Chapter 241: Absolute Power
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The sky was faint, the eagle was in the sky, and a cavalry rolled up the yellow dust in the sky and ran on the high cliff on the south bank of the Yellow River. Ten zhang below, the river is surging, the waves are piling up snow, and the long wind is hunting, but it can't blow away the boiling of the horse's chest.
Boat! No boats!
Why West? When Xu Huang finally couldn't help but ask, Ma Han answered him like this.
Yes, this time, if Ma Han hadn't discovered in time that there was no boat on the river, he would have fallen into the pit dug by Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu.
How can you say that? It is true that there is a "golden finger", but the scope of this golden finger is limited - a radius of one kilometer, which is the limit of the heat source detector. In other words, if the enemy's ambush is beyond this range, Ma Han's golden finger will fail.
The reason why Mahan used heat detectors frequently in the past is mainly related to the terrain. Whether it is Liaodong with white mountains and black water, or Jianghuai with waterways and mountains, due to the complex terrain and geographical division, usually the ambush soldiers will not lie too far in ambush. Just go deep into the mountains, wait for you to hit the mountain, and you can clean up as much as you want.
This trip to the Central Plains is very different from what I have seen in the past. On both sides of the Yellow River, the terrain is flat and broad, there is no need to climb high, it is clear at a glance, and it is difficult to hide troops. Therefore, Zhang Xiu released the ambush soldiers under the hills two or three miles away, which was completely beyond the scanning range of the heat source detector.
When Ma Han led his troops towards the ferry, because the direction of the march was from south to north, it formed two parallel lines with Zhang Xiu's army ambushed two or three miles to the east, and it was never possible to intersect, let alone close the distance. As a result, the heat source detector was never able to detect the Xiliang ambush.
If it weren't for that sill, Ma Han would have really suffered a big loss this time.
When Ma Han led the army to the ferry, there were still miles away. I was shocked to find that there was no sign of life on the video screen - blue and blue, and there were no red dots, how could this be?!
This anomaly immediately aroused Ma Han's high vigilance, and he immediately changed the direction of his march and ran hundreds of steps eastward, and finally, the dense red dots on the video screen made Ma Han's heart sink to the bottom. I don't know how the other party did it, but the result is clear. He was robbed by the enemy. The ship is gone, the road back to the east is also cut off, and the south is a flesh and blood grinding plate, and the only way to do this is to face west, and to retreat as advance. What's more, there is also the guidance of the letter eagle.
Ma Han is now holding a fire in his heart, this one is too uncomfortable. No matter who the person who robbed the boat was, and where he ran, he would capture it with his own hands and see where the other party was.
The sky was still overcast. The wind was cold, and every warrior from the horse down was covered with a kudzu scarf and dressed in horsehair. They were all pulled straight by the strong wind, and they could barely open their eyes. Everyone is on the road, with only a few Hawkeye members. They took turns trying to lock on to the little black dot in the gloomy sky with their eyes half-open.
Suddenly, a member of the Hawkeye reported: "General Right, the letter eagle sends out the eagle dance." β
Ma Han raised his head and squinted, and sure enough, he saw that under the sky, the goshawk was constantly hovering in one direction, refusing to leave for a long time. Even Ma Han, an untrained person, can understand a few points, and it is very likely that it is ......
Sure enough, there were members of the Eagle Eye who put their hands on the pergola, squinted their eyes, looked at it for a while, and reported to Ma Han: "The eagle seems to have found ......."
At the turn of the hill ahead, the outpost of the outpost galloped back, shouting from afar: "My lord, find our ship, just above the great river ahead!" β
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In the cabin of the Feilu on the second floor of the sill, Jia Xu'an sat on the seat, stroked his long black beard, looked at the ashes in the brazier at his feet, and then lifted his eyelids to glance at the young man kneeling in front of him, and said lightly: "What is your name?" β
The young man also replied calmly: "Chen Xing." β
Jia Xu said slowly: "Can there be words? β
"Zhongyuan."
