In the next few days, Yi Xiaotian and others had a very hard time.
This guy Chen Dao was so frustrated that he was obviously in a very bad state, but he still dragged his tired body and clung to Yi Xiaotian and others.
There were even times when the two sides were so close that they could completely see each other's faces...
Taking that opportunity, Yi Xiaotian shouted loudly and asked Chen Dao why he was chasing them so closely...it was clear that their goal was to capture Yizhou.
But Chen Dao said...
"I ignored the overall situation just to kill a few of you... If I don't succeed in the end, I will have no shame in going back to see my lord and the others."
Good guy... Chen has obviously come to his senses and knows that his behavior is very inappropriate.
But after pursuing it to this point, how can it be possible to give up easily?
Things like sunk costs cannot be given up just by talking about them.
——
About three more days passed.
As everyone's escape route became increasingly uncertain, Qin Mi announced that he was completely lost.
The weather became extremely hot, and there were more and more dense forests around them... It was said that they were escaping, but in fact, it seemed that they had entered a strange world.
There has been no news from Director Chen for a full day. Logically speaking, they would catch up with him at least twice every day... But after a whole day without him, Yi Xiaotian suspected that Director Chen had given up.
But no one dares to say that Chen Dao and others will definitely not catch up again. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity and continue to widen the gap...
Qin Mi hesitated a little, and said to Yi Xiaotian:
"Master Yi, I don't think we can go that way any further. Judging by the direction of the sun, we have been escaping toward the southwest."
"We traveled a total of seven days, at least a thousand miles. If we start from Yihan, it's a thousand miles southwest..."
Qin Mi did not continue. He did not know the specific situation in southern Yizhou, but as a native of Yizhou... he must have heard rumors about Nanmanzi.
"No, no, we really can't go any further... Master Yi, listen to me..."
Qin Mi shouted sternly to stop everyone.
Yi Xiaotian also sighed and stopped.
He also knew that he could not go any further, but now they were just like Chen Dao before. If they did not go all the way to the dark side, there would be no way to survive... There were less than ten people in their group, and they only had twelve or thirteen horses in total.
, three or four horses have been exhausted on the road, and the horse under his crotch is also showing signs of losing strength at this moment.
If the horses were exhausted and thrown into the wilderness, they would never be able to reach Chengdu again.
"Everyone, stop... take a rest for the night. Mr. Qin is right. We need to plan the next journey carefully."
Yi Xiaotian looked at Yuanyuan Mountain. The lush mountains and forests remained unchanged, but the same scene was all around. The more he looked at it, the more panicked he became.
——
Everyone lived peacefully and peacefully that night.
If nothing else, Chen Dao should have given up completely.
The good news is that they no longer need to rush all the time. They have enough time to rest. As long as the direction is correct, they will arrive in Chengdu sooner or later.
But…
The bad news is... they don't have enough food rations.
Relying on the excellent pork jerky processed by Youjian Pig Farm, it can be said that Yi Xiaotian and the others have been able to support it for a period of time that is far beyond what an ordinary team can support.
But even so, after being out for more than ten days without replenishing food rations, and losing a lot of luggage due to enemy harassment, they finally reached their limit.
Under Yi Xiaotian's instructions, Cao Ang and Zhao Yun went hunting in the evening and hunted a small wild boar. Fan Ling relied on the small wild boar to stew a pot of delicious broth for everyone.
After a good meal…
Qin Mi took Yi Xiaotian to a deserted place and finally had a chance to talk about their current situation.
"The owner of the village... to tell you the truth, I suspect we are near Nanguang now."
"Nanguang?"
"Yes, the approximate location is less than three hundred miles east of Qiongdu..."
"And Qiongdu is the center of Yuexun... In other words, we may have reached the territory of Nanmanzi now."
"The South Barbarian is..."
"I know…"
Yi Xiaotian sighed and rubbed his head, seeming a little melancholy.
Unknowingly, they arrived at the territory of the barbarians...
To be honest, this was something that Yi Xiaotian had never thought of.
When it comes to where Yizhou is the poorest, some people may say Brazil, and others may say Yibei, but the reason for such discussion is because when they think about it, they directly ignore the vast area in southern Yizhou.
In fact, as Qin Mi said, Yizhou itself has not yet completed its internal unification...
It's not that Liu Zhang himself didn't want to do this, it was because no one in the past as the governor of Yizhou could defeat the group of barbarians in the south of Yizhou.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, General Fubo, Ma Yuan, led several expeditions to the Lingnan area, defeating the Wuxi and Jianjiang barbarians, which laid a peaceful tone for the southernmost region of the Han Dynasty.
But as time went by, the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually declined, and the barbarians who once disappeared became active again.
Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan once tried to conquer the barbarians in an attempt to maintain peace in southern Yizhou.
But the problem is that even if he succeeds, it will only be a temporary success.
As long as there is no strict supervision, even the officials sent to the surrounding areas will have a hard time suppressing the group of barbarians...
Especially in recent years, Yizhou has declined, and Liu Zhang did not care about the situation in southern Yizhou. Even when his own officials were massacred by barbarians in southern Yizhou, he did not react at all.
At this time, southern Yizhou can be said to have become a paradise for barbarians.
"But right now we have no way to turn around. We are running out of rations and water sources are starting to be stretched. We must find a nearby city as soon as possible to carry out a wave of supplies... There is no other way, so be more careful next time."
"Well, that's all we can do..."
Qin Mi shook his head, as if lamenting the difficulty of their current situation.
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Returning to the crowd, Yi Xiaotian did not hide anything deliberately and told Zhao Yun and the others about the barbarians.
Fan Ling looked very worried:
"Those barbarians...isn't it possible to communicate with them?"
"Miss Fan, just think of them as mountain bandits and river bandits. You can't explain it to the barbarians. Besides, after so many years... they have long become enemies with us Han people. If we meet, either you will die or I will."
It’s absolutely impossible to communicate with them.”
"And I heard that in the past two years, the barbarians had a new leader who seemed to be unusually ferocious... Under his leadership, nearly a hundred barbarian tribes have now become unified... With just a few of us, it is
It is absolutely impossible to confront them head-on."
"I remember that person's name seems to be Meng..."
"You mean Meng Huo?"
"Oh, yes, yes! It seems to be called this name... huh?
