Night fell quietly, and after some rectification, the horses' bodies were buried on the spot. Although everyone was sleepy and tired, they still insisted on moving forward for a certain distance and left the battlefield where bird corpses were everywhere.

Sitting around the bonfire, everyone looked at the burning flames quietly. Silence filled the air. Several carriages were parked behind them. Without the horses in front of them, they looked a little desolate. The thrilling battle between man and bird in the afternoon,

The brutality of the battle is still before our eyes. Everyone involved in the battle was more or less injured. Seven of the knights were seriously injured. Although there was no danger of life, they were unable to move. Moreover, all the horses pulling the cart died in the battle.

Their fate has made it difficult for them to move forward now.

"In my opinion, we might as well give up the carriage and go to Jamuhe first," Ruola said.

"No." Cheney shook his head and refused: "Those birds just retreated temporarily and will come back at any time. Without the cover of the carriage, it will be difficult for us who don't know martial arts and don't have the protection of armor to escape. Not to mention what's going on with Jamuhe now.

We don’t know, but it might be heavily guarded, waiting for us to fall into the trap.”

Vincent pondered and nodded in agreement. Xiaote looked at Wei En and saw him sitting on the side with his head lowered, gently stroking the horn flute around Fanny's neck. The flute was not long, only half the length of a finger.

, the body of the flute is slightly curved, one end is thick and the other is thin, the thick end has two holes, and a gold necklace passes through it.

"Weien, what do you think?" Xiaote asked.

"Me?" Wei En looked up and saw that everyone's eyes were on him. He smiled and said, "I'm wondering what magical power this little horn flute has to repel birds.

What about the attack?”

"I don't understand either." Carmen frowned slightly and said, "When Fanny plays the flute, although the sound is high-pitched, the volume is not very loud. Why does it affect the entire flock of birds in the sky?"

"Can we imagine this: the reason why these birds attacked us was summoned and driven by some strange magic, and Fanny's flute did not actually affect the entire flock of birds, it only cut off or affected

The connection between summoning spells and flocks of birds.”

"It makes sense." Cheney said solemnly: "Before the birds started attacking, I seemed to hear a whistle faintly coming from the distance, but it was so noisy at the time that I couldn't tell the direction of the whistle."

Ruola suddenly said "Oh", with a look of shock on her face: "I heard my dad mentioned that the Sunbird Royal Family has a mysterious summoning spell that can make thousands of birds obey their orders." Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"But even if this is the case, this summoner's level is actually not too strong."

"Why?" Vincent asked.

"My dad said that the real bird summoning technique symbolizes the authority and power of the sunbird in the world. Any kind of bird will bow and obey orders. But you can see that although there are many birds today, there are no raptors like eagles. It can be seen that

That summoner's ability can only summon some ordinary birds with a mild temperament."

"No wonder." Cheney said: "I was thinking just now that if the bird that attacked us was an eagle, we would definitely have to pay a higher price."

Xiao Te said: "In other words, although the attacks of those birds in the afternoon were powerful, they were not able to cause fatal damage to us."

Cheney said: "That should be the case. At most, we retreat into the carriage and take turns to rest. We should be able to withstand their attack."

"What's more," Vincent added: "Since even Fanny's flute can affect the summoning mage's control of the birds, it is estimated that his magic power is not strong, or it is consumed very quickly, so it is time to use the birds to attack us.

It won’t last long.”

"So," Xiaote said thoughtfully, "We all understand the truth, but this mage doesn't understand it? Could it be that he just drove the birds to die in vain?"

Vincent frowned and said: "It's unlikely. Summoners often regard the creatures they can summon as their kind and friends, and they don't care about their lives. He must have his own motives for doing so."

Wei En's eyes flashed, he looked back at several carriages, and said slowly: "Is his purpose just to trap us here so that the pursuers behind him can catch up with us?"

With a "click", the dead branch in Vincent's hand broke into two pieces: "That's right! Without horses, our progress will be greatly slowed down. If Cromwell keeps chasing us, even if he is not a cavalry unit,

Sooner or later we will catch up with us on the grassland."

"It's impossible to leave, and it's impossible to stay, so what should we do?" Carmen said.

