Chapter 3240 The soul of the soldiers is gone
The Cao army scouts of more than ten cavalry slowly rode their horses northward.
The northerly, the more obvious the Emei Ridge in front of you, which looked like a cliff.
Like a sleeping giant, lying quietly between heaven and earth.
The top of Emei Ridge is different from ordinary mountains. It is flat, or similar to flat.
Looking up from the slope, it was like a huge step suddenly appeared in the sky. Then climbing this step was like you could climb into the sky!
The sun shines through the sparse clouds and sprinkles on the hillside, with yellow and green interlacing, forming a mottled scroll.
There are also some hilly slopes below Emei Ridge, but compared with Emei Ridge, these hilly slopes are like a small witch who sees a big witch, and they are far behind in size and weight.
Because of the characteristics of loess, some ditches were cut and cut by glaciers in ancient times, so that the gullies and ravines are now crisscrossing, and the enjoyment of the Cao army's scouts all covered with loess.
Because Cao's army came all the way, driving the refugees to the north, everything around them was extremely deserted and desolate.
From time to time, you can see some dead bodies on the roadside.
It was shriveled, as if some ghost had sucked away all the blood before he died.
The villages in the distance have become ruins and become paradises for scavengers.
Some local dogs and jackals with blood-red eyes were quietly watching the Cao army scouts passing by on the edge of the ruins, as if warning these Cao army soldiers, and as if inviting...
"Captain, do you want to go there to get some water?"
A soldier from Cao's army asked, shaking the empty water bag in his hand.
The captain gave the Cao army a whip.
Although it was pulled on the soldiers' armor, the sound of the soldiers involuntarily shrank back a little, and the water bag almost fell to the ground.
"Mi Ba! Isn't it stupid?" Captain Cao spurted, "I don't know how much died in the water in that place?! What else can I get? That's all I want to die!"
Any place that is cultivated by manpower will be obvious once it leaves people. Just like the cultivated fields in the distance, it was during the germination period that the farmer who was farming left and was abandoned there without anyone taking care of it. Weeds quickly grew in the fields, but the serious farmland withered softly and fell to the ground.
The same is true for the water source in the ruins of the village.
Perhaps it was a sweet well before, but now after the arrival of the God of Death, it has become a breeding ground for decay and epidemics.
Just like kindness requires constant careful maintenance, while malice may breed and spread anytime and anywhere.
The yellow sand is long, only the wild dogs or coyotes in the distance make inexplicable howls.
"It's getting late!" The captain Cao Jun, the leader of the team leader, looked up at the still shaky sky, and opened his eyes to tell lies, "Find a place to shelter from the wind, otherwise when the sky gets dark, you will freeze to death!"
After many pulling and fighting, the scouts on both sides also had a relatively tacit understanding.
If it exceeds the hills and earth slopes ahead, it will enter the attack range of the scouts of the Cavalry Army and may be attacked at any time. However, if the distance is a little longer, the scouts of the Cavalry will generally not attack deliberately.
When this team of Cao's scouts were about to arrive at these hilly slopes below Emei Ridge, it happened to be dark...
Of course, it is definitely not that these Cao army scouts are timid and unwilling to move forward to detect. They can only say that the sky is really not worthy of face. It is influenced by objective factors and cannot be transferred by subjective will, right? Just like playing a ball, it depends on whether the sun is big, whether the wind is strong, whether the rain is slippery, and whether the grass is smooth. As long as you are careful, it is an excuse... Oh, the method is available every year.
Besides, with such poor mountains and bad waters and such a desolate scene, there may be a large cavalry army around them at any time. There are only a few scouts of Cao's army. No matter how careful you are, you cannot say it is too much?
Therefore, the Cao army scout immediately stopped and looked for a temporary shelter around to rest. After all, camping and accommodation is not an easy task. The Cao army scout captain made preparations earlier, which is indeed not a big deal...
Unlike ordinary people who choose to camp near water sources, scouts generally choose camping locations, and they are not too close to the water source, and they even deliberately avoid the water source. The reason is very simple, because the water source will bring convenience for water withdrawal, and it will also bring some wild animals, or even some other people.
Therefore, scouts often choose a safe and hidden place, which is relatively broad in view, with no vision blocked around them, and are also far away from roads and other places that are easily discovered by the enemy. If conditions permit, guard posts will be placed on some nearby natural obstacles to provide additional alert and cover.
War horses are scarce resources, so Cao's army must first solve the needs of war horses.
They found a relatively low-lying place under a slope, then checked the ground, there were no poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and then built a simple tent for the war horses so that the war horses could rest.
As for people, after dark, they will stay with the war horses and use their body temperature to warm each other.
It is only after feeding the war horses, it is the turn of human food.
The bonfire is lit in low-lying places, and the rising smoke must be dispersed with a smoke cage to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy.
"Captain, do you want to set up some more alert traps?"
The Cao army soldier who had been whipped by a horse whip asked.
Several Cao army scouts who were chatting and laughing around suddenly became silent.
The captain of the Cao army scout looked at the Cao army soldier with a smile, and then laughed, "Yes! Go and set up a warning trap! Give him a shovel!"
