Six thousand soldiers followed Li Qinzai on their journey. As soon as they left the camp, Li Qinzai ordered each soldier to be rewarded 500 coins.
The soldiers were ecstatic and cheered.
But Li Qinzai also put forward a condition, which was to march urgently.
In addition to necessary rest and meals, you have to travel non-stop at other times, and you have to speed up your pace. It is best to eat while traveling to save time.
This order is somewhat harsh. Goguryeo has a mountainous terrain, and it is difficult to travel in rugged mountainous areas. Marching in such terrain in a hurry will consume a lot of physical strength.
But Li Qinzai threw money at it arrogantly, and the soldiers no longer complained.
I'm just on the road, so it's nothing to work hard. Who can struggle with money? Five hundred coins, if you save a little, you can support your family for two or three years.
In order to buy time and get Li Ji back from hell, Li Qinzai did not hesitate at any cost, especially problems that could be solved with money, which were not problems at all.
Travel day and night, covered with stars and moon.
Six thousand soldiers were walking in a hurry, immersed in their journey. The team was so quiet that it seemed to blend into the quiet mountains and dense forests. Only the messy and gentle footsteps could be heard.
Fortunately, half of the journey from Wugu City to Liang City was relatively flat plains, which saved the soldiers a lot of energy and time, and was a godsend to Li Ji.
Three days later, Li Qinzai led his troops to Liangcheng.
Liangcheng has long been occupied by the Tang army. Now there are about a thousand Tang army soldiers stationed in the city, and the nearby countryside and farms are all controlled by the Tang army.
It was just that the war was raging and the civilians in the nearby villages were afraid of being massacred by the Tang army, so they took their families and hid early. The villages passing by were basically all ten houses and nine empty, and they looked very desolate.
The scene along the road is not good-looking either. There are corpses and skeletons everywhere, some of which have been mostly eaten by wild dogs and beasts. There are carrion and bones everywhere on the roadside, which looks like a picture of hell on earth.
Li Qinzai and the soldiers did not feel any discomfort. Everyone was in the middle of a war and knew very well that this was what war was like.
After arriving at Liangcheng but not entering, Li Qinzai led his troops to bypass Liangcheng, and under the leadership of Baiqisi spies, headed towards a mountain to the north of Liangcheng.
According to the spies' report, the famous doctor named Jin Dayan was hiding in that mountain, and many nearby landowners and villagers were also hiding in the mountain.
After another half day, Li Qinzai's troops finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there were several people wearing Goguryeo civilian clothes wandering around. Seeing Li Qinzai and his troops arriving, several people hurriedly came to Li Qinzai to pay tribute.
It turned out that they all belonged to Baiqisi. After learning about Jin Dayan's whereabouts, Baiqisi did not dare to neglect and sent one person to the camp to report the news, leaving a few others to monitor the movements of the mountain day and night.
Li Qinzai squinted his eyes and looked at the mountain in front of him.
The altitude of the mountain is not high, but it occupies a very vast area. As far as the eye can see, there are endless mountains and endless mountains.
Li Qinzai's face looked a little ugly. No wonder Baiqisi couldn't go into the mountain to find someone. The mountain was too big. Thousands of people might not be able to make splashes if thrown into it. If you want to find someone from this mountain,
It's basically looking for a needle in a haystack.
Li Qinzai regretted that he had not brought enough people with him this time. It was probably not enough to put six thousand soldiers into the mountains.
"Are you sure that famous doctor is in the mountains?" Li Qinzai asked in a deep voice.
A spy replied: "The villain is willing to risk his life as a guarantee. Jin Dayan and more than 200 nearby villagers entered the mountain a month ago. This is Baiqisi's conclusion after many verifications. It is absolutely correct."
"In the past few days since Li Shuai arrived, Baiqisi has been guarding various intersections at the foot of the mountain to make sure that no one has come down the mountain in the past few days. Jin Dayan is still hiding in the mountain."
Li Qinzai hummed and said, "They have been hiding in the mountains for a month. How do they replenish their food and grass?"
The spy smiled bitterly and said: "They hid in the mountains to survive, and food and grass were secondary. As long as they can survive, it is not difficult to solve the food problem. There are prey, wild vegetables, mushrooms, and even grass roots and bark in the mountains.
No one can starve to death."
Li Qinzai thought of many plans along the way, hoping to bring this famous doctor out in the shortest possible time. However, these plans were not realistic. One of the biggest problems was that this famous doctor was from Goguryeo, and he wanted her to come out to save the enemy's coach.
, it’s really whimsical.
Now I can't even meet anyone, let alone convince him.
After thinking for a long time, Li Qinzai summoned Hei Te Changzhi and Liu Renyuan.
The three people gathered at the foot of the mountain to discuss how to search for the person.
However, Hei Te Changzhi and Liu Renyuan were both generals and were accustomed to fighting head-on on the battlefield. This kind of brain-based work was too difficult for them.
After deliberation for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Li Qinzai was extremely anxious. Li Ji's life had entered a countdown. Every time he was delayed here, Li Ji took a step closer to the gate of hell.
"No matter what, all six thousand soldiers went into the mountain to search for people. They divided into six directions and marched towards the mountain. While searching, all the soldiers shouted, saying that the Tang army had invited the goddess doctor as a courtesy and asked the goddess doctor to come forward."
Liu Renyuan hesitated and said: "Li Shuai, this Jin Dayan is from Goguryeo. She probably hates us. Is there any use in shouting?"
Li Qinzai was silent for a moment and said: "We have something to ask for. We should be polite first and then attack. The time limit is one day. If you don't come out after one day, I won't be polite."
Hei Te Changzhi and Liu Renyuan could not think of a better way, so they had no choice but to accept the order and leave.
The six thousand soldiers were divided into six parts, and the six parts were divided into small groups, each occupying six directions of the mountain. Under the command of the general, the soldiers marched towards the mountain.
Li Qinzai was sitting cross-legged at the foot of the mountain, with only more than two hundred guards left behind him.
Soon, the soldiers in Souyama beat the gongs and drums, and shouted Jin Dayan's name as they walked. The army invited several local guides to translate the content of the Tang army's shouting in Goguryeo.
Li Qinzai actually knew very well that this method would be difficult to work, and Jin Dayeon would most likely not come out, but he still had a precaution in mind.
What if this woman is stupid...
The search for the mountain lasted a full day, and in the afternoon of the second day, the soldiers were exhausted, but Jin Dayan was indeed not stupid, not even a hair was seen.
Li Qinzai looked at the sky, his expression became more and more anxious, he stood up and said angrily: "There is no time to waste, order all the soldiers to withdraw."
After the troops sent the order, the six thousand soldiers quickly withdrew from the mountain. They were extremely tired from the day, so they all lay down at the foot of the mountain to catch up on their sleep and eat.
Li Qinzai ordered Buqu to test today's wind direction, and Buqu reported that today's wind was from the southeast.
"Then don't blame me for being rude." Li Qinzai's expression turned cold.
In order to save Li Ji, he would dare to do anything that would cause anger and resentment.
"Allocate three thousand people and go to the southeast of the mountain to light a fire and burn the mountain!"