Chapter 72: Night Terror
Yelu Yu took Tong Guan and wandered around the deep mountains and old forests for most of the day, and refused to come down the mountain until dark. He insisted that there must be wild beasts in the forest, and he did not come out until night, and he insisted on staying in the mountains for the night.
Tong Guan was very helpless, so he had to rely on him. Fortunately, both of them brought a few guards with them, and they carried the necessary things for the march and camp. In a few moments, several tents were erected, and fires were raised to roast some prey.
The sergeants took turns to release their posts, and each of them sat on one side to drink some hot wine and eat some barbecue, and each had no heart to speak.
Yelu Yu glanced at Tong Guan from time to time, and said in his heart that if he wanted to kill him, tonight would be the best time. First, it is out of the control range of the army, and second, it is easy to start when it is dark. It's just that now he is still surrounded by numbers, and I don't know geography. If I can't do it with one blow, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult for me to get out.
Tong Guan was pondering, this barbarian slave was going to enter the mountains again and again, and he didn't know what tricks he was playing. Chu Tianya frowned at him, and he didn't know what the two of them were plotting in private. Liu Yanqing is still ineffective, two days have passed, and he hasn't plucked any useful information out of Chu Tianya's mouth...... That's it, I just have to be on guard. The two of them, one is a lowly colonel, and the other is a foreign envoy who went south alone, what kind of big waves can they set off under the noses of my tens of thousands of troops?!
The two of them secretly thought to themselves about their ghosts, and gradually the night was deep.
At this moment, a sergeant on patrol on the periphery suddenly shouted: "Look - what a pair of eyes!" β
Immediately, an angry roar rang out in the jungle - "Roar!!" β
Tong Guan and the sergeants suddenly tightened their scalps, and a cold sweat poured out of their bodies, "What monster?!" β
"It's the money leopard! - Extinguish the fire! When Yelu Yu and the Jurchen soldiers heard this, they were immediately excited. Rush to the side of the fire and extinguish the fire in three or two strokes.
The surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and a pair of bright beast eyes could be faintly seen in the jungle in front of them, and gradually there was another pair.
The Shengjie soldiers were panicked, and Tong Guan also complained: "Why did you put out the fire? How to catch beasts if you can't see your fingers? β
"This beast is afraid of fire, and if the fire is not extinguished, it will scare it away!" Yelu Yu said, "Lord Wang, do you dare to step forward with me to fight the beast?" β
When Tong Guan heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly - this guy is crazy!
"Why, don't you dare?" Yelu Yu sneered, "I'm waiting for dozens of people here, and I'm afraid of two beasts?" The prince is not going, he is going to go - you are waiting here, and you are not allowed to come forward to help! β
With that, Jelu took his sword, dropped his bow, and strode forward.
Everyone was cold, and Tong Guan didn't pay attention to it. And the heart said, "Do you think I'm so stupid?"
Yelu Yu took a few steps and saw that Tong Guan did not follow, and was secretly depressed in his heart: he thought that the law of agitation could provoke him, but he didn't expect that when the fight reached a critical time, he showed his true colors as a eunuch, and he was really bold! If I don't let him be left alone, how can I do it? Bitter also!
A few steps forward, Yelu could already vaguely see that there were two leopards wandering back and forth in the darkness ahead, roaring in a threatening voice. Judging by his years of hunting experience, it was clear to him that it was his own group of people who had invaded the territory where they nested and roost. And, right next to the campsite, there may be a den of leopards, including cubs.
Thinking of this, Yelu Yu saw that his heart moved, led the horse and rode up, picked up a gun and searched carefully, and really let him find a beast's den in the inconspicuous cracks of the mountain rocks.
Seeing the joy in his heart, Jerod poked the hole with the rod. I don't know how deep this hole is to hurt the cubs inside, but this slamming movement scared the little beast inside into screaming.
The two leopards not far away outside heard the chirping of their cubs and immediately roared wildly. The crowd was shocked, and the horses jumped in fright. Yelu Yu hurriedly slapped his horse and ran!
The two leopards were still scruples at first, but at this moment, the cubs were anxious and rushed towards the camp together. In addition, Yelu Yu had extinguished the fire before, which made them even more unscrupulous!
At that moment, two sergeants were thrown to the ground and screamed, which was terrifying!
Tong Guan and all the sergeants were shocked, and in the darkness, they couldn't see the leopard's position clearly, and they couldn't fight with it, so they fled in panic. The two enraged leopards went on a killing spree, and in a few moments they bit off the throats of several people!
Knowing that this beast would only deal with enemies who invaded territory and intended to harm their cubs, he ran away without being harmed. Seeing dozens of people fleeing in the jungle, he was pleasantly surprised: Okay, Tong Guan has finally left alone, and the opportunity has come! β¦β¦ But in this night, how do you know where he fled to?
At this moment, a dark shadow overhead struck down like a nighthawk and landed behind the saddle of the horse. The speed was so fast that Yelu Yu didn't react at all. He thought it was some kind of beast attacking people, and he was so frightened on the spot that he threw away his gun.
"Don't be afraid, general. The old man is the helper that Chu Tianya invited to help you! An old voice rang in the ears of Jeruyu.
