214 Chapter 204
Chapter 204, the prisoners are looking for the village into the narrow road, and the naked man is outstanding
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The road was difficult to walk, the horses' hooves were bumpy, these Xiliang cavalry became angry, so they took swords and whips, and whipped the captives to vent, and the black-faced young man also received several blows on the shoulder, but fortunately he dodged quickly and was not injured.
The young man's dark eyes lifted slightly, and he looked at the terrain in front of him, becoming more and more sure of his previous guess.
But he didn't want to say anything, it seemed that everything didn't matter.
The cavalry captain shouted and scolded the captured infantry commander not far away: "If you dare to lead the wrong way, I will teach you to wait for death and have no place to be buried!"
The young man might as well raise his head, and was facing the fierce eyes of the cavalryman, and suddenly shuddered with fright, and subconsciously leaned towards his grandfather's handβhe didn't stop tightly, but caused the soldiers in the rear to stumble, and in order to avoid him, he turned to the left and hit the back of the black-faced young man, and the formation was suddenly chaotic.
Before the black-faced young man could rub his injured left shoulder, a cavalryman had already galloped over in a rage, and at first glance, he thought that the black-faced young man had messed up the formation, and whipped it towards his face, shouting: "The thief begs to fight!"
The whip was swift and swift, drawn diagonally from top to bottom, and had already swept up all the strength of the cavalry. By the inertia of the horses, the angle is tricky, and it still goes towards the eyes, no matter how the black-faced youth dodges, he can't avoid it.
The black-faced young man reflexively closed his eyes, and his heart was slightly cold.
My eyes are useless.
He thought.
However, there is not much fear in my heart, as if I don't even care about life and death.
But the whip did not fall on the head of the black-faced young man, only heard a "bang", the whip fell on the old man's back, kicking up a cloud of dust, the old man's internal organs were shocked, and suddenly he screamed and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Grandpa!"
The teenager on the side was so frightened that he cried.
The black-faced young man glanced at the old man in surprise, and his eyes moved. He then stretched out his hand and grabbed the young man who had rushed over, dragging him along briskly.
The old man was whipped, but he didn't dare to stop, he still followed the team forward, and bowed towards the cavalry: "The military master is angry, it was the little old man's foot that slipped and stepped on this little brother's foot, which messed up the team, and it really has nothing to do with him." Please don't blame the adults, don't blame ......"
The cavalry wanted to slap the black-faced young man with his backhand, but when he saw the old man admit his mistake again and again, he felt a little satisfied, snorted, and walked away.
The black-faced young man looked at the old man with deep eyes, and when he saw him grinning back at him, the blood on his lips had not yet been wiped away, and he had already turned back to comfort his grandson. As for the matter of standing up to save him and being whipped for him, it seemed that he should have taken it for granted, and he did not take it to heart.
The old man was in his fifties, with gray temples under his helmet, and he was a decrepit man, and his stiff back and shoulder blades were broad, but he was no longer straight. The black-faced young man squinted slightly, looked at the old man's back for a while, and felt that he had a straight waist and a bit of backbone.
At that moment, there was a touch in his heart.
The people of the Northwest are fierce, but they are also exceptionally simple and innocent, and the old man does not want others to be punished on behalf of his grandson, and his character is very high.
The black-faced young man had a little brilliance in his eyes, and began to pay frequent attention to the pair of grandchildren.
From time to time, they exchanged words in their ears, nothing more than hoping that after being captured, they might be able to get away with it and be released back to their hometowns, so that they could do some things like before, herding sheep and cattle, hunting and fishing.
After hearing this, the black-faced young man said in his heart: "I'm just afraid that you will never have such a chance again." β
The rugged path traveled for several miles, and at a glance ahead, there were several forks in the road, and I didn't know which one was the right road.
The team stopped at the intersection, Ma Chao led a few generals to paced back, and the generals beside him admonished the commanders of the prisoners, the road is divided, if you accidentally lead the wrong way, before dark, you can't find Han Sui's camp in Shen'an, you will kill all these prisoners, and leave no one behind.
Taking advantage of this short rest, the old man took out the water bag and let his grandson drink a few sips, and suddenly handed it to the black-faced young man, and said with a smile: "Young man, take a few sips." β
The black-faced young man was stunned and shook his head.
The old man smiled again: "This way, you have been staring at the two of us, you must have wanted to drink water." Drink it quickly, don't be polite to the old man. β
The black-faced young man licked his chapped lips, his face was slightly shy, but he didn't shirk anymore, took the water bladder, poured a few sips, and handed it back to him.
was about to thank him, but he saw the young man pulling the old man's sleeve and muttering in a low voice beside him: "Grandpa, we only have a few mouthfuls of water left, the desert is huge, why should I give him a drink......"
The black-faced young man's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't seem to hear this complaint, but nodded to the old man and said, "Thank you, old man." β
The boy snorted, as if he thought his voice was unpleasant, and rolled his eyes at him.
The black-faced young man stared at the old man's shriveled water bladder for a while, and his dim eyes gradually brightened.
