Of course, hope is just hope. No one knows the actual development, so we should be cautious.
When Su Yan repeatedly warned her, she nodded her head like crazy. If she was exposed, she would be in trouble.
While the Su Ci sisters were secretly worried, the team was moving quickly.
On the surface it appeared to be a forced march, but in fact a dangerous slaughter and struggle had silently begun in these vast mountains covered with dry and withered ground.
At the beginning, neither side made any moves. Due to resource constraints, neither side could afford to waste resources.
But Yang Yanzong had bargaining chips, and he quickly pushed out the bait.
Su Rong's performance was remarkable and she was soon targeted by Liang Shen.
Yang Yanzong started flying kites with ease.
Our advantage is that we have no shortage of supplementary resources, especially water. There were soldiers in the large army led by Liang Shen who knew how to look for field mice, but there were too many people. Faced with such a large number of soldiers, the food stored in field mice and rat holes was a drop in the bucket. The rations brought by the military town were rapidly decreasing and had already reached the bottom.
If this continues, we will just have to kill the horse.
But military horses are very precious, much more precious than soldiers. Once these 800 military horses are killed, it will not be easy to exonerate the crime when we return. Therefore, Liang Shen would never move unless there was a slight possibility and he was in an absolute situation where he would have to kill or die.
There is also water.
The problem of drinking water is even more serious. Even though the food is almost gone, there is still some in my mouth, but the problem with water is not there. This mountain route is certainly the best, but it has its pros and cons. The waterwheel cannot move, and no matter how big the water bag is, its volume is limited. People need to drink, and horses also need to drink. People can survive for a few days without food, but they will die soon without water.
In this weather, the large military town troops did not dare to make any big moves, so they were in a very passive position.
They did not dare to enter the mountains without permission, even though they were very close now.
Wild animals also need to survive. In deep mountains and forests, where the trees are dense and the roots of vegetation have strong water storage capabilities, there may still be ground water sources, but there is no need for anyone to go there.
All the large wild animals have retreated into the mountains. The density and commotion are so high that the danger level is off the charts.
Under such circumstances, Yang Yanzong was flying a kite very well, and the situation was progressing step by step according to his expectations and plan.
The enemy also tried very hard to figure out their water-getting secret, but it was too difficult. Every time they got water and before leaving the camping spot, Yang Yanzong would burn the area within a hundred meters into the ground, so all traces were burned.
Having a small number of people has its advantages. These more than a hundred soldiers are all personal soldiers who have followed Yang Yanzong for many years. They all came to the military garrison voluntarily. They are very loyal and familiar with each other. There are no spies, and no spies can be inserted.
“It’s so hot. It’s so hot!”
Su Ci leaned against the tree trunk and fanned herself. The soldiers' cloth armor was simpler and thinner, but this was relative. Compared with a single layer of cloth shirt, it was extremely thick. She had already developed a layer of prickly heat on her neck, but she didn't dare to take it off.
The forced march was so fast that her calves were trembling after running for several days and she could hardly run anymore. Su Yan was able to handle the situation with ease, but in this environment she didn't dare to carry Su Ci on her back, for fear of being encountered and noticed by the enemy sentries. She had to run even though she couldn't run anymore. Su Ci was dragged by Su Yan in the second half of the race, panting like a bellows, and once she landed on the ground she couldn't move.
Oh my god, I’m so tired and hot. I’m almost dying of heat.
Su Ci had just chosen a suitable spot. She collapsed under the shade of a tree and fanned herself vigorously. Over there, Su Rong had already jumped off A Kang's back and began to pace around and observe in a pretentious manner. Finally, she "selected" a suitable spot and told Yang Yanzong.
You know what, she pretended pretty well and successfully attracted all the fire from Su Ci. It’s not that Liang Shen had never carried out surprise attacks before. As someone who had fought with Yang Yanzong for many years as his mortal enemy, he did have his abilities. He had successfully predicted and tracked several close combats between the two sides.
It is undeniable that the opponent has horses, so the tracking and moving speed can be very fast.
Su Rong's bait was indeed dangerous. The worst time was when a noose caught her neck and she was almost dragged onto the horse. At the last moment, Yang Yanzong shot the rope with an arrow from his sleeve, but her arm was also badly scratched.
After "pointing" out the water point, Su Rong returned to sit next to her mother and brother. Her brother quickly untied the water bag and unplugged it, "Sister."
Su Rong's arm was scratched, and she took the water bag a little slowly. Aunt Bai was furious when she saw this: "Tell me, why did you bother with this? People are being hidden and protected, but you have to take the risk..."
She glanced angrily at Su Ci in the distance and Su Yan who was sitting next to Su Ci. If she were to say, even if someone really got pushed out, it would be Su Yan, not her daughter!
“Aunt!!”
Su Rong lowered her voice and shouted. Her expression instantly became ugly and stern. It was rare for her daughter to speak so harshly. Aunt Bai immediately shut up and dared not say anything else.
“I fought so hard for this!”
Su Rong quickly glanced in the direction of Yang Yanzong and Su Di, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were too far away to hear anything. She was usually very gentle, loving and obedient to her mother, but today she was unusually stern and said, "Aunt, you are not allowed to say such things again!"
No matter how she explained it to Aunt Bai, she still couldn't make it clear. This was something that reflected her own value. She had been eyeing this opportunity for a long time. If she didn't seize it, she would soon be surpassed by others.
