When the first winter snow of the year falls.

Xuan Ye has fled to the mountains hundreds of miles away, although the mountains and mountains block the footsteps of the Ming army, but there are still a large number of pursuers in the rear to pursue him, in order to cover Xuan Ye's southward escape, along the way, the soldiers around him are all desperate to protect him, and when the heavy snow falls, there are only five or six hundred remnants left around him, and only half of the horses are left.

Hundreds of men and horses ushered in the first snow in the lack of food and clothing, and after a night, dozens of wounded were frozen to death, and before they even had time to bury the bodies, the cavalry of the Ming army rushed to them again, and some of the cavalry of the Ming army rushed to them from the mountain path before dawn, cutting off their way.

After discovering that there were Ming troops before and after, most of these Qing troops, who had become frightened birds, collapsed without a fight. Faced with this situation, Xuan Ye no longer hesitated, in the fierce battle, listening to the fierce sound of bullets, he thought of the overlord of Western Chu and Wujiang, and couldn't help but muttered to himself.

"This place is my hill, and you must not mistake yourself."

When this thought came to his mind, Xuan Ye had just raised his sword horizontally, about to slash at his throat, when suddenly Erdu's war horse rushed to his side and grabbed his right arm, so that Xuan Ye's sword could not be slashed through his neck. Erdu shouted.

"The master can't be so supreme! Hurry up and break through with the minions! ”

After saving Xuanye, he led more than 200 Qing troops to open the way in front, and did not rush to the Ming army in front, but turned over a low mountain to the southwest, bypassing the Ming army's obstruction, and then fell into another valley.

After a few days of running, although he was tormented by hunger and exhaustion, Xuan Ye did not have the consciousness of death, since he did not succeed in killing himself, the desire for life returned to him again. After crossing the mountains, when he found that the Ming army had already pursued him, Erdu shouted loudly while opening the way in front.

"The Baturu of the Great Qing Kingdom, those who are willing to protect their masters come with me!"

As he spoke, he led dozens of horsemen to kill the Ming army that followed them, but despite this, he could not stop the pursuit of the Ming army, and the Ming army continued to chase after them. The men and horses who broke through continued to be killed, wounded, scattered, and captured, and in the end only one hundred and fifty or sixty men remained. And Erdu also suffered several knife wounds in the melee, and finally died under the Ming army's bullets when he repelled the pursuit of the Ming army again.

The pursuit of the Ming army did not stop, although because of the heavy snow, it was only a small group of cavalry pursuit, but they did not give up, after the pursuit of the Ming army, was repulsed again. Facing the relentless pursuit of the Ming army, Xuan Ye was just feeling that there was no way out, when he suddenly rushed over a horse from the side.

It was Li Pengju, who walked up to Xuan Ye and said softly:

"Please come with me, and don't linger here. It was only one of Minggou's spearhead soldiers who was killed just now, and the Minggou brigade was still behind, and now it ......"

Glancing left and right, Li Pengju said to Xuan Ye.

"The best way now is for our soldiers to divide into two routes, all the way to the south, all the way to the mountains, they will definitely chase after the south, so that we can have a chance to ......"

This is also a way, Xuan Ye was full of hope that he could escape, and led dozens of cavalry to escape into the mountains, just as Li Peng expected, the pursuing Ming army really did not think of this trick. But fortunately, there are a lot of natives in the mountains in the south who were driven into the mountains by the Qing army, and they have been resisting the Qing army for many years with the cottage, this Qing army with only a few dozen people and tired and hungry, as soon as they entered the mountains, they were targeted by the natives, and those natives immediately launched an attack on them. Those who can't escape are either killed, or they choose to commit suicide when they can't escape, and they know that even if they surrender, they will be castrated as slaves by the natives.

finally broke out of the encirclement, and there were only more than ten people left around Xuan Ye. When passing through a valley, they encountered the natives again, the natives only released a few guns, and the rest of the men and horses were scattered as birds and beasts, as for Li Pengju, he led a few personal soldiers to kill the natives to cover Xuan Ye's escape.

