98. Traces of corpses

Most of the brave and resourceful generals under An Lushan followed him in Luoyang, or were ordered to stick to the captured prefectures and counties, so there shouldn't be any resourceful guys in this mountain, right?

An old woman, who doesn't care what a high priest or a priest is, what a witch or a god, who deceives children and greedy people, and whoa—

Ma Xiangru's iron-green face was not angry and self-righteous under the moonlight, and his silver armor shone with a thin light, like a heavenly soldier and a general.

The forest leaves are rustling, the warm wind is blowing, it is very comfortable, and only the slightest wisp of turbid bloody gas reminds people that this is a battlefield.

Ma Xiangru looked into the depths of the valley, where there was a vast and deep dense forest, from which the enemy had rushed out of several attacks. Further afield, the direction of the mountains on both sides of the river quickly converged, forming an extremely narrow mountain gorge.

The god-like general frowned, there should be a cave on the other side of the mountain gorge, but in this line of heaven-like canyon, if the enemy sets up an ambush, it will be very bad, it will be difficult to overcome, tomorrow will definitely be another tough battle, if you can survive until tomorrow.

Patches of mist rose from the dense forest, and the mist continued to gather until it became one.

Ma Xiangru didn't know much about the seasons and the like, and the climate in the mountains was very peculiar, so although he saw the mountain fog, he just muttered a word in his heart that it was foggy, so he gave up.

The mountain fog continued to rise until a cloud formed that obscured the moonlight.

Ma Xiangru suddenly felt that this cloud was a little unspeakably weird, but he couldn't say why, so he had to speed up his pace and told the soldiers on the night vigil to closely monitor the movements around him.

"Whew, General. ”

Seeing that the general became nervous, a personal attendant called softly: "General." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Did the general notice anything unusual?"

"Well, it's nothing, it's just that those clouds and mist have obscured the moonlight, and the valley has darkened, which is a little unsettling, and if the enemy sneaks up at this time, we are very passive. ”

"Well, yes, I don't know what season it is in this valley, but there is such a fog in the middle of the night. ”

"Well, the situation is different, so be careful. ”

"Still, it shouldn't be much of a problem, General, look at the wolves—they're not good. ”

Ma Xiangru looked at the entourage, and the sturdy wolves gathered around the crowd, squatting on the ground with their heads facing outward, squinting their eyes and pretending to sleep.

"What you said is also true, the sense of smell and hearing of the waves are far beyond that of humans, if there is any movement, they will definitely detect it in time, but they were originally domesticated by the rebels in the mountains, whether they can accurately distinguish between friend and foe, it is difficult to say, everything must be careful. ”

"It's the general. ”

An hour passed slowly like this, Ma Xiangru felt that this hour passed too quickly, maybe after a while, the enemy would be killed, Ma Xiangru thought like this, and was a little unwilling to be replaced like this to rest.

Next, the team led by Li Hu came to keep vigil, and the soldiers who slept in armor helped each other tidy up, put on helmets, put away the scabbards and quivers used as pillows, lined up, and began to walk to their respective sentry posts one after another.

For a while, the situation was a little noisy, and from time to time the wolves who were in charge of keeping watch on the perimeter looked back to see what was going on.

No one noticed—the clouds that had obscured the light of the sky suddenly appeared as skeletons, and then returned to normal.

Guo Hua and Dugu Huan were not arranged to keep vigil, the two were next to each other, chatted softly for a while, and then fell asleep in a daze.

The cries of pheasants echoed in the valley - Guo Hua rubbed his sleepy eyes and saw that the mountains in the distance had been covered with a thin layer of red glow.

There was nothing to do all night. Everyone was very surprised and talked about it with laughter.

"Haha, the rebels of the dog day can't be frightened, there is no movement at night. ”

"Who said no, no one dared to come forward. ”

"Be content, isn't it good to be alive, and I'm still looking forward to them coming to sneak attack, I think it's you who have the problem. ”

"Hahahaha"

"Hahahaha"

Yan Zhenqing and the others were also very surprised when they got together, looking at yesterday's situation, the rebels should have deployed quite a strong force here, and they really couldn't guess what kind of medicine the enemy was selling in this gourd.

"Corpses - corpses, corpses, those corpses are gone, generals, generals, those bodies are gone. ”

Not far away, there was a commotion among the soldiers.

A lieutenant walked through the rioting crowd, ran over with a frightened face, and knelt in front of Yan Zhenqing.

"What's the matter, so flustered?"

"My lord, all the bones that were placed yesterday are gone. ”

"What?" Yan Zhenqing's face sank, "You mean, the bones of those rebels are all gone?"

"Yes, not only the corpses of those rebels, but also the bones of our army, the corpses of wolves, are gone, and even the pieces of corpses that are scattered and cannot be put together are nowhere to be found. ”

A few people looked at each other, it was thousands of corpses, under the strict security of our army, they disappeared quietly?

