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

Chapter 876

There are no roads in the deep mountains and old forests. Occasionally, some traces of human activities can be found, but they are not enough to provide directions for Zhou Yuan and others.

Cai Husheng took a simple map, squinted his eyes and carefully analyzed the direction and route, and stuttered: "It's probably right. Although the terrain here is complicated, as long as we don't get lost, we will eventually enter the hunting ground of the Seediq people."

"The only danger is that entering their hunting ground is equivalent to invading, and the other party will take action."

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "I think the Seediq people should be very reasonable."

Cai Husheng couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How is it possible? They are a group that takes 'going out to hunt' as an honor."

Chu Feifan asked: "What is 'going out to hunt'?"

"It means chopping off the head , human or animal heads, are their achievements and honors. With honors and achievements, they are qualified to have their faces tattooed and their totems decorated. "

"In fact, our Atayal and Seediq people have many customs in common, but in the past few decades, we have changed too much, while they still maintain their original appearance."

Zhou Yuan took out a flintlock from his arms, and he whispered: "Are they really so unreasonable?"

Cai Husheng swallowed and said: "To some extent, they should be reasonable..."

"That's good."

Zhou Yuan laughed, but his brows suddenly frowned, and he looked back suddenly.

The shadows of the trees were swaying in the back, and the footsteps were extremely hurried. Someone could be seen passing by faintly.

"How could they come so fast!"

Chu Feifan couldn't help but exclaimed: "We didn't stop much!"

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Because we are not familiar with the mountain road, we walk slowly and may have taken a detour."

"They took a shortcut and caught up with us, but there must be not many people."

"Cover them on the spot and see if they dare to come. If they do, fight them and capture a few guides to lead the way."

More than 50 elite soldiers are well-trained, and the young and middle-aged people of Cai Husheng's family have been operating in the mountains all year round, so they are quite agile.

Everyone quickly found a comfortable position and ambushed at any time.

But after waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, there was no movement in the back.

Zhou Yuan knew something was wrong and said, "They are just scouting for us. They don't dare to fight us. They must be going to get reinforcements."

"Let's go forward first. They must have someone who will follow us slowly. King of Fa, try to catch one."

"Be careful. These spies may have guns."

Chu Feifan suddenly felt that "I am irreplaceable". His face was flushed and he shouted, "Go to hell with the gun! It's okay on flat ground, but you want to hit me in the woods? Do you think I've practiced kung fu in vain?"

In fact, this guy knew very well that the other side had at most one or two guns, and the bullet frequency was low, the firing was slow, and the density was small. It was not difficult to dodge.

If there were five or six guns, there would be no way to dodge.

"Just go! I'll cover you! I promise to catch a guide to lead the way!"

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "One quarter of an hour, you only have one quarter of an hour. If you fail, catch up immediately, otherwise you will easily get lost."

"King of Dharma, don't think about escaping in the deep mountains. Once you get lost, it will be worse for you alone."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan led his men forward.

There was no mountain road at all. Everyone needed to open up a path with knives, heading in the predetermined direction, avoiding cliffs and deep pits, and moving in a roundabout way.

Just after walking for a while, there was a sudden sound of breaking air in front.

Dozens of bows and arrows shuttled through the woods, almost invisible. The leader, a child of the Cai family, was immediately shot in the heart and shot through.

"Hide!"

Zhou Yuan roared, and everyone reacted very quickly and quickly found cover.

Looking at the bows and arrows on the ground again, the arrowheads and the arrow bodies were all made of wood, but the power was very strong and deeply inserted into the soil. No wonder it could penetrate people.

The enemies in the forest ahead must be young and middle-aged men who hunt all year round, with rich experience and extraordinary force.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Don't move, if you show your head, something will happen. Team one will go around from the left to investigate the enemy situation, and retreat when in danger."

"Team two will go around from the right and do the same."

"Team three will climb the tree and try to observe the enemy's situation."

"Cai Husheng, you should communicate quickly and divert their attention."

More than fifty soldiers were divided into eight teams by Zhou Yuan for precise command and to complete their respective division of labor tasks in a complex environment.

