Chapter 13: Thousand Miles of Eyes
Dangxian is a small county town at the foot of Mangjie Mountain, the disaster of the Yellow Turban Army has long spread throughout Yuzhou, Liang is the hardest hit area, even Suiyang, the place of governance, has been besieged several times, fortunately, Dangxian Mountain is far away from the emperor, the city is small and the people are widowed, there is not much oil and water, and the ant thieves are too lazy to patronize. The war in the past few months has made the squires and common people all over Yuzhou fearful, and they have come to this remote town to take refuge, and the small county town has shown a deformed prosperity and noise.
Cao Xing walked on the path to the county seat, followed by 8 or 9 strong men carrying animal skin mountain goods on their shoulders, this was the first time he rushed to the market after returning from the mysterious mountain, the cottage was about to run out of grain, and the price of grain rose from dozens of wen at the beginning of the year to more than 100 wen now, alas, I don't know how much food these mountain goods can be exchanged for today, everyone has no bottom in their hearts.
Bowing his head without saying a word, Cao Xing walked in front silently.
After three years, when I returned to my hometown, the characters were still the same, but my father and fellow villagers had a more difficult life. This year, the yellow scarves are fierce, and there are several times when the cottage is almost broken by a small group of yellow scarves. Cao Xing was able to return safely this time, everyone was very happy, with this arrow god in charge, the safety of the cottage in the future will be a little more guaranteed.
As for the bizarre experience of several years, he concealed the truth, and just said that he got lost in the mountains with Dong He and Xu Zhouren and was attacked by fierce beasts, but he was lucky to be saved by someone; Of course, the origin of the life-saving benefactor Brother Lang is very mysterious, he only mentioned my name, and the rest was silent.
"Could it be Brother Lang's 'clairvoyance'?" This depressed man secretly told in his heart.
The day before yesterday, Cao Xing heard from a group of people who fled from Suiyang that it was rumored that the Yellow Turban Army attacked Suiyang in the past few days because of a treasure called "Clairvoyance". When I first heard the news, I was so excited! Thinking of the magical artifacts that Brother Lang often hung around his neck at that time, he could pull the scenery far away in front of him at once, it was really a treasure, Cao Xing was reluctant to return it to Brother Lang after playing a few times, how good would it be if there was a pair of 'clairvoyance'? For a sharpshooter like Cao Xing, it's like a tiger with wings! I remember Brother Lang smiled and said to himself, I will get one for you in the future! Cao Xuan was excited for a while, thinking of Brother Lang's straightforward and honest appearance, Cao Xuan smiled slightly. In fact, after Cao Xing came back, he also searched for Brother Lang all over the mountains, and after returning to the cottage, he launched a group of brothers to search for a few days, but Mangjie Mountain is too big, and the difficulty of searching for a person is simply as difficult as when he went to find the white tiger and Jiaolong! It's too hard to find, for several days, it has never been seen, and in recent days, the cottage has begun to run out of food again, so I have to give up looking, but the hunter's intuition still tells me that Brother Lang must not be far away!
"Don't be afraid, don't worry too much, the animal skins in our hands are in good condition, and we should be able to exchange for a lot of food." A sturdy man not far behind Cao Xing thought that Cao Xing was worried about the lack of food in the cottage, and whispered to comfort Cao Xing.
"Brother Cheng Lian, I'm not worried about food." Cao Xuan patted the man's shoulder. "Even if we can't get too much food, we can work harder and hunt more prey to survive this year."
This person's name is Cheng Lian, nearly 7 feet 7 feet tall, about the same height as Cao Xing, and his shoulders are broad and his waist is round, and he is stronger than Cao Xing; Martial arts are even better, but slightly inferior to Cao Xing, and because of Cao Xing's excellent archery skills, Cheng Lian ranks second on the list of copycat warriors.
"Is it for Brother Lang?" As a good brother, Cheng Lian certainly knows: Cao Xing must be thinking about his respected life-saving benefactor - Brother Lang.
Cao nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Lang Geji people have their own natural appearance!" Cheng Lian persuaded. "We'll look for it again when we go back to the cottage, and we'll definitely find it!"
Suddenly, the road under my feet shook.
