He Ran opened his eyes again, which made everyone around him feel shuddering. His eyes shone with cold light, as if he was a wild beast that chose people to devour.
"No one who has been given my military order will surrender. No matter whether they are dead or alive, they will all be subordinates. No troops will be withdrawn until the last horse thief is killed."
Listening to the cruel military order he issued in a cold and emotionless tone, Xiao Ling couldn't help but lean closer to Xiao Xiao, feeling both concerned and a little afraid of him. This was not the same He Ran she was familiar with.
Xiao Xiao whispered to his soldiers to remove Xi Qun's body, then came to He Ran and whispered: "People cannot be resurrected after death, so don't be too sad."
He Ran stared straight at the battlefield in the distance and nodded slightly, then slowly rode forward.
Xiao Xiao frowned and glanced at Xiaoling. Xiaoling understood and immediately led two hundred soldiers to rush to the front of He Ran and walked slowly.
At this time, the fighting in front had already turned into a chase. Even if he galloped, it was difficult to catch up with the soldiers in front. He Ran just followed the horse with a dull expression, without any sadness or anger on his face.
Xiaoling turned around and glanced at Xiao Xiao from time to time, signaling her to persuade her quickly. Xiao Xiao was the worst at consoling others. She walked two or three miles before holding back one sentence: "Why are you here?" This was the third time she asked this question.
Talked.
"Come to pick you up." He Ran's tone was calm and flat, his eyes always looking forward.
"Just bring four hundred soldiers to respond?"
"There are still two thousand people, and I have gone out to investigate."
"You...you are really, if I really lose, what use will two thousand people have?" Xiao Xiao's tone was very light, not so much a reproach as a distressed scolding.
"I know you won't lose, but I'm just worried that you won't know what's going on there and you'll be worried after marching so far." His tone was as calm and plain as before, and his eyes were still looking ahead.
Xiao Xiao felt like crying when she heard that. She didn't need to express her true feelings in her heart. His casual and plain words were enough to show how much he cared about her. She suppressed her emotions and said angrily: "You
This is too careless."
He Ran closed his eyes and said with a hint of sob: "On the night of the incident, Xi Qun once objected to my practice of lighting beacon smoke all the way and burning bonfires late at night. I...I also reprimanded him. He has always been thinking about my safety.
, I don’t want... I don’t want to die for me in the end.”
"You... just treat his family well when you go back, don't be so sad." Xiao Xiao really didn't know what to say other than this, and looked at him anxiously.
He Ran opened his eyes and let the tears fall down. He turned around and ordered Wan Jin: "Send an order to the soldiers of King Fan behind you to chop off the heads of all the dead and wounded horse thieves in this area."
These 400 Royal Guards were left by He Ran to Xiao Xiao, and now they took on the responsibility of guarding him. After listening to the military order handed down by Wan Jin, these people hesitated for a moment, and then spread out and started slashing with their swords.
Xiao Xiao knew that only revenge could alleviate He Ran's inner grief. He also gave the same order to the soldiers behind him and ordered them to collect the bodies of the disciples of Cangxian Valley. Hearing the sound of the blade cutting the neck bones, He Ran's eyes
There was a little light of joy.
At dusk, Bayan'er brought 500 people back to protect him and reported: "It is estimated that only a few dozen thieves escaped. The military advisor will see if he ordered the army to camp temporarily. It is useless to chase so many people together. Yun Ye has led a group of
Thousands of people went to chase them, but I don’t think they can get away. Two captains of thousands who are best at tracking are following them."
He Ran said with firm eyes: "No, keep spreading your wings. No rest tonight. We will close the net tomorrow morning. Even a fleeing horse thief cannot be let go. I can't let any bastard with my brother's blood on his hands live in the world."
!”
Bayan'er felt the unstoppable determination in the military advisor's tone and nodded.
Xiao Xiao sighed softly and said: "You can be considered worthy of your dead brother, so don't mourn anymore."
Xiao Ling also helped: "That's right, stop being like this. It looks scary. They were willing to die for you, so it's a well-deserved death. They will smile knowing that you are safe and sound. Don't blame yourself, no one else."
I didn’t expect to meet this group of horse thieves who don’t know how to live or die, and you are not a god.”
He Ran smiled at her, dismounted and sat on the grass and became silent again. Xiao Xiao saw this and ordered to set up camp on the spot.
Xiaoling saw that he finally had an expression and was still smiling at herself. She seemed to have regained her former He Ran. She squatted beside him and glanced at Xiao Xiao not far away, and whispered: "That's it, you
I also know that she doesn’t know how to persuade people. If you act like this, she will be anxious to death. If you want to be more open-minded, ah! Stop being cold-faced all the time."
He Ran nodded and said: "I understand, what will be the result of your pursuit of White Lotus?"
"It's so thrilling. The lady has been fighting wits with her for the past five days. That woman is really smart. On the first day, she found out about the ambush on the road, but she didn't get any advantage. On the second day, she came to a camp with three robberies in one night. Fortunately, the lady is
The ancestors of the robbery camp did not suffer any big losses. If it were you, I would have been captured that night."
Xiao Ling became more and more excited as she talked. Without waiting for He Ran to ask further questions, she continued: "Guess what? The lady gave her a favor the next night!"
"Is it also the Three Tribulation Camp?"
"Hey, what kind of skill is that? There was a strong wind at night. After arranging fire prevention arrangements, the young lady led the troops upwind of the enemy camp and shot her with a rocket, setting fire to the entire camp. If that woman hadn't been so alert, I could have brought it back to you.
A burnt white lotus."
"A big victory?"
Xiao Ling said with regret: "The camp of the Fan soldiers was too scattered and only one area was burned. However, we took advantage of the chaos and killed no less than two thousand enemy troops, scaring them into fleeing overnight."
"What about the next two days?"
"Those soldiers and horses of Xiangguo and Qi Lan were so bad that they were left behind for more than a hundred miles in three days. We don't dare to pursue them desperately. Besides, we can't catch up even if we want to. These soldiers run too fast.
Yes, I’m back just like that.”
"Then why are you back so late?"
Xiao Ling pouted and said: "It's not the fault of Xiang Guo and Qi Lan's soldiers! I won't be able to ride a horse for a few days. Although Miss is worried about you, you have to wait for these people. If I had known better, it would be better not to bring these with me."
As for the trash, there are still more than 2,000 people who haven’t caught up. I don’t think they can catch up tomorrow.”
He Ran sighed and said: "If it weren't for these burdens, my brothers wouldn't have died at the hands of horse thieves."
Seeing that he had brought the topic to this aspect, Xiao Ling quickly said: "There should be such a disaster. Stop thinking about it. Tell the lady about the situation over at Qizhali Mountain. She has been worried to death these days. I'll go
Call her." He pushed He Ran's shoulder and saw that he forced a smile before he stood up.
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