"We can send a few brothers to Zhamuhe to buy horses first. With the horses and Fanny's horn flute, we should be able to continue moving forward quickly," Wei En said.

Cheney stood up and said, "You're right! I'm going to send someone to the city to buy horses. No matter what, we have to leave here!"

Cheney did not delay, and immediately sent four knights to Zhamuhe ahead at starry night to buy horses. The others rested for a while. After midnight, the convoy continued to move forward.

In order to take care of the injured, except for Wei En, Vincent and others, the knight's remaining mounts were used in the carriage. Except for the injured and the lady, everyone walked beside the carriage. However, the horses that usually charge into battle are obviously not good at carrying heavy loads.

Cars and carriages moved very slowly. Wei En and Vincent gave up their mounts to the wounded and walked with the group.

In order to conceal their whereabouts, the convoy did not light any torches. Everyone could only walk in the direction of the morning star, one step at a time, one step at a time, with only the whimpering cold wind accompanying them. The hardships in it are hard to describe in words.

describe.

As the sky gradually grew brighter, everyone felt that the terrain under their feet gradually became steeper and walking became more and more difficult. Cheney said loudly: "We have reached the grassland hills. After climbing over the hills, we will reach Zhamuhe!"

Wei En smiled bitterly in his heart. He thought he could have a good night's rest in Zhamuhe last night, but he didn't expect that he was still wandering on the grassland at dawn. Now he was cold and tired, and he wished he could fall into a grass nest and sleep there.

It was dark. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a beautiful curtain of Julie: "Wei En, you have just recovered from your injury. Why don't you rest in the carriage for a while."

Wei En smiled faintly and was about to speak. Suddenly, his smile froze on his lips. Julie was puzzled and looked back along Wei En's gaze. There was a look of horror in her eyes and she cried out "Ah"

Voice..

Looking into the distance through the steep slope of the hillside, under the dawn light on the horizon, two rows of bright flags and Dutch soldiers with spears appeared on the grassland. In the middle of the queue was a large red flag, which was flying in the wind.

The golden light is embroidered with a bird with its wings spread out.

Cheney heard Julie's exclamation, looked back, stopped immediately, stared for a moment, and said bitterly: "The Royal Griffin is Cromwell's Guards."

Everyone stopped and stared at the approaching army in the distance, with heavy expressions on their faces. Everyone knew very well what was waiting for them.

Cheney let out a long sigh, walked up to Short, waved his right hand and put it in front of his heart: "Master Short, Cheney is incompetent and cannot send you back to your hometown."

Short stood there quietly, looking at Cheney with a calm expression: "Cheney, everything depends on human effort. You have done your best."

Cheney did not answer. He bowed deeply, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Unload the horse!" Then he looked at Vincent and said: "Vincent, I will drag them with them for a while, you take the young master with you.

They hurry up and go as far as they can."

Vincent shook his head: "Cheney, how far can we go on these tired and injured horses?" Looking at the foot of the hill, the Guards were continuing to meander forward, their appearance neat and tidy, and their speed was neither urgent nor slow.

Vincent said slowly: "Besides, Cromwell is good at running the army. We are afraid that we will not have any chance to escape. No matter how powerful you are, you can't stop the two or three thousand people from taking turns to besiege you."

Cheney sighed: "Although we were delayed on the road, Cromwell caught up so quickly. He must have been marching in a hurry. He could still maintain such a neat military appearance at this moment. Moreover, he did not rush to attack after discovering us. He still

It’s really good to keep the rhythm.”

Short said slowly: "Since we all came together, no one can be left behind. Cheney, you don't have to sacrifice your life, it doesn't make any sense."

Cheney looked at Xiaote: "Master..."

Xiao Te waved his hand gently: "Stop talking. If I don't leave, Cromwell will still have some scruples. If I leave, they won't show mercy to you."

Cheney bowed his head in silence and stopped talking. The cold wind blew through everyone's clothes, making a rustling sound.

Wei En suddenly sat on the grass. Carmen looked at him and said softly: "Tired?"

Wei En smiled slightly: "It's okay." He glanced at everyone and said, "Why don't you take the time to rest for a while?" As he said that, he used his hands as a pillow and lay down along the slope.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, with different expressions on their faces. Cheney glanced at him, with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "This guy who doesn't care about life and death, I really don't know what His Highness the Prince sees in him?"

