365 Faith
The two of them fished out a lot of stones from the bottom of the lake, piled them up on the shore one by one, and prepared to pick out a few good-looking ones from them to give away, and just put the last stones fished out on the shore, Yuan Chang suddenly looked condensed, turned his head to the north and listened attentively.
Yan Qi didn't make a sound beside him, although he also supported his ears, but he couldn't hear anything except the subtle sound of the wind blowing on the surface of the lake.
"Someone is coming this way," Yuan Chang didn't seem to hear it very clearly, but the two eyebrows gradually frowned, tilting his head and listening carefully, "A lot of people...... Arima...... Very fast......"
Yuan Chang no longer listened carefully, and said to Yan Qi with a solemn expression: "This group of people is coming here, friends and enemies are unknown, you go to Lingtang to wake them up, try to be as quiet as possible, and then get in the car and go away, put the things here for the time being, I will help you watch first, if the other party is a friend, I will ride a horse to chase you back, if you don't see me chasing, go straight to the direction of Fengtu City, don't look back, don't slow down, go." β
"Good. Yan Qi didn't hesitate, at this time, every second counted, and he and Yuan Chang immediately acted separately.
Except for Xiao Shiyi, who was still sleeping, everyone got up quietly, didn't take anything, and got into the car directly, and Xiao Chen drove the horse path to the direction of Fengtu City, Yan Qi stood on the roof of the car and looked back, and saw that Yuan Chang and those few cavalrymen were quickly burying the tents on both sides and all the things placed in the local area with sand, and those who didn't have time to bury them were tied together with ropes and sunk into the lake, and the lake was glowing in the moonlight, and it was easy to find the black items in the lake.
After dealing with all this, the cavalry led their horses to the nearby sand dunes and hid for the time being, each holding a weapon in his hand.
"Little Si, I remember you made a new telescope again?" Yan Qi leaned down from the roof of the car and said through the window of the car and Cui Xi inside.
Cui Xi took out a larger and longer telescope than the previous one from the dark compartment under the bed and handed it to Yan Qi: "I thought I would bring it for enjoying the scenery on the road, but I forgot about it after I went on the road." β
Yan Qi stood up again and raised his telescope to look into the distance, it happened that there was a sand dune on the carriage on a slightly higher ground, and his vision opened up for a while, and everything on the empty desert could be seen at a glance. And just a little farther away, a team of centaurs was moving quickly in the direction of Starfall Lake, the moonlight was not comparable to the daylight, and only the general outline could be seen clearly, Yan Qi adjusted the focus, and instantly magnified the vision, although it was very blurry, it was still recognizable - it was a team of brute soldiers!
How did a team of more than 100 brutes appear here, Yan Qi had no time to think about this question, they were heading towards Xingluo Lake, and Yuan Chang and his seven brothers were waiting there to confirm whether the other party was friend or foe, eight against hundred, meeting in a narrow way, there was no chance of winning!
Yan Qi jumped off the roof of the car and said to Xiao Chen: "Untie a horse for me to use, I'll go back to the lake." β
Xiao Chen turned his head to look at her: "...... What's the matter?"
"You guess first, and I'll see if you're right. "Yan Qidao.
"......" Xiao Chen stopped the car and jumped down to relieve Yan Qi, but Young Master Yan Jiu poked his head out of the carriage and stretched out his hand to ask her for something: "I'll use the telescope." β
I guessed three or four points for this item, and I have to confirm it with a telescope.
"Let me use it first. Yan Qi didn't give it, he got into the carriage to get a bow and arrow, Young Master Yan Jiu squinted his eyes to look at her, and was gently patted on the shoulder by Yan Qi, "It's good." With that, he got out of the carriage.
Second Mrs. Yan, who was sitting next to her, was still surprised why Yan Qi wanted to take a bow and arrow, but when she saw that Young Master Yan Jiu's always calm and breezy face was unusually tightly locked, she couldn't help but chuckle in her heart, but she pursed her mouth tightly and didn't open her mouth to ask.
It's good. My sister had never told him that. Young Master Yan Jiu's hand in his sleeve clenched tightly.
It must be something that even she is not sure of--telling him like this, as if condensing all the words he wants to say to him in this life, so that he can be good, and he will be good all his life-how can he suddenly talk about a lifetime?!ββ it must be that she is very likely to die for the rest of her life!
Young Master Yan Jiu quickly got up and got out of the carriage door, but he only had time to see the back of his sister flying out of the horse, Xiao Chen was quickly re-arranging the remaining horses and mules, and with a shake of the reins, he slaughtered the city towards the wind and ran out at full speed in the opposite direction to his sister.
