Chapter 19 Encountering the Army Again Outside the Woods
"The army?"
"How... How can there be an army here! ”
The two were stunned. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
When the woman saw them standing still, she pulled the two of them back, and if they were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Ziqiao and Yeluchang both leaned their backs against the mountain rocks, looking panicked, this... How is this possible? It can't be a dream! When the woman saw the two of them like this, the anger on her face was even worse, and she really wanted to strangle them to death, "How could I meet you two calamity!" There weren't a few beasts along the way, and they were all blocked by the pursuers you had lured! ”
Hearing this, the two of them didn't feel a little embarrassed and apologetic on their faces, but after a while, "Chasing? The two of them muttered almost at the same time, and looked at each other in confusion together, feeling that something was wrong, "It can't be a chaser!" Yeluchang wondered.
"You two dare to say that these people are not here to catch you in the gorge ahead!" After hearing this, the woman stomped her feet and became angry.
Yeluchang was also a little embarrassed to look at her like this, but fortunately, he was still rational, and after thinking about it, he explained to her: "Don't worry, girl, although the two of us ran away secretly, we didn't commit any major crimes, and I know that there are absolutely no so many pursuers!" ”
The woman was stunned for a moment, as if she was a little confused, and then the anger on her face was also reduced a little, and she said suspiciously: "Do you mean that the army in front of you stopped at the mouth of the gorge not to arrest you?" ”
"It won't be!" Yelu Chang said categorically, glanced at Zi Xiao again, the two looked at each other and nodded, then looked at the woman and continued, "Girl, let me and my cousin see that this is a force there." ”
The woman in the black shirt was stunned, and although she didn't know what they were going to do, she still let them go. Yeluchang and Ziwei leaned against the rock wall and looked out.
In fact, in Liao, there are differences between the armies, for example, the Liaozhong Army is mainly silver armor, of course, the silver armor here is not the armor cast by real gold and silver, but a kind of iron armor dyed with a layer of white and gray color, from a distance it looks like wearing silver armor, and the Royal Guard Army is mainly black, like the Royal Forest Army is black and gold armor, and the Praetorian Guard is black and brown armor, so the color of the armor can also distinguish the belonging of the troops.
I saw that there was a not particularly high steep slope outside the corner of the cliff, under the steep slope is a flat place, the mountain walls on both sides form an extremely long canyon in the middle, bend and spread endlessly, and the road at the mouth of the canyon is densely packed with military camp tents, at a glance, Yeluchang estimated that there are no less than 8,000 people here.
Looking closely, the barracks are particularly well guarded, because of the dusk, there are brazier lights in the barracks, and you can see many black-clad soldiers walking around in the tents, but there is no shadow of cavalry.
"Not the Liaozhong Army?" Zi Biao and Ye Lu Chang glanced at each other, a little puzzled, this is the outskirts of Zhongjing City, if there is an army deployed, it should be garrisoned by the Liaozhong Army, looking at the soldiers' decorations, it is a bit like the royal guard army.
"Huh? This royal guard army is not stationed in Shangjing, does not guard the palace, how can it come to guard a mountain range? Zi Bi muttered, and looked at his cousin who was also puzzled.
Yeluchang's face was solemn and puzzled, and he gasped, as if talking to himself, "It's not like a royal guard?" Hearing this, Zifu was stunned, what do you mean by this? Isn't it the Liaozhong Army? Not the Royal Guard? Could it be that he is a bandit? Will that still be some kind of hostile army!
"Look, cousin." Yeluchang said and pointed to the tent in the distance in front of him, and said, "Although the soldiers' armor is black, there is no gold, you can rule out the possibility of the Imperial Forest, if you want to say that it is impossible to say that it is the Praetorian Guard, the Praetorian Guards are all cavalry, and this barracks is full of infantry." Look at their flags and see if there's anything out of the ordinary? ”
Zi Biao was taken aback, and then looked at it, only to see a black flag fluttering in the wind on the big tent of the Chinese army, and the shadow of a wolf was outlined on the banner with silver lines, which was a creeping lying wolf pattern, and Zi Biao's cheeks also changed color slightly when he saw this scene!
Crouching wolf? A complete wolf? What's going on?
"You should also know that as early as the time of Emperor Shengzong, the army of our Liao State underwent a reform, during which the flag totem of all the troops in the country was changed from the original wolf pattern to the wolf head pattern, but they are still a complete wolf!" Yeluchang's face was a little moved, and he pursed his lips, very puzzled.
