Chapter Twenty-Five: A Thousand Miles of Tracking
Huang Xu still had some worries in his heart, and ran away from Sun Ce, but the tiger returned to the mountain.
Zhang Lang saw that his heart was still hanging, and the surname Suo waved away the subordinate generals, leaving only Huang Xu, Dian Wei and a few other henchmen, and then sat in the handsome position with a smile, and raised Erlang's legs leisurely, with a very relaxed expression.
Huang Xu was suspicious, and he wanted to speak several times and stopped, and he couldn't stop wondering in his heart.
Zhang Lang said: "Huang Xu, what do you have to say?" ”
Only then did Huang Xu muster up the courage to say, "The lord doesn't seem to be worried about Sun Ce running away at all?" ”
Zhang Lang laughed out loud after hearing this, making Huang Xu and the others even more confused.
After Zhang Lang had satisfied their appetite, he stopped laughing and said slowly: "Actually, that Sun Ce is fake." ”
"Ah, fake?" The generals screamed at about the same time.
Zhang Lang laughed twice, and said with a very proud expression: "Yes, it's true that Sun Ce is still in Runan City." ”
"What the hell is going on?" Huang Xu was surprised and delighted, and asked confusedly.
Zhang Lang stood up, sighed without a long sigh, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Not only you, but even I deceived the military advisor, and I didn't know the news until the day before yesterday." Guo Jia, this kid is getting bolder and bolder, hiding the truth to this point, and he doesn't take me seriously anymore, hum. ”
Huang Xu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and there was a question mark in his mind? Is Sun Ce fake? How is this possible, after I handed him over, I watched twice in the morning and evening during the escort process, if it was fake, how could I not tell it? It's hard to believe, isn't it?
Zhang Lang understood Huang Xu's expression and said with a smile: "When you fought with Sun Ce, he was already gray-headed, and there was a lot of difference between him and his image. In addition, the fake person is also seven or eight points similar to Sun Ce, and if there is no person who is very familiar with him, it is difficult to distinguish. So you don't see it, it's not a big deal. ”
Huang Xu thought that the situation at that time was really like this, and couldn't help but nod. At the same time, I secretly thought that this Guo Junshi was too fierce, it was not enough to deceive Zhou Yu, even his own lord was also deceived, in case the lord became angry...... Sweat. Huang Xu secretly glanced at Zhang Lang, and saw that although his tone was a little dissatisfied, he didn't see any displeasure on his face, but had a faint smile. Huang Xu breathed a sigh of relief for Guo Jia, and then wondered: "Then Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have been friends for many years, it is impossible for Zhou Yu not to see the fake?" ”
Zhang Lang nodded and said, "The truth is obvious." In the chaotic battle at the beginning, and before the sky was fully dawned, it might be possible to get by, but after the fact, it may be quite difficult to hide the past. ”
Huang Xu said cautiously: "Isn't that person pretending to be Sun Ce very dangerous?" ”
Zhang Lang was silent for a while, but still nodded, and Huang Xu also didn't speak.
Zhang Lang raised his head and said, "Huang Xu, you ordered the soldiers to rest, and next, we will have a very hard tracking and blocking battle." ”
Huang Xu took the order and left.
That afternoon, after Zhang Lang took a nap, he felt in good spirits, so he began to prepare to track down.
Before leaving, Zhang Lang asked the soldiers to take out a cute flower mink. This mink has countless patterns all over its body, colorful and very beautiful.
The generals were surprised, and they didn't know what Zhang Lang's intentions were.
Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Although I am a little dissatisfied with the arbitrariness of the military advisor, I still admire his strategy very much. ”
Dian Wei couldn't help but ask curiously: "Lord, what articles are in it?" ”
Zhang Lang said: "This mink was born in the deep mountains of Dabie, it is extremely difficult to encounter in ordinary times, not only light and agile, but also full of spiritual surname, not only can the whole body be used as a medicine, but also can be trained to become a military mink, become a tool for contact and tracking." ”
The generals all realized and couldn't help but praise.
Zhang Lang continued: "This mink also has a special surname, that is, the male and female are never separated, and they are in pairs, even if they are scattered thousands of miles away, they seem to have a soul in their hearts, and they can always meet again." And once one of them is killed, the other will not care about the moon, and will also seek revenge. ”
The generals were amazed, and their eyes fell on the spirit mink at the same time, this guy didn't look very big, and it was very cute. It's amazing that such a well-behaved thing can have such a tough surname.
