When Yang Yuanba and the other four returned to the forest, it was already dusk, they found yesterday's cave, Zhao Mingsheng and the other four were barbecuing mutton, Yang Sien and Liu Jian were hungry, and each grabbed a leg of mutton and chewed it.

"Huo Chang, where is the pig?" Zhao Mingsheng's face showed a worried look, Zhang Jinsheng's death made him a frightened bird.

"He's...something's going south. ”

Yang Yuanba said vaguely, he saw that there was a pair of Turkic bows and arrows in his footsteps, picked it up casually, opened the bow and set up the arrows, and shot out to the depths of the cave, no, the bow body is a single bow, the string is also very soft, the twist is not big, the range is only forty or fifty steps at most, Yang Yuanba knows that the level of the Turkic people's bows and arrows has increased rapidly in history, no less than the Central Plains, that is because during the Sui Rebellion, the Turks took away a large number of good craftsmen who were good at making bows from Mayi County, and Mayi County has been a place of good bows since ancient times.

He threw away his bow and arrows, and at this point he was more concerned with the confession of the prisoner of war, "Did he say it? ”

"Well, he was a merchant, his caravan was attacked by the Turks in Yiwu, his companions were dead, and he was spared because he could speak Turkic and Chinese. ”

Zhao Mingsheng pouted, "There!"

There was a black shadow squatting at the turn of the cave, it was the Sogdian, Yang Yuanba glanced at him, and asked: "Then how can he explain, where is the main Turkic force?"

He said that it was on the other side of the mountain, and we were to the east, and beyond this mountain, the main Turkic force was on the west side of the mountain, and it was only two or three miles away from us in a straight line. ”

Yang Yuanba was taken aback, and only then did he understand why that Turkic Fire Leader ran eastward, it turned out that he wanted to lure them away.

He walked quickly to the Sogdian and squatted down, in the dim light, he felt that this Sogdian was very frightened in his heart, and his pointed and long nose was trembling slightly, Yang Yuanba had practiced martial arts for many years, and he already had a sensitivity to the temperament of a martial artist, and this Sogdian had no feeling of practicing martial arts at all, and there was indeed a kind of businessman's timidity and caution.

"What's your name?

"My name is Kangbas, Kangguo. ”

His voice is very small, and his tone is trembling, Kang is one of the nine Sogdian countries, the nine Sogdian countries refer to the nine small countries between the Amu Darya River and the Yaozhi River, the capital of Kang is the famous historical city of Samarkand, the Sogdians are famous for being good at business, and they have been traveling on the famous Silk Road since the era of the two Jin and Southern Dynasties, and An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty is also a Kang people.

The Sogdian, who was obviously afraid of being exterminated, knelt in front of Yang Yuanba and clasped his palms together and begged, "I am a merchant, I often go to Xijing, I was taken captive by the Turks in Yiwu last November, and I only stayed with the Turks for more than two months, and I still have a wife and children at home, and I beg the general to spare my life." ”

"I won't kill you for the time being, if you dare to lie to me, then I'll take your head to repay the merit, understand?"

"I....I understand!"

Yang Yuanba pulled him to the fire, and Zhao Mingsheng and the others built a simple stove with stones, even if the fire was burned at night, the fire would be covered and could not be seen outside.

Yang Yuanba took out the map and spread it out on the stones, he searched carefully, found the location of their cave, and pointed to the cave and asked the Sogdians, "Now that we are in this position, then you tell me where is the Turkic camp that you know?"

The Sogdian looked at it with trepidation for a long time, and he pointed to the other side of the mountain range, "Here, in a very large mountain col, I remember that next to the big camp there is a large stone pillar facing straight to the sky, which is dozens of zhang high, which is very conspicuous. ”

"And when are you leaving the camp?"

"At noon the day before yesterday, it was said that there might be spies from the Tianwu Army, so they came out to patrol. ”

Next to him, Yang Sien said: "Then we have to go up the mountain immediately, and the Turks will stay in one place for two or three days at most." ”

Yang Yuanba nodded, he pointed at Wei Chi, "I, Da Xiong, Lao Liu and Wei Chi, the four of us will go, and the others will wait in the cave, if we don't come back before dark tomorrow, you will go back to the camp by yourself." ”

He pointed to the Sogdian Kangbas again, and said to Zhao Mingsheng: "Don't hurt him for the time being, feed him, but be careful that he escapes to report the news." ”

Kang Bas hurriedly said: "I can't escape from the Turks and rejoice, how can I report the news?"

Yang Yuanba ignored him, he waved his hand, "Let's go!"

The four of them simply packed up, took only their knives and bows and arrows, and left the cave, and after a whistle, the falcon flew down and landed on his shoulder, and they struggled to the top of the mountain at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain they are on is only a branch of Yudujin Mountain, not very high, but very steep, at the foot of the mountain is a forest, but there is not a single tree on the mountain, it is covered with thorns and shrubs, Yang Sien climbs in the front, Liu Jian follows, Yang Yuanba is in the third, but Wei Chidun is at the end, he is an eagle slave, although the martial arts are not high, but he must follow.