"Aha, I'll give you a shovel!"
Someone laughed and threw a small shovel to the Cao army soldier.
The shovel was thrown to the feet, and the clang sounded and a lot of dust splashed.
The Cao army soldier was stunned for a moment and walked out silently with a shovel.
"Silly guy..." Captain Cao Jun muttered, his voice was not loud or small, "I have seen a stupid person, but I have never seen such a stupid person..."
『Haha, captain, don't be angry, it's just a newcomer... I don't understand the rules...』
"I'll be sensible after a while..."
The captain Cao's army scouted and said nothing more.
There are actually many rules in Shandong.
There are rules among the gentry, and there are also rules among the army.
Seniors, juniors, old people, new people, etc. are actually all manifestations of class.
Because of the strictness of the entire social class, naturally, there is a special emphasis on "rules" everywhere.
This is the "root" of Shandong. It cannot be moved easily and no one is allowed to disobey. Even if the suggestion is correct, but it is not proposed through the "legal and compliant" method, it is a break of the "rules".
"What the hell is this..."
The captain Cao Jun’s scout whispered, “I don’t want to stay for a day…”
In Hedong, Cao's scouts were really tired of being "dried".
At the beginning of the war, the scouts of the Cao army who followed Prime Minister Cao did not encounter many powerful enemies, nor did they say that they played a lot of roles. Anyway, they took Heluo very smoothly.
Although it took some effort to capture Hangu Pass, it was still normal in the minds of these Cao soldiers, and there was no surprise. They also secretly calculated that if Tongguan was like Hangu Pass, then it was impossible to push Guanzhong quickly and Longxi could be pacified in a blink of an eye...
As a result, no one expected that if Hangu Pass was like a frozen persimmon, then Tongguan would be a copper pea. The frozen persimmons were still melted and softened, and the copper pea would be really hard and tooth-breaking.
If you can't do it in one go, it will naturally decline. Although the Cao army's scouts are sharp and the war horses are also equipped, if these Cao army scouts are threatened by the cavalry scouts, they will invade Emei Ridge for long-range detection at any time, so it's better not to be spared.
Generally speaking, the treatment of remote scouts like this is very high in the military.
During the heyday of the Han Dynasty, the Yulin Guard was the elite scout of Emperor Wu of Han. He could not only conduct long-range investigations, but also have the authority to retrieve local defenders when necessary, and transformed into commanders of a small army at any time. However, with the demise of Emperor Wu of Han, the Yulin Guard gradually abandoned. If the old Cao in history had some tiger and leopard cavalry to support the scene, but now, the import of war horses was stuck, and the quality of these Cao army scouts has dropped by more than one level.
Because the resources of war horses are limited, when Cao's army allocates war horses, they must first divide them according to their distance and relatives.
What?
Why not according to personal abilities?
What a joke? If you really divide it according to your personal abilities, will there be a situation where the Central Leader and Central Guards are in a low position and are of a low weight?
This led to those who are truly capable of being among the scouts of Cao's army, and those who are truly capable of being may not be able to get good equipment, while those who are truly capable of being good equipment may not be able to get good equipment.
Therefore, those who do not have good equipment are often more likely to die in conflict, while those who do not have good equipment are often hiding behind and are not easy to die...
Of course, the most direct soldiers of the Cao army were still within the Central Leadership Army.
This is not only the case in the scouts, but also among the Central Leader and Central Guards.
After the brave generation and the warriors of the Cao Xiahou clan who dared to fight and kill, the rest were basically some incompetent people. Therefore, when Sima Laozhe yelled in history, he was scared and peeded his pants and knelt down on the ground to sell his classmate Cao's foundation.
Now, these Cao army scouts also felt that those direct children were all in the rear, and they were still going to survive in a broken place in Hedong. There was also the risk of encountering the cavalry scouts at some time, which was simply a slight resentment...
"I'd stayed in Heluo if I had known it, hey, it's really..."
After stationing, the habitual regret or hindsight will start again.
"Not! That's really beautiful in Heluo! There are so many women! Oh my...tsk tsk!"
"Ahh! I still remember bringing a few pancakes, and then knocking on the door in the alley in the city, handing the pancakes, hehe... a pancake comes once, hehehe..."
These Cao army scouts dare not make any big complaints about Cao Cao. After all, they also brought Cao Cao's bowl of rice, but wherever they ate, it was naturally a little different.
It is a way to eat black cakes and sand in the wild. It is a way to eat it. It is also a way to drink flower wine in the back, and even knock on the widow's door with the cake in his arms.
The scout queue was originally far away from the military camp, and the squad was closely related. The relationship between them was closer than that of ordinary comrades. Therefore, there were no scruples when talking about these, and no one cared about half-truth and half-false complaints.
Didn’t we come to the front line just to make more military achievements?
As a result, I couldn't make much military achievements, but there was a threat of death, so I naturally felt that it was better to stay in the rear.
Of course, I dare not blame Cao Cao, but everyone was not very polite about Cao Hong. After a few words, they ridiculed Cao Hong for making money and working too roughly and not very useful. Cao Cao obviously gave Cao Hong the opportunity to cover up, but now, not only did he fail to conquer Puban County, but he also lost his troops and destroyed a lot of food, grass and supplies, leading to the current situation...
