Chapter 593
If a man or a horse falls in the ranks, it means being trampled, and then it may cause more serious panic and accidents.
Thinking of this, Su Jinyao waved her hand and ordered the team to stop, and the soldiers passed the word to each other, and everyone evacuated to the side of the hill together after receiving the order.
Fortunately, this team has followed Su Jinyao for so many days, and the tacit understanding and execution are very high.
It didn't take long for all the soldiers to receive the order, and they all gathered. Su Jinyao took the lead, Gu Shangqing postponed, and walked towards the hillside in a neat and orderly manner.
Feng Zhongjing is missing
The hillside is not high, and there are a few trees scattered on the face... It is not empty here, and there are several mountains around, otherwise such a place to shelter from the rain will be used as a target by Lei Gong.
The sheltered side of the hill formed an angle with the mountain not far ahead, and everyone went there, although it could not keep out the rain, but the wind obviously felt much lighter.
A-Ning also brought the horse closer to Su Jinyao's side, trying to make Su Jinyao get less rain.
The rain came too quickly just now, and she didn't have time to put on her clothes, Su Jinyao now looked at her soaked clothes, and was thinking about whether to wear them.
In the end, Su Jinyao just took off the hat and put it on, and then twisted the hem of the clothes.
"Master, let's go to the foot of the mountain. The rain can be a little lighter over there, too. "A-Ning looked at the foot of the mountain here, and felt that the situation was better here at the bottom of the mountain.
Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "No." With such heavy rain, I am afraid that the mountain will have loose rocks or soil. If you fall down, it's easier to get hurt. Drench here for a while, wait for Second Brother Feng and them to come back, and ask about the situation ahead. ”
Gu Shangqing also rushed over, saying that he had left ten soldiers waiting on the side of the road, so as not to find them when Feng Zhongjing returned.
On such a rainy day, the traces of the road will be quickly obscured, and the view from the front and back to the left and right is very limited, so it is really necessary to have someone to stay behind.
After drenching like this for a while, Su Jinyao still didn't see or hear Feng Zhongjing come back.
Su Jinyao said: "Big brother, something is wrong. It's been a while since it rained, and Second Brother Feng shouldn't go too far even if he went to explore the way. Why haven't you come back yet? ”
Gu Shangqing also looked forward to it, but the rain slapped on his face, making people unable to open their eyes. Ahead was covered with rain and fog, and I couldn't see anything clearly.
"Otherwise, send someone over and ask." After Gu Shangqing finished speaking, he ordered a few other people to go to the side of the road to see if the ten people left before were derelict in their duties and ran to the side to hide from the rain.
Su Jinyao felt that the people left behind would not be so unreliable, and said, "Let Fang Lei go over and have a look." There may be something else. ”
Fang Lei took the order and took his subordinates to check.
This time he didn't wait long, Fang Lei brought people back and said that the people guarding the side of the road were still there, and they didn't find Feng Zhongjing coming back.
Not to mention Feng Zhongjing, not even the two hundred people who followed him came back. It stands to reason that if something happens, someone should come back to report it.
"That's not right. Big brother, we'll have to go over and take a look. Su Jinyao already had a premonition. Immediately ordered, everyone returned the same way together, and carefully watched for any traces that Feng Zhongjing might have left behind.
The rain is not abating, but is increasing. But Su Jinyao couldn't wait, and Gu Shangqing walked back with the people.
When they came to the side of the road, the ten people were still there, and they were already trembling with people and horses.
Su Jinyao said: "Continue to move forward, follow Lord Feng's path, don't get separated." ”
But after walking for nearly half an hour, there was still no trace of Feng Zhongjing and the two hundred people.
Is it the wrong way? Su Jinyao grabbed the horse and watched around the rainstorm, hoping to find a clue.
But the rain washed away all traces. In addition to the mountains in the distance, it was still hazy, and even the road under your feet was washed away by the rain.
Su Jinyao couldn't even judge what unexpected situation she would encounter in the next moment if she deviated from the current path.
