Jiang Pengji frowned as she looked at the sheepskin map in her hand.
Meng Hun saw that she was focused and did not dare to disturb her.
After a while, she drew a route on the map with her finger.
"Let's go like this."
Meng Hun looked at the sheepskin map with some doubt in his eyes. He did not know why she was so sure.
Jiang Pengji panted heavily and drank half of the water in one breath. Then she threw it back to White's horse ornament.
"That person did not say where he was when he was alive, but the marks on his body showed everything."
Jiang Pengji wiped her face with her palms. Her palms were full of hot sweat.
"It has been hot for a few days without rain. His clothes are stained with large patches of stains. The original color is almost indistinguishable, but the trousers from his feet to his knees are cleaner than other parts. There are some water plants in his straw sandals, which means that he waded in the water during his escape … From the Great Universal Geographical Map, there are rivers and water plants between the two parts of the road … This is the only place that fits these conditions. I think the troops fought and retreated at the same time and hid here … I'm not 100% sure, but I can only take a gamble. "
Meng Hun looked carefully at the place that Jiang Pengji pointed out. His expression was solemn.
"If that's the case, they may still be alive …"
According to the map, the place that Jiang Pengji pointed out had a winding terrain. It was easy to hide.
"I hope so." She looked calm and undisturbed. "The weather is hot now. It's easy to start a fire in the forest. If the Tsing Yi Army does not want to waste time searching the mountain and directly sets it on fire, it will be troublesome. Let's continue our journey. "
Now that time was tight, she naturally did not want to delay.
What if they just needed a little more time?
The flowing clouds drifted away, and the orange afterglow shone on the earth. The air became more and more stuffy, almost suffocating them.
Gradually, the night sky darkened.
At the foot of a mountain, a strong middle-aged man sat on a stool. He stared ahead fiercely as if he was dipped in poison.
He spat on the ground and said indignantly.
"Bah! I won't let any of these guys go today! "
Not far away, there were shadows.
"Be quick with your actions. Today, we will burn them alive on the mountain as a sacrifice to our brothers' souls in heaven!"
"Hurry up, why are you lazing around!"
"If you continue to slack off, the general will whip you to death …"
"Hurry up and get to work …"
Rustling sounds rang out at the foot of the mountain. Thousands of figures swayed, each of them carrying something in their arms.
Half an hour later.
A middle-aged man dressed in coarse clothes bowed and said to the middle-aged man sitting on the stool, "General, everything is almost ready. This time, they won't be able to escape even if they have wings. Not to mention these three to five thousand defeated soldiers, even if three to five thousand Perfected Golden Immortals came, they would still be roasted alive. They would absolutely not be given a chance to escape. "
Now that the weather was dry, it had not rained for several days. Once the mountain was set on fire, the fire would not stop even if they wanted to.
Although he said that, the middle-aged man still felt a little scared.
Previously, in order to vent their anger, the Tsing Yi Army launched a sneak attack on the so-called wounded camp at night.
However, no one expected these people to react so quickly. Not only did they fail to annihilate all of them, but they were also discovered by the other side.
It was laughable that these people were so stupid that they did not forget to bring along those burdens when they fled for their lives.
Now they were forced to flee in a sorry state, and there were countless casualties along the way. In the end, they even fled to the mountain in a vain attempt to use the complicated terrain to shake them off. They were simply too stupid. Why did they enter the deep mountains to search? They could just directly set fire to it.
These people did not notice that behind a huge rock on the mountain, there was a figure carrying a crossbow hiding.
After a while, this person returned to the mountain with a heavy expression.
He panted and said, "These beasts are really planning to set fire to the mountain … The foot of the mountain is full of dry firewood …"
Set fire to the mountain?
What should they do?
Hearing this, many people panicked.
Most of these people were injured. Many of them were pale and had dark eye sockets. They looked listless.
There were old people, children, and many young men and women. In the face of impending death, they could only hug each other and cry bitterly.
They originally thought that these people could protect their safety and help them escape, but now they were in a desperate situation.
The shadow of death shrouded their hearts. Under such pressure, finally, someone could not help but stand up and roar.
"It's all because of you jinx, if not for you …"
Poof —
Before this person could finish speaking, an arrow emerged from his knee, and blood gushed out.
Seeing that person wailing in pain and rolling on the ground while hugging his leg, many people screamed. The scene was almost chaotic.
Pow!
The person who shot the arrow pulled out the arrow. He did not mind the blood and dirt, and directly stuffed it back into the quiver.
"I hope you understand that if not for saving you, why would my brothers and I be trapped in this lousy place?"
"My brothers who have followed me for three to four years died to save you useless people. I didn't complain, so what right do you have to speak! "
"All of you, shut up. Whoever dares to make any noise will end up like this!"
At this moment, someone laughed sinisterly and echoed, "That's right … if not for our master's generosity, who would want to drag you out from the ruins? Now that the Tsing Yi Army has come knocking, you're starting to throw away your burdens. If I had known that I would save a group of ingrates, I would have abandoned you long ago. Let's see how the Tsing Yi Army treats you. The men will be beheaded and their legs will be chopped off, the women will be used as prostitutes, and the children will not be spared … By the way, I used to be a bandit. I don't mind going back to my old profession and killing you first to vent my anger! "
"Enough, the more you speak, the more outrageous you become."
The person who spoke was a youth in brown. He sat on a rock, and a silver-white spear was placed beside him.
He had dashing eyebrows and bright eyes, and a handsome face. Even though the bloodstains on his face had dried up, it still could not hide his unparalleled beauty.
There was a three-inch long wound on his left arm. Even though it was tightly bandaged with rags, blood still seeped out.
He seemed not to feel the sharp pain in his arm, and his expression was normal.
If not for the troop's words that crossed the line just now, he would not have even frowned.
"Brother Li, we've implicated you this time."
Although he was reprimanded, the troop did not seem to be angry. He even smiled apologetically at the youth.
If not for the youth in brown's righteous help, leading them to flee everywhere and relying on the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, they kept approaching Xiangyang district. Along the way, they caused trouble for the Tsing Yi Army several times, they were afraid that they would not have lasted until now. They would have reported to Yan Luo Dian long ago.
The youth with the surname Li shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm fine."
"What should we do next … Are we just going to sit here and wait for death …"
Someone murmured softly. Everyone was silent.
Out of the 2000 troops, there were less than 1000 now. The remaining brothers were all killed by the Tsing Yi Army in order to cover their retreat or protect the people. One by one, they died tragically. Thinking of those scenes, some of them could not help but cover their eyes and cry.
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