Chapter 14: The Gathering of Storms (5)
If the forest in the daytime is a green spirit dancing with the light of life. In the deep mountains at night, there are deep and terrifying black beasts with teeth and claws. Behind the black darkness lies an infinite crisis, which can swallow people up and leave no bones left. In order to avoid the enemy scouts, Li Mi and his Black Wolf Army did not choose a relatively flat place near the side of the official road. They have been submerged in this deep mountain for a day and a night, and the mountain path that Sunong said is really worthy of its name, as thin as a sheep's intestine, and it comes and goes, I am afraid that only small animals such as rabbits can pass here, Li Mi once thought about it with self-deprecation. They came along, not to light torches, not to make loud noises, and to walk as lightly as possible, and the procession of two thousand and one people walked silently through the mountains and forests shrouded in darkness, like a black cloud floating gently in the night.
When late autumn is approaching the beginning of winter, it is always dark very early. Just after the hour of Shen, before the unitary hour, the sun had sunk below the horizon, leaving only a ray of afterglow in the sky. There is always not enough time to rest and reorganize the army during the day, and Li Mi, who was leaning against a tree and pretending to sleep, opened his eyes, patted the dirt on his body and stood up. He was about to assemble the team, and while there was still some light, let everyone sort out their equipment and plan the next route.
Li Mi stretched, and the armor on his body rattled. He reached out and patted Sunong and Tiezhu beside him, "Get up." Iron Pillar, you go to assemble the team and check the equipment. Sunong, tell me about the next route" Li Yu took out the map drawn by Sunong from his bosom and spread it on the ground covered with fallen leaves.
Tiezhu stood up, stretched, and walked quickly. Sunong rubbed his sore shoulders, changed his lying to sitting, and looked at the map, "Captain, when I was a hunter, I rarely came to this place, but I remember that there seems to be a cliff three or five miles ahead, called bluestone cliff, and there is a stone road about an inch wide in the cliff. Except for this road, you can only go over the mountain. ”
"How long is the stone road? How deep is the cliff? Li Mi's face was very serious, before leaving, he also realized that the difficulty of marching in the mountains was not small, but he didn't expect that the road in the mountains would be so difficult, just halfway through the journey, he tossed these elite soldiers who had been honed from extremely hard training half to death, and he himself was exhausted.
"It's about two miles long, and the cliff is a hundred feet deep." Sunong's concise and neat answer made Li Mi's heart sink to the bottom: "If we march from here, we must set off immediately." As soon as it gets dark, you really can't see the stone path, which is even more dangerous. Sunong's face was anxious.
"If it's over the mountain, how long will it take?" Li Mi really didn't want to lead his brother into danger for no reason, he still had a trace of luck in his heart at the moment, so he asked despite Su Nong's urging.
"It takes half a day to climb this mountain. But the villain on the other side of the mountain has not been there. I don't know what the terrain is," Sunong's words completely dispelled Li Mi's illusions.
"Leave at once, and you will lead the way." Li Mi quickly rolled up the drawings with his hands and feet, and put them in his arms, and the dark and cold Gensunong said.
At this time, the Black Wolf Sergeant was already fully equipped. Li Mi gave an order, and the team quietly set off again. Sunong is worthy of being born as a hunter in the mountains, but walking in this difficult and abnormal mountain is like walking on the ground, and soon left the large army behind. Li Mi knew that he was exploring the way.
After a day's rest, the team was in good shape and moving much faster than usual. No matter how fast the march was, it could not keep up with the speed at which the light in the sky faded. Hurrying down, when we arrived at the bluestone cliff, the sky was completely dark, and there was no star in the sky, let alone half of the light.
When Li Mi and the team rushed to the bluestone cliff, Sunong had already arrived, and he had been thinking about it for a long time while standing on the side of the cliff, "Captain, raise the fire." The night was so thick that I couldn't see the stone path at all. Sunon said with a sigh.
"No, there are no trees on the cliff face. If you raise a fire, it will definitely be eye-catching ten miles away. Let's go back to Tongguan as soon as possible. Li Mi didn't think about it, and categorically rejected Sunong's proposal. The two then fell silent.
