Li Moxiao was also a little surprised. He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Suxin.
The bow in Xiao Suxin's hand seems to be very ordinary in style and material, but the bowstring is obviously nothing special. Whether it is a natural color or made later, it shines with a layer of crystal dark green luster in the pitch black.
He turned around to look and naturally stopped with his hands, but Xiao Suxin did not stop.
Looking ahead, she pulled the string with great concentration, and then released the second arrow.
The shrill sound of arrows sounded again, and then turned into a short and dull sound of flesh penetration.
This feathered arrow hit the back of the head of a Northern Wei cavalryman with great accuracy. The Northern Wei cavalryman stiffened and threw himself forward on his horse, but he did not fall off the horse.
There was something strange in Li Moxiao's eyes.
In his opinion, Xiao Suxin's riding skills were not superb, but she was able to achieve such accuracy in the bumps. In addition to a lot of practice, the teacher who taught her archery must also be somewhat special.
Seeing these two arrows, Lin Yi was a little happy, but not surprised.
In fact, it was his idea to let Xiao Suxin learn archery in the first place, and he knew that Xiao Suxin practiced archery very hard during this period. Even the bow and arrows were changed three times with the help of Wei Guanxing and Shen Kun.
The most important thing in practicing archery is to be patient and have no distracting thoughts in mind when shooting. For Xiao Suxin, after receiving a gift of medicine from Lin Yi and entering Nantianyuan, she got rid of the habit of marrying a distant woman.
Destiny, she joined the Tiece Army and practiced archery all to fight side by side with Lin Yi and to kill the enemy.
As for how far she can go in the world of practitioners in the future, she doesn't have much extravagant expectations.
A calm mind makes the arrows steady, so her progress during archery practice also greatly impressed Wei Guanxing and Shen Kun.
The heavy-riding war horses of the Southern Dynasties were originally strong in short-distance sprints. Especially after taking off the heavy armor, the temperament of the war horses itself was extremely joyful and gave off a feeling of venting.
In a short period of time, the distance between the two parties has narrowed.
The sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, and the wet mud brought up by the horse's hoofs was like rain.
Li Moxiao's eyes returned to absolute calm. He pulled the bow string again, and an arrow shot hard into the back of the opponent's front rider.
The Northern Wei cavalryman howled miserably and fell to the ground. He was trampled by the horses behind him and fell silent for an instant.
When they just try to escape without caring about the formation, the fastest horses are the ones who can run in front. After shooting the cavalry on these horses, these out-of-control empty horses will just follow them.
Most of them are running and cannot play a leading role, so the escape speed of the entire cavalry army will be slower.
Listening to the sound of arrows, one of them was hit by an arrow. These extremely experienced Northern Wei cavalrymen quickly turned sideways, or curled themselves up and hung them on the sides of their horses like a luggage. Some of them were more skilled in riding.
, then the body will instantly retract under the horse’s belly and hang upside down.
Seeing the response of these Northern Wei cavalry troops, Lin Yi let go of the reins with his right hand and reached into a cloth bag hanging on the horse's neck.
There were a lot of stones in this cloth bag. Before the heavy cavalry troops sent their horses, he asked the sergeants of the Tiece Army around to pick them up at will.
With the opponent so hunkered down, it was naturally impossible for him to be 100% accurate in his throwing, but arrows cost money and stones cost nothing, so he could squander it as he pleased.
He grabbed a handful of stones in his bag and threw them out with a soft drink.
Although he did not use all his strength, these stones still made a sharp sound as they broke through the air, and there was a muffled sound, and most of the stones fell on the horse.
The war horses were originally rough-skinned and thick-flesh, but wherever they were hit by these stones, they were left with bloody marks. Under the pain, they suddenly roared and became violent, and the bodies of several Northern Wei cavalry soldiers swayed like swings.
An unclear military order sounded, and all the Northern Wei cavalry troops turned back on their horses, then dispersed completely, fleeing in all directions.
Lin Yi's eyes showed some appreciation.
The decision issued by the military order was also carried out by these cavalry troops. The elite army of the Northern Wei Dynasty indeed had the demeanor of an elite army.
"Let's see if we can leave some alive."
He turned to look at Li Moxiao and Xiao Suxin, and then ordered to the seven young practitioners following him: "You control the horses."
