Give Me the Name of God

Zigese sent the letter that night, and in the early morning of the next day, one team of sentries were missing from the night watch. No one was alive or dead.

If it were a Leo woman leading the troops, she would have to dig out the enemy even if she dug three feet into the ground.

But Zigese did not do that. He would not launch a manhunt or even search for missing soldiers until the enemy made a mistake.

He changed the patrol routes, prohibited the sentries from moving separately, and expanded each patrol team to 100 people.

This is a test for the enemy. The combat capability of sentries is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers. If a hundred sentries can be killed silently by the enemy, it proves that the enemy's strength is comparable to an army of thousands of people. .

This test paid off, and for three consecutive days, no accidents occurred to the sentinels.

This proves that the enemy's combat power is not enough to match a hundred sentries. Their main purpose is to assassinate key figures, not to attack the camp.

To ensure that there was no risk in the camp for the time being, Zigese gradually sent out some soldiers and began to search for traces of the enemy.

The search yielded quite a lot of results. Some people saw footprints, some saw food residues, and some even saw arrowheads lost in the grass. They should have been arrowheads shot in the air during hunting.

It was obvious that these traces were real or fake, and most of them were traps deliberately left by the enemy. Zigese did not distinguish them, but took out the map in the mountain and recorded all the clues in detail.

On the fifth day, the soldiers responsible for the exploration were still making gains, but a sudden blow made Zigese realize that he had made a serious oversight - the enemy did not attack the sentries, which may not mean that they could not defeat the sentries. Their strength was indeed limited. They have more important goals.

The team that fetched water did not come back, and the team of 300 people, including the animals and utensils used to fetch water, all disappeared.

It was getting dark, but Siegsel did not rush to send people out to search. Early the next morning, he selected 500 soldiers and asked them to go to the foot of the mountain to fetch water.

Five hundred people set out early in the morning and heard nothing from them until dusk.

There is enough water in the camp for three days. The water has been cut off for a day today, and there will be no water for tomorrow. Zigse looked up at the sky and murmured to himself: "It should rain tomorrow."

"Don't expect it to rain," Manu said. "I will lead the soldiers to open a road from the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. We will transport the water back first."

"You stay in the camp and don't go anywhere," Zigese shook his head. "Since the enemy is targeting you, I can't let you take such a unnecessary risk."

"Then bring more people and bring two thousand people to fetch water."

"There are only more than 3,000 of us in total. We are bringing 2,000 people down the mountain. Are we going to abandon the camp?"

"Then take a thousand people with you."

"Not even a thousand soldiers! We have lost nearly a thousand soldiers, and we have to allocate some of them to garrison the valley. We cannot afford any losses now." Zigese was very calm, as if he was completely unaware of the current bad situation. situation.

"But we have to do something!" Manu said the situation was a bit out of control, "We have no water to drink."

"There is water to drink," Zigese said confidently, looking at the sky. "It will definitely rain tomorrow."

On the third day, all the water storage tanks were bottomed out. Manu once again asked to go down the mountain to get water, but Zigese still refused.

Manu suspected that Siegsel had lost his ability to adapt. According to records in war classics, once the army's water supply was cut off, its morale would collapse within half a day, and its combat effectiveness would be completely lost within a day.

He decided to ignore Siegsel's order and secretly led an army to the mountains to fetch water. He secretly created a cave in his barracks and was about to lead the soldiers to set off when he saw Siegsel suddenly walk into the barracks.

"It's raining outside," Zigese remained very calm, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter, "Take your soldiers to catch the rainwater, and you won't be allowed to come back until all the containers are filled. This is your punishment. , and also my forgiveness for you. If you dare to disobey military orders next time, you and your soldiers will pay for it with your lives."

Manu couldn't believe what Zigese said. When he walked out of the barracks, he saw that drizzle was really falling.

From dusk to late at night, the rain fell harder and harder, and soon filled all the water storage tanks in the camp. This water was enough to support the camp for another three days.

Three days later, the water tank bottomed out again, and this time Zigese was really worried.

"It won't rain tomorrow. We should build a water cellar to store more water."

"Don't talk about water cellars now. Either we die of thirst, or we fight with the enemy. We have no choice but..." Manu suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and there was a long-lost throbbing in his heart.

"Someone, someone is going up the mountain!" Manu looked at Zigese excitedly. "The mountain god has not abandoned me. I sense that someone is going up the mountain."

"That's why I say that you must be sincere when dealing with gods!" Zigese sighed, but also had some doubts, "You must have sensed the soldiers patrolling the sentry, right?"

Manu shook his head and said: "After a day in the mountains, your body will be infected with the breath of the mountains. These people have no breath on them. I am sure they just went up the mountain today."

"The enemy has increased its troops again..." Zigse frowned, "But this is good. If we catch them, we may be able to draw out all the enemy troops."

"Let's set off now." Manu was about to go back to put on his armor, but was stopped by Siegesei.

"It's not us, it's me. You have to stay in the camp."

Manu's eyes widened: "Without me, you wouldn't be able to find any trace of the enemy."

"Tell me the general direction. I will ask the sentry to investigate first, and then lead the soldiers to contain it."

Manu can understand Zigese's thoughts. He doesn't want Manu to take risks.

"But you are the commander-in-chief," Manu said, "you are the one who should not take the risk."

"Neither of us should take risks, but I am better at fighting and you are better at marching. If I die, you can still leave alive with the remaining soldiers. It is my duty to guard the Crispy Rock Valley, and you will not punish me excessively. You, what’s wrong with this result?”

Manu didn't argue anymore. No matter how many arguments he had, he had to obey orders. Following the instructions from the mountain god, the enemy was lurking on the mountainside on the south slope. There were many caves there, which were excellent hiding places.

Manu repeatedly said that as long as he went to the south slope, he would soon be able to find the enemy's hiding place.

But Siegesel refused, and he still chose to use sentries to explore. It was not until nightfall that he finally found the enemy's location.

Since he had chosen to take action, he naturally had to ensure victory with one strike. Following the clues from the sentry, Zigese blocked the enemy in a cave, arranged a swamp at the door, prepared bows, arrows and flying stones, and gave the enemy an ultimatum.

Zigese shouted: "Come out of the cave immediately!"

The cave responded: "I won't come out!"

Zigse asked people to bring the firewood and oil drums over: "If you don't come out, I will set a fire!"

"Wait a minute, I'll come out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw three people walking out of the cave. Zigese took a look and realized that he knew all three people.

The one standing on the left is Chuyt, the one standing on the right is Cerdan, and the one standing in the middle is Manda.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Manda said: "You invited me here. I've been here for two days and you just came out to greet me."

"Two days?" Zigese was stunned, "Manu just received the reminder from the mountain god today..."

Manda looked back at Chuit: "It seems there is really a way to deceive the mountain god."