"Fifteen miles northeast after crossing the hills in front of us is Tianhe Pass, but we have to cross this open land, which is very dangerous."

Cao Siyuan held the map in his hand, looked around, and said with a solemn face.

They were now standing in an open field, unobstructed, an ideal environment for cavalry to fight, but a dead place for a few of them.

Last night, although everyone had already received the news of the defeat from the scouts, and judging from the details of the defeated army, such as the number, combat effectiveness, and direction of movement, it was very likely that the army that the scouts had wiped out was the Apocalypse.

But just like when they were in Gonghe Mansion, as long as Xu Rui and Tianqiwei were not confirmed, everyone still had the last glimmer of hope, even if it was just self-deception.

After a short discussion, everyone unanimously decided to risk being discovered by the army of the Southern Dynasties, and continue to go deep into the war zone to search for the whereabouts of the Apocalypse, and finally came to this open land after walking for most of the day.

At this time, more than a dozen homeless people appeared in the distance, slowly walking in the direction of everyone.

Among the displaced people were men and women, dressed in rags, with dried tears on their faces, and some of them had infected wounds, clearly people who had escaped from the war zone.

"Hey, uncle, where are you from?"

As if seeing a glimmer of hope, An Ge immediately left the team and rushed to the homeless people to inquire.

However, the outcasts were like walking corpses, their eyes hollow, and they only knew how to move forward silently, completely ignoring Ange's words.

"Uncle, uncle!"

An Ge grabbed one of the old farmers in his forties, his hands were rough, his skin was dark, and his face was full of traces of wind and frost carvings, and he could see that he must have been a proper farmer before, but at this time he seemed to have lost his soul.

"Uncle, answer me!"

An Ge shook the old farmer vigorously, and the old farmer seemed to come back to his senses, his eyes fell on An Ge's bulging food sac, and his eyes suddenly became blood-red.

"Uncle?"

An Ge was taken aback by his change, and subconsciously took a step back, but the old farmer seemed to have turned into a beast in an instant, and his thin hands grabbed it at once, grabbed the food sac and pulled it violently, and several scones immediately fell out.

This time it was as if a bucket of blood had been sprinkled in the shark school, and the dozen or so walking corpse-like homeless people were stunned for a moment, and then they all seemed to have turned into hungry wolves, and pounced on An Ge and the scones.

"You ......"

An Ge was so frightened that before he could escape, he was knocked to the ground by the hungry homeless people.

Those people frantically snatched his food, and those who couldn't get close to the food tried their best to pick up An Ge's clothes, as if they were going to snatch everything that could keep them alive, and they didn't care about An Ge's life or death.

"Ahh

An Ge let out a low roar and pulled out the dagger to drive away the homeless, but there were too many homeless, and as soon as the dagger was pulled out, someone immediately pressed his wrist.

Seeing that the dagger was about to be taken away, An Ge's life was in danger, and suddenly there was a shout behind him.

"Stop!"

Cao Siyuan and the others saw that something was wrong, and immediately took out a repeating crossbow and rushed over.

They wanted to stop this chaos, but the dozen or so homeless people seemed to turn a deaf ear, and still pressed Ange to the end, desperately stuffing the food they had grabbed into their mouths, where are they still people, they are clearly hungry beasts.

The people finally knew how the slaughtered villages had come to be, and the famine caused by the disease, which in turn turned more displaced people into wild beasts, and they swept through the villages like locusts, turning them into dead places.

Cao Siyuan gritted his teeth, pulled the trigger heavily, "whoosh", the crossbow arrows poured out wildly, and several homeless people who were dead on An Ge's body were suddenly hit by arrows and fell to the ground, and the rest of the people reacted and fled in panic.

Even so, they still did not forget to pick up the scones on the ground, and they ran and ate them at the same time, which made people feel bitter to watch.

An Ge only felt a lightness on his body, and the suffocating sense of oppression suddenly disappeared, and the fear of death and the suppression of the past few days exploded at this moment, turning into soaring anger.

"Ahh

An Ge roared, got up from the ground, and pounced on the old farmer from before.

The old farmer planted an arrow in his waist and threw himself on the ground, but he still struggled to pick up the crumbs of scones on the ground and put them in his mouth, not minding that there was more sand on the scraps than the food itself.

"Die!"

An Ge rode on the old peasant, grabbed the dagger and stabbed it fiercely, the old peasant's eyes widened, he turned around, his hand stopped for a while, and then stretched out to An Ge's waist, as if he wanted to touch the hidden food.

"Die, die!"

An Singer raised and fell, and held down the old farmer like crazy and stabbed wildly, his face was white and terrible, and tears kept pouring out of his eyes.

After all, he is just a teenager, the disappearance of Xu Rui and Tian Qiwei in the past few days, and the current desperate situation have weighed him down to the point of collapse, and the moment of life and death finally made him unable to suppress his emotions anymore and completely out of control.

"He's dead!"

Cao Siyuan rushed up and grabbed An Ge's wrist and pulled it back violently.

An Ge was pulled up by him, and when he looked down, he found that the old peasant's chest was blurred with flesh and blood, and he had already lost his breath, and An Ge's face was covered with blood, like a demon in the underworld.

"Dead, all dead, what have I done......"

An Ge suddenly came to his heart, threw down the dagger, hugged Cao Siyuan and cried "wow".

