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Fan Dahui saw everyone's eyes 'shooting' at him, and understood how important his words were, along the way, Li Guolou wanted someone to come to Li Ziying for trouble, but he didn't meet it, and finally sprinkled a wave of resentment on the wolves. There are still 400 miles to go, will there be any danger?

"Master Li, after these days of 'drill' training, the people have also given them a patriotic lesson every day, and they understand the truth of contributing to the motherland. I am confident that the first line of defense will be established in the shortest possible time, and the enemy's horse team will not be able to rush into our convoy, and we have more than 3,000 men, which is enough to withstand the attack of tens of thousands of people. "Fan Dahui has always liked to talk big, how can he let his subordinates look down on him at this time, and after a little hesitation, he assured Li Guolou.

"That's good! Let's go! Walk for another three hours and camp at the next beacon. Li Guolou gave the order, and everyone's faces were happy, and they all walked off the beacon tower to command their respective teams.

Li Guolou raised his voice and said: "Knife target, put the cordon a little farther away, be careful to return to the army and pretend to be the Chu army, no one is allowed to approach if someone talks to you, fire a warning shot, and I will carry it for you if you kill someone." ”

"Master Li, with your words, it will be done." The scabbard Yun's face has never been so dignified, he is a horse thief, and he knows that this place is beneficial to the cavalry when he looks at the terrain. If the convoy could not organize the fortifications in the shortest possible time, and could not take care of each other, it would be cut by the cavalry. Therefore, he knew the weight of the burden on his body, and the rangers who went out had to warn him in advance. He is also confident that he will complete the task, and when there is a wind and grass, the horse thief is the most sensitive, how can he not smell the smell?

The rangers had to not only be placed ten miles in front of the team to find their way, but they also had to protect the flanks of the team so that they would not be cut off by the enemy. As a ranger, you not only need to ride 'fine' Zhan, but also need to have eyesight 'color', if the terrain is open, the human eye can see a little candlelight 10,000 meters away. At the top of a high mountain, your vision can be expanded by more than 10 times, and the water level can be more than 3,000 meters.

Li Zi's battalion is now marching on the plains, and there are also 10 rangers on both wings, led by a captain, and each ranger team consists of 6 to 8 people. Hu 'Yin' Shan is the captain of the guard of the caravan "Cai Mao Tang", he used to be the dart master of the dart bureau, and was hired by Hu Yangyue to guard the caravan with a high salary. Hu 'Yin' Mountain volunteered to be a ranger. Now Hu 'Yin' Mountain is five miles away from the convoy with five rangers, protecting the west side of the convoy.

In the afternoon, the ice and snow melted a little, and the insects that spent the winter in the soil were dug out by the hounds with their paws and devoured.

Riding on the vast yellow earth, here is the turning point of a river, the water flow is gentle, not far up, is the 'intersection' of the big river and the small river. On a hillside a few hundred meters from the river. There is a dilapidated land temple, and the walls of the temple are mottled and scattered, and it is impossible to distinguish its original 'color'.

Hu 'Yin' Shan is a big man with full cheeks and beard, burly figure, Huang Bi immediately 'inserted' a spike gun and a 'Mao' serpent gun, there is also a big knife 'inserted' in his back, there are two flintlock pistols 'inserted' in his waist, the big knife is also tied with red silk, wearing a gray 'colored' military uniform, and the hood hat and helmet on his head, which looks no different from the soldiers of the Li Zi battalion.

Now that Hu 'Yin' Mountain has obtained a complete set of military equipment from Li Ziying, the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and Hu 'Yin' Mountain lacks nothing. It was only a few days after I was complacent, and I had a new goal, to receive awards for meritorious service, get a Browning pistol, learn from Su Yuan's 'spring', a fellow student of Xinwutang, and fulfill my long-cherished wish as soon as possible.

The other five rangers were also dressed in the same way, none of them wearing cotton coats, and two of them were wearing short sheepskin jackets, and their saddles were all made of wolfskin cushions, showing their courage in not being afraid of heaven and earth.

"Hu Tou, go up and take a look." The man who spoke had a spike gun in his hand and two javelins 'sticked' behind him.

This ranger's name is Fang Zhiyong, who was originally a hunter in Sidaogang, with a thick beard, and he looks like he is thirty or forty years old, but in fact he is only in his twenties, quite sophisticated, and has not yet married a wife. Seeing the Li Ziying passing by at the 'gate' of the house, the team was cleaned up, and it was very powerful, so he wanted to serve the country and volunteered to participate in the Li Zi Camp. Because of his skill, he was hit by the scabbard and became a member of the ranger. The two greyhounds jumping in front were Fang Zhiyong's hounds.

