Xiang Shaolong held the blood wave in his hand and caught up with one of the fallen enemies. He covered his mouth with his back hand and the blood wave penetrated the side of his neck. The man struggled twice and died. Xiang Shaolong died.
He conveniently took his crossbow feathers and arrows.
The enemies in front were all focused on the direction of the dog's pursuit, and the sky was so dark that they could only discern the path, unaware that death was approaching from behind.
When he solved another enemy with the same technique, the other enemies stopped and spread out like a fan to surround a patch of grass. In front of him was a pile of rocks more than ten feet high, blocking the way.
The boy seemed to be hiding among them, and the dog was so tired that he kept jumping and barking.
Someone shouted: "Light the torch"
At this time, Xiang Shaolong had taken advantage of the cover of the trees, sneaked behind one of them, dragged him over, sent him back to the west, and snatched the crossbow arrow he was holding.
Five torches burned brightly, dyeing the dense forest blood red.
There are towering ancient trees all around. Since the tall trees have blocked the sunlight for many years, only some creeping herbaceous plants can grow on the ground in the forest. Only a bunch of bushes spreading more than ten feet wide grow near the random areas. The target is particularly obvious.
At this time, the remaining twenty-four enemies took out their crossbows, swords and other weapons and were preparing for the attack.
The leader of the enemy shouted to the man in the grass: "Xiang Shaolong, you can never escape this time. Come out for us, otherwise we will burn you to pieces."
The dog gave a low shout from its owner, stopped barking, and lay down, very obedient.
Xiang Shaolong assessed the situation and saw that those people were very close and there were firelights. Seeing that it was difficult, he repeated his old trick of attacking and killing them one by one from behind. He took out the hook and under the cover of the sound of the torch, he shot out the hook and hung it.
Go to a horizontal place on the tree next to you.
Of course, the people in the bushes would not react in any way, but those people were obviously wary of setting fires and did not dare to take action rashly. After scolding for a while, one of them looked around and said "Eh": "
Where did Diancheng go?"
Xiang Shaolong moved out from behind the tree and replied, "I'm here."
When everyone looked at him in astonishment, the crossbows he held in his left and right hands made a sound that made them lose their minds. Several enemies holding torches were pierced by crossbow arrows into their chests and were thrown away. The torches fell to the ground.
When the enemy hurriedly fired arrows, he had already moved behind the big tree, climbed up the rope, and hid in the thick branches and leaves.
Everyone thought he was still hiding behind the tree, so they dispersed and surrounded him behind the tree.
The torch that landed on the ground ignited two flames, spread quickly, and released a large amount of thick smoke.
Xiang Shaolong first retracted the rope and shot it onto the horizontal branch of another big tree about two feet away. After fixing it, he stood down and waited for the enemy's reaction.
He coughed loudly and the dog whined.
The four enemies were forced out by the fireworks and were about to attack behind the tree where he was originally hiding, when a crossbow arrow was shot from Xiang Shaolong's hand. The two enemies were immediately hit by the arrows and fell to the ground.
At this time, the fire was raging and thick smoke was everywhere. Xiang Shaolong's vision was also affected. When he shot down another enemy, he hurriedly moved to another big tree using the rope.
At this time, the enemy also used the thick smoke to come under the tree where he was hiding. He suddenly realized that no one was there, and he shot down three more of his own.
Of the twenty-seven enemies, nine were knocked down by his unexpected battle title. The others were frightened and fled in all directions. They no longer had the same vigor as before.
Knowing that he had reached his goal, Xiang Shaolong flipped into the tree farther away, quickly slid to the ground, and quickly ran towards the direction where the enemy's hoofbeats had stopped earlier.
After only a short time, he finally arrived outside the forest, where nearly fifty war horses were roaming.
It was already midnight, the bright moon was high, and the earth was filled with a dark and mysterious atmosphere.
After Xiang Shaolong picked one of the strong horses, he cut off the ropes of the other horses, then tied the horses together one by one, and lightly inserted the blood wave into the horse's buttocks. The horses neighed in pain, you He pulled me away and ran away.
