The sun, which had been flying in the sky for a day, slowly set to the west of the Misty Mountains, and its shadow gradually enveloped the entire eastern part of Rovanian.
The fleet led by Herbert has traveled dozens of kilometers on the rushing river. The young men have also changed rowing hands several times because of their exhaustion. They cannot and do not dare to rest.
As the two teams of people and horses continued to advance eastward along the rushing river, the trees on the river bank gradually became denser. The dense forest was no longer suitable for horses to run. Even if they were reluctant, Baal and Ah led the cavalry.
Card, could only give up the strategy of following Herbert on the shore, and instead looked for other reasons that were more suitable for the cavalry.
At this time, the north bank of the river finally became quiet due to the departure of the Dongyi people. Herbert's nervous heart did not calm down because of the changes in the surrounding environment.
On the contrary, he became even more nervous. After all, invisible enemies only make people more fearful.
Herbert knew that Barr would not give up, and the speed of riding a horse on the shore was much faster than that of rowing against the current. He always felt that the enemy might be waiting for him ahead.
"Continue to advance along the south bank, longbowmen, always pay attention to the movements on the north bank."
The trees on both sides of the river became more and more dense as the boat moved forward. The birds flying from time to time reminded the people in the river that the forest on the bank was not peaceful. The river also became more turbulent at this time, and the environment in front of them became more intense.
It's dark.
In the past, caravans in small boats would always rest on the shore overnight after arriving here, so that they could be in good physical condition the next morning and face the more difficult river passage ahead.
At this time, Herbert, who was frowning, was in a dilemma. He was hesitating whether to issue an order to dock for rest. On the south bank of the river, he saw a large number of traces left by his people after they camped. The traces were very
New, some people even thoughtfully left tents for themselves who came after me.
All these signs indicate that the last batch of townspeople who left are not very far away from here.
Herbert did not want to go ashore to rest at this time. He knew that the enemy and the horses must need a rest, but the boat did not need it. He only had to arrange for his men to take turns sleeping on the boat and taking turns rowing, and they could keep moving towards the river. Maybe they could rely on
This way, get rid of the enemy's tracking.
In Herbert's thinking, the boat was still moving forward slowly but firmly, and the river gradually narrowed. The distance between the boat close to the south bank and the north bank was rapidly shortening. It was now less than twenty meters. The Dongyi people
The short bow can perform 100% at this distance.
But Herbert, who had already fallen into deep thought, did not realize this at the first time. He was already very tired after having been entangled with the enemy for a long time and concentrating heavily.
However, the attendant next to Herbert noticed something was wrong. He looked at the lord who was thinking and said tentatively: "Sir."
"Hua la la la~~~"
A large number of birds flying from the forest interrupted the attendant's words and also interrupted Herbert's thinking. As the birds left, countless Dongyi soldiers poured out of the forest holding short bows.
The leaders were Baal and Akkad.
Seeing the enemies pouring out of the forest, Herbert's eyes widened, and a terrible thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
"I might die here."
It turned out that after the Dongyi people escaped from Herbert's sight, they were lucky enough to find a trail suitable for horses in the forest on the shore. Then, following Barr's suggestion, they ran on this trail for nearly an hour.
After that, they had far surpassed Herbert and his party.
Then they set up an ambush on the narrower bank of the river. Finally, they found their prey before dark.
"Fire arrows and shoot them to death for me."
Barr looked at Herbert and the others in the river with blazing eyes. He had lost all thoughts of capturing them. His mood at this time was filled with anger and fear, which made him just want to kill the northerners in front of him as soon as possible.
It turned out that after Ashur's envoy accompanied Akkad to learn about the situation in Red River Town, he was naturally extremely dissatisfied. The military operation involving more than 4,000 people from the two tribes yielded nothing but an abandoned town.
The messenger didn't even see a hair of the supplies, slaves, and wealth that Ashur wanted, which naturally made him unable to explain to Ashur after he returned.
After seeing Baal, Ashur's envoy naturally challenged him. Baal, who was speechless, accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in the envoy's strange words along the way.
After all, he is also a warlord who controls a tribe of thousands of people.
