It is said that those who lead troops in war should be resolute and courageous. This is a good story passed down by the common people, but is this really the case?
Is it true that everyone who fights is a hero who is not afraid of death?
Except for Guo Xun, all the members of the advance team where Guo Xun was in were from military families.
There are more or less elders in the army, and only because of their relatives can they have a smooth life in the army.
Although they have received some military training since childhood, they are mostly loved by their elders, so it is inevitable that they will be overspoiled.
There is some arrogance in him, and his arrogance is something engraved in his bones.
Even if others have higher cultivation than them, they still think highly of themselves.
Anyway, in their eyes, if the sky falls, there will be someone higher to support them, so they always look aloof and arrogant.
On the other hand, Guo Xun has no such attitude at all, so Guo Xun often cannot understand them.
Why do we still have to push back on something that is obviously easy to do? Aren't they the beneficiaries of this matter?
As soon as they heard about crossing the mountain to explore the road, everyone began to object. They all said that the effort would be futile and would be burdened by it. They believed that this was a waste of life and health and should not be done.
When Guo Xun saw that no one was willing to listen, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and had to hold his breath to investigate again.
After Guo Xun released his spiritual consciousness many times to explore, he became increasingly tired and unable to support himself. It seemed that this spiritual consciousness consumed a lot of mental energy.
Guo Xun's investigation this time found that the enemy camps behind the mountain were lined up across the mountain. The ends of the ridge slopes were heavily defended, with towers and outposts standing every hundred steps, and arrow platforms and spearmen.
If Guo Xun and his large troops circled here, they would be the first to discover it, and their fate could be imagined. Guo Xun didn't know how to inform everyone about this situation.
Although Guo Xun is the person with the highest cultivation level among the team, he is not the captain after all.
Moreover, he was from a humble background and was still young, so he had no right to speak at all, so he had to obey the arrangements. In desperation, he could only follow the others and return to the main army.
After returning to the army, Cao He told the generals one by one about the mountainous terrain ahead, and said that this terrain was suitable for rest.
Guo Xun felt bad after hearing this, and the generals all nodded in approval after hearing this.
When Guo Xun saw that the generals wanted to set off immediately after discussing with each other, Guo Xun quickly came to General Hainan and whispered:
"Brother Hai, didn't I discover a river a hundred miles away through that jade pendant last time? This time I discovered something behind the mountain in front!"
"What did you find! Is it an enemy?"
Hainan frowned in surprise and asked in confusion.
"Yes! Although I only know a rough idea, there are indeed many tent-like things behind that mountain."
Guo Xun said solemnly.
"That's great!"
Hainan's eyes widened in fear, and his voice became louder.
The generals all cast puzzled looks, and at this time they found Guo Xun and Hainan talking quietly.
So Cao Yan asked curiously:
"What are you talking about! You're so surprised, be serious! If you have any questions, tell me!"
Hainan felt that this matter was of great importance. If there were enemies behind the mountain as Guo Xun said, and there were many of them, then they would have rashly approached them like this.
If you are too close, if you are accidentally exposed, you will be in a dilemma.
"Generals, you are laughing. Just now Guo Xun suggested to me that it is not yet known whether there are enemies behind the mountain ahead. It may be dangerous if we rush there like this."
Hainan explained hurriedly.
Song Qingji, who was standing aside, glanced at Cao He next to Cao Yan. Song Qingji asked with some confusion:
"Didn't your advance team find out what's on the other side of the mountain in advance?"
Cao He secretly thought that it was not good, and when he saw all the generals turning their attention to him.
Cao He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:
"The mountain ahead is rugged, majestic and steep, and it is particularly difficult to climb. It will take another day to go around, so we decided to come back first to report, and then we went to the bottom of the mountain together and then we went around to find out more."
"Nonsense! Where do you think we are now! The land we are standing on is not the Tang Dynasty. This is the enemy's territory. Do you know the Nanding Kingdom? They will not be kind to us. Why are we moving step by step like this? Not yet. To avoid them!"
Cao Yan suddenly burst out and scolded Cao He. Cao He felt bitter at this time.
At that time, Guo Xun said that he wanted to go over the mountain to see what happened, but he actually had no objection.
Later, because Empress Li argued that it was unnecessary, he did not accept Guo Xun's proposal.
Now that he had been scolded, he had no choice but to admit it. Empress Li and others felt a little guilty on the sidelines. Empress Li glanced at Guo Xun meaningfully.
"Forget it! After all, they are also newcomers. It is normal for them to not consider some things. After all, it has not led to any big mistakes. But you must remember that many failures are often caused by carelessness. Now we should be more cautious and steady. We have to be on the safe side and not make any mistakes. We finally found a way to survive until now, but we can't end up ruining our lives because of carelessness."
Song Qingji persuaded, and finally Song Qingji ordered Guo Xun and the others to find out more.
We must understand the situation behind the mountain so that if any enemies come back to report in time, we can make countermeasures.
Cao He, Li Hou and others also realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly returned to the foot of the mountain.
"Guo Xun, what did you think? Why did you think there was something behind this mountain?"
Cao He wanted to know why Guo Xun asked them to go over the mountain to investigate the situation, so he asked Guo Xun curiously.
Guo Xun replied:
"It used to be that we had very few blind spots on the open Gobi terrain. You can see the situation ahead from a far distance. Now there is a large dangerous mountain blocking the front, and there is a river next to it, and we are downstream. It can be said that there is a camp behind the mountain. What a great place. In addition, we are in the enemy's country and it's winter again. The weather is freezing. We have the right time, place and people. If we don't wipe our eyes from the bright spots in the snow, then we will really become a turtle in a urn. Let the mermaid be yours!"
"It turns out that you have thought so much! Not only do you cultivate well, but you also understand the terrain. I admire you, I admire you!"
Cao He said with cupped fists.
"Nothing! It's not as good as you said. I just remember some books."
Guo Xun replied with a smile. Empress Li on the side was secretly stunned after hearing this, feeling quite unhappy in her heart.
Guo Xun and others were preparing to climb the dangerous mountain. Unexpectedly, Empress Li proposed a challenge.
Let's see who reaches the top of the mountain first, but Guo Xun is excluded because his cultivation level is much higher than theirs. This is unfair. Guo Xun doesn't want to participate, but he is happy.
This dangerous mountain has strange rocks protruding, more than a thousand feet high.
Guo Xun didn't want to show off too much, so he followed Cao Yan and the others closely. They stopped and rested during the climb, and they climbed for most of the day.
In the end, it was no surprise that Cao He reached the top first and became the first place.
After reaching the top of the mountain, they discovered that the mountain was quite cold, and a cold wind blew from time to time.
The cold wind is also mixed with fine snow, which makes people feel shocked when it falls on the skin. It is really cold to the bone.
