The fire blocked the pursuit route of the barbarian cavalry, but Zhang Kaifeng and the others had not yet gotten rid of the entanglement, because there was still a swift eagle hovering in the sky, providing a direction for the barbarian cavalry to pursue from time to time, and the swift eagle was very vigilant and refused to fall at all, and it was almost impossible to shoot it down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What should we do?" someone asked, "If we continue like this, we will not be able to get rid of it at all, and we will only die of exhaustion." ”

"I'll shoot it down. Zhou Qi's eyes flashed, and he raised a bow.

"It's up to me and Brother Zhou to shoot down these swift eagles, and you are responsible for attracting their attention, otherwise a team of men and horses will block the barbarian cavalry in the rear, and our intentions will not be exposed. Zhang Kaifeng said: "Xiaolin, your bow and arrow are good, follow us." ”

"Understood, Brother Zhang!" Xiao Lin took out a hard skill.

"Luo Bing, your archery skills are good, shoot down those three Xun Eagles with us. Zhou Qi said.

"It's my lord. Luo Bing also took out his bow and arrows.

In an instant, the horse team was picking up speed, rushing past a mountain pass, clinging to the mountain bag, covering their figures. The three Eagle Eagles hovering in the sky lost their sight and confidants, and suddenly accelerated.

"Death to the beasts!"

Suddenly, four figures rushed out of the mountain bag, bent their bows and arrows, and with a few swishing sounds, three feathered arrows rushed out first.

"Wow!"

The three Xun Eagles were frightened, and when they flapped their wings and flew to the side, Zhang Kaifeng and Zhou Qi were born in tacit understanding, a cold light erupted in their eyes, and they let go of the feather arrow in their hand, and the feather arrow broke through the air, drawing a white air flow in the air, faster than lightning.

Blood splashed, and the feather arrow broke the wings of the two eagles, but Luo Bing and Xiao Lin did not make any contributions, only scratched a eagle, but it was enough, the frightened eagle flew away, and the person who controlled the eagle refused to come over no matter how he summoned it.

"Damn, it's really underestimating the scheming of these people. The cavalry soldiers led by him had a gloomy face as water, and he muttered for a moment, and said: "You lead a thousand light horsemen, bite them, don't let them escape, and have a chance to exterminate them." We returned, proceeding as planned, and continued our march towards the fortress on the same route. Hmph, I really thought that we only had 4,000 cavalry. ”

"It's my lord. A soldier agreed.

After a short stay, the barbarians sent light cavalry to continue the pursuit of Zhang Kaifeng, Zhou Qi and others, while the remaining commanders returned to join the army. And after these light horses left, under the inconspicuous pile of grass at the foot of the mountain bag, suddenly squirmed, and then a figure crawled out of it, looked at the direction for a while, and quickly disappeared here.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the two sides of the chasing and fleeing sides clung to the cavalry in front. The barbarian commanders in charge of the pursuit this time had good command ability, and their light cavalry was good at raiding, and their speed was faster than that of Zhou Qi and the others. In the open grassland, cavalry is a great weapon, cavalry is also divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry, light cavalry is very mobile, fast, suitable for sneak attacks and plundering battles to make the enemy have no time to react. The heavy ride is completely different, the heavy ride is slow, but it is more suitable for charging, the power is far from being comparable to the light ride, but the weakness is also extremely obvious, that is, the speed is slow, if you are bitten by the light horse, it is difficult to get out.

This barbarian commander is also good at the art of war, constantly attacking and harassing them with the advantage of light cavalry, but definitely not handing them over with short troops, and encircling them.

Soon, day and night, at the foot of a mountain, two groups of people and horses were working against each other, and there was no communication. The men and horses on the left are Zhou Qi's black-armored elite horsemen, but after a day's siege, they were served by the barbarians with crossbow arrows, and there were less than a thousand black-armored elite horsemen left. And the men and horses opposite them were the same as at the beginning, the number of them did not decrease, but the appearance of the stragglers had gradually washed away the lead, revealing a magnificent killing atmosphere, and at first the five hundred cavalry were unevenly equipped, and now everyone was wearing armor, although those armors were taken from the barbarians.

The momentum of the two sides is against each other, but it is the side of the black armor elite cavalry that is obviously insufficient, and today's battle has caused them heavy losses, and the arrogance of the past has now become a joke. However, under the command of Luo He and others, who have experienced several fierce battles, they are full of energy, their eyes are like torches, and their fighting spirit is condensed, which seems to be very small, but they are threatening when they charge.

"My lord, what should I do, the barbarian light cavalry behind him is still in hot pursuit, and if we don't solve them, their main force will definitely attack the fortress without fear. Luo Bing asked.