"Not good!" Cao Xing's face was solemn and he listened attentively, and then lay on the ground again, his ears close to the ground; After a while, he climbed a big tree and looked into the distance; After a while, he waved his hand and shouted to Cheng Lian: "Quick! Let everyone hide in the woods on the side of the road, bow up, and unsheath the knife! There are dozens of horsemen rushing here! ”
In these years, whether it is a soldier or a bandit, you have to be careful to take precautions, and if you don't do it, you have to fight, Cao Xing's group of cottage hunters are also experienced, in order to protect the cottage, which hand does not have a few soldiers and bandits!
The sound of rumbling horses' hooves came from afar, large clouds of dust were raised, and a group of knights galloped in.
The horse running ahead was holding a military general in full armor, and the man was hunched down on the horse's back, and the blood ran down the armor, staining the horse's back red. The military general whipped the horse's buttocks with a whip, and looked back from time to time, but saw that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, and the big man who ran in front shouted loudly: "Liu Shuai has an order, and if you catch this person, you will be promoted to the third level, and the reward will be one hundred taels!" ”
The big man who shouted was dressed in iron armor and had a yellow belt tied on his forehead, this person's name was Deng Tong, and he was a partial general under Qu Shuai Liu Pi, and today he took a good errand-
Qin Pei, the prime minister of the Liang State, was unfavorable to suppress the yellow scarf, and was repeatedly reprimanded by the imperial court, and when he was panicked, there were two treasures from the local wealthy family, one was called "clairvoyance", and the other one did not know the name and use, but the workmanship was exquisite, and the strange shape was absolutely rare in the world! I heard that the gentry said that their tenants were collecting medicine in Mangjie Mountain, and they ventured on the cliff to get it. Qin Pei was overjoyed, with these two treasures, the uneasiness that had been blocked in his heart for several months disappeared. So, he instructed Chen Fang, the leader of the army, to lead people to dedicate two treasures, along with a cart of gold, silver and jewelry, to the eunuch Zhang Rang, so that Zhang Houye could say a few good words for himself, and it was best to transfer him out of this ghost place.
It was for the sake of that "clairvoyance" that Deng Tong's yellow scarf poured out.
Who doesn't love gold, silver and jewelry? If the carjacking is successful, even if only a small half of the belongings are intercepted, the rest of the life will be enough to worry about food and clothing! However, the "clairvoyance" must be in hand, otherwise it will be difficult to save your life! Gold and silver jewelry Deng Tong is nostalgic, but his own life must be cherished! Before leaving, Liu Pi gave a death order: "Clairvoyance" is a treasure to be dedicated to the great sage and good teacher, your kid's head can be dropped, but the treasure must be brought back!
This time, the information provided by the city was very accurate, and the ambush was too easy, and hundreds of officers and soldiers scattered in a hurry after thousands of dying Yellow Turban soldiers rushed and killed for a while! The fly in the ointment was that when the leading colonel saw that the situation was not right, he actually broke through the siege on his horse and escaped.
Although the property is easy to get, the most important "clairvoyance" is not in the car!
Deng Tong was furious, his already demon-like face was extremely distorted by anger, and he swung his leather whip to vent his anger at the crowd of subordinates! After the whip, he was still angry, and scolded: "His grandmother's is full of rice buckets, if you can't find the 'clairvoyant' Lao Tzu to chop you alive!" ”
Deng Tong is known for his ferocity in the army, and it is common to pick up skin and cramp at every turn, and cutting off people's heads is just commonplace! The Yellow Turbans surrounding the goods were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.
After a long time, someone cautiously said: "General Hui, the leader of the officers and soldiers took something from the car and hung it around his neck before he fled, I don't know if it is clairvoyant?" ”
Deng Tong glared at the triangular eyes, and scolded: "A bunch of waste! Knowing that the treasure was taken away, he didn't chase it for Lao Tzu quickly! ”
When the yellow turban leaders who gathered around Deng Tong heard this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Boss Deng didn't cut people today to vent his anger!
