Chapter 19 Chasing and fleeing(1/2)
The vast grassland...
It's really a vast area.
The key is that there are no references yet.
So if you run blindly, you can easily go off.
Fortunately, Liu Mingqi and the others not only had a compass, but also the hot air balloons that took off half an hour in advance were also guiding them.
The remaining seven hot air balloons were back to the camp for rest and refueling two hours ago.
Three hot air balloons are hovering around the team at any time, and the remaining four float around ten miles. Once an enemy is found, they will immediately use fireworks to warn you.
They would have no more time to rest for the next day.
If Liu Mingqi and the others were camping, they could stop and rest in the evening.
If they were traveling overnight, they would have to persevere.
Although it is only 140 miles from the small tribal alliance to Maze City, if you run wildly, there is no problem rushing back to Maze City in one day.
But if the Western Qiang and Uighurs had been deployed for so long, it would be too much of a joke if they had to set up two ambushes in the canyon and forest.
Liu Mingqi didn't believe that Mozang Haochuan would be so stupid.
Although he is just a barbarian, there are definitely smart people among the barbarians.
Otherwise, if so many Central Plains dynasties were destroyed by barbarians, wouldn’t it seem even more humiliating?
Moreover, in the battle, if you think of the enemy as stupid, it can only prove that you are particularly stupid.
Even if the enemy is just a middle-aged idiot, you have to think of him as a difficult person who is both wise and brave.
Therefore, last night, Liu Mingqi made it clear to the lieutenant and Junhou below that he would be fully motivated and ready to enter the battle at any time.
When setting off, the imperial guards naturally have the imperial guards' formation.
The entire team attacked in an arrow-shaped manner, but it was not anyone from Liu Mingqi, Liu Mingjing, Zhang Qin and Xiong Dabao who led the charge.
Before them, there were several rows of sergeants.
This is to prevent the enemy's arrows from covering the front when they encounter a battle, and they will shoot the person in front.
Only after the entire formation has to enter the enemy's camp will these vanguards slow down and let their generals start fighting as sharp blades.
The kind of thing written in the Romance Book that the general is at the forefront when charging is written, it is simply a bit nonsense.
As for Liu Mingqi...
He gradually fell behind the Central Army.
It was not that he deliberately slowed down the speed, but that the big pillar in front of him could slow down the speed, so Liu Mingqi's horse could only slow down, so it was surpassed.
Liu Mingqi herself is not pretentious.
Although his bravery is stronger than any imperial guards, he is on the battlefield. He knows that these people will do whatever they want to protect themselves. If they make a rash progress, they may lose even more to protect themselves.
For example, in the defense battle of Jinzhou City, the siege and annihilation battle of Jinzhou City, and the siege and annihilation battle of Ningyuan City, he basically did not play.
This made the boy feel a little regretful, but he could understand everyone's thoughts.
At this time, the imperial guards, following the guidance of the hot air balloon in the sky, ran at all speed at all speed. The faster the better, the better the farther the better.
Anyway, there are three horses, so they are not afraid of using them too much.
Although I know that I will definitely encounter enemy interception, the less you can encounter, the better, right?
Then, even if you are mentally prepared, perhaps because the more you think about it, the easier it will be. Just running ten miles away, the hot air balloon on the west side emits a firework.
"Peng..."
Liu Mingqi, who was reminded by Suo Xuan, looked back and saw a red light flashing in the sky.
At this time, the sky was not yet completely bright, so I could see it more clearly.
This red fireworks signal represents about 5,000 cavalrymen coming from the west.
If it is ten thousand people, it will be two red fireworks signals, and once every five thousand people will be added.
Grass!
Liu Mingqi cursed inwardly, but her speed did not stop at all, and followed the large army to continue moving forward.
At this speed, they can kill at least a quarter of an hour.
The focus of the entire team must change in advance.
Even if you don't kill head-on, it is absolutely impossible to run south like this again. Otherwise, it will be difficult to break free after being bitten by the enemy, and instead delay the speed of escape.
At this time, one of the three hot air balloons on their heads flew westward.
It also has monitoring and alarm functions.
Once the enemy gets closer, it will send another signal to remind you of the level of danger.
Everyone saw such red fireworks signals and situations.
While running rapidly, the atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn, and there was also a storm that was about to come and the wind filled the building.
...
Time retreated to an hour ago, and it was still dark at this time.
Twenty miles west of the small tribe alliance, under the ground, inside the dry river.
Through the wooden board above his head, the weather-beaten leader looked at the sky with a look of ugly face.
"Boss, what's wrong?" asked the subordinate next to him, and took a piece of lamb roasted over a low fire.
The leader did not take the jerky meat, and he murmured to himself: "What's wrong, what's wrong!"
"Why is it wrong?" The subordinate was shocked and looked around: "Nothing is going to happen!"
"No! No!!"
The leader looked solemn, and directly lifted the wooden board and climbed to the ground.
Several confidants were startled and they quickly followed when it was too late to pull.
At this time, the wind was whistling on the grassland, and there was a refreshing feeling in the cold.
"Boss, what's wrong?" asked the Yinwu man, "Why did you come out? Are you not afraid of exposing your whereabouts?"
The leader ignored him and looked at the sky everywhere.
The guy was surprised and looked over, but saw nothing.
"There is nothing in the sky..."
A tall man said blankly.
"Nothing is trouble!" The leader said with a gloomy face: "They have been here for several days, and they have been exploring hot air balloons day and night every day. As a result, the hot air balloons did not appear last night, and there was no this morning... What does this mean, do you know?"
"You won't say that they discovered us, right?"
"right!"
The leader nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Lao Wu, Lao Qi, hurry up and push the horse up, lead people to send a message to them, and ask them to rush to the center of the destination immediately, and try to trap Liu Mingqi and the others there!"
"ah!?"
A group of people looked at each other, and the short man said, "Boss, we won't be too reckless, right? With this information alone, do you think they have seen through it and are going to run away?"
"Yes, aren't they almost the same talk? The army is about to surround this side, at most it will be this afternoon!" Another subordinate said, "Why don't we wait and talk about it? It's not that short of time!"
“Bad talk!”
The leader was angry: "What a smart person Liu Mingqi? As long as he notices something is wrong, he will not hesitate at all. He will definitely take the fastest time to prepare and leave. This hot air balloon is a proof! Go quickly!"
"But what if not?" Lao Wu asked.
"It's not bad for these few hours, so it doesn't matter a little in advance." The leader said: "I will send a letter from Feiying to Lord Mozang immediately, and let him decide too quickly! Go! I will take all the responsibility... It will be too late!"
"yes!"
Lao Wu and Lao Qi quickly took the order.
After a moment, more than twenty horses were pulled out from the slope from the dry river channel on another place, which was obviously ready.
Lao Wu and Lao Qi ran away like a person.
The leader did not hesitate and wrote a document himself and asked Feiying to take it away, he called on his subordinates who had crawled out from below one after another.
"My sons, go with me to get the horses. We will catch the Great Kant and enjoy the glory and wealth from now on!"
"oh……"
The people below calmed down a little, and then they started to cheer lively.
Their faces were full of ferocious expressions.
...
"Seven miles away!"
To be continued...