The war horse neighed loudly, kneeled down with its front hooves first, and then fell to the ground like a toppling pillar, leaving Zhao Zhi on the grassland.
Xiang Shaolong and others dismounted one after another and helped Zhao Zhi up, who was already exhausted.
When Xiang Shaolong ordered Wu Da, who was tied to the horseback stretcher, to be put down, he couldn't help but feel confused.
They fled day and night for three days and three nights, but they still could not leave behind the enemy who was constantly pursuing them. Now the most worrying thing happened. Finally, the horses could not support them.
In the distance on the horizon is the Qinling Mountains that stretches across the front. The mountains are covered with wrinkles, which makes people feel even more exhausted.
But as long as you can escape there, your chances of survival will be greatly increased. It's not like being on the plains where you can't hide and avoid. If you just want to go there, even if the war horse is in the best condition, there won't be much.
You can't do it in three days and three nights.
Looking at the snow-covered peaks of the Qinling Mountains and the grasslands that separate them, everyone can't help but feel hopeful and depressed.
Jing Shan, who went to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, returned and reported: "Seeing that the enemy in Chentou is still five miles away, his speed has slowed down.
It’s really annoying, we have used various tricks to trick them, but that bastard Bai Fei saw through them all and was not fooled.”
Xiang Shaolong was upset and sleepy, so he went over to visit Uda, who was in charge of changing the dressing with Ji and Zhao's two daughters.
Ji Yanran got up and pulled Xiang Shaolong aside and said, "Wuda's whole body is hot and his mind is confused. If he continues to drive bumpily, I'm afraid he won't be able to reach the Qinling Mountains."
Xiang Shaolong became more and more annoyed; he looked toward the Qinling Mountains.
This large mountain range, which stretches for hundreds of miles, draws the border between Qin and Chu as if by the hand of nature. As long as you can get there, you will have the opportunity to fight and move according to the terrain to join Teng Yi and others.
However, because they had to avoid the enemy, they were unable to march according to the original route. No one can figure out where they are now.
Ji Yanran saw him staring blankly at the Qinling Mountains and understood what he was thinking. She pointed to one of the snow-covered peaks that was obviously higher and said: "If I guessed correctly, it should be Taibai Mountain, the highest peak in the Qinling Mountains. According to this, we
I deviated from the original route by nearly a hundred miles to the east, no wonder I didn't catch up with Brother Teng."
Even under such circumstances, this stunning beauty still retains her lazy and elegant charm.
Listening to her sweet voice that was soothing to the heart and soul, Xiang Shaolong relaxed, and at the same time he was filled with enthusiasm. After ordering everyone to rest for a while, he pulled Ji Yanran onto a nearby hillock and looked around.
The sun disappeared behind the Qinling Mountains, sending out thousands of afterglows of sunset.
The enemy from the northeast was obviously not in much better condition than them. They stopped and heard the faint sound of horses neighing.
A river comes from the northwest, goes east, and meanders past the left rear.
Ji Yanran said: "I heard that there is a sacred spring on Taibai Mountain. The temperature can be used for cooking, and it can also heal wounds and promote muscle growth. If we can go there, there will be hope for Uda."
Xiang Shaolong said: "That's a hot spring. The spring water absorbs the heat of the extinct volcano's magma and contains a large amount of minerals, so it has magical effects."
Ji Yanran was stunned and asked: "What are extinct volcanoes and minerals?"
Only then did Xiang Shaolong realize that he had slipped his words again. He put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I'll explain to you later. The current task is to try to escape to the Qinling Mountains."
Pointing to the big river flowing to the Qinling Mountains, he said: "If Yanran were Bai Fei, what would he think after seeing such a convenient river?"
Ji Yanran's pretty eyes lit up and she said, "Of course I'm afraid that you'll cut down wood to build a raft and slip away along the river."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Then what will you do?"
Ji Yanran said: "I will use a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, I will send people to take advantage of the darkness of the night, and on the other hand, I will also cut down trees and build rafts, so that we can get here as quickly as possible. If we can get to the front first, we will be trapped in front of the tiger and the wolf behind.
It's hard to fly."
At this time, the birds in a sparse forest in the distance started to fly and dance in the sky. Xiang Shaolong smiled slightly and said, "Just one sentence from Yanran to cut down the trees for a raft will make me a sure winner tonight."
Ji Yanran said in astonishment: "Do you really want to build a raft to escape? It's just that the trees here are sparse, and you have to build several rafts that can carry so many people. It won't take you all night to complete it. The enemy will have already arrived by then."