Xiang Shaolong jumped off the chosen war horse, and after a while he restrained it and galloped away.
Three days later, he crossed the grassland without any danger, abandoned his horse and entered the border area between Wei and Han. His mood was completely different now, and he actually felt a bit like traveling in the mountains and rivers.
At this time, Zhongmou was between Daliang, the capital of Wei, and Nanzheng, the capital of Han. Only about a hundred miles north of here, Xiang Shaolong had to have great self-control to suppress his strong desire to defect directly to Zhongmou.
That is of course the most unwise and reckless behavior.
The atmosphere was getting colder, but fortunately Jing Nian had prepared winter clothes for him so that he would not have to suffer from the cold.
After walking for five days, we arrived at the outer edge of the adjacent mountainous area.
The rising sun is rising in the east, and the sunlight shines on the wilderness outside the mountainous area, staining the grass and trees with yellow, presenting a scene of endless vitality.
There is a large lake not far away. When the cold wind blows, the water ripples and the reflections of the trees beside the lake change into colorful and distorted patterns. Xiang Shaolong feels even more relaxed and happy when he sees it, forgetting about his escape.
The luxuriant primeval forests and dense shrubs, the endless grasslands and wild plants in the swamps, and the large lake that looks like a bright mirror are surrounded by it. It is truly a beautiful scene in the world.
Several tents were erected on the grassland beside the lake, and groups of horses and sheep were grazing leisurely in the grassland, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
After Xiang Shaolong watched for a while, he gathered his thoughts and headed towards the beam.
Of course, he would not throw himself into a trap and rush to Daliang. Instead, he planned to reach the outskirts of Daliang and then return to Zhao territory by following the old road from Zhao to Daliang.
Although it would take a long detour, it was the safest route he could think of.
An hour later, he had penetrated deep into the grasslands of Wei.
Recalling that he was ambushed that night, he was carried away by the strong wind and escaped. He ran at least nearly three hundred miles, from his current position to the junction of Zhao and Wei, and then around to the mountains and wilderness near Jingjia Village. , then he collapsed to death from exhaustion.
Now he can be said to be back to his old place.
After walking northeast for nearly three hours, the sound of hoofbeats sounded in front of him. Xiang Shaolong hurriedly hid. Soon a group of about 20 Wei soldiers rushed over and set up camp on a nearby high hill to stand guard.
Xiang Shaolong felt his scalp numb and felt something was wrong.
The people of Wei Xian had received the news and knew that he might have escaped here.
You must know that whether you go in the direction of Zhongmou or Daliang from here, it is a plain land. Therefore, the Wei people who are familiar with their own country only need to set up sentries on higher ground. If they are a little careless, they will be exposed and hide. The consequences of escaping discovery.
The enemy was obviously still in the early stages of deployment. As soon as the sentry posts were set up, they would launch a mercury-dropping search across the entire plain. Under the search of fast horses and hounds, he had no chance of escaping.
The most terrible thing is that there are several large rivers blocking the road in front of Daliang. As long as the Wei people are equipped with dogs and sentries along the river, they may not be able to sneak across the river even at night.
I thought so, but unless I turned around and went back to the mountains, I had no choice but to keep going.
At present, no matter whether we turn back to Korea or go south to the Chu region, the risk will not be reduced. The question is whether we should make a mistake and go directly north to Zhongmou. In a few days at most, we can go back to join Teng and Jing.
This idea was more shockingly tempting than before, but it was arguably the most dangerous route.
Until the sun sets, Xiang Shaolong is still engaged in a fierce inner struggle over where to go.
In the end, he finally changed his mind and decided to test the road to Zhongmou first. If there was no way to pass the enemy's blockade, he would then turn eastward to Daliang and enter Zhao and return to Qin according to the original plan.
I made up my mind and felt relaxed. It took me half an hour to bypass the enemy's sentry post and head north to Zhongmou.
Before arriving at Zhongmou, we still have to pass through another large city in Wei State, "Jiaocheng".
Of course he had no intention of entering the city. He had to be extra careful to avoid being discovered by the Wei defenders there.
