Chapter 1 Big Thief (seven blows) Where are you going to go in the future?" While everyone was busy killing people, Liu Hongji came to Li Xu and asked in a low voice.
"Where to go?" Li Xu put down the mugwort in his hand blankly. When he was with Xu Dayan, the other party once suggested that the two of them join a caravan to go to the south of the Yangtze River to travel around and avoid military service. Now they are separated from Xu Dayan.
Now, I have to put aside my plans to go to Jiangnan and returning to my hometown in Yi County is obviously not a good choice. If the county magistrate is prosecuted for the crime of evading military service, he will inevitably be imprisoned, and he is not like him.
Liu Hongji has a group of friends who are active in the officialdom. He is from a branch of the Li family. He has no relatives in the officialdom. Even if he raised the gold to make some money, he didn't know who to give this gift to.
Maybe the best choice is to be a horse thief. No matter what happens, this thought just flashes in his mind. Li Xu himself shakes his head. The Li family has an innocent family background. If he wants to be a horse thief, let alone others, his father will kill him first.
But is there any other way to go? He smiled bitterly and thought that from the time he left the fortress to now, he had been forced or chased step by step along all the roads. No one had ever asked him what he wanted to do or what his plans were in the future.
Now that it was time for him to make a choice, he felt empty and completely lost his way.
Liu Hongji saw Li Xu's expression in his eyes, smiled, and said in Li Xu's ear: "I have a family friend who supervises food for the army in Huaiyuan Town. If you have no place to stay, why not
Follow me and surrender to him, this uncle, there is a way to clear us of the charge of desertion!"
"Is it really possible?" Li Xu asked in surprise. Ever since he learned from Pan Zhanyang that those who evaded military service were regarded as thieves by the government, he had been embarrassed by his identity. Liu Hongji's words were like a slap on his head.
A window allowed him to vaguely see a glimmer of light in life in the darkness
"But if I have no relatives or friends, why should I stand up for me?" The inferiority complex in his heart soon made Li Xu himself reject this hope. Liu Hongji is a child of an aristocratic family. Although his family has declined, the connections left by his father's generation are still there.
But for myself... He smiled bitterly and twisted the wormwood in his hand into several pieces.
"Let's talk about it when we have the chance!" Liu Hongji patted Li Xu on the back, stood up and walked into the distance. The sound of war horses neighing could be heard from the other side of the river. He needed to seize the time to hide his subordinates.
Li Xu shook his head and returned his mind to the grass. Some differences are innate, just like the grass in his hand. Some are born as mugwort, and some are as barnyard grass.
"But people are not animals, and they don't need blood or species!" Huben General Luo Yi's words suddenly rang in his ears again. He looked up and saw that the weeds around him were tall or low, with different shades of color, but there was a green grass on top of each one.
It’s the same blue sky
"Xu Zi is good at craftsmanship. Have you ever done farm work before?" Zhang Liang sneaked over at some point and asked.
"I learned a little bit at home, but I have almost forgotten it now!" Li Xu shook his head and answered humbly that his movements of tying up the grass man were very neat. Others had not finished one of them, but he had already made three, and he could lift each one up.
The grass is neutral but not falling, it looks like a real person hiding here
"Where will you go after returning to the Central Plains? Will you go back to your hometown?" Zhang Liang smiled and actually asked another question that Liu Hongji had just asked.
"I can't go back! I deserted the military service!" Li Xu shook his head, with a bitter look on his face. If it hadn't been for the damn military service, he might have gone to the capital to take the Ming Dynasty examination. Back then, he had worked hard on the Analects of Confucius. Almost every sentence came from
I can clearly remember every column of that article
"Listen to me, our boss has great hands and eyes, and he will definitely get the government to exempt you from military service! What do you think, follow me to see my boss when you get to the Central Plains?" Zhang Liang gently scratched the hair on Li Xu's forehead and lowered his voice.
sound advice
"Ah-uh!" Li Xu couldn't help but let out a low cry and looked at his colleague who turned around. He lowered his head in embarrassment.
