In the Lingnan area where Jinhua is located, after occupying the geographical advantage, the advantage is particularly obvious. Thinking about the fact that Blood Kill was able to block the attack of the 50,000 army led by Park Zhicheng personally with 10,000 soldiers, it was because of this factor. Thinking of this, Long
Zhishan said honestly: "Brother, twenty thousand, at least twenty thousand."
"Twenty thousand." Dugu said casually, looked at Long Zhishan's face carefully, and then tilted his head and said: "Tell me, what is the concept of twenty thousand soldiers? In your fucking mouth, this
It's just a number, but under our command, this is 20,000 living lives. It's not that our Hetao soldiers cannot die, but there is no need to die in such an insignificant place. 20,000, I have to be willing to pay 20,000.
At the cost of ten thousand soldiers, as early as two days ago, I went directly to Qi Yue's Zhuxi. Now it is said that I may not have reached the Chengzhou section of the Xijiang River and crossed the Xijiang River with the support of the Jiaolong Army."
After being scolded, Long Zhishan said happily: "Brother, you mean that we already have a way to break out of the encirclement, but now we are surrounded by enemies on three sides and a swamp where nothing can float. What should we do?"
Rushed out?"
"If there is no other way, why did I bring you bastards here?" Dugu said with his lips raised. As soon as Park Zhicheng returned to Luqing, Dugu knew that he had lost the chance to conquer Luqing City. At that time,
, Dugu was contemplating the next action plan. However, if his original plan was to be implemented, although it might succeed, the price paid and time consumed would definitely be considerable. But now that there is other help, then
That’s another story.
At this moment, Dugu frowned slightly and said in a deep voice to Long Zhishan and the other two: "You two go down first. No one is allowed to come near this place without my order."
"Yes!" Although they didn't understand Dugu's words, the two of them retreated knowingly, and then honestly set up a cordon.
Seeing the two people's backs gradually disappearing, Dugu turned around and faced a big tree not far away and said, "Are you here?"
At the end of the words, a beautiful middle-aged lady had floated down from the big tree, bowed slightly to Dugu and said: "Dushuai is good at martial arts. I was somewhat confident in my martial arts, but I didn't expect that I had just arrived.
, and Du Shuai noticed it."
Dugu shook his head: "Mrs. Qingshuang praised me. In fact, this is a fluke. There was a gust of wind blowing from the direction of the lady just now. I remember that the lady used this kind of spice when we first met the night before yesterday."
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Mrs. Qingshuang nodded, but there was a feeling of emotion in her heart. She didn't expect that this seemingly rogue Hetao general could be so careful. But now was not the time to talk about this, so she directly jumped into the topic: "
Commander Du, I am under the orders of my young lady and have prepared everything for you and your 50,000 soldiers, Commander Du. However, the swamp is the habitat of our clan. Please forgive me for the unavoidable situation."
Dugu said indifferently: "When I received the secret letter, I already knew the identity of the noble, and Mrs. Qingshuang, you must also know the relationship between us. In this case, then the relationship between the two parties will be
There is no longer any barrier. This is your ancestral home, and I will naturally respect your wishes. If you have any other requirements, madam, please make it clear."
Mrs. Qingshuang was obviously not a sloppy person. She nodded immediately and said: "We have already discussed it. You must abandon all armor. It is said that a feather cannot float in the swamp. Even if we are familiar with the terrain and have made
We have made many preparations, but we cannot guarantee whether an accident will occur. After all, so many people have never entered the swamp before. Therefore, we must remove your armor to ensure your safety."
"Okay. But we must have weapons." Dugu said without hesitation.
"Of course." Mrs. Qingshuang continued: "This is our first cooperation, but Dushuai you must know our sincerity, so we hope that you, Dushuai, can fully trust us."
Hearing this, Dugu nodded immediately: "I understand Madam's concerns. Besides, given our relationship, I will not distrust you. Is there anything else that needs attention?"
"No more. The rest is your own business, Dushuai. However, I would like to remind you, Dushuai, that it will take at least a day and a night to cross the Drowning Swamp. And a day and a night, this is still absolutely smooth.
.But don’t worry, Dushuai, we will definitely do our best to bring you all out of the swamp." Mrs. Qingshuang said in a deep voice.
Dugu smiled slightly: "Madam, please rest assured, I will find a way to delay this day and night. But for such a kindness, I really don't know how to repay you in the future."
Mrs. Qingshuang shook her head: "It's serious to be alone. Let's not talk about the Hetao for the country and the people. All the people of our country have the responsibility to help each other. It is because of my young lady's request that we can no longer refuse. The young lady will live her life.
It's really too painful, as long as the lady is happy, we will go through fire and water, no matter what."
Dugu smiled when he heard this: "Madam, please rest assured, your young lady will definitely be happy."
"In that case, I'll leave first. Dushuai, remember, it's noon. If there's anything that hasn't been dealt with yet, Dushuai, you have to hurry up." After saying that, Mrs. Qingshuang didn't stop.
, bowed to Dugu, and immediately drifted away.
