Although it is not yet October, the weather in the north is already extremely cold.

The cold wind carried snow seeds raging in the air, bombarding the unprotected crowd, falling on felt hats and sheepskin jackets, turning them all white. Some even got in through the gaps.

In the neck, it immediately melted into water, as cold as a poisonous snake, and burrowed deeper.

There were no tents to withstand the wind and snow, and in the endless desert, even finding a place leeward became a luxury. And the pitiful few thorns, even if they were all cut down, were not enough to keep these more than a hundred people warm.

Uda placed the injured people in the middle. He finally found some firewood and built a fire to keep the injured people a little warmer. The mare's milk boiled in the copper pot also allowed these people to live a little longer.

Possibility of going down.

The premise is that they can get rid of the pursuers behind them.

"Headman, please drink some!" The loyal De'an poured a little bit of mare's milk in a small copper cup, and it was still steaming slightly.

Uda shook his head.

They only had a few mares left, and they could only squeeze out a little bit of mare's milk. If the injured people drank a little more, they would have more hope of survival.

But now, if one more person can survive, the enemy troops in the future will have more hope.

He sat cross-legged on the outermost edge, pulled out the short knife from his waist, inserted it into the hard soil, and pried it hard, and a piece of frozen soil came out. He pulled out some grass roots from it, put them in his mouth and chewed them, which were already withered and yellow.

The grass stems are different, but the grass roots are still quite tender and juicy.

After chewing dozens of grass roots in a row, my hunger not only did not disappear, but became more intense. I even felt my stomach twitching. I reached out and dug into the pocket on my waist. There were some beans in it, but now they were also

There wasn't much left, so he let the beans roll in his hand a few times, and Ouda finally didn't take them out.

This is for horses to eat.

If a horse only eats grass and does not eat staple food, it will lose energy and its legs will become weak.

Horses are not humans. People can tolerate it, but they cannot.

But now for people like them, strong and powerful war horses are a guarantee for their survival.

Only horses and swords can make them feel a little more at ease.

He reached out and raked the grass on one side, grabbed a handful of snow seeds that had fallen on the ground but had not yet melted, stuffed them into his mouth and started chewing them.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, with De'an sitting next to him. Their stomachs were growling, and they looked at each other with wry smiles on their faces.

The two of them had their backs facing in, squeezing in even tighter.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger.

Although he was very hungry, his fatigue became more severe. Even in such a cold night, Ouda just wanted to have a good sleep.

A few months ago, this was not the case.

At that time, under the leadership of my father, the Ugu Tribe and the Enemy Lie Tribe, with nearly 20,000 horsemen, marched towards Beijing.

The emperor is dead, and the witch is holding the prince hostage and wants to take over the power. This is naturally intolerable.

The leader of the country, Yelvxian, was only twelve years old. How could he be at the helm of the huge warship Daliao? So when Yelvxi's envoy came to the Ugu Dilie Army Division, he hit it off with his father.

His Highness raised troops in the northeast, while the Wugu Enemy Army Division raised troops in the north. They attacked from both sides and joined forces in Shangjing.

At the beginning of the incident, everything seemed so smooth.

The seductress thought she was sure of victory, so she disbanded her army in Guiyi City and slowly returned to Shangjing with only a Pishi army. Her own army, the Shan army, was isolated in the Southern Dynasties by the wise emperor.

Even though the emperor had died, he still left a backup force behind, laying the best foundation for them.

Xiao Siwen's army is still on its way back.

The other ministries of the Liao Dynasty would either stand by and watch, such as recruiting envoys on the Northwest Road, or they would be caught off guard and unable to react, such as Yelu Zhen, the governor of Nanjing Road, or they would be at a loss and not know what to do, Yelu Huan, the governor of Xijing Road.

Twenty thousand Ugu enemy warriors marched straight in.

The Uugu enemy warriors who have been fighting in the bitter cold land and fighting the unruly savages in the north are not comparable to those pampered young soldiers from Shangjing Road.

Along the way, the momentum is like broken bamboo, covering the ground in every direction.

Only the Pishi Army from Shangjing could stop them.

Although they were blocked by the Pishi Army, they were very excited.

