Chapter 692: To Know or Not to Know
"It should have been a while since they left."
"I left in an orderly manner, everything was packed up, and nothing was missing."
Yun Ting and Oneiroi walked in the empty camp, and the two of them made their own judgments one after another, supplementing the words that the other had not finished. The place they stepped on was selective, not the kind of wet ground, nor the kind of ground with piles of leaves.
They don't have any superfluous thoughts about stepping on, but this thing, can they not step on it or not. It's like you have a pile of shit in front of you, although stepping on it won't cause you any harm, you only need to take one step, and who would choose to step on this pile of shit?
"You see, how clean it is, and how much consciousness has covered up a lot of traces." Oneiroi's hand pointed to the ground.
There were a few more black lines on Yun Ting's forehead, maybe this was not intentionally cleaned up. When a large group of people squatted down and did the thing of eating, drinking, and scattering words in Lazar, then any traces would be covered up, right?
After thinking about it, Yun Ting still didn't say anything. In such a disgusting environment, there is no need to ask this equally disgusting question, there is always some relief.
He didn't blame the Oneiroi machine, as long as he wanted to find it, he would definitely be able to find the foothold of Dong Zhuo and his cavalry. On the contrary, it can weaken the strength of the cavalry, which is even more important, looking at the situation on the scene, he can almost be sure that there are many cavalry, basically only the one who can only climb and pull into prostration.
There was nothing inside the camp, and the two men headed out of the camp. The trampled path went from near to far.
"There are footprints on these roads, and it seems that this is the trace they really want to cover." Oneiroi said, stepping on the ground with his foot, and stepped out of a shallow footprint.
"That's for sure." Yun Ting replied, looking at the chaotic footprints, he looked at the Oneiroi machine and asked, "One person, one place?" ”
"Okay." Oneiroi began to work on footprints again.
Yun Ting walked to the other side, first picked a path with many footprints, stretched out his feet, and stepped on it. Comparing the difference with the other footprints, he stretched out his foot again and stepped on it again.
Again and again, each time a little harder than the previous one. It wasn't until the footprints that Yun Ting stepped on were almost as deep as those chaotic footprints that he stopped this movement that was completely incomprehensible to ordinary people.
There are thousands of cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command, and if a few thousand people move together, then the footprints will overlap. That is, the footprints left behind by the road walked by the previous person, and the latter person will step on it, pressing the originally compacted soil more thickly.
He and Oneiroi only need to find out which road here is the footprint, which is deeper, and the soil at the footprints is thicker, and they can basically judge which one is the road where Dong Zhuo's cavalry withdrew. Among them, there is also a horse's hoof print.
The purpose of stepping on the ground with your feet is to use your strength to simulate the rough footprints. Just as a person walks, he must use a relaxed and comfortable pace, and he will not take a step and trample with the strength of his whole body. In the same way, the footprints left behind by deliberate obfuscation are certainly not too deep, at least not as thick as the soil that one cavalry after another has trodden on.
When the toad that ate the phoenix came over, he happened to see this extremely childish scene. But he didn't have time to cancel the Cloud Thunder and Oneiroi machines, they were looking for people, he was looking for money, and he was looking for a plan in his mind on how to make toilet paper and promote it to the whole world!
After a period of testing, Yun Ting and Oneiroi got together again.
"How's it going over there?" Yun Ting asked.
"Come and take a look, I think this should be the way they really get out." Oneiroi took the clouds to the path he thought was very likely.
Looking at the depth of the footprints on the ground, Yun Ting compared the footprints on the trails he was responsible for just now, and determined the correctness of Oneiroi's statement.
"It's true that the footprints here are deeper than elsewhere, and the soil is thicker," he said. ”
"Look again." Oneiroi pointed to the bushes on either side of his path and continued, "The branches and leaves of those bushes have been gnawed by war horses. Horses, in the case of walking, are accustomed to eating edible blades of grass, which humans have no way to control. ”
Yun Ting also noticed the situation mentioned by the Oneiroi machine, many of those bushes were bare, obviously eaten by the war horses, and they were uneven. There were many missing words from the bushes on the other paths he saw, but the broken branches and leaves, the gaps were smooth and flat, the marks left by the sharp blades.
"Then it should be going this way."
"And it shouldn't be too far away." Yun Ting thought of the situation of the cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command now, as well as Dong Zhuo's situation, which was the kind that could not march.
