There are many mountains in Juzhou. As the local saying goes, there are eight mountains, one water and one farmland.
It is basically impossible to find large flat land, making it difficult to carry out large-scale farming.
This is one of the reasons why Da Qi has always regarded Juzhou as a barbaric land and has not officially included it into its territory.
Moreover, the terrain of Juzhou is unique, with many mountains, high mountains and deep valleys.
The weather is even more unpredictable, and there is a saying that "one mountain has four seasons, and the weather is different ten miles away."
Just a moment ago, the sky was blue and the birds were chirping and insects were chirping. Suddenly, the sky turned dark and the surroundings fell into an eerie silence, as if all sounds had been swallowed up.
The dull thunder rolled in the distant horizon, and the damp smell in the air became heavier and heavier.
Clouds kept coming, covering the sky densely, making the sky seem to be three inches lower. The pressure made people feel dizzy, breathless, and indescribably uncomfortable.
"Fuck! What a damn weather! If it rains, just go to the ground and have a good time. It can also make people feel refreshed and refreshed, but it's really boring to hold it in like this gloomy!"
Qi Zihao was shirtless and wore only a pair of trousers on his lower body. The trousers legs were rolled up high to the middle of his thighs. He was squatting on a tree stump and chewing dry food.
He had a large circle of darkness all over his body, his hair was tied back in a messy manner, and his beard had grown wildly, almost covering most of his face.
If he hadn't opened his mouth to eat, it would be almost impossible to find where his mouth was.
Yan Laosan also tanned a lot, but he cleaned up much more efficiently than Qi Zihao. He looked up at the sky and said, "I'm afraid the rain won't stop, so we should hurry back to the military tent!"
"It's stuffy and hot. If you want to go back to your own way, I'll just wait for the rain. The bigger the better, just in time to take a shower." After Qi Zihao finished speaking, he stuffed the last mouthful of dry food into his mouth and chewed hard.
Seeing that he refused to leave, Yan Laosan did not move and said, "What's the good thing about the rain? It'll be cool for a while. When the sun comes out, people will follow him like a steamer."
"If it doesn't rain, it's still the same as being in the steamer. The coolness lasts for a while."
"General, a letter from Prince Rui's Palace." The subordinate came over holding the mailbox that had just been delivered.
Qi Zihao reached out to take it, took out his dagger and drew a circle on the bamboo tube very skillfully, broke the sealing wax, and took out the letter paper inside the tube.
He unfolded it and quickly scanned it from beginning to end before throwing the letter to Yan Laosan.
Yan Laosan took it and looked at it carefully. There were three things written in the letter.
The first is about the issue of acclimatization. He said that medicine packs and pills are being made in a hurry, and when they are ready, people will be arranged to deliver them as quickly as possible.
The second is to explain that the next batch of grain and grass is ready. When the letter is received, it should have already set off and is on the way to Juzhou. Let Qi Zihao arrange the manpower to handle it.
The third is to ask about the situation in Xirong and ask Qi Zihao to write a military report as soon as possible and send it back to Prince Rui's Mansion.
The first two things don't matter, the key is the third thing.
After Yan Laosan read the letter, he asked, "Have the spies sent out not come back yet?"
"The Xirong people are stationed there. Do you think it's easy to sneak in? It's hard to say whether you can come back."
Qi Zihao rolled his eyes as he spoke, and said displeasedly: "You treat everything Li Zian says as an imperial edict, and you really believe it when he says there is some hidden secret?
"Those of my scouts are all good ones. Just to verify his bullshit guess, I sent them out for so many days without any news. qδ.o
"If you really fold my hand in, I will definitely make him look good later!"
"Between Juzhou and Xirong, these high mountains are equivalent to the natural chasm. If you say that there are some capable people with lofty ideals who can cross the natural chasm, I believe it, but Xirong came with a large number of men, even cattle and horses.
"As you have seen before, their animals are all in high spirits, and they don't look like they have traveled a long distance at all."
In fact, in this matter, after seeing the secret message sent by Li Zian, Qi Zihao knew that this was a high possibility, otherwise he would not have sent out some of his best scouts to verify the situation.
But he still insisted on being stubborn and refused to agree with Li Zian's judgment.
"Everything else is secondary. Hundreds of people in the army have fallen ill now. The most important thing is that the medicine can be delivered as soon as possible."
When talking about medicine, Qi Zihao couldn't help but think of the medicine he had seen in Juzhou City before.
Here comes Lady Tong.
Mrs. Tong has excellent medical skills at a young age. I wonder if Li Zian asked her to prescribe the prescription this time.
Just as he was thinking, a thunder suddenly exploded above his head, followed by heavy rain, which knocked the two of them upside down.
The raindrops were heavy and dense, hitting the leaves of the trees and plants in the forest, making a loud noise.
Qi Zihao was hit by the rain and couldn't open his eyes. He wiped his face and said, "It's great!"
The letter paper in Yan Laosan's hand was directly beaten to pieces by the rain, which saved him the trouble of disposing of it.
Through the rain curtain, he saw that Qi Zihao not only had no intention of going back, but even raised his arms, as if to make the rain fall more evenly.
Do you really want to take a shower in the rain?
Yan Laosan was too lazy to accompany him as he went crazy in the rain. He reached out and broke off a wide, thick leaf from the side and put it on his head, then ran back to the military tent.
I originally thought that if it rained so hard, it would probably be a short, fast downpour that would stop after a while.
Unexpectedly, after a heavy rain, it didn't stop raining and the sky cleared. It just became lighter and it continued to rain until dark.
It can still feel cooler when it rains during the day, but it starts to get a little cold at night.
Those who were resting in the military tents were better off, but the ones who were most uncomfortable were those who were watching and patrolling outside at night.
Even though they were all wearing raincoats, they couldn't block the rain from all directions. The clothes inside quickly got wet, which made people feel particularly uncomfortable.
The night wind came in through the gaps in the raincoat, blowing the wet clothes cold, making people feel like they were wrapped in a layer of ice.
Even though the soldiers were in good physical condition, their lips turned blue due to the cold, and their upper and lower teeth, which were slightly afraid of the cold, began to chatter, making uncontrollable "thumping" sounds.
Even the military dogs couldn't cheer up and lay slumped in the military tent.
In such weather, their most proud senses of hearing and smell are affected, making it difficult for them to function as they should.
Qi Zihao reached out to touch the head of one of the dogs and looked up outside the tent.
Darkness and heavy rain shrouded the huge camp, seeming to isolate it from the outside world.
"This kind of weather..." Qi Zihao was about to turn around and talk to Yan Laosan when a sharp and sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside.
"Enemy attack - there is enemy attack -"
Qi Zihao stood up suddenly, not even bothering to put on his armor. He picked up the sword and strode out of the military tent, and his figure immediately disappeared in the rain and mist.
"Fuck! Wait for me, kid!" Yan Laosan also jumped up and followed quickly out.
Qi Zihao's men were usually well-trained, but when they were suddenly attacked by the enemy in the middle of the night, some commotion inevitably occurred in the camp.
Just when everyone was confused as to what to do, a powerful drumbeat suddenly came from the night!
