When Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu jumped up, their swords were already unsheathed. After landing on the horse's back, they immediately cut the connecting rope and urged the horse to go ahead.

Takeda Mayumi had been in charge of the rear. After mounting the horse, he did not speed up the horse, but stayed beside the carriage.

At this time, everyone was less than a hundred feet away from the intersection ahead. Through the moonlight in the sky, they could roughly see the situation at the intersection. It was a wide intersection, and a group of Beggar Clan disciples holding weapons were gathering there. There were quite a few of them.

There should be more than forty people.

"Cover your face." Li Zhongyong covered his mouth and nose with a scarf.

After Li Zhongyong said it, everyone immediately followed it, except Batulu who ignored it. He didn't have a scarf at all. Moreover, his stature was unusually tall, not to mention middle-class, even among those who are generally tall.

In Mobei, such a tall and tall man is rare, so it doesn't make much difference whether he covers his face or not.

In addition to the Hanyue Sword, he also had a crossbow. He didn't know how to use a knife. Seeing the enemy approaching, he hurriedly took out the crossbow and unloaded the arrow.

As the carriage quickly approached, the group of Beggar Clan disciples also determined that they were the targets they wanted to intercept. They all drew out their swords and took up stances.

"Lao Wu, go ahead." Batulu threw the reins over.

Hearing Batulu's shout, he quickly grabbed the reins and controlled the carriage on Batulu's behalf.

"The horses driving the shaft are all military horses. If the military horses dare to bump into someone, don't slow down or turn, just run forward." Batulu said loudly.

I didn't know that there was such a difference between military horses and ordinary horses. After hearing what Batulu said, he nodded hurriedly in response.

Batulu grabbed the iron bar and jumped out of the carriage, shouted for strength, and ran wildly.

An ordinary person can only take three feet in one step, but Batulu can take more than six feet in one step. Running with all his strength, his speed is astonishing. He overtakes the carriage in the blink of an eye. After ten steps, he catches up with Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu who are charging forward.

, the three of them went up side by side and charged straight into the enemy group.

The group of Beggar Clan disciples did not expect that instead of reining in their horses and slowing down, they actually accelerated and rushed over. Not to mention the three men rushing in front of them, they could not stop the carriage that was speeding behind them.

Not only was he knocked down, his muscles and bones broken, but his life was also possible.

It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if the leader shouted, "Stop them," when Batulu and others rushed towards them, the Beggar Clan disciples still panicked and dodged, dodging left and right.

While everyone in the Beggar Clan fled in panic, Batulu and others also separated left and right to make way for the carriage.

Shaking the reins and urging the horse, he rushed straight through the intersection and entered the path heading south.

After successfully breaking through the encirclement, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked back, only to find that there was only Takeda Mayumi behind the carriage, and Baturu and others did not follow him.

Look, I saw the three men of Baturu fighting in a melee with the Beggar Clan.

I was still worried at first, but after seeing the battle clearly, I realized that it was not that the three Batulus could not escape, but that they were filled with anger and were chasing and beating them, slashing and smashing to vent their anger.

Seeing the carriage slowing down, Takeda Mayumi urged the horse forward, "Don't stop, hurry up!"

"The boss has no horse, we have to wait for him." he shouted.

"He can catch up," Takeda Mayumi said, then raised his finger to the forest on the west side, "Those Beggar Clan disciples all came on horseback, and their horses were tied in the woods."

There was no horse in sight in the woods, but Takeda Mayumi would not lie to him. He no longer had any worries, so he loosened the reins and accelerated forward.

The carriage ran for more than ten miles before the three people behind it caught up. Within a short distance, Batulu could keep up on foot, but if the distance was too far, he could only ride on horseback. Two horses walked together, one to carry the person and the other to carry the stick.

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When he arrived at the carriage, Batulu abandoned the captured horses, grabbed the iron rod and returned to the carriage.

"Senior Brother, have all the horses in the woods been let loose?" he asked.

"No, those horses are useless." Batulu raised his hand to wipe his face.

After Batulu finished speaking, Chen Liqiu on the side said, "Those Beggar Clan disciples came in a hurry from elsewhere after getting the news. The horses they were riding on were already exhausted from running wildly and could not catch up with us."

After hearing what Chen Liqiu said, he breathed a sigh of relief and returned the reins to Batulu.

He originally thought that Batulu was wiping sweat when he raised his hand, but when he got closer, he realized that his face was not sweat, but blood. Not only was there blood on his face, but he was also covered in blood.

Looking at Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu, it was the same, their bodies were full of stench and blood.

"Senior Brother, did you kill them all?" He was terrified.

"No, a few ran away." Batulu replied in a low voice.

Li Zhongyong rode his horse and ran on the right side of the carriage, "Before, I only thought that there would be pursuers behind me, but I ignored the Beggar Gang and the carrier pigeons. No matter how fast the horses ran, they could not run faster than the carrier pigeons. The situation was even worse than we previously expected."