Produced in the Middle East, the greyhounds are the fastest running dogs in the world with two thin legs, narrow backs and beautiful lines.

Fang Zhiyong glanced at the person next to him, and said in a low voice: "Hu Tou, my right eyelid has been jumping in the past two days, I'm afraid something will happen, it's better to be careful." ”

"Well, gun." Hu 'Yin' Mountain cherishes the words like gold, and tells several other rangers with the most concise order that the land temple is a hurdle, although the two hounds have told them that there is no one above, but they still have to mention the 'spirit' spirit, and there is no room for sloppiness.

Six rangers marched towards the hillside in battle formation, Hu 'Yin' Mountain alone marched in front, and the two hounds had already jumped up the hill like sharp arrows. The other five people were divided into two echelons and marched slowly towards the Land Temple.

Behind a big stone in front of the temple, Fang Zhiyong couldn't help but probe his brain on the other side of the river, his eyes flashed with excitement, and said, "Hu Tou, there are people on that hill." ”

"Well, really?" Hu 'Yin' Mountain did not see the movement of people on the hill in the distance, and some raised the telescope in disbelief.

A person beside him said in a low voice: "Hu Tou, I also saw it, at least four people, looking at the dress of Chu Jun, it should be the ranger of the deputy marshal Xu Zhanbiao." ”

A person next to him said in a deep voice: "No, there is a ditch there, how did they run through the ditch, it is likely that it is a spy from the Hui army." ”

The one who spoke was a man named Li Yunzhuo, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was thin, handsome, and had a calm demeanor. He is a student of Xinwutang, a little fellow of Li Guolou, and a relative of Li Guolou, and is also the object of Li Guolou's key cultivation. I don't talk much in the team.,Always take notes quietly on weekdays.,Good at using your brain.。

Hu 'Yin' Mountain looked at it for a while, his face sank, put down the binoculars, and said, "Not bad!" The military law of the Chu army is strict, how can there be such random rangers, they are spies who spy on our convoy, and they are estimating where we will set up camp. Rattle the bell and report to the team. ”

Li Yunyu took out a copper bell from inside the blanket and shook it from side to side, "Ding Bell"

The bell sounded to warn the people on the opposite hill that they were prepared. The large troops were also informed that they had discovered the situation here, but they did not blow the trumpet, that is, it was only the contact of the small troops, and it was not yet time to shoot.

The transport team of Li Ziying's camp slowly disappeared on the horizon, and there was no one on the hill opposite, and after a long while, Hu 'Yin' Mountain said: "Okay, let's go." ”

For a while, the rangers around the Land Temple all walked down the hillside, all of them looking nervous and vigilant, and the horses in their hands looked at the bushes and jungles in the distance.

They were not careful, the distance between them was less than 1,000 meters, and the cold gun 'shot' was afraid of danger. The Hui army also had good guns, and in addition to the seizures from the official army, the Russians also secretly funded the Hui army, and many of the weapons of the Hui army were made in Russia. The Russians, their suspicious neighbors, hoped that the Qing Dynasty would continue to be in turmoil and that they would permanently occupy the six cities of Yili in Xinjiang.

A group of six people, still unhurried in the flank of the transport team 10,000 meters away in the plain, sand hill swimming, as a ranger, both stabbing 'excited', and dangerous, to be brave and brave to be competent, of course, their silver, also higher than ordinary soldiers, there is a monthly income of 3 taels of silver, as well as the amount of 'flower' red. It is almost the same as the 'elite' soldiers of the Eight Banners, and the 'elite' soldiers of the Eight Banners with the best conditions only have an income of 36 taels a year.

Turning a slope, Fang Zhiyong suddenly shouted: "Stop." ”

Everyone stopped, rode their horses to Fang Zhiyong and gathered over, and Hu 'Yin' Mountain said in a low voice: "Xiao Fang, what's wrong?" ”

Fang Zhiyong pointed to the hound and said, "The girl told me that there are people behind the hillside." ”

The two greyhounds ploughed the ground and let out a short whine from their mouths, warning their owners of the danger. Everyone was shocked, Hu 'Yin' Mountain was calm and calm, and said in a low voice: "Don't panic, don't go up the mountain." We take a detour, get out of the enemy's sight, and figure it out. ”

As if searching for another shortcut, the group slowly left the place of death, which was close at hand. After crossing a mountain beam, six rangers remained.

