Chapter 44 The Hunter and the Prey(1/2)
The fire is getting brighter and brighter.
It's like the sun rises into the sky.
It was Asanashabi who put the firewood in his hand into it.
"If we deal with ordinary scouts, we can use the first and second steps. If we are a powerful character, we can definitely put them to death with the third step."
"Which method will we use?"
“Can you use them all?”
Asanashabi glanced at him.
"Hey? Yes."
The little wolf guard leader nodded respectfully and said, "Leave this matter to me."
When I saw the Turkic words drawn by Asanashabi on the ground with firewood, I felt more and more admiration in my heart.
This is a text that only Turkic nobles can master.
Moreover, Shi Jin was also proficient in the Tang Dynasty and the language of Tubo and Tochar. It seemed that there was nothing he could not do in the world.
"No hurry."
Asanashabi said calmly: "Leave the things that erase the traces to you, and hand them over to Arnie for the matter of leaving false clues, so let Kanihe come."
"yes."
The Wolf Guard leader who was mentioned by him all punched himself in the chest to show his order.
After giving these instructions, Asanashabi held the firewood in his hand and lit it on the ground, without saying a word for a long time.
The other leaders waited for a long time, but couldn't help but look at each other without seeing him talking.
Just as they were confused, Asinashabi spoke again: "If it is just a powerful character, it will be enough to use the third step, but what if the enemy you are tracking is even more powerful than you imagined?"
"Yi Jin, what did you say? We don't understand."
The leader of the wolf guard swallowed.
Asanashabi shook his head and said, "If the Tang army sends people to chase them, they will definitely send their army to track and the smartest and most powerful people to chase them. Then, if he can see through these three steps... it seems that I have to prepare another move."
"chess?"
"You don't understand. Sometimes, fighting wits with people is like playing chess. Although we can't see each other, I know he wants to beat me, and I want to beat him."
Asanashabi raised his eyes and threw himself at the howling wind and snow outside the cave, murmured to himself: "This wind and snow, and the Jinshan Mountains, are the chessboards of me and the Tang army trackers. Every strategy is our move.
I have to walk a few more steps than him.”
...
When it was almost dawn, the wind and snow finally stopped.
Su Dawei and Ashinadao digged out of the valley and came out of the snow.
Just one night, the entire mountain, with all eyesight, was white.
"It's incredible that it snowed so heavily in just one night."
Su Dawei stretched out his foot and stepped on it. The snow from last night could have already passed through his instep.
"The snow is not heavy."
Ashinadao sniffed into his palms, rubbed his hands and said, "I've seen something bigger than this, and it accumulates to the height of my knees overnight."
After saying that, he thought for a while and said, "We have to set off early. It's just so little snow. Maybe it will start melting by noon. The snow turns into water, so it's really impossible to track it."
"I had known that I should have found a hunting dog." Su Dawei shook his head regretfully.
"Hey, the hunting dogs are only raised on the grasslands. Not only are there hunting dogs, but also falcons." Asina laughed and sang behind her, "Zhao Hu'er, Zhao Hu'er."
As he shouted, a young man with a low figure and thin shoulders ran over.
The first impression he gave Su Dawei was that his nose was extremely tall and had a little eagle hook.
However, the other facial features on the face are typical Chinese facial features.
Ashinadaozhen patted Zhao Hu'er on the shoulder and introduced: "This is my subordinate Zhao Hu'er. He Aye is a Han Chinese and his mother is a Turkic grassland. They were doing business earlier, but later they met a robber and were taken in by my tribe."
Su Dawei looked at Ashi's Daozhen and didn't understand why he asked Zhao Hu'er to come.
Ashinadao said proudly: "Zhao Hu'er has a natural ability. His nose is not inferior to that of a hunting dog. Hehe, there are many people in my group who have the ability."
"Even if a real hunting dog, the snow will turn into water and wash away the smell."
Su Dawei glanced at Zhao Hu'er and nodded, "But it's also a hope. I didn't expect that Daozhen, you have a lot of people with robbers and dogs."
"What kind of chicken crowing and dog thieves? Is it a swearing?"
"Absolutely not. Have you ever heard of the story of Mengchangjun's three thousand disciples during the Warring States Period? These chickens and dog thieves helped Mengchangjun..."
When Su Dawei talked about Mengchangjun casually, the scout finally got rid of the matter and set off.
To find an enemy, it is difficult to say it, and it is easy to say it.
First of all, the Kings Mountains are the Altai Mountains in the future, and they cannot be climbed by them at will.
Most ridges are either too high in slope or are rippling with rocks, making it difficult to get off their feet.
There are only three roads that can truly tolerate people or livestock.
A former way called Jinshan.
It was an ancient road that was discovered by the shepherds since the Western Han Dynasty and had been walking.
A road called Jinshankou is said to be a road that was durable in the mountains and bridges in the forests when Cao Cao of the Eastern Han Dynasty conquered the Hu people.
The last one is called Fangyangpo.
It was a small path that was discovered by a sheep herder fifty years ago when a Uighur sheep drove the sheep, and his flock was frightened by the wolves and accidentally hit him.
If you want to climb over the Golden Mountain and jump from the North Peak to the South, the only thing you can do is these three.
Unless the group of Turkic wolf guards all transform into birds, the course of walking will definitely not be able to produce these three.
Among the three roads, Jinshan Old Road is the steepest, but the route is closest.
Jinshan Pass is relatively gentle, but it takes a long way to go. The whole journey is almost twice as far away.
The sheep slope is the most hidden, but also narrow.
At most, one person can only be allowed to pass sideways.
It is impossible to get through with a war horse no matter what.
What Su Dawei and the others are now sure about is how to confirm the path the enemy really takes in these three paths.
You should know that three paths represent three different results.
The old road of Jinshan is close to the corner, but it is steep and difficult to walk.
Jinshan Pass is easy to walk, and it is easy to pass by people and horses, but it is a long way to go.
There was a snow last night, and now the snow is half melting and half melting. It is almost impossible to ride on a horse, so I can only lead the horse away honestly.
This way, time will be delayed a lot.
Finally, there is the Sheep Slope.
If you follow this path, it means that you will have to abandon the war horses and baggage you accompany you.
It would be fine if the enemy was found, but if it was not found, the scouts would lose the ability to continue tracking.
No horses, no food, in the snow-capped mountains of gold, it means death.
"Apart from these three roads, there should be no fourth road, right?"
Standing in front of a hillside, Su Dawei led his war horse and asked Ashi's true heart next to him.
"No more, if there is, I will definitely know."
Asan Nadaozhen said, looking into the distance, from his current position, he could vaguely see his scouts exploring along the entrance of the three paths.
This may take a little time.
Moreover, there are unpredictable risks.
If the other party had already stepped on one of them before the wind and snow yesterday, then all traces and smells would be buried by ice and snow.
If you are lucky, if the other party is not too far from your foot, it will leave traces on the snow.
Su Dawei now hopes that the God of Luck is on his side.
Otherwise, I can only find another way.
"Wait for the jin!"
In the distance, I suddenly saw someone waving his hand and shouting: "I found it, here."
"Go and go and take a look."
Ashin was really relieved and led the horse over.
To be continued...