On the way back, Gongsun Yan saw that many soldiers had been killed by arrows. He ran to a slightly short soldier who fell to the ground, felt his nose with his hand, checked his pulse, and found that the soldier was dead.
He muttered, "I'm sorry, brother, I want to borrow your clothes when I run away." Then he started to peel off the soldier's black clothes and put on his own medical uniform. After putting on the black clothes and pants, he quickly walked towards the darkness of the canyon.
He disappeared, and on the way he picked up the dry food bag, water bag and dagger that others had thrown on the ground and took them with him.
When he came to the bottom of the cliff, he quickly climbed up the rock. He had already looked at it just now. There was a piece of Pearl Curtain Vine hanging there near the top of the cliff. According to his experience in collecting medicine, there would probably be a depression behind the Pearl Curtain Vine. Here,
It is about tens of feet above the ground and is difficult to find.
Gongsun Yan moved quickly and with a stealthy figure, he climbed there quickly. As expected, there was a depression behind the Pearl Curtain Vine, which was enough for him to hide in it.
He hid there and looked down the cliff. The enemy had stopped firing arrows, but the fire in the canyon was getting more intense, almost engulfing the canyon. Obviously, the enemy was still throwing burning objects into the canyon. Even he
The cliff we had just climbed was also illuminated by the firelight. Fortunately, the thick smoke restricted our view of the mountain on the opposite side.
Gongsun Yan found a comfortable position and hid there motionless. From time to time, the enemy's voices could be heard from the mountain ridge above his head, and the shouts of the enemy's soldiers on the opposite mountain top could also be clearly heard.
Both the Huachen Kingdom and the Bangyuan Kingdom were vassals of the Jishui Kingdom. Their languages and writing were similar, but with a slight local accent, so Gongsun Yan could understand the conversations between the enemy troops.
At this time, the shouts of killing coming from the entrance of the canyon gradually became sparse, and soon disappeared completely. Gongsun Yan secretly thought that either Shangguan Bao and the others had broken through, or the entire army was wiped out. This operation was very secretive, and the march was also
Although they were cautious, they still encountered an ambush. The soldiers of Huachen Kingdom had little chance of escaping. Although Gongsun Yan was young, he also understood that someone in the upper echelons of the military must have leaked the secret to the Bangyuan Kingdom in advance.
The fire in the canyon gradually weakened, and there was no sound of people, only the crackling of burning branches. After the rain of arrows and the burning fire, the canyon was already a "hell on earth". The soldiers of Huachen Kingdom had no chance of survival.
Very small.
From the top of the mountain, the sound of the enemy's commander ordering the soldiers to start clearing the battlefield and searching for enemies who had slipped through the net was heard. Gongsun Yan tightened his body and did not dare to move.
In the Hongyaling Fortress of Nanmang Mountain, Shangguan Bao sat there with a sullen face, his armor cracked, stained with blood, and his eyes bloodshot. Several generals gathered around him, all with ragged armor and haggard faces, stationed there.
The chief of Hongyaling sat there with him cautiously, not daring to say a word.
Shangguan Bao glanced at the several generals and said in a hateful voice:
"This operation was so secretive that the news was leaked. If I find out who leaked the secret, his family will definitely be destroyed!" After pondering for a while, he asked again:
"Are there just a few of you?"
"Yes, General! Unfortunately, the military advisor was hit by an arrow and died. We followed the general and rushed out without paying attention to what happened behind us." One of the generals replied.
At this moment, a "report" sound came from the door, and Baichang motioned for the soldier to come in. He immediately said to Shangguan Bao:
"Report to the general, there is a man outside calling himself Jiang Qi asking to see him, saying he came from Heishan Gorge."
"Oh?" Shangguan Bao looked at the general just now with questioning eyes:
"Who is Jiang Qi?"
"General, he is a military doctor from the military medical institute, and he will also go with the team this time!" the general replied.
"Oh, let him in." Shangguan Bao ordered.
Not long after, the soldier brought Jiang Qi to the crowd. At this time, Jiang Qi was still dressed in white, but it was dilapidated, stained with blood, and looked a little tired. He cupped his fists and said to Shangguan Bao:
"Military doctor Jiang Qi reports to the general!"
Shangguan Bao glanced up and down on him and said coldly:
"You are quite capable! You can actually break out of an encirclement!"
"General, he is from the Jiang family!" the general said quickly to smooth things over.
"Oh!" Shangguan Bao immediately softened his attitude after hearing this. He knew that most of the Jiang family's children were capable. Then he smiled and said:
"Mr. Jiang is frightened! Come with us back to camp!" He then said to Baichang:
"You go down the mountain immediately and prepare your horse! We will set off back to camp at midnight."
In the early morning, at the foot of Hongya Ridge, a few people rode eastward. These were all the survivors of the raid.
