In the grand canyon at the foot of Liufeng Shanxi Mountain, Wang Tizhong stood by the Baiyang River and looked at the rolling river water, then looked back at his men hiding from the rain in the trees beside the river. He was already exhausted after walking through the mountains and ridges in the rain all night, and some were even caught in the rain. Climbed on the rocks and fell asleep.
Wang TiZhong took off his boots, and there were a few blisters on his feet. He pricked them with tree thorns and squeezed out the poisonous water. Then he leaned back and let the rain wash away. His subordinates saw something was wrong with him and gathered around him: "General... …”
"Wrong, wrong, we chased the wrong one. Bai Wang didn't take this road, he entered the mountain! Wang Tizhong covered his face with his hands and shouted: "He went into the fucking mountain! "
At dawn, Wang Tizhong led his troops to the canyon and searched south along the Baiyang River. They chased for ten miles and found nothing. It was already half an hour and found nothing. He finally had to face the reality that he was chasing the wrong man, but the reality was too cruel. He had to use thousands of his men to go through the mountains in the rain and stay up all night and endure all the hardships. He also had to fight with other people, but in the end he completely missed it. He couldn't accept it for a while!
"General, although we are chasing the wrong one, Liufeng Mountain is so big that Wang Zamao may not be able to find it." His subordinates comforted him: "We are going up the mountain from the west slope now. It is hard to say who will win until the last moment... …”
His subordinates helped him to shelter from the rain under a tree and talked about strategies. The king's mood calmed down a little. He just looked around and saw that the soldiers were extremely tired and still had the strength to climb the mountain to search again. They had to smile bitterly and shake their heads. Let the brothers rest and talk. As for whether he can capture Bai Wang, it depends on whether God will reward him or not.
Several of his confidants began to organize his soldiers to cut wood, build tents, make fires for warmth, and build a temporary camp to rest at the foot of the mountain. Wang TiZhong dried his clothes and ate dry food and was about to take a nap when his subordinates came to report that there were friendly troops a few miles behind.
Wang Tizhong smiled bitterly: "Let them go back..." Suddenly he waved his hand again: "Ignore them and let our brothers rest."
Yunguang Temple was very lively. Xu Hongji and others finally arrived at the foot of the mountain at dawn, but these old men couldn't move any more. They sat down in the main hall and said nothing and didn't want to leave anymore, leaving the servants alone. They lived by boiling water and cooking, and the officers and soldiers under them were no better. They were stuck in the mud on the mountain road in the temple and looking for a place to rest in the bushes. Drilling into the mountain was an extremely difficult and difficult task for most of them. It was a torturous thing. It would have been better if it had been sunny, but it had rained all night, and even the ironclad couldn't bear it.
The few surviving monks in the temple were called again, and what they said was nothing new. In fact, when Wang Tizhong decided to divide his troops into two groups to search, he had already sent people to notify them that he had gone to the Grand Canyon in the west. Wang Zamao entered. Shan, as for whoever they want to follow.
In the side room of the main hall, Xu Hongji was already snoring, Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi were also leaning against the corner and falling asleep, while Wu Sangui, Ma Ke and others gathered around, scratching on the ground and whispering something.
In the end, they decided to take a rest in the temple first, but at the same time, they also sent their troops to follow the two kings in two directions. They thought that even if they couldn't eat meat, they would still have to drink soup. Besides, this thing was just a matter of chance. Yes, it’s hard to say if he might be caught by himself.
When Wang Tizhong fell asleep in the hut in the canyon, the big guys in Yunguang Temple were also snoring louder and louder. But it was the soldiers under his command who were suffering. The luckier ones found a clean place to sleep in the temple. For a while, most of the people could only build a straw hut in the woods and wrap themselves in soaked clothes and squint for a while, but the unlucky group divided into two groups and gritted their teeth and persisted in chasing Bai Wang.
Of course, the person who works hardest is none other than Wang Zamao.
Because no one is more eager to make contributions than Wang Zamao.
After separating from Yunguang Temple and Wang Tizhong, we went straight into the mountains, but where could we pursue the enemy on a rainy night with the mountains so high and the forests so dense and so deep that there was no bottom? Does it depend on luck?
Of course not. The monk who led the way said that he found a cave when he went into the mountain to collect herbs. He took shelter in it every rainy day and rested. Most of the monks in the temple knew this place. So Wang Zamao's heart moved, and Bai Wang said before entering the mountain. Maybe there was a monk who led the way and we went to the cave.
Anyway, at this time, it was dark and chaotic, so it was better to go straight to the cave and ask his men to light more torches to see if they could find any traces. What was surprising was that they actually found traces of the deserters. This made Wang Zamao He was so excited that he urged his men to pursue him. Of course, he drew a lot of cakes and made a lot of white notes to boost morale.
It was dark and it was difficult to tell the direction in the deep forest. They relied on the monks who led the way and walked blindly from memory. In addition to the traces they found from time to time, Wang Zamao and his party finally discovered the cave in the deep mountains at dawn.
The cave is in a deep valley under a mountain peak. There are dense woods and gurgling streams in the valley. It is an excellent hiding and resting place. Traces of deserters were found around it and in the cave. However, Wang Zamao sighed with a sad face. Bai Wang has never been here.
