Chapter 430: Food and Medicine
The area of this dense forest in front of me is not big, but it is not small. As long as the climate does not change suddenly, there will be a blizzard or heavy rain, and the fire here will burn for a while. Fortunately, there are mounds around it, and it is unlikely to cause a large-scale wildfire, so even if it is burned to ashes, it will always be extinguished.
Now the fire is soaring here, and the smoke is straight into the sky, and the movement can be seen more than ten miles away, which is obviously not suitable for a long time. Therefore, although everyone was extremely tired from the fire, Zuihou Frey still integrated the team a little and set off.
The number of people counted is more than 250. This result is undoubtedly discouraging, you must know that there are more than 600 people in this team this morning, who knows that after an encounter, the casualties are more than half, and now the destination is still far away, which has to cast a shadow on everyone's hearts.
Of course, this shadow is very faint, after all, the opponent in the encounter just now is the Wild Wolf Rider who is famous in the north. They were able to survive so many people in almost equal numbers, and they also struck each other hard, causing a fire that burned most of the Wild Wolf Riders to death...... If such a battle is reported, it will be enough to shake the three armies on the front line and the Northern Wilderness tribes that are attacking! Just as a soldier couldn't help but sigh when he watched the fire before, even if he died now, his life would be worth it with this battle......
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Front of the line.
"Don, how's Mi Xiu doing?" Glancing at the improvised stretcher made of twigs and green vines behind him, Frey asked as he broke the slightly dull atmosphere of the group.
Tang En shook his head slightly: "The wound is under control, there should be no major problems for the time being." ”
"That's good!" Patting Donn on the shoulder, Frey reassured. "Rest assured. With Mixiu's physique and strength. It's going to be fine. ”
"Yes, Brother Donne, you ...... Well, the people in it are all amazing characters, and they won't be sacrificed so easily. ”
"Yes, I have experience with this. As long as you carry the first few days, the next one will be much better......"
Elt and Taka also blessed each other, but their smiles were a little reluctant. Not very interested.
This is also normal, the strength of the soldiers of the Heavy Sword Battalion and the Tomahawk Battalion is relatively much weaker, and after the fierce battle just now, the two Bran Battalion levels have been completely disabled. Elt and Taka now have only a few dozen soldiers left in total, and they almost became singles battalion commanders.
Talking about this topic, the atmosphere of the team finally eased up a little. In these days, as a front-line soldier, there is a day when there is no tomorrow today. The comrades-in-arms who were jumping around them turned into cold corpses in an instant, they really saw too much. Over time, I naturally became accustomed to numbness and forbearance.
Gradually. The conversation of Frey's people also shifted from the current casualties to the next escape route.
"Those wild wolf riders should not be dead, they will definitely not let us go after suffering such a big loss. Well, if you raid, they don't have enough liliang left, but you have to be careful to be tracked. ”
Frey's words were true, and when Don ordered the fire to be set on fire, the Wolf Rider immediately retreated. Although most of them were entangled by the soldiers on this side, the Wild Wolf Riders near the periphery had a chance to escape. Of course, the number of escapes will definitely not be too much, but with the tracking skills of the other party, it is indeed a big threat.
Don said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I've placed Luke at the back of the line. ”
"Whew...... It's so best, with the Luke brothers behind, they don't dare to catch up. Both Elt and Tara were aware of Luke's archery skills, and they were relieved to hear this.
Frey nodded, and then continued solemnly: "One more thing, no matter how those damn Wild Wolf Riders tracked us before, we can't sneak up on the barbarian team anymore. During the journey, it is also necessary to remove obvious marks. ”
Elt and Ert were both jawheads, and Don had no objections. Just like he said to David before, now their team can no longer withstand such an unexpected situation, and if they can survive this time, they may not be so lucky next time.
After a deep sigh, Elt frowned and asked, "What about our food?"
"You can find it from the mountains, hunt wild animals, and dig wild vegetables. Frey glanced at the soldiers behind him, his face slightly gloomy, and sighed, "Alas, we are not the same team as before......
