The Beginning of Troubled Times Volume 16: Surprise Attack (3)
The centurion on night duty, holding the knife at his waist in one hand, patrolled back and forth at the gate of the camp, while constantly observing the situation around him, which made him feel less sleepy. There was a sudden movement in the woods in the distance, and if you listened carefully, there was a violent panting, was the patrol person back? No, there is no light from torches! The centurion's face turned pale, he drew half of his knife, and roared, "Everyone! Note! ”
The soldiers who had been asleep were awakened by the centurion's words, and they hurriedly got up, grabbed their weapons and stepped forward to stand on guard, staring at the woods shrouded in darkness, and did not dare to come out, for fear of breaking the peace at this time. Two dark shadows came out of the woods, but they were so far apart that the centurion could not recognize whether they were his own men or enemies.
"Archers! Get ready! As soon as the centurion gave the order, more than a dozen bows were immediately drawn and aimed at the incoming people, and as soon as the centurion gave the signal, they would immediately shoot their targets into hedgehogs.
Su Jingchen and Nie Qing supported each other, and they walked for almost a stick of incense on this mile road, but fortunately, they had already seen the fire, and there was a big camp in front of them. As soon as they got out of the woods, more than a dozen bows were immediately aimed at them, Su was stunned, and he didn't dare to act rashly when he stood in place, but Nie Qing suddenly shouted, "My lord!" Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack! ”
"You guys come first." The centurion was a cautious man, and instead of telling his soldiers to put away their weapons, he was careful to watch out for enemies who might come from the shadows.
The two limped towards the camp, and it was not until they could be illuminated by the firelight that the centurion saw that they were indeed wearing the leather armor of the Qingzhou Army, and there were large blood stains on their clothes, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle.
"What's going on?" The centurion first made a gesture and asked the herald to report the news to the big tent, and then asked the two soldiers to help Su Jingchen and Nie Qing.
"Your Excellency!" Nie Qing suddenly pounced on and grabbed the centurion's armor, so frightened that the centurion almost pulled out his knife and slashed him, "I have a few brothers who are still in the forest!" They are seriously injured, can you send a few brothers with me to save them? ”
"I can't send someone to you." The centurion shook his head.
"Why?!"
"Enemy attack, that's what you said, now everyone here can't leave their positions," the centurion's tone was unmistakable.
"Your Excellency!" Nie Qing suddenly knelt down, he burst into tears, and grabbed the centurion's hand, "I beg you!" That's the brother who has been dependent on me since childhood! You send me two men! I'm going to bring them back, and I'll never forget the kindness of adults for the rest of my life! ”
The soldiers behind the centurion were a little moved, they whispered something, which made the centurion very embarrassed, he coughed lightly, slowed his tone, "Okay, I can send someone with you." ”
"Really?! Thank you, sir! Nie Qing was overjoyed.
The centurion turned and pointed to an archer not far away, "You, come here." ”
"Me?" Luo Fu pointed to his nose, and after getting the centurion's affirmation, he put away his bow and trotted over, "My lord, is there something wrong?" ”
"Bring torches and go with them to the woods to save people."
"My lord, I ......" Luo Fu wanted to argue more, but was interrupted by the centurion.
"It's an order!"
"Okay." Luo Fu hung his head, he grabbed a torch casually, and reluctantly moved his steps, as if there were some demons and monsters in the forest.
Nie Qing was stunned for a moment, the man in front of him was thin and small, he looked just a little more fleshy than Su Jingchen, he looked a little stronger, maybe his strength was not as big as Su Jingchen, Nie Qing smiled bitterly, and still hugged his fist at the centurion, "Thank you, my lord." ”
"Let's go." The centurion waved his hand.
"Yes." Nie Qing bowed again, and turned around and walked into the darkness with Su Jingchen and Luo Fu.
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At this moment, in the northeast of Wolong Mountain, more than a thousand sturdy and pure black sweaty horses neighed low in the wind, and the warriors in black armor were fully armed, their muscles were tense, and they quietly looked at the tall man standing in the bleak moonlight, just waiting for him to give an order.
The man looked expressionlessly at the dim firelight in the distance, which was the direction of the Qingzhou Army camp.
"Wait, the opportunity hasn't come yet." He whispered.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, the flames that rushed to the sky burst up, dyeing the clouds in the sky a dark red, and in a trance, they thought it was the sun rising.
"It's now, up!" The man yelled.
Black steeds poured out, and like an overwhelming tide, they were about to destroy anything that dared to stand in their way.
......
"Who are you?" Wang Cheng pulled out his sword, looked at the comer, and said coldly.
"It's just a pawn under General Tuoba." Qi Tian suddenly rushed forward, raised his sword and stabbed straight at Wang Cheng's heart. Wang Cheng retreated sharply with a light foot, and even dodged Qi Tian's blow.
"Lord Wang, you are going to die here tonight, so why struggle." Qi Tian raised his sword and swept it, cutting a hole in Wang Cheng's arm, "This is just to increase your pain." ”
"I think you're the one who is going to die here, right? This is my Qingzhou Army camp! There are countless elite soldiers in Qingzhou! Wang Cheng took a step forward, raised his sword above his head and slashed it hard, "And you are alone." ”
Qi Tianhou jumped a step and drew his sword again, leaving another cut on Wang Cheng's face, "Assassins kill people, no matter how many people you have, it's not the same useless." Qi Tian raised his sword and knocked Wang Cheng's weapon flying, and then raised his sword to Wang Cheng's throat, with a little force, blood immediately gushed out, "Lord Wang, look, isn't your life in my hands now?" ”
"Hmph," Wang Cheng snorted coldly, his face full of disdain, "What if you kill me, the Qingzhou army will also go to the imperial capital!" ”
"No, we're here to kill all of you," Qi Tian showed a terrible smile, "Although I want to kill you personally, it seems that the time has come, farewell, Lord Wang." As soon as the words fell, Qi Tian suddenly disappeared, except for a few wounds left on Wang Cheng's body, he did not leave a trace, as if he had never been here. Wang Cheng frowned, he didn't understand what this man's intentions were, was he planning to let himself go? As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, countless arrows suddenly broke through the barrier of the tent, penetrated Wang Cheng's body, and finally nailed him to the ground.
"Your Majesty......" Wang Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood and tried to stretch out his hand in the direction of the imperial capital, but soon, his hand hung down weakly, and his pupils finally lost their last light.