Chapter 73: The strong heart is not old and young
There are many joys and sorrows in life, and they may not meet in the sunset.
The autumn wind in the north of the country crosses the south of the Yangtze River, and the white hair does not see the old red face.
When the sideburns have been spotted, the hero will be full of tears.
The green cup and red sleeves once persuaded each other, and when a leaf fell, there was a glass of wine.
The strong heart has aged for more years, and Jin Ge's iron armor is frost-stained.
Life and death are perfect, why bother with the horse leather shroud! On the Nine Elements Mountain, the long wind rises. A major hunt to show the strength of the Dragoons began.
There are not a few large beasts in the hunting grounds of the Nine Elements Mountain. After General Long Yu, who wore full body armor and pulled out a long sword, took the lead and led five thousand cavalry into the hunting ground, countless wild beasts in the valley and dense forests were alarmed, wolves, tigers, leopards, black bears, pythons, and the like roared and scurried around. And those smaller animals are countless.
The Dragoons were well-trained, and although they were only hunting, they were treated as if they were a war. From General Long Yu downward, no one dared to despise it casually. Because they could all feel the gaze of the gaze high up on the hillside.
Where the horses' hooves are scattered, long knives are wielded, and feathered arrows are horizontal. Under the separation and outflanking of the cavalry, the fleeing prey was killed. It didn't take long to reap the rewards. Even the ferocious tigers and black bears were hunted and killed.
Looking at the cooperation of the vigorous and fast-moving dragoon cavalry, the cooperation was very tacit, and many people who accompanied King Zhao to watch down showed admiring looks on their faces. These people include some nobles of the royal court, officials of each department, political ministers, and many people who are qualified to stand here. Some of them, like the people of Dragon City, hadn't seen King Zhao Chulie in person for a long time. Therefore, although I was watching the hunt, some eyes were secretly looking this way.
King Zhao's face didn't have much expression. He sat on a large bluestone covered with a thick woven blanket, and squinted his eyes slightly at the soldiers under his command. There is no doubt that this ace cavalry brought out by him is his most worthy of boasting.
"At this time of that year, I took you to meet the Hu people's Tu Gu King outside the Saiwai, remember?"
I don't know what I suddenly remembered, King Zhao turned sideways and asked to the left. The man standing in this position is an old pawn who is missing an arm. Hearing King Zhao's question, the old man named Wu Gang hurriedly agreed loudly.
"Then where can you forget! It was a bloody battle, my lord, and one of my arms was buried there! Ha ha! ”
Wu Gang waved his empty sleeves and laughed as he spoke. was once iron-blooded and tragic, but now when I talk about it, it feels like yesterday. But before he knew it, he and their king were already old.
"Wu Gang, how many dragoons were there at that time?"
"The king doesn't remember anymore? In that battle, the king led 8,000 dragoon cavalry to patrol the outside of the Saiwai, and happened to encounter the invasion of 100,000 Hu cavalry led by King Tugu. When the two armies met, they were caught off guard, and they were not psychologically prepared at all! The situation at that time was really dangerous and abnormal. ”
Wu Gang's temples are pale, and his waist is a little rickety. But when he said this, his eyes lit up and he looked excited. It seems to recall the fierce battlefield of the past. Some of the people next to him knew about this glorious battle, while others didn't know much. At this time, when I heard him speak, I listened attentively.
"yes. In retrospect, it was a tough battle! All I remember is that during the charge, my Lightning Pony was shot several arrows, and before the battle was over, it died...... Alas! Years later I still remember what it looked like, and it was one of the best horses I've ever ridden. What a pity! ”
"The king is a man who misses the old. Don't say anything about it! However, the casualties were worth it. I remember the battle very clearly. The dragoons suffered more than 2,000 casualties in total, while the Hu iron cavalry lost nearly 30,000 in total, and four or five of the generals and above had their heads cut off. Even King Tu Gu himself was captured alive by the king and taken to Shangcheng County to be killed in public. The rest of the guys fled hundreds of miles away in one go, and since then, the Hu people of this tribe have never dared to approach this part of our Zhao State outside the Saiwai...... Hahaha! What a great battle! ”
Wu Gang finished speaking in one breath, and laughed with King Zhao and the others. The others sighed one after another, and couldn't help but imagine the blood boiling in the autumn wind of the iron horse, which was really leisurely and fascinating!
"100,000 Hu people can be wiped out overnight. What is there to fear from the others? As long as these dragoon soldiers can maintain this level of combat all the time, even if the strongest enemy comes to attack, they will not be able to return! ”
Minister Fei Yi interjected loudly next to him. In his hand is a broad sword, which was also quite powerful when he was young!