Among this group of new companions, Zhang Liang has the most mysterious background. Liu Hongji escaped to the grassland to avoid military service. Wu Heita is the swordsman Zhang Liang hired at Yanmen Pass. Niu Jinda is a veterinarian and horse dealer, and Liu Jizhen is a gang of horse thieves.
"Gust of Wind" is the eldest son of the old shopkeeper Liu Long'er. The identities of all the thieves in the family are consistent with their self-introductions. The only strange thing is that Zhang Liang calls himself a horse dealer, but he is proficient in martial arts. He is not only thoughtful and well-mannered, but also behind the scenes.
There is also a mysterious boss. This time, Guofeng took action to stroke Ashina Choyu's tiger beard. It is said that he was also entrusted by that boss.
What does that mysterious boss want to do? The more Li Xu guessed, the more curious he became. Youdao said that it is easier to get in than to get out. If the boss is a bandit leader who sits on the ground and divides the stolen goods, wouldn't he be entering a den of thieves by following Zhang Liang?
"Do you want to stay in the den of horse thieves and follow the leader of the Liu village?" Zhang Liang asked eagerly when Li Xu didn't answer for a long time, "It's not a big deal if you can't do this kind of brain-destroying thing once. If you are trapped in it all your life,
This would be a disgrace to our ancestors!"
"Actually, Brother Liu and others are very nice people. They are not bad people. The real bad people are the guys who force them to become horse thieves!" Li Xu looked around and replied in a low voice.
"Successful kings and defeated bandits, there is no difference between good and evil, but they are not the masters of great things. My brother, you are so talented, why don't you get some fame immediately and become a fool? It may not be a long-term solution!" Zhang Liang shook his head and whispered to Li
Xu's lukewarm performance made him slightly disappointed, but years of wandering in life have trained him to be indifferent to emotions and anger.
"Brother Zhang, please let me think again!" Li Xu put down a tied straw man and grabbed another handful of grass. If Liu Hongji hadn't invited him first, he might have really agreed to Zhang Liang. But now the two of them
At the same time, he showed his solicitation intentions, leaving him at a loss as to how to deal with it.
"Don't worry, we'll talk after we enter the Great Wall!" Zhang Liang hunched over and slowly moved forward. The Turkic wolf riders on the other side of the river had already begun to put sheepskin rafts into the water. The battle was imminent, and he couldn't spend too much attention on Li Xu.
"Let's talk after we enter the Great Wall!" Li Xu responded in a low voice. His body began to tighten again, his nostrils opened and closed, and his breath was filled with the smell of blood. He knew that the Turks were coming again, but this time, he didn't want to
If you are frightened and lose your mind again, either you will die or they will die. In this case, there is only one choice.
There were more than 300 Turkic wolf riders crossing the river. They seemed to be subordinates of the same general. The general was so angry that before most of the people could blow up the sheepskin rafts, he ordered people to drive the horses out of the water first.
The swimming animals are just timid, and no one pulls them into the water. Several Turks wearing black leather armor whipped them hard with whips, and the war horses were forced into the river one after another.
"There is no conscience. People who treat animals badly will also be treated badly by animals!" Niu Jinda, holding a horn bow, muttered in front of Li Xu. As a veterinarian, he has much deeper feelings for horses than for people, and he despises people abusing animals the most.
"The more horses they can drive across the river, the more profit we will make!" Liu Jizhen sneered and shook his head. From the color of his opponents' clothes, he could see that these people were from the same group of more than 20 cavalry brothers who intercepted him in the morning. He hated him.
I have to report that he is very confident about the serial plan proposed by Li Xu
Li Xu put down the straw man and picked up his own bow and arrow from his side. Whether he could defeat the enemy depends on the first three rounds of volley shooting. All horse thieves, whether they were responsible for attacking or those responsible for confusing the enemy, were required to participate in the first three rounds of shooting.
War horses climbed up the bank one after another, and they walked in groups here and there to graze close to the river beach. Some animals blocked the view of the horse thieves, but everyone could not drive them away. The purpose of this battle was to kill the enemy as much as possible.
