Ming Zuo

Chapter 656
In Liaodong in August, autumn is in full swing.

In the primeval dense forest that blocks the sun, the sun is blocked, so it is very cold.

One cannot walk in it alone.

The danger is always inexplicable.

"See clearly, how many people are here?"

"Ten days ago there were [-] people, five days ago it was [-] people, and yesterday it was [-] people. All of them add up to over [-] people."

"Which route are you from?"

"Two white flags, you will never admit your mistake."

In the thick grass, scouts in auspicious suits looked at Jinzhou City unscrupulously.

Everything that comes in and out here, from morning to night, from day to night, cannot escape their eyes.

"This time there is going to be a big battle, so I finally don't have to be idle."

"Captain, we are only one brigade, can we handle it?"

"If you can't carry it, you have to carry it. Can you still lose Lushun?"

Man Liao raised his wrist and looked at the time.

"Okay, let's go."

Following his command, there was a rustling sound in the grass near him.

After a while, three or four people gathered around him.

The group of people was still lying in the grass, moving their hands and feet, and slowly crawling backwards.

With such a movement, the grass will not shake even the slightest when viewed from a distance.Naturally, no one would have thought that there was something tricky in the grass.

Man Liao led his men to climb like this for a full stick of incense, and retreated for nearly fifty meters before straightening up and entering the dense forest.

They've completed their investigation and now they're going back to report.

In the ensuing battle, it has nothing to do with their scouts.

There is no room for them on the tragic frontal battlefield.

The scout's next action plan must be instructed by the brigade headquarters.

In the dense forest, Man Liao and others walked southward in a hurry.

After being out for more than a month, they all struggled in the deep mountains and old forests.

What they want to do most at this time is to take a hot bath after returning to the camp, eat a meal of pork stewed vermicelli, and then sleep well.

As he was walking, Man Liao suddenly raised his arms, and he quickly lurked down.

The three soldiers behind him moved equally quickly, and spread out in all directions, staring at every corner of the dense forest with sharp eyes.

It's a pity that I can't see anything as far as I can see.

But precisely because he couldn't see anything, Man Liao was extremely nervous.While trying to adjust his breathing, his cheeks began to be covered with hot sweat.

He raised his hand and pointed to the left.

A soldier understood, leaned out lightly, and moved towards the direction he pointed.

Just after taking two steps, there was a "bang" in the shadows, and an arrow quickly arrived in front of him.

The soldier remained nervous all the time, and when a black shadow appeared in front of his eyes, he rolled on the spot without even thinking about it.

The back arrow failed and was nailed to the tree.

At the moment when the accident happened, another soldier turned his head and came out, and the crossbow accurately counterattacked.

There was a sound of "ah" in the shadows, obviously someone was hit by an arrow.

The soldier was overjoyed, before he could make a sound, seven or eight arrows shot towards him.

He was too slow to hide, and was shot by an arrow in his right leg, and immediately fell to the ground.

There were strange whistling sounds in the dense forest, and dozens of black figures rushed out, screaming and rushing towards this side.

Seeing the real body of the enemy, Man Liao immediately knew that this was the scout who had encountered Hou Jin.

These Jurchens are born hunters in the dense forest, and even the most experienced scouts will have a hard time meeting them here.

But there is no time between life and death for him to think too much.

Man Liao first shot a crossbow arrow, then retreated sharply.

He ran to the wounded soldier, picked it up without saying a word, put his head on his back and ran wildly.

The other two soldiers also shot crossbow bolts, then took out grenades and threw them wildly in the direction of the Houjin scout.

Although Houjin's archers were accurate in archery, the quality of their bows and arrows could not be compared with the steel crossbows of the new army scouts anyway.

Three crossbow arrows shot over, killing two scouts.

The subsequent grenade overturned several people, and the smoke produced made Hou Jin's scouts slow down, and the two scouts who were also in the rear also began to retreat.

In the dense forest, the intense pursuit began.

On both sides are the most elite fighters.

On one side is the king of individual soldiers trained by the most scientific training methods.

On one side is a born king of the mountains.

Man Liao ran wildly with his hands behind his back, suddenly his feet were empty, his ankle was quickly caught by the rope, and then he turned over and walked towards the midair.

Obviously he stepped on the trap set by the Jurchens.

But just as his men left the ground, the scouts who followed flew past, and the sharp blades in their hands had already cut off the rope.

Not only that, but the wounded soldiers who fell were picked up, and the momentum of advancement did not stagnate in any way.

Man Liao rolled on the ground, got up quickly and stuck a grenade under the root of a tree.

Then another grenade was dropped on the other side.

The string between the two grenades was like hair, it was impossible to see in such a dark environment.

The last soldier jumped through the air, this time serving as their rear guard.

Not far after running out, there was a roar behind him.

Apparently, the Houjin scouts were recruited again.

But the acquired scouts are not free.

Even while running at high speed, they can still shoot arrows non-stop, and they are extremely accurate.

One of the arrows hit the right shoulder of the rear scout.

With a stagger, he fell to the ground.

The Hou Jin scout who caught up was overjoyed, screaming and jumping up, the blade slashed down in mid-air.

Man Liao returned a crossbow.

He knocked the man back from the air and nailed him to the ground.

However, their situation has become extremely dangerous.

There is no way ahead.

The tens of meters high cliff became a natural moat, which also made the chasing Houjin scouts ecstatic.

"Caught alive."

The battle is about to begin.

But Hou Jin still didn't know anything about the newly acquired Ming army from Lushun.

If the captives can be captured and effective information can be obtained through interrogation, it will definitely be a great achievement.

It's a pity that these Houjin scouts didn't know what they were facing.

In the eyes of many people, the cliff of tens of meters is a dead end, but in front of these unparalleled scouts, it is no different from a smooth road.

Man Liao repelled the scout who was the fastest chasing him, picked up his injured companion, put him on his back, and ran towards the cliff.

Another soldier carried his wounded companion on his back, and did the same.

Houjin's scouts thought they were going to commit suicide, they were all stunned, and they didn't think of anything else.

But when Man Liao and the soldier were running, they had already taken the rope from their wounded companion.

One end of this rope has a sharp and strong metal claw.

The two of them didn't slow down, and when they ran past, they had already buckled their paws on the trunk of the big tree.

At the same time, the iron ring on the rope was fastened to the belt.

When they rushed to the edge of the cliff, they didn't stop at all, turned around to face the cliff, and jumped directly.

Hou Jin's scouts had never seen such a scene.

When he carefully approached the edge of the cliff, he saw a body that had not been thrown beyond recognition.

Instead, Man Liao and the others had already run away and disappeared.

A small chasing battle completely broke the Jurchen's perception of fighting.

(End of this chapter)