Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Guo Fu went back with a big bamboo basket on his back. The inside and outside were covered with three layers, and the inside could not be seen from the outside.

"Vice General Guo, what treasure did you bring?"

"My lord gave you good things. I'll give you extra meals at night." Hearing what he said, everyone thought he brought meat. It's good to be full. When there was no prince before, what they ate during the war was miserable. When they were so hungry, they wanted to eat two bites of human flesh. Now they are very happy.

Guo Fu carried the things back to find Kou Xiao, but he didn't put the things down, but just told Kou Xiao that King Shun gave him a secret weapon, saying that it was very lethal, and that this kind of lethality did not distinguish between the enemy and us, so it was very difficult to use it. It is possible that the one who died was one of his own, so from now on, Guo Fu will isolate himself until the enemy army appears.

Kou Xiao lifted the oilcloth and took a look, he saw that there were big black balls, they didn't know what they were for, they could smell the smell of sulfur, and there was a long thread, since Li Xu asked to keep it secret, then he I won't ask any more questions.

"Since it's a secret weapon, why don't you stay here and defend the city? In case the prediction is wrong and the enemy bypasses the defense line and attacks, you can also protect the inner city by staying here."

Guo Fu shook his head violently, "No, no, the lord has explained that it's best not to use this thing near Minzhou, and it's best not to let the common people see it, and it's not safe enough. If you're not careful, you may blow up your city wall gone."

Kou Xiao became more and more curious about what it was, but he was also more cautious, not even daring to touch it, "Then be careful yourself, prepare yourself, and leave after nightfall today. This time, you will take 2 people on the trip."

Guo Fu had nothing to prepare. He hid a fire pocket on his body, then put on a thick cotton jacket, a thick cotton hat and a scarf, hoping that he could roll farther when he was blown over.

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As night fell, the soldiers enjoyed a good dinner, and Li Xu indeed sent dozens of sheep, as if he knew they were going to act tonight.

After dinner, it was already dark, and the women in the city spontaneously came to clean up the dishes, and some even sewed and repaired for the soldiers, and sent a few pairs of shoes that they had brought. It seems that everyone started thinking about the Kou family's army, and stopped scolding Kou Xiao as an evil spirit. The most people gave Kou Xiao things, and the scene was comparable to Shun Wang's housewarming.

Kou Xiao rushed to the foot of the mountain with 2 horses and [-] peasants. The night was so dark that the group didn't even dare to light a torch, and they walked very slowly, especially the [-] peasants behind. With stones or bricks, each load is very heavy.

When he got to the lake at the foot of the mountain, Kou Xiao asked people to rest where he was, and he led people to survey the terrain nearby. He was not unfamiliar with this place, but he had never searched inch by inch before, and there was really no abnormality seen from the road.

He looked at the mountain again. It was a hundred meters high. The slope was very gentle. There were no cliffs on either side. There was no natural danger. The vegetation on the mountain was also the most common tea trees and shrubs. It was very short, and it was not easy to hide people. , let alone tens of thousands of people went up the mountain at the same time and hid, it was impossible to hide.

So in the end Kou Xiao kept his eyes on the water. It’s not like they haven’t gone down to this lake. They have bathed and caught fish, but no one has ever been to the bottom of the lake, let alone swam to the other side. I don’t know if it’s like Li Xu guessed. The bottom of the lake leads to the other side of the mountain.

The night was too dark, and Kou Xiao didn't dare to let people go into the water, and he couldn't see anything after going down, so he could only wait for the dawn.

He sent a party up to the top of the mountain, and the group came back quickly to tell him that there was no way to see the other side of the mountain from the top of the mountain, and that the lake below the mountain was very large, and the view at night was not good.

Kou Xiao didn't know how to arrange this line of defense for the most effective attack on the enemy. It should be both stealthy and lethal, but judging from the current terrain, it is very difficult. If you just build a wall by the lake, the enemy will be out of the water. As you can see, there is plenty of time to travel back.

If you want to make a fuss on the hillside, and the opponent comes ashore from the lake, their range may not be enough.

Kou Xiao stopped circling around. He closed his eyes and recalled the surrounding terrain bit by bit. After simulating several situations, he finally chose to set up an ambush on the mountain. Although the effect will be worse, it can guarantee the safety of his side to the greatest extent. .

Soon, the peasants carried rocks up the mountain, worked non-stop all night, and finally made a long line of defense before dawn.

After resting enough, Kou Jiajun began to dress himself up, wearing camouflage uniforms and camouflage hats, and made branches and leaves to hang on his head and body, dressing himself as a sapling, which looked a bit tall and strong among a group of bushes, but After they lurked, they merged with the surroundings again, except for making the trees on the mountain appear more lush, it was not obtrusive.

