Refining Demon Tutuo

Chapter 676, the mysterious enemy
The accident happened so suddenly that He Yuan didn't have time to think about it, so he could only rely on his own instant judgment, use the coral staff to lift up a low table in the tent, use the Sakyamuni Elephant Throwing Skill, and point the low table towards the voice direction, and threw it violently.

The square table smashed through the curtain, and just as it flew out of the tent, there was a bang, the sound of collision and the sound of wood cracking.

A large crossbow pierced the tent crookedly.The first half of the crossbow arrows pierced through the felt, exhausted their strength, and hung on the tent.

He Yuan roared, "Enemy attack!"

At this time, the bowstring sound sounded again.He Yuan rushed out of the account.When he jumped up, he picked up a large piece of felt with his coral stick, shook the felt into a ball, and bumped into the direction of the sound.

The soft felt ball collided with the second feathered arrow that flew.

The feather arrow was extremely fast, but when it was hit by the force of the felt, it plunged crookedly into a corner of the tent.

The vicinity of the Zhongjun tent immediately became lively.

While searching for his opponent's trace, He Yuan secretly regretted it.After yelling just now, he remembered that there is a taboo in the army, that is, sudden noise is prohibited, in order to prevent the camp roar.

He reminded everyone that there were shouts of enemies coming, which made the camp lively.

It was too late for He Yuan to make amends, his eyes looked at the direction where Yu Jian flew, and several figures were hurriedly fleeing separately.

Some awakened soldiers wanted to rush out of the tent, but were stopped by experienced officers one after another.

A group of guards have already begun to protect the main generals.

Puba rushed over first, "What happened? How many enemies are here?"

He Yuan pointed to the tent with two big holes punctured: "The other party found a ballista and shot arrows at the tent of the Chinese army."

Before the words fell, there was a faint commotion around the camp.The army was divided into three huge camps, standing on top of each other.

He Yuan saw the flames rising from the camp on the left.

However, under the protection of guards, tens of thousands of households left their tents.Seeing the hole in the tent, he snorted coldly, and began to order the herald to keep the battalions on alert and not to move without orders.

Puba and Baqie led their disciples to guard the central army, and Sang Ke led his esoteric masters to search for secret agents who sneaked into the enemy.

Group after group of soldiers, under the supervision of the officers, began martial law in the camp.As soon as the word of command spread, soldiers from various ministries gathered one after another, and under the organization of some experienced generals, they quickly began to investigate carefully.

The masters of the rivers and lakes, who were a little dazed and flustered before, began to patrol with the secret religious team in batches, hiding in the camp's secret work.

Because it was too dark, all the generals agreed that they could not send people out of the camp, but could only strengthen the security around the camp.

He Yuan couldn't intervene in these matters. Seeing that every area in the Chinese military camp was in charge of investigation, occasionally there was some movement, but it was quickly quelled.

Soon, the disciples of the Esoteric Cult and the soldiers of the Chinese army found out three or five people who were acting suspiciously.

The personal soldiers and guards escorted several suspected secret agents to the tent of the Chinese army.After repeated confirmation, these people are all suspected.Two of them possessed martial arts, and when they were captured, they stood up and resisted, and received a good beating from the disciples of the secret sect.

A esoteric disciple who came to report briefly told Puba how he had captured these people.The old monk said to He Yuan: "Master He, let's go and see if those people are the assassins just now."

He Yuan followed a few people to the open space, where a few tied-up people were escorted to kneel on the ground.One of them was begging bitterly, another was silent, and two of them were beaten more and more.

He Yuan looked carefully at these details.Due to the darkness of the night, he could only see a few running backs before, but he intuitively felt that these people might not be the assassins just now.

There is no way to use intuition as a basis to tell.When he was hesitating, he heard Tian Laoliu and Gui Saner's return.

He Yuan walked around a few people, pointing at the one who was silent and the one who was beaten the most. "I've seen the backs of these two people in the backs of assassins, and other people can't judge."

Puba nodded, "Master He has seen their backs, that's it."

Sect Master Jiayang rushed over, and after hearing what had happened, he said to Puba: "Uncle Master, we can no longer hesitate about this matter."

Puba said: "You can deal with this matter." Say it, and he turned and left.

He Yuan didn't look at what happened next either, he could guess the ending of these people.