He groaned for a moment, as if he had made a decision, and suddenly changed course and walked out of the group.
"Hey, what are you doing! But after taking a sip of water, I said that you were going to die, and your temperament was too big! Come back quickly......" The young man was so frightened that he and his grandfather hurriedly reached out to grab the young man, but only touched his gray armor and threw himself into the air.
In the sigh, the cavalry immediately noticed that there was an anomaly in the captive ranks, and they actually crossed the ranks, lined up, and stood outside.
Ma Chao's lieutenant is a yellow-faced man, he sneered when he saw this, and he didn't talk nonsense, grabbed a carved feather, pulled it out of the quiver, put the bow on the string, and aimed it at the face of the black-faced young man - treat the prisoners who do not obey the order and violate discipline without authorization, just shoot them on the spot, and even save a punishment.
The black-faced young man frowned and stood at the place of the shot, calmly looked at the lieutenant's bow and arrow, and shouted loudly: "Wait! I have an urgent military report!"
Under the scorching sun, the weather was ridiculously hot, and the black-faced young man who was alone felt a chill rise up his spine. The lieutenant general in the distance smiled to himself, as if he ignored his words, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and he continued to aim, his eyes full of murderous intent. The black-faced young man could even feel his bulging arm muscles, not only did they not relax, but they pulled the bowstring tighter, and they were about to shoot an arrow at the sight of it!
Once this arrow is fired, whether he can get away with it or not, whether he will be shot or not, it will become a signal that the killing has begun. The Xiliang soldiers are good at cavalry and archery, and once this deputy general makes a move, the rest of the cavalry who are eyeing him will also rush up and draw arrows to attack.
The black-faced young man's heart sank, and he seized this moment of condensation, and shouted with all his might: "You can shoot me to death, but these thousand elite horsemen will be sent to death in vain!"
As soon as these words fell, he felt a cold and slightly surprised gaze shooting towards him, his body was shocked, and he looked to the left of the deputy general along the line of sight, but saw Ma Chao, who had not expressed his position, staring at him, his eyes were deep. Under the sun, the white robe fell on the horse's back, the silver spear in his hand and the silver helmet on his head were flashing, the same outfit and temperament made the black-faced young man feel a trance for a moment...... However, the arrogance and arrogance inadvertently revealed in Ma Chao's eyes were completely different from that person.
"Dare to curse us!" The lieutenant was furious, and his right hand was aimed at the face of the black-faced young man, and he was about to shoot the arrow feather, but he was pressed on the bowstring by a hand stretched out from his left.
The deputy general was stunned and looked at Ma Chao in surprise, but saw that Ma Chao had already taken control of the reins and slowly paced towards the black-faced young man.
"You say, there is a military intelligence to report?" Ma Chao frowned and looked at the young man under the horse, and said coldly, "Raise your head." β
The black-faced young man raised his head as he spoke, revealing a skinny, charcoal-blackened and yellowed face.
His lieutenant followed from behind, and when he saw this face, he sneered at himself, and then turned his head away, as if he did not want to see it again.
When I looked at it from a distance, this captive was tall and well-proportioned, but he was a figure, who knew that when I looked closely, hey, what a black face, full of ugliness, ruined the original shape of his face that was perfectly proportioned, and at first sight, it was annoying.
A cold light burst out of Ma Chao's eyes, hooked his lips to one side, and raised his gun, the tip of the cold gun against the young man's neck.
He said: "Boy, do you know that I have defeated Han Sui's guards Cheng Gongying and Yan Xing in Shatou and Yuanquan in two towns, and chased you all the way to this point, just waiting for Yan Xing's camp in Shen'an, I will destroy one of them, but you dare to curse me to die in vain?"
His expression was seven points confident and three points sneering, and looking at the eyes of the black-faced young man, it was like looking at an ant that was about to be crushed to death.
When the cavalry heard Ma Chao's words, they were all arrogant and laughed.
"General, kill this fool!"
"How dare you lie that you have a military intelligence report, but you are just an ordinary foot soldier, what can you know about the military situation?"
"Most of this guy wants to survive and use some stubborn methods. β
"He is not small, he dares to deceive us and others......"
Everyone laughed shamefully, and the yellow-faced deputy general also said to Ma Chao: "Big brother, don't listen to this person's words, he killed something! No matter what his purpose is, maybe it is to buy time for Yan Xing to escape, in short, kill him cleanly." β
It turned out that this unruly deputy general was Ma Chao's brother, Ma Tie.
Ma Chao listened, looked at the black-faced young man, and his eyes also swept up with deep disdain.
The black-faced young man felt a chill on his neck, and the tip of the spear suddenly increased his strength, and the cold front entered the flesh, and blood beads oozed down. He frowned and raised his eyes, his eyes met Ma Chao's eyes, but there was no trace of panic and humility in his eyes, only an indifferent silence.
His eyes were very bright, Ma Chao couldn't help but look at it for a while, and suddenly thought in his heart: "This ugly monster is weak, but his courage is really not bad." The gun in his hand immediately stopped, and there was no 166 reading network