Chapter 137: Crow Gorge (2)

This was also the reason why he allowed her to come here today. Didn't she want to stay in the army? He would let her stay and see what real marching was, and what was called enduring hardship!

Gu Yun naturally didn't know Su Ling's thoughts. Walking to the canyon, she squinted and looked. The trees on the opposite side were denser than this side, and the terrain could hardly be seen clearly. Gu Yun asked, "Lou Lao Jiangjun, is the opposite side the forest you mentioned?"

Lou Muhai nodded and replied, "Yes! I once led troops in, but didn't dare to advance further after walking ten miles. The humidity inside is very heavy, and the tall trees cover the sky and the sun. Only at noon can you see a little sunlight. Not only are poisonous insects and beasts common, but it is also very easy to lose your way."

He didn't quite understand. After spending some time together, he found that Qing Mo was indeed a good girl, and she was worthy of General Su. And the people in the General's Mansion already called her Madam, so it shouldn't be wrong! Why did Su Ling and Qing Mo seem to be enemies on a narrow road?!

The feelings of young men and women are really hard to understand. Lou Muhai shook his head and decided not to care anymore. He just needed to assist General Su in suppressing the bandits. Pointing to the rock wall on the opposite side, Lou Muhai said worriedly, "The rebels made an appointment here. I'm afraid they will hold Vanguard Han on the opposite side to threaten, and let the General go alone. In this way, our army will be difficult to cross to the other side of the canyon. The General will face the rebels alone, and the situation will be dangerous. If they take the General into the dense forest, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Mu Yi estimated that he had seen enough scenery, and laughed, fearing that the world would not be in chaos, "Ling, it turns out that you are so incompetent in other people's hearts?"

Mu Yi felt it was ridiculous. A few rebels could knock Su Ling down, then he shouldn't be a general either.

Lou Muhai's face froze, and his tone was obviously stiff and cold, "This old minister didn't mean that, General Su, don't misunderstand. It's just that the environment on the opposite side is indeed extremely dangerous, and those rebels are extremely vicious people. The General has a heavy responsibility, really..."

Su Ling patted Lou Muhai's shoulder hard and laughed, "Old General, no need to pay attention to him. Su understands the Old General's worries." He was crazy to agree to let Mu Yi, this meddlesome man, come with him!

Lou Muhai's face finally looked better, and Su Ling continued to ask, "How long is this canyon? Can we bypass the canyon and ambush on the opposite side?"

Gu Yun stood on both sides of the canyon, her smart eyes silently observing the surrounding environment. At this time, Leng Xiao and Liu Xing also came down from the tree and handed the paper in their hands to Gu Yun, "Chief, it's done."

Gu Yun took it happily and laughed, "Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Yun finished speaking and focused on the drawing in her hand, not noticing that both of them were startled and retreated to the side unnaturally. However, the faint touch in their eyes was seen by Mu Yi, who was "idle" on the side. He raised his thin lips. This woman knew how to buy people's hearts.

Lou Muhai understood Su Ling's thoughts, but he didn't quite agree, and replied, "The water flow of Crow Valley runs through the forest and finally flows into the East Sea. If you want to bypass, the narrowest position in the canyon is ten miles upstream, where a wooden bridge can be built to pass. But the rebels are cunning. If our army ambushes on the opposite side early, I'm afraid they won't show up, and Vanguard Han will also be in danger." Having dealt with those rebels for so many years, he had a deep understanding of their cunning and caution.

Yu Shijun guessed, "Old General, do you mean it is best to attack by surprise when the rebels appear?"

"Exactly." Lou Muhai nodded, but soon shook his head and sighed, "This canyon is more than ten feet wide. General Su has deep internal energy and might be able to borrow strength to get over, but the soldiers really can't do it."

The water flow below is rapid. No matter how good your water quality is, it is impossible to pass from below. And the distance between the canyons is so wide that it is impossible to swing over. So how to pass quickly? And must catch the other side by surprise. Too difficult.

Several people fell into deep thought at the same time. Gu Yun slowly raised her head, a flash of confident brilliance in her eyes, and laughed, "Actually, it is not impossible to cross this canyon!"

Liu Xing was so excited that he shook all over and asked urgently, "Chief, how can we get over?!"

Everyone stared at her, including Su Ling and Mu Yi, wanting to hear what kind of wonderful plan she could come up with.

Who knew, Gu Yun put the drawing into her arms slowly, and said with a half-smile, "There are too many small bugs here, we'd better go back and talk about it."

Bugs? Where are the bugs? Liu Xing looked puzzled and asked, "Chief, what do you mean?"

Gu Yun didn't answer him, but retreated very quickly to the side of the neatly lined soldiers. In the situation where everyone didn't react, she grabbed the long bow on his shoulder, grabbed an arrow from the quiver, pointed to a big tree not far away, and pulled the bow to the full—

"Ah!" A painful cry, a figure covered in leaves fell from the tree, and an arrow was inserted in his shoulder.

After the man fell from the tree, he quickly rushed into the dense bushes. Leng Xiao was about to chase, but Gu Yun waved his hand and said, "Leng Xiao, don't chase."

Yu Shijun and Lou Muhai's faces were not very good. They didn't find anyone on the tree. It was all because the sound of the rushing water was too loud, making them unable to hear the movement of the rebels!

Compared to their surprise, Su Ling was much calmer, and Mu Yi sighed exaggeratedly, "I say Sister-in-law, why didn't you shoot him to death just now? Woman's benevolence is a big taboo for military strategists!"

Woman's benevolence? Gu Yun raised her eyebrows lightly and replied unceremoniously, "Monster, your martial arts don't seem bad. You should be able to feel that there is more than one person lurking around here to listen to the news. There are already more than ten people in sight. How many can you kill? Besides, people just want to see if General Su is really capable. If you don't let them go back to report, who will pass on his prestige?"