Cai Husheng looked at his nephew who was dead, and he was also angry in his heart. He knew that fighting would kill people, but when it really came to this moment, the feeling was completely different.

He said loudly: "Which tribe is the friend in front? If you have anything to say, just speak openly, don't hide over there and play dirty tricks."

He first said a few words in Chinese, and then in the language of the Atayal peopleRepeated a few sentences.

The other party responded quickly, and he also spoke Chinese.

"Put down your weapons and surrender, I promise not to kill you."

Cai Husheng said: "We are all compatriots on the island. Don't kill each other because of the Dutch. Just pretend you didn't find us!"

While communicating, a soldier on the right shrank back and said in a low voice: "It's hard to count the number of people, but it must be no less than a hundred. Everyone has a bow, a knife on the waist, and wears white clothes."

Cai Husheng was shocked and whispered: "It's the Taroko tribe. Where are we? Is it the southeast side of the mountain? Logically speaking, this is not their hunting ground!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Don't judge the enemy situation by the way of settlement division. The Dutch have obviously mobilized all ethnic groups. They are hunting us."

"Teams 4 and 5, shoot from the front, each person shoots three bullets to prevent the other side from showing their heads."

"Teams 1 and 2, climb up the slope and attack them from the side. Remember, each person is only allowed to fire three shots."

"Teams 3, 6, 7, and 8, after the gunshot, bluff and rush forward three feet."

"Action!"

With Zhou Yuan's roar, teams 4 and 5 suddenly poked their heads out and fired directly.

The huge gunshots obviously frightened the other side. All the opponents were lying down or hiding behind the cover and did not shoot.

Teams 1 and 2 made a detour and outflanked and shot at anyone they saw.

Along with the gunshots, the soldiers of the other four squads roared, using the trees as cover and advancing forward.

"Fight them!"

"Kill one and you won't lose, kill two and you'll win!"

"Kill them all!"

The roar and gunshots suddenly scared the other side. Hundreds of Taroko warriors quickly organized a retreat and disappeared into the forest.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing: "The Dutch are really shameless. They didn't tell those tribes that we have guns. The other side was unprepared and their courage was broken."

After more than 30 years of suppression, these aborigines have long known the horror of flintlock rifles. They didn't choose to fight to the end, but retreated directly.

Zhou Yuan said: "Search for spoils, mainly clothes, and then move immediately."

"The gunshots have exposed our position. We can't delay any longer."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked back, and heard a loud laugh.

"Hahahaha! Zhou Yuan boy! Look what this is!"

The Great Sun Dharma King Chu Feifan ran over, carrying a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, as if he was carrying a chicken.

He patted his waist and smiled, "He really has a gun, but it's a pity that I didn't give him a chance to shoot."

"He followed me alone. This kid walked without making any sound. He was very secretive. It's a pity that he met a martial arts master like me."

Zhou Yuan glanced at the young man and saw that he was not wearing shoes at all. His skin was dark and there were totems on his face. He was obviously a young warrior with "extraordinary achievements".

He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I asked you to explore the way. You have a gun. It means that you are not only good at fighting, but also can speak Chinese, right?"

The young man did not answer, but roared, looked at Zhou Yuan viciously, and spit a mouthful of thick phlegm at him.

Zhou Yuan blocked Cai Husheng in front of him to block the thick phlegm.

Then he smiled and said, "I know warriors are never afraid of death."

"But you look like you are only about sixteen years old. You are so young and outstanding. You must have a beautiful wife at home, right?"

"Come here! Bring a knife! Cut off the thing in his crotch!"

The young hero was just starting his life. When he heard that he had to cut off that thing, he was so scared that his face turned pale.

But the soldiers were not playing with him. Several people held him down and took off his pants. When the cold knife was extended to his crotch, the young man finally spoke.

"Kill me if you want to, don't threaten me with this!"

Okay, okay, as long as you are willing to talk, you are a good boy.

Zhou Yuan laughed immediately and waved his hand to let him go.

Now that he has a guide, he doesn't have to run around in the woods anymore.