Who is not afraid to walk before the door closes? The sound of the heart puffing could be heard, Li Yunyu wiped the cold sweat and asked, "Hu Tou, do you want to play the trumpet?" ”

Hu 'Yin' Mountain Eagle smiled like a hawk, shook his head and said: "How can there be such a cheap thing, Master Li should know the situation, and we can't go back empty-handed." Find a way to figure out the situation on the hill, Li Yunzhuo, you go back alone, report to the knife handle, and the five of us will stay and do one vote. ”

"No, I'm going to stay, I'm good at tactics." Li Yunyu said quite confidently, with an expression of wanting to make meritorious contributions.

No "no" is allowed on the battlefield, unless there is great determination and reason, Hu 'Yin' Mountain glanced at it and said, "Okay, you stay." Ma Dazi went to report to Master Li that there was a small group of enemies here, but the large group of enemies had not yet been discovered. ”

Ma Da crotch led the order and left, and the other five people hurriedly dismounted, followed behind Fang Zhiyong, tiptoed on the horse's chew, wrapped the horse's hooves with cloth, and did not let the war horse make a sound. They went back in a great circle, tied five horses to a jungle, and then the five men climbed up the hill with spears and cats on their waists.

But he saw that on a flat ground more than 200 paces away on the high slope, there were seven Hui soldiers and nine horses. Perhaps thinking that the sentinels of the official army had ridden away, these returning soldiers did not lie on the ground, but sat on the ground and chatted.

Among them, six people were dressed in the clothes of Qing soldiers, but their heads without hats were unshaven at first glance, and they could be seen at a glance that they were returning soldiers. Another small leader-like Hui soldier, holding a spear, was telling that he had aimed at the enemy just now, and if it weren't for the fear of startling the snake, the six pigtailed dogs would have been 'shot' by him a long time ago.

After the five of them checked it out, they gathered back to discuss the matter, their faces were flushed, and Fang Zhiyong said: "Hu Tou, that leader, I took it, I will shoot the first shot first, and kill him with one shot." ”

Li Yunzhu did not have the usual indifference, his eyes flashed with a fiery look, he pulled out a Browning revolver, but his voice was calm, and he said in a low voice: "Hu Tou, I'm small, let me crawl over, how many can I kill." ”

This time the odds of winning are quite large, if you kill these seven soldiers, or catch a few alive to go back, this credit will be great, and the 'flower' red is not a few taels of silver. Hu's 'yin' mountain face turned red, he exhaled quickly, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" Li Yunzhu paid attention to concealment, and if there was any movement, Xiao Fang was the first to shoot. ”

He shouted in a low voice, the people in the team prepared one after another, pressed the bullet into the load, Fang Zhiyong took a sharp javelin from behind him, and placed it next to the 'Mao' gun, with a fierce light in his eyes. Hu 'Yin' Mountain also opened the safety of the two short-barreled flintlock pistols in his hand. cheered everyone on: "Killing these rebels, everyone is a great achievement, brothers, fight!" ”

At such a distance, Li Yunzhu crawled forward on the ice-covered ground, getting closer and closer, closer and closer, the two returning soldiers had completely entered the 'shooting' range, Li Yunzhu was waiting for the best time and angle, in fact, Li Yunzhu had not killed a single 'chicken' until now, let alone killing, that is, he had not even killed a 'chicken', and he adjusted the muzzle of the gun again.

I thought of the words of Cheng Kun, the instructor in the Xinwutang class: "It's like this from the bottom up, you have to hit his head, you have to be able to aim at the top of his head, you aim at his head, and you will hit the 'chest' part." Hit him from top to bottom, you aim at his stomach, you hit the 'chest', aim at the 'chest' and hit the head. ”

Instructor Cheng's description is with something ruthless, after all, there are also living young people in front of him, but on the battlefield, only if you die, I can live, it's so cruel.

Crawling to a distance of 50 meters from the enemy, Li Yunzhu fired a shot with great confidence, aimed at one, snapped a shot, and lay on the ground on the spot with a returning soldier. The other one seemed to be wounded, and he rolled on the ground, and rolled on the thorn, and there was a ditch on the side, and he hid in the ditch, and there was gunfire all around.