At night, the night rested casually in the forest, and the sunlight finally penetrated into the jungle through the dense canopy, and the tired Han soldiers began to march all day.

Food and water had been depleted, and the soldiers had not yet left the jungle.

Walking through the humid and stuffy mountains and forests for days, the soldiers' physique is getting worse and worse, and many people even need to be supported by Tongze to barely walk.

When he found that the spring water in the forest was poisonous, he encountered a stream running through the forest, and no one dared to rush up to drink it.

Thirst is worse than hunger!

If they were starved for three days without food and grass, the soldiers would come out of the jungle and take some food from the barbarians.

The soldiers of the Han army walking through the forest were not only faced with a lack of food, but each of them had not had drinking water for a day or two.

Due to the lack of water, many soldiers already felt that their eyes were dark, and even their legs were weak.

Riding on horseback, Zhuge Jun was marching, and suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object falling behind him.

He turned his head sharply, and saw one of his own soldiers behind him, unable to bear the hunger and thirst, and fell to the ground.

When the soldier fell, several of his soldiers immediately stepped forward to pick him up, but when they helped him, the other soldiers were already weak and crumbling.

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Jun asked the guide on the side, "Maybe you can find a water source?" ”

Looking ahead at the jungle with no end in sight, the guide licked his dry lips and said to him: "Back to the general, there is some clean water in the forest, but this is the road taken by the army......

"What's wrong with this road?" The guide stopped talking before he finished speaking, and Zhuge Jun suddenly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and hurriedly asked.

"Back to the general's words, this road was walked by the villain and his ancestors in the early years!" Turning his head to look at Zhuge Jun, the guide said to him: "All the way forward, there is no water source at all, unless you ......"

"Unless what?" The guide's words made Zhuge Jun's heart tighten, but the one behind him immediately ignited Zhuge Jun's hope, turned his head to look at him, and Zhuge Jun hurriedly asked.

"Unless you take a detour north from here!" The guide raised his hand and pointed to the north, and said to Zhuge Jun: "After ten miles, you will be out of the forest for the time being......"

"Why didn't you say it sooner?" Hearing that he could leave the forest for the time being, Zhuge Jun was overjoyed, waved his hand at the guide and said, "Lead the way!" ”

"General!" The guide did not immediately guide the army, but said with some apprehension on his face: "Out of the mountains and forests, it is not a smooth road, but will enter a place called Broken Soul Valley......

His eyes narrowed slightly, Zhuge Jun's gaze wandered over the guide's face, and he asked with a little doubt in his tone, "Why is the place called Broken Soul Valley?" ”

"In the Valley of Broken Souls, there are many jackals, tigers and leopards, and these beasts are not enough to pose a threat to the army!" Raising his fists, the guide said: "What is really a threat to the army is the grass and trees and insects and ants in the valley!" ”

Hearing what the guide said, Zhuge Jun gasped.

In the northern mountains and forests, although there are many plants and trees, the poisonous weeds are not very luxuriant, and even if there are, they are only a few.

The mountains and forests in the Nanban territory, due to the abundant rainfall all the year round, breed poisonous insects and poisonous weeds, and in the mountain forests, poisonous vegetation and insects and ants can be seen everywhere.

Walking through the mountains and forests, the soldiers of the Han army have also been bitten by poisonous insects, but the poisonous insects in the forest have not formed a huge group, every time they invade the Han army, they are crushed to death by the soldiers of the Han army, and the bitten people are only in pain, and occasionally a few people die of fever due to poisoning.

In general, the number of soldiers of the Han army who died due to the attack of poisonous insects along the way is not very large.

What made Zhuge Jun feel uneasy in his heart was not poisonous insects and poisonous weeds, but the uneasiness on the guide's face that could not be concealed.

Walking in the jungle all year round, the guide is still full of fear when he mentions the "Valley of Broken Souls", which shows that it is not a place for ordinary people to go.

The panicked look on the guide's face made Zhuge hesitate a little, not knowing whether he should give the order to go to the Valley of Broken Souls.

Continuing to move forward in the mountains and forests, it is a dead end, and I am afraid that before I get out of the forest, the soldiers have all been lost in this jungle that stretches for hundreds of miles.

After thinking for a moment, Zhuge Jun shouted to the soldiers of the Han army: "Soldiers, ten miles to the north, there is a Broken Soul Valley, which can go out of the mountains and forests!" Out of the mountains and forests, we can find a water source, but there are many poisonous weeds and poisonous insects there, and in order to drink a sip of mountain springs, we may be eaten by poisonous insects and die! Would you like to go with General Ben and gamble on a way to survive? ”

There are trees everywhere, Zhuge Jun's shouting can't drift very far, the Han soldiers in front of him heard it really, and the people behind couldn't hear what he was shouting at all.