Everyone gathered their men in a hurry, spread their feet and ran forward. The pursuers were all over the mountains along the trail, there were 4 or 5 thousand people, and there were not many horses running in front, and most of the horses on horseback were big and small leaders, or Deng Tong's personal soldiers, and there were no more than 6 or 7 people. They were worried that they wouldn't be able to catch anyone, and they were afraid that Boss Deng would be unhappy, so they all worked hard and chased after them desperately.
Fortunately, Chen Fang, the junior colonel of the official army, did not escape far, and was not lightly injured when he rushed to kill, and Ma Zhou also suffered a few spears on his body, leaving a few deep blood holes, and foaming at the mouth from time to time during the rush, how could it be durable?
Cao Xing skillfully lay down, hid in a small ravine full of vines and shrubs, and quietly brushed aside a few branches and leaves with both hands, and found that dozens of yellow turban thieves were chasing an injured military master on horseback, and he was about to be overtaken. The military master was in a hurry, drew his knife and slashed at the horse's buttocks, the horse was in pain, accelerated again, and opened some distance from the pursuers behind. Deng Tong was in a hurry and shouted: "Put arrows at Lao Tzu and shoot him to death!" ”
When the leaders of the Yellow Turban heard this, they all secretly scolded Deng Tong: "You fucking come to shoot and see, Lao Tzu doesn't have this ability!" "In fact, most of these yellow scarves were farmers who had ridden horses a few months ago, and there were no saddle horses at that time, so they had to hold on to the reins in a hurry, and at the same time they had to clamp their legs on the belly of the horse, and if they were not careful, they would fall off the horse. Mounted archery was definitely a difficult technical task at the time. Those who can ride a horse, gallop at high speed, and shoot arrows are undoubtedly seasoned veterans! Scolding my mother in my heart is scolding my mother, I still have to shoot arrows, wouldn't I not give Boss Deng face if I don't shoot it!
Everyone gritted their teeth, slowed down their horses, and slowly opened their bows and arrows.
Wang Er rode a horse in the forefront, and this kind of work of grinding foreign workers was naturally very easy. Suddenly, a cold light came, and this familiar look made Wang Er's scalp tingle, and he glanced out of the corner of his eye, but saw that Deng Tong's vicious eyes were shining brightly! Wang Er was frightened, gritted his teeth, and shot the arrow deadly. With a clang, due to the excessive force of his arms, his legs did not clamp the belly of the horse, and he fell off the horse at once! The Li dwarf on his side was startled, and the horse was frightened and was also thrown off. The war horse behind roared by, trampling the two unlucky ghosts to the heart!
The arrows were already sparsely shot, and after this incident, the arrows were shot even less accurately, weak and weak, and none of the dozens of arrows hit, but the Han army generals were frightened!
Chen Fang turned around, the arrows came like locusts, in a panic, he waved his knife with his backhand and slashed the horse's buttocks, the war horse had already run out of oil, and could no longer support it, he fell to the ground, he was also thrown out, "clairvoyance" slipped out of his neck, and flew straight towards Cao Xing, Cao Xing saw a thing coming, flew up, snatched the thing, and looked at it, it was actually Brother Lang's "clairvoyance"!
"Where is Brother Lang? Tell me! Cao Xuan jumped out of the bushes, grabbed the little school who fell on the side of the road, and roared and asked.
How did Chen Fang know where Brother Lang was sacred, and shook his head with a strong spirit. Cao was in a hurry, and his hands couldn't help but add a little more strength... This Xiao Xiao Xiao surnamed Chen was originally seriously injured, and he lost a lot of blood, and he threw off his horse and hit the ground and aggravated the injury, but at this moment, under Cao Xing's vigorous shaking and tearing, his eyes rolled and his head hung down weakly. I thought I could inquire about Brother Lang's traces, but who knew that this person was going to die or not, but he hung up at this moment. Cao Xing screamed angrily, shot the Yellow Turban thief who was chasing the front with an arrow, turned around and shouted: "Cheng Lian, do it!" ”
Cheng Lian and others hated the Yellow Turban thieves, their livelihood was already difficult in the past few years, and these damn Yellow Turban thieves came to harass the cottage every once in a while, but fortunately they were only a small group of bandits, and they were all repelled by everyone. As soon as the partners behind heard the move, they were divided into two groups very tacitly, 4 people followed Cheng Lian into the east woods of the path, and the remaining 4 people flashed into the jungle on the west side of the path with Cao Xing.
