Chang Le, Gayao and Man Luo chased with their men and horses for a whole afternoon without seeing any sign of the big eater and the mercenaries.
At dusk, everyone had to stop and rest, and wait until dawn tomorrow before pursuing again.
Early the next morning, before Chang Le and others were preparing to pursue, a storm blew in the desert.
The yellow sand blew all over the sky and blocked the sun.
The entire sky was dark and nothing could be seen.
After the sandstorm passed, there were no traces of the giant eater and the mercenaries left on the sand.
Ga Yao looked at the flat sand and said, "This is troublesome.
There are no traces of those people on the ground.
How can we track them?"
Chang Le looked at Manluo and asked: "Centurion Manluo, it's not easy to survive in the desert.
There shouldn't be any way to the south from here, right?"
Manluo nodded and said: "Of course, the shortest distance from here to the Dashi Kingdom is six to seven hundred miles.
If you don't visit the oases and settlements along the way, you will die of thirst or starvation in the desert if you just wander around.
There are two roads from here to the border of Dashi Country.
If they have planned in advance to retreat south immediately after the incident is completed, they will definitely choose the nearest route.
Now we can only try our luck."
Chang Le said: "That's all.
Please ask Centurion Manluo to lead the way."
More than two hundred soldiers and horses immediately continued to move south under the guidance of Manluo.
They could not march on horseback in the desert.
This meant that there were local troops assisting them on the border of Khwarizm.
They could live in the oases and residences along the way.
Only by exchanging land for war horses can they maintain a high marching speed.
The next evening, Manluo, who was leading the way, stopped because there were more than twenty corpses lying on the sand in front of him.
Everyone stopped.
Chang Le got off his horse and walked to a large pile of corpses to look at it.
He said to Manluo and Gayao: "These people are the mercenaries hired by the big cannibal.
I have seen them."
The injured Ma Kun also said at this time: "Yes, these are the people.
I have seen them face to face and will never admit their mistakes."
Gayao walked to Yiyi's corpse and looked at it, then looked at the other corpses, and wondered: "Why did these people die?
They don't seem to have any scars on their bodies."
Chang Le saw some water bags scattered around here, as well as remaining pancake crumbs and mutton mince.
He picked up one of the water bags, opened the stopper, smelled it, and said, "It smells of alcohol.
It seems that there was a big cannibalism not long ago."
I rested and ate here with these mercenaries, but the big eater poisoned the mercenaries' drinks and poisoned all these mercenaries to death.
You see , the faces of these corpses are all black, which is a sign of poisoning, which can also explain why there are no wounds on the corpses.
The purpose of poisoning these people must be to silence them and prevent the news from leaking.
According to the condition of these corpses, they should He died not long ago and it won’t take more than an hour.
Now let’s speed up and catch up.
We should be able to catch up soon.”
"Okay, let's pursue him immediately," Manluo said immediately.
Before the sun went down, Chang Le, Manluo and Gayao arrived at a small settlement with more than two hundred people.
There were dozens of families here, all living in tents.
The tents were all built on the edge of a small river.
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There are not only wetlands, aquatic plants, and woods along the river, it is indeed a habitat.
Several people were lying on the dunes in the distance observing the settlement.
Manluo said to Chang Le: "It's getting dark now.
If those big cannibals don't want to freeze in the desert, they will definitely stay in this settlement."
Rest and wait until dawn tomorrow before setting off."
Chang Le nodded and said: "We followed them all the way.
The horseshoe camps and traces along the way proved that they came along this road.
Now they will definitely be in this residential area.
We must find a way to surround them. , we can’t let any of them run away.”
Gayao said: "If you want to arrest people, it's best for Manluo to take his people there first.
They are locals, and those Huazizim people will not be hostile to them."
Manluo said: "We must rush there immediately.
I am worried that those big cannibals will kill these unarmed tribesmen."
Chang Le quickly grabbed him and said: "Don't worry, our goal is to capture the living, not the dead, so we must surround them.
Don't show it after you lead them there.
Wait until you find those big cannibals."
Then give the order to surround them."
"Okay" Manluo agreed.
Chang Le discussed with Gayao again and divided Gayao's men into two.
Gayao took half of them to the rear of the residence to prevent the big eater from escaping after discovering something was wrong and blocking their escape path, while Chang Le Then lead the remaining people to stay here and be ready to support at any time.
The three of them immediately took action.
Manluo led his one hundred cavalry from the sand dunes to the residential area by the river below.
Their arrival attracted the attention of the herdsmen in the residential area.
The sky was getting dark, and a fire was lit at the residence by the river, but Chang Le soon discovered the noise coming from there, which seemed to be a conflict.
He no longer hesitated and immediately rushed over with everyone.
Chang Le rushed over with his troops to make the local Huazizim people more vigilant, because neither Chang Le nor the people he brought were from Huazizim.
An old man from Huazimo pointed at Manluo and shouted: "Manluo, what do you want to do?
