Chapter 723: Deserter
Shangguan Ru didn't know how far away it would be, but she believed that she would always remember this moment.
There was a huge strangeness on the dragon king's body, and at this moment, like the cold ice under the scorching voice, it was rapidly dissolving, and the hard arms gradually became softer, but more powerful, and the enthusiasm on his lips was as hot as the hatred in his heart.
The Dragon King will always remember this moment as well.
Shangguan wanted to laugh and cry, and then she bit that lip hard, gathered the strength of her whole body, and punched out.
A small piece of killer instinct still remained in Gu Shenwei's body, he felt the changes in his body in his arms, and he had a premonition that danger was imminent, but he couldn't make a dodging move.
The punch hit the lower abdomen, bringing a wave of entanglement and pain like a river and a sea, and also pushed him out of his addiction, Gu Shenwei bent over and covered his stomach, did not call, just snorted sullenly, in comparison, the scars and pain on his lips were not worth mentioning.
The power of the fist was beyond his imagination, and the woman's contrasting behavior made him even more confused, and even annoyed.
Shangguan Ru jumped a few steps away, she didn't have any plan, when it came to the end, but she believed that this was the best choice, "You are a coward, you are not afraid of the Dubu King, you are not afraid of swords, you are not afraid of ghosts and gods, but you are afraid of yourself, you are afraid of losing that little bit of poor hatred, keep it, but you don't want to forget me." ”
She ran away, crying and laughing like a madman in Xiaoyuetang.
The pain in his lower abdomen gradually disappeared, and Gu Shenwei raised his hand to touch the blood on his lips, thinking that this was really a trouble.
It's like a prayer that comes out immediately, and the real trouble comes.
A group of cavalry came from far away from the southeast, and Gu Shen was sure that it was definitely not Shulitu's soldiers.
The camp was already in chaos, the deserters got on their horses and ran, and soon returned to the camp, and there were also cavalry in the northwest, which was a typical siege of the North Court.
"The Servants, the Guards. "Someone recognized the cavalry in the dark.
The three knights broke into the camp, facing everyone without fear, as if the other party was just a herd of cattle and sheep, and one of them said loudly: "The old Khan king has issued an imperial decree from heaven, and an army of more than 100 people must not leave the dragon court for a hundred miles, and you are about to cross the border." ”
Both the close guards and the old Khan had a strong deterrent power, and the two or three hundred people really quieted down like cattle and sheep, and someone whispered: "We are not soldiers. ”
The knight glanced coldly, "It's all the same, turn back at once, and in a quarter of an hour, the close attendants will set foot here." ”
The three knights turned and left, leaving behind a panicked group.
"Let's go back, there are a thousand soldiers in the near service, and we are not opponents. ”
"Well, I knew I wouldn't spend the night here. ”
"We have knives and bows and arrows, just rush out, and the close guards are amazing, aren't they?"
...... Merlin approached the Dragon King, seemingly unaware of the wound on his lip, and whispered, "Something is not right. ”
One of the most important reasons why Merlin chose this camp was that it was located in the rear of the army of Shulitu, which was relatively safe, and it was surprising that the close servants could drive straight in.
"They don't seem to know I'm here. ”
"I hope so. Morin was very cautious, "What is the Dragon King going to do?"
Shangguan Ru ran back, with a serious face, as if the person who was crying and laughing just now was not her at all, "There are not too many people, I don't know in the northwest, and there are only more than a hundred cavalry in the southeast." ”
Gu Shenwei thought for a while, "I want to talk to everyone." ”
Mo Lin nodded, raised his arm, and said in a loud voice, "Quiet, the Dragon King has something to say." ”
The crowd gradually died down, and all gathered to look at the dragon king suspiciously, and some people noticed that his lips were injured, but they were not in the mood to think too much.
"You want to leave the Dragon Court?" Gu Shenwei asked, his lip wound still hurting, but it didn't affect his speech.
Everyone nodded hesitantly, and a veteran said: "I don't know who I'm fighting for, I can only wait for death if I stay in the Dragon Court, and the old Khan King won't like a soldier like me, all he wants is the elite." ”
The deserters nodded their heads and repeated the phrase in a rambling manner, "The old Khan will not want me." ”
This is a group of soldiers who are tired of war and a little timid, and standing next to them are ordinary people who regard war as tigers, most of them are small businessmen in Longting.
Merlin turned to look at the Dragon King, feeling that the best option was to mix in the crowd and wait for an opportunity to escape, with the Dragon King's martial arts, coupled with the speed of the Flame Horse, it should not be difficult.
Two or three hundred people also looked at the dragon king together, not knowing what he was going to say.
"Are you willing to fight to escape?"
This question is a bit strange, especially the word "escape", which may not matter to civilians, but to nearly 100 soldiers, it is tantamount to exposing it in person.
No one squeaked.
"Are you ashamed to run away? Then obey orders, lay down your arms, and be taken prisoner honestly. If you feel that the war in the Dragon Court is wrong and that fleeing is a legitimate act, then pick up your bows and arrows and defend your right to escape, at least this battle is meaningful. ”
"That's the Chamberlain. Someone whispered, "The most elite cavalry on the steppe, against them, will surely die." ”
"So you'd rather return to the Dragon Court and be forced to die in another war than resist now and give it a go for your own interests?"
