Chapter 360: The Truth

February nineteenth.

It has been a month since we entered the territory of Nanban.

Tan Bin and "Old Fifth" said goodbye to "Old Fourth" at a place thirty miles away from Wuhu Lake, and then went around and hid around Wuhu Lake with the guidance of the old mouse for a few days, making sure that the barbarians were not catching up. It may be possible to start again after that and continue to explore in the southeast direction.

It wasn't until he crossed the Baitou Gorge that Tan Bin realized what a wise decision it was to send them to the barbarians to investigate.

People who have never been to this area would never have imagined that the dilapidated and barbaric southern barbarian land would be like this. It is more surprising than being overturned by the facts.

Can you imagine that the scene of vigorous growth of new seedlings in the fields will appear in the Nanban bitter land?

Can you imagine that the peaceful scene of village layout and smoke from cooking will appear in Nanban bitter land?

There's even a bazaar! Even though the currency is just simple stone coins, there is already a small area of ​​circulation of goods! This means that the barbarians here have basically bid farewell to the famine, and have begun to pursue a higher level of material needs.

For Jing Jiuchao, this is not a good thing.

He didn't dare to rush during the day, so he could only explore carefully in the middle of the night, relying on the forest.

Whenever you encounter a village, use a probe ball to observe it from a distance. At least until now, Tan Bin and "Old Five" agreed that the information they got from the three red-eyed wolf cavalry was actually very inaccurate. In particular, "gathering more than 500,000 people" is seriously inconsistent. These days, the barbarians that Tan Bin and the others saw were definitely more than just such a few people.

Because more than 60 miles after crossing the Baitou Gorge, Tan Bin and the others found a military camp, which stretched for more than 15 miles, and there were more than ten villages scattered around it. There are probably no fewer than one hundred thousand people in that military stronghold alone.

It has changed so much just after passing Baekdu Gorge, so what will it be like to be close to Sambichu?

With a sense of urgency, the three of Tan Bin quickened their pace.

But fortunately, the note of thousands of miles in his arms responded. It was a notification that someone from above had been sent to lurk near Xiaochuan, in order to shorten the distance and directly contact their team, which is deep in the barbarian land, so that Tan Bin can report back any progress, and at the same time, pay attention to safety and do nothing. Evacuate immediately, don't rush in.

After getting in touch again, Tan Bin became more courageous. They are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that they will not be able to pass on the information after they get it. Now that their worries had been resolved, they decided to try to see if they could get close to Sambicho.

"Masters, I'm calling you masters! Don't go any further, can you? It's too dangerous! If we go any further, we'll all die!" The old mouse was going crazy. He used to hunt and kill barbarians for a living. Looking at the barbarians was like looking at money, and he would laugh from ear to ear. Even in his eyes, the barbarians were not worthy of being called "people", but called them "sheep".

But now? Surrounded by barbarians! There is also that big military stronghold, with swords, guns, shields and halberds everywhere, and the murderous look can be felt from a long distance, and it is not afraid that it is all fake. If it fell into the hands of these barbarians, the end would be absolutely tragic, and life would be worse than death.

The old mouse was terrified to find out that Tan Bin and the two were going to go deeper, and they said they were going to Sanbiqiu, where they had to go deeper for nearly a thousand miles!

Isn't this courting death?

"Two choices, either you come with us, or we kill you right now, lest you fall into the hands of the barbarians and suffer torture. It's also considered an acquaintance and a ride for you, how about it?" Tan Bin didn't raise his eyebrows. Back to the old mouse. He took a new bottle of water from "Old Fifth" and put it in the storage bag. For the first time in two days, they found a drinkable mountain spring and prepared to pack more.

"I really can't go any further. You should have seen the situation on the side of the barbarians, right? They have just cultivated themselves, and they are completely different from the "land of misery" that was passed down in the country. You should be able to make a difference, right?" ?”

By now, the old mouse was sure that the two in front of him were definitely the official background of Jingjiu Dynasty, but he didn't know which yamen they belonged to.

Tan Bin didn't explain, he didn't allow the old mouse to yell anymore, and drew out the dagger directly.

"Don't! I won't talk anymore! Isn't it okay if I don't talk! Hey." The old mouse felt tired.

As night fell, Tan Bin rode in front of the horse, and the "fifth" was behind. The old mouse had no ropes for a long time, and even had a horse to ride, but he had no chance to run. Li is always staring at his vest with a short crossbow, and it is absolutely heartbreaking to dare to mess around.

But maybe God saw that the old mouse was pitiful, and they didn't run very far that night, so they were forced to stop and find a nearby place to hide.

On one post, the horses were tied up and tied in the distance behind. Tan Bin, the "Old Fifth" and the old mouse were lying on the ground. About three miles away was a "long dragon" with torches. It meanders over here, and the direction of its extension is to the northwest.

"What are they doing?"

The old mouse didn't have the ball to explore, so he could only look into the distance with empty eyes, but Sanlidi was too far away, and it was late at night, so he could barely guess that there were many people moving in the distance, but the specific situation was not clear.

Tan Bin and "Old Fifth" had solemn faces and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, Tan Bin said, "It seems that things have changed again."

"Hmm! Look at the banner. It's a mixed army with at least 50,000 people, and it's marching in a long queue, but there's not much luggage behind it. It seems that if it's not going to fight somewhere, it's going to be stationed somewhere. "

This is the territory of the Southern Barbarians, except for a small number of slave caravans, there is no place where such a large army is used. So "challenge" can be ruled out. That can only be stationed somewhere.

"They are heading north. Could it be the military stronghold we passed by before?"

Tan Bin shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. The military camp was obviously built as a fortification. The four walls are solid and thick, and the inside should be full of people. Moreover, the surrounding villages have obviously been well-deployed long ago. It is unreasonable to add such a large army.

They should be heading elsewhere. "

Large-scale military mobilization is not something that can be encountered at any time. Moreover, even Tan Bin realized what was "something wrong" with the barbarians after entering Baitou Gorge, and he made a quick decision.

"Let's not go to Sanbiqiu for now, follow this army and see where they are going."

Tan Bin made a decision, and the "Old Five" followed it unconditionally. But the old mouse looked depressed and didn't know what to do. I don't want to go to Sanbiqiu anymore, but I can follow a large army. This seems to be a way of death!

It was night, and Tan Bin sent a copy of the latest progress of the operation back to Xiaochuan with the notes of thousands of miles, and then forwarded it to Fengsun City.