With the agility of a special force, he walked nearly thirty miles before dawn. His legs were sore from running, and he finally hid in a dense forest to rest.
He was still uneasy, so he spent some time climbing to a thick place with thick leaves on a large branch, half lying on a horizontal branch, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
This big tree grows on the edge of a dense forest high above the ground, overlooking the plains outside and the road leading to Jiao City.
After a while he fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of horses and voices woke him up.
Xiang Shaolong opened his eyes and was startled to see that there were Wei soldiers inside and outside the forest, at least a thousand of them, starting to search the area.
Immediately he was sweating profusely, and then he realized that he was too exhausted and didn't wake up until the enemy came under him. If he hadn't slept in a concave spot formed by three thick tree trunks, he might have fallen under the tree while he was sleeping soundly.
He didn't dare to move a finger, and it wasn't until Wei Bing passed by under the tree that he dared to look out and observe the situation.
Two groups of cavalry passed by on the official road outside the forest, and there were still people and horses on a high hill further away, which seemed to be the headquarters of this search operation.
Just looking at the size of the enemy, one knew that King Zeng of Wei, who had been kind to him, had given the order to capture and kill him at all costs.
This group of at least 2,000 troops was most likely the garrison from Jiaocheng, and was only part of the entire search team.
With such military strength and the Wei people's familiarity with their own land, it is really difficult for him to move forward now.
I can't help but feel regretful.
At first, I didn't want to go straight to Zhongmou because my heart was like an arrow, but I took a detour to Daliang, so that I wouldn't be in such a dangerous situation.
The wisest thing to do at the moment is to go back to the mountainous area in South Korea and hide from him for ten and a half days. After the storm has passed, it will be much easier to escape no matter where you go.
The barking of dogs sounded somewhere in the forest at this time. Xiang Shaolong's scalp was numb and he could only resign himself to his fate.
At this moment, due to the crowds and chaos, he was not too worried about being spotted by the sensitive noses of the dogs, but if he was running alone at night and in the dead of night, it would be difficult to guarantee whether he could avoid the eyes and ears of the dogs.
Seeing the enemy's formation, he still dared to go to Jiaocheng. After the Luo soldiers passed by, he changed his direction from north to east and sneaked towards the south of Daliang.
He tried his best to avoid numerous pursuers and arrived at the west bank of the famous river "Jialu River" that night.
Looking at it, both sides of the river were peaceful and there were no traces of people. But Xiang Shaolong was certain that there must be an enemy's secret sentinel set up in a dense forest somewhere, monitoring the movements of the river.
He observed carefully and after assuming more than a dozen places where the enemy might be hiding, he hid in a tree and waited for the night to come.
Exhausted, I quickly fell asleep. When I woke up, the world turned into a pure white world. Although there were some snowflakes on my face and body, I didn't feel cold at all.
The first snow has finally arrived.
Xiang Shaolong brushed off the snow powder on his body and looked at the snowflakes that were still falling with a heavy heart. Although the wind and snow can cover the place, it is not suitable for escaping. If you jump into the water at this time, you will crawl out of the river in a hurry.
, maybe freeze him to death.
Moreover, the footprints left when the snow stops are even more difficult to hide from the enemy.
Right now he only has three choices.
The first step was to chop wood and make a raft to cross the river.
However, this approach is time-consuming and very dangerous.
Unless he can be sure that the enemy sentry is not nearby, if he alerts the enemy, he will not even have the chance to fight in the middle of the river.
The next step is to run upstream along the river.
According to Jingnian's map, the source of this river originates from the mountainous area southwest of Zhongmou. However, if you do this, you will be very close to the extremely dangerous area of the southern suburbs of Zhongmou when you bypass the river. And if you want to go to Daliang, the distance will be
It was nearly five hundred miles farther than the previously planned route, so it was really not a good deal.
The remaining way is to walk downstream, which will make it easier to get out of danger even though you are getting further and further away from the beam.
If you reach Anling, which is located downstream at the junction of several large rivers, you can either look for opportunities to cross the river by boat, or even change your route south to the Chu border. Even if they are caught by the Chu people, maybe Li Yanyan and Li Yuan will be willing to reminisce about their old friendship and put them together.
