"Ban Bu, Bao Bu, Bao Bu!"
The cavalryman on horseback dismounted and shouted quickly: "Dong, Jiuli camp, eight hundred people, Leopard Totem, all young and strong, the temporary camp set up, the defense is slightly lax."
Except for Han You and others, everyone present looked surprised.
It's only about half a day's journey from Nanguan. Under normal circumstances, there won't be any Banman tribes stopping here, even for a short time.
Being so close to Lancheng, the cavalry in the pass are not vegetarians. They are still camping outside the mountains and forests. Once they are discovered, the cavalry in the pass are likely to attack them. Fanman is not that stupid.
When this happens, there is only one possibility, and that is to assemble before the war!
Just like when Zhou Tianfeng led various tribes to encircle the city gate, due to the different routes, they would temporarily camp close to the city gate and wait for other tribes to come and join them.
Everyone looked at the map. This group of troops was very close to the wolf outpost camp, which was unreasonable.
The cavalrymen made it very clear that there were not many people, only 800 people. There were no old or weak women and children, but they were all young and strong.
If they were simply chasing Zhou Xiao, it would be impossible to set up a temporary camp. Camping would mean staying for a period of time, which could be as short as ten days and a half month, or as long as one season.
"Something weird."
Yi Junyi closed the map and said, "The people coming from the Leopard Tribe are not good."
Han You looked at Xi Zhi: "Before, you said that His Highness the King of Qin happened to encounter a large-scale relocation of the Leopard Tribe?"
"Returning to the general, the visibility in the mountains and forests is not good. We only encountered thousands of people. His Highness said that there should be more in the rear. It is probably because of the large-scale relocation of the Leopard Division."
After Xi Zhi finished speaking, he was a little unsure. At that time, everyone was not lost, but they were heading towards the Leopard Division. Several large camps of the Leopard Division were hundreds of miles away, and they suddenly encountered each other. No one could think of a reasonable solution. explanation of.
Han You fell into deep thought.
Nowadays, the most powerful tribes in the mountains and forests are the four major tribes, eagle, wolf, tiger and leopard. The number of the eagle tribe is not too large, and there are only about ten affiliated tribes, which add up to less than 50,000 people. They can rank among the four major tribes. The tribe relied entirely on the large amounts of materials and advice that the Sikong family had transported outside the customs over the years, and they had become die-hard loyalists of the Sikong family as early as two years ago.
The situation of the Wolf and Eagle tribes is similar, but they are not completely loyal to the Sikong family, so they are allies.
As for the Tiger and Leopard tribes, the former has little contact with the Han people. Every time he goes to Nanguan to look for trouble, he always acts as the sixth man. He doesn’t send many people and doesn’t contribute much to fights. The emphasis is on participation. The main reason is that the Tiger tribe has more people. Large, it is said that there are more than 30 large and small tribes that have taken refuge alone, and the tiger tribe must have 200,000 to 300,000 people.
No one can tell how many barbarian tribes there are in the mountains and forests, and they themselves can’t tell. The Hundred Thousand Mountains are too big, and many tribes are isolated in the depths. No one can count such things. .
As far as what is known so far, the Tiger Division itself occupies the best environment in the mountains and forests to thrive, and there are many younger brothers, so there is no need to fight to the death with the Han people.
Only this Leopard Tribe is neither the strongest nor the weakest, but it is the one that needs the most beatings. It is the best at making noises and fighting, and it easily instigates other tribes to surround and attack Qiu Feng. bad.
Sikong Zhao and Man Tie also mentioned this before. Zhou Tianfeng went to the mountains to contact various tribes, and the one who supported him the most was the Leopard Tribe.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Tianfeng and the Leopard Division must have had some kind of private agreement. Nearly half of the 50,000 barbarians who surrounded the pass were from the Leopard Division, which was considered the party that contributed the most.
The Hans and the Fanman started a movie, and the only one who really had a deep hatred was the Leopard Division.
During the previous dynasty, caravans always had time to leave the customs. The most untrustworthy ones were the Leopard Division. They agreed not to fight or fight, but they would rob the caravans every two days. If the goods were stolen, all the people would be killed. , there is no sense of morality in the world, and other tribes rarely kill people even if they fall out.
Especially in the previous dynasty, what the Leopard Division liked to do most was to go around from the back of the mountain forest to sneak attack on the east side of Lan City. Knowing that they could not enter the city gate, they only massacred the people outside the city. This also led to the fact that once the barbarian aliens were captured, As long as they belonged to the Leopard Division, the border troops would kill them all without any hesitation.
"There's no way we're going to be surrounded again."
Han You couldn't figure it out: "Not long after this ended, could it be that the Leopard Tribe is inciting other tribes to make trouble?"
"No." Yi Junyi shook his head and said, "If a war really comes, Wolf and Eagle will not know about it."
