Chapter 633: Snow Mountain Crisis
Although the muse has never really been to the Great Snow Mountain. But she has been in the Tulip family territory in the northwest for a few years and has gone through a lot of experience. And she is a tomboy when she is born, a little less weak than ordinary girls, but a little more jumpy and flying. In the past few years in the northwest, she was once thrown by Du Wei to the female knight Ruolin to train.
During this period, she dealt with many mercenary organizations, and even dared to sneak away with the mercenaries to play on the grassland.
Therefore, Muse still knows a little bit about the grassland. For the big snow mountain that everyone knows on the grassland, although I have never been there, I can still grasp the general direction.
"You're taking us there?" the jīng spirit frowned.
"I'll take you!" said the muse.
"Do you recognize?
The muses stopped talking, and looked at each other quietly.
Du Wei gently kicked a stone under his feet, then drew the long sword hanging from his waist, dug up a mound of dirt on the ground, and soon dug up what he was looking for!
Inside the pit, there is a pile of animal hair and gnawed bones, as well as some ashes left behind from the burning fire!
Seeing these things, Du Wei frowned, but regardless of the dirt, he squatted down and grabbed a bone. Leaned in front of his nose and sniffed.
After he stood up, he glanced at his companion beside him: "They won't be out of here for more than six days. ”
This is a valley, the same valley where the wolf rode for three days after crossing the Kilimano Mountains!
At this moment, the surroundings were quiet, in the recesses of the mountains, deep in the dense forest, and there was not even the sound of birds chirping. The evening breeze blows into the valley and lifts Du Wei's head.
His side. Standing was the only companion, the tall and majestic man. Behind his back hung a long sword of the Cross Knight, with long legs and broad shoulders, and thick golden curly hair, although he wore an eye patch on his face, it did not detract from his resolute and upright temperament.
Hussein glanced at Du Wei and said in a very flat tone: "Are you sure?"
"Of course. Du Wei stood up. casually patted the filth on his hand, and said with a faint smile: "Don't forget, I was also in the frozen forest at the beginning, and I hunted with the snow wolf mercenary group. ”
After a pause, he smiled at the things under his feet and said slowly: "These things are the remains of those werewolves that have eaten the ground, but they have not yet rotted and stinked. Judging by the weather and climate temperature here, it should not take more than six days. ”
Hussein nodded, and he walked to the side. Flying onto a rock, he looked at the surroundings: "They must have stayed here for some time, thousands of teams, over the mountain down, must be exhausted, physical strength to the limit." If you don't rest, you can't keep fighting. ”
Du Wei nodded: "Then we should be in time." ”
After a pause, he continued: "Now our problem is to find two horses in the surrounding grassland as soon as possible, otherwise, the two of us will run on two legs and chase after it, which will be too much of a loss. ”
After Longbottom returned from an undead escape. The news was immediately transmitted to Du Wei. This battle. Judging from the results, if it weren't for the bad luck of the fat man in the end. If you encounter that brigade of wolf riders on the road, it can be said that it is almost perfect.
And the final split and escape, in fact, in general, the losses were not too great, and the damage was within an acceptable range compared to the results of their battle behind enemy lines.
It's just that the disappearance of the muse, this news, still makes the fat man feel very ashamed.
After the news was sent to Du Wei, Du Wei did not make any stops, he immediately left the Eastern Fortress, and rushed to the middle to meet the fat man, and then, he summoned Hussein, and the two of them went on the road together to track!
It must be made clear that Dewey did not simply try to save the muse.
In terms of his identity, as the commander of the Eastern Front, it is impossible for him to leave behind hundreds of thousands of troops and enemies across the river for the sake of a girl who has disappeared on the battlefield, and leave recklessly alone.
If it was just such a simple matter as the disappearance of the muse, then even if Du Wei had a good relationship with the Liszt family, even if the muse was a woman that his younger brother Gabri liked, he would never leave the east and come in person! This is not to say that Du Wei is cold-blooded or cruel, but ...... As the commander-in-chief, he can't easily break away from the big army!
But he still came.
This is because, according to Longbottom's report, this time the matter is not simple!
Du Wei keenly captured one point: thousands of wolf riders suddenly appeared in large numbers in the west...... What is the purpose?!
As early as from Lockhart, Du Wei had learned a lot about the sinners: the wolf clan was the only race of orcs with cavalry, and the warriors of this race were strong and cunning, brave in battle, and extremely loyal to the jīng spirit king Luoxue! In a sense, they could be regarded as the only descendant troops of Luoxue among the orcs other than the warriors of the jīng spirit clan.
