Chapter 450: Battle Elder Street (II)
The cold wind was bitter, and the snow fell from the sky continuously, which increased the chill in the already snow-covered capital of the Xia Kingdom by a few points.
In such a harsh environment, ordinary people may still need to rush around for their own lives, but for those powerful families, staying at home, or drinking over the fire, or enjoying the snow in the warm pavilion full of braziers is the most comfortable enjoyment, and few people should choose to go out at this time.
But many powerful people in Xingzhou City today have made unreasonable choices, such as Xi Feng Yao, the third son of the Xi Feng clan, who is a member of the third rank of the court, he actually stood in front of a closed door with the falling fine snow and did not move for a long time.
He had been standing here for more than half an hour, and finally, as if feeling his sincerity, the magnificent door slowly opened, and a subordinate stepped forward humbly: "Fine-sealed Gongzi, the prince has an order to let you enter the mansion to speak now." ”
can let Xi Feng Yao drink wind and eat snow outside for so long, and only the crown prince of Xia Kingdom can do it now. And after hearing this, the spirit of Xi Fengyao, who was almost frozen, suddenly perked up, and he hurriedly shook off the melting snow on his body, and then answered, and hurriedly followed the person into the door.
After walking along the winding corridor for a long time, they finally came to a well-conceived pavilion facing the lake on three sides. At this time, the left and right sides of the pavilion are covered with thick felt, and only the side facing the depth of the lake is open, so that people can sit in the pavilion without being too cold and enjoy the quiet snow.
The crown prince Li Renai was in it at this time, with several braziers on the side, and a lot of wine and food on the table in front of him, and he was laughing and drinking with the two people dressed as scribes around him. A trace of shame flashed in his eyes after seeing this scene, but he quickly hid it again, changed his obedient appearance, and bowed his head and reported: "The criminal minister Xi Feng Yao sees His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
The crown prince was not in a hurry to respond to him, but continued his current topic: "You say, how is our arrangement here compared to the enjoyment of the princes of the Song people?" ”
When the two henchmen heard this, they naturally laughed and said: "Even if the Song people are rich, they can't compare to the prince in terms of wealth and wealth, and it is impossible for them to enjoy the snow scenery like the prince in such a snowy land without worrying about being affected by the wind and cold." ”
"Haha, that's how it should be." The crown prince nodded happily and said, "I heard that this time there is a Song Kingdom to envoy the Holy Birthday of Emperor He, but I really want to meet with them and ask them what they think about it." Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Xi Feng Yao, who had been waiting for a while: "Come in and talk." What is your sin in that you have to come to see Lonely? ”
Xi Feng Yao hurriedly walked into the pavilion with a slight bow, and only then did he feel a warmth on his body, which was much more comfortable than outside. But his expression was still restrained: "The minister knew that what he did the day before yesterday was not thoughtful, and he wanted to get a rare good horse for the prince, but the result was ...... I also hope that the prince will forgive the ministers for their reckless crimes! ”
Since the trouble at the South Gate the day before yesterday, Xi Feng Yao was really uneasy to the extreme, because he knew very well that he had made the prince lose face in front of everyone. For this reason, he has been coming to plead for sin for the past few days, and he has not been allowed to enter until just now.
"Hmph, self-asserted, ineffective, even the people in your own family can't look at it, how can you let Lone be reused for you in the future?" The prince's face sank, and he counted down. But these words fell into the ears of Xi Feng Yao, but it made his heart feel wider, and the prince could say that he still regarded himself as a confidant, of course, it also depended on his next compensation and performance.
So after bowing his head again and admitting his mistake, he whispered: "The prince forgives his sins, the minister knows that the mistakes he made are not easily remedied, so this time he wants to take a bad breath for the prince and execute the person who killed the horse the day before yesterday!" ”
"Oh? Did you send someone to do it? "The prince is not too surprised, it is true that Sun Tu made him lose face the day before yesterday, but the most slapped in the face is still fine Feng Yao, so it is reasonable for the other party to do this.
"Early this morning, the sinner named Sun Qianli has gone out alone, and the minister has sent his elite to kill him not long ago, presumably it won't be long before this person's head can be presented to the prince as a wine accompaniment to today's snow appreciation."
"Then wait here for a while, I hope you won't let me down again." The prince finally had a satisfied smile on his face. Killing Sun Tu is naturally a good way to save face, so that others know what the fate of being an enemy of themselves is, and it is not his own subordinates who do it, even if something really goes wrong, it is a battle within the Xifeng clan, and it has nothing to do with him, the prince.
