The wind was blowing so hard that no light could shine down, and the barren forest and mountains in the distance gradually fell into darkness. The shadows of the surrounding trees were swaying under the light of the fire, making it look slightly eerie.
If it is spring and summer, the dampness and poisonous insects here can kill people.
Wenwu swept his hand and caught a mosquito flying in front of his eyes, twisting it in his hand to look at it.
This kind of ghost mosquito is endemic to Guangxing Mountains. It is named because there is a red dot on each wing, which looks like a pair of eyes. It looks like a ghost face. Unlike ordinary mosquitoes, ghost mosquitoes do not like hot and humid environments.
, only hatched in the dry and cold autumn and winter. Not only are they good at flying, but they are also good at drilling. They especially like to pick out hibernating beasts. When they find a target, they often gather in large numbers, tens of thousands of them, enough to cover the ground in half a day.
It sucked a hibernating adult wild bear to death.
Although it was caught, the ghost mosquito was still vicious, tilting its head and pecking at it with its crimson mouthparts. Wen Wu pinched it with his fingers and threw it into the stove, where it burned into a spark.
This little thing looks oozing, but it can secrete a paralyzing toxin called ghost mosquito incense, which is a material for refining medicine and is relatively precious. However, the output of a single one is too small, so it must be captured and refined in large quantities. Unfortunately, the time is not right, otherwise
You can collect some. Wen Wu is a little bit regretful because the recipe he tried to improve the scent before included ghost mosquito repellent incense.
At the right time, the entire mountain range was completely dark. The motorcade stopped slowly, and the lighting torches were connected and stretched for more than ten miles, like a fire dragon crawling in the darkness.
"The sentry camp is ahead. Sui Gong is not leaving, so let's find a place to stay."
"Well, you bring the official letter, say hello to the people in the sentry camp, and borrow the outfield." Li Kuang listened to the adjutant's opinion, gave a few instructions, and then turned back to command the convoy.
Wen Wu opened the door stop and looked at it for a while.
Most of the official roads of the Daxing Dynasty were guarded and maintained by the military. The sentry camp was the place where the army was stationed, also called the post camp. The Guangxing Mountains are long and narrow vertically, and the overall shape is wide on both sides and narrow in the middle. The shortest straight-line distance is about eight
There are two sentry camps and dozens of sentry posts within a hundred miles. Among them, there are one camp at the south entrance and one at the north entrance of the mountain, about 500 miles apart.
The one in front is the south sentry camp, called the South Sentral Camp. It is said that there are many more soldiers stationed inside than the ordinary sentry camp. There are usually three military camps, with a total of about 1,200 people. However, at this time, there can be
Half the number of people is not bad. Because the garrison of the sentry post is rotated by the sentry camp, even if calculated based on the minimum standard of fifteen people per sentry post, there will be hundreds of people for dozens of sentry posts.
In the distance, the Sigong transported by the military headquarters directly entered the military camp. The other convoys stopped one after another and each found a place to rest. The long 'fire dragons' began to gather, divide, and form their own camps.
Wen Wu put down the door stop and stayed quietly in the carriage. It was his first time traveling far away and he had no experience. All he could do was obey the arrangements and not cause trouble to others.
About half an hour later, Yaodang's convoy entered the outfield of the sentry camp in an orderly manner. Before that, the convoys from Sishoufang and Yinzhuang had already entered first, so it was equivalent to the three largest convoys besides Sui Gong getting together.
, there were more than a hundred carriages in total, and it was a bit chaotic for a while. However, it was still better than the convoys outside. Since there was no official approval, they could only find another place to spend the night outside. Although the environment was not much different,
At least there is a wall in the outfield to block the wind, so it will always be better.
Because there were so many people and it was cluttered, Wen Wu simply didn’t get out of the car. This had been the case for the past few days. When the convoy was set up, the groom would naturally notify him. It’s not that he was unwilling to help, but the division of labor in the entire convoy was very clear, and Daxing Dynasty was
The hierarchical system is relatively strict, so improvising will not only not help much, but will also appear out of place. Besides, Li Kuang won't let it.