"It can't be a Yin Soldier!" Ziqiao blinked and smiled.
Yelu Chang was speechless for a moment, glared at him, and said angrily: "What nonsense, where did the Yin soldiers come from!" As he spoke, he looked at the tent in front of him again, and muttered in his heart, "If this army can not obey the emperor's orders?" Then there is only one explanation, it must have been granted permission by the Holy Emperor! Speaking of this, Yeluchang trembled, a cold sweat flowed, and a lightning bolt struck his mind, "Special... Special, Xu? ”
"Cousin, I still don't know what kind of unit this is." Zi Biao didn't know the changes in Yelu Chang in front of him, and said in a low voice.
"Shhh~ Don't make trouble." I saw that Yeluchang's body trembled even more, and he looked at the tent in front of him in shock, there were no cavalry? Dressed in black? This... This is...
Ziqiao and the black-shirted woman seemed to feel Yeluchang's strangeness, and looked at him at the same time, Yeluchang gasped, his eyes became inexplicably dead, his teeth trembled, and his face was shocked and panicked in disbelief, and he wondered: "Could it be... Could it be the Kidnappers! ”
"The Kidnappers?" The woman in the black shirt muttered something quietly, she didn't know what it was.
Ke Ziwei was different, and after hearing this, a shocked look also appeared on his cheeks, and he hurriedly threw himself on the rock wall and looked out, "Kidnappers!" Is there really such a force? ”
"What kind of troops is this?" The woman looked at the two boys in front of her with a surprised expression, and seemed to arouse her a little interest.
After Yelu Chang slowed down for a while, he gradually calmed down the restlessness in his heart, took a deep breath, and explained to her: "This matter is ashamed, as early as the time of Emperor Taizu, due to the emptiness of the treasury of our Liao Empire at the beginning of the country, and the strong enemies around it were not eliminated one by one, they still pose a threat to us, so that there are many places that need to use troops, but there are no military funds, and the soldiers will not be able to fill their stomachs, and they will not work hard, and even defect, in order to solve this problem, Emperor Taizu temporarily decided to form an army formed by infantry, and this army does not participate in the battle, It was only to steal and dig up the tombs of the rich of the country, and the treasures obtained were all handed over for military salaries. ”
"What!" The woman was shocked, "You have done such a crazy thing?" ”
Yeluchang also sighed when he saw the woman's surprised expression, and continued: "This method is indeed a little improper, but the effect is very significant, and then for some reason the secret was leaked, which caused great dissatisfaction among the people, so Emperor Taizong disbanded this army. ”
"Since then, I haven't heard of any kidnappers." Ziqiao looked at the tent in front of him, took his cousin's words, and said, "It seems that this is really the kidnapping army, I didn't expect to see it here?" ”
Yeluchang also looked at the tent in front of him, saw the soldiers walking back and forth, and looked carefully at the weapons they were holding were not guns and halberds suitable for ordinary soldiers, but a kind of long shovel and ground rake, this scene seemed to be more convinced of his own speculation, but since the abduction army was hidden, and he didn't want outsiders to know about their existence, how did they have to pass the mountain road when they stopped it? Thinking about it, he looked at the black-shirted woman behind him and asked, "Girl, besides this gorge, is there any other way up the mountain?" ”
The woman in the black shirt sighed lightly and shook her head, "If you don't pass this gorge, you can only climb over the cliff." ”
Yeluchang's brows furrowed after hearing this, and he was a little uneasy.
"Cousin, why don't you just walk over from the barracks!" Zi Biao also turned to look at Yeluchang and the woman in black shirts. He didn't want to suffer if he had to climb over such a steep cliff.
"There shouldn't be any problem with the two of us, although this kidnapper army is mysterious, but in the final analysis, it is also the army of my Liao country, even if we borrow a hundred more guts from them, we won't do anything, but what about the troublesome girl?" Yeluchang also looked at the woman in black shirt as he spoke.
After hearing this, the woman just snorted coldly, looking completely unconcerned, and said coldly: "Even if I am not their opponent, but with this few thousand kidnappers who want to stop me, I still have to work hard, you can go over from the barracks with confidence, and I will have my own way to come over in the dead of night." ”
Zi Xiao and the two glanced at each other, and there seemed to be no other way, but with the ability of the woman in front of them today, they didn't doubt it, but they didn't know what the strength of this kidnapper army was. From what they know now, they know that since the establishment of this kidnapping army, it has been responsible for robbing tombs, and it has long been far away from the battlefield, and its combat effectiveness should not be comparable to that of the regional army and the Royal Guard army, but after all, there are many people.