At Mao o'clock the next day, the troops of the Rampant Kingdom began to take action. The entrances to the valleys on both sides were heavily guarded. In the valley, soldiers on the mountain ridges marched hand in hand, conducting a blanket search. Occasionally, injured soldiers of the Huachen Kingdom directly dealt with the wounds, which was very bloody.
The tragic scene in the valley even shocked the soldiers of the Yangyuan Kingdom.
The search and clean-up operation lasted for a whole morning before it ended. The soldiers of the Rampant Kingdom left proudly, leaving only a small number of troops to continue to garrison. The entire valley instantly became quiet. If it weren't for the smell of burnt, bloody smell in the air, it would be very difficult.
It's hard to believe that thousands of soldiers were just ambushed and killed here.
Only then did Gongsun Yan breathe a sigh of relief. He found that his clothes were soaked through and his stomach was a little hungry. He took out the dry food and ate it, and began to carefully observe the mountains and valleys on the opposite side through the vines.
He found that he had chosen the cliff on the west side of the valley to hide, and Huachen Kingdom's Bingyin Army was stationed in the east, so it was difficult to cross the valley to the other side.
Although he had little war experience, he had been smart and quick-thinking since he was a child, and could figure out many things with a little thought. He carefully considered the current situation and began to consider his own escape route.
Currently, the conflict between the two countries has just ended, and the defenders on both sides of the border must be very noisy and heavily guarded. If you want to return to Huachen Kingdom through the Grand Canyon, you will undoubtedly fall into a trap, and if you choose to go east along Beimang Mountain in the territory of Mangyuan Kingdom first,
, it will also be very difficult to wait for an opportunity to cross the Grand Canyon and return to Huachen Kingdom.
More importantly, even if he successfully escapes back to the military camp, his subsequent situation will not be very good. After this battle, I don’t know whether Jiang Qi can escape, but Duanmu Xianjun is definitely there. Without Jiang Qi’s help, the result of his escape will be obvious
, can only continue to work as a handyman, or even worse.
Gongsun Yan thought about it, his face filled with sadness. Suddenly, something moved in his mind, and he remembered that Jiang Qi had said that this place was only more than a hundred miles away from the border of Xia Su State, but he had never heard that Xia Su State was at odds with the Bangyuan State and the Huachen State. Relatively speaking,
, the border defense there must be much laxer.
Thinking of this, the escape route suddenly became clear, and he felt much relieved. Seeing that all the enemy troops on the top of the mountain opposite had evacuated, he estimated that there was no need for the enemy troops above him to stay here, so he decided to stay until evening and climbed up the hill to leave.
The future is uncertain and the dangers are unknown, so he should take advantage of this period to eat more solid food to replenish his strength, and then close his eyes to rest.
It was getting late and the trees on the opposite mountain could no longer be seen clearly. Gongsun Yan started to take action. After carefully packing his luggage, leaving unnecessary things behind, he resolutely climbed up.
It didn't take long for Gongsun Yan to climb to the top of the mountain. No one was found. He quickly found a secret place and carefully looked around with the afterglow. He found that there was a higher mountain peak standing in the north. He suddenly realized that the mountains at his feet still belonged to
In the Grand Canyon area of the Shuangmang Mountains, if he headed west rashly, he would inevitably encounter the defenders or patrols of the Mangyuan Kingdom. He judged that it would be safer to cross the Beimang Mountains and go west along the Beimang Mountains on the north side.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately found a branch and used a dagger to trim it into a stick for exploring the road at night. Then he let go and quickly headed north. Drilling into mountains and forests was originally Gongsun Yan's strong point, but at this time, the weather
It was dark and there was no road, so he had to grope his way forward without using torches, and he had to be wary of wild beasts. Even though he was good at climbing over mountains and ridges, it was very difficult for him to walk, and naturally he couldn't go fast.
In fact, this part of the Shuangmang Mountains is the boundary mountain between the two countries. There are defenders stationed in sections and patrolled frequently. Hunting activities are often held for entertainment and to train the soldiers. There are very few ferocious beasts on the mountain, but Gongsun Yan does not know that.
Gongsun Yan crossed Beimang Mountain and traveled to the west of Shanxi. For the first two days, he walked at night and stayed in the day, stopping and walking. Later, as he got further and further away from Wujin Mountain, he became bolder and changed to walking by day and staying at night.
It took seven days to reach the border between Bangyuan Kingdom and Xiasu Kingdom. Needless to say, the journey was difficult.
At this moment, Gongsun Yan was walking through the dense forest near the border. His attire had changed. He was wearing his customary blue clothes and trousers. He was carrying a backpack with packages and dry food in it, which was covered with herbs.
It turned out that he was walking in the dense forests of the mountains. He encountered many rare herbs on the way and picked many of them. Passing by some mountain people's houses, he exchanged the herbs for some dry food and clothes. Inadvertently, he was very optimistic about his future livelihood.
I had a vague idea, and by using my skills in picking and identifying herbs, at least I wouldn't starve to death in another country.