The four of them slept all night and continued to ride north.

The fighting has been going on for more than three months, and the vehicles transporting grain and grass have already made clear ruts on the grassland.

It seems that it has been stepped out of the way,

The four of them walked along the ruts, and slowly found that frozen and stiff livestock carcasses began to appear on both sides of the road.

There were horses, and there were oxen, and there were donkeys, and there were mules,

At the beginning there were only one or two heads, and the further north you went, the more corpses there were.

They were discarded on the side of the road.

In addition to the carcasses of animals, there are also abandoned vehicles,

Lan Ziyi tried his best to comfort the frightened horse under his crotch, and said to himself:

"It's really hurting the people to die so many livestock, I don't know when Luoyanguan will recover."

Tao Zhutu looked at the corpse on the side of the road and asked:

"If you die, you can take it to the front line to eat meat, what a pity to throw it away?"

Peach replied:

"If you can't transport the grain, how can you transport these hundreds of catties of meat? Can only be thrown away. Fortunately, it is winter, and the corpse will not decompose for the time being, otherwise there will be trouble. ”

Lan Ziyi looked at the corpse on the side of the road and asked:

"How did they all die?"

Tao Zhuhu replied:

"Freezing to death, exhaustion, disease, all kinds of deaths. It has already begun spring, and in a few days the spring ploughing will be hard, and the big animals in Jiaping City in Luoyanguan are all dead. However, there should be a way to solve it, and he snatched a lot of cattle and sheep from Nuo Nuo, and paid a lot of tribute, just waiting for when he could bring them back to the customs and distribute them to the people who died of their livestock. “

The four of them continued to travel north, and found that there were obvious traces of battle ahead,

There were broken bows and arrows stuck in the ground, and swords and spears cut off, and broken pieces of armor.

Dead horses were thrown on the side of the road,

Several chariots were charred black and sat aside.

A little farther away, some distance from the battlefield, several mounds were built, and some mounds were piled up with stones.

Tao Zhuhu rode his horse to Lan Ziyi and whispered:

"I rode over to rob grain and grass, and fought a battle, and I saw it when I came back."

Lan Ziyi pointed to the mound and asked:

"It's our people buried there?"

Peach Tiger nodded:

"Those who have stones are our people, and those who do not have stones are those who are not stones."

Lan Ziyi heard this and drove his horse to the grave, and the Tao brothers also followed.

The four of them dismounted, Lan Ziyi took the wine and meat snacks from Tao Zhutu and put some on each grave.

Then he unscrewed the wine sac, drank the wine into the ground, and said:

"Brethren, go on your way in peace!"

The three brothers of the Tao family followed and shouted together:

"Go with peace of mind!"

Lan Ziyi returned the things in his hand to the Tao brothers, and Tao Zhutu asked:

"It's enough to pay tribute to our own brother, so why bother to take care of the grave?"

Lan Ziyi stroked his horse's neck and replied:

"When people die like lamps go out, when they are alive, each is his master, and when he dies, he is reincarnated, maybe our brothers will be reincarnated in the next life, and they will be reincarnated as Middle-earthers."

Peach Tiger came from behind and patted Peach Rabbit on the head,

Peach by rabbit rubbed his head,

The four of them were getting ready to get on their horses and move forward,

Suddenly, I saw a group of men approaching in the distance,

A few light horsemen were speeding towards them.

Peach Tiger yells:

"Young Master, get on the horse!"

While helping Lan Ziyi to get on the horse,

The peach deer and the peach rabbit have already ridden on their horses and taken out their bows and arrows,

After the peach chased the tiger on the horse, he commanded:

"Rabbit chase! You protect the young master and run south! Your second brother and I will lead these people to the east! Remember, protect the young master! Young master, let's go! “

Lan Ziyi was about to speak, when Tao Zhulu pointed to the people who came and rushed over and said:

"It looks like it's my own person."

A few people looked over and saw the cavalry rushing over wearing horse armor and steel helmets, with bows and arrows in their hands and stopped not far away.

One of the horsemen shouted:

"Who are you? What are you doing here? “

Seeing that the cavalry was wearing the armor of the Northern Army, and his speech was also round, he drove his horse forward and replied:

"I'm a general! Who are you? “

When several horsemen heard the name, they stared at Tao Zhuhu carefully, and one of them said:

"It's really General Peach."

So the horsemen put down their bows and arrows, rode up to the four of them, and greeted:

"Wasn't General Peach ordered to enter the customs? Why did it come out again? A few of us brothers thought we had run into a horse thief. Why are you still following a handsome poster? He doesn't look like he's a soldier, right? ”

When Tao Zhutu heard this, he shouted:

"Keep your eyes open and see clearly, this is the general's son, who is so rude to let you be whipped!"

Several cavalrymen widened their eyes and hurriedly clenched their fists,

Lan Ziyi stretched out his hand to stop the peach chasing rabbit, and hugged his fist in return:

"Ziyi was ordered by his father to go to the royal court, and several brothers of the Tao family escorted me over. Why are the brothers here? ”

Several horsemen were visibly taken aback when they heard this, and replied:

"Back to the young master, we are escorting the wounded soldiers, and when we saw someone here just now, we ran over to investigate first. Young master, you brought such a few people out, and there was chaos outside, it was too dangerous. ”

At this time, the brigade in the distance gradually caught up, and several horsemen waved their hands and shouted:

"My own person, it's the young master!"

Lan Ziyi saw the team coming, so he dismounted and walked away to the side, making way for him.

A middle-aged man who looked like a general drove his horse to the back, dismounted and waved at Lan Ziyi, and greeted Tao Zhuhu again, and said after asking about the situation:

"The young master is too bold, although the general defeated the main force, but the remnants of the defeated generals are still wandering in groups on the grassland, the small ones have dozens of hundreds of people, and the large ones have thousands of people. Although most of this group of people have surrendered to Okugai, but some have become horse thieves, the most important thing is that the foundation of Oikugai is now unstable, and the situation of the tribes in the grassland is turbulent, even those who have surrendered still want to take advantage of the chaos to grab a few waves, we have been walking for a few days and have fought two battles. “

At this time, the entire team behind had already walked to Lan Ziyi,

The fighters escorting the wounded walked in front of the ranks with weapons in their hands,

There were also some fighters in the middle of the team to protect the safety and take care of the wounded by the way.

Those who were still able to walk around either supported each other, or helped the car to move slowly,

The seriously injured were lying in the car.

Some of the soldiers were stabbed, some were struck, some were struck, and some had broken limbs.

Even so, everyone still talked and laughed, and the morale was high.

Lan Ziyi greeted the team, greeted the soldiers passing by, looked at the wounds, asked about the condition, and made a joke from time to time.

The soldiers were also very excited when they knew that this was the young master,

rushed to talk to Lan Ziyi, told Lan Ziyi how bravely he fought, killed several enemies with his own hands, and didn't embarrass General Lan or anything.

When the team gradually walked over, Tao Zhuhu said to the guard's general:

"Work hard, and you can catch up with Huiyan Pass tonight."

bias general says:

"General Tao, young master, this road has been targeted, and it is not a joke to go north and meet horse thieves. I'll send all the cavalry out and escort you to the royal court!" “

Lan Ziyi waved his hand and said:

"Since it is so dangerous, it is even more important to escort the wounded soldiers, not to mention that even if the general pulls out all the cavalry to escort me, it will not be enough to fight the horse thief. There are several brothers of the Tao family to escort me, plus we are few and fast, we will definitely be able to avoid horse thieves, the general can rest assured. “

The general insisted on escorting Lan Ziyi, and after finding out that Lan Ziyi was determined to leave by himself, he said:

"The young master must go by himself and please listen to the last general's words, this road can't be taken, change directions, and hurry up to avoid horse thieves." General Peach, you should be a scout out out of the jam, you are most familiar with the road on the grassland, take the young master to take a different path. “

Tao Zhuhu nodded after hearing this, and the general rode on his horse, clenched his fists, and said:

"Young Master, take care!"

With that, he led his cavalry to chase after the team behind him.

After the general left, Lan Ziyi asked:

"Big brother, is there any other way?"

