The sky was getting darker, the sun was slowly setting into the horizon, and the desert at night was dangerous and cold.

Alam and Abutai led the people all the way forward, not daring to stop a single step. But most of them were physically exhausted, and some of them did not have horses, and their feet were on the sand, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and it was very difficult to walk. Seeing that night was approaching, the herdsmen sat down one after another, poured the sand in their shoes, and said that they did not want to leave.

A herdsman said: "General Zuo, why are you in such a hurry, it's getting dark, let's set up a tent and sleep here." ”

Alem shook his head and said, "No, you can't stop, this is the Khan's order." ”

"Why did the Khan let us hurry, didn't it...... The Chishui Ministry is chasing after you? ”

"Will the Chishui Ministry chase after us, we have all walked to the heart of the desert."

"Isn't it the White Sand Division?"

"General Zuo, what happened?"

The herdsmen began to chatter, and the more they guessed, the more outrageous it became, and Alem was sweating profusely, and had to clarify: "It's not the Chishui Ministry, it's not the Baisha Ministry." It's sand pirates, and there are sand pirates who are following us. ”

"Sand thieves, thieves, it's fine."

"I heard that the sand thieves are very powerful, and they have been fighting against the White Sand Ministry, and even the King of Weimu Great Khan can't do anything about them."

"King Wei Mu Great Khan is a wall-to-wall grass, of course he can't win against the sand thieves. Our Khan will definitely win. ”

"But the Khan hasn't come back yet, will it be ......?"

"Don't mess around, listen to me." Yele saw that Alem couldn't control public opinion, so he stepped forward, "The Khan asked us to go first, because he didn't want us to drag him down." Only when we are safe can they focus on fighting. Everyone can rest assured, General Kutulu will take the Qingyun Iron Guard, and fight the enemy together with the Khan, and will definitely be able to defeat the sand bandits. Let's hold on a little longer, go a little longer, and don't let the Khan have any worries. ”

Yeletan has been in Qingyun for several months, and he already has prestige in the hearts of the herdsmen. At this moment, listening to her words was reasonable, and seeing that she was calm and calm, everyone believed Yelekodun's words. Everyone got up again, supported each other with their sticks, and slowly moved forward.

Yele looked back at the darkening desert, the darkness of the night brought a terror and mystery to the desert, and she silently prayed that everything would be well with the Khan.

At this time, Tuoba Yan squatted on the sand dunes with his horse for a long time, and secretly ambushed. General Kutulu waited in the dead woods, and the Qingyun Iron Guard waited for work, as long as there were sand thieves rushing over, they would be wiped out.

Suddenly, there was an unusual sound in the silent night, as if groups of people were walking on the sand, making a "rustling" sound. Heightened his vigilance, he gestured to the cavalrymen to draw their bows and arrows, and the sand thieves could only step into their encirclement.

The cavalrymen pulled their bows and arrows to the maximum and aimed them forward, but unexpectedly, it was not people who rushed at them, but ...... Wolf!

"Wolves, it's a pack of wolves!" Someone exclaimed, only to see hundreds of wild wolves rushing towards them, those sand thieves were very, seeing that there were many people in the Qingyun Tribe, they didn't dare to act rashly, so they let the wolves come over to explore the way first.

Although the cavalrymen were all men who were born and raised in the grassland, they had never seen so many wolves gathered together. There was panic among the cavalry, some were so frightened that they could not hold their bows and arrows steadily, and some horses under their crotches were already about to flee.

Tuoba Yan's scalp was slightly numb, he didn't expect such a situation. I saw the wolves gradually approaching, and I could even see their eyes flashing green, which was terrifying.

But Tuoba Yan couldn't back down, he still remembered himself as a khan, remembered his mission. He waved the "snow tip", the scimitar to the wolves, "The whole army obeys the order, release the arrows!" ”

"Whoosh" Hundreds of arrows were shot out, and the wolves in the front row were the first to fall to the ground, and there were wolf howls one after another. Tuoba Yan continued to give the order to release arrows, and shot another batch. But the wolves were fearless and still pounced on them.

"Rush forward!" Tuoba gave the order.

It's a pity that the horses can't run when they see the wolf. No matter how much the cavalry pushed, the horses would only retreat. Tuoba Yan looked around, and seeing the wolves approaching, he suddenly remembered that wolves were afraid of fire, and immediately ordered, "Light the torch!" ”

The soldiers carried torches with them, which came in handy at the moment. In an instant, hundreds of torches lit up the surroundings, and Tuoba Yan shouted, "Throw it out, throw the torches at the wolves." ”

The wolves had already pounced at this moment, and the cavalry threw torches with all their might, and countless torches made a trajectory that lit up the night sky, rolling and splashing among the wolves. The flames are soaring, and the wolves are afraid, and they can be stopped.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the wolves, Tuoba took the lead and launched an attack on the wolves. The subsequent cavalry fired arrows again, and some of the wolves were burned to death, and some were killed by arrows. The wolves were completely defeated and fled backwards, some of them holding up the bodies of dead wolves and eating the corpses of their companions.

