"Brother Chen, wake up, wake up quickly!" Li Qiu shook Li Xinchen anxiously.
Li Xingchen fell asleep in a daze, opened his eyes and yawned: "What's wrong?"
After the exhaustion of running around last night, coupled with the concentrated sentry, Li Xingchen was actually exhausted. After waking Li Qiu, Li Xingchen leaned against the wall and fell asleep. By the time he regained consciousness, it was already midnight
At dawn, if Li Qiu hadn't shaken me awake hard, I might have been able to sleep until dawn the next day.
"Someone, someone is coming!" Li Qiu said anxiously.
Hearing these words, Li Xingchen was also startled and hurriedly sat up: "Is there someone? Who, where, and how many are there? Have you ever seen their appearance clearly?"
Being hit by Li Xingchen's barrage of questions, Li Qiu helplessly pulled Li Xingchen up: "I didn't see clearly, but there were quite a few people, and they seemed to be two groups, one group in front.
Run, a group of people are chasing after them, and the group behind seems to have horses, what a big posture!"
"There are horses? Could it be cavalry?" Li Xingchen frowned, "Well, it's useless to think about it here. Let's go and see who it is."
It seems that this village has not been abandoned for a long time, and it is near the official road, so it is reasonable for someone to come here at this time. However, according to Li Qiu's description, these two groups of people do not seem to be easy to deal with.
Since there are horses, then they are most likely the army. It is impossible for bandits in the mountains to have horses. Even if they do have horses, they are usually used to carry goods.
Since it is an army, thank God if it is the Nanchen army they are looking for. If on the contrary it is the Northern Zhou army, then Li Xinchen can only admit that he is unlucky and hope that the two of them will not be discovered hiding here.
Before Li Xingchen and Li Qiu could walk out, the grass kept shaking. The wild dogs that had threatened them at night were scurrying between the grass. There was no longer the queue from last night. It was obvious that the people rushing over made the wild dogs feel uncomfortable.
Fear.
"These beasts are really first-class in seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages." Li Xingchen couldn't help but sigh.
And Li Qiu looked at Li Xingchen with a wry smile: "Brother Chen, are you still in the mood to care about these damn wild dogs at this time? If it weren't for them yesterday, we wouldn't have met these two groups of people today. What if they were enemies?
Friend, isn’t it like dying without a burial place?”
"Being buried in a dog's belly is not considered dead without a burial place, but the dog is going to die after all, so you don't have to worry about having no place to bury it." Li Xingchen joked, knowing very well that he must try to calm down at this time.
The two groups Li Qiu mentioned were getting closer and closer. The group in front looked quite embarrassed, and most of them were dressed like civilians, but they all had weapons in their hands. Seeing this group of people, Li Xingchen
We guessed that their identities were the same as those bandits we dealt with last night. They were probably another group of bandits.
The team following behind was much more orderly, all dressed in bright silver armor, with several cavalry galloping in front, followed by large groups of infantry, and the flags were fluttering, which was very powerful. Although Li Xingchen could not see clearly the top of the flags.
No matter what it is written, there is no doubt that this group of people is an army.
In addition, he learned that most of the bandits nearby were bribed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty to cause trouble for Nan Chen, so Li Xingchen could already guess that the army behind was most likely Nan Chen's team, either responsible for sentinels or for clearing up.
Bandits.
I didn't expect to meet my rightful owner so soon, it's really a blessing from God.
Dense arrows roared over the heads of the group in front. Some people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, but the people behind were still running forward desperately.
Li Qiu couldn't help but exclaimed, but was immediately held down by Li Xingchen: "Don't scream!"
Li Qiu stared at the scene in front of him with wide eyes. Although it was not his first time to experience a killing scene, after all, the battle last night was in the dark night. Compared with the swords and shots in the darkness, it was obvious that now
Such a chase scene shocked him even more.
A red flag embroidered with patterns flutters in the wind.
Li Xinchen's hand that tightly held Li Qiu's sleeve finally slowly let go.
According to the theory of the beginning and end of the Five Virtues, each dynasty in China was actually based on the Five Elements they believed in. The Han Dynasty was Fire Virtue. According to the principle of the five virtues mutually reinforcing each other, the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties were white, and the Liu and Song Dynasties that replaced the Eastern Jin Dynasty were Shui Virtue, which was black; the Liu Song Dynasty that replaced Liu
The Southern Qi of the Song Dynasty was Mude, Shangqing; the Nanliang that replaced Nanqi was still Mude because it was a clan of the Southern Qi; the Nanchen that replaced Nanliang was naturally changed to the Fire virtue, Shangchi, in accordance with the theory of "wood makes fire".
Therefore its flag should be red.
(Author's note: As for why it is the same red flag as the previous book, it can only be said to be a coincidence.)
Compared with the well-founded and orderly Southern Dynasty, the Northern Dynasty was relatively chaotic. Sixteen political regimes waxed and waned, each with its own color and virtue. By the time of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they were both virtuous and green, because of the strength of the Northern Zhou army.
The flag should be cyan.
So this is why Li Xingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the red flag. The general Nanchen who led the team did not have his name embroidered on the flag behind him, but the pattern on the flag was slightly different from the other flags, with an extra touch on it.
The mixed colors indicate that his status in the Nanchen army is not high, and he should be just a captain (also called a captain, commanding less than 500 troops, similar to a centurion, with the title of head, from the ninth rank).
"Brother Chen, who are these people? They are really big." Li Qiu looked at Li Xinchen in surprise. Such a big battle was really shocking to him who grew up in a mountain village. "Look at this.
With their posture, the group in front won’t be able to hold on for long.”
"Catch them alive!" A faint cry was heard from behind, and the few bandit leaders who were running in front stopped and looked back. Obviously they also knew that they had no way to compete with the enemy on horseback, and shouted loudly
He drank and asked his subordinates to stay and stop the enemy.
The dozen or so thieves who were following them were obviously silent for a while, but they still gritted their teeth and turned around to pounce on the cavalry that was getting closer and closer. And the Nanchen team that quickly bumped into them obviously didn't expect these enemies who were like bereaved dogs.
Still in the mood to counterattack, the cavalry in front and the infantry behind them were immediately cut off, and for a while there was no way to catch up with the bandit leaders who were fleeing in front.
The bandit leader ran one foot deep and one foot low in the grass, trying to use the ruins of the wall to block their figure, but a thunderbolt fell from the sky, completely blocking their path.