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"Second brother, you don't have to worry too much," Chen Liqiu said. "Even if they fly pigeons to deliver messages, after receiving the carrier pigeons, it will take time to gather people and organize an interception. As long as we are fast enough, they will not have time to make careful preparations."

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Chen Liqiu paused for a moment before continuing, "In my opinion, the danger is still coming.

Due to the pursuit of troops, although our horses are strong, they are not BMWs after all. There is no shortage of good horses in the hands of Jianghu gangs. As long as our whereabouts are determined, they will catch up with us sooner or later."

Li Zhongyong nodded and said no more.

After traveling another hundred miles, I encountered a post station. I didn’t have time to drink my horse, so I rushed in to grab some dry food. The layout of the buildings in each post station was similar, and the kitchens were easy to find.

At daybreak, the distance was estimated to be more than 600 miles. The horses had not been burned in vain last night, and they still had strength left until now.

After running for another hundred miles, the seven horses finally couldn't hold on any longer, and foam began to flow from the corners of their mouths.

"The horses are no longer good. We need to replace them." Batulu began to rein in his horse and slow down.

He raised his hand and pointed south, "Senior Brother, there seems to be a river ahead. Go to the river and unload the horses and let them drink water."

"Their blood is boiling when they run. Letting them drink cold water now will kill them." Batulu stopped the carriage, released the horses from the shaft, and picked four more horses to hitch them on.

Li Zhongyong and the other three also changed their mounts. Although the horses tied next to the carriage also ran a long distance, they were not burdened and consumed less physical strength.

After changing the horses, Batulu drove the carriage forward slowly and had to let the horses breathe and adapt before drinking water.

The unloaded horses did not run around, but followed the crowd towards the river in front.

When they arrived at the river, everyone began to drink and feed the horses. Although they knew that the pursuers were behind them, they couldn't save the time for this stick of incense, otherwise the horses would not be able to hold on.

While the horses were resting, Batulu took off the reins of all the horses that had exhausted their strength. He had only one purpose in doing so, which was to completely set them free to prevent them from being caught by others again.

It is not entirely true to say that sharpening a knife will not hinder the woodcutter. In fact, sharpening the knife still wastes time. It just has to be sharpened. After burning the incense, everyone immediately went on the road. Everyone was well aware of the current situation and accidents could happen at any time.

happens, all everyone can do is to rush as much as possible before the accident happens.

The river is usually located at a lower level, and there are rolling mountains to the south, all the way uphill. When everyone rushed to the mountainside, Takeda Mayumi from behind suddenly said, "Look!"

After hearing the words, everyone turned and looked back. Since they were at a high place, they could see the situation on the official road in the distance. At this time, several fast horses were galloping from north to south on the official road.

"These three horses are not Central Plains horses. Central Plains horses cannot run so fast." Batulu said.

Takeda Mayumi raised his hand and said, "We are still fifty miles away.

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"There are only three people." Li Zhongyong looked solemn.

"Only three people dare to chase us." Barturu looked disdainful.

Different from Batulu's optimism, Li Zhongyong is more worried, "They know that there are five of us. Unless these three are all masters, they will not dare to chase us."

"It makes sense, run quickly." Batulu suddenly realized it, shook the reins and urged the horse, and shouted to speed up.

"Second Senior Brother, how long will it take for them to catch up with us?" he asked nervously.

"One hour at most," Li Zhongyong said and shouted to Batulu, "Boss, is there any steep terrain ahead?"

"What do you mean?" Batulu was confused.

"Are there steep valleys?" Li Zhongyong asked.

Before Batulu could answer, Chen Liqiu interrupted eagerly, "These people must know Qinggong. Ordinary valleys cannot stop them unless there is a bridge across the river."

"Yes, yes, yes," Batulu raised his hand and pointed south, "If I remember correctly, there is a big river ahead, and there is a big bridge on the river."

"How wide is the river?" Chen Liqiu asked.

"It seems to be several dozen feet long." Batulu was not sure.

"That's enough," Chen Liqiu asked again, "How far is it from here?"

"I really can't remember, it doesn't seem very far away." Batulu didn't dare to say nonsense.

"Quickly, we must get there before they chase us." Chen Liqiu urged.

Even if Chen Liqiu didn't urge, Batulu kept urging the horses. Although the road everyone was walking on was an official road, it was located in a mountainous area. The road was in disrepair and was full of potholes. The carriages were galloping on it, and it was extremely bumpy.

The crowd ran in front, and the pursuers followed closely. Since the road was winding in the mountains, most of the time the pursuers behind them could not be seen. Unless one of them was high up on the mountainside, the other could be seen.

Half an hour later, the distance between the two sides had narrowed to less than ten miles. Across a valley, one could even see the appearance of the other side. The three pursuers were two men and one woman, all around forty years old.

"Boss, how far is it from that big river?" Chen Liqiu asked eagerly.

"It's not far away. Just over the top of this mountain, I can hear the sound of water." Batulu shouted.

"Second brother, do you still have phosphorite on your body?" Chen Liqiu asked again.

"Yes." Li Zhongyong replied.

"Take it out and prepare to burn the bridge." Chen Liqiu said.
Chapter completed!