Xiaoqi

"My lord, the scouts just came to report that Huan Fei has led the flying horses to steal into the mountain, and the whole army has been mobilized, leaving only a hundred old and weak soldiers guarding the camp."

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Teng Xiao reported softly to Li Li, who was squinting and pretending to be asleep.

Li Li's eyes opened suddenly, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that Huan Fei is determined to win this group of wild horses! Interesting, abandoning the camp and going into the mountains overnight, so impatient?"

Teng Xiao nodded slightly and said: "It seems so. Before Huan Fei faced the humiliation of the lord, he was able to bear it, and he must have a plan!"

"Humiliation? Hehehe! That's the debt owed by the Flying Horse Pirates earlier, and now I just ask them to pay it back." Li Li sneered.

Teng Xiao nodded in agreement, and then asked for instructions: "My lord, what should we do now? Or, my subordinates will send more scouts to follow them. After they find the wild horses, our army will cover them up and kill them."

Li Li paced outside the big tent, gazed deeply at the towering mountains in the dark night, shook his head and said, "No, we won't go into the mountains tonight, and we don't need to send additional scouts. Our army has been fighting for half a day today, and the soldiers are already exhausted." , rest overnight.

Tomorrow morning, meals will be made at three o'clock, and they will set off at five o'clock. Only one thousand dragon guards and two thousand green dragon camps will be stationed at the racecourse.The soldiers of the other battalions all went into the mountain with light clothing, prepared enough arrows, and sealed the exits of the valleys tightly. This time I will wipe out the Pegasus bandits and wild horses! "

"No, my subordinates will send the order down immediately." Teng Xiao respectfully replied, and then hurriedly left the tent of the Chinese army.

Li Li looked at the dark mountain peak, dazed, as if he wanted to see everything in the forest clearly through the darkness.

After a while, he walked lightly into the big tent, lying on the bed and flipping through the letters.

"Elai, Teng Yu, you two go down and rest, you don't need to guard tonight. Tomorrow we will formally fight the Pegasus Pirates, and we will meet each other. Huan Fei will be a stubborn stubble, and it's your turn to show your talents. Needless to say, let you have a good night's rest, this is a military order, execute the order immediately!"

"No, this subordinate waits for orders!" Dian Wei and Teng Yu suddenly appeared in the empty tent, and they bowed to receive orders.

"Well, let's go." Li Li hummed without raising his head, his eyes still fixed on the letter.

After the two left the big tent, Li Li looked at their backs and smiled with satisfaction.

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The sky is getting brighter, and the sky is full of morning glow.

Shihump Grand Canyon, north of the mouth of the valley.

"Da da da!"

Three thousand cavalry rushed to the mouth of the valley, swung their knives and chopped down the branches beside them, and the falling branches and leaves rattled.

Immediately, the army lay in ambush on the spot, quickly drew the bow and stringed it, and blocked the canyon passage layer by layer.

A moment later, Li Li personally led Dian Wei, Teng Yu, Teng Xiao, Fan Yong and other generals galloping forward, with five thousand Feixiong battalion and two thousand Longxiang guard cavalry behind them.

Seeing the arrival of the lord, Pang De, who arrived at the mouth of the valley first, rode his horse to meet him.

"My lord, the scouts report that Huan Fei and his party of more than 8000 flying horse robbers are in this canyon, and the wild horses that attacked our army's horse farm before inhabit this canyon. The exit of the canyon has been sealed tightly, and [-] horses have been deployed. Archers, prepare [-] black-feathered arrows. After the lord enters the canyon, the subordinates are planning to set up multiple roadblocks and traps at the entrance of the valley to ensure safety. Please make the decision, lord."

Li Li looked at the rolling Lion's Hump Grand Canyon from afar, frowned slightly, and nodded to Pound, "Ling Ming, you have done a good job, and the defense is in place, so implement it immediately. But Ling Ming still needs to pay attention, the pits can be dug more Some, the range should be large, the pit should be deep, but no spikes should be placed in the pit. This time our army will try to capture wild horses or flying horses to steal soldiers alive, and don’t kill them at will unless forced to!”

After speaking, Li Li waved his hands, clamped his legs tightly around the horse's belly, and led seven thousand cavalry straight to the canyon.

The Lion Hump Grand Canyon is a natural barrier between the Xiutu Wasteland and the desert.

The canyon is winding and narrow, stretching for hundreds of miles, surrounded by rolling mountains, with a terrain high in the west and low in the east.In the middle of the canyon, there is a stream about several feet wide. The stream flows all year round, dividing the canyon into east and west sides.