The deserters seemed to be moved, and an officer said loudly: "Fight, brothers, if you go back, you will die, even if the close servants don't kill us, they will be on the front line in the future, forcing us to charge, it is a dead end." ”
A young vendor's face turned white, he was not from Beiting, and he had never fiddled with a bow and arrow since he was a child, "I am a businessman, I can't go to the battlefield, so let's go back to Longting." ”
The old man beside him reprimanded loudly: "What are you going to do when you go back? The Dragon Court is gone, how can you still have business? You can only be a slave for the close servants, I heard that the great shaman will burn people every day to sacrifice to the old Khan King, do you want to sign up?"
There is still no unity of opinion, some people are eager to try, and some people seem to be willing to go against the grain.
A teenager suddenly shouted, "The Dragon King has a magic bird, and with a flap of his wings, he can defeat the close servants and rescue us." ”
Hope is like a timely manna scattered all over the dry fields, Gu Shenwei's previous efforts to restore the original appearance of the Red Neck Dapeng failed, looking at a pair of eyes full of expectation, he had no choice, "I said, the Dapeng bird does not kill, and it is very proud, so don't expect it to help too much." ”
Enough of these words, everyone looked up at the sky, and many even folded their hands, and their fear of the demon bird suddenly turned into awe.
"Take up arms and listen to the dragon king's command. Morin said in a deep voice, taking the lead in pulling out his scimitar.
The soldiers of Beiting did not leave their bows, and nearly 100 soldiers immediately jumped on horseback and became a small cavalry force, and most of the people in Beiting were martial, and most of the civilians also had weapons, knives, swords, bows, guns, axes, whips, etc., and there were many tricks.
Gu Shenwei began to give orders, "Old and weak, women and children, follow the head of the official sect to the north of the camp and hide, the archers go out of the camp and attack the enemy in the southeast, shoot a few arrows and immediately withdraw to the camp, and the others follow me." ”
Luring the enemy into pursuit, and then reflexively shooting arrows, this is one of the most common tactics of the Beiting army, and the deserters immediately understood what the Dragon King meant, and in unison, they automatically and consciously followed an officer to the southeast.
There were more than eighty people left, looking at the Dragon King nervously, looking up at the sky from time to time, hoping that the demon bird would come soon.
Gu Shenwei ordered everyone to dismount, extinguish the torches along the way, and hide behind a tent.
Mo Lin stayed by the Dragon King's side and whispered, "In case, if this battle is unfavorable, please evacuate the Dragon King himself." ”
Gu Shenwei glanced at Mo Lin in a little surprise, and the Khan King's winged guard turned his head to look ahead, "If the Dragon King dies here, everyone will say that I betrayed you." ”
"Many people will die here today, but if it's not me, would you like to gamble? I'll kill more people than you. ”
Merlin didn't have too much enthusiasm for killing, but the pride of the dragon king stung him, "What's the stake?"
"A bowl of wine. ”
Maureen was stunned for a moment, the stakes were too small, and then he nodded, "Okay." ”
The unique whistling sound of the Beiting people came, slightly sharp, but continuous, repeatedly, like a whirlwind piercing the sky.
The deserters engaged the close guards.
Soon, the deserters withdrew to the camp, the formation was scattered, no one roared, and there were very few reflexive archers, who were still too frightened to confront the close guards directly.
More than a hundred cavalrymen of the close guards pursued unhurriedly and acted in unison, indeed a well-trained army, they did not need to hurry, it was like hunting, their task was to drive the prey into the trap, and the friendly troops in the other direction would deal with these daring deserters.
"Get on the horse!" Gu Shenwei ordered loudly, and the first one jumped on horseback and rushed towards the cavalry of the close guards more than a dozen paces away.
Morin was the second to get on his horse, pursed his lips and roared, and one person actually generated the momentum of dozens or hundreds of people, this sound was more effective than the order of the dragon king, and more than eighty civilians turned over and got on their horses, shouted in confusion, and launched a flank surprise attack on the powerful enemy.
As soon as everyone urged their mounts, the dragon king had already pounced on the enemy.
The Chamberlain were not the kind of army that scattered and fled at the slightest fright, and although the noble officers were cleared, they were still able to deal with the unexpected in an orderly manner.
As soon as Gu Shenwei made a sound, more than a hundred arrows turned to aim at him, and the horses went around the tent, and the sharp arrows swept in like a rainstorm, and the mount became a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.
Gu Shenwei jumped high, flew above the rain of arrows, and landed in the middle of the ranks of the close attendants.
The bows and arrows were ineffective, but the cavalry was still able to remain calm, several men drew their swords, and the others still held their bows on guard.
They knew right away that a few people couldn't stop the sneak attackers.
Gu Shenwei kept jumping along the queue, landing on a horse accurately every time, and throwing a head every time he jumped.
When Morin rushed into the enemy ranks, he found himself at least five behind.
The heads flew in the dim starlight, the nearby attendants were terrified, and the civilians armed with a variety of weapons became murderous.
Shangguan Ru heard the screams from afar, and vaguely saw something like a head flying into the sky, and she knew that this was the Dragon King's proof to herself: he had not been changed.
(To be continued)