The most direct evidence is that there are too few traces. It is absolutely impossible for a team of hundreds of people to leave only these few traces, indicating that this is just Bai Wang's way of confusing the enemy and deliberately leaving it to attract pursuers. Listen to schoolbag
The cave is not big but can accommodate more than a hundred people. Wang Zamao asked his men to go into the cave to take shelter from the rain and find another place to rest outside the cave. At the same time, he sent several small teams to continue searching for traces around the area.
"Is it possible that Bai Wang is the one who came here? It's other people who are really trying to confuse the enemy, such as the main force led by Yuan Sanzhong, and we caught up with Bai Wang's line just in time." Tang Hu was roasting in the cave Wang Zamao frowned while putting on his clothes, and Wang Zamao raised his eyebrows: "It's possible, but it's not likely."
After a night of hunting, everyone was extremely exhausted and fell asleep in the blink of an eye. Wang Zamao was awakened by the movement outside after an unknown period of time, but it was the people who were searching outside who came back to report that they found three clues, one leading to the mountain peak to the east, and one heading to the deep mountain in the south. , and another one went to the west.
Wang Zamao shook his head and smiled bitterly. Now he finally understood how Zuo Liangyu felt back then, because these were all tactics used to deal with officers and soldiers back then. Now Bai Wang used them on him. Even though he was born in the bandit army, he was helpless at this time. .
Walking to the entrance of the cave, he looked at the sky, which was still raining non-stop. After asking the time, his subordinates said it was almost noon. Wang Zamao turned to look at Dynamic Head's subordinates, who were lying on the ground and sleeping soundly. Although he couldn't bear to wake them up. , but daytime is the best time to track. If it gets dark, you will be a headless fly.
The men were called up, and all of them were leaning against the cave wall with sleepy eyes and blank eyes. Tang Hu came over and asked about the situation, then frowned: "Which way are you chasing?"
"First of all, exclude the west, because going west means going down the mountain to the Grand Canyon over there. Wang Tizhong is searching over there at the moment. Bai Wang can't be blindly sent to the door." Wang Zamao raised his eyebrows and analyzed: "Go east and the mountains are deeper. "If you go south over the Liufeng Mountain, there may be mountain households." He turned and looked at the huddled leading monk at the entrance of the cave: "right? Bald donkey."
"The young monk has never climbed over the Liufeng Mountain, but I heard from the herb gatherers that there are canyons behind the mountain, rivers and homes, but I don't know how far it is after climbing over the mountain..." The monk turned pale with fright.
"Then let's chase south." Tang Hu said as he walked out of the cave, looked around, and pointed towards the east: "The top of the mountain over there is the highest. You can send a few people to the top to watch. If you stand high and look far away in broad daylight, even if you get into it, Traces can also be found in the woods." Wang Zamao was convinced, so he ordered a group of people to send a signal if any were found, and then urged his men to set off and continue the pursuit southward.
At noon, Yunguang Temple.
Xu Hongji and others were still sleeping soundly. Wu Sangui woke up after being lost for a while and stared at the falling rain at the entrance of the hall. At some point, Ma Ke also woke up and came over when he saw this: "What are you thinking about?"
Wu Sangui turned his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't think we have suffered in vain. This good thing will never happen to us. I have to say that the little eunuch is amazing. He just throws a piece of meat and makes us scramble... but he forgets about the sky. There is no such thing as losing the pie."
"Why is Mr. Wu so depressed all of a sudden? It's just the first day in the mountains. It's not certain who will be the winner. Even if Wang Tizhong and Wang Zamao move fast, it may not fall on him. It all depends on luck! " Marco comforted.
Wu Sangui sighed: "Having said that, the probability of first-come, first-served is high. Wang Zamao and Wang Tizhong have far more experience in the mountains than us and they work so hard, so the chance is better after all."
Moreover, Ma Ke curled his lips: "Think about it from another angle, they are just our pawns who are exploring the way for us." Wu Sangui laughed when he heard this: "Mr. Ma's words are reasonable." He stood up: "We can't either I have been sleeping soundly here waiting for something good to come to my door, so I went into the mountains at dawn to expand the scope of the search."
Marco nodded, and suddenly realized that the people in the palace were much better: "Hao Yaoqi and the others..."
"They left, I was woken up by them. Hao Yaoqi, Ji Jike, Jin Shenghuan, and the three guards of Dongchang are all gone..." Wu Sangui clicked his tongue: "The meat is too fragrant, everyone wants to share it. And eat it."
Marco let out a laugh and looked at the side room: "Those guys..."
"Leave it to them. These people just eat delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Baiwang is a piece of meat that is not available to them. Even if you wake them up at this time, they will not go into the mountain in person. This kind of hard work is naturally a cross-fertilizer." Let the subordinates do it, hey, we are different, we have to do everything ourselves..."
"This man is really annoying compared to others." Ma Ke cursed a few times in a low voice, asked his confidants to gather the troops, and then asked Wu Sangui: "Which way should we go?"
Wu Sangui thought for a moment: "The people who went to the canyon in the west have come to report, and they caught up with Wang Tizhong. He was sleeping soundly at this time. It seemed that he had gained nothing and was very tired. However, the people who went up the mountain had not received any message yet. So I think... let's go into the mountains."
