There are many mountains in Juzhou. According to the local saying, there are eight mountains, one water and one farmland.
It is basically impossible to find large flat land, making it difficult to carry out large-scale farming.
This is one of the reasons why Da Qi has always regarded Juzhou as a barbaric land and has not officially included it into its territory.
Moreover, the terrain of Juzhou is unique, with many mountains, high mountains and deep valleys.
The weather is even more unpredictable, and there is a saying that "one mountain has four seasons, and ten miles have different weather."
Just a moment ago, the sky was blue, with birds chirping and insects chirping. Suddenly, the sky turned dark and the surroundings fell into eerie silence, as if all sounds had been swallowed up.
The dull thunder rolled in the distant horizon, and the damp smell in the air became heavier and heavier.
Clouds kept coming, covering the sky densely, making the sky seem to be three inches lower. The pressure made people feel dizzy, breathless, and indescribably uncomfortable.
"Fuck! What a damn weather it is! If it rains, just go to the ground and have a good time. It can also make people feel refreshed and refreshed. But if you have to hold it in like this, it's really suffocating!"
Qi Zihao was shirtless and wore only a pair of trousers on his lower body. The trousers legs were rolled up high to the middle of his thighs. He was squatting on a tree stump and chewing dry food.
He had a large circle of darkness all over his body, his hair was tied back in a messy manner, and his beard had grown wildly, almost covering most of his face.
If he hadn't opened his mouth to eat, it would be almost impossible to find where his mouth was.
Yan Laosan also tanned a lot, but he cleaned up much more efficiently than Qi Zihao. He raised his eyes and looked at the sky and said, "I'm afraid the rain won't stop, so we should hurry back to the military tent!"
"It's stuffy and hot. You have to go back to your own home. I'm just waiting for the rain. The bigger the better, just in time to take a shower." After Qi Zihao finished speaking, he stuffed the last mouthful of dry food into his mouth and chewed hard.
Seeing that he refused to leave, Yan Laosan did not move and said, "What's the good thing about the rain? It will cool you down for a while. When the sun comes out, people will follow you like a steamer."
"If it doesn't rain, it's still the same as being in the steamer. It's cool for a while."
"General, a letter from Prince Rui's Palace." The subordinate came over holding the letterbox that had just been delivered.
Qi Zihao reached out to take it, took out his dagger and drew a circle on the bamboo tube very skillfully, broke the sealing wax, and took out the letter paper inside the tube.
He unfolded it and quickly scanned it from beginning to end before throwing the letter to Yan Laosan.
Yan Laosan took it and looked at it carefully. There were three things written in the letter.
The first is about the issue of acclimatization. He said that medicine packs and pills are being made urgently, and when they are ready, people will be arranged to deliver them as quickly as possible.
The second is to explain that the next batch of grain and grass is ready. When the letter is received, it should have already set off and is on the way to Juzhou. Let Qi Zihao arrange the manpower to handle it.
The third is to inquire about the situation in Xirong and ask Qi Zihao to write a military report as soon as possible and send it back to Prince Rui's Mansion.
The first two things are not important, the key is the third thing.
After Yan Laosan read the letter, he asked: "Have the spies sent out not come back yet?"
"The Xirong people are stationed there. Do you think it's easy to sneak in? It's hard to say whether you can come back."
Qi Zihao rolled his eyes as he spoke, and said displeasedly: "You treat everything Li Zian says as an edict, and you really believe it when he says there is some hidden secret?
"Those of my scouts are all excellent ones. Just to verify his bullshit guess, I sent them out for so many days without any news.
"If you really fold my hand in, I will definitely make him look good later!"
"Between Juzhou and Xirong, these high mountains are equivalent to a natural chasm. If you say that there are some capable people with lofty ideals who can cross the natural chasm, I believe it, but Xirong came with a large number of men, even cattle and horses.
"As you have seen before, their animals are all in high spirits, and they don't look like they have traveled a long distance at all."
In fact, in this matter, after seeing the secret message sent by Li Zian, Qi Zihao knew that this was very likely, otherwise he would not have sent out some of his best scouts to verify the situation.
But he still insisted on being stubborn and refused to agree with Li Zian's judgment.
"Everything else is secondary. Now hundreds of people in the army have fallen ill. The most important thing is that the medicine can be delivered as soon as possible."
When talking about medicine, Qi Zihao couldn't help but think of Lady Tong whom he had met in Juzhou City before.
Mrs. Tong has great medical skills at a young age. I wonder if Li Zian asked her to prescribe the prescription this time.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a thunder exploded above his head, and then heavy rain poured down, knocking the two of them upside down.
The raindrops were heavy and dense, hitting the vegetation and leaves in the forest, making a loud noise.
Qi Zihao was hit by the rain and couldn't open his eyes. He wiped his face and said, "It's so nice!"
The letter paper in Yan Laosan's hand was directly beaten to pieces by the rain, which saved him the trouble of disposing of it.
Through the rain curtain, he saw that Qi Zihao not only had no intention of going back, but even raised his arms, as if he wanted to make the rain fall more evenly.
Do you really want to take a shower in the rain?
Yan Laosan was too lazy to accompany him as he went crazy in the rain. He stretched out his hand and broke off a wide and thick leaf from the side, put it on his head, and ran back to the military tent.
I originally thought that if it rained so hard, it would probably be a short, fast downpour that would stop after a while.
Who would have thought that after a heavy rain, it didn't stop raining and the sky cleared, it just became lighter and it continued to rain until dark.
It can still feel cooler when it rains during the day, but it starts to get a little cold at night.
Those who were resting in the military tents were doing better, but the ones who were most uncomfortable were those who were watching and patrolling outside at night.
Even though they were all wearing raincoats, they couldn't block the rain from all directions. The clothes inside quickly got wet, which made people feel particularly uncomfortable.
The night wind came in through the gaps in the raincoat, blowing the wet clothes cold, making people feel like they were wrapped in a layer of ice.
Even though the soldiers were in good physical condition, their lips were still blue due to the cold, and their upper and lower teeth, which were slightly afraid of the cold, began to chatter, making uncontrollable "thumping" sounds.
Even the military dogs couldn't cheer up and were lying in the military tent with their heads drooping.
In such weather, their most proud senses of hearing and smell are affected, making it difficult for them to function as they should.
Qi Zihao reached out to touch the head of one of the dogs and looked up outside the tent.
Darkness and heavy rain shrouded the huge camp, seeming to isolate it from the outside world.
"This kind of weather..." Qi Zihao was about to turn around and talk to Yan Laosan when a sharp and sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside.
"Enemy attack - there is enemy attack -"
Qi Zihao stood up abruptly, not even bothering to put on his armor. He picked up the sword at hand and strode out of the military tent. His figure immediately disappeared in the rain and mist.
"Fuck! Wait for me, kid!" Yan Laosan also jumped up and followed quickly out.
Qi Zihao's men were usually well-trained, but when they suddenly encountered an enemy attack in the middle of the night, some commotion inevitably occurred in the camp.
Just when everyone was like a headless fly not knowing what to do, a powerful drumbeat suddenly came from the night!