Chapter 381: Crises abound
(Broken a million brothers~Rejoicing together~Don't express congratulations, it's not your style~~)
experienced life and death, but it increased the feelings between each other.
The successive battles, the fearful escape, and the escape again and again have made everyone really regard Tang An as the core. Even if Tang An let them die now, all the soldiers would have no hesitation.
Of course, Tang An would not do this, what he had to think about was how to get rid of the pursuers and return to the hot land they loved. And the swamp in front of them added a little certainty to their escape, but also added a bit of danger.
"Brother Tang, what should we do now?" Chen Buping asked.
Tang An looked around, and it was a rich green. This heart-wrenching jungle, as well as the muddy wet soil underfoot, all indicate that the trip may not be as smooth as imagined.
Tang An thought for a moment and said, "Let's continue westward, since this swamp is a dangerous place in the minds of the people of the Xia Kingdom, there will definitely be an exit at the other end." But the Swamp is no better than other places, so we must be extremely careful. Not to mention the poisonous insects and beasts in the jungle, but the mud under your feet is extremely dangerous. There are no special circumstances, everyone should not leave the crowd, always pay attention to the movements around you, you know? ”
"Whoa!"
A group of soldiers shouted.
Tang An looked back and said, "Although he is out of danger for the time being, I am sure that the great general of the Xia Kingdom will never give up easily. Without further ado, let's go. Whether we can return to Datang alive depends on our luck. ”
Many things that are difficult to explain are always willing to be attributed to the word "luck". Tang An has always felt that he was lucky, otherwise he would not have escaped death so many times. But when he entered the swamp, he realized that his good luck seemed to run out.
The dense woods were overgrown with thorns, and people who were accustomed to the mountain life of the Great Northwest soon showed signs of discomfort. Constantly reclaiming barren roads, pushing aside the bushes, and walking out of a road that no one had ever walked out of before, let the patience of these men wear out.
They forgot the danger that Tang An had said, and there were only countless branches and branches and leaves in front of them, and in just half a day, some people paid the price for their recklessness.
"Ahh
A terrible scream attracted everyone's attention.
The soldier who stood in front of him fell to the ground clutching his neck in pain, and in a few seconds before and after, his face was already black, and his feet were kicked a few times unwillingly, showing his desire to live. But on the face covered with green muscles, the eyes that were originally divine were raised high, and the loss of brilliance little by little made this desire a luxury.
On a branch not far from him, this colorful snake lay cross. The flower snake in a defensive posture spat out letters, and a pair of dark eyes stared vigilantly at the uninvited guests who trespassed on their territory.
"He's dead."
Ji Chen gritted his teeth and probed the man's neck, his eyes instantly turned red, and he "choked" and pulled out his sword to cut the poisonous snake into two pieces, but he couldn't save a life taken away by death.
From the 30,000 people in Valley City to the 3,000 people now, each one of them is a brother who is worthy of their life and death. He did not die on the battlefield, but he threw his life into this swamp, which made everyone sigh. A few soldiers who were close to him secretly wiped their eyes, but they couldn't say a word.
"Bury him." Tang An drew a cross on his chest and secretly said preciously.
Although Chen Buping was also very heartbroken, he weighed the pros and cons and said: "Brother Tang, there are chasing soldiers behind..."
"I know." Tang An nodded, pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "Although I can't call his name, he is our brother." I couldn't bring him to my relatives while he was alive, so all I can do now is not let him die and be used as food by the beasts, that's all. ”
Chen Buping sighed and said, "Brothers, let our robes be in the ground!" ”
Needless to say, many people have silently started digging in the soil. It wasn't long before a new grave was erected.
They knew that the tomb was likely to provide information to the pursuers, but Tang An did so without hesitation. Three thousand people stood in a row and silently gave a military salute.
Tang An sighed and said, "I said a long time ago, the swamp is full of dangers, and if you want to get out alive, you have to be energetic!" ”
Everyone shouted "Woo" again, but compared to before, this sound was from the bottom of their hearts, and no one dared to underestimate this jungle that eats people and does not spit out bones.
This part of the road is not easy to walk, in addition to the poisonous snake that will come out at some point, there are also black centipedes with long palms, dexterous and ferocious leopards, and all kinds of unknown poisonous insects.
Fortunately, everyone was on alert, and no one was killed by it, but in this way, the march involuntarily slowed down.
When it was dark, the people still did not come out of the woods. The shadows of the branches in the night swayed in the moonlight, like ghostly shadows, Rao is these people are used to seeing life and death, but they can't help but be terrified in their hearts.
It is the invisible danger that is most frightening. Thinking about the crisis during the day, I am afraid that many people will not be able to sleep this night.
Tang An chose a relatively open space, and everyone used their swords to cut down the weeds, burning the branches, and the heat emitted by the huge fire dispelled the chill in everyone's hearts. But in the same way, a little bright color in the dark night also made them the target of public criticism.
Tang An asked everyone to form two large circles: sleeping in the inner circle, sentry in the outer circle, and taking turns to replace them in the second half of the night. However, the endless poisons make the people in the inner circle unable to sleep steadily, and in the middle of the night, there are still people dragging their cheeks to look around, for fear that those poisons that cannot be cut and killed will appear again.
Through the hazy light of the fire, Tang An suddenly saw a dark scorpion, waving two giant claws with its teeth and claws. The predators in the night have already revealed their hideous claws.
Strangely, this clearing seemed to be a natural forbidden area, and the scorpion, which looked invincible, circled twice along the grass near the clearing, but did not dare to set foot in it, as if it smelled danger, turned around and left. That embarrassed appearance, where is there still half a point of pride?
Tang An, who had just felt a little sleepy, sat up suddenly. Insects are much more sensitive than humans, and this sturdy scorpion should be regarded as a killer in the night, and it does not dare to set foot in this area, which only proves that there is something it fears here.
Looking around, he was disappointed to find that it was dark, except for the shadows of the trees that kept swaying in the moonlight.
Some of the soldiers around were stunned, some were dozing, but none of them felt the approach of the crisis. Tang Anxin was vigilant, but he didn't dare to speak up, for fear that he would disturb everyone's dreams just because he was too sensitive.
Soon, as if to confirm Tang An's guess, a slight "rustle" sound sounded among the trees not far away!
The voice was extremely slight, if it weren't for the dead of night at this time, Tang An would be extremely vigilant, and others would not be able to notice it at all.
"Choke!"
Tang An pulled out the knife, a simple action, but at the same time woke up the two women beside him.
Mu Rong was out of the keen perception of the master, while Su Meier just closed her eyes and recuperated and never fell asleep.
Seeing Tang An pull out the knife with a fierce face, Mu Rong frowned and said, "What are you doing?" ”
Tang An put his index finger to his lips, made a silent gesture, and said in a low voice: "There is a situation over there!" ”
Thinking about the nightmarish experience during the day, as soon as Bu heard the word "there is a situation", Su Mei'er immediately tensed up and felt a little chill all over her body, and followed Tang An's gaze to stare carefully at the bushes in the distance.
After a while, a red figure crawled out from among the trees, Tang An took a closer look, and immediately gasped.
It's clearly a spider - a huge spider!