The scattered cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty were moving targets. For arrow shooters like Li Moxiao and Xiao Suxin, who were starting to really kill for the first time, the feeling of randomly selecting targets and harvesting lives was always a bit unpleasant and weird.
Keeping them alive as much as possible will make it easier for them to accept it and make them feel calmer.
The arrows kept leaving the bowstring and falling towards the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty who were running like wolves in the dark night.
Those Northern Wei cavalrymen whose eyes were locked by Li Moxiao and Xiao Suxin continued to spurt blood and tumbled off their horses.
The efficiency of this kind of harvesting was extremely fast, but these Northern Wei cavalry troops were extremely resolute in their escape. In an instant, more than ten cavalry troops were shot and fell to the ground, and the rest of the Northern Wei cavalry troops that had completely dispersed were already outside the range of the arrow.
A practitioner is a practitioner. Although the seven young practitioners had no battle experience, Lin Yi and others were very calm when facing the enemy. Sensed by this aura, these practitioners did not feel much nervousness, except for a few war horses.
In addition to escaping, most of the war horses were controlled by them and led into a pile.
But when they were inspecting the injured people from the Northern Wei Dynasty who fell from their horses, the faces of these young practitioners became increasingly ugly.
No one is left alive.
All of these fallen victims had horrific wounds on their throats and abdomens, and the neck braces that originally protected their throats turned into knives for stabbing after being removed.
The fatal wounds they made on the throat and abdomen were rough and uneven, and looked extremely bloody and cruel.
Looking at such wounds under the weak moonlight, Lin Yi frowned deeply.
A veteran soldier who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round is as good at killing his enemies as he is. There are definitely many easier ways to die as quickly as possible.
But all of them died in this way, which only means that when they died, they wanted to make their opponents feel powerful, and they also used their death state to cause more psychological pressure on their enemies.
Lin Yi did not let these young practitioners waste their efforts in burying these Northern Wei cavalry. He allowed the remains of these Northern Wei cavalry who committed suicide by cruel means to stay in the place where they died.
"Did you already know they would do this?"
He looked at Bai Yuelu, who always had a calm face, and asked seriously: "What else do you know about Xiao Donghuang's army?"
"This is a very perverted army."
Bai Yuelu looked at his frown and said: "If someone disobeys military orders and escapes from battle, he will be impaled and exposed to the public first. If he is captured and does not die, even his family will be implicated. But if he is injured in the battle and cannot fight anymore, he will be imprisoned."
He will always be supported and can take care of himself in peace of mind, and the treatment will be very generous. It is said that the last wishes of those who died in the war will be specially arranged for someone to fulfill them."
"How many people can fulfill the last wishes of the war dead?" Qi Zhuji said mockingly.
Bai Yuelu glanced at him and said: "Xiao Donghuang's army lost very little in battle, and there were not many casualties in the Northern Wei Dynasty in recent years."
"What's going on!"
The deputy general of the heavy cavalry army looked at Lin Yi and others who were riding back to the camp. His face was extremely gloomy. When his eyes fell on Qi Zhuji's face, he even lost his previous respect. For him and Fang Taihuai
, nothing is more important than living.
In his opinion, even if some Northern Wei cavalry were killed in such a rash attack, it would most likely result in the other party's anger.
"You said that we were borrowing horses to get closer to observe the enemy's situation, but why did it suddenly turn into a night attack? General Lin, you should understand who is the top general here, and you should understand how exceeding one's authority is a serious crime in the military!"
Seeing the anger spewing out of the eyes of the deputy general with an extremely gloomy face, Qi Zhuji sneered sarcastically before Lin Yi could speak, "We were just observing the enemy's situation, and they happened to attack, so we just counterattacked. Why are we overstepping our authority?"
"What did you say?"
The lieutenant had never thought that Qi Zhuji would tell lies with his eyes open like this. Qi Zhuji had been very polite when talking to them before, but now his face changed, and Qi Zhuji's expression became extremely cold and majestic, which made him even...
I couldn't help but hesitate.
"Just get along. What's the use of being afraid. If Xiao Donghuang's army really attacks, you don't have to think about being able to leave first. Do you think we will let you go? How many practitioners do you have, and how many practitioners do we have?
?”