Xiaote walked to Wei'en's side, looked at the calm look on Wei'en's face, suddenly smiled, and sat down too. At this time, the Guards arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the columns began to change into horizontal formations, forming an infantry square formation.

, among the dozens of cavalry in the front row, there was a commander with a white horse and silver armor surrounding him.

The two sides faced off for a moment. The commander waved his hand, and two cavalrymen came out of the crowd and ran towards the hill. Cheney reined in his horse and rushed forward.

The cavalry rushed to the front of the convoy, stopped, and said loudly: "General Cromwell, on the order of the king, led the army to welcome Lord Crist when he returned to the royal capital. Please be prepared and go down the mountain as soon as possible."

Cheney felt relieved. Cromwell seemed to be quite polite, and Short's safety should not be a problem. He turned back to look at Short, waiting for his instructions.

Xiaote frowned slightly and was about to speak when Wei En suddenly whispered: "Find a way to delay some time." Xiaote was stunned, thought for a moment, stood up and said: "Please tell General Cromwell that I need time.

think about it."

The cavalryman who was speaking turned his horse's head when he heard the words, took out two short pennants from his waist, and waved them several times to the troops at the foot of the mountain. Soon the flag message was also transmitted back from the foot of the mountain.

The cavalryman turned around and said: "The general asked me to tell you, please think about it for thirty minutes."

Xiao nodded, sat down, and said humbly: "This Cromwell is very polite to you."

Short smiled slightly: "Cromwell has always thought of himself as a chic person. Maybe there are ladies in our team, so he wants to show off his grace. Wei En, what are you going to do?"

"wait."

"Waiting?" Xiao Te was startled: "Waiting for what?"

Wei En picked up a blade of grass and held it in his mouth, and said calmly: "Wait for a miracle."

Xiao Te frowned and wanted to say something, but finally stopped.

Thirty minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and soon the cavalryman loudly shouted again: "What is Mr. Crist's decision?"

Xiao Te looked at Wei En, and Wei En looked back at him quietly: "It seems that the miracle did not happen."

Xiao Te sighed softly, feeling slightly disappointed in his heart. He was about to stand up and answer when suddenly, Wei En said: "Here he comes!"

Xiao Te's movement froze, and soon he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats in the distance above his head. He turned around quickly and saw the figure of a horse emerging from the top of the hill: one, two, three...

After a while, the horses gathered more and more, and finally formed a long black line along the rolling terrain on the top of the hill. On each horse sat a murderous man in civilian clothes holding a scimitar. Xiaote looked at it briefly, fearing that

There are thousands of people.

Everyone was already in despair, but when they suddenly saw this unknown cavalry brigade, they were surprised and happy. The Guards at the foot of the mountain obviously did not expect this to happen, and their formation was slightly chaotic.

A loud voice came down: "We are the prairie red wolves, and Wei'en is our important guest. You should get out of here quickly."

"Red wolf of the prairie?" Cheney was startled when he heard this: "When did Wei En become the guest of the prairie horse thief?"

After the banner cavalry contacted the people at the foot of the mountain, they shouted to the top of the hill: "Weien is an important criminal in the kingdom. No matter who you are, you must understand the consequences of your actions!"

"I'll give you ten minutes to retreat. In ten minutes, the army will charge!" The loud voice was decisive and without hesitation.

The atmosphere fell into a stalemate, and Carmen felt that her throat was dry. She didn't know what the scene would be like in ten minutes. Could it be that this place would turn into a hell on earth with corpses everywhere and rivers of blood flowing?

Time passed minute by minute, and everyone in the convoy sandwiched between the two armies suddenly felt that this moment was so torturous. Vincent suddenly whispered: "If we fight, who will win and who will lose?"

?”

"Cavalry." Cheney beside him replied simply: "Although the Guards are elite, there is no danger to defend on the plain. The infantry square will be completely scattered by the charge of the cavalry, not to mention that the cavalry occupies the largest number of people and terrain.

Advantage, if nothing else, it will be a one-sided situation."

Vincent nodded and said: "Okay! Let's wait and see."

Cheney tightened the hilt of the sword in his hand: "Just watching others fight and doing nothing is not my Cheney style."

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Chapter completed!