A baby-sized snake fell from the top of the tree, still in the air, and had opened its mouth. The snake's letter was spitting long, and its two sharp teeth were shining with faint light. A man passing by the tree raised his hand and pinched the snake's seven inches accurately. The snake body wrapped around his thick arm and tightened it suddenly. The man snorted, not caring at all. He held a sharp knife in his other hand. With a gentle stroke, the bloody red blood immediately shot out. The man put his mouth on the wound and sucked greedily. With the movement of his lips, the snake body that was tightly wrapped around his arms gradually softened, and the next moment, it hung to the ground.

The knife accurately found the snake gall, and cleverly picked it up. The snake gall jumped up, opened its mouth and held it, swallowed it raw, and threw the snake back. One person behind him caught the snake's body, broke the snake's head, and pinched the broken snake skin with two fingers, pulled it and teared it, and with a sizzling sound, the whole snake skin was shed.

Amid the chuckle, there was also a small knife in his hand, which cut off a pile of snake bodies and threw it into his mouth to chew it, but threw the remaining snow-white snake flesh back and gave it to him. The next soldier caught it, cut off a piece of snake flesh and threw it into his mouth, and made the same move.

One dozen soldiers ate a piece of snake meat and smashed their mouths, but the one behind them could only stare at them. No matter how big the snake was, it could not reach a few people.

When the first person suddenly stopped, his hand was raised, and the team behind him immediately stopped.

After walking a few steps forward, the man squatted down and gently pushed away the thorns in front of him. The thorns immediately fell and pulled them away. With a gentle pull, he actually pulled them out. Looking at the root, he couldn't help laughing. They were all cut off and then inserted into the ground. The tip of the knife in his hand gently plucked it on the ground, and some residue immediately appeared in front of him.

"Scatter and look for it." He shouted.

After a moment, all the well-hidden traces were found.

"Boss, they haven't been away from here for a long time." A soldier used a branch to pull a pile of excrement, "Look, it's still fresh!"

"It's still fresh, do you want to try it?" The officer called the leader smiled, "Good guy, he has disappeared for three days, and finally we have caught the tail again. Give the general a signal!"

A whistle pierced through the woods with a sharp roar and went straight to the sky. After a while, an arrow rushed into the sky from another mountain peak in the distance. After a while, the third whistle pierced on the other side also rushed into the sky.

"Brothers, bite their tails, work harder, just grab the tail, it's not enough. Today we must at least drag him back!" said the officer.

The soldiers burst into laughter. They became particularly excited because they had seen traces of the enemies they were chasing hard. They had been entering the mountains for almost two months, biting them many times, but they were rid of them many times, but they had never been depressed.

As time slowly passed, the enemy left more and more traces and became fresher, which showed that they were getting closer and closer to the enemy. When the sky gradually became darker, the other two teams finally arrived and met with them.

This is a unit led by Wu Ling to track the escape from Murong Hong. The number of people in the entire unit was not large. At the most, there were only 1,500 people, of which 500 were from the soldiers of the Fire Death Camp left to him by Qin Feng. Three hundred people were taken away by Wu Ling from the soldiers of Zhengyang County, and the other 800 were the remaining eagle falcons left by Zhengyang County. After two consecutive months of tracking, the troops were reduced to more than 1,000 people.

Tracking in the mountains, their biggest threat is not the enemy, but the dangerous terrain, complex environment, and diseases. Among the hundreds of people who have suffered from the loss of staff, most of them were knocked down by illness and had to withdraw from the tracking team.

It was getting darker, and chasing overnight in such a primeval forest was not a good idea. Wu Ling was not in a hurry. As long as he grabbed the other person's tail again, things became simpler. He could not risk his movement in the dark, and the other person would be the same. The forest shrouded in the night was full of threats, and you would never know what would be under a seemingly safe grassland or a clump of thorns.

After joining the Ming army, the most shocking thing about Wu Ling was the equipment of the Ming army. Qin Feng was almost paranoid about the equipment of soldiers on weapons. Various weapons and equipment prepared according to different types of troops also opened Wu Ling's eyes, which was unimaginable in the army he had been in before.

In addition to some conventional weapons, their army has a lot of special combat equipment, such as hook ropes, and leather armor made of special crafts on the soldiers.

It is not a good idea for troops like them to fight in the mountains and forests for a long time and to cross mountains and ridges to wear iron armor, but the protection of ordinary leather armor is limited, which can only be said to be better than nothing. The soldiers are unwilling to wear it. However, after the Ming army's leather armor was made of special nitrogen, a layer of woven mat was clamped into the lining, and the protective power immediately went to a higher level. Of course, it was still not irresistible when stabbed by a long spear, but ordinary swords could not break the leather armor. The key is that it was very light and put on the body, which did not add any burden to the soldiers.