In the night, they silently climbed the mountains, no one spoke, Liu Jian was obviously extremely silent after experiencing the Turkic woman incident during the day, but when he occasionally looked at Yang Yuanba, his eyes would unconsciously reveal a trace of gratitude.

For the first time, he restrained himself, and it was like a rebirth for him.

They took more than an hour to climb over the top of the mountain, down the mountain to the west, the mountain in the west is steeper than the east, Yang Yuanba jumped down a steep boulder, here is the end of the cliff, there is no road below, it is a cliff that is several miles long, the foot is very narrow, a little later, you will fall into the bottomless stone gap, very dangerous, Yang Yuanba stretched out his hand to Yu Chi, "Pull!"

Wei Chidun hesitated, grabbed his hand, jumped down, and almost didn't stand firm, so frightened that he grabbed Yang Yuanba's arm and exclaimed, "It's so dangerous!"

Yang Yuanba felt that his hands were very delicate, the knuckles were round and smooth like water, not at all like a soldier's hand, he was slightly stunned in his heart, and at this moment, Yang Sien's low shout came from the right front, "Huo Chang, I see!"

Yang Yuanba was overjoyed in his heart, he couldn't care about the abnormality of the captain's chidun, he rushed up in a few steps, lay on the big stone beside Yang Sien, looked down, and saw a huge mountain col below, the stars in the col were dotted, like stars in the sky, boundless, and a black mountain stone pillar next to it, like a sword, piercing the sky, Kang Bas did not lie to them, and below was indeed the camp of the main Turkic army.

As scouts, their task is not only to find out where the main Turkic forces are, but also to reconnoiter the number of enemy troops, equipment, morale, and the situation of the Turkic commanders, which cannot be detected in the dark of night, they have to wait for dawn.

There was nothing to say all night, the sky was gradually brightening, Yang Yuanba was the first to wake up, and found that Wei Chidun snuggled up to him, his head tilted on his shoulder, sleeping very sweetly, Yang Yuanba suddenly remembered the delicate feeling when he shook his hand last night, his heart moved, and he looked down at him carefully, Yu Chidun originally looked like a woman, her body and skin were very feminine, and there was no problem, many men were a bit sissy, so Liu Jian would talk about him behind his back.

But Yang Yuanba got along with him for nearly twenty days, and did find something unusual about him, such as he always slept in the innermost part of the tent, never saw him go to the toilet, when everyone peed on the grassland, he always had other things, when he slept at night, he would leave under the pretext of taking care of the falcon, and yesterday's Turkic woman's incident, when Liu Jian rode the woman's body and tore her clothes, Wei Chidun was obviously a little out of shape, the kind of anger that only the same kind can have, is he really ......

It is said that the secrets that are usually hidden will be exposed in sleep, Yang Yuanba observed him carefully, the more he looked at him, the more he looked like a woman, Yang Yuanba slowly stretched out his hand and brushed away the bundle of hair that he always covered his ears, it turned out to be green silk, not a man's thick hair.

Sure enough, he discovered the secret of Wei Chi Dian, there was a small eye on his left earlobe, Yang Yuanba's heart was pounding, how could she be so bold, mixed in the army of men, could she be the legendary Hua Mulan?

Yang Yuanba suddenly felt that he had an extra burden, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, why did he want to discover Wei Chi's secret, if he didn't know anything, it had nothing to do with him.

Although he said this, Wei Chi trusted him very much, he actually served in the army for his father for a short time, and slept in a tent with a group of rude men every day, his pressure can be imagined, it is estimated that he is also extremely tired, and he actually fell asleep on himself, which also shows that he still trusts himself more in his heart, this trust makes Yang Yuanba feel that the burden has become a responsibility again, and makes him have a headache, alas!

'Hmm!' With a sound, Wei Chidun woke up, he found that he was leaning on Yang Yuanba's shoulder, so frightened that he hurriedly sat up, combed his hair, and covered up his gaffe, "Huo Chang, what time is it now?"

"Around the fifth watch, the bottom is shrouded in fog, you can't see anything, you have to wait for the sun to come out, you can sleep for a while!"

"If you don't sleep, you're about to freeze to death. ”

Seeing Yang Yuanba swallow a vermilion pill with wine, Wei Chidun couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "What kind of pill is that?"

"This is the pill I use to practice, I have to take it every day, morning and night, but unfortunately there is no river here, otherwise I have to go to the bottom of the water to practice the sword, Wei Chi, why don't you learn martial arts?"

"Who said that I don't learn martial arts, it's just that I don't have a famous teacher, my brother and I have studied with a veteran sergeant in the village for a few years, and I can only use a little simple fist and kick, unlike you, I still have to take pills, Huo Chang, what kind of pills, show me?"

Yang Yuanba took out a pill and gave it to him, "After taking this pill, you are not afraid of cold, when you are cold, break a small piece and chew it, but don't take it all, you will be so hot that you can't wear clothes." ”

Wei Chi Xuan's face flushed, he broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it, after a while, he nodded and laughed: "The body is really hot, the fire is long, this is a winter marching baby!"

Yang Yuanba's heart moved, he really had never thought about it in this regard, but it made some sense.

"The fire is long, and the fog seems to be starting to disperse!" On the other side of the cliff, Yang Sien also woke up.