The moon and stars are sparse, and the mountains and forests are dark.
The further west you go, the denser the secret sentinels in Xiliang become.
Ren Ning and Huang Ming looked at each other.
The Blood Moon tribe's camp is almost here.
in the camp,
Bloody Moon Yingxiang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Smelling the thick smell of mugwort and saltpeter in the air, he felt even more irritable in his heart.
Since he couldn't sleep, he simply put on his clothes and got up and walked outside the tent.
Although it is already the turn of spring and summer, the air is still chilly in Luoxia Mountain.
Xue Yue Yingxiang was refreshed and his mind became clearer again.
"Young patriarch, why did you get up so early?" The guard at the door was stunned: "It's still early before dawn."
Xueyue Yingxiang ignored this and asked directly: "How is the situation over there at Sleeping Dragon's Nest?"
The guard was stunned.
He and Xueyue Yingxiang grew up together, and they were not reserved in their words and deeds in private.
"Young Patriarch, it's only been half the night. There's no news from over there yet."
call!
Xueyue Yingxiang breathed out, "It turns out that only half a day has passed."
Why does he feel like his days are like years?
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Yue Yingxiang was shaken up.
"Oops, I've been tricked!"
This epidemic was not obvious at first and would only spread secretly. By the time the patients were actually discovered, no one knew how long it had been spreading.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have forced Yanqi Fortress to relocate all its soldiers.
If the people in Yunchui threw away dried meat infected with the epidemic, it would take at least five to seven days before anyone would actually get sick.
However, Dr. Luo had already collapsed in the pool at noon yesterday.
Hold!
Blood Moon Yingxiang cursed.
At that time, all everyone could think about was to avoid it quickly. Even he didn't think too much. Now in the dead of night, after thinking carefully, he discovered something strange.
"What's the trap?" The little guard was confused.
Yingxiang ignored it and suddenly looked up to the east.
From a distance of twenty miles, if you were on the Xiliang Prairie, you might be able to see roughly. But in the rolling Luoxia Mountains, you couldn't hear any movement.
"Go and ask Roland to wake up and ask him to take people to Wolongkeng immediately to check what's going on inside."
"Yes!" The little guard reacted quickly, responded quickly, and left in a hurry.
Soon.
Boom, boom, boom!
The dull sound of cowhide drums sounded in the valley, like a giant hammer hitting everyone's hearts.
In an instant, all the soldiers of the Blood Moon tribe woke up from their dreams. They got up one by one and grabbed their weapons without even bothering to dress and tie.
Roland quickly ordered three hundred horses and hurried out of the camp to the east.
Hearing the sound of the cowhide drum, Ren Ning and others realized that something was wrong. They all quickly found a hidden place to hide.
Tap tap tap.
The uniform sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance.
Ren Ning took out his bow and arrow and pointed it coldly at the post road below.
When the other guards of Duke Zhenguo saw this, they also drew their bows and arrows.
"Check the situation first. If I give the signal, you can only shoot one round and then run away. Don't let the fight get too long," Ren Ning reminded.
The guards nodded one after another.
Soon, a long cavalry team came from the west holding torches. In front of them was a middle-aged man wearing a scarlet cloak and carrying a strong bow.
Red value 65.
Ren Ning pouted.
It's a pretty big fish.
Ren Ning lowered his eyes and waited quietly for the Xiliang people below to approach.
Roland was running when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
The road in front of me was a little too quiet.
It was as if the sentries posted on both sides of the road were asleep. Even when the war drums in the camp sounded, they did not respond.
"Advance in double rows, everyone put up shields to protect the left and right!" He ordered loudly, "Mingzhi go back and report to the young patriarch."
Wow!
The long cavalry team instantly split into two rows, and the soldiers raised their shields to protect the left and right. One soldier even turned his horse's head without saying a word and galloped towards the Blood Moon camp.
"Good guys. These are well-trained soldiers." Huang Ming was dumbfounded and couldn't help but look at Ren Ning not far away.
He couldn't understand the Xiliang language at all. But Ren Ning had been working as a scout at Yanchuo Fortress, so he understood it clearly.
He quickly made a gesture to signal Huang Ming and others to retreat first.
However, he did not retreat but advanced, climbing trees and jumping cliffs to meet him like a monkey.
This blood moon man's martial arts skills are not too high, but his reflexes are sharp. If he keeps it, he will definitely be the formidable enemy of General Yun Chui in the future.
Ren Ning will not let him live for one more second.
On the post road, the cavalry team was already galloping over.
Roland even took off the cloak behind him and honestly hid in the middle of the two rows of soldiers like a grandson.
However, no matter how he hides, as long as Ren Ning's golden finger sweeps away, he will be as conspicuous as a firefly in the night sky.
The team is getting closer.
Ren Ning looked back and saw that Huang Ming and others had disappeared.
Watch the timing.
Draw the bow!
Shoot the arrow!
call out!
The long-lost black arrow shot out like lightning.
Roland suddenly became alert, but before he could react, the black arrow had already plunged into his neck.
thump!
His body went limp and fell to the ground, letting his mount drag him forward.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" someone screamed, "Luo Chigu was hit by an arrow."
The cavalry were frightened and reined in their horses and stopped.
One group randomly fired arrows into the mountains and forests on both sides, while the other group surrounded Roland.
Their response was timely enough. But come and take a look.
A black arrow exuding the light of death penetrated Roland's neck. The drum-holding elder of the Blood Moon tribe was already dead.
"Are arrows never shot?"
Everyone looked at each other and said, "I didn't see it."
Ren Ning's timing was just right. Roland was in the shade of a tree when he passed by. If he hadn't been hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, others wouldn't have known he was attacked.
After landing, Roland was dragged several feet by his mount. It was already impossible for others to tell where the arrow came from.
what to do?
Continue to the trapped dragon's lair, search for sneak attack enemies, or wait for the order from the young leader of the camp?
For a moment, the three hundred or so people were a little confused.
After Ren Ning released the arrow, he ignored it and quickly headed east.
It took a while to catch up with Huang Ming and others who had evacuated first.
"General Ren, are the Xiliang people abandoning their horses and chasing after them?"
Huang Ming listened attentively.
There seemed to be no sound of horse hooves on the Diyi Road not far away.
"No." Ren Ning smiled: "I killed their leader. The rest were either scared or confused and still arguing about what to do next."
Huang Ming opened his mouth but could not speak. In the end, he could only give Ren Ning a thumbs up.
He could clearly see the situation just now.
The leader of Blood Moon reacted smartly and responded appropriately.
If it were him, he would have either sacrificed the lives of all his brothers for a collective sneak attack, or he would have just watched helplessly as the people from Xiliang flew by on the post road.
"Don't stop." Ren Ning reminded: "It is estimated that the Xiliang people's hunting dogs will chase us after a while, so we have to stay away from the post road."
Everyone nodded and moved faster.
"I wonder what happened to the Thunder Dragon?" Huang Ming couldn't help but mutter.
"Don't worry. Thunder Dragon's men are all from Dingxi. They have hated Xiliang for a long time. It is estimated that the battle in the trapped dragon's nest has ended long ago. Maybe Thunder Dragon is already on his way back carrying the loot."
Because of concerns about the epidemic, when Xueyue Yingxiang moved people yesterday, in addition to the more than 200 soldiers who put out the fire, a lot of dried meat and even live livestock were left behind.
The Brontosaurus will naturally not be polite.
Huang Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "This is the best."