This was the first time that Li Ye and Mu Mu camped in a dangerous unknown place. As a soldier, Ma Tianyun was used to being away for many years, so he went to the inn to find an empty room to spend the night.
Li Ye was in the same room as Mu Mu. He lit a fire at the door, moved a stool and sat quietly, thinking about his next plan.
Mumu hid on the bed like a kitten and fell asleep early.
Even if he wanted to sleep, he would have to wait until Ma Tianyun was driving the car tomorrow before he could sleep for a while. He would never dare to sleep at this time.
Next, he will get closer and closer to the three towns, and the possibility of being discovered by secret sentries from the grassland tribes is getting higher and higher. He is carefully planning every step of the plan.
He also had to demonstrate one by one the survival skills and the many methods of warfare that his husband taught him. This required carefulness and caution without making any mistakes.
He misses the days in Tianshan Mountain very much. It was a happy time without worries, no need to worry about sleeping, and no need to lock the door when going out. It is not like southern Xinjiang where you have to take care of everything step by step.
He was thinking whether he would run away quickly or kill them unexpectedly if he met the soldiers from the grassland tribes.
Leaving Nanyun City and heading towards the three towns in Southern Xinjiang, Li Ye's determined route was very clear.
Just walk along the three towns and take a look at the terrain of these three towns, calculate the marching time from the three towns to Nanyun City, and calculate the terrain that may be useful one day in the future.
It’s just that the five regions have been quiet for more than twenty years. Even the soldiers on the frontier have forgotten how to face war. When I come to this snowy field, the spies from the three towns and Nanyun City have been cut off. The only way left is for me. Go explore.
Fortunately, he was careful along the way. Even if it was cloudy and snowy, he always remained vigilant. If he really encountered a large group of people from the grassland tribes, it would not be a problem to return to the original route.
He stayed like this until midnight, adding dry firewood to the brazier several times, and then went to the stable to add some beans to the three army horses.
If you want your horse to run fast, you must not save the night grass. This is what Nalan Yu taught him on the way back from Fangcun Mountain.
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Finally, just before dawn, he leaned on the stool and fell asleep.
When he woke up, it was already midnight. Mu Mu had left the house at some point, and the brazier at the door was still burning brightly. Mu Mu must have added dry wood.
Li Ye lifted the quilt covering Mu Mu and laughed. This little girl finally learned to care about others.
When they walked to the living room, Ma Tianyun had already cooked breakfast, Mu Mu was eating happily holding a bowl, and Li Ye filled half a basin of warm water and washed up in a hurry.
Returning to the table, he looked at the two of them and said, "Today's journey is more dangerous than yesterday's. We need to think carefully for a while. If we encounter a large group of people, we will abandon the carriage and go back."
Ma Tianyun nodded and said: "If there are few people, we will destroy them. If we can't defeat them, it's not too late to run away."
After feeling aggrieved for several months, he had long wanted to fight the other party to repay the hatred of the general Xichun who died in the battle.
Mu Mu nodded fiercely and said, "Mu Mu's archery skills are good. From a distance of 180 feet, it is as easy as shooting a wild boar."
Li Ye looked at the two and couldn't help but feel a little headache. One had revenge to avenge, and the other was a violent little witch. Neither of them were fuel-efficient lamps.
After a hurried breakfast, Ma Tianyun went to feed the horses. Li Ye put out the fire in the brazier in the house and carefully erased any trace of the three of them in the inn.
Then the three of them returned to the carriage, whipped their horses, and headed towards the three towns.
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Ma Tianyun was also in a good mood. As he said, seeing that he was getting closer to the three towns, he might encounter a small group of soldiers from the grassland tribes on the way. With his and Mu Mu's strength, plus the newly equipped slaves , it’s impossible not to win.
The sound of carriage wheels dragging on the snow could be heard. Li Ye looked at the open space on both sides of the official road.
Ye, sighed heavily.
He found that along the way, there was nothing but wasteland, and there was no ravine on either side. It was impossible to find a place to ambush the opponent in the future.
Mu Mu had already put on the leather jacket Ye Zhiqiu had prepared for her, and took out three scarves from nowhere. She wrapped one around herself, wrapped one around for Li Ye, and handed one to Ma Tianyun who was driving the car.
"This thing is still comfortable. The cold wind in the snow can no longer penetrate my neck." Mu Mu muttered: "I bought this for my mother and mistress. My brother will have to buy it for me again when he returns to Nanyun City. ."
"No problem, I'll buy a few more for you when I get back." Li Ye smiled.
Ma Tianyun raised his whip, and the two big black horses held their heads high and kicked their front hooves happily, as if to tell Li Ye that because they ate well last night, they were not afraid of the cold here today.
Li Ye sat up straight, looked at Ma Tianyun and asked, "Aren't these military horses afraid of the cold?"
Ma Tianyun smiled and said: "This is the offspring of our army horse and the war horse on the grassland. It has good endurance and is not afraid of the cold."
Li Ye was stunned and asked: "Why don't we multiply more and equip all the troops with such horses?"
After Ma Tianyun was silent for a moment, he said: "This is not an easy thing. Even these horses were bought from merchants on the grassland."
Li Ye looked at him and said seriously: "It seems that we will have to find a way to solve this problem in the future."
Ma Tianyun laughed and said: "The imperial master has solved the problem of bows and arrows. If the problem of horses is solved, then our Lord will no longer have to be afraid of the iron cavalry on the grassland."
"The lieutenant generals in the army have not fought for a long time. When they come back, they need to be trained well and let them endure more hardships."
Li Ye looked at both sides of the wasteland and said worriedly. With only weapons and equipment but no combat power, it is an unwinnable war.
