28 The First Fire Companion (3)
Shenjia has not had a quiet year. The people of Rouran knew that the Great Wei was in the middle of a crusade against the Xia Kingdom, and was harassing the border more and more.
Located in the ancient city of Montenegro at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, the Black Mountain Camp is the closest to Rouran and the largest number of people in the north. But for a long time, the Rouran people did not fight head-on with the Great Wei at all, and while concluding alliances with the Liang State in the north, the Xia State, and the Liu Song of the Southern Dynasty to jointly deal with the Great Wei, they continued to plunder the northern territory of the Great Wei.
Rouran outnumbered the cavalry of Great Wei, a country with a vast territory in the north, with a staggering number of horses, but the south had too much to want from the people of Rouran other than horses and livestock.
The strength of the Great Wei blocked Rouran's southward advance, and the northernmost Wei State blocked the rising Rouran for all the countries in the Central Plains.
Eighty years long.
The army of Great Wei was sharpened stronger and stronger in the non-stop battle with Rouran, and the hatred between Rouran and Great Wei was getting deeper and deeper in the stalemate day after day.
Mulan wants to become stronger, but this does not mean that Mulan is willing to live this kind of three-day day and five-day day
"Did Worm take the wrong medicine lately?" Hu Lihun roared as he put on his leather armor. It also keeps people from sleeping! "
"Obviously won't let us sleep." Arman Zhiqi resigned himself to mentioning the halberd." I heard from Baiying's side that His Majesty was in the most important time of the summer, so he disturbed the border every day and made the appearance of leading a large army south to contain us."
"Then it's a fucking fight! Every time you send a few knights to shoot a few arrows, you can run and count as a ball! "Kunda is obviously also being harassed by the Rouran people doing daily routines, and his life is worse than death.
They were the luckiest people in the "Black Four" camp, and after a few months, not only did not one die, but they were also replaced with a better camp, from one meat every five days to once every four days.
It's just that from the beginning of what they eat to get better, they are also being hit by more and more points.
"If you have time to complain, you might as well wash your face quickly." Recently, there have been more battles all of a sudden, and Mulan has gradually begun to sleep without taking off her armor, at most taking off her helmet and clothes and sleeping.
Now she was hanging the long knife around her waist, lifting the quiver behind her back, and hooking the longbow that was placed on the ground with her foot.
The short spear that Mulan brought from home had been broken, and now she was using a long knife that she had picked up from the Rouran people. The military households of the Great Wei had to prepare a qiē thing for their use in the camp from the beginning of receiving the military sticker, ranging from sewing and socks to weapons and horses.
So picking up loot on the battlefield became their custom.
Mulan never peels off dead people's skin armor and armor to wear, and sometimes she will replace it with a weapon when she gets it. Fortunately, her leather armor is Father Hua's baby, which has been well maintained for so many years, and the skin is also very beautiful, which is both strong and does not hinder Mulan's movements.
I don't know when it began, Hua Mulan became the general existence of this burning man and the sea god.
As long as he's there, everyone can always rush out quickly.
As Shan Zhiqi said, once you go to the battlefield, as long as you don't want to die, you have to kill, and if you kill too many people, it's in vain for you to hide your ability.
Others don't know, but the comrades-in-arms of this fire know it.
They know that Mulan's arrows are faster than others, Mulan's knives and guns are more powerful than others, and as long as they follow Mulan's vicinity, they can always turn the corner.
It may be a bit mean, but people always like to follow the strong. They all know Mulan's good skills, but no one says anything.
If it is broken, he may be about to leave Black Four. No army will give up such a super strong subordinate who can shoot from a distance and attack the body at close range.
At that time, where were they going to find such a reliable fire companion?
"Hada and I are in short arms, and we charge ahead. Hu Lihun and Kunda are using spears and halberds, and you are in the rear sweep formation. Yanu and Mo Huai'er protect the left wing, and Jackal and Wudi protect the right wing. Kill ghosts, you pay attention behind your back. Hua Mulan ...... "It is the fire chief Alan Zhiqi who commands the battle.
"You're in the middle."
"Hmm."
Mulan shook her head.
The so-called response is to rescue where there is danger over there.
All the fire companions have already given her their backs.
The night passed.
They went out of the camp to pursue in such a way, but this harassment in the middle of the night was not aimed at Montenegrin City, but the solidified surrounding area on the right side of Montenegro.
Once again, the Rouran people struck at the villages in the north in the middle of the night in the middle of winter. Hua Mulan and the others followed the right army and galloped for hundreds of miles, only chasing a few dozen Rouran people scattered.
