The news that Li Wuling reported quickly spread among the soldiers, and everyone seemed to see Bayanhot waving to him.
The soldiers were enthusiastic and their tired bodies were injected with huge strength. The whole army worked together to step out a muddy path in the forest and overcome all obstacles. It took two hours to arrive at the source of the stream that Li Wuling mentioned.
This huge lake is located between several towering peaks of Helan Mountain, with its peak walls standing like bamboo shoots cut into the sky.
The water flows over thousands of years, forming a majestic canyon between the peaks, with gravels and difficult to move forward.
This Tianchi is in the middle of the canyon, covering more than tens of acres of land, just like a clear spring falling from heaven, clean and quiet, without any trace of dust in the world.
The clear lake water is rippling with blue waves, reflecting the shadow of people. A few small underground springs are spewing out of the sky. The smoke is curling, and it seems a little closer to the sky.
The lake water flows slowly along the canyon, gently patting the rocks on the shore in the breeze, making a gentle sound, as if it was a chapter of harmonious and peaceful poem.
This Tianchi, embedded on the top of Helan Mountain, is ethereal and quiet, without any trace of dust. It is actually a holy place that no one has ever visited.
Lin Wanrong picked up the lake water and tasted it lightly. The faint warm fragrance penetrated into his mouth and nose, as if his mother's milk was extremely sweet.
Brother Lin, how about it? Is it here?!Li Wuling picked up the lake water and sprinkled it on his face, then wiped the water droplets randomly, and said with a smug smile.
It's here. Looking at the distance, the lake water in the distance is long and the sky is the same. Lin Wanrong suppressed the excitement in his heart: Only the snow-clean spring water on Helan Mountain can irrigate the fertile grassland as fertile as Bayanhot.I'm sure the Hu people's fortress is right in front of us.
Hu Bugui clapped his hands excitedly: What are you waiting for? Let's just march tonight, walk a hundred miles more and fight directly to Bayanhot.
Don't be rash and reckless.Lin Wanrong shook his head and said seriously: We should have walked most of the way.The area of this Wang Tianchi is so large, but no one has ever discovered it. In addition to being located on the top of the mountain, there must be natural barriers ahead.That's why no one can find this place.
Gao Qiaoshen nodded with consent: What should we do now? Should we stay on the spot or continue moving forward?
The ten-day deadline given by Xu Zhiqing has passed three days. Including the return time, he will have to arrive at Bayanhot within three days at the latest.
If it takes more than ten days, even if the surprise attack is successful, the Helan Mountain Pass will be broken.
By then, these eight thousand of them will be cut off from their retreat. The ferocious Turks will hunt them like they catch rabbits on the grassland. The distant desert will be where these tens of thousands of men are buried.
Time didn't wait for anyone, Lin Wanrong sighed and gritted his teeth and said: You can't camp now. While the sun is setting, we have to bypass this Tianchi and advance fifty miles forward.Brother Hu, ask the brothers to fill the water bags and drink enough war horses, so let's go for a while.
Hu Bugui understood his intention and nodded.Looking at the golden lake surface under the setting sun, Lin Wanrong stopped for a long time, waved his whip and took the lead.
This Tianchi Lake in Helan Mountain covers a vast area and has not completely bypassed after walking along the lake shore for an hour.
The more you move forward, the land under your feet becomes softer and the more mud is deposited, not only war horses, but even people find it difficult to step over.
Everyone had no choice but to walk carefully.
Brother Hu, it doesn’t seem very good.Lin Wanrong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, pulled Hu Bugui around him, and looked around cautiously, his voice pressing very low.
More than ten feet ahead of them, Li Wuling and his scout team were exploring the way.
What's wrong?Hu Bugui asked in a low voice.
Quiet, too quiet.Lin Wanrong swallowed and looked around anxiously.
They had reached the end of Tianchi. In the dense forest in front of them, the ancient trees and sky were shining. Rotten leaves and pine needles fell on the ground, and a thick layer of felt was piled up.
