Not a moment.
The last candle went out.
The entire hot air balloon slowly floated down.
When the man was about to land, he jumped down early, rolled a few times, and stood up from the grass.
But looking around, there was no trace of the people from the Kled tribe.
Although it could be seen in mid-air just now.
But after landing, his line of sight was blocked.
The man looked around carefully and quickly ran to one side. Sure enough, he saw some fresh horse hoof prints.
He quickly cleared a line of grass in this area and quickly chased forward.
For the current grassland.
The horse team has just passed by, and there will definitely be traces, and those carriages pulling gold will also leave deep ruts.
But this kind of trace will disappear without a trace in a few days. If no other traces can be left, it will not be visible at all.
At this time, Zhao Sunlong's men and horses had also followed the traces and caught up.
They could just make out the tracks of horse hoofprints and ruts.
Along the way, there were some dripping candles as guides.
Zhao Sunlong and the others quickly pursued the front. Their team did not have too heavy a burden. Even before leaving, they did not carry much food and grass, so they were naturally faster than the people of the Klei tribe.
Not long after, they found the body of a prairie barbarian in front.
"This was killed with a dagger, and it was done by our people!"
"It's very likely that they are the members of Bao Wei's Thirty-Six Riders. If they come down, it means that the hot air balloon can no longer fly."
"quick!"
"Keep going!"
Zhao Sunlong checked the situation of the grassland barbarian underground and said to his men.
Zhao Sunlong and the others didn't go too far when they saw the grassland barbarian carrying Zhao Gao.
At this time, Zhao Gao had already woken up.
He was struggling on the shoulders of the grassland barbarian and wanted to die.
He knew that he could never be captured.
If he were really taken back by these grassland barbarians, not to mention being tortured, if he was used in exchange for Zhang Bao, he would be really embarrassed.
But this time, when Zhao Gao fell from the hot air balloon, his waist was injured and he couldn't use any strength at all. He truly experienced what it means to be involuntarily.
"superior!"
"Surround me up!"
Zhao Sunlong looked at the man from a distance.
His men immediately rushed forward and surrounded the barbarian.
"Oh!"
"Zhao Sunlong!"
"Why did you come here!"
When Zhao Gao saw that he was one of his own, he started to cry while cursing.
I finally felt at ease in my heart.
"Don't even come here!"
"Otherwise, I'll kill him!"
"Give me a horse!"
When the grassland barbarian saw that he was surrounded, he quickly raised Zhao Gao in front of him and put a machete under Zhao Gao's neck.
"Zhao Sunlong, leave it alone!"
"Shoot him!"
"Mad, if you give him the horse, I will kill you!"
When Zhao Gao saw Zhao Sunlong and the others stopped, he immediately cursed at Zhao Sunlong.
Zhao Gao knew it.
The barbarian in front of me must die.
If he is allowed to go back alive, then the men and horses of the Ke Lie tribe will know that Zhang Bao and the others did all this.
Moreover, the details of the hot air balloon are also completely known. In this case, Zhang Bao and the others are likely to be targeted if they use the hot air balloon again in the future.
Not to mention the secret weapon that finally appeared tonight.
To put it bluntly, these things can intimidate thousands of armies when they are unknown, but once these things are exposed, they are basically useless.
The most important thing about these trump cards in Zhang Bao's hand is the degree of mystery.
Just like the previous explosives, the actual power of the explosion is secondary, and more importantly, the shock value in the process.
Zhao Gao and the others have been following Zhang Bao for the longest time. After experiencing so many things, they all understand what Zhang Bao means.
I also know why Zhang Bao is so secretive about explosives, catapults, and hot air balloons, treating them as the biggest secret.
All the reasons, right here.
But Zhao Sunlong and the others in front of them were pointing their bows and arrows at Zhao Gao, but no one dared to shoot directly.
After all, the Hu people's scimitars are different from their straight blades. The inside and outside of this scimitar are edged. At this time, under Zhao Gao's neck, even if he shoots an arrow from behind, if he cannot kill with one arrow, Zhao Gao will be finished.
From the front, the grassland barbarian used Zhao Gao to cover his head and chest tightly.
Even if you hit it with a bow and arrow, unless it is a vital part, it is impossible to kill it with one blow.
"Zhao Sunlong!"
"What the hell are you still hesitating about?!"
"Do it!"
"You're paralyzed!"
Zhao Sunlong was about to wipe his neck, but Zhao Sunlong gave up his horse.
"Shut up!"
"Let him go and I'll give you this horse!"
"Everyone, get out of the way!"
Zhao Sunlong said coldly.
The Hu man was so happy that he quickly grabbed Zhao Gao's neck with one hand and came to the horse. He punched Zhao Gao on the waist first, then threw him on the horse, got on the horse, and ran away. After going some distance, he threw Zhao Gao off his horse.
That man also knew that if he ran with Zhao Gao all the way, he would definitely be overtaken.
Seeing the man running away, Zhao Sunlong and his group also chased after him.
Seeing Zhao Gao staggeringly stood up.
"Zhao Sunlong!"
"I'm not done with you!"
"If that person escapes back, everything will be over!"
"you you you!"
"Women's kindness!"
"I don't regret dying!"
Zhao Gao said angrily to Zhao Sunlong.
"Shut up!"
"Come up!"
Zhao Sunlong dismounted and helped Zhao Gao up.
"The horse was stabbed by me and couldn't run very far."
"Sometimes, you don't have to be so arrogant or have to die. You can use your brain."
Zhao Sunlong said to Zhao Gao calmly.
"What?"
"The horse was stabbed?"
Zhao Gao looked confused.
Not far after they ran out, they saw the horse lying on the side and a man running quickly in the distance.
Soon he was caught up by several of Zhao Sunlong's men and came back carrying his head.
"You should rest here for a while. Although the horse is injured, it will be fine after a few days of treatment. You can ride it back and leave the rest to us."
Zhao Sunlong put Zhao Gao down.
He led everyone and continued to chase forward.
Zhao Gao was left alone in the dark night and in chaos...
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