Chapter 35: The Road to Heaven (6)
For horseback riders, the five-mile road is just a cup of tea. Zeng Zhilin and Wang Feng led two squads of soldiers to soon approach the place where the bandits were robbing, and the two saw two carriages parked on the side of the official road from a distance, and there were some people with knives and sticks around the side of the carriages. On the opposite side of this group of people, there were forty or fifty guys in different costumes and weapons in their hands, which were probably robbers.
Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and all the guards all rode horses, and the sound of more than 20 horses running was naturally not small. Therefore, when there is still some distance from the place of confrontation, the eyes of both sides of the confrontation have been attracted by the sound of rumbling horses' hooves. Because they couldn't judge whether Zeng, Wang and the others were friends or foes, and seeing that they still had horses and horses, they didn't seem to be weak, so they were a little nervous whether they were robbed or robbed, and their eyes were fixed on Zeng, Wang and others who were getting closer and closer, hoping to judge their purpose through their actions.
After confirming that the two sides had discovered themselves, Zeng and Wang, who were galloping at the front, secretly strengthened their horses, raised the speed of their horses under their crotches to the highest, and rushed straight towards the center of the confrontation sides. When they were less than a hundred steps away from the two sides of the confrontation, Zeng, Wang and Chang Shengjun had already reached under their ribs and held the handle of the imitation Tang Heng knife tightly in their hands. Moreover, until this time, Zeng and Wang led their teams to advance in the direction of the confrontation between the two sides, so that the two sides still could not tell whether they were friends or enemies.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, and that they were about to cross and pass by if they didn't turn around, Zeng and Wang suddenly took the reins of the horse, pulled the horse's head, and rushed towards the bandit. By this time, their direction was so clear that even a fool could tell that they were targeting the bandits who were blocking the road. It's just that when the bandit leader reacted and ordered his minions to prepare to defend against the enemy, Zeng, Wang and the others were already less than thirty steps away from him. Therefore, the shout of the bandit leader "Brothers resist the enemy" fell, and Zeng and Wang had already led the team to rush into the bandit formation.
The bandits were caught off guard and were swept away by the horse team. Under the leadership of Zeng and Wang, the guards used horses to collide, hooves to trample, and slash, killing and injuring most of the bandits with just one charge. By the time the guards rushed through the bandits and turned their horses' heads for the second round of attacks, there were only about twenty bandits left standing, and there was not a single injured one on his side.
At this time, the bandits were completely awakened, and when the leader of the bandits lost their minds because their brothers were killed, and rushed towards Zeng and Wang, except for a few cronies, the rest of them shouted and ran into the woods to the west, so fast that Zeng and Wang felt a little incredible. The two even secretly sighed that people's potential seems to be very, very large, and if these people were placed in their previous lives, they would not be eligible to participate in the 100-meter flyer competition of the Olympic Games.
However, Zeng and Wang's sighs did not last long, because as the only bandit leader with a horse among the bandits, he had already brandished the long knife in his hand and rushed towards them at this time. Zeng and Wang glanced at each other, and then they acted separately with tacit understanding. Wang Feng swung his knife to meet the bandit leader, and Zeng Zhilin stopped the bandit leader from following his own leader's cronies. At the same time, Chang Shengjun asked the four rangers to protect the flanks of Zeng and Wang respectively, and at the same time commanded the remaining soldiers to start chasing the fleeing bandits.
Although he often participated in Jeet Kune Do competitions before the crossing, although he also experienced several battles after the crossing, although he had been worshipping under the old fairy of Fuyaozi for more than two years, but without using modern weapons, it was the first time for Wang Feng to fight one-on-one and face-to-face with the enemy. This made Wang Feng feel a little nervous and a little excited, making the palm of his hand holding the handle of the knife sweat slightly.
However, his previous martial arts experience taught him that he must not be too nervous at this time, and he must not lose his rules. Therefore, he stabilized his mind, stared at the bandit leader who was getting closer and closer to him, and after making sure that he had guards on both flanks, he stepped off his horse and rushed towards the other party.
The war horses galloped, but in the blink of an eye, the heads of the horses on both sides were together. I saw the bandit leader screaming and raising the long knife in his hand, and the one who covered his head and slashed down at Wang Feng. Wang Feng was not in a hurry, he saw the momentum of the opponent's long knife, turned slightly to the side, dodged the blade, and then raised the horizontal knife in his palm and slashed towards the back of the opponent's knife. ,
Hearing the sound of "click", the long knife of the bandit leader was split in two by Wang Feng's horizontal knife, and the part left in his hand was not as long as the blade of a kitchen knife. At the moment when the bandit leader was stunned by this sudden change, Wang Feng raised the horizontal knife in his palm again, and slashed down at the bandit leader's neck with the wrong kick of the second horse.
Where the sword flashed, the horizontal knife made of stainless steel was like cutting tofu, and it cleanly cut off the neck of the bandit leader, and the big head rose into the air with the impact of the knife, horsepower, and blood, and drew an arc in the air before falling to the ground. Moreover, after the head hit the ground, the castration was still unabated, and the "dripping" rolled out and stopped for a long time.