Because this is the last unit loyal to the temptress. If they are wiped out, no one will be able to stop them.

But at the most critical moment of the stalemate between the two armies, two troops appeared on their flanks.

One group was heavy cavalry, all covered in armor, and even their horses were covered in leather armor.

If it were normal times and they were well prepared, how could the northern warriors be afraid of these heavy cavalry that looked powerful but were full of flaws?

Ouda has countless ways to kill them.

But now, they could only watch as those heavy cavalry suddenly appeared on their left flank and then rushed into their formation.

Watching the long spears in their hands stab the northern warriors to death, watching their heavy bodies knocking down the northern warriors including men and horses.

Five thousand heavy cavalry completely broke up the team of Northland warriors.

Then, there are those savages and Jurchens from Heishui, Beishan.

Uda was not unfamiliar with these people at all, because they had been recruited to conquer them in the white mountains and black waters of the Northeast.

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The three thousand Jurchens were light cavalry like them, but they held sharper knives in their hands than the northern warriors.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

The warriors of the Eight Enemy Divisions fell on the battlefield one after another.

My father led them to retreat, behind them were the Jurchen cavalry who were dead as if they were attached to their bones.

In the last battle, my father died by the Heci River in order to protect them.

Uda and the others crossed the river, and then on the other side of the river, they watched helplessly as the Jurchen cavalry hacked his father to death by the river, then cut off his head, stuck it on a spear and showed off his power to them.

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After wiping away his tears, Ouda ran wildly with hundreds of riders.

They had to rush home as quickly as possible.

They will immediately gather all the old and weak members of the clan and flee further north.

The witch will not let them go, and the Ugu enemy troops, which have lost most of their combat effectiveness, will no longer be able to resist the enemy's attack.

But as long as they can escape this disaster and hide on the other side of the desert, maybe they can become strong again in one or two generations. They have experienced such things in the past.

It's just that the Ugu enemy forces have already taken root here, and it is by no means an easy task to relocate them across the board.

After struggling for nearly a month, they began to break camp and head north.

I have been on the road for a month, but I have traveled hundreds of miles.

At this time, the expected enemy finally arrived.

The person who came was none other than the enchantress's most trusted subordinate, Yelu Jun, the commander of the Shan army.

How is this Han qualified to have the surname Yelu?

In order to allow the women, children and children in the tribe to escape further, the elders of the tribe were the first to stay to resist the enemy.

Thousands of old men, both men and women, mounted their horses and raised their bows, arrows and scimitars.

Even though they could no longer draw their bows to full range and shoot arrows, or swing their swords to cut off the heads of lambs, they could use their lives to buy even one day for the tribe to escape.

After fleeing for more than a hundred miles, the enemy caught up again.

This time, Uda personally led the thousands of warriors who finally gathered to face the enemy. Only a few hundred warriors were left, protecting tens of thousands of women, children, and livestock as they fled for their lives.

By the Hesi River, Father and others used their lives to protect Uda and others from escaping.

This time, it was their turn to cover the tribe's escape.

After a great battle, almost all of Uda's men were killed and injured. In the end, only a hundred or so people were left who could still follow him here.

The enemy was also seriously injured.

Wu Da didn't know how long they could stop the enemy. Going north, and then north, they couldn't stop the enemy, but maybe the cold weather could stop the enemy.

Although he was shivering from the cold, Uda hoped that the weather would be colder, the wind stronger, and the snow heavier.

As long as the sky and the earth become a vast expanse of white and the sky and the earth are connected together, it will be extremely difficult for the enemy to find their traces.

The Ugu enemy forces are the masters of this northern land. They are very familiar with this land, and those fierce Shan troops from Shangjing will definitely lose their way in the boundless white.

Uda fell asleep.

In the dream, he saw his father, laughing boldly and putting a roasted, brown and fragrant leg of lamb to his mouth. His mouth was full of oil when he bit into it.

Dean's shouting sound reached his ears, and Uda suddenly opened his eyes.

It was already bright, and he actually bit De'an's arm.

"Headman, just as I was about to wake you up, my hand was grabbed and bitten!" De'an withdrew his arm and shook his hand while taking in a slight breath of cold air.

