Chapter 495 Hindsight (4000)

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gongs in the mountains and forests.

The ringtones of response are also endless.

Not only was Hao Meng angry, the soldiers scattered in the forest were even more anxious than him.

They have never encountered a situation like today.

In fact, when they heard the gong, they had already quickly gathered towards Hao Meng. However, due to some special terrain and obstacles, they were unable to go straight and had to choose to bypass these terrain and obstacles.

As a result, this detour created a problem.

They were sure that they were trying to gather in the direction where the gong sound was coming from, but somehow, as they walked, they found that the gong sound was getting farther and farther away.

Even though several groups of people had indeed approached the gong, they originally thought they would see Hao Meng when they turned the corner.

As a result, when I turned around, I saw no trace of Hao Meng and others. When the sound of the gong came again, I found that the sound of the gong had become farther away. It was simply unreasonable...

"What on earth is the general doing? Why is he ringing the gong to order us to assemble, but then running around so that we can't find any trace of him?"

"It's not our fault, he ran away on his own!"

"Listen! Listen! The sound of the gong is getting louder and louder, and he himself is getting impatient. Even if you are walking a monkey, that's not how you walk..."

"You don't treat us as human beings!"

"Shut up! If anyone talks nonsense again and it reaches the general's ears, don't blame me for not interceding for you!"

"..."

Many soldiers in the group could not help but complain.

Originally, they had suffered a lot since arriving in this wilderness. Not only could they not sleep well at night, but their daily rations were also very meager. Even because the trip took a long time, the food and grass they brought with them on this trip had already been exhausted.

It is getting less and less, and it is impossible for Lu Bu to send people to deliver food. Therefore, in recent days, Hao Meng has ordered to reduce the quota of soldiers, and even the meager rations cannot be enough.

The soldiers had long had some resentment in their hearts, but they usually didn't dare to express it openly, but now some people's dissatisfaction finally showed up.

"Clang clang clang! clang clang clang!"

The sound of the gongs gathering became more and more urgent, as if urging someone to die.

The military orders were like mountains. Although these soldiers were depressed, they could only speed up their pace under the leadership of Shi Chang and went to join Hao Meng.

However, Hao Meng was nowhere to be seen, but he was very anxious about these things.

It is a routine ban in the army. Once the gong of assembly is heard, the soldiers must put down whatever they are doing and must go to the assembly within a cup of tea at the latest. If something goes wrong, these are the first to be attacked.

Very long.

But now these chiefs have not seen other groups, they always think that others have arrived at the assembly point, only they have gone wrong, and they are getting more and more anxious.

"Hurry, hurry up! Everyone, hurry up, otherwise I will kill you!"

The commander of one group was so anxious that he almost shed tears. He really did not dare to stop for a moment, and led his soldiers around like headless flies in the forest.

"Sir, please listen."

A calmer soldier beside him reassured him at the right time, "There are still many bells in the forest responding to the sound of the assembly gong. This should mean that there are many people like us who have never joined the general. I'm afraid they are not like us.

The problem is, as the saying goes, the law does not punish the public. If everyone goes wrong, the general will not be able to punish you alone."

"Oh, you make sense."

The chief was stunned when he heard this, wiped his sweat and said in a deep voice, "But this shouldn't be the case. This forest is only a few miles in radius. Normally, it wouldn't even take a moment to cross it. How could it be like this?"

So many people can't join the general, why is that?"

"..."

The long words caused the other soldiers to fall into silence.

The calmer soldier's expression gradually changed, and he said with a worried look: "Sir, speaking of this, do you feel that there is something strange about tonight?"

"What's weird?"

Shi Chang said in confusion.

"You just said that this forest is only a few miles in radius, and it doesn't even take a moment to cross it."

The soldier said with a strange expression, "But we have been walking in this forest for an hour. As far as I know, although we need to bypass some obstacles, the overall direction of travel should be north. After walking for so long

Why didn’t we cross this mountain forest before?”

"?"

Shi Chang was immediately speechless.

The other soldiers also straightened their necks and looked surprised.

"besides."

The soldier then frowned and said, "There are more than thirty groups of us scattered into the mountains and forests to investigate. If the mountains and forests are only a few miles in radius, then the distance between each group is bound to not be too far and they cannot walk.

