Chapter 3 East Gate (4 Upper)

In the wild laughter of the villagers and the shouting and scolding of the minions, the strong man on the ground slowly got up. His face was terrifyingly dark, but he held back his anger and did not look at Cheng Xiaojiu, but carefully went to appease his mount. The mount was a good horse from the Turks, with strong muscles and bones, and the skin and flesh were originally thicker than the Central Plains war horses. Cheng Xiaojiu's bow didn't have much strength, so it only poked a small hole at the junction of the horse's neck and front legs, and did not cause any fatal injuries.

The angry Turkic horse hissed for a moment, and then gradually quieted down under the care of its master. The brawny man examined his mount's wounds again and again, and was sure that nothing was wrong. Turned over and jumped on the horse's back, pinched the horse's belly with his legs, first ran out of more than 50 steps, and estimated that the distance between him and Cheng Xiaojiu had been pulled to a hundred steps away, and suddenly "brushed" the ground and twisted his body, bent the bow and arrows, and shot back the three carved feathers like beads.

These three wolf's tooth arrows were not tied with arrowroot, so they were ruthless and urgent. Seeing this, Cheng Xiaojiu hurriedly squatted down to dodge, but the three white feathers did not sweep over his head, but "snapped", "snapped" and "snapped" and nailed to the wooden fence only three steps away from him in turn, and straightened up into a vertical row.

"Good! Hao Leader has good means! The minions screamed when they saw that their families had snatched back the lost limelight.

"If you have the ability, don't shoot a stake!" "Don't run that far if you have the ability!" The villagers don't know how to shoot, so they stubbornly carry their heads.

Listening to the city's reaction, the leader surnamed Hao was not annoyed. sneered and put away the bow, stretched out three fingers at Cheng Xiaojiu's location, shook it a few times, and led a group of minions away!

The archers at the head of the city were all under the command of the master of Dong, and he returned fire at the other party at such a distance, he asked himself if he had that ability, and the bamboo bow in his hand did not have that strength. I had to look at the smoke and dust brought up by the horse's hooves and grit my teeth. Seeing that the other party was getting farther and farther, regardless of whether others heard it or not, he stomped his foot and cursed: "Bah, don't you just rely on the bow?" I've seen a lot of people who can shoot three arrows in a row! Which one is not better than you! ”

His words caused another burst of laughter. The villagers don't know the beauty of "three shots in a row". I only felt that the other party had been hit by two arrows from his family's history, and he shot three arrows back, but it was just a battle of will, and it was not a good thing. Cheng Xiaojiu knew that something was wrong, and while everyone was laughing, he quietly pulled Jiang Bailing, the team, and ordered in a low voice: "You organize the brothers to take turns to go down to the city to eat." Then he rested near the base of the city wall. The thieves will not attack again for three hours. Three hours later, everyone continued to rotate according to last night's shift! ”

"Yes! My lord! After a night of fighting, several low-level officers had already admired Cheng Xiaojiu's command ability, so they didn't think about it after hearing the order, and immediately responded with fists.

"Master Dong, can you go with me to Lord County and send him Zhang Jincheng's letter!" Cheng Xiaojiu picked up the arrow book shot by the strong man surnamed Hao from the ground, and calmly asked Dong Zhushu.

"Well, of course!" Dong Zhushu has always been alert, and when he saw Cheng Xiaojiu looking at the enemy army before, he already felt that the situation was not good. Hearing the other party make an excuse to invite him to leave, he quickly responded one after another.

The two of them explained to the villagers again, carried the arrow book, and slowly walked down the ruined city. When he was a little far away from the brothers, Cheng Xiaojiu wiped the stains and sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and explained to Master Dong in a low voice: "That guy surnamed Hao is far above me in archery. From this point of view, this morning's battle, Zhang Jin said that he still did not do his best. If he attacks again in three hours, I guess we'll have to stake all the old Ben out. The situation is basically like this, after meeting the adult, I also asked the chief secretary of the board to help consider the rhetoric. Don't let your colleagues in the yamen be frightened, and don't let everyone underestimate the thieves too much, so that they will underestimate the enemy! ”

"You, do you mean that Zhang Jin is still tempting? He, isn't he joking with human life by doing this? Dong Zhushu blinked his eyes, his face full of surprise. He didn't doubt Cheng Xiaojiu's judgment, from last night to this morning, the young man's performance had far exceeded his expectations. But Mr. Zhang said he was confused about what his motivation was. The thieves have always relied on many to win, and drove these thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people to death in vain, except for the damage to his own strength, Dong Zhushu could not see any other meaning from it.

"I don't know what Zhang Jincheng is going to do!" Cheng Xiaojiu turned his back to the sky and exhaled a long breath. From the middle of last night until now, there have been too many incomprehensible behaviors happening before his eyes. Lin County ordered this, and Zhang Jin said that it was like this. These "big shots" who can easily decide life and death seem to have been born with nine twists and eighteen bends. So that no one can clearly see what is going on in their stomachs, and no one can figure out their real intentions.

