The dust covering the sky almost blocked the end of the sky.
At the entrance to the northwest corridor of the Kilimaro Mountains, the original observation tower and military fortress are empty.
The last batch of guards had evacuated ten days ago. The only one left here now is a transport team with only twelve people, who have already filled the transport truck.
The order above was to take away everything that could be taken away. When the defenders finally left, they almost chopped down the flagpoles and took them away. If it were not for the lack of time, the defenders of the Tulip family would have wished to take away all the planks of the fence wall. take away.
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When the first horse emerged from the dust, the soldiers standing on the observation deck immediately shouted.
The soldier quickly took off his monocular, and then like a nimble ape, he slipped down from the observation deck. Before he even landed, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Prairie Cavalry!! Prairie Cavalry!! "
This sharp cry alerted the remaining dozen or so members of the transport team at this level.
The transportation captain was a middle-aged veteran. He quickly jumped on the horse, stood on the saddle, and looked out of the northwest corridor with his binoculars.
The dust filled the sky, and the prairie cavalry walked out of the dust in a slightly loose formation. Although they were far apart, the captain seemed to be able to hear the scimitars on the saddles of the prairie cavalry. The clanking sound made by the collision with the saddle.
By visual inspection, the distance is only 1,500 steps at most!
For the cavalry, this is already an extremely dangerous distance!
The captain jumped off the saddle, sat on the horse, and nimbly drove the horse to run around the team.
The soldiers of the transport team immediately became busy. They abandoned the half-loaded carriage, untied the horse pulling the carriage, and hung up the saddle.
Soon twelve soldiers from the transport team arrived. It became a light cavalry.
"We need all the things! Let's leave immediately!! Leave quickly!!"
The transport captain yelled hurriedly. He quickly rushed to the side on horseback. On the horse, he waved a knife and cut off a torch standing nearby. He reached out to grab a section of the torch and rushed to the checkpoint fence wall. The horse As we trotted along, torches were lit here and there on the fence wall.
After doing this, the transportation captain returned to the front of the team. Throwing away the torch, he shouted: "Let's go!!!"
"Team, Captain, are we really leaving like this?" A young soldier's face was full of unwillingness: "This is our land"
"We will get it back sooner or later! We must believe in the family! Believe in the Duke!" A trace of determination appeared on the weathered face of the transport captain at this moment: "Let's go! Let's go now! They are very close. If they don't leave, they will be killed." Seize the outpost so that no one can escape!"
The horses neighed shrilly, the soldiers kicked the horses' belly hard, and quickly lined up to leave. Go all the way east.
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This is a group of outpost prairie cavalry. More than a hundred cavalry rushed out of the desert. When they came to the northwest corridor, what greeted them was the level that was already burning in the fire.
The original strong fence wall has been mostly engulfed in flames.
The prairie cavalry roared excitedly and whistled sharply. They even ignored the flames and ran through the gap in the flames on horseback.
"Those Roland people haven't gone far!" A prairie cavalry pointed to the horse hoof prints on the ground: "Let's catch up! There are not many horse hoof prints, so their number must be very small."
"No need!" A leader of the outpost wiped his oily face vigorously: "Check the warehouse here first Those Roland people always have good things, see if you can get anything. The fire here let it burn ! These barriers have blocked us for hundreds of years. It¡¯s best to burn them all!!¡±
This is the winter of the 1,100th year of the imperial calendar.
After more than a hundred years of peace, when the end of the great era created by the first Tulip Duke finally arrived, the prairie people - a nation like hungry wolves. The iron hoof once again tramples on the land of the Roland people!
The blazing fire and the crazy and excited shouts of these prairie cavalry seemed to be witnessing the end of this great era.
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The prairie people came with dreams of conquest. They were hungry, thirsty, crazy, and dreamed of revenge.But when more and more prairie cavalry crossed the desert that had blocked them for generations, and crossed the northwest corridor that had once made them despair
The number of prairie cavalry in these outposts was increasing. They were so brave that they rushed into the northwest corridor and into this huge and narrow canyon with almost recklessness. They didn't even worry about any ambush here.
They made the right bet.
Indeed, they did not encounter any obstacles along the way.
It turns out that in the northwest corridor, all the checkpoints were empty.