Li Pengju's life and death, Xuan Ye didn't care, he was already riding alone, he was just thinking about how to continue to flee south, just fled south along the valley in a daze, I don't know how long he fled, he was thirsty and tired, he heard the shouts of the natives, and it seemed that the natives were also chasing him. Seeing that there was no way to escape, he suddenly saw a cave at the base of the mountain on the right, and the entrance of the cave was full of snow, but the entrance of the cave could be faintly seen, and there were some snow-covered bushes on both sides, which together covered the cave, and led the horse to it, and lifted the snow from the hole, and then hid in the cave with the horse.

The cave was almost a dozen feet deep, very dry, and the light at the back was very dim. Xuan Ye stood leaning on his horse, listening to the movement in the distance, thinking that the natives might find this place, what would happen if they fell into the hands of the natives? If not, ...... Holding the short gun in his hand, Xuan Ye couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"I thought that I, Xuan Ye, was also the king of a country, but I never thought that I would end up in such a field!"

It was snowing in the sky, and the snow was getting heavier and darker, making the cave even darker. Once the snow closes the mountain, even the most familiar people can freeze to death in the mountain.

Xuan Ye, who hid in the cave and clutched the short gun and wanted to fight to the death with the natives, did not wait for the natives, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier.

When the heavy snow blocked the view and allowed people to see the scenery a few feet away, Xuan Ye thought that the natives would definitely not come, so he sat on the ground and sat on the stone to rest.

The snow continued to fall, as if it wasn't going to stop.

Although he knew that this snow was dangerous, Xuan Ye relaxed for the time being, at least this heavy snow could stop the footsteps of the Turen and Ming Dog.

"It would be nice if I could go a few days earlier......"

Thinking like this in his heart, because he was really sleepy, Xuan Ye couldn't help but close his eyes, and he couldn't support it anymore, his body crooked, and he fell asleep leaning on the cave. At first, he couldn't sleep, and from time to time he would wake up, worried that the natives or the Ming Dog would search him. Later, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and there was a strong wind. Knowing that the Ming Army would never risk chasing after him, he fell asleep.

While he was asleep, the horses that had been riding for a day were also very hungry. At the mouth of the cave was a shrub and a dead grass, and it poked its head out and ate there.

This night, Xuan Ye slept very deeply, and he didn't even dream like he used to, and he didn't have difficulty falling asleep like in the past. When he woke up again, Xuan Ye saw that the sun was shining outside the cave, the snow outside had stopped, and the shrubs and dead grass at the entrance of the cave had been eaten by the horses.

"Your horse is a human animal."

Seeing that the horse did not leave, Xuan Ye walked to the entrance of the cave and peeked and saw that the snow outside had stopped.

"Now Minggou shouldn't immediately enter the door to search for people."

When looking outside the cave, Xuan Ye's hand was holding the horse, preparing to leave the cave.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Xuan Ye listened carefully to the movement in the distance, although there was no movement at the entrance of the cave, and in the distance, there seemed to be no movement, and the entrance of the cave was also tired of a thick layer of snow.

"It seems that the heavens will not kill me."

After leaving the entrance of the cave, looking at the mountains that had been covered by heavy snow, Xuan Ye couldn't help but have such a thought in his heart, this heavy snow saved him, let him avoid the pursuit of Ming Gou, and also avoided the natives. Xuan Ye understood that at least for a while, whether it was a Ming dog or a native, he would not catch up, as long as he seized the time, he could escape.

"This time it's really dangerous!"

Xuan Ye looked back into the distance, and he didn't leave the cave immediately. He stroked the horse's back, sighed in his heart, and said:

"I've got to feed you first, or you won't be able to carry me!"

Thinking so in his heart, Xuan Ye took out some beans and corn from the pannier bag behind the saddle, and then began to feed the horse, last night it ate some bushes and dead grass at the entrance of the cave by itself, but it was certainly not as good as such concentrate, and when he poured out the essence, the sweaty horse watched him quietly. When he poured out the food in his pocket, it poked its head over and sniffed it into its pocket, and then it leaned down and ate it in a big gulp.

Xuan Ye looked at the scene when the horse was eating there, thinking that it was so hungry, but only giving it such a little feed seemed to be a little less. But what's the solution?

I can't help but leave a little bit, and the next way, it's not sure if he can eat the ingredients, and he has to eat himself!

Grabbing a handful of fried beans in his hand, Xuan Ye sat down on the stone, eating fried beans while thinking about how to escape. There was silence inside and outside the cave, except for the sound of sweaty horses chewing beans.

