Chapter 40: Praying Mantis? Yellow Sparrow!
Time passed in a flash, and soon it was the third day.
At the gate of Wangquan County, Shang Ji wore a helmet and armor, riding a green horse, and behind him were a hundred murderous black-armored horsemen, followed by nearly a hundred ordinary third-order black-armored soldiers.
Shang Ji is about to go on his first military mission.
Liu Yi, as Shang Ji's boss and friend, specially came to see him off, Tian Teng did not come in person, but he also sent an official to come.
Looking at the black-armored Xuanqi under Shang Ji's command, Liu Yi was amazed: "Brother Yuewu, your black-armored Xuanqi is really a rare elite!" Over time, it may not be able to become a strong army that dominates the world! ”
Shang Ji smiled and replied, "It's just the sons and daughters who are fighting!" ”
Liu Yi also smiled when he heard this, and said: "Originally, Yi was still a little worried that Brother Yue Wu might have an accident when he carried out the army mission for the first time, but now it seems that with the ability of the Black Armor Xuan Cavalry to deal with three hundred bandits, it must be a devastating victory!" Here, I wish Brother Yue Wu a victory! ”
"Borrow the auspicious words of Brother Zhongxiong!"
"General Shang, the county commander has something important to do, and he can't come to see you off in person, so I am specially sent to help you!" The official who came on behalf of Tian Teng stepped forward and said.
"Dare to ask your surname?" Shang Ji asked. This official is also dressed as a Confucian scholar and has a lupine scarf, which is quite a bit of Tian Teng's demeanor.
"A member of the government is not enough to worry about it, General Shang can call me Deng Yan!" Deng Yan arched his hand and said.
Shang Ji's mind turned sharply, and he looked at Deng Yan carefully, and couldn't think of what kind of medicine was sold in Tian Teng's gourd.
The task delivered this time must be greasy, this is certain, but why did Deng Yan come here?
Looking at Deng Yan's appearance as a scribe, he must be not qualified to stab a knife in the back, and besides, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and he accidentally gave his life.
"Just a thief, I am tired of Mr. Deng's drive, and when I go, I will return, and I will bring back the thief's head as a county order! Mr. Deng can go back to the house and sit down first, so he doesn't have to work hard! "No matter what Tian Teng's idea is, it is better to push it off or push it off.
Deng Yan smiled bitterly and said with a bitter face: "The general doesn't know, the county order has issued a strict order, ordering me to follow, and asking the general not to embarrass me." ”
Shang Ji frowned, and was about to get angry, but he saw Liu Yi take a step forward and said, "Brother Yuewu, let's let Mr. Deng follow, after all, it is a good intention of the county order, and you can't live up to it!" As he spoke, he winked at Shang Ji.
Shang Ji figured out what Liu Yi meant for a while, but he still followed his advice and left Deng Yan, after all, no matter from that point of view, Liu Yi had no reason to frame himself.
"In this case, it will bother Mr. Deng." Shang Ji said to Deng Yan.
Deng Yan arched his hand, signaled to thank Shang Ji for permission, and said no more. Step on your horse and get ready to hit the road.
Shang Ji waved his hand to Liu Yi and said goodbye: "Brother Zhongxiong, please go back, just wait for the good news of Ji!" ”
"I wish Brother Yue Wu a victory!"
"Let's go!" Shang Ji roared and rode away first.
Just after Shang Ji led the army to set off, the county government sent a rider to fly out from the west gate of the city!
At the same time, a coachman who had been hovering near the county office also hurried to the barracks.
The thieves were more than 200 miles away from Wangquan County, and there were still some foot soldiers in the black armor army under Shang Ji, and the marching speed was not very fast, and they walked for more than three hours for 200 kilometers.
During this period, Shang Ji also had a general understanding of Deng Yan, according to Deng Yan, he was suppressed many times because he had many different opinions on some of Tian Teng's decrees before, which disobeyed Tian Teng's intentions.
Now he was sent to assist Shang Ji to suppress the bandits, if it weren't for the fact that he had an old mother at home who needed to be taken care of, he would have abandoned his official position a long time ago.
Of course, these are Deng Yan's one-sided words, and Shang Ji didn't fully believe it, but Deng Yan's expression and tone didn't look like a fake.
Not long after, Kou Xian, who was in charge of the scout's work, reported: "The goal is ahead!" As the intelligence said, there are only more than 300 thieves, and their strength is generally not strong! ”
Shang Ji stopped talking and stopped marching.
It didn't take long for Su Huan to fly from afar, fly in front of Shang Ji and dismount, and report: "Lord! It's already arranged! ”
Hearing this, Shang Ji nodded in understanding.
Then he turned to Deng Yan and said, "Mr. Deng, can you watch a good show with me if you are interested?" ”
Deng Yan also seemed to see some clues, the bitterness on his face gradually disappeared, and he said: "Wait and see!" ”
"Go ahead and go according to the plan!" Shang Ji instructed Su Huan.
Su Huan clenched his fists and took the order.
"People are on the grass and horses, and they are moving forward in concealment!" Shang Ji ordered.
......As soon as Shang Ji's voice fell, more than 100 knights turned over and dismounted, and quietly walked forward.
"Kill, !!"
Suddenly there was a sound of fighting on the back of the hillside.
Shang Ji waved his hand, and the black-armored army behind him immediately stopped.
"Alert!" Shang Ji gave a low command and quietly touched the small hill.
Turning over the hills, I saw hundreds of people on the opposite side mixed together!
On closer inspection, one of the parties is clearly the target of this mission, the gang of thieves. On the other side, it's a little strange, all the black armor, and when I suddenly look at it, I thought it was the black armor army of Shang Ji!