At sunset, it should be the time for the tired birds to return to the forest, but there is a dead silence in the woods, and there is no sound except for my own breathing.
It was indeed too quiet. In such a big forest, you can't hear the birds and insects, or you can't see the weeds and wild flowers. Under the quiet sunset, there was a strange yellow light flashing in the woods, and it shone light. Hu Bugui's hair stood up, subconsciously holding Gao Qiao's sleeve beside him.
Before the few people could speak, they heard a sudden scream in front of them: Retreat, brothers, retreat quickly, Ah
The five or six scouts who were marching ahead had just landed on their feet and then they went straight forward. Ah's screams passed by, and the swamp under the larch needle instantly revealed their big dark mouths, which swallowed their bodies in the blink of an eye.
It was the slumber that stopped, and all stopped.Hu Bugui's shouting was a little late, and the more than a dozen scouts who were walking in front suddenly turned tilted. Before they could blink, the mud flooded their heads.
Little Li Zi Seeing that Li Wuling, who was walking at the end of the scout team, stepped on the air and arched his head straight into the mud. Lin Wanrong was angry and attacked his heart. Ah roared and rushed forward like a mad wolf.
Gao Jia, who was following him, suddenly had a heartbroken heart and said angrily: Brother Lin, no, that's the mud Ah Lin Wanrong was very fast and rushed over. Gao Jia couldn't pull him. He rushed forward with a loud bang, hugging Lin Wanrong's legs.
The moment Lin Wanrong fell to the ground, he grabbed Li Zi's hand tightly.
Li Wuling was deeply trapped in the mud, the mud had already penetrated his nose, his face turned red, he shook his head desperately, and his body struggled to sink.
Little Lizi, hold on!Lin Wanrong screamed in anger, grabbed Li Wuling's hand with both hands and pulled him up desperately.
It was just that the mud was piled up for thousands of years and had a great strength. No matter how hard he used all his strength, Li Wuling's body still slowly sank towards the mud surface.
I'll do it!Hu Bugui shouted loudly, pounced on the mud, grabbed Li Wuling's other hand, and several soldiers behind him lay down to the ground, hugging Hu Bugui's legs tightly.
With such a force of pulling the radish, more than a dozen people exerted their strength, dragging Li Wuling's body out of the mud inch by inch.
More than twenty scouts, only Li Wuling, who was walking in the end, was saved, and the rest were all submerged into this deep mud, and they didn't even find their bodies.
Li Wuling clenched his fists, his face pale, and looked at the slumber of disappearing with tears in his eyes.
In an instant, this carefree boy matured much.
Don't cry.Lin Wanrong's face looked like ink. He silently picked up a big knife left in the mud, stroked it for a long time, handed it to Li Wuling, and said viciously: Straighten your waist for me, Li Wuling, remember, men only cry when they win.
Li Wuling wiped his tears and his expression became solemn in an instant.
Lin Wanrong nodded and patted his shoulder, looking extremely solemn: Write down the names of these brothers here. If I can go back alive, I promise you that they will be the most noble people in Dahua.
Lin San's promise has never been disappointed. This is a well-known truth. Li Wuling nodded gratefully, wiped away tears, but his face no longer had the innocent color of the past.
After losing more than 20 good brothers for no reason, the atmosphere in the camp suddenly became dull, but this swamp was the only way to the northwest, so I had to go.
Hu Bugui organized men to cut down trees overnight, and countless wooden boards combined to increase the area of stress and spread them forward inch by inch along the swamp.
The newly formed scout team stepped on the wooden board and walked forward cautiously and slowly. After walking for five or six miles, they walked out of the forest and stepped onto the thick black soil.
After receiving the scout's report, Lin Wanrong nodded lightly, staring at the swamp that swallowed more than twenty brothers, and a fire flashed in his eyes.
Salute to the deceased warriors!Lin Wanrong shouted.
, countless snow-white steel knives all set out sharp arcs, held high in front of the soldiers' chests, and the shining cold light broke through the forest peaks and went straight into the depths of the sky.
