Lin Jue limped from the nearby willow forest to the temporary shack with his trousers rolled up. His calf was dripping with blood and covered with bloody cuts. Those were wounds from thorns during the previous attack on the camp.
Until this moment, Lin Jue felt the unbearable pain. Just now, Bai Bing was complaining next to him while removing the thorns and thorns from his legs, which was dripping with blood.
Seeing Lin Jue approaching, the cavalrymen who were lying on the ground quickly got up and saluted. Although they were tired, overworked and hungry, these cavalrymen admired Lin Jue very much today. When following Lin Jue out of the city to attack the camp, many soldiers actually felt in their hearts
I was very worried. This Mr. Lin was a bit crazy. He insisted on taking people like him to attack the camp. Wouldn't he be dragging himself to death? This was what many people thought at the time. But now, these people no longer have that
This idea came to mind. The fierce battles this morning were enough to make everyone feel proud and proud. Three hundred cavalry were used to disrupt the battle and prevent the siege. This is a great achievement. They completed a seemingly impossible task. There are
With today's achievements, they can brag about it for the rest of their lives. And all of this was achieved by following this gentle and gentle Mr. Lin.
"Master Lin."
"Master Lin."
Everyone cupped their hands and said.
"Sit down, everyone, sit down, no need to be polite." Lin Jue waved his hands and sat down on the wicker on the ground.
Everyone also sat down. Lin Jue said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard. Lin expresses his gratitude to all brothers. You have exceeded my imagination. To be honest, I didn't have a great impression of the Forbidden Army before. I often see them on the streets of the capital.
When I saw the drunken Forbidden Army soldiers fighting and swearing, I thought the Forbidden Army could not fight. But after today, I changed my mind. You are all good. The bandits we fought today were frightened by the news. I just made a rough calculation.
After all, we have killed more than a thousand religious bandits, destroyed the religious bandits' food and fodder, and prevented them from attacking the city. This is all the result of your heroic fighting. It has changed the entire war situation."
Everyone was in high spirits and laughed one after another: "It's not that Master Lin has a good strategy, otherwise we wouldn't be able to do these things. It's that Master Lin is too powerful."
Lin Jue laughed loudly and said: "Of course I am awesome, I won't deny this. We all like to be humble and lack the courage to take responsibility. I am different, I am awesome. Sometimes I admire myself. Ha.
Ha ha."
Everyone rolled their eyes. Mr. Lin was not humble at all. Bai Bing on the side even rolled his eyes. When did your husband become so boastful?
"Of course, it's useless for me to be powerful alone. It takes a group of powerful people. As the saying goes, one punch can't defeat four hands, and a good man can't stand against a large number of people. If it weren't for the help of powerful heroes like you, it would never be possible.
.So, you don’t have to be humble, you are all the best. After this battle, you will definitely become famous all over the world." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Everyone felt as comfortable as drinking ice water and honey. It turned out that Master Lin was not trying to promote himself, but was using this to praise everyone, which was really helpful.
"However, the current situation..." Lin Jue changed the topic, and everyone suddenly lost their smiles and returned to reality.
"...The current situation is a bit embarrassing. We have angered the religious bandits, and they are no longer attacking the city, but encircling and suppressing us. Now that Chidao is occupied by them, I guess they will start searching for us everywhere soon.
.The situation is not optimistic." Lin Jue said.
Everyone frowned and frowned. Even if Lin Jue didn't say it, they knew that the situation was not optimistic. The way out was blocked. If the cult bandits found this place, it would be really doomed. They could not mount their horses to fight, and the two hundred people were entangled by the cult bandits.
, then no one can survive.
"However, you don't need to worry too much. According to my estimation, they won't be able to find us for a while. Bolangsha has a radius of more than ten miles, with complex terrain and swamps. Even if they all go out to search, they may not be able to find us.
Let's just hide in this willow forest and don't make too much noise. Even if we stand on the sand dunes to the east, we shouldn't be able to see it. From the overall situation, the advantage is mine. Because we only need to stay for two more days, and our reinforcements will arrive.
They will have to flee in panic. As long as we contain the religious bandits and prevent them from attacking the city, we will have achieved our goal." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded. Indeed, the process of getting down from the Chi Road to find this willow forest was difficult. There were two swamp lakes in the middle. If it weren't for the horse to swim across it, it would be impossible. The bandits could not think of their own group for the time being.
They swam across the lake. They thought there was no way here, so they must search elsewhere for the time being. When they got here, they didn't know it was the year of the monkey, so they were safe for the time being. Unless they were very unlucky, they might have to search for a while.
.
However, the real problem is that we are trapped here without food or water. If the reinforcements do not arrive, or they arrive too late, will they starve to death here?
Lin Jue seemed to have noticed everyone's anxiety and continued: "My mistake was not letting everyone come out with some dry food. Now I am afraid that you are all hungry and have nothing to eat."
If you don't have the strength, you won't be able to fight if you encounter the enemy. This is indeed a problem that needs to be solved. But you are not the only ones who are hungry. Think about how miserable the bandits must be now. They attacked the city and killed so many people.
, after our repeated harassment, all the food and grass were burned, and the tens of thousands of believers are now also very hungry. We are hungry, and they are also hungry. The religious bandits are in big trouble now, unless they learn to eat mud,
Otherwise, where can tens of thousands of people get food to fill their stomachs? If they don’t have food for three days, and everyone is gone, who will work hard?”