And the hook with a triangular anchor on the head is even more useful. He is indispensable for climbing mountains and ridges. He can also use it to tie himself to a tree at night to avoid falling asleep and falling off.

This army basically does not sleep on the ground, and is basically in the trees when resting.

Originally, according to Qin Feng's design, during the process of Wuling's extermination of Murong Hong, Wang Gui from Fuyuan County provided logistics support to Wuling. A logistics support point would be set up every distance to provide support to Wuling. However, as Wuling gradually penetrated into the mountains, it became increasingly difficult to provide supplies. Murong Hong obviously also focused on these supply points that went deep into the mountains. After attacking these supply points several times, Wuling canceled these logistics supplies and completely abandoned the aid from outside the mountains. He did not want these supplies to be cheaper in the end.

Now, like Murong Hong, he is facing the same problem. The difference is that he is carrying a strong army of more than 1,000 people with perfect weapons and equipment, and behind Murong Hong, there are at most one or two hundred remaining defeated soldiers, some of whom are injured.

Ten days ago, the last bit of dry food that Wu Ling's troops carried were exhausted, and they began to support themselves in the mountains. Fortunately, it was midsummer and it was not difficult to get rid of it. What made them most uncomfortable was the trap of insects and ants.

Fortunately, Wu Ling had been dealing with the Ming army in the mountains for two years and was quite experienced in survival in the wild. After giving up the support outside the mountains, the only thing he carried was medicines. These drugs supervised by Shuchang's Imperial Medical Office greatly guaranteed the combat effectiveness of this army.

A bonfire was burning in the woods, and some soldiers were busy making food. On the way to track, there were special people responsible for collecting food, plant roots, wild fruits, and wild beasts they hit would become part of their food rations. Others were busy maintaining their weapons. The mountains were heavily damp, and the weapons they carried would be covered with rust if they were not careful and had to be maintained at all times. Some soldiers sat by the stream, took off their shoes and socks, and were using pepper tree thorns to pick the bubbles on their feet. As pursuers, they were not afraid of exposing their own traces and being attacked by their opponents. On the contrary, they hoped that their opponents would come to attack them without knowing their lives. This was simple for them.

The soldiers were very relaxed, but Wu Ling, as the commander, was not so relaxed. At this moment, he was sitting by the fire, looking at the map in his hand, and occasionally picked up a half of the burnt branch from the ground and marked it on the drawings.

His brows were frowning tightly, staring at the map, as if he wanted to see something from this map covered with marks.

"General, it's time to eat." A lieutenant walked over with a piece of roasted wild boar with no seasonings. He just sprinkled a little salt on it. This wild boar was an unexpected harvest when they came to meet today, and it was also a sacrificial sacrifice for the soldiers.

Wu Ling took the wild boar, took a bite, and called the captain to sit down, "Qin Zhiqiu, come and see, this is the route we are marching after entering the mountain. Is there anything strange?"

Qin Zhiqiu tilted his head and looked at the map in the fire. Looking at the black marks on it, his eyes widened. After a while, he raised his head and said strangely: "General, Murong Hong is strange. He is not busy running away, and try to drill into the deepest part of the mountain. How can we lead us to circle around here? Look at this, I'm afraid that we will be able to seal this circle after chasing for a while." He pointed a blank area on the map with the tip of his knife.

"Yes, I was wondering, why did he lead us around here?" Wu Ling frowned and thought bitterly.

"Can he be looking for an opportunity to destroy us in one fell swoop?" Qin Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Just relying on the few remaining defeated soldiers in his hands now?"

Wu Ling was chewing wild boar meat. Although it didn't taste good, he still had some support when eating it. Don't forget that this guy had lived in this mountain before. Maybe he didn't want us to show something, maybe he still had a hidden power."

When Qin Zhiqiu heard Wu Ling say this, he suddenly became a little nervous, "General, if this happens, things will be a little serious."

Looking at Qin Zhiqiu's appearance, Wu Ling smiled and gave him a trembling stern, "What's so scary? This is a mountain. Even if he really has a hidden power, it's not that easy to destroy us. Back then, I was so hungry that I was walking and breathing. The Ming army couldn't catch me, and let me hide in the mountains for several years, alas!"

He sighed, but stopped talking.

Qin Zhiqiu also smiled embarrassedly and refused to take on this topic.

Wu Ling ate wild boar meat, picked up the half-charred branch from the ground, and drew a straight line from where they are now, "Next, I will continue to follow him in circles, you, take a hundred people into this area and explore it. I always feel that something is wrong here."
Chapter completed!