After the quagmire, it was already five o'clock the next day. The sky was still dark, and the camping plan had already been ruined. Lin Wanrong simply did not stop and went in a tidy team, and advanced dozens of miles in one breath.
General Lin, look at Hu Bugui's screams woke up Lin Wanrong who was still thinking.
He looked up and saw that the clouds and mists were faintly deep and were invisible, and it was a completely broken cliff.
A towering mountain peak thirty feet opposite, penetrated straight into the sky, and was almost at the sky.
The Helan Mountain Tianchi flows here and falls vertically, forming a beautiful waterfall. The sound of water hits the rocks, extremely crisp.
A dead end!!!
Lin Wanrong's eyes were wide open, and cold sweat flowed down.
I spent so much time and energy, and sacrificed dozens of good brothers, thinking about traveling through Helan Mountain, but I didn't expect that a cliff would ruin all hope.
What's so good about this?He shook his head and said speechless: A cliff with great suffering and deep hatred!
No.Hu Bugui said anxiously: It's not this cliff.Look, look far
In the distance, a crescent moon is as white as snow, and a faint light spreads over every corner of the desert grassland.
In the dim sky, the morning stars are bright or dark, and are shining.
In the distant world, there is an extremely fiery red star that keeps fluttering and flashing.
Isn’t it just a star? What’s so good about it?Gao Qiao said hehe.
Hu Bugui shook his head quickly: My brother Gao, you are confused, how could it be a star?That is the place we are looking for to the death Bayanhot!!!
What, what did you say?!Bayanhot?!Lin Wanrong was shocked and grabbed Hu Bugui: Brother Hu, isn’t that a star?How do you know that it is Bayanhot?
Hu Bugui smiled and said: Brother Lin, when it comes to the customs of the Turks, you are not as good as me.It is common for Turkic people to make a living by riding hundreds of miles a night, and it is a common thing to lose direction in the desert grassland.All Turkic tribes would ignite huge bonfires at night to point the direction for tribe warriors to go home. This bonfire is also a symbol of the strength of each tribe. The stronger the tribe, the bigger the bonfire, the brighter it will be.After the Turks established the Khanate, due to the numerous wars, this custom gradually evolved into igniting a bonfire at an important pass.Judging from the direction, the brightest "star" you see is in the northwest, and it should undoubtedly be Bayanhot.Judging from the distance, it should be a hundred miles away.
That's Bayanhot?!
Lin Wanrong's excitement was really indescribable in words.
At the most desperate moment, the sudden appearance of the destination surprised him, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.
Situated at the fiery red star. After a long time, Lin Wanrong pinched his palm tightly and turned his eyes to the cliff opposite: Brother Gao, can you shoot arrows?
Gao Qiao said shamelessly: Brother Lin, have I never told you that I am a versatile person?!
good!Lin Wanrong shouted, and took a powerful bow and crossbow from Hu Bugui's hand and handed it to the old master: Brother Gao, see the big tree opposite, and shoot through him!
This powerful crossbow was transformed, with a very thick piece of rope tied behind it, which was as many as dozens of feet long and was heavily wrapped on the ground.
Gao Qiao said in surprise: Brother Lin, do you mean we slide along the rope?But what should I do with a war horse?
Lin Wanrong clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: At this time, he can't take care of so much.Bayanhot is the granary of the Turks, so I think there is no shortage of horses!Brother Gao, you just need to answer me, can you get over?
Gao Qiao nodded vigorously: I snatch the Turkish war horses and snatch the Turkish women. I have been practicing hard for 30 years, and finally it can come in handy.Look at my magic arrow, shoot Ah
He roared angrily, pulled the crossbow and raised the bow and shot.The flying arrow ran rapidly with a rope, and with a loud thud, it hit the trunk of an old tree opposite, and the arrows disappeared without a single root.
Good kung fu!Lin Wanrong praised and took the lead in applauding.
Gao Qiao laughed and shot out two more ropes, both of which were hitting the target.He tied the rope around his waist, hugged everyone, and slid his body, as fast as a meteor, and ran straight to the opposite cliff.
