After walking eastward for another half an hour, Ren Ning frowned deeply as he looked ahead.
A river of muddy water flowed from north to south before him.
"What a thief!" Ren Ning cursed angrily while looking at the other shore not far away.
The heavy rain a few days ago created a river on the grassland, blocking his way back.
The river was rolling and rushing south, and even without using a golden finger, Ren Ning knew that he would not be able to cross.
Looking left and right, he took up the horse without hesitation and walked south along the river.
The rivers created by heavy rains are just rootless water. As long as the accumulated water in the north is gone, it will dry up again. Theoretically, if you go all the way north, you will cross the river earlier.
But the grasslands in the north have been licked clean by fire. If you encounter an enemy, you will have nowhere to hide.
He patted the brown horse beside him.
By then, it might not be easy for this untrained guy to escape.
The water in the south may dry out slower, but as long as there is vegetation to cover it, Ren Ning is confident that he can survive.
Ren Ning walked along the winding river for three days.
This morning, he felt refreshed not long after he left.
The riverbed in front shrinks and narrows, and greenery gradually appears further away.
Hold.
He breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Finally got out of the big quagmire behind.
At this time, chirp ~ chirp ~
The loud cry of eagles could be heard in the sky.
Ren Ning went looking for prestige.
A huge owl was circling in the sky above.
Generally speaking, wherever there are owls and eagles, Xiliang people are grazing or hunting.
His heart was frightened, and he was about to climb on the horse's back to take a look at his surroundings.
But the brown horse raised its hooves happily and chirped toward the owl in the sky.
No way!
Ren Ning was stunned.
In the midst of surprise, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves.
A man and a horse suddenly appeared on a hill not far away.
Ren Ning had sharp eyes and raised his hand towards the young man on horseback, "Alan?"
It was the young man who had been helping to repair the yurt when he and Youmeng visited the three chiefs of the Kailun clan.
"Master Ning?" Allen quickly recognized Ren Ning and said in shock: "Why are you here? Didn't you go east?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes fell on the river behind Ren Ning, enlightenment flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help laughing happily.
However, as soon as he laughed a few times, he quickly stopped.
"Mr. Ning, hurry across the river and go east." Allen looked back nervously.
"In the past few days, everyone has been swarming south to look for grassland that is not submerged in the mud. Many Xiliang soldiers have also followed and are nearby. If you are bumped into by them, you will be in trouble."
"Thank you." Ren Ning nodded, looked westward calmly for a few times, then climbed on the horse and ran south quickly.
It's not like he has done nothing in the past three days. At least he has trained the brown horse to a certain extent, and he can ride it for a few miles.
Not long after, Ren Ning found a place where he could barely cross the river, and drove his horse towards it.
"The one in front! Stop for me." Not long after crossing the river, a strange Xiliang dialect suddenly came from behind.
Ren Ning ignored it and let the horse run forward, only looking back.
Behind him, two men wearing Xiliang corpsman attire were waving their riding whips and glaring at him angrily.
Ren Ning took the opportunity to glance at their mounts.
The leading horse shows yellow 35, and the trailing horse only shows 30.
The gold finger is yellow, which means that the two horses are of no benefit or harm to him. The number is less than 50, which means that the two horses are very hungry.
This is what Ren Ning has figured out on his brown horse these days.
But no matter how hungry those two horses were, they couldn't compare to the brown horse under his crotch.
With a sigh, Ren Ning slowly slowed down the brown horse.
"Herdsmen, go back to the west side of the river." The two men drove their horses up. They looked at the lush vegetation on the east side and suddenly became energetic. "The grassland here belongs to us. If you dare to come over, don't blame us for being rude."
Generally speaking, for combat effectiveness, war horses mostly eat horse food instead of gnawing grass on the ground.
It's just that a few days ago, the Xiliang soldiers personally lit a few fires. Originally they just wanted to burn all the Yunchui scouts who were hiding, but they accidentally got angry and burned their own people.
The corps commanders, chief commanders, hundred commanders, etc. all took their mounts and most of them escaped with their horse power. However, the precious horse food they brought all the way was buried in the sea of fire together with the soldiers.
Without the horse food, the nearby small tribes were severely affected, and they could not "sell" much food and grass to them. Even if the herdsmen had food and grass to "sell", they would have to supply the Shangguan's precious mounts first.
Therefore, when the two team captains saw the good grass growing in front of them, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Ren Ning remained silent, just moved out of the way and turned the horse's head slightly.
Seeing that this dirty guy knew the current affairs so well, the two Xiliang corps commanders nodded with satisfaction. They ignored Ren Ning and continued to drive their horses towards the grassland in the east.
When the first horse passed by, Ren Ning lowered his head and stayed silently.
When the second horse passed by, he jumped on the other's horse. A cold light flashed in his hand, and before the other person could react, the short knife had already cut the other person's throat.
Don’t let me go east? Then I’ll send you to the west!
Gululu.
The team leader covered his neck and stared at Ren Ning's face in disbelief. He opened his mouth and was about to shout something when a large stream of blood came out and he soon lost his breath.
Ren Ning pushed away the body in his arms expressionlessly, and looked up at the front.
He took action swiftly and swiftly. The team leader in front was worried that his horse was starving, so he only looked forward and had no idea what was going on behind him.
Ren Ning looked back again.
The stupid horse that had been with him for three days still didn't understand what was going on. Looking at the green grass in the distance, it also ran up happily.
咴咴咴!
At this time, the horse under Ren Ning also discovered that it had suddenly changed its owner. It screamed, ran and jumped around like crazy, trying to throw off the person on its back.
Phew!
Ren Ning raised his hand and stabbed the horse's neck with another knife without hesitation. He also turned his hand around hard before pulling out the knife.
Wow.
The horse's blood spurted out.
The horse screamed. Its limbs softened, and it fell heavily to the ground with a plop.
Ren Ning rolled quickly and escaped from the horse's back without any injuries.
"What's going on?" The team leader in front finally realized something was wrong.
He looked back and was surprised.
Quietly, his brother's mount was killed by the dirty guy in front of him, and he fell to the ground not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
"Who are you?" The team leader doubted his own eyes and shouted subconsciously.
Ren Ning didn't answer.
He bent at the waist and rushed forward like an arrow.
"Looking for death!" The corps commander originally wanted to blow the whistle to warn, but when he saw this, he angrily drew the bow from his waist.
A mere infantryman actually dared to provoke the cavalry. He was really desperate.
drive!
He turned his horse's head and charged towards Ren Ning with murderous intent.