Chapter 437 Wasteland in distress

The desertification of Hexi Grassland is relatively serious. Although it has not completely become a desert like in later generations, the half-sand and half-loess ground is extremely soft. Especially when the rainstorm has just passed, the grassland has almost become a mud pond-like existence - it is too late for the water to seep into a depression on the grassland, looking from afar. , the country is full of land, the horse steps on it, the mud splashes, and the water comes to the curtain. Whether it is the fleeing Li Xian's subordinates or the big enemy horse chasing straight at the tail, they can't play 30% of the speed they should have in the past. At such a slow speed, after nearly a quarter of an hour of the chase, the distance between the two sides has not changed much, and it has been Holding it in about 300 steps, this situation made Li Xian's heart a little anxious - it was still more than two hours away from dark, but the water was seeping extremely fast. Soon after, it would be more difficult to get rid of the pursuit of the enemy riders of the brigade. If it can't be delayed until dark, the consequences of this battle would not be good. Where to go.

It is impossible to count on the reinforcements, just because Li Xian returned to Lanzhou in a hurry. He did not arrange the escort of Gao Yan, nor did he inform the whereabouts to the states and counties along the way. Since then, no one will know that Li Xian is being chased and killed by a large number of enemy riders. If he wants to get out of trouble, Li Xian can only rely on his own strength, and this is obviously not It is an easy thing. How to deal with this disaster has become the key to Li Xian's primary consideration - direct escape is definitely impossible to escape. Under the condition that the speed of the two sides is almost the same, after the accumulated water subsides, the enemy horse with absolute military advantage has countless roundabout tactics to choose from. Fight? That's a helpless choice. Direct fighting is tantamount to suicide. If you really want to fight, you have to choose a place that is beneficial to yourself. In view of this, Li Xian's mind quickly ran up and retrieved the terrain along the way.

"Follow me and turn left!"

Li Xian's memory is excellent. He doesn't need to think too much. He has made a decision. He saw that the water depression on the grass in front of him was gradually shrinking and smaller. He didn't dare to delay any more. He roared, twisted the horse's head, turned sharply, and rushed out to the left. The guards immediately behind Li Xian saw this and dared not After neglecting, they turned their horses and chased behind Li Xian. The large cavalry who were chasing them in a hurry also turned one after another, still biting Li Xian's footsteps.

Accelerate, accelerate, and accelerate again. With the dissipation of the accumulated water, the speed of the horses on both sides has increased. Although the distance between them has not changed much, the large group of cavalry chasing has begun to make roundabout tactical movements. Two cavalry teams of 100 people each separated from this array, discarding long weapons, shields and other burdens. With only a horizontal knife in his hand, he began to accelerate crazily, one left and one right. Three arrows were fired together, trying to form a siege of Li Xian's troops.

"Abando!"

Li Xian has always been observing the action of the enemy's horse in the Mercedes-Benz. Seeing that the enemy's horse has indeed adopted the tactic of splitting troops, he couldn't help but calculate the time silently. Seeing that he runs like this, he will definitely be caught up by the enemy horse before reaching the destination. He dares not hesitate much. He waved his hand and drank decisively. Son. After this order, more than 30 guards under Liu Ziming cut off the connection rope on the armor one after another. After a period of chaos, more than 30 armor fell to the ground. Under the light armor, the horse was three points faster, and in an instant, the distance with the main force of the enemy's horse was increased to more than 400 steps, but it was still unable to get rid of the left and right enemies. Of course, the two light riders can no longer shorten the distance of less than 200 steps between the two sides. Fundamentally speaking, the situation of chasing and escaping is still not much different.

"Aband the horse into the forest!"

After more than half an hour of chasing and fighting, although Li Xian's army has been fighting lightly, after all, it has been a series of tired soldiers for several days. Although the people are not in the way, the ** horse is extremely tired. The two enemy light riders have rushed to the distance of Li Xian's army, only more than 80 steps away from Li Xian's, and there is another chase, Li Xian's army. Even if he inserted his wings, he could not escape the danger of being entangled by a large group of enemy cavalry. Fortunately, at this time, Li Xian's troops had successfully rushed to a mountain forest. Seeing that the destination had arrived, Li Xian's mood was a little relieved, but he still did not dare to be careless. He waved his hand, shouted, and took the lead in jumping off the horse's back.

Liu Ziming and others are the elite in the army, all of whom are good at equestrian skills. As soon as they saw Li Xian dismounted, they did not dare to neglect a little. They jumped into the air one after another and jumped off the back of the horse. As soon as they landed, they did not need to order, they had already lined up a tight formation, followed Li Xian, and rushed into the woods, and At the same time, listening to the long hiss of the lion and horse at night, he let go of his four hoofs and led more than 30 empty horses around the forest. They ran away countless times. The two light riders who chased in a hurry saw the situation. For a moment, they didn't know whether to chase or not. They all strangled the running war horses outside the forest, and some looked blankly. A dense forest.

"What's going on? Why don't you chase it!"

Just as the two light riders were at a loss, the main force of the enemy had also arrived. A covered burly man rushed to the front and asked angrily.

"Report, the big head, the thief has taken people to hide in the forest. I'm afraid there will be an ambush, so I really don't dare..."

Hearing the scolding, a little leader hurriedly stepped forward, rolled off the horse's back, nodded on one knee, and reported anxiously.

