Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 577 Pursuit
More than two hundred miles to the north of Dingxiang City is the desert. The reason why Sun Xiangfu asked everyone to use horses is because he expected that Wang Hao would choose to use camels to cross the entire northern desert from east to west. He avoids being pursued, and this distance is not short, only a camel can do it.

Horses are better than camels in short-distance running. Therefore, since yesterday afternoon, Wang Hao spent almost eight hours without sleep before he walked more than 200 miles to the edge of the desert, while Sun Xiangfu only After two or three hours, they hurried to the edge of the desert.

At this time, Yu Xiu'er was already in chaos in the other courtyard of Sun's Mansion in Dingxiang City. Because Sun Xiangfu blatantly resisted the order and ignored state affairs, Li Shimin had to deal with it. I can only worry about it in another courtyard.

At dusk, Sun Xiangfu, who had already arrived at the edge of the desert, asked Zhang Ke to exchange those immobile horses with the nearby herdsmen for some local ponies with stronger endurance.

"Grandpa, it's very dangerous to drive in the desert at night, and it's easy to lose your way..."

"I don't care about that much anymore. We are in a group of five, each group is a hundred steps apart, one person is responsible for exploring the way forward, and the other is responsible for looking out, forming a horizontal line, moving forward quickly like the west direction to search, leaving three people lying on their horses to take a nap. Rest, every hour rotates, Wang Hao escaped yesterday afternoon, his people can't support the continuous day and night without sleep, we will definitely catch up with him."

Sun Xiangfu chased Wang Hao with a fast horse, first of all, the distance between the two sides was shortened, and as long as Wang Hao really chose a camel, he would definitely be within a hundred miles of the desert, and Sun Xiangfu sent these more than 200 people, Pulling a long line of several kilometers, advancing all the way from the desert to the west, in one night, you can definitely search for a distance of more than [-] miles. As long as the direction is correct, you will definitely find Wang Hao's trace.

Facts have proved that Wang Hao's previous worries were correct. The group of them is not safe yet, especially after it has been dark for more than an hour.

No matter how capable a person is, they can't stand two consecutive days of sleepless nights, especially when they enter the desert and everyone's psychological defenses are relaxed.

"Pfft."

"what's the situation?"

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded in the camel team, and Wang Hao immediately stopped everyone.

"It's all right, young master, I was just sleepy and accidentally fell off the camel. Fortunately, the ground is full of sand, so I didn't get hurt."

Hearing this, Wang Hao, who was also sleepy, raised his hand and said, "Everyone, stop and find a place with a leeward wind to rest first! Let's set off after dawn."

"Long live son..."

From the cheers of his subordinates, Wang Hao heard everyone's current psychological state, so he felt that he was even more dangerous.

However, in this situation, he has no good solution. He just hopes that Sun Xiangfu will not react so quickly and really catch up desperately.

It was less than September, and the desert at night began to be cold and windy. The subordinates drank a few sips of strong wine, and soon rolled up woolen blankets, leaning against the camel and fell asleep. Wang Hao dared not Sleep, because he felt flustered inexplicably, but he was always a normal person. Even if he kept drinking strong alcohol in small sips to stimulate himself, the sleepiness kept rising, and his overall mental state was not very good.

After persevering for more than two hours, the time has entered the middle of the night, and it will be dawn in more than an hour. Wang Hao really couldn't hold it anymore. Thinking about it, he was worrying all night for nothing, and Sun Zhengming didn't chase him at all. , He wanted to call one of his subordinates to stand up for the night, and he squinted for a while, so that he could hurry during the day.

However, at this time, in the darkness, there were many twinkling lights, and these lights were rapidly approaching them.

Those were pairs of wolf eyes. If a normal person saw these guys, he would definitely be afraid and panic. However, when Wang Hao saw these wolves, he felt a little excited and relieved in his heart.

If his previous panic was because of these wolf cubs, then this is really a happy event, because these wolves can't pose a threat to the lives of their group, as long as there are no pursuers behind them.

"Get up quickly, there are wolves."

Wang Hao called out to his subordinates loudly. At the same time, he had already grasped a Lianbow made by Shanyang. All of them were equipped with such a crossbow. With Wang Hao's energy, they got some It is not difficult to defend themselves with such a large number of equipment in the Tang army, but with this kind of sharp weapon that can be fired in rapid succession, if the wolves get close, they can only become food for their journey.

"Swipe, swipe..."

More than 20 strong men, after being woken up by Wang Hao, pulled out their waist knives one after another, and grasped the Liannu in their hands, back to back, forming a circle, and the desert wolves were very angry. Cunning, they can even figure out when people are sleeping the most, and use different tactics to sneak attack, so that these people who are used to walking outside dare not take it lightly.

Soon, a great battle between man and wolves started in the desert.

"Aww..."

A she-wolf who had been shot through her belly by a crossbow arrow let out a tragic wail, and her wail was blown far away by the north wind blowing at night.

"There is movement, it's the voice of a wolf."

A guard of the Sun Mansion who was in charge of looking out quickly raised his binoculars and looked around, but because the starlight was too dark, the sand dunes were piled up in the desert, and the distance was a bit far away, he didn't find the specifics of howling wolves for a while. Location.

"Isn't it normal to have wolves howling at night in the desert?" Another guard in the group, who was in charge of riding a horse to explore the way, asked.

