Chapter 231: Pursuit Under the Moon
The dusk moonlight shone on a mound of earth, and the occasional gopher swept through the grass and disappeared with a "whoosh". A few horses www.biquge.info not far away are tied to a puddle of water, and next to them is a carriage of simple power.
A group of Xianbei people gathered around the bonfire roasting game, muttering something while eating: "Why did the two highnesses tell us to go back by ourselves first, but they took a detour to other places?" ”
"Just your mouth! How can Your Highness arrange it and tell you that it can't be done? ”
"I'll just talk about it casually!"
"Damn, I thought I was waiting to die in that post house for the rest of my life! I didn't expect to be able to escape! ”
"That's it! these Karma people! When you encounter them on the battlefield in the future, you will definitely kill them without leaving a piece of armor! ”
"Just your timid appearance, and you still go into battle to kill the enemy? The last time I came to Yecheng, I met wolves in Snow Wolf Valley, and you were so scared that you peed your pants! ”
"Fart! When did I pee my pants! The man was annoyed and shoved his companion.
"You still said no, several people saw it at that time!"
"You still say!" The man got up and pressed his companion to the ground, and he was about to be beaten.
"That's it! Give Lao Tzu a stop! A leader-looking man shouted.
Several people around hurriedly pulled the two people away, and the person at the head stepped forward, "snapped" and slapped each of them, and scolded: "What time is it now, you two are still here dog-eat-dog!" Whoever dares to cause trouble again, Lao Tzu will be the first to kill him! ”
When the others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and no one dared to say more, and the two people who were originally torn together also obediently hid to the side.
"Pack up and let's go!" The man at the head commanded.
"Boss, it's the middle of the night! This ......"
"Lao Tzu knows it's the middle of the night! Do you think that old brute Shi Hu won't send someone to chase us! Only by returning to Xianbei will we be safe! Hurry up! Extinguish the bonfire on the ground! Pack up and go! ”
When everyone heard this, they felt that it was reasonable, after all, they almost lost their lives in Zhao State, and now that they finally escaped from Yecheng, how could they not hurry back?
The Xianbei people hurriedly extinguished the fire on the ground, ran to the puddle, put on the carriage, and several people climbed into the carriage in a group, and the driver waved the whip, and everyone set off at night.
Xianbei people have not left the puddle for half an hour, a group of horses also rushed to this mound, looking at the moonlight from afar, not far away a bright reflection like a mirror, take a closer look, it is a puddle.
"Big brother, there is a puddle in front, let's chase for a few hours, let's go drink the horse first, we have to eat something, otherwise even if the brothers can stand it, this horse can't bear it!"
"Okay! Give me the order, and all dismount! A middle-aged man ordered.
"All dismount and rest! Take turns drinking horses! A man beside the man shouted to the crowd.
Everyone got off their horses one after another, about a hundred people, a piece of black pressure, and went to the puddle one after another to drink horses.
A man dismounted, did not immediately go to drink the horse, but lay down on the spot, probably really tired.
"Ouch, what the fuck is this!" As soon as the man lay down, he cried out.
The man heard the sound and looked over, and the man took out a half-burned wooden stick from his back, sniffed it, and quickly got up from the ground, and then squatted on the ground, his hands kept stroking something on the ground.
"What are you screaming for?"
"Big brother, someone just lit a bonfire here! You see! As he spoke, the man handed the half-burned stick to the man.
The man took the stick, smelled it, and sure enough, there was a smell of fire, so he immediately shouted to one of the people behind him, "Bring the torch!" ”
A moment later, a torch was handed over, and the man took it, pushed the man away, and then squatted on the ground to take a closer look, and sure enough, he found a lot of charcoal burned on the ground. So he picked up a wooden stick with the thickness of a finger, shook the burned end, felt a little warmth, and then picked up the ashes on the ground, pressed his palm on the ground and probed it, and couldn't help but change his face slightly.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" One of the people next to him asked.
"Someone just lit a bonfire here!" The man replied.
When a few people around them heard this, they immediately felt strange, in this wilderness, who would burn a pile of firewood here at night? If it's camping, there should be talent.
Before everyone could react, the man was already running towards the puddle with torches, shouting as he ran: "Stand still!" ”
The group of people who were about to lead the horses over to drink the horses heard the sound, and they all stuck to their feet, and they all felt inexplicable when they saw their boss running over with torches.
I saw the man holding a torch to the puddle, looking carefully at the ground, walking forward as he looked, and finally found a few rut marks not far away. He leaned down, probed his fingers for the rut marks, then looked up at the stars in the sky, and slowly stood up.
"Big brother, what have you found!" The man who had just been lying on the ground ran over and asked.
"The people who just lit the bonfire here should be that group of Xianbei people! I walked for more than half an hour at most! After the man finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Big ...... Big brother, that's ......"
"Everybody get on their horses at once! Keep chasing! The man said to the crowd as he walked to his horse.
"Big brother, if you run any longer, the horse will be overwhelmed!"
"Catch up with them even if you run to death! Catch the Xianbei people, we have a great achievement, if we can't catch it! Waiting for the Grand Commander to skin us! The man said fiercely.
When the people heard this, they did not dare to disobey, and immediately got on their horses, and more than a hundred people rushed down the mound and chased them to the east.
It is said that the dozen or so Xianbei people sat in four carriages and hurried all the way to the east, and the man at the head looked up at the moon in the sky and estimated that it had passed.
"Boss! Oh no! There's a big group of people chasing after you! ”
When everyone heard this, they immediately panicked, and in the middle of the night, this team of people must be not good, and fools will think that it is Zhao Guo's pursuers.
"Boss, what should I do!" One of them asked.
The man at the head didn't think about it, and shouted to everyone: "There are five horses here, and we will definitely not be able to outrun them with the carriage!" While it was night, five of us rode away first, and the rest of us found a place to hide! In the future, find a way to return to Xianbei by yourself! Remember what His Royal Highness commanded! If someone is caught, they must not tell the truth! In this way, Your Highness will take care of your wives and children! Do you understand? ”
"Boss! We Xianbei people are not a bad seed, we are afraid of what they do! It's a big deal! ”
"Fart! Since they dare to chase them, they will definitely not be a dozen or twenty people, if we all stay, none of them will survive! Less nonsense! Hurry up! ”
"Boss, five horses, who is riding the horse?" One of them asked.
"The only son in the family goes first! The others hid at night! Find a way to go back yourself! ”
"Boss, what about you!"
"What the fuck! Hurry up! The man shouted impatiently to the crowd.
When the people heard this, they had no choice but to do as their leader commanded.
The four carriages hurriedly stopped, and the whole group unloaded the carriages, and then a few of the only sons walked out first, and their leader motioned for them to get on their horses, but they could not resist it, so they could only obediently get on the horses, and then pat their horses away.
The rest of the people also hurriedly took advantage of the night to disperse, and soon disappeared without a trace.
The only one who led the way, instead of spreading out like the others, drew a knife from his side, stood beside a carriage, and waited quietly for the group of men who were chasing them to arrive.