Speaking of Li Kuang, his work ability cannot be overemphasized. The entire fleet, with dozens of vehicles and nearly 200 people, was arranged in an orderly manner, and there has not been any major problem since the start.
Wen Wu was thinking this, but there was a noise outside. He was a little strange. He opened the car door curtain and looked over, but was blocked by the crowd, so he had to get out of the car and stand up.
The outfield of this sentry camp is essentially a simple school field, a circle of about 100 acres of flat land surrounded by wooden stakes. The team of the Sishufang is on the left side of the gate, the Yinzhuang is on the top, the medicine hall is on the lower right, and in the middle
A way out was left, roughly in the shape of a triangle. At this time, dozens of people were arguing about something in the middle of the triangle, and the atmosphere was a bit intense.
Wen Wu saw that Li Kuang was also inside, as well as several leading figures from the medicine hall. Among the other people, he only recognized a few from Simaofang, and the most conspicuous among them was the leader of the Red Lion Hunting Team.
Li Shi. This guy has a rugged appearance and is easy to recognize wherever he goes. His mouth is like a bell, and dozens of people can't cover his voice.
OK?
Wen Wu was a little confused, because it didn't look like a quarrel, but more like an argument. After a while, he roughly understood what happened, and became a little more interested.
It turned out that it was a rare gathering of the three convoys. Someone took the lead and suggested holding a temporary open-air bonfire banquet to provide an opportunity for the young people heading north to Xindu to gather and communicate. Then they hit it off and the three families discussed it.
After a while, they finally made a decision and decided to clear an open space in the middle of the outfield, and quickly divided the work.
Bear--
In the dark mountains, a huge bonfire was lit.
This time going north, there were hundreds of people from all over the Taiming Prefecture rushing to take the exam. Among them were literary talents taking the national exam, pharmacists from the medicine hall, soldiers from the beast workshop, and some people who wanted to go to Zhongzhou for gold plating.
Young Master and Miss... Although most of these people are from Taiming Prefecture, most of them come from different villages and towns, so they do not all know each other. For example, the people from the Medicine Hall and the Sishufang have basically no contact with each other. Young people
It is quite common for a generation not to recognize each other. Even if they are both pharmacists in the medicine hall, Taiming Prefecture’s eighteen towns and thirty-six villages, they may come from different places, and it is normal not to recognize each other. Just like hearing oneself,
This is the best example. Most of the literary talents who came from the government academy and went north to take the national examination were classmates, but the literary talents went to the capital with Sui Gong and were heavily guarded, so they could not move around at will.
Wen Wu returned to the carriage and saw the warm atmosphere outside. He felt a little envious. Especially the young people, who had been suffering from the rush these past few days, were all eager to try. But it was indeed a good thing. After all, after leaving Taiming Mansion, everyone
We are all from the same hometown. Now let's get to know each other or make friends. Maybe we can take care of them when we get to Zhongzhou.
"Young Master Wen!"
"Brother Li?"
Wen Wu turned around and saw Li Ming walking over from the other side of the camp with his sister, waving and shouting loudly after dozens of steps, attracting the attention of many people.
"You are indeed here. I didn't see you over there just now, so I guessed you were here, hehe."
"Haha. Hello." For Li Ming, Wen Wu just smiled and said hello to Li Xin. The latter was peeking at him, and when he heard the voice, he blushed and responded with a gentle 'hmm'.
Li Ming glanced at the sister next to him, pretended to be nonchalant, and said with a smile: "Young Master Wen, will you be okay later?"
Wen Wu shook his head, but he had already vaguely guessed the other party's intention. As expected, Li Ming then enthusiastically invited him to participate in the bonfire banquet, and explained that Yu Tong and others had been invited. Wen Wu originally did not want to join in the excitement, so he
I wanted to decline politely, but I noticed the expectant expression on Li Xin's face next to me, so I couldn't help but hesitate for a moment and agreed.