Daming: I was exposed by Zhu Di's Sims life!

Chapter 17 Scout

In the dense camphor forest, the branches and leaves are flourishing, the climate is humid, and thin mist hangs over the treetops.

Dozens of soldiers from Ming Dynasty surveyed the surroundings and confirmed that there was no danger, and then rested in place.

Zhu Gaoyi sat next to Wuju, tore the hard buckwheat pancake into small pieces and swallowed it with relish.Shadow Servant Ah Qi stood beside him, holding the handle of the knife at his waist, and lightly closed his eyes.

To be honest, the taste of this kind of rough military rations is not delicious, but if you can have a bite on the battlefield, you should be content.

He is now a recruit of the Vanguard Battalion of the Great Ming Southern Expedition, leading the officer Lu Chaoyang to the forefront of the battlefield to explore the enemy's situation.

Not long ago, he was the pampered Prince Qi in Jinling City, but now he has to endure the harassment of insects and ants, and walk cautiously in the deep mountains and old forests.

In fact, Zhu Gaoxuan didn't have to be like this. The old man asked him to join the army, not to be a leading soldier. It is not difficult to put down the Jiaozhi Rebellion with Zhang Fu's ability.

But if that's the case, Zhu Gaoyi's visit to Jiaozhi this time will be in vain.

The real purpose of Zhu Gaoxuan's trip was to gradually take over the military power in the Southwest from Zhang Fu's hands. A waste prince who was airborne would not be able to convince the generals.

……

"Master Lu, you said that this young master is living a life of nourishment in the capital, but he ran thousands of miles to the southwest to fight with us. I'm afraid he is not a fool?" On the other side, someone looked at Zhu Gaoxuan and said in bewilderment, " It’s been a long time since I’ve lived, and it’s the first time I saw someone with servants on the battlefield.”

Lu Chaoyang took a sip of the water in the pigskin bag and said, "You don't care what other people do, just take care of yourself."

To be honest, Lu Chaoyang is not optimistic about Zhu Gaoxuan, whose alias is "Zhu Silang".

too young.

Although age is not the criterion for judging a person, this kid really doesn't look like he can kill someone.

Noticing that someone was watching him, Zhu Gaoxuan smiled shyly at his colleagues, saying that humans and animals are harmless.

"Look at this kid, he's so stupid." The little banner officer sitting next to Lu Chaoyang shook his head.

……

Under the shy smile, what Zhu Gaoxuan was thinking in his heart was: Damn, I have been acting in the capital for too long, and now I laugh like an idiot when I see people.

As a human being, Zhu Gaoxuan fears trouble the most. He packs himself an exquisite shell, which makes people feel that Zhu Gaoxuan is a harmless and good person when they see him.

This did save Zhu Gaoyi a lot of trouble, but the downside is that after acting for a long time, he got too deep into the drama and couldn't change it.

Zhu Gaoxuan casually tore off the grass root and put it in his mouth. Looking at the blue sky and white clouds, he thought that he should bury it here in the future, so as to keep it clean.

Sensing someone poking him, Zhu Gaoyi looked at Shadow Servant Ah Qi suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Ah Qi didn't speak, and pointed to the weeds under the camphor tree with his finger.

Zhu Gaoxuan walked over, pulled the weeds away, and found half a footprint left on the mud under the grass leaves.

His complexion changed slightly, and he waved to the commander Lu Chaoyang: "My lord! I found something!"

Everyone came over hearing the sound, and someone laughed and said: "Recruit, look at this half of the footprints, you are frightened. These should be left by our army scouts, why panic?"

But when Lu Chaoyang saw the half of the footprints, his expression was solemn, he bent down to study it carefully, and even picked up the remaining dry grass roots on the footprints and put them in his mouth to taste.

"You're not even as good as a recruit!" Lu Chaoyang glared at the person who spoke just now, "I'm a little puzzled now, how did a fool like you survive the battlefield!"

The man was a little stunned by the scolding: "What do you mean by that, my lord?"

Lu Chaoyang pointed to the half of the footprints under the weeds and said: "The remnants of the grass roots on this half of the footprints have a slight blackened trace of skin friction. Only Chen Jun's people would wear such straw sandals woven with local vegetation. footprints!"

The man was stunned: "No way..."

"No fart!" Lu Chaoyang said keenly, "The weather in Cochin is humid, and traces like this will disappear within a day, and the outline of this half footprint is obvious, it should not exceed three hours, go find it, they It should not be far from us!"

"But if it's really the traces left by the enemy, wouldn't we be seeking our own death if we go looking for them?"

Lu Chaoyang glanced at him: "The enemy army with more than a hundred soldiers will not clean up the traces so carefully, because it will greatly slow down the marching speed. I guess that the half of the footprints left is probably left by the enemy scouts. Chen The scouts of the army usually operate with two to five people, if the dozens of us can't take down three or four of them, then you still have the face to live?"

It has to be said that the commander's combat experience is top-notch, and he can infer the enemy's situation from only half a footprint.But this also makes Zhu Gaoxuan a little strange. The Pioneer Camp is the place where he can get promoted the fastest. After all, the people in the Pioneer Camp are all fighting for their lives, and a capable and courageous veteran like Lu Chaoyang should not be just a commander. At least he has to be a garrison general.

But Zhu Gaoxuan didn't think so much, it's not something he should worry about.

……

In the quiet forest, only the soft chirping of insects was calling, and two scouts wearing straw sandals were moving forward cautiously.

Suddenly, the arrow of the crossbow flew out from under the cover of the branches and leaves, and nailed a scout's thigh.

Another scout saw his companion hit by an arrow, and ran away without even thinking about it.

The role of a scout on the battlefield is to investigate the military situation. His companion was shot in the thigh, which is no different from being dead, because there is no way to escape.

And now he is running away to convey the information back, so that more companions can survive.

One death is better than ten thousand deaths.

However, the scout who was trying to escape suddenly stopped, knelt on the ground, and said loudly in the local dialect: "I surrender!"

In the surrounding woods, dozens of Ming soldiers walked out.

"Take these two down and see if we can ask anything." Lu Chaoyang said calmly.

"promise!"

Zhu Gaoxuan stretched his waist, and gave a thumbs up to Shadow Waiter Ah Qi.

If Ah Qi hadn't been keen to spot the half of the footprints, it would have been difficult for them to track down the enemy scouts.

Ah Qi's face was as calm as water, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

As a shadow waiter, Ah Qi is the top hunter. He is proficient in various killing techniques, as well as tracking, anti-tracking, camouflage and other skills. It is really a bit overkill to throw him on the battlefield to work hard.

After a while, the person in charge of the interrogation came over and said to Lu Chaoyang: "My lord, I have asked all of them. Before the sentence was even executed, that person just told me everything."

Lu Chaoyang nodded slightly, and asked, "What did you find out?"

He wasn't surprised, it was not uncommon to have soft bones like the scouts he caught just now.

Not everyone is Wen Tianxiang. After being captured and imprisoned for three years, he still vowed to die in the face of threats and temptations.

It's only a few taels of silver a month, and the pension may not be sent to the family after death. Why do you have to be a dead body?
(End of this chapter)