But Barr didn't dare to talk back at all, and he believed that the priority at this time was not to spare Herbert's life. If after capturing this guy, he would be allowed to talk nonsense in front of Ashur, what would he say?
It was Bart's tip that caused the people in Red River Town to run away.
Then he, the warlord of the Baltra people, may really be on the run. Bal, who has finally climbed to his current position, cannot allow such a thing to happen.
Following the order to shoot, hundreds of arrows flew out from the north bank of the rushing river, attacking towards the position of the northerners. Unprepared, one-third of the longbowmen who were ready to draw their bows to fight back,
Died tragically under this wave of arrows.
Herbert, standing in the center of the team, was extremely lucky to escape the shooting. Looking at the longbowmen falling into the water around him, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get ashore, get ashore quickly."
At this moment, Herbert was very anxious. He knew that fighting so many enemies in the river would definitely lead to a dead end. He had to go to the shore and use the longbow's advantage of a longer shooting distance to pull with the enemy before he could resist.
and the possibility of entangling the enemy.
However, before the nearly fifty-year-old man could issue further orders, a dark arrow with a barb passed through his chest. Herbert looked down at the chest he was subconsciously covering with his right hand.
His body collapsed and he sat on the boat.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The severe pain coming from the lungs with every breath made Herbert's eyes go black. As he gradually lost consciousness, he felt as if his body was being
People were dragging, and many anxious shouts came from my ears.
And when he could no longer hear what his men were saying, and he was still worried about the safety of his people, he could only try his best. At the end of his life, he gave the last order in an extremely weak voice: "Run,
Inform... clansmen... to run away."
Before he finished speaking, the lord of Honghe Town lost his voice in the arms of his subordinates.
Looking at Herbert who had been shot, Akkad, who had dark skin and messy hair, put down the extremely weird long bow in his hand and sneered. He knew that there was no chance of that man surviving.
Akkad did not have as much thought as Baal, but he also understood the principle of capturing the king first before catching the thief. The man who was obviously giving orders was naturally the leader of these dozens of people, so there was nothing wrong with killing him first.
Barr looked at Akkad who shot Herbert to death next to him, and suddenly he felt a little grateful in his heart. After all, letting Herbert escape would cause endless troubles for him.
"What are you looking at? You're a piece of trash. Why don't you chase after me?"
Akkad watched Baal staring at him, and felt disgusted in his heart. He didn't look down on this guy who was full of calculations at all. He always felt that Baal, as a Dongyi man, why did he always dress himself up so neatly? What do you think?
Will he be the son-in-law of his boss? Is it his turn?
This sentence directly made the little gratitude towards Akkad disappear in Barr's heart. The face that was about to smile returned to calmness again. After snorting coldly, Barr turned around and walked towards the trail they found.
At this time, the few remaining long archers in Honghe Town could no longer care about their sorrow. They carried their dead lord on their backs, quickly escaped into the dense forest on the south bank, and rushed towards the west. They also had the last instructions given by the lord.
The mission was to be completed. How could they, who were just walking, outrun these Dongyi cavalry?
But they couldn't care less about this. The death of the lord made them confused. Being able to carry out Herbert's last order at this time was enough to prove their loyalty.
Baal had completely relaxed after eliminating his major worries. He suggested that everyone rest on the shore tonight. The envoys from Akkad and Ashur agreed to this suggestion.
After all, the cavalrymen were very tired after fighting with the northerners for a day, and the horses also needed to rest and eat some concentrated feed to recover from the excessive energy consumed during the day.
Early the next morning, the Dongyi people who had finished repairing were chasing west along the rushing river again. Baer would not believe that there was only such a fleet in the river. He boldly speculated that the slaves, supplies, and wealth were very large.
Maybe it's not far ahead.
However, this was also the case. In the afternoon of that day, they caught up with the fleet that Herbert wanted to protect. It was hundreds of townspeople driving dozens of small boats, sailing on the rushing river.
The Dongyi people who finally saw their prey became excited in an instant. They had hundreds of cavalry. Just to catch up with the fleet in front, they could rely on the bows and arrows in their hands to stop these northerners who only knew how to farm.