"Bring the rope." Li Mi patted his head and shouted softly behind him. Soon, the rope was handed over. Li Mi picked up the rope, and regardless of Su Nong's surprise, he tied the rope to him with three strokes and five divisions, and tied a dead knot with his hand, "You are from Orion, and you have some advantages in this mountain." This rope is long enough, you first take this rope over the cliff and tie it to the tree. Then let the soldiers follow the ropes. After tying the rope, Li Mi explained to Sunong, "Don't worry, the two thousand people here will tighten the rope, even if you stumble and fall, they can pull you up." ”
Sunong suddenly understood what Li Yu meant, "Captain, I haven't agreed yet, so you're going to tie me up?" Seeing that Li Mi had found a way to cross the cliff, Sunong's mood also relaxed, and he had the intention to joke with Li Mi.
"Do you dare to agree. This is a military order. Aren't you afraid that labor and management will send you back and let you continue to be your leader? Li Mi haha and patted Sunong's shoulder, "Go ahead, the labor and management will go back and ask for credit for you." Make sure to let Big Brother Gao find you a beautiful mother-in-law. ”
"Captain, are you a scholar? Why don't you talk about Sven so much. Sunon also rolled his eyes, turned around and stepped onto the cliff.
Gao Lishi stood aside, looked at Zhile, stabbed Li Mi and said, "What about you, are you a scholar?" Why doesn't this not talk about Sven. ”
Sunong's figure had disappeared into the night. Li Mi grabbed the rope in his hand, and the rope was moving forward inch by inch, proving that Sunong was safe at the moment. Only then did Li Mi turn his head and look at Gao Lishi, "I used to be a rough man, but now I am a scholar." As for whether you are a reader or not, it doesn't matter that much. Grandpa Deng has clouds, he cares about white cats and black cats, and he is a good cat when he catches a mouse. ”
"Who is Grandpa Deng? There is a lot of truth to this statement. Is it your ancestor? Gao Lishi was stunned by Li Mi's words and asked a stupid question.
"It's good that it's my ancestor." Li Mi glanced at Gao Lishi, "Then I am a second-generation official, haha"
The two were laughing and laughing in a gag, and Li Mi suddenly felt a regular tugging from the end of the rope in his hand. Li Mi tentatively forced, and pulled the rope in his hand a few times. The end of the rope was found to be as heavy as lead. Sunong must have passed, and Li Mi instantly had a bottom in his heart. Immediately stopped joking with Gao Lishi, and turned around to beckon his soldiers to get up.
"Close to the cliff, hold on to the rope, and move forward slowly." This special mother is the heart of labor and management, don't see the hair of the enemy soldiers, so it is folded here. Li Mi prayed over and over again in his heart, but his mouth kept talking, and he told the soldiers who grabbed the rope and walked forward over and over again.
The ideal is full, but the reality is the backbone. No matter how much Li Mi prayed in his heart, what should happen would still happen after all. Time passed minute by minute, and I don't know how long it has been, and I don't know how many people have passed on the other side of the cliff. Just as the team was marching between the cliffs and stone paths in an orderly manner, the rope in Li Mi's hand suddenly bent sharply, and instantly returned to its original state, making a buzzing sound after a violent tremor. Li Mi knew that something was wrong, and his heart sank to the bottom all of a sudden.
"A few people were lost." After what had just happened, the team marched more cautiously. At this time, the team had all arrived on the opposite side of the cliff. Li Mi ordered Tiezhu to count the number of people, and asked with a sinking face.
"Back to the captain, two. One of them stumbled, the other reached for it, and both fell off the cliff together. Tie Zhu's heart was also very uncomfortable, and his eyes were red. After all, he is an old brother who stirs rice in a pot, who can be indifferent.
"Why didn't these two call for help" Gao Lishi also looked solemn, and asked with a puzzled face.
"In the dead of night, if there is a loud noise. The sound must be heard for miles. Therefore, this march has been repeatedly ordered not to make loud noises. Li Mi took a deep breath, then swallowed a mouthful of saliva, calmed down his sad mood, and said.
Colliers was silent, and the whole army was silent.
"All of them! March salute! Li Mi snorted lightly and pulled out the saber at his waist. With Li Mi's order, all the soldiers, including Gao Lishi, drew their sabers in unison. One thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine black blades stabbed out diagonally, pointing at the inky night sky, trying to tear through the cage of the night.