Wasteland, southeast.

The Tibetan Front Guard's three thousand iron cavalry marched all the way north, sweeping through seven tribes at an alarming speed, killing more than two thousand barbarians who tried to resist. At the same time, they robbed these tribes of their meager food, leaving only a few rations, forcing those who were alive to

The barbarians fled for their lives near the Kuta mountains.

Wei Rui maximized the ability of the cavalry to run long distances, and he had no intention of stopping at all. As the only general who knew Pei Yue's plan, he certainly knew that the decisive victory of this battle lay in the confrontation near the Kuta Mountains, but if he did this

If Bian does not exert his full strength, the main force led by Pei Yue will face a very passive situation.

The Tai'an Guards stayed in Hunyuan County, Huazhou to frighten the frontier troops of the Xuanhua Camp. The Tibetan Front Guards had already penetrated deep into the wilderness, making supplies very difficult. Once the barbarian army stayed in the mountains for a long time, the Tibetan Front Guards could only force their way in or withdraw, no matter what.

Neither choice is an outcome that Pei Yue can accept.

Fortunately, he completed the tasks assigned by Pei Yue very well, and more and more barbarian refugees flocked to the vicinity of the Kuta Mountains.

"General, where are we going next?" a commander approached and asked.

Wei Rui sat on his horse, looked north, and asked calmly: "Have you found out where the Jiankun tribe is?"

The commander shook his head guiltily and said: "Not yet. This tribe is very small. The only ones left behind are women and children. They have never left this place at all. They only know that the Jiankun tribe is in the north, but the specific location is not clear."

"north……"

Wei Rui frowned slightly. Trying to find the Jiankun tribe with such vague directions was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Although his surprise attack was very effective, there was also a difficulty, that is, most of the knowledgeable people from the barbarians were in Kuta.

Near the mountains, few people who stayed knew how to identify the direction and location of other tribes.

He was able to find seven tribes, partly thanks to the guides sent by Ge Shuyi, but also partly blessed by luck.

However, their good luck came to an abrupt end today. After dealing with the small tribe not far away, they finally lost their target.

Without a guide to guide the way, it became extremely difficult to continue to implement Pei Yue's established strategy in the vast wilderness.

The commander hesitated for a moment and persuaded: "General, we might as well go back the way we came. The barbarians we drove earlier were enough to shake their military morale. The people sent by the Marquis also said that the barbarian army will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time, and maybe a war will break out now.

, we will definitely be able to help Mr. Hou when we go back."

Wei Rui shook his head and muttered: "Don't worry about the Marquis. As long as the barbarian army dares to come out of the mountain, the victory or defeat is determined. Our task is not only to assist the army, but also to find the location of the Jiankun tribe. Don't forget that the barbarians captured the border."

There are thousands of Liang people, and if they are not rescued as soon as possible, even killing all the barbarians will not help."

The commander said worriedly: "If we lose our way in the wilderness, the dry food we carry will not last us long."

Wei Rui said calmly: "The food we have looted these days is enough for us to eat for a while. Even if we run out, it doesn't matter. The barbarians can survive here, and we can too. Order the entire army to continue heading north, and send out two teams of rangers at the same time.

One hundred people each, march ten miles forward on both wings, and be careful to keep in touch with the brigade."

"yes!"

"Tell the soldiers that we can't find the Jiankun tribe's lair and rescue the people who were plundered. We can't look back even if we die in the wilderness!"

"Follow the order!"

The leader held his head high and responded loudly.

…

Two days after Wei Rui decided to continue traveling north, in the heart of the wasteland, a ragged team was struggling to move forward.

The vast majority of the team are men, aged between 15 and 40 years old. There are more than 2,000 people in total. Their identity as Liang people can be seen at a glance. These people are basically people from the border of Daliang, and a very small number are from Liang.

The soldiers at the border army station were kidnapped and plundered by barbarians more than two months ago. They were first imprisoned in the Kuta mountains for a period of time, and then were driven north like livestock by hundreds of barbarians.

During this period of time, they have been subjected to inhuman torture. The barbarians only gave them enough food to prevent them from starving to death. If they hesitated for a moment, they would be beaten and kicked. The people could not resist the armored barbarians and could only helplessly fight in despair.

Passively endure, everyone knows that what awaits them will be a slave-like future, but they can't see the slightest hope.

Among the crowd, a young man with a face full of old wounds looked calm, and his companions subconsciously surrounded him.

"Yang Ding, how are your injuries?" someone asked with concern.

The young man lowered his head and eyebrows, and replied softly: "I'm fine. I'm almost fully recovered after more than two months. Don't worry, everyone."

Another person said angrily: "The barbarians are like animals. They killed several people last night."

Yang Ding coughed several times, pressed his chest and changed the subject: "Have you ever thought about why the barbarians first locked us up in those mountains and then forced us to go north?"

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

A heavy look of guilt appeared in Yang Ding's eyes, and he lowered his voice and said: "Actually, I have always had this doubt. The barbarians captured us in the wilderness for several purposes. One is to turn us into their slaves and make us

Do things for them. The two may want to take advantage of our skills. After all, the barbarians are still in a very backward state. Whether it is farming or craftsmanship, we can be driven to do anything they can use. If we don't do it, we will die."

"Then why do they lock us up in the mountains?"

"At first I only had a vague idea, and I always felt that the barbarians had some conspiracy. After they forced us to go north, I remembered one thing. The Kuta mountains are not very far from the border. As long as we dare to fight hard, we might be able to make it.

Let one or two people escape."

Having said this, Yang Ding coughed again, and his eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes.

He was surrounded by frontier soldiers and brave people among the people. Although the total number was only more than thirty, they became extremely united during more than two months of difficult life.

In fact, there were more than this number of them more than half a month ago, but more than a hundred people were killed in the riot that night, and in the end only Zhang De escaped.

As Yang Ding mentioned this matter again, the companions around him gradually came to their senses, and then their faces became very ugly.

If the riot that night was a trap set by the barbarians, wouldn't it mean that there were barbarian spies among them? Otherwise, the other side would not have deliberately left them near the Kuta Mountains, and it was not until the Daliang army entered the wilderness that they were forced to go north to the barbarians.

's lair.

The person next to him gritted his teeth and said, "I asked why the barbarian guards were so lax that night, and no one chased Zhang De when we fled south."

"I also remembered that this was indeed what happened. At that time, I thought he was running fast."

"How could there be such a hateful beast! Why would he betray us?"

"No, he not only betrayed us, he must have been bribed by the barbarians long ago, otherwise he would not have repeatedly encouraged everyone to escape at night. Yang Ding did not agree to take risks at the time, but a fool like me still sided with that beast. If everyone

Just listen to Yang Ding and you won’t let that beast succeed!"

"Oops! If Zhang De's guy is really an insider of the barbarians, then our army won't fall into the trap, right?"

Everyone was filled with regrets.

Yang Ding shook his head and said: "No, I'm sure the army didn't fall into the trap."
Chapter completed!