Late at night in the snow-capped mountains, it was gloomy above the head, and not a single star or moon could be seen.
When the cold wind blows, the snow covers the area, and visibility is extremely low.
Bai Song rode a horse and walked at the front of the team, with only the sound of wind and the howling of wolves in his ears.
"Don't be chaotic! Although there are many Turks, they can't catch up with us."
Da Pan's voice came from behind, hidden in the wind, vague and appearing and disappearing.
But Da Pan was right. In such an environment, even though the Turks were outnumbered, it would be difficult for them to catch up with them.
The current threats are just scattered wolves hiding in the night.
Facing many of them, these beasts are not much of a threat, as long as they hold their ground and stay calm.
It's actually very easy for a lightly-armed team like theirs to get rid of the people behind them.
"Everyone, look at each other. Don't lose track of us in the dark night." Bai Song turned around and shouted.
"clear!"
The sound from behind just came, and Bai Song felt the ground suddenly shake.
Bai Song was riding a horse. The shaking was not real and he thought he was hallucinating.
But Ajibado behind him exclaimed in shock: "The ground is shaking!"
"No way?" Bai Song's scalp went numb and he felt uneasy, but he didn't make any judgment at that moment.
I don’t know who is shouting from behind: “What’s going on?”
"Uu...uh..."
But in the blink of an eye, the team was in chaos.
All the horses seemed to feel something and became restless and out of control.
The same goes for Xiao Hei that Bai Song rides.
"Huh..." Bai Song tugged on the reins tightly and tried hard to control Xiao Hei. His mind was racing, wondering if he had triggered an avalanche?
It shouldn’t be!
Although there is snow here, it is not thick enough to cause an avalanche.
Before going up the mountain, Bai Song had already considered the possibility of an avalanche and chose a safe route.
If an avalanche were to occur, it would only be possible if they were on a mountaintop facing the west and facing away from the sun.
Bai Song looked back and saw that the long dragon made of torches below also became confused.
It seemed that not a few of them felt the change.
Could it be an earthquake?
"Be careful, it might be an earthquake." Bai Song reminded Ajibado.
Ajibado stopped and stared blankly into the distance with his crossbow, then raised his hand and pointed: "The snow over there has collapsed."
Looking in the direction pointed by Ajibado, Bai Song's eyebrows gradually knitted into a line, and a rumble of sound came from far away, and finally came after the ground shook for a long time.
In the darkness, the distant mountain shadows were just a layer of thick gray fog, but looking at it now, the thick gray fog looked like a quagmire stirred up by some big fish.
A gray bud bloomed under the night, getting bigger and bigger, and in a blink of an eye it turned into the devil in the dream, opening its bloody mouth and trying to devour everything.
The ground shook more and more violently, and Xiao Hei's uneasiness became more and more difficult to control.
"What an avalanche!" Bai Song exclaimed.
I wonder if the movement from the mountain where they were was caused an avalanche on the opposite mountain.
Bai Song did not expect that an avalanche on a distant mountain hundreds of meters away could affect another mountain.
People can keep calm when seeing this scene, but the horse underneath them cannot stand still under the roar of nature.
Xiao Hei began to run around, one foot deep and one foot shallow, spinning in circles in the dark night, almost throwing the two people off his back several times.
Ajibado hugged Bai Song tightly and closed his eyes.
Bai Song was thrown around so much that he couldn't even speak.
Bai Song screamed in his heart, but no matter how he controlled Xiao Hei, he could not calm him down.
The brothers behind were also screaming and shouting, but their voices seemed to be getting farther and farther away, until they were completely silent.
In the whole world, the only thing that allowed Bai Song to identify his direction was the torches behind him.
A few minutes later, Bai Song discerned his position from the torches and found that he had deviated far from the planned route.
As for the team members, they have long since disappeared.
After a while, the ground finally stopped shaking and the horse finally calmed down.
It was only halfway through the long night, and Bai Song was only a few dozen meters away from those torches.
"What should I do?" Ajibado asked worriedly.
Bai Song led the horse and walked along the road several times, but found no one and did not dare to shout loudly.
"Find a place to take shelter from the wind first and wait until daybreak."
Bai Song doesn't worry about other people, but he should worry about himself first.
Fortunately, after a thrilling encounter, luck improved.
The two of them walked side by side for a while, and unexpectedly bumped into a cave.
There are some simple daily necessities in the cave, which seems to be an abandoned temporary settlement used by hunters.
“There’s even a bed in there!”
Ajibado screamed in surprise subconsciously, but then fell silent again.
"Just rest here."
Bai Song tied up his horse and lay down inside.
Soon, there was no sound in the cave.
At this time, Bai Song had lost his sleep and didn't know what he would encounter next.