Shituofeng Canyon, although it is called a canyon, is not a narrow and deep stream between high mountains and steep and dangerous peaks.

On the contrary, this canyon, which is hundreds of miles long, is surrounded by mountains and rivers in the east, and is connected with Xiutu Wasteland.There are also no peaks over 300 meters above sea level in the west, but the terrain is higher and looks a bit higher than the peaks in the east.

However, the western peak is a relatively gentle hillside, with few trees and weeds, and no thorns and vines.

Looking around, what comes into view is a piece of green grassland, which extends to the distance with the undulating trend of the hillside. It is actually a natural pasture bestowed by God.

In addition, the reason why Lion's Hump is called the Grand Canyon is because there are only two exits in this canyon that is hundreds of miles long.One is the northern valley entrance blocked by Pound's army, and the other exit is the huge yellow sand desert for hundreds of miles; and at the end of the grass pasture on the west side of the canyon, there is also an endless desert.

Therefore, the Lion Hump Grand Canyon actually has only one exit, and that is the northern valley entrance guarded by Pound.

Of course, if someone can hike up the steep peaks on the east side of the canyon and climb over the mountains, they will eventually enter the Xiutu Wasteland.

In fact, Li Li led the army to the wasteland this time, and at noon on the day he arrived at the racecourse, he had already learned that the habitat of the wild horses was in the Grand Canyon of the Lion's Hump.But he didn't move for a long time. Instead, he pointed his soldiers at the alien light cavalry who were lying around the wasteland, annihilating them one after another, and then used tricks to lure the Pegasus Pirates to participate in the battle, taking the opportunity to weaken the Pegasus Pirates' strength.

Now, Li Li's original intention has basically been realized, leaving only the wild horses entrenched in the Grand Canyon and the more than [-] flying horse robbers under Huan Fei's men.

As long as this remaining threat is further eliminated, the hidden dangers of the Xiutu Racecourse will be completely eliminated, and in the future, only more troops need to be stationed, and you can sit back and relax.

Once and for all, this is Li Li's ultimate goal of sending troops to the wasteland.

Since the Xiutu wasteland is adjacent to the desert, Li Li had already considered it when he passed by this place earlier. The Xiutu County will never reclaim the wasteland, nor increase the population. Instead, it will be used as a horse ranch for the Wuwei Army.In this way, it can not only protect Xiutu City from being swallowed by the desert, but also continuously provide high-quality war horses.After all, war horses eat grass instead of uprooting and reclaiming wasteland, let alone cutting down trees and destroying jungle vegetation.

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"Da da da!"

Riding his horse across the stream in the valley, Li Li rode his horse galloping on the grassland west of the canyon, feeling refreshed and energetic.

Leaping horses and whips, galloping on the grasslands, this is Li Li's long-standing dream.

Before, he had been entangled by many affairs and had no time to do so. He never thought that after the racecourse was robbed, he would get his wish to jump on the grassland and enjoy the heroic journey bestowed by nature.

Maybe running around like this is just a moment of luxury, but Li Li's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and he is very satisfied.

Born in troubled times, no one can enjoy life as he pleases, and it is a gift from heaven to relax occasionally.

The world is impermanent, and those who are content are always happy.

"Roar!"

The roar of the huge beast that suddenly reached his ears shocked Li Li's tranquil and natural mind in vain, and the previous sense of refreshment disappeared without a trace in an instant.

In an instant, Li Li held up the saber in one hand, signaling the seven thousand cavalry behind him to rein in their horses and stop.

"Hoohoho!"

The beast's roar from the west became more and more urgent and louder, shaking the mounts of Li Li's army to twitch and neigh.

After hearing clearly the source of the beast's roar, Li Li swung his sword calmly, and rode his horse straight to the edge of the desert to the west.

"Da da da!"

In an instant, there was a loud sound of hoofbeats, and seven thousand iron cavalry rode their horses and swung their whips, rolling towards the west of the grassland.

Half an hour later, Li Li led the army to a hillside in the northwest corner of the grassland, looking down at the battle situation down the hill.

But at the foot of the mountain a few miles away, more than 8000 flying horse bandits under Huan Fei's command were entangled with tens of thousands of wild horses.Huan Fei, the leader of the Pegasus Pirates, was fighting fiercely with two huge golden-maned beasts. The golden-maned beasts let out earth-shattering roars from time to time, and faintly directed more than ten thousand wild horses to collide with the Pegasus robbers. The battle was fierce. Can't see the outcome.

"call!"