Guo Xuan looked at the wolves, and the Blue Wolf King also knew what was going on at this moment, and shook his head at Guo Xuan.

Yan Zhenqing and his entourage came to the place where the corpses were stacked yesterday, and at this time there was only a vacant land, and the thick blood stain on the ground, not even an arm or leg was left.

The people who were originally surprised were even more frightened at this time.

Yan Zhenqing hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the second battalion of Haoran and Zhengqi to set up a position to protect their injured brother in case of change.

"If the rebels had quietly carried the body away last night, we wouldn't have been unaware of it, what was going on? Ma Xiangru was an upright man, looked at everyone and asked first.

"Well, this can also prove that the brothers of the three-wheeled vigil always keep an eye on the movements around them, even if a bird flies over, they will find it. ”

"Maybe it wasn't the rebels who did it?" said Orion, who was the guide, pretending to be bold.

"Didn't the rebels do it?" Zhuangshi, did you find something last night?" Yan Zhenqing asked eagerly.

"No, no, no, the grass people just think things are too strange, a few adults, please think, those hundreds of wolves are guarding the side, not to mention moving these thousands of corpses, even if you come and move one corpse by yourself, it's impossible? ”

"What the strong man said is not unreasonable, it's just that thousands of corpses disappeared out of thin air, there must always be an explanation, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward with soldiers in the future. ”

"My lord, maybe it was the dryad who ate the corpses, didn't we just walk through a ghost forest yesterday?" Orion continued.

"Uh-well, it's better to think about it carefully, and don't jump to conclusions. ”

Regarding the ghost theory, Yan Zhenqing naturally minds more, but it is understandable to read that he is a hunter and believes in some strange and chaotic things.

Guo Yu and Dugu Huan glanced at each other, and both of them saw Yan Zhenqing's attitude towards ghosts and evil arts, and at this time, the soldiers were already uneasy, and it was indeed not suitable to put forward any strange forces and confusion.

"Lord Dugu, Guo Gongzi, I don't know what the two of you think about this matter?" Yan Zhenqing saw that the two of them were thoughtful, and asked appropriately.

"It may seem strange that thousands of corpses disappeared out of thin air, but there may not be no reasonable explanation, we might as well investigate here first, but-"

"It doesn't hurt for Guo Gongzi to speak directly. ”

"It's just that, compared to the disappearance of these thousands of corpses, what we should be wary of is - what exactly do the rebels want these corpses to do, for now we can assume that these corpses were stolen by the rebels, and - in case the disappearance of these corpses is not the work of the rebels, then the other party can do this, which means that the other party has quite a strong strength, and we need to be more careful. ”

"Hahahaha, Guo Gongzi is worthy of being a general, he has extraordinary knowledge, and what Gongzi said is indeed noteworthy. Let's split up and see what's weird about this place. ”

This clearing is indeed not small, and several people each brought a few soldiers, and searched in rows and carpets.

The thick blood sludge on the ground had long since dried up, and some pieces of cloth and flesh were embedded in the cracked blood mud, making it look like a huge slaughterhouse.

Some of the nonchalant soldiers walked faster - the ground was mostly covered in blood, what could they see?

"Help—"

"Help—help—help—"

When everyone looked at it, they saw several soldiers in front of them, suddenly falling into the ground, their two arms struggling to support themselves on the ground, and their faces were already pale with fright.

Guo Hua and Dugu Huan floated closer, each pulled out two soldiers, stood on tiptoe again, and returned to the rear.

The two of them acted smoothly in one go, and won a round of applause.

Guo Hua told everyone to stay where they were and not to move forward, and the two of them each asked the soldiers for a spear right to use as a crutch to explore the way, and came to the place where everyone had fallen again.

A few crypts sloed downwards and didn't know where they led, and the diameter of the caverns was so narrow that it was just enough for a person of standard stature to crawl through.

Looking at the scratches and blood stains on the cave wall, it looks like someone has dug it out with both hands.

Guo Yu leaned down and sniffed, the smell of carrion and blood mixed with the smell of warm earth, which was even more disgusting.

"The hole is freshly dug, but it looks very far-reaching. Guo Yu said in a low voice.

"I'll try. ”

Dugu Huan responded, and then took out a small copper bell from his arms, and a long red line was tied at the end of the copper bell. Dugu Huan carefully erected the copper bell, and only stopped when he was about to reach the turn of the hole.

I saw that he held the red line with his left hand, his right ear was close to the hole and attached to the red rope, and his right hand was gently twisted on the string, sending out a feminine force, and suddenly the balls in the copper bell jumped rapidly, making a crisp and pleasant ringtone.

Guo Yu held his breath and waited quietly, and after a long while, Dugu Huan straightened up.

"This tunnel is at least five or six miles away, and it should lead to the gorge over there. ”

Dugu Huan said, pointing into the distance.