Chapter 22: The Black Storm

In the end, Bai Lijian was persuaded by Liu Jing and decided to leave that night.

Liu Jing has enough reasons to stay, having the ability to protect herself is the first, Helanda needs to be taken care of is the second, and needing someone to leave a fixed grain every day is the third. With so many reasons to stay, Bailijian is really hard to refuse.

After a few days, everything went very smoothly, and Su Heluo didn't notice that there was no one in the team at all. Since Su and Luo sent troops to protect them, Bai Lijian took the initiative to show weakness and ordered the disbandment of the cavalry squad, and then they mixed into the large army, so as not to be discovered by them that there was a threat to them.

After walking for more than ten days, the large army was finally able to see the mountains in the distance. Seeing that the destination was in front of them, everyone's hearts were nervous, and it was almost time to see the difference.

"Childe, there is less and less food left in the camp these days." Mangula leaned over to Bailijian's ear and whispered a reminder.

"Hmm!" Baili snorted.

A few days ago, Bai Lijian received the news brought by Liu Jing, because Su and Luo's troops were also counted in the tribe's head, so the loss of food was very alarming, and there was no prey to replenish, and now it was to the point of being stretched.

Seeing that Bailijian was not in a good mood, Mangula hurriedly changed his words: "But our luck is good, not only have we encountered a lot of yellow sheep in the past two days, but we can also pick up the lost sheep of other tribes, so we don't have to go hungry." ”

"What?" Bailijian turned his head to look at Mangula, "All those sheep of yours were picked up?" And the yellow sheep passing through this neighborhood? ”

"yes!" Mangula stared at Baili Jian Dao with a pair of big round eyes in puzzlement.

"Oops! I was so negligent. Bai Lijian hurriedly ordered: "You immediately send someone to investigate in the direction where the yellow sheep came, be quick!" ”

"Yes!" Mangula immediately took the order.

Bai Lijian secretly blamed himself in his heart, he didn't find out about such a big thing in advance, and thought that these were all left by the large army, and he was secretly grateful to Liu Jing in his heart, and would rather be hungry than let the horse bandits who followed behind him be fed.

Yellow sheep are very vigilant animals, and it is impossible to get close to places with many people, let alone places where large groups pass by. But the yellow sheep just came, and it wasn't one or two, it was a group. In addition, sheep are the life of herders, and no herdsman will ignore the lost cattle and sheep. But I've already picked up several along the way.

Combining the information of the two, Bai Lijian couldn't help but start worrying in his heart. If these two things happen, there must be something terrible that will make the yellow sheep panic and make the herdsmen have no time to find their lost cattle and sheep.

In the grassland, there will be two kinds of war, one is war, and the other is natural disasters. Neither of the two is something that the current Bailijian can deal with.

After a day full of anxiety, the next morning Mangula hurried to say goodbye. Looking at Mangula's nervous face, Bai Lijian's heart suddenly chuckled.

"Childe, the news that the sentinel brought back overnight is a black storm, and it is coming from the west."

Bai Lijian's heart cooled down suddenly. The weather on the grassland is changeable, but there are not many sandstorms in this era, and most of the Bailijian has only heard of it before, but has not really encountered it. It's okay to find a leeward place to hide for a few days and wait for the storm to pass, but now it's on the way to migration, and everyone has nothing to prepare, and once the storm comes, it will be a catastrophe for the entire migration team.

"Childe, do you want to send someone to inform the team in front?"

Bai Lijian was about to agree, when a flash suddenly flashed in his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Although this storm is a disaster, it can also be said to be an opportunity, a rare opportunity.

After a moment of thought in his head, Bai Lijian opened his mouth and asked, "How long is the storm expected to arrive?" ”

"It depends, three days at most!"

"Okay, let's speed up and go around to the front of the line."

"Childe, this ......" Seeing that Bailijian's order was far from what he thought in his heart, Mangula didn't react for a while.

"Don't be stunned, go and pass my orders!" Bai Lijian said in a non-obstinate tone.

"What about our food?"

"We still have some food in stock, so let's save some food, and when the storm is over, I will treat everyone well."

"Yes!"

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Baili Jian is not willing to waste it in vain.

That night, Bai Lijian quietly went around with people to the front of the large army, leaving only a few to receive the food left by the large army.

Bai Lijian led a group of horse bandits to rush overnight, and the horse bandits only walked on two feet, and they all complained, but looking at the soft and weak Bai Lijian gritted his teeth and persevered, even if he was bitter in his heart, he could only swallow it silently.

Calculating the time, it was only one day before the storm came, and the large army seemed to feel the oppression of the coming storm, and the speed of the march on the road was much slower, which made it convenient for Bailijian to rush ahead of them.

At this time, Helan Mountain, which Bailijian had been thinking about, was not far away, and the foot of the mountain was no longer flat.

The black storm is coming soon, and everyone doesn't dare to be careless, and they all start digging the pit desperately, and some people are afraid that the pit is not big enough to avoid the black storm.

"Everyone work hard, and when the black storm is over, I'll take you to do a big deal. If you succeed, everyone will be rewarded for coming back! Bai Lijian stood in the middle of the crowd and cheered everyone on.

Hearing that everyone had a reward, this group of horse bandits immediately became active, and their worries about facing the black storm also faded.

At this time, the large army was also rushing in the direction of Bailijian, and Su Heluo's cavalry team even left the large army behind and ran towards the foot of Helan Mountain.

In the large army, Liu Jing was also worried at this time, and there was no news of the team behind her since the day before yesterday, which made Liu Jing feel very uneasy. The Black Storm is coming, and the people of Bailijian don't have any protective equipment or enough food, so it is obviously unknown whether they can survive the Black Storm safely. But Liu Jing is limited in what she can do now, and she can only pray silently for Bailijian in her heart.

Liu Jing didn't have the heart to manage the tribe, so she could only hand over everything to Helanda. And Helanda was already busy at this time. Su Heluo left the large army and ran first, the large army had too many things, it was too cumbersome, and it was impossible to run anymore. Fortunately, there were enough vehicles, and Su Heluo's marching tents and other materials were also left, Helanda organized people to surround all the vehicles together and fix them, and then gathered the few remaining cattle, sheep and horses, and everyone hugged each other and silently prayed to the heavens, hoping to survive this natural disaster safely.