The gang looked almost identical to the Black Armor Army, with the same armor, the same spears, and even the same vests.
If it weren't for people who knew a lot about the Black Armor Army, they would probably mistakenly think that this was the real Black Armor Army.
Although this group of people is equipped with the same equipment as the Black Armor Army, their strength is far behind. In the face of thieves whose strength is generally in the second and third ranks, the fight is very anxious, and there is no such momentum as the Black Armor Army.
In the woods in the distance, another man and horse are also watching!
The group was armed with a scimitar, wore a fur hat and crotch trousers, all of which were bearded. If the aborigines of Liaodong County see it, they can see at a glance that these are Wuhuan people!
One of them, dressed in blood-red armor and holding a large sword, looked like a leader and observed the battle situation for a while, sneered, and said, "The Han people will talk about it!" The strength of this army is not as good as the little cubs in the clan, so dare to call themselves a strong army? It's ridiculous, it seems that the Immortal Heaven is destined to rise! ”
A brute general behind him jumped out and said, "Commander! Let me take you up and bring you back the heads of those damn dogs! ”
"No, no, no, Nuto, you're too arrogant! Although the strength of the Han dog in front of us is not strong, we can't despise them too much, Changshengtian tells us that the hungry wolf will go all out to catch the rabbit! The red-armored general glared at Nuto dissatisfiedly and lectured.
Then he pulled out his scimitar, stepped on the war horse, and roared: "Sons, follow me and kill the dog!" ”
"Kill the !! of the Dog"
"Kill the !! of the Dog"
There was a sudden roar of ghosts crying and wolf howling around.
"Kill!"
The red-armored barbarians rushed out of the woods and slashed at the two sides that were fighting!
"Woohoo ......"
It was followed by nearly a thousand Wuhuan cavalry, and Wuyang Wuyang's fast horse rushed over.
Seeing Cheng Biting Jin, who was killed halfway, both warring sides were stunned for a moment, and the side that looked like the Black Armor Army was the first to react and immediately began to retreat.
When the thieves saw the Black Armor Army moving, they immediately reacted and began to retreat.
However, the Wuhuan side were all light cavalry, and they moved very quickly, and before the two sides completely broke away from the battle, the Wuhuan cavalry caught up.
The red-armored barbarian led by the red-armored barbarian was extremely brave, and with a wave of the big knife in his hand, a thief who couldn't escape was directly cut in two!
This bloody scene further stimulated the ferocity of the Wuhuan cavalry, and the scimitar like snow in his hand slashed out, and the bloody arrows shot out, representing the loss of a life.
The Wuhuan cavalry is a third-order light cavalry, and the strength of the thieves is uneven, and there are both second-order and third-order; The strength of the fake black armor army and the thief side is about the same, otherwise they wouldn't have been scorched just now.
Fortunately, there were more cavalry on the side of the fake black armor army, and they fled relatively quickly, and there were thieves behind the back hall, so not many were killed on the spot.
One thousand Wuhuan light horsemen, fighting against three hundred rabble, and in a short time, three hundred bandits were killed.
The red-armored barbarian looked at the fleeing fake black-armored army, waved his big sword, and shouted: "Sons, kill them all!" ”
"Woo woo woo ........."
A group of fierce Wuhuan people howled and rushed forward!
I don't know if it's intentional or not, the retreat route of the fake black armor army happened to pass by the hill under Shang Ji!
The terrain is very interesting, with hills on both sides and a 100-zhang wide passage in the middle. The hills on either side are not high, but they perfectly block the view.
The fake Black Armor Army hurried through the middle passage.
Wuhuan rode in hot pursuit.
Seeing that half of the Wuhuan cavalry had passed through the passage, Shang Ji immediately ordered: "Xuanjia Army, get on the horse!" Prepare for battle! ”
"Whoa......
There was a sound of armor rubbing against each other, and the Black Armor Army quickly got on the horse!
"Don't worry, don't worry, wait for words to help the general!"
Seeing this, no matter how sluggish Deng Yan was, he understood what was going on, and hurriedly pulled Shang Ji, chanting words in his mouth, and then waved the feather fan in his hand and roared: "Wind!" ”
As soon as Deng Yan's words fell, the originally sunny weather suddenly began to blow violently!
The wind mixed with gravel and gravel struck the Wuhuan cavalry.
The tempest did not cause any substantial damage to the Wuhuan cavalry, but it greatly affected their formation and vision!
Shang Ji glanced at Deng Yan in surprise, he didn't expect this person like a weak scholar to have this ability to call the wind and rain!
Surprised, of course Shang Ji knew the truth that the opportunity could not be missed, nodded to Deng Yan, expressed his gratitude, and immediately ordered: "Charge!! ”
"Kill !!" With a shout, Shang Ji rushed down first.
The Wuhuan cavalry below was chasing Zhengshuang, and suddenly a gust of wind struck, disrupting the formation, and then another murderous army rushed down from above, even the Wuhuan people, who were known for their insidious cunning and fearless death, panicked.
Fortunately, the red-armored barbarian was a qualified commander and maintained basic composure.
"Don't panic, there are less than 200 of them, kill all these Han dogs!" The red-armored barbarian roared in a vain attempt to calm the army's heart.
When the Wuhuan cavalry heard this, they took a closer look, and it was indeed the case, and their panic suddenly decreased a lot.
The red-armored barbarian turned his horse's head and was about to meet the arrogant man who dared to ambush the Wuhuan warriors, when an army rushed out from the hill on the other side behind him!