The general of the Chinese army was damaged by the meticulous work, and he couldn't live anymore, so everyone changed another tent.

After He Yuan sat down with Puba and the others, Jiayang walked in, and quietly said to Puba and Baqie: "You two masters, these days we have quietly checked all the trusted disciples. A similar incantation was also found in the clothes of a monk. For those monks who did not find the incantation, disciples have sent people to monitor each other."

The old monk Puba nodded.

Jia Yang continued: "Sovereign Sang Ke and his disciples plan to make a few trials, and when the target is locked, they can wipe out the opponent in one fell swoop in the decisive battle."

Bache said: "Things are entrusted to you, and you let them go."

Kangar got the guarantee and left in a hurry.

The secret work was dealt with, and the rest of the night was safe and sound.

The next day, the army marched into Jiluochuan.

This is a rare pasture in the vast desert.Because of the cold weather, the grass began to dry up.Passing a river on the way, the shallow river has bottomed out.

Experienced generals have already issued orders to prohibit officers, soldiers and civilians from drinking the water in the river, and only allow a small number of livestock to drink in turn.Most of the people just ate and drank the fodder they brought along with the army.In this way, the consumption of luggage is even more serious, especially water.

Experienced prairie cavalry will dig on the spot in places with abundant water and grass to find groundwater.But that kind of water is just a drop in the bucket.

On the first day of marching into Jiluochuan, the army dispatched grassland cavalry from various tribes to search for traces of the Helun and Chiwen tribes.

That evening, they arrived at an abandoned camp.

You can see this huge camp from a distance. There used to be a thriving human and animal life here, but now there are only traces of human and animal activities left.

The army of the Kingdom of Jin took this place as a place to camp without any hesitation.

Nothing was found on the first day.

At night, the guards and soldiers on duty are carefully guarding against the enemy's sneak attack.However, nothing came, and the night was spent without any surprises or dangers.

The next day, the Jin Guo cavalry continued to march north.Because the marching speed was too fast, the convoys transporting food and supplies gradually couldn't keep up with the speed.The grain and grass delivered the next day was half that of yesterday, and the food distributed to some villagers began to decrease.

He Yuan found that even the esoteric monks were given less food than before.Water began to be controlled for drinking.Fortunately, part of the grassland tribe's supplies are cattle and sheep, and they can walk closely with the army. Otherwise, they would be out of food now.

At noon the next day, news came from the cavalry that a small group of Helunbu cavalry was found in the northeast.

A team of more than a thousand people rushed to support, but the news they brought back was not optimistic.In the evening, the teams that went out returned one after another. The team that found the Helunbu cavalry failed to bite the opponent and was scattered and fled by the opponent.

The next day was again in vain.

On the third day of entering Jiluochuan.

The supply team never arrived.The army had to slow down its march.

He Yuan jumped onto the roof of the car and looked at the vast grassland around him.The original animals on the grassland were disturbed by the movement of the march, and they had already fled far away.As far as the line of sight can see, there is no sign of life activity.This team is like a swimming island.

He jumped off the carriage, returned to his position, shook the water bag in his hand, and put it down again.There was not much water left, and most of the people around started to reduce their drinking water.

One morning passed, and Kangar came to report to Puba and Baqie about the situation.

Bayan had free time and came over to chat with He Yuan.

He Yuan asked about the supplies.

Bayan said: "For some reason, the supply team did not catch up. The food delivery team included cavalry from the Kingdom of Jin and cavalry from the grasslands. The routes and joints were kept secret, so there would be no problems. , but there is still no news. People were sent to search, but there was no reply."

Bayan paused, and said worriedly: "The former masters of the rivers and lakes began to experience some turbulence. Everyone's food and drink were insufficient, and the hard marching for days and the weather gradually turned cold. Many people began to waver."

When He Yuan heard the news, he subconsciously looked at the team.Zen Master Xinren and Zen Master Zhiqing also rode listlessly on their horses.The two old monks were also tortured enough.Except for the herdsmen who had already adapted to the grassland climate, most of the team began to feel tired and depressed.

He Yuan asked in a low voice: "How many more days can we last?"

