Text Chapter 191 Horse Thieves Night Attack
Although Langluo is less than 40, he has walked on the trade roads of east, west, north and south for more than 20 years, and in the words of the old man, "it is an authentic old Jianghu". The older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous they are, and more than 20 years of experience tell Lang Luo that everything needs to be careful, and being careful has saved most of his lives. Take this trip to the Northern Desert as an example, if it wasn't for the full preparation in advance, the caravan would have been ransacked by horse thieves long ago.
Personally sprinkle thistle terrestris at the entrance and gap of the earthen fort, this iron four thorn tips are named because they resemble "tribulus terrestris", the four iron thorns that stick out are several inches long, three of them are on the ground, and one is always facing upwards, whether people or horses step on it, they will be pierced by iron thorns, which is the best weapon to guard against horse thieves at night.
The night watchman was arranged, and when Lang Luo went back, he deliberately turned around the place where Jiang Anyi lived, and with the help of the bonfire, Jiang Anyi could be seen sitting cross-legged by the fire, and Lang Luo knew that many monks meditated and rested like this. The black horse stood not far from the bonfire, and when he heard the footsteps, he raised his head vigilantly and glanced at Lang Luo, and snorted, it was really a good horse.
There was something in his heart, Lang Luo couldn't sleep well, and on the fourth watch, Lang Luo got up again to look around. When he passed Jiang Anyi's place, he saw that Jiang Anyi had fallen asleep, and the horse was still looking at him vigilantly.
Tonight there are dark clouds, the sky is not moonlight, it is dark everywhere, the wind is blowing, and the temperature in the prairie at night is very low. Lang Luo patted the night watchman who was huddled into a ball, handed over the warm wine jug in his arms, and said with concern: "Take two sips, warm your body, it's almost dawn, survive tonight and tomorrow will go to Yuyanbu, everyone will eat and sleep with peace of mind." ”
The long night is hard, and it is even more difficult to stay up to stand in the night wind and dry up.
Three miles away, on the north slope, there was a group of men and horses standing in the black girl, all covering their faces with black hoods, only revealing their mouths and noses, like the devil's army in the underworld in the dark night. At the head of the procession was a tall horse, the knight on the horse covering his face with a black hood, revealing only his mouth and nose, his hair tossed by the wind, silently watching the dim light of the fire in the distant earthen bunker.
"General Su, it's going to be dawn in a while, it's time to launch." There was a rider approaching the front road.
General Su reprimanded unhappily: "I've told you many times, we are horse thieves, and there are no generals. ”
Anger flashed in the eyes of the rebuked, and no one noticed it in the darkness of the night. The general ordered: "The time is almost up, Lu Cheng, you take a few people to touch it first, and remove the thistle terrestris on the ground, so that the team can charge, so that no one will find out." ”
The anger in Lu Cheng's eyes was even stronger, this time he was ordered by the eldest prince to disguise himself as a horse thief to attack and kill the Tule caravan, Su Shi relied on being a close confidant of the eldest prince, and as the main general, he made it difficult for him in every way. If it had followed its own plan, the Tule caravan would have died long ago. And the five hundred horsemen brought by this incompetent Sush were lost by one-third, and there were no three hundred and fifty men left.
Calculating the distance, the Tule caravan will enter the Yuyan tribe tomorrow, and tonight is the last chance. Su Shi asked himself to remove the thistle, this thing was scattered on the grass, not in the grass, even during the day with the naked eye can hardly be detected, this is clearly intended to send himself to death.
In desperation, Lu Cheng had to take more than a dozen soldiers to quietly touch the earthen fort. According to previous experience, the thistle terrestris was sprinkled within more than 100 meters at the entrance, and at 200 meters, Lu Cheng signaled with his hand, and everyone slowed down, bent down, lined up in a row, and walked forward step by step.
There was a guard sitting on the watchtower to the north, and the two sips of wine just now warmed his body, and his eyelids were heavy, and the Sandman was coming. Holding his eyelids and pulling out, it was so dark that he couldn't see anything, so he continued to nap sweetly.
