Li Xiu took Xue Rengui and others out of the domestic city, and walked along the foot of Marudu Mountain, stopping and stopping along the way, he planned to circle around Marudu Mountain and try to hit the road that was destroyed by Goguryeo at the beginning.

However, the more Li Xiu walked, the more frightened he became, because the mountain of Marudu Mountain was indeed too steep, and some places seemed to have a gentle slope, but after walking up for a while, he would encounter a cliff blocking the way, of course, it was not impossible to go up, for example, he could take a hot air balloon to go up, and then use a rope ladder to climb up, but Li Xiu was not sure that after crossing this cliff, there would be other obstacles behind, so he could only write it down first.

Of course, the best way is to be able to find the road up the mountain, even if the road is destroyed, it is impossible to completely destroy it, it is likely that it is only a section destroyed in a dangerous place, as long as you find a way to pass through that section, you can smoothly reach the city of Marudu Castle, but the jungle on Marudu Mountain is dense, and you can't see where to go up.

"Horse, it's not a way for us to look for it so blindly, it's better to find a local to ask." On the second day after he came out, Xue Rengui suggested to Li Xiu that because the terrain around Marudu Mountain was complicated, Li Xiu was also prepared to spend a few days.

"I also want to find a local, but with our arrival, the surrounding Goguryeo people have either fled or taken refuge in the city of Maruto, and we can't find it if we want to." Li Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly at this time, since they came here, they hadn't even met half of the Goguryeo people, after all, no one was a fool, and they had already fled when the army arrived.

"I can't say that, the last general just found some traps for animal hunting in the woods in the mountains, and there are footprints next to them, it seems that they should have been newly made in the last few days, so there should be people in the mountains and forests around here." Xue Rengui said at this time, when he was in his hometown before, he often went out hunting, otherwise he wouldn't be able to fill his stomach at all.

Hearing Xue Rengui's discovery, Li Xiu's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then he said in surprise: "Rengui, can you be sure, can you follow the other party's footprints to find those who set traps?" ”

"It should be no problem, looking at the other party's method of setting traps, it should be a hunter in the mountains and forests, and he must be very familiar with the surrounding terrain, as long as he can find the other party, he can let them lead the way." Xue Rengui said with confidence, he was also an excellent hunter at the beginning, and even killed tigers and mountain bears alone, tracking a few hunters in the mountains and forests was nothing to him, not to mention that many of his subordinates were excellent spies, and tracking the enemy was their strength.

At the moment, Xue Rengui personally took a few people into the mountains and forests to track the whereabouts of the hunters, generally speaking, the hunters will definitely not be too far from the location of the trap they have set, so that it is convenient to come back to get the prey, Xue Rengui set off at noon, and finally came back when it was almost dark, and also brought back a Goguryeo man who was tied up with five flowers, to be exact, it should be a Taya man, the top of his head was full of braids, and his figure was very burly and tall, even if he was tied, he still kept struggling.

"Donkey, we followed the footprints and quickly found a small tribe living in the ravine, there are not many people, about a hundred people, it just happened that this guy was hunting nearby, and I caught it!" Xue Rengui pushed this Yan Yan man to the front, and immediately invited Li Xiu to take credit.

"Great!" Li Xiu couldn't help but shout excitedly when he heard this, and then came to the front of this Tatar man and asked, "What's your name, are you familiar with the terrain here?" ”

"@%¥%@#¥......" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that he answered himself with a series of syllables that he didn't understand at all, which made him suddenly remember that these people have their own language, and if you want to understand their words, you must find a translator.

"Don't waste your saliva, don't waste your saliva, this guy can't understand us at all, and we're a little far away from the domestic city, and we have to walk for a day or two if we want to go back, so I think it's better for us to arrest all the people from that tribe first, and then bring them to the domestic city together for questioning, and then we can always find a few people who are familiar with the surrounding terrain." Xue Rengui spoke again at this time.

When he first met this Tatar man, Xue Rengui also made the same mistake as Li Xiu, only to find that the other party could not communicate, and he couldn't let go of the other party, so he had to bring it back, and he was also worried that this Tatar man didn't know the road of Marudu Mountain, so he proposed to arrest all the people from the other tribe, lest the other party find out that there were fewer people and run away.

Li Xiu also felt reasonable when he heard Xue Rengui's suggestion, and immediately nodded in agreement, so Xue Rengui led the way in front, he and a thousand soldiers followed behind, there was no road in the mountains and forests, and Li Xiu couldn't find the north soon, thanks to Xue Rengui who had been a hunter before, he was very good at discerning the direction in the mountains and forests, and after walking for about an hour, he finally found a small tribe in a ravine, but at this time it was already dark, but the torches were lit in the small tribe, which was very eye-catching in the dark night.

