Chapter Twenty-Eight: Encountering the Enemy
The procession marching south again along the trade route, but had not gone far before Griman, who had opened the road ahead, stopped, raised his hand to make a warning signal, and then lay down lightly on the ground, one ear to the ground and listened carefully. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Suddenly, Griman bounced up from the ground as if he had a spring, and at the same time shouted, "Hide quickly, hide in the woods next to you, there are troops coming this way." ”
Hearing Griman's warning, Olix immediately raised his hands to the left and right, and ten Roman light infantry hid on both sides of the trade road in groups of five. Leo picked up the little Tom who hadn't reacted and hid in the bushes next to him, and the middle-aged attendant Cahill also took Raymond to hide, and after a few people hid, Cahill was shocked to realize that Feng Xifan had been standing quietly behind several people for some time. But now is not a good time to be curious, the neat footing of the army marching in the distance of Shangdao is ringing in triumph, and it is getting closer and closer to the hiding place of several people.
Leo gently brushed aside a few leaves in front of him and looked out through the gaps in the leaves. I saw dozens of southern rebels in gray uniforms marching forward in a formation led by a 100-strong general. Although the southern provinces of the Waru Empire had long been lightly armed, this group of soldiers could be heard by the footsteps of their march that this was a trained regular army. Not only that, as the rebels approached, Leo could even see that the weapons they were equipped with were much better than those of the soldiers at the outpost, and the uniforms on their bodies were judged by the slightly raised silhouette inside, as if they were wearing simple armor in their uniforms, which was obviously the elite of the rebel army.
Frowning slightly, Leo felt a little strange in his heart, this group of soldiers appeared very strangely, if it was a rebel army marching to the imperial side, it should be a large force and would not be just such a small number of people, if it was to change guards with the outpost, the number of people seemed to be a little too much, and a small guard post could not accommodate so many people. Thinking of the sentry just now, Leo trembled in his heart, and at the same time, Raymond next to him suddenly turned his head and exchanged a look with Leo next to him, obviously Raymond also thought of it. If this group of soldiers finds out that the checkpoint has been attacked, I am afraid that they will have fun along the way, let alone sneak into the south in a low-key manner, and it would be good to escape with their lives in the pursuit of the rebels.
Things tend to be more and more fearful, just as this group of rebel soldiers passed by the hiding place of a few people, the leader of the hundred people suddenly sighed, raised his left arm and waved back, with two steps in the stride, the soldiers stopped on the spot, and the hundred people will walk towards a lush tree on the side of the road. Although it was only early spring, in the warm and humid environment of the south, the tree was able to stretch its branches and leaves wantonly towards the trade routes. With the gaze of the hundred generals, Leo also looked at the big tree, and suddenly his heart chuckled, his heartbeat accelerated instantly, and his tongue became dry.
I saw that a lush branch of the big tree, which was originally facing the direction of the trade road, was cut off, and half of the stump with tender green new leaves fell on the trade road. The hundred generals walked over, bent down to pick up the broken branch and looked at it carefully, the broken branch was smooth and complete, even ordinary people could see that it was cut by the sharp blade without hindrance. Seeing this scene, Griman, who was hiding in the woods, secretly punched himself, which was caused by Gleeman's sword practice on a whim.
After looking at the branches, the hundred generals were overjoyed, and ordered in a loud voice: "The enemy's spies are nearby, scatter and search, and not let go of a suspicious place!"
As the order was issued, the rebel soldiers scattered in groups of three to the woods on the left and right sides of the road, and when they encountered the dense bushes and grass on the side of the road, they all poked and poked with their spears in their hands, seeing that the searching soldiers were about to approach the hiding place of Leo and the others. In this way, it is impossible to continue to hide, otherwise they will be discovered sooner or later, and it is better to kill them by surprise.
Leo bit the root of his teeth, nodded to the people around him, and whispered, "Kill out!"
With that, Leo stood up, clenched his sword, and rushed towards a group of rebels who were hiding in the bushes. However, although Leo's movements were fast, Cahill behind Raymond was even faster, and he saw Cahill like a gust of wind, swept past Leo and rushed straight into the group of rebels, with two short swords in his hands bringing two blood rays. Before the remaining soldier could hand over his spear, Cahill slashed his sword and sent him to his companion.
Leo, who has learned the basic martial arts of the Kunlun School, is no longer the nerd who majored in archaeology, nor the second son of the nobleman who is called the waste of the magic academy, but Leo who can fight for his subordinates with a sharp blade in his hand, and can make many masters die for him.
Looking at the three rebel soldiers running towards him with spears, Leo pursed his lips, and the long sword in his hand was divided to the left and right, and he made a move to pick up the three spears that he poked at him, and the Kunlun basic footwork under his feet kicked two steps in a row, quickly approaching the three soldiers, taking advantage of their time to collect the guns and return to defense, the long sword trembled a few times, and the three nods of the phoenix in one move came out, only to see three blood flowers bloom in the chest of the soldier who was hit by Leo's long sword. After defeating the enemy in the first battle, Leo felt a stream of blood go straight to his forehead, bringing an inexplicable excitement and heartiness.
The other two rebel soldiers saw that their companions were stabbed to death by Leo, and hurriedly scattered to the left and right, and at the same time withdrew their spears and charged their strength, preparing to flank Leo left and right. Judging from the reactions of the two soldiers, this is obviously not a new recruit who has just entered the battlefield, and after experiencing the initial panic of the sacrifice of his comrades, he was able to respond immediately, which can already be called elite among the southern soldiers.
It's a pity that although they coped with it properly, don't forget that Leo was not fighting alone, before the two rebel soldiers had time to poke out the spears in their hands, Feng Xifan appeared next to the two soldiers like a ghost, although the two soldiers were separated by a distance, but Feng Xifan's figure was as fast as if he appeared next to the two soldiers at the same time, and before they could react, their eyes were already dark, and their bodies fell to the ground as soon as they were weak.
After Feng Xifan stabbed two rebel soldiers to death, he saw that Li Ao looked dissatisfied with his desire to be interrupted without having a good time killing, and hurriedly said to Li Ao: "Although the young master makes a move, the old slave will protect both sides for the young master." ”
With Feng Xifan's sweeping formation, Leo didn't have to worry about his left and right sides at all, he only needed to focus on dealing with the enemy in front of him. Leo was killing happily, Cahill's side was faster than him, and he saw Cahill's double swords flying like swallows, and his body was also swimming rapidly, and all the rebel soldiers fell down on the way he passed.
Leo's order was like blowing the trumpet of the charge, Olix led five Roman light infantry to jump out of hiding place with a