The cold wind on the grassland was blowing continuously at night, Zhou Qi sat by the fire, looking at the burning thunderbolt firewood, he didn't answer for a while, he just cared about adding firewood to it, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Luo Bing. After a long time, Zhou Qi's words came.

"Your Excellency. Luo Bing looked at this man who became famous in a fight, and didn't know what to say. The brave and diligent people have fallen here, and the complexity of their hearts can be imagined.

Zhou Qi skimmed off a piece of firewood and said, "Go and invite them over." ”

"Please?" Luo Bing was stunned, and then understood that calling the word was very different from the word please, indicating that Zhou Qi had recognized the strength of the other side: "The subordinates will pass." ”

"Wait. ”

"Your Excellency. ”

"I'd better go over myself!"

Leaving Luo Bing stunned on the ground, Zhou Qi paced forward and soon came to the opposite side. And these native-born fortress soldiers soon discovered him, pulled out the scabbard of the war knife in his hand, and pointed coldly at the person in front of him, if he dared to take a step forward, the blade would definitely cut out.

"What are you doing here?" the soldier shouted angrily.

"Bold. Luo Bing's eyes widened, and the momentum on his body swept out.

"You ---。 The soldier's face changed.

But at this time, several leisurely cold arrows had already been wound, and Xiao Lin and the others were behind him. Witnessing that Zhou Qi and the others were blocked, the black-armored elite rider on the opposite side also pulled the bow and wound it, and the two sides formed a confrontation.

"Put down your bow and arrows. Zhou Qi gave an order to the black-armored elite cavalry on the opposite side, even if the black-armored elite cavalry was unwilling, it was impossible to disobey the military order, they did not put down their bows and arrows, but pointed the arrows to the ground. Zhou Qi turned around after seeing this, clenched his fists and said, "I didn't come here with any malice, I just wanted to meet your general and discuss with him how to deal with the next attack of the barbarians." ”

"What are you doing? Wang Jing heard the movement and ran over, just when he saw this scene, he shouted: "It's all your own family, what are you doing, how do you kill each other, do you make the barbarians happy?"

"Vice General Wang. Xiao Lin and the others changed color, and hurriedly said, "We don't." ”

"Don't put down your bow and arrows yet. Wang Jing snorted coldly and said: "I will tell the general about the mistakes you have made in this matter, you know the general's temper, if there is a next time, you know what to do." ”

"We know. Xiao Lin and the others bowed their heads, put away their bows and arrows, and retreated.

"Please come with me, both of you. Wang Jing said.

"There is a deputy general of King Lao. Zhou Qi said.

The completely different attitude from before made Wang Jing stunned, but he didn't say anything, and took Zhou Qi and Luo Bing and headed towards the camp.

In the battalion commander, the candle flame swayed alone in the breeze, and under the faint candle flame, a person with white hair like snow, dressed in tight-fitting black clothes, could faintly feel his murderous aura. And next to him, stood a tall man in armor, the two of them were talking to a map and a sand table, and some hot meals on the stove were hot and hot, but they didn't have the heart to move, they devoted themselves to the sand table and the map, there were many traces on the map and the sand table, and there were countless large and small arrows.

On the side, a war knife was still not sheathed, and the knife was full of dried blood, and the time was too tight to wipe it. But a long sword in the scabbard, after a day of killing, they broke out of the encirclement, logically speaking, this sword must have been stained with blood, but now it seems to be extremely clean, spotless, without a trace of blood smell wafting out.

"He is a person who loves swords, is obsessed with swords, and respects swords. Zhou Qi quickly saw the normality of the white-haired man in front of him, he was inexplicably more ashamed than himself, but the war knife that fought with him was not valued by him.

The two who were still discussing didn't notice that there were three more people in the tent, and Wang Jing coughed a few times before he woke up the two.

"It turned out that Lord Zhou Qi arrived, I'm really sorry, the war is tight, and it was Luo who missed the distance. Luo He turned around and said with some surprise.

"General Luo is serious, it was Zhou who came abruptly. Zhou Qi looked at Luo He and said, "I've seen Mr. Zhang." ”

This seemingly ordinary man didn't say much, and his first impression was that of a man with a sword. But with the passage of time, the person in front of him can appear, and he can actually turn a straggler with no combat strength into a man with a faint army of tigers and wolves, which makes Zhou Qi curious about his origin, but he doesn't get much information, only that this person suddenly appeared here three years ago. However, from the reverence of the soldiers in this cavalry, he could know that this man was full of talent, and if he served the imperial court, in time, he would definitely be a commander of a prestigious side, but not only why was he willing to be in a corner of peace. However, how could he guess the other party's thoughts, and immediately pressed the doubts in his heart.

