Chapter Forty-Eight: Attack and Killing
"Brother, there is a tail behind and it says that it is for us to provide military supplies. Damn, it's really a book. More than a dozen ox carts of pigs and poultry vegetables. It seems that this is really going to send us to the King of Jiujiang. β
"Let him raise his hand and not hit the smiling person. What's more, the people still carry things and march fifty miles to camp. The things they brought were divided among the battalions, so don't spoil them. β
Yun Xiao looked at the internal history of the team, and the speed of the ox cart was relatively slow. Unable to keep up with the marching procession, they could only follow from a distance. It is estimated that after setting up camp, these guys will follow, just killing pigs and sheep to feast on the war.
After traveling fifty miles, he reached the riverside. Yun Xiao ordered to set up camp, and there would be a life-and-death battle tomorrow. Today, we must rest and rest, and if you can save a point of effort, you will save a point.
As expected, the camp had just been set up. Neishi rushed to the scene with supplies, and the villagers greeted this guy warmly, and got in the car and moved the chickens, ducks, fish and big fat pigs down. Neishi stared but couldn't help it, Luan Yong walked to the knight horses beside Neishi, looked at the war horses, said good horses and took out a pocket, and fed these war horses beans to eat.
"Hey, what did you give my horse to eat?"
A knight hurried over to inquire.
"Horses are good, but they are not good at raising, look at your horse to help you feed it, what is noisy. Our lord said that if you raise a good horse, you have to feed the essence. Our horses eat beans, and you see what your horses eat. I didn't even give a bite of rough millet rice, and I felt sorry for this good horse when I saw that the horse was hungry. β
Luan Yong counted the knights and fed the horses some beans one by one.
"I can tell you, this horse has just finished eating the beans and can't let him drink water. Don't you hear me, if you drink water and die, don't blame me. β
"What did you just pull me for"
"Pull you for fear that you will get into trouble. The person just now was the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Lintong. You have annoyed him, and where will there be your good fruit to eat. β
"Oh. Thank you very much. Back to Jiangdu, the drunken Xianju brothers, please. β
The knight thanked the man who had just pulled him busy.
The Huns did not eat steamed buns, and their pots were full of beef and mutton. The oil on the top of the gurgling cauldron was an inch thick, and Batu cut a large piece of mutton with a knife and ate it with a mouth full of oil.
"Sue sΓΉ big guy, eat more tonight. I don't know when I'll be able to eat tomorrow, so don't eat those steamed buns that don't go hungry. Eat more meat, and take it with a piece of oiled paper wrapped in oil paper when you set off in the middle of the night."
It was said in the Hun dialect, and I was not afraid that those spies would listen to it.
Neshi and his knights were dragged to drink by the kind Zhang Shisan. Authentic Yunfu steamed wine. The day of marching was just to relieve fatigue, and the people Zhang 13 found to accompany him were all people who could drink two catties of wine at a meal. After a round of wine ordering, the people in the military tent were already drinking crookedly.
Neshi couldn't bear not to smell the tempting aroma of wine, but the smell kept drilling into his nose. He repeatedly said that he couldn't drink, but eventually he couldn't help but take a sip. There is a first mouthful, and there is a second mouthful. In fact, Neishi can still drink two taels, but he drank three taels.
The moon hung high in the sky, and the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the silent camp. The drunken and confused Neshi was snoring in the military tent with his men, unaware of the trembling of the earth.
One man with two horses. The Huns quickly rushed to the dock by the river. Dai Yu had already loaded the three-bow bed crossbow into a four-wheeled carriage, and brought twenty of the best archers with him just to be on the safe side. They followed in three carriages.
"Master Hou, I found a place. There are reeds on both sides of the river, which is very suitable for hiding people. β
Phantom Sky rode a horse and galloped in front of Yun Xiao.
"Good. You take the lead, and the whole army follows you. β
More than 400 horsemen, with fifteen carriages, galloped towards Gaoyou.
The weather was very nice. The rising sun in winter is very dazzling. The ground under his feet was dyed red, and Xiang Sanqiu got up early in the morning today. I was very excited. If it is appropriate to negotiate today. There is no need to live this day of eating and sleeping in the open and wandering. Captain Jiang Duguo. This is the official position that Xiang Sanqiu wants. In this way, he can use Jiangdu as a base and run his own forces.
Today, I specially wore a light armor, only about 20 pounds. I don't know if it's because of the excitement or the light armor, he feels a lot lighter. A Shu brocade robe was put on the outside, and the beard was carefully trimmed.
I took a picture of the bronze mirror repeatedly, and I was very satisfied with my dress and mental state. With a crown that leads to the sky, Xiang Sanqiu felt that he was already the captain of Jiangdu Kingdom.
Thinking of Liu Fei's goods, Xiang Sanqiu was laughing in his heart. Can this cargo also hold itself? Joke, how can a tiger scare a jackal.
Ge Hong limped and sorted out Shu Jin's robe for Xiang Sanqiu.