What's more, according to the news from Lockhart, the population of the wolf clan has not been too large. In this large-scale return of the sinners, according to Lockhart's understanding, among the wolf clan, the clan came out, and almost all the young and strong warriors in the wolf clan were emptied, and the wolf horses formed were only about 10,000 horses in total!
The number of more than ten thousand, on the Eastern Front, Du Wei met two or three thousand. He had long been suspicious that such a strong team was the descendant of Luoxue, and Luoxue didn't take them all with him, but where did he send them?
Now I got the news from the fat man: thousands of wolves rode quietly, and all of them quietly ran away from the snowy west!!
The news. For this reason, he did not hesitate to leave the eastern front, personally went to the central part to rendezvous with Longbottom, and then took a group of griffon knights, together with Hussein, and ran behind enemy lines.
As a result, behind that woodland. To Du Wei's surprise, according to the traces left outside the woods. It is true that there was a brief presence of a large number of enemy troops here, but from the traces - the number seems to be far more than two or three thousand as Longbottom said, but more than five thousand!
What made Du Wei even more puzzled was that these five thousand wolf horsemen gathered in this barren and remote place, and did not go south to attack the human defense line!
I followed the traces all the way. Soon Du Wei and Hussein chased them to the Kilimaro Mountains, and finally concluded: the other party had gone into the mountains!
This discovery made Du Wei even more confused, and while he was confused, he had a certain premonition in his heart: this matter is not simple!
Originally, he just planned to come and see it in person, and then he went back to the eastern defense line as soon as possible to Di Du Wei, but he temporarily changed his mind and decided to chase it down in person!
This confronts a difficult problem: the vast mountains are immense, and it is absolutely impossible for human troops to climb over them! I'm afraid that only the kind of wolf clan who is as keen as the wind has the ability to maintain mobility in the mountains and forests.
Therefore, it is impossible for Du Wei to lead the army into the mountains to chase after him, so he can only ......
After much deliberation, Du Wei made a decision: he would not bring any troops, not even the griffin knights! He ordered the griffin knights to return to the eastern line of defense to continue the defense. At least there are griffin knights in the east, and if the jīng spirit clan comes to attack, they can still have a fight.
Du Wei decided that only himself, plus Hussein, and the two of them went into the mountains to chase them.
This is also a helpless move: the other side is a large army of 5,000 people. Yourself here. There are fewer people to bring, and there is no use for it. Bring more...... But climbing over the mountains is not something that human armies can do. Himself and Hussein, both of them have the strength of the Holy Rank - two Holy Rank powerhouses, if they catch up and fight each other, it will be enough. Even if the other party is strong, and there are some masters of the sinners hidden in the team-Du Wei already knows, there are saint-level powerhouses among the sinners except for falling snow-even if they can't be defeated at that time, Du Wei and Hussein will be able to escape if they want to.
In this way, after Du Wei and Hussein entered the mountain, they were like hunters tracking their prey, carefully looking for clues left by each other's march all the way.
Although in the barren mountains and mountains, orcs have talents, and they are far stronger than humans in this environment, and the racial advantage of werewolves makes them move quickly even if they leave the plains and are deep in the mountains.
But fortunately, the number of the other party is too much, and the team of five thousand wolf riders, no matter how careful they are, cannot leave no trace at all.
In this way, Du Wei and Hussein reluctantly chased all the way down, and after many mountains and mountains, they finally crossed Mount Kilimano!
The time was just seven or eight days slower than the large army of the wolf clan.
And when he crossed the mountain range and determined that he had come to the boundary of the grassland, the mystery in his heart not only did not subside, but became thicker and thicker.
Grassland...... What did the wolf rider do with so much effort to sneak into the grasslands? If it was to sneak into the interior of the empire, there was a reason. But the prairie ...... What is it worth the snow to fall on the grassland, and risk the destruction of five thousand jīng sharp wolves in the mountains?
This is not an alarmist statement - climbing the vast expanse of Mount Kilimano is not an easy task, even for the wolf people. Huge mountain ranges, steep mountain roads, icy snow above the snow line, and marching on top of snowy peaks are all extremely dangerous things!
There are countless dangers in the mountains: running out of food, getting lost, landslides, and even ...... If you accidentally encounter an avalanche on the top of the snowy mountain, it will be enough to bury the entire army of thousands of jīng sharp wolf riders!
Out of the valley, Du Wei and Hussein walked around the steppe for a day, but did not find a single camp of the steppe herders.
This made Du Wei's heart sink more and more.
He has been in the northwest for a long time, and he has already done enough homework on the research of the steppe people, and he has calculated it for a while, and now he is assembled. It is the season of autumn and fertile land. According to his calculations on the map, the place where he is located is the northeast of the grassland, this area, the water and grass are good, it stands to reason that there should be many large and small nomadic tribes and herdsmen scattered here.