It is also impossible to choose to continue the march when it is known that the enemy is chasing, because after a wave of laxative attacks by the Oneiroi machine, it is unknown how many people will have left to fight hard. If you choose to march forcibly, it is better to find a place to stay and rest, and wait until the cavalry that has lost their combat effectiveness has rested before choosing to continue the march.
It must be hidden somewhere now, as long as they find Dong Zhuo's new camp, follow this path to find it.
"Huh?" Oneiroi frowned, waved his right hand, and a throwing knife had already flown out.
Yun Ting looked at the place where the flying knife fell, and a figure had disappeared in the dense woods the moment the flying knife was thrown.
"Duh." Oneiroi's throwing knife stabbed into the trunk of a tree behind where the figure had stayed earlier.
"It seems that this is really the way to go." Yun Ting laughed, the appearance of the scouts in Dong Zhuo's army undoubtedly showed the correctness of their choice of path.
"Yes." Oneiroi was silent, walked forward, walked to the tree, pulled the knife from the trunk, and rubbed it in his hand.
"Keep walking?" Yun Ting asked.
"No, no, I probably know where they are." A cold light flashed in Oneiroi's eyes.
"Since they chose to set up camp and make a fire to cook, then they must be in a place where there is a water source."
He is confident, since the laxative is effective, the symptoms of dehydration in a short period of time are inevitable, and at the same time, the energy in the body will be consumed a lot. At this time, the enemy will definitely choose to restore the strength of those cavalry, and the most important thing is to definitely cook!
"Alright, let's go back quickly."
The three of them hurried back along the road they had come. After a while, they returned to the official road, and after some explanation, everyone began to gallop towards the approximate direction under the leadership of the Oneiroi machine. Walk from the official road to the enclosed area, and then enter the forest to find traces of the enemy.
The cavalry was in front, the infantry was behind, and the beginning of the march was still as fast and neat as ever. The cavalry belongs to the cavalry, the infantry belongs to the infantry, the connection between the two, there is only the connection in the field of vision, and there is no more, it is a completely different combat system, and even the main general is different.
"Report!"
In the camp where Li Ru was stationed, the loud shouts of the scouts echoed through the camp.
Li Ru stood inside the camp, accompanied by some cavalry, waiting for the scouts to answer the latest information. He was relieved when he heard the sound and saw the scout's appearance.
Not afraid of bad news, he is only afraid of no news!
"Report to the military division, the enemy army has stopped and rested a mile away." The scout spoke of the latest information from the detectives.
After he arrived, the other scouts remained in place, watching the enemy's movements. As soon as there is any new discovery, there will be another scout who will send in new information.
"A mile away?" Li Ru's brows furrowed, and he groaned.
One mile, very close distance. At the speed of the cavalry's horses, a mile of distance came in an instant.
Li Ru's worries, worried that he didn't know that the other party had discovered them, was resting, and was ready to start a round of attack. Or, I didn't find it, it was just a normal trimming.
He looked at a scout next to him who had reported the situation not long ago, and he already knew that someone had gone to investigate the situation in the previous camp. Unfortunately, the scout didn't hear anything crucial, saying only that three people were searching for them.
Got it? Still haven't found it?
It is another crucial question, and with only a little corroboration, Li Ru can immediately judge what he should do and how to choose.
But no.
He didn't blame the scouts, it was his order to keep them far enough away. This is for the safety of the scouts, and more importantly, for intelligence.
If all the scouts sent are dead, where can they get the information? Without intelligence, he had no strategy, and he had no solution.
Sun Tzu said, know yourself and know your opponent, and win a hundred battles without knowing the enemy, you can only lose the battle, not to mention, if the enemy knows you very well.
Li Ru didn't know who the enemy was. But now, he finally saw that the enemy must know them very well, otherwise it would not be interlocking, and every round is so clear and extremely hard.
"Report!"
Another shout resounded through the camp.
After hearing this voice, Li Ru's face immediately appeared with joy! The scout who came should be the scout he sent to Xu Rong to deliver the message before, as long as it was good news.
Knowing it or not, he is also sure that he will defeat the enemy who will commit the crime! What's more, his father-in-law was actually out of the army early in the morning, and he was transferred elsewhere.
With a sneer, Li Ru showed a smug expression.
Subsequently, the news from the scouts also made Li Ru even more satisfied.
"Report, General Xu Rong is already a mile away, and he is about to arrive!"
"In this way, you quickly go and tell Xu Rong and let him reorganize his army, and two miles ahead of the official road, there are four or five thousand enemy troops, of which two thousand cavalry are conservatively estimated. Command him, as long as he is sure, he will attack forward! ”
"Yes!"
(End of chapter)