At the end of October, two heavy snowfalls have already covered Langlin Mountain with a layer of silver.
The north wind howled through the mountains, picking up thousands of debris and driving all the creatures in the Wolf Forest Mountain back to their lairs.
Several Goguryeo hunters, wrapped in thick leather robes and covering their heads and faces with cloth scarves, were trudging forward through the forest.
They carried bows and arrows on their backs, knives on their waists, and their sharp eyes patrolled back and forth on the snow and the surrounding trees.
At a glance, you can tell that these are experienced hunters. They are vigilant when walking, as if they will react accordingly if there is any disturbance.
Someone whistled, and several people stopped and approached that person.
"It has just passed by. We can't fight it by following it. Why don't we wait and see if it will fall asleep?"
A hunter cursed, "Those bastards from the Tang Dynasty are all responsible for their good deeds. Otherwise, how could they come out to look for food in such weather?"
The hunters remained silent. People from the Tang Dynasty came to the mountains. It is said that there were many people. Baiyan City was attacked by the Tang people some time ago and many people were killed.
What's even worse is that according to those who escaped, the reason why the Tang people were able to attack Baiyan City was because the Sui people led them.
Regardless of whether they were Sui people or Tang people, they were all demons from the west. They came to Goguryeo to kill people and set fire to them, and they committed all kinds of evil.
"Buddha is so merciful that he allows these villains to run rampant in the world..."
Several hunters immediately clasped their hands together and prayed for the Buddha's blessing, all looking pious.
Regardless of whether Buddha heard their prayers or not, the situation of the Eastern tribes in Goguryeo is not good nowadays.
With the fall of Baiyan City, the ferocious Tang Dynasty attacked the tribes in the mountains fiercely. From time to time, one could hear that a village had been attacked and someone had been killed.
Bad news kept coming, making the various tribes in Goguryeo in the mountains nervous, and the villages scattered in the mountains were also moving closer to several large tribes.
Fortunately, they had wise masters from the east and were well prepared for the Tang Dynasty's invasion, so the losses were not serious and they made a powerful counterattack against the enemy.
For example, when the Tang Dynasty attacked Baiyan City, they attacked the Tang Dynasty's camp and killed many enemies. It is said that Lord Yeon Gaesumun even shot the Tang Dynasty commander out of one eye, which was very inspiring.
This gave the people of Goguryeo a sense that they were still very powerful and that this was not a one-sided war. Just like when the Sui people came, sooner or later they would be able to drive away the Tang people and restore their previous peaceful life.
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Winter has finally come. Although the Goguryeo people don't like the cold in winter, they are very happy now. They feel that such cold weather will definitely kill many Tang people.
The various ministries have also relaxed a lot, just like these hunters who dare to go out to hunt.
Prey hunted during winter hunting is an important source of food for the eastern tribes of Goguryeo, so hunters are highly respected among the eastern mountain tribes.
In the past, the plain tribes treated them poorly and regarded them as savages. However, more than ten or twenty years ago, when the Sui people invaded Goguryeo, hunters served as the main force in chasing the enemy and made a lot of contributions.
As a result, the tide has risen for the Eastern tribes, and many high-ranking officials and generals have emerged in recent years. The Yuan clan, for example, has gained more and more important say in the Goguryeo Dynasty under such a general environment.
Of course, these ordinary hunters would not know what impact the Sui people's conquest of Liaodong had on Goguryeo. They just felt that since that battle, everyone's life had become more and more difficult.
Now the Tang people are here again, causing even greater damage to their lives.
Some people were killed, and the living people couldn't live a good life. For example, now, the black bear that should have slept to death in the cave is still moving.
Experienced hunters all know what this means. It means there is a lack of food in the mountains, and it means that the female bear will definitely not give birth next year.
This must be the result of someone shooting a large number of prey. No need to ask, it must be the Tang Dynasty people who are doing this kind of evil thing.
Langlin Mountain, or even the entire Gaimayuan, was the home of Goguryeo hunters. Just like tigers, leopards and wolves, each had its own territory, Goguryeo also regarded these places as its own hunting grounds.
All prey was food given to them by the Buddha. If outsiders came to rob them, it would be no different from entering the house of the Goguryeo people, and they would naturally be their enemies.
In addition, the fact that the Sui people led the Tang people caused great repercussions among the Goguryeo tribes. The Sui people who had taken refuge were no longer reliable, so various tribes took action one after another.
Kill those Sui people and their descendants, and divide their property.
In this matter, the Goguryeo people did a great job, not thinking at all that the Sui people and the Tang people were of the same race, and treating the Sui people well might leave a way out for themselves.
After some internal strife, many Sui people fled into the mountains with their families. Needless to say, the only choice if they wanted to survive when the cold winter came was to seek refuge with the Tang people.
Anyway, this is the situation. As for who will become the master of this mountain forest in the future, both the enemy and us have great confidence.
Since the Tang army captured Baiyan City, sporadic fighting in the mountains and forests has never stopped, and countless people have shed their blood here.
This kind of mountain battle is different from the battle that took place on the plains to the west, but they both have their own cruelties.
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In the end, the hunters followed the tracks left by the black bear. The hungry black bear was much more violent than usual, but they were still confident of getting a big prey for the tribe, and they also needed to gain something to supplement their food in the winter.
of lack.
As they advanced further into the city, when they seemed to have smelled the body odor of a black bear, the group of six people stopped in unison.
The cold wind blew on their faces, and the flying snow made them squint their eyes. The cold wind conveyed a certain smell of danger.
They approached slowly, took off their bows and arrows from their backs, and became cautious.
A Goguryeo hunter suddenly raised his head and looked at the treetops, but when the bowstring sounded, a sharp arrow flew towards him, accurately piercing his eyes and exposing the sharp tip of the arrow on the back of his head, leaving him unable to scream.
He screamed and fell to the ground.
Some black figures appeared in the snow. They were wrapped in bloated leather robes and covered their heads and faces, but they shot people as their prey.
The Goguryeo hunters fought back without hesitation, arrows flew back and forth, and from time to time someone was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. The other party did not take much advantage. The two archers hiding in the trees were shot down first.
But there were too many enemies. After two more hunters died, the remaining three quickly turned around and ran away...
This chapter has been completed!