From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 878

It was difficult to walk, especially when the autumn rain came. The whole forest was wet. Everyone's clothes were very thin. They had been traveling for a long time and were exhausted. If this continued, Zhou Yuan was afraid something would happen.

There was another key problem: there was no food.

After walking for four or five days in a row, the rations they carried were basically eaten up. There was no need to worry about water if it rained, but it was a huge test of willpower.

"Kid, something is not right."

Chu Feifan said in a low voice: "I am the Dharma King of the Wusheng Sect after all, and I have many people under my command. I know the current situation very well. These people are almost losing confidence."

"Listless, not talking much, and can't even walk straight. You have been calculating and calculating, and now you have trapped yourself."

"What is the plan? Tell us so that everyone can boost their morale."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "Such an environment and such escape are an extreme test of anyone's will."

"What's more, now they are surrounded by enemies and pursuers everywhere. It is normal for them to be depressed."

After all, the soldiers in the south are not as good as those in the north.

Those men on the northern border have been accustomed to hardship for many years. The Fifth Army Camp is not on the border, but they have experienced wars and walked out of blood and fire.

Although these are elite soldiers, they have not experienced such a high-intensity mountain transfer.

"The key is that there is no food."

Cai Husheng was panting, his voice had changed, and his nose was blocked, obviously he was sick.

He gritted his teeth and said: "The rations we have can only last until dark today, but the future is bleak at present."

"Prince, what plans do you have, tell me quickly."

"Have you contacted the Seediq tribe, will they receive us?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "At present, no ethnic tribe will receive us."

Chu Feifan said: "Then what are you calculating, where should we go!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Don't be nervous, my calculations have been going on, and they are moving in the direction I expected."

"Besides, I have never expected to be taken in by the aborigines. I don't think it is easy to incite them."

"So, my plan does not include surrendering to them."

Cai Husheng was stunned and said, "Then what are we doing here? Where are we going next? There is no food."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Let's ask the Seediq tribe for some food."

At this point, he looked at Bayinbalo and said, "Boy, lead the way. I want to go directly to their settlement area."

Bainbalo snorted and said, "After this forest, it is the hunting ground of the Seediq tribe. You'd better think clearly. Entering their hunting ground means invasion."

Zhou Yuan said, "Your task is to lead the way, not to give advice. Let's go."

A group of more than 60 people, dragging their tired bodies, quickly passed through the forest.

After passing a small path, they finally arrived at the hunting ground of the Seediq tribe.

"Come on!"

Zhou Yuan shouted: "You are all like eggplants hit by frost. I am not anxious, so why are you anxious?"

"You are the elites in the army after all. You can't even bear this little hardship? What's the point of fighting a war?"

"Stand still, after these two days of hardship, you will have your battles to fight!"

After some encouragement, everyone's state improved a little, but there was no fundamental qualitative change.

In any case, continue to move forward. After a full meal, the state will naturally be different.

Continue to move forward to the southwest, along the central mountain range, through patches of dense primitive jungle.

But soon, the howling sound came, and heads popped out from the mountains and forests. Hundreds of people appeared in an instant. The scale and speed were jaw-dropping.

"Seediq! Seediq are coming!"

Cai Husheng shouted, panicking. With only 50 or 60 people, they could not stop the Seediq from killing them. They knew this place too well and could walk through the forests like flat ground.

Zhou Yuan shouted directly, "Take out your guns! Get ready for battle!"

"Cai Husheng, shout to them and tell them that we want to see their leader."

Cai Husheng said anxiously, "I can't speak the Seediq language at all. Although our Sai Ya have similar customs, our language is completely different."

Zhou Yuan said, "Bayinbaluo, it's your turn to take action. You know the way and should understand their language."

Bayinbaluo was silent for a moment, then he shouted at the top of his voice.

The words that were completely incomprehensible came out, and the other party quickly responded.

Bayinbaluo said, "They said that the Dutch have issued an order that no tribe is allowed to receive or support you. They are merciful not to take action against you. Let you leave him immediately.their hunting grounds."

Zhou Yuan laughed instead, squinting his eyes and said, "It seems that Lucas did give them a heads-up in advance. Too many people are paying attention to our group. It's about the fate of the race, which means... their leader should be here too!"

Zhou Yuan raised his head and said loudly, "Sir, the chief of the Seediq tribe, I am Zhou Yuan, the Grand Marshal of the Great Jin Army. I believe you already know my identity. Please come out and meet me."

Cai Husheng said that the chief of the Seediq tribe can speak Chinese.

After a while, a steady and deep voice came: "I don't know your identity, and I don't care about it. I just want you to leave quickly and don't force us to do it."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "You don't want to do it, not because you are kind, but because you know very well that we have forty mother-and-child flintlock guns, and you also know very well that these soldiers of mine are all elite."

"Even if you are familiar with this place, even if you have experienced hundreds of battles, if you want to kill us all, you will have to pay the price of at least hundreds of people. ”

“For the current Seediq people, hundreds of young and strong men are really too much to lose.”

“Based on this reality, sir, please come out and meet me.”

“I don’t ask you to take me in, and I will never make things difficult for you. I just want to say a few words.”

On the mountain wall in front, surrounded by trees, a middle-aged strong man came out and said coldly: “I don’t want to talk to you! If you don’t leave, we have to send someone to invite the Dutch.”

Zhou Yuan laughed and said: “Why don’t you go to the Dutch directly? Why let us go? In the final analysis, you don’t want us to die! You are not really on the side of the Dutch!”

“Sir, I only say one thing! One truthful word! After hearing this, you can decide whether to meet me or not!”

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and shouted: “Within ten days! I will destroy the Netherlands!”

…

“There are bloodstains, traces of fighting, arrows on the ground, and bullet holes on the trees. "

Urien observed the surroundings and said in a deep voice: "There was a battle here, but no bodies were seen, which means that the exploration team had no casualties."

"According to the terrain analysis, the location of the bloodstains is the direction of the ambush. It seems that the aboriginals who organized the ambush suffered heavy losses."

"They should have moved the bodies back."

"The traces clearly show that the exploration team entered the hunting ground of the Seediq people."

Lucas looked at a huge rock with a gloomy face and said nothing.

Urien said: "Although the Seediq people are unruly, they are not bold enough to take in the exploration team. The situation is not bad."

"Now the warriors of all major ethnic groups have gathered. Thousands of people are besieging the exploration team in this deep mountain. Their food is about to run out and they are almost dead."

Lucas said coldly: "So, what does Zhou Yuan mean by leaving this sentence? "

Urion's face changed, and he noticed that on the boulder in front of him, there was a line of powerful characters engraved - "Within ten days, I will destroy the Netherlands!"

"Wishful thinking!"

Urion said loudly: "This Zhou Yuan must be crazy."

Lucas said: "I really hope he is crazy, but unfortunately, according to my research on him, this person has never failed."

"Ten days... Why can he say that he will destroy us within ten days when he is at his wit's end?"

"How many tricks has he prepared that we haven't guessed?"

Lucas clenched his fists, squinted his eyes, and his mood fluctuated.