Chapter 20: You Nasty Humans
"We will fight big, win, and fight!"
Xue He said confidently: "Forget about the little shrimp, this time we want to catch big fish!" ”
Zhao Zheng was speechless: "......"
"The biggest group, about three or four thousand people, I think I saw it a few days ago."
Jianwei thought for a moment and said, "These people have no fixed residence, Mobei is so big, it is not easy to find them. ”
"Which direction are they going? Let's chase! ”
Jairus couldn't help but laugh when she heard it, and said in disgust: "It's okay, are you?" Horse chaser? It's really full. ”
Zhao Zheng nodded in agreement for the first time.
Xue He looked unhappy, snorted and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Jairus continued:
"That's not how horse bandits fight. The horse bandits in this area are not the same as bandits! They have been hiding in the desert all year round, and are extremely familiar with the terrain and climate of this place; If you keep chasing them, even if you can find them, they will collapse at the touch of a button, scatter at the first touch, break into pieces, and soon disappear into various nearby towns. No matter how many people you have, it's useless, people won't go head-to-head with you.
Then after a long time, when your supplies can't keep up, and the morale of the army is almost crushed, then they regroup and annihilate you in one fell swoop. ”
The snowy river blinked,...... Like, there is some truth.
But she was still unconvinced and asked:
"Then, when you fought horse bandits in the Wind Thunder Knife Valley, you obviously had a lot of fun! Even my master said: Back then, the wind god Hua Lie taught you all the skills and threw you to the place where the birds don't in the Wind Thunder Knife Valley for ten years! said that it was a tempering, but as a result, not only did he not suffer a crime, but he also lived a very nourishing life! I heard that the horse bandits were plagued like rats in a cave and never saw the light of day! …… Are they all lies? ”
"How can it be so exaggerated? Rumors. ”
Jianwei plucked out his ears and said disapprerovingly: "Wind and Thunder Knife Valley, you know, don't talk about wine, meat and food, that is really nothing but sand, only wind and sand are full all year round." When my brother was in his teens, he was greedy and playful, and Master only had roasted sweet potatoes at home every day. We were so hungry that we had no choice but to go around looking for horse bandits to fight tooth sacrifices. ”
Zhao Zheng's face was black. - What a novel statement! So are you guys man-eating devils?!
"I don't care, I'm going to fight horse bandits too!"
Snow River simply played tricks.
"Horse bandits are also easy to kill! Can you please respect this profession a little! Jairus straightened his face and persuaded, but this serious expression made people feel a little funny at this time:
"You just cut it as a leek, and you have to wait for it to grow!"
"Phew! If you are allowed to cut it, will I not cut it? The horse bandits in the Wind Thunder Knife Valley have caused you so much that you can't stay any longer, and this has all come to Yancheng! Why aren't we allowed to cut it too?! ”
"Uh."
Jianxi's expression was slightly surprised: "Now in this world, there are ,...... Is it so tough? The horse bandits actually went to Yancheng to eat mixed rice? This, to say the least, has to be thousands of miles away......"
He touched his chin, and this tone turned out to be a little sympathetic to the horse bandits?
The Wind Thunder Knife Valley is located in the barren land north of the Northern Wilderness, the environment is extremely harsh, and the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate; However, it is said that most of the merchants from the northeast and even the northwest were willing to make a detour of hundreds of miles to enter the customs and enter the Central Plains to do business.
There is a section of the Luoshui River that flows through the edge of the Wind Thunder Knife Valley, so there is even a rumor about this place in the river god circle. It is said that there lived a patron saint of merchants, who had protected caravans from raids for hundreds of years, but no one had ever seen what the god looked like.
The sheltered merchants had never seen it, so the statues of the gods enshrined in the temples built for this god were strange.
Although there is a lot of bad weather and the road is a little detoured, the law and order situation is absolutely top-notch! After all, safety is paramount to a businessman.
It's just that I didn't expect the truth to be like this.
It turned out to be a bunch of poor and boring little fox cubs? - Zhao Zheng's expression was a little complicated, no matter what, they should be a group of good goblins.
"I don't care, I don't care."
Xue He pursed his lips: "Anyway, we have already found this place, and we can't just go back empty-handed." ”
Jairus suddenly narrowed her eyes:
"This place is not something that ordinary people can find. Someone showed you the way, right? Who is it? ”
"I won't tell you that Junqi said it."
"Oh."
Zhao Zheng supported his forehead. So my brother is used to sell.
Snow River shrugged and said deliberately:
"I'm not strict with my mouth anyway! He refused to let him lead the way, so I won't keep it a secret for this kind of guy! ”
The threat of the red fruit fruit is undisguised.
Jairwood laughed embarrassedly: "Okay, I'll take you there." ”
At the end, Jairus sighed, stood up, groaned slightly, and said, "I do know of a place they used to hide things, not far from here, and there are probably only one hundred and ten people guarding it. If you have something, withdraw your troops quickly, for in a few days the wind and sand will be together, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to march. ”
"Okay, okay!"
Zhao Zheng nodded like pounding garlic.
Xuehe was still unwilling, but he had to give up when he heard Jairus say the same.