"It's a beast, not a climate." Tuoba wiped the wolf blood from his face and watched the wolves retreat from a distance.

When the wolves retreated, Tuoba Yan shouted to the sand thieves who had been watching the battle on the sand beams: "Is it interesting to be a turtle with a shrunken head, there is a kind of single-handedness." ”

The leader of the sand thieves knew that he had been exposed, and he also responded in a loud voice: "Daring maniac, why did you break into our territory? ”

"Your territory?" As if he had heard a funny joke, Tuoba snorted coldly, "Do you belong to any tribe that you know who I am?" ”

"We're not a tribe, we've been hanging out in this desert since we were kids, and we don't want to know who you are."

Tuoba Yan was bored, and his face was pale. The cavalry next to him answered: "We are the Qingyun Division, and this is the Khan of the grassland. ”

"The Khan of the steppe, will he come to this place where birds don't?" The leader of the sand pirates was clearly unconvinced.

This is, the person next to the leader of the sand thieves said in a low voice: "Chief, I heard that the Qingyun Tribes were defeated by the Chishui Tribe, and that may really be the Tuoba Khan." ”

"Phew, defeated Khan, what is there to be afraid of." The leader of the sand thieves was full of disdain, and shouted to Tuobayan, "Kneel down and surrender, and offer your horses and food with both hands, I can consider letting you go." ”

Tuoba was furious, no one had ever dared to say such insulting words to him, and he yelled, "The cavalry obey the order and release the arrows." ”

The two sides officially went to war, and the desert flew with arrows. However, the sand thieves had sand beams as a cover, so they had a slight advantage. Tuoba had to give the order to retreat and lead his troops to run towards the dead woods.

"Boss, they're going to the dry woods, are you chasing?"

"Chase!" The leader of the sand thieves looked arrogant and didn't take this group of people seriously.

General Kutulu and Qingyun Iron Guard had been lying in ambush in the dry forest, and when they saw the fire rising to the sky on the Khan's side, and the wolf howling for a while, they were all very nervous. Fortunately, General Kutulu did not mess up and did not rush out of the forest without permission. It was only when he saw the Khan and the cavalry return that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prepare for battle." General Kutulu gave the order in a low voice.

Tuoba Yan led his cavalry straight into the woods, and then the sand thieves also rushed in on horseback. However, at this time, as soon as the ambushed Qingyun Iron Guard pulled the stumbling rope, the sand thieves rolled off their horses one after another and fell into the traps arranged in advance. It was a deep and large sand pit, and if you fall into it, you won't be able to climb up for a while.

When the leader of the sand thieves saw the defeat of the vanguard, he was so angry that he rushed into the forest with a machete. Qingyun Iron Guard picked up his spear and backing, and loved close combat, stabbing the sand thieves who ran in one by one.

The leader of the sand thieves had never seen the power of the Qingyun Iron Guard, and he was suddenly confused.

"Kneel down and surrender, offer your horses and food in both hands, and I can consider making your death more painful." Tuoba Yan rode a horse and returned the threats and insults of the previous leader.

Facing the powerful Qingyun Iron Guard, the leader of the sand thieves was stunned, and only heard the sand thieves next to him say: "Boss, we have met the Qingyun Iron Guard, one of the three elites on the grassland. ”

The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and no matter how downtrod the Qingyun Department is, it can still beat the hooligans and robbers. The leader of the sand thieves dismounted, and the rest of the people laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

Tuoba Yan walked up to the leader and put the "snow tip" against his neck, and the leader of the sand thieves was no longer majestic, "Khan spares me, you let me go, I will give you food, water, horses, camels, and money, I will give it to you." ”

"I know, you bandits, you say one thing and do another, you have no credibility at all." Tuoba said, "Kill you, your things are still mine." ”

With that, Tuoba Yan smiled slightly, turned the "snow tip", and slashed the throat of the sand thief leader. The rest of the soldiers also killed the captives one by one.

"Khan, what about the people in the pit?" The soldier asked.

"Buried alive." Tuoba coldly ordered, "Take all their equipment with you and join the generals on the left and right." ”

In this battle, the Qingyun soldiers also lost a lot, the number of casualties increased, and everyone did not have the joy after the victory of the battle. After all, the road ahead is difficult, and who knows what dangers will be encountered.