"Of course!"

Tianhao's tone was resolute: "Our army is not enough, if we don't get reinforcements from Thunderhorn City, the completion of the entire plan will be greatly reduced." ”

……

Elom was reluctant to leave the Rock Village.

The feeling here is so good.

There is a lot of food, and there is an abundance of it, even chickens and eggs, which are treasures in other villages.

The people here are very welcoming, there is little intrigue, and when they do their work, they cooperate with each other, and their efficiency increases exponentially.

The clean environment is something that Elo has never seen before. No one defecates in the open, and there are people who regularly sweep up the garbage in the village. They have a special name: sanitation workers.

All this is thanks to Tianhao, the leader of the village, I heard that so many whimsical ideas were put forward by him, and the people below formulated rules and regulations, and there was no discount in the implementation of them.

Elom was Niu Weibang's personal guard. Normally, it is enough for one person to act as a messenger. But this time the situation is a bit special, the information passed by the Thunder Bull King to Tianhao is top secret, and at the same time, it also needs enough people to control the horses, so an elite guard team was sent to carry out the mission.

As the captain, Eloh knew he had to do his duty. So when Tianhao asked him to return to Thunderhorn City with the secret letter, Yiluo did not hesitate at all.

The pockets filled with jerky and cheese, and the sweet dried apples were packed into a separate bag, and one for Elos and the two other cavalrymen who returned with him. This is a gift from Tianhao to them. Eloh was satisfied, and his family in Thunderhorn City would laugh with joy when they saw these rare things, and when he put his heavy pockets on horseback, he even couldn't wait to go back, prick his son's little face with his thick beard, make him cry, and make him laugh with dried apples.

The horses and equipment are ready to go.

Yi Luo held Tianhao's hand tightly and said seriously, "Thank you!" ”

"This letter must be handed over to the king himself." Tianhao said again and again with a serious expression: "The stakes are very high, and you must not delay along the way." I've calculated the time, and the time between your return and the time the king sends reinforcements should be just right. Brother Yiluo, I won't hide it from you, whether the top and bottom of Panshizhai can completely change the current situation depends on this battle. ”

"I understand!" Eloh stuffed the animal skin letter with body temperature into his bosom, patted it lightly with his hand, and replied solemnly: "Don't worry, you will definitely not make a mistake." ”

"Then I'll wait for your good news." Tianhao had a smile on his face: "I will leave enough houses for you and your brothers in the village, and when you bring your family over next time, you can live here forever." ”

Hearing this, the other two messengers who were standing by to see him off laughed, as did the two horsemen who were leading their horses to return with Ilo.

There were five people when he came, three of them went back now, and the other two stayed for the time being, Tianhao needed to wait for the development of the situation, and see the specific situation to keep in touch with Thunderhorn City.

Eloh rolled over his horse, and with his superb horsemanship, he gently tugged on the reins and let out a contented and hearty laugh.

"I will definitely come back, and then you will be my leader, and my son, you promised to be his teacher!"

The three of them rode briskly through the walled gate, and the horses' hooves stepped on the little snow on the ground, heading in the direction of Thunderhorn City.

Watching their black figures gradually disappear from sight, Tian Hao slowly put away the smile on his face, turned around, and instructed Tian Mad who had been waiting there: "Second brother, the preparations that should be done are almost complete, let's start!" Everything went according to plan. ”

……

Two days later, in the evening.

After a long day of jolting on horseback, Elo felt like all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. Serving as a messenger was not an idle job, and it was tiring, and there was little rest along the way throughout the day, and the horse galloped towards Thunderhorn City.

In front of it is the city of the Red Hoof, and the outline of the black city wall can be seen in the distance, and the edges are faintly golden in the faint sunlight.

This is the biggest stop on the way back. The winter is cold, and the mountains and forests are full of wild beasts, so you must stay in the village or city at night, have a good rest, and set off early tomorrow morning, and arrive at Thunderhorn City in the afternoon.