Lu Cheng picked up the thirty-ninth tribulus terrestris from the ground, and gasped lowly, he was really tired on a dog day, and his back hurt after a pillar of incense. The entrance to the north of the earthen fort was just a few feet away, and it opened its mouth in a heavy manner, and for a while it did not know how many lives it would devour.
I touched it again, and there was no more thistle on the ground, and it should be almost clear. Lu Cheng straightened up, took out the fire medium from his arms, and the dozen or so people beside him, like him, took out the fire coal and shook it, waving it in his hand to signal into the distance.
Su Shi stared ahead, saw the sparkling firelight lit up, and commanded: "Rush." ”
More than a thousand horses' hooves trampled on the ground in the middle of the night, no less than beating the drums of war. Jiang Anyi suddenly opened his eyes and listened. As soon as Luang Luo returned to his lodgings and lay down, he jumped up when he heard the sound of hooves, and shouted in his mouth: "Enemy attack, enemy attack." ”
The lights inside the earthen fort were lit up, and there was a mess. The guards hurriedly dressed and rushed to the wall, Lu Cheng more than ten people stood in front of the earthen fort and scolded, Su Cheng launched a charge regardless of it, and clearly put more than ten of his own people to death.
The matter was approaching, and there was nothing to do, so Lu Cheng and the others had to pull out the war knife at their waists and roar towards the earth fort. The guards on the watchtower were awakened by the horse's hooves, and saw more than a dozen black shadows not far from the entrance, and immediately knew that the situation was not good. While blowing the whistle to warn, he stood up and shot into the darkness.
Lu Cheng and the others flew feather arrows, ran into the earthen fort, and killed towards the frightened place of the lights, just in front of Lang Luo. Luang Luo looked like he was wearing a black hood, and it was the horse thief who chased the caravan all the way, and it was very likely that he was a troop sent by the eldest prince.
At this time, I didn't think much about it, and the scene of life and death was spoken with a knife, and two scimitars of the same style collided violently together, splashing countless sparks. The guards of the caravan almost all came, except for a few watchtowers, and they were superior in numbers, killing Lu Cheng and the others to retreat again and again, screaming continuously.
Jiang Anyi packed up his things and prepared the bridles for Charcoal, he was not worried about horse thieves, with Charcoal's excellent foot strength and his own kung fu, it was still easy to escape even if he couldn't win.
There were sounds of killing at the north entrance, probably with horse thieves, but the sound of horses' hooves seemed to be some distance away. Jiang Anyi decided to go to the front to see if he could help, after all, the old man showed his goodwill with a jar of wine, and he was also a fallen person at the end of the world, so he could stretch out his hand.
Along the way, I saw the caravan people burrowing into the circle of carts and goods to take refuge, and there were guards on the roof of the caravan with bows and arrows nervously guarded, and the lights gradually went out, hoping to prevent the horse thieves from taking advantage of it.
There were already four or five people around him who fell under the guard's sword, and listening to the voice, the horse team was still a hundred feet away, Lu Cheng knew that the critical moment had come, as long as he could survive for a while, the horse team would rush in, and the fall of the caravan would be inevitable. Lu Cheng roared wildly, ignoring the knife that Lang Luo slashed from, and slashed at Lang Luo's neck with the knife, exchanging injuries for injuries and life for lives.
Lang Luo was startled, hurriedly stopped the knife momentum, turned the knife sideways to block Lu Cheng's knife, hastily changed his moves, lacked strength, and was slashed by Lu Cheng and took a step back.
"Brothers, hold on, the horse team is coming, everyone fights." Lu Cheng roared, and the people around him were aroused to blood, and for a while, the knives danced wildly, and nearly a hundred guards were blocked together and forced to retreat again and again. The archers in the high places did not dare to open their bows and release arrows for fear of hurting their own people.
When Jiang Anyi arrived, the situation was chaotic, and the front was blocked. Jiang Anyi flew on the wall, condescending, and could see clearly. Seeing that the horse convoy was no more than a hundred paces away, if the defense line was not quickly organized, the destruction of the caravan was imminent.