After being in a daze for a long time, I saw a woman sobbing not far away.
"Hello."
Ajibado rubbed his eyes, turned around and said, "Are you not asleep yet?"
"Tell me about it."
"say what?"
"What happened to your tribe, and that Turk."
Ajibado was silent for a while and whispered: "I don't know what to say..."
"Perhaps what you heard is not true. Everything will not be confirmed until you return to the tribe."
Ajibado shook his head: "My father has old injuries and is disabled. His prestige among the tribe has been reduced. Some people have long wanted to replace me. The reason why I was captured by you Han people is because of my father."
He is seriously ill and can no longer lead his people."
"Can you lead your own tribe as a woman?"
"Our Aji tribe is very united, especially a team in Boye, who are determined to follow us to the death. However, some villains instigated it, causing some of the people of the Aji tribe to have different ideas. They are all from the Jieli tribe!
For this war, they used all kinds of means to force various Turkic tribes to join the fight. If anyone did not obey, they would attack in groups. Our tribe was just forced to participate in the war. We lost countless people in the battle and we had no intention of participating for a long time.
Among them."
"From what you say, do you think your father is real?"
Ajibado nodded: "In the past, people in the tribe were frightened by their father. At least the people in the Aji tribe did not dare to mess around. Now that my father is dead, I can foresee civil strife in the tribe."
"What about the Turk from last time? And Shu Wang..."
"Don't be nervous. As long as you see them still walking towards Boye, it proves that there is no civil strife among the people in Boye. The woman you care about most will not be affected. Because of this, we must seize the time and inform me in advance.
The tribesmen are ready.”
"Are you confident that you can control the current situation? If you return to your tribe."
Ajibado shook his head: "I don't know."
"As long as you promise me to release Shu Wang, no matter how chaotic your tribe's situation is, I will do my best to help you stabilize the situation."
"You are Han and I am Turk. Are you willing to help me like this? Is that woman so important to you?"
Bai Song did not answer: "Have a good rest and recuperate your energy to drive out early tomorrow morning. Now the situation is such that we can no longer wait to gather people together."
…
The sky is getting brighter and the wind has subsided.
Bai and Song set off again.
The situation changed, and Bai Song didn't have time to find other people, so he went straight to the other side of the mountain.
The Turkic troops in the rear would have to move more slowly over the mountains, and the Bai Song Dynasty did not know how much time they could gain.
After two days of journey, we finally climbed over the mountain and below the snow line.
Ahead is the endless grassland, and the journey ahead will be smooth.
"Finally... finally home..." Facing the endless grassland after being depressed all the way, Atulbadou's face finally showed a trace of joy.
The way down the mountain is much easier than the way up. If you keep speeding all the way, you will enter the grassland in only half a day.
Under the guidance of Atubaduo, he headed north.
The vast grassland is another scenery. Here is the real freedom. You can be unrestrained. You don't even need to hold the reins. You can relax and let the horse run wildly in the grassland. You can even take a nap on the horse.
The sky and the earth are connected, and the sky is clear. In the green of early spring, people can indulge as much as they want.
It's a pity that my heart was tied up during this trip, and even the best scenery lost its color in front of my eyes.
On the contrary, Bai Song quickly discovered something strange.
It had been half an hour since they entered the grassland. This place was already Bowang and the hometown of the Aji tribe. Logically, there should be many talented people there.
But Bai Song didn't see anyone along the way.
"Where are the people from your tribe? Why is there no one there?"
"All the young men in the tribe have gone to fight, and the women and children are deeper in Bowang."
Listening to Atuba Duo's words, Bai Song thought it was just an exaggerated description.
Until they met the first family of herdsmen.
A few dozen meters away, Bai Song saw a flock of sheep, a dozen scattered here and there, being driven by three Turkic women.
Bai Song was a little excited and was about to inquire about the news.
Unexpectedly, when the Turkic woman in front saw Bai Song approaching, she panicked and ran away as if she had seen a ghost, not even caring about the sheep.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know...stop someone first and let me ask."
According to what Atubaduo said, Bai Song hurried forward and quickly stopped a Turkic woman.
The Turkic woman was extremely flustered and kept shouting.
Then Atulbador got off his horse and said a few words to her.
The Turkic woman calmed down, looked at Bai Song in surprise, and then knelt down in front of Atulbador.
Atubaduo turned around and said to Bai Song: "It turns out that there are some deserters here who are bullying women and children wantonly. They are afraid of meeting men. I have told them my identity, and there is no problem now. Get off your horse, and let's go to their house to rest first.
"
When it comes to Atuba Duo's chassis, of course you have to listen to others.
Bai Song didn't ask any more questions. He dismounted his horse and followed the Turkic woman for a quarter of an hour before entering the tent.