Chapter 137: Ma Ta Lang Prefecture (I)
The rumbling sound gradually subsided, and the crisp sound of horses' hooves rang out, knocking on the hearts of the people.
The little pony's hooves looked at the horse team that was slowing down, and the red light of the setting sun reflected on their iron helmets, and there was a kind of warmth in the gloom.
It was a scene that the pony had never seen before, and countless horses were slowly pressing over with a round of red sun on their backs, as if it were a mountain, trying to crush everything that stood in its way.
This scene was deeply imprinted in his young heart, and it can never be erased.
The native soldiers who were chasing the mountain people were so frightened by this indomitable momentum that their faces turned pale, and they had never seen such a scene before when they had the impression that the war was a battle of knives and guns. The neat lineup of the cavalry in front of them was like a high mountain, unattainable, and when it advanced, it was like the waves of the sea, sweeping everything.
Seeing that the cavalry on the opposite side gradually stopped, Jia Changlu, who led the team, finally let out a sigh of relief, and said to the cronies who followed him: "What are the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty doing?" Didn't the imperial court there already know that the border states were no longer allowed to recruit our Jiaozhi people? Could it be that they didn't even listen to the words of the court! β
The cronies looked around and whispered, "It seems that it's because we've entered the territory of Menzhou." β
"So what? Half a year ago, we came here whenever we wanted, and Huang Zhizhou's family didn't even dare to let out a fart! Why, there are more rules now! β
"Huang Zhizhou has already accepted the land and gone to the Great Song Dynasty to enjoy happiness, and now Menzhou is stationed in the Great Song Dynasty official army."
"So whatβ"
Halfway through this sentence, Jia Changlu looked at the loyal Ruijun who stopped on the opposite side and held back his words.
The loyalists stopped a stone's throw from their pursuers, neither attacking nor moving.
The native soldiers chasing the mountain people in Jiatong were forced by the loyal army, and gradually got closer, and the two sides confronted each other.
The fleeing mountain people were caught between the two sides. Looking left and right, I don't know what to do. After a while, someone finally couldn't help it anymore and went back to save his companions who were caught up and tied up by the pursuers, and gradually gathered together.
The mountain people who turned back to save people saw that the native soldiers did not move, and they became more and more emboldened. Slowly went around to the back of the pursuers, untied them one by one, and helped them back.
The sun swayed and set on the top of the mountain, and the glow of the sky slowly converged. The mountain wind blew, swept the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and carried the chill of winter, blowing through the wide valley between the mountains.
Jia Changlu watched the mountain people who were thrown on the side of the road one by one being rescued, his eyes almost burst out of his sockets, and his heart was dripping blood. This is all the Dingkou of Jiadong. Jia Dong's roots, just watching it disappear, how can he go back and confess, how should his uncle punish himself!
"No! It can't be like this! These Song soldiers are just here to scare us, and they don't dare to do it! Come on, go and drive those mountain people away, and the people who have caught them can't be lost anymore! β
The cronies around him whispered: "Yanei, we are now in Menzhou. There are many people on the other side, and they all have horses. If we really rush up, we will suffer! β
"Don't be intimidated by them! These Song soldiers just look scary and don't dare to fight us! Since the incident in Sumaozhou, there has been an order in the capital over there to recruit our people again! I heard that there was also a special letter to Thang Long Province, saying that it would hand people back. How dare you not listen here in Yongzhou? β
Seeing that Jia Changlu confessed to his death, his cronies knew his temper, so they had to stop talking.
Jia Changlu pointed to a small leader and said: "You, take two people to drive away those cheap billets in the mountains, and see if the Song army on the opposite side dares to rush us!" β
The little boss took two men with him. Riding a horse and running to the back of the group, chasing the mountain people who saved people.
Jia Changlu looked at the "Song" banner raised high on the opposite side without blinking, and he was so nervous that his breathing stopped. He still kept an eye on it, and only let two or three people go back to try the reaction of the other side.
After a while, seeing that the opposite team was still motionless, Jia Changlu raised his head and laughed wildly: "Straight lady thief, I was almost scared by this gang of killings!" They are here to scare people, how dare they use swords! β
Pointing to a few small leaders around him, he shouted in a series of ways: "You, you, you, and you, take people back and detain those cheap billets who don't know how to die!" These people who kill thousands of knives think that if someone gives them courage, they really dare to rebel! When I get back, I'll have to skin them! β
Seeing that the first three people to go back were fine, several small leaders responded to a promise in an uproar, each with someone, and ran to the back of the team with a roar, and arrested the mountain people who rushed back to save people.
The little pony's hooves were on Second Uncle Hong's back, looking at the motionless horse team in front, and then looking back at the mountain people who had been recaptured, only to feel very uncomfortable in his heart, and lay on Second Uncle Hong's back weakly.
"Uhhh
At this moment, a loud trumpet sounded, and the earth suddenly trembled. Like thunder on a dry day, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and the surrounding mountains seemed to shake.
Jia Changlu looked stupidly at the handsome flag on the opposite side and slowly leaned forward, and there were some flags he didn't know were shaking, and with this banner, the cavalry on the opposite flanks suddenly rushed up.
In the blink of an eye, Jia Changlu didn't have time to react, so he watched stupidly as the cavalry on both wings bypassed his central army, and the wind swept through his rear.
The native soldiers who were chasing the mountain people only heard the rumbling sound, and suddenly rushed out of the smoke and dust of the Great Song Dynasty cavalry that they thought they did not dare to come up.
Cao Yang held a spear in his hand, swept a small leader off the horse with a sweep, pointed the spear in his hand at his throat, and let him step off the war horse and tap the horse's hooves.
The little boss underground's face was pale, his eyes looked at the tip of the spear with cold light next to his neck, and he only felt that the coolness from it was freezing to his heart, and his whole body was frozen there, and he couldn't move.
In just a moment's effort, the few small leaders and subordinates behind Jia Changlu's team who captured the mountain people were restrained by the loyal army. Because Han Daocheng got the order to keep people here, and he didn't kill them on a big scale, only two or three local soldiers were unlucky and were stabbed to death by the cavalry who couldn't hold their hands, and the others were trapped in place.
The little boss who was restrained by Cao Yang waited for a while and did not move, this feeling of wandering in front of the ghost gate was about to drive him crazy, and shouted at Cao Yang on the horse: "If you have the ability, you will shoot it down!" You Song people, you will rely on horses and guns to scare people, but you don't have the courage to see blood! β
Cao Yang's eyes were cold, he suddenly drew his spear, smashed it on his head, and then used the tip of the spear to cut a circle in his face, still pointing at his throat.
Jia Changlu looked back and forth, there were about 200 cavalry behind him, more than 300 people in front, and on both sides were continuous mountains.
Seeing that the cavalry that went around to the back did not start a big killing, Jia Changlu gradually understood in his heart, it is estimated that the other party did not get the order to really start a war, and he still had some scruples.
(This chapter is a bit long, so I'll have to finish it tomorrow.) (To be continued.) )