In addition to those who died of malnutrition and illness, there were also those who had been injured and maimed by the imperial guards under Tong Guan a few days ago, and then died due to lack of timely treatment.
Now among this group of people, women and children account for about 7,000.
The remaining one thousand eighty-nine are the "backbone" of this team.
And their average age is over fifty.
Perhaps it was because his past experience as a soldier had already penetrated into Liu Hu's bones.
Therefore, whenever this group of people sleeps in the mountains and fields, one hundred of them will be selected in advance from among the eighteen or nine hundred old brothers to serve as patrol guards.
This prevents them from receiving timely reminder notifications if they encounter any danger while they are asleep.
Originally, Wu Zhi wanted to join the one hundred people.
After all, he is almost the youngest in this team.
And his martial arts skills are not bad either.
But his request was rejected by Liu Hu.
In his words, Wu Zhi is now the commander-in-chief of their army.
So you must have a good rest every night.
Only in this way can we lead their group to their destination as quickly as possible.
Originally, Wu Zhi wanted to continue to insist, but after hearing what he said, he acquiesced to Liu Hu's arrangement.
But at the same time, Wu Zhi also reminded Liu Hu very solemnly.
That is, Tong Guan is extremely narrow-minded.
After being defeated repeatedly, he will definitely try his best to take revenge on this group of people.
Therefore, those one hundred people must be on full alert when performing patrol duties at night.
Once any trouble occurs, report it to him immediately.
Liu Hu also fully agreed with Wu Zhi's caution.
Although they have a large number of people, there are also mostly old, weak, sick and disabled people in the team.
If in the middle of the night, we encounter a strong bandit armed with a sharp knife, we really can't say for sure what the outcome will be.
The moonlight today is particularly bright.
Faintly, the howling of wild wolves can be heard deep in the forest.
I don't know why, Wu Zhi just couldn't sleep tonight.
So, he began to calculate the progress of the Liangshan army.
According to Wu Zhi's estimation, if nothing unexpected happens, the two groups will be able to meet at the latest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
By then, even if Tong Guan tried to cause trouble for them on the road, Wu Zhi would no longer be afraid.
Just when Wu Zhi was drowsy, he suddenly heard an unusually rapid shouting from a distance.
Wu Zhi's whole body suddenly trembled.
Then he put his palms on the ground and jumped up from the bed like a carp.
When Wu Zhi stood firm and looked for shelter, he saw a veteran in his fifties running towards Wu Zhi's direction with a frightened look on his face.
An ominous premonition suddenly arose in Wu Zhi's heart.
When the veteran ran up to Wu Zhi, he didn't know whether he was frightened or anxious. When he spoke, he even stuttered.
It wasn't until he described it with words and gestures for a long time that Wu Zhi understood what the other party meant.
Six weird men in black robes unexpectedly raided their camp.
Moreover, those weirdos were so fierce that they were not knocked down even if they were hit by dozens of crossbow arrows.
When Wu Zhi heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.
Because he immediately thought of the scene in the Fengxue Mountain Temple.
I vaguely remember that at that time, he, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong and Shi Jin fought against four green-brown weirdos.
Moreover, that kind of greenish-brown monster is extremely powerful in combat and is not afraid of swords and axes.
The only weakness is their heads.
If you don't chop off the heads of those green-brown weirdos, you can't completely kill those weirdos.
When a group of them arrived at Chai Jin's manor, they told Xiao Xuanfeng Chai Jin about this.
Later, I also returned to the forage factory, hoping to take those green-brown weirdos back for study.
However, when they returned to the hayyard, the corpses of those green-brown monsters disappeared out of thin air.
This incident not only left a deep impression on Wu Zhi, but also Shi Jin, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong and others.
I didn’t expect that those green-brown weirdos would actually appear here today!
You must know that the fighting power of those weirdos is quite strong.
When ordinary people encounter them, they will definitely have no return.
Wu Zhi, who realized the seriousness of the situation, could not care about anything else.
He immediately ordered the veteran to take him to take a look.
Wu Zhi's resting place is located in the center of the entire team.
In this way, it is easier for him to control the overall situation.
At this time, his location was still hundreds of meters away from where those green-brown weirdos were found.
When Wu Zhi and the veteran rushed to the scene...
Wu Zhi's brain was constantly thinking about solutions to the current predicament.
Although I heard from the veteran that there were only six people in the group.
But even so, Wu Zhi still couldn't feel relaxed in his heart.
Although they have a larger number of people now, their fighting power is simply not good enough.
In front of those green-brown weirdos, these people were like three- or four-year-old children, with no power to fight back at all.
If Wu Zhi and the others relied on their numerical advantage to surround those greenish-brown weirdos.
It would be more accurate to say that it was those green-brown weirdos who surrounded thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people.
At this moment, before reinforcements arrive, the best way to resolve the current crisis is to think of effective strategies to defend against the enemy as soon as possible.
Since the last battle, Wu Zhi and others have discovered that these green-brown monsters are not afraid of sharp swords and axes at all.
Without Lu Zhishen's brute strength, it would have been impossible to cut off the necks of those green-brown monsters.
If this is the case, at present, there seems to be no particularly good way to deal with this situation.
But what if we ordered someone to dig a hole and then bring those green-brown weirdos in?
Is this feasible?
Just when Wu Zhi was in a state of confusion.
The veteran took him to the scene of the incident.
They were six weird men in black robes, moving extremely quickly.
A pair of green-brown iron claws can crush branches as thick as an arm even if they are caught on a nearby tree trunk.
At this moment, seventy or eighty corpses were already lying at the feet of those weird men in black robes.
The look of his death was also extremely tragic.
Some had their heads crushed.
Some had their necks strangled.
What's more, even their chests were penetrated.
On the ground not far away, there were dozens of crossbow arrows scattered in random directions.