Chapter 302: Schwaga flees
The existence of Schwaka is a threat to Great Xia, and Xia Qi has a very strong murderous intent towards him.
Otherwise, he would not have passively entered the all-out war and still did not stop this war.
Because Xia Qi knew in his heart that he could no longer allow this threat to continue to develop.
In the warrant given to the white wolf, Xia Qi especially emphasized that he must solve Schwaka at all costs.
Because he knew that someone like Xiang Schwaga, as long as he was given time, he would make a comeback again.
Now it seems that the guy Schwagka had prepared a way out in advance.
In the previous decisive battle, he did not flee back to the main city at all, but fled to a group of men and horses who did not know where to flee.
And just yesterday, a wolf cavalry under Silan's command rushed back to report that the heavy rain a few days ago had made it more difficult for them to track, and they had not been able to find any trace of the other party.
This situation made the white wolf frown, could he still let the prey that was about to be in his hands?
Staring at the map in front of him that had been retrieved from the Morhan Realm, the white wolf frowned and fell into deep thought, until Bai Lan's voice sounded in his ears.
"General, the embroidered guards have arrived."
Hearing this, the white wolf came to his senses, then pinched his eyebrows and said, "Let him in." ”
Then, a man in ragged clothes walked in through the door.
"Embroidered Guard Agent Five, see General!"
"Get up."
While raising his hand to signal the other party to get up, the white wolf immediately inquired about her.
"During this time, has a large amount of grain and grass been transported out of this main city? Of course, in addition to food and grass, there may be some other resources, such as ordnance and equipment. ”
Faced with this problem, No. 5 didn't know what to say for a while.
During the war, the delivery of grain and grass resources to the front line was so common and frequent that it was impossible to count them one by one.
After asking this question, the white wolf himself seemed to realize that this question was not very accurate, so he decisively changed his approach.
"Eighty percent of the food and grass resources transported by the other side are resources, but they may cover up these things, disguise them as something else, and transport them quietly. Do you have any impressions of this kind of thing? ”
Schwagka is a smart and cautious man, and such a person often knows how to leave a way out for himself, and at the same time, this retreat will inevitably accumulate enough food and capital for him to make a comeback in advance.
Therefore, if the other party did not return to the main city, it must have been hidden in a hidden camp prepared in advance.
In response, Five first fell into deep thought, and then a light flashed in his mind.
"General, about a month ago, there was a time when the night was not very peaceful, and there was often a sound similar to the carriage dragging to the side of the mine, and the city gate seemed to be opened, but I didn't hear it very clearly, so I can't be completely sure."
Sneaking out of the city in the middle of the night is exactly what the white wolf mentioned in his question.
Therefore, the white wolf who heard this was also in good spirits, and hurriedly beckoned to No. 5, and at the same time pointed to the map spread out in front of him and asked, "Which mine is it?" ”
"General, this is the one."
"Are you sure?"
To this, Number Five nodded affirmatively.
"Sure! For the past few months, the lowly has been hiding in the mines disguised as slaves. ”
"Good."
As he spoke, the white wolf's gaze moved quickly across the map.
If you are in the middle of the mine, you can hear the sound of a horse-drawn cart dragging it, which means that the street that the other party is dragging supplies through is very close to the mine.
According to the map, there is only one street that meets the requirements, and that street leads directly to the north gate of the main city!
When doing that kind of thing, the other party will inevitably choose the shortest route when confirming that no one is following them, so as not to cause complications.
Therefore, the hiding place of Schwaga is arranged in the north.
It won't be too close, or they'll find it soon.
But it's definitely not too far, and if you fold halfway, you'll be putting the cart before the horse.
According to the white wolf's estimate, the distance from this main city is no more than ten days on horseback, which is a relatively appropriate distance.
The newly obtained information made the white wolf constantly complete the clues in his mind, and after a period of estimation, he directly circled a place on the map!
Then early the next morning, he directly called Qingyang and Kereh over, and ordered the two of them to lead the cavalry team to the north to search for the fleeing Schwaka.
And at the same time as the cavalry team set off, the white wolf himself was certainly not idle.
He first had the mines filled in.
As for the reason for the cave?
It's really because this place is too far away from Great Xia, and it's not a rare mineral deposit, so Great Xia really doesn't need to come all the way here to mine.
But if you don't fill it, if some other tribe comes and occupies these mines, and then mines ore, smelts metal, and crafts weapons.
Isn't this special another living Morkhanate again?
Don't doubt such a possibility, because such things are not uncommon in the history of China.