"Give me the bow and arrows." Jiang Anyi said to the guard beside him who was at a loss with a bow and arrow. The guard glared at Jiang Anyi, but he didn't make a sound, let alone obey orders.
"Give it to him", Rona appeared on the earthen wall, her face was still covered with a thin veil, but her body had changed into a strong suit, heroic posture, holding two short scimitars in her hands, the knives were like a crescent moon, shining with cold light. Under the faint firelight, Rona's concave and delicate curves were undoubtedly revealed, even more dazzling than the firelight, and Jiang Anyi's eyes couldn't help but be stunned.
Taking the bow, Jiang Anyi's eyesight was excellent, and those horse thieves covered their faces with black hoods, which was very easy to distinguish. The arrows were not in vain, three arrows were fired, three screams were heard, and three people fell to the ground.
"Good archery technique", there was a faint fragrance beside him, Jiang Anyi tilted his head slightly, and just caught a glimpse of a pair of trembling bulges, as if they were about to break out of their clothes. Wandering on the line of life and death for several days, Jiang Anyi's nerves were highly tense and depressed, and with the help of this pleasing tower, he suddenly released.
Jiang Anyi laughed loudly, and in the laughter, a long arrow flew out, and another thief fell to the ground with an arrow. Jiang Anyi looked at Luo Na and said with a smile: "The pulse is rippling in the eyes, and the flowers are in full bloom, what a wonderful woman." ”
Only a great hero can be true to himself, it is a real celebrity who is self-styled, and a sentence that her grandfather once said flashed in Rona's mind. At this moment, in Luo Na's eyes, Jiang Anyi's every move was so unconventional and free, and even the scar on her eyebrows looked proud, which made her heart pound.
Jiang Anyi put down the four thieves, and the guards were greatly boosted, and they all killed the remaining four horse thieves. Lu Cheng saw that the general trend had gone, and if he wanted to block it again, he would either be killed by a knife or shot by an arrow, and he would have to slip away to save his life.
Sush's horse caravan appeared fifty paces away, and in the dark night the horses' hooves were like thunder, and the figures were like mountains, and it was impossible to tell how many people there were. Su Shi coldly ordered: "Raise your bow and fire a volley." ”
The rain of arrows was like locusts, enveloping the entire northern entrance indiscriminately. Jiang Anyi's eyes were in a hurry, and he pulled Luo Na beside him and fell under the earthen wall.
The sound of "tuk tuk" was loud, and more than a dozen guards had no time to dodge and fell at the entrance. Lu Cheng was also hit by an arrow in his left leg, scolded angrily in his heart, and lay on the grass, trying his best to roll to the side to avoid the trampling of the horse's hooves.
Jiang Anyi lay under the earthen wall, Luo Na pressed on Jiang Anyi's shoulder, and the masked silk scarf slipped off in a panic, revealing a flower-like beauty. Jiang Anyi felt that his shoulders were slippery, the fragrance lingered in his nose, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a pink face that was pleasant and hateful, his eyes were like autumn water, his eyebrows were like new willows, and his pink face was full of peach blossoms under the firelight, which was delicate and beautiful.
Gasping in his ears, Jiang Anyi couldn't help but turn his head, pecked lightly on his cherry red lips, and laughed softly: "Beauty, see me as your enemy." ”
When they stand up, they don't need to take arrows, but everywhere they are feathered arrows from horse thieves, and they are as dense as wheat fields. Jiang Anyi copied it, and three long arrows were placed on the string, and in the sound of "snort", three arrows filled with true qi swept out side by side.
The horse neighed, the man fell, and the arrow passed through the thief in front of him, and continued to shoot towards the back. The thieves were frightened, and they all reined in their horses to dodge, and the formation of the charge was immediately chaotic, and the people called the horses neighing, and the momentum disappeared.
Luo Na looked at the handsome and dashing Jiang Anyi, and the words "Beauty looks at me as an enemy for you" echoed in her ears, and she couldn't help but be full of red glow and infinite feelings.