Liu Jizhen ordered that no one should take any action
More and more Turkic soldiers walked onto the river beach, swearing and taking off their wet clothes. The autumn river water was already very cold, and the leather jackets soaked by the water felt cold and hard against their bodies. There was no need for everyone to suffer this, it was all their fault.
A bunch of damn Han people actually dared to work together inside and outside to steal horses from Mr. Queyu's new camp. In the end, they even set fire to Mr. Queyu's camp. This is an insult to all Turkic people. How can we tolerate it, especially when they only have less than a hundred people?
Next, the Wolf Riders must defend Lord Queyu's dignity.
Li Xu gently put the feather arrow on the bow string, and slowly opened the bow arm. He was still a little nervous, but tried his best to adjust his breathing. With the help of everyone, the general of the Turkic Wolf Rider had already stepped onto the river bank and hid.
At the end of the crowd, he was about 150 steps away, which was a bit far. However, if he was shot and killed, the losses to his companions in the subsequent battle would be much smaller.
The careless Turks began to trim their clothes and armor, and they divided into several groups. Some people walked down the river beach to lead their horses. Some people's figures were already less than 60 steps away from the hiding place of the horse thieves. Li Xu heard his heart beating wildly, and breathed out from his nostrils.
The air was so hot that his whole body was trembling, but his hand holding the bow became more and more stable.
"Shoot!" Liu Jizhen suddenly jumped up, raised his hand and released a loud arrow.
The feather arrow made a long and shrill cry, drew an arc, and smashed directly into the outermost wolf riders. The wolf riders who were taking off their clothes were stunned, holding up their pants and making a mess.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." More than sixty feather arrows flew into the crowd at the same time. Immediately, more than twenty wolf riders were knocked down directly on the river beach. Before the other party could react, the horse thieves released a second arrow.
Wave feather arrows, sharp triangular pyramids pierced the breastplate, taking away more lives
"Don't panic, line up -" the Turkic general waved his sword and shouted at the innermost layer of the team. There won't be many people on the other side. As long as everyone lines up and holds up their shields, they can completely cross this distance.
His order was always held in his throat. An arrow flew from a distance beyond the normal range and shot directly into his throat. The Turkic general struggled, twitched, his body went limp, and he fell on his back.
Li Xu put down his bow and raised the first straw man next to him. The third row of arrows had been shot. The wounded jumped up from their hiding places one by one, and arranged more straw men into a long queue. Some of them were unable to get up and join their companions.
The seriously injured number who was fighting together was lying on the ground, his arms waving the big flag made of clothes.
Further away, the King of Horse Thieves was driving more than 20 horses, each with a war flag made of rags hanging from its body. Looking from a distance, it seemed as if dozens of teams were rushing over for reinforcements.
The Turkic Wolf Cavalry was stunned. They never expected that the horse thieves had thousands of accomplices on the other side of the river. The cavalrymen who had not had time to get ashore quickly turned their sheepskin rafts and rowed desperately towards the road. The cavalrymen who had already landed picked up the sheepskin as much as possible and "thumped"
The people who had no way to retreat could only wave their machetes in panic, like a group of rams about to be slaughtered, shaking their short horns.
"Kill, leave no one alive!" Liu Jizhen shouted, grabbed the horn from the hands of the minions beside him, and blew it "Woo-Woo-Woo". This battle was cheap and profitable. He actually had a lackey here.
The unlucky Leng Touqing shot the opponent's general from such a long distance. How brave is the soldier? How dare the soldiers without the general start a fight?
Liu Hongji and Wu Heita each led more than 20 horse thieves, and rushed to the river beach from left to right. The two neat teams formed a wedge shape and pierced into the chaotic crowd, knocking over the Turkic warriors in front of them one by one.
The warriors on the road were squeezed by the formation of horse thieves and had to retreat into the river.
The river water turned red in an instant. The Turkic wolf riders who were used to wielding swords on horseback were not used to fighting on foot at all, not to mention their legs were still wrapped in cold water and could not move forward. They would often be cut down by their opponents in the face of each other.
