Chapter 15: Attack in the Snow
Han handed over to the two of them and said, "In this case, let's buy five hundred horses each." The right should be handed over to these two friends, and I will buy a horse in your hands in the future, and sell it to me at no more than 20% of the cost, how about it? ”
A lean man next to Su Shuang had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, stepped forward and said, "In Xia Zhang Shiping, I don't know what is the use of the son asking for so many good horses, can you tell me?" ”
Han Xuan said: "I am the second son of the Han family in Wude County, Hanoi, and I bought horses only to form cavalry to suppress the bandits in the county. ”
Zhang Shiping was puzzled: "There are many bandits gathered in dangerous places, what is the benefit of the son forming cavalry." Moreover, it takes a lot of money and time to raise a cavalry, and it may be difficult for the prince to train it with only his family soldiers. ”
Han Xuan said with a smile: "What Mr. said is that I formed the cavalry not only to exterminate the mountain bandits. I see that there are many Taiping Taoists in the world, and I am afraid that there will be changes in the world, and I am also taking precautions to form cavalry! As for the training of cavalry, I have my own methods, and I don't bother with Mr. Lao. ”
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang talked a few words in a low voice, looking at Han Xuan and nodding from time to time. Zhang Shiping said to Han Xuan: "Originally, we could make more profits by selling horses and others, but seeing that the son has extraordinary knowledge, it will definitely become a big thing in the future." The two of us are willing to do this business with Childe according to what Childe said! ”
Han Xuan asked Yang Xiong to pay the bill, and successfully got five hundred good horses, and Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang said goodbye to Han Xuan when they got the goods. Han Xuan signed a contract with them, and in the future, Han Xuan only needed to have them deliver the horses to his door, and they also gave Han Xuan a hundred horses before leaving, which made Han Xuan very surprised.
Su Qiao'er pulled Han Xuan to a stable, pointed to a white horse and said, "I want this horse, can you buy it for me?" Han Xuan smiled bitterly: "Do girls like handsome guys riding white horses, it is not necessarily Zhao Yun who rides white horses, but it may also be Tang Seng." ”
Su Qiao'er blinked her big watery eyes and asked, "Who is Zhao Yun, and who is Tang Seng?" Han Xuan said helplessly: "Oh, I forgot that you don't know them. I'll buy it for you. ”
Han Xuan and the others rushed back from Bingzhou with six hundred horses, and Han Xuan brought a few pairs of stirrups for Su Qiao'er and Yang Xiong's horses. He rode on the fiery red horse that he bought with a lot of money, and Han Xuan rode up and felt that the horse was full of strength, as if he couldn't wait to gallop out.
Han Xuan was overjoyed and said: "This horse is really a good horse, seeing that you are fiery and red, like a unicorn, how about calling you 'unicorn'!" "I saw the 'unicorn' as if it understood human speech, raising its hooves and singing.
Su Qiao'er looked at Han Xuan and the 'Qilin' happily, touched the horsehair of the white horse under the seat and said, "I named you 'Treading Snow', do you like it?" The white horse just snorted and ignored her.
Han Xuan sneered and ordered everyone to hurry, the sky gradually darkened, Han Xuan and the others found an inn outside the city to stay, and instructed the guys of the inn to prepare forage to feed the horses. Han Xuan and Wang Fu discussed: "Wang Fu, you are from Bingzhou, and you are more familiar with this place. Do you know any way back to the closest? Han Xuan thought that it would be too ostentatious to take so many horses to walk the main road, so it was better to take the small road to be secretive, so Wang Fu told Han Xuan a mountain road.
Early the next morning, Han Xuan asked Wang Fu to lead the way in front of him as a guide, and the mountain road he walked was rugged and difficult. After walking for a day, everyone couldn't help but be so tired that they secretly complained, Han Xuan said: "Okay, let's hurry up, it's almost dark, let's find an inn in front of you and stay together." ”
Wang Fu, a soldier of the family, said to Han Xuan with a worried face: "Second son, how can there be any inn in this wilderness." I'm afraid that there are either bandits or jackals, tigers and leopards. ”
Yang Xiong scolded him and said: "You broken mouth, it's the middle of winter now, where is the thief tiger and leopard you said." It's true, what are so many of us afraid of? ”
Han Xuan asked, "By the way, how many days are there until Chinese New Year's Eve today?" ”
Yang Xiong replied: "There are still three days." ”
Han Xuan waved his hand and said, "The thieves are also going to celebrate the New Year, so they can't come out to rob the road at this time." Then he shouted to the soldiers: "Everyone hurry up, and those who don't know how to ride get off their horses and take care of their horses." When I return to Hanfu, I will give you a year-end bonus! Han Xuan didn't bring many stirrups this time, except for Wang Fu and many other people who couldn't ride horses, Han Xuan asked them to lead two or three horses on foot.