"No, you have to find it separately. If they can't be found before dark, they're too dangerous. Su Jinyao said to Gu Shangqing: "Big brother, you, me, A-Ning, and Fang Lei will each take someone to find it, and the rest of the people will stand by." Whether or not they can be found before dark, everyone will come back to meet and discuss the next countermeasures. ”
"No, I can't. Jinyao, you can't leave alone. At least you have to take A-Ning and Fang Lei with you. Gu Shangqing also knew that Feng Zhongjing was not an ordinary soldier, and it was impossible to completely abandon him.
It can be regarded as going separately, and Gu Shangqing does not approve of Su Jinyao going by herself.
Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "Apart from a few of us, who else can accurately distinguish the situation and make corresponding judgments?" If there are no good people to lead you, it is useless to search for as many people as you want. Splitting the four routes can expand the search area, reduce the area of each team's responsibility, and also echo and take care of each other, which is the safest way. ”
Seeing that Gu Shangqing was still intent on refusing, Su Jinyao said: "Big brother, you should believe in my ability, just as we believe in you." We're going to take ten people with us, so let's go and get back quickly. ”
Gu Shangqing looked at Su Jinyao's firm eyes behind the rain curtain, and finally nodded.
Su Jinyao's words are indeed very convincing. And Gu Shangqing believes that her ability may be the best among these people.
"Jinyao, you have to be careful." Gu Shangqing could only say this, and then personally selected ten people for Su Jinyao. These are ten of them are all close 'servants' of the Gu family's army, and they usually perform very well when they are the escorts of the Gu family, and Gu Shangqing believes in them even more.
A-Ning knew that Gu Shangqing couldn't convince Su Jinyao, and she had no choice. In the end, he could only say: "Master, I can obey your arrangement, but I can't stay away from you." ”
Su Jinyao said: "Okay." However, it should be distributed in a fan shape and found in the form of a 'shot'. I can be in the middle, you and my brother are on my side. ”
A-Ning has no other way, instead of arguing here, it is better to find it as soon as possible. Hopefully, one of them will be able to find Feng Zhongjing and their whereabouts as soon as possible.
Everything was arranged, and the soldiers who remained were on standby.
However, Su Jinyao was more careful, and even the orderly soldiers who reported the news were selected. Once one of them sends a signal, or Feng Zhongjing and they come back from other ways, these orderly soldiers are responsible for sending messages to a few of them.
Gu Shangqing has nothing else to 'hand' over, and now all the capable people have made arrangements, just begging Feng Zhongjing to be okay just go somewhere to hide from the rain, or go a fork in the road with them.
But everyone also knows that Feng Zhongjing is not an unreliable person, not to mention that he still has more than 200 people, and it is impossible for him to disappear for no reason.
Su Jinyao wiped the rain from her face, tightened the hat again, and set off first with her people.
In such a rainstorm, the effect of the clothes and hats is not great, and the line of sight is almost only a few steps away. You can't even breathe through your nose, otherwise you'll choke. I could only open my mouth slightly, letting the rain fall into my mouth and choke on my throat.
Soon, the four separate teams all disappeared into the rain, and the traces of the ground were quickly washed away by the rain.
Su Jinyao walked in the direction of the corner between the two mountains in front of her. Her instinct was that something was going to be discovered over there.
Su Jinyao's helplessness
"Boom" There was a thunderous sound, as if the earth was trembling. They were already at the corner of the two mountains, and it was like a trumpet, and the thunder was amplified.
The Moyun that Su Jinyao was riding hissed again, the rules of the four hooves were a little 'chaotic', and the steps were even more reluctant.
Su Jinyao could only lean over and pat its neck, brushed a handful of wet mane 'hair', approached it and said, "Don't brush your temper at this time, it's better to find someone." ”
Moyun is a fierce horse, and he is also extremely spiritual. If it were usual, Su Jinyao would listen to it, and it would be obedient soon.
But this time, after Su Jinyao finished speaking, Mo Yun was not only obedient as usual, but shook off his mane 'hair' suddenly, snorted again, and spewed out a lot of rain.
Su Jinyao was thrown by Mo Yun, but she didn't mean to blame Mo Yun, but the uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense.
"The people in the back follow, let's go to the front and have a look." Su Jinyao said to the people behind her, and then sped up.