"When I looked at the back just now, I thought the general was in his twenties. It's been 30 years. The general's hair is still black, and my old Ge's temples are already white. It's not okay to be dissatisfied. β
"After today, we can go back to Jiangdu and live a good life, and you don't want your previous house. Come with me to live in the Taiwei Mansion, decades of life and death ups and downs, it should be a happy day. It's time for your daughter-in-law to give birth. β
"When I went back to Jiangdu, I took a look and gave birth. It's a handle, my old brother has killed countless people in his life, and he has a full house of children and grandchildren. Hehe, God treats me well. β
"Brother, I owe you. If the eldest son of your family is alive, you may have great-grandchildren. If it hadn't been for the arrow that helped me block it......"
"Don't say it, it's fate. If you can help the general block the arrows and die, it's worth it. Forget it, today is a festive day. Shall we go on horseback or by boat? β
"Take a boat, your leg injury is just right. If the wound is opened, I am afraid that it will be difficult to heal. β
"Then take a boat, put on good clothes, ride a horse, and ruin it."
Three hundred-man warships stopped at the dock, and a thousand cavalry divided into two groups escorted the march of the large ships on both sides. The morning sun in the sky gradually rises, and the slight temperature drives away the cold of winter. Xiang Sanqiu stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the rumbling cavalry and felt much more relieved. How many years have passed, and it is with this group of cavalry that I have escaped death many times. After years of struggle, I finally have hope today, and being a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones to master the soldiers and horses of a country can be regarded as honoring the ancestors of the Xiang family.
In front of it is a field of reeds, and not far beyond is Daxizhuang. It is estimated that Dou Yuan is already waiting for himself.
The reed leaves in winter were like sharp knives, and the cavalry did not dare to enter the reeds to search for them. The tall reeds will scratch the eyes and skin of the horses, and it is rare that the Jiangnan war horses dare not damage them.
The cavalry of the brigade walked around the reeds and looked at the big boats in the river from afar. Some of the guys dismounted and walked into the reeds. The untrampled place is a great treasure, and there are many good things in the autumn reeds. Make nests of birds, eels, crabs, foxes, weasels and so on and so forth. But there is nothing good in winter, except for the reed leaves that cut the face, and the feathered arrows that suddenly fly out.
The distance is very close, only about ten or twenty steps. It is not easy to find the enemy inside the reeds, and those who have laid an ambush in advance have a great advantage. Several powerful crossbow arrows pierced the bodies of the two young sergeants, the most fatal of which were the two stuck in their heads.
No screams, no shouts. Not even startling any of the birds, the fellows went to the warmer south. The two of them disappeared into the world as if they had melted into the air.
The companions waited impatiently, and stood on the edge of the reeds and shouted loudly. But they got nothing, and the captain who led the team was a little uneasy, and the general's fleet had already turned a corner and was about to come here.
Fifteen soldiers were sent in search of their missing companions. The general's fleet arrived, and the non-commissioned officers in charge of the search responded. This time it was better than the last time, and finally I heard a few screams.
The lieutenant hurriedly ordered his trumpeters to blow the warning horn, but it was too late. Several javelins with green smoke were shot out of the reeds, and the explosion sounded "boom, boom, boom".
Xiang Sanqiu was standing on the bow of the boat enjoying the winter scenery, when suddenly the hull of the ship shook. He felt like he was flying, yes, because he saw the boat in the air with orange flames and black smoke.
"Poof" splashed in all directions, and the body twitched for a while. The water was so cold, almost at the same time as falling into the water, Xiang Sanqiu felt cramps in his thighs. Ge Hong was shouting something at himself in the water with his mouth open, but his ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear anything.
Crossbow arrows were constantly being shot out of the reeds, killing the people who fell into the water one by one. As long as it floats on the water like a human shape, it is the target of their shooting. The surface of the water was chaotic, and the blood quickly turned red into the river. The heavily armored guards didn't even have a chance to struggle, and were carried to the bottom of the river by their heavy armor.
Xiang Sanqiu struggled in the water, secretly glad that he had changed his light armor today, if he was heavy, he would have sunk to the bottom of the river by now. Ge Hong held a large piece of broken wood and swam to Xiang Sanqiu's side with difficulty.
Ge Hong pushed the broken wood in front of Xiang Sanqiu's eyes, and Xiang Sanqiu, who had no strength, hugged the broken wood as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Soon both of them sank into the water, it was too heavy. This piece of wood can't hold two big living people at all, especially since they are all wearing armor. Xiang Sanqiu in the water drank a few sips of water, and the cold river water with a pungent bloody smell got into his nose and was very uncomfortable. I felt that the air in my chest had been depleted, and I suddenly felt that I was rapidly rising.
When my head finally came out of the water, I was desperately breathing, and for the first time I felt that air was so important. Looking around for Ge Hong, but there was no sign of him, and a crossbow arrow flew through Xiang Sanqiu's light armor and shot into his chest. (To be continued......)