Chapter 46: Close Your Eyes When It's Dark
(Thanks to Dameng, Chubby, Tiger Master is not confused, Hammer S, book friends 130520105220956)
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Three hundred zhang distance, fast horse galloping, but dozens of breaths, in a blink of an eye.
Han Jun's palms holding the bow and arrows were full of sweat, and one heart was beating or tightening with the chaotic horse's hooves, and for a moment, he even suspected that his heart had stopped.
Han Zhong crossed with Qu Liang, guarding the uphill intersection, like the second general of Humm, no matter who wanted to come up, he had to step on their bodies first.
Qingyan has two blades in his hand, one will hold it, the other will be paranoid, and from time to time it will be a false throw.
Torches illuminate the canyon red, and the incoming enemy is clearly visible - it is indeed the Hu people! Wearing a fur-brimmed hat, a greasy and reflective left leather jacket, and an unkempt beard covering most of his face, some wielding crude swords and spears, some holding bows and arrows, whistling and pounced.
Zhang Fang counted carefully, and there were about 30 torches, all of which were Hu Qi, which was consistent with the intelligence. The night was dark, the scene was chaotic, and I didn't know if the culprit - the Huns were involved...... Well, that's okay, let's take a closer look when the autopsy comes.
Zhang Fang estimated the distance, and brought the thunder cannon lead to the torch, and the lead rope about ten centimeters long immediately sneered and burned, emitting red sparks in the dark.
This spectacle immediately attracted Qingyan, the Han brothers and Qu Liangquan. Especially Qingyan, I never imagined that I could make such a wonderful spark after inserting an unknown number of medicine twists on weekdays.
"You're going to have to keep your eyes open." The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and he raised the thunder cannon and lit up in front of the four people, and someone came to a line, "Below, is the moment to witness a miracle!" ”
With that, with a wave of his hand, the thunder cannon drew a perfect parabola, from the nearly twenty-meter-high mountain beam, into the chaotic land of fire and roaring and neighing......
By this time, the enemy cavalry had rushed nearly twenty feet, and it was enough to enter the effective range of the practice bow. More than ten Hu people suddenly clamped the horse's belly, firmly fixed their bodies with the strength of their lower limbs, spread their arms, and opened their bows and arrows.
Snort!
Arrows were fired in unison, and the arrows fell from mid-air, most of which were nailed to the camels that stood in the way of the valley. The two camels let out a wail and slowly fell to their knees, while the rest of the camels were even more confused, crashing into each other and neighing.
Tao Sheng, who was standing at the forefront, was lucky and was not injured, but there were two guards behind him who were hit by arrows, one in the arm and one in the leg. The arrow did not penetrate deep into the flesh, and when I pulled it out, I saw that it was a bone arrowhead.
Tao Sheng was overjoyed, this group of Hu people had soft bows and blunt arrows, and their weapons were not much better than their own, so they may not have the strength to fight.
"Brothers, guys, stab Hu Nu off the horse......" Tao Sheng was completely drowned out by an unheard loud noise before he could finish speaking.
In the dark canyon, a dazzling red light suddenly flashed, like lightning bursting out of fire, like thunder falling on the world. When all those who saw this dazzling light subconsciously closed their eyes, a deafening explosion completely ended the raider's surprise attack.
The unprecedented explosion caused panic and chaos among the attackers. This mine cannon did not cause much damage except for the two Hu people who were within a radius of less than one meter. What really hurts is that the horses are so frightened that they kick and jump and roll on the ground as if they are crazy. These Hu people were so frightened that their hands and feet were weak, how could they still clamp the belly of the horse, and in an instant, seven or eight people were overturned and fell off the horse.
The black lights blinded the fire, the horses were frightened, the belly was broken and broken, and the screams were endless.
Whether it is Tao Sheng and the other guards of the canyon trail, or Deng Zhan and others waiting for the signal to poke the chrysanthemum outside the canyon mouth, or Qingyan, the Han brothers, and Qu Liang on the top of the mountain beam. Everyone was dumbfounded, and they all looked stupid.
Zhang Fang sighed lightly, shook his head, and nodded again. He didn't know how many powerful fish cannons he had thrown, but it was the first time he had used them to blow up people. The effect was similar to what he had estimated in advance, and the lethality was there, but it was by no means lethal. The reason for this result is not so much hurtful as terrifying...... Well, it's a scare of the horse.