Therefore, before Great Xia pushes the territory to this side, it is the best choice to fill in these mines and then throw them there.
However, the resources in this city, and the hundreds of thousands of grassland people, he will definitely take them away.
Needless to say, the hundreds of thousands of grassland people are cheap labor.
Now that Daxia is the time of development, there is a shortage of people everywhere, such a large wave of manpower, if he lets it go, it will be strange if he is not scolded by His Majesty as a loser.
At the sound of an order, the White Wolf began to order his troops to transport resources and move the population.
On the way to transfer, due to the cooperation of the embroidered guards who broke into the interior to cooperate with their actions, these steppe people and slaves basically did not resist much.
Even the rebels, who made Schwagka almost mad some time ago, behaved very calmly and did not jump out to make trouble at all.
It can be said that it saved the white wolf a lot of trouble.
So far, apart from the fact that Schwaga's whereabouts are unknown, everything else has gone very well.
At this moment, the main city of the Mor Khanate has temporarily become the temporary office location of the White Wolf.
One thing after another, it was quickly arranged.
At the same time, the work of razing those cities to the ground must also begin as soon as possible.
It's not that hard.
Because of the limited construction capacity of these steppe people, the quality of the houses built is very average.
Except for Schwaga's palace and some of the aristocratic residences, the rest of the houses were pushed down.
But even Schwaga's palace could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of crossbows and catapults.
The soil and rocks left after the collapse of the building also happened to be directly moved to the mine and used to fill the mine.
All these things are also carried out in an orderly manner. The other side.
In a quiet camp on the grassland, a new group of guests has been welcomed.
Looking at the steppe cavalry that had quickly entered the camp under the leadership of several scouts, Schwagka hurriedly walked out.
His eyes swept over the steppe cavalry, and Schwaga, who didn't see the figure of Tulu, couldn't help but sink in his heart, and then with some last luck, he asked these people: "What about Tulu?" ”
Faced with this question, the cavalry general at the head stiffened, and when he spoke, his tone was obviously difficult.
"General...... General, he died in battle. ”
Hearing this bad news, Schwaga's brain went blank in an instant, and he stepped back several times in succession.
Then his leg went limp, and he almost fell to the ground.
Frightened, Duride hurriedly stepped forward and held Schwaka.
Then, before he could say anything, outside the camp, another scout they had sent out rushed back all the way.
"King! The king is not good! ”
The scout who had rushed back had a visibly panicked look on his face.
So that Schwaka, who was still immersed in the bad news of Natulu's death, suddenly became more difficult to look at.
"King! On the grassland hundreds of miles away from our camp, the figure of the Great Xia cavalry was found! ”
At this moment, a pair of eyes in the camp fell on the steppe cavalry that had just arrived.
At this time, the cavalry general, who seemed to realize something, suddenly turned pale, and then quickly shook his head and said, "No, the king!" We were very careful when we came and were definitely not followed! ”
Faced with the cavalry general's confession, Schwagka took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
At this point, it doesn't matter what is going on, this steppe cavalry is also one of the important assets for him to make a comeback.
He couldn't kill the other party because of a suspicion.
However, since the cavalry of Great Xia had found the vicinity, it meant that the location of this camp would be exposed sooner or later, and it would be impossible to stay here any longer.
Thinking of this, Schwaga immediately made a decision, and hurriedly ordered, "Duride, gather all the troops in the camp, bring food, and let's leave quickly!" ”
After receiving the order, Du Ride hurriedly ran back to the camp to prepare after answering the order.
Subsequently, Schwagka left overnight with the food and grass in the camp and all the troops.
And by the time the cavalry troops of Great Xia found it all the way here, it was actually the evening of the next day.
The white wolf only confirmed a large area, and then within this range, let the cavalry troops conduct a carpet search, and the efficiency of this search method was obviously not as high as running in a straight line.
The fire that had burned in the camp, and the large amount of food that had not been taken with them, clearly told them that the people who had been hiding here had only just left in the past few days.
"Looks like I'm a step too late."
Exhaled a long breath, and just as Silan was thinking this, one of the cavalrymen under his command ran over quickly.
"Report to the General, a large number of horseshoe prints have been found on the east side of the camp!"
However, before the cavalryman could finish speaking, the cavalryman in charge of inspecting the west side also hurriedly ran over and said, "Report to the general, a large number of horseshoe prints have also been found on the west side of the camp!" ”
In this regard, Si Lan did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Separate pursuits." ”
Subsequently, Qingyang ordered three more cavalry squads to come out.
"The three of you teams will set off immediately to inform the general, Keree, and Qingyang of the matter here."