For the Cao army soldiers at the grassroots level, they did not know what the situation changed, and then when they would fight, most people were prone to slack and exhausted, complaining about this and that, and there was no sense of tenacity or cooperation in Cao Cao's overall strategy.
The reason why these Cao army scouts led their teams was more inertial to do things one day. As for the lofty goals, the future of the country, or the prosperity of the nation, etc., there was nothing at all.
However, the land of Shandong doesn’t care what these lower-level soldiers think, so they complement each other.
Although they are both from Shandong, they are like living in two worlds.
The upper class gentry shouted for the sake of the people, but they did everything they could to reap more wealth from the people. The lower class would also say it was good when asked whether the great man was good, but if the officials were asked about the good or bad, they would immediately show an intriguing smile...
While several people were joking laughter, they suddenly heard the soldiers on duty not far away shushing, "Did you hear anything?"
Everyone suddenly seemed to have frozen in an instant, and they were still stiff, their ears were raised, and their eyes were circling.
The curved ditches around them are like huge pythons, winding and lurking.
The dark mountain shadows are like ferocious beasts, hiding underground.
The weeds sway and the shadows of the trees sway.
After a while, there was no movement...
The soldiers on duty said a little embarrassedly, "Ah, maybe I heard it wrong."
"Damn it, a hammer!"
『Fuck!』
"Grandma! I'm scared to death!"
It immediately caused a slander.
The on-duty soldier turned his head and smiled: "I am too..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of breaking through the air came, and with a puff, it pierced the head of the soldiers on duty. He immediately mixed with blood and spewed out several feet!
The soldiers on duty still had a smile on their faces, and there seemed to be a little doubt, that was, they fell down straight with an arrow...
Until now, everyone seemed to be stabbed by needles at the same time, jumped up with a whistle, "Enemy attack!"
There was a sensation of sounds breaking through the air, and seven or eight feather arrows were already shooting with strong wind!
Before he could finish his words, two more screams rang out, but two Cao army scouts were shot and rolled to the ground.
"On there!" The captain of the Cao army's scout, according to the direction of the arrow, shouted, "Retaliate! Retaliate!"
After all, the Cao army scout was elite. After judging the direction of the attack, he immediately set his bow and went over a few arrows in an awkward posture. It was obvious that the rapid-fired arrow was not to shoot the opponent, but just to interrupt the opponent's rhythm and prevent the opponent from attacking so comfortably.
The remaining Cao army scouts lay on the ground, wriggling their bodies with limited shelter, and retreating.
They had no confidence to face the anus head-on with the scouts of the cavalry, because in most cases they were part of their anal fissures, so they just wanted to return to the ditch where they placed the war horses and escape from it.
『Captain! Save me! Save me!!』
A Cao army soldier with a leg injured held the bow and arrow in his hand tightly, staring at the Cao army scout captain moving backwards.
When joining the army, don’t they all loudly declare that they should trust their teammates and watch over and help each other?
Haven't you made a vow?!
Why are they all taking care of themselves now?
『Save the mud…』
Dry!
It's the new one!
The captain Cao's army was about to subconsciously reply and save a slutty wheat peel, but when he met the eyes of the Cao army soldier who was injured in his legs and feet, he saw the arrow flashing with cold light, and his heart jumped and changed his words, "Okay! Give me your hand, I'll pull you over!"
The Cao army soldier who had injured his legs and feet breathed a sigh of relief, then let go of the bow and arrow, and reached out to him.
The bloody hand stretched forward, as if reaching out to hope.
In the next moment, what we waited for was not the warm assistance from our comrades, but the ruthless cold and cold light!
"So so mad! I still want to be Yin?!" The captain of the Cao army scout pulled out a short blade and cut off several fingers of the Cao army soldiers who were injured in their legs and feet with one knife. "Play this with me! Wait for you to die!"
Immediately, the captain of the Cao army's scout quickly wriggled on the ground twice, slid into the ditches, and threw the Cao army soldiers who were injured in their hands and feet on the ground.
"Ahhhh..." The soldiers of Cao's army, who were injured in hands and feet, lay down on the ground and screamed. I don't know if it was because of the pain of the injury or some other reason.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe just a moment, or maybe it was like a lifetime, a few shadows appeared beside the Cao army soldiers who were injured in their hands and feet, covering the Cao army soldiers' faces.
"Kill me!" The soldiers of Cao's army gave up their resistance, gave up everything, and were slumped, muttering, "Come on, give me a knife... hurry up...
A face that was painted with a little black and gray came to the front of the Cao army soldiers and looked him up and down.
After a while, someone climbed up from the ground of the earth slope and ran three times!
"Is there still a living?" someone asked.
"…" It seemed that some eyes fell on Cao's soldiers.
"Give me some water..." The soldiers of Cao's army smacked their lips, "What do you want to know? After I finished speaking... can I give you some fun?"
After a brief silence, someone helped the Cao army soldiers up and sent a cowhide to the mouth of the Cao army soldiers.
Chapter completed!