Walking through the mountains and forests continuously, the soldiers were hungry and thirsty, and when they learned that they could leave the mountains and forests to the north, their feelings suddenly lifted.

But when they heard that they would encounter many poisonous insects and poisonous weeds in the mountains and forests, they all hesitated.

The entanglement was seen from the faces of the soldiers, and Zhuge did not ask them questions.

The guide's expression was already very revealing, once he entered the Valley of Broken Souls, how many soldiers would be able to come out, it was still unknown.

Although he is the chief general of the Han army, in this life-and-death decision, he wants the soldiers to decide what to do for themselves.

The soldiers of the Han army in the jungle looked at each other one by one, and after a while, an officer standing at the front shouted to Zhuge Jun: "The general is willing to lead us into the Valley of Broken Souls, and I will go!" Just take a sip of water, even if you are bitten to death by a poisonous insect, it is better than dying of thirst here! ”

The officer's words immediately aroused a resonance, and many Han soldiers shouted in unison.

The soldiers of the Han army in front followed the officer and shouted to enter the Valley of Broken Souls, and the Han army behind also shouted.

More and more Han soldiers shouted to enter the Valley of Broken Souls, and Zhuge Jun waited for a while before he pressed his hands twice on the soldiers.

Seeing his gesture, the soldiers of the Han army stopped shouting, and all eyes looked at him.

Including Zhuge Jun, everyone knows that once they make a choice, they must pay the price for this choice, and it can even be said to be the price of life!

A pair of eyes looked at Zhuge Jun, Zhuge Jun on horseback tightly frowned, and after a long while, he waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Enter the Valley of Broken Souls!" ”

With Zhuge Jun's order, the soldiers of the Han army turned around one after another, and under the guidance of the guide, they walked all the way to the north.

The direction they were going to was the barbarian realm in the southwest, and they turned to the north, and although they did not return the same way, they also had to make a big circle.

The thirsty soldiers of the Han army, after turning the direction, seemed to be full of strength again, and even the speed of walking was faster than before.

Walking through the woods, the road of more than ten miles is not so easy for the soldiers of the Han army.

Although war elephants can withstand thirst more than humans, they have not drunk water for several days, and their physical strength has also dropped dramatically.

After walking for two or three hours, the team had only advanced two or three miles.

The trees in the jungle are connected to each other, and the canopy of the trees resembles a huge roof, almost obscuring the entire sky.

The sky was obscured by the canopy of trees, and it was getting late and earlier.

Outside the jungle, as soon as the sun set, darkness was already enveloping the jungle.

Because of the dimming of the light, it was more difficult for the soldiers to make each further step than before, especially the Han soldiers who opened the way at the front, wielding axes and saws, and knocking down many fewer trees than in the daytime.

The soldiers sweated like rain, but there was no drinking water to replenish the loss of body water, and the sharp decline in physical fitness and the gradual dimming of the light in front of them made the process of opening the road more and more slow.

Although the progress was slow, the soldiers who opened the way did not stop the pace of progress.

The Valley of Broken Souls was ahead, and from Zhuge Jun, they had also heard that there were many dangers waiting for the army to go.

But there are mountain springs in the Valley of Broken Souls, and there is enough water to save them.

When the army arrives there, there may still be a glimmer of life, and if they are forced to continue along the old road, with their residual physical strength, it is impossible to support them until they get out of the forest alive.

The Valley of Broken Souls is likely to be the burial place of this Han army, and it may also be enough to save them, all the Han troops did not regard it as a possible place to bury their bones, but regarded it as the last glimmer of hope to live!

Everyone in the army was looking forward to arriving at the Valley of Broken Souls as soon as possible, including Zhuge Jun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and other generals.

Night fell quietly, and the sound of felling trees echoed in the dark jungle.

Zhuge Jun did not order the soldiers to stop the march, and the Han army that opened the road in front did not mean to stop at all.

There was a dense jungle everywhere, and the dry grass was under their feet, and although they couldn't see what was going on in front of them at all, the soldiers didn't dare to light the torches.

If you light a torch, you can see what is happening in front of you, but if you are not careful, you may set the trees and dead grass in the forest on fire.

In case of a mountain fire, the 20,000 Han troops in the forest will have nowhere to hide!

At that time, they will not have to wait until they are dying of thirst, they will definitely be burned alive by the raging flames!

In the dark, the soldiers of the Han army who opened the way were heading north, and from time to time there would be one or two terrible wolf howls in the distance.

In the night, the wolf howl was particularly poignant, but it did not make the Han soldiers waver in the slightest.

After a long night of felling, when the morning light penetrated into the jungle, many of the Han troops who opened the way finally collapsed.

The fallen Han army was lifted up by Tong Ze, who followed them, on the back of a war horse or war elephant, and followed the army forward, while other Han troops immediately took their place.