deep breath, Mulan asked, "Guo Da, are there any other ways to go around here to meet the scout team and the pathfinder team?" ”
Guo Da shook his head and said: "There is no road, if you want to go around to the front, you can only go over the mountains and mountains, but now this situation is obviously not working!" ”
Hua Mulan thought for a while, and found the messenger who had just come to report the news, and instructed: "You hurry back and tell the pathfinder team and the scout team, let them all hide, hide themselves, and at the same time stay away from this valley, go quickly!" ”
"Yes, General!"
After the messenger left, Mulan ordered all the flags to be put away, and asked everyone to put their cloaks on their bodies, the reverse of which was white, which could serve as a camouflage in the ice and snow.
"Give the order to go down and let the brethren hide themselves in the snow, and they are not allowed to come out without an order!"
Mulan's order made all the generals very puzzled, not knowing what she was going to do, but the generals still carried it out to the letter.
Hua Mulan found a few high-pitched soldiers and instructed them: "You guys went over and yelled at the mountains on both sides in the valley in front, if there is an avalanche in the mountain, run back immediately, don't be buried by the avalanche!" ”
Five or six of his own soldiers agreed and lined up and walked towards the valley in front, the snow on the road ahead had been flattened by the scouts and pathfinders, and it was not very difficult to walk.
The group of soldiers walked into the valley in front of them with a light of tea, and after a while, they heard a series of shouts from the valley ahead: "Ahh······h
A strong echo came from the valley, and suddenly, there was a clatter, and the snow on the cliffs and slopes broke off, and white, cascading snow and snowboards rose in response.
As far as the eye could see, the snow slid down the hillside.
'Boom ······'' Bulky snow blocks and snowboards are large and heavy, and they make a loud noise as they slide down the slopes below.
The snow roared down the mountain like a white snow dragon in the clouds, rushing faster and faster, sweeping everything in its path, and destroying everything in its path.
A huge wave of air was generated under the avalanche, and this terrifying wave of air broke all the trees on the hillside, rolled up a large number of mountain stone particles, and the debris immediately fell, and the sky seemed to rain like a stone rain.
The huge amount of snow finally crashed into the valley, filling the entire slope several feet high, and countless powdery snow clouds rose into the sky, forming a white expanse over the valley, and nothing could be seen clearly.
"My mother-in-law, if the soldiers were in the valley in front just now, I'm afraid they would all have been buried alive at this moment!" Li Bao lay in the snow and looked up at the scene in front of him, his mouth opened wide, and his jaw almost dropped in shock.
The movement of the avalanche was so loud that it echoed beneath the mountains for a long time.
When everything calmed down, the surroundings seemed to be unusually silent, and it was obvious that the movement of the sky and the earth just now had frightened all the creatures.
It's quiet, it's so quiet, it's horribly quiet.
Hua Mulan hid in the snow cave and did not move, the surrounding generals did not make a sound, and the other generals did not dare to get up without orders.
After a long time of tea, there seemed to be laughter and laughter in the distance, and there was a faint sound of gurgling.
After waiting for a while, Mulan was sure that her hearing was fine, and that there were indeed a large number of people coming, coming from across the valley, and they had bypassed the snow several feet deep on the hillside, and their figures appeared in Mulan's sight.
"It's the people of Kumo Ximu Kunbu, I've heard their language, it's them!" Guo Da's voice came to Mulan's ears from nearby.
Hua Mulan ordered Li Bao beside her: "Pass the order, let the brothers prepare bows and arrows, and release the arrows when I give the order, if I take the lead in killing, everyone must not hesitate, and rush over to this general!" ”
"Yes!" Li Bao shouted loudly, turned around and conveyed Mulan's orders one by one to the generals of the various departments, and the generals in turn conveyed them to the team officers, tooth masters, soldier heads and army commanders.
Thousands of warriors from the Wood Kunbe surrounded the snow-soaked valley with all kinds of weapons, standing on the slopes and sides of the valley, some talking.
"General, they're discussing how to clear the snow and get back the weapons, armor, and food supplies buried underneath!" Guo Da translated for Mulan.
Mulan crawled out of the snow cave, and she drew her sword and pointed forward.
"Whoosh ······" Countless arrows flew towards the Kumoxi people in the valley.
The Kumoxi were unguarded until the arrows struck them and one by one fell to their deaths or screamed.
Waves of arrows came through in waves, almost in the blink of an eye, and many Kumoxi people fell from the arrows, suffering heavy casualties.
"Soldiers, rush over to me and kill!" After several rounds of arrow rain, Hua Mulan was worried that these Kumoxi people from the Mukun tribe would escape, and immediately took the lead in killing them.
"Kill-" Two thousand Youzhou Army infantry raised their weapons and killed the Kumo Xi people.
Mu Kunxiong, the leader of the Mu Kun Tribe, roared with a mace and rushed towards the Youzhou Army, he knew that he couldn't run at this time, and if he ran, it would be all over, and he could only fight to the death, and the other warriors of the Mu Kun Department also held weapons and shouted to kill the Youzhou Army.
In peacetime between the two open mountains, the Youzhou army and the Mukun tribe launched a fierce battle, and the snow was soon stained red with blood, and corpses fell into the snow······