The Rouran people will not leave a living mouth to raid the border, and they will not slow down with men. They snatch things that are easy to take away and run, and they don't care about cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs.
In order to prevent fraud, the right army did not continue to pursue, but killed the dozens of Rouran people and withdrew the troops.
It's like every time you're ready to hit hard, only to hit something soft. Soon, an anxious and unwilling feeling permeated the entire Black Mountain camp.
As a result of everyone's anxiety, Mulan has become less and less likely to go out at night to practice archery or martial arts, because she can often meet her comrades who are so hot that they can't sleep at the shooting range to vent.
The Han Chinese military division in Montenegro speculated that the enemy could not be harassed like this all the time, and a big battle was just around the corner. So the armies began to count. [,! During this period of time, recruits must quickly join the battle and become a new force in each army.
Recruit school field.
"Black Four Sixteenth Fire." The adjutant general of the right army flipped through the military merit book of the "Black Four" and looked at it again with some uncertainty." A total of seven battles, seventy-six heads?"
He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was misseeing.
Even if the veterans have participated in the war more than ten times, there are rarely seventy-six heads in one fire. This means that each of the Sixteen Flames has the merit of slaying the enemy more than ten times.
Ten wins in each of the seven battles may not sound like a difficult task. But the Rouran people are all cavalry, and their strategy is to run away if they can't beat them, and there are few desperate ones, and they can kill ten people each with the ordinary fire energy of a new barracks, which is already a terrible record.
"Where's Mulan?" The adjutant general raised his head and asked the four black generals in the audience.
Hua Mulan in the crowd pursed her lips and stood out amid the curious gazes of the people around her.
"Mulan is here!"
"Mulan, according to the military records, you participated in the war seven times and won a total of seventeen heads, aren't you?"
The general looked up and down at this somewhat delicate young man, but there was no trace of the fierce spirit he imagined from his body.
Hua Mulan hesitated for a moment and looked at Shan Zhiqi.
She really didn't know how many people she had killed. Every time you clean up the battlefield, you cut the head of the partner who is on fire.
Kunda and Mo Huai'er avoided their eyes with some weakness.
In fact, Mulan shot far more people than so many people.
Half of the seventy-six heads counted by their fire in the army were wounded or killed by Mulan, and when they finished mending the knife or finally cleaning the battlefield, in order not to make their records too ugly, they would always secretly "take away" the heads of a few people from where Mulan would, and serve as their own military merits.
Out of the ten, only Ah Shan Zhiqi did not do this, but he did not stop them from doing so.
Over time, the partners who are on the same fire are used to taking advantage of Mulan's "cheapness."
Mulan's hesitation and the emptiness of the same fire were seen in the eyes of the lieutenant general, but it was obvious that the lieutenant was thinking too much, and it was completely different from the truth.
So his face sank and he snorted coldly.
"Why, you don't even know your own military exploits? These seventeen heads, could it be that you picked them up from the battlefield?"
Because the Xianbei people are accustomed to calculating military merit by their head, there have been massacres of civilians to calculate military merit in the past. When cleaning the battlefield, several people with different fires fought for the ownership of a corpse, and there were also people who made a fuss about it, so the punishment of the Northern Wei Dynasty for false reporting and robbing others of their military exploits was very severe.
The deputy general's words made Mulan and the others change their faces together.
"The military exploits under the mark are all ......"
"Vice Admiral Qiyu, Mulan's military exploits are all remembered by us!" Shan Zhiqi took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee and replied: "Mulan is good at archery, because she doesn't like to clean the battlefield, the end of each battle is calculated by our fire companions. Mulan's military exploits are numerous! "
"Who are you?" The adjutant general glanced at Shan Zhiqi.
This young man has a strong body and knotted muscles, which is what he thinks seven seventeen kills should look like.
"The mark is black forty-six fire chiefs, after Wuchuan Adan Wang Li, Adan Zhiqi."
"From Wuchuan?" Wuchuan Town, like Huaishuo Town, is an important town in the north to defend the city against Rouran. The lieutenant general flipped through the military register and found that Mulan was also from Huaishuo in the six northern towns, and he already had some faith in his heart.
If it is to record military exploits for teammates, it is categorically not written high. The first level comes back to be counted, and if you want to come to the same fire, you can only conceal it, and you will not give the whole team credit to one person.
Since this fire chief and fire companion admit that they recorded their military exploits, Hua Mulan's military exploits are only few, not more.
"In that case, then you should return to the team......"
"Wait!"
Another lieutenant general of the right army stepped out and pointed at Mulan.
"Your fire chief said you were good at archery, how did you do that?"
