224. Hunting
Everything in heaven and earth lost its original vitality under the high temperature, and there was no wind blowing or clouds to block the scorching sun in the sky. The heat wave of pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info hit in waves, the air inhaled in his chest seemed to be burning, and sweat flowed down from the top of his head like a waterfall, but Zhang Pengju didn't dare to make the slightest movement, his eyes were firmly fixed on a black spot that was approaching in the distance, he licked his chapped lips, and his right hand holding the handle of the knife tightened again.
Zhang Pengju's ambush was in a half-man-high grass, and he wore a hat made of weeds and dead leaves on his head, and he was also covered with a thick coat, so from the outside, it was impossible to spot him. He had been hiding here for five or six hours from last night until now, just to wait for his prey to appear.
The black dot was getting closer, and it was a man on horseback, dressed in simple leather armor, with a bow and arrows on his back, who looked like an ordinary hunter. But Zhang Pengju knew that this person was by no means a hunter, because this place had almost become a white land after years of fighting, and ordinary people had already fled.
Even if there are still people who are stuck here, it is impossible to come out to hunt at this time. The reason is very simple, the Heishuizhai and Shijing coalition forces are fighting more than ten miles away, and the soldiers are in chaos, and ordinary people can't even hide, how dare they go out?
Then there is only one answer, this man is a scout, a scout of the Ishii coalition army.
"Come on again, right...... Come over again......" Zhang Pengju muttered in a low voice, his body that had not moved for a long time moved slightly, he had to do this, because the stiff body needed time to relieve, and he didn't want to use his body for a while.
The man on horseback suddenly grabbed the reins and looked around alertly, as if he smelled danger in the air, a seasoned scout, whose years of experience and keen intuition had told him that it was not as peaceful as it seemed. He stopped and hesitated for a moment, but still made the decision to move on, as the area ahead had not yet been explored, and perhaps some useful information could be found there.
It can be seen from the cautious appearance of the other party that the prey has increased its vigilance. Zhang Pengju's heart also raised, the difficulty of the hunt has been raised, he has no bow and crossbow on his body, let alone a firecracker, only the steel knife in his hand, but he is confident that he will kill this scout, although it will take a little more trouble.
The man on horseback finally came to the vicinity of the grass where Zhang Pengju was ambushed, but he had not yet entered the effective attack range, and a rash attack would only startle the grass and snakes, and the consequences would be unimaginable if the other party escaped. Zhang Pengju sank his heart and stared at the man tightly, with a look similar to that of a fierce beast longing for flesh and blood.
"Come closer......"
Without warning, the earth, which had not even had a breeze, suddenly blew a gust of wind, the branches shook and the leaves rustled, and the half-human-tall weeds swayed left and right with the wind, and the man on horseback stopped again, and his eyes swept to where Zhang Pengju was. At the same moment, Zhang Pengju, who was ambushed there, had already bounced up from the ground, although the prey was still more than ten steps away from him, he couldn't wait, because the weeds could no longer provide him with cover, and he had to do it before the other party found him!
The man on the horse reacted quickly, pulled the reins, knocked the horse's belly with his left heel, and turned around. He thinks that no matter how fast the opponent's two legs run, he can't catch up with the horse under his crotch, and when the distance is widened, he can also pull his bow and shoot an arrow to kill it!
But when Zhang Peng raised his right foot and slammed on a protruding big stone, his body jumped into the air, and the robe draped behind him swayed in the wind, like a falcon with wings spread and pounced on the man, time seemed to stand still. With a frightened expression on his face, watching the glittering steel knife slash above his head, the man on horseback knew that his end had come.
The knife was clean and neat, and when Zhang Pengju landed, the corpse with half of his head missing was also being planted from the horse, and the ownerless horse ran out dozens of steps away and stopped, lowering his head and eating weeds, as if he didn't know that his master had died in Huangquan.
Taking off the thick coat on his body and throwing away the straw hat on his head, Zhang Pengju gasped heavily, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, and the wind blowing from nowhere blew through his body, making him feel a burst of refreshing pleasure.
He bent down and rummaged through the corpse, finding nothing of value, and dragged the corpse into the grass beside him. Walking up to the horse, he grabbed the reins and gently stroked the horse's cheek, Zhang Pengju said softly: "You will be mine in the future, go, I will take you to see my General Wu!" ”
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The disappearance of a scout, for Shi Shengda, Zhang Jing and others, is obviously not as important as the news from inside Heishui Village. Just last night, a defected Heishuizhai soldier was taken to the tent of Shi Shengda and others, and he provided very important news.
Heishui Village is preparing to use the water hole in the back mountain to escape!
Although the reliability of the news cannot be guaranteed, many people have heard of the rumor that there is a water hole in the back mountain of Heishui Village, but they don't know where this water hole leads. Shi Sheng's eyebrows were locked in one place, he had worked hard for so long, and he finally forced Heishui Village to a dead end, if he let the Xiong brothers run away, wouldn't his previous efforts be in vain?
Without too much hesitation, Shi Shengda quickly made a decision, preferring to believe it or not, anyway, he was going to prepare a full-scale attack on Heishui Village in the next few days, and it didn't matter if he was a few days in advance. As for whether there would be a sneak attack the night before, Shi Shengda also gave full consideration, a team of 5,000 people remained in the rear in case of contingency, he believed that even if someone really dared to stab him in the back, these forces would be enough to make the other party retreat.
On the eighth day of August, the sky was clear. Zhang Xianshi burned incense and prayed, divination and asked the sky, and what he got was good luck, and the army would be victorious, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted. As soon as the time came, the earth-shattering war drums sounded, and the soldiers who were forcing the Black Water Village rushed to the huge waves that rushed to the reef, hitting the gables in waves!
Heishuizhai's resistance is still the same as before, and it is weak. Shi Shengda stood on the tower and looked at the battle from afar, his face was a confident smile, only thousands of tired soldiers could not resist the attack of more than 10,000 people of the coalition army, the destruction of Heishui Village was only a matter of time, he seemed to have seen the scene when the cottage was breached and the Xiong brothers were killed.
"Handsome! Behind us appeared a team dressed in black, which seemed to be all the way to the army that had attacked us before! The soldier climbed the tower and knelt down to report, Shi Shengda turned around and looked at the rear of the army, and sure enough, he saw a small group of troops slowly approaching the rear army's line.
Shi Sheng snorted coldly: "It's just right to come, so I don't have to go back to you." However, the team of more than 3,000 people was not taken to heart by him at all, and he ordered: "Pass the order, don't let them escape, and wipe them all out!" The soldier took the order and left, Shi Shengda turned around and continued to watch the battle, the battle situation in Heishui Village was what he was most concerned about at the moment.
Half an hour later, the battle situation in Heishui Village has entered a state of stalemate, several broken gables have been repeatedly fought over by both sides, Shi Shengda's originally good mood is slightly irritable, and a small broken cottage can hold on to the present! Bastard, what are you guys quite like? Why not surrender yet? Do you want to be killed after the village is broken?
"Handsome! Handsome! A hurried voice sounded behind Shi Shengda, and Shi Sheng shouted, "What's the matter! The soldier who reported the news trembled in fright, but still said: "Marshal, the leader of Luo who commands the rear army asks for reinforcements......" Shi Sheng was stunned, he had long forgotten the battle that happened behind him, he immediately turned his head to look, and a scene that surprised him entered his field of vision.