A small tribe of about 100 people, Li Xiu's soldiers are ten times that of the other party, so naturally there is no need for any strategy, Xue Rengui picked out half of the people and rushed over, but Li Xiu told him that it was best not to kill, after all, he still needs people from the tribe to lead the way, and Xue Rengui also nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Xue Rengui led people to rush into that small tribe, and controlled the entire tribe in the blink of an eye, after all, a small tribe of about 100 people, excluding most of the women, children and old people, the real young and middle-aged people are only twenty or thirty, if you don't want to catch everyone, I'm afraid Xue Rengui alone can single out the entire tribe of the other party.

Xue Rengui gathered everyone in the open space in front of the tribe, and then searched an entire tribe, and after making sure that there was no danger, Li Xiu brought people over, and then looked at these captured people before he spoke: "Is there anyone who can understand my words?" ”

As soon as Li Xiu's words came out, he saw that these people looked at each other, and it seemed that none of them could understand, which made Li Xiu couldn't help but show a disappointed look, and he also asked such a sentence with a little hope, but unfortunately it seems that he is still disappointed now, but it is not strange to think about it, after all, the status here is the north of Goguryeo, and the Han people in Goguryeo generally live in the south, plus these people live in the mountains for many years, and it is normal for them to not understand Chinese.

It was getting late, and the mountain road was not easy to walk, so Li Xiu discussed with Xue Rengui, and finally decided to rest here for one night, and the next morning, they also immediately rushed back to the domestic city with the people of this small tribe.

"Horse, where did you get this man?" As soon as Li Xiu returned to the city, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin also came to greet him in person, and they couldn't help but ask with a surprised expression when they saw the Yan people who were escorted by the Tang Army.

"I caught them in a ravine near Mount Maruto, and I wanted to find someone who was familiar with the terrain, but I didn't expect that the language barrier between the two sides was unreasonable, so I had to bring them back." Li Xiu said with a wry smile at this time.

"I see, I immediately asked someone to find an interpreter, there should be someone who understands the Chinese language." Qin Qiong also said immediately when he heard this, and then ordered someone to find an interpreter in the army, the Jin people are one of the main ethnic groups in Goguryeo, and the Tang army wants to operate in Goguryeo, and it is inevitable to communicate with the locals, so there are interpreters who know various languages.

After a while, more than a dozen interpreters arrived, most of whom were Tang merchants who had done business in Goguryeo before, and they were also requisitioned by the army this time, but they also had advantages, such as giving priority to the purchase of the Tang army's spoils, and they could also be exempted from some commercial taxes in the future.

At the moment, these interpreters stepped forward to communicate with the Ya people, and soon a tall and thin middle-aged businessman and the Ya people talked smoothly, which also made Li Xiu and Qin Qiong happy, after all, there are many ethnic groups in Goguryeo, even if they are both Jing Ya people, their languages are different, and sometimes they can't even communicate, and now it is really a happy thing to be able to talk.

"General Qiyu, this tribe is called the Black Water Division, I wonder what the general wants me to ask them?" After chatting with the Tatar people for a few words, the middle-aged merchant immediately ran to Qin Qiong and Li Xiu to salute.

"Ask them if they know the topography of Mount Maruto, especially the road up the mountain in the past, even if it was destroyed by the Goguryeos." Li Xiu immediately spoke at this time.

The middle-aged businessman agreed, and then went back to talk to the group of Tatar people, this time the exchange took a little longer, the middle-aged businessman even said with a gesture, and it took a while to make the Tatar people understand what he meant, and then an old Tatar man stood up and said a few words, but the middle-aged businessman's face was happy, and he hurriedly talked to the other party, no, this old Tatar man seemed to be very stubborn, and kept repeating a sentence, and the middle-aged businessman asked a few times to no avail.

In the end, the middle-aged merchant had no choice but to come to Qin Qiong's front again to report: "Qi Qi several generals, this old man said that he was familiar with the road to Mount Marudu before, but he had a request, that is, he must let his people leave. ”

"Tell him that now he and his people are living in the city of the country for the time being, and that we will provide food and clothing, and that if he helps us find a way up the mountain, then I will not only let them go, but I will also give them a batch of food to survive this winter!" Li Xiu also said very happily that he would not let the other party leave easily before he found the way up the mountain.

The middle-aged merchant also immediately translated Li Xiu's words, but the old man was silent for a moment after hearing this, then turned his head and discussed with several other middle-aged people, and finally nodded, agreeing to Li Xiu's conditions.

Li Xiu was also overjoyed to see this, and then asked the middle-aged merchant and the old man to follow him, he wanted the other party to lead the way, and personally went to see the broken road up the mountain.