Another bolt of lightning slashed, tearing through the thick clouds, and the bright light illuminated the surroundings through the dense curtain of rain. Su Jinyao suddenly saw a tree falling horizontally in front of her.
When Su Jinyao urged the horse to approach, she saw that the crown of the tree had been broken up, but the leaves were still bright green. It can be seen that the tree has just fallen.
Su Jinyao looked up again and tried to look forward, and vaguely found that the terrain here was far more difficult than she imagined. On one side is a protruding cliff, and on the other side is a steep slope with loose soil.
It is also said that the tree probably grew on the side of the steep slope, because it was blown off by the strong wind, and it fell from the face.
"Be careful, there may be rockfalls ahead." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she took the lead in rushing over.
The mountains on both sides seem to be squeezed down, and they are so oppressive that people can't breathe. The angle formed in front of him seemed to be a dead end, but because of the strong wind blowing continuously, Su Jinyao knew that there must be a road ahead.
Could it be that Feng Zhongjing will lead people through the top of that angle and go all the way forward? Or...... What accident happened and they were blocked?
With this thought, the more Su Jinyao thought about it, the more she felt that there was such a possibility.
Unless he is trapped, Feng Zhongjing will not go and not return. And it is likely that two hundred people are trapped inside, and no one can come back to report it.
Su Jinyao pulled the horse, slowed down the speed, and considered whether she should turn around and go back now, and inform Gu Shangqing that they should send more people over, or bring someone over to find out the situation first.
"Crown Princess, we seem to hear the sound of horses' hooves." When Su Jinyao was stunned and hesitated, an ancient family army behind him reported to Su Jinyao.
Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment, listened intently, and sure enough, she heard a "boom" sound. But the voice ...... It's not horses' hooves, it's not thunder, it's like falling rocks!!
"Stand back, stand back." Su Jinyao shouted and ordered everyone to step back.
Fortunately, the ten people advanced and retreated in a certain way, and did not retreat in a panic and orderly, and quickly withdrew from this corner. But when he came out, the sound of falling rocks was no longer heard.
Wrong! Su Jinyao's heart sank suddenly. It occurred to her that the falling stone was not on their side, but most likely on the other side.
It is also said that if Feng Zhongjing and the others really walked through this corner, and there was a place to go behind, they might have been within the range of falling rocks.
"You two go back and report the situation here. But let everyone not approach this side easily, and wait for my news. Su Jinyao pointed to the two of them and finished speaking, waved her hand, and said, "The rest of the people went over with me to find out the situation." ”
With that, Su Jinyao rushed over again. This time he did not stop, and directly rushed through the corner between the junction of the two mountains.
After a sharp turn, a "vast ocean" suddenly appeared in front of me. I don't know if it was rain or floods, blocking the road ahead, forming a pool of water.
And at the end of the line of sight, rising from the water, is a huge pile of stones. There are also falling rocks that keep rolling down the mountain, enlarging the pile.
Su Jinyao finally understood that the sound of rolling stones was not as loud as falling rocks, and it was covered by the sound of wind and rain and thunder, so it was almost impossible to hear outside.
But in the valley the sound was amplified, and the crumbling stones fell like the sound of horses' hooves.
However, are Feng Zhongjing and those people trapped on the other side? What is the situation on the other side, and where does it lead?
Su Jinyao really encountered such a situation for the first time, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed.
If there is no road ahead, it is likely that Feng Zhongjing and them will ...... Beneath this pile of 'messy' stones. As for why they came here, it may be that they were looking for the best place to shelter from the rain, so they explored the way here.
And the best-case scenario is that there is a road ahead, which leads to other places. Feng Zhongjing: After they passed here, the rolling stones of the mountain sealed the path.
I hope Feng Zhongjing and the others are fine, but they are delayed because they can't go back the same way. At this point, they should be coming back from a detour.
An ancient family soldier persuaded Su Jinyao and said: "Crown princess, it's not safe here, let's go back and discuss it with the eldest young master." ”
Su Jinyao looked at the pile of stones that were so high, and then looked at the stones that were still falling, nodded and said, "Okay, go back." ”
The future is unknown, Feng Zhongjing's situation is unknown, Su Jinyao will not be hot-headed and joke with her own life and the lives of these people, to gamble on an unreasonable guess.