Kou Xiao looked at this scene and nodded secretly. This disguise can be given full marks. If you look at it from a layman's point of view, you will definitely not see any clues.

In the early morning, the sunshine that everyone was looking forward to did not appear, instead it was raining heavily. Kou Xiao cursed God, wiped the rainwater off his face, and asked everyone to use some dry food to take advantage of the rainwater. I don't know how long the wait will be. According to Kou Xiao's guess, it will not exceed two days, but this is just his guess.

After daybreak, Kou Xiao still sent two soldiers with good water quality to go down to the bottom of the lake and try to drill to the other side of the mountain. If they succeeded, then their night's labor would not be in vain. If it was a dead end, he might kill him. Pack your bags and go back to the city.

Before the two soldiers came back, Kou Xiao first received a message from the scouts on the top of the mountain. There was movement on the other side of the mountain. It was too far to see clearly, but there must be a large crowd approaching.

Kou Xiao couldn't help getting excited, "I will go up and see for myself." He quickly ran to the top of the mountain and looked at the group of people with a simple telescope. A group of dark heads and a seemingly slow moving speed, he didn't think about anything other than pirates. And this group of people has a characteristic, all wearing tights, no convoy, which means no baggage, that is to say, they came with the belief that they must win.

Kou Xiao heard from Li Xu that he sent dead soldiers to search for their ships, and if they could find them, they would burn them to the ground, cutting off their escape route. Thinking about it now, such an arrangement is undoubtedly the best. The food must be stored on the boat. Burning the boat will not only cut off their retreat, but also cut off their way of life.

Kou Xiao quietly went down the mountain, and asked people to try to call the people in the water up, but don't meet them in the water, it would be a surprise.

It is difficult to hear the movement on the shore in the deep water, and with the cover of the rain, even people in the water who shouted their throats by the lake would not be able to hear it.

Someone found a few long bamboo poles, connected them together and poked them into the water, even if they couldn't hit anyone, they could still tell the difference.

Sure enough, not long after, two heads appeared in the center of the lake. The two raised their middle fingers to the people on the shore, and then swam to the shore with all their might.

This habit of raising the middle finger was learned from King Shun. At first, I heard that it was a gesture of praise, and everyone learned it one after another. When Li Xu found out, it was impossible to recover from this wrong perception, so he had no choice but to make the mistake. Anyway, the ancients would never know the correct answer.

A man climbed ashore, his body dripping wet, "Damn it, this lake is so deep, you can't see the road if it's too deep, we swim very slowly, and we have to come out of the water from time to time to breathe, this lake Even if it is connected to the opposite side, few people can swim across it."

"Hush! Here they come."

The two were speechless, they had to watch each other emerge with their own eyes, otherwise they couldn't believe that the other's water skills were so good. Compared with those pirates, their water skills were much worse.

"I heard that the navy practiced diving every day. This method was proposed by the prince. The prince is really wise. No wonder we always struggled to fight pirates before."

Time seemed to slow down. Kou's army waited in the mountains for a long time before they received the news that the other party had launched into the water. But as soon as the news was confirmed, everyone's self-confidence rose. There is nothing more beneficial than predicting the enemy's movements. They just waited. That group of pirates appeared in the lake, and they could smash them to cry for their father and mother.

Kou Xiao asked Guo Fu to guard on the other side of the mountain. If there is a large army retreating, let him sacrifice his secret weapon and use this group of pirates to test the research results of the prince. Anyway, there are no villages on the side of the mountain, so even if the Even if the lake is drained, it won't affect them, and the people of Minzhou can't hear the movement from such a distance.

Guo Fu smiled and said yes, "Hey, just wait and see. Anyway, from the prince's description, I feel that this thing will scare the pirates out of their wits, and I will never dare to set foot on the land of South Vietnam."

Kou Xiao felt uneasy when he heard this. At that time, Li Xu asked him to recommend a clever and loyal person. He introduced Guo Fu without thinking about it, but when he heard Guo Fu's message back, he knew how dangerous this mission was.

"you……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Guo Fu stopped him, "General, don't talk about it, I know what the consequences are. We soldiers, don't we live a life of hanging our heads on the waistbands of our trousers every day? It is such a great and glorious thing to exchange one life for the end of a war, and the prince will definitely engrave the humble name on the hero monument, and it will last forever."

Kou Xiao raised his forehead, "Where did you hear the gossip, where did you get the monument to heroes?"

