Chapter 141: Night Raid Killing
As the bridge guards sent by the Western Xia to the Yellow River, these bridge guards knew how important this pontoon bridge was to the scouts who entered the Song realm on the other side. In the event of an emergency, this pontoon bridge is, in a sense, a lifeline for those scouts.
But as they hurried the construction of the pontoon bridge, they thought that the Song Dynasty would send troops to destroy it. But until now, there are no Song Dynasty officers and soldiers in front of this pontoon bridge. Even the bridge guards felt that the once glorious Song Dynasty had really declined.
With this kind of self-confidence and arrogance, the bridge guards stationed here all feel that they are not stationed here. I'm afraid this pontoon bridge can hold out until the beginning of spring, and those Song Dynasty people will come over and destroy this pontoon bridge.
But in this situation, there are detectives harassing on the other side, and I am afraid that it is unlikely that anyone will dare to come and cause sabotage!
The bridge guards with this paralyzing psychology still have people standing on duty on the low arrow tower built during the day. At night, the sentinel on the arrow tower. It's just an ornament, nesting in the arrow tower and falling asleep.
Except for the five bridge guards who patrolled near the bridge from time to time, the other dozen or so bridge guards stationed here almost fell asleep. In fact, if it weren't for a thousand-strong team passing by during the day, their bridge guards would not have come out to patrol at night.
No one even dares to come to touch the bridge during the day, and there will be people who come to touch the bridge at night, so it's really a hell of a life. What's more, they also have two sentries lurking on the other side, and if there is a situation, they will shoot arrows through the sentries on the other side of the river.
But these bridge guards didn't know that at this moment, outside their simple barracks, there was already a killing god lurking in a dark shadow. This killing god has already made a round out of their barracks.
Until it was confirmed that this bridgehead was still some distance from the cavalry battalion in the rear. Under this night. As long as there are no shouts and fires here. The cavalry battalion in the back had no idea what was about to happen here.
Looking at the five patrol sentries who were walking and sitting, Zhao Xiaoxi, who came over to observe the surrounding situation for the first time, quickly decided to deal with the sleeping sentries in the house first. Secondly, touch the two dozing archers on the arrow tower.
The remaining five patrols were killed by thunder. With his current skills. It's enough to kill all of these bridge guards, and it won't make them scream.
Zhao Hyo-seok, who had thought of a battle plan, soon put the long sword he brought over on his shoulder. Pulling out a sharp blade in his arms, he slowly pushed away the two houses in front of him. A skillful and ruthless sword wiped out the sleeping bridge guards in the house in their sleep.
As if returning to the bloody moment when he was a mercenary, Cho Hyo-seok walked lightly on the other party's bed. cut the throat and cover the mouth to suppress the body, so that the other party will be in this almost desperate and confused situation, and the vitality will be exhausted at one time.
Wait until the bridge guards in the two barracks are touched. Zhao Hyo-seok, who was staring at the movements of those patrolmen from time to time, had already lurked under the stairs of the two low arrow towers. Lying in the shadow of the staircase, he watched the patrols move.
As the patrol turned and walked in the other direction, his figure was like a breeze, rushing up the arrow tower that was only about a foot high.
From the first moment he went upstairs, he took the dozing archer in his arms and stabbed him in the heart. Let him struggle weakly twice in severe pain. It completely lost its movement.
Solved the archers on the arrow tower, and Zhao Xiaoxi saw through the gap in the arrow tower again. Seize an opportunity for the other person to turn around. Quickly floated down again, back into the shadows, and used the same method to deal with the archers of another arrow tower.
In this kind of silent obliteration, Zhao Xiaoxi also deeply felt that if a martial arts master learned special combat skills. The effect it plays is really terrifying.
This also means: The people who seem to be a rabble, as long as they can make them obey the command. The combat effectiveness that this kind of unit formed by martial artists is certainly amazing.
With this thought, Zhao Xiaoxi kept approaching the five sentinels who moved from time to time, and they were also in this bridge fort now. The only five people still alive. The elimination of these five people means that the door to attack the rear cavalry camp has been opened.
Zhao Hyo-seok, who stabbed the short knife back into his waist, quickly drew the long sword behind his back again, and waited until the patrol turned around again. Zhao Hyo-seok was like a ghost in the night, and suddenly appeared in the team of five.
The first sword slashed out, and the two patrolmen didn't even have a chance to react, and their heads were slashed away by the sharpened sword. When the other three patrolmen realized that there was an enemy attack, they found that the opponent's life-seeking sword was already in place.
Just as the first patrol soldier standing at the front was about to speak, Zhao Xiaoxi's long sword had already been slashed into a sharp arrow. Plunged directly into his mouth, knocking him to the ground with a sword.
The other two close-quarters patrolmen were used by Cho Hyo-seok with short knives. One by one, they cut their throats cleanly when they spoke.