Wang Fu was puzzled: "Second son, what is the year...... The final prize? ”
Han Xuan: "Huh...... It's to give everyone a reward. ”
The soldiers were full of joy when they heard this, and immediately quickened their pace.
The sky was cloudy, and suddenly snowflakes fell. Seeing that the snow was falling heavier and heavier, the whole team slowed down again.
Han Xuan said: "God really said that if you change your face, you will change your face, I don't know how long it will take to see the village." ”
Wang Fu led the way in front and said to Han Xuan: "Second son, don't worry, the front is not far from the territory of Hanoi County." ”
As soon as the words fell, a group of bandits rushed out of the valley mouth in front of them, and one of the thieves led by them went straight to Han Xuan to kill without saying a word, and Yang Xiong immediately drew his sword and rode his horse to block in front of Han Xuan.
The bandit leader was entangled with Yang Xiong, and it was difficult to distinguish victory from him for a while.
The minions brought by the bandits came out of the mouth of the valley one after another, and the number was far more than the people led by Han Xuan. Han Xuan pulled out his sword and shouted at the soldiers: "Don't panic, everyone, take out your weapons, and you will ride on your horse to meet the battle." The infantry formed a formation to protect the horses. ”
Before many of the family soldiers could draw their knives, they were hacked to death by the bandits who rushed over, Han Xuan walked around the team with stirrups and swords, and stabbed the bandits to death, and the family soldiers desperately protected the horses.
However, there were too many bandits, and Han Xuan gradually became tired of coping. The three bandit cavalry slashed at Han Xuan with their swords, Han Xuan raised his sword to block the knife of one bandit, and the other bandit stabbed him with a knife.
Han Xuan grabbed the hilt of the thief's knife and used his strength to push the knife away from his hand. Another thief raised his knife and slashed at him, Han Xuan had no choice but to fight and retreat, after all, Han Xuan was only a teenager, his strength was not as strong as that of a bandit, Han Xuan couldn't help but be frightened, regretting that he had to take a shortcut and encountered such a dangerous situation.
Yang Xiong, who was fighting with the thief leader on the side, saw that Han Xuan was in danger, and immediately turned his horse's head and rushed in the direction of Han Xuan. The thief seized the opportunity to slash at his back, and Yang Xiong was still slashed in a flash.
Yang Xiong couldn't help but squeeze the horse's belly violently, and galloped in the direction of Han Xuan. The leader of the thieves also chased after him, and Yang Xiong slashed at a bandit cavalry who was besieging Han Xuan, who didn't notice that he was slashed in the shoulder in the back and fell to his death.
The pressure on Han Xuan's side suddenly eased a lot, and Han Xuan saw the opportunity to stab a thief in the throat with a sword. The moment he drew his sword and hesitated, another bandit took the opportunity to attack again, and Yang Xiong slashed his head with a flash.
Han Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief, but saw that the two soldiers protecting Su Qiao'er were hacked to death by several bandits, Su Qiao'er was so frightened that she turned pale and urged the white horse she was riding to "step on the snow" and run out. Several bandit cavalry were in hot pursuit.
Han Xuan immediately rode the "Qilin" under his crotch to chase after him, and Yang Xiong also followed on horseback. The amazing explosiveness of the "Qilin" horse was displayed, and soon caught up with Su Qiao'er, Han Xuan slashed to death a bandit who was chasing Su Qiao'er with a sword, and blood splashed his face.
Han Xuan's physical strength had been exhausted from the battle just now, and his sword-wielding hand was gradually a little sore, and his swordsmanship was no longer in order. But he didn't care about it anymore, and frantically stabbed the sword in his hand towards the bandit.