The team went non-stop, and when they arrived at Heishuibo, it took two days as expected. When they arrived at this land of death, Qin Xiao finally understood why the prairie people had changed their minds about this place.

It was noon and the snow was white, but looking into the distance, I saw a layer of light mist floating on the swamp. The surrounding area was covered with snow, but there was a large area in the middle where the snow had melted. As far as the eye could see, there were dead vines and thorns.

A sign of ruin.

Achiluo was quite familiar with this area and even drew a map on the snow for Qin Xiao.

Blackwater Lake is a hundred miles in radius and fifty or sixty miles in front. It is a completely natural barrier. According to Akira, many people once wanted to find a way out of Blackwater Lake, but in the end they all failed.

Buried in it, if not for his good luck, Akira would have become a dead soul in the swamp.

There are no tribes living near the Death Swamp. Going east, there is a tribe of Buliuda people stationed there. Going west, it is the area where the Hegu people often move. Therefore, if you want to bypass the swamp, you are likely to be discovered by the enemy.

, the so-called surprise attack plan went bankrupt in an instant.

The only chance to reach Iron Mountain by surprise is to pass through the Death Swamp.

Precisely because everyone knows that the Death Swamp is an insurmountable natural chasm, so if you can pass through this place, you can be unexpected.

Only then did the cavalry realize that they had to cross the Death Swamp next.

Everyone knows the legend of the Death Swamp. Although all the prairie cavalry are brave, many people still feel fear in their hearts when they see the land of death ahead.

"You all listen." Tuya Tutun drew his sword out of its sheath and said loudly: "In this decisive battle with the Hegu people, the victory or defeat depends on you. I will lead you through this land of death,

Kill in a roundabout way to the heart of He Guren and put He Gu's female wolf in a cage. As long as we capture that female wolf, the enemy troops in Luozhi Mountain will retreat without a fight. In this battle, we will

Gain victory, so your enemy is not the Bone Hewers, but the swamp in front of you. If you pass through this swamp, we will win."

The soldiers were silent. Everyone knew that the swamp ahead seemed more terrifying than the Hegu people.

Qin Xiao rode the lion Cong and urged his horse forward. When he got to Tuya Tutun, he glanced at the cavalry, and then said in a deep voice: "I know that you are full of fear in your hearts, but I believe that for the sake of the brothers in Luozhi Mountain, you will have nothing to do.

Feared. Although this swamp is called the land of death, it will definitely be conquered in front of the brave Zhenyu warriors." Looking at Tuya Tutun, Tuya Tutun nodded, and then said: "We want to divide into

Thirty teams, each with 150 people, I need thirty warriors to go in front to explore the road, whoever has the courage, step forward!"

The cavalrymen looked at each other in confusion. Seeing that the soldiers were still hesitating, Tuya Tutun raised his arms and said, "I will be the first warrior to dare to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cavalrymen finally raised their hands and rushed to say: "Tutun, I am willing to explore the road ahead."

When Tuya Tutun saw everyone raising their hands, he was very satisfied and selected thirty people to go out. Qin Xiao then said: "Everyone, listen, these thirty warriors are ranked first, and the people behind will follow them one by one.

One, step on the footprints in front." He turned over and dismounted, motioned for a death warrior to come forward, and shouted loudly: "Come here for the winner!"

Someone brought a rope that had been prepared long ago. Qin Xiao took the rope and tied it firmly around the man's waist. Then he took the other end of the rope and said: "The dead man walks at the front to explore the road, and the second and

The third person must be a very strong man. The two of them hold the rope together. Once the dead man falls into the swamp, you immediately pull the rope from behind and pull him out." He also ordered: "Although you can't see it around the swamp.

The miasma is floating, but just in case, everyone finds a piece of coarse cloth, wets it with water, and covers their mouth and nose to prevent the miasma from invading."

"The water in the water bag is very precious, how can it be wasted?" someone said loudly.

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If you can't bear to drink water, you can just urinate."

Everyone was still very nervous, but when Qin Xiao said this, everyone burst into laughter.

Everyone had dismounted and quickly divided into thirty teams. They each took cloth towels. Drinking water was precious and no one wanted to part with it. Many people grabbed the snow on the ground and wiped it on a coarse cloth, but it could not be melted away in a short while. They were helpless.

After that, only a small piece could be wetted with water. Some rough men actually followed Qin Xiao's instructions and peed directly on the coarse cloth.

Thirty dead men walked in front as pathfinders, with ropes tied around their waists. Each team selected two strong men to hold the rope behind. Everyone knew that this swamp was unusual and no one dared to take it lightly.

, followed one after another, and kept their distance.

In Qin Xiao's team, Tuya Tutun kept his word and wanted to be the first to be a dead soldier. However, everyone persuaded him to stop. A dead soldier walked in front, followed by Tuya Tutun and Qin Xiao.

Behind them, both of them were holding on to the rope.

The military situation was like a fire, and the team did not delay. After being fully prepared, they immediately set off for the swamp.

All teams avoided the middle area and moved forward from the left and right areas of the swamp. There were more than a dozen teams on each side. The dead soldiers in front carefully explored the path step by step, while the teams behind moved as slowly as a long snake.

Not long after, although his mouth and nose were covered with coarse cloth, Qin Xiao still vaguely smelled a pungent smell. His five senses were much more sensitive than ordinary people. When he saw other people, he didn't seem to feel anything. He knew that his sense of smell was too strong.

Because of sensitivity.