"What did she say?" asked Young Master Yan Jiu, who was sitting back in the driver's seat.
"Go to the camp as fast as you can. Xiao Chen said calmly. It was a pity that he couldn't live and die with her, but he was relieved that she had entrusted him with her most important family. But this feeling of seeing her go to death alone is really uncomfortable.
Young Master Yan Jiu returned to the carriage, sat in the dark shadow that could not be illuminated by the moonlight, his hands clasped tightly in his sleeves, and hated himself for not being a military general for the first time.
Yan Qi rode a horse and galloped, this horse used to pull the cart was far inferior to her moat, but in the end, it was a single horse, faster than the overall movement of the barbarians, and it didn't take long to turn back to the vicinity of Xingluo Lake, Yuan Chang had already heard the voice waiting in front, and saw her come back a few steps and ran over to meet her: "What are you doing back?"
"There is a barbarian army of more than 100 people coming from the north, and they should withdraw quickly. "Yan Qidao.
"How do you know?" Yuan Chang was startled.
"I have something that can see far away, don't ask too much first, hurry up, the other party is not slow. "Yan Qidao.
Yuan Chang turned around and was about to go back to inform his brothers, but when he took two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his head and said to Yan Qi: "The barbarians appear here, they must have escaped the inspection of the front-line army and want to get close to the Wind Slaughter City to play tricks, then their direction must be the same as yours, your carriage can't match their speed, if you continue like this, let them catch up sooner or later, you hurry back and let the carriage turn around!"
Where is the time, the carriage is already heavy, and now it is in the middle of the vast desert, even if it turns at this time, when the barbarian travels to the high ground, he can see at a glance, the speed of the horse pulling the cart and the war horse cannot be compared at all, this place is still nearly two days away from the camp, it is too late, it is too late from the time Yuan Chang heard the sound of the other party's march.
How can Yuan Chang not know this, if he and these cavalry run back at this time, it may be too late, they are also riding war horses, even if the barbarians see it, they can't catch up, and the people on the Xiaolu can't escape, Yan Qi knows this, and Yuan Chang knows better.
So at this time, Yuan Chang had no intention of withdrawing.
"What about you?" Yan Qi asked him.
"You don't care. Yuan Chang turned his head and ran to the shelter of his brothers.
"Look down on people," Yan Qi drove his horse to follow, "Don't forget whose daughter I am." β
Yuan Chang turned his head and laughed: "Are you really good?"
"I've brought all the bows and arrows, what do you think? Yan Qi patted the quiver.
Yuan Chang looked at Yan Qi, she knew him, and she expected him to make this choice from the beginning, so she deliberately rode back with arrows to find him, knowing that she was facing hundreds of barbarians, and knew that what she was going to usher in was death or life, so she came back with arrows, calm and sassy, fearless.
Such a she, how to teach people not to be emotional?
Yuan Chang raised the corners of his lips, turned his head back, and beckoned to his brothers: "It's a barbarian, a hundred or ten people, how is it?"
"Die!" Almost without hesitation, the brave and iron-blooded cavalry immediately roared, what are few people afraid of people, the cavalry has never been afraid of life and death! Life on the battlefield, death on the battlefield, that is their destination! Run away when they see the enemy? They can't afford to lose that person!
"This guy can bypass the patrol line of the front-line army, and his ability should not be underestimated, and he will either go to our battalion or the wind slaughtering the city, so he has to destroy their plan if he says anything," Yuan Chang and these soldiers said, "Brother Chao, your horse is fast, the work of going back to report the news will be handed over to you, and a few of us will delay it for a while." β
The soldier who was called Brother Chao didn't say much, but immediately got on his horse, and only said to everyone: "Brother fights quickly, brother will come to accompany you soon!"
Yuan Chang said to Yan Qi again: "How many arrows did you bring?"
"Thirty. "Yan Qidao.
"Then we can kill at least thirty barbarians," Yuan Chang made a decision without hesitation, "After the barbarians enter the firing range in a while, Miss Yan and I will do it first," these words were said to the remaining soldiers, "You take cover in the sand, and when I lead the barbarians to the front, you will be taken by surprise from behind, kill one and earn another!"
Yuan Chang and their soldiers came out with full body equipment, which is also the rule of the battalion, as long as they do not return to the city or perform tasks with special requirements, but they must be armed to travel several miles away from the camp, the basic equipment of the Xiao cavalry is armor, horses, weapons and light shields, arrows can also be brought, but in view of the rapid and powerful style of the Xiao cavalry, arrows are not commonly used in this way of attacking with high technical requirements and insufficient damage.