"The grass people have seen Lord Zhou. Zhang Kaifeng also returned the courtesy, and in his cold voice, he was still neither salty nor light, and asked without being humble or arrogant: "I don't know what the purpose of Lord Zhou's visit is." ”

"Naturally, I want to discuss with you how to block the barbarians' offensive route, and I would like to ask you to mention it this time. Zhou Qi said in a deep voice: "Zhou apologizes for the previous recklessness, and please don't take it to heart." ”

Zhang Kaifeng on the side was surprised, but felt that although this person was arrogant, he was frank, although he didn't have a good impression, but he still had some different opinions.

"Lord Zhou is serious. Luo He's expression was the same as Wang Jing's previous appearance, but then he said with a smile: "I can't help but look up to us too much, how dare you say that it is to talk to each other." ”

"Big brother, look at what you said, have you forgotten this military advisor of yours?" Luo Bing said at the right time.

"Yes, yes, look at my head. We can have today, we have to rely on Brother Zhang. Luo He realized it and smiled innocently, which caused the atmosphere of the small camp to ease up a little.

Zhang Kaifeng on the side shook his head, looking like a careful man, his honest appearance was fully revealed.

"The makeshift barracks are simple, there is no place for Lord Zhou to sit, so that Lord Zhou can smile, let's sit on the ground. ”

A series of sentences are very level, Luo He, the old man rarely said the words of Wen Crepe, but it made Zhang Kaifeng and them look sideways, on weekdays, they are all inseparable from the three-character scripture, and the soldiers below have already learned a fluent three-character scripture, all of which were learned from the big man in front of him.

"Don't dare, marching and fighting are informal. Zhou Qi also said.

At that moment, the four of them sat on the ground, each expressed their own opinions and the information they had seen, and combined them to explain and deduce them on the sand table and the map. Time passed imperceptibly in this small tent, and it was not until the sky was about to dawn that Zhou Qi and Luo Bing left, and each ordered the soldiers below to get ready.

By the time it was daylight, the camp had disappeared completely, and Hesa, the commander of the barbarian light horsemen who had arrived, dismounted, twisted the dirt on the ground, and sniffed it on the tip of his nose.

"They've been gone for a while, but they want to get rid of our dreams. Hesa's words were a little cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

The other barbarian light cavalry also flashed a trace of annoyance when they heard this, they chased this cavalry for a day and a night, but they were repeatedly escaped by the other party, and in the process of pursuit, they encountered countless traps, which seriously hindered their pursuit speed, and after a short stay, this barbarian light cavalry also disappeared without a trace.

Two days later, a large meadow of several feet suddenly appeared in the endless grassland, and the barbarian light rider couldn't help but stop, and Hesa frowned, wondering why such a strange meadow appeared out of thin air here. However, he soon gave the order that the heavy cavalry could pass, and that their cavalry could naturally pass, as long as they followed the hoof prints of the horses, they had followed each other's hoof prints for the past two days.

And just as these light horsemen were about to cross in the middle, a sudden change occurred, and the gurgling bubbles shattered and fell into the ears of these cavalrymen, like a talisman.

"Not good, speed up. Hesah changed color.

"Shoot the arrows!" But the sound from nowhere made the barbarian cavalry even worse.

"Protection!" Hesa ordered, having long been familiar with the other party's methods of warfare, and these light horsemen were all armed with shields.

Immediately, a rain of arrows rushed over and attacked the barbarian cavalry. Suddenly they couldn't move, which greatly slowed down their pursuit. In an instant, it is not only the rain of arrows that is dangerous, but also the sagging.

And a hundred miles away, the black armor elite cavalry and a Wu Bai cavalry were running fast, heading towards the fortress, they had spent two days, did not dare to stay, once stopped, the people in the fortress were in the midst of war, which they did not want to see.

Finally, on the third day, they arrived, and saw the shaman's cavalry, and as far as the eye could see, the number of this cavalry was not only three or four thousand, but five thousand, how could it be, they were shocked in their hearts, what was the purpose of making them send so many cavalry.

"Brothers, the barbarian cavalry is ready to attack, in order to prevent the people in the fortress from being slaughtered, we fight to the death and wait for reinforcements. Zhou Qi drank.

"Fight to the death!"

"For the sake of our homeland, for the sake of our loved ones, we are not afraid of death, we fight to the death. ”

"Fight to the death!"

"The battlefield is the destination of our soldiers, for the sake of our beloved relatives and people, we fight to the death, even if we die, but the soul of the army is not extinguished. ”

"Fight to the death!"

"Charge!"

Full of blood rushed into the sky, and immediately, less than two thousand cavalry rushed down the hillside and rushed towards the five thousand cavalry of the barbarians.