Bai Yuanliang raised his hand and shook the leaves on his head with interest, and the countless accumulated rainwater took advantage of the situation to fall, and said with a smile: "I said, I can't help you." ”

"Aren't you just helping me now?"

"I'm just here to ask for some wine, and by the way, I'm just repaying you a favor for the thousands of people in Cangyun Village."

Bai Yuanliang said indifferently, but Yang Yi heard the rejection in his words.

Yang Yi is not in a hurry, capable people usually have a lot of quirks, and the obsession in the seemingly casual hearts of people is not easy to shake. In the conversation a few days ago, Bai Yuanliang mentioned Emperor Daguang and the imperial family, Bai Yuanliang did not elaborate, but Yang Yi also guessed a little, this matter may have something to do with his father.

Don't say much at the moment, as long as Bai Yuanliang is in his own army, there will always be a way to make him submissive.

The rain in the north came and went quickly, and in less than two hours the heavy rain had become sparse and sparse.

Yang Yi ordered people to build a simple stone tablet in the mountains and forests, sitting in the north and facing south, with four big characters engraved on it: "The soul of the Northern Army".

There is nothing else to ask for, but to hope that the soldiers who have fallen in the north will have a place for their souls to return, and to warn those who survive not to forget what they are carrying.

All the soldiers bowed to the tombstone in the drizzle, and then silently packed their bags and continued to hurry, because the scout outside the forest reported that there were already fierce scouts hanging outside the forest, and it seemed that the fierce army was not far from here.

Continue to walk, as long as you go deep into the mountains and forests, the fierce people will not dare to chase after them, and the nomads are not good at fighting in the mountains and forests, which is something that everyone knows. It is impossible for them to chase them into the mountains and forests unless they are forced to do so.

The muddy mountains and forests are very difficult to walk, and Yang Yi and the others can't find where the road is, so they can only find the right position to face south and cut through thorns and thorns.

The atmosphere of the march was very depressing, and the team of nearly 10,000 or so people barely made any sound, and everyone was still drenched in their armor by the rain, silently bowing their heads and marching.

It's dark on rainy nights, and someone slips and falls, and someone comes up to pick them up and move on.

It wasn't until the sky began to light up that the rain finally stopped. After a night of marching, the men and horses were tired, Yang Yi ordered everyone to camp and rest, and at the same time sent the soldiers to search for wild meat all over the mountains, and everyone had eaten dry food for several days, and their bodies had reached the limit, especially the soldiers of the Northern Army, many of whom were hungry and haggard, and urgently needed to replenish nutrition.

Led by some veterans with some hunting experience, 10,000 soldiers began to search the mountains, and as luck they could, they found many edible mushrooms and wild vegetables, and hunting was a breeze for this battle-hardened army.

However, even if the ecological environment in ancient times was far better than that of later generations, how could a few rabbits and pheasants satisfy the big mouths of 10,000 hungry people?

Yang Yi inspected several times and found that these soldiers had not eaten meat for a long time, and had begun to show symptoms such as lack of protein, fat, and anemia.

At a loss, Hong Zhi, who was in charge of organizing the vigilance, came to report that he had captured several fierce scouts, and these scouts were so powerful that they used traps to injure several of their brothers.

Soon, several "fierce scouts" were brought to Yang Yi, a total of seven people. These men looked very similar to the fierce people, with dark skin, hunting bows on their backs, and some leather jackets made of animal skins to keep warm.

The seven were tightly bound, kneeling on the ground and bowing their heads without speaking.

Yang Yi thought for a while, approached the old bearded man at the head, squatted down, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

When the bearded man heard this, he looked up at Yang Yi, his eyes were full of hatred, but he didn't say a word.

Yang Yi looked over in turn, and the seven of them were silent with their heads down.

Yang Yi stood up and asked Hong Zhidao, "How are the brothers?" ”

"The injuries are not serious, they are all traps like mud traps, not fatal, but they make people very embarrassed."

Yang Yi smiled and pointed to the seven people kneeling on the ground: "Untie them." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only the few people kneeling on the ground were surprised, but Hong Zhi on the side also said urgently: "Your Highness, this fierce person is very dangerous. ”

"They weren't fierce people, and although they looked alike, none of them smelled of milk."

People living in the grassland desert because they have been dealing with cattle and sheep for a long time, and like to drink things like goat's milk and mare's milk wine, and do not have the habit of bathing frequently, there are more or less peculiar smells on their bodies.

General Hong Zhi suspiciously ordered the sergeants to untie the ropes that bound the seven people, but still arranged for the surrounding sergeants to pay strict attention, and if these people moved, they would be executed immediately.

"Tell me, who are you?" Yang Yi found a big stone and sat down, looked at the seven people who stood up and asked.

The bearded man still looked at Yang Yi with unkind eyes, and he was dull for a long time before speaking, but he didn't answer Yang Yi's question, but asked hostilely: "Who are you, what are you doing in Xiangshan?" ”

That person's mouth turned out to be pure Daguang words, and Yang Yi affirmed a little of his own conjecture in his heart, these people may be mountain bandits hiding in the mountains and forests like Cangyunzhai, and the reason why they have strong hostility towards Yang Yi and others is probably because they think that this 10,000-strong army is here to exterminate them.

Thinking of this, Yang Yi smiled and said, "We are just passing by here." ”

"Passing by?" The bearded general looked at Yang Yi suspiciously: "Where are you soldiers?" ”

"Shuozhou City, Northern Army."

"The Northern Army? Are you the Northern Army? The bearded man exclaimed.

Yang Yi nodded and said, "It's like a fake." ”

The bearded man looked up at the soldiers of the Northern Army around him, with a strange look in his eyes.

Yang Yi pointed to the broken banner of the Northern Army of the Chinese army and said: "We fought with the fierce Di people, and the enemy was strong, so we retreated to this mountain forest and took refuge for the time being. ”

Hearing this, the bearded man looked at the big banner of the Chinese army, and suddenly turned around and bowed down: "The general atonements, I didn't know that you were the soldiers of the Northern Army, and I was reckless and injured the soldiers by mistake for a while." ”

Yang Yi nodded and said, "You get up." ”

The bearded man did not get up, but continued: "In Xia Hushou, it is the hunter in the Xiangshan Mountain, who took the men of the village out to patrol more than ten days ago, and did not want to collide with the general. ”

Hu Shou's words were quite excited: "I often hear that the Northern Army of Shuozhou is loyal and courageous, and I really admire it, but I have never had the opportunity to see it..."

Yang Yi suddenly realized that these people were Orions in the mountains, but it was obvious that they were not normal Orions, but stateless people who hid in the mountains to avoid official taxes.

Yang Yi said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, you didn't hurt our soldiers, this matter will be covered up for the time being, but you have to answer me a few questions." ”

Hu Shou bowed down: "I know everything below!" ”