Yuan Chang didn't bring arrows, and he had to put on the armor for Yan Qi, the chain mail could resist a certain degree of weapon damage, but Yan Qi refused to wear it: "It's too ugly, it affects my image when I am righteous." β
"Phew, how good do you want to look?!Do you think there are few fools who pursue you?" Yuan Chang didn't force it, he put on the armor by himself, this armor is very heavy, and it is indeed inconvenient for Yan Qi to put it on.
"It's all my fault, I'm just a red face. Yan Qi sighed and pulled out the arrow to prepare.
ββ¦β¦ The desert is too small to hold you, right?" Yuan Chang turned over his horse, and the other few cavalry were already well-trained into the nearby sand, and even the horses were lying down and covered with sand, and it was difficult to find that there was an ambush here without looking closely.
"Are you ready?" Yuan Chang pursed his lips and looked at the red face beside him.
"Today, I will let you see the highest meaning of archery," Yan Qi took the arrow, "I guarantee that you will not dare to compete with me in the future." β
"Stinky fart. Yuan Chang chuckled and took a deep look at her face, "Go!"
The two of them turned their horses, from the low ground next to the lake to the high place, the team of barbarians who were marching in the distance immediately appeared in the field of vision, the distance was in range, the horses' hooves had not yet settled, the arrows in Yan Qi's hands were already pouring out like a torrential rain, the team of barbarians had not even reacted, there were already more than a dozen people who fell off their horses, Yuan Chang could see clearly, these people were all pierced through the throat by the arrows!
The corners of Yuan Chang's lips provoked a smile, he had no doubt that she could do what she promised, she was like this, she would never let you worry, always let you think of her, her heart was full of certainty and stability, she was different from other girls, she didn't need your worry and care, all she needed was that the people around her could be good and able to let her live or die with peace of mind.
"Beautiful!" Yuan Chang shouted. Even so, he still has to praise her, what strong people don't need comfort, excellent people don't need praise, it's all! How good she is in his heart, he just wants her to know!
"yes. She said that the arrows in her hand did not stop, and she was still not shocked.
Yuan Chang held a shield in one hand and a halberd in the other, the shield was used to block the arrows attacking him, and the halberd was used to pick up the arrows attacking Yan Qi, and in the end, none of the arrows of the barbarians injured two people.
The thirty arrows in Yan Qi's hand were quickly released, and sure enough, the arrows were not missing, and the branches hit the vital point, and the branches sealed the target's throat with an arrow, not giving any chance to fight back at all, clean and neat. However, the barbarians were not all dead, and the rest of the people fought back against Yan Qi's arrows, and the group drove their horses to gallop towards them, and within a moment they were already close at hand, Yuan Chang shouted: "Pick up!" The light shield in his hand flew towards Yan Qi, Yan Qi stretched out his hand to catch it steadily, blocked the shield behind him, turned his head and ran.
Yuan Chang wielded another wave of flying arrows, set up the weapons of several barbarians who rushed to the front, and fought and retreated, attracting all the attention of the barbarians, in the oblique rear of the barbarians, the few cavalry quietly sneaked out of the sand, swept towards the barbarians with lightning speed, and immediately cut down a piece, the barbarians were shocked to realize that there was an ambush behind them, and hurriedly turned around and fought back, Yuan Chang also stopped retreating, and the legs were clamped under the horse's belly, and the halberd was about to rise, and he rushed into the battle formation with the momentum of the tiger entering the flock.
It's a pity that the brutes are not a flock of sheep, but a pack of wolves. Countless swords swept towards Yuan Chang with cold light, the iron blade slashed on the chain mail and made a piercing sound, shoulders, arms, back, waist, legs, constantly felt the heavy blows, but they didn't feel pain, maybe because the belief was too strong.
Yes, faith. On the battlefield, faith is more important to soldiers than force. He followed Yan Zichen to learn not only martial arts, but also the art of war, Yan Zichen told him that a good general, not only must have superb force and tactical literacy, but also must be infectious, can mobilize the greatest motivation of the soldiers, can ignite and strengthen their faith, to the battlefield, which side of the faith can be firm to the end, which side usually has a greater chance of winning, because only faith can make people fearless, can make people not feel tired and painful, in order to make people tap their greatest potential to fight to the end.
So what is his belief at this moment? It is to drag these brutes for as long as possible, so that Yan Qi's most cherished family can return home safely, yes, at this moment, what noble purpose of protecting the family and defending the country is behind her, and the strongest belief in his heart is for her!