Looking at Su Ling's indifferent appearance, he must have discovered someone eavesdropping long ago. No wonder he didn't say much today. Since people are so low-key, she just helped him.

Every sentence she said to him had to be prickly, right! Su Ling's eagle eyes stared straight at Gu Yun. Gu Yun smiled, but didn't look at him, leaning against the big tree and looking around, the scenery here... is indeed good.

Staying with this woman again, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't strangle her!

"Deputy General Yu." Su Ling shouted coldly.

Yu Shijun cupped his fists and replied, "Yes."

"Take one hundred elite soldiers to the opposite side from the place mentioned by Lou Lao Jiangjun to explore the terrain, and report back to the camp at the Xu hour." Even if you can't ambush on the opposite side, you must figure out the terrain on the opposite side.

"Yes." Yu Shijun took the order and was about to lead the team away. Gu Yun suddenly walked to his side and said in a very low voice, "Yu Shijun, after reaching the other side, don't go too far. The night in the forest comes early, and it is completely dark at the You hour. If you can't find the direction at that time, don't walk around blindly. Prick up your ears and walk to the place with the sound of running water. Following the water flow, they will take you to the edge of Crow Gorge."

She didn't want these hundred people to go and not return!

Yu Shijun nodded hard, cupped his fists gratefully and replied, "Thank you, Ma... Miss Qing for the reminder."

Yu Shijun led the team away. Gu Yun stretched out her hands, and while tying the remaining banana leaves on her feet, she said, "Leng Xiao, Liu Xing, let's go."

The two followed Gu Yun without hesitation. Liu Xing asked curiously, "Chief, where are you going now?"

"Return to the camp to demonstrate the method of forcibly crossing Crow Gorge." After speaking, Gu Yun turned back as if she had suddenly thought of something, looking at Su Ling, with that fake smile again, and her voice was full of provocation, "If General Su is also interested, you might as well come together. Of course, if you have a better way, you can also let me see!"

After speaking, Gu Yun turned around neatly, leaving Su Ling with a graceful back.

Standing beside Su Ling, Mu Yi had clearly heard his teeth grinding, but still laughed, not afraid of death, "Ling, this wife of yours is much more interesting than you."

"Mu, Yi!" The two words squeezed out from between his teeth were creepy no matter how you listened to them.

This time Mu Yi didn't provoke him again, but to be honest, that woman was really arrogant enough. How long could Ling endure it!

It's really something to look forward to.

Su Family Army Camp.

Above the natural small dirt slope is a small dense forest. The distance between the dirt slope and the forest is about ten feet. The width of Crow Valley is about the same. The difference is that there is rushing river water under Crow Valley. If you fall down, your life will be gone. Here is muddy ground, which is best for demonstrating the method of crossing the valley.

Gu Yun stood on the top of the slope, Leng Xiao stood behind her, holding a four-claw hook commonly used in siege, and a long hemp rope was connected under the hook. Su Ling and his party stood on the right, waiting silently to see her demonstration. Behind them were the soldiers in the camp, each stretching their necks.

Gu Yun didn't let them wait long. After whispering a few words in Leng Xiao's ear, she said loudly, "Throw."

Leng Xiao swung the four-claw hook in his hand, and as soon as he let go, relying on inertia, the hook flew ten feet away with the rope, hooked onto a sturdy tree trunk in the forest, circled twice, and finally stopped. Leng Xiao grabbed the end of the rope and retreated to the tree trunk behind, circling five or six times. A rope connecting both sides was tied in a very short time.

Seeing their posture, Lou Muhai seemed to understand what medicine Qing Mo wanted to sell in the gourd, and shook his head in disappointment. Lou Muhai said, "You want the soldiers to climb over with ropes? I'm afraid it's not appropriate. If the soldiers climb halfway, the rebels fire arrows, then not only will they not be able to pass, but our army will suffer heavy casualties."

Everyone can think of this method, but unfortunately it is useless!

Gu Yun reached out and pulled the rope hard. It was very strong, and she was very satisfied. Regarding the questioning behind her, Gu Yun laughed indifferently, "Climbing over is too slow, naturally it won't work, but sliding over, the effect is very different." Those rebels didn't have time to aim and fire arrows, and people had already reached the other side.

"Slide over?" Lou Muhai was puzzled. How to slide over, what to slide over with?!

"The cliffs on both sides of Crow Valley are not the same height. The cliff on our army's side is about a foot higher than the opposite side. This height difference is a big advantage." Taking out a palm-sized iron hook, Gu Yun laughed, "I found a lot of hooks used for bundling and fixing when transporting grain in the granary. With a little modification, soldiers can use it to easily and quickly cross to the opposite side."

Su Ling's cold and arrogant voice carried a bit of disdain, and asked, "The speed of sliding over is so fast, you will definitely be brought to hit the tree by this momentum after reaching the opposite side. How do the soldiers stop?" She wanted to use the height difference to let the soldiers slide over quickly by their own weight. He also wanted to use this method in the battle a year ago, but after trying it, he found that the speed was too fast, and stopping was also a difficult thing!

Gu Yun was not worried, but laughed easily, "To solve this problem, it is very simple."

Simple? What an arrogant tone. Su Ling didn't speak again, just stared at her coldly with those deep eagle eyes, and the sense of oppression struck.

This man's eyes alone were enough to make people terrified, but unfortunately the terrified people did not include her! Hooking the iron hook on the rope, the cloth strip passed through the iron hook and was tied tightly around the waist. Gu Yun didn't say much. She liked to speak with facts.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 138 =====