The soldiers were enthusiastic and their tired bodies were injected with huge strength. The whole army worked together to step out a muddy path in the forest and overcome all obstacles. It took two hours to arrive at the source of the stream that Li Wuling mentioned.
This huge lake is located between several towering peaks of Helan Mountain, with its peak walls standing like bamboo shoots cut into the sky.
The water flows over thousands of years, forming a majestic canyon between the peaks, with gravels and difficult to move forward.
This Tianchi is in the middle of the canyon, covering more than tens of acres of land, just like a clear spring falling from heaven, clean and quiet, without any trace of dust in the world.
The clear lake water is rippling with blue waves, reflecting the shadow of people. A few small underground springs are spewing out of the sky. The smoke is curling, and it seems a little closer to the sky.
The lake water flows slowly along the canyon, gently patting the rocks on the shore in the breeze, making a gentle sound, as if it was a chapter of harmonious and peaceful poem.
This Tianchi, embedded on the top of Helan Mountain, is ethereal and quiet, without any trace of dust. It is actually a holy place that no one has ever visited.
Lin Wanrong picked up the lake water and tasted it lightly. The faint warm fragrance penetrated into his mouth and nose, as if his mother's milk was extremely sweet.
Brother Lin, how about it? Is it here?!Li Wuling picked up the lake water and sprinkled it on his face, then wiped the water droplets randomly, and said with a smug smile.
It's here. Looking at the distance, the lake water in the distance is long and the sky is the same. Lin Wanrong suppressed the excitement in his heart: Only the snow-clean spring water on Helan Mountain can irrigate the fertile grassland as fertile as Bayanhot.I'm sure the Hu people's fortress is right in front of us.
Hu Bugui clapped his hands excitedly: What are you waiting for? Let's just march tonight, walk a hundred miles more and fight directly to Bayanhot.
Don't be rash and reckless.Lin Wanrong shook his head and said seriously: We should have walked most of the way.The area of this Wang Tianchi is so large, but no one has ever discovered it. In addition to being located on the top of the mountain, there must be natural barriers ahead.That's why no one can find this place.
Gao Qiaoshen nodded with consent: What should we do now? Should we stay on the spot or continue moving forward?
The ten-day deadline given by Xu Zhiqing has passed three days. Including the return time, he will have to arrive at Bayanhot within three days at the latest.
If it takes more than ten days, even if the surprise attack is successful, the Helan Mountain Pass will be broken.
By then, these eight thousand of them will be cut off from their retreat. The ferocious Turks will hunt them like they catch rabbits on the grassland. The distant desert will be where these tens of thousands of men are buried.
Time didn't wait for anyone, Lin Wanrong sighed and gritted his teeth and said: You can't camp now. While the sun is setting, we have to bypass this Tianchi and advance fifty miles forward.Brother Hu, ask the brothers to fill the water bags and drink enough war horses, so let's go for a while.
Hu Bugui understood his intention and nodded.Looking at the golden lake surface under the setting sun, Lin Wanrong stopped for a long time, waved his whip and took the lead.
This Tianchi Lake in Helan Mountain covers a vast area and has not completely bypassed after walking along the lake shore for an hour.
The more you move forward, the land under your feet becomes softer and the more mud is deposited, not only war horses, but even people find it difficult to step over.
Everyone had no choice but to walk carefully.
Brother Hu, it doesn’t seem very good.Lin Wanrong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, pulled Hu Bugui around him, and looked around cautiously, his voice pressing very low.
More than ten feet ahead of them, Li Wuling and his scout team were exploring the way.
What's wrong?Hu Bugui asked in a low voice.
Quiet, too quiet.Lin Wanrong swallowed and looked around anxiously.
They had reached the end of Tianchi. In the dense forest in front of them, the ancient trees and sky were shining. Rotten leaves and pine needles fell on the ground, and a thick layer of felt was piled up.
At sunset, it should be the time for the tired birds to return to the forest, but there is a dead silence in the woods, and there is no sound except for my own breathing.
