"Get off the horses and don't move," the old soldier shouted at the four Winged Knights.
As expected, the four men jumped off the horses. The four horses fell down with their masters and lay there panting.
"Come with me." Li Yi looked back at Pine Tree and ran in that direction.
Pine Tree pulled the suitcase and ran behind him. Brown Rock also rushed up.
Huangbai and Zi Yu were at a loss, but they still ran with them.
The four Winged Knights had already taken out their multi-purpose special army knives. Li Yi ran and shouted, "I'll do it. I have a needle."
The four men stopped, rubbed their hands, and looked anxiously at the horses lying on the ground.
Not long after, Li Yi ran over. Pine Tree and Brown Rock carried the suitcase.
As soon as they stopped, Pine Tree skillfully opened the suitcase.
Li Yi took out a box of puncture needles and knelt in front of the horses. He touched the horses' stomachs and rubbed them with an alcohol swab. Blood gushed out.
He pierced three places and changed horses.
When the four horses were done, Li Yi returned to the big suitcase and squatted down to look for something.
Then, he busied himself. He gave them cardiotonic medicine, sodium bicarbonate, and intravenous injection of compound sodium chloride. Then, he put on the IV drip.
The villager behind him ran over with a bucket and splashed the water on the horses' heads. The horses opened their mouths and tried their best to drink.
In less than half an hour, the four horses stood up one after another. The IV drip was not high enough, so someone held it with a stick.
"There's no need to bleed the horses' hooves. Bleeding in winter will slow their recovery." Looking at the condition of the four horses, Li Yi sighed.
The four Winged Knights each drank a bag of glucose injections.
The horses' stomachs were still bleeding, but the people familiar with them ignored them. They would stop bleeding on their own.
On the other side, Song De formed Zhuangzi's team. Wang Xing sent the carriages from the Imperial Plantation and the Zhang Family Village also sent people.
The villager loaded the carriages with grass, cooked bean powder, and pepper.
There were also large buckets of cold water, boiling water in a pot, rock sugar, and other things.
"The ambulance is here." Li Yi instructed. His ambulance was brought over, and he got on. His car took the lead, and the convoy of more than a hundred vehicles headed in the direction that the Winged Knights had pointed out.
"I originally wanted to go there after the New Year and take my time on the road, but I met Yu Huaide's convoy that was rushing back with empty cars. They had a lot of livestock when they joined forces …"
In the car, the Winged Knights recounted their experiences.
On the way back, they bumped into Yu Huaide, who was also on his way back, and found out that they were the people that Li Yi and Zhuangzi needed.
They borrowed a car, and after some discussion, they decided to speed up.
In the end, when they passed by a relay station and were about to replenish their fodder, the relay station's leader said that there was a fire the day before yesterday. A lot of the fodder was burned, and only a little was left.
Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, the fact was that there was no forage.
In the absence of fodder, they had to hurry. When they were twenty miles south of Chang 'an, they finally couldn't take it anymore.
Four people came over to report.
"We didn't look for the other Winged Knights. We know that it's better to look for Li Dongzhu than them." The Winged Knights explained why they came directly to Zhuangzi.
They believed that this was the place where the rescue team could be dispatched the fastest.
"Is everyone okay?" Li Yi's expression was still calm, and he didn't seem to be panicking.
"They ate enough. No one got frostbite," the Winged Knights replied.
"Everything will be fine." Li Yi's gaze was resolute.
The veteran outside was giving orders.
"The convoy split up. The good cars move forward quickly. The other cars stay behind. Send the grass over first."
"Village Guard scouts, each person on three horses. Report back."
"The other guards patrol the surroundings. Spread out five miles."
The guards in Zhuangzi who could ride horses followed their leader's orders and spread out.
They were delivering things to people twenty miles away, but they gave off the feeling that they were transporting Baggage from a war zone.
The villagers and the guards felt that it was normal. Yes, when the Zhuangzi moved out, it was like marching an army.
