175 Escape (B)
The fish on the horizon were getting brighter and brighter, the gate had been burned through, and through the hole, the view outside the city was faintly visible, and now the convoy was waiting, waiting for the fire to be smaller, and then passing. Chen Xiansong sat back in the carriage and leaned in the carriage, looking very unenergetic, although Bai Min still had no expression, she subconsciously leaned her body towards the young man, as if she wanted to use this method to give him enough comfort.
The little one fell asleep in the cross chair in the trunk of the car, and she lay on her side, curled up in a ball, her little mouth occasionally chirping, as if she was eating something in her dreams. After all, she was still a child, lethargic, and she didn't sleep for almost a while, and of course she couldn't stay up.
Ruth was also very sleepy, but she didn't sleep, or she didn't dare to sleep. Although she tried her best to stay calm, Chen Xiansong could still tell that she was still scared. Catherine, by contrast, was very calm, sitting in the car, making her own clothes with arrows and needles...... The clothes on the little guy's body are almost all made by her.
The shouts of killing in the city were almost inaudible, and Balf stood at the back of the convoy, flint in his hand. The cold, moist air mixed with morning dew entered his body along his airways, driving away his drowsiness. As it was almost dawn, and the shouting in the city was quiet, some people came out of their houses to see what was going on, and gradually some people approached the road where they had paved the oil.
"Look at it, I want to die, don't get out yet."
Balf roared into the darkness, and several figures fled in fear. Aslan walked over from the side and said to him with a smile: "Are you afraid that when they run on the road, the enemy's cavalry just came over and killed them, obviously with good intentions, why are you pretending to be so fierce?" ”
"It's a tense time, and the master has told me about it. I don't dare to let up. Balf tossed the flint in his hand, then turned his head and asked, "The master said that the enemy's cavalry will come, do you think it is peaceful?" ”
"The master said he would come, and he would definitely come." Aslan touched his beard and said with admiration: "The master may not have seen much of the world, and perhaps he has not experienced any war, in my opinion, he should still be a child, but he is a soul thinker. This is a character that ordinary people can never understand, what he thinks, what he sees, should be different from ours. ”
Balf smiled: "I also think that the enemy's cavalry will come, so I don't dare to leave here." As for you saying that the master is still a child. I don't agree with that, it's just his kindness. In my opinion. He has responsibilities, and he knows that he has taken on some responsibilities, this is already a very mature adult, besides, the master has a lot of female dependents, which we can't compare to......"
The two of them laughed at each other. But before they could laugh for a few seconds, the two of them stopped at the same time, their expressions solemn, and a dull voice came from front of them. It's a bit like standing on the shore and listening to the flow of the tide of the river, this kind of sound is all too familiar to them, it is cavalry.
Here it comes! The two of them looked at each other at the same time, looking ahead.
Four hundred meters ahead was a slight upward slope, and the sound of the tide was getting louder and louder, and soon, when the first cavalryman in black armor appeared above the ramp, the two of them turned back at the same time, and Balf asked, "Master, why did you come down?" ”
Just now, Chen Xiansong walked to their side.
Watch as rows of cavalry appear on the ramp, and then row after row rush towards the lower part of the road. Even when they were hundreds of meters away, Chen Xiansong could feel the ground shaking. Because the sky was only slightly bright, the cavalry were dressed in black armor, and Chen Xiansong's eyesight was not very good, he could not see as well as the two mercenary leaders, and he could see black shadows that seemed to be constantly twisting and shaking, rushing towards him like ghosts.
"It's murderous." Chen Xiansong sighed, the cavalry had all descended the ramp in just a few seconds, charging from top to bottom, and their speed seemed to be faster: "Well, it's faster than I imagined, Balf, light the fire, it's too late." ”
Balf crouched down and stood in front of the oil line, the flints gently struck each other, and the sparks splashed fell on the oil line, and the flames burned instantly, and then continued along the oil line, neither fast nor slow, like an old man taking a leisurely walk.
Chen Xiansong involuntarily took two steps forward and raised his foot, as long as one leg went down, the fire that had just burned would be extinguished, but he still didn't step on it after all, watching the flames burn faster and faster, and ran to the front in a flash, like a deer running happily in the forest.
Both Jerry and his horse wore heavy black helmets, and were followed by more than 370 knights, a knightly order.
Cavalry and knights are fundamentally different, the former is only lightly armed, men and horses are not dressed, and are generally used for scout troops. The latter, on the other hand, is served by the most powerful in the army, with the best horses, the best armor, and the best weapons. Just a day's feed money for each war horse is enough to feed several ordinary soldiers, not to mention the cost of people and equipment.
Raising a knight regiment of three hundred people is enough to raise an elite infantry army of more than seven thousand, although the cost is very large, but everything is worth it.
Such a heavy cavalry unit, appearing on the frontal battlefield, more than 300 people can break up the opponent's infantry army of more than 2,000 people, and this is still when the opponent is also an elite soldier. If it is just a new recruit, a single charge can cut a legion of more than 5,000 people.