The half-pound thunder cannon is indeed scary. If such a big guy is thrown in the city, the traffic on the street will call the police for three minutes. But tonight's battlefield is a long and narrow valley with a width of no more than ten zhang, and the movement, the echo, are magnified tenfold. The night was as dark as ink, and the flames of the explosion were also magnified tenfold, brightening the blinding eyes. Even a pack of lions can be scared, let alone untrained and easily frightened horses.
"Heavenly thunder! It's thunder! The mountain god is angry! ”
The attacking Hu people's faces turned pale and trembled. No matter how they get off the horse, they all raise their hands over the top and look at the mountain and worship.
Fortunately, the horse rider was thrown off the horse, and the result of bowing down was that he was directly used as a meat cushion by the startled horse......
On the mountain beam, Zhang Fang took another tube of thunder cannon, and was about to ignite it, as if he remembered something, he looked back and smiled: "Which of you wants to try?" ”
Qingyan's face was still pale, and when he saw Zhang Fang's gaze sweeping over, he hurriedly shook his head; Han Jun looked at the bow and arrow in his hand, and then at the small cylinder that could make a terrifying thunderous sound, and shook his head busily; Han Chong's eyes were shining, and he seemed to be a little eager to try, but he still didn't dare to step forward after all.
Qu Liang smiled bitterly: "I wanted to try, but I was afraid that I would not be able to stand steadily, so I was scared and rolled downhill." ”
"Well, wait until you think about it." Zhang Fang shook his head with a smile, lit another thunder cannon, and threw it casually, like filling a pot of boiling oil with a drop of water.
Bang! Another loud noise that was not inferior to the previous one, the entire canyon echoed continuously, and the sound waves of the huge earthquake could not hide the screams and neighing of the horses one after another.
More than thirty horses galloped through the narrow canyon, each of them empty, and their bowl-sized hooves were covered with flesh......
After the thunderous hoofs disappeared, the long wind, which had seemed to be blocked at the mouth of the valley, whistled from one end of the canyon to the other. The wind was mixed with screams and sorrows, faint pleas for help, and a strong and pungent bloody ......
The guards of the Fuping Marquis Mansion at both ends of the valley, and the Qingxi on the mountain beam took everyone, all of them were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Among them, the most shocking is Deng Zhan. He had guarded Hexi for five years, repeatedly fought with the Huns, and knew the difficulty of these Hu horses: coming and going like the wind, like wolves peeping and hunting, one hit missed, and immediately flew away. If he wants to fight you, he will fight, if you want to hit him, he can't find anyone, he will be bitten if he is not careful, and it is not enough to gather ten times the number of troops in one fell swoop...... And now, the fact in front of us is that of the more than 30 Hu cavalry who came to attack, none of them ran, and their own losses were only injured by two guards. Oh, and two camels......
The reason for all this is only because of two heavenly thunders—two heavenly thunders from the young master's hands!
In the dark and dreary canyon, Zhang Fang's voice was colder than the night wind: "Don't be stunned, work!" Deng Zhan led the team to guard, and Tao Sheng led the team to clean up. Qu Liang, Han Jun, Han Chong, you all know the bones, go to recognize people, or recognize corpses! ”
If it is said that the guards of the Fuping Marquis Mansion gave orders to this young master before, it was only based on the duty that the servants must obey the master, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only obey, but at this time, they obeyed in awe from the heart.
The loss of a horse is like the loss of legs. In addition, it was overturned and trampled by the frightened horses, and more than half of the casualties were killed. At the same time, the "heavenly thunder" bombardment, the shock was undecided, and the fighting spirit was lost. The guards cut their belts and tied them one by one, but none of them dared to resist. Perhaps, in their minds, this is the punishment of the gods, the end that must be accepted.
As a result of the screening, the culprit of the slaughter of the village was not found, but there were indeed Huns who participated in the slaughter of the village that day. So Zhang put down the order to escort Hu Lu into the cave and interrogate him in detail.
When carrying a box of thunder cannons back to the cave, the Han brothers' mood, expressions, and actions were completely different. The carefulness and rarity of the strand is like carrying a box of fragile treasures.