Everyone immediately remembered that in the battle ahead, there was indeed an ownerless war horse who fled because he was frightened. It's just that at that time, everyone's attention was not on such an inconspicuous Mongolian horse. Yes, in the Model Army, the Mongolian horse was also used for the mounted infantry (dragoon) and the baggage troops, and the mounted infantry was not included in the cavalry at all. At that time, the cavalry was all about catching a big fish and being rewarded for their meritorious service. Where is the heart to care about such a horse?

Even the horsemen had different opinions on which way the horse had gone. However, the one that ran away must be a super big fish, and everyone has the same opinion. But most people actually think that the big fish has gone west. Zhang Ying calculated the time, and the "big fish" had been running for half an hour. Even if the horsepower is not good, he should have run a long way. Calculating the time and distance, he should have run into the mountains. It's already very difficult to catch him. However, in the spirit of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor, Zhang Ying still led people to chase down.

In fact, Li Zicheng did not run as far as Zhang Ying imagined. Li Zicheng hung himself on the side of the war horse at that time, so that when the war horse ran out, from Zhang Ying's direction, he really couldn't see anyone. So negligently, Li Zicheng ran away under Zhang Ying's nose. But he didn't go too far, for he had only run for a quarter of an hour before the horse fell unsupportively.

Li Zicheng looked back, although he couldn't see the enemy army anymore, but he knew that the enemy army was not far away from him, if the enemy was a little more cautious, after settling the battle, it would be easy to find that someone had run away, and then they would probably catch up. So he's not out of danger yet.

Li Zicheng wanted to dispose of this war horse. so as not to be discovered by the enemy who catches up, so as to judge his whereabouts. Li Zicheng looked around, wanting to see if there was a deep ditch next to him or something that could hide the war horse in. However, there is no such terrain in the surrounding plains.

So, if you want to cover the horses, you need to consume a lot of time. Li Zicheng didn't have much time to waste, and after a little hesitation, he took the bow and quiver from his horse, which he might use after entering the mountain, as well as a small bag of dry food hanging from the saddle. Then the dagger strapped to the leg was examined again. Then he removed the saber from his waist—it was too heavy to walk long distances—and walked a little ahead, found a bush, and threw it in. Then he turned around and strode towards the south.

Li Zicheng walked south for about an hour, and then turned to the west again. By this time, the sun had gradually turned to the west, but the weather was still hot. Farther away, there is a deserted village. Suddenly, a cool breeze blew from the east, which made Li Zicheng feel refreshed. Li Zicheng stopped, touched the sweat on his forehead, turned his head and looked to the east, the road to the east was empty, there was no shadow of a person, but there was a dark cloud, I don't know when I came from the east, the sky in the east was already half dark, and I could faintly see that there was an electric light shining there, but it was far away, but I couldn't hear the thunder.

Li Zicheng frowned, he didn't plan to enter that deserted village. Because if there are pursuers, the deserted village is obviously the focus of their search. It's just that rain is very harmful for bows and arrows. Maybe if it rains, the bow in his hand will be degummed and damaged. And the bow and arrow are very important to him at this time. So Li Zicheng thought about it, and decided to go to the village first and find a place to escape the rain.

The rain came quickly, Li Zicheng had just entered the village, and the rain almost caught up with him. Li Zicheng hurriedly found a room and got in. The house also has a door and a roof, but most of the houses in this village are in good condition. It seems that the owners did not leave the village soon. Li Zicheng knew that the original residents of this village had indeed left not long ago. Because it was he who ordered the inhabitants of these villages to be forcibly relocated.

As soon as Li Zicheng entered the house, the raindrops the size of beans crackled down. Raindrops smashed on the dry floating dust, raising a fine cloud of dust. A smell of dust rushed into Li Zicheng's nostrils. Li Zicheng turned his head to look outside, but saw that the houses on the opposite side, which were only two or three steps away, were a little difficult to see clearly, and his eyes were all white, and his ears were full of crackling raindrops.

Li Zicheng sat down at the door, and while watching the rain, he went to his pocket to get some dry food and nibbled on it. After eating the dry food, he got up again and walked under the dripping eaves, stretched out his hand to catch a few handfuls of rainwater and drank it.

The rain kept falling, but the sky quickly got dark. Soon the roof began to leak, and water droplets were dripping everywhere. Li Zicheng found a corner where the rain did not leak, and sat down with a bow and arrow. After running and fighting all day, fatigue quickly grabbed him, and after a while, Li Zicheng fell asleep.