Zhao Zheng, the king of Ning, gave an order, ordered two thousand light horsemen, and prepared to follow Jianwei to find the stronghold of the horse bandits. Zhao Wenxu stayed in the camp, and Zhao Wenlie went with his father. There was a commotion in the camp, and the soldiers took action one after another, dressed neatly, leading the horses, and orderly lined up in formation to prepare for the pull.
Xue He didn't need to be instructed, she had already taken the initiative to change into short clothes, long pants and pony boots, and stood beside Zhao Zheng early with her little red horse.
"You...... You don't have to go this time! ”
Zhao Zheng frowned and said, after all, he was still a little worried about having to fight with the horse bandits.
"You don't know! Xiao Qi is a ghost! What if he leaves you halfway and runs away? ”
Deliberately scare people.
"No, it won't."
Jairus shook his head and sighed, at this time, a soldier brought a war horse to him, but saw him wave his hand, paced to the gate of the camp, looking at the depths of the vast desert, a whistle, a sharp and sharp voice went straight out.
At this time, Zhao Wenlie, who was dressed in military uniform, saluted in front of Zhao Zheng's horse: "Father, the count of people and horses has been completed, and you can set off at any time!" ”
Snow River's eyes are going to look straight! Sure enough, the beautiful little brother looks good in everything!
Zhao Zheng said coldly, "Get on the horse", but he hated it in his heart.
Two thousand light horsemen were ready to go, when they saw a red-maned horse with a bright black coat galloping from the depths of the sand sea.
The horse was similar in stature to the previous West Pole Sun, but it was even more muscular, and its pure black coat was like a shiny black satin, shining in the sun; The mane and ponytail were as red as a flame, and when they ran, they were as if they were burning fiercely, handsome and bewitching.
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but sigh, and when it came closer, they found that the horse had a single horn on its forehead, shaped like a whetstone, spiraling upward; The eyes are as big as bells, red as jewels, and the hooves are as big as bowls, and the sound is like a dragon's groan.
Even if you don't know how to do it, you know that it is a good horse at first sight.
"Shame!"
When Snow River saw it, he shouted and ran towards it.
This is a strange beast in the northern wilderness, which can avoid fire, and when it crisscrosses the sand sea, it is as free as a dragon entering the sea; When he was lined up in front of the battle, his neck was slightly bent, his ears were close to the back of his head, and his posture was majestic and elegant, so that everyone's eyes couldn't help but be attracted by it.
I saw it nodding happily and gently touching Xuehe's little face with its nose, which looked very intimate.
But the sparse shoulders were too high, and the short Xue He dragged his mane several times but failed to jump on the back of the bare horse, and his embarrassed appearance was very funny, causing the soldiers to laugh and snicker.
Zhao Zheng also smiled, and just wanted to say, "You just stay at home honestly and don't toss around", but seeing this, Jianxi stepped forward, grabbed her slender waist with both hands and gently lifted it up, Xuehe barely climbed on the horse's back and waved his horsewhip at Zhao Zheng proudly.
The smile instantly froze and gradually disappeared, and Zhao Zheng's face was almost green.
"Thank you, Brother Seven!"
Xue He thanked happily, his expression extremely happy.
A smile on his face. Looks like an elegant scholar, when he pulled the long horsehair with one hand, he actually lifted his leg lightly and rode on the horse's back, and took the snow river in his arms, this agile skill is really surprising for a while.
One is a handsome young man with extraordinary bearing, and the other is a beautiful woman in the world, riding on a horse, like a pair of beautiful people.
Jairus snorted, and the two rode out of the camp gate together, neighing, and trotting in one direction.
Zhao Zheng's face turned from green to black in an instant.
What if they are really brothers and sisters? Seeing that these two people have such a tacit understanding, they must have grown up together since childhood! It must be so!
Reluctantly convinced himself, but turned his face to see the little white-faced Zhao Wenlie beside him, who had an innocent face and eyes always staring at Xuehe, Zhao Zheng felt that he had instantly become a dried lemon that had just been fished out after three years of soaking in Shanxi old vinegar.
- You nasty humans! Why don't you just die!
It's annoying.
He walked briskly on the soft quicksand, while King Ning's two thousand light horsemen were obviously much more difficult. If it hadn't deliberately slowed down, it would have disappeared from everyone's sight in a blink of an eye.
There was no road in the vast sea of sand, and the army followed closely in the footsteps of the sparse and came to a small mountain col seven or eight miles away. This small mound is very inconspicuous in the desert, and I don't know how Jairus remembered the way.
"There were about three or four people at the door. I don't have a weapon, so get ready to shoot your arrows. ”
Jairus jumped off the horse as she spoke, stepped on the sand under her feet, walked about ten steps, squatted down, put her hand into the dry sand, as if grasping something, and pulled it upwards with all her might.
The flat sand in front of me suddenly sank, and a door appeared.
There was an urn sound from inside:
"Who? …… There are still people coming at this point, aren't they afraid of encountering officers and soldiers? Is. ”
Before the words fell, the door opened, and several big men wearing sheepskin shoulders walked out of it with scimitars, and couldn't help frowning when they saw Jianxi:
"Which hill? I don't know if there have been officers and soldiers recently? ”