While crying, he shouted: "The young master won't die, the young master is so smart, he won't just die, right?"

He said that he wants to take us to see the new world, the new world is full of traffic, only warmth, no war, and everyone can have enough food and clothing.

Now that the new world hasn't seen it, he won't die, right?

The young master promises the most, he won't lie to us, right? ”

"Yes, you are right, the ideal of the adult has not been completed, he will not die, he will definitely not die......

There was no sign of the assembly of the Southern Dynasty army nearby, indicating that there must still be people resisting to stop the Southern Dynasty army from quickly attacking in the direction of Changxing City, and Lord Xing was there! ”

An Ge's words made everyone present sad, Cao Siyuan gently patted the young man's back with red eyes, and whispered comforting words in his mouth.

In fact, he still didn't say a word, they really lack information now, and even their own location can only be roughly determined, even if the army of the Southern Dynasties is gathered elsewhere, and even has broken through the Tianhe Pass and penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Northern Dynasties, they will not know.

At the moment, I can only talk to myself and deceive myself.

Xiao Qi silently walked up from behind them, stabbed Cao Siyuan with his arm and said, "Look, my lord." ”

Cao Siyuan looked at his fingers and saw that most of the homeless people had run away, but there was an old woman in her forties who did not run.

She lay on the ground, frantically hammering a corpse, her face covered with tears, and her mouth kept muttering, "Give me back my child...... Give my child ......"

The corpse was about the same age as the woman, about an old peasant, dead from an arrow in his chest, and half of his roasted flesh was revealed from his open robe, and the arm of a child could be faintly recognized.

"Easy to eat!"

Cao Siyuan's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in disbelief.

The other soldiers also noticed this detail, and they were all speechless in shock.

"Damn the Nanchao dog!"

Cao Siyuan let out a low roar and said, "Bring that scout here!" ”

Tang Xin pushed hard, and the scout, who was tied up by the five flowers, staggered out a few steps, lost his center of gravity, and fell to the ground.

Cao Siyuan pulled up An Ge, walked up to the scout and said coldly, "Where was the previous battlefield?" Why have we been walking for so long and have not yet arrived? ”

The scout was horrified in his heart, and he lay on the ground and kowtowed: "A good man spares his life, it is indeed this road, and if you walk a few miles further, you can bypass our army...... Belch...... Their eyes have seen the battlefield, and I am telling the truth, and the heroes spare their lives! ”

Seeing his appearance, Cao Siyuan's heart was a little calm, and he was about to ask again, but the earth suddenly trembled slightly.

Their faces changed, and they subconsciously looked around, only to see that they were standing in the middle of an open field, flat barren fields on three sides, and only to the north was a hill full of old trees, and they were at least half a mile away from the old tree hills.

The shaking of the earth became more and more obvious, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves became more and more clear, and a black wave gradually appeared on the horizon in the distance.

"Oh no, it's cavalry!"

Cao Siyuan's face changed, and he exclaimed, "Quick, run to the forest!" ”

Now there are still a large number of cavalry in the entire Xichuan and only the army of the Southern Dynasties, if they are blocked here, it will not take a moment to be trampled into pulp by the iron cavalry.

"Hahahaha!!"

At this moment, the scout, who had been sincerely frightened before, suddenly stood up with a maniacy laugh.

"What are you laughing at?!"

Tang Xin was immediately furious and knocked him to the ground with a punch.

The scout's face slammed to the ground, bleeding from his mouth and nose, but even so, he continued to laugh wildly, and his appearance was very penetrating.

"I am the prince's personal guard, how can there be soft bones in the Wuling army? But with a little trickery, you have fallen into a trap, and to tell you the truth, you remnants of the northern kingdom are now on the battlefield, and it will not be long before you will be trampled into powder by my southern cavalry, just like the previous army! ”

The scout feigned madness, laughing maniacally and speaking viciously.

"What did you say?!"

Tang Xin was furious and was about to beat him again.

Cao Siyuan said anxiously: "Leave him alone, run!" ”

"It's too late, it's too late, none of you can run, accompany Lao Tzu to be a ghost, the prince is mighty, the rhino horn army is mighty!"

The scout sneered and shouted to the sky.

Tang Xin couldn't bear it anymore, he pulled out his scimitar and swept away, the scout's head fell to the ground like a ripe sweet potato, a column of blood gushed out, and the headless corpse fell to the ground with a "snap".

At this time, a black wave a mile behind them seemed to have spotted them and was rushing towards them.

"It's indeed the Southern Dynasty Iron Cavalry, there are thousands of people, it's over!"

Seeing the lineup of the iron cavalry clearly, Cao Siyuan's face turned pale in an instant.

With the speed of the cavalry, a distance of only one mile, it was impossible for them to rush into the woods before the cavalry arrived, let alone even if they rushed into the woods, they would not be able to escape in the face of so many enemies.

"Is this the end?"

Everyone turned pale, and a deep despair rose in their hearts.

"Young Master, An Ge is here to accompany you......"

An Ge shook off Cao Siyuan's hand, stopped, turned to the Southern Dynasty Iron Rider who was rushing towards him, slowly opened his arms, and a relieved smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

Although he kept telling himself that the young master was still there, the bad news in the past few days had made his subconscious believe in the fact that Xu Rui had fallen, and this ending was also a relief for him now.