Biqiu Shige also knew the stakes, those deserters scattered in all directions, it would definitely take a lot of time to chase them back, and what they were most short of now was time, so he quickly gave up the idea of chasing the deserters, and ordered the army to move immediately and continue to advance westward.

The farther west you go, there are rolling mountains, now the snow covers the mountains, the road is difficult and dangerous, the march is extremely difficult, coupled with the lack of food and grass, the people and horses are tired, and you can't go far in a day.

Now they have not encountered the pursuit of the rebels, it is estimated that they are clearing Youzhou City, and when they get the news of their escape, they will definitely send troops to chase them, at the current speed, it is very difficult to avoid the pursuit of the rebels.

From Youzhou to Bingzhou, you have to climb over the heavy mountains to reach the Yanmen Pass of Bingzhou, if the weather conditions are good, this is not a thing, but now the heavy snow covers the mountains, the snow in many places has a knee-long thickness, and it is extremely difficult to walk.

Thinking about it, Biqiu Xiu suddenly had an idea, he doesn't necessarily have to take the road of Yanmen Pass, in the previous negotiations with the state, they have ceded the two cities of Lingqiu and Pingshu to the state, after Biqiu Xiu returned to Youzhou, after the consent of Biqiu Jian, the two cities have been delivered, and the state army took over the two cities, if he rushes to Lingqiu now, maybe he can meet the city defending the city and the state army, as long as he meets with the state army, he will not be afraid of Wang Qi's pursuers.

Thinking of this, Biqiu Xiu immediately ordered to turn southwest and divert to Lingqiu.

Biqiu Xiu looked at the chaotic footprints on the snow behind him, and couldn't help but sigh, if it weren't for the heavy snow on the frieze, it would leave obvious and indelible traces on the ground, this time they turned to the southwest, it was entirely possible to avoid the pursuit of the rebels.

But now with these footprints alone, the rebels can clearly know the direction of their escape, and they can't hide, they can only speed up the march and rush to Lingqiu as soon as possible.

After several days of marching, the army is already extremely tired, the food has long been eaten, the war horses have been killed, yesterday even Biqiu Xiu's mount was killed and boiled and eaten, fortunately, the attrition of the army is quite serious now, when they left Youzhou, but with tens of thousands of people, until now all the way all the way to the loss, until now there are only a few thousand people left, kill the last few horses, can barely eat, if tens of thousands of people are there, Biqiu Xiu can't think of what to eat.

The only thing they can eat in this barren mountain and wild mountain is probably only the bark of the tree, and they have almost stripped the bark along the way, and they have bows and arrows, but those birds and beasts have long fled without a trace as soon as they saw so many people coming in the snow, so they didn't even see a single bird feather along the way, let alone hit any prey.

Hunger was desperate, and the speed of the whole team was getting slower and slower, and many of them walked and fell headlong on the snow, never to wake up again.

What's even more desperate is that there is already a faint sound of shouting and rumbling horses' hooves behind him, not to mention, the pursuers have already been killed.

This was a result that had been predicted for a long time, and perhaps the rebels' pursuers came a little later than they thought, because this was a fate that they could not escape.

"Prepare for battle!" Biqiu Xiu took a deep breath, because the pursuers will come sooner or later, so it is impossible for Biqiu Xiu not to make preparations, fortunately, what can be left now are the most loyal descendants, no longer have to worry about the direction of will, the only thing that worries Biqiu Xiu is the physical strength and energy of the team, the long-distance trek has almost exhausted all their physical strength, and they can't get energy replenishment, and their combat effectiveness is naturally greatly reduced.

Biqiu Xiu called Biqiu to his side and said to him: "The chasing soldiers have arrived, I will block it here, you hurry up and lead some people to Lingqiu, remember, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to turn back, do you hear?" ”

Biqiu Chong immediately cried, he knew very well that with the current ability of the army, staying and breaking off was almost a dead end, Biqiu Xiu left the hope of life to him, and he died generously.

"Second grandfather, if I don't leave, I will die together."

"Confused! Chong'er, you are the last remaining bloodline of our Biqiu family, if you have any more accidents, how can I be worthy of your dead grandfather? The second grandfather is old, and it is not a pity to die, but you must not have an accident, remember, join the Bingzhou Army in the future, and avenge all the dead people in our Biqiu family! Without further ado, let's go! Biqiu Xiu said, pushing him, urging him to leave quickly.

Seeing that the sound of shouting and killing was getting closer and closer, Biqiu Xiu hurriedly ordered two personal soldiers to take Biqiu Chong away, until he couldn't hear Biqiu Chong's crying, and Biqiu Xiu calmed down slightly.

Biqiu Xiu knows very well that there must be a trade-off at this time, if he continues to flee, once he is caught up by the pursuers, then none of them will want to run away. Biqiu Xiu himself has no children, and Biqiu Jian's two sons and one grandson have fallen into the siege, life and death are uncertain, but judging from the current situation, the chance of survival is basically none, with the urine of the Sima family, Biqiu Jian rebelled, that must be to destroy the three clans, and the Biqiu family who stayed in Youzhou is probably not spared.

Now the only hope for the continuation of the bloodline of the Biqiu family is in Biqiu Chong alone, so Biqiu Xiu has already thought about it, if the pursuers catch up, he will block it as soon as possible, creating an opportunity for Biqiu Chong to escape, as for his own life and death, Biqiu Xiu has already put it out of the way.

Biqiu Xiu looked at the terrain around him, here are dangerous highlands on both sides, there is only a small road in the middle that can be passed, according to the art of war, it can be regarded as a suitable place to block, listen to the movement behind him, most of the pursuers are on horseback, if they are in the plain area, their team is likely to be vulnerable, but in this canyon area, there is still a battle power.

Biqiu Xiu immediately ordered the Yan team to seize the advantageous terrain, build the most basic line of defense, and wait for the battle.

This army can be regarded as the core descendant of the Biqiu family, and there is no doubt about its combat effectiveness, Biqiu Xiu held a ring-headed knife in his hand, staring solemnly in the direction of the east.

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer.