The laughing crowd finally saw hope. Harbala and Chaganbara were like two wild horses that had finally taken off their bridles and saddles. They didn't know where they got the strength from, but they were still able to run happily on the ground.
Uncle Arhan, who had always been calm, also hugged his clansmen and laughed heartily. He used his left arm to pat his clansmen's shoulders and backs.
Hearing Qin Yining's words, Uncle Arhan stopped and said seriously, "Yes, what you said makes sense. I'll make everyone pay attention. Let's arrange a scout to explore the way first. Fortunately, you're calm. We're all too happy. We don't have the mind to pay attention to these things. "
Qin Yining smiled and said, "This is human nature. I'm as happy as everyone. But the more it's like this, the more we can't relax. We can't let our efforts go to waste. "
"You're right." Uncle Arhan and his clansmen had been observing Qin Yining's actions along the way. They had long been convinced by Qin Yining's suggestions.
Arhan turned his head and said to his clansmen: "The pursuit we encountered along the way was not intense. It can be seen that Utejin Khan did not arrange a lot of people in the desert. He is a sanctimonious person, so he will definitely avenge that she-devil Anari with great fanfare. Since the pursuers in the desert are limited.
He must have arranged people outside the desert. "
His clansmen nodded. Some of them were also a little flustered. "What if he really arranged people?"
"It's not difficult. We'll choose two warriors who are fast to be scouts. They'll explore the way first, and our team will slowly move forward. We'll first leave the desert to find water. When we hear the news, we'll decide what to do next."
"Okay, we'll listen to uncle!"
His clansmen all agreed.
Arhan explained to Qin Yining again. Qin Yining nodded with a smile and said, "You've fought in wars and have experience. I don't know these things, so I'll listen to uncle's arrangements."
Uncle Arhan was happy to hear this. He then chose two scouts to go to the charcoal stove.
Their team was quickly organized. The thousand people didn't stretch out the team. Instead, they gathered together in a diamond-shaped square formation to deal with all kinds of sudden dangers.
The team moved forward slowly and cautiously.
Because of Arhan's words just now, all the clansmen in the team became very cautious. Everyone kept their eyes and ears open, as if a wild beast would suddenly jump out from a corner and bite them.
After traveling for an hour, the sky started to darken.
After a period of time, the tense crowd began to relax a little. Even Qin Yining began to wonder if he had been worrying too much.
Just as she was wondering if she should ask everyone to stop and take a break, someone on the left wing of the team suddenly shouted. His voice was hoarse, like a blunt knife scratching a rough stone floor.
"There are pursuers! It's the pursuers! "
Not far away, a group of about a hundred cavalrymen were galloping towards them. They were all waving broadswords in their hands. Their loud laughter and shouts intimidated the group of "refugees" who had just walked to the edge of the desert.
Someone panicked.
Arhan shouted loudly in Tatan, "Stay calm and cut the horse's legs! Let them know that there are no cowards in our Minuo Tribe! "
Along the way, they had thought of many countermeasures to deal with unexpected situations. Some of them were veterans, but they also took the time to teach the people around them how to deal with the enemy.
Although they saw so many people rushing towards them with broadswords, after Arhan's reminder, the people who had been baptized by the desert forced themselves to calm down. They didn't show any signs of panic. Instead, they changed their formation and faced the enemy head-on.
Qin Yining stood guard beside Lu Heng's horse. He also had a broadsword in his hand. He pursed his lips and stared at the enemy's movements with sharp eyes. It was as if he could rush to the front at any time. Arhan couldn't help but nod.
Originally, there were about a hundred and fifty cavalrymen stationed in this central area.
Although Utekin had arranged this place, he didn't arrange too many people. According to the calculations of the Khan and his strategists, this was the furthest place from the border of Da Zhou after leaving the desert. Unless this group of people had lost their minds in the desert, there was no way they would take a detour to this place.
This place was too remote and the least likely place for people to come. They also didn't have as many people as other strongholds.
However, they didn't expect this group of people who were not afraid of death to actually come to this most unlikely place.
The way the pursuers looked at the Minuo Tribe was as if they were looking at shining silver, lively livestock, and countless beautiful women.
Because the Khan had said that as long as anyone could capture the two murderers of the Great Zhou Dynasty who killed Anari Khan, they would definitely be promoted to nobility, enjoy glory, splendor and wealth, and would be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and a hundred beauties.
These people were so excited, and the Minuo tribesmen in front of them were in such a sorry state that they didn't take them seriously at all.
So, in the end, they still suffered because they underestimated the enemy.
