Chapter 955 Sinan
After using food, Han Mo felt that after this long sleep and supplementing food, his body had recovered a lot. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "How about Commander Wang?"
Everyone looked at each other, their expressions turned dim, and finally someone said, "General, Commander Wang has... gone!"
Han Mo had actually guessed that it was the result, and at this time he was sure, he felt sad.
"General..." A soldier said carefully: "The corpses of more than ten brothers who died in the front line valley were also carried back with the corpses of Commander Wang, but... But Huang Beard said that when they carried their corpses back in this way, their bodies would be broken before returning to the army. And... And this season, if the corpses were not buried early, poison would be born, so we can only find a remote place to bury the corpses of Commander Wang and the corpses of the brothers first. But we made a mark..."
Han Mo nodded slightly: "It would be better to be buried early." Thinking that the corpses of two thousand Yan soldiers were left in Shannan County and could not return home, he felt even more sad, but he was very guilty.
"General, little... little presumptuous, brothers... brothers... all want to know one thing..." The yellow beard sat next to him, under the fire, the big beard was in a mess, but his expression was quite strange.
Han Mo said quietly: "What's the matter?"
Huang Huzi and everyone looked at each other and finally asked with courage: "General, the young man can't speak. If you say something wrong, don't blame the young man."
Han Mo said softly: "We are all brothers who have been born and died together. If you have something to say, just say it."
Huang Beard hesitated for a moment and finally said, "General, brothers all say that we were surrounded by the Wei army this time, and someone betrayed us. Is this true?"
As soon as he said this, dozens of soldiers surrounded him, and everyone looked at Han Mo.
Han Mo pondered for a while and finally said, "I was not sure about it before the matter was found out. However, our marching secrets were carefully arranged and deployed in advance. If it weren't for being betrayed, I really couldn't figure out why the Wei people would know our whereabouts and could even set up a trap to surround us."
Originally, these were all thoughts in his heart and did not tell outsiders, but these people had lived and died with him. When asked at this time, Han Mo still expressed his doubts.
After Han Mo said this, the soldiers looked ugly, and many people looked angry. One soldier said, "General, who would have betrayed us? Two thousand brothers were killed by him like this..."
Others also said, "General, we must find the traitor, tear him to pieces and avenge his brothers!"
Han Mo nodded, pondered slightly, with a cold expression and a firm tone: "Don't worry, I will swore in front of you today. Whoever betrayed us, I will definitely find out the truth. And I promise you that after finding the traitor, no matter who he is, I will cut off his head and avenge the dead brothers. If you violate this promise, the world will not tolerate it!"
"General, we believe in you."
"Yes, General, as long as you are there, you will definitely find the traitor."
Everyone was excited when they heard Han Mo’s promise.
These warriors were not afraid of death. On the battlefield, they dyed their battle robes and fought for the country. For them, it was a kind of glory for being soldiers. However, if they were betrayed by their own people and died innocently, it was something that the imperial soldiers could not accept. The resentment in their hearts was condensed. If the traitor could not be found to be killed, the resentment would never disappear.
Today, Han Mo promised to find out the murderer and promised to be killed, which means that sooner or later it would relieve the resentment of everyone and avenge the innocent brothers who died in battle. Everyone was naturally grateful.
Everyone rested in the cave for a night. The next morning, when Han Mo woke up, soldiers had prepared clear water and grilled food. After everyone finished eating, they walked out of the cave under Han Mo's leadership.
Han Mo led Jueying Horse and looked around. He was in the mountains and forests, surrounded by either steep mountain walls or dense forests. It was difficult to tell where he was, and even the direction was difficult to determine now.
Han Mo asked the people around him, "Do you still remember the direction?"
Everyone around him looked at each other and finally someone said, "General, when we first came out of the first line of valley, we still knew to go north, but later we rushed to the night and encountered several mountains, so we took a detour. We didn't know if the direction was right later. There were several hunting... It was really difficult to tell the direction in the forest, so we got lost."
Han Mo looked up at the sky. The trees were extremely dense. Recently, it seemed to be a hazy weather. There was no sun in the sky, and I really didn't know how to tell the direction for a while.
Han Mo knew in his heart that now he was in the mountains of Shannan County, if he wanted to return to Suiding County, he could only go north. If he could not even determine the direction, he would probably just wander aimlessly in the mountains.
He thought for a while and finally ordered: "Come on, use your helmet to pick up some water!" Immediately someone took the helmet to pick up the water.
Han Mo took off a small steel needle connecting the armor from the broken armor on the mountain, with two little fingers long and short. He walked to the mountain wall with the small steel needle and rubbed the steel needle on the stone wall for a while.
Everyone was puzzled for a moment, not knowing what Han Mo was going to do.
The soldier who received the water quickly returned with his helmet and presented it to Han Mo and said, "General, the water is coming!"
Han Mo said, "You are holding a helmet." He murmured to himself, "I don't know if it's useful!"
