Chapter 221: Tonight's Showdown

Zhao Sanlang climbed up to take a look, but it turned out to be a piece of moss.

Sof's eyes lit up, and he could grow moss, which meant that it was wet, so he asked him to try digging with a dagger.

Sure enough, the stone wall there was softer than elsewhere, Ye Qiang was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly climbed up to work with the two of him.

At first, it was difficult to use force to hang on the wall of the cave, and the progress was very slow.

As a few footholds were carved out of the cave walls, the speed slowly increased, and the further you dug in, the wetter the soil became, and the more crumbling the rocks became.

After more than an hour, they worked together, and they had dug a hole two feet in diameter and more than two meters deep.

In order to conserve their strength, they came down to rotate with the guards guarding the entrance, and by the time it was almost dark, the entrance of the cave had extended twenty or thirty meters forward.

The speed began to slow down again because of the need to clean up excess stones and dirt back and forth.

By midnight, it was almost forty meters long, but it still hadn't been dug through.

Gradually, everyone began to question whether it was possible to come here to the outside world, and the peaks here were endless, and if you were unlucky, you might not be able to dig it up for a hundred years.

Sov also took this into account at first, so he asked them to dig up at an angle of thirty degrees.

The hope of breaking through the mountain wall is much greater.

After daybreak, the people outside the cave probably got impatient and used smoke to attack again, only this time they put some poisonous herbs in the roll.

Fortunately, Su Fu carried the antidote pill with her, otherwise she would definitely suffer this time.

After a puff of smoke, a new assault began, and of course they were unsurprisingly shot back.

But the situation in front of them is getting more and more serious, water and food are being consumed little by little, and there are few crossbow arrows left.

And the little cave that made them work so hard will not see the light of day for a long time.

Everyone's mood is very solemn, and they know that if they continue, they may only be dead.

At this time, in the vast jungle of Yin Mountain, Lin Yan was fighting wits and courage with Tuoba Chen, the prince of Great Wei, using prey to lead them step by step into the deep mountains.

He did not easily get in touch with Yuwang's subordinates, but played hide and seek.

In fact, it was also a good opportunity to observe the Great Wei border army up close.

The soldiers around Tuoba Chen were well-equipped, their faces were very arrogant, and they were full of interest when hunting, and they didn't care about those hares and pheasants at all.

On the other hand, Tuoba Hong's subordinates are calm and capable, very disciplined, and have an obvious aura of slaughter.

If it was a battle, an opponent like Tuoba Chen would obviously be much easier to deal with.

And Tuoba Hong is the real enemy that is difficult to defeat.

At this moment, he even wanted to help Tuoba Chen, if he killed Tuoba Hong here, and then launch a surprise attack while the Great Wei army was unstable.

What will be the result?

Of course, this is just a thought, and it is a good plan to say, but the premise is that he can be the master of the beam.

Otherwise, if a big hat that acts without authorization and plots against him is covered, it will be difficult for him to turn over.

What's more, Tuoba Hong is his uncle, and the eldest princess is already dying, how can he make her sad at this time.

Tuoba Hong also knew that he was hiding in the shadows, but he acted generously and openly, and did not shrink from this.

Although they haven't officially met for two days, they both have some appreciation for each other.

That night, the Great Wei army set up camp at the foot of the mountain, and the spies sent out reported that they had found traces of a litter of black bears. Lagerstroemia

Tuoba Chen suddenly lifted his spirits, squinted at Tuoba Hong beside him and smiled.

"I heard that the Fourteenth Emperor Uncle is good at riding and archery is like a god, do you want to compare with Lone and see who can come out on top?"

Tuoba Hong smiled slightly, "It's all a rumor, and the prince also uses it to make fun of this king." ”

But it avoided the topic of the competition.

"Haha......" Tuoba Chen saw him showing weakness, and became even more proud, "Why should the imperial uncle be humble, it's decided like this, and he will compete tonight." ”

He punned on his words, and several subordinates next to him all understood and began to praise their master together.

"The prince's riding and archery skills are the crown of the capital, and every autumn hunt is full of returns, which is not comparable to those who rely on his subordinates to make up the numbers."

The reason why I say this is because of the results of the two days of hunting, the prince is indeed far superior to King Yu.

Behind Tuoba Hong, a teenage young general, with a jade face and a white horse, was full of energy, listening to their sarcastic insinuations, his face was not angry.

In the end, he was young and vigorous, and he couldn't bear it and was about to step forward to answer, but he was stopped by Tuoba Hong with his eyes.

I had to endure it indignantly.

When he returned to the camp, the young man asked puzzledly, "Father, why don't you let me share those people who slander and ridicule you?" ”

It turned out that this young man was Tuoba Yue, the son of King Yu, who was nineteen years old, and grew up with his father and in the military camp since he was a child.

Therefore, he has also practiced a good martial arts, proficient in all eighteen weapons, although he is young, he has been on the battlefield for several years, and now he is a pioneer deputy general.

Tuoba Hong smiled, "Let him be proud for a few days first, Yue'er, come here, my father has a big deal for you to do tonight." ”

As soon as he heard that there was a task, Tuoba Yue's eyes immediately lit up, and he had already thrown the unhappiness just now out of the clouds.

"What's the matter?"

Tuoba Hong unfolded the map, "You take a look, this is the nearby terrain, and I'll let you do the things that will compete with Tuoba Chen tonight." ”

Hearing this, Tuoba Yue was overjoyed, "Great, my son will live up to his father's trust." ”

Tuoba Hong shook his head, "Your task is not to win him, but to delay time and entangle him." ”

Tuoba Yue was stunned, "Why do you have to act like this?" ”

"Yue'er, there is one thing, my father has been hiding it from you." Tuoba Hong sighed and told him the ins and outs of the matter.

Tuoba Yue was surprised, "So, I still have the blood of the Great Liang royal family, but how does my father plan to unite with them?" ”

"I haven't thought about this yet, let's see how Lin Yan is first, and then decide."

Tuoba Yue had already heard of this cousin with a rough background, and couldn't help but be very curious.

"Tonight to try to hunt bears with Tuoba Chen, you put on my clothes, take my place halfway, and deal with it, remember, the longer the time drags on, the better."

Tuoba Yue immediately solemnly gave a military salute, "The child takes the order." ”

The father and son are already seven or eight points similar in appearance, and after deliberately dressing up, it is difficult to distinguish them in the dim jungle.

After dinner, Tuoba Chen, dressed in a hunting suit and carrying a bow and arrows, really came to invite him to go out with him.

Tuoba Hong pretended to excuse himself for a few words, and reluctantly agreed.

"This side is close to the deep mountains, the terrain is dangerous, and hunting at night is dangerous.

Although Tuoba Chen is arrogant, he is very sorry for his life, and he almost came out of the nest without being reminded by Tuoba Hong.

Just kidding, he still has to guard against whether this powerful imperial uncle will take the opportunity to assassinate him.