Elt and Taka opened their mouths when they heard this, and their painful expressions flashed. Yes, they are not the more than 600 people they used to be. If it was still on that scale, they would have to attack the barbarian ranks for more rations. But now there are only more than 200 people, and the things in the mountains and the wild should be able to sustain it.
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Next, the direction of the team is still east, but the route has changed a lot.
Basically, it is not a mountain road, but a shuttle between the mountains and forests. In this way, the distance is undoubtedly long, there are many detours, and it is quite difficult to walk. But there are two advantages, one is that it is not easy to expose traces in such an environment, and the other is that you can take the opportunity to find some food.
Such conditions are undoubtedly difficult, and now it is winter, and when the beasts return to their nests to hibern, it is difficult to be as lucky as before to touch the black bear's den. So now all the soldiers are basically vegetarians, as long as they can identify which plant can be eaten and is not poisonous, then they will not hesitate to devour it - it has nothing to do with taste, only about hunger and life!
At this time, everyone began to remember the days when they were tired of eating meat a few days ago. The barbarian meat cubes don't taste very good, but at least they have oil splashes and fill the stomach. It doesn't have to be like now, or you just eat something bad and your stomach is on fire. Either you just can't eat and your stomach is empty......
Compared with the sad soldiers, Mixiu's current conditions are good, and he has broth to drink. David fulfilled his promise that no matter what time it was, he could always find the same thing, such as pheasants, guinea pigs, etc.
However, although nutrition kept up, Mixiu's wound eventually became infected, causing some physical illness. The short spear was thick, and such a large wound, coupled with the fact that it was in a flaming purgatory-like environment, it was almost inevitable that it would be infected. In the past few days, Mixiu's body has been hot and cold, and it is extremely abnormal. For this situation, Tang En is also helpless. There was a prescription, and it was found by Don from the well-read old butler. But the corresponding herbs are a big problem, even if David led people to venture to expand the scope and frantically search, they still did not get together.
This situation is also inevitable, a herb has a habit, and the environment in which it grows is also different. It is undoubtedly impossible to get all the symptomatic herbs in one place. However, Mi Xiu's condition could not be delayed any longer, and Tang En couldn't, so he had to enter the space again and let the old butler have the herbs at hand, and prepare a potion first.
The old butler was really powerful, and threw out a prescription again. However, it was bluntly said that the medicine prepared according to this prescription was not a symptomatic medicine, and could only temporarily curb the deterioration of Mixiu's condition.
At this point, Tang En could manage a lot, and immediately prepared a potion for Mi Xiu to take. As the old butler had said, Mi Xiu's hot and cold condition was greatly relieved, but he was still weak and unable to move.
Seeing this, Tang En was ruthless, and asked Dawei and the others to take a reconnaissance while looking for medicinal herbs, to see if they could find a large army of barbarians around...... Medicine is a necessary material for the army, and now even if it is to hit the tens of thousands of barbarian army before, Tang En also admits it, and Longtan Tiger's Den is to break through!
Donn was busy treating Michau with the gray space, while Frey, Elt and the others led the team to find food and get rid of the pursuers behind them......
Frey's previous fears were right. When the team first set out, there were indeed a few wild wolves riding on bald wolves to track them down. However, after entering the ten miles of the team, he was ambushed by David, Luke and others, and none of them ran away. There is also a small episode here, the barbarian corpses are naturally no one cares about, but the bald wolves were brought back by David, skinned and cramped, and finally relieved the soldiers' hunger......
After destroying these wild wolf riders, the team was not tracked or attacked again for the next few days. However, everyone did not dare to be careless, the wild wolf rode mightily to the north and south, but now hundreds of people were burned to death by a fire, such a humiliation is impossible to swallow. So the biggest possibility now is that in the place where Tang En and they can't see, the other party has already sprinkled heavy troops and is frantically searching.
However, this has little to do with them. Because, after a few days, the team finally came to the edge of the wilderness. And at this moment, David, who was full of excitement, suddenly turned around, grabbed Donn's arm tightly, and called Mixiu saved......
............ (To be continued......)