Wu Gen stood at the lower reaches of the river, stepping on a rock that was barely above the water, and silently stared at his men a few feet away, who were pulling their horses to cross the river. The water is said to be shallow, but in fact it has reached around a person's neck.
There is silt at the bottom of the water and it is very slippery. Occasionally, people slip and are swept away by the water. Wu Gen would step forward, pick up the people and horses, and escort them to the other side. These people were brought out by themselves, and they could die in battle, but they could not choose the tortured death method of drowning.
On the other side, Zhuo Ke and others were picking up their companions who were crossing the river one by one. When everyone had crossed the river safely, Wu Genfang tiptoed and landed lightly on the bank.
Suo Ji walked quietly to Zhuo Ke and asked in a low voice: "Is this the case on a daily basis, sir?"
Zhuo Ke was a little puzzled. After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "That's the leader of the village. He often blocks knives for us. What does that mean?" Zhuo Ke rolled his eyes at the other party and turned around to help a companion who was choking on water to squeeze out his stomach. river water.
Suoji was stunned for a moment, looked at the sword in his hand, and suddenly felt envious of the graceful curved scimitars on these people's waists.
The team did not stop after crossing the river, and did not stop until dark.
Gathering around the campfire, Wu Gen looked at the map carefully. Kejingguan has been left behind, but as for the people of the Heita family, Wu Gen couldn't help scratching his head as he looked at the rising mountains and various forked intersections on the map.
After passing Kejingguan, there are mostly rolling hills. There are not many real roads. Many times it is a branchy mountain road. This also means that both Wu Gen and people from the Heita family have many choices.
Suo Ji came over and took a careful look at Wu Gen, "Sir, are you worried about which way to go?"
Wu Gen nodded and handed the map to Suo Ji, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Suoji glanced at the map, "I would like to ask, sir, if you want to stay away from the Black Tower family, or if you want to fight with them."
"Oh, is there any explanation here?" Wu Gen raised his eyebrows and said seriously.
Suoji thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"
"Iron Hand Province." Wu Gen waved and Xue Xin and others gathered around.
"Iron Hand Province." Suoji scratched his head, recognized the words on the map, and measured it with his hand, "Sir, I have walked most of these roads. If you want to avoid the people of the Heita family, Let's go east, pass through Mang Mountain, cut through Wulong Mountain, and then turn north. Taking this road, the Heita family will not be able to catch up with us unless they fly over."
"What if you want to have a fight with them?" Xue Xin glanced at Wu Gen's expression and asked.
"Then we go north along Mangshan Mountain and cross the Lushui River again. In this case, we can take a shortcut and set up an ambush in the mountain. Moreover, the mountain roads here are very narrow. As long as the Heita family dares to leave the road and enter the mountain, a thousand people and one person will come. There is no difference between a hundred people, because the terrain is not spread out, so we can only move forward one by one. Moreover, these mountain roads have many forks, and it is difficult for them to determine where we have gone." Suoji stood up and pointed to the north.
Wu Gen lowered his head and stared at the map, and the people next to him also looked at him nervously.
After a long time, Wu Genfang raised his head and slashed hard with his hand, "Let's go north. I will finally show my face and tell the Heita family that I am leaving Zuoheng Road. In this case, Chu Xi and the others will be under pressure in the future. It will also be smaller.”
Determined, the team set off again at dawn the next day. Due to the lack of many horses, most of the march could only be done on foot, and the war horses became pack horses instead.
At noon, two hawks suddenly appeared in the sky, circling continuously above the team.
Suoji hurriedly walked to Wu Gen, pointed to the sky and said: "Sir, this bird should be sent by the Heita family to spy on our whereabouts. Although the younger one is good at controlling beasts, this tamed bird is There is no way." I really regretted my crow's mouth, the Heita family really sent someone to fly over.
Wu Gen looked up and then scanned the surrounding terrain, "Ignore him and keep moving forward."
After walking for less than a stick of incense, a hawk in the sky turned around and left, probably returning to report the news. Everyone's expressions were very ugly. Arrows couldn't be shot from such a high distance. Could it be that they were being stared at like this?
Wu Gen lowered his head and hurried on without saying a word. When he reached the top of a mountain, Fang waved his hand and said, "Rest. Eat."
More than a hundred people stopped immediately and started cooking in their pots. The birds in the sky flew lower, as if they wanted to see clearly what these people were doing.
Wu Gen held a piece of grass in his mouth and raised his head to look at the movements of the birds. Suddenly, Wu Gen narrowed his eyes and spat out the grass stems in his mouth. There was a bang, dust rose up around him, and a pit appeared on the ground, shooting towards the bird like an arrow.
The bird in the sky did not expect that someone would come so directly to it, so it was so frightened that it turned around and flew to higher places.
Picking up the bow and pulling the string, Wu Gen soared up like a kite, looking up at the panicked guard bird. Pushing hard with both feet, the body paused in the air, as if it had found a fulcrum.
A white arrow with a long trail flew towards the hawk. The people on the bird were trying their best to control the bird, trying to avoid the strange arrows, and even forgot to fire arrows back.
