"Brother Chen, how long do we have to get to the swamp?"

"Haha, in less than a day, we'll be there!"

I don't know how long they walked, but the loess seemed to have waved goodbye to them, and the ground under their feet was already a little green. Tang An knew that he was getting closer and closer to his destination.

Similarly, the day of parting with Su Meier is approaching.

In the past few days, Tang An has never entered the carriage again, and whenever he has free time, he brags and farts with a group of old men, laughing wildly, seemingly happy and happy, but there are fewer and fewer smiles that really come from the heart.

Su Meier didn't get out of the carriage either, maybe she was also afraid, afraid that seeing Tang An would remind her of some memories that she didn't want to recall. So whenever Tang An looked at the lonely carriage by the campfire with a ten-thousandth hope, the blue tattered curtain never moved, cutting off the little thought he had left.

Sometimes, the more you want to forget something, the more you remember it. I know that nostalgia is a painful poison, but I can't forget it.

A dark cloud drifted across the sky, casting a gray cover over the entire earth. Even if you can say goodbye to the scorching sunshine for a moment, it is enough to make the soldiers ecstatic. What's more, the swamp is gradually approaching, and they are getting closer and closer to their set goal, and these men who have already died once really have no reason to be unhappy.

The clouds are getting thicker, and it looks like rain is going to fall soon. The army halted for the time being, preparing to find a place to take shelter from the wind and rain.

Li Dazhuang stepped on the tender grass that emerged from the soil, and was surprised to find that there was an ant at the tip of the grass.

The reason for his amazement was not that he could find life in the vast land where there was no grass, but that the ant was too big.

The large ant, which was full of yellow-brown size, had powerful front and rear limbs to support its strong body, and a pair of black jaws like two sharp knives, enough to send chills down the hearts of any of its opponents.

Li Dazhuang lowered a dark face, squatted down with great interest, and watched the big ant stretch out its tentacles to forage around.

"Da Zhuang - gone!"

Li Dazhuang smiled and said, "Brother Chen, there is an ant here!" ”

"The more the fuck you live, the more you go back, what is there to see about ants!"

"No, this ant is so big."

Hearing his exaggeration, several soldiers around curiously gathered around. The giant ant seemed to feel threatened, and vigilantly opened a pair of terrifying giant jaws, as if to warn everyone.

These big-headed soldiers had stayed in the Western Regions for so long, but they had never seen such ferocious ants, and they were suddenly amazed.

The strange behavior of a group of people made Tang An, who was walking in the forefront, frown, and shouted, "What are you doing there?" It's raining, let's go! ”

"Lord Tang, there's such a big ant here!"

Tang Anxin secretly scolded, this group of uninformed Zhuang Huhan, an ant can watch for a long time. If you see the white and tender girl in Piaoxiang Courtyard, wouldn't you be embarrassed and thrown to your grandmother's house?

Squeezing into the crowd, Tang An only glanced at the ant that pressed the green grass down, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Get out of the way!" ”

Feng Shui took turns, and seeing that Tang An scared an ant, the soldiers despised it in their hearts: Why is Lord Tang's courage smaller than that of a girl?

Chen Buping said disapprerovitically: "Yes, everyone is scattered, it's just an ant, nothing to look at." ”

"This is no ordinary ant!" Tang An's face turned pale, and he raised his head and looked around, but his eyes were gray-green, and he couldn't see anything unusual at all.

With the experience of his previous life, this kind of terrifying predator who did not grow anywhere left a deep impression on Tang An, and these fools were happy to think that they had encountered rare things, but they did not know that the threat of death was quietly approaching.

Seeing that Li Dazhuang was stupid and wanted to reach out to grab it, Tang An's eyes were quick, and he slapped off Li Dazhuang's black hand that had been stretched out with a "snap", and said, "Looking for death?" These ants are called 'marching ants' and are the most feared jungle killers. Everywhere they passed, even tigers and elephants would have only a pile of bones left. ”

Hearing Tang An say it was so terrifying, Li Dazhuang, who still wanted to hold this little thing in his hand, couldn't help but swallow his saliva and muttered, "Is it so powerful?" ”

Tang An frowned and said, "This kind of ant... Usually they forage together in groups, and the solitary presence of this one means that its companion is probably not too far away. In the wilderness, we are such a large group of people, I am afraid that there is nowhere to hide if we want to. Ji Chen! ”

"Big brother, I'm here!"

"Go around and collect some branches and bring them, at critical moments, I'm afraid they are all life-saving treasures."

Although he didn't understand why the branches and life-saving were linked, since Tang An had spoken, he still brought a group of people to do it obediently. After a while, a group of men returned to the group with a bunch of branches, and the marching ants on the young grass had long since disappeared.

The army set off again, but because of Tang An's previous words, everyone's hearts were clouded.