At this time, twenty miles away, beside a village called Ershui, a group of people and horses gathered.
The villagers were boiling hot water. The Winged Knights' men were beside the well, and they were constantly drawing water.
Many villagers ran out to watch the commotion. There were so many good horses and people. Were they from the imperial court?
"These people said that they were waiting for rescue. Where did the rescue come from? Look at those horses. They are so hungry that they have no strength left. One dead horse will cost a lot of money."
The villagers who were watching the commotion felt sorry for the horses. They couldn't afford to raise all those tall and big horses for free.
"The Muramasa is back. Ask him." Someone saw that the Muramasa had returned.
Without waiting for them to ask, the Muramasa directly said, "Let's wait. Li Yi's people from Zhuangzi will come. I thought that a few horses would die. Since they are looking for Li Yi, there shouldn't be a problem."
"Li Dongzhu's people?"
"The four people who just rushed out went to the Li Family Zhuangzi? I thought they were going to return to the city to look for them. "
The Muramasa then said, "Li Yi's Zhuangzi will have many experts in the future. There are a hundred military households, a total of six hundred and twenty people. From the looks of it, the head of each household has fought and survived."
"Where did these people come from? Why would Li Dongzhu use soldiers who have fought in wars? Li Dongzhu already has injured soldiers, crossbows, and cavalry. Why doesn't the imperial court care about them? "
Someone had discovered the secret. How could Li Yi's Zhuangzi be ignored?
The Muramasa shook his head, "Those are the Winged Knights. They went to help Li Yi pick up the people. Li Yi's products are good and we are using them. The imperial court is protecting him."
The villagers nodded and admitted that they had received Li Yi's help. Next year, they would be able to farm. It would not be as tiring as before.
The people from Zhe Chong's house who were resting outside the village felt uncertain. If it weren't for the fact that they could tell he was rich just by looking at his clothes, they would have lost all confidence in Li Dongzhu.
"Commander Fan Fan, those four horses won't die right?" Wang Yimin asked Fan Fan.
"They will not die if they reach their destination alive." Fan Fan had unlimited confidence in Li Yi.
"Li Dongzhu will be able to reach before nightfall? It's over twenty miles, and they still have to prepare and deliver the goods. Without a few hours, it will be impossible. "Another soldier said.
"The four of them will reach their destination. Within half an hour, Zhuangzi's troops will arrive." A Winged Knight gave an approximate time.
"Impossible." Another soldier said loudly. He was very certain of this.
"You don't believe me? Why don't we make a bet? The four of them went out, twenty miles, but the roads are good. They will arrive in at most half an hour. Now it's been a little more than half an hour. In another half an hour, Zhuangzi's men will be here. "
Fan Fan said as he counted with his fingers.
"Alright, let's bet …" This soldier wanted to gamble.
Before he could finish, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Someone stood up to look. There were more than ten horses on the road to the north.
The horses' hooves flew, bringing with them a dense rhythm. In a few breaths, they had closed a large distance.
Four people, one person seemed to be riding three horses. The person on the horse was dressed in black and had a red cloak.
After a few breaths, the group closed in.
"We are scouts from the Li Family Village. Did anyone die? Did any horses die? "One person shouted as he approached.
"No, not a single person died. Not a single horse died." Fan Fan replied loudly.
"Split into two groups. Go back and change horses." The person who shouted just now shouted again.
Two of the four people in the group immediately jumped from one horse to another. With a pull of the reins, the six horses galloped back.
The remaining two people dismounted and ran over to take a closer look. One looked at the people, the other looked at the horses, ignoring the others.
The soldier who was about to bet was extremely shocked and muttered, "So fast? One person, three horses, a scout? "
"How is it?" Fan Fan did not forget about the bet. Although the other party would not bet again, he was still in a good mood.
This soldier did not say anything. The other soldiers were also silent. However, their eyes seemed to be brighter than usual, filled with anticipation.
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