……

Zhang Ying chased after someone for a while, and saw the horse that fell to the ground.

Several people went to the horse's corpse and examined it carefully.

"You see there's foam on the horse's mouth, it's running alive, right?" Said one of the cavalrymen.

The other cavalryman squatted down, touched the horse with his hand, opened the horse's mouth, reached in and touched it, then wiped his hand on the horse, pulled out a dagger, and slashed at the horse. Then he stood up and said: "Battalion commander, this horse has not been dead for long, its mouth is still hot, and its blood has not completely coagulated!" That big fish shouldn't have run far yet! ”

"Heaven forbid!" Zhang Ying said, "Let's hurry up and chase after him, don't let him run away!" ”

All ten horsemen mounted their horses and scattered in formation to search westward...... After walking for more than an hour, but still finding nothing, by this time, a large dark cloud had appeared in the east.

"Battalion commander, don't that big fish change direction, right? Otherwise, after chasing for so long, how could it be that he hasn't caught up? A cavalryman said anxiously to Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying was actually very anxious at this time. Just now, when he was looking at the relics of those guards who died in battle of Li Zicheng, he already had some guesses about the identity of the big fish that escaped, and chased all the way at this time, but he never caught up, thinking that this big fish had fallen into his net, but he jumped out again, and now he didn't know where to run, and his face was twisted with remorse.

"What you're saying is that this guy must have turned. Most of the time the horse turned immediately after the death of the horse. You say that this damn scoundrel refuses to surrender honestly and refuses to die honestly, which is really ......"

After Zhang Ying said this, he realized that his emotions were wrong, as a commander on the battlefield, he should not have such emotions, let alone let such emotions affect other soldiers. He hurriedly stopped his mouth, stood up on the stirrups, looked around, and said, "If I were Li Zicheng, I would go south first." As long as we think about it, we will definitely chase to the west, and if we go north, that side is also the key direction of our army's interception - those sub-dragoons have been waiting there for a long time. So, just go south, then west, into the mountains, and then it's good to run...... Wang Hu, bring me the map! ”

One of the horsemen jumped off his horse and pulled out a folded map from under his saddle, and several horsemen jumped off their horses and surrounded them......

"If Li Zicheng is from the place where the war horse died to the south. So, he ...... like this" Zhang Ying's fingers moved on the map, and at this time, a few drops of rain fell on the map.

"If he had been going south, he should be in this area by now." Zhang Ying drew a circle on the map, "It's going to rain heavily, if he wants to hide from the rain, there is only here, and here, these two villages!" It's been a good rain! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ying straightened up, bowed twice to the rolling dark clouds that were rushing over, and said: "Lord Long, thank you for your help, if we catch Li Zicheng today, we will definitely build a temple for you when we go back!" As soon as they finished speaking, a bright flash of lightning swept through the sky, and almost at the same time, a thunderclap exploded in their ears, as if there really was a dragon king answering their prayers. Immediately afterward, the pouring rain crackled down......

……

At this time, it was already night, but the heavy rain had not stopped, Zhang Ying and the others began to ride their horses to the south, and then as the wind and rain increased and the sky gradually darkened, the war horses could no longer see the road clearly. The cavalrymen had to dismount and pull their horses forward. To be honest, it was difficult for the cavalry to discern their direction at this time, and they could only rely on compasses and maps to barely determine their position.

After walking like this for a while, the heavy rain gradually turned into a light rain, but the surroundings became darker and darker. If it weren't for the lightning that lit up from time to time, Zhang Ying and the others would have almost walked into the river. It's just that the influence of the surrounding darkness is by no means something that the map can solve, on the map, the location of the two villages is very clear, but in this dark place, it is still very difficult to find the direction, coupled with the hypothermia caused by the heavy rain, Zhang Ying feels that he has completely lost his way. If it weren't for the ropes prepared in advance to string the soldiers and horses, I'm afraid that even the people would be separated at this time.

"Lord Long's blessing, you must let us find Li Zicheng!" In fact, Zhang Ying, who didn't believe in God too much, couldn't help but pray in her heart again.

As if in response to Zhang Ying's prayer, a flash of lightning flashed, and some words from a deserted village about two hundred steps away came into everyone's eyes.

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