The so-called Monk Mao Rock and the Yingzui Mountain where it is located are actually the common name for hunters who come from the nearby mountains. Although the Tang Dynasty has been in peace for more than a hundred years, there are still people living in the mountains and forests; some are accustomed to hunting for a living.
You can get a good price by hunting prey; some are criminals.
They are usually the type with lighter crimes; they don’t want to be exiled to the nine corners of the outer world, so they hide in the mountains. As long as they avoid the limelight of the initial arrests by the government, they encounter the amnesty of Qianqiu and Longevity, or after the new king ascends the throne, they can start again.
Send a censor to explain the punishment and ease the prison sentence; then you can surrender and be redeemed.
Therefore, near some densely populated cities and areas, many large and small settlements with similar backgrounds are actually maintained in the mountains and forests, called "mountain sheds" and "yeluo". Therefore, on the way to Monk Mao Rock,
The trails in the mountains were opened and trampled by them every day.
I just walked up the mountain in the intermittent drizzle. There was wet and slippery mud under my feet. I was still wearing armor and held some improvised equipment in my hands. I was so top-heavy that it was easy for people to slip.
, and stained the shirt and cloak into a muddy color.
After reaching the halfway point of the mountain, even the loaded packhorses slipped one after another, hurting their hooves and legs and making it impossible to continue. At this time, Liu Jingchang, who was leading the team, could only order to approach the entire mountain rock at one point.
In the clearing of the forest, a temporary camp was set up to look after the mules and horses.
However, the remaining soldiers of the entire regiment (currently 243), except for one group who stayed in place, the other three groups all lost weight and changed their clothing according to Jiang Tian's requirements. They removed the cloaks and cloaks that were in the way.
Remove the armor plates from the waist and shoulders, as well as the helmet that blocks the view.
The wooden spears and long spears that were inconvenient to use in the mountains and forests were left behind, leaving only a few shoulder-length short spears that could be stabbed and thrown, and lightweight small round swords; some of the standard horizontal knives used as secondary weapons were also replaced with conical heads.
Heavy armor-breaking weapons such as iron rods and long axes; strong crossbows that are difficult to maintain are also replaced with bundles of tenders.
Finally, according to the establishment of about 30-50 people, a number of temporary battle groups were formed, which were long and short, and could be easily dispersed and searched. Then they entered the moist and faint forest slopes in batches and headed towards the vaguely visible monks in the distance.
Maoyan, in turn, opened up the search and encirclement net.
In addition, as the central command and support team, the three special attack sets of iron net, scratching hook, and quicklime are also indispensable. Although in a hurry, we could only use local materials and found a few hunter's bird catching nets as substitutes; they were almost the same.
Several mud walls in the wild store were scraped clean.
At least because they have suffered losses many times before. Although not everyone in this group of people has some doubts and lack of confidence in the sudden appearance of Jiang Tian, but under a certain inertia of prohibitions, they still
In the gaps in the forest passing by, lines of ropes with ringing bells were laid.
If the gap is too high and wide, the rope itself cannot catch any people or ordinary beasts; but once it encounters the target, it is enough to provide corresponding direction guidance during the hasty pursuit and search.
As we walked further up the mountain, the mud of different shades under our feet gradually turned into rustling gravel, and then into harder piles of gravel; the tall, green and tall trees gradually turned into low shrubs.
The clumps became sparser and thinner, unable to cover the staggering figure.
At this time, the team of sergeants searching in front also found the first traces left by the alien beast. They were several claw marks scratching and climbing up from the mountain wall; then, they turned into claw marks deep in the mud.
Broad footprints, flattened and broken bushes and bits of fur hanging from thorns.
Following a drag mark with blackened blood, a small village hidden in a recess near the top of the mountain finally appeared in the eyes of Jiang Tian and others. The terrain here is gentle and sunny, and there are mountain walls.
Spring water flows down from the top; therefore, there are a dozen old and blackened shacks clustered together.
However, there were no living creatures inside the mess. Between the gaps in the entire fence that had been smashed, and the collapsed shacks, there were only scattered and incomplete fragments of bones, including chickens and dogs with fur.
Among the wreckage, there are also shriveled and blackened human body parts.
"It seems that we have found this group of beasts!" Liu Jingchang, with a heavy face, exhaled. At this time, Jiang Tian reminded again: "As far as I know, this kind of strange beast cannot withstand direct sunlight; therefore, on this rainy day,
Or you can run wild at night. Therefore, you need a large enough shelter during the day."
"I understand," Liu Jingchang said with a heavy nod: "Come here, send a message to the men in front, and then focus on searching for caves, or rock gaps, etc. If you find anything, don't rush to explore deeply; mark it and wait for help nearby.
"Now that we have reached this point, we must not rush for success and frighten the enemy."
"That's great!" Jiang Tian nodded in approval: Human ancestors were able to stand out from ancient times and reach the top of the food chain occupying the world's resources; on the one hand, they discovered and learned how to use tools as an extension of their own minions; on the other hand,
The crushing advantage comes from collective collaboration and synergy.
Although in this time and space, unreasonable artificial products such as alien beasts have emerged, as long as they are still flesh and blood, they must follow certain natural theorems. For example, under the basic law of energy conservation, whether it is physical strength or
The ability to move and the conversion efficiency of hunting and eating cannot be infinite.
