flstandardbreds Chapter 172 Watching my companions die tragically before my eyes
Chapter 172 Watching my companions die tragically before my eyes
In the northwest mountains, Duan Zhan and five thousand people were stranded at the foot of the mountains.
Looking out, towering mountains loomed before them, but the roads were too steep and rugged for the horses to ascend. Duan Zhan waved his hand, signaling everyone to dismount.
"Team One, expand the radius to 100 meters and search for Zhao Li and the others."
"Second team, follow me up the mountain!"
Five thousand people were divided into two teams, and Duan Zhan led nearly three thousand people up the mountain.
The snow-white northwestern mountains seemed unaffected by the war. The higher the mountains, the more oppressive the cold, which seemed even stranger.
"General, something's wrong. Zhao Li brought 100,000 men with him, but why can't we see any of them now?"
The adjutant looked around suspiciously, and his grip on the steel knife tightened.
Could it be that Zhao Li was a spy sent by the enemy army, and ran away with the general's 100,000 men?
"Put aside your wild speculations!"
Duan Zhan immediately understood his adjutant's accusations and said, "Everyone, listen! The first priority of the Duan Family Army is obedience! The second is trust! Since we all serve the Great Jin, we must not be suspicious of anyone!"
Zhao Li is Qi Yu's man. He trusts Qi Yu, so naturally he trusts Zhao Li.
Yes, why were there no traces of a hundred thousand people? It looked as if a heavy snow had just fallen on the mountain, burying all the footprints. But a hundred thousand mouths couldn't possibly make a single sound.
There is something strange about this mountain!
For three days, he led his troops to fight against Beiling's new young general Ao Nian. Ao Nian was highly skilled, vicious, and good at poisonous insects. Although they had been prepared for it, they still caught Beiling off guard and had the upper hand.
The people of Beiling are best at being cruel and cunning. It is still unknown why the Beiling Imperial City suddenly caught fire. If Zhao Li can't hold on or if there is any accident, the battle on the front line will be in vain. He must provide support and find Zhao Li and 100,000 people.
"General, look over there..."
The adjutant suddenly roared.
Twenty-five hundred men gathered in an instant, each taking cover. Duan Zhan followed his adjutant's gaze, and in the distance, the smear of crimson was particularly glaring.
"There's a man hanging upside down on a tree." A soldier exclaimed.
That fiery red armor was exactly the armor worn by his Great Jin soldiers.
"There's someone over there!"
“There are also some on the east side.”
Soldiers were hung upside down on tree trunks in the east, west and north.
"Listen up, hide!"
Duan Zhan realized that something was wrong, so he immediately waved his hand to signal the entire army to hide, and he also hid behind a thick tree trunk.
"One hundred thousand people, and we only found three. Moreover, the red we saw is not the color of armor."
is blood.
Yes, if you look closely, the upside-down corpse seems to be still dripping blood.
The people had just been hung up, and the dead soldiers were still warm.
There are three people hanging upside down in three directions, and it is obvious that there is a trap ahead.
"General, I'll go take a look."
The adjutant quietly stuck his head out and made sure that there was no one around. He plucked up his courage and walked out first.
And the next moment after he took a step, a scream pierced the entire northwestern mountains.
"what!"
"adjutant!"
The next moment the adjutant took a step, his ankles were locked with a long rope and his whole body was hung upside down.
Just like a hunting noose, everyone thought that the adjutant had accidentally fallen into a trap, but the next moment, iron plates tied with steel nails suddenly flew down rapidly from all directions, four pieces flying from four directions, and with a "swish", they mercilessly pierced into the adjutant's body.
In an instant, blood splattered.
"adjutant!"
Duan Zhan gnashed his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, and even his breathing stopped for a moment◎
A living person who was able to ride a horse, breathe, and even discover clues just now died in front of everyone the next moment, and died in such a horrible way.
The fourth one.
Just the four directions of east, west, south and north.
Now there are four soldiers from the Great Jin hanging there.
"Such cruel means, the people of Beiling are simply insane!"
Some soldiers clenched their fists and cursed angrily, while others were terrified.
In an instant, no one dared to move, for fear that they would be turned into a human sieve in the next moment.
"General, what should we do now?"
Duan Zhan listened to the boos and questions from the soldiers behind him, and was confused for a moment.
This was not the first time he had seen this situation.
But Beiling had fought for many years and knew that their methods were cruel, but he did not expect them to be so terrifying.
It seems that there are things in this northwestern mountain range that they can't imagine.
"If you want to see him alive, you must see his body. If he's dead, you must see his body. Follow me up the mountain!"
Duan Zhan made up his mind after hesitating for a moment and immediately led his men up the mountain.
With the tragic death of his adjutant, Duan Zhan took every step with extreme caution and strongly demanded that the soldiers behind him move in unison with him.
However, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, so we are ultimately defenseless.
"what!"
"General, save me!"
Another scream was heard, and several soldiers at the end of the team were dragged for hundreds of meters by something.
"Bastard!"
If he was caught off guard just now, how could Duan Zhan allow himself to watch his soldiers fall into the endless abyss and eventually die?
He flew up and saw when he got closer that the ropes that bound them had been specially treated and blended in with the white snow so that they could not be noticed. He raised his steel knife and was about to cut the ropes when suddenly a strong wind blew and endless snow obscured his sight. When he regained his sight, the four people had been dragged away to a place where he could not see them.
Then came a brutal roar.
"Dead? Dead again?"
He was dragged away inexplicably, died inexplicably, and even his body was not found. No one even knows who killed him!
This northwestern mountain range is so weird.
Wouldn't coming in be like asking for death?
"General, general?"
Some soldiers began to tremble.
They were not afraid of fighting on the battlefield, nor were they afraid of dying at the hands of the enemy for the Great Jin and the well-being of the people, but this kind of silent death was the most frightening.
And going in knowing that you will die is an even greater challenge.
"This mountain is strange, there must be traps, but our companions may be waiting for our support, we can't retreat!"
Duan Zhan roared, and endless power burst out from his body.
In an instant, a roar similar to that of a monster burst out from the mountain.
As if sensing the wrath of Duan Zhan's powerful inner strength, the roar was not loud but it was like tearing at people's hearts, and it seemed to penetrate their eardrums.
The soldiers were all frightened and turned pale.
But soon, the screams suddenly stopped, and the entire mountain returned to the eerie silence it had when they first entered.
"Those who are willing to go into the mountains with me will stay with me. The rest of the soldiers can return down the mountain and report to General Wu."
The lives of the soldiers are also lives.
Duan Zhan never forces anyone.
However, although the soldiers were afraid, none of them was willing to leave.
"I swear to follow General Changfeng until death!"
Slogans louder and louder rang out in the mountains, and then the roar of the monster was heard again.
Is there really a monster in this mountain?
But how could the monster set a trap?
That was done by the people of Beiling.
"They are trying to wear down our resolve! Soldiers, don't be afraid!"
"Come, destroy the evil Beiling! Soldiers of the Great Jin, follow me into the mountains!"
Since no one wants to leave, let's just rush in together.
As General Changfeng, Duan Zhan would not retreat!
"Into the mountains, into the mountains, into the mountains!"
The deafening slogans rang out again, the soldiers united and worked together, leaving their backs to their comrades, but danger was everywhere.
When huge snowballs taller than humans rolled down the mountain, they suddenly broke up the well-arranged formation. The soldiers dodged and jumped over them, trying to block the obstacles.
But this was no ordinary snowball.