He releases.
After making a decision, he hurriedly hit the road and headed south along the river.
At dawn, the heavy snow finally stopped.
Xiang Shaolong looked back and saw his foot dragging like a long tail on the snowy field behind him, and couldn't help but groan secretly.
After walking for a while, I knew that my pursuers would be spotted sooner or later if I continued like this. I had an idea and stopped. I inspected the situation first, made a plan, and hurried towards a nearby forest.
After entering the forest, he pulled out Xuelang, chopped down a slightly thin melon tree, and then used a dagger to cut into two five-foot-long skis. The head of the board was slightly tilted according to the rules, and the middle was towards the tail of the board.
It also rises a little from front to back, just enough to put the soles of your boots into it.
Four more small holes were drilled, and the hook rope was cut into two pieces and passed through, so that the toe of the shoe and the tree board could be tied securely.
The best thing was that a guide groove was cut out from the bottom of the board that ran through the head and tail. Everything looked exactly the same. By dusk, China's first pair of skis was finally born.
Xiang Shaolong had received excellent skiing training when he was a special forces member in the 21st century, and he was now very familiar with it.
After completing the skis, make ski poles.
The head of the snow pole is wide and the tail is pointed. About three inches near the tip, a horizontal branch is stuck to act as a "snow wheel".
After everything was settled, it was already late at night. Since cutting the hard-as-iron durian wood took a lot of energy, he rested for a while before taking action again.
He hung his ski poles on his back and ran towards the river bank on foot.
Although it is still difficult, my mood is completely different from before.
Near dawn, he walked three miles and stopped at the bank of the river.
I deliberately climbed to the edge of the water and left clear footprints, then walked backwards and followed the original footprints back to the river bank.
Then he put on his skateboard, tied it up properly, and started his skiing feat with a roar.
He took advantage of the slope formed by the uneven terrain, kept accelerating, slowly and then quickly, and made a big circle. He returned to the dense forest with his ears full of wind, and then hid on the top of a big tree that was higher than the nearby trees.
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I felt extremely excited and it took a while before I could calm down and close my eyes and fall asleep.
At noon, the enemy finally arrived.
Hearing the sound, Xiang Shaolong opened his eyes and was startled.
I saw Wei cavalry all over the mountains and plains, there were at least a thousand of them.
They followed the clear footprints he left and ran towards the woods.
Xiang Shaolong watched them chase through the woods towards the river bank, and when they reached the end of his footsteps, they suddenly stopped to discuss.
After a while, the Wei soldiers dismounted one after another and were busy cutting down wood and building rafts.
At this time it started to snow again, heavier than the last time.
Groups of snowballs fell from the gray sky slowly and quickly, covering up the original hoof prints in just a moment.
Xiang Shaolong secretly asked God to help me.
In this way, when the enemy cannot reappear his footprints on the other side, they can only disperse and search, and the further they chase, the farther away they will be from him.
The heavy snow was originally the worst thing for him, but now it has become his talisman.
When I was feeling happy, the barking of dogs sounded in the distance.
A group of more than a hundred Wei soldiers on foot, dragging several hounds, arrived along the river.
Xiang Shaolong suddenly understood that this team was originally the same team as the cavalry team that was building a raft on the shore. However, due to the heavy snow, he found his footprints on the snow and hurried over, so the hound team was
Almost an hour behind.
I couldn't help but secretly exclaim that it was dangerous. If the hound team had arrived earlier, my clever plan might not have worked.
Now the heavy snow alone is enough to wipe away all my smell.
It was not until dusk that all the Wei people crossed the river.
Xiang Shaolong waited patiently for another two hours before climbing down from the tree. Taking advantage of the dark moon, high wind, and snowy sky, he picked up his snow pole, flew like a bird over the endless snow, and turned around to gallop towards the Jialu River.
go.
With this "snow flying" tool, he decided to take a risk and sneak to Zhongmou.
Since his escape, he is full of hope for the future for the first time.