Qi Zhuji walked past him, not even looking at his face, but sneered softly: "If you want to say that we have exceeded our authority and violated military discipline, and if we really break the rules, you can try to report it. Also, you guys
As a frontier soldier, you should understand better than we do that the military pays more attention to results than to process."
Listening to Qi Zhuji's words, the lieutenant felt chills all over his body. He looked at this young powerful man and suddenly felt more and more strange. He felt more and more that there was no difference between him and the powerful men in the court.
"Learn quickly."
Lin Yi knew that the last words Qi Zhuji said came from Wei Guanxing's lesson. He looked at Qi Zhuji, who looked like those sinister big shots, and smiled secretly, but when he walked past the lieutenant, he said softly
Said: "As long as it's acceptable on the surface, what we want is to protect these weapons with death, and what you want is to survive. Everyone knows it, so it's best not to tell the truth. You do your thing, and we do ours. Let's be free.
Don't worry about us. When you really want to leave, I promise not to stop you. But there are ugly words ahead. If you want to deliberately trick us, you will definitely regret it."
"Rong Yi, there is no need to return those dozen heavy cavalry horses." Qi Zhuji ignored the deputy general. After walking past, he moved his lips slightly and said softly to Rong Yi behind him.
"This" Rong Yi was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand why Qi Zhuji said this.
"Now that we have lost face, we have said all that needs to be said. We should give them face in front of the Zhenwu Army, but do we still need to give them face?" Qi Zhuji said coldly: "If I put on such a posture, if Fangtai
If Huai knows his taste, he will naturally not come back to ask for it. If he doesn't, it will naturally embarrass him."
Bai Yuelu looked at Qi Zhuji and smiled lightly.
This kind of ruthless temperament of those in power seems to be natural to Qi Zhuji, and others cannot imitate it.
And to her, it seemed that these dignitaries in the Southern Dynasties were even more callous and ruthless than those in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the Northern Wei Dynasty often took friendship into consideration, and would probably think twice about it when someone invited them to dinner, but the dignitaries in the Southern Dynasties seemed to be completely different.
"Lend me thirty more war horses. They don't need to run very fast, but they need to have very good endurance. Others may not be able to catch up with them if they run long distances in this night." Lin Yi walked towards the light cavalry general Liao Yue and nodded.
salute, and then said softly.
Liao Yue's eyes flashed with surprise, he nodded first, and then said: "General Lin, what do you want?"
"I want to chase these Northern Wei soldiers and horses to see how many troops Xiao Donghuang has and what they want to do." Lin Yi looked at him and said directly: "It's not my style to sit back and wait for death."
"If you all leave the camp, I'm afraid the defense here will be empty." Liao Yue took a deep breath and expressed his worries.
"Having a spiritual mind practitioner sitting in charge can delay time even if there are changes." Lin Yi said calmly, "If we still have an overwhelming advantage against a spiritual mind practitioner sitting here, then we can leave a few more people here.
Nothing can be changed."
Listening to Lin Yi's words, and following Lin Yi's gaze to one of the carriages, the light cavalry general's body couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes were filled with surprise.
"Still going out?"
Seeing that the light cavalry army was preparing their horses to come over, Xue Jiu couldn't help but come to Lin Yi and ask.
"You just have to rest, there is still the possibility of dying on the battlefield. When you have time, ask these brothers what unfulfilled wishes they have if they die in battle. But don't ask tonight, it will make us look like
I went out to seek death, but I never thought I wouldn't be able to come back."
Lin Yi, Qi Zhuji and others got on the prepared horses of the light cavalry army. Like any cavalry army preparing for a long-distance attack, they were riding two horses per person.
"It really captured their pain point, but they really didn't come over to ask."
Qi Zhuji glanced at the heavy cavalry camp, smiled coldly, then turned to look at Lin Yi, "But you learn quickly."
"If something makes sense, you should learn from it. Xiao Donghuang's leadership still has a lot worth learning." Lin Yi said.
"No one can guarantee everything. Xiao Donghuang's army is not an ordinary army. If we really can't come back, why don't you explain to Xue Jiu and the others first?" Qi Zhuji looked at the night ahead and said softly indifferently.
"I only care about things before my death. How can I care about what happens after death." Lin Yi laughed, showing his madness, "Being nice to your subordinates while you are alive is the business."