According to what Jiang Tian encountered and verified before, this kind of strange beast will be inhibited by natural instincts during the day and its ability to observe, judge, and react will be weakened. On the contrary, after the sun goes down at night,
This is the time when they become particularly active according to their instincts.
However, not long after Liu Jingchang's order was sent out, a sharp whistle and arrow suddenly flew from a corner of the rock in front; followed by a series of sudden arrows on the rocky mountain wall.
There were several rapid roars; then, several obvious small black spots suddenly appeared.
However, amidst the howling wind and roaring roars in the rolling mountains, one can see with the naked eye people climbing vertically and horizontally on the steep slopes with staggered rocks and flying down; while the team pulling up nets and searching in front also rang out.
They heard the rapid sound of the horn; they gathered nearby among the rocks and quickly fired the first wave of arrows.
It's a pity that these hastily fired arrows were almost without accuracy and were deflected by the mountain wind. They were easily dodged or left behind by these strange beasts that suddenly appeared; but they were also blocked and deflected to some extent.
These attackers were castrated; on the spot, a strange beast slipped and lost its footing, rolled violently and stumbled between the rocks, scraping off a large area of black blood before it could stop.
Almost at the next moment, the few remaining alien beasts trampled down the mountain wall, constantly hitting the large and small rolling sand and gravel on the outer shield, and suddenly flew straight into the first group of soldiers who bore the brunt. However, as
The warriors in the formation roared loudly and almost threw dozens of spears and a ball of objects in front of them.
Almost at an extremely close distance, in an instant, with most of the spears missing, the remaining spears hit one of the alien beasts that bore the brunt. In an instant, the huge inertia and the throwing momentum combined; it was almost a face-to-face encounter.
He criss-crossed it and nailed it to the ground just a short distance away; immediately there was blood splattering and no one could scream.
It also frightened and drove away other strange beasts, and involuntarily dodged and deflected to both sides; while passing by the edge of the formation, it also used its claws and claws to smash several hand cards blocking the periphery, overturning several soldiers, and hanging them.
He fell to the ground. At this time, the thing that came from behind also stretched out in the air, but it was a bird-catching net used by forest hunters.
Just when everyone thought they had completely failed, they were actually entangled. The hind legs of the last alien beast suddenly caused it to lose its balance, and it turned over several somersaults head-on. It struggled and roared.
The next moment he tore open the fragile net, more spears were thrown all over his body again.
Then, as the armed guards gathered around it, the short spears came close to stab it, the long axes came close to chop it down, and the awl sticks and hammers struck its limbs and head; after a few breaths,
In a short time, this alien beast the size of a calf was turned into a mass of rotten flesh and severed limbs that could not be distinguished from its original shape...
At the same time, as they rushed into the sparse rocks, the few remaining strange beasts in the forest also encountered the formation of the sergeants at the rear; it turned into a din of roars and curses, roars and shouts, and the exchange of weapons.
There were fierce movements of collision and rolling; occasionally, there was a strange beast that suddenly jumped onto the pile of rocks, and was shot by the bows and arrows waiting in the rear...
As Liu Jingchang continued to mobilize manpower to support, the fierce echoing clamor gradually subsided and turned into a burst of cheers that suddenly broke out involuntarily. Only then did he let out a deep sigh of relief, and the convinced opponent
Jiang Tian cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to your noble officer's advice, I humbly represent the officers and men of Zuowuwei..."
"No, something is wrong." Jiang Tan looked at these soldiers, who were covered in sweat and blood. He cheered and picked up a few bloody beasts, and said with a slightly solemn expression: "These strange beasts in front of you are too weak.
Will you still be afraid and avoid it?”
After all, those ferocious beasts he encountered not only had sharp claws and fangs that could easily tear apart iron armor, but also had powerful explosive power enough to fly over the city wall, and even had tailor-made iron armor that was easily invulnerable to swords. In comparison,
, the few that appeared in front of me were not only much smaller in size, but also had much poorer protection and strength. They looked like some kind of deteriorated products that had been hastily produced.
"What?" Liu Jingchang couldn't help but was stunned when he heard this. He was about to say something; the next moment, a vicissitude-looking guard beside him suddenly changed his face and pushed him aside. Jiang, who was facing the unobstructed person, suddenly changed his face and pushed him aside.
He was exposed to a large alien beast that silently detoured from behind and suddenly swooped towards him, with its ferocious claws and fangs that split its cheek.
"careful!"
"Someone come quickly!"
"not good!"
"stop!"
In an instant, amid Liu Jingchang's eye-opening roar and struggle, and Sergeant Sakon's screams and screams as he couldn't run away, he saw blood splattering all over the sky like rain, splashing all over the heads and faces of Sakon and others; Jiang
However, Tie suddenly disappeared. All that was left was the huge body floating on the ground, and the organs from his torn lower abdomen that were flowing out and spread all over the floor.
Then, Jiang Tian, who had almost no foreign matter on his body, lowered his hand and rested his sword in the opposite direction. He turned his head in surprise and said, "What did you shout just now?" At this moment, the stunned audience was silent, and
It was broken again by weapons dropped from the hands of several stunned sergeants.
At the same time, in the distant mountains and forests, Murong Wu and Li Huan, who were leading a small group of people, were escorting a prisoner dressed as a hunter who was tied up with five flowers. They walked out and shouted loudly: "Sure enough, we have been predicted."
, in the forest on the back of the mountain on the other side, there is this sneaky guy, trying to sneak past the guard post and go down the mountain."