Xiang Shaolong's hand moved to her soft waist, kneading it greedily, and said casually: "Don't we have some understanding? How come Ji Talented Girl couldn't guess her husband's intentions this time?"
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Ji Yanran moaned, threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly with all her strength, and said in ecstasy, "It makes sense, what love words can be more fascinating than this."
Fangxin also knew that after three days and three nights of running away like a lost dog, Ai Lang finally regained his confidence.
The incident happened too suddenly, and I was caught off guard because I lost my guard.
But in this desperate situation of life and death, Xiang Shaolong was finally inspired to fight.
The moon tonight is a lot bigger than when we escaped from danger three days ago, but because there are more thick clouds, the night is even darker.
The woods and fields are full of murderous intent.
Xiang Shaolong and others were lying on the other side of the river far away from the enemy, loading their crossbows with powerful arrows and preparing for the attack.
The war horses were taken far away and given as much chance as possible to rest.
When the crescent moon reached its zenith, the birds flew into the sky in the direction of the enemy, indicating that the enemy's ground troops were sneaking towards their direction.
At this time, the horses on both sides were running out of fuel and were unable to move, relying only on the strength of human feet.
The sound of water sounded, and the shadows of more than ten rafts appeared upstream, floating along the water.
Sure enough, it was attacked by land and water at the same time.
Xiang Shaolong and others did not pay attention to the other side's land offensive because of the danger of the river. Moreover, they had deliberately made noise in the sparse forest about half a mile offshore on the other side to create the illusion of logging and building rafts.
, the enemy did not know where to attack, and decided to attack there. By the time they found out, they would have enough time to deal with the enemies attacking along the river.
If they competed with the enemy on the speed of building a raft, they would definitely lose because of their large numbers.
Now I just see that the other party has built more than ten rafts in just a few hours, so I should know the situation.
However, although the opponent has as many as 500 people, to achieve this efficiency, all the people must be thrown in and the rafts must be built and the offensive immediately launched. There is no time to rest in between, and it takes three days and three nights to travel.
I'm sure everyone on the other side was exhausted. And they at least rested for a few more hours. The comparison in this aspect was very beneficial to them.
Without Xiang Shaolong's instructions, all the arrows pointed towards the enemy raft, condescendingly taking advantage of them.
Although there were only twenty of them, they were widely spread out on the cliff bank of nearly a hundred feet, hiding their bodies with stones and trees to remain in an invincible position.
Several figures could be seen on the raft. They were all lying down on the raft. Those on the outside were protecting their bodies with shields, while those on the inside were bending their bows and setting up arrows, forming a tight formation to serve.
Xiang Shaolong and others remained silent, letting the enemy approach from far away. Five feet, four feet, three feet...
The first raft entered the close range, and two of them held out long poles to prevent the raft from hitting the big rocks on the shore. Especially in this section of the river, there were many rocks and the river was very fast.
Xiang Shaolong had a certain reason for choosing this section of the river to ambush. The mysterious sparse forest on the other side suddenly heard shouts of killing, and torches were lit blazingly, illuminating half of the sky red.
Xiang Shaolong knew it was time, he pulled the trigger, and the crossbow arrows shot down from the air. The enemy standing on the pole on the first raft let out a heart-rending scream, and was driven by the powerful arrows and fell into the river.
, kicked off the war here.
The enemies were frightened but not confused. They raised their shields high and fired arrows blindly towards both sides of the bank, but of course they couldn't hit anyone.
This was exactly what Xiang Shaolong wanted them to do, no more shooting crossbow arrows; he was just shouting and showing off.
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Screams broke out, and the people on the first raft were seen tumbling around and falling into the water.
It turned out that Xiang Shaolong blocked the river with more than a dozen giant vines at a bend in the river. The people on the raft hit the giant vines, and the raft was as fast as a galloping horse, so they were still able to stay on the raft.
Only then did the crossbow arrows shoot.
The people in the second raft met the same fate and were knocked into the water one after another. Their shields, bows and arrows flew away without knowing where they were.
Rows of crossbow arrows were fired into the river, and blood kept pouring out along with the screams, flowing downstream at the same time as the two empty rafts.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the third raft hurriedly leaned to the side. Unexpectedly, the subsequent raft could not retain its momentum and crashed into the previous raft. Immediately, another person fell into the water, and the people on the raft flipped eastward.
Fall to the west.
Arrows rained down like rain, and the opponents were already exhausted, so they fell down one after another.