After cutting off the head of the bandit leader with a knife, Wang Feng didn't care about wiping the blood splashed on his face, and continued to fight forward, and together with Zeng Zhilin, he killed the cronies of the bandit leader.
The fierce battle lasted only a short time, and except for a few bandits who were extremely sharp and fast enough to run faster than rabbits, they were able to flee into the woods. Because Wang Kunjun had previously ordered "poor Kou Mo to chase", Chang Shengjun only led the guards to chase them to the edge of the woods and then turned back to the official road, so that several bandits who fled into the woods could survive.
This was also a battle with a huge disparity in strength, except for the few who ran away, only six of the nearly fifty bandits were saved because they surrendered early, and the other nearly forty people became the ghosts of the guards. In stark contrast, only two of the "Qingyuan" guards were slightly injured, and these two guards were still caused by the loss of balance due to the excessive force used to chop the bandits, and the jishu who was riding on the horse was not skilled enough, so in order to prevent himself from falling off the horse, he accidentally sprained his waist.
After the battle, Zeng Zhilin and Wang Feng ordered the guards to carefully examine the corpses of the bandits in case anyone pretended to be dead, and carefully guarded the six captives. One side sent Chang Shengjun to immediately report the battle situation to Wang Kunjun and others in the rear team, so as not to worry them. After arranging these things, Zeng and Wang turned over and dismounted, came to the front of the robbed convoy, and hugged his fists to the Chang Shengjun who was specially mentioned, who was tall and good at kung fu, and was still a little nervous, and said: "Don't be nervous, this strong man is not a bandit below, and the brothers below and below are the guards of the caravan behind." ”
After Zeng Zhilin finished speaking, the tall man did not react, and still maintained a defensive posture, which was probably caused by excessive nervousness. Just when Zeng Zhilin was about to say a few words of comfort to make him relax, a person jumped out of the carriage behind this family, came to Zeng Zhilin, hugged his fist at Zeng Zhilin, and said: "This strong man is invited, under Zhao Anyi, he is the owner of this convoy." Thanks to all the heroes who rescued me just now, I would like to thank you in advance here. ”
After speaking, this Zhao Anyi gave a deep salute to Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and the guards. Zeng Zhilin saw that this person was handsome, well-behaved, and well-dressed, and knew that the other party was not an ordinary person, but an official with a certain status or a family member of an official. Therefore, he hurriedly avoided the side, stretched out his hand to help each other, and said, "Zhao Gongzi is serious. The thieves and robbers murdered for money, and the crimes were extremely heinous, and as long as those of us who practiced martial arts saw it, they would not let it go regardless of whether they were committing murder or not. Besides, if it weren't for the fact that most of the Childe's family guards killed and injured him, the brothers in Xia and Zai would not have been able to subdue them so easily. ”
Zhao Anyi heard this; "The strong man is too modest. If there are no strong men to come to the rescue, I am afraid that these family members will not be able to withstand the impact of the bandits again. ”
After the two sides exchanged a few more polite words, Zhao Anyi asked: "After talking for a long time, I haven't asked the name of the strong man yet?" ”
Zeng Zhilin replied: "Under the surname Zeng Zhilin." ”
After speaking, he pointed to Wang Feng next to him and introduced: "This is Wang Feng, the sworn brother below." ”
Wang Feng stepped forward to greet Zhao Anyi, and then Zeng Zhilin briefly introduced the origin of his people to Zhao Anyi. When Zhao Anyi heard that they were a caravan from Youzhou, and half of them were not far behind, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. In his opinion, Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and others are superior in terms of equipment and martial arts, and they don't look like ordinary caravan guards.
Although this Zhao Anyi is a literati and not a military general, as the son of an official eunuch living in the capital, he has seen the most elite forbidden army of the Zhou State. After comparing the two sides with his own feelings, he felt that these so-called caravan guards did not seem to be any worse than the elite forbidden army of Great Zhou. In terms of weapons alone, these guards even surpassed the ordinary soldiers and low-level officers of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army. Not to mention anything else, the horizontal swords in their hands similar to those of the previous dynasty are not something that ordinary armies can afford to equip.
However, doubts are doubts, after all, the two parties are meeting for the first time, and the other party is his own life-saving benefactor, Zhao Anyi is not good to get to the bottom of it and inquire about the details of the other party. Therefore, after listening to Zeng Zhilin's introduction, he also briefly introduced his background to Zeng and Wang.
Zeng and Wang themselves have a limited understanding of history, so when Zhao Anyi said that he was returning to his hometown in Dingzhou to visit his hometown on behalf of his brother Zhao Pu on official business, although he felt that the name Zhao Pu was somewhat familiar, he couldn't remember which historical figure it was for a while. In addition, after Zhao Anyi introduced these, he invited his beautiful sister Zhao Lihua, who was traveling with him, to come out to meet the two benefactors. Zeng and Wang patronized and greeted the beauty, and they had already thrown the word Zhao Pu out of the clouds.
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