The sounds of fighting and roars came from the grassland. A strong wind blew, bringing with it the strong smell of blood.
In the chaotic battle, the Minuo tribe won a pyrrhic victory.
Although they had wiped out more than a hundred enemies and seized a lot of horses, weapons, rations, and water, nearly two hundred tribesmen had to stay here forever.
Uncle Arhan sobbed. "If it weren't for the fatigue, thirst, and hunger in the desert, and the lack of weapons and equipment, we wouldn't have sacrificed so many tribesmen.
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Everyone was very sad. Qin Yining looked at his tribesmen who were cleaning up the battlefield and couldn't help but lower his head and wipe his tears.
The only thing they could be thankful for was that they now had more war horses and weapons, as well as more water and rations. They had also successfully left the desert.
They pulled themselves together and counted the number of tribesmen again outside the desert.
Qin Yining took a sip of water to moisten his dry throat, then said to Arhan, "Uncle Arhan. I think there must be a camp of that group of people nearby. We should take a short rest first, then think of a way to raid that camp after we recover our strength. I think there must be some people guarding there. But we attacked when they were unprepared, and everyone has recovered from their fatigue, so we have a good chance of winning. As long as we win, we will have enough rations and supplies. "
Arhan nodded repeatedly and said: "We are thinking the same thing. I am also thinking the same thing. We left the desert in order to make a living for our clansmen. Don't tell me we don't want the supplies? Brothers, don't you think so? "
"Yes! We don't have to feel guilty about robbing Dog Khan! "
"Rob him! Rob him!"
The warriors who had just lost their tribesmen were filled with hatred. Thinking of the people who had died tragically in their families, they were willing to do anything to cause trouble for the imperial family.
"Good! Then let's discuss how to deal with him! "
Uncle Arhan was very charismatic. He quickly blended into the crowd and called the leaders of each group to come forward and discuss.
In the end, the result of the discussion was that the weaker and the healthy women who came with them would stay behind, while Arhan and Chaganbala would take three hundred men and attack the camp.
After the two scouts came back and told everyone the direction of the camp, Arhan and Chaganbala took three hundred men and set off.
Harbala took the other tribesmen, Qin Yining, and Lu Heng and stayed behind.
Qin Yining was a little worried.
But when it came to fighting, she was a layman after all. She still had to trust Uncle Arhan's experience.
Qin Yining and the two young women put Lu Heng down from the horse. They melted the snow in a jar, boiled it, and fed it to him when it was cold.
Lu Heng was often unconscious these days, and his body was very weak. At this time, Qin Yining tried to feed him water, but for a long time, water would overflow from his tightly closed lips.
Qin Yining wiped the water from his chin with a handkerchief again, frowning with worry.
If Lu Heng's condition didn't improve, he might really be in danger. They had to settle down quickly and find a way to find medicine for him.
Qin Yining found a clean handkerchief, dipped it in water, and helped Lu Heng wipe his face. He was not in good health these days. His cheeks were thin and sunken, and the stubble on his chin was very prickly. Qin Yining carefully wiped his face, washed the handkerchief, and wiped his hands.
Perhaps it was because the touch of the wiping was too cold, Lu Heng finally regained some consciousness from her deep sleep.
"You're awake?" Qin Yining said happily. "How are you feeling? Drink some water. We're out of the desert! "
Qin Yining's voice was full of joy. Lu Heng looked at her and couldn't help but laugh. His voice was hoarse, as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper. "I know. I feel my face is clean." If they didn't get out of the desert, where would they find extra water to wipe him?
Qin Yining laughed and brought him some warm water. "We're not short of water now. Drink more water. This water is cold boiled water. It's clean. You have to drink more water to recover faster."
Qin Yining helped Lu Heng up and fed him some water. Then, he soaked the captured rice cakes in hot water and fed them to him.
Lu Heng forced himself to stay awake. While eating, he asked about the current situation in the tribe.
Qin Yining told Lu Heng about Uncle Arhan and Chaganbala leading people to attack the enemy camp. Lu Heng smiled and nodded. "I'm not worried about you."
"Is that why you're sleeping without worry?" Qin Yining joked with a smile.
Lu Heng couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
After drinking enough water and eating hot food, Lu Heng felt much better. Although he was drowsy, he didn't fall asleep immediately. Instead, he wrapped himself in a thick cotton-padded coat and listened to Qin Yining talk about the past few days. He didn't fall asleep until he couldn't take it anymore.
When the sun rose in the east, Uncle Arhan came back with good things.
They successfully raided the camp and seized a lot of food and horses.
When everyone heard the news, they cheered and rushed to the camp.
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