Seeing the prince smile, Xi Feng Yao finally completely relieved his heart, and this time his own compensation was finally correct and timely. Now it's just a matter of seeing when Sun Qianli's head can be brought over by his subordinates!
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The sturdy horses' hooves trampled heavily on the long bluestone paved street as they ran at full speed, splashing a layer of white snow that had just gathered on their heads.
Under the close pursuit of the more than a dozen black riders, Sun Tu looked like a lost dog. Originally, he should have been able to distance himself from the enemy by relying on the majestic horse of the war horse under his crotch, but because of the continuous arrows shooting from behind, he had to be distracted to dodge and block, so he could not urge the horse with all his strength, so he finally gave the leader of the black horse a chance to catch up. At this moment, the two sides were only half a horse body apart, and the other party swung his knife several times, but he quickly turned before flashing over, but the situation was already quite dangerous.
In fact, it was not only Sun Tu who was anxious, but also the pursuers, especially the leader of the black knights, because he found that the speed of the pursuit of the mount under his crotch was getting slower and slower. This is also a matter of no way, just now in order not to be thrown away by Sun Tu, he stabbed the horse fiercely, under the injury and bleeding, the war horse could not last, and the speed at this time had declined, otherwise with the speed at which Sun Tu needed to be distracted to dodge the arrows now, he would have been able to catch up and attack.
Seeing this, he was in a hurry, and finally stabbed his heart again, and stabbed the horse's buttocks again, so that the horse stimulated the last bit of potential while Herod's scream, and the speed increased again, and it was close again, and it was almost connected with Sun Tu's war horse.
Feeling that the war horse under his crotch had reached the last moment, he no longer had the slightest hesitation, and immediately left his legs from the stirrup, ready to fly at any time, and at the same time, the knife was raised high, and with a loud shout, he slashed towards Sun Tu's back in front of him.
He had been brewing this knife for a long time, and both the angle and the strength were extremely precise, giving Sun Tu no room to dodge at all. And at this time, a few more arrows broke through the air in the rear, just blocking the left and right sides, so that Sun Tu could no longer change direction at all.
And at the same time as he slashed out, a surprising thing happened - the war horse under Sun Tu, which was still sprinting at full speed, suddenly let out a long neigh, and as soon as the four hooves were retracted, an emergency brake came and stopped in the blink of an eye.
The momentum inertia was too great, but Sun Tu relied on his increasingly exquisite riding skills to control the war horse and did not fall, but suddenly made a 180-degree turn during this period. I saw that the horse's hind hooves kicked the ground fiercely, but the front hooves were already raised high, and the horse's body was almost at a right angle to the ground. Then the body spun violently, and when the horse's front hooves fell again, the body had turned in an instant!
This change was so sudden that it surprised everyone, and everyone, including the leader, not only attacked and landed in the air, but also slowed down their movements! Who would have thought that Sun Tu, who was bent on running for his life, would suddenly come back and forth?
Sun Tu did exhibit the real horse gun this time, not only the people returned, but the horses also returned, and the gun also stabbed out with the powerful force that erupted when he turned around.
The iron spear rubbed rapidly against the air at this moment, emitting a strange whining roar, almost covering up the cold north wind that was still raging and whistling, and the flickering tip of the spear actually reflected the surrounding snow even more chilling, and also made the black horse leader who missed the sword, but his body was leaning forward because of the war horse, and he was terrified, and an unprecedented sense of horror had already grabbed his heart, making him subconsciously let out a scream!
Out of the instinct of self-preservation, he pressed the horse's back, just like Sun Tu attacked him just now, but because of the too hasty relationship, the body that was in the air was a little unbalanced, and the knife in his hand had just been withdrawn to his chest, but the vital point of the lower abdomen was exposed.
However, Sun Tu's shot that superimposed the power of the horse's forward rush and turn back had already come violently, and its target was exactly where the empty belly he exposed was.
With a pop, the iron spear had pierced into his soft lower abdomen without hindrance, and with a miserable howl, the spear had penetrated through his body almost without the slightest condensation, and suddenly pierced out half of the spear from his back.
And Sun Tu's shot was not over yet, at the moment of piercing the enemy, his hands were shocked and danced, and a half-terrible scream sounded from the other party's mouth, and then it stopped abruptly, and it was fiercely picked up in the air, and the lower body was completely torn apart by this shot, and a large amount of blood was scattered in the air along with the intestines......
The lethality and violence caused by this shot were so amazing that they frightened the black horsemen who were chasing after them suddenly, and almost at the same time they pulled the reins and stopped the momentum of rushing forward, and then everyone stared at Sun Tu who was standing with their guns in front of them with devilish eyes.
At this moment, these guys are really scared!