"Chen Zhongyuan. Well, it looks like you still have a brother. β
Chen Xing's face turned pale: "My brother has passed away." β
Jia Xu sighed lightly, and an apologetic look appeared on his face: "Guanjun Qiyu, Brother Ling must also be a heroic man, but unfortunately died young...... But there are still younger siblings? β
Chen Xing hesitated, but still spoke: "...... There is still a younger brother, my brother and I are nothing, and my brother is a hero. β
Jia Xu was quite interested: "Oh, can you be on this ship?" β
Chen Xing shook his head: "In Runan's hometown, I originally wanted to wait for the settlement to settle down, and then write a letter to summon him to come and serve General You...... Now, alas! β
"General Right? It seems that you are not qualified to call Ma Jun the lord. A smile flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, "Zhongyuan Zhongkun wants to serve Ma Jun, it's not hopeless. Oh, this pile of ashes is ......"
"This is a secret ......" Chen Xing has been talking to Jia Xu eloquently, and his guard has been lowered a little, so he naturally slipped out of his mouth and was almost taken into the ditch, but fortunately he woke up in time, stared at Jia Xu, and kept silent.
"Hahaha......" Jia Xu stroked his beard and laughed, shaking his head again and again, "Zhongyuan, Zhongyuan, the old man just wants to confirm." If you don't say it, I also know that you belong to an organization called 'Eagle Eye' in the Liaodong Army, and you are just one of the military cao, responsible for the transmission of intelligence. The ashes in this brazier are the secret books you burned before you were captured. Oh, and before that, you untied the shackles and released the eagle as a warning, right? β
Chen Xing said in a deep voice: "You know at your step, so what? As soon as he said this, he was whipped on the back.
Jia Xu raised his hand to stop the whipping of the house slaves, and twisted his beard and sighed: "The eagle flies for hundreds of miles, the secret language spreads the book, and the establishment is formed, this Ma Jinglong is really famous." β
At this time, I suddenly heard Chen Xing say: "No wonder I didn't remind my feet, my right general is not a master who is willing to suffer losses." With such a calculation on him, I am afraid that the general will not give up. β
Jia Xu slowly raised his head, his eyes getting colder: "The original words are returned-so what?" Will he still be able to catch up? I'm afraid that he has already been expelled from a hundred miles by Zhang Wenjing, or will he become a prisoner under his tent......"
A person rushed into the hatch, kneeling on the ground, and his voice trembled slightly: "Master of the house, the south bank...... On the south bank there was a troop of cavalry, and there were hundreds of horsemen. Moreover, there seems to be a ship ...... upstream."
Chen Xingteng stood up: "It must be the right general......"
snapped two whips, and Chen Xing stumbled forward. His clothes were torn, and two blood marks appeared on his back, which were immediately held down by several servants.
Jia Xu didn't have the slightest hint of panic on his face, he just closed his eyes and waved his hand: "Take him down and take care of him." β
After the servants retreated, Jia Xu slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were burning, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a mocking smile: "Who else knows the situation of ships within hundreds of miles up and down Chang'an better than me Jia Wenhe?" There was not a single ship that exceeded 100 stones. And you're a thousand-stone double-layered armor sill...... Ma Jinglong, Ma Jinglong, you are making a cocoon to bind yourself. β
Jia Xu calmly put on a fur and thickened jacket, and under the escort of more than ten servants, Shi Shiran walked out of the room. The upper and lower decks of the sill have been covered with Xiliang sharps, armed with bows, halberds, swords and shields, supervising the shipwrights while guarding the guard. And the building boat sergeant who surrendered had already been driven into the bottom cabin. Guarded by men so as not to cause chaos.
The boatmen looked uneasy, but they couldn't hide the joy in their eyes, although the Xiliang people didn't embarrass them. But their home is in Liaodong after all, if they have a choice, who doesn't want to return to the arms of the Liaodong Army?
Jia Xu looked up against the railing, the vast river. The water is surging, the beach is dangerous, and the sill is like a small cradle. Drift. The reeds on both sides of the bank were like snow, the ravines were undulating, and hundreds of cavalry were stationed on the shore, waving their blades, as if calling for something. The white wolf headhunter flying in the wind clearly showed their identity.
Jia Xu listened attentively for a while, but didn't hear anything famous, frowned and turned his head, and asked the servant behind him: "What are they calling?" β
The servants looked at each other and shook their heads blankly.
A rough voice came from behind: "They are shouting nonsense." β
Jia Xu turned his head and saw that it was a Hu pawn in the team of guards gifted by Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu couldn't help but be interested: "The Liaodong Army actually spoke nonsense, what did they say?" β
The bearded soldier had a frightened expression on his face that made Jia Xu's heart uneasy, and said in a dry voice: "Kun Botulu - greedy wolf divine shot!" β
The next moment, the boat was full of uproar, and the ears were full of exclamations, and Jia Xuhuo looked back -- but he saw that the two small boats were driving side by side in the turbulent waves, and they maintained an astonishing speed and stability in the torrent and rapids.
