The city of Talos is very close to the Persian style. The city walls are built with chiseled stone foundations, and even the crenellations are semicircular. There is a cylindrical watchtower on the top of the city wall. I am used to the square and orderly cities in the Central Plains. This kind of roundness
The beauty is indeed novel, like a pearl lost in the mountains.
Li Siye didn't care to admire this beautiful city, and led his soldiers to bend down and head towards the mowing team.
They lurked in a hidden place on the top of the mountain and secretly observed the grass-cutting team of 60 or 70 people. There were 40 young and strong laborers in the team, and the division of labor was clear. Some wielded sickles to harvest waist-high grass, while others were responsible for bundling it into balls.
, someone was responsible for loading the vehicles. There were more than twenty yak carts lined up on the grassy slope, and the forage was bundled densely on the carts.
More than twenty warriors on horseback were evenly distributed around the mowing team. These people held whips in their hands and punished some young men who were passive and slack in work. It seems that the role of these people is at most supervisors.
The nature of protection is lower.
He felt much more at ease now. With the superb killing skills of fifty of them, it was more than enough to deal with more than twenty overseers.
The only thing they need to worry about is that this grassy slope is still within the sight of Talas City, especially the tall cylindrical watchtowers at the four corners of the city. If there is a battle here, they will be able to detect it as soon as possible.
Everyone hid in the bushes, waiting for Li Siye's order. If they acted faster, they should be able to avoid Talas City's sight.
However, Li Siye was lying in the grass calmly, lowering his head and squinting his eyes. If he hadn't snored, everyone would have thought he was about to fall asleep.
Tian Zhen crawled to her side and asked in a low voice: "How about it? When will we do it?"
"wait."
"Wait? When should we wait? According to the agreement, the army will gather under Talas City tomorrow. If we cannot sneak into the city today, we will have failed."
"Then we have to wait," Li Siye said calmly: "It would be better to fail than to alarm the enemy. We must not let the enemy suspect our goal. If there is no suitable time to take action today, then send someone back to inform us of the postponement."
It seems that Li Siye is very stubborn, and Tian Zhen has no way to persuade him to change his mind.
The sun has already set from the eastern half to the western half, until the sunset is about to sink into the ground, and the team of cutting grass returns with full load.
Li Siye and his death squad lay steadily in the bushes and did not move rashly.
He called over Fujimaki, who had a suppressed expression on his face, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Isn't there a cavalry team in the rear to meet us? You should turn back immediately and inform them to send someone back to the city to deliver a message to postpone the dispatch of the army for one day.
You can just come back tomorrow morning."
Although Fujimu had objections, he resolutely carried out Li Siye's order. He turned back on foot and contacted the corresponding cavalry team.
In order to prevent the Talos City watchtower from seeing the bonfire at night, they walked an extra three miles to the dark side of the mountain and lit three bonfires.
At night, wild beasts swarm on the grassland on the Talas hillside. From time to time, dozens of pairs of fluorescent green eyes can be seen. They make long, sharp whistles and approach the campfire dozens of meters away.
The soldiers drew their swords from their waists, cocked their crossbows, maintained a crouching fighting posture, and stood by the campfire to look at the wolves. Perhaps the wolves saw the danger of these people in their eyes.
Knowing that this was another greedy predator, I chose to stay away.
After the wolves retreated, the soldiers relaxed. Some of them were already sweating from the handles of their swords. The wolves in the wilderness at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains are not as aggressive as the wolves in the Central Plains. Only three or five wolves in the Central Plains are enough.
It is called a pack. There are hundreds of wolves in the Tianshan Mountains. There is a wolf king in the pack, and group activities are good at hunting.
The soldiers were sitting opposite each other, and they were relatively strangers to each other. The people of the Eighth Regiment gathered around Li Siye, like a small group.
Li Sizhu took the initiative to come out of the small group, sat among the soldiers, and said to them with a smile: "I just met a wolf. I want to tell you a little story about wolves. They are the most proficient hunting animals in the world.
I'm afraid they are wolves. They know how to wait for the opportunity and strictly observe discipline. I once had the honor to listen to an expert telling the story of a pack of wolves hunting. In order to prey on a group of yellow sheep, they can lie in wait in a grass nest all night long, waiting for all the yellow sheep to fall asleep.
But they did not take action at this time, but waited for the daybreak when the yellow sheep were about to wake up. The yellow sheep ate the dew grass and digested it all night. In the morning, their bladders were swollen... and finally drove all the yellow sheep into the snow lake.
Wipe out their entire army."
What he told everyone was the story in Wolf Totem. Anyway, this matter is not unfamiliar and it is easier to resonate with it.
"Hey, my God, I didn't expect wolves to be so clever. We people have formations for fighting, and they have methods for hunting."
Even Bai Xiaode and the scholar Duan Xiushi, who were carrying two guns, turned around and were very interested in the story told by Li Siye.
He talked eloquently: "Every creature living under the sky has its own way of survival, and the way of survival for us humans is to learn, learn from our ancestors, learn from the way of heaven, and learn from animals. Wolves can do it.
Why can't we lie dormant and wait for the best opportunity? Isn't this just like a tiger lying on a barren hill with its minions lurking to endure it?"
After hearing these words, Duan Xiushi's gaze towards Li Siye suddenly changed. He was a scholar, and it was easier for him to make extensions and associations to these words. Although the truth he said was very simple, it refreshed his understanding of this person. Since yesterday
She Nu realized that now, in his impression, Li Siye was just a bold and reckless man. Although he had some small plans, he had no big plans.
But now, can anyone who can say such a thing have no big plans? It seems that Anxi and others are coming out in large numbers. I, Duan Xiushi, am short-sighted and I really underestimate everyone in the world.
He took the initiative to come to Li Siye, crossed his hands and said, "Li Xiaowei, I deeply agree with what you just said. I dare to ask Li Xiaowei, what can we learn from the way of heaven?"
If Li Siye, a martial artist, were really asked to answer this question, he would definitely not be able to answer it. But for the all-powerful Li Siye, he is someone who has touched the keyboard for several years and can make some nonsense.
"The way of heaven is only natural. It cannot be grasped or violated, but there are laws that can be found. This law is the law of heaven. The sun, moon, stars rise and fall, and the tides rise and fall. They all have their own laws. Beyond this law, the law of heaven will be chaotic.
The same goes for us humans. If we follow the laws and abide by the laws of heaven, we will succeed. If we go against the laws of heaven, we will destroy ourselves."
Now Duan Xiushi admired Li Siye even more. His words were not quoted from scriptures, but they were the same as those in the scriptures, and they hit his heart. As expected, a person cannot be judged by his appearance. Who would have thought of a man who is seven feet tall and has a strong body?
Wu Fu can actually say such philosophical words.
Only now did he truly think that it was indeed the right time for General Fu Meng to choose such a person to lead them to take the risk of infiltrating. No, it was simply a waste of talent.
No matter what, Li Siye couldn't die on this trip. He had to use the crossbow in his hand to protect his safety. He wanted to keep him alive. Brave people are everywhere, but interesting souls are rare.
As for Bai Xiaode sitting on the other side, he was a martial artist who could only wield swords and guns. He had absolutely no idea what Li Siye had just said, but it sounded very noble, so he couldn't help but feel a little more in awe.
The bonfire danced and rose in the night, and a group of men sat on the ground in a circle around the fire, leaving their backs to the darkness and whispering. They may have been strangers before, but now they are familiar with each other and feel comfortable with each other.
When they woke up the next day, everyone packed their bags and carried their bows and pouches on their backs. Li Siye ordered them to remove the traces of the campfire, cover it with floating soil, and transplant it with grass.
They climbed up the ridge, and the city of Talos still stood under the blue sky. On the grassy road rutted in the distance, the black surnamed Tuqishi Rangers were guiding the yaks in front, driving the strong men towards the grassy slope here.
Come.
Li Siye leaned down and whispered: "They have almost harvested the grassy slopes on the sunny side of the mountain. As long as they drive their cars to the shady side of the mountain and block the view of Talas City, we can take action."