Eloh grabbed the reins, clamped his legs around the horse's back under his crotch, turned around while controlling the horse, and panted to encourage his companion running beside him: "Work harder, there is the city of bare hooves ahead, and when you arrive at the station, I will treat you to a good meal." ”

The two companions burst into laughter.

"Captain, look at what you said, no matter how good it is, we can eat in Panshi Village?"

"Hehe, that's it, the fish soup in Panshi Village is so delicious! I can't help but drool when I think about it now. ”

Elo raised his whip and pointed at one of his companions and laughed, "Your appetite has been raised, and you look down on me, don't you?" ”

"Where can it be!" The companion replied with a smile: "We have all discussed, and we will move our family to Panshi Village when we go back this time." It's a good place, and Hao is a good leader. ”

"Yes! Before I came this time, I really didn't think that there would be such a good place, or we would go back and help Leader Hao to publicize it well, there should be many people who want to come with us. Another companion laughed in agreement.

It was getting darker and darker, and the sun was slowly sinking into the horizon at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"That's what I thought too." Eloh rode on his horse, judging the road ahead that was shrouded in darkness as he spoke: "Let's slow down, it's almost there anyway, the gate of the city of Red Hoof is not far ahead, don't fall." ”

The companion on the side of the horse smiled: "Don't worry, my horseback riding skills are ......"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a "whoosh" in the air, and a feathered arrow from the side front pierced into his eye socket, and the blood splattered along with the broken lens, and he fell backwards screaming, and the horse under his crotch lost control, and with the pleasure of suddenly losing the weight of the load, he galloped at an even faster speed.

What happened?

Eloh was stunned.

He subconsciously turned his head to look forward, and at the same time leaned down very vigilantly, and his hands were holding on to the reins. In an instant, he distinctly heard something flying overhead, far behind him.

"Ahh

Screams rang from the side, and another companion was also shot by a feathered arrow. The sharp triangular arrow plunged deep into his shoulder, and he was shot by three arrows at the same time almost instantly, the second into his chest, and the last one into the left cheek, tearing his muscles and even his screams changed tone.

Elo felt the blood freeze instantly.

Someone is hiding in the shadows and sniping us!

Who exactly?

It is a question that is destined to be impossible to find an answer to now.

The strong sense of survival forced him to lie lower and cling to the horse's back, almost as one. A warrior's instinctive reaction prompted him to pull out his saber with his backhand, stabbing the sharp tip of the knife into the horse's hip. The pain spurred the beast beneath its crotch, and it let out a hoarse roar, its four legs bursting with even greater power, and in the last light of its vanishing day, it scurried towards the city in the distance.

"Stop him!"

A hoarse roar came from the dark depths of the roadside.

For the first time in his life, he hoped that the sun would not disappear so quickly. He prayed desperately in his heart to the gods that it would be best to hold on to the little light that was left forever.

The night in its cruel cloak drove away the sun, and a terrible black shadow enveloped Eloh.

In the last blurred vision, he saw a tall figure leap out from the side of the road, dressed in light leather armor, holding a huge battle axe in both hands, high above his head, with a swift and unstoppable force, slashing at the face.

You can't rush over, you can't block it, you can't dodge it.

The alert Eloh slammed his feet, gritted his teeth hard, and jumped away from the horse with his stirrup. This dodge was very timely, he rolled twice in the air, fell heavily to the ground, and ran as fast as he could into the woods by the roadside, regardless of the pain in his legs and feet.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a blurry bloody picture: his horse had been split in half from his head, the tomahawk falling from the air was indestructible, and the axe-wielding attacker was knocked off the spot by the massive impact of the horse, screaming and falling into the grass a few meters away.

These people are truly outlaws.

Eloh heard the crisp sound of bones cracking in the man's body, and perhaps he had been killed on the spot, but he managed to kill his own horse, delaying his escape.

"Damn bastard!"

Eloh cursed in his heart, but the speed of his feet did not decrease. He injured his knee while vaulting, and he couldn't care about anything, so he bent over and ran back and forth in the woods.

The darkness is now his ally, and the direction to Redhoof City is fraught with danger, and the only way to find peace is to escape into the depths of the jungle as soon as possible.