Ji Chen asked with a bitter face, "Big brother, I heard... The swamp is a forbidden place for the people of the Xia Kingdom, and it is full of demons and monsters. It can't be true, right? ”

Tang Anbai glanced at him and said, ", go forward for nine deaths and one life, and go back for ten deaths and no life, what will you choose?" ”

Ji Chen smiled and said flatteringly: "Look at what you said, big brother, I'm just talking, even if there is really a lot of danger ahead, let's break through." ”

Tang An smiled slightly: "Actually, the so-called demons and monsters are just the false claims of these uncivilized beards." Marshland is a special zone formed by the saturation of the land, and if you accidentally fall into a muddy pool, you will slowly sink as if you have been dragged into hell by the devil, and the more you struggle, the faster you will die. Presumably, this phenomenon scared the bearded people, coupled with the wetland forest, there are many poisonous insects and beasts, and the natural conditions are harsh, so it will make the people of Xia Kingdom silent. ”

Ji Chen was surprised: "Big brother, have you ever been to the swamp before?" ”

"I haven't been here." Tang An shook his head in a chic manner, "These things are all from the book - Knowledgecanofferyouanewleaf." ”

Hey, what dialect does Lord Tang speak, does it speak in the Xia dialect?

Ji Chen and the few people next to him looked at each other and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean?" ”

Tang An grinned: "Knowledge changes fate!" ”

The surrounding group of people were impressed, but they didn't expect that Lord Tang was not only insidious, but also had such a deep understanding of the customs and customs of various places.

After Tang An's explanation, everyone's burden was greatly reduced, and they continued to hurry.

The ground under your feet is completely different from the hard loess before, the soil is loose and loose, and it is very comfortable to step on. Tang An's eyes lit up: only land close to the water source will have this kind of texture. In this barren and inhospitable land, water has always been a gift from the heavens. Looking around at the growing vegetation, the source of water is already on the horizon.

Swamp!

Thinking that he would soon be able to get rid of the haunting Xia Guo's beard, Tang Anxin felt relieved for a while. But the reality is often this: the closer you get to success, the more dangerous it is often the time.

"Newspaper—"

At the rear of the army, a black horse galloped forward, and the thin figure on the horseback raised its arms, as if afraid of being misunderstood by friendly forces.

Chen Buping looked at it from afar and said, "It's Ma Shangshu!" ”

For some reason, every time he heard his name, Tang An felt the urge to laugh. Before he could say anything, he heard Chen Buping say again: "He seems to be in a hurry!" ”

Worry?

Tang An's smile froze on his face, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Ma Shangshu's riding skills are very clever, and in the blink of an eye, his kung fu has rushed to his eyes. The dark and thin little man didn't have time to rest, he turned over and dismounted with a wheez, and knelt down and said: "It's a big deal, nearly 20,000 horsemen from the Xia Kingdom are rushing towards this side, I'm afraid it won't be long before they catch up with us!" ”

20,000 people!

This figure made everyone around gasp, and the relaxed and happy atmosphere disappeared in an instant, replaced by a deep solemnity.

What 20,000 people mean, everyone knows by heart. Even if half of them are separated, it is enough to pinch them into powder, not to mention that this is still 20,000 cavalrymen who come and go like the wind!

Li Dazhuang shouted angrily: "Fuck! Haven't we already deceived those beards? ”

Tang Anxin was in a mess, forced himself to calm down, thought about it for a while, and suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization, and said, "I know!" ”

Ji Chen hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't sell it, tell me what we should do!" ”

"These 20,000 people chased after us like crazy, and they must have identified our identity. They were so sure that there was only one possibility--that they had met with the Hun army that had come from the west, and exchanged information with each other, and then they deduced that we were pretending. Tang An analyzed.

Everyone suddenly felt that it made sense, but it was one thing to know the truth, and it was another thing to get out of the predicament. The pursuers were quick to whip their horses, and except for a pitiful few dozen fast horses, the others all had to rely on two legs to hurry, which was faster and which was slow, at a glance.

Chen Buping said: "Brother Tang, you can bring us here, the brothers are already very grateful." If you can't do it, you will take the fairy and leave first, we are people who are about to die, we don't care about this rotten life, it's a big deal to fight with the beard. ”

"Yes, Lord Tang, we are really convinced of you!"

"Without you, we would have died a long time ago!"

Everyone also seemed to feel the impending fate, and their sadness was overflowing for a while. But they are also people with big hearts, they have escaped from the ghost gate by luck, and now they are just revisiting the old place, what can't they think of?

The glimmer of hope has been seen, but this hope has been stifled again, and there is nothing more aggrieved than this feeling. Tang An clenched his fists and said, "What stupid things to say!" Until the last moment, if anyone dares to give up in advance, let alone mess with Lao Tzu! ”

Several battles in a row have made Tang An the veritable commander of this team, although his prestige may not be as high as Zhan Lingyun, but everyone worships him from the bottom of their hearts. Seeing him roar angrily, everyone closed their mouths, and there was still a trace of unrealistic fantasy in their hearts.

Lord Tang, can you create another miracle this time?

Tang An pointed to the distance where the gray and green were intertwined in the west, and said, "Everyone, our goal is there, as long as we enter the swamp, even if the enemy has more pursuers, it will be in vain." For the sake of the old general, for our own sake, work hard! We must go back alive! ”