Chapter 255: Horses! You can't die!
Wu Keshan was reluctant to give the order to kill the horse, not because the horse was the best friend.
The main thing is still a problem.
Kill a horse and run away with your feet?
Seeing Wu Keshan's resolute attitude, Meng Gon didn't say anything more and sat down silently.
The atmosphere was a little dreary, and Wu Keshan gulped down the water.
If you drink too much, you won't be hungry.
Xu Yanqi, who was five miles away from them, was also drinking water.
Compressed cookies taste good, but still a little dry.
Some soldiers also invented a different way to eat, putting compressed biscuits in a small pot and boiling them with water to make a thick lake-shaped, and eating canned luncheon meat also has a unique flavor.
There was a shortage of hay for the horses, but he had already informed the troops behind him and asked Badali to transport them some black beans and hay. At this time, it has reached dozens of miles away, and it is expected to be delivered in the middle of the night.
So Xu Yanqi is not in a hurry at this time, each of them has enough compressed biscuits, save some food, and it is no problem to insist on it for four or five days. And Wu Keshan's troops fled in a hurry, and no one thought about bringing food. Not only are people starving, but there is nothing to eat for the horses. People can't die of hunger for three or five days, but how can people escape without war horses?
Therefore, Wu Keshan resolutely disagreed with everyone killing horses.
How many horses do you need to feed thousands of people?
But his orders were really not a deterrent.
Wu Keshan, who drank a stomach of cold water, was sighing about life with self-pity, when he heard a commotion from the crowd behind him.
"My horse is starving to death!" A soldier shouted.
When the people around him heard this, they all gathered around.
"Nahai, how can your horse starve to death?"
"I don't know. I had just slept for a while when I woke up and the horse collapsed. I must have been running for so long, tired and hungry, I couldn't bear it! "The sound of the sea was so loud that it seemed to be heard by everyone around him.
"Oops! That's a shame. You've been with you for a few years. β
"Woo-woo, my poor horse. Didn't let you eat a full meal until you died! β
"Nahai, don't cry. Your horse must have died deliberately when he saw that you, his master, were starving, so that you might be fed. β
"Huh? Reasonable. So let's eat it, right? Otherwise, wouldn't you be sorry for the hard work of the horses!? β
"Makes sense!"
When the people around him heard this, they also started to coax, rushed up, grabbed the horse and began to stab with knives.
Wu Keshan watched the performances of several people speechlessly, do you dare to fake it any more? The scream of the knife stabbing into the horse is louder than your shouts, and it says that you are tired to death? Do you know that you, the master, are starving and selfless? I'll fuck you!
He stood up and tried to reprimand a few people, but after taking two steps, he gave up again. He is not the leader of these people, and if they do not listen to him, what can he do?
The main thing.
After a day of hunger, who doesn't want to get some meat to eat?
Seeing that Wu Keshan didn't react.
Everyone was emboldened.
"Ahh My horses! Horses, what's wrong with you, horses, you can't die! I have been with you for so many years, and I have been teaching you to raise you as my own flesh and blood. Now, how can I live up to your expectations! Don't worry, I'll be well fed! Never let down your hard work! β
An exaggerated cry came from the darkness, followed by the terrible roar of a horse.
The scene began to get out of control, and everyone gathered together in groups of three or five, stabbing knives, chopping meat, and making fires, and cooperating seamlessly. It turns out that the horses, who used to be called partners, are just a full meal in the face of their own life and death.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the enticing scent wafted through the camp.
Wu Keshan moved his nose and became even hungrier.
"Eat." After the meat was cooked, Meng Gon took a piece and handed it to Wu Keshan.
Wu Keshan's throat rolled, and he wanted to refuse. But he reached out and took it.
Only when you have eaten enough will you have the strength to escape.
Wu Keshan took the barbecue and feasted on it, and soon, a piece of meat was in his stomach, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, exhaled with satisfaction, and said to Meng Gon.
"Go to bed early, I'll be on my way tomorrow morning."
With that, he wrapped his sheepskin jacket and came to Mungon's side.
"What are you doing?"
"Sleep."
"And what are you going to do with me?"
"Squeeze in, warm."
β......β
Running all the way, both mentally and physically, was extremely tired.
Wu Keshan soon fell asleep, he dreamed that he led people all the way to Mobei, received a warm reception from the leader of Transkhalkha, and named him Baylor, and was willing to send troops to help him attack Horqin and avenge him.
But he didn't know that shortly after he fell asleep, the sea that killed the horse quietly woke up his companions.
"Let's go?"
"Where are you going?"
"Run for your life. The Ming people will definitely chase after them tomorrow, don't they run away here and wait for death? β
"But didn't our horses be killed? How to escape? β
"Walk! Even if we don't kill, do you think we can run on horseback? The movement is so big, can we run? Besides, the horse hasn't eaten for a day, and is it still running? It's better to kill us so that we can eat enough so that we can have the strength to escape. β
The companion nodded, feeling that what Nahai said was very reasonable, but he still felt that it was inappropriate.
"Where can we go?"
"Go east and see if you can find a small village and dress up as a herder. Anyway, I can't follow Wu Keshan anymore, this guy is a fool. It's just going to kill us all. It's still taking the position, you see, it's like a joke. Not only did he not win, but he was also chased like a dog by the Ming people. β
"Let's go now?"
"Let's go!"
The two quietly got up and slowly walked to the periphery.
There are no longer a few people who haven't slept like them, and everyone has also seen that Wu Keshan is gone, and following him can only be sent to death, so they also began to plan to escape.
Wu Keshan slept soundly, and when he woke up, he saw Meng Gon staring at him.
"What are you doing here?"
Wu Keshan shrank his neck and looked at Meng Gon and said suspiciously.
"Awake?"
"Wake up. What's wrong? β
"Let's get up and see."
Wu Keshan stood up suspiciously, what are you looking at? There is no Ming army. No, why do you think there are so many fewer people?
"Where have all the people gone?"
"Ran away."
"Ran away!?"
"Hmm."
Morgon nodded. He didn't know that the soldier was running away, but he didn't want to stop him. To be honest, he wanted to run.
Wu Keshan jumped up, jumped on the war horse, and shouted as he looked at the stunned Meng Gon.
"Look at it, run."
Morgon looked confused, shouldn't you be angry? Shouldn't you angrily accuse your subordinates of betrayal?
Wu Keshan didn't care about this, and less than 3,000 of the more than 4,000 soldiers fled at night. If you don't run away, you will still die?
Seeing that Meng Gon didn't move for a long time, Wu Keshan ignored him, yelled for all the soldiers to get on their horses, and then ran to the north in the first place.
After a night of recuperation, the soldiers were in good spirits. But the war horse under the crotch is not good, and it starts to run unhurriedly after pumping.
The fleeing ranks were scattered and demoralized.
Wu Keshan has long lost the vigor of yesterday, as long as he can live.
But it backfired, and the team had just walked seven or eight miles north, and the saddest thing happened.
"Thatγγγ that's!" Mongon's stammering voice sounded around him, and Wu Keshan looked up in the direction of his finger.
At the end of the line of sight, a group of bright red Ming troops were standing quietly in front of them.
"Retreat! Fall back! Head west! β
Wu Keshan was about to be frightened out of his urine and ordered to run to the west.
But just after running far, another team of Ming troops appeared in front.
"Wu Keshan! Don't fucking run away! Fight with them whether you are dead or alive! Meng Gon said as he stared at Wu Keshan through gritted teeth.
Spelled?
I don't dare.
But I can't say I don't dare.
"We can't go toe-to-toe with them! This will only increase the number of casualties! Go back! There were so many people in ambush in front of them, and there must be no one behind. Escape from them first and run east. β
Morgon stopped talking, just looked at him like a fool.
You love it.
Wu Keshan once again led people to run in the direction they came, but he didn't go far to see the Ming army again.
Wu Keshan was desperate.
Wasn't it only 2,000 yesterday, why are there so many now?
Reinforcements arrived?
Yes, reinforcements arrived.
At night, Liu Wensong led 4,000 cavalry to find Xu Yanqi with hay and black beans on horses provided by Badali.
In order to prevent a night raid, Wu Keshan took advantage of the chaos to escape, Xu Yanqi let the war horse rest for two hours after eating and drinking. After dawn, the troops divided into three ways and began to surround Wu Keshan.
So there was a scene that Wu Keshan saw.
Seeing that the Ming army had come with so many reinforcements, Wu Keshan also guessed that a few of his brothers might have encountered an accident. He gritted his teeth and said to Mongon, "This is the end of the matter, let's fight with them!?" β
"I should have done it a long time ago!"