Beasts eat people, but these guys who are chasing after them are even more terrifying.

"Bang!"

Elo felt himself hit on the head by some kind of hard object, he screamed and fell back, the huge vertigo made him feel the world spinning, subconsciously reached out and touched the bridge of his nose, the middle was deeply dented, and his fingertips touched a few hard fragments, which should be broken bones.

The whole face was numb, and no pain was felt. He twisted his body desperately and tried to struggle to stand up, but his legs and feet did not obey the call, he could not find his center of gravity, and stood up crookedly several times in succession, and fell down in a dark and lightless state of imbalance.

A heavy foot stomped on his shoulder, and the exhausted Iran lay on the ground gasping for breath, blood from the corners of his mouth and nostrils, saliva and mucus mixed together, his physical energy was depleted quickly, and his battered body trembled violently.

"Keep running, why don't you run?" There was a smug smile overhead, a voice that was unfamiliar and unheard before.

The entire facial nerve was connected, and the broken nasal bone was in a state of visual disability for a short time, but he could feel someone approaching, coming from multiple directions, and running fast.

The last trace of hope in my heart sank to the bottom completely with the words of the comer.

"The two guys who were shot were carefully searched, and they didn't have a letter with them."

Or the unfamiliar accent that came from the top of his head before, and at the same time he increased the force of the trampling on Ilo under his feet: "That is, believe in this guy?" ”

Letter?

They are looking for a letter from Ah Hao to the king!

Who are they?

Why is it so clear about the time and route we took to get outside of the city of the Red Hoof?

The new great fear choked Elo's heart like a devil's claw, and with the last of his strength, he let out the beast's near-death roar, and lifted the foot off his back with incredible force.

"Want to run?"

"Catch him!"

"He took what we wanted."

Growling, yelling, shouting...... The dense forest was filled with all kinds of sounds, and Yiluo's left hand tightly covered the animal skin letter hidden in the inner pocket of his chest, and staggered forward more than ten meters away.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow that caught up from behind, ruthless and accurate, pierced his right leg and completely sealed his last path of life.

The heavy foot stepped on his back again, with more force than before, like a mountain that could crush a man to death.

In the darkness, Elom felt his hand break.

It's either a long knife or a tomahawk, only heavy weapons have such a fierce power.

The heavy tearing force fell again, severing Ello's left ankle. The man with the murder weapon cursed, shook the handle of the weapon a few times, and loosened his bones with the screams of Elo's painful voice, and pulled out the tomahawk stuck in the middle.

He was turned over violently, his eyes were completely blind, it was dark, the sharp and hard knife stabbed Eloh in the abdomen and chest several times, and he could not even cry out when he was dying, and blood foamed from the middle of his slightly open lips, bulging and exploding one by one.

The letter was snatched from his chest.

It was still that unfamiliar voice, and he seemed to polish the fire fold that the barbarian carried with him: "It should be this." ”

He then issued an order to the others: "Go to the front and bring in the bodies, and you go and lead the horses, tie them with ropes, and bury them, as I have said before." Move fast and not be detected. ”

Elo felt that he was infinitely close to death, but his mind was clear.

The rope was tied around his waist and dragged him on the ground for some distance, and he took a heavy kick on his right shoulder, rolling in the darkness and falling to a height that was not too deep.

What exactly do they want to do?

There are question marks in my confused mind.

The last consciousness was accompanied by a great fear that overwhelmed the world.

It was a handful of cold, damp dirt thrown on Ello's face.

……

Redhoof City.

Wu Yuan walked back and forth in the cramped room, not so much pacing as killing time with this simple mechanical action.

He is a man who likes to enjoy, especially food. Wu Yuan believes that the most important thing for three meals a day is dinner, and usually his meal will be very rich, fresh barbecue meat is essential, and even a small amount of wine.

Today's dinner was simple: a bowl of porridge boiled with broth, and a bland and tasteless dough.

Such a monotonous diet is not in line with Wuyuan's philosophy.

He didn't have the heart to think about anything else now, and for the first time, Wu Yuan felt that food was not as important in life as he thought.