Chapter 188 Yizhou Jialong
You see the hibernating dragon lying down for three winters, and its horns do not compete with the snake for supremacy. ----------Zhu Xi's "Poem of the Twelve Zodiac Signs" of the Southern Song Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long and the special warriors he personally fought crossed the Xiangjiang River at night with kerosene on their backs and burned Zhang Yun's warship to the ground. Although it was not as good as the 800,000 Cao soldiers in Chibi who were wiped out in ashes, it was enough for Zhang Yun to suppress the main force of the navy in Changsha and return in defeat.
After Chen Long waited for the sky to clear up and organized people to report to Xi Zhicai, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others, he personally brought a thousand people to clean the battlefield, hoping to find some evidence of cooperation between Liu Biao and Liu Yan.
The burned-out warship stood like ruins in the water. Chen Long searched for a long time but found no valuable clues. He couldn't help but admire Zhang Yun's clean and resolute retreat.
On the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, in a sparse forest, there is an ordinary military tent garrison. There are messy footprints all over the ground. It was obviously demolished not long ago. Chen Long accidentally discovered that some of the footprints did not lead to the river, but were hidden in the mountain jungle to the north. Chen Long guessed that Zhang Yun should have retained the reconnaissance force, which happened to be the target of his counter-reconnaissance.
Chen Long ordered Sun Da and Hao Pu to lead the troops and all retreat to Baling. Hao Pu led the troops to Zhao Yun in Changsha to report the news. He only took Lu Chang with him and followed him deep into the jungle.
Jungle tracking is one of the important courses Chen Long gave to the special forces. Before time travel, Chen Long had excellent results in this area. To track the enemy and avoid being discovered, you must have a keen sense of smell, meticulous observation, and an innate instinct to be familiar with the wind and grass in nature.
The moment he stepped into the jungle path, Chen Long stopped and carefully observed the leaves and branches swept by the human body, as well as the footprints on the ground. He initially judged that the remaining reconnaissance force should be about 300 people. Lu Chang stood aside, naturally familiar with his master's every move, and was also observing the vegetation on the left and right.
Chen Long bent down and picked up a handful of fine soil, and then let the fine soil slowly fall in the wind on his fingertips like an hourglass. After observing it for a moment, he smiled at Lu Chang and said, "Judgement of the wind direction and strength is the best guide. The fine soil is falling." The direction of the wind is not only the direction of the wind, but also indicates the direction of the enemy's activities. As the saying goes, the wind shows its traces. In addition, the breeze is the best for finding traces. If the wind is too strong, the traces are difficult to find. You must try to be at the end of the wind and at the end of the forest, so that you can go upwind. , to prevent the enemy from sniffing out the enemy's popularity and preparing an ambush."
As he said that, he pointed to the other end of the jungle. They used their Qinggong skills, sneaked in from the end of the forest, and started heading towards the jungle. Both of them held their breath and tiptoed, and quietly and slowly moved forward. After all, they were probably facing experienced hunters who were lurking in the jungle and were good at hiding.
While traveling, Chen Long discovered a cave that slanted into the sand. It was located at the bottom of a soil bag that was slightly higher than the flat ground and not covered with much vegetation. The diameter of the cave entrance was about 70 centimeters. Chen Long smiled and pointed at the top. The bumpkin said: "Lu Chang, let me teach you another move. What do you think it is?"
Lu Chang looked carefully at the entrance of the earth bag cave and said, "It seems to be a cave of some kind of insect or ant?"
Chen Long smiled and said: "It is indeed a hillside nest of soil ants. Do you know what use they are for tracking in the wild?"
Lu Chang asked in confusion: "It's just an ant, but it can also guide tracking?"
Chen Long suddenly caught a termite that was crawling out, stuffed it into his mouth and said, "It's food, good protein. Food is the most indispensable thing to survive in the wild." Chen Long chewed the live termite. Termites, suddenly felt like vomiting.
Chen Long smiled when he saw this, pointed at the cave and said: "Look at this cave, I'm afraid it is the work of anteaters. Anteaters can eat 50,000 to 60,000 termites or soil ants in one meal, and they are good at digging holes. When starting from When the top of the ant nest emerges, the termite nest is completely destroyed. Of course, in order to survive, the anteater itself is also a rare delicacy. It leaves a deep cave, which is enough for us to shelter from the rain and spend the night."
What Lu Chang heard was extremely fresh, and he was amazed, and said: "I am fortunate to have the master's words and deeds to teach me, and I have learned a lot." Indeed, these experiences cannot be obtained through simple training and self-exploration.
Of course Chen Long was willing to teach him everything he had, and continued: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. If you are chased and lose all your weapons, you need to make the most primitive tools and weapons according to local conditions." As he spoke, he led Lu Chang closer to a cluster of shrubs and stopped and said: "To make a bow and arrow, the material must be the stems and branches of some kind of tough plant to use as the bow body. It is strong, strong in rebound, light and easy to carry, and is very suitable for the jungle. Tracking prey." Lu Chang nodded in agreement.
"As for bow strings, generally strong animal sinews can be used, or cortical fibers from animals can be twisted and woven." Lu Chang asked in shock: "What are cortical fibers?"
Chen Long couldn't help but secretly cursed himself for saying it too happily, and hurriedly covered it up: "It means animal fur tissue." After saying that, he quickly changed his mind and said: "The material of the arrow is also from the same shrub as the bow body, and the material is straighter. thinner."
Lu Chang nodded and said: "However, such a thin wooden arrow may not be as fatal as an iron arrow."