Huang Xu understood for a moment, and said with great joy: "Does the lord mean that the person who pretends to be Sun Ce also has a spirit marten on him?" ”
Zhang Lang said with a smile: "How can such a big mink be on the body, but you are half right, that person has the smell of a female mink." ”
Huang Xu couldn't help but say, "Where is the female mink?" ”
Zhang Lang laughed twice, shrugged his shoulders and said, "You should ask the military advisor." ”
Huang Xu and the others were speechless.
Zhang Lang raised his head to look at the sky, and then said to Huang Xu: "It's not too early, you lead three thousand soldiers to track down this spirit mink, and I will lead the team to follow." ”
Huang Xu clenched his fists and replied loudly: "Yes, lord." ”
Zhang Lang patted Huang Xu's shoulder and said earnestly: "If you succeed or not, you must be more careful in this move." ”
Huang Xu said gratefully: "My subordinates understand, and they will not be disappointed." ”
Zhang Lang nodded with a smile and said, "Go ahead." ”
Huang Xu led 3,000 people, dressed lightly, and began on the road.
Zhang Lang watched them gradually move away from sight, as if he was lost, and sighed: "I hope I won't fail this time." Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, you are really too cunning. ”
Zhang Lang and his troops prepared again and set off. Began a long battle of tracking and counter-tracking against Zhou Yu.
The next day, Huang Xu found the body of the person who was impersonating Sun Ce. Originally, I thought that the action of the spirit mink would stop, because the person with the breath of the female mink had died, but what I didn't expect was that the spirit mink seemed to have intensified, and kept running all the way to the mountain path. On the contrary, this flower mink is full of mental power, squeaks from time to time, and jumps around, fortunately it has a leather cord on its neck, otherwise one accidentally let him run away, but I am afraid that it is more difficult to find a needle in a haystack if I want to find it back.
Huang Xu was originally a little confused, but with the return of the secret agent's news, he had to believe in the magic of the spirit mink.
Gradually, the Huang Xu troops entered the deep mountains and old forests.
The boundless mountains and forests are deserted; The poisonous snakes and beasts that haunt from time to time are terrifying; Coupled with the changeable climate and the endless journey, the morale of the Huangxu troops was very low. The soldiers had already complained, but fortunately, Zhang Lang's troops also followed, which calmed down a lot.
When it was dark, the people would set up camp.
The climate in the mountains was quite cold, the mountain wind was howling and cold, and the soldiers lit many bonfires to ward off the cold.
Huang Xu's confidence also began to waver, and while roasting the fire with Zhang Lang, he said cautiously: "Lord, what should we do next?" ”
Zhang Lang glanced at Huang Xu and said with a smile: "Do you have some doubts in your heart?" ”
Huang Xu nodded, not hiding his thoughts at all: "Is this spirit marten going back to the nest?" ”
The corner of Zhang Lang's mouth showed a faint smile and said, "Huang Xu, do you know where we are now?" ”
Huang Xu didn't want to think about it: "Lord, we have now entered the Dabie Mountain Range, and this place should be the Nanyue Mountain where Huo Mountain is located. ”
Zhang Lang nodded.
At this time, a gust of mountain wind blew, Zhang Lang couldn't help sneezing, his figure was naturally closer to the fire, and he seemed to feel a little cold, and wrapped his coat tighter, and said to himself: "The weather in the mountains is really fucking changing, it's cold." Then he turned to Yang Rong and said, "Rong'er, isn't it very cold, hold on for a few more days, and you will be in Shu County." ”
Yang Rong's concern for Zhang Lang smiled bursts of laughter.
Huang Xu didn't seem to be surprised. At first, I thought that Zhang Lang was complaining about the weather, but after thinking about it, I felt that there was something in Zhang Lang's words, did he imply anything?
Just when Huang Xu was thinking hard, he heard Zhang Lang say again: "I don't know if Zhou Yu will freeze to death." ”
Huang Xu was startled, and there seemed to be a flash of inspiration in his mind. Thinking about it, it is so difficult for the soldiers to get cotton clothes, not to mention Zhou Yu, who has no preparation? Zhou Yu's troops had been wandering behind him for more than a month or two, and supply had always been a big problem. The soldier's thin clothes don't say that he can't survive in the mountains for a few days, and even if he can't hold up at the bottom of the mountain, it's a problem. Once they are out of the mountains, they will definitely rob the material to replenish themselves. And it was at this time that Ling Ying escorted a team of material grain and grass up, and the direction in which Zhou Yu fled was precisely Shu County, his hometown, and the two routes overlapped together, did it imply Zhou Yu's actions?
