Longmendu (11)
"What are you trying to do at such a risk?"
Xiao Yanran was about to speak, when there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Someone! Before the words fell, the person was already three feet away.
"Childe! It's me! After a while, Guan Cheng panted and was carried by Xiao Yanran and appeared in sight, "I hid in the bushes, watching you walk this way, and I didn't dare to move, I had a chance to come up at this time, fortunately you didn't go far." ”
"Where's the robe?"
"Hiding in the inn, there are too many things to bring out, so I don't dare to leave."
Du Shuyan nodded: "I see that the inn has been in business for a long time, and it will not be easily burned down, with the cleverness of those two children, they should be able to deal with it." It's a pity that Zhao Yong ran away. ”
Xiao Yanran nodded at the third child, and the third child said: "Just now there was news that the Straw Hat Ditch and the Gate Pass have been sealed by officers and soldiers, and if Zhao Yong wants to go south, he will definitely not be able to go, this son will pass by the path, and eighty percent will be able to catch up." ”
"Childe, I brought you a horse," Guan Cheng hurriedly replied, "Let's set off now." ”
"But this way ......"
"Let the third child show you the way," Xiao Yanran took the reins of her and turned over on her horse, "I'm going north to chase Ye Liyi." The third child, when he met the little king of Hades, he told him to hurry up. ”
"Yes, come with me," as soon as the third child patted the horse, he slipped down the southern slope, Du Shuyan hurriedly got on the horse and followed, but the sound of the horse's hooves heading north echoed in his ears.
Soon they had descended to the bottom of the ditch, and the road was much smoother, and as soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, they heard only the sound of the hooves of a large herd of galloping horses on the hillside, when the moonlight was shining brightly, and on the snow-paved slopes, a group of heavily armed shadows swept by like the wind, and the spears and knives they wore were faintly visible.
The third child held a whistle and blew a string of screams like nighthawks.
There were also three or two whistles in the horse team, and they turned over the beam and headed towards the north slope without stopping.
How can there be such a mixed army here? Yokoyama Domain Soldiers? No, it's ......
Du Shuyan glanced at the third child again, and realized in an instant that what he saw was the ghost army that disappeared eight years ago, a legend that no longer exists.
Cold Mountain Iron Ride.
Eight years ago, with the death of the Dingyan First World War, the formation of the horns of Wuding and Guangping, the Hanshan Iron Cavalry, which had been across the northwest border, and the Hu people were terrified by the imperial court that feared the strength of the Qingjian City Folding Family, Qingjian City was abandoned, and the surviving Hanshan Army was divided into various departments of the Western Army, and their resumes, the evidence of the existence of the Hanshan Iron Cavalry, were erased from the official records forever.
Xiao Yanran's flawless, exemplary resume, extraordinary courage and a temperament that likes to mess around, this Yanbian guard is a thorn in the eye. Du Shuyan secretly said in his heart, he really cared about it, but he didn't expect that he used to be a member of the Cold Mountain Iron Horse, no, he has always been a member of the Cold Mountain Iron Horse.
Du Shuyan almost used all his strength to suppress the idea of turning around and running wildly, what was in Zhao Yong's hand was a terrible thing, a thing that could not tolerate his mistakes at all, he had to get it.
On the suspension bridge outside Yangyuzi Village, the remaining wooden planks have been burned black, a few broken ropes are swaying in the wind, and there are messy broken arrows and a few corpses scattered around, there are Hu people and Han people dressed as officers and soldiers, Xiao Yanran has checked them one by one, and there is no trace of surprise or chagrin on her face.
A cold touch of fish belly white in the distant sky.
More than twenty Hanshan Iron Horsemen were standing silently in front of him, he glanced coldly at the knight who led the team, and said, "Little Hades, you are too slow. ”
"I can't keep up close," Hades replied in a sonorous tone, unceremoniously.
"It's hard to wait for this fox to come out, and I can't let him slip back to the grassland."
"I can catch up."
"Nonsense," Xiao Yanran jumped off the horse, rubbed her bloodstained boots on the snow, and said with a lazy smile, "Of course you know that you can catch up." ”
His smile disappeared the moment he looked up, and the deep but loud, irrefutable voice said, "Cross the river!" ”
"Wait!"
"Du Shuyan?" Xiao Yanran frowned and looked at the visitor.
Du Shuyan pressed his chest that was rapidly rising and falling because he tried his best to exert light skills, and said: "Zhao Yong is dead, but Bo Ji's men and horses did not go to the county seat, but to the direction of Dadukou, it can be seen that nothing was found on him, I guess Ye Lihe didn't know what means he used, and took the things away." ”
"You chased you all the way with light skills?"
Du Shuyan gasped for a moment, and said in a row: "The horse is too slow! There is no ferry within a radius of fifty miles, how do you cross the river? It is impossible to catch up from the big ferry crossing. ”
Xiao Yanran looked at the people in Hanshan who had been silently staring at Du Shuyan, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "This is Du Hanlin, my own person." ”
The little king of Yama looked at Xiao Yanran coldly, and slowly turned his eyes back to Du Shuyan: "The last general has seen Du Hanlin. ”
"You are ......" Du Shuyan suddenly felt that he couldn't get up in one breath, this person was not the overseer Wu Ningwei that Xiao Yanran complained about every day! They're obviously complicit.
"You beware of following the old path of Liulang," Xiao Yan's cold eyes were complicated for a moment, and he whispered to Xiao Yanran. Then he turned over and dismounted, and commanded sharply: "Cross the river!" ”
Du Shuyan immediately understood the meaning of crossing the river.
Everyone neatly took off their battle robes, wrapped them in oilcloth and tied them in the saddle, tightened their long weapons, and wore only single pants on their upper bodies and carried ring knives. It was all as if it had been trained countless times, in good order, and no one spoke, not even making the sound of clothes and weapons rubbing.
Not to mention the biting river water in early winter, it is already a miracle that so many swimmers have been trained in the Northwest Route Army. Du Shuyan suddenly felt that he was really too gentle with Linglou's subordinates.
"You ran away just now, rest for a while," Xiao Yanran said to Du Shuyan while tying up her robe. Little Yama had already led his team down the river and was slowly swimming towards the opposite bank.
"It's not because you're blind," Du Shuyan found a big stone and sat down, the cold wind blew unhurriedly, Xiao Yanran stood naked on the river beach, as if he didn't feel cold at all, in the glimmer of the morning light that had not yet awakened, his graceful body was like a powerful bow, and those criss-crossing scars, new or old, revealed the more than ten years of conquest and killing, life and death that were faintly hidden under the proud smile. Du Shuyan couldn't help but think, do I really know this person?
The little king of Hades had already set up a defensive circle with people on the opposite side, ready to meet the rear team.
"I'm leaving," Xiao Yanran watched the Hanshan Iron Riders lead their horses and slowly get closer, and went down to the river, "Wait for me at Longmendu, I'll bring you the things." ”
Du Shuyan sneered, and took off his shirt two or three times: "No, it's the matter of the Linglou." ”
Xiao Yanran smiled and handed over his spare war horse to Du Shuyan: "Master Du, why are you so uncalm. ”
"It's been a long time since I've been so uncool."
The moment he stepped into the icy river, he heard the man behind him say happily, "The water is cold." ”