On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

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Less than half an hour later, Liu Tan led his troops to come. There were neither too many nor too few people, ten teams of more than a hundred people, all marching at a forced pace.

On that day, it was quite difficult to run from the garrison to Liujiatun.

Liu Tan got off his horse and looked at Li Shiyue who was waiting on the side. He didn't ask anything else but just asked how things were going with the barbarians.
Li Shiyue explained the situation to Liu Tan in a rush, and then bowed to Liu Tan and said, "My Lord, this opportunity is rare, hurry up and rush over, we will be able to catch them off guard by four o'clock in the morning!"

Liu Tan already had the intention, what else is there to say now?
He raised his hand and gave an order, with Li Shiyue leading the way, to set off!
Li Shiyue told Li's mother and Li Wangming to close the doors and windows at home, and pointed behind the people brought by Liu Tan, signaling Zheng Meiniang to follow them and not fall behind.

She ran ahead first.

I went up the mountain, climbed to the top, went down the mountain, and when I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw the two horses tied to the tree.

Only Liu Tan and his personal guards followed Li Shiyue and were the first to go down the mountain, the main force was still behind them.

At this time, large flakes of snow fell, adding white to the entire earth.

Li Shiyue stomped his feet hard. Even though he had been walking all the way without stopping and was wearing leather boots, as soon as he stopped, the cold air rushed from the soles of his feet straight into his body.

When they arrived at the place, Liu Tan sent scouts to explore the way in the direction pointed by Li Shiyue.

When the scout came back with Ma San, the main force had finally come down from the mountain.

Li Shiyue went to see them specially, and only felt relieved when she saw that Zheng Meiniang and the others were all fine.

After listening to what Ma San said, Liu Tan had an idea in his mind. He also looked at the two bodies of the barbarians on the horse that Ma San brought. From their hairstyle to their clothes and the bows and knives they used, Liu Tan was sure that these were indeed the barbarians from the Mohe Heishui tribe who were hacked to death by Li Shiyue and his men when they went to Liujiatun before.

"Repair on the spot and wait for orders!"

It was getting dark and no one dared to light a fire for fear that the fire would be noticed by the barbarians.

Liu Tan estimated the distance and decided to lead his men towards the direction of the barbarian camp that Ma San had explored at midnight. Just like Li Shiyue said, he wanted to catch the barbarians off guard!
Li Shiyue and Zheng Meiniang were hiding behind a tree at the foot of the mountain, gnawing on dry and hard pancakes to replenish the energy that was rapidly being consumed by the cold.

Li Shiyue ate very quickly. She had used a lot of internal energy today. Even though she had already eaten four pancakes, she still felt a burning pain in her stomach. The feeling of hunger was really torturous.

The sky had completely darkened, and the snow had stopped at this time.

Li Shiyue rubbed her hands and whispered to the people sitting in a circle, "Just follow the main force when the time comes. Don't go in and fight directly. We are mainly here to pick up leaks, not to kill the barbarians. You must remember this!
There should be at least three people in a group, and these three people must help each other, so as to minimize the harm!

If you are afraid, just stay where you are. I will definitely be able to use you later. Losing money is better than losing your life!"

As soon as Li Shiyue finished speaking, a quick whistle sounded, and Liu Tan, who was at the front, had already mounted his horse.

Ma San rode his horse to the end of the team and whispered Li Shiyue's name to the blurry figure.

Li Shiyue jumped onto the horse and reached out to Li Qiutian who was on the ground. Li Qiutian used the force to jump onto the horse, and the two of them rode together towards Ma San.

The main force marched towards the barbarian camp. The people from Liujiatun who fell behind the main force, Li Wangshui and Zheng Meiniang, took the lead, and the rest of the people followed them and ran quickly.

The two people from Wangjia Village were left behind. They were scared when it came to the end. When there was still light, they were frightened when they saw the headless barbarian's body. They finally stayed at the foot of Dahei Mountain with Wang Shisan and Yangzai, watching everyone leave quickly in unison and move towards the barbarian camp.

In the barbarian camp, in the outermost tent, Saha, who had just returned from patrol, quickly got into the tent. He rubbed his frozen fingers back and forth, took down the wine jug hanging on the wall of the tent, pulled out the cork and quickly took a sip. The hot and spicy taste went directly into his throat and went straight to his stomach.

In fact, drinking alcohol does not resist the cold, but will further lower your body temperature.

But in such a cold night, Saha, who had been freezing outside for more than half an hour, didn't care about these things. The brief warmth brought by the alcohol made him sleepy.

Before falling asleep, Saha closed his eyes and thought of Chalanga and others who had gone out on patrol in the morning and had not returned yet, but he just thought about it for a moment and then fell asleep.

In the darkness, Li Shiyue, whose eyesight was still excellent, looked at the dozen or so felt tents gathered together in front of her. She knew that they had arrived at the barbarians' camp.

A quarter of an hour ago, Liu Tan and Li Shiyue, who were on horseback, had already abandoned their horses and set off on foot. The scouts who had set out to explore the way earlier brought back two heads. They were the people that the barbarians had left patrolling outside the camp.

Feeling the snowflakes floating in front of her eyes, Li Shiyue blinked. She knew that Liu Tan was waiting for an opportunity.

Liu Tan had been fighting against the barbarians for many years. He could tell at a glance which of these felt tents was where the leader of the barbarians lived.

Dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and wind blew on the grassland, the cold wind mixed with snow. Quarter past three o'clock in the morning, the opportunity had come!
Liu Tan took the lead and rushed into the felt bag, and the rest of the soldiers went in different directions in groups of ten with swords in hand!

In just a moment, someone started shouting in an incomprehensible language, and the cattle, sheep and other livestock also followed suit. Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian were following behind Liu Tan, when suddenly a large, long-haired dog jumped out from the side, baring its teeth and shouting "Woof woof", ready to pounce on them.

Li Shiyue stepped forward to meet the enemy, no, to meet the dog, and stabbed forward with his knife, accurately inserting it into the dog's mouth all the way to the throat, piercing through it, with the tip of the knife emerging from the neck.

The long-haired dog died before it could whimper.

He pulled the knife out with force, then swung it outward to shake off the blood on the knife.

Killing, start.

It was a sneak attack or a night attack, the barbarians had no power to fight back. Even though they stood up vigilantly and raised their swords to resist, they could not withstand the sharp blades of the soldiers who had been prepared.

Most of the people had their necks cut while they were sleeping. The sound of children crying and shouting was heard, and the whole camp was in chaos.

Finally, Liu Tan arrived at the door of the felt tent where he thought the chief lived. Ma San stepped forward, knowing that the people inside must have been awakened.

With such a big commotion in the entire camp, how could he not wake up?

If he doesn't come out to check, it means he knows that there are enemies outside, and he is waiting for Ma San to go in so as to reverse the situation of being ambushed.

If Li Shiyue were to tell him, why did he have to enter the tent?
Li Shiyue walked to the front with a knife in hand. Under the puzzled gazes of Liu Tan and Ma San, she took out a tinder and blew it to light the fire.
I walked closer to the felt bag and reached out my hand. I saw that felt was made of wool or cow hair, and it was covered with animal fat, which was extremely flammable. Once the flame touched it, the piece of felt quickly caught fire.

The wind fanned the flames, and soon the fire became very fierce.

Then, three steps away from the felt tent, Li Shiyue threw the fire starter directly into the door of the felt tent! (End of this chapter)