Chapter 37: Fleeing the Road
After beheading the white-robed general, Ma Xiao suddenly felt dizzy and had a splitting headache, which was the result of his lack of mental power and forcible use of illusion, but he was very satisfied with the effect of his illusion, his body shook and just stood firm, a black cavalry rushed over with a waist knife, Ma Xiao hurriedly dodged, stabbed, the waist knife cut a long wound on the back, blood splashed, and the body of Ma Xiao, who dodged the slashing, hit the stomach of Zheng Weixiong's war horse, the war horse quickly jumped away as if he was disgusted, Ma Xiao couldn't care so much, endured the hot pain and put the round shield on his back, jumped over and turned over the horse, and slapped his right hand hard behind, and the horse of the god galloped wildly.
At this moment, the battle was nearing the end, most of the more than 50 Pei soldiers who came out together had their heads cut off, the fat lieutenant was wounded and captured, several miscellaneous servants who had long lost their fighting spirit knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, all of them were tied and became slaves, and a few cavalrymen saw that something was wrong, so they had already left everyone and fled on horseback.
Ma Xiao took the war horse after choosing the direction of the less people and fled, the surrounding saw him kill the white-robed young general's Chuguo cavalry shocked, have to ride horses to chase, but the white-robed young general's war horse is a pure elegy horse, can travel five hundred miles a day, the cavalry behind the chase farther and farther, a few good at riding and archery hurriedly set up a bow and shoot arrows, Ma Xiao lowered his body, tightly hugged the war horse, this is the first time he rode a horse, for fear of being the top of the war horse, most of the flying arrows shot on the round shield on the back of the horse, an arrow shot on the right leg of the horse, painful he screamed on the back of the horse grinning, and one shot on the horse's buttocksUnder the pain, the war horse roared and ran faster, leaving the pursuers far behind.
In this way, most of the Chu soldiers cleaned the battlefield in situ, more than 30 cavalry chased Ma Xiao and galloped wildly on the vast snowfield, and after a while, Ma Xiao, who was exhausted in his mind, lay on the back of the horse and fell asleep, the war horse ran for more than two hours, and finally got tired, and stopped near a small uninhabited village, in winter, it was dark very early, and at this time it was no longer clear to see the road, only the faint snow light reflected by the snow remained, and did not receive the master's instructions, the war horse walked to a stable in the village by itself, and ate the hay inside.
Ma Xiao's body slowly slipped off the horse's back and fell to the ground, touching the arrow on his thigh, he woke up with a scream, and after a while his eyes finally adapted to the night light, only to see that this was an abandoned peasant house, and the heavy snow had sealed the doors and windows of the hut.
Ma Xiao touched a piece of wood on the ground and bit it in his mouth, closed his eyes, held his thigh with one hand and the arrow shaft with the other, took two deep breaths and forced, the arrow was pulled out, he snorted, rolled on the ground in pain, and recovered after a while, and cut off two clean cloths on his body with a dagger, fortunately, he simply learned the medical skills of bandaging during the siege war, a wound wrapped around the thigh, a wound wrapped around the back, after doing this, he glanced at the war horse that was chewing grass with his head down, and there was an arrow inserted in its buttocks, Ma Xiao slowly stood up, gently stroked the horse's back for a while, and suddenly shot out, and quickly pulled out the arrow, The war horse let out a long cry in pain, and the hind hooves twitched violently and flew out of the horse's small kicks, and the horse's body instantly disappeared into the thick snow in the yard, and he was in pain while rolling in the snow and scolding his mother.
In the winter night, the stars are dotted, the moon is like a hook, and the winter night without the north wind is not so cold. A man and a horse are eating leisurely in the horse shed in the small village, the horse eats hay, the person eats dried sweet potatoes and dried fruits, a horse who stuffed something into his mouth recalled the process of fighting with the Chu army today, and felt that he had gained a lot, not only tested his javelin level on the battlefield, accumulated valuable battlefield killing experience, but also used the magic of telekinesis for the first time, although the butterfly he transformed was incomplete, but the victory came suddenly, so that the Zheng family general did not have time to react, and then after more than a month of practice, his mental power has improved a lot, but still can't afford such a simple and short-term transfiguration techniqueIt seems that cultivation is not enough, and if you want to break through the divine consciousness defense line that the old king is only one step away from building a foundation, you must work harder in the future.
Just when Ma Xiao puffed out his cheeks and was thinking about today's gains and losses, a noisy sound came to the village, and the war horse that was grazing raised his head and stopped chewing, his two ears were pricked up, and after listening for a while, he lowered his head and continued to eat grass, Ma Xiao knew that this was a chasing soldier, and squeezed into the narrow horse shed with a javelin.
After a while, a team of people came to the courtyard next to it, and a man shouted in the official dialect of Chuguo: "Ninth Boss, it's night, the moon is not big today, I can't see the footprints in the snow, and the brothers are also tired, this courtyard is quite big, let's rest here for the night."
Another rugged man replied, "Okay! Just rest here for the night, and then do your work in the morning, blackhead, take a few brothers to make a fire to make rice, grind your head, take a few brothers to clear the snow in this house, and go to sleep in the room after eating!"