The soldier was a little strange. He thought Han Mo wanted to drink the mountain spring water, but now it seems that the general was obviously not for drinking, but for another purpose.
The thirty-two soldiers were all wearing swords. Except for a few soldiers scattered around on guard, everyone else surrounded them to see what Han Mo was going to do.
Han Mo carefully pinched the rubbed small steel needle, bent down, picked up a small leaf from the ground, walked to the helmet full of clear water, and put the leaves into the clear water of the helmet.
The leaves floated on the water. The soldier holding the helmet didn't understand what Han Mo was going to do. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to breathe.
Han Mo then carefully placed the small steel needle horizontally on the leaves, staring at the water with a very solemn expression. The people who were close by the helmet immediately saw that the small steel needle began to swing slowly in the water and stopped soon.
Han Mo pondered slightly and said to the soldier holding the helmet: "Don't move your hands, turn one direction!"
The soldier immediately turned around carefully holding the helmet. Han Mo followed the soldier and slowly turned, his eyes always staring at the small steel needle floating on the leaves of the tree. Seeing that the small steel needle was indeed moving slowly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, pointing in a direction, "Then is the north!"
Everyone was a little surprised, not knowing why Han Mo was so sure.
Han Mo asked with a smile: "Which direction do you remember came here from?"
Huang Beard shouted: "I remember that I came from there!" After that, he pointed in the other direction.
Han Mo sighed: "It seems that we are really going in the wrong direction. We have been going west, and now we have to turn back for a while and then turn north."
Huang Huzi hurriedly asked, "General, how do you know we are on the wrong path? You said that it is Bei over there, how do you know?"
Han Mo pointed to the helmet and said, "Have you heard of the compass?"
"Compass?" Most of the people were puzzled.
"Did you hear of Si Nan?" Han Mo asked again, and he suddenly remembered that the compass should still be called "Sinan" at this time.
"Great General, I have heard of it." A soldier immediately said: "When I was in my hometown, I heard a teacher say that there is something that can point out the direction when people get lost. Whether in the sea or in the desert, that thing is indispensable, it seems to be called 'Sinan'." He scratched his head and said: "It's just that the little one has never seen it!"
Han Mo smiled and pointed to his helmet, "Now you have seen it. This is Si Nan. With it, we can know the direction in this woods and will not get lost!"
"Is this Si Nan?" Everyone was extremely curious and all came up to take a closer look. Someone said, "General, you are so powerful, you even know this."
Han Mo smiled and said, "It's very simple. If you get lost in the future, you will know how to distinguish the direction." He knew that you should not delay too much in Shannan County. If you want to get out of the mountains, it would take a few days. Then he said, "Everyone is ready. Let's go back first, and then turn north. Be careful on the road. This is the territory of the Wei people, and I don't know where the Shannan Army is now." He ordered: "Along the way, you are on the left side, you three are on the right side, and you three are exploring the road. If there is any situation, you can call for warning. The others are moving forward in the middle. Before you walk out of this forest, you must be careful."
The yellow beard said, "General, there are many beasts in the mountains and forests, and they will suddenly jump out, and we will have brothers injured under the sharp claws of the beasts."
"Yes!" Han Mo nodded and said, "So everyone should be careful. Okay, let's set off now. We have determined the direction first and go straight forward. The small steel needle on Si Nan will lose its magnetism after a while, so once the direction is uncertain, it will regenerate the magnetism...!"
Everyone was confused and didn't understand what magnetism was, but when they saw Han Mo wave his hand, everyone did not hesitate anymore. According to Han Mo's instructions, the three of them quickly explored the way forward. Six other people separated their left and right wings and then returned.
Be careful along the way, because there are many snakes, insects, tigers and leopards in the mountains. In order to avoid being attacked by wild animals, Han Mo ordered his subordinates to find a place to rest. The first day he found a cave, but the next day he could only rest in a dense forest, which made people turn to watch.
However, the food on the road is worry-free. You can always encounter springs in the mountains. The wild game in the forest is enough for everyone to eat, and the Jueying Horse can also have enough weeds to fill your hunger and take a break. On the fourth day, Han Mo led everyone to turn north in the direction shown by the compass.
After four days of traveling like this, I didn’t see anyone. However, judging from the mountain terrain, it seemed that I was about to walk out of the mountains of Shannan County, and everyone was excited.
At dusk on the fifth day, Han Mo was leading everyone forward in a valley. A whistle suddenly came from the front, which was a signal from the spy in front. Han Mo immediately became alert. With a wave of his hand, all the soldiers drew their swords in their hands. Then he saw the three people in front running back quickly. When he arrived in front of Han Mo, he reported to Han Mo: "General, there are a group of Wei people in front, with forty or fifty people, and the number is extremely large. Look at his outfit, it seems to be a group of hunters!"
Han Mo sneered: "Where are forty or fifty hunters acting together? I'm afraid they are bandits?"
"General, what should we do?"
Chapter completed!