A baby-sized snake fell from the top of the tree, still in the air, had opened its mouth, the snake hyacinth vomited long, two sharp teeth flashed faintly, a person who was passing under the tree raised his hand, pinched the snake's seven inches accurately, the snake's body wrapped around his thick arm, and suddenly tightened. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The man snorted, not paying attention, holding a sharp knife in his other hand, with a slight slash, the crimson blood immediately shot out, the man put his mouth on the wound, sucked greedily, and with the movement of his lips, the snake body wrapped around his arm gradually softened, and the next moment, it fell to the ground.

The knife accurately found the snake gall, and with a dexterous pick, the snake gall jumped up, opened its mouth to hold it, swallowed it raw, and threw the snake back casually. A person behind him caught the snake's body, broke the snake's head casually, pinched the broken snake's skin with two fingers, pulled and tore it, and with a sound, the whole snakeskin was shed off.

In the chuckle, there was also an extra knife in his hand, cut off a bunch of snake bodies, threw them into his mouth and chewed them, but threw the remaining snow-white snake meat backwards, and the next soldier caught it, cut off a piece of snake meat, threw it into his mouth, and concocted it in the same way.

A dozen or so soldiers ate a piece of snake meat and smashed their mouths, but the ones behind could only stare dryly, no matter how big the snake was, it couldn't reach a few people.

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

After taking a few steps forward, the man squatted down and gently brushed away the thorns in front of him, and the thorns immediately staggered back and forth, and with a slight pull, he pulled them out, and looked at the roots, he couldn't help laughing, which were all cut off and then inserted into the ground, and the tip of the knife in his hand was gently flicked on the ground, and some residue immediately appeared in front of his eyes.

"Spread out, look for them all." He said loudly.

A moment later, all the well-hidden traces were found.

"Boss, they haven't been out of here for long." A soldier pulls a pile of excrement from a twig, "Look, it's still fresh!" ”

"It's still fresh, do you want to taste it!" The officer, known as the Chief, smiled, "Good fellow, it's been three days since we disappeared, and we've finally grabbed the tail again." Send a signal to the general! ”

A screeching whistle pierced through the trees and soared into the air. A moment later, from the top of another mountain peak in the distance, an arrow also rushed into the sky, and a moment later, a third chirp on the other side also rushed into the sky.

"Brothers, bite their tails, work harder, it's not enough to just grab their tails, we must at least hold him back today!" The officer said.

The soldiers burst into laughter. Because he found the traces of the enemy he was trying to follow, he was extremely excited. It's been almost two months since they entered the mountains, biting many times, but getting rid of them many times, but they have never been depressed.

As time passed, they found that the enemy had left more and more traces and fresher and fresher, indicating that they were getting closer and closer to the enemy, and when it was getting dark, the other two teams finally arrived and joined them.

This is a force led by Wu Ling to track down the fleeing Murong Hong, the number of the entire army is not large, at most there are only 1,500 people, of which 500 are from the soldiers of the Agni Death Battalion left by Qin Feng, 300 people are selected by Wu Ling from the soldiers of Zhengyang County, and the other 800 people are the remaining eagle falcons after assisting in the battle in Zhengyang County. After two months of tracking, the troop was reduced to a little more than a thousand.

In the mountains, their biggest threat is not the enemy, but the treacherous terrain, complex environment, and disease, and most of the hundreds of people who have lost their numbers have been knocked down by illness and have to withdraw from the tracking team.

The sky is getting dark, in such a primeval forest, it is not a good idea to pursue overnight, Wu Ling is not in a hurry, as long as he grabs the other party's tail again, things will become simple again, he can't venture out in the dark, and the other party is the same. The forest is full of threats in the night, and you never know what lies beneath a seemingly safe patch of grass or a bush of thorns.

After joining the Ming army, the deepest shock for Wu Ling was the equipment of the Ming army, Qin Feng was almost paranoid about the equipment of the soldiers in weapons, and the various weapons and equipment prepared according to different types of troops also opened Wu Ling's eyes, which was unimaginable in the army he was in before.

In addition to some conventional weapons, an army like theirs has a lot of special operations equipment, such as hooks and ropes, and leather armor made of special craftsmanship worn by soldiers.

