Chapter 4: The Horse Thief
The night breeze was getting cooler and colder, and the mules and horses moved uneasily in the circle, and from time to time let out a low neigh. The stars were in the sky, and they seemed to get brighter and brighter as the night deepened. The royal blue sky overhead is like a deep blue lake.
Xu Yifan sat on the roof of a carriage, hugged his knees, and stared blankly at the sky above his head.
Until now, he still can't accept the reality.
I've really come to this era......
The small sparks around flickered, and it was the night watchman smoking Kanto dry tobacco. From time to time, they whispered and laughed. I didn't look nervous at all. Looking around, I saw Wang Wu and Erdezi patrolling around with torches. The fourth wife and the old Han shopkeeper's big cart sedan chair were quiet. It's just that there is still a faint light in the carriage. It seems that being tossed by him and Wang Wu like this, these people are so nervous that they dare not sleep.
Xu Yifan only feels lonely, and this loneliness spans a hundred years of time and space. These dart players, Da Shengkui's guys are only a few thousand miles away from home. Everything he was familiar with was a hundred years later. Sitting in the night of this vast Mongolian steppe. At this time, his mood was as empty as the world here.
A low voice suddenly sounded under the carriage: "You...... Are you okay? ”
Xu Yifan woke up suddenly, and saw the little beauty hiding in the shadows of the carriage, looking at him with a little apologetic face. Xu Yifan immediately subconsciously covered his nose.
The little beauty bit her lip and handed him a handkerchief silently. Xu Yifan hesitantly received it. It is soft and smooth, and it seems to be a good material. The little beauty is still a little reluctant to let go. It seems that this is also her baby.
He tore off two rags from the inside of his nose and covered them with a handkerchief. He laughed in a low voice: "You still dare to come over?" When I saw it, Erdezi's casserole-sized fist came at me. I'm fine, what's the big deal about slapping a beauty. ”
The little beauty snorted, and quickly covered her mouth again: "I've never seen you so flamboyant!" Erdezi is my elder brother, his name is Chen De...... You didn't cover up your words, who did he beat you if he didn't beat you? ”
The girl raised her face, and the starlight seemed to be in her crystal clear eyes. Seeing the eyes of such a little white rabbit. Xu Yifan, who was also experienced in a hundred battles back then, couldn't help but skip a beat of his heart.
"This is your idea to fence the convoy? This grassland is so big, and when we get together like this at night, I feel much more at ease than before...... It's just that the rules of the dart game are broken, and I don't know how the fifth master promised you. ”
Xu Yifan smiled and didn't answer, but said, "You care so much, otherwise the fifth master will scold you for being nosy...... Your brother's name is Chen De, what is your name Chen? How old is it? ”
When he said this, he couldn't help but look at the little beauty's bulging chest with some ill will.
The little beauty lowered her head and stepped on the grass under her feet: "My father said that girls don't need to have big names...... Since I was a child, everyone called me Erya. I really want to have a name, with my head held high and my brother and them on the road. This time I finally came out, but no one wanted to talk to me along the way, saying anything taboo and yin people to offend...... If the darts are just serving these wives, I'm never going to come again......"
The little beauty is really stuffy, so she has nothing to talk to her little lama. Looking at the depressed appearance of this invincible beautiful girl. Xu Yifan is also soft-hearted. But in this era, there is a huge difference between men and women, what can he do? I don't know where my meal will be tomorrow.
Speaking of which, I am much more pitiful than this girl.
Two equally depressed men were relatively speechless, when suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance. Wang Wu, who was on patrol, immediately jumped into the carriage. Chen De beside him also flew up to the high lookout. The torches flickered in the distance, and a faint voice got closer and closer: "Fifth Master...... Blame! Blame! The blame of the brigade! ”
Then came the sound of a gunshot, which spread far and wide in the night sky. Now even the men of the night watchman climbed into the carriage and looked at the place where the gunshots rang out. Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves increased again, and they became a patch in the night sky. The carriages were shaking slightly, and the flames of the torches in a circle were blazing, illuminating everyone's faces. The mules and horses scratched restlessly.
Xu Yifan also looked into the distance, and the little beauty also climbed into the carriage and stood beside him.
The sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder, and in a blink of an eye, I saw that almost all the scout horses sent out from all sides were running back in despair. The torches they held were sporadic and jumping up and down in the distance. Behind these sporadic torches, a sea of fire surged towards the place. I don't know how many horse thieves there are, and I concentrate here!
I don't know who in the convoy suddenly shouted in fright: "Horse thief, horse thief is coming!" In response to this scream, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, which snapped together. Roars, strange laughter, and whistles have all come from afar, resounding in all directions. Almost in the blink of an eye, this convoy is surrounded by many horse thieves!
The convoy suddenly stirred, and even the fourth wife's car lifted the curtain, and the girls' cries became even sharper. It adds a lot of panic to the chaotic and tense atmosphere. Everyone was tearing their throats and shouting, "Horse thief! Horse thief! ”
Xu Yifan stood on a high place with cold hands and feet, why was he so miserable. I was rescued by someone after crossing, and I met so many horse thieves to rob me tonight! Looking at this scale, I'm afraid there are not one or two thousand people. And the inside and outside of the convoy have long been in chaos. Can this rabble still hope to resist the raids of so many horse thieves?
The little beauty beside her was so frightened that she lost her voice, and subconsciously grabbed Xu Yifan's arm. Just when he was in a panic, he heard Wang Wuzhong's angry shout: "What are you panicking about? You don't have burning sticks in your hands! If you have friends here, how can you keep you safe! ”
The roar was like thunder, and all the sounds of scratching were shaken down at once, and everyone's eyes were cast on Wang Wu. I saw that this fifth master was already with a big knife in his hand, and he was standing on a high place with a dignified bearing. The roots of the beard exploded, and the majesty of the heroes of the rivers and lakes was revealed at this moment!
Everyone quieted down, and only then did they hear the calm voice of the old shopkeeper Han: "Listen to the arrangement of the fifth master!" Defeat the horse bandits, regardless of the east gang, twenty dollars are now foreign! ”
The calm attitude of the two people in charge immediately calmed the hearts of the convoy. Wang Wu held the big knife and pointed at the horse bandits around him: "Fuck it!" ”
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of loading, and Xu Yifan saw that the horse bandits were not seven or eight hundred meters away from here. Let more than 100 rifles shoot indiscriminately like this, and there is no other use than self-confusion. At this time, he didn't care about it, and was so anxious that he jumped on the carriage: "Fifth master! The horse thieves came in a hurry, and the indiscriminate use of guns only fueled their arrogance! Put close to hit, one password, and shoot at the same time! Concentrate your fire on them! ”
Wang Wu is indeed a bold hero, but he has no theoretical understanding of the use and combat of hot weapons! The horse thief began to attack with all his strength from afar, trying to take the lead in the dark night. Although there are a large number of people, because of the difference in horsepower, the distance between the front and back has been widened. If you can't get a fire density if you put the gun indiscriminately. Only let them rush closer, these executioners and guys can still get close to the horse bandits, whether they have the courage to shoot steadily, that is really a big problem!
In modern warfare, for cavalry shocks, shooting discipline has been emphasized since the time of Napoleon. Suddenly concentrate firepower to kill and defeat the first batch, and the subsequent horse thieves are not well-trained modern troops after all, and it is a question whether they can continue to attack.
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