"Buncle, ambush fart, that wolf fled, where is the ambush, a bunch of rubbish!"

As soon as he heard the little leader explain this, the burly and strong man couldn't help but be furious. He didn't wait for the little boss to finish his words. He waved the whip and slapped it fiercely, and rolled the little leader to the ground with only one time.

"Cough."

Before the burly man continued to attack, he saw two riders slowly marching out of the brigade. First, he rode in a black coat and a cloak with a mask on his head. He just coughed twice gently. The burly man stopped his meaningless anger. He turned his horse back to the cloak, bowed slightly and smiled flatteringly. He said, "Mr. Sun, that one has escaped into the forest. Look at this..."

"Without a horse, he can't escape. A family leads half of the people outside to wait for the rabbit, and you lead half of the people into the forest. He wants to see people and dies!"

The cloak did not immediately answer the question of the burly man, but raised his hand and slightly lifted the cloak. His eyes in the veil stared at the dense forest. After a while, a cold word was squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Ah, this..."

The burly man was obviously afraid of cloaks. Although he was reluctant to take people into the forest, he did not dare to say a "no" and was stunned on the spot.

"Hmm?"

At the sight of the burly man who did not follow the order, the cloak was obviously very unhappy, but he did not lose his temper. He just hummed coldly from his nostrils.

"Well, Sha will go, but that man's martial arts are excellent. I'm afraid Sha is not his opponent. In case something goes wrong, it's not good. Sun Gong, you see..."

Being forced by the cloak, the burly man did not dare to hesitate any more, but he obviously lacked confidence in his heart, so he frowned and explained.

"Papa!"

The cloakman did not directly answer the burly man's words, but raised his hand and hit his palm twice. He saw the figure flashing behind him. Six masked men in black had swept to the front of the cloakman's horse, bowing and saluted, but did not speak.

"You just take people to cast a net to search. As soon as you find it, you will warn him immediately. He has six people to take care of it."

The cloakman raised his hand and motioned the six men in black to be flat, then turned his head to the burly man and ordered in a cold tone.

"It's so good." The burly man was obviously unwilling to fight with Li Xian. At this time, he only needed to be responsible for the search. His heart was a little settled, so he didn't insist any more. He held his fist and took the order. As soon as he turned around, he shouted at the two teams in front of him and said, "All get off the horse and go into the forest with me. Listen carefully. Don't be greedy. If you find the thief, call the police immediately. !"

"No!"

The burly man gave the order, and the 200 light riders immediately answered the promise loudly. They turned over and got off their horses. Under the leadership of the burly man, they divided into more than a dozen teams and dispersed into the dense forest.

"Your Highness, the thieves have entered the forest!"

The mountains and forests are very large. It is a branch of Qilian Mountain extending to the west of the river. The vegetation is lush and the beasts are rampant. It is a good place for Tibetans. Not to mention Li Xian's group of dozens of people, even thousands of troops and horses are enough to accommodate them. If you really want to hide, the chasing enemy horse will be ten times more, and you can't think of finding Li Xian and others out, but This is not Li Xian's purpose. It's not that he is afraid of lack of food, but that Li Xian doesn't have the time to waste. If the matter in Lanzhou is not solved in a day, it will be difficult for Li Xian to have a rest day. Therefore, after Li Xian led his troops into the forest, he did not go too deep, but hid in the edge to wait for the dark. However, it was not It was dark, but the enemy's search for the forest, which made Li Xian's murderous intention involuntarily rise.

"Zi Ming, you lead five people to kill to the left, alone to the right, Ming Wu leads the rest of the people to defend in place. Once you meet the enemy, you can't love to fight. If there is a little murder, you will retreat and gather. Hey, if the thief dares to come, I can't let him come and go!"

Li Xian was murderous, but he did not intend to passively defend, so he ordered in a low voice with a cold face.

"No!"

Liu Ziming is a hunter. When he is young, he is used to fooling around in the mountains and forests. He is not afraid of fighting in the jungle at all, and his answer is very straightforward.

"Your Highness, you are still staying behind, and the last general is beg to lead people to attack and kill the thief."

Not long after Zhang Mingwu was transferred to Li Xian's side, although he had heard a lot of the legend of Li Xian's martial arts skills, he had never seen it with his own eyes. When he heard that Li Xian wanted to attack alone, he was a little panicked and quickly persuaded him.

"Don't say much. You have your own moderation. Mingwu just needs to guard this place."

Li Xian waved his hand and stopped Zhang Mingwu's words. His body flashed, and he disappeared like a ghost.

"Your Highness, alas, this..."

Zhang Mingwu didn't expect Li Xian to leave. He wanted to shout, but he was afraid of alarming the thieves who entered the forest to search. For a moment, he was so anxious that his eyes turned red.

"Mingwu, don't worry, there is no one in the world who can keep our highness. Hey hey, you just wait to watch the play, Qi Xuan, Wancheng..., wait to go with someone and kill the thief!"

Liu Ziming had an absolute belief in Li Xianzhi's ability. When he saw that Zhang Mingwu was so anxious, he persuaded him with a smile, and then he didn't care about Zhang Mingwu's expression. He clicked five outstanding guards and flashed to the left.

"Prepare to kill the thief!"

Seeing that Li Xian and Liu Ziming have left one after another, although Zhang Mingwu was full of worry, he had no choice but to stamp his feet and issued a general order in a low voice...