Li Yan is a master of the martial arts world, and he is also the best in the world when it comes to leading troops in battles. He can tell at just one glance that it is a situation where one is escaping and the other is being chased.
Li Yan did not move, but the thought he least wanted to think of had arisen in his mind. With his rich experience, he had concluded that the dozen people in front of him, whether they were fleeing or chasing, were all members of the army.
It can be seen that all of them are displaying military riding skills.
The journey of two to three miles took only a moment under the galloping horses. As the first person approached, Li Yan used his eyesight enough. When the horse was less than thirty feet away from the big tree where he was, he finally saw clearly.
The appearance of the visitor.
The moment he saw the person on the horse clearly, the twigs under Li Yan's feet made a slight "click" sound, and then broke.
The moment the twig broke, Li Yan was startled. He swayed and stepped on another twig again, so that he did not fall.
Although the sound of breaking twigs was extremely soft and crisp, amidst the rumble of horse hooves, the man below did not hear it at all, but galloped away from under the tree.
Li Yan stood motionless on the tree, just looking coldly towards the back of the official road.
After a while, a dozen cavalrymen from behind came to the tree like a heavy rain and strong wind. Li Yan could clearly see that these people were cavalrymen wearing imperial armor.
They were all silent, fighting in cold blood, with faces as cold as ice. Most of them were holding long spears, and two of them were holding empty bows, which they had obviously used before.
Seeing that these people were flying under the tree, Li Yan suddenly circled like a goshawk and reached the head of the first person.
He did not draw out his sword, but put his foot on the head of the galloping man. He only heard a "bang" sound, followed by another mournful cry from the horse.
The armored soldier on horseback didn't even let out a muffled groan before he stepped on his head into his neck with such force that it was like a heavy hammer.
The horse that was galloping under the armored soldier also fell to the ground with a crash, and its four hooves made a "clicking" sound. Immediately, the bones were broken and the tendons were broken. The entire horse's back also collapsed, and it was seen that it could not survive.
This sudden turn of events immediately caused the dozens of people who were running in a hurry to lose their formation. However, these people were all well-trained soldiers and their reactions were extremely fast.
At this moment, their superb riding skills were clearly revealed. With a long neighing sound, they each turned their horses' heads, either standing upright on the spot, or running to one side of the road.
After killing the first person, Li Yan didn't stop at all. He jumped up again with his toes and was in front of the second person in an instant.
The strong horse under the man's crotch was raising its hooves high. When he was about to press the horse's head, he saw a black shadow coming to his side. The armored soldier also reacted very quickly. He pulled the reins with one hand, no longer worrying whether he fell off the horse, and stabbed the black shadow in the corner of his eye with the spear in his other hand.
Although his reaction was almost instantaneous, what he encountered was Li Yan. As soon as he thrust out the spear in his hand, he felt a strong force coming from the tip of the spear, and then there was a crisp "click" sound coming from his arm.
He didn't feel the pain yet, but the handle of the gun had been smashed directly backward on his body. He only felt a sweet taste in his mouth, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out along with a large piece of internal organs.
Then he fell on his back on the horse's back. Because Li Yan's attack was too fierce, the inertia of the gun handle brought the horse backwards and fell on his back, and then he hit the soldier heavily again.
.
The soldier who was already dead had all kinds of colors squeezed out of his seven orifices.
After killing two people in an instant, Li Yan was in front of the third person like a whirlwind. He put his palms together and struck the soldier on the back who was galloping forward and was about to turn around and shoot an arrow.
There was another loud "bang" sound, and the man's back and the fine steel armor sank deeply into it, but his chest swelled up as if it was blowing, and the horse galloped forward with the dead body.
After three people died, eight people were finally able to calm down the frightened horses. They circled their horses back and surrounded Li Yan. At this time, Li Yan's figure landed on the ground.
Li Yan's face was as gloomy as water, his hands were clasped behind his back, and he looked coldly at the eight people and eight horses around him.
One of the eight people shouted in a low voice, "We were ordered to capture the important criminals of the imperial court. Where did you come from as a desperado... You are..."
"Yuan... Yuan... Shuai..."
"Retreat quickly..."
The man only said a few words. He couldn't see Li Yan's face clearly in the dark night before, but now he was far away and the moonlight was very bright tonight. At this time, he could see Li Yan's face clearly and he immediately let out a cry.
exclaimed.
Not only him, but also several soldiers facing Li Yan had clearly seen the person coming. They were almost frightened to death and subconsciously turned their horses' heads to escape.
The people behind Li Yan still looked ferocious before. When they heard the people in front of them exclaim, although their reaction was a little slow, after hearing the word "marshal", their faces immediately turned ferocious, replaced by a look of ashen color.
Color, everyone immediately fled in all directions.
They chased and killed those who escaped all the way, because they were afraid of being known by the army ahead, so they did not dare to act recklessly on the way, and they pursued them hurriedly.
