Chapter 840: The Luo Family of Beidou City
As long as these 'trophies' are presented to Shangguan, his title of standard commander can be exchanged for centurion, or even captain.
Thinking about the official hat in the future, the corners of the long mouth can't help but upturn an exaggerated arc.
Just as they were driving the grass valley towards the base camp, there was a roar of horses' hooves landing in the distance.
A standard of Nanmang's foot soldiers instantly became vigilant, although this is Nanmang's territory, but now that the battle with the Xuanyuan Dynasty is in full swing, no one can say what will happen.
In the distance, the dust was billowing in the distance, and more than 200 iron horsemen came straight towards this target.
When the unknown cavalry was only a hundred paces away from them, the captain breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the big flag raised in the dust.
Two hundred horsemen swept up, and the leader, a lieutenant in bright armor, stopped in front of the commander.
"Who are you?"
The cavalry captain sat on his horse, looked at the captain condescendingly, and asked in an arrogant tone.
"Back to Shangguan, we are Yanling foot soldiers, responsible for patrolling the border around Hulukou!"
As soon as the captain looked at the horseman's horse, he knew that the two hundred horsemen had come from a long way.
The lieutenant loosened the reins of his horse slightly, and then walked to the grassy valley that was surrounded in the middle, and walked around twice.
The head of the standard has his heart in his throat, and he is targeted by these gentlemen, and these grass valleys may be handed over.
Some of the Nanmang army, especially the cavalry soldiers, are composed of the children of the major families of Nanmang.
When the war is going on, they will enter the army to reap military merits.
These sons and daughters of wealthy families can't be measured by common sense in the army at all, and some of them are obviously just a captain, but even if the partial general sees them, he will be respectful.
"Raise your head!"
Captain Lerma walked up to one of the women and shouted at the woman with his whip outstretched.
The people around them scattered in an instant, and the woman fell alone in the middle, raising her head timidly.
Du Wei looked at the pear blossom and rain-bearing cheeks, and suddenly a wicked smile appeared on his face.
He bent down and scooped the woman to his horse.
When the chief saw this scene, his face couldn't help but show a look of pain, and he also paid attention to the woman for a long time, because he wanted to honor the official, so he didn't act rashly.
didn't expect that in the end, it fell into the hands of these wealthy people's children, and if he knew this, he would ......
"Haha, the girls who leave Yue are water spirits, and they are more greedy than the Oiran in the Goolan of Nanyan City!"
The lieutenant laughed, and then, in front of everyone, reached out and tore off the woman's clothes.
The eyes of the surrounding Nanmang soldiers suddenly lit up, and the commander did not shy away from it at all.
Seeing this scene, those grass valleys suddenly had a look of fear on their faces, and they all said that the people in Nanmang were barbarians, and now it seems that it is true.
And just when the commander was about to act in broad daylight, on the hills in the distance, figures gradually appeared.
"Head, you see, that is the commoners looted by Nanmang from the border, in addition to the east and west, the women will be divided into three, six, nine and so on, and dedicated to the magnates of Nanmang, in exchange for careers, as for the men......"
Zhang Chongshan pointed to the sign of men and horses surrounded by the cavalry not far away, and seemed to be a little speechless.
"How is the man?"
Xiao Qingling turned around, looked at Zhang Chongshan curiously and asked.
Although she is the commander of the first army, she really doesn't know much about these things at the border.
"Those with better lives are pulled to the border to work as coolies, and those with worse lives will become 'two-legged sheep'!"
Zhang Chongshan sighed and said to Xiao Qingling.
"What is a two-legged sheep?"
Xiao Qingling had a puzzled look on her face, she was born in a royal family, and she had seen a lot of rare and exotic beasts in the world, but she had never heard of this thing.
"Two-legged sheep, that is, when the Nanmang people are short of food, these captives will be used as rations. ”
Tang Ming didn't wait for Zhang Chongshan to explain, then squinted his eyes and said coldly.
In his previous life, he had also seen the introduction of this kind of thing in some books.
But at that time, the term was just a few words in a book, and now it was alive in front of his eyes.
"There is only one standard of horses and horses, and now there are two hundred more horsemen, we ......"
Zhang Chongshan looked at the tall horses in the distance, and his heart was itching, but he also knew that the number of people was nearly doubled, and in addition, they wanted to reach Yanziling as soon as possible and enter the northern foothills.
If they were exposed at this time, then their eight hundred iron horsemen would be exposed under the noses of the Nanmang army.
At that time, they will have to face more than just a battlefield of the scale of the Flying Heroes.
Thinking about the worst, it would be even more dangerous to let Nan Mang know that there was also a vassal king of the imperial dynasty among the eight hundred of them.
Therefore, whether to shoot or not, even Zhang Chongshan, who has an irascible personality, does not dare to make a conclusion at this time.
"Childe, look!"
At this time, Xiao Qingling on the side said to Tang Ming with a hint of anger in his voice.
Looking along Xiao Qingling's hand, the woman in the distance was being ripped off her clothes by the captain.
"Fifty rides all the way, Zhang Chongshan, you and I will go left and right, and use the fastest time to solve this side of the people, remember, no one will be left!"
Tang Ming slammed the reins of his horse, and the already irritable war horse that sat down instantly rushed out like an arrow from a string.