"The marked archery skills are only mediocre, just because there are no fire companions with bows and arrows among the accomplices, so I think the marked archery skills are very good." Hua Mulan opened her eyes unhurriedly and said nonsense, "Seventeen slashes are meritorious to cover the fire companion, and I dare not take credit for the mark."
The faces of the Ghost Killer and Wu Digui turned red involuntarily.
It's too exaggerated to cover up or something. In fact, the two of them have always relied on the protection of Huo Chang and Hua Mulan to survive.
This vice-general has actually noticed the Black Sixteen fire for a long time. The black battalion belongs to the right army, and there have been many times when it has been responsible for plundering the right army. In fact, Black Sixteen's tents and meals were arranged by him to raise the standard.
He had been observing whether it was the tacit cooperation of the sergeants of this fire or some other reason that made their survival rate so high, but he had observed for a long time, except for the Xianbeizi of the Nawuchuan Adan clan and Hua Mulan from the Huaishuo He Lai clan, everyone else was mediocre, and there was nothing outstanding in their cooperation.
Then it must be that Ah Dan Zhiqi and Hua Mulan have some outstanding skills.
"Since your archery skills are mediocre, then there are doubts about this military exploit." The lieutenant general was talking about speculation that he could drive Sixteen Fire to death.
"Marked ......"
"Take a bow. [,! Take a barrel of arrows and give it to Mulan." He cut off Mulan's words, ordered the other soldiers, and said with a fierce expression:
"Before the military merits are investigated, tie up all the sixteenth fires except Mulan!"
"Lord Adjutant General, if you have any doubts about the military merits of the standard, you can take the standard into custody, and it has nothing to do with my fire partner......" When Hua Mulan saw the other robes of the black camp, she really tied up her shocked partners, and couldn't help but kneel down and plead, wanting to replace him.
Edan Zhiqi was pressed to the ground and tied up by the soldiers of the Black Four and other fires, and couldn't help but sigh.
He had long known that someone like Mulan couldn't hide. This lieutenant must have discovered some clue and wanted to force Mulan to jump out in front of the army.
Do you just have to toss them so much?.
Male halogen repatriation? Why is it just that it is possible to speculate on the merits of the army, and it is necessary to make such a big battle.
But in the barracks, the orders of the superior can only be obeyed, and the suspicion of any general may kill you.
This is war, which is not only cruel to the enemy, but also not necessarily merciful to one's own people.
Everyone is guessing wildly in their hearts whether they have become the monkey who kills chickens and monkeys, whether Hei Sixteen has taken the lead in the army, and whether Hua Mulan is really so good at archery......
And so on and so forth.
The wind blowing from Montenegro is like a biting cold, but at this moment, it is Mulan's mood that is colder than the wind blowing from Montenegro.
The lieutenant general of the right army ordered all her fire companions to be tied to the target of the arrow, and had skins filled with water on top of their heads.
In full view, her fire companions are ridiculously like monkeys juggling in the bazaar.
The hard bow and feather arrows were all sent over, and the deputy general handed the bow and arrows to Mulan's hands.
"It is more difficult for a man who controls the strings to shoot an arrow while his horse is galloping than when he is standing. Since your fire companion said that there was nothing wrong with your military exploits in the fire, you shot me these water bladders as proof."
His expression was so stern that he could scare a crying child.
"Mulan, it's up to you whether your fire companion is dead or alive."
Not far away, Mo Huai'er, who didn't know what was going on, trembled like dead grass dancing in the wind of Montenegro, and his eyes were full of despair.
He was the youngest person in Mulan's fire, just turning sixteen.
If he hadn't practiced his horseback at home, he would have died a month ago.
Ah Dan Zhiqi glanced left and right, and a bad premonition vaguely rose.
This posture ......
Mulan clenched the longbow in her hand, and on the surface she didn't look particularly concerned.
She took a deep breath in the gaze of thousands of people and slammed her bow away!
Whoosh!
The sound of the empty strings fluttering made many people cry out nervously "ah", and then they realized that Mulan didn't have her own arrows on her at all.
"The strength of this bow is too weak." Mulan asked in a deep voice. Can you give me a new one?"
"This bow is a commonly used bow in the army, are you afraid of not shooting, and you want to blame the bow?" The lieutenant said as if mockingly, turning his head and calling out to his servant. You, go and get Mulan's bow."
All the recruits standing on the school grounds felt as if they were about to climb a cliff and jump down, but before they mustered up the courage to jump down, they were told "Sorry it's not this mountain".
Some of the recruits booed on the spot.
Many people purely regard this incident as a lively event, a spice in the reward of meritorious deeds.