"But the one surnamed Hao and the cavalry under his command are not on the same level as other minions in terms of quality and equipment!" After sighing, Cheng Xiaojiu lowered his voice and explained to Dong Zhuji. "Those cavalry advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. Never act without the order of the commander. And after the commander surnamed Hao fell off his mount, he first looked at the war horse, and then looked for a field. Presumably a seasoned veteran! ”

He also memorized some theoretical things from the books and notes left by his father. After confirming each other with the actual situation in front of me, many contents that were originally incomprehensible at all slowly became clearer. The commander surnamed Hao was a veteran, and the cavalry under his command was "well-trained". According to the analysis of this line of thought, it is not difficult to deduce that Zhang Jin's true strength will never be as weak as the old and weak soldiers show. Those remnants may be just his peripheral strength, his outcasts. He hides his killer moves behind these outcasts, ready to deliver a fatal blow to his opponent.

"Maybe the thief doesn't have a heart either. Therefore, Zhang Jin said that he must maintain his strongest strength in order to convince his leaders to obey his orders! "Dong Zhushu doesn't know much about military affairs, but he has a very thorough understanding of human nature and officialdom rules. From his point of view, whether it is this robber or officialdom, some of the principles are originally universal. When you are a boss, you must have the strength to make your subordinates obey you, and when you are a subordinate, you must not steal the limelight from your boss, so that you can be harmonious and orderly.

But according to this reasoning...... Cheng Bingcao's performance from last night to tonight was too eye-catching. Looking at Xiao Jiu who was worried again, Dong Zhushu quietly rubbed his body outward, and distanced himself from the young man.

The county magistrate Lin Deen had been working hard under the city last night, and he couldn't survive until dawn, so he requisitioned a house near the south wall under the persuasion of two headhunters, and rested on the bed inside. Although people are quiet, their minds are always hanging in the air. He rolled back and forth uneasily, and only barely squinted for a moment when the morning glow was red through half of the window. I heard footsteps outside the courtyard and sat up again.

Through the thin curtain, he saw Cheng Xiaojiu, who was covered in blood, and Dong Zhushu walking into the courtyard side by side. The doors of the wings were all open in an instant, and Guo Zhutou, Jia Zhutou, and the Cao officials in the yamen all eagerly greeted them. "Cheng Bingcao, has Zhang Thief retreated?" "Master Dong, how is the battle going? Why did you two come back together? Zhang Jin said he was gone? The topics that everyone cared about came out one after another, making people's ears buzz.

"Is Lord Xianzun awake?" Cheng Xiaojiu didn't answer everyone's questions immediately, stopped far away from the main room, and asked in a low voice.

This respectful and knowing attitude made Lin Xian Ling very satisfied, coughed lightly a few times, and tapped the window lattice with his fingers and ordered: "Come in, I'm already awake." What's the matter, everyone just a piece of reference! ”

"Yes! My lord! Cheng Xiaojiu arched his hand at the window very respectfully, and walked towards the main room behind his colleagues. After a night and half a day's bloody battle, the young man looked very haggard. Despite this, he was always mindful of proportions and politeness, refusing to take an extra step or say a word.

This cautious appearance has won him a lot of goodwill, especially a few Cao officials of the same level, because they are not familiar with martial arts, they have not had the opportunity to show their faces recently. always felt that he was robbed of the limelight by this famous Cheng Bingcao. Seeing that the other party saved the lives of the whole city, he was still like a country boy who had just entered the city, and he felt in a good mood, and even many difficult words he had thought of were temporarily put aside.

When Cheng Xiaojiu began to introduce the situation on the battlefield, everyone's impression of him became more and more cordial. For the earth-shattering shouting and killing last night and the desperate bloody battle this morning, the young man summed it up in just a few words. On the contrary, I have never forgotten Lord Lin's contribution to coordinating and commanding under the city, and the virtue of helping my colleagues. It's as if the battle was all fought by a group of people and has nothing to do with himself.

"Cheng Bingcao doesn't have to be too humble!" Although Lin Xianling is greedy for merit, he is not a person without self-knowledge. Seeing that Cheng Xiaojiu had put all the credit on himself, he smiled and waved his hand, and said in a low voice: "Everything you have done, everyone can see it." If we are blindly modest, it seems that we are too careful. ”

"The first credit belongs to the adults!" Cheng Xiaojiu smiled shyly and responded in a low voice. Unlike the joy when he first became a soldier, he always had a feeling of a thorn in his back since what happened last night. Whether everyone smiled at themselves or chatted gently, they couldn't help but think about it before they dared to pick it up.

"If you can keep the pavilion pottery! On the county guard's side, naturally everyone has a great deal of work on their heads. After all, Zhang Jin said that since the rebellion, he has broken through three places in the county and destroyed no less than 20 high-walled forts. For more than two years, the only person who can make him return with a feather is Yang Jishan in Qinghe County! If we resist him today, it will be equivalent to raising the face of the entire Wuyang County, and the county guard will not be invisible! Lin Xian Ling continued to wave his hand, wishful thinking.

Alcoholic's note: I worked overtime today and couldn't write a book. Corrected these typos. Ten years of inventory, please vote for the homeland, and thank you.