No matter what Feng Zhongjing's situation was now, it was impossible for her and these eight people to deal with it.
It's just that when Su Jinyao was about to turn around and walk back, another thunderbolt sounded overhead, and the lightning pierced the clouds, allowing Su Jinyao to see that there was a red spot in the puddle under the horse's hooves......
"Blood!!" Su Jinyao was startled, then jumped off the horse, squatted down and sniffed.
Because of the 'mixing' with the rain, the smell of blood is already very faint. The non-stop rain washed people's nasal cavities, so that Su Jinyao couldn't smell the blood.
But when she squatted down, she found that there was an astonishing amount of blood in the puddle.
Even every time a horse's hooves were trampled on it, blood gushed out of the mud. And the blood mud was in a line, seeping through the stone pile in front of it.
Everyone else also found out about the situation and was surprised to get off their horses to check. Two more people waded through the water in front of them and ran towards the stone pile, lying next to a few stones that were relatively safe, looking in along the gap.
"Crown Princess, here's ...... Men and horses! A person turned back and reported loudly to Su Jinyao.
"Come back, danger." Su Jinyao shouted.
If Feng Zhongjing and the others were really killed here, then in the face of such a big pile of stones and such a bad situation, Su Jinyao expressed her powerlessness and helplessness.
Su Jinyao was scared
The two Gu Jiajun who had gone over to check were stunned for a moment when they heard Su Jinyao's shout, and then got up and ran back desperately... Mobile terminal m
But at this time, another rolling stone slid down the mountain. One of them didn't know where it ran over on the way, causing the line to deviate and smash straight over the head of one of its Gu family soldiers.
Su Jinyao only saw a 'yin' shadow falling, and she didn't have time to find anything in a hurry, so she casually tore off the bag of dry food around her waist and threw it hard.
The bag was also wrapped in a water bladder and a few cold and hard steamed buns, which barely weighed a little. Although it couldn't stop the watermelon-sized rock, it barely knocked the stone off a bit.
The falling stone smashed on the shoulder of the Gu family army. If not, the stone is on top of the man's head.
"Ahh Wounded in the shoulder, blood flowed, and the Gu family army suddenly threw himself into the water, splashing a 'flower' of water mixed with blood and 'color'.
Su Jinyao and a few other people rushed over, fished the man out of the water, and dragged him to a safe place.
Su Jinyao examined that Gu Jiajun and saw that his shoulder blades had been completely shattered, and half of his arm was hanging by his side, trembling in pain.
"I can only fix you first, this situation requires surgery. Not here yet, let's go back. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she had already turned over the strip of cloth she was carrying and began to bandage this person.
Because of the heavy rain, it became a problem for Su Jinyao to tie the knot after wrapping the wound. The strip of cloth was completely unable to pull by the rain, and it was impossible to wrap the wound tightly at all.
In desperation, Su Jinyao had to bite one end with her teeth, let the salty taste of blood and water pour into her mouth, and pulled the other end tightly with both hands before tying up the strip of cloth.
"Much, thank you Crown Princess." This Gu family army was indescribably moved when he saw Su Jinyao wrapping himself up like this.
Su Jinyao spat out the blood in her mouth, nodded at him, and said, "Don't talk too much, and don't move this arm." I'll give you surgery when I get back, and I'll try to save your arm. ”
After speaking, Su Jinyao pointed to an ancient family soldier and said, "You ride with him and help him protect his arm." Also, don't let him sleep. Then he ordered: "Lead the horses, and everyone will go out with me." ”
Waiting for Su Jinyao and the others to exit here, they ran back towards the way they came, and saw a team of people rushing in front of them.
Su Jinyao shook her head vigorously, wiped the dripping head curtain aside, and only then could she tell that it was Gu Shangqing and A Ning from the figure of the person.
"Jinyao, are you okay?" Gu Shangqing also saw Su Jinyao, and while asking, he urged the horse to rush over.