Empress Fenghua

Chapter 80 Night Exploration of the Main Peak
It was quiet in the barracks, the bonfire was burning vigorously at night, and the continuous patter of rain also stopped after Hua Zhong and others arrived in Jingzhou.Teams of soldiers patrolled the barracks regularly.

There is a faint candlelight in a large tent in the center.Hua Zhong was dressed in gray and sat behind the desk, holding a map in his hand.When Ye Yongjia and Ning Liuchen walked in, they couldn't help frowning when they saw Hua Zhong was hiding a dagger in his boot.

Seeing the two of them enter the house, Hua Chong said with a smile, "You guys came just in time, I'm going to take people to explore the terrain. You stay in the army, just in case."

Ye Yongjia frowned, his eyes full of doubts and worries, "How do you check the terrain at such a late hour? What's more, your outfit is so strange, wouldn't it be easy to be spotted?"

Ye Yongjia looked at the gray tights with green patterns on Hua Zhong's body, the cuffs and trousers were tightened to a large size, and there were many small cloth bags on the chest and waist...

Hua Zhong smiled awkwardly, "This is my new invention of night clothes! I made twenty sets before I came here. Don't be surprised, usually black night clothes are easy to be noticed in the night, and this kind of gray-green is easier to hide in the dark. In the wild. These small cloth bags are used to hold weapons and tools, and they are divided into categories, so that you won’t find things when you’re in a hurry!”

Ning Liuchen chuckled, and frivolously picked up the night clothes on the case table with his fingers and looked at them, "Since when have you been thinking about all these weird things in your head? Is this thing really so useful?" Ning Liuchen's tone was quite For barely.

Hua Zhong snorted, snatched the night clothes from Ning Liuchen's hand, and snorted, "Just look at the result! Song Mingdong!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Song Mingdong opened the curtain and walked in, seeing Hua Zhong's attire stunned, he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully, "What is the county lord's order?"

Hua Zhong threw the package in his hand to Song Mingdong, "Including you, go and pick twenty soldiers who are safe and fast, put on the clothes in this package, and wait outside the military tent." Hua Zhong turned around and folded the map, He said quickly, "Oh! By the way! And that Zhou Yiwei!"

Song Mingdong glanced dazedly, nodded, "The subordinate will go immediately!"

A group of people rode their horses to a hidden place some distance away from Xiaoyao Village, and twenty people surrounded Hua Zhong.Hua Zhong whispered, "Let's leave the horses here and go on foot. Remember not to act rashly without my order, so as not to scare the snake!"

"Yes!" Everyone got off their horses immediately, spread out a short distance apart, and swept across a patch of grass like a prairie fire.At the foot of the mountain, Huazhong heard the sound of a mouse, except for the whistling of the wind, there was no rustling movement just now.

Song Mingdong approached Huazhong, and said in a low voice, "Master, what should we do now? Xiaoyao Mountain is ahead!"

Hua Zhong looked forward, there seemed to be a slight bright spot on the mountain, perhaps only the fire could be seen from a distance.Occasionally there are wandering lights, as if the guards on the night watch are holding up the torches for lighting.

Hua Zhong frowned, "It seems that Xiaoyao Village is not on the main peak of Xiaoyao Mountain, but on the small mountain next to it!"

Song Mingdong said worriedly, "According to my subordinates, the small peak of Xiaoyao Mountain seems to be steeper than the main peak. Our side is full of cliffs, and there is no point of entry. If we attack from the other side, I'm afraid we will be attacked by Xiaoyao Village." People found out!"

On the other side, Zhou Yiwei's breathing was a bit cramped, "Master, my subordinates are willing to give it a try!"

Hua Zhong looked at Zhou Yiwei in the dark, and smiled faintly, "What do you want to try?"

Zhou Yiwei didn't seem to have expected Hua Zhong to ask such a question, and was a little embarrassed, "Of course I went to Xiaofeng to spy on information!"

Hua Zhong sneered, "If you go at this time, I'm afraid you will be discovered before reaching the top of the mountain. Whether you use bows and arrows or stones, you can die without a place to bury you! This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Good place to start!"

Hua Zhong raised his head and looked at the main peak of Xiaoyao Mountain. The distance between the two mountains was not far, and it looked like a three-story mountain was split in half by a giant axe. "Let's go! Let's go to the main peak to have a look."

"The main peak?" Song Mingdong was puzzled but extremely obedient, and hurriedly greeted the crowd in a low voice, "According to the order of the county lord, climb up the main peak to investigate."

Hua Zhong's footsteps are light. Although the main peak is dangerous, it is much easier to climb than the small peak. Twenty people followed Hua Zhong, and the road on the mountain was still muddy and slippery.A group of people were already panting and exhausted, but Hua Zhong's breath was steady.

"Ah..." Zhou Yiwei suddenly let out a low voice, not loud, but enough to attract the attention of the group.

I saw Zhou Yiwei's foot slipped, his body suddenly lost its center of gravity, and fell backwards.And behind him are abrupt stones and steep mountain walls.Hua Chong's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and the rope around his waist was thrown out with a sound, and it just slipped into Zhou Yiwei's waist.

With Hua Zhong's assistance, Zhou Yiwei immediately adjusted his pace and climbed up the main peak again. "Thank you county lord for saving me!"

Hua Chong frowned, "Everyone, be careful, if you fall, the county lord won't be able to save so many people!"

"Yes!" Zhou Yiwei's face was embarrassing.

Hua Zhong stood on the main peak and looked at the top of Xiaoxiaoyao Mountain. It was almost dawn at this time, and the sky was bright, so he could take a look at the situation between the two peaks.

