Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Murderous Elephant Herd of Boku
Gu Yunxi and Xiao Shen led ten guards to ride horses in plain clothes, hurried day and night, and approached the boundary of Jinmen at dusk.
The sun is getting west, and the heat of the day is gradually dissipating. The wind blows in your face, with the smell of salty and astringent seawater.
Gu Yunxi slowed down the horse's speed a few points, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt relaxed.
"It's time for the port ahead, and we've gone over to inquire if there are any merchant ships passing through Weihai. As long as we give them enough money, it should not be a problem for them to carry us on a ride. โ
The girl put her hands on the pergola and looked at it from afar, full of confidence.
Xiao Xiaoshen looked around and reminded:
"And tread carefully. By decree, the port must be ordered to go to Kunhuang Island, and their identities must not be known. โ
"Okay, I'll ask later, everyone add a whip now, and keep up."
Gu Yunxi was lively and took the lead. The sunset was filled with a splash of colour that shone through her pruning apricot eyes.
As soon as he saw the overall outline of the harbor barge, a group of people suddenly rushed to the ferry port a hundred meters away, instantly surrounding Gu Yunxi and the others.
"Suffered!"
Xiao Xiaoshen hurriedly reined in his horse, and the team stopped in place.
Even though they had weapons on their waists, they couldn't show their guys.
It's just because although the group of people traveled in casual clothes, their facial features were not difficult to recognize.
This is not a team led by Ai Qing of Dongchang, who can it be?
Gu Yunxi looked annoyed, and watched the encirclement separate in front of her eyes, and then Cheng Wanli walked in in a brown narrow sleeve placket dress, and stood in the middle of the encirclement with the first, second, and third blocks.
"Oh my God!"
Secretly amazed, Xiao Xiaoshen flipped off the horse, looked at Lao Cheng Tiehei's big face and laughed dryly, and his tongue was already stiff when he spoke:
"Master, Master, your old man... The legs and feet are really neat. โ
His own master is worthy of being a thousand households in Dongchang, and the speed of taking shortcuts and taking small roads to get people is probably something that his apprentice will not be able to catch up with in his life.
Before he met Qing'er in this life, Xiao Shen was most afraid of Master Cheng Wanli. After meeting Qing'er, he thought that he was most afraid of his wife.
However, today, he still feels that his master is actually more terrible than his wife.
Cheng Wanli watched Gu Yunxi and Qing'er slowly dismount, his expression was extremely reluctant, and his heart finally returned to its original position.
He turned his face and glared at Xiao Xiaoshen angrily, and Lao Cheng immediately shouted:
"Get down on your kneesโ"
Xiao Xiaoshen's figure was clever, and he quickly bent his knees without resistance.
Seeing that her master was punished, Qing'er threw the reins of the horse and knelt on the ground, and locked her eyes at Lao Cheng with resentment, and defended:
"I don't blame him, I forced him to run out."
"It's me, I came up with the idea!"
Before Gu Yunxi's scorching words fell, Zhao Wouji jumped from Qianhu's side to the girl and chattered:
"Why are you so screwed, child? The third uncle loves you so much, you actually cheated the third uncle and scolded the third uncle! โ
Although he complained, Zao Wou-Ki's vicissitudes of life had no sense of blame on his face, and the sullen state was more due to love and distress.
Gu Yunxi grabbed one of Zhao Wouji's arms, shook left and right, and flattered:
"I'm sorry, good third uncle, I know it's wrong this time, after I return to Beijing, I'll make you ten bowls of persimmon and lo mein to make amends? This time, they will take me to Kunhuang Island. โ
Zhao Wuji pursed his lips and didn't say anything, and kept squeezing his eyebrows at Gu Yunxi, signaling her to go and ask for Cheng Wanli.
Gu Yunxi nodded lightly, and immediately went to the front of Lord Qianhu, bent his knees and was about to kneel when he was stopped by Cheng Wanli.
His face changed, Lao Cheng sighed, and said seriously:
"Yun girl, you're too nonsense! You just take these people out and run out, in case something happens, how do you want me to explain to Concubine Yu and the overseer? โ
This girl has her back to Concubine Yu in the palace, and she is the daughter-in-law of the overseer, and Lao Chengxin said that she can't stand her worship.
Gu Yunxi immediately bowed his hand, straightened up after a deep bow, and laughed:
"Hehe, Uncle Cheng, don't be angry anymore. You don't want to think about it, you took the order to lead Sanban to leave the capital, and it would be safe to leave me alone in Dongchang? Besides, the Overseer took a boat from Weihai to southern Xinjiang, and when he returned to Weihai after the great victory in southern Xinjiang, he could have seen me earlier, right? โ
Cheng Wanli bared his teeth and sighed, but he didn't have the next sentence to answer.
