On the border of Mendela City is a lush mountain forest that stretches for dozens of miles. Although there are no cliffs, the mountains are rolling and very vast. Once you enter the mountain forest, it is extremely difficult to be discovered. And deep in the mountain forest,
In a slightly low-lying flat area, soldiers gathered one after another.
These people are all typical yellow skinned and black haired people, and they are all Shu soldiers.
These are the soldiers led by Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong is now half a century old, but he is in excellent spirits and does not look old at all, just like a man in his prime. He came by boat with Wang Can. After encountering a tornado, Huang Zhong and some soldiers fell by the nearby river.
After Huang Zhong woke up, he gathered soldiers along the way.
As of today, he has nearly 300 soldiers under his command.
It is completely difficult to find a trace of a team of three hundred people in the vast mountains. It is precisely because of this that Huang Zhong can survive safely in the mountains and forests and survive to this day.
At the beginning, there were not many people around Huang Zhong, so he made a living by hunting in the mountains to barely fill his stomach. But as time went by, water sources were easy to solve, but salt and food became problems.
Therefore, Huang Zhong had to go out into the mountains to look for food.
The most troublesome thing is that Huang Zhong and the local people speak different languages. He once carried the prey out of the mountains and wanted to exchange for food and salt nearby, but he was surrounded and suppressed by nearby government soldiers. Huang Zhong had to retreat to the mountains. Back to the mountains, the food
No, there was no salt, so Huang Zhong had no choice but to lead his people out of the mountain to plunder.
When things evolved, Huang Zhong became a bandit in the eyes of the government.
The government wanted to arrest Huang Zhong and others.
For Huang Zhong, he was not afraid of enemy siege. What he was most afraid of was having no food, no weapons, or even no clothes. Therefore, every time Huang Zhong fought with the government, as long as he defeated the government soldiers, he would strip them naked and rob them.
They only needed the clothes, food and weapons of the government soldiers in order to survive.
When Huang Zhong was in Shu, he was also a high-ranking general.
He said that food, weapons, etc. were all well prepared. However, now, he returned to before liberation overnight. Huang Zhong had to consider everything by himself, so it was very hard work.
On this day, Huang Zhong returned from hunting in the mountains.
When he was hunting, he would also look for some wild vegetables in the mountains to feed the soldiers.
Especially now that spring has begun, there is a bamboo forest in the mountains. In the bamboo forest, spring bamboo shoots are beginning to sprout. From time to time, Huang Zhong would ask the soldiers to dig out the newly grown spring bamboo shoots to use as food for the soldiers.
"Come on, come on, we have a big harvest today. We hunted a wild boar."
As soon as Huang Zhong returned to the camp, he shouted loudly.
As soon as he shouted, the soldiers gathered around him.
Each soldier looked at the wild boar brought back by the guards around Huang Zhong, with expressions of joy on their faces. This wild boar was extremely strong, weighing at least three hundred kilograms. Once such a wild boar is processed, the soldiers in the army will have meat.
Eating and drinking bone soup is a wonderful thing, so everyone is very excited.
Huang Zhong flicked his sleeves and ordered: "Come, take it and process it. Take half of the meat to eat today. Eat the remaining half tomorrow."
"The general is mighty!"
When the soldiers in the army heard this, they all became excited.
A wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms can be eaten after removing some useless internal organs. Especially under today's circumstances, it is extremely comfortable for soldiers to eat meat, and no soldiers are picky.
The cook in the army led people to carry the pigs to handle them, while Huang Zhong walked to his place and sat down to rest.
"Tap! Tread!!"
There was a sound of footsteps, but it was Guo Jia who came over.
Guo Jia's face was a little pale and his body was weak.
Although he was much younger than Huang Zhong, his body was not comparable to Huang Zhong's. Especially after the tornado, he fell into the river and was washed away by the river. His bones were severely affected. Fortunately, Huang Zhong saved him.
After killing him, he kept nourishing him with bone soup, which allowed Guo Jia to slowly regain his strength.
Huang Zhong knew the importance of Guo Jia.
Guo Jia is here and the military spirit is there.
With Guo Jia strategizing, he will have less trouble.
Therefore, no matter how short of food the army was, no matter how difficult the army was, Huang Zhong ensured Guo Jia's diet and ensured that Guo Jia had adequate nutrition. This is the most critical thing.
Huang Zhong did not allow any accidents to happen to Guo Jia.
Otherwise, he would not be able to explain to Wang Can.
Guo Jia came over with a ceramic bowl containing a bowl of hot water and said, "General Huang, you've had a hard journey. Drink some water and take it easy. It's not easy to hunt this wild boar!"
"It's really not easy to hear!"
Huang Zhong grinned and said, "We chased this beast for two full hills before he bled to death because of the severe arrow wound. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to capture this beast."
Guo Jia said: "We haven't eaten meat for a few days. It is indeed timely to hunt this wild boar. At least our brothers in the army can have a good meal again."
"That's the truth."
Huang Zhong stroked his beard and nodded, with a touch of relief on his face.
Guo Jia said: "Now the army only has enough food for ten days. There are still officers and soldiers from Mendela City stationed outside the mountain. When we don't have enough food and food, we will go out again and get from their
Take Xie’s food from your hand and bring it back.”