Ma Tianyun's smile gradually faded, and he said calmly: "In the face of death, we will not be afraid of the original cavalry. No matter how hard the training is, the brothers can endure it. Everyone is looking forward to the day when we can really beat those guys on the grassland into a line. dog."
Li Ye looked at him quietly, as if looking at the wind and snow in the wilderness.
Guessing his mood since the death of General An in Xichun Po City, after a long silence, he said softly: "Do you want to fight with them?"
"If there is such a day, I am willing to shed blood on the battlefield!" Ma Tianyun said seriously, ignoring the wind and snow in front of him.
Li Ye smiled and said: "I don't expect to defeat them now, but I think if our trip goes well, maybe one day you can avenge the blood hatred with your own hands."
"The final general is willing to listen to the imperial master's orders and condemn him, and he will never regret it even if he dies."
Li Ye looked at him, and a shallow smile appeared on his usually calm face. This smile was a little proud, but full of comfort, warmth and encouragement.
"No one is sure of victory until the end of the war, but if we do more homework, just like we prepare more firewood before winter, we will not be cold in winter."
Li Ye looked at him and continued: "Although our defenders left the grassland tribes unable to fight back in the first battle in southern Xinjiang, from another perspective, this is not a bad thing."
"I was thinking a few days ago, just like when a person fights with someone who has suppressed his grievances, his explosive power will always be stronger."
"What the Imperial Master said makes sense. The lieutenants and soldiers in this army are all holding in their anger and looking forward to the day when they can vent their anger." Ma Tianyun replied.
Li Ye said: "The strength of the grassland soldiers lies not only in their weapons, but also in their advantages. The open terrain in the wilderness is also the reason why they can win the battle."
"Yes, we can't resist the impact of the prairie cavalry when fighting on open terrain. This is indeed a big problem." Ma Tianyun frowned as he thought of the past.
At this moment, there was a sound in the wind and snow in front of the official road.
There was a faint sound, and Li Ye was startled. It was the sound of an arrow!
Although Ma Tianyun is not as sensitive to the sound of arrows as Li Ye, as a practitioner of the Nascent Soul Realm, he found that the speed of arrows is not slow.
I saw him gently reining in the reins, reining in the war horse, and picked up the hand slave beside him with his left hand.
Li Ye stretched out his hand to stop him, because the consciousness he released told him that the direction of the arrow should have nothing to do with him.
About ten feet in front of the carriage, an arrow shot deeply into the snow opposite the official road.
Li Ye and Ma Tianyun looked up and saw a hare hiding in the snow slope not far to the right of the official road, with an arrow in its back, struggling hard in the snow and jumping up.
Not long after, he lay down in the snow and stopped moving, thinking he was dead.
Li Ye and Ma Tianyun on the carriage couldn't help but smile knowingly. They turned out to be hunting families.
Heavy footsteps sounded in the snow on the left side of the official road. Li Ye used his eyes to signal Ma Tianyun to leave the matter to him, and suppressed his raised hand.
I saw a man wearing an animal skin jacket, preparing to cross the official road to the snow on the right to search for injured rabbits.
However, a carriage pulled by two horses appeared in front of him, and then he saw Li Ye and Ma Tianyun. He couldn't help being startled, and he bent his bow and pointed an arrow at the two.
Ma Tianyun frowned slightly, looking at the long bow in the man's hands, and noticed that the bow material was a little special, not like the boxwood bow in the Five Realms.
Looking up, a bunch of long hair squeezed out from the brim of the man's hat. Looking closely at the face, it turned out to be a woman in her twenties and less than thirty years old.
After suppressing Ma Tianyun's bow and arrow, Li Ye calmly looked at the woman and said, "We are just passing by."
While he was talking, Mu Mu came out when he heard the noise. He looked at the woman in front of him in a daze, and after a while he called out: "Sister, hello!"
Li Ye looked back at her, not understanding what Mu Mu was going to do. Although he could confirm that the woman was just an ordinary hunter, he still had to be cautious so close to the Three Towns.
The woman in the snow looked a little surprised after hearing what Li Ye and Mu Mu said. She took two steps back and was about to retreat to the edge of the official road before she seemed a little more relieved and asked warily: "People from the Central Region? "
Li Ye looked at the woman and asked, "Southern Xinjiang people? Prairie people?"
Mu Mu also stared at her and said, "My brother is asking you questions, why are you pointing an arrow at us?"
Without answering his question, the woman looked at the three of them warily. The bow in her hand was pulled tighter, making a slight sound, as if an arrow might be shot at any time, and continued to ask: "People from the Southern Territory?"
Seeing the woman's nervous look, Li Ye replied calmly: "I am from Dongxuan Territory."
The woman nodded and said, "A person from the Five Realms."
Li Ye pointed at Ma Tianyun and said, "He is from southern Xinjiang. I think you should be a hunter from the prairie people."
Ma Tianyun had bad intentions on his mind. The two armies were currently confronting each other. It could be said that there was a deep hatred between the two sides. This grassland woman knew that she was from southern Xinjiang and would be in trouble if she went to report the news.
However, unexpectedly, when the woman heard the word "Southern Xinjiang native", she was slightly stunned. She did not react too violently. Instead, her mood became stable and she said, "I am also a Southern Xinjiang native."
Li Ye frowned and asked, "People from southern Xinjiang?"
"Of course." The woman said in a tone unique to the grassland: "Everyone in the tribe knows that we moved away many years ago because our ancestors couldn't defeat you."
Li Ye became more and more puzzled and asked: "Then you know that I am Dongxuanyu, why are you not angry?"
The woman withdrew her bow and arrow and said expressionlessly: "Didn't you lose the battle? Why should I be angry?"
Li Ye looked back at Mu Mu, scratched his head and said, "Mu Mu, what's the truth?"