How is this possible?!
Jia Xu was surprised, blocked the wind with his sleeves, and squinted and stared for a while. When the two small boats were close to seventy or eighty zhang, Jia Xu finally saw clearly that the bow and tail of the two boats were connected by long nails to form a connecting boat, so that the resistance to the turbulent rapids was greatly enhanced, and the stability was doubled. Except for a few boats on the boat, the bow of the boat was a single person, holding a short bow painted with vermilion lacquer (Jia Xu had never seen a blood bow, and the distance was far away, so he thought it was vermilion).
What is the intention of a man and a bow?
Jia Xu frowned, and asked without looking back: "How many crossbow soldiers are there?" β
The leader of the warriors replied respectfully: "There are fourteen archers and seven crossbowmen, all of whom are good marksmen." The enemy is only one person, and even if he has three heads and six arms, it is difficult for him to defeat my strong bow and shoot hard. β
So what is this person here for? Sent to death? Before Jia Xu could finish this thought, he saw that the red light on the ship was bright, and the archer actually put a rocket on the bow.
Jia Xu's eyes widened almost as big as his mouth - this distance was at least sixty or seventy zhang, how could anyone's bow shoot that far? This bow has a strength of at least six stones, and in his impression, in the world's strongest Xiliang army, only Lu Wenhou can have this strong shooting ability.
Burst! A little firelight rose into the air, crossed a long arc, flew over dozens of zhang, and landed steadily in the ...... On the sails!
At this moment, everyone's faces changed, the canvas was originally flammable, and this time it was on fire......
Disheveled! The sails began to burn, and the rockets were thrown one after another, each arrow hitting a different position on the sail with precisionβsuch a large and obvious target, even if it was sixty or seventy feet away, only the strength of the arm was sufficient, even if it was an ordinary shooter, would not miss.
This time, the Rui Shi team, who was still full of confidence, couldn't say anything except open his mouth. How can they have a strong archer who can shoot sixty or seventy kilometers away? What's more, it's still a headwind?
The fire grew bigger and bigger, the sail mast creaked, the ship was in chaos, and the pawns and shipwrights were all like ants on a hot pot, rushing to get water to extinguish the fire, and even the sharps and servants joined in in a panic. Many people were ignited by the falling sails, and their beards and clothes were all burst into flames, screaming and rolling on the ground, and their companions were all killed by the fish in the pond, and finally they fell into the river with a long wailing......
The ship is no longer able to move, and even tilts horizontally in the rapids, and if it does not dock in time, it is in danger of capsizing.
Fire and water are frying, and life and death are in a dilemma. In less than a moment, a boatload of people who were still talking and laughing had fallen into such a desperate situation.
With a long chirp, the goshawk flapped its wings and swept past the spire of the blazing mast, and the flames seemed to be stirred by the wind brought out by the long wings, and suddenly soared three feet high.
Jia Xu suddenly pushed away the servant who was surrounded by his body, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "I see, Kun Botulu - greedy wolf divine shot!" Immediately, his face turned pale, his sleeves were closed, and he bowed to the outstanding heavy-armored archer who was floating on the thirty or forty zhang away boat, and said loudly, "Ma Jun's divine skill, Jia Xu bows." If you don't borrow the boat, it's really a mistake, and now the original thing is returned. β
Ma Han smiled: "It's a pity that it's unrecognizable, the damaged things, Jia Wenhe, how do you compensate?" β
Jia Xu could still laugh at this time: "Listen to it." β
These two opponents, who were for tat a moment ago, laughed relatively loudly at this moment.
On this big river, the narrow road meets, Jia Xu has a thousand wisdom, in the face of absolute power, they are like ice and snow under the scorching sun, melting without a trace. Breaking the game with strength is nothing better than that.
Jia Xu laughed heartily, but his heart was bitter, he never thought that he, who had always had no last resort, would miscalculate repeatedly, and finally folded himself into it - Jia Xu couldn't imagine that his defeat was not a crime of war.
Just because in this world, there is a finger called the golden finger; There is an arm, called a robotic arm. (To be continued......)