The sun was rising, and in the middle of the Namishui Valley, a rainbow hung in the sky in the direction of the lower reaches. The grasslands are full of life, birds singing and flying, and various animals are active among the grasses, showing the occasional caravans passing by the nearby avenues that this is the world of animals.

A small wild dog, emerging from the dense grass on the side of the avenue, stood in the middle of the avenue, shaking off the rain and dew that stuck to the hair on his body, and greedily breathing in the fresh air after the early morning rain. Suddenly, from the end of the avenue downstream, the sound of camels' hooves sounded, and the little wild dogs looked vigilantly in the direction where the hooves came from, and three camels appeared under the rainbow bridge and rode slowly. The frightened little wild dog scurried into the grass on the side of the road, and its thin body quickly disappeared without a trace.

Anmutata rode on a camel, and his stern expression, with wrinkles on his forehead, wrote of his sorrow.

"Elder, rest for a while. I've been on the road for a few days, and I was still in the rain last night. ”

The retinue of the Báb also made suggestions with concern.

Anmutata, who was called an elder, did not look back, and his tone was as flat as possible, saying, "We are just tired and drenched in the rain, while the congregation of Bukhara is bathed in blood. ”

"What the elders taught. For the sake of the temples and shrines of Bukhara, we should work harder. ”

Another handsome attendant chimed in. With that, he looked sideways at Báb with a look of schadenfreude and disdain.

Babu looked rather embarrassed, and did not argue, but replied mechanically: "Yes, Babu is willing to obey the elders' arrangement." ”

An Mutata's expression relaxed a little, and he said in a calm tone: "Luck, remember, at all times, we need to be united, especially in such a time of crisis. The Báb was good in heart, and we should not blame him. Oh, may the God of Light bless! We can find Sulu Khan as soon as possible to fulfill the mission given to us by the Church. ”

"May the God of Light bless!"

The two attendants on the left and right also muttered reverently.

Prayer seemed to work, and the oncoming sunlight suddenly became intense, slowly driving away the moisture from their bodies and gradually restoring warmth to them.

The dark clouds cleared, and the warm sunlight made An Mutata's numb body react and began to feel hungry and thirsty. Babu, who was also hungry, noticed Anmutata's mouth licking, so he picked up the water bag hanging from the saddle of his camel and handed it to him.

An Mutata, who took the water bag, gave Babu a grateful look, then tilted the water bag and raised his head to drink, but unexpectedly, only a few drops of water dripped out of the water bag, and An Mutata shook the water bag in disappointment with a wry smile on his face.

When the Báb saw this, he remembered that he came out of Bukhara, passed through the kingdom of Dong'an and the kingdom of Xicao, and did not stop to replenish all the way. The water was drunk in the morning.

Babu hurriedly said, "Elder, I'll go draw water." ”

Anmutata nodded, got off the camel, and said, "Go and come back quickly." ”

Babu drove the three camels down the avenue to the river, where he let the camels drink and graze while carrying water bags for water. Suddenly, a blinding light dazzled his eyes. Babu stood up and looked at it, the dazzling light was reflected from the grass on the riverbank, and the glowing object surprised him, what was it?

When Babu held a purple crystal ball in both hands and presented it to Anmutata with a reverent face, Anmutata and Luck next to him were shocked, then ecstatic.

"O fetish, this rare treasure, I have only heard of it in legends. It must have been the God of Light who heard our prayers and sensed our devotion and sent it down to help us and other believers! ”

An Mutata looked very excited.

"So, are we going to see Sulu Khan again?"

Loeb asked hesitantly, his greedy gaze still glued to the purple crystal ball. He regretted that it was not for him to draw water, God was so unfair to give this rare opportunity to that Babu, whom Munad despised him.

Anmutata quickly regained his normal mind, looked back in the direction of Bukhara, showed a resolute look on his face, and said, "See, you must see." Let's go, let's go. ”

Under the morning sun, on the road from Bukhara to Kangguo, three long shadows were obliquely printed......

Li Huaitang, who made a fortune in a muffled voice, has been very busy these days.

Every day, I was able to lead the team in training. Before the sun comes out, you have to do physical training, after the eclipse, it is discipline training, and in the afternoon, it is technical training. Tactics, according to the opinions of Godu and Kuroko, it will take a few days to arrange.

Weapons and equipment have been distributed. Prepare the elite three horsemen of light, each with a large food war horse, a scimitar, a pair of chain mail, and a set of silk underwear to be equipped. The horned bow was equipped with only a hundred horsemen, and the longbow was equipped with nearly five hundred men.

Li Huaitang's idea was that the cavalry had to get the horse's horn bow and dismount the longbow, so that they could increase the distance of attacking the enemy. The positioning of the three horsemen of light is the light horse, and the future war horses are first allocated to the three horses of light, each of whom is equipped with at least two war horses, in order to ensure that there are enough war horses, the three horses of light will not expand the army for the time being.

These days, Li Huaitang still has a headache, because the wounded of the cavalry have increased sharply, and there has even been a phenomenon of death by being trampled by horses, and even the cavalry infantry seems to be uneasy......

