On the banks of the grass river, the mountains are full of grass and trees.

Yi Damao, the fire leader of the detective team, squirmed his body, trying to get closer to the figure standing guard in the distance; It's like a clump of sunburned grass and trees. I only heard an inaudible sudden, blow arrow stained with the sap of the arrow poison wood, and easily nailed it to the back of the opponent's exposed side of the neck.

Then, he quickly grabbed from behind, and the other party's body had become stiff; He slowly fell down on one side of the tree trunk, as if he was leaning on a nap, so that people couldn't see any clues for a while.

"What are you doing, old turtle?"

However, as if God was going to oppose him, there was a whispering call and inquiry from the other side of the tree in the blind corner. It was the other party who arranged a light and dark double whistle in this position with a good view and convenient to hide, just in case.

Yi Damao, who was about to mention his throat in his heart, pinched his nose and shook the corpse, pretending to hum twice. Then a sleepy-eyed, muddy and messy face peeked out from behind the trunk.

"What are you talking about?"

Then he was covered by Yi Damao, pressed his head against the trunk of the tree, and copied a short dagger with his other hand and plunged it straight into the eye socket; Suddenly, the other party struggled and said "uh-uh" a few times before he suddenly dropped the arm that drew half of the horizontal knife.

Yi Damao concocted this, continued to push it back to its original position, wiped off the plasma and filth on his face, and then used the messy hair under his head to cover the holes on his face obliquely. At this time, the sound of Xi Xisuo's walking was heard again not far away.

But in the waist-high grass at the bottom of the hillside came two more figures, one with a spear and one with a bow and arrow. However, this time, there is no need for Yi Damao to worry about and deal with it;

I saw that in the sound of partridges, the archer, who was one step behind in the conversation, was instantly dragged to the ground by a noose thrown from the grass. The other man with a spear turned around in shock, but was hit on the side by a stone projectile suddenly sent out from the forest, and in an instant, he fell sideways with a red and white splash.

But it was Yi Damao's companions who were ambushed nearby, and they also took action one after another according to local conditions; For example, the elephant who makes the noose is called "a tendon" Yang Elephant in the mountains of Qianling Xishan, who is good at using soft ropes made of animal tendons to kill prey;

The other stone bullet that knocked down the enemy was Zhang Hang, a hunter from Fengzhou, Annan, nicknamed "Danzi Zhang", who claimed that he would die if he wanted to die, be injured if he was wounded, and rarely miss the net if he was stunned.

Therefore, after a jolting in the grass, the two armor-like figures stood up again, but they were no longer the same as before.

And in the sound of the rustling wind blowing near and far, as well as the muffled humming one after another, a hidden killing under the bald sun should also be in progress. This gruesome slaughter lasted for several moments before it was broken by the first screams in front of the makeshift earthen stove.

But one of the enemy soldiers fell into the fire and was burned and screamed. But at this time, this temporary stronghold in the hollow of the hill doubled as a sentry camp. There were only about sixty or seventy people in the two teams, and only a dozen people were left scattered in the camp tents and were awakened, and most of them were disheveled.

Therefore, under the short moment of assault and siege, this bloody sheltered camp also returned to peace. As the follow-up person in charge of the rotation stepped forward, Yi Damao also walked out of the position of the outer guard post and joined in the search of this camp.

When he arrived at the location where there were the most dead bodies in the camp, he heard someone talking to Dong Zhou, the captain of the group.

"It's been counted, and all the people are here,"

"Because the brethren couldn't stop at once, there are only six left here to catch their breath."

"Only two of them can speak at the moment. The brothers are hurrying to interrogate it. ”

"Lao Yi hurry up. There are just some things for you to discern. Let's see if we can find some heels and clues. ”

Then after Dong Zhou saw Yi Damao, he couldn't help but say in a hurry.

Afterwards, Yi Damao stayed in front of the corpses that had been roughly sorted out and the small pile of objects placed next to him, and carefully inspected and examined them.

Although the camp can be covered with flags, drums, and other objects that can prove identity and belonging; But there are still some faint traces of things that have fallen off these corpses.

Not long after, Yi Damao's furrowed brows loosened again, and he said to Dong Zhou, the captain of the Capture Captain who came over:

"As I expected, according to the belongings and habits of the people, most of these are people from the Xuanshu area, etc.; Judging from the traces on the hands and feet, I am afraid that many people have been in the official army. ”

Hearing this judgment, Dong Zhou couldn't help but move his eyes and turned several thoughts in his heart; As an old rebel from the Angry Wind Camp, and he is responsible for stabbing the enemy and catching life, he naturally knows more information than others.

For example, in the regular internal release of the General's Palace; He also vaguely knew that in Xuanzhou, where the General's Mansion was stationed for a short time, he was qualified and had the opportunity to recruit troops and accept surrendered officers and soldiers locally, that is, the guards of the General's Mansion and the few men and horses under the command of Fei Chuangu.

However, Fei Chuangu had actually personally led his men and horses to fight in Jiangbei at that time, so this range could be further narrowed. At this time, someone came to report:

"The two captives have spoken, they were originally to belong to the local surrendered Tu Regiment; It has only recently been assigned to a subordinate; He was then assigned to another unidentified rebel army as a guide and guide. ”

"I just sent from the nearby Wenkou Village to guard this place; By the way, it was on the same day that the other contingent was attacked. As for the others, I haven't been able to ask for the time being. ”

"Anyway, there's finally a clue. Quickly send someone to present it to Zhao Duwei... Let's continue to get on the horse and set off on our journey, and we will follow this line. ”

Dong Zhou also decided to hear this, but at this time, there were new reports and discoveries.

"On the east road, a group of men and horses are coming here. I've escorted a lot of things. ”

And it wasn't long before they made more discoveries and clues. Because, in this winding transport team, there are many materials that look rather heavy and dragged and lauldered. And some of the objects carried by these carriages and horses also look quite familiar.

"It seems that it's basically fine, but this is a clue that I sent to the door."

Dong Zhou, who was standing on a high place, put away the clairvoyance of the water-milled brass and sighed.

"The brothers are ready to be entertained."

After more than half an hour of intense and brief evolution, the camp was once again filled with unkempt captives and corpses, as well as crooked carriages and horses.

And with an order, Yi Damao, who cleaned up and stopped and changed into a bloodstained outfit, got on the horse again and galloped away, and suddenly made a decision on the horseback with the reins.

This time when you go back, you must show your thoughts, even if the other party is a widow with an oil bottle. Although the Taiping Army generally only has old soldiers, they have the conditions and qualifications to marry and start a family; But it didn't prevent him from persuading the woman named Wang Yilin to live with him first.

In this way, although he spends most of his time in the barracks, the house that he can rent at a low cost of fifteen dollars a month as a basic welfare and guarantee in his name can be wasted anywhere.

This is also one of the most common practices and choices for many ordinary soldiers who cannot afford to do their family affairs temporarily; By saying that he is introducing, find a helpless woman and live together;

He is responsible for taking care of the house and household belongings on a daily basis, and by doing some chores arranged in the women's camp, he can ensure a living, and he can also let the soldiers occasionally enjoy the taste of family life.

As he thought about it, he heard a whistle slowing down in front of him; Then, I heard the faint smoke and fire in the distance and the intermittent sound of fighting; At that moment, they all felt that the roar of the battlefield had never been so beautiful.

"Immediately send out the sound of arrows and flames. The hope of our trip is just around the corner. ”

He couldn't help but exhale heavily and shouted loudly

(End of chapter)