Now Mulan's request made their mood to see the excitement suddenly disappointed, and there were more small words in their mouths.
Mulan felt an inexplicable sense of grief and indignation.
For themselves and for these recruits.
Mulan's longbow was quickly brought in, and the lieutenant noticed that Mulan's expression had changed differently from the moment she got her bow.
His whole person was like a flame burning, shining amazingly.
This is the "fighting spirit" that only a veteran general in the army has.
In the eyes of everyone, Mulan raised her bow again and set up the arrow, but pointed the arrow at her toes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Shan Zhiqi was tied to the arrow target, revealing an intricate expression.
He probably knew what Mulan was thinking, and because of that, he had to do something.
Shan Zhiqi grinned and roared in the surprised expressions of the other partners: "Mulan! Shoot me on the head first! I already have a son! "
Mulan's bow trembled slightly, and she looked blankly into the distance.
Dressed in simple leather armor, Shan Zhiqi looked at him directly with an expression that seemed to beckon them to dinner. The leather armor on his body, perhaps because of its age, looked like a piece of cloth.
Can such leather armor withstand the piercing of sharp arrows?
"Fire Chief, do you think I'm going to miss the shot?" Mulan also squeezed out a smile as if she was going to dinner, and roared:
"Don't make a fuss! You'll have to raise your own son! "
He raised his hand, as he had done countless times in the past, and calmed down.
Mulan, you can.
Aim for that hydration bag and it will become infinitely large until ......
Shoot the arrows!
Sou!.
[,! ]
At that moment, all sounds seemed to have stopped, not even time. Hua Mulan pulled a full string of arrows, and shot out faster than ever before, with a castration that was about to break through a qiē, towards the top of Edan Zhiqi's head.
The generals held their breath, the fire companions held their breath, and the recruits held their breath.
The fast and astonishing sharp arrow hit the skin directly, and Shan Zhiqi was ready to die innocently or with cold water, but none of his imaginary qiē came.
Shan Zhiqi's heart was beating violently.
Call...... Call......
'It's the sound of breathing, the sound of my breathing. I'm still alive.'
Why is the top of the head lighter......
The water didn't come down?
Mulan, who has pulled a full bow, is the first time to control the strings with such a mysterious realm.
It seemed that the moment the arrow flew out, she already knew what was about to happen.
She knew how quickly the arrow would fly out, how it would hit its target, and......
What happens next.
The arrow shot out and hit the skin bag on the top of Ah Dan Zhiqi's head, but it did not stop there, but with huge strength and extremely fast speed, it knocked out the water bladder on the top of Ah Dan Zhiqi's head.
No one could see how the arrow got out or where it went. Even Ah Dan Zhiqi only felt a lightness on the top of his head, and then the most frightening moment passed.
The soldiers guarding the Sixteen Flames were a little confused and went to retrieve the skin.
The skin was knocked far away, and the water inside was flowing incessantly, and the arrows were still farther away.
"Shot! There are holes in the skin! The soldier waved his leather and shouted loudly.
"Ahh
Edan Zhiqi escaped death, and almost screamed like a roar.
The lieutenant general with a smile on the corner of his mouth touched his chin with satisfaction, raised his hand and ordered a few Wei troops to loosen the fire chief of Mulan.
"Mulan, your archery skills are really amazing......"
His words were suddenly stunned.
The entire school field seemed to fall into a deathly silence in an instant
Mulan, who had just shot this miraculous arrow and received a greater compliment, raised her longbow again......
Aimed at the lieutenant general who was giving orders.
"What are you kidding, Mulan, I know you're a good shooter, but you think I'm going to tolerate your ...... just because you're a good shooter"
Swish!
The arrow in Mulan's hand flew past his scalp.
"Mulan!"
Swish!
Swish!
Whew!
As if to vent her anger and fear, Mulan kept reaching into the quiver and let go of the bowstring in her hand in a random arrow-like manner.
Each time the bowstring was pulled like a full moon, Mulan's movements were incredibly fast, and before the other lieutenants had time to subdue him, three or four arrows had already flown out.
The frightened lieutenant didn't dare to move at all, he was afraid that if he blinked his eyes, Mulan would miss the shot.
But he doesn't believe Mulan wants to shoot him.
Mulan really didn't want to shoot him.
After the fourth bowstring sounded, the horn bow of the zuò handmade by Father Hua broke from it.
The adjutant general's face was so blue that it was terrifying, and Mulan silently threw down the bow in her hand, revealing an apologetic expression.
"Ah, I'm sorry. It's in such good shape, I can't help it."