"There must be, you forgot, even those old lords who donated money to build a road have erected monuments for them. Our soldiers fought on the battlefield, and exchanged their lives for the stable life of the common people. This contribution is no less than road construction. , the prince will definitely erect a monument."

"What does it matter to you whether you erect a stele or not? If you die, you will have no descendants, no one will sweep your tomb during the Qingming Festival, and no one will burn paper money for you during the Ghost Festival. Your newly acquired brick and tile house will be destroyed immediately." Change of owner."

"General, I beg you to be kind!" Guo Fu frowned, feeling that there was no way to continue this topic, otherwise he would definitely quit. No one would rush forward knowing they were going to die.

Kou Xiao patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "So, you remember to come back alive. If you can come back alive, you will be the biggest hero this time. You have seen the generosity of the prince before. I don't need to talk about rewards. You What kind of life you will live for the rest of your life depends on this time.”

Guo Fu immediately became confident, "Promise, I will complete the task smoothly and come back alive to receive the reward!"

During the conversation, the water has already entered the water one after another. Tens of thousands of people dived into the water like dumplings. The water surface fluctuated a little at first, but after the group of people dived into the deep water, the lake surface returned to calm.

The scouts watching from the top of the mountain were dumbfounded with their binoculars. My good guys, this group of people really lived in the sea. They are so good at water that they are enviable. If they didn’t have this binoculars, they wouldn’t be able to see it with their naked eyes. Nothing out of the ordinary.

No wonder the other party dared to take this old road, it was certain that they would not find out.

Kou Xiao counted the time silently. It would not be easy to swim from the other side of the mountain. No matter how good the water is, how long can you hold your breath in the water, so once they arrive here, the first thing they will do is to come out of the water to breathe.

Without his orders, the Kou family soldiers all stared at the water below with wide eyes. The sound of heartbeat was louder than the sound of breathing at this moment, and the barbaric factor flowing in the blood seemed to burst out immediately.

The Kou family's army counted their meritorious service based on their heads. The more enemies they killed, the more meritorious service they accumulated, and the faster they would be promoted. Anyone who wanted to climb the ranks wished that he had three heads and six arms, and could kill a few more people on the battlefield.

There seemed to be some movement on the surface of the water. The soldiers in the bottom row had prepared stones. Their palms were sweating nervously, and the stones almost slipped from their hands.

"Hold on, listen to the general's orders." Every team leader reminded the soldiers around him.

More than half of the soldiers brought this time are recruits. Unlike the previous bandit suppression, this is a real war, so most people are very nervous. In this case, it is really possible to see a head popping out from below Come screaming and throwing stones down.

This is not a good thing, Kou Xiao must wait for half of the enemy troops to arrive here before attacking, otherwise what if he hits one head and the rest of the heads retract!

Ripples appeared one after another on the surface of the water. At first, it was ten people who took a deep breath. After taking a deep breath, these ten people floated in place, turning their heads to look around. It was a long time before they dived into the water, probably to report a message. .

"It's quite cautious." Kou Xiao nodded secretly.

After being cautious, the surface of the water boiled completely, and heads came out of the water one after another, probably because they were suffocated at the bottom of the water. At this time, the first thing everyone did was to breathe fresh air fiercely.

Kou Xiao waited until there were enough heads in the water before giving an order, "Do it!"

In an instant, stones were smashed into the water one by one from the hillside. At the beginning, there were too many people, even if you threw them casually, the stones could hit a person.

At the same time, tens of thousands of stones fell down at the same time, and immediately thousands of people sank into the water with howls, almost turning into corpses very quickly.

"No, there is an ambush!" The pirates shouted, and those who were lucky enough to escape the stone attack immediately hid in the water.

Although the stone still has a certain attack power after entering the water, the effect is greatly reduced due to the resistance of the water. As long as you dive deep enough, the stone will not be able to exert any effect on the people in the water.

Kou Xiao immediately ordered after a round of stone attacks: "Change the bow and arrow!"

Immediately, rows of arrows rained into the water, and soon blood floated up, staining the lake red.

Kou Xiao didn't know how many enemy troops were severely injured by this attack, so he could only go by feeling, "Move down quickly, surround the lake, and don't let any pirate escape ashore."

The Kou family army quickly ran down the mountain with a bow and arrow in hand, and then formed a circle by the lake. During this period, some injured pirates could not help but surfaced to take a breath, and were shot between the eyebrows by an arrow. After that, no one was there for a long time Dare to take the lead.

Kou Xiao pursed his lips in displeasure. In this way, the enemy army will definitely not dare to come over. The most likely way is to swim back. The terrain on the other side of the mountain is too slow, so it is not suitable for another wave of attacks. Fu.