Seeing everyone looking at him with strange smiles on their faces, Zhao Yuan could only lower his head and remain silent, and faced the situation in silence.
At this time, the other four cavalry teams left the camp one after another. When people left, they all had expressions of pity or gloating on their faces. In their view, this cavalry team of more than 20 people had no chance of living.
In fact, the other four cavalry teams also saw that a group of women should be good at riding and shooting. However, they did not think that a dozen women could fight against more than two hundred hungry wolves, because the total number of their arrows was only about a hundred.
, that is to say, even if they hit the target with perfect accuracy, in the end, they will end up in close combat due to exhaustion of arrow feathers.
The most terrifying part of the battle with wolves is hand-to-hand combat, because compared to humans, wolves are more ferocious and fearless of death. Moreover, they are much faster, and their endurance and flexibility far exceed that of humans.
Faced with the sympathetic and gloating eyes that gradually moved away, the mood of a group of porters who had originally been joined by more than a dozen women became depressed again.
"Let's go." The handsome young man walked up to the silent Zhao Yuan and whispered softly, with the utmost gentleness.
"Let's go." Zhao Yuan responded angrily, rejected the woman's good horse, and walked forward first, trying to keep as far away from the handsome man as possible.
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you. By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My surname is Li and my name is Hao." The handsome young man looked at Zhao Yuan's loyal look with a look of love on his face, wishing he could bring Zhao Yuan to his side.
Yuan hugged him in his arms.
"Humph!" A cold snort sounded, filled with boundless murderous intent.
"Bold!" Hearing the cold snort, Li Hao suddenly turned his face and angrily scolded the snoring young man behind him, his handsome features showing a cold fierceness.
"This slave deserves to die, this slave is guilty." The young man was so frightened that he rolled off his horse and fell to the ground. He turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately.
"Forget it, don't forget your identity, get up." Li Hao glanced at the young man coldly, and then set his eyes on Zhao Yuan's strong back. His cold expression suddenly turned tender.
Like water, eyes wandering.
"Yes, yes."
The young man climbed up slowly, respectfully, but there was a fleeting look of resentment on his face.
The camel caravan was ready and began to move forward in the lonely and vast desert.
At this time, Zhao Yuan's camel team was not far away from the other four camel teams. The distance was about several miles. This distance was specially left for the wolves. It was mainly for the wolves to observe and select targets. Once they were caught,
Being selected by the wolf pack is tantamount to being sentenced to death.
The camel caravan moves in the established direction. In fact, even if it deviates from the established direction, it has no meaning in escaping the tracking of the wolves, because the desert wolves are the real kings of the desert.
Along the way, no porters spoke, and the atmosphere was suffocating. However, the dozen or so women looked relaxed. They even got off their horses from time to time to play and play. Occasionally, they even took out snacks from the salutes on the camels' backs to share.
It didn't feel like I was on a long journey, but rather like I was on a spring outing. The atmosphere was extremely relaxed and lively.
The porters' muffled voices were in stark contrast to the girls' laughter that sounded like silver bells from time to time.
Zhao Yuan could only rush on his way in a dull manner. He really didn't have the courage to chat with the handsome young man. If he hadn't been afraid of exposing his identity, he would have fled just like the last time at Qingyue Sand Lake.
After walking for about an hour, no one saw any trace of the desert wolf, which greatly cheered up a group of porters.
However, the good times did not last long.
After walking for another half an hour, shadows of desert wolves began to appear wandering around.
The porters immediately sighed, and even the boss looked desperate.
Obviously, they have become the targets of the Desert Wolf.
Desert wolves are extremely smart. They know that this group of camels with the smallest number of people is their prey.
However, the desert wolves did not attack immediately because of the small number of the camel team. They still patiently followed the camel team within a hundred meters. This distance was enough to render the bows and crossbows useless.
Daytime is not a good time for wolves to launch attacks. Moreover, human beings are still strong in physical strength and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
Facing the hungry wolves that kept appearing around them, a group of girls still laughed and laughed. Occasionally, some girls would push each other and push one of them in front of Zhao Yuan. When they saw Zhao Yuan's shy look, they all laughed. Li
Seeing this, Hao also participated in the fun, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
Only, the young man just sat quietly on the horse, with a pair of gloomy eyes flashing fiercely.
Being pestered by a group of girls, although Zhao Yuan pretended to be submissive on the surface, in fact, he felt much more comfortable than talking to that Li Hao. At least, the physical contact with the girls would give him a sense of pleasure instead of rejection.
Amid the anxiety of the porters, the sun was getting darker. The blood-red sun had already dropped to the horizon, and the entire desert seemed increasingly empty and desolate.
On the road, a group of porters were extremely diligent and collected anything that could burn. Unfortunately, the route they took had neither bushes, hay nor horse dung or camel dung. After walking for several hours, they did not collect much.
burning things.
The wishful thinking of using a bonfire to drive away wolves all night came to nothing.
It was not yet dark, so everyone found a defensive location to set up camp.
In the desert, the creepy howls of wolves kept ringing out, one after another.
The porters began to make tea and eat some hot food.
At this time, it is a time of life and death. No one dares to be lazy and sloppy, even when it comes to eating, because whether it is fighting or confronting wolves, it consumes a lot of energy. If you can't eat and drink enough, you are asking for death.
road.
Amid frequent howls, the wolves moved closer and closer to the camp under the cover of night.
Zhao Yuan took out the dagger assigned to him by his boss and stood ready.
"Xiao Zhao, don't worry, they are just testing." The strong porter looked worried.
"Test?"
"Yes, temptations also take turns torturing us, leaving us unable to rest. When we are exhausted and mentally broken, they will take advantage of the situation, swarm us, and tear us into pieces." Another porter explained.
"Are they so smart?" Zhao Yuan was stunned.
"Actually, they are smarter than you think. They are very good at seizing the opportunity. Like tonight, they will not attack us until tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or a few days later. By then, we have been attacking us for several days.
After several nights of no rest, they are exhausted and they will attack." The porter said.
"So awesome!"
"Xiao Zhao, don't be afraid, I will protect you." Li Hao came over again, with an enthusiastic look on his face.
"Aren't you afraid of wolves?" Zhao Yuan's heart moved.
"It's just a few hundred wolves!" Li Hao showed a nonchalant expression on his face. It was obvious that he didn't care about the wolves.
"How about we eat wolf meat today?" Zhao Yuan suddenly suggested.
"Young master, you want to eat wolf meat? Wolf meat is very rough, why not eat the special dried meat we brought." Li Hao was stunned.
"Anyway, you have nothing to do. Let those beauties bring two wolves and let everyone roast and eat them to satisfy their cravings." Zhao Yuan encouraged.
"That's true. After all, idle time is idle time." Li Hao gave Zhao Yuan a thumbs up and smiled, which was meaningful.
"That's right." Zhao Yuan's scalp felt numb for a while and he said perfunctorily.