Several people acted quickly and cooperated seamlessly, and quickly seized the favorable terrain.
Cao Xing's arrows were not missing, Cheng Lian and 9 other people were also good at archery, and these yellow turban leaders suffered, and in less than a moment, more than 20 people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Deng Tong was so mixed that he could hold thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers, and he was obviously not a fool, so he found that the momentum was not right, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to dismount and shoot arrows to fight back. After changing the style of play, the effect was suddenly born, and in a moment, the Yellow Turban Army began to stabilize its position, and the hunters shot at each other, gradually recovering the unfavorable situation. The cottage Orion's arrows shoot accurately, and the Yellow Turban wins in the crowd, and it is difficult to distinguish between them for a while.
Cao Xing was killing up, and suddenly shouted loudly, and the Yellow Turban soldiers who were chasing after him on foot had already arrived, and the black pressure was overwhelming, crowding the path. Cao Xing was helpless, there were too many enemies and had to retreat......
Suddenly, there was a loud bang! It was like thunder on the ground. But I saw that the head of one of the leaders of the yellow scarf suddenly opened, and the brain marrow and minced meat sprayed the people around him! This headless corpse is none other than the Yellow Turban Leader - Deng Tong!
The crowd was panicking, but when they heard the neighing of the angry horses, the Yellow Turban soldiers behind them dodged one after another, and a galloping horse crashed through the crowd and galloped towards them. Immediately sat a short-haired strong man, dressed in a strange costume, holding a strange mountain sword in the cold light in his right hand, and a strange weapon in the shape of a double-barreled double-barrel in his left hand, which was about a foot long, and the back end was connected to a carved wooden handle; The twin tubes at the front end are jet black and shiny, and white smoke comes out of the nozzles. Obviously, Deng Tong was killed in an instant by this strange weapon!
The person who came pointed at the leaders of the Yellow Turban with the mountain opening knife and shouted: "Deng Tong is dead, those who descend will not be killed!" ”
Deng Tong's nephew Deng Hui saw that the situation was not good, and pulled the horse stiff to escape from this place.
"Thieves are looking for death!" Listening to another loud shout, a giant man holding a pair of big iron halberds, led the horse out, raised the halberd and fell, and smashed Deng Hui and the horse into a pile of meat sauce!
The two tuns in the back were shocked, and were about to wave their hands to order the Yellow Turban thieves to attack in groups.
Bang bang! As soon as the muzzle of the man's gun turned, he raised his hand and fired two shots.
The two of them are still waving their hands, and their heads have become a mess of watermelons!
The leaders of the yellow turban were stunned when they looked at the muzzle of the black hole, what kind of weapon is this? It's so brutal!
They didn't dare to think about it: just when they heard a thunderstorm, Deng Tong and the two tun chiefs, who were still alive just now, immediately became headless corpses! This kind of death is really terrifying! The giant man beside the strangely dressed warrior was also very scary, and his strength was comparable to that of a fierce beast. Looking at Deng Hui, whose flesh and blood are blurred and no longer resembles a human form, it makes people tremble, and no one dares to act rashly now!
Looking at the thieves who were already frightened, the strange-dressed warrior blew the gunsmoke from the muzzle of the gun, and warned in a deep voice: "Don't descend quickly, otherwise, Deng Tong and the others will wait for the end!" ”
The Yellow Turban bandits were originally a rabble, and now several big leaders have been killed by me in an instant, and the way of death is too mysterious and terrifying, how dare you resist!
Under the naked threat of the two murderers, and no one took the lead in resisting, everyone did not dare to hesitate anymore and hurriedly knelt down and surrendered.
Cao Xuan rubbed his eyes and looked at the majestic strong man riding on a horse not far away, it was Brother Lang, it was really Brother Lang!
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of me, and I was ecstatic! Immediately jump off my horse and stride towards this man who is speeding towards me! I hugged this person, my eyes were soaked with tears, this is a friend who has traveled with me through nearly two thousand years of suffering, although I have been separated for less than a month, it is like a world away! I was so excited that even though I had a thousand words, in the end it only turned into one sentence: "Don't be afraid, how are these days?" ”