The more Huang Xu thought about it, the more likely he was to have this surname, raised his head and wanted to say to Zhang Lang, but saw that Zhang Lang had already gotten up, took Yang Rong's hand, and walked away slowly, and a voice floated in the distance: "Rong'er, do you believe it?" Even if Zhou Yu can see through my tricks, he can't run out of my palm. Shu County and Wancheng must be the place where Zhou Yu was defeated. Do you know why I'm so sure? ”
Yang Rong's soft and sweet voice sounded in the dark night: "Why? ”
"Gentle Township, Hero Tomb ......" Zhang Lang's proud voice disappeared without a trace of the news at night.
Huang Xu thought hard: What do you mean?
At this time, Dian Wei also got up, patted Huang Xu's shoulder and said, "Brother, it's not early, it's time to rest." ”
Huang Xu returned to his camp absent-mindedly.
Day 2, Day 3......
Until the fifth day, the spirit marten suddenly behaved very abnormally, struggling strongly, squeaking incessantly, and not resting for a moment.
The soldiers guarding the spirit marten were the first to notice the abnormality and immediately reported to Zhang Lang.
Zhang Lang's spirits were greatly lifted, because the spies sent by Huang Xu either came back, or there was no news yet, it is estimated that he might be mishapn, or lose his way in the mountains. Then this mink has almost become Zhang Lang's only clue, and now that the flower mink is abnormal, how can Zhang Lang not be excited, he immediately ordered the soldiers to enter the state of imminent battle, and asked Huang Xu to take the men and horses to set off. At the same time, he sent soldiers to contact Tai Shici quickly, asking him to stop caring about the grain team escorted by Ling Ying, but rush directly to Shu County, first occupy Zhou Yu's nest, and then talk about it, so that he can get help here.
After Zhang Lang finished the assignment, he chose to send dozens of eagle guards to survey the terrain, find local natives, and inquire about the situation.
After a rapid march in the morning, unexpectedly, he walked out of the mountains and set foot on the official road.
Huang Xu immediately became vigilant, and his actions became extremely cautious.
At this time, a soldier hurriedly came up and reported: "General, just now the lord sent someone to say that the grain convoy escorted by General Ling Ye is less than fifty miles away from us, and the lord wants us to secretly observe and protect. ”
Huang Xu was stunned, sure enough, does Zhou Yu really want to start?
After some further mile, a small ruined village appeared in front of me.
There are dozens of thatched huts scattered around the village, some of which have been whitewashed by rain, and the eaves are covered with spider web dust; The mossy streets, with bricks and timber scattered all over the ground and overgrown with weeds, are clearly deserted for many years.
There is a clear stream to the left of the village, and a small forest behind it.
Originally, this couldn't attract Huang Xu's attention, such a dilapidated place, and there was no sound to be heard quietly. I wanted to turn around and go to the front of the official road, but Hua Mink unexpectedly refused to live or die, and kept trying to jump into that village.
This also aroused Huang Xu's great attention, could it be that Zhou Yu and others could not hide in this village?
At this time, the flower marten squeaked and forcibly jumped. The soldier didn't seem to expect the marten to become so powerful all of a sudden, and when it accidentally broke away from the clue, it immediately rushed straight to the dense village behind the village like a ray of light.
Huang Xu didn't have the heart to scold the soldier, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to disperse, carefully surround the dense forest in front, and at the same time send someone to report Zhang Lang's situation here. ”
Huang Xu led a few people to sneak in to observe the situation, when there was a sudden commotion in the small dense forest, and then immediately calmed down, obviously something unusual happened. Huang Xu's almost first reaction was to rush into the dense forest.
This forest is full of evergreen trees such as green pines, so it is also obviously lush in the cold winter.
At this time, one of the soldiers exclaimed, "Look, General. ”
Huang Xu followed the place where the soldier pointed and saw that the spirit marten had fallen in a pool of blood, and the blood was still steaming.
Huang Xu stepped forward to take a look, and saw that the wound was only two inches wide, but it was very deep, obviously stabbed by the blade, he was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Chase me, they are near here." ”
Suddenly, another soldier shouted, "The enemy is here." ”
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