The Fifty Dragonscale Iron Rider followed.
"Well, just look at it!"
Zhang Chongshan licked his lips excitedly, he was not the kind of person who could take care of the overall situation, if it wasn't for the reason of considering Xiao Qingling's identity just now, he would have been unable to hold it back.
Tang Ming took the lead, his crossbow was gently raised, and when he was only a hundred steps away from those Nanmang soldiers, a crossbow arrow flashing with cold light shot out.
The captain of the Nanmang cavalry was about to be happy, but at this time he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
But before he could turn his head, a crossbow arrow pierced the back of his head with precision.
The others were shocked, this is already the border of Nanmang, is there still people from the enemy country lurking in it?
The moment the two hundred riders planted their war horses, they were completely panicked.
Immediately after that, crossbow arrows were fired from time to time at both ends of the distance, and after each sound of breaking through the air, someone would fall to the ground.
This is also because of those civilians, the dragon scale iron rider can't let go of his hands and feet at all.
Otherwise, with the combat power of the dragon scale iron horseman, he could shoot them all when he rushed to them.
After a round of crossbow arrows, Tang Ming's team and Zhang Chongshan's team hung their crossbows and drew their knives almost at the same time.
The snow-bright dragon scale knife shimmered in the sunlight with a cold glow.
Tang Ming slashed one of the horsemen, and then frowned slightly.
Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he has also fought a few camps, and he knows a little about the strength of Nanmang's soldiers.
But these soldiers in front of them, who were obviously well-equipped and had handsome horses, were disappointed one by one.
Especially the martial artist that Tang Ming killed, when Tang Ming raised the dragon scale knife in his hand, the guy not only showed a look of fear on his face, but also threw away the scimitar in his hand at the first time and held his head with both hands.
Two hundred horses, originally Tang Ming thought it was a tough battle, but he didn't want it to end so silently.
When the pair of huge hooves of the Northern Jade Lion that Xiao Qingling sat on stepped into the chest of the standard length, this battle with thunder and rain was over.
"Fuck, what the hell is this?"
Zhang Chongshan carried his waist knife and walked to Tang Ming with a scolding grin.
After following Tang Ming in a few tough battles on the line of life and death, he had no interest in these weak horsemen at all.
"What's the matter, circle these war horses back, let's get out of here immediately!"
Tang Ming glared at Zhang Chongshan, not to mention Zhang Chongshan, even he felt a little bored.
However, those war horses are no worse than the mounts of the dragon scale iron horse, and there are dozens of them that are hard to find good horses.
"Childe ......"
At this time, Xiao Qingling walked up to Tang Ming in a depressed mood and said in a low voice.
"It's not a good time for a good heart, they can completely cross the unguarded gourd mouth, as for whether they can survive or not, that's their own business!"
Tang Ming knew what Xiao Qingling wanted to say, and if it was him in the past, it was estimated that he would also send these people to a safe place.
But not now, there are eight hundred dragon scale iron riders behind him, and he is responsible for their lives.
Besides, whether these 800 people can enter Yanziling before nightset means that he can't afford to gamble on the direction of the entire northern foothills.
"Thank you for saving the general's life, I wonder if the general can send an iron cavalry to escort me out of the Nanmang border?"
At this time, a man who was almost in his thirties walked in front of Tang Ming and bowed slightly.
Although the man's words were very polite, there was a sense of superiority in his tone.
Tang Ming frowned slightly, then glanced at the man coldly, turned around and got on the horse.
Zhang Chongshan, who was following behind Tang Ming, sneered, and then stretched out his scarlet tongue and licked the waist knife in his hand.
"I am a disciple of the Luo family in Beidou City, and I have the title of imperial dynasty, if you don't escort me back to Mangshan, my Luo family will definitely not let you go!"
Seeing Tang Ming and his party get on the horse and turn around, wanting to leave, the man suddenly became anxious.
The politeness that was disguised at the beginning was torn clean, and the words were full of threats.
Tang Ming, who had already turned around, turned his horse's head when he heard this.
When the captured civilians saw this scene, they all stood behind the middle-aged man.
If they were on the road alone at this time, they would most likely be captured by the other Nanmang soldiers, and they might also die on the way.
If there were these fierce iron horse escorts in front of you, the chances of survival would be much greater.
After weighing the pros and cons, these people instantly forgot Tang Ming's life-saving grace to them just now, and they all stood behind the Luo family's children, seeking a trace of protection.
"Since you are a child of the Luo family, why did you appear on the Nanmang border?"
Tang Ming drove his horse to the middle-aged man, looked coldly at this delicate and expensive son of a wealthy man, and asked.
Xiao Qingling's eyes lit up, Tang Ming's seemingly sentence was equivalent to forcing this wealthy disciple who reported his family into a dead end.
Ordinary children of wealthy lords, few people will go to the border in normal times, after all, their background determines that they don't have to carry their heads here to make a living.
What's more, it is now the critical moment when the Eight Kingdoms are besieging the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and the children of the wealthy lords who come to the border at this time are either like Xiao Qingling, with heavy troops in hand.
Either that......
Thinking of the other dragon scale iron riders here, they all slowly pulled out the dragon scale knife on their waists.