Wu Da jumped up embarrassedly, but his legs went weak and he almost fell down. Both legs were numb.

He quickly stamped on the ground a few times to bring blood back, then bent down and rubbed it with his hands, "Tell everyone to get up, get up quickly! It's time to hit the road."

Wu Da was pleasantly surprised to see that the ground was already covered with a layer of white. He reached out and poked it. Although it was not deep, it was a good sign.

Because the snow in the sky is still falling.

And, there seems to be a growing trend.

"Headman!" De'an's voice came to his ears, with a hint of sadness in his voice.

Uda turned around and saw nearly twenty brothers still sitting there.

They crossed their knees with smiles on their faces.

But life has already left them.

No one cried, because the tears had already dried up, and now all they could shed was blood.

"Let's go!" Uda walked over, took away the saber, bow and arrows from a dead companion, and took off the other party's sheepskin jacket and leather hat.

Others also walked over silently, repeating Uda's actions,

Then, they got on their horses, took the deceased's horse at the same time, and galloped towards the north.

The dead are dead, and everything that can be used must be left behind. Perhaps this sheepskin jacket or this leather hat will give a cold boy a new life. His saber will become the weapon of the next warrior, his bow and arrow.

, will become the next shooter’s favorite.

The wind and snow became stronger, gradually covering their figures.

Within an hour, the ground trembled slightly, and then countless cavalry rushed out in the wind and snow.

The leader is tall and carries a spear, and the flag bearer following him is holding his flag high.

The king of Zhenbei, Yelumin, the commander of the Shan army.

This is Yelumin's latest title, and it is also Empress Dowager Chengtian's reward for this loyal subordinate.

Yelumin raised his hand, and the flag bearer immediately waved the flag. The speed of the running cavalry immediately slowed down. When the flag stabilized, the entire cavalry team had completely stopped. The flag bearer dismounted and pulled the flag.

The big flag was planted on the ground. Behind him, thousands of cavalrymen also turned over and dismounted.

Two thousand personal guard cavalry and three thousand Jurchen cavalry were all Yelumin brought out to pursue the Ugu Dilie rebels.

In the battle by the Hannan River, Yelumin completely destroyed the last ridge beam of the Ugu Enemy Liejun Division, and he himself also lost more than a thousand people.

Now with him are four thousand cavalry.

Along the way, he also reorganized the Jurchen cavalry and used them completely for his own use.

When the Jurchens have discipline, understand some basic tactics, understand flag language, and understand the sound of drums and gongs, then they will become the best cavalry in the world.

Murong Chao strode forward, glanced at the long-dead enemy sitting on the ground, kicked away the pile of ashes, then squatted down and checked the temperature with his hands, nodded, and walked a few steps forward.

When he saw a few piles of horse manure on the ground, he was not afraid of the smell, so he put his hand in, then stood up and ran back to Yelumin.

"My lord, they only have one hour to leave here at most!" Murong Chao said.

A smile appeared on Yelumin's lips.

"Next, they will join the main force, and their speed will no longer be able to increase." Yelumin reached out and brushed the snowflakes on his cloak. "Today, we should be able to catch up.

They are gone."

"After the task of eradicating evil is over, these traitors should be eradicated and no one left alive!" Murong Chao grabbed a ball of snowflakes and rubbed it vigorously, wiping the horse dung on his hands clean.

Yelumin chuckled.

Eliminating all evil was of course one aspect, but what he thought more about was the wealth left by the eight tribes of Ugu Dilie, including women, children, livestock and everything they had.

Because the place they were going to next was too far away, Yelumin needed enough manpower to help him transport food and herd livestock. He needed women to comfort the tens of thousands of strong-blooded warriors under his command, and he needed enough gold and silver to

Let your subordinates be satisfied.

The Empress Dowager Chengtian doesn't have much money to help him now, and she herself is short of money.

Therefore, the Ugu enemy force was given to her.

Let him take it upon himself.

"Rest for a quarter of an hour, and then set off! Yelumin turned around and looked at the four thousand knights standing motionless in the wind and snow.

"Here!"
Chapter completed!