After pondering for a while, Ziqiao said: "We don't know much about this kidnapping army now, I and my cousin will go first to see, girl, you can rest assured that you will go over at night, we will stay in the barracks, and after the third watch, if the girl can stand out smoothly, we will find a way to leave, if you encounter any situation when you break through, we will also find a way to help you." ”
The woman was a little stunned after hearing this, and looked at Zi Wei's eyes that seemed to have a slight strange light, but she didn't say anything, the black silk veil covered her cheeks, and she couldn't see any expression, just nodded and coped with it.
Yeluchang thought for a moment and felt that Ziqiu's method was feasible, the two of them could act as internal responses in the barracks, and as for how to leave in the end, then let's take one step at a time. Thinking about it, he also took a deep breath, and walked out of the corner of the mountain with Ziqiu.
A small slope is not long, but the two of them are a little apprehensive, and they are gradually getting closer and closer to the military camp, and the soldiers patrolling at the gate have extremely sharp eyes, and they see that some people are holding weapons one by one, only to see a person in the middle of the door, it seems that the captain of the guard here suddenly shouted: "Kill!" ”
As soon as the words fell, nearly a hundred patrol soldiers rushed over one after another, there was no cheering or shouting, all of them were fierce and hideous, and the killing intent emerged, as if they did not give the comers a chance to defend themselves at all!
The woman who hid behind the cliff and watched everything that happened on the flat ground in front of her, the woman didn't expect this group of kidnappers to be so vicious, as if anyone saw them, it would inevitably lead to murder, and unconsciously pulled out the dagger in her calf.
Seeing a group of soldiers rushing towards the two of them, Yelu Chang also had a gloomy face, and pulled out the dragon-patterned dark iron sword in the waist ring, and Zi Wei also stood against his cousin and pulled out his own sword.
After a while, the two of them were surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and suddenly one of the soldiers didn't say any nonsense, and raised the shovel in his hand and waved it at Yeluchang's head, which can be described as a direct killing move.
Yeluchang clenched his teeth, anger also surged instantly, and as soon as the shouting passed, the first one of the top generals took a few steps back, and another sharply dodged the fatal blow with his head bowed, and then stepped forward with his sword and plunged straight into the soldier's abdomen, and the blood splash stained the armor in front of him, and the rest of the soldiers also rushed out of the shovel sideways when they saw this, "Damn! Zi Wei scolded secretly, but after a while, the soldiers were already close at hand, and a sharp shovel with silver flashes, each of which was dancing towards the heads of the two people, was not fierce.
"Wait!" Suddenly, there was a shouting sound from behind this group of soldiers, and the soldiers surrounding Zi Biao and the two of them were stunned, and then they also stopped, and the soldiers in the front row, because the shovel had already danced, the reason for inertia could not stop at all, Zi Biao and Ye Lu Chang bowed their heads at the same time to avoid the blow, and their cheeks were not very good-looking, this group of soldiers actually recruited deadly, and it seemed to be more ferocious than any army in Liao.
Since they want to kill themselves, Zi Yu and the two will not be merciful, Yelu Chang hugged the three shovel rods flying above his head, and waved at the chests of the three soldiers in front of him, the sharp dragon pattern black iron sword slashed through the armor on the soldier's chest, and then broke open, the three of them staggered a step, retreated and were seriously injured, and blood poured out from the broken armor, Zi Biao was the same, dodged the fatal blow, and also swung his sword and slashed at the legs of several soldiers in front, because the legs had no armor, several soldiers seemed to be much more serious than the three injured by Yelu Chang, several people fell in pools of blood and groaned in pain.
The group of soldiers stopped rushing forward because they had received orders before, but they slowly retreated a few steps, and the crowd gave way to a small path, only to see a person pass out of the path, it was the previous guard captain, the captain walked in front of Yeluchang and Ziqiu, his eyes first swept over the two of them, and then looked at the dragon-patterned Xuantie sword in Yeluchang's hand, and said suspiciously: "Dare to ask who this son is?" How can there be a dragon-patterned blackiron sword of our royalty? ”
Yeluchang is angry now, if he encounters bandits or hostile troops who kill them like this, he doesn't care, today he is actually besieged by his own army, or such a fierce move is deadly, then he is angry, and shouted angrily: "A group of bastards, dare to dance knives and guns in front of this king, you are going to rebel!" As he spoke, Yeluchang took out the golden wolf jade pendant from his arms and held it horizontally in the air!