Chapter 459: Eagle Eye
After resting in this small tribe for two days, Tangning and the others set out on their way to the Khan's court again.
Since they met that small tribe, it means that they have officially stepped into the vast grassland, and it means that they have ended their previous hard life.
Because after going deep into the grassland, you can always meet the tribes on the grassland, and the originally hospitable steppe people know that they come and go to the Khan's court to celebrate the birthday of the old Khan King, and they are even more enthusiastic about them.
Although the journey is hard, it is finally not deserted, and I can often eat and drink hot mare's milk wine and take a good rest.
Tang Ning, who was busy on the road, didn't notice that there were often eagles spreading their wings in the vast sky, constantly hovering over them.
Even if they did, they wouldn't be surprised, because above the sky was the territory of eagles, and it was normal for them to soar and hover.
"Qingbo, how long will it take to get to the Khan Court?" Tang Ning asked in a loud voice.
Qing Bo said with a smile: "Go in this direction, and you should arrive at the Khan Court in eleven or twelve days!" ”
The third senior brother looked up at the endless clear sky, and said with a smile: "It's really strange, there is thunder on such a sunny day!" ”
Mingyue snorted and laughed: "Third Senior Brother, this is winter, how can there be thunder in winter!" ”
There is indeed no thunder in winter, and the third senior brother couldn't help but blush slightly when he heard this, and coughed dryly: "But it does seem like there is thunder, I don't believe you!" ”
The third senior brother's cultivation is the highest, and his hearing and hearing are also the most keen, and everyone listens attentively.
Mingyue was surprised: "Hey, it seems that there is really thunder!" Downing, how can there be thunder in winter? ”
Tang Ning listened attentively, shook his head and said, "It's not thunder, it's the sound of horses' hooves, it's the sound of horses' hooves when a large group of cavalry is galloping." ”
The third senior brother suddenly said: "It turned out to be the sound of the horse's hooves of the cavalry, but we didn't think of this for a long time in the south, and thought it was thunder!" ”
Tang Ning frowned slightly and said, "Uncle Qing, will there be a war on the grassland in winter?" ”
Qingbo shook his head and said, "There are few wars on the grassland, and even if there is any dispute between the tribes, it will be mediated by the Khan Court. Maybe there's a big guy hunting, maybe it's a herd of wild horses. ”
Tang Ning nodded and said, "Don't worry about him, let's continue on our way!" ”
Everyone continued to move forward and galloped for another half an hour, Tang Ning frowned slightly and said, "It seems that the distance is getting closer and closer!" ”
If Tang Ning didn't know that the people of the temple also went north to the grassland, he might not be so sensitive, but since he knew about the temple's movements, he had been very vigilant in his heart.
Is it exactly the same way?
Tang Ning pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Let's go west and take a detour!" ”
Tang Ning himself had the final say in this team, and naturally no one had any opinions, so the group no longer headed north, but turned around and went straight west.
After walking for another half an hour, the sound of horses' hooves became clearer, and even the ground began to tremble slightly, and Tang Ning's face was a little solemn.
"Could it be that this cavalry is still coming for us? Could it be the people of the Temple? How could they know our whereabouts in this vast grassland? Tang Ning was a little puzzled.
Qingbo frowned when he heard this, and looked up at the sky, there was an eagle hovering with wings high in the sky.
Qingbo's face changed drastically: "We have Hai Dongqing above our heads!" ”
When everyone heard this, they looked at the sky, and Mingyue shouted, "Is that Hai Dongqing?" I've seen it many times along the way! ”
This road is also the most carefree in the bright moon, so often enjoy the grassland scenery, of course, you will not miss the blue and sparse sky.
Qing Bo's face changed again when he heard this, and he said a little gloomy: "On the vast grassland, Hai Dongqing is the eyes of people, so we have been targeted early in the morning!" ”
"It's too old, I haven't been to the grassland for 20 years, and I'm careless, it's damn good!"
Qingbo decisively stretched his bow and arrows, and the arrows went straight to the eagle in the sky like a meteor.
Since this Hai Dongqing is the eye of those people, shoot it down. However, Qingbo's arrow failed, because this eagle was trained, and it was not easy to shoot it down.
Qingbo's arrow missed, but the other arrow shot faster towards the eagle in the sky. That Hai Dongqing dodged Qingbo's arrow, but failed to dodge Tang Ning's arrow.
This Hai Dongqing was also careless because he had been following for so long and was not discovered, so he was shot by Tang Ning with an arrow.
Qingbo jumped off the horse and lay on the ground to listen carefully, then jumped on the horse and said, "Young master, there are about two or three thousand riders!" ”
They only have more than two hundred horses, and since the other party has dispatched two or three thousand horses, they really look up to them!
Although there are many masters among them, in the battle array, especially in the face of a large force of cavalry, the role of masters in chasing is limited. And if the person who comes is from the temple, then there must be no shortage of masters among them.
Tang Ning already had eight or nine points in his heart that he must have come at them, and the others thought the same way, because Hai Dongqing was too obvious, and the other party was still chasing after them changed directions.
Mingyue clenched her long sword and shouted, "Is Bian Qingdou here?" Are we still afraid that they won't make it? Kill them all! ”
The faces of the three senior brothers were very solemn, in the face of thousands of cavalry in formation on such an endless grassland, could they really kill them all?
Even if they were all killed, would anyone of them still survive?
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "Throw away all the supplies and change horses!" ”
With Tang Ning's order, the guards immediately jumped off their horses, untied all the tents, dry food and other supplies on the horses and threw them on the ground.
"Let's go!"
After leaving these materials behind, they immediately increased their speed when they were lightly armed, and the group rode their horses wildly, one person rode in pairs, and then changed horses and continued to gallop after an hour.
Not long after they left, the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and more than 3,000 horsemen approached quickly like a black cloud, and more than 1,000 horsemen flew in with one person and two horses.
After a pause where Tangning had unloaded their supplies, the cavalry immediately pursued in the direction in which Tangning had disappeared.
Although he lost his eyes in the sky, it was difficult to hide the traces of Tangning's four or five hundred war horses galloping past, and these people were also hunters on the grassland, and it was difficult to get rid of them once they found their tracks.
Tang Ning rode his horse all the way, but the sound of the horse's hooves behind him never went away, and now he was extremely sure that the cavalry behind him was chasing them.
I just don't know if those cavalry are steppe people or temple people, even the steppe people are related to the temple, because Tang Ning asked himself if he didn't offend the steppe people!
What made Tang Ning even more chilling was that such a non-stop horse change and galloping all the way did not throw off the other party, and the other party seemed to be bound to win against him and persevered.