The Tulip family troops evacuated very thoroughly. They emptied the warehouse and moved away all the supplies: food, drink, clothing, and supplies! Not even a piece of burning firewood was left for these prairie people - at each level, the last evacuees did not forget to set a fire and completely burn the level.
More than ten batches of outposts and thousands of cavalry almost crowded the northwest corridor. But when they rushed out of the northwest corridor, they discovered to their annoyance that they hadn't grabbed a single coin or found a grain of food!
There was not even wood for a fire to keep warm.
Ten days later, when a steady stream of prairie cavalry marched to the northwest corridor, when the prairie king cavalry high on the flagpole and the flag of the roaring golden-headed wolf were flying in the sky above the northwest corridor
The prairie cavalry who came here unexpectedly discovered that they did not have any pleasure in conquering.
This is like holding back your anger and wanting to find someone to attack you, only to travel across mountains and rivers to get here only to find that your opponent is not here at all.
More and more prairie cavalry entered the northwest corridor, and the prairie king quickly made a decision:
keep going!
This is a last resort decision.
The grassland people never had any logistical supply routes when going on expeditions. Prairie people are born wolves, and they are accustomed to fighting to support fighting. When the grassland army went on an expedition, the only logistical supplies were the large herds of cattle and sheep that followed the large army.
This is the food they carry!
Therefore, the grassland people must find the enemy before eating up all the cattle and sheep. Defeat the enemy and steal all their property and food!
When more than 100,000 prairie cavalry walked out of the eastern entrance of the northwest corridor and finally stood in the territory of the Tulip family
The war seemed to have started silently.
Probably?
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All the way to the east!
This is the general march route of the prairie people.
The grassland people never had any comprehensive and detailed war strategy. Their war was like a huge plunder. Like locusts, like wolves.
Orders were issued from the golden tent in the royal court: two tribes should go north and two tribes should go south. This is the direction they go, to plunder, find enemies, and kill enemies. Rob the enemy.
And the large army of the prairie people, more than 100,000 cavalrymen from different tribes, followed their prairie king and continued to run eastward.
For ten days, they wasted too much time.
Along the way, since we walked out of the northwest corridor, we came to the legendary territory of the Tulip family, in this legendary land. There is gold everywhere, wealth everywhere, and food everywhere But what appears in front of the prairie people is
Nothing at all!
The village is empty!
Villages and towns: Empty!
House: Empty!
Granary. empty!
The farmland is deserted!
Livestock, no! people? No! army? No!
For ten days, the people on the grassland could not remember how many times they were full of expectations. Shouting slogans and waving sabers, they rushed towards the village that appeared ahead. Then he ran out of the village empty-handed and disappointed.
"Keep looking! Keep heading east!!"
In the royal court, the Prairie King was furious and roaring. When the Supreme Being on the grassland gets angry, it means someone is going to bleed! It will take a lot of blood donations to calm the wolf king's anger.
"Continue to go east! These Roland people, they can't go to the sky! Go to Loulan City!! Where is the nest of the Tulip family! There must be someone there!"
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To the west of Loulan City, here is a canal. The water diverted from Loulan Lake irrigates a largepiece of farmland.
This is one of the few relatively fertile grain-producing places in the entire Tulip Family territory. The food here is specially used to supply the consumption of Loulan City, the largest city in the northwest.
When the forward cavalry of the prairie people came to the west of the canal, they looked at the water conservancy facilities on both sides of the canal and the increasingly prosperous roads on both sides. Look at those houses, look at those warehouses, look at those workshops
The prairie cavalry rushed towards the bridge over the canal almost crazily.
The instructions they received were: the Roland people were very timid, and the Tulip family's army was very timid. After knowing that the powerful prairie warriors were coming, they all fled to the far east with their tails between their legs.
The lack of any resistance along the way made the prairie people dissatisfied and angry, and at the same time, it also gave rise to their pride.
Maybewe should have called earlier?
The legendary and powerful Tulip family is actually so timid and cowardly? If we had known earlier, we would have called here ten years ago no, twenty years ago no, maybe thirty years ago?
This wave of vanguard cavalry rushed towards the canal. Fortunately, the leader of this cavalry team did not forget his basic responsibilities:
¡°Send two people back first to report to the tribe¡¯s wolf general that we have crossed Loulan Lake and are heading towards Loulan City!¡±
The two cavalrymen who were selected accepted the order gloomily and had to stop their horses. They watched their fellow tribesmen wave their sabers excitedly and rushed across the canal towards the east.
They looked at these companions with envy, guessing how many timid and cowardly Tulip family heads they would chop off, and how much brilliant gold and delicious food they would steal?
After watching their companions rush across the bridge over the canal, the two cavalrymen watched their figures disappear far away on the road, then reluctantly turned their horses back to report the news.
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That night, the Golden Tent of the Prairie King¡¯s Court, which was lagging behind, received news that the vanguard cavalry of a certain tribe, more than 300 brave and tough prairie men, had already crossed the Loulan Lake. Heading towards Loulan City.
The Prairie King immediately issued an order to speed up the advance of the large army!
"Cross the canal! Let's go to Loulan City!! In three days, I will sit in the castle of the Tulipian family's duke's palace and drink wine with all the brave prairie men! I will let the Tulipian family's duchess, Become my slave girl!¡±
The news that the vanguard cavalry successfully marched towards Loulan City inspired all the grassland people.
In order to realize the great ideal of the Prairie King as soon as possible, the Prairie King sent his most capable general, General Jin Langtou, with 10,000 prairie cavalry, and left the Prairie King's camp lightly.
According to the requirements of the Prairie King. They must arrive at Loulan City early the next morning and immediately launch a "ferocious attack" (these are the original words of the Prairie King).
General Jinlangtou was the most valiant warrior in the royal court. He took ten thousand men selected from his tribe and rode away with a roar.
They did not carry any cattle or sheep, but only stuffed the saddle bags with dried meat.
This is not important, they believe that the large forces behind will catch up quickly - no, maybe they are not even needed! Since the Roland people are so timid, maybe they have already given up on Loulan City and escaped!
Just like the villages they abandoned before.
But General Jin Langtou has one common sense: a city. In a city that is legendary to be huge, even if it is evacuated, it is absolutely impossible to move everything away!
How much wealth can there be in such a big city. How much is valuable? How much food? ?
As long as you get there, maybe you can make a fortune before the Prairie King arrives!
In the alliance before this war, the Prairie King had already made bloody alliances with the leaders of many tribes. A vow was made.
In this war, the Prairie King only received 20% of all the plundering harvests from each tribe. The rest can be reserved for each tribe!
This is an unprecedented and very generous condition! !
When General Jin Langtou arrived at the canal with his cavalry
His mind was filled with those gold and silver jewels, those mountains of food, and those Roland women with delicate skin and delicate voices
And this time
"General! That bridge! That bridge"
¡°What¡¯s wrong with that damn bridge? Are those brave people in the Tulip family?? soldiers? What is the use of the scimitars in your hands? Rush over! Kill them all! ! "
"NoGeneralthat bridge! It, it's gone!"
General Jin Langtou's eyes widened. He immediately shook his riding whip and galloped wildly. After a while, he rushed to the front of the team.
In front of me, the water channel is still lying quietly across the land.
And the "bridge" depicted by the forward cavalry.
Not at all!
Are we going in the wrong direction? This is absolutely impossible! The roads in the Tulip family's territory are very easy to recognize, and the road heading east is wide and flat!
¡°Where¡¯s the bridge?! Where¡¯s that bridge?!¡±
General Jin Langtou roared angrily, looking at the empty water surface of the canal, he glared fiercely at the cavalry beside him.
"General! There's something on the other side!"
Then, as the sunset grew darker and darker, some cavalry rushed to the riverside of the canal and saw the other side. There seemed to be a few piles of dark shadows on the shore, piled there like piles of grain.
¡°Bring the torch!!¡±
General Jin Langtou also rushed to the ditch and shouted loudly.
Soon, a torch was handed into his hand.
General Jin Langtou roared and threw the torch fiercely. With great strength, the torch crossed the ditch and landed on the other side, landing in the middle of the piles of things.
The bright firelight completely illuminated those piles of things clearly!
It¡¯s not a heap of grain!
Rather
Head! !
Blood has dyed the land beside the canal red. More and more blood is flowing into the canal, gradually dyeing the water in patches of red.
Those heads were just piled up together!
They stared, with expressions ranging from anger, pain, panic, and evenpleading? !
¡°All the heads were severed from the neck. Judging from their expressions, these heads were all severed alive. His eyes were rolled up and his mouth was open.
There is no doubt that this is something that prairie people are very familiar with!