Chapter 169: Stratagem
Three days passed.
They found a hidden cave, and apart from the need to be vigilant at all times, they had grown accustomed to the depths of the mountain, and they were no longer anxious because there was not enough food to worry about the lack of pots and pans.
Jiang Yiling and Xiliang can both hit their prey, and the fat and fleshy pheasants are stripped of their hair, and they are put up with branches and roasted on the fire, although there are no other seasonings, the aroma of the roasted meat on the outside and tender on the inside still allows them to live a little more comfortable for the time being.
Trying to live a more difficult life, so being able to eat a bite of meat for now is a temporary satisfaction for them.
Zhang Youtao scratched her oily hair, and said nothing sadly, although she continued to stay and starved to death, but this kind of life would drive people crazy.
She looked at the still resolute cheeks, how outstanding she used to be, and how embarrassed she was now, and the wood ash rubbed against her cheeks at some point, and it looked particularly cute under that serious expression.
She reached out and wiped it away, bitterness in her heart.
Jiang Yiling raised his head and pulled the corners of his mouth at her, "If you are sleepy, you can rest, and tomorrow I will take Xiliang to find water." ”
Zhang Youtao leaned against the mountain wall, with hay under him, and saw that the clothes at his elbow were torn, and the last line of defense in his heart was broken, and his eyes were full of astringency.
Next.
Jiang Yiling and Xiliang went out early in the morning to find food and water.
The only desirable thing in this mountain forest is that the morning air is particularly good, and in the past, Zhang Youtao thought that seclusion in the mountains was a romantic thing.
But now that she has really experienced it, she realizes that life is not as easy as she imagined. They are in the mountains, but their hearts are not free, and they will not be happy in any way.
The hardships of these days made Lin Mu, a weak scholar, completely unbearable, and his face was abnormally white.
"Ahem!" Lin Mu clenched his fists and covered his mouth, coughing and his face was flushed.
Zhang Youtao handed him a bag of ephedra that she had stored, "Chew a few!" Otherwise, your body will collapse sooner or later. ”
Lin Mu's eyes were obviously resistant, but he still reached out and took it, took a few and put them in his mouth, "If you continue to stay here, you will collapse sooner or later." ”
If you don't stay here, where else can you go? The bottom of the mountain was surrounded by soldiers in a circle, and if they dared to go down, they would be caught, and it was impossible to get out.
Also anxious is Xiao Meng under the mountain, hearing the situation reported by his subordinates, his heart is in a mess, it is not a wise move to go up the mountain to search, and he can only waste it now.
"General, there is more and more white mist, and the subordinates can only let the soldiers withdraw first."
Xiao Meng looked at the mountain in front of him that was suppressed by the clouds, bit his cheek and said, "Tell me to go down, don't chase any more." ”
"Yes." The soldiers were ordered to retreat.
No one knows if there will be any danger in this mountain, Xiao Meng feels that this is the most aggrieved person he has ever caught in his life, not only to catch people, but also to worry about whether they will hurt people. This kind of timidity is completely to give the other party another chance to escape.
As everyone knows, after a few days of observation, Lin Mu also noticed this. The woods at night were eerie, and an unknown roar rang out all around.
Lin Mu walked up to Jiang Yiling with his tired body and raised his hand to salute, "There is a plan to escape from this forest, I wonder if Your Highness is willing to hear it?" ”
Jiang Yiling withdrew his gaze from the far distance, and his dark pupils were especially bright in the dark night," he said. ”
"Your Highness has a noble status, and the reason why the soldiers under the mountain have not moved so far, I think Your Highness can also think of it, and now we have only one way to escape from here."
Lin Mu picked up four stones and deduced them on the ground.
"First of all, His Royal Highness and Zai went down the mountain, leaving Miss Zhang and Xiliang to continue to hide in the mountain. After descending the mountain, His Royal Highness and Xiao Meng explained that Miss Zhang was in distress and ordered the soldiers to go up the mountain to look for her. Because of His Royal Highness's identity, even if Xiao Meng is unwilling, he can't refuse, and once the defense under the mountain is relaxed, we will have a chance. ”
Lin Mu nodded to the other two stones on the ground, "At this time, Miss Zhang and Xiliang, who are hiding in the mountains, need to get the soldiers' clothes and find a way to go to the city gate." Quanzhou City has been locked down for so many days, it is impossible for the people in the city not to leave the city, and the jurisdiction at the city gate must have been relaxed, which is a good way for us. "Sounds like a good idea.
But what Jiang Yiling couldn't accept was, "Can't you keep anyone else?" ”
Lin Mu shook his head, "Everyone knows the weight of Miss Zhang in His Highness's heart, if you leave someone else, what Your Highness said may not make Xiao Meng believe it." ”
Jiang Yiling also understands this truth, but he can leave Zhang Youtao behind him a little uneasy in his heart.
"Just follow Mr. Lin's arrangement!" I don't know when, Zhang Youtao was already standing behind them, a smile hung on her white face, and she felt that the years were quiet.