Huang Zhongdao: "Although we don't know the locals and don't understand the language, when it comes to combat effectiveness, our soldiers completely defeat them. If it weren't for the language barrier, it would be difficult for us to gain a foothold. We would have captured towns long ago as the basis for our foothold. These surrounded us
Did the Mendela City soldiers really think that we were outmatched and that’s why they hid in the mountains?”
"Huh, I just don't want to get involved with them."
"If we really want to kill them, they can't stop us."
The look on Huang Zhong's face showed an extremely confident look. In fact, when it comes to combat effectiveness, the three hundred men led by Huang Zhong are definitely very strong, enough to charge into battle on the battlefield.
It's just that Huang Zhong can't show too much strength.
Once you show too much strength, you may attract more troops to encircle and suppress you.
By then, Huang Zhong's life would be difficult.
The current situation is that Huang Zhong went out to plunder from time to time to ensure the food of the army soldiers, and did not really defeat the soldiers blocking the outside. Therefore, even if Huang Zhong was difficult to encircle and suppress, Mendela City did not really mobilize a large army.
, they just kept sending troops to block the outside, intending to capture Huang Zhong.
Guo Jia said: "What the general said is true. We must keep a low profile now and not be too high-profile. After all, we don't have any news from His Majesty yet. Only when we get news from His Majesty can we really send troops."
When Wang Can was mentioned, Huang Zhong's expression also darkened.
Huang Zhong is very worried about Wang Can's safety.
If something goes wrong with Wang Can and the news spreads back to the country, the stable Shu Kingdom may be in chaos again and prone to turmoil.
Huang Zhong asked: "Military advisor, do you think your Majesty will be well?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so there will definitely be no problems. Think about it, your Majesty can even speak the language of the Japanese country and even the language of the indigenous people in Yizhou. What your Majesty has revealed is just the tip of the iceberg. Let's not worry about it.
Your Majesty’s safety is in danger, so it’s better to think about how we can survive for a longer period of time.”
Huang Zhongdao: "That's the truth."
Guo Jia changed the topic and continued: "General, I have an idea."
"what idea?"
Huang Zhong asked.
Guo Jia replied: "We have been hiding in the mountains all this time. Even when we caught these people from Mendela City, we simply understood them through gestures and then killed them. I think we must make great preparations next
.At least, we must gradually become familiar with the other party's language and learn the other party's words so that we can truly gain a foothold. We want to find His Majesty. If we want to join His Majesty, we must make long preparations. Otherwise, we will always be in the mountains and forests, trying to find His Majesty.
, the doubt is that it will not be easy for His Majesty to find us."
Huang Zhong smiled naively and said: "This kind of thing can only be left to the military advisor. I am just a rough guy, and I am old. At this age, I have poor receptive ability. I have to learn the language of these people.
An extremely difficult thing.”
Guo Jiadao: "The army should also select some smart soldiers and let them learn."
"no problem!"
Huang Zhong nodded and said: "Whoever the military advisor likes, just arrange it directly."
"good!"
Guo Jia nodded in agreement.
As the two chatted, the fire was already lit.
However, the fire was not big, and it was deep in the mountains and forests, so even if a fire was lit, it would not be easily discovered. When the fire burned, boiling water began to be boiled to treat the wild boars.
With the concerted efforts of the soldiers, a wild boar was quickly dealt with.
On this day, the soldiers had a good meal.
After the soldiers had a full meal, they began to wander around in the mountains and forests again. On the one hand, they were familiar with the situation, and on the other hand, they were setting traps in order to hunt more prey.
Time passes day by day.
After Huang Zhong captured the soldiers in Mendela City, he handed them over to Guo Jia and asked Guo Jia to start learning the local language. It must be said that Guo Jia was indeed very smart. He relied on gestures to ask and understand communication. In just a short time
After more than half a month, I was able to understand most of the spoken words in Mendela City and be able to communicate simply.
With Guo Jia's success, he began to teach it to soldiers.
Even Huang Zhong also has to learn.
Everyone is gradually getting used to the current life, and they can understand a word or two about Mendela City.
On this day, Huang Zhong returned from outside again.
Huang Zhong led his troops to fight out of the mountains and fought with the blocking government. He also captured some officers and soldiers and brought back some food. He handed the people over to Guo Jia and went to rest.
Guo Jia interrogated the captured generals, and when he finally asked about the situation in Mendela City, Guo Jia suddenly asked about Wang Can's news.
The generals of Mendela City know something about the situation.
Because by now, the news that Maiti City defeated the Rhodes City army and captured Fedeli has spread. Even the news that Wang Can, as the new city lord, escorted Oude back to attack Mendela City has also spread.
spread.
But Wang Can is still on the way and has not arrived yet.
As soon as Guo Jia got the news from Wang Can, he was very excited. He quickly came to Huang Zhong and said: "General Huang, there is news about your majesty. I just learned that your majesty has arrived at Maiti City, west of Mendela City.
Lord of the city. Now, His Majesty is leading the army from Maiti City to kill Mendela City. This time, we can go out and join His Majesty."
When Huang Zhong heard this, he was very surprised and said: "How can your Majesty be the lord of Maiti City?"
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know either, but His Majesty is so powerful that it is not difficult for him to establish himself in a very short period of time and then serve as the lord of Maiti City."
Guo Jia admired Wang Can very much.
He believes in Wang Can's ability. (To be continued)