Click, two more white arrows flew out one after another, spinning continuously in the air. The white wakes entwined with each other, forming a long net, just like a fisherman's cage in the pond. Dang Huniao was firmly trapped inside.
The roaring sound echoed through the sky, and the bird and the people on it were torn into large and small pieces. The remaining feathers, mixed with flesh and blood, fell from the sky like rain.
Wu Gen turned over lightly and fell towards the ground. There was a thud, his feet and the hand without a bow rested on the ground, and even the top of the mountain seemed to tremble.
Suoji looked at the long flowing clouds in the sky and couldn't help but be stunned that there was such a way of fighting.
Ha Ying's arrogant voice came from behind, "We all have this movement technique and bows and arrows. They were all passed down by the leader of the village, but we haven't yet reached the level of cultivation."
Gudong, Suoji swallowed, ran to Wu Gen, handed over a piece of baked dough, "Sir, please use it."
The team continued to move forward unhurriedly. Half a day later, the little beast scout sent by Suoji sent a message, and the people of the Heita family caught up.
At nightfall, when walking to a fork in the road, Wu Gen looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "Zhuo Ke, you and Ha Ying will take another twenty horses to the intersection on the left and let the horses go. The rest of you, keep walking. The intersection on the right.”
The horse is the most important partner of the cavalry. Without the horse, the cavalry will be left with only one soldier. Despite this, no one questioned it. Zhuo Ke and Ha Ying quickly drove twenty horses and quickly blended into the night.
Suoji watched all this silently. From the perspective of a bystander, this decision was a bit rough. But look at the people around them. They handed over their horses as a matter of course and carried the heavy baggage on their bodies. The whole process was smooth and smooth, without any ambiguity.
Looking at the young man who was sitting by the campfire in the night and thinking with his head down. He was not even older than himself and was walking all the way during the day. Suoji understood a little, and after he understood it, he became a little jealous.
I am also a village leader. When will I have such a group of subordinates who believe in my heart and execute unconditionally?
The team continued to walk through the mountains, but mostly in the forest, using the cover of the trees to prevent their whereabouts from being discovered by the birds in the sky. As for the guard birds in the sky, Wu Gen shot down another one and never appeared again, leaving Zhang Wuyang and others with itchy hands useless.
"Sir, the pursuers are coming up. The number is a little smaller, about 500 people." Suoji faithfully performed the reconnaissance mission. It must be said that this ability to control beasts is quite practical in this mountain forest. of. In the vast mountains, the most numerous are these ubiquitous little beasts.
Wu Gen was silent for a moment, saying that he spent more and more time in silence these days. The lives of more than a hundred people were all determined by his own thoughts. No matter how ambitious Wu Gen was, he was cautious and cautious at this time, calculating and calculating.
When Ling Yun's eight cavalry killed six people, Wu Gen killed Baili Su and Hada, then took the Heita family's lair and ambushed the Baili family's heavy cavalry. To be fair, he is really not a generous person, but rather a bit cautious about spending money.
With so many people's lives and deaths in their own hands, it would be nonsense to say there is no pressure.
Xue Xin saw what he was thinking and took a few steps to follow. "Fortress leader, there are still too many opponents. Let's divide some horses and go out."
"Okay." Wu Gen nodded. Soon, at the next intersection, Wu Gen separated out thirty more horses.
"How about it." One day later, Wu Gen sat under a tree, reached out and took the wild fruit from Zhuo Ke, wiped it on his clothes, thought about it and threw it to Suo Ji.
Suoji hurriedly took the wild fruit and said, "Sir, there are still more than two hundred people from the Heita family."
Stretching out a hand, Wu Genxu clenched it into a fist, loosened and then tightened it. After a long while, he said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, why can they still follow me?"
Suoji quickly replied, "They must have used a ferret. This beast has a sharp nose. As long as it leaves some smell in the mountains, it will bite and chase after it."
Wu Gen put his chin on his hand and sat on the ground thoughtfully, "Can you think of a way to lure the dog away?"
Suoji looked troubled, holding wild fruits in his hands and squatting next to Wu Gen, "Sir, you can divert them away. Just find some of our clothes and throw them elsewhere. But throwing too little will not work, Jian Quan They will still be able to smell our scent. But if you throw too much away, how many people will have to be sent out. In this big mountain, gathering people is not an easy task."
Wu Gen nodded, "You are right, we are going to cross the Yushui River again soon."
It should be mentioned here that due to the changeable terrain of Mangshan Mountain, the Nushui River formed a large zigzag shape in the mountain. Wu Gen and his party had to cross the Nushui River twice to go north.
"Yes, sir, after climbing two more mountains, we will reach the Yushui River." Suoji quickly replied.
Wu Gen stood up and ordered Xue Xin, "Separate the remaining horses. When they arrive at the Yishui River, all the troops will be dispatched, spread out along the river bank, and throw away all the unnecessary things. Then the entire army will cross the river. , setting up an ambush on the other side of the Lushui River. We are about to leave Zuoheng Road, and it’s time for a fight."
"Yes." Xue Xin agreed simply.
Some people died, but not completely...
