Chapter 177: Expedition!
In the southernmost oasis of the desert, the cozy environment allows the ponies to wander around all day with nothing to do, and they seem to take those precious totems very seriously, and are guarded day and night.
He Ming didn't have such good eyes to see clearly what words were engraved on it from hundreds of meters away, and a large number of horses were not something he could easily dismiss, and it took two whole days to never find a chance to get close to the totem, so he decided to give up here for the time being, thinking about the origin of the horses, basically he also understood, and it was not so bad.
So he decided to go back to Li Xiang first, and then take the sheep and get the content of the totem pole when the others began to officially settle in these oases.
After traveling through seven oases and spending a lot of time, he was sleeping in the open air, and he survived without a meal, plus he was squatting in the oasis in the south day and night, as strong as him, and now he feels a little unsupportable.
To make sure that no enemies were alarmed, he quietly figured out there, and then followed the route he had taken these days, returning to the first oasis where Li Xiang was stationed.
The main route from Baisha to the first oasis has been cleared, and the environment of the first oasis has long been passed to Tucheng, in order not to give people a loophole, the three major families and Shabak also sent people to occupy this place for the first time.
So when He Ming returned there, the whole scene was completely different, the first group of guards to arrive, built very strong fortifications to protect the springs that were closely related to life, and at the same time, according to calculations, hired a reasonable number of people to use this place as a base, ready to further clean up the deeper desert.
Ye Zilan's camp is now stationed on the edge of the oasis closest to the eastern sandy land.
When He Ming saw Li Xiang, they were already ready and planned to continue to set off, He Ming sighed secretly in his heart, no matter what angle these ponies who betrayed Mir later, their fate was doomed, in front of the current human beings, their weakling, once the oasis that could survive was bound to be occupied by humans, they would disappear from history.
All I can do is to try to make the efforts of the ancestors of the pony not disappear worthlessly into the dust of history.
"Amazing, you can actually figure out the routes to other oases here in half a month, so now you want a few of us to accompany you to the oasis in the south and help you get something you want?" Li Xiang understood after listening to He Ming's words.
He Ming said: "That's right, and in addition to these two recent accidents, the south is also the best oasis with the environment, I think you will definitely be interested." ”
Li Xiang said: "You are right to say this, after all, except for the recent Oasis Public, the other preemptions do have advantages, but what I can do is really limited, at most I will report this matter to the head of the family, but we will definitely help you with this favor." ”
After He Tongyun conveyed the new information that He Ming got to the Li family with magic, they immediately prepared to set off, He Ming's purpose was very simple, to find a night when the number of horses outdoors was not much, let the people of the Li family lead a few, he could successfully figure out what was written on those totems and complete the task.
So they made a plan intensively, and after a little rest, He Ming took them to set off, they chose to rest until the afternoon and officially went out, and then went straight to the southern oasis where the environment was comfortable and the horses were the most active!
The speed and physical fitness of the others were still somewhat inferior to He Ming, even if the direction was clear and the route was clear, but in the wind and sand between the oases, it was still late at night when they rushed to the oasis in the south.
"The time is just right, you see, there are only a handful of horses left here, and you can do some spells or something, and try not to make too much movement to distract those two totem guards." He Ming said.
He Tongyun frowned and said: "Oh, this kind of trivial matter is usual, I have a hundred ways to deal with them, but it can't be done, haven't you noticed, the various elements here are very chaotic, and you can't use spells." ”
He Ming's whole person lifted his spirit: "So, there are times when you can't use magic?" ”
Li Xiang nodded: "Yes, it's very strange here, you can't summon any elements at all, and you can't use Dao Arts." Are you saying that these ponies are so strong that they are not something that ordinary people can fight against?"
He Ming said: "It's a bit unpleasant to say this, but I can easily kill a few, and your skills are warriors, and I don't think I have much chance of winning two or one." ”
Li Xiang and Li Ya said in unison: "It's wrong, it's not good, it's not good for you to say that!" ”
He Ming smiled bitterly and said: "The horses here are heavily guarded, and they attach great importance to that totem, once they start to do it, I estimate that they will have to fight endlessly, and if they want to get that totem, I'm afraid it's no fun." ”
Li Ya said: "Do you have any necessary reason to get it, this oasis is indeed the best place outside the public area, if you have to......"