Seeing Mrs. Qingshuang's figure gradually disappearing, Dugu withdrew his gaze and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, the whole army must assemble!"
At noon, 50,000 Hetao elites gathered at the edge of the Drowning Swamp. Before that, Dugu specially asked people to collect food and grass near Huangya, while some scouts were active in Zhuxi. Upon hearing this, Pu Zhicheng's first reaction was
Dugu was waiting for the bloody Hetao army to open up the passage to Linyi area, or prepare to break through Zhuxi and enter Qiyue area. Therefore, in addition to ordering the soldiers to monitor closely, he just stayed put to avoid falling into Hetao's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
Dugu saw that Park Zhicheng had actually fallen into the trap, and without hesitation, he decisively withdrew all his troops and prepared to cross the Drowning Swamp. In fact, it is no wonder that Park Zhicheng was careless this time, just like when Memphis and Hengshi Hassan were able to escape back to the prairie.
Because everyone has a blind spot in their mind, even these famous generals. But Park Zhicheng's negligence created a huge opportunity for the Hetao army.
Although they didn't understand the commander's order to take off their armor, the Hetao soldiers were indeed elite troops who obeyed the law. Without any hesitation, in just a moment, they had completed the preparations before the march. Every soldier's
In addition to the rations for a day and a night, he only had his own weapons and two bundles of straw that Dugu ordered to collect. As for the armor that he took off, Dugu originally planned to burn them all to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Golden Flower soldiers.
However, he thought that if he burned it, it would probably attract Jinhua's attention, so Dugu simply asked the soldiers to throw all these armors into the swamp. If the Jinhua soldiers were capable, they would go into the swamp to find it themselves.
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At this time, Mrs. Qingshuang also led more than two hundred women to the edge of the swamp. After a low-key negotiation with Dugu, the 50,000 soldiers, except for the leading soldier who was responsible for throwing straw at the front, the rest of the soldiers were
He led five people in a row with a few ropes and followed behind.
Although Drowning in the Swamp is known as a feather that floats, not every place in the swamp is like this. There are many places where you can still stand. Mrs. Qingshuang and others have obviously lived here for a long time, so they are particularly familiar with the swamp.
Only native-born people like them dared to take the risk of leading 50,000 soldiers through the Drowning Swamp. Dugu and Mrs. Qingshuang walked side by side at the front, while Zhou Jilong and Long Zhishan were in the middle and at the end of the team. The army's
The marching speed is not fast. In fact, if it is the straight-line distance between the east and west ends of the Drowning Swamp, it is more than a hundred miles. If it is a quick march, it will take five or six hours. But in this swamp, who dares to open up and run?
?This is true even if there are local people who are familiar with the terrain to guide the way. After all, the soldiers in Hetao have never walked on such a muddy road before, so they were not used to it at first. From time to time, several soldiers fell while walking. But they immediately walked on
With the help of their comrades, they stood up. For some who began to sink as soon as they fell, the soldiers also followed Dugu's initial instructions. The fallen soldiers relaxed their whole bodies, did not struggle, and tried to keep their bodies as flat as possible, while the soldiers around them
The other soldiers lay on the ground and dragged him out. With such mutual help, miraculously, no one in the team died accidentally.
While laying the ground with straw, Dugu observed the situation in the swamp. At the front of the team, there were always Mrs. Qingshuang's tribesmen to guide the way. For some dangerous places, they specially installed a tall red flag hanging in the swamp.
The bamboo pole of the flag was used to remind the soldiers in the Hetao behind. Since there is no real road in the swamp, the road is also winding, and at every turn, they also planted a green flag with a
A special person stood guard here. Dugu himself noticed that after walking for three hours, they made at least more than thirty turns, and the straight-line march distance did not exceed ten miles. If it were not for the leadership of Mrs. Qingshuang and her tribe, the Hetao army would probably be advancing at a faster speed.
will be slower.
The road that the Hetao army walked was not actually a road, but a relatively solid place. If one person was walking alone and had the correct route, there would be no problem. But this was a total of 50,000 soldiers. Originally, the following
The land is still relatively solid, but after being stepped on by tens of thousands of people, it is probably no different from a swamp. Fortunately, Dugu had the foresight to prepare to cross the Drowning Swamp before he received the secret message. Others may think this
It's a dead end, but Dugu doesn't think so. Before settling in Yizhou, Dugu had been wandering around in the rivers and lakes for a while, and had a certain understanding of drowning in swamps. By chance, he also picked up some tricks. That is
Although the mud in the swamp is said to be non-buoyant, after a bundle of dry straw is thrown on it, a person standing on the straw cannot sink. In view of this, Dugu asked the soldiers below to search for a lot of dry straw.
, now there are two bundles in hand. One bundle is continuously passed from the back to the front for the purpose of opening the road, and the other bundle is used in the back half for emergency use. And now there is Mrs. Qingshuang's
With leadership, this matter will be even easier. Therefore, although the soldiers in Hetao are half-covered in mud, not a single soldier has died accidentally in battle.