Bayan said: "I don't know the exact amount of supply, so I dare not predict it. However, if there is still no capture in ten days at most, the Jin cavalry will not be able to persist. The supply cannot keep up. We can only hope to find the enemy's hiding place." Only by seizing the food, grass and water sources of the other party can we persist. Otherwise, the Jin Kingdom and the grasslands will not have enough cavalry and they will retreat."

He Yuan didn't know what to say for a while.

Jia Yang came over, he reported the matter to Puba, saluted He Yuan, and left with Bayan.

Puba came over and said to He Yuan with the smallest voice: "Master He, don't worry. Sang Ke and Jia Yang have already arranged countermeasures."

He Yuan saw that the other party looked confident, and couldn't tell whether the other party really had arrangements, or was he trying to comfort people's hearts?

The third day passed, still nothing.

The marching route of the army sometimes goes north and sometimes west. The weather gets colder the further north you go, and most people have already put on thick cotton clothes.He Yuan wore a thick woolen cloak to resist the cold and sandstorm.

On the fifth day after entering Jiluochuan, a small army finally brought a small amount of food and grass.

The news they brought was not very optimistic. The first two supply teams disappeared inexplicably on the grassland. This team barely sent the luggage up because of the delay and discarded part of their resources.

On the seventh day, the food and wages of the entire army had bottomed out.

The army only marched for half a day, then set up camp to rest.The soldiers were restrained and rested in their tents.Because of the lack of food, grass and water, we can only reduce the amount of exercise and preserve our strength.

At dinner time, due to the reduction of food and grass, the villagers received less food.The soldiers also only have basic rations, which are only enough for basic consumption for these hungry soldiers.

He Yuan clearly felt that the atmosphere in the camp was becoming tense.Looking at the jerky in his hand, he found it hard to swallow, but in order to fill his stomach, he could only barely eat it.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin were alright, but what would the herdsman cavalry of the grassland tribes think.

The leading Wanhu looks as confident as ever.However, He Yuan found that the expressions of the generals were not so calm.

He Yuan walked around the large tent of the Chinese army. The atmosphere in the camp was too calm, and there was some despair in that silence.

He shared his concerns with Puba.The old monk comforted him not to worry.

After the sun went down, the generals stepped up their inspections.

Sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, He Yuan heard that thousands of households had ordered the generals not to be disarmed tonight.Guard against riots caused by starvation of soldiers.The leading generals have been assigned to each battalion and are ready.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, there were two minor disturbances in the left camp of the three camps.The officers and soldiers of the left battalion had a slight commotion, and immediately some generals and troops began to suppress it.

The turmoil in the two places swirled and extinguished, and several teams of Jin Guo soldiers who were on guard rushed over.

Soon, the news came back.The reason for the confusion was simple. The prairie cavalry of two tribes began to secretly slaughter horses to satisfy their hunger, but was stopped by the officer leading the team, resulting in a conflict.

The prairie cavalry who caused the chaos have been taken into custody.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a sound of commotion suddenly came from the right camp next to the Chinese army camp.

The sound came very suddenly, and within it was the howling of gold and iron hitting and fighting.

A group of soldiers from the Kingdom of Jin rushed over quickly, but it didn't work. Instead, the chaos grew bigger and bigger.

In the right camp, the voices of restlessness and confusion are getting louder
It was the first time that He Yuan heard the sound of commotion in the camp.There was panic, despair and madness in the voice.He had to sigh with emotion, the word Ying Xiao was used really well, it was really like whistling,
The voice from the right battalion came too fast, and the sound spread to the camp of the Chinese army, causing waves of restlessness in the Chinese army, which began to spread like ripples.

But tens of thousands of households immediately issued general orders, and several officers who had already been on standby, with their own soldiers and elite soldiers, began to maintain order in each camp.

Soon, the camp of the Chinese army gradually calmed down.However, in a short period of time, the chaos in the right camp has expanded.

He Yuan walked outside the tent and looked in the direction of the right battalion.There was already a flame dancing there.In the light of the flames, many people could be vaguely seen running or fighting.

Tens of thousands of households dispatched soldiers from the central army and appointed a general to rush to the right camp to suppress the chaos.In the camp of the Chinese army, the restrained soldiers were asked to sit in their tents honestly.

He Yuan saw two teams leaving the camp of the Chinese army, and they outflanked the chaotic right camp with great fanfare.
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