There is no doubt that although there is no miasma in this area, there is still some miasma spreading from the middle area to the periphery, but it is not easily visible to the naked eye.

However, everyone covered their mouths and noses, so even if some miasma existed, it would be difficult to harm anyone.

Suddenly I heard a horse neighing, and then I heard a cry from the other side: "Be careful!"

Qin Xiao's heart shuddered, and he followed the sound and saw two war horses in the middle of a group of people and horses not far away. They suddenly went crazy and ran away regardless of the cavalry's pull. These war horses always followed the herd.

When a horse is in trouble, it can easily cause the other horses to lose their temper. The two horses were very wild and separated from the team. The prairie cavalry regarded their horses as life. The two cavalry did not even think about it and pulled the reins of the horses to control them.

Qin Xiao saw the madness and was shocked. He said sternly: "Don't move, don't break up the formation!"

He suddenly thought that although careful arrangements had been made for all the cavalry, and the cavalry had their mouths and noses covered to prevent the miasma from invading, no preventive measures had been taken for the thousands of horses.

The miasma in the fringe area should not cause much harm to the war horses, but the sense of smell of these war horses is much more sensitive than ordinary people. Qin Xiao could smell a pungent smell that made people feel uncomfortable just now, so naturally these war horses can also

smell.

Blackwater is a death swamp formed over countless years. Birds and animals dare not approach it, which shows that the miasma here is extremely powerful.

When war horses smell such an abnormal smell, even if it does not cause fatal harm to their bodies, it is enough to make them act out of character.

"They're stuck!"

Someone exclaimed.

Other war horses were affected by this and felt that something was wrong. Many hot-tempered war horses had already separated from the team and ran wildly, trying to escape from the area. Amidst the sounds of people and horses neighing, many soldiers did not care about the swamp.

He was in danger, and he only wanted to hold his own horse, and the formation became chaotic.

Qin Xiao knew that if he couldn't control it in time, the contempt would only get worse. Amidst the sounds of people and horses neighing, he screamed a few times, but his voice was drowned. At that moment, he was lucky in Dantian and shouted sternly: "This is a swamp, don't do it."

If you move around, grab your own horse and don’t chase it.”

At this time, seven or eight horses had fallen into the swamp with their owners. During the desperate struggle, some companions came forward to rescue, but the swamp was like a trap. It might be okay to just walk through some places, but as long as

If the movement is slightly larger, it will collapse immediately. Some soldiers who were supposed to save people also fell into the swamp.

Fortunately, Qin Xiao's voice was extremely loud and spread far away. Many people nearby, including Tuya Tutun, were surprised. They didn't expect Qin Xiao's voice to be so loud.

When everyone heard Qin Xiao's voice, they also realized that they were in a swamp and did not dare to act rashly. When there were more than a dozen horses running around, the cavalry did not dare to chase them. They watched the horses fall into the swamp and wanted to rescue them.

They couldn't, and everyone shed tears.

More soldiers were afraid that their mounts would go crazy, so they desperately grabbed their horses and quickly comforted them. Fortunately, these cavalrymen had been with horses since childhood and knew how to soothe their horses. Most of the horses were also comforted by their owners.

Come down.

Suddenly he heard howling not far away. Qin Xiao turned his head and looked over, only to see a war horse not far away deep in the swamp. All four horse legs were submerged in it. A true feather cavalryman beside him was also already there.

Swallowed by the swamp, it has reached to the chest.

A soldier not far away desperately tried to rush forward to rescue him, but was held back by his companions, who watched helplessly as the soldier submerged little by little.

Qin Xiao's face darkened, and without hesitation, he turned around and rushed towards the swamp. Before Tuya Tutun could react, Qin Xiao had already rushed into the swamp like a cheetah. Tutun was shocked. He knew that Tag was very fond of this Tang man.

He valued the plan and specially asked this person to lead the implementation of this plan. If this person was damaged here, not to mention that the plan would not be implemented smoothly, and he would not be able to explain it to Tagg later.

But that swamp was clearly a death zone, and even if he came back to his senses, he would not be able to rescue him.

The cavalrymen saw Qin Xiao running through the swamp as fast as a cheetah. Many of them looked horrified, thinking that it was clearly a man-eating swamp. Could this young man be crazy?

Qin Xiao had already felt that his feet were sinking, but he was as fast as lightning. Before he could sink in, his feet had already left. He suddenly stepped down a little and took advantage of the momentum to float over. His whole body had already landed on the horse's back. The body of the war horse

As soon as it sank, it sank faster, but Qin Xiao had already reached out and grabbed the arm of the soldier who was stuck in the swamp, and pulled it up with all his strength. The soldier's body was pulled up little by little, but the war horse sank quickly. Qin Xiao suddenly

With a sharp roar, the soldier was pulled out of the mud like a carrot, and then with another sharp roar, the soldier was thrown out.

The soldier flew out like a ball and landed next to a group of soldiers with a "pop". The soldiers stretched out their hands and pulled the man to a safe place. Looking at Qin Xiao again, the whole body of the war horse had been swallowed up, but Qin Xiao

It was a little bit on the horseback, floating out like an eagle, after a few ups and downs, it had returned to the edge of Tuya Tutun.

There was silence for a while, and suddenly someone cheered. For a moment, everyone was shouting, shouting in unison, shouting "Atulu". Qin Xiao didn't know what they were shouting, but Tuya Tutun had a look on his face.

With a look of wonder, he said: "They praise you as a hero, a real hero!"
Chapter completed!