It is not a good idea for troops like them to fight in the mountains and forests for a long time and need to cross mountains and mountains from time to time to wear iron armor, but the protection of ordinary leather armor is limited, and it can only be said that it is better than nothing, and the soldiers are reluctant to wear it. However, after the Ming army's leather armor was specially nitrated, a layer of mat woven by human hair was sandwiched between the inner lining, and the protective power immediately rose to a higher level. Of course, there is no irresistible stab when encountering a spear, but ordinary knives can't break through leather armor, the key is that he is very light, and when worn on his body, he does not add any burden to the soldiers.

And the hook with a triangular anchor on the head is even more useful, and it is indispensable to use it for climbing mountains and mountains, and it can also be used to tie itself to a tree at night to avoid falling asleep.

This unit basically does not sleep on the ground, and when it rests, it is basically in the trees.

Originally, according to Qin Feng's design, in the process of Wuling's extermination of Murong Hong, Wang Gui of Fuyuan County provided logistical support for Wuling, and a logistical supply point would be set up every other distance in order to provide support for Wuling, but as Wuling went deeper and deeper into the mountains step by step, it became more and more difficult to provide supplies, and Murong Hong was obviously also eyeing these supply points deep into the mountains, and after attacking these supply points several times, Wu Ling canceled these logistical supplies and completely abandoned the aid from outside the mountains. He didn't want these supplies to end up cheapening Murong Hong.

Now, he, like Murong Hong, is facing the same problem. The difference is that he has a well-armed army of more than 1,000 people, while behind Murong Hong, there are at most one or two hundred remnants of the defeated generals, some of whom are still wounded.

Ten days ago, the last bit of dry food carried by Wuling's troops was also exhausted, and they began to fend for themselves in the mountains.

Fortunately, Wu Ling had been dealing with the Ming army in the mountains for two years, and he was quite experienced in surviving in the wild.

Bonfires were lit in the woods, some soldiers were busy making food, and along the way, there would be special people who were responsible for collecting food, and the roots and stems of plants, wild fruits, and wild beasts that they bumped into would become part of their rations. Others are busy maintaining their weapons, and the humidity in the mountains makes them rusty if they are not careful, so they must be maintained from time to time. There were also some soldiers sitting by the stream, taking off their shoes and socks, and picking the blisters on their feet with pepper tree thorns, as pursuers, they were not afraid to expose their tracks and be attacked by their opponents, on the contrary, they hoped that their opponents would come and attack them without knowing whether they were alive or dead, so that it was easier for them.

The soldiers were very relaxed, but Wu Ling, as the commander, was not so relaxed, at the moment he was sitting by the fire, looking at the map in his hand, and from time to time picking up a half-burnt branch from the ground and marking it on the drawing.

His brow furrowed tightly, staring at the map, as if trying to discern something from the marked-up map.

"General, it's time to eat." A lieutenant came over with a piece of cooked wild boar meat with the tip of his knife, there was no condiment, just a little salt was sprinkled on it, this wild boar was an unexpected harvest when they rushed over to meet today, and it could be regarded as a sacrifice for the soldiers.

Wu Ling took the wild boar, took a bite, and beckoned the captain to sit down, "Qin Zhiqiu, come and see, this is the route we will travel after entering the mountain, is there anything strange?" ”

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

"yes, I was thinking, why would he lead us around here?" Wu Ling frowned and pondered.

"Could it be that he's looking for an opportunity to destroy us in one fell swoop?" Qin Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Just with this little remnant of the army in his hand now? ”

Wu Ling chewed on the wild boar, although there was no taste, but he ate it very deliciously, "Or, he still has some support, don't forget, this guy has lived in this mountain before, maybe, he has something he doesn't want us to discover, maybe, he still has a hidden power." ”

Hearing Wu Ling say this, Qin Zhiqiu suddenly became a little nervous, "General, if this is the case, the matter will be a little serious." ”

Looking at Qin Zhiqiu's appearance, Wu Ling smiled and gave him a violent shudder, "What's so terrible, this is a big mountain, even if he really still hides a hidden force, it is not so easy to destroy us, back then, I was so little bit of a man, I was so hungry that I walked and panted, and the Ming army failed to catch me, so I hid in the mountain for several years, alas!" ”

He let out a long sigh, but stopped talking.

Qin Zhiqiu also smiled wryly and did not accept this topic.

Wu Ling ate the wild boar, picked up the half-scorched branch from the ground again, and drew a straight line forward from where they were now, "Next, I will continue to follow him in circles, you, take a hundred people, enter this area, go and explore, I always feel that there is something going on here." ”

"Yes, General."