Everyone laughed and forgot about this. The bandits' food and grass were burned, and they had nothing to eat. The tens of thousands of bandits had nothing to eat, which was more difficult than the situation of more than two hundred people.
Too much to do.
"What Mr. Lin said is true. They were even worse than us. So many people died. They were so scared that they wet their pants and had no food to eat. What are we afraid of? If we are hungry, we will be hungry. At worst, drink more water to support our stomachs. How long can we stay up?
It’s not like God will die. Those religious bandits will definitely run away if they are hungry." A small cavalry leader shouted.
"That's right, when we are hungry, we chew grass roots and eat tree bark. When I was a child, there was a famine in my hometown, so I chewed tree bark to survive. Horses can eat this willow tree, so why can't we eat it?" A cavalryman shouted, reaching out and grabbing a stick.
He stuffed the willow branch into his mouth and chewed it. Everyone looked at him angrily, seeing how he ate it with gusto, and thought the willow branch tasted good. But the next moment, the soldier opened his mouth and spat it out.
"It's so bitter. I can't eat it. I can't eat it. Bah bah bah." The soldier's tongue was all green and he was spitting.
Everyone burst out laughing, pointing at the soldier and laughing and cursing. Lin Jue also laughed and said, "Hey, horses can eat, but people may not be able to eat it. Dogs can eat shit, but people can eat shit? Hahaha."
The soldier blushed and said, "Mr. Lin, is it necessary to harm a villain like this?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't hurt you. You are the first person to eat crabs. If this willow branch can really be eaten, you have made a great contribution. You are like a dragon tasting hundreds of herbs, daring to be the first in the world.
.Suffering yourself for the sake of others.”
Everyone laughed and said, "As expected of a scholar, Mr. Lin speaks of you as such a noble person. Why are you so sad?"
The soldier rolled his eyes, smacked his lips and said, "My mouth is watering when Mr. Lin talks about crabs. It would be great if there were grilled crabs here."
"Are you crazy? Where did the crab come from? You're just dreaming." Everyone laughed and cursed.
Lin Jue's heart moved and he said: "Isn't there a swamp and lake ahead? Maybe we can catch some small fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. to satisfy our hunger. It's better than starving here. It's not bad to try your luck."
Everyone was greatly moved and stood up one after another and said: "Yes, yes, let's go and have a look. It would be good to catch a few shrimps."
Lin Jue said: "Don't have too many people, otherwise you will be easily exposed. Just ask a dozen brothers to go together. By the way, get some willow branches and make a hat to wear on your head to disguise yourself. Don't bring any weapons, and take off your armor.
Take off all reflective things on your body. Reflections are the easiest to spot."
Everyone nodded, and a dozen soldiers happily took off their armor, randomly grabbed a few wicker sticks, wove them into a circle and put them on their heads. They followed Lin Jue and walked north through the willow forest. After walking less than a hundred steps, the soldiers under their feet
The sandy ground was already a little wet, and there were aquatic plants growing entangled in it. After a dozen steps, the front suddenly opened up, with a large area of green plants growing on the shore, and beyond that was a dark swampy lake. Stepping on it, it was moist and moist.
The black mud was boiling and gave off a rancid smell.
"Damn, it stinks. These are stagnant water. They all stink." Everyone frowned and muttered.
Lin Jue also frowned. Fish and shrimp may not survive in the dead marsh water because the marsh gas is too heavy. Even if there is, it is in deep water. There is probably nothing in the rotten grass and mud on the shore.
Sure enough, after a dozen soldiers searched and pawed along the shallow water on the shore, they found nothing but black mud on their hands and a stench all over their bodies. They were extremely disappointed, their hopes were in vain, and their stomachs screamed.
.Gastrointestinal motility and friction, I can’t describe how uncomfortable it is.
But when they looked towards Lin Jue, they were surprised to find that Lin Jue and Bai Bing standing beside him were eating something. The food was very sweet.
"What is that... what are you eating?" Everyone looked at each other in astonishment and thought: Mr. Lin actually ate alone, what did he find?
"Brothers, you've found something to eat, don't worry about starving to death. Two hundred brothers, even twice as many won't be able to finish it all. Come on, come on." Lin Jue raised his hand in greeting.
Everyone rushed away and saw Lin Jue and Bai Bing each holding a long blade of grass in their hands, and Lin Jue was biting the white part at the root and eating it with gusto.
"Master Lin, you are eating grass." Everyone said dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about? This thing is called cattail. The young stems are edible." Lin Jue said.
"Isn't this a water candle? When did it become a cattail again?" a soldier said in astonishment.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Water Candle is the common name, and Xiangpu is the correct name. Just like your nickname may be Ergouzi, and your first name may be Yaozu Yaozong."
"Hey, how did Mr. Lin know that my nickname is Ergouzi? This is really amazing. But Mr. Lin, my name is neither Yaozu nor Yaozong. My name is Wang Fugui."
Lin Jue almost choked on the cattails and coughed several times before he stopped. He waved his hands and said: "That's it, brother Fugui, hurry up. Pull it up and tear the outer leaves, like me. Then you can eat the white part below.
Come on. Try it."
Everyone did as they were told and pushed aside the old leaves on the outside to reveal the white and tender parts below. When you bite into it, it is crisp, tender and delicious, and it also has a special fragrance.
"Oh, it's really edible. It's really delicious." Everyone said in surprise.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Of course it can be eaten. Brothers, we have to pull out tens of thousands of them and carry them back. It will take a lot of effort to eat enough of this thing."
