Chapter 14: Escape
In the middle of the night, with only a vestige of bonfires still dancing in the camp, Bailijian came alone to the camp where the horse bandits were held, and by this time the guards outside the camp had been replaced by two slaves. However, the two slaves were not very competent, and they were already asleep at this time.
Bai Lijian took out a thin thorn from his arms, covered the mouth and nose of one of the slaves, and stabbed it into the neck, and the sleeping slave suddenly opened his eyes, but he couldn't make a sound, and then his eyes fell.
Easily concocted another slave in the same way, Bai Lijian opened the tent and walked in, and the horse bandits, who had already fallen asleep, opened their eyes one after another. Bai Lijian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these people are warriors in the end, and their vigilance is much stronger than ordinary people.
"Things have changed, they plan to turn you all into slaves, we have to leave tonight!" didn't have time to explain anything, Bailijian directly untied everyone.
Sha Qianli was the first to be put down, loosened his muscles, and asked in a low voice, "We?" ”
"That's right, it's us! Don't be stunned, help untie the rope, and remember to be quiet! ”
"Why are you doing that?"
"Don't forget, you're my slave, and it's up to me what to do with it, someone else? Hmph, not yet! ”
"Well, it seems that I didn't believe the wrong person."
Seeing that they were about to be freed, the group was very excited. Although everyone wanted to leave here immediately, because they hadn't eaten for a long time and were restrained for a few days, their hands and feet were sore, and they couldn't exert themselves. And Bai Lijian also specially reminded them that there are traps all around, and someone must lead the way. The horse bandits who had suffered a big loss from the trap became very cautious one by one, and obediently followed behind Bai Lijian.
On the other side, Liu Jing had already waited at the agreed place with Bai Lijian's four slaves and the prepared things. Because of the haste in which he came out, the lack of manpower, and the fact that he couldn't let others know, the only weapons and equipment that Liu Jing could bring out were two pairs of bows and arrows, four pots of arrows and a scimitar, and only one horse, carrying a bunch of food and water on his body.
"Hurry up, a piece of meat and a pot of water for everyone, hurry up and finish eating and we will leave here." Liu Jing admonished while distributing food and water to the bandits.
The food is horse meat, because there are too many horses killed in the battle, and they can't be eaten for a while, so a lot of meat is dried outside for preservation, and Liu Jing took some more when he came out. However, the horse bandits were given horse meat that had been roasted a long time ago.
For people who have been hungry for a few days, whatever they eat at this time is a treat. After everyone gobbled it up, they all seemed unsatisfied, and a few horse bandits wanted to grab the meat on the horse's back, but they were easily overturned by Liu Jing, who was guarding the side.
For Liu Jing's sudden display of force, not only did he suppress the horse bandits, but even Bai Lijian was surprised. originally thought that Liu Jing was a scholar, although he was a prairie person, but he was reduced to becoming a slave, and his force should not be strong. But looking at the neat and neat means just now, it was obvious that Liu Jing had been clumsy before.
"Sir, good skills!" Bai Lijian couldn't help but admire.
"Extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times, if you don't suppress them now, they will become more and more presumptuous in the future."
"Mr. Law is worried."
"Since Childe calls me Mr. Yiyi, I should do this thing. We don't have much food though, and I can only hold it out for a while, and it's up to you to do the rest. ”
"Don't worry, sir, I never do anything unprepared."
Taking advantage of the night, Bailijian's people were taken away from the camp, and the group walked south.
There is a small river to the south of the camp, which is a source of water for many animals, and there are many traps set up by Bailijian, and there are often good catches. Recently, because of the trouble of the horse bandits, I haven't been to see it for several days, and I believe that there should be a lot of gains at this time, and it should be able to solve the urgent need for a while.
As the sun rose over the horizon, the group camped by the river, ready to rest before discussing the next steps.
Bai Lijian took people to see a few traps, and sure enough, there were three yellow sheep alone, and there were five marmots and eight hares, which was enough for the group to eat a full meal.
Skinning and gutting the prey are all the specialties of the horse bandits, and Bai Lijian, Liu Jing and Sha Qianli only need to sit by the fire and enjoy the service of the four Han slaves.
"Childe, where should we go next?" Sha Qianli's eyes revealed confusion, and he didn't know where to go.
"From today on, we are horse bandits, so naturally we have to do the work of horse bandits." Bai Lijian said with a smile.
"But we are seriously short of food, and we only have one horse, so how can we be horse bandits?" Sha Qianli worried.
"Don't worry, it will be solved. After eating this meal first, let's think about the next thing. As he spoke, Bai Lijian cut off a piece of meat from the rabbit's leg and sent it to his mouth, tasting it beautifully.
Sha Qianli looked at Bai Lijian, who was relaxed, and then looked at Liu Jing, who was calm, and was still beating the drum in his heart. Bai Lijian looked at him to death, and didn't let him have any chance to be alone with the original horse bandits, and the current horse bandits were basically in charge of the barbarians, which made him very insecure.
After tossing all night, everyone was a little tired at this time, and after eating and drinking, they all found a dry place to sleep. Bai Lijian and Liu Jing took Sha Qianli and Mangula to hide aside and quietly discuss things.
"According to the information we know, on the other side of this river, there is a small tribe that belongs to the Helan Ministry, and they did not respond to the call of the Helan Ministry, so now there are many men in their tribe, and the specific number will not be known until the sentinel returns. This tribe is our next target. "Bailijian used a wooden stick to draw a simple map on the ground.
"But we are short of weapons now, and many of us are still wounded, and I fear that we are no match for them." Sha Qianli worried.
"What are you afraid of, with the scimitar in my hand, I can solve them alone!" Mangula boasted with the only scimitar. Because of this scimitar, he is now the most combat-ready person in the entire team.
"Mangula, don't be so impulsive, let's wait for the news first, and then plan well, it's better not to get anyone hurt. I took you out to rob others, but I didn't want you to die outside. ”
"There are no immortals in war!" Mangula didn't care.
"It's better not to die if you can, and if you can die as little as possible, I don't want to collect your body, you know?" Bai Lijian patted Mangula on the shoulder and said.
"yes, got it!" Mangula nodded heavily, his eyes a little moist. For the first time, Mangula felt the warmth of being cared for.