The watchman shook his head when he heard the words, "This is not a normal wolf howl, this is a howl, the sound that a wolf makes when it is attacked, hurt, or killed."

The guard who explored the way asked in surprise, "You mean, we have brothers fighting against the wolves?"

The watchman shook his head again and said, "We are the group farthest to the left. The voice is coming from our left. It must not be our brothers, maybe it is Wang Hao's people. We have to go and have a look."

"That's right, that's right, that big guy cheered up and ran to the left with me." Hearing that it might be Wang Hao, the guard who explored the road suddenly became excited and yelled. Holding the reins in their hands, the other three guards who were lying on the horse's back, squinting and dozing, also sat up straight, and after carelessly touching their faces to drive away the drowsiness, they controlled the horse while holding their weapons. in hand.

"Aww, aww..."

After running for less than a quarter of an hour, the howling sounds of the wolves got closer and closer, and soon, on a hill, the lookout found the battle circle here.

"It's Wang Hao, they are being besieged by wolves."

"Really? Let me see."

"Really, if it wasn't for these wolves, we would have almost missed them."

The guard in charge of exploring the path quickly took over the watchman's binoculars, and after seeing it, he suddenly became excited. Their location was at least a mile away from the search line. In the dark night, if the king Hao and the others continue to rest quietly, and soon, they will be staggered from the search line arranged by Sun Xiangfu. It's strange, I can only blame Wang Xu for doing too much evil, and God doesn't want him to live.

"Everyone, blow the whistle and call the troops."

The loud and clear steel whistle broke the tranquility of the entire desert. Wang Hao never imagined that he won the calculation, but lost to luck.

"No, it's the steel whistle that is only used when the army gathers, and there are chasing soldiers."

When Wang Hao's subordinates yelled these words, Wang Hao's face was ashen. If the person who came was Sun Zhengming, then, this time, he would have absolutely no physiology. The guy who kills the dog will definitely kill himself with his own hands, just like killing the dog.

"Throw all the weight off the camel and go."

Wang Hao didn't even care about the damage caused by the entanglement with the wolves. He still had to make the last desperate struggle. This is the desert, and now it's night. Time, and as long as he escaped from their sight before dawn, then, in the vast desert, he still had a chance to escape.

"It's the whistle, there is a discovery on the left, hurry up, gather to the left, and whistle to notify the brothers on the right."

The scattered hands quickly passed the whistle and began to gather to the left. After a while, Sun Xiangfu, Zhang Ke and others in the center also heard the whistle.

"Wang Hao, this time, I will never let you escape again."

Sun Xiangfu gritted his teeth, whipped the horse's butt hard, and hurried towards the direction of the whistle.

"Hahaha, at this time, they still want to escape, and the camels can't outrun our horses."

As the teams came together, the guards became more confident. They chased after horses and began to armor key parts. At this time, they were frantically looking for sand dunes, corners, etc. in the dark, which could avoid them. Wang Hao, who was in the eyes of the pursuer, hated the camel under his crotch to death.

He habitually considers things long-term and comprehensively. Unexpectedly, this time, because he considered too thoroughly, he chose to ride a camel across the desert. On the contrary, he lost his advantage in speed.

On the desert, alarmed by the whistle, there was another group of cavalry troops led by Dugu Mou. He was ordered by Li Shimin to arrest Sun Xiangfu and go back to interrogate him. Starting from Dingxiang City in half an hour, after some pursuit, the distance from the guards of the Sun Mansion who were scattered and exploring was already less than a few miles away.

"Hurry up, catch up. If Zhengming really kills Wang Hao, His Majesty, I'm afraid he will suffer a lot."

Dugu Mou had good intentions, because he knew Li Shimin's thoughts and wanted to help Sun Xiangfu get back. If he just resisted the decree but did not kill Wang Hao, Li Shimin would not treat Sun Xiangfu hard, but if he killed Wang Hao disrupted Li Shimin's plan to enter the Western Regions. After Sun Xiangfu returned, even if he didn't die, he would have to shed his skin.

Not long after, the guards of the Sun's residence in the brigade gradually caught up with Wang Hao's camel team. Under the continuous shooting of crossbows, the people on Wang Hao's side suffered heavy losses, because the firepower was not in the same order, and they were only more than 20 Personally, there were more than a hundred people chasing them. When they shot twenty arrows, they had to bear the blows of more than one hundred arrows. Those camels that were hit by the arrows fell down one by one, and the subordinates who fell with them were also shot by Sun Fu. The bodyguard killed him with random arrows, and after a while, the horse, which ran faster, finally caught up with the camel.

"Wang Hao, stop dying and wait for my father-in-law's disposal. Perhaps, you can have a decent way to die."

As Zhang Ke shouted, he kept pulling the trigger of the crossbow in his hand. Finally, a crossbow arrow directly pierced the thigh of the camel that Wang Hao was riding. The tall camel fell directly on the sand dune in front. Falling down, Wang Hao's leg was crushed on the sand dune. Zhang Ke quickly rode forward, swung out with a whip, and sent the crossbow that Wang Hao was holding in his hand flying away. Wang Hao, whose skin was torn apart by Zhang Ke, immediately lost the thought of running away, because a group of Sun Mansion's guards had already surrounded the entire sand dune, and he had no way of escaping.

(End of this chapter)