The moment Su Ci showed her knowledge, she was shocked and amazed, and she immediately realized that those dignified, respectful and friendly sisters before were just things in the inner house and were no longer enough.
She guessed that Su Ci might need a substitute, so she stood up without hesitation.
Su Rong touched her arm. The wound was painful, but she felt it was all worth it.
"Dad is here, Aunt, please stop talking."
Seeing Su Di go to Su Ci's sister to get the medicine, rubbing Su Ci's head, and walking over here, Su Rong immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Dad——"
…
Su Ci guessed about 70% of Su Rong’s thoughts, if not 100%. However, she didn’t care. Everyone has their own wishes, and this was exactly what she wanted, wasn’t it?
Yang Yanzong's plan went smoothly.
Su Ci was anxiously waiting and just when he was about to start closing the net, an unexpected problem occurred.
When Su Ci heard him adjusting his deployment during the dressing change, she keenly realized that the net was finally closing!
Yeah yeah!
It's been a very tiring, hot, and anxious time, not to mention how much suffering she's endured. Now that the plan has gone smoothly, even her father has a smile on his face. The atmosphere in the camp has become much more relaxed than at the beginning, but the two sisters have a secret! I put on a smile along with everyone else, but I was feeling very nervous inside.
Now we have finally reached the final stage, and we can finally see the dawn of the end, but who would have thought that at this juncture, the thing that Su Ci was most worried about finally happened.
There was no need to change the medicine for Yang Yanzong that day as he had gone somewhere unknown, and so had Su Rong. I haven't seen Yang Yanzong for two or three times. I couldn't find anyone to change the dressing. When I came back, I smelled blood on him. But seeing that he looked normal after changing his bloody clothes, the progress should be good.
Su Ci didn't look for him. After she finished taking care of her father, she felt a little urgent, so she went to the toilet with her sister Su Yan, and Yi Chu accompanied them.
The three of them greeted everyone and walked over the hillside covered with dense grass and brambles.
Girls are not as convenient as men. It's not so bad now, as we are deep into the mountains and many plants have not fallen even though they are dry and yellow, so it's easier to find shelter. At the beginning, the bare outer area of the mountain was a disaster.
Sisters Su Yan and Su Ci held hands and walked about fifty meters out of the camp. Su Yan looked around and said, "Okay, we're almost there."
Here it is.
Lin Yichu is Su Di's adopted son. His biological father is a general under Su Di. His wife died early and he was left with an old mother and young son. He was afraid that his grandparents would not be able to survive if he died. He was seriously injured on the battlefield and begged Su Di to take care of him before he died. Su Di agreed without hesitation.
Unfortunately, the old lady was so saddened by the news that she fell ill and died soon after. In the end, Su Di took Lin Yichu, who was only three years old at the time, home and raised him as his adopted son.
When Su Di brought Lin Yichu home, Chen happened to give birth to her second daughter prematurely. After learning that Chen could not get pregnant again, Su Di planned to raise Lin Yichu. An adopted son is still a son, and he will be able to support Su Yan and her sister in the future, and even strengthen their relationship.
The young couple had already discussed it, and if it weren't for Aunt Bai's trouble later, their small family would have continued to live in such a warm and peaceful way.
Lin Yichu was raised by Chen and had always had a very good relationship with the Su Yan sisters. Upon hearing this, he drew out his sword, stepped in to carefully check the bushes and the surroundings, then came out, walked forward a few steps, walked under a big tree and turned his back.
At this distance, they could probably smell something, but no one cared about the embarrassment. Su Yan skillfully broke off a branch and first cut the yellow grass in two small areas with a dagger. Then she dug a hole in each of them. Then the two sisters squatted down, one on each side, and began to solve their physiological problems.
The two sisters looked left and right from time to time, whispering to each other, and were very skilled in their work. But who knew that as they were talking, just when they were about to finish, something unexpected happened!
Suddenly, a very subtle sound of air flow was heard, similar to that of a homemade blowgun, and then, a "puff" sound was heard, followed by a loud shout from Lin Yuchu in the front!
"who?!"
The camp ahead suddenly became chaotic. Lin Yichu drew out his sword with a clang and quickly swept down the three darts in front of him. He groaned and felt a pain on the back of his neck!
Although Liang Shen was not good at finding water and food, he discovered other special talents. One soldier knew poison, could identify natural poisonous plants in the forest, and could make a simple blowgun dart.
Lin Yichu was tricked. Su Yan screamed. She had already stood up and immediately drew out her dagger and pounced on him!
Su Ci was startled, pulled up his pants and quickly ran forward to help.
She was just standing up, holding up her belt with one hand to tighten it, when in the semi-darkness, she heard the sound of dry grass being trampled behind her, and a hand suddenly reached out from behind to cover her mouth!
Su Ci was shocked! A fierce elbow strike hit the target right in the middle! The man groaned but didn't let go.
At this critical moment, Su Ci's mind flashed with how to get the dagger. She had already raised one leg, but the person behind her whispered hurriedly: "It's me--"
Su Ci's heart skipped a beat.
No way?
She looked back.
Almost burst into curse!
In the dim dusk, a man in dark red clothes almost blended into the dark grass. His fair face was tanned, with delicate eyebrows and handsome facial features. He was breathing heavily, and his hair was a little wet and messy with sweat - who was he looking at, if not the original owner's lover?
Su Ci: “!!!”
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