After a shout, the chasing soldiers were busy in the courtyard next door, the two courtyards were only separated by a mud wall, and the horse did not dare to take a breath, for fear of being heard by the people next door, but fortunately, the elegy horse ignored the personnel, and did not make a noise by eating grass on his own, even if he occasionally kicked his hooves and hummed his nose twice, he was mixed with the noisy human voices and horse sounds outside.
After a while, two people stood by the low wall where Ma Xiao was hiding and chatted, across the low wall, Ma Xiao heard the conversation between the two clearly, and only heard the rough voice that had just ordered everyone to make a fire and make food and clean up the house, "How many brothers did you break this time?"
The other person replied, "Twenty-seven folded, and there are more than a dozen injured in size, the ninth boss, these are not problems, it's just that the little marquis lost his life, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain it when we go back!"
"Hmph! What a fucking bad luck, this Lao Tzu should have enjoyed Qingfu in Cloud City, he was sin for several days by the turtle grandson of the Zheng family, so many brothers lost their lives, not to mention, he died, we couldn't even get the reward, and cut off so many heads in vain!"
"Don't be angry with the Ninth Boss, I heard that the little marquis came out this time for the person who beheaded the grandson of the Zheng family, and this person is the leader of the gang we chase!"
"Oh? is that Pei Guobing who was rewarded with 5,000 taels? Are you sure?"
"Sure, otherwise how could this little marquis recruit troops to intercept such a group of miscellaneous soldiers for no reason, I was in front of me when the two fought, and the little marquis came out one by one with a wanted notice, and I also saw the face of the gang leader, that's right, it's him!"
"Well, if you take this kid back, this time the death of this turtle grandson will also be explained, maybe you can also receive a reward, but, how can this group of leaders be so capable, although I have never seen the eldest grandson of the Zheng family, but this Zheng Weixiong's ability is clear to you and me, a hundred and ten people on the battlefield can't get close, how can they die in the hands of a doll who has not grown all the hair?"
"I also feel strange, the two of them are fighting when I am next to me, thinking that I can help to fight, when the group of leaders was stabbed over, I went to help cut a head, the little Hou Ye is happy, even if you don't give five thousand taels, a reward of one hundred and ten taels of silver is enough to eat a few meals, the head of the gang is also ten years old, the shuttle gun is very handsome, shoot to death several of our brothers, and the little Hou Ye is not afraid at all, even a few shuttles were broken by the little Hou Ye, the strange is strange in this last mark, the little Hou Ye seems to be squinted by something, and he was not paying attention for a while The mark penetrated his head, I was blindfolded at the time, and waited until the little Hou Ye's head was cut off before reacting, and quickly rushed up, The kid's body is like a snake, he dodged my knife with a twist, only made a hole in his back, and failed to kill him, I didn't feel anything at first, the more I thought about it all the way, the more wrong it became, how could there be anything that could blind the eyes in this snowy place? Boss Nine, do you say it's strange?"
The ninth boss was silent for a while and replied, "Listening to you say this, it's really a little strange, in this way, we will set off as soon as it dawns tomorrow, the thief will not be able to ride a horse at a glance, and he can't run far, we can catch up in half a day by following the footprints in the snow, and then send a few good hands to try his skills, I really don't believe that a hairy boy can have any ability to kill people."
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" the two continued to talk about some inconsequential things and went to dinner.
Ma Xiao's heart hiding behind the wall is extremely complicated, there are so many people next door, he doesn't dare to make a fire to keep warm, he doesn't dare to run, he doesn't dare to run, he is afraid of making a sound and being discovered, so he can only shrink in the stable and sit and vomit, but because he is too nervous, he can't fully concentrate, and he was forced to interrupt several runs in an hour, and he couldn't settle down, and he didn't notice that the elegiac horse around him was full, and he walked out of the yard leisurely, and went towards the horses of the Chuguo cavalry.
At this moment, most of the cavalry are looking for a place to sleep, only a few people are keeping vigil, one of the cavalry on the night vigil is busy melting snow and drinking horses, when he looked up, he found that the mount of the little marquis of the Zheng family drilled into the horses, and quickly stopped the work in his hand and shook up a soldier in the firewood room: "Grind the head, grind the head, the horse is back, the horse of the little marquis is back."
"What? The man who was called the head of the mill put on a sheepskin hat and rushed out of the firewood room, at a glance recognized the elegiac horse that was a head taller than the other horses, and looked around and did not see the shadow of the man on horseback, this man was a man with a lively mind, a pair of eyes of different sizes and a turn of the mind came out, secretly woke up seven or eight capable hands, quietly told a few words to divide the torches, and the group of people out of the yard dispersed, towards the surrounding yards.
Ma Xiao, who was trying to settle down, suddenly heard a series of "creaking" footsteps on the snow, although it was deliberately suppressed, but it was enough to be alert under this silent winter night, he immediately stood up with a round shield and javelin on his back, and before he could find a hiding place, a fire lit up, and then someone entered the courtyard, and the opposite side exclaimed twice, obviously did not expect to encounter here, a Chu soldier shouted in a sharp voice, "Here......! Before he finished shouting a javelin, he flew in to take his life, but unfortunately it was too late, and the Chu soldiers who scattered out heard the sound one after another, and the Chu soldiers who were resting in the courtyard also quickly rushed over, and after a while, seventeen or eight people surrounded the horses.