Four days passed, and Zhou Shixiang was still staying in the mountainous area in western Guangdong. During this period, he was lost several times, which made him very anxious.

In my previous life, if I went out, railways, highways, national highways and provincial highways were well connected, and there were large signs at every intersection. I would go wherever I wanted. As long as I read, I would not get lost, and I would not have no way to go. However, the transportation construction in Guangdong in this era was very backward. Except for the official roads connected to prefectures and counties, there were only a handful of other roads, most of which were just small paths that villagers (mountainists) walked out. The path was familiar to the locals, but outsiders could not walk, especially in the mountainous areas, which was difficult to walk out without a guide.

Zhou Shixiang dared not leave the official road. Last year, Li Dingguo led his troops to attack Guangzhou. The Qing army did not dare to fight with him. He gave up all prefectures and counties in western Guangdong and only defended Guangzhou. After Li Dingguo was defeated in Xinhui and was forced to retreat, the Qing army took advantage of the situation to reoccupate most of the prefectures and counties in western Guangdong. At present, almost all the official roads heading west were controlled by the Qing army, and the passing pedestrians were investigated very strictly.

Passing five passes and killing six generals is a story that only appears in the novel. Zhou Shixiang is not Guan Erye, so he dare not walk on the official road. Not to mention anything else, the big Mongolian green horse under him can make him the target of the Qing army. An ordinary question, "Where did you get this horse?" can make him unreasonable and appear in the spot.

Although it is difficult to walk the path, it is safe. However, safety is safety, but Zhou Shixiang couldn't recognize the road. He wandered around the mountains for two or three days without knowing where he was. If anyone could give him a map, he would want to rush to the other party.

It’s not that Zhou Shixiang didn’t want to find a local person to ask for directions, but there was no people in this radius of dozens of miles. He passed by several villages on the way, but the village had long been abandoned. In addition to weeds and weeds, we couldn’t even see the figures. I guess the villagers were either killed by soldiers or hiding from soldiers.

Since the Qing army captured Guangdong, the creatures in Guangdong Province have suffered tragic losses, and the provincial capital Guangzhou was even massacred by the Qing army. The massacres in other places have been countless. Compared with these places, the tragic events in Xinhui City may not be really miserable.

The western Guangdong region has been repeatedly traitors from both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and they have seized and occupied it. The local area has long been destroyed. With the rampant soldiers and bandits, there are a few people who can still live and work in their hometowns.

Unable to find the guide, Zhou Shixiang could only grope alone. He used a lot of skills he learned when he was a cavalry in his previous life. At least he would not go in the wrong direction, nor would he be hungry. He ate a lot of snakes, rats, insects and ants.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Zhou Shixiang wanted to find a place to rest, otherwise the safety factor would be really not high in the wilderness that night. He could not guarantee that there were no tigers or wolves in the mountainous areas of Guangdong in this era.

Finally, he was lucky. When the sun sets west, Zhou Shixiang found a shack where he could stay. The shack was built in a bamboo forest halfway up the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a place where the ladies lived in seclusion. But when you approach, you saw that it was not a place where the ladies lived in seclusion, but it was just a resting place for mountain people to go into the mountains to chop wood.

The shed is extremely simple. The bamboo frame is framed with some grass on it, and some branches are covered around it. It is so simple that it cannot be more simple. There is nothing in the shed. There is only a rusted iron pot there is alone. Judging from the rust on the iron pot, this pot has not been used for at least a few months.

After carefully looking around, Zhou Shixiang tied the big green horse to the edge of the shed, found some hay and spread it in the shed. After eating a few fruits picked on the mountain, he felt sleepy on his eyelids and couldn't hold on, so he fell down and fell asleep.

It will be the end of March, and the temperature in Guangdong is still very suitable. The temperature at night is not cold, so Zhou Shixiang did not feel cold, otherwise the night would be difficult.

The forest at night was silent, and except for the sounds of birds and unknown beasts, there was no sound on the huge mountain.

Da Qingma has been following Zhou Shixiang these days. In addition to eating grass, she still eats grass, and has not had any beans in her stomach. She is still hungry now, but she seems to know that the owner can't give it food now, so she lay there without saying a word.

Zhou Shixiang has been too tired these days. After so much experience, he is really exhausted. When he falls asleep, he forgets everything and feels so comfortable.

In a daze, the big green horse outside suddenly neighed. The alertness of being a soldier in his previous life made Zhou Shi wake up when he stood up. He immediately realized that there was danger, but before he could jump up from the ground, his body was already held down. The sword that had been placed on his right hand to take the Free Yunlong was kicked aside.

"Who are you!"

Zhou Shi looked at the men in front of him in surprise and suspicion. Some of these men were wearing inconsistent Ming military uniforms, while others were civilians and hunters. They looked neither soldiers nor civilians. The only similarity was that they had swords in their hands.

According to Zhou Shixiang's two men dressed in a short style, with a fat face, and they looked like they were not good people.

"Hey, this kid asked who we are, but I haven't asked him who he is yet." A man dressed in a hunter smiled at Zhou Shi.

The man who pressed Zhou Shixian's hand on the side smiled and said, "This kid is tender and tender. He looks like a scholar. Tsk, the Tartars are really good at sending people."

The man next to him also smiled and said, "The Tartars have invested money, and the horse outside is a top Mongolian horse. I have seen it when I was with the prince before. If this horse is sold, it will be worth a lot of money."

"Well, it's true. The old thief lacks horses. There are not many Mongolian horses in the army. If you see this horse, you may have a look of what kind of temptation."

The men were all excited when they thought of using the Ma and Ming army to exchange for silver for this spy.

When these men spoke, Zhou Shixiang noticed that these people certainly did not look like they were Qing soldiers, but they did not seem to be Ming soldiers. They were probably more bandits. They heard that they had contact with the Ming army in Guangxi, and they couldn't help but want to explain that they were not spies, but were preparing to join the Ming army. Just as they were about to open their mouths, the men in the Ming army uniforms that were pieced together came to him and asked sternly: "You dog Tartar spy, say, what are you doing in the mountains!"

Zhou Shixiang was shocked and shook his head and said, "I am not a spy of Tartars, you misunderstood!"

"Not a spy?" The man smiled coldly and suddenly reached behind Zhou Shixiang's head, "Hmph, it's not a spy, then what is this?"

The man was moving too fast, and when Zhou Shixiang reacted, there was a pain in the back of his head, and then a braid that looked like a rat's tail was thrown in front of him.

braid?!
Chapter completed!