The river was only two feet wide, and was blocked by two rafts. The dozen or so rafts following them immediately collided into a ball, and there were screams and panic, and people jumped into the water to escape.
Two more empty rafts floated downstream.
Xiang Shaolong knew it was time, said hello, and led everyone away in triumph.
After running for nearly half a mile, I met Wu Guang and Wu De who were downstream. The latter reported happily: "I hooked four rafts, and I can go."
When the people and horses arrived on the raft, the raft left along the current. Zhao Zhi was so excited that he kissed Xiang Shaolong wildly.
Ji Yanran sighed: "Only Xiang Lang can come up with this plan of using a raft to defeat the enemy. Unless Bai Fei really knows how to fly, he will never catch up with us again."
Xiang Shaolong looked up at the magnificent starry sky in the sky and said with a smile: "Don't forget they still have nearly ten rafts, but with fifteen people per raft, they can only have more than a hundred people chasing after them. Fortunately, there is no one among us.
It is not possible to block ten people with one, even if all the people in charge are masters, we will make a discount and block five with one, and bully them into exhaustion, so we will teach them a lesson at Qinling, and then we can take the opportunity to have a good rest.
It’s also a pleasure to save some energy to appreciate the glaciers in the Qinling Mountains.”
Wu Yan, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Xiang Shaolong would not give up even after his victory.
Xuan was gearing up again, because he had really suffered enough in the past few days.
Suddenly, they hoped that the enemy would catch up.
The further you go to the Qinling Mountains, the denser the trees become.
The journey that was supposed to take three days was completed in just one night.
In the early morning, they abandoned the raft and landed on the shore, deliberately walked a short distance, and after settling Wu Da and the horses, Zhao Zhi and Wu Guang were left to guard them. The others returned to the landing place and waited for the enemy with loaded crossbows.
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Xiang Shaolong and Ji Yanran sat comfortably behind a rock, their shoulders touching, and they couldn't help but feel the sweet feeling of sharing the joys and sorrows.
Xiang Shaolong saw his beloved wife's eyes sparkling and asked, "What is my talented girl thinking about?"
Ji Yanran put her head on his shoulder and said sweetly: "I'm thinking that if you didn't let go of your reserve and brazenness and promised me with your body, now you are still bored in the beam, and you are still thinking about you, it would be terrible.
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Xiang Shaolong was moved for a while and said: "Then I will be miserable too. I will definitely be tortured for the rest of my life by the big flaw of a talented woman without discipline being a spoiled wife."
Ji Yanran muttered: "You don't know how? Men all put their career first, and they are born with the temperament to love each other, so don't coax them."
Xiang Shaolong laughed and said: "Such an idea will not do you any good at all, and I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. I have forgotten that you are worth twice as much gold as my head."
Ji Yanran said angrily: "Du Bi is such a person. Not only does he want to kill someone, he also wants to humiliate his wife. I will definitely settle the score with him later."
At this time, the signal from birdsong came.
The enemy has finally arrived.
I wonder if several rafts were damaged by the collision last night. Only seven rafts came, and twenty people were crammed into each raft. The rafts were completely submerged in the water and moved slowly.
As soon as the raft turned a corner, it bumped into Xiang Shaolong and others who had abandoned three rafts that were tied together and deliberately placed across the middle of the river. It immediately became a mess, and all seven rafts were stirred up.
Three of the rafts immediately tipped over and sank, making them miserable.
As soon as there was a commotion, the enemies jumped into the water one after another and climbed up to the shore.
Xiang Shaolong gave an order, and the iron guards lying around immediately shot.
Just as Xiang Shaolong expected, these enemies had not closed their eyes for three days and three nights, and after working hard all night, their morale dropped drastically. They were suddenly ambushed, and everyone fled for their lives, even losing their will to resist.
Blood dyed the river red.
Those who wanted to land could not avoid crossbow arrows, and those in the water could not escape the disaster. In the blink of an eye, nearly thirty people were hit by arrows, and more than a hundred people were defeated and fled upriver.
In the chaos, it was not clear who Bai Fei was.
Xiang Shaolong pulled out the bloody waves and took the lead to rush out, killing the dozen or so people who were lucky enough to climb ashore.
The enemy was not sure whether they were frightened by Xiang Shaolong's reputation, but when they saw his appearance, they were even more unwilling to fight. They jumped back into the water without leaving any trace behind, and tried their best to disperse and escape upstream. The situation was extremely chaotic.
The expected fierce battle did not occur.
Xiang Shaolong stopped his men from chasing the enemy, and Shi Shiran left.