"County Lord, the vegetation here is lush, and you can't see the layout of Xiaoyao Village, only a flying flag!" Song Mingdong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Hua Zhong naturally knew that the vegetation was lush at this time, and if he wanted to see the situation on the other side, it would be even more difficult, so he was just looking at the distance between the two mountains.Perhaps without anyone noticing, you can still climb up the small peak, Night Climb Xiaoyao Village!
The wind howled from the top of the mountain, and Hua Zhong's slender figure stood alone on the edge of the cliff.Song Mingdong and the others had a thin trace of cold sweat on their foreheads, for fear that Hua Zhong's thin body would be blown off the cliff by the wind.

"County Lord! It's windy here, you'd better stand inside!" Song Mingdong said worriedly.

Hua Zhong looked back and saw twenty faces with gloomy expressions, "What are you doing standing there with bitter faces? Are you afraid of heights?"

What Hua Zhong said is really a bit contemptuous, no matter how you say it, he is a young man with a vigorous blood, how can he be looked down upon by a woman?Zhou Yiwei first bit the bullet and came to Hua Zhong's side, but kept his eyes level and did not dare to look down.The rest of the people moved over carefully in twos and threes.

Hua Zhong couldn't help laughing, and ordered in a cold voice, "Show me everything below! Anyone who dares not to look at me will push him down immediately!"

Everyone's hearts tightened, and their legs trembled involuntarily.The wind on the top of the mountain was extremely strong, and if one was not careful, people would die, but they had seen the ruthlessness of the Lord Gaoyi, and those people who were on the march were really killed.If she doesn't look at it at this time, I'm afraid she will really push herself down.

Song Mingdong was more mature after all, looking down at Little Xiaoyao Mountain, he also had his heart hanging.Zhou Yiwei's face was extremely red, beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks, but his eyes still maintained the tenacity that Hua Zhong had when he first met him!

Hua Zhong watched the moving spot of light on Little Xiaoyao Mountain from behind the crowd, and it disappeared as the sky brightened.Hua Zhong raised his lips and smiled slightly, "Go! Go back to the barracks!"

Everyone let out a sigh of relief quickly, as if they had escaped a catastrophe.As the saying goes, going up a mountain is easy and going down a mountain is hard.The twenty soldiers were all panting and exhausted, and some were even sweating profusely. Their feet were still very slippery, and they might fall if they were not careful.

Hua Zhong asked Song Mingdong beside him in a cold voice, "Apart from the night clothes given by the county lord, are they also wearing autumn clothes?"

Song Mingdong nodded dully, "They are all autumn clothes uniformly issued by the army."

Hua Chong frowned and said, "When we go back to the barracks, we'll take it off for them, don't wear it!"

Song Mingdong was taken aback, his feet slipped and he almost fell, "County Lord, if you don't wear autumn clothes in this weather, the soldiers will be afraid to fight..."

Hua Zhong looked cold, "If you don't want to die, just do as the county lord tells you. Marching and fighting, if you act slowly, you will be killed at any time. The enemy is not as kind as the county lord!"

Ye Yongjia couldn't help being a little curious, since Hua Chong returned to the barracks, he was hiding in the barracks and researching something.I stay behind closed doors for a whole day, and sometimes I don’t even have time to eat.

Ning Liuchen's good looks twisted together, looking at the blueprint that Hua Zhong handed over to him, "What is this? Are you sure it's not a bird?"

Hua Zhong sneered, "You can find skilled craftsmen to make [-] of these pictures, and make sure they are firm. I will give them five days to make sure they are all in order."

"Five days?" A trace of hesitation flashed in Ning Liuchen's eyes, "Why build them separately? Isn't your thing an object?"

"Second young master has good eyesight, so he can tell that these things are the same thing!" Hua Zhong smiled triumphantly, "That's right, but this thing is hard to find in the world. If it is made by a master, it is inevitable that he will not leak it in the future! Make it separately, They never know what they're doing!"

There was a gleam of light in Ning Liuchen's eyes, and an unruly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I didn't expect Sanmei to have such a quick mind."

For the next five days, Hua Zhong stayed quietly in the military tent, but every night he would go to Xiaoyao Mountain to see the dots of lights on the top of the mountain.

Ye Yongjia was really worried these days and couldn't sleep. The army had been staying for five days, but there was no movement at all.He didn't even know how to explain to the emperor, but he knew that Hua Zhong was so confident that he would definitely catch him by surprise.

Ye Yongjia glanced at a pair of twenty people running past, the leader being Song Mingdong.Ye Yongjia stopped Song Mingdong and waved to him, Song Mingdong hurried over.

"What orders does His Royal Highness have?"

Ye Yongjia frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Song Mingdong was honest, "His Royal Highness King Yong, Lord Gaoyi asked us to practice mountain climbing."

"It doesn't take a day for you to climb the mountain, right? Every day when I see you, I go out in the evening and return at dawn. Did you go out and be lazy?" Ye Yongjia asked sharply.

Song Mingdong quickly shook his head, "How dare my subordinates? It's just that the county lord told us to stand on the edge of the cliff for a while after climbing up the mountain, and then practice climbing trees and jumping down in the mountain, repeating the cycle."

"Standing on the edge of a cliff? Go to the forest to climb a tree and then jump off?" Ye Yongjia's eyes were full of doubts.

Song Mingdong was used to it by comparison!Ye Yongjia's eyes were full of worry and disbelief. Seeing that Song Mingdong didn't seem to be lying, he waved his hands to let them continue...

(End of this chapter)