Finding that Ou Xuzi and they crossed the Chahan Wusu River to flee to Burhan Buda Mountain, the news quickly spread to the county yamen of Dulan County, and General Zharuchi, who was sleeping with a woman in his arms, was stunned for a long time before saying: "Are they crazy, five old and weak, sick and disabled want to cross Burhan Buda Mountain, not looking for death, what are they doing, this Ou Xuzi is really unusual, courage is good, courage is good, I have to catch him, see if he is three heads and six arms." ”

The county commander said cautiously on the side: "The terrain of Burhan Buda Mountain is complex, with an average height of more than 5,000 meters, which is not conducive to large-scale operations among officers and soldiers. ”

General Zharuchi nodded and said: "What you said is not wrong, Ou Xuzi and they can cross the Burhan Buda Mountain alive, but they will never reach the Yuxu Peak, so we will wait for work and lay a net near the Qaidam Basin. ”

The county order said flatteringly: "The general is wise, the general is wise." ”

General Zhaluchi replied with a sneer: "I'm not wise, if I'm wise, I won't miscalculate, let the imperial court prisoners flee into the mountains and lose important clues, hundreds of heavily armed Yuan troops can't catch a few lost dogs, and they can't hand over to the top, Lord County Commander, you and I have to work hard." ”

"Yes, yes. A cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the county magistrate.

Burhan Buda Mountain is more than 5,000 meters high, there is no grass, the whole mountain range is all bare stone peaks, steep and jagged peaks, like a silent giant, cruel and arrogant, but it does not mean that there is no life here, the plateau endemic animals Tibetan antelope, wild yak, wild ass and so on, there are wolves.

The wolves were spotted on the third day of entering Burhan Buda Mountain.

Ou Xuzi and the others had walked more than a hundred miles, deep into the hinterland of the Burhan Buda Mountain, and an open field appeared in front of them, and the peaks and peaks suddenly became living creatures. Clusters of shrubs and grasses are scattered and scattered on large and small round hills. From afar, more than a dozen wild donkeys endemic to the plateau are leisurely nibbling on the grass.

Xiao Xuanhan and Mr. Yan Hua were already tired and about to collapse, and Renci said: "Xuzi, let's take a rest and eat something, it is impossible for the officers and soldiers to chase after them again." ”

Ou Xuzi agreed, he looked at the son in his wife's arms, fortunately, he slept soundly.

A few people took out dry food to eat, there was ice on the plateau, Ren Ciqiang cheered up and went to find firewood, Ou Xuzi looked at the wild donkey not far away, maybe it was the reason why they usually don't see people, they were not afraid of people at all, but walked over curiously to see what kind of animal was in front of them. Ou Xuzi took out his bow and arrows, and said in his heart: "I'm sorry, in order to survive, I only need one head." After saying that, he aimed at the smallest wild donkey, and the arrow shot out, hitting the wild donkey's neck, blood spurted out, and the wild donkey turned around and ran, and the accomplices around him also ran desperately and scattered in all directions.

The wild donkey that had been hit by the arrow didn't run far and fell to the ground, and Renji happened to carry the firewood on his back and dragged it back by the way, peeled it and chopped it into several pieces, and the fire rose, and the smell of donkey meat came out after a while.

The four of them had a full meal, even Ou Fusheng ate a lot of meat, their faces were flushed, their bodies quickly recovered, the horses were scattered around grazing, Ou Xuzi said to Renci: "Brother Renci, you are the hardest, sleep for a while first, and I will monitor." ”

Renci said: "We can't be careless yet, although there are no more officers and soldiers, but there are wolves on the grassland, and they are the most terrifying." ”

As he was talking, a wolf howl made Ou Xuzi's heart sink suddenly, and the figure of a gray wolf appeared in their field of vision in the distance, and after a closer look, it was not one, but dozens, standing on a hill and looking at them.

Xiao Xuan was frightened and leaned close to her husband's side.

Ou Xuzi said worriedly: "It's the wolves, they must have followed us all the way, protect our horses quickly, without them we can't get out of Burhan Buda Mountain on our legs." ”

Niji jumped to his feet, and the horses gathered at them in panic, neighing uneasily.

The wolves slowly ran over, forming a fan to surround them, although the distance between people and wolves is far away, the sharp teeth can be seen clearly, there is a saying on the grassland, "Tigers are afraid of wolves". Bloodthirsty wolves make all the behemoths of nature shudder. Under their siege in turn, even the king of beasts could not be spared.

If a pack of wolves targets a target, they will persevere, and if they do not achieve their goal, they will not give up.

Wolves are also very social species, with a pack of about 5 to 12 wolves, but in the cold winter it can reach about 40 or 50 wolves. Now that it was the beginning of spring, Renji said to Ou Xuzi while watching their movements vigilantly, "It's strange, how can there be so many wolves gathered together, we are going to have a fight to the death." ”

Ou Xuzi said: "I have the Zhan Lu knife, and I can resist it for a while, and you are responsible for protecting the old man and Xuan Han." ”