Tao Zhuhu replied:

"The roads on the prairie are all walked by people. Wang Ting is in the northeast of Luoyan Pass, since this side is being targeted, then we will go in the opposite direction. From here, head northwest, and before the sun sets today, you can reach a small hill with a small river, where you can camp at night. Wait until tomorrow and walk towards the royal court to avoid this road. ”

Tao Zhulu said:

"It's just a little farther away, but the dry food I brought is enough to eat."

When Lan Ziyi heard this, he said:

"Without further ado, let's go."

So the four of them mounted their horses and headed all the way to the northwest.

After walking for most of the day, I finally saw the hill bag in the evening.

Lan Ziyi took the water bladder handed over by Tao Zhutu, took a sip and said:

"That's the bag, right?"

Tao Zhuhu looked at Lan Ziyi's hand and nodded.

A few people were about to drive their horses over, and when they set up camp, they suddenly found that there were people on the mountain.

Then a few more men appeared from behind the mountain bag on horseback.

A few others went around the mountain along the stream.

Lan Ziyi took a breath of cool air when he saw it,

Peach Zhulu stood tall on his horse, looked at this and said:

"Wearing a felt hat and a leather jacket. It's Tartar. “

At this time, Tao Zhutu pointed to the right and said:

"Look, there's still someone!"

Lan Ziyi looked in the direction pointed by Tao Zhutu, only to see a few more people appear in front of them on the right.

At this time, the Tao brothers had already taken out their bows and arrows and put them in their hands, and Tao Zhuhu said:

"Let's retreat to the west, walk slowly, and save some horsepower."

Several people turned the horse's head, Lan Ziyi walked to the front, and the Tao brothers surrounded Lan Ziyi in the middle.

At this time, a man on the mountain bag rushed down on a horse, and Tao Zhuhu hurriedly drew a full bow and aimed at the other party.

The man rushed for a while and then shouted:

"Friend from afar, I am the leader of the Murowei people. My people and I walked here today, it's getting late, a few friends come to my place as guests! “

Hearing that it was a Murowei person, Lan Ziyi was slightly puzzled, and Tao Zhulu said:

"The Murowei people are a newly emerging ethnic group in the steppe, divided into several tribes, skilled in mounted archery, brave in battle, and hospitable. There is a legend that 'the people of Murwei are less than 10,000, and if they are full of 10,000, the world is invincible.' ’”

桃淚虎 says:

"I don't know if it's true or not"

Then he shouted:

"We are just passing guests, we don't dare to disturb the chief, and we take our leave!"

As he spoke, he motioned for a few men to drive their horses away,

Unexpectedly, when the man heard this, he didn't care that there was a bow and arrow aimed at him, so he rushed over directly on a horse.

It wasn't until he was about to bump into the four of them that the man pulled up his horse suddenly.

Lan Ziyi gave a look and motioned for the Tao brothers to put down their bows and arrows, and then carefully looked at the man who came,

This person is in the prime of life, his face is weathered, his eyes are sharp, he is enthusiastic, his stature is not high, but he is very strong, after seeing Lan Ziyi, he opened his arms and said:

"Friends from afar, we Muwei people will not let guests leave without even drinking mare's milk wine."

Then the man glanced at the four of them and said to Lan Ziyi:

"Your three bodyguards are all well-trained samurai, especially him."

said and pointed to the peach chasing tiger,

桃淚虎 says:

"You're looking for the wrong person, I'm the leader, and that kid is my servant."

The strong man laughed when he heard this, and said:

"I thought it was just an ordinary guest, and I wanted to invite you over as a guest, but I didn't expect to meet a nobleman. Who in this world will keep his servant in the middle, and who will obey the command of his servant? Since there must be something important about a few people who are trying to hide their identities, I also confirm that you are not spies of horse thieves, and since a few of them are leaving, then I can't force them to stay. Good luck, friends! ”

As he spoke, he drove his horse away.

At this time, a large group of people and horses appeared behind the mountain bag one after another, as well as women and children, as well as cattle, sheep and miscellaneous animals.

Seeing this, Lan Ziyi stopped the strong man and said:

"The leader is so enthusiastic, if we are suspicious again, it will be too petty, if it is convenient, we are willing to visit the leader's tent."