Yuan Chang wielded his halberd, desperately slashing and slashing the barbarian soldiers who swarmed around, blood was thrown in the moonlight, people roared and horses neighed, and sand and dust flew, dragging them down, no matter what. Yuan Chang raised his halberd to hold up the steel knife chopped by a brute soldier, and pulled him off the horse with a twist and a twist, and then the halberd spike stabbed out, but the wind behind him was suddenly heard in the middle of the road, and someone slashed at him from behind! It's too late to turn around -- someone is attacking head-on, you can't hesitate, stab the horse first, and then block the head-on blow, and he will cut it in the back! The left and right are also a death, what does it matter if you have more or less!
Yuan Chang's halberd turned out to be picked off the horse, and then raised the halberd to block the attack of the oncoming barbarian, but the expected knife in the back did not cut, Yuan Chang still did not hesitate, first killed the barbarian in front of him with a halberd, and then turned to look, but saw that the barbarian who wanted to attack him behind the back had a sharp arrow stuck in his throat and died under his horse.
Yuan Chang turned her head and saw Yan Qi standing in the sand, her horse had been killed by the arrows of the brute, and the arrows in her hand came from the arrows shot by the brute soldiers on the horse and the nearby sand, the arrows of the brute soldiers did not stop, she flexibly dodged left and right, and she could still release arrows in this dodge, but she was not a god after all, two fists were invincible to four hands, not to mention this non-stop arrow, so in front of Yuan Chang's eyes, a fierce arrow pierced her left leg, blood splashed, and stinged Yuan Chang's pupils.
Die--all die-all of you brute dogs have to die-you all have to die -- you have to bury my Yan Xiaopang -
Yuan Chang's eyes were red, the halberd slashed out wildly, countless heads and stumps were thrown out, he no longer defended, just blindly attacked, blindly killed, as many as he could, kill to the last breath, kill.
At this moment, no one knows what kind of bloody killing is unfolding on this vast desert, the silver moonlight and the miserable white sand are dyed scarlet, Yuan Chang stabbed out a halberd and strung the two brute soldiers with sugar gourds, but was heavily chopped off the horse by a brute behind him, and fell to the ground with iron armor, stirring up a large area of dust and sand, he struggled to prop up his upper body, the halberd in his hand has not continued to swing out, the iron hooves of the barbarian war horse have stepped down according to the back, a mouthful of thick blood sprayed the coarse sand under his body like a blurred flesh and blood, he crawled this flesh, the blood light hazy his vision, he wanted to see her clearly, see her for the last time, he wanted to firmly remember her appearance, so that he will not forget her in the next life.
Another knife slashed from behind, and the force sank, pressing him into the sand, he waved his hand and raised the sand backwards, fascinated the eyes of the brute, in exchange for a momentary pause, this moment he used to wipe away the blood on the eyelashes, and then he finally saw her clearly, and she was hit by another arrow in the shoulder, but she pulled it off without changing her face and immediately made a counterattack weapon, and pierced the throat of a brute who had been killed in front of her, she wanted to seize the brute's quiver, but just took it in her hand by another brute who killed it according to the arm, although she could dodge, the quiver was chopped by the brute, and the arrow was scattered all over the ground, but she had no chance to pick it up againγ
"Yan Xiaopang......" Yuan Chang couldn't make any sound, but she seemed to hear it, dragging a wounded leg towards him, and the brute soldier chasing behind her raised the knife in his hand with a hideous face, and with a flash of cold light, it slashed down at her back.
Yuan Chang stretched out his hand, wanting to grab Yan Qi at the last moment, but he didn't wait, and the overwhelming cold and darkness instantly surrounded him.
Well, there is no better ending than to be buried on the battlefield with her.
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"Wake up?" opened his eyes again, the sun was slanting outside the window, the sunset was all over the sky, and the familiar voice came from a familiar person, who was standing next to the bed at the moment, with a bandage on one shoulder and a crutch under his armpit on the other.
ββ¦β¦ You ......" His voice was hoarse, as if he had been asleep for years.
"Oh my God, you won't have amnesia, do you? do you still know me?" the familiar man poked his head over to let him see her paralyzed face.
ββ¦β¦ Stupid and chubby...... "He wanted to laugh, but the corners of his mouth curled up and his whole body hurt," "You...... You're not dead, are you?"
"How can I die," she said, "I'm the protagonist, and how can I write a book when the protagonist dies." β
ββ¦β¦ Few...... Less stinky fart," he said, "and the main character...... Male protagonist you?"
ββ¦β¦ Yan Xiaojiu, I warn you, hurry up and get out of Yuan Chang's body!" she said.
"......" Yuan Chang still wanted to laugh, but the pain all over his body made him inhale, and he gritted his teeth and grinded out a sentence for a while, "Or ...... He's fucking alive. β
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