It was indeed too quiet. In such a big forest, you can't hear the birds and insects, or you can't see the weeds and wild flowers. Under the quiet sunset, there was a strange yellow light flashing in the woods, and it shone light. Hu Bugui's hair stood up, subconsciously holding Gao Qiao's sleeve beside him.
Before the few people could speak, they heard a sudden scream in front of them: Retreat, brothers, retreat quickly, Ah
The five or six scouts who were marching ahead had just landed on their feet and then they went straight forward. Ah's screams passed by, and the swamp under the larch needle instantly revealed their big dark mouths, which swallowed their bodies in the blink of an eye.
It was the slumber that stopped, and all stopped.Hu Bugui's shouting was a little late, and the more than a dozen scouts who were walking in front suddenly turned tilted. Before they could blink, the mud flooded their heads.
Little Li Zi Seeing that Li Wuling, who was walking at the end of the scout team, stepped on the air and arched his head straight into the mud. Lin Wanrong was angry and attacked his heart. Ah roared and rushed forward like a mad wolf.
Gao Jia, who was following him, suddenly had a heartbroken heart and said angrily: Brother Lin, no, that's the mud Ah Lin Wanrong was very fast and rushed over. Gao Jia couldn't pull him. He rushed forward with a loud bang, hugging Lin Wanrong's legs.
The moment Lin Wanrong fell to the ground, he grabbed Li Zi's hand tightly.
Li Wuling was deeply trapped in the mud, the mud had already penetrated his nose, his face turned red, he shook his head desperately, and his body struggled to sink.
Little Lizi, hold on!Lin Wanrong screamed in anger, grabbed Li Wuling's hand with both hands and pulled him up desperately.
It was just that the mud was piled up for thousands of years and had a great strength. No matter how hard he used all his strength, Li Wuling's body still slowly sank towards the mud surface.
I'll do it!Hu Bugui shouted loudly, pounced on the mud, grabbed Li Wuling's other hand, and several soldiers behind him lay down to the ground, hugging Hu Bugui's legs tightly.
With such a force of pulling the radish, more than a dozen people exerted their strength, dragging Li Wuling's body out of the mud inch by inch.
More than twenty scouts, only Li Wuling, who was walking in the end, was saved, and the rest were all submerged into this deep mud, and they didn't even find their bodies.
Li Wuling clenched his fists, his face pale, and looked at the slumber of disappearing with tears in his eyes.
In an instant, this carefree boy matured much.
Don't cry.Lin Wanrong's face looked like ink. He silently picked up a big knife left in the mud, stroked it for a long time, handed it to Li Wuling, and said viciously: Straighten your waist for me, Li Wuling, remember, men only cry when they win.
Li Wuling wiped his tears and his expression became solemn in an instant.
Lin Wanrong nodded and patted his shoulder, looking extremely solemn: Write down the names of these brothers here. If I can go back alive, I promise you that they will be the most noble people in Dahua.
Lin San's promise has never been disappointed. This is a well-known truth. Li Wuling nodded gratefully, wiped away tears, but his face no longer had the innocent color of the past.
After losing more than 20 good brothers for no reason, the atmosphere in the camp suddenly became dull, but this swamp was the only way to the northwest, so I had to go.
Hu Bugui organized men to cut down trees overnight, and countless wooden boards combined to increase the area of stress and spread them forward inch by inch along the swamp.
The newly formed scout team stepped on the wooden board and walked forward cautiously and slowly. After walking for five or six miles, they walked out of the forest and stepped onto the thick black soil.
After receiving the scout's report, Lin Wanrong nodded lightly, staring at the swamp that swallowed more than twenty brothers, and a fire flashed in his eyes.
Salute to the deceased warriors!Lin Wanrong shouted.
, countless snow-white steel knives all set out sharp arcs, held high in front of the soldiers' chests, and the shining cold light broke through the forest peaks and went straight into the depths of the sky.
