The horse thieves shot all the arrows in their quivers, and more than twenty horsemen were shot under their horses, but the remaining fifty or so horsemen did not slow down because their companions fell, but provoked their anger.

By this time the thieves had run out of arrows, and they knew that if they ran any longer, they would die, so they simply stopped, drew the scimitar at their waists, and turned the horse's head.

Qiu Ze said: "Since they are horse thieves, then we might as well help the cavalry!"

Arashi thought for a moment and nodded to Akizawa, and the two jumped out of the dunes.

After all, Arashi and Akisawa are cultivators, and although they don't use weapons, their physical strength is not comparable to that of mortals.

Qiu Ze punched the back of the horse thief closest to him with a fist, and the horse thief was immediately beaten and flew out, spitting out a mouthful of blood and screaming in pain, but he did not die, Qiu Ze did not want to kill.

Lan stayed at the border for several days, and encountered many caravans that had been sacked by horse thieves, and naturally had no mercy for these cruel horse thieves, and quickly killed three horse thieves with one punch.

The remaining horse thieves scattered in a panic, and when they confronted the cavalry, they did not even notice that there were two people hiding in the sand dunes behind them.

Lan picked up the scimitar of the horse thief he killed from the ground, and before the cavalry arrived, he killed the remaining horse thieves by dividing it by two, looking at the dozen or so corpses on the ground, Lan snorted: "Do not live!"

The horse thief, who was wounded by Akizawa, looked at Arashi as if he was looking at a god of death, his eyes were full of fear, and he hurriedly crawled backwards, restrained by the cavalry that caught up.

The cavalry watched Akisawa and Arashi descend from the dunes and kill the horse thieves, and they were also amazed by their lightning-fast and fierce attacks.

One of the cavalrymen at the head stepped forward and bowed his hand to the two: "Thank you two strong men for helping! I am Wu Hao, a hundred cavalry households in Xuanfu Town, may I ask ......who the two are?"

Although the hundred households who claimed to be Wu Hao asked politely, the cavalry behind him was still holding a mace, staring at the two.

Lan arched his hand and smiled: "Wu Baihu doesn't have to be nervous, we are not horse thieves, we are also from Xuanfu, my name is Lan, this is my brother-in-law, his name is Qiu Ze." ”

Wu Hao looked at Lan and saw that although Lan had a scar on his face, the clothes he was wearing did not look like a horse thief, and Lan was a cultivator, although he restrained his breath, but his righteousness could not be concealed, and Qiu Ze was originally a scholar with a beautiful face, Wu Hao really couldn't connect him with the word horse thief.

Wu Hao nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the cavalry behind him put down his mace, got off his horse and went to dig a pit and bury the body of the horse thief.

Although the two of them didn't look like horse thieves, Wu Hao still asked after getting off the horse: "Two, horse thieves are rampant in this desert, I don't think you two look like unemployed people, how can you wander in the desert?"

Lan sighed and said, "We were originally caravan guards, but a few days ago, the caravan encountered horse thieves, and my sister was also taken captive by horse thieves, so we went into the desert to look for it." ”

Wu Hao nodded, Lan's words are reasonable, there are many horse thieves in the desert, and many caravan leaders will indeed ask a few guards to protect the caravan, thinking of this, Wu Hao said: "The vast desert is hundreds of miles, there are many crises, and looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, the two of you listen to my advice, let's go back." ”

Qiu Ze arched his hand and said: "No matter what, we must find her, we understand Wu Baihu's kindness." ”

Wu Hao saw that the two of them had made up their minds, so he didn't say anything more, urging his subordinates to bury the body of the horse thief as soon as possible.

The cavalry quickly buried the bodies of all the horse thieves, and Wu Hao gave a few orders, and divided more than twenty cavalrymen to put the dead and wounded companions on their horses and carry them in the direction of Xuanfu.

After doing this, Wu Hao asked again: "I don't know where you two are going to find someone?"

Lan said to Wu Hao: "We guess that the horse thieves have taken my sister captive to Huangsha Town, so the destination of our trip is Huangsha Town. ”

Wu Hao's face was happy, and he said: "Oh, what a coincidence, we are about to go to Huangsha Town to arrest the horse thief, if the two of you don't dislike it, you can go with us." ”

Lan glanced at Qiu Ze and said to Wu Hao: "In this way, it will disturb a hundred households." ”

Wu Hao waved his hand: "Where is it, if there is no help from the two, I will lose some of my subordinates, and I will be on the same road with me, and I will help the two of you receive the reward when I go back." ”

There are many horse thieves on the border, and the government stipulates that as long as the horse thief is caught or killed, he can receive a reward according to the head.