"Did the Leopard Division act on their own?"
"No."
Yi Junyi still shook his head. This possibility was almost non-existent. It was possible before. The border army would not send the detective horses out so far all year round. If they were released, they would not be able to establish an effective cordon. If the Leopard Division made a sneak attack to the north of Lancheng, No problem, trying to find them in advance is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Today is different from the past. Han You has now won over the Wolf Tribe, and the Eagle Tribe has half surrendered. These two tribes have established nineteen outpost camps outside the pass, hoping to hide them from them and quietly approach the east side of Lan City. It's different from a fool's dream.
Lu Baichuan suggested: "Kill them, just in time to find out the whereabouts of the eldest prince."
Han You didn't dare to make any random decisions and looked at Yi Junyi: "What do you think, General Yi?"
When the army left the border, Yi Junyi called Han You brother. Han You could not call others brother. This was his duty, courtesy and respect, although no one cared at all.
"Then it will be destroyed."
Yi Junyi began to order without any hesitation.
If it were another tribe, he might have thought about it. Since it was the Leopard tribe, there were not many people, and it was so close to the border. In addition, the whereabouts of the eldest prince could not be found now, so there was no reason to keep the Leopard tribe's temporary camp.
A crescent moon slowly rose in the sky, and all five thousand cavalrymen dismounted. Except for two thousand people who stayed close to the outside of the forest to watch the horses, three thousand people entered the dense forest with bows and knives.
To deal with a group of about 800 people, there is no need to mobilize all of them. It is not necessary.
Han You's personal army team of the Son of Heaven also joined the encirclement and suppression. The three thousand people were like ghosts in the darkness, making almost no sound as they continued to approach the Leopard Division's temporary camp twelve miles outside the dense forest.
Today and tonight, Han You confessed this for the first time.
First time out.
First time in the forest.
Joining the battle in person for the first time.
Sixteen miles, that is, eight kilometers. If a normal person walks on average, one kilometer takes eight minutes, which is about an hour.
In the mountains and forests, bumpy roads and ubiquitous trees can greatly delay your journey.
Fortunately, we were on the outskirts of the forest. If we went deeper, it would be dark again, and a wild beast might pounce on us and bite our throat.
Even on the periphery, there are countless crises and risks deep in the mountains.
After traveling less than five miles, a flower python that was at least as thick as an arm fell from a branch. It was more than two meters long. Fortunately, it was on the front side. Feng Baiyan quickly shot an arrow with his quick hands, piercing the python's head and leaving a fishy smell. Red blood splashed all over the heads and faces of several soldiers.
Yi Junyi had no expression on his face and continued to lead the way.
Several of Yi Junyi's followers whispered to Han You and others about the "accidental" factors that are easy to encounter. Flower pythons like this are better, mainly poisonous insects.
A soldier casually pinched a bug on a blade of grass that was half a man tall and said: "Major General, look, it's this damn thing. If you bite it, you'll get red rash all over your body. If it's more serious, you won't be able to speak. , paralyzed on the ground and the ball was dead."
"Isn't this a tick?"
Han You slapped it away and crushed it to pieces.
He had heard of this thing in his previous life. It was about the size of a grain of rice. It penetrated the skin and began to suck blood. It could stretch the body up to 200 times larger than before.
In fact, this stuff is everywhere, but Han You didn't notice it.
"Major General, generals, please tie up your sleeves and clothes. It will be very uncomfortable if this thing enters your body."
Han You felt a little regretful. The more the soldiers talked, the more he regretted it.
Now he can't wait to find Zhou Xiao immediately, then transform into an octopus, and spin around to slap Zhou Xiao, this idiot, who is so capable of tormenting that he even has to do it himself.
Even outside the mountains and forests, there are many "gadgets" that sound creepy.
When a wasp, especially a female one, pierces the body with its long sting, it can cause dizziness, nausea, and diarrhea, but it will definitely not go away. In severe cases, it can lead to coma, shock, and death on the spot.
There are also countless cryptid insects, which do not bite humans and have venom in their bodies. One Bianjun swatted them to death with his hands, and their entire palms rotted away.
There are countless snakes. It's okay to encounter non-venomous ones, but it's hard to guard against poisonous ones. These snakes are not afraid of people, and they can take a bite out of them.
There are countless brightly colored ants, bees, scorpions, and spiders, and even cute-looking frogs hiding in puddles or grass can be fatal.
Han You, who was protected in the middle, had no sense of security. There were people blocking him in front, back, left and right, but there was no one blocking him in the sky. The dense forest covered the sky, and something might fall down.
"No wonder the old man from the Wolf tribe is obsessed with living in the pass."
Han You tightened his cuffs and followed Lu Baichuan cautiously, not even daring to breathe loudly.