As Jerry rode to the top of the slope, he saw a convoy not too far ahead, and the gates were still burning, but they looked like they were going out.
Caught up! Jerry was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't think much about it, there was only one thought in his heart, to avenge Tom, for the deep love between them, it was necessary. They grew up in the same village, learned swordsmanship together, worked as mercenaries together, never separated, and never suffered such a big loss, some things are inconvenient for outsiders to know, but when it should be done, it must be done.
He didn't stop the Knights, but took advantage of the ramp to speed up.
The streets of Emperor City were wide enough for nine horsemen to charge side by side, and Jerry was in the front row, he straightened the knight's spear, and the wind blew through both sides of the helmet, bringing the helmet to vibrate slightly, making a low metallic sound. Through the slit in his helmet, he could see the rear of the convoy. There were three men standing, two mercenary leaders, and a young man.
Chan Hyun Song! He became excited, and then he saw a beautiful woman fly up from the front of the convoy and land beside the young man. Magician, he was a little worried, Bai Min would be able to fly in the wind, what if she saw that the situation was wrong and ran away, she ran on the ground. There's no way to catch up with what's flying in the sky.
Just as he was thinking so wildly, he had already rushed down the city road. At this time, he seemed to smell the smell of fire oil faintly, and the road in front of him seemed a little strange, as if it was a little higher. It's just a pity. By this time, Jerry had been fascinated by thoughts of revenge, and these thoughts flashed through his head. And then. His hateful gaze was only locked on Bai Min.
He saw Balf light a small flame, but he didn't care.
The smell of fire oil was getting stronger and stronger, and he didn't care.
The horse stepped on the ground that seemed to be much higher quickly, and his steps began to be a little unsteady, and he didn't care.
But soon, the war horse screamed. The front hooves knelt down. Jerry was thrown off and fell to the ground. The stones hidden under the withered grass are each larger than a normal person's fist, and Chen Xiansong has also specially confessed. The more irregular the stones, the better, and with the pouring of oil, the stones have become very slippery.
The weight of the war horse plus the weight of the equipment, about a ton, after stepping on several stones in a row, finally lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Not only him, but the cavalry in the first few rows of cavalry who stepped on the oil road almost all fell down at the same time, the speed of the war horse charge was very fast, and the sky was dark, and it was too late when they found out that something was wrong, the huge inertia made it impossible for the knights behind to stop quickly, their war horses trampled on their comrades, and then fell, throwing them to the ground.
In this way, row after row of knights fell into the oil road, and by the time the people behind really reacted and stopped Mahler, two hundred people had already fallen in, and there were probably a hundred of their comrades who had trampled on death and were wounded.
After all, Jerry is a tertico-level mercenary, his physical fitness is very strong, he fell to the ground, after a short period of vertigo, he came to his senses, shook his head, heard the screams of people and war horses from behind, looked back, and was stunned, behind him, his comrades and war horses who fell to the ground, some of them became meat sauce, and some people were struggling hard, but they couldn't get up, the armor was too heavy, and their bodies were injured, and they couldn't get up.
The whole scene is like a slaughterhouse, but more terrible things are yet to come.
Jerry's lower body was pressed by the war horse, he lay on the ground, his hands on the ground, trying to get himself out, but as soon as he tried hard, he found that the ground was soft, and he grabbed it suspiciously and lifted it up to see that it was black grass, and there was some liquid dripping on it, and at the same time it exuded a pungent smell.
It's fire oil!
Then as soon as he looked up, he saw a flame 'swimming' from a distance, bright and bright, with blue sparks dancing at the tip of the flame, like a bewitching elf.
No! Jerry let out a desperate cry.
Rumble! The flames finally touched the road made of withered grass and fire oil, and the flames rang out. In just a few seconds, more than two hundred meters of the street were completely ablaze.
The moans turned into piercing screams, and the horses were on fire all over their bodies, neighing miserably, and trying to struggle to get up and run away, but they couldn't move. The knights who have died are happy, and the knights who are still alive have turned into burning people, rolling all over the ground, but the more they roll, the greater the flames on their bodies, and it doesn't take long for people to be silent.
Here, it seems to be purgatory.
The screams of humans and horses mingled, and the sounds of despair seemed to break through the limitations of time and space, and the whole city heard them. All the people around the street closed their windows, and no one in the neighborhood dared to walk outside.
On the left side of the fire, there were only more than 70 members of the Order who had escaped the precipice, and on the right, there were pale-faced Chen Xiansong and others. Needless to say, the loser is not happy
In the midst of the burning fire, a man jumped up, ran out of the fire area with a scream full of flames, rushed to the side of the road, rolled all over the ground, there was a muddy field, and soon the flames on his body were extinguished, but after a while, the people did not scream and did not move, and there was still green smoke on his body.
At this time, there were no more screams in the fire area, nothing moved anymore, only crackling sounds.
Chen Xiansong knew that this was the sound of fat being burned into oil and water, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger. The smell of barbecue began to waft around the wind...... Chen Xiansong, who was pale, finally couldn't help it, walked to the side, bent over and vomited. (To be continued......)