Chapter 42: Re-entering Broken Dragon Mountain
was targeted by a captain, and Cheng Kun was indeed under a lot of pressure. But since General Peng reminded her, it means that she is on her side. In this way, as long as he doesn't step on it, it's wrong, then Chu Liuyun shouldn't be able to help himself.
However, this feeling of being a weak person and needing the protection of others makes Cheng Kun very unaccustomed. Relying on the mountains and mountains, relying on the rivers and rivers, only those who help themselves are helped.
Now he is just a pawn in Chu Liuyun's eyes, because he has already formed a grudge, he naturally doesn't mind stepping on Cheng Kun when he has the opportunity. If you succeed, it's good, but if you fail, it's fine.
Indeed, with Cheng Kun's current strength, he really couldn't do anything with Chu Liuyun, although he already knew that the other party was plotting against him. But it doesn't matter, the days ahead are still long......
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According to Ren Rong's original decision, the pursuit of Dai Yue'er should be led by the commander Li Yan and the general Peng Rou. But now the situation has changed, and the original arrangement is no longer suitable.
Li Yan's cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the worst thing was that the war horses in the army drank poisonous well water and were hit one after another. So Li Yan was excluded from the pursuit team.
Although Li Yan was unwilling, he also knew in his heart that he could only add chaos to bringing people over now, so he had no choice but to give up.
Peng Rou's team has remained the same, and it has expanded a lot. In addition to the masters she found herself, some military captains in the army also joined in. In addition, Chu Liuyun will also participate in this hunt and kill.
As a representative of the children of the Dingshan Army family in the Blood Gate Pass, there are also many masters under him. Three of the six sons of the family who received recruit training with Cheng Kun joined him.
These three people are Luo Rongjun, Tian Huayu and Duan Feipeng.
Fang Han was under the hands of Captain Lang Tiexin, and Ling Zhen was assigned to Cheng Kun's acquaintance, Captain Qiao Feng's subordinates, and this time he also followed Qiao Feng to Peng Rou's team, and the two would meet again soon. Xue Ren's superior was a lieutenant under General Wang Guangqi.
In addition to these masters, there are also some special talents who are good at reconnaissance, and they don't need to join the battle, as long as they find Dai Yue'er's traces.
Originally, if Lai Scar'er was still around, he would be the most suitable to do this, but who blames him for having to die.
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The style of the military is to be vigorous and resolute, and when everything is ready, the two teams set off immediately. As time drags on, the lower the hope of finding Dai Yue'er.
The crowd did not immediately go to Broken Dragon Mountain, they first came to a nearby county town and requisitioned some horses to ride. Although it is much worse than the war horses screened by the Joyama Army, with these horses present, the speed of everyone can also be improved a lot.
But at this time, Cheng Kun was a little embarrassed, because he couldn't ride a horse.
Needless to say, in Xinfeng County, his family could not afford to buy a horse at all, in this era, a good horse is equivalent to a brand-name car in later generations, a proper luxury. Even if Tang Zhong wanted to teach him, he couldn't do it without horses.
And the things to be taught in the new barracks of Daijun do not have such as horsemanship, so Cheng Kun has been delayed until now.
After everyone simply turned over and got on the horse, Cheng Kun shook his head, then gritted his teeth and put his hands on the horse's back and flipped over.
Anyone who has ever ridden a horse knows that riding a horse without a saddle is a hard job.
The rider can only hold on to the reins or grasp the horse's mane while clamping the horse's belly with his legs to secure his body. This posture is very uncomfortable, not to mention, it is easy to get tired after riding a horse for a long time, and it is not conducive to attacking on horseback.
The cavalry of the Huns would slow down their horses when shooting arrows, otherwise, God knows where their arrows would fly, and even one would be thrown down if they were not careful, and such a thing did not happen.
General Peng took the lead, running at the front of the line, followed closely behind. Because Cheng Kun was not familiar with horse nature, he couldn't improve his speed, and gradually fell behind.
But instead it gave him a chance to watch other people ride horses.
In Cheng Kun's eyes, the buttocks of the people in front of him were all slightly raised when riding a horse, and the whole body rose and fell with the horse's running movements, and it seemed that the person and the horse were connected as one, very coordinated.
Cheng Kun thought for a while, he remembered the most popular horse step pile in the national arts, and the essentials were very similar to the posture of these people riding horses. Understanding this, horseback riding is not so difficult for Cheng Kun.
He relaxed his body, his legs no longer clamped the horse's belly, his crotch was slightly raised, his chest was pulled out, and his head was pushed up as if he was suspended by a thread. At the same time, calm down and feel the movement of the horse's muscles as it runs, and the body subconsciously cooperates.
The horses under Cheng Kun's crotch felt that their steps were much easier, and they couldn't help but let out a light neigh, and the speed naturally increased, and Cheng Kun slowly ran to the middle of the team.
Having figured out the essentials of riding, Cheng Kun felt at ease. He finally understood why so many people in the army liked to fight on horseback, speed was one thing, and the other was that those who were good at riding could use horsepower to multiply the power of their attacks.
The total number of muscles in a human body is about 639, and if you don't have training, you can use even fewer muscles effectively when attacking. In contrast, horses are much more powerful, and if they can be united, it is not uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong on the battlefield.