She walked up to Jiang Yiling and looked at each other, "You can go with peace of mind, Xiliang can protect me." ”
Jiang Yiling put his arm around her shoulder, "If you can succeed this time, I will take you to the ends of the earth." ”
This time the emperor's fierce pursuit caught them off guard, and in terms of the current state situation, it was really a waste to send so many troops to chase after them. Considering all the factors, the worst they could do was to intercept the orders of the various cities.
The situation was much worse than expected, disrupting all their plans. Qingfeng Literature
Zhang Youtao was buried in his arms, tears were in her curved eyebrows, and she opened her mouth silently, "Okay." ”
In the second half of the night, they planned to fill in more carefully, and even if there was a loss, they could make up for it immediately. I have to say that people like Lin Mu are indeed not suitable for the life of ordinary people.
Before dawn, Jiang Yiling set off with the woods.
When he stood at the door of the cave, the blue sky outside was glowing with a white belly, and inside the cave, Zhang Youtao looked at him calmly.
None of them regretted coming this far.
And Jiang Yiling told himself in his heart that he must win this 'battle'.
The timing is urgent, and at the foot of the gray mountain, the guards are already rigorous. Two figures rolled down the mountain, and the soldier stepped forward to check, with a complicated look in his eyes.
Not long after, a sound came from inside Xiao Meng's tent.
"Report to the general, only then did the soldiers come to report, and found the figure of the six princes and a man at the foot of the East Mountain, but it can be ......"
"But what?" Xiao Meng frowned, and his body also stood up.
"But when the soldiers found them, they were seriously wounded." Because Xiao Meng gave a military order not to hurt them, the soldiers looked very worried when they found people.
Sure enough, Xiao Meng's face changed greatly, and he shouted, "Hurry up and invite the military doctor!" ”
The soldier was so frightened by this sound that he hurriedly ran out.
Xiao Meng's gloomy face looked particularly hideous in the firelight, and he strode out. In a tent in the corner to the east, two unconscious men were placed on beds, and the military doctor was taking his pulse.
Xiao Meng hurriedly came, grabbed a soldier and asked, "Only the two of them were found?" ”
The soldier froze for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, "It was only the two of them when the subordinates found out. ”
Xiao Meng lifted the curtain and stepped in, everything in the tent was as usual, his eyes were on Jiang Yiling's body from the moment he entered, with a suspicious gaze that was not concealed at all, everything that happened tonight was suspicious.
The military doctor finished taking the pulse, "Back to General Xiao, the injuries on the two of them are not fatal, and they can rest for a few days." ”
The doctors in the barracks are all accustomed to letting this kind of small injury heal on their own, after all, how can there be so many medicinal materials on the march, and they can save it. Besides, this doctor has never seen Jiang Yiling, so how do you know what his identity is?
Xiao Meng frowned, and pointed his fingers at the bandaged injury on the side of Jiang Yiling's arm, "Can it be diagnosed here?" ”
The healer glanced at it, and there was hesitation in his cloudy eyes, "This injury was caused by the attack of wild beasts, it is slightly more serious, if it is good to live and raise, it will be fine in the future!" ”
When I heard this, I felt more and more empty, and I had no confidence.
"If it's serious, why don't you take gold sore medicine?" Xiao Meng has suffered a lot of injuries, large and small, so he naturally knows the best way to deal with wounds. He didn't smell the powder when he came in, so he knew that the wound was simply bandaged.
Clearly, the healer was not doing his best.
Syllable!
The healer was so frightened that his legs became weak, and he knelt down straight, trembling all over, "Back to General Xiao, the army's gold sore medicine is already scarce, if they are given the soldiers in the army, there will be fewer soldiers in the army in the future, this is something that can save lives at a critical moment!" ”
The more he talked about it, the more confident he became, and in the end, he burst into tears, looking like he was 'all for the sake of the army', and the wrinkles on his face trembled.
Xiao Meng sneered, his face darkened, "This is the sixth prince, if there is a bad pool, you will give the emperor an explanation?" Or will I give an explanation to the emperor? ”
The doctor's crying voice choked, and he glanced at Jiang Yiling cautiously, probably wanting to die, and he didn't know who this person was, could he blame him?
"The old man was frightened, and the old man hurriedly gave medicine to the six princes." The healer took out a bottle of gold sore medicine from his cuff with trembling hands, and carefully took out a portion of it.
Xiao Meng glanced at the person on the other side, "Give him some too." ”
"Yes." Healers don't dare to have anything that isn't poor now.
Now that he knows his identity, if he cares about a little gold sore medicine, whether he can keep his position is still a matter of talking, and whether he can survive is the key.
"The old man didn't mean to offend, and asked His Royal Highness the Sixth to don't worry about the old man." The doctor took the medicine and explained to the unconscious Jiang Yiling.
Xiao Meng was too lazy to listen to his nagging, turned around and left, I don't know how to choose military doctors in this barracks, and he chose such an old fool. If he was an ordinary person, would he have come here at least in the middle of the night?
The sky was full of stars, and he felt that something was wrong when he stood in front of the tent, looking at the mountains and forests covered by the night, the faintly outlined shapes, and fell into deep thought.
Countless thoughts fell into his mind, but each one seemed unreasonable, and there was no reason for only two people to appear, could it ......