Human beings ran to the south bank out of fear and could not escape from their grasp.
After all, it’s not like these Dongyi people and their rune horses can’t swim.
However, just when Baer and others were extremely excited to drive their horses forward to catch up, a huge roar rang out in the forest to the northwest of them. Their mounts were also frightened by the roar.
He stopped, and the horse's head began to move around in a tense atmosphere, as if trying to find the creature that made such a terrifying sound.
Then, a black bear with a ferocious face appeared from the direction of the roar and rushed toward them quickly. Behind the black bear were dozens of wilderness town light cavalry armed with throwing spears.
After facing the behemoth they had never seen before, the mounts of the Dongyi cavalry all let out frightened screams and began to run uncontrollably in the forest, trying to get away from the frightening creature.
The Dongyi cavalry riding on them were indeed the elites under Baal and Akkad. Except for a few who were thrown off their horses in panic, most of the others calmed down their mounts in a short time.
Then he looked nervously at his leader. Several soldiers could no longer control their fear and began to turn around and run away.
"run!
"
Following Barr's loud shout, the cavalry under his command took the lead in turning their horses and running wildly along the road they came from, as if behind them was the extremely terrifying black knight.
Akkad, who was a little behind, also hesitated for a moment, then drove his men to escape with a look of unwillingness.
He had never seen such a huge black bear, and the power of the charge directly filled Akkad's heart with fear, even for the most powerful himself, not to mention those subordinates who were far inferior to him.
Akkad knew that this battle was impossible to fight.
However, in this short period of hesitation, the extremely fast Grimm caught up with them. The horse's running speed in panic was far less than that of Grimm, who was charging at full speed. Even he who transformed into a big bear could not
He does not take the initiative to attack these enemies running on the trail, but any horses that are approached by him will stop and squat on the ground amidst his roar. No matter how much their riders urge them, they will remain indifferent.
These Dongyi people who were unable to drive their horses were quickly overtaken by the light cavalry of Wilderness Town led by Kress. Spears were thrown from the hands of the cavalry and flew towards those who wanted to run into the forest.
The enemy then penetrated their bodies and took away the lives of these people.
After throwing out the spears in their hands, the light cavalry pulled out the sabers from their waists with their backhands, bypassed the unmounted horses, and continued to rush towards the enemy in front. The horses under their crotches were already familiar with Grim.
His breath will not collapse to the ground like the rune horse did at this moment.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Grimm, who was charging at high speed, was already behind Akkad, but as time passed, the rune horse under Akkad gradually recovered
Grim came over, and his huge size also consumed a lot of Grim's physical strength, and his speed could no longer keep up with the enemy in front of him.
At this time, the Dongyi warlord, whose face was covered with sweat, looked back at the big bear that was getting further and further away from him. He was determined in his heart. Then he thought of all his elite men who had died tragically, and suddenly he hated the one who was running further ahead.
Barr.
"If it hadn't been for his suggestion, if he hadn't run so fast, how could I be in such a mess? When I go back, I will make this guy look good."
However, before Akkad, who was full of hatred, could figure out how to use it to make Baal look good, a white horse actually surpassed Grim at this time and rushed towards Akkad quickly, and then
"Swish, swish, swish" three flying knives flew out and were nailed to the back of Akkad's head, neck and back.
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The Dongyi warlord's vitals were suddenly attacked. At this time, his eyes went black. Soon he could not control himself. In extreme unwillingness, he fell from his horse to the ground. Then he watched helplessly as a huge
The figure pressed on his body, and then there was a sound of bones breaking, and Akkad also lost consciousness at this time.
The one who shot the flying knife was naturally Kress. The top-notch horse named "Sapphire" she was riding was not outstanding in other aspects. Its only strength was speed. It could even outrun the elf horse on flat ground.
Up and down.
At this time, Kress, who had reined in his horse and stopped, looked at Barr and others who had already run away, and waved his hand to stop his men who were about to continue to catch up.
"Forget it, stop chasing, clean up the battlefield and return to camp."
After all, the purpose of her arrival this time was to save the northern humans in the river, not to kill all the attacking Dongyi people.