Zao Wou-Ki crossed his waist and smiled:
"Hehe, Qianhu, since everyone has run out, bring it. This girl has changed her face, and is anxious to wait for our overseer to come back and praise her. โ
Gu Yunxi glanced back at Zao Wou-Ki and blushed in the burst of snickering.
"That's it, after you return to Beijing, you can go and explain to Concubine Yu yourself."
Cheng Wanli helplessly supported his forehead, which was regarded as responding to Gu Yunxi's request.
The girl was overjoyed, thanked Lao Cheng and Zhao for her kindness, and helped Xiao Shen and his wife with her own hands.
The whole team was formed three times and boarded five official ships in batches.
At the moment when she boarded the deck, Qing'er was busy taking care of Gu Yunxi and accidentally bumped into a crew member.
Seeing that the figure was violently stumbling and almost falling, Qing'er felt embarrassed and threw her hand at him again and again:
"Brother, forgive me, there are many offenses and offenses under you."
The man's head was always lowered, his facial features were not real, and his demeanor was extremely wooden.
He didn't say anything, and walked towards the stern of the boat.
Qing'er tilted her head, her confused gaze locked on the back of the man who was far away, frowned and looked at Xu Yu for a moment, and went to chase after Yunxi.
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Southern Xinjiang.
On July 12, the gate of Xuede City was opened, and the Boku army of 150,000 moved north, approaching the base camp of the Dayi army.
The northwest, central, and Qi armies lined up in formation, ready to meet the battle with all their might.
As the vanguard of the front wing, in addition to holding weapons and armor, the soldiers each covered their faces with a whole wet handkerchief this time, exposing only two eyes.
This soaked towel contains special herbs to resist the toxicity of unicorn smoke.
There was no change of generals, no one-on-one heads-up, and the moment the blades of the Boku army were pointed at the sky, the fierce battle immediately began.
In the melee, a woman wearing armor and riding on a red horse fought hard in the continuous military formation.
She held a scimitar in one hand, refracting a strange light in the fierce swing. Without wearing a battle helmet, the slightly curled green silk flew towards a jet-black flag, facing the wind.
Under her command, the momentum of the 20,000 troops was like a rainbow, and the roar of excitement in her mouth was continuous, like a black and oppressive tide, and in the moment of dispersion, they poured into the chaotic army, and their hands rose and fell, and the heads of countless Boku soldiers fell.
The horses' hooves galloped, the earth trembled, and on all sides were shattered armor, withered battle flags, and corpses lying on the ground.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill, killโ"
The drums of war beat more and more fiercely, and the blood of the Dayi soldiers was boiling.
Leng Qingtang was looking at the woman on the jujube red horse in the back with a long mirror, and couldn't help but admire:
"The women of the Mu Cha are not allowed to shave their eyebrows, and the strength of this army is really not to be underestimated."
The commander of the Boku army saw the battle situation clearly on the chariot with a high height.
At present, the Dayi army has been strengthened by the help of the Yi army, and if this battle lasts too long, it will be extremely unfavorable to Boku.
Raise your hand to make a gesture, and when the general on one side sees it, he turns around and raises the flag to signal to the rear.
The formation of the Boku phalanx quickly divided into three verticals, and there were bursts of muffled sounds rushing out from the rear flank of Boku.
The yellow sand and thick soil overflowed the phalanx, and at the front end of the military formation on the rear wing of the Boku army, hundreds of elephants appeared.
At this moment, the five chariots blew copper chins, as if to issue some order to the elephants.
The elephants raised their heads, their thick trunks erected in the air, and their loud roars shook the sky.
Tongqin's syllables suddenly changed, and the elephants instigated their big ears, opened their thighs and went straight to the battlefield of fighting.
They had been specially trained before they were sent to the front line, and they were specially used to attack the Dayi soldiers in bronze armor.
I saw the sharp white ivory provoked, and some Dayi soldiers were thrown into the air one after another. With a flick of the elephant's trunk, the soldiers were swept out of the 100 meters, their thighs fell, and two or three soldiers were trampled into meat paste.
Fighting against ferocious elephants, the Dayi army had never encountered such a situation. The elephant skin was surprisingly strong, and a knife and spear could not hurt it.
The sun was sinking, and the heavens and the earth were dark. The surrounding blood soaked the ground, and the shouts of killing became weaker.
Leng Qingtang and several hussar generals all widened their eyes and looked straight at the battle between men and elephants on the battlefield.
Seeing the young body fall in rows, and the life being consumed by the brutal war, Leng Qingtang felt that the boundless darkness was sweeping over from all directions.
His back suddenly felt cold, his feet weakened, and the feeling at that moment was like falling into an ice cave.
The surroundings were already quiet, only the vivid and tumbling scenes, the gurgling sound in the ears, the blood dripping, the frightened breathing of people, and the shock of the earth.
With a trace of cold sweat dripping, he raised his sword with difficulty, squinted his eyes and shouted:
"Mingjinโ"
Moro Mountain.
It was already dark, and there were pine torches on the steep mountain paths