How long should it take before we meet up with people from other groups, but why do we walk in this forest for an hour and never meet anyone from other groups, as if we are the only ones in this forest?"

"?!"

The long pupils trembled unconsciously.

The other soldiers also felt a little chill in their vests, and subconsciously moved closer. They unconsciously turned their heads and glanced behind them, feeling a little more at ease.

"also."

The soldier also tightened his collar and continued, "Sir, it's not the first time for us to go out with the general to do business, nor are we people who don't distinguish between the east, the west and the north. When the general struck the gong just now, we were indeed there.

There is really no reason to march farther and farther in the direction of the gong. Moreover, it is not the first time for General Hao to lead troops. How could he not know that when the gong is struck, he should stay where we are and wait for us to assemble. Therefore, I think General Hao

You will definitely not run around, let alone make fun of the sound of the assembly gong. This is a military order signal and should not be joked about at any time. How could General Hao be so confused?"

"Gulu!"

Shi Chang swallowed subconsciously.

After the soldier's rational analysis, he and the other soldiers finally realized that the matter was not as simple as they had just thought.

"So, could it be that we have been possessed by an evil spirit, so that although we can hear the sound of gongs and bells, we cannot see or be seen by other people?"

It was very difficult for Shi Chang to say what he was thinking, "No, no, no, it should not only be us who are possessed by the evil spirit. Listening to the increasingly faster sound of gongs and bells, it seems that other people are also possessed by the evil spirit. We

Everyone is trapped in this mountain forest, they can only hear each other's voices but cannot see each other, and no matter how long they walk, they can't get out of this forest that is only a few miles around?"

"..."

What Shi Chang thinks in his heart is also what everyone thinks in his heart.

But when he said it so bluntly, it coincided with everyone's guesses, and they immediately felt convinced, making everyone even more frightened.

"This...what should I do?"

Shi Chang was already pacing back and forth in a panic, like an ant on a hot pot, muttering to himself like an afterthought, "I have thought about it a long time ago, how can I walk by the river without getting my shoes wet?

What's more, doing this immoral thing of digging graves will damage your moral character, and it will not end well in the end. This is good, retribution has finally come. This is the punishment that heaven has sent to people like us. We can't escape it.

We can't escape but we can't escape. This time we are destined to be trapped and die here. What should we do? What should we do..."

"How long..."

Seeing that the leaders had become like this, the other soldiers were even more frightened and became more and more confused.

This chief is obviously not a qualified grassroots leader, but in this era, the most grassroots chiefs are basically veterans who were lucky enough not to die during the war. Before joining the army, they were basically ant-like tenant farmers.

, has not received much education, and even the training in the army is very rudimentary. Naturally, we cannot expect him to have any leadership ability. As long as he can supervise the army during the war, he will chop down his soldiers if he sees them deserting.

It is already very qualified.

"I told you a long time ago that the thing we dug up a few days ago was Tai Sui. When I was very young, I knew that 'breaking ground on Tai Sui' was a bad sign and something would definitely happen.

, but General Hao still doesn’t believe in evil, and instead of quickly leading us to withdraw our troops, he took that ‘Tai Sui’ away and stayed here to continue digging his grave.”

A younger soldier also started to cry, sitting on the ground with a look of despair on his face and howling, "This is great, we have offended 'Tai Sui', and now 'Tai Sui' has brought disaster and is going to trap us to death."

Here, I can’t evacuate even if I want to..."

It was okay that he didn't howl, but once he howled, the bells that were still ringing nearby stopped instantly.

"?!"

These people couldn't help but feel even more shocked.

Why does the ringing sound stop suddenly?

Could it be that they have been separated from the rest of the world forever?!

However, they have forgotten that although they cannot see the other groups for a while, the sound can spread like the gongs and bells.

People nearby had heard what was said.

So whether they were people who had noticed something was wrong and had already made assumptions in their minds, or those who were simple-minded and fat-hearted, they had all heard these words in their hearts and had the same understanding of their current situation.

In addition, there had been rumors in the military camp that "breaking ground on Tai Sui's head" was a bad omen.

This naturally turns into "yellow mud falling off the crotch" - it's not just shit, it's shit.
To be continued...