He Ming said: "It has to be, and then what?" ”
Li Xiang said: "What she means is to let the Li family send troops to forcibly occupy here, and then you can get whatever you want, and we owe you a lot of favors, which is completely okay." ”
He Tongyun said: "Since you said so, I will leave here to pass on a message." ”
Li Xiang grabbed him and said, "What do you think, you can do such a big thing with a letter, how big are you when we are?" I suggested that we evacuate immediately, and Li Ya and I went to discuss it with the people of the family leader. ”
He Ming said: "If this is the case, I will admit that you have too many favors, then you go first, I will continue to observe here and determine all the terrain offensive and defensive weaknesses." Of course, you have to understand that these ponies don't seem to have the ability to use long-range weapons, but they are extremely physically strong and have super fighting skills, and they are still running for nothing if they are not fully prepared. ”
Li Xiang smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Don't worry, you still have to pay attention to safety when you are here alone, not to mention that the range of movement of these horses is very large, and the poisonous scorpions and poisonous snakes in the desert are very dangerous." ”
He Ming motioned to reassure him, and then watched as the group of them got into the dark wind and sand.
There is no doubt that He Ming's conjecture is very clear, this so-called adventurer is simply the top figure of the younger generation of the Li family, this operation is probably to hone his ability, he can't help but sigh a little, he is also such a big man, why is there such a big gap?
And the eldest prince of the Li family personally went to transfer troops, and sure enough, he Ming would not be allowed to wait long, He Ming lurked in this oasis at noon on the third day, a group of hundreds of well-trained, neat pace, and a complete lineup of Tucheng elite soldiers arrived in this oasis under the leadership of Li Xiang.
After He Ming came out to join them, he told Li Xiang: "The east and north sides of the oasis are on the high side, so you can have an advantage by attacking them, while the west side is low, so you can set up ambushes to snipe the fugitives, and the buildings and terrain on the south side are very stable and not suitable for battle." ”
Soon these warriors of Tucheng were all ready to plan and prepare for the battle, and from this moment on, these beings who were not tolerated by the world and Mir at the same time had no room to survive.
The warriors of Tucheng had no intention of fighting them in close combat due to their strong physique and strength, and after entering the oasis, they shot arrows with fighting spirit and half like half of a rain directly from the relatively high ground.
The horses' rudimentary cloaks are no defense against arrows, although their fighting spirit can defend against them for a while, but after a few arrows, their fighting energy is depleted, and they cannot defend against this
Terrible puncture blows, many of the colts outside fell in a rain of arrows with a neighing sound.
All the ponies of the oasis were immediately alarmed, and from the village came many ponies with rudimentary stone tools, and with anger and sorrow, they rained down on the invaders.
He Ming watched from afar that these horses were big and small, and more of them rushed out of the village were some old and weak women and children, probably those who wandered outside during the day were strong warriors, and these weak ones stayed in the village to do some work within their ability.
No matter how emotional, their end is finally coming, and the only thing worth thanking is probably the last words of the ancient horse leader, which can be read by He Ming before they perish, holding the sword He Ming is also ready to rush forward, he is a little worried that these monsters will do something to destroy the totem.
The ambushers lying in ambush to the west had no effect, and none of the colts tried to escape, even if one of their best companions fell, they did not have the slightest fear or hinder, but continued to charge with desperation.
On this side of the oasis, there were a large number of corpses of the horses, and the warriors of Tucheng had completely surrounded the village of the horses, and almost all the horses that could participate in the battle fell to the ground.
And He Ming noticed that in addition to the two tall totems at the entrance of the village, in the center of this village, there was a huge totem with more exquisite carvings, and the content recorded in this village was only more than that of all the previous villages.
Maybe there's some crucial news in there.
Fortunately, he didn't see any motive to destroy the totem, so he followed the warriors of Tucheng into the village, and saw five horses in heavy armor guarding a very old pony elder with a long staff.
"The day has finally come, and our retrograde retribution has come. If you can hear it, you can see it, the last words of the Great Elder are the last legacy, please make good use of it. ”
An old man's slightly lacking hiss sounded, and a strange feeling made He Ming feel as if he understood the meaning of the sound, but before he could understand it in detail, several terrifying lightning bolts followed the elder's spell and landed among the soldiers.