In the next moment, their blood has melted into the red river water
Both sides were suddenly attacked, and the panicked Turks had to move their troops closer to the center. In the center, more weapons were pressed in. A small attack square composed of more than thirty horse thieves advanced step by step, their swords shining like snow.
, blocking the front is the only way to die.
Zhang Liang and Niu Jinda brandished scimitars and rushed to the front of the frontal attack team. There was only one spot that was best for swimming, so they found their positions very carefully. Under their leadership, the attacking phalanx crashed heavily and lost their horses.
Among the wolf riders, the sound of clashing weapons, the friction of blades and bones, screams, and moans instantly became one.
The war horses grazing on the river bank were stunned by the scene in front of them. Without anyone to look after them, they did not know how to escape or help their masters to defend themselves. They watched helplessly as their masters were chopped down by horse thieves who suddenly emerged from the ground.
, the body was washed down by the current, washed away without a trace.
"Anyone who can copy the guy, come to me!" Liu Jizhen dropped his horn and jumped out of the grass with a large chopper as wide as a door panel. There was no need to pretend to be suspicious anymore. All the Turkic wolf riders had been frightened out of their wits. The organization
Those who could not afford any effective resistance did not dare to turn back. Those who had climbed to the other side did not dare to look back. They fled on foot into the distance. Those who had no chance to jump into the river retreated to the middle of the river at all costs, forgetting that they could not swim.
The horse thieves didn't know what mercy was in their hearts. They waded in to catch up and knocked over the fleeing Turks one by one from behind. The clever horse thieves picked up the riding bow dropped by the Turks from the ground, stood on the shore and shot into the water.
On the edge of the living target river, Turkic soldiers who could not swim knelt down and surrendered. Their weakness failed to earn any reward from their opponents...
The situation on the battlefield has turned into a one-sided massacre. There are clearly more wolf riders than horse thieves, but no one has the sense to take a look at the "ambushes" in the grass and in the distance. Since the war started, the "ambushes" have not seen anything at all.
After half a step forward, they fought in groups of three and five, using the blood of themselves and their companions to delay the end of their lives. The horse thieves were very patient, spinning in a circle, and every time their positions changed, the circle
The diameter is several feet smaller...
Wu Heita led a few horse thieves and forced more than 20 struggling Turkic soldiers into a blind corner. Behind them was the river. Hearing the screams of their companions in the river, the Turkic soldiers refused to retreat and fought back with gritted teeth.
A small Turkic leader with thick bones howled and rushed out of the team and rushed towards Wu Heitai. He obviously found the wrong target to attack. Before the scimitar in his hand fell, Wu Heitai's boot had already kicked his lower abdomen and the leather armor suddenly inward.
Slumped back, the little boss stumbled back a dozen steps, opened his mouth and spat out a pool of black blood, and then his body fell limply on the shallows.
Wu Heita didn't want to stop here. He twisted his body and the sword light swept into the abdomen of a wolf rider. Then, he struck directly with his left fist and hit the neck of another wolf rider.
"Gah!" The sound of broken neck bones was horrifying. The two wolf riders fell down at the same time, leaving a three-foot gap around Wu Heita. The last complete queue of the Turks collapsed, and the horse thieves shouted angrily and crowded.
Come in, break up the wolf knights, and chop them into pieces
Wu Heitai found two other wolf riders. He waved his sword like the wind, and the swords were not far away from the opponent's vital points. The Turkic wolf riders who had no way to escape screamed in despair, supporting each other and struggling to the death.
A scimitar was knocked into the air by Wu Heita. He took a step forward and thrust the tip of the knife forward. The Turkic man, who had empty hands, knew that he would die today, but he refused to run away. He yelled and pushed Wu Heita with his body.
The scimitar blade in Tai's hand pierced the armor, pierced the clothes, and pierced the chest of the wolf knight. The wolf knight, who was on the verge of death, folded his arms and held tightly.