After the quagmire, it was already five o'clock the next day. The sky was still dark, and the camping plan had already been ruined. Lin Wanrong simply did not stop and went in a tidy team, and advanced dozens of miles in one breath.
General Lin, look at Hu Bugui's screams woke up Lin Wanrong who was still thinking.
He looked up and saw that the clouds and mists were faintly deep and were invisible, and it was a completely broken cliff.
A towering mountain peak thirty feet opposite, penetrated straight into the sky, and was almost at the sky.
The Helan Mountain Tianchi flows here and falls vertically, forming a beautiful waterfall. The sound of water hits the rocks, extremely crisp.
A dead end!!!
Lin Wanrong's eyes were wide open, and cold sweat flowed down.
I spent so much time and energy, and sacrificed dozens of good brothers, thinking about traveling through Helan Mountain, but I didn't expect that a cliff would ruin all hope.
What's so good about this?He shook his head and said speechless: A cliff with great suffering and deep hatred!
No.Hu Bugui said anxiously: It's not this cliff.Look, look far
In the distance, a crescent moon is as white as snow, and a faint light spreads over every corner of the desert grassland.
In the dim sky, the morning stars are bright or dark, and are shining.
In the distant world, there is an extremely fiery red star that keeps fluttering and flashing.
Isn’t it just a star? What’s so good about it?Gao Qiao said hehe.
Hu Bugui shook his head quickly: My brother Gao, you are confused, how could it be a star?That is the place we are looking for to the death Bayanhot!!!
What, what did you say?!Bayanhot?!Lin Wanrong was shocked and grabbed Hu Bugui: Brother Hu, isn’t that a star?How do you know that it is Bayanhot?
Hu Bugui smiled and said: Brother Lin, when it comes to the customs of the Turks, you are not as good as me.It is common for Turkic people to make a living by riding hundreds of miles a night, and it is a common thing to lose direction in the desert grassland.All Turkic tribes would ignite huge bonfires at night to point the direction for tribe warriors to go home. This bonfire is also a symbol of the strength of each tribe. The stronger the tribe, the bigger the bonfire, the brighter it will be.After the Turks established the Khanate, due to the numerous wars, this custom gradually evolved into igniting a bonfire at an important pass.Judging from the direction, the brightest "star" you see is in the northwest, and it should undoubtedly be Bayanhot.Judging from the distance, it should be a hundred miles away.
That's Bayanhot?!
Lin Wanrong's excitement was really indescribable in words.
At the most desperate moment, the sudden appearance of the destination surprised him, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.
Situated at the fiery red star. After a long time, Lin Wanrong pinched his palm tightly and turned his eyes to the cliff opposite: Brother Gao, can you shoot arrows?
Gao Qiao said shamelessly: Brother Lin, have I never told you that I am a versatile person?!
good!Lin Wanrong shouted, and took a powerful bow and crossbow from Hu Bugui's hand and handed it to the old master: Brother Gao, see the big tree opposite, and shoot through him!
This powerful crossbow was transformed, with a very thick piece of rope tied behind it, which was as many as dozens of feet long and was heavily wrapped on the ground.
Gao Qiao said in surprise: Brother Lin, do you mean we slide along the rope?But what should I do with a war horse?
Lin Wanrong clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: At this time, he can't take care of so much.Bayanhot is the granary of the Turks, so I think there is no shortage of horses!Brother Gao, you just need to answer me, can you get over?
Gao Qiao nodded vigorously: I snatch the Turkish war horses and snatch the Turkish women. I have been practicing hard for 30 years, and finally it can come in handy.Look at my magic arrow, shoot Ah
He roared angrily, pulled the crossbow and raised the bow and shot.The flying arrow ran rapidly with a rope, and with a loud thud, it hit the trunk of an old tree opposite, and the arrows disappeared without a single root.
Good kung fu!Lin Wanrong praised and took the lead in applauding.
Gao Qiao laughed and shot out two more ropes, both of which were hitting the target.He tied the rope around his waist, hugged everyone, and slid his body, as fast as a meteor, and ran straight to the opposite cliff.