31. Empty country
For King Shenwu, it is a very leisurely feeling that he can fly across the sea or run at the bottom of the sea, but he has to cross by boat.
Being a good person is also here.
This time, the breakthrough in the Fuso sea area was unusually smooth, and it can be said that there was no obstacle.
The sagittal spike directly broke through this area, and on the winding coastline of the Fuso West Sea, the warships lined up.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty who landed were soon equipped with weapons and stood on the summer beach, the sand under their feet was hot, and the green trees on the seaside in the distance were not luxuriant.
Therefore, Bai Qi, who led the army, stood at the bow of the ship and didn't even need to analyze it, he could know that Fusang had no defenses at all.
Because in this sparse forest, there is no one to hide at all.
Touching the silver lion head on the hilt of the sword at his waist, Bai Qi thought quietly.
He thought about a big battle at sea, an ambush after landing, and even the use of gas warfare and machine warfare in Fuso, he thought about it and prepared for it.
But the lack of resistance was a bit of a surprise to him.
"General, please instruct. ”
Pioneer General Wang Tao came over to ask.
Bai Qi still didn't move, just touched his chin, his eyes squinted slightly, looking at the empty forest in the distance, as if he was distracted, and seemed to be thinking, in short, it was unpredictable.
In the eyes covered by gray black hair, it was like a pool of clear water that had been muddyed, and it was impossible to see clearly.
"Send scouts! Explore in ten directions. ”
"Crossbowmen with swords and shields, ready to meet the scouts. ”
"Camp on the beach, do a good job of fortifications. ”
"The battleship is on a single cable, not anchored, ready to move away from the beach at any time. ”
"Supply ships... and let the Sparrow Tuanzi, where the Shenwu King was, stop near the sea and not dock for the time being. ”
Bai Qi issued a series of orders in an orderly manner.
The vanguard general was stunned, this attack on Fusang was obviously a crushing momentum, General Bai was so cautious, is it a bit too much?
"General, give me 5,000 soldiers and horses, and I will take all the surrounding towns within a week!"
The vanguard general patted his chest and said.
"Why?"
Bai Qi's eyes didn't wave, just looked at this vanguard general.
"One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion! My Great Zhou Heavenly Soldiers took advantage of the power of the sky, so naturally they should attack the surrounding cities in one fell swoop!"
The pioneer general Wang Tao is not afraid.
There are few who are afraid of the commander who fights on the battlefield.
What's more, Wang Tao also has his own chance, during the western expedition, he found a gourd at the bottom of a cliff, and there were three flying knives hidden in this gourd, which was extremely powerful.
Move as you please, and you can shoot and slash enemies.
This is his hole card, and others think it is a gourd for drinking, but no one knows that this is the bottom of his pressure box.
"General Wang, there must be a demon when things go wrong, if the situation is there, the snake can swallow the elephant, and it must not be reckless. ”
Bai Qi thought for a while, and then raised his voice again: "Do five-layer fortifications!!"
That Wang Tao was stunned...
Is this General Bai too cowardly, he told him that he wanted to make a big move, but he wanted to make the landing place into a turtle shell.
This... It's too aggrieved, as if it's deliberately against him.
"Hey!!"
The vanguard general Wang Tao sighed heavily, and then turned to leave, and the chain link on the armor was squeezed, making a metallic sound.
Bai Qi looked at his figure leaving in a hurry, thoughtful.
Ten teams of scouts were dispatched, and crossbowmen, swords, and shields responded.
Night fell quickly.
In this exotic realm, the stars and the moon are the same as those of the Great Zhou.
It's just a strange red.
The red color is caused by the clouds that are as thin as a veil at night, obscuring the bright moon.
Sparrow Dango.
Jasmine looked at King Shenwu who was sitting on the bow of the ship and asked softly, "Lord Wang... Is there anything else you need?"
Unlike the rest of the warships, this Sparrow Dango was completely for the sightseeing of the Shenwu King.
There were only two guards on board, white goat masks and red spots.
The rest turned out to be maids, or cooks or something.
People are selected by the Queen Mother, and a selection competition is also held for this purpose.
Anyway, the little queen mother of Da Zhou has a very firm belief: King Shenwu has been a fan all his life and does not explain.
Xia Guang looked at the black beast-like sea in front of him, the waves were slightly undulating, but they contained infinite power, these were real ocean currents in front of him, not the long river of concepts, the long river of dreams, and the mother river of death, which were illusory "liquids" with only a sense of flow.
This is the world.
"Put a pot of osmanthus bar, put three more bottles, hang it into the sea with a rope and take it again when you chill the three incense sticks. ”
"Yes, my lord. ”
Jasmine bowed down.
Xia Guang couldn't help but squint slightly as he looked at the sturdy fortifications on the coast in the distance, and the dark continent without any luster in the distance.
The next evening.
Ten scout armies returned.
There were no casualties.
The chief scout boarded the ship and reported what he had seen and heard to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi listened quietly, asking a few words from time to time.
These scouts were all experienced people, and he could be trusted.
But the information obtained is incredible.
For most of the day's journey, the towns were empty.
Empty city.
Empty Town.
There was even a scout who said "it doesn't look like there is a sign of living life", which made the white marshal frown even more.
Unlike others, Bai Qi knows that there are demons in the world.
The demon had even fought the Shenwu King more than a decade ago, and he had studied it before.
But even demons can't explain the situation.
"Probe!! ”
Bai Qi gave instructions.
"General, it's better to give me 3,000 soldiers and horses, I'll go and make an impact, and if you are reckless, everything will fall into place, so you don't need to be so cautious. ”
Seeing this situation, Wang Tao said again.
Bai Qi waved his hand: "Wait." ”
Three days later.
The scout returned, still unscathed, and after the report, it was the first time to talk about it.
Just one word: empty.
Empty, like a silent country, with no sign of living inhabitation, not even a corpse found, the gray Fuso complex seemed to be bathed in an eternal white mist, and before dawn or twilight, it began to fog.
Thin as a veil, with some strange blood red flowing down.
"Blood red?"
Bai Qi grabbed the key word, looked at the repulsive scout intently, and hurriedly asked, "Does it smell?
The ten scouts said no, they ate and were in good shape, they didn't need to be checked, they didn't need to be quarantined, even if they ate three bowls of white rice, it didn't matter.
But in vain, he still let the ship's doctor check on this group of scouts.
Half a day later, Bai Qi sat on the top floor of the empty attic of the battleship, looking into the distance.
Behind him, the accompanying ship doctor was making a report on the results.
Obviously, this is not an easy result, otherwise it would not have broken everyone apart.
"Doctor Zhen, you can say it. Even if it's your guess, you need to explain it to me. ”
"Yes!"
The accompanying ship doctor pondered it and spoke cautiously, "The old man has investigated... These scouts may be parasitized by something, and strange transformations are taking place in the body, but these parasites are likely to have a paralyzing effect in the body, so that the parasitic person is unaware of it, thinking that everything is normal. ”
"How can Fuso be empty? How can there be such a?"
Doctor Zhen hurriedly said: "General, I am just guessing, and I must not use it as a basis, when I was studying medicine, my master once told me, 'If you are not sure, you must not make a conclusion, this is not what the doctor did'." ”
Bai Qi shook his head, a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Doctor, you don't understand, this is not seeing a doctor... This is war. ”