These are the people of God, our friends and brothers.
I don't allow you to touch them, and I will never allow you to take them away and return them."
Yes, who are these people?
Their clothes and appearance look like Oghuz people.
Are you colluding with foreign enemies?"
Manluo smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Anric, it's not what you think.
These big cannibals killed an Eastern Roman man in our territory.
He was a high official.
I must take them back.
This person next to me is from the Western Qin Dynasty.
Sir, these are the soldiers of Ogus behind him.
We are hunting these big cannibals together.
This is a big matter.
Please don’t embarrass us."
"Fart, I don't care about the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Qin.
I only know that these people are our brothers and friends.
As long as I am here, you can't even think of laying a finger on them."
More than a dozen big cannibals were surrounded by Manluo's leaders, but some local Huazizim people protected these big cannibals.
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Chang Le soon understood that these Huazizm people had the same beliefs as the big cannibals. , otherwise they would never protect these big cannibals regardless of the danger.
Chang Le stepped forward and said: "Uncle Anric, are you?
I am Chang Le, the captain of the Western Qin Army.
This is my identity plate.
We were ordered to escort Julius, the envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire, back, but we were eaten by these big men.
They were targeted, and their purpose was to kill Julius and frame the blame on us, Xi Qin.
Do you know what kind of official the envoy is?
His identity is equivalent to yours.
We Huacizim were the envoys of Anba Khan.
If Anba Khan’s envoys were killed in the country where they were sent to the mission, it would be tantamount to the murderer openly provoking and defying Huacizim.
If Anba Khan did not respond, he would be killed.
He will be ridiculed by other countries and spurned by his subjects and leave the country.
If he cannot find out who the murderer is, he must bear the responsibility.
He is now an envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Those who were killed by these big cannibals on your land of Huazizimo have an unshirkable responsibility for you.
If we don't take these big cannibals back and deal with them, I, the King of the Western Qin Dynasty, will definitely hold An Bahan accountable. , this matter is definitely not something that an old man like you can handle.
If you insist on protecting these big cannibals, you will be given the entire Do you understand the seriousness of this matter?
I understand that you and your tribe have the same beliefs as these cannibals.
You regard them as friends and brothers, but they are guilty.
They came here with hostility.
If you protect them, you are protecting evil, which is not in line with your beliefs."
Although the old man was stubborn, he was by no means a fool.
He understood what Chang Le said, turned to look at the leading eater in confusion and asked: "Brother Amud, why did you lie to me?"
The leader of the big cannibals smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Anric, I can't help myself.
I have caused you trouble.
Thank you for your hospitality."
After saying that, he shouted to the dozen or so big cannibals around him: "Kill out!"
The scene instantly became chaotic, and the calm night was destroyed by the flash of swords and shadows.
Although the big cannibals were brave and fearless of death, they could not defeat the Huazizm cavalry and Ogus cavalry who had an absolute numerical advantage.
After being killed, After killing six people, the others were trapped in the middle and could no longer escape.
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, the leader of the cannibals immediately shouted: "I am a brother, and we will meet again in the presence of Allah."
Hearing such a shout, Anle knew that he was about to suffer.
He immediately grabbed the bow and arrow of an Ogus cavalryman next to him and shot it out.
He shot three arrows in a row, hitting the knife-holding arms of the three big cannibals respectively, while the other big cannibals People cut themselves to death one after another.
"Catch them!"
Anle shouted, and some Ogus men rushed over and grabbed the three cannibals with injured arms and fallen weapons, and took off their belts to tie them tightly.
Hengluosi, the palace of the Western Qin Dynasty.
Wang Can hurried over, his face a little uneasy.
When he saw Zhao Ziliang walking in the palace courtyard, he walked over and reported: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Zhao Ziliang twisted his neck and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Wang Can hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Julius was attacked and killed by a cannibal on the way back to the country, and seven of our eight escorting agents also died."
Zhao Ziliang stopped and frowned when he heard this: "Didn't I ask you to protect him carefully?
Why did he end up being killed by the big eater?"
Wang Can said quickly: "Yes, General Mo will have unshirkable responsibility for this matter.
However, many things are beyond the control of General Mo here.
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The head catcher escorting Julius made temporary changes after discovering the cannibalistic attempt."
The route of advance made it impossible for us to send garrison troops to escort along the way.
Julius was killed in Khwarizm, but we captured three of the murderers, and the bodies of Julius and others were also sent after processing.
Kerch, Crimea.”
Zhao Ziliang rubbed his brows and said: "It seems that we can only find a way to get those three big cannibals to tell the truth, and let them tell the Eastern Romans with their own mouths who came up with the idea to kill Julius, otherwise the Eastern Romans People will definitely come to me to ask for an explanation, and the relationship between the two countries will also be affected.
You should handle this matter personally, and you must let them speak."
"Yes, I will go to the trial in person":