Now identify the person in front of you
, it turned out to be that evil god. Everyone had a ghost in their heart, and now they felt that their retribution was coming, and they couldn't help but scream in fear.
"Want to leave?" Li Yan confirmed his thoughts when he saw that these soldiers did not come to worship after seeing him, but ran away.
He just stood there without moving, but his right hand curled his fingers into claws, and a few bursts of energy erupted from his fingers.
Then he raised his arm, clasped his fingers, and grabbed an area to one side in the air. The armor leaves on the previous dead body made a "clatter" sound, and eight armor leaves flew out from the armor. The next moment was here.
In Li Yan's hands.
Li Yan clasped his five fingers together, pinched the eight nail leaves between his fingers, and then waved them out without looking at them.
Several sharp whistles, like the call of death, were heard in the silence, followed by several shrill screams that sounded in the distance, startling countless birds.
Then, the eight horses in the four directions were still galloping forward, but no one was sitting on their backs.
Some of the eight people fell directly from the horses, while others were half dragged on the ground. As the horses ran wildly, the armor leaves on their bodies collided with the ground with a muffled sound.
These people all wore armor and had iron helmets on their heads, but at this time, there was a big hole in the fine iron helmet on the back of their head, and blood and pale things were gurgling out of it.
Li Yan no longer looked at them, but swayed and ran towards the road he came from.
And he had only walked more than a mile when he saw a man and a horse in front of him looking here. When the man saw someone approaching in the dark, he wanted to turn his horse's head immediately, but he was obviously still hesitant.
The miserable howls of a dozen people just before their death could be heard far away in the silent night. Not to mention one or two miles away, they could still be heard even further away.
So after the person who escaped heard this, he was shocked and suspicious. He knew that something unexpected happened to the pursuers behind him. At this moment, his physical strength was severely exhausted and he was seriously injured. Even if he could walk, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long, so he hesitated and wanted to take a look.
What exactly happened.
After the screams, the sound of horse hooves came from behind again. He quickly galloped away, but only walked a few dozen feet before stopping again.
Because when he turned around, he saw only a war horse approaching, and there was no one on the horse. In his alert eyes, the horse had already galloped past.
"Someone really took action to kill those people..." Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a black shadow flying towards this side like lightning. This made him run away in fright, and he instinctively turned his horse's head.
, and planned to escape.
But at this moment, a man let He was very surprised when a voice came out, "Li Si, it's me!", which immediately made the man surprised and happy. He quickly pulled the reins and asked in a trembling voice, "Is it your lord?"
"It's a certain house!" The person came at an alarming speed, and by the time he uttered the second sentence, he was already in front of him.
The man who immediately called Li Si shook his body, and his tense nerves finally relaxed. The next moment he felt dizzy and fell off the horse, but Li Yan reached out to catch him.
While catching Li Si, Li Yan's other hand was already touching several places on his body, but his brows were furrowed.
Li Si was seriously injured, and there were two arrows stuck in his right shoulder blade and lower back, dyeing his entire back a large area of red.
Li Si's face was pale, and he looked at Li Yan, but the anxious look on his face remained unchanged. He said in a weak voice, "Sir, please... quickly save... the savior mother and young master... Miss..., the Confucius School has rebelled and surrendered...
…surrendered to the enemy…”
Before he could finish speaking, Li Yan's body shook violently and he asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Ah Ying and the others?"
"I...I, Li Da, and Li San were sent by the Master...Mother to ask for help...when the Commander's Mansion was...surrounded by the rebel army led by Confucius School, the Master...the Mistress led the Commander's Mansion...
The guards...the guards are leaning against the wall and refusing to defend.
I... the three of us... fought to the death and did not dare to fall in love... to fight. We just broke out of the siege, and Li Da sacrificed his life to drag... to live in the Confucius School. When Li San was at the city gate, he lifted the thousand-jin gate and was hit... several times.
Ten arrows saved me from escaping from Qingshan Pass.
This... happened... two days ago! Sir... please return to the city quickly before you can..."
As Li Si spoke, a large amount of thick blood continued to pour out of the corner of his mouth. In addition to two arrow wounds, his body was also covered with dozens of large and small wounds. In order to break out of the encirclement as quickly as possible, they did not wear any heavy armor at all.
There is only one set of soft armor that fits the body.
After hearing this, Li Yan was very anxious, but he still interrupted Li Si in a deep voice.
"Okay, I understand. Now you don't need to say anything anymore. I'll heal your injuries. Then you can rest in the woods here. Li Du will lead his army to this place by tomorrow evening at the latest. Then you let them
Just take it with you."
"No... no, sir, please leave me alone and quickly rescue the mistress and..." Li Si was greatly worried after hearing this.
He knew that he was seriously injured and it was basically difficult to treat him. He summoned up the remaining strength to try to break free from Li Yan's arm.
But before he could speak, Li Yan pressed the thumb of his other hand on the back of his head, and Li Si collapsed softly.
With a dark face, Li Yan held Li Si in one hand and ran towards the woods on one side.