Xuan Ye, who was alone, suddenly became very emotional at this time, he looked left and right, there was no one around him, only he was alone, since he could remember, this was the first time, there was no one around. There used to be so many minions, but now there are none, there used to be a mighty army of the Eight Banners, but now there is no more, now he is just alone in this cave, there is no one by his side.

Why is this happening?

Alas, the Great Qing Kingdom......

While he was muttering in his heart, Xuan Ye walked out of the cave again, and the war horse followed him. It has eaten up all the fodder on the ground,

He listened to the movement around him again, and then led the horse out of the cave. Since he had decided to leave now, the cave might be secluded, but it was not a place to stay for long, so when he broke through the cobwebs and led the horse out of the cave, he himself grabbed a handful of snow to quench his thirst. Then he led the horse and headed south. The knee-deep snow slowed down his speed, but it also made him feel extremely relaxed, and the thicker the snow, the less likely he was to run into a dog or a native man.

Looking at what he thought was the south, Xuan Ye whispered to himself:

"As long as I can reach the south and reach the prince's army, the Great Qing Kingdom will definitely be able to prosper again......"

The snow was deep along the way, and although it didn't snow, the mountain wind blew up the snow, and his clothes were wet with snowflakes. Because I was walking in the snow, my pants were also wet, but I didn't notice it because my feet were hot. Of course, the saddle and the horse's back are also wet.

The snow slowed down his speed, and at this time, if someone appeared in front of him, even if he could get on his horse in the blink of an eye, the horse would not be able to run in the snow. So he can only hold the reins of the horse as he does now, and he will go when the horse goes. The snow covered all the grass on the ground, so the horse didn't eat any grass along the way, and he must now hurry to feed the horse, or the horse will be hungry and will not be able to carry him!

When the valley turned into a mountain flat land for several miles, the snow began to become lighter, and Xuan Ye, who had led the horse for a day, remounted the horse and walked forward in the snow, and it was not clear whether it was a road under the snow. I just stopped and stopped all the way, and looked around from time to time, but fortunately, after the heavy snowfall, no one came out.

After walking for a long time, when the sky was about to darken, Xuan Ye only felt that the whole person was cold and hungry, the wind was blowing on his body, constantly taking away the heat from his body, he was cold and hungry, he only felt that his head was a little dizzy, this was the first time he experienced the feeling of hunger, the feeling of hunger, he had never experienced it, even when Jingnan was besieging the city, as the emperor, he could also eat enough.

Perhaps because he was too hungry, Xuan Ye began to worry, and he felt that as long as two or three natives came at this time, he might not be able to deal with it. Although he had a six-shot gun, he didn't have any more rounds, and the bullets were almost finished, and he had to save some of the rest. If you encounter an enemy, you can only use a sword, but if you don't have the strength, how can you kill the enemy?

Xuan Ye, who felt that he had reached a desperate situation, thought unconsciously in his heart.

"Could it be that this is the heavens that are going to kill me!"

At that moment he saw a boulder near a stone blocking the snow, and under the stone was now covered with grass half a man deep, which, though withered, was also good fodder for horses.

"God has eyes!"

Seeing the barren grass under the boulder, Xuan Ye muttered to himself, and he hurriedly led the horse and walked over there.

The horse was eating grass under the boulder, although it was withered grass, but for the hungry horse, it was still a rare delicacy, while the horse was enjoying the rare delicacy, Xuan Ye looked around from time to time, and saw the gap under the boulder, he even felt that he could sleep there, there were stones to block the mountain wind, but it was dangerous to burn a fire in this place to keep warm.

"I don't know if I can find the cave in front of me......"

At this moment, Xuan Ye suddenly saw a fine hoof print on the snow, which was ...... The footprints of the sheep's hooves, could it be that someone was herding sheep here, this discovery made him immediately nervous, and at this moment, he heard a slight footstep coming, and almost at the moment he turned around, he saw a black shadow, which smashed straight into his head, and he flashed to the side almost instinctively, but his feet were dragged by the snow, and the person accidentally fell to the ground.

The moment he fell to the ground, Xuan Ye saw the person coming, it was a native of the mountains, and while Xuan Ye fell to the ground, he hit Xuan Ye on the head with a stick, and he immediately lost consciousness......