Lan and Qiu Ze were not interested in rewarding money, but if they went with Wu Hao, they would save a lot of trouble, at least they would not be noticed by the people of the Devouring Sect, thinking of this, the two of them thanked each other.

Wu Hao left the horses of the two horse thieves for Qiu Ze and Lan, and the rest were taken away by the returning cavalry, and a group of more than twenty people walked slowly towards the depths of the desert.

The old horses know the way, and so do the camels, they will return to Xuanfu Town on their own, and Lan will not care about them.

At night, the group found a leeward sand dune to settle down, the cavalry made a pot, and Qiu Ze, Lan and Wu Hao sat in front of the fire and chatted.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is enormous, and it is unbearable hot during the day and cold to death at night.

In the small talk, the two learned that Wu Hao entered the desert to pursue a group of horse thieves, who robbed along the border a few days ago, not only robbed a lot of property, but also killed more than a dozen cavalry, the government was furious, so they sent several hundred households to lead troops into the desert to arrest people, Wu Hao was one of them.

There were hundreds of horse thieves, and during the day, Wu Hao pursued only some unlucky people who didn't have time to run away, and more of them hid in the depths of the desert.

Huangsha Town does not belong to the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Town, nor is it the territory of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it is a recognized illegal place on the border, and generally the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will not go there, but this time it is different, Wu Hao received a death order, and he must clear this group of horse thieves, so he led the soldiers and horses to come.

Lan asked Wu Hao: "Why did you withdraw the garrison back then? If there was still a garrison in Huangsha Town, there would not be so many horse thieves in the desert, and even if you wanted to withdraw, there was no need to withdraw them all." ”

Not only the horse thieves in the desert, but also the criminals and villains of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty regarded Huangsha Town as a paradise, in that place where the three don't care, the only law is that the weak eat the strong, if the Ming Dynasty is still stationed in Huangsha Town, there will be no many bandit gangs.

Wu Hao sighed: "The current situation is not what Da Ming wants to see, but withdrawing troops is a last resort...... In the past, the garrison was to prevent the Northern Yuan counterattack, but after the border was stabilized, the army stationed in Huangsha Town became a burden, and it was not so easy to solve the problem of eating, drinking, and Lazar of thousands of people, and there was a shortage of water and food in the desert, so it could only be transported by camels, in order to feed thousands of people, the annual cost was even more than the five-year cost of 20,000 cavalry, in addition, tens of thousands of people had to be used to transport supplies, and in the long run, it would inevitably lead to collapse, but if only a few hundred people were left, it would not play the role of deterrence and transmission of intelligence......

Qiu Ze nodded in understanding, it was not only Da Ming who had a headache in Huangsha Town, but also Beiyuan.

Wu Hao shook his head and said: "Actually, if it weren't for this gang of horse thieves being too arrogant, we wouldn't have gone to Huangsha Town, just those guys are making trouble in Huangsha Town, but this matter has too much impact, and the border residents are panicking, if we don't sanction it, I'm afraid it will be unpopular!"

Although Xuanfu Town is a military town, it is also inhabited by hundreds of people, and if the horse thieves are too rampant, it will not be a good thing for those unarmed people.

Lan arched his hand and said: "For the people on the border, Wu Baihu has worked hard. ”

"Where the words. Wu Hao shook his head: "It is our duty to guard the peace of the border, even if there are more horse thieves, I will definitely kill them all......!" My brothers have not practiced for a long time, and their martial arts skills are so poor that they were killed by more than a dozen horse thieves today, which is really a shame...... If I can have two of my men, in less than two years, I will definitely kill the horse thieves!"

Wu Hao smiled, revealing his white teeth.

Qiu Ze glanced at Wu Hao, this man in his early thirties was full of majesty, but he was also a leading talent, how could Qiu Ze not understand the hint in his words?

"The two of you are athletic, if you can use them for me, you will definitely make a career! Although I am only a hundred households, I also have a certain amount of power, as long as you become my subordinates, I will definitely immediately promote the two of them to the small flag commander!"

Xiaoqi has jurisdiction over ten soldiers, which is the highest official position under the hundred households.