Yelu Yu saw that the cold sweat on his head and neck was pouring down like a waterfall, and when he heard this, he felt a little relieved, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "Old man, people are scared to death!" β
He Bo sat on the saddle of Yelu Yujian, patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Since even you didn't find out that the old man was hiding here, Tong Guan didn't need to talk about it." The general is really smart, and he knows how to drive leopards and drive people away, so Tong Guan is alone. What we need to do now is to find Tong Guan! β
Yelu Yu was frightened and almost lost his soul, but finally calmed down and said, "How to find Tong Guan?" β
"Simple." He Bodao, "Tong Guan is fierce and inward-looking, and he is most afraid of death." In such a case, he will surely sound the trumpet and call for help to him. Ordinary sergeants don't have anything like him. Wait, it won't be long before the horn sounds, and it will be Tong Guan's hiding place! β
"Then if you really attract a large number of people, how to get it and how to get out?" Yelu asked.
"It's easy, too." He Bo smiled, "Wait a while, there will be a good show!" β
"What?" Jeruyu was confused.
"Wait until you know - dismount and hide first!"
At this time, Tong Guan and more than thirty or forty people were frightened by the two leopards and fled in panic, and they went into the dense forest in a panic. Tong Guan escaped for a while, and was finally not killed by the cheetah. Sitting down behind a large tree, he gritted his teeth and scolded Yelu for being an eventful bastard. After resting and settling down, he realized that he was alone, and in the confusion, several of the sergeants had been killed by the cheetah, and the others had fled somewhere.
"Hey...... It ended up like such a wolf! Tong Guan let out a long sigh, and his heart hated Yelu Yu more and more. Subconsciously, he felt the horn beside him. Such horns are not possessed by non-military commanders and commanders, who are not responsible for collecting men and horses and giving orders.
"Woo-woo!"
In the night, the sound of the horn was particularly loud, and it was heard far away.
Almost at the same time as the horn sounded, a large fire suddenly erupted in a forest not far from the foot of the mountain.
Tong Guan was taken aback: "Why is there a fire?" ββIsn't that the only way up the mountain?! β
In the autumn and winter season, the grass and trees wither, the weather is dry, and the wind rises in the middle of the night, the fire spreads rapidly and grows bigger and bigger, and gradually becomes a prairie fire!
There was a loud drum beat and the shouts of the sergeants at the bottom of the mountain, as if they heard Tong Guan's horn and saw the fire, and knew that something was wrong, so a large number of sergeants rushed to the mountain. But it was blocked by the fire, so he desperately fetched water to put out the fire.
The fire borrowed the wind, and the wind helped the fire, and seeing the flames rushing up, they all ignited a large area of the jungle, and the sky was about to burn red. The sergeants can't come up the mountain at all!
"This! ......" Tong Guan was dumbfounded!
However, several Shengjie sergeants who had gone up the mountain to hunt together heard Tong Guan's horn and gathered on his side.
Tong Guan got these guards, and his heart was a little at ease. But when he suddenly woke up, "What about Yelu?" β
"Everyone fled in a hurry, how do you know where he fled to?"
At this time, Tong Guancai faintly felt a hint of something wrong. It's as if I've fallen into a trap that others have already laid.
"Let's go!" Without saying a word, Tong Guan waved his hand and led people away.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a few sharp arrows breaking through the air, and a few screams suddenly sounded around him - three guards were killed by arrows!
"Who?!" Tong Guan poured out a cold sweat all over his body: Sure enough, he was tricked!
Before the words fell, the sound of breaking the sky sounded again. Tong Guan dodged, and a sharp arrow grazed his cheek and smeared it, inserted into a big tree behind him, and the tail of the arrow buzzed.
Tong Guan hurriedly hid behind the big tree, and immediately shot three or four arrows in succession, all of which were stuck in the trunk.
"Jeruh! How dare you murder this king! At this time, Tong Guan had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, so he shouted half-tentatively and half-bluffingly.
Yelu Yu, who was hiding in the shadows not far in front of him and was shooting arrows, couldn't help but be taken aback, "Old man, how does he know that it's me?" β¦β¦ Hey, what about people? β
Looking back, Uncle He, who was originally hiding behind him, was gone!
At this time, Tong Guan, who was hiding behind the trunk of the tree, panting and sweating coldly, suddenly heard a gust of wind behind him, and felt a swishing coolness in his neck in cold sweat!
He suddenly jumped around and shouted, "Who!!" β
"Tong Guan, do you still recognize the old man?" He Bo seemed to fall from the sky and landed five steps in front of Tong Guan.
"You...... Who are you? After being frightened repeatedly, Tong Guan was already a little daunted. I looked at the rickety old man in front of me before, and I couldn't remember where I had seen it for a while.
"It's really a noble person who forgets it." He Bo took two steps forward, Tong Guan suddenly jumped back in fright, and the saber on his waist was also drawn.
"You, it's you! You're not dead!! Tong Guan recognized it now, and his eyes suddenly widened, and his face was covered with cold sweat!
At this moment, several sergeants surrounded him, raised their spears, and surrounded He Bo in a circle, shouting to capture the assassin. Yelu heard the movement and knew that the old gentleman was doing it, so he slyly hid in the dark and watched the changes, ready to reap the benefits.
He Bo glanced around and sneered, "I can't imagine it, we can meet again?" β
Tong Guan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his eyes rolled slightly, his face gradually softened, and he put the knife back into the sheath, and said, "Teacher, after many years, your old man is still fine." Students, very happy! - You still don't put away your weapons! β
All the sergeants and Yelu Yu were taken aback: Tong Guan called him - teacher?!