Chu Lie smiled and nodded. With the Dragoons guarding Dragon City, he was relieved. He glanced at Chu Jiangmian, who had been watching the hunting situation in front of him, and was about to say something to him, but suddenly heard an exclamation on the hunting ground, accompanied by the neighing of war horses. Apparently something unexpected happened. When everyone hurriedly looked at it, they condescended to see it, and many people couldn't help but be surprised.
But I saw that on the vast hunting ground, the dragoon cavalry cavalry who were driving their prey from east to west, and a team of about two or three hundred people was riding through the edge of a dense forest, when suddenly there was an earth-shaking roar of beasts.
In this hunting ground, it is normal for wolves or tigers and leopards to appear. However, the roar in the dense forest was somewhat unusual. The horses under the crotch of the cavalry immediately sensed the danger coming, and they desperately broke free from the reins of their master's hands, trying to turn around and escape. However, they were all stopped by the cavalry with superb horse control skills, so there was no chaos for the time being.
The brave and warlike dragoon warriors are not afraid of the appearance of any fierce beasts. On the contrary, that's exactly what they wanted! This cavalry squad has not hunted large animals until now, and it would be too shameless to be compared to other comrades if they found nothing more.
The captain Wu Sheng was the one who protected Chu Jiangmian yesterday. He knew that the king was watching from the top of the hill. And not only that, but his father Wu Gang and many uncles from the reserve camp were also there. If he really lost the prestige of the dragoon in his own hands, I am afraid that no one else should blame him, and his old father, who regarded glory above all else, would also break his leg with a wooden stick!
Therefore, after Captain Wu Sheng and all the cavalry he led, after reining in the war horses, under an order from the edge of the dense forest, everyone drew their bows and arrows together, and aimed them in a semicircle, just waiting for the beast to show its form, and immediately shoot it with arrows. Each of them was sure that no matter what kind of beast came out, they would never be able to escape. With almost three hundred cavalry, it was already possible to conduct a small battle on the battlefield. Dealing with a few beasts is just a breeze.
However, these valiant dragoon warriors were wrong. What they're going to face isn't just any beast. They were all trained in special methods and used to kill people! No one knows when there were such beasts in the Nine Elements Mountain, let alone where they came from. But today, when they suddenly appear, it is undoubtedly a great danger.
Wu Sheng clearly felt the restlessness of the war horse. In his prediction, it should be a tiger or a black bear that will emerge from the forest. Within the confines of the Nine Elements Mountains, this is already the most ferocious beast. He took aim with his bow and arrow, ready to kill with one blow!
The wind swept through the mountains and forests, the trees swayed, and the long grass parted. A huge black shadow suddenly appeared in his field of vision. After hearing the loud exclamations of his fellow dragoons beside him, Captain Wu Sheng finally saw clearly, and sure enough, it was an extraordinarily large black bear that came out. The bear was simply too big, more than twice as large as a normal bear. They had never seen a bear so big!
Regardless of the surprise in his heart, Wu Sheng did not hesitate and immediately released the feather arrow in his hand. Almost at the same time, more than a dozen arrows were fired in the direction in which the bear appeared. What if this guy is as fierce as he is? A rain of arrows has passed, and the game is not over immediately!
However, to their surprise, something surprising happened! At such a close distance, it would have been the best range for a bow and arrow. But when the arrows hit the bear, it didn't hurt it at all. In that earth-shattering roar, the feathered arrows slid to the ground one after another, not even their fur hurting.
Captain Wu Sheng thought that his eyes were wrong. He didn't have time to think about it, and immediately subconsciously took another arrow. He shot at the thunderous bear. This time he could see clearly, the arrow had clearly shot into his chest, but it couldn't get in.
"What's going on with that bear...... Could it be that it is also wearing armor?! ”
Wu Sheng shouted loudly. He threw away his bow and arrows and drew his long knife. No one bothered to answer him, and everyone nervously drew their knives together. Because something more serious is happening later, the situation is dire in the blink of an eye. Just after the black bear appeared, two bears and three tigers came out of the dense forest one after another! And one was bigger than the other, roaring and boiling and pounced on the place where the cavalry had gathered.
"Don't panic, everyone! Kill this ...... first! ”
Wu Sheng raised the long knife in his hand, aimed his head at the big black bear that appeared first and slashed down. And five or six knives around it also slashed at it at the same time. I still don't believe it! Arrows can't hurt this guy, and knives can't kill him?