When light appeared in the east, Zhang Yi sat up, feeling cold, hungry and thirsty.
It was not a mountain fire. The fire set by General Cao was still burning. The flames in the canyon dozens of miles away were blazing, casting a dark red hue on the surrounding rolling mountains.
Zhang Yi is sure that in more than an hour, the dawn will illuminate the earth. The cold gravel ground exudes bursts of cold air, and even the dragon stick is covered with a layer of frost. The temperature difference between day and night in the mountains is too big. If there is a bonfire
That would be great, but that would expose the position, Zhang Yi thought.
His brain also seemed to be frozen and he had a headache whenever he thought about the problem.
"Sworn brother?"
The last night watchers were Xiaolong and Xiao Han. They sat back to back and relied on their meager body temperature to keep each other warm. Seeing that Zhang Yi was awake, the two came to his side.
"I really can't figure it out, how did General Cao discover that the elixir was poisonous?" Xiaolong has been thinking about this problem.
"He is used to finding people to taste food," Zhang Yi said, "Don't think about it, Xiaolong, what we have to consider is what to do next."
"Find a way to get rid of General Cao." Xiao Han said.
"Yes, Xiaohan," Zhang Yi endured the severe pain and turned his brain while grabbing Xiao Han's arm, feeling very distressed. He had a layer of armor on the outside to resist the cold wind. Xiaolong had Taoist inner alchemy to activate the fire of Dantian, but Xiao Han
Wearing only thin clothes, his lips were purple from the cold, "Let's lead General Cao away first, wear him down, and then get rid of him."
"Brother Yi is right," Xiaolong nodded. "Let's continue to consume General Cao's troops. When the time is right, we can fight back to Mopan City and have a decisive battle with him!"
"Okay, okay," Niu Ben suddenly got up from the ground and said excitedly, "I have been looking forward to this day to kill General Cao! I believe that as long as Yige returns to Mopan City and shouts, many people will immediately follow him.
Let’s do it together!”
Shi Gandang, Jiang Hua, Zhou Rui and Liao Fan all woke up and gathered around them excitedly. The three captains knew the people's thoughts best, and they said without a doubt that as long as the righteous brother ascended to the throne and shouted, nine out of ten people in Mopan City would be killed.
Do it with step brother.
Zhang Yi finally won the trust and support of the people through his hard work. At the same time, he also eliminated the main force of General Cao, and victory was in sight.
But Zhang Yi is sober and cannot be impatient yet. General Cao is not only fierce but also cunning. He has confiscated all the weapons and the people are unarmed. There are also guards stationed in Mopan City. If you act rashly, it will only bring casualties to the people.
"The darkest moment has passed, and we have seen the light of day," Zhang Yi pointed to the east and encouraged, "grit your teeth and hold on, brothers, it won't take long before we can defeat General Cao and send him to hell where there will be no recovery!"
Hearing these impassioned words, everyone's blood boiled with excitement, and coldness and hunger were forgotten.
Zhang Yi made arrangements.
Jiang Hua went to find the leader of Song Lao Black Village. He was lobbying various cottages to form a people's alliance. Jiang Hua took Changshan Village as the center and went to the nearby cottages to find the leader of Song Village. After finding him, he took the leader of Song Village to Xinghua Village to wait.
, Zhang Yihui went to discuss important matters with the leader of Song Village.
Zhou Rui went to Baisongling to assume the task of guarding. Zhang Yihui wrote a letter asking Zheng Qiang, Su Baobao, Zhang Pingan and others to cooperate with Zhou Rui. Be prepared. If General Cao or King Kong goes to attack Baisongling, the people will retreat and run away.
Hide further into the mountains. If there is a small group of bandits, lay an ambush and annihilate the enemy.
Liao Fan went to Xinghua Village. The property and weapons sealed there had not yet been sent to Mopan City. Liao Fan informed the people of the current situation and distributed weapons for defense.
After the arrangements were made, Xiaolong distributed a package of gold and silver to three people, mainly to Jiang Hua. He went around to inquire about the situation and needed money.
Zhang Yi took out the small notebook he carried with him, wrote a few sentences, folded it and handed it to Zhou Rui, telling him that Anu and Yue Ya'er both knew how to read and could understand it at a glance.
"Brother Yi, just say that Xiaohan and I are fine." Niu Ben begged, he wanted to put the two girls at ease.
"This sentence has been written before." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
…
While it was still dark and the enemy was still sleeping soundly, Jiang Hua, Zhou Rui and Liao Fan quietly left with their horses.
The five Zhang Yi brothers were the targets of General Cao's pursuit. If there were three missing, they would think they were dead, and they would either freeze to death in the middle of the night or fall off a cliff.
"Eat the fruit!" Shi Gandang took out a wild fruit from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yi.
"Why do you still have it?" Niu Ben asked in surprise.
"This is the last one, for my sworn brother to eat." Shi Gandang said with a smile.
Zhang Yi took it in his hand, took a small bite with a smile, and passed it to Xiaolong. Each of the brothers took a bite and shared the walnut-sized wild fruit.
"Many years later, if there is a misunderstanding between us brothers, just think of today," Xiaolong said with emotion, "The brothers are so miserable that they only have one wild fruit to eat, but their hearts are connected together."
"There are no what-ifs." Xiao Han shook his head.
"Yeah, how could there be a misunderstanding, hahaha!" Shi Gandang said with a smile.
"Well, no," Niu Ben nodded, "By the way, brother, what month and day is today?"
"July 17, 69th year of the Black Iron Chronicle." Zhang Yi said solemnly.
After that, he stood up and looked towards the mountainside.
When the enemy moved, they had campfires and horse meat, and their situation was much better than that of Zhang Yi and others.
"Who's the best archer?"
Zhang Yi asked, and the four brothers shook their heads. Everyone could draw a bow and shoot an arrow, but when it came to archery, they were far behind.
"Isn't Yi Ge a hunter in the mountains?" Shi Gandang asked.
"Yes, I am."
Zhang Yi smiled and took the bow and arrow handed over by Xiao Han.
Under normal circumstances, the longest range of a bow and arrow is only 200 meters, but if he stood on a high place and shot towards the mountainside, Zhang Yi would probably be able to shoot into a crowd of people.
He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at the group of bandits.
Whoosh!
The arrow fell from the sky, but unfortunately it didn't hit anyone. It landed one meter away on General Cao's left side and pierced deeply into the ground.
General Cao and others were really frightened. They looked up at the mountain. They yelled angrily and led their horses to give chase.
The two sides started a new day of chasing.
Brother Zhang Yi had a clear plan and was confident in his mind. He cheered up and led the enemy around the mountains.
When the enemy stopped, they also stopped and let their horses eat the green grass on the mountain ground.
Zhang Yi took off a towel from the saddle and showed his brothers how to get water in the wild. He dragged the towel on the grass to suck up enough dew, then raised his head and twisted the towel, and the water flowed into his mouth.
Good idea, brothers, do it.
Eating the wind and drinking the dew refers to the current situation of these young people.
From sunrise to sunset, the seemingly menacing enemy finally showed signs of fatigue. The gangsters collapsed on the ground, and the King Kong and King Kong were whipped with leather whips to no avail.
Both parties rest separately.
At night, Brother Zhang Yi lit a bonfire to drive away the biting cold in the mountains.
"Tomorrow, we will go to Yuhuangling Village." Zhang Yi said.
The brothers were very happy. Wherever there were people, there was food. Niu Ben and Shi Gandang were so hungry that they began to eat grass, grabbing handfuls and stuffing them into their mouths.