According to Li Huaitang's requirements, the technical training of cavalry, in addition to slashing, is to dismount and shoot arrows with a longbow during horseback riding, and then get on the horse and use a horned bow to shoot arrows, which is not easy. At the beginning, many people were uncomfortable, including Li Huaitang.

However, Li Huaitang still tried his best to overcome the differences and insisted on this special training. And take the lead, with poor riding skills, tenaciously complete every dangerous training action. Seeing this, everyone closed their mouths and silently gritted their teeth and trained with the leader. Everyone is thinking in their hearts, no matter how inferior they are, they are not inferior to the first brother on horseback! Training is getting hot.

The cavalry infantry were very depressed, except for ten crossbows and some saddles and leather armor, nothing was added, but more than 100 people were transferred to supplement the three cavalry. In particular, I heard that each cavalry had a set of silk clothes, and they seemed to only have clothes made of white cloth, and the gap was too great. Wuqi's people's hearts fluctuated for a while, and dissatisfaction was pervasive. In the end, it was Li Huaitang who gave a certain promise to appease everyone's emotions.

The sun had set, and on the way back to the palace, Li Huaitang was in a trance, and equipment, wounded, and herbs kept appearing in front of him...... Headaches, and the question about the woman still hasn't been resolved. Thinking of the few mothers-in-law in the sunspots, this time is really radiant, energetic, and full of energy, if you get some more women to stimulate those soldiers, are you afraid that they will not break their heads and take out all their strength? . That damn Wumeng, who only thinks about supplies, is really full and doesn't know how hungry he is.

As soon as he returned to the palace, the guards reported that several representatives of the nobility had arrived, and that Umon was receiving them. Hearing the news, Li Huaitang was a little surprised, could it be that the conscience of those nobles found out, and they still want to selflessly help me, a poor man?

"Haha, dear friends, welcome to you. I haven't seen you for a few days, and I really miss you. ”

Before Li Huaitang stepped into the guest hall, he showed very hospitable enthusiasm.

Several aristocratic representatives who looked at each other smiled wryly after understanding what they meant. To be honest, they still had lingering palpitations at the banquet a few days ago, and until now, the distress has not disappeared.

When they walked out of the palace a few days ago, they were still swearing that they would never step into the palace again unless someone forced them to come with a knife to their necks. But now, I have to come. The Great Cannibal is already holding a scimitar to his neck, and thousands of centaurs are going to ruin their farmland tomorrow.

The nobles recommended several representatives of the nobles with high moral standing to ask for help. A few deputies had no choice but to bite the bullet and come with a glimmer of hope.

"Dear General, please show your supporters a little mercy for the sake of our loyalty. Your loyal supporters are on the verge of bankruptcy by the Great Cannibals. ”

The few nobles who were in front of him began to pour bitter water on Li Huaitang as if they had seen a savior.

"It's a grinding!"

Li Huaitang was a little surprised, frowned and said, "What is so serious?" What's going on? ”

Mo Sao said anxiously: "The big cannibal is here!" Tomorrow, tomorrow will surely pass through our farmland. Today, almost all the farmland was destroyed, and several large households had no harvest, and their harvest this year was over. ”

In the anxious sound of grinding and chaos, Li Huaitang finally figured out what he meant.

Today is a black day for all the nobles who have farmland or pastures fifty miles south of the city. The Great Cannibal's asset transfer procession in the southern part of Shi Guo drove there in a mighty way, mixed with thousands of cattle, like locusts, devouring everything that could be imported.

In the fields, the wheat that is not yet ripe is eaten or trampled in patches. In the pastures, cattle and sheep are either slaughtered or taken captive, resulting in heavy losses.

This group of people obviously wanted to pass through the small Shiguo in the southwest of Shiguo, and then turn south, and cross the Wuhu River back to Mulu. Therefore, tomorrow, these locusts will go west, that is, through the territory of these nobles in front of them. The consequences, don't even think about it, the tragic situation of those victims today will be repeated tomorrow in them.

According to the domestic slaves of the victims, the locusts will camp overnight in the Jizar River valley, south of the city.

Sneak attack! Li Huaitang couldn't help but think of Abdullah. Although his own strength is not what it used to be, what is the strength of this group of big cannibals, how many big cannibals are there, how are they riding, and what are their equipment? There is no way to know. However, after learning that the other party had a large number of horses and camels, the huge temptation made Li Huaitang decide to take the risk.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Light has enough war horses to allow the Eagle Rider to scout first. The cavalry and the armed cavalry then quietly followed, and when the time came, it was up to the scouts to find out the strength and movements of the opponent whether they attacked or not.

In the anxious and eager eyes of several nobles, the expression on Li Huaitang's face kept changing.

Wumeng knew Li Huaitang's thoughts, worried that he would be impulsive, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord has his own opinions, please go back first." Wait for our good news tomorrow. ”

Such a reply obviously did not meet the expectations of the nobles, but there was really no better way, and with Ummon's half-invitation and half-drive, Mosa and several nobles left the palace very reluctantly.