The crowd did not take the small road, but ran wildly all the way on the main road, and went straight to Broken Dragon Mountain. Now that Dai Yue'er's plan has been analyzed, there is no need to follow Dai Yue'er's ass anymore, just go directly to Broken Dragon Mountain and wait.
If Dai Yue'er and her maid haven't entered the mountain yet, then stop her directly. If she had already entered the mountain first, the others could have caught up a little faster.
Before the departure of this operation, Ren Rong had already set a bottom line, regardless of life or death.
It is best to be able to capture the Hun saintess alive, if not, use all means to kill her, all in all, she must not be allowed to escape from Dachu safely and return to the Huns.
The reason why several generals chose Peng Rou as the presidential leader of these two pursuit teams was also seriously considered.
Although Peng Rou's martial arts are the most brilliant among several generals, Jia Yuan's cultivation is not much lower than Peng Rou's, and the reason why they are defeated is more because the cultivation of the exercises is much worse than the Xuanyiguan classics.
If you take into account the experience, it is not impossible to choose these "veterans".
But you must know that Peng Rou's best skill is archery, in an environment like Broken Dragon Mountain, she is a sniper-like existence, and the threat to Dai Yue'er is much greater than that of several others.
After finally arriving at the foot of Broken Dragon Mountain, everyone dismounted and rested first, while the scouts dispersed to explore the surrounding environment.
More than half an hour later, the scouts returned one after another, and the traces of Dai Yue'er and Xiaohuan were discovered. There are very few people in Broken Dragon Mountain, and there are basically no people except for Orion and some brave woodcutters. And the difference between these people and Dai Yue'er is too obvious in the eyes of these veterans who are good at reconnaissance.
Since the traces of the two have been found, it means that they have entered the Broken Dragon Mountain first.
No one was disappointed, and the result was expected.
There is only one choice left for everyone, and that is to follow into Broken Dragon Mountain. The horses were not suitable for entering the mountains, so they had to stay, but fortunately these were old horses who knew the way and could return to their original places.
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After a few years, Cheng Kun once again stepped into Broken Dragon Mountain, which reminded him of the days when he secretly ran to the foot of Broken Dragon Mountain behind the village to practice boxing without telling his father and mother when he was a child.
At this time, it is already late September, the summer has passed, and the golden autumn is coming.
The grain in other parts of Youzhou is close to maturity, and at this time in previous years, the tax collectors of the counties and counties will be prepared to go down to collect taxes. And the army also began to prepare for the autumn defense, and every year the Xiongnu tribes who could not survive for various reasons ventured across the border to plunder.
These people are generally a combination of several small tribes, and they can't do much harm, but they can't prevent it. It is also difficult to cover the forces of the Idingshan Army on the border.
But Broken Dragon Mountain seems to be two completely different worlds from the outside, and the more Cheng Kun goes inside the mountain, the more obvious this feeling becomes.
The ancient trees in the mountains are towering, and the branches and foliage are luxuriant and lush. The sunlight was blocked by the foliage of the trees, casting golden debris on the soft humus soil.
The humidity in the air increased significantly, the breeze was not strong, and the stuffy feeling made Cheng Kun somewhat unaccustomed.
There was silence all around, except for the occasional sound of birdsong. Cheng Kun felt in a trance that he was not welcomed by this ancient mountain, and this feeling of incompatibility made him frown slightly, but he couldn't say why.
Peng Rou and Chu Liuyun each led their teams to search separately, which was more efficient, and they would leave markers along the way to prevent them from getting lost, and the two agreed to meet when it was dark.
The mottled bark was perched with a snake that was a dangerous viper from its triangular head.
The scales on the surface of the snake's skin are very close to the color of the bark, and if you don't pay attention, you won't be able to spot this cold-blooded killer.
The venomous snake gently spits out a long letter, and its forked tongue collects the odor factor in the air, and the smell of human beings is the first to be perceived by it.
The last time the snake ate was seven days ago, and now its stomach is empty, and hunger prompts it to search for prey. Even though humans are not part of its daily diet, it doesn't matter, as long as it bites and injects venom, the results of any prey will be the same.
The muscles under its abdomen contracted, its head was raised, its cold eyes were fixed on its prey below, and the next second, it catapulted. In mid-air, its mouth was already open, and its sharp, hollow fangs were ready to attack.
The moment the poisonous snake bounced off the tree, Cheng Kun found out. He reached out with one hand and pinpointed the serpent's head, causing its fangs to rush in the direction of the other.
Two streams of venom erupted from the fangs under the action of pressure, shooting to the ground and "zing" and "zing".
Cheng Kun's face changed, so violently poisonous. If he hadn't found out in time and been bitten by this poisonous snake, it would definitely not have ended well.
The poisonous snake was pinched and did not give up the struggle, its body coiled on Cheng Kun's arm, and its muscles were twisted inward. It's a pity that it's not a giant python, and the threat of this move is much smaller than its venom. Cheng Kun's arm shook, and he shook off the snake's body, and all the bones inside were broken. Then the darkness burst into the heart of the poisonous snake like a needle.
The snake ended up convulsing a few times and ending its own life.
It's just a small episode, but like a malicious joke, Broken Dragon Mountain reveals its danger to this group of strange visitors in this way.
Cheng Kun's heart suddenly broke out for no reason, and he had a premonition that this trip might encounter many more dangers than he imagined......