And all of this, just between the flashes of lightning. The five bridge guards who were in charge of patrolling tonight didn't even have a chance to shout. It is enough to show that Zhao Xiaoxi started quickly and resolutely killed people.
Looking at the dead people with horrified expressions on the faces of the five people, Zhao Xiaoxi also knew that it was this kind of sudden attack. made them have a moment of fear of losing their voices, and this moment was enough for Zhao Xiaoxi to wipe them out.
After solving the bridgehead guards, Zhao Xiaoxi carefully checked again, and confirmed that there was not a single living person in this bridgehead. Zhao Xiaoxi came to this moment, and on the bridgehead that was still brightly lit, he beckoned to Zhao Da and the others who had been waiting.
After seeing Zhao Xiaoxi use the bridge to lurk on the other side, Zhao Da and others believed in Zhao Xiaoxi's skills. But this kind of silent waiting is also a kind of psychological torment for Zhao Da and others, who are worried about his safety.
When they felt why time passed so slowly, Zhao Da and the others didn't see the signal, and they didn't dare to walk on the bridge at will. After all, the figures of those patrolmen would still appear under the bedside light from time to time.
Until they saw Zhao Xiaoxi's familiar figure appear on the bridge and wave at them. Zhao Da and the others couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts, knowing that the Xixia soldiers on the other side of the bridge were afraid of dying.
Hurriedly follow Zhao Xiaoxi's previous instructions, send someone to notify the guards guarding the war horses in front of him, and drive these war horses over. led these war horses and cautiously came to the side of the bridgehead Xixia.
Looking at the corpses that had been carried out of the barracks by Zhao Da and others, the guards who led the horses behind also felt it. If they come and sneak attack, I'm afraid there will be no way to do it. With his own strength, he wiped out these more than 20 bridge guards.
Looking at every Xixia bridge guard, there was only one fatal wound, and these guards also understood. This calmness when killing, I am afraid that they all need to study hard before they can be as clean and neat as Zhao Xiaoxi.
Knowing that there were already guards to inform the large army to cross the bridge, Zhao Xiaoxi quickly left two guards here and kept the war horses in the bridgehead again.
With Zhao Da and a few other personal guards, he walked to check the Western Xia cavalry camp looming in his field of vision. For the large forces behind, how to carry out the surprise attack, to provide a little pre-war intelligence reference.
For those Western Xia captives who confessed, Zhao Xiaoxi could not believe all of them. In this kind of hand-to-hand battle, only by personally going out to investigate, can he make the most beneficial battle plan for his side.
Rabbits know how to bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention that this is a group of extremely vicious elite cavalry. Even Zhao Xiaoxi knows that this cavalry battalion will not escape the fate of being captured tonight.
But how to get the maximum benefit at the lowest cost is what you need to consider as a general. As far as he is concerned, killing ten Western Xia cavalry and killing one cavalry soldier will make him feel at a loss.
Although it is clear that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, it will be able to kill fewer people and more enemies. Why don't you want to pay a little more luck and come and find out the situation yourself?
With this mentality, Zhao Xiaoxi took Zhao Da and others to use the power of light skills to quickly advance towards the cavalry camp. It's safer, and it's not much slower than riding a horse.
Of course, the use of light power to rush is only suitable for short distances. If it is a long-distance attack, I am afraid that before I reach the destination, no matter how deep the internal strength of the martial artist, will be exhausted. Therefore, when the cavalry can march, Zhao Xiaoxi prefers the cavalry to advance.
After approaching the cavalry camp with Zhao Da and the others, Zhao Xiaoxi looked at the orderly distribution of the cavalry camp, and knew that this was the quality that the Western Xia cavalry should have.
Looking at the main gate of this cavalry battalion, Zhao Xiaoxi took a closer look, and there were also two archers on the arrow tower, walking around from time to time on the arrow tower. In addition, cavalrymen armed with torches and swords and guns can be seen walking by from time to time in the camp.
Zhao Xiaoxi, who knew that this kind of cavalry camp could not have only one gate, soon took Zhao Da and others with him. After swimming around the guardrail of the horse-repellent spikes. Soon in the back, another open camp gate was found.
Compared with the words in the face of the Song Dynasty, there are two arrow towers close to two zhang at the gate of the camp, and there is no arrow tower at the back camp gate. However, they were also guarded by soldiers, and from time to time patrolling sentries passed by.
It can also be seen from this that when the Western Xia cavalry was camping, this vigilance work was still very well arranged. To some extent, the security of this camp is not at all the same as that of the infantry of the Song Dynasty.
Circling around this cavalry camp that was large enough to accommodate three or four thousand people, Zhao Xiaoxi continued to analyze how to effectively attack next, according to what he saw.
When he felt that he couldn't see what was going on inside, Zhao Xiaoxi quickly whispered a few words to Zhao Da. Not long after, a personal guard who followed Zhao Xiaoxi immediately turned around and rushed in the direction of the bridgehead.
So next, how will Cho Hyo-seok break through this enemy camp? (To be continued......)