Chen Long smiled and said: "It's not difficult to kill with one blow." As he said that, he pushed aside another bush and saw a small green snake entwined on the branches of the bush.
Chen Long made a lightning move and pinched the neck of the little green snake. The little snake instantly opened its mouth and exposed its big teeth. Chen Long took a berry and brought it to the little snake. The little snake bit it and injected venom into the berry. Chen Long continued while abusing the little snake: "The little green snake only represents a kind of toxicity in nature. It injects the venom into the juice of the fruit. At this time, the juice of the fruit is evenly applied on the wooden arrowhead. I am afraid that it will not be fatal with one blow." ?Other poisonous plants or insects can also achieve the same result." Lu Changting's mind was opened, and it turned out that survival and hunting in the wild were so mysterious.
Chen Long let go of the little snake, threw the berries that the snake had bitten into the ground, and crushed them with his feet. The two walked and chatted, and gradually went deeper into the jungle. The troops of more than 300 people had very obvious traces of crossing the jungle. Chen Long analyzed that they should be able to catch up with this group of Jingzhou scouts at night.
At night, the sky is completely dark, and it is difficult to see even the bright moon in the mountains. Chen Long and Lu Chang continued to track along the way with their superhuman senses. Chen Long was more cautious at this time, knowing that even if he stepped on a dead branch, the sound would spread far in such a silent night.
The mountain wind was extremely cold. Chen Long identified the direction of the wind and suddenly whispered: "What do you smell in the wind?" Lu Chang took a few strong breaths and shook his head in confusion.
Chen Long raised his hand to make a silent gesture, and for a long time he whispered in Lu Chang's ear: "It's the smell of human urine!" Lu Chang suddenly stood up while squatting on the ground, with a sharp dagger already in his hand, pointing at the night. in one direction.
Chen Long nodded and took out the dagger from his boot. The two of them walked to the left and right, tacitly walking towards the windward opening in the dark night. The enemy has obviously taken a rest in their military tent, which is a great opportunity to get information.
A forest in the forest was cut down, revealing the dark silhouettes of several military tents. The soldiers and patrols standing guard all had torches in their hands, surrounding several military tents, and patrols would pass by each other about every half an hour.
Chen Long saw the changing soldiers entering and exiting the military tents on both sides. Only the middle military tent was lit with lights, and many soldiers were guarding outside the military tent. Chen Long made a gesture, and Lu Chang understood, and slipped into the night silently.
After a while, there was a sound of branches breaking in the distance, which was particularly harsh in the dark night. Immediately, several guards rushed towards the place where the sound came from. In Chen Long's eyes, he immediately identified the gap in the defense in the light of the torch. With a sway, he got into the bottom of the military tent through the gap, and with a slight pry with his dagger, he had already The body was embedded in the gap at the bottom of the military tent, and then the body had already penetrated.
Under the dim light in the military tent, a small short screen appeared in front of Chen Long. Chen Long immediately got into the shadow of the screen without making a sound.
There were obviously two people breathing in the military tent, but they remained silent. Chen Long waited patiently, knowing that no one in the military tent would communicate until his subordinates reported. Sure enough, the sound of footsteps was heard in a moment, and as they walked into the military tent, a steady voice came: "General Cai and Jia Zhengren are nocturnal animals, and my subordinates found no trace of anyone."
Another thick voice said: "General Zhang is a master of the jungle, so he can see clearly. Jia Zhi doesn't have to worry now." It turned out that the person speaking was General Cai.
A slightly shrill voice came: "Of course. However, I heard that Chen Long is very amazing and talented. You and I must not take it lightly. He once helped our lord capture Hanzhong, easily captured Chang'an, and held the emperor hostage." I ordered the princes to raise their hands and burn dozens of General Zhang Yun's warships this time. They are simply the devil in the war."
When Chen Long heard that the other party spoke so highly of himself, he actually became the nightmare of many warlords. No wonder they all united and tried their best to deal with him. After all, he had risen too fast and could easily become the target of public criticism. However, the harvest this time was not small, and it was confirmed that Liu Yan participated in this battle, but I don't know who is this Jia Jia's subordinate? In Chen Long's mind, he couldn't help but start searching for the optical brain.
General Cai's eyes were fierce and he said: "Hmph, you are overestimating your capabilities. This time there are surprise troops arranged by Mr. Jia. The Lingling soldiers will suffer a big loss. If I capture Chen Long, I will have to fuck him." Life is worse than death, how dare you compete with my lord for Jingzhou!"
This General Cai is obviously a brave and foolhardy guy, and he speaks with such arrogance that Chen Long really wants to stick his head out to see who this is from the Cai family in Jingzhou. He is probably a younger brother from the Cai Mao family who can accompany Yizhou officials to the front line. , the status should not be too low.
The manager's voice sounded again: "Although Chen Long destroyed the warship, he also exposed his whereabouts in Baling. Zhao Yun's large army is already in Changsha. I believe there are only a hundred people around Chen Long. This man has always been conceited. General Zhang can plan to capture or kill him on the road."
Chen Long thought to himself that he was the real prey. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yun was ruthless enough to arrange Yizhou's special forces for him. If you are unprepared, you may really fall into a trap.
General Zhang seemed to be very low-key. He agreed slightly and turned around. Na Jia was engaged in a secret exchange plan with General Cai. Chen Long's brain suddenly locked on the name of Liu Yan's subordinate in Yizhou in official history, Yizhou engaged in Jia Long.
