The woods are not particularly dense. They are all new trees that have grown in the past ten years. The old trees have collapsed on the ground and are crisscrossed. It is difficult to walk, let alone ride a horse.
Zhang Yi and others dismounted and led the horses forward with difficulty.
Go forward a mile or two and you will see a big mountain after leaving the forest. It will get dark by then and you should be able to get rid of the pursuers.
The enemy was equally in trouble and had to dismount and walk.
This is a strange road. There was originally a relatively flat mountain road to Yuhuangling, but in that case, Brother Zhang Yi would not be able to escape. This forest leads directly to the mountain along an increasingly narrow canyon. The enemy wanted to
Outflanking is impossible.
Survival came from desperate situation, and both men and horses were able to take a breather.
Several enemies with fast legs and feet caught up with them, pulling hard on the reins of their horses and running forward impatiently, talking non-stop.
"Zhang Yi and Taoist Zhuge, if you catch one of them, you will be blessed for the rest of your life."
"No, one head is worth ten pounds of gold, haha!"
"I have never seen such a valuable head in my life, hahaha, others are also worth a pound!"
There must be brave men under heavy rewards. General Cao has spoken. The heads of Zhang Yi and Taoist Zhuge are worth ten catties of gold, and the heads of others are worth one catty of gold. This is a lot of money.
Just as the gangsters were laughing wildly, they suddenly heard a cold voice.
"How much is your dog's head worth?"
Several people were startled and looked around, but there was not even a shadow. However, people might be hiding behind trees or under big rocks. People can be hidden everywhere in this gloomy ghost place. The air was filled with the smell of rotten vegetation.
Mixed with the smell of wild mushrooms. As for the bones, it goes without saying that people have long been accustomed to the bones all over the world.
The gangsters stopped, and an archer nocked his bow and arrow, shouting: "Boy, come out, I promise not to kill you, I only want the heads of Zhang Yi and Zhuge!"
No one responded, and a gust of cold wind rushed from the sky to the earth.
A man jumped from a high tree and landed behind the archer, holding a dark thin sword in his hand. The archer turned his head and screamed, but before he could turn around in time, the man's head rolled to the ground.
Several other people rushed towards the swordsman with steel swords in their hands, but saw him running forward. The gangsters let go of their horses and started chasing. Suddenly, the swordsman came out from behind, killing the gangsters one by one with one sword strike.
The jungle is Xiao Han's best battlefield.
When he saw that a large group of enemies were chasing them, he quickly picked up a set of bows and arrows and ran forward.
…
Soon, General Cao and others caught up. When they saw several corpses on the ground with their heads chopped off, they knew that the mysterious assassin had appeared again. It was he who attacked the camp at night and killed the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Kings.
King Kong.
"Could it be that Taoist Zhuge is the assassin?" Er Jingang guessed.
"No, the night when the three young brothers died, Taoist Zhuge was still in the castle. When I was patrolling at night, I saw him busy in the alchemy room." King Kong denied it.
"Bastard!" General Cao roared angrily. In comparison, he was the smartest, "It's not Zhuge, it's that black servant next to him!"
What a danger, General Cao took a breath. Just this morning, Taoist Zhuge deliberately let the servant approach him. General Cao instinctively felt a murderous aura at that time, but his attention was focused on the elixir. Only now did he realize
I realized that I was so close to death.
Damn it, a snake catcher who came out of the barren mountains, a Taoist priest from the Longmen sect, an elusive assassin, and a little fat man with great strength, they actually joined forces to frame Cao!
General Cao was furious. Now he fully understood that Zhang Yi was the mastermind. Zhang Yi was obviously helping him, but secretly he was trying to frame him. General Cao treated him well, and the two of them had no grudges. I really don’t know why he was like this.
Do.
"Burn this forest." General Cao gritted his teeth and said. He knew that ambushes could easily be found in the woods. "Follow me and take a detour to stop Zhang Yi and Zhuge. Cao will not be a human unless he kills them!"
"My lord is wise!" King Kong praised.
When the fire started, Zhang Yi and others had no way to retreat. If they ran to the front to stop them, they would have no way to go to the sky and no door to the earth, and they would not be able to escape.
…
"Work harder!" Zhang Yi said to the brothers.
Xiao Han ran to say that the enemy would not pursue him anymore, which was not a good thing.
Not long after, thick smoke and fire were seen rising from behind.
The dead branches and leaves everywhere will sweep across the entire canyon once they burn. The speed of the flames is terrifying, faster than a horse.
"Run!" Zhang Yi shouted.
The crowd pulled the horses and ran forward desperately,
As they climbed up the mountain, the entire canyon was engulfed in flames.
Fortunately, the hillside ahead was not too steep. Zhang Yi and others led their horses up the mountain, and saw General Cao and others chasing them from the other direction, less than a mile away.
Zhang Yi admired that there was a reason why General Cao became the overlord. He had a good way of fighting.
Not caring to catch their breath, Zhang Yi and others got on their horses and ran forward along the ridge.
General Cao's men and horses shouted and chased.
The Zhang Yi brothers have an advantage in that they have made a sandbox map in Baisongling before. Although it is not precise enough to pin out every mountain, the general trend is clear.
In this way, the eight people were trekking hard between the mountains, either on horseback or on foot. The people were tired and the horses were exhausted, and they were hungry and thirsty. But the same was true for General Cao and others. Zhang Yi encouraged everyone that this was a battle of wills.
Whoever persists to the end will have hope.
Finally, at midnight, General Cao and others stopped their pursuit. Hundreds of people camped out halfway up the mountain and lit several bonfires.
Zhang Yi and others could no longer walk and collapsed on the ground from exhaustion. The distance between the two sides always remained one or two miles. The night was dark, the mountain breeze was cold, and the smell of barbecue was in the air. General Cao and others killed one
Horses, drinking horse blood and eating horse meat can help them recover their physical fitness as quickly as possible.
These beasts.
Slaughtering a war horse that has made great achievements is an extremely cruel thing, and Zhang Yi and others cannot do it.
"Eat the fruit!" Shi Gandang sat up and said after lying on the ground for a while, he took out a dozen unripe wild fruits from his arms and distributed them to everyone.
It turned out that while the little fat man was on his way, he didn't forget to pick some fruits. They were a little sour, but better than nothing. Xiaolong lamented that he and Xiao Han only focused on packing the gold and silver given by General Cao, and didn't think of bringing anything to eat or drink.
Everyone was gnawing on the wild fruits, feeling a little confused and melancholy. They didn't expect General Cao to be so cunning and see through the chain plan.
"Brothers, be patient, and then we will find a copycat, and let's have a good meal." Zhang Yi was extremely tired, but still encouraged with a smile, "There are still eighty-one difficulties in learning the scriptures from the West. We encountered a small setback, but it doesn't count.
What."
"Yeah, it's nothing, brothers are all fine." Niu Ben laughed.
"Nothing, let's find a copycat and let's buy a cow to eat!" Shi Gandang said longingly, his mouth watering.
The brothers cheered up and laughed.
Xiao Han stood up and looked at the bonfire in the distance, thinking about the assassination.
It's impossible, Zhang Yi said. Hundreds of people surrounded General Cao. No one could get close to him. Xiao Han gave up the idea of assassination. After the extremely arduous trek, his physical strength was exhausted.
Teams of two took turns to watch the night, while the others huddled together and fell asleep.