But after walking for a day, I didn't even see a single figure!
Where have all the herders gone?
Could it be that they were all wiped out by wolves?!
Finally. On the evening of the second day, Du Wei and Hussein finally found a team of horses passing by!
This is a steppe cavalry. There are about 1,000 rides on the scale. Du Wei recognized it from a distance, and recognized that this grassland cavalry banner belonged to a grassland tribe that he knew, and this tribe seemed to have some trade dealings with his tulip family, so he and Hussein leaned in.
The other side was very hostile at first. However, after Du Wei showed a tulip family badge that he was carrying, the other party's attitude was much kinder.
After talking, Du Wei got important news from this steppe cavalry!
It turned out that the wolf rider had already wreaked havoc on the grassland. Several of the surrounding small tribes were wiped out, while others migrated away from the area.
And some tribes, in order to take revenge on this cruel enemy who suddenly fell from the sky, banded together, organized cavalry, and began a carpet search in this area.
This cavalry of 1,000 men. It is one of the horse teams that undertakes the task of seeking the enemy.
Du Wei did not reveal his identity, but lied that he was a caravan of the Tulip family, and that he was attacked by those hateful werewolf monsters on the way, and only escaped with his companions.
In the face of the Tulip family, the big gold owner, the cavalry of this tribe showed enough respect. He even gave a few horses to Du Wei and Hussein, and at the same time kindly advised Du Wei that it was best to leave here quickly and find a large tribe as soon as possible to ensure safety.
According to the search, the steppe people have mastered the whereabouts and intelligence of some wolf riders. According to the message. The steppe people came to the conclusion that this "enemy army" was not human. At the same time, there are about thousands. In the past, small tribes were always attacked, seemingly to take away provisions. And now. These guys have disappeared, probably enough to be fed, and they have begun to hide their whereabouts.
Du Wei took out a map of the steppe, and from the mouth of the cavalry leader, he took out the exact location of the tribe that had been attacked, and then took out a piece of charcoal and marked it on the map......
"Look. Du Wei threw away the charcoal strip in his hand and glanced at Hussein: "Judging from the attack locations and the order of the attacked places, my judgment is that these guys seem to be going all the way to the northwest, and the first few attacked locations are a little scattered, but the last four attacked locations are all going northwest in stages......
Hussein's expression was indifferent: "Northwest ...... What's there?"
Du Wei's face sank and he touched his chin: "This is the strangest thing about me...... There's only one place in the northwest!"
He glanced at Hussein: "Big Snow Mountain!"
The name of Daxue Mountain made Hussein raise his eyebrows. Although Hussein has never directly fought with the people of the Great Snow Mountain. But...... From Du Wei's mouth, he also knew a lot about the Great Snow Mountain for a long time.
Even, Hussein also knew that when he was suppressing the rebellion of the Northwest Army. He and Rodriguez, two paladins, joined forces against Lu Gao, the commander of the Northwest Legion, but only played a draw. Afterwards, Hussein also knew that Lu Gao's true identity was the doorman of the Great Snow Mountain, and Chishui was broken!
"The Great Snow Mountain, is the place that the people on the grassland regard as a sacred place, there are wizards on the grassland, and there are also witch kings on the mountain?" Hussein shook his head: "Where are the wolf clans going, what are they doing? Five thousand wolf rides, is it to exterminate the Great Snow Mountain?"
"Well, I don't really understand. Du Wei's eyes rolled, but he smiled bitterly: "To be honest, that jīng Spirit King Luoxue did suffer a loss once on the Great Snow Mountain, and was defeated by the Great Snow Mountain Witch King. But...... With the style of this guy Luoxue, it shouldn't be the kind of style that loses the duel, so he secretly sends troops to destroy people's families. Moreover...... Luoxue knows the strength of Bai Hechou, does it think that five thousand wolves ride ......?"
Speaking of this, Du Wei suddenly closed his mouth, and his face suddenly changed!
He suddenly jumped up: "Not good!"
"What?"
"Bai Hechou is not on the Snow Mountain now!!" Du Wei's face was full of bitterness: "Under the gate of the Great Snow Mountain, whether it is Lao Bai, or Chishui Broken, or Lan Haiyue." Even if only one is in the mountains, then you can definitely protect yourself. But the problem is, now these three old monsters are not on the snowy mountain! The current witch king on the snowy mountain seems to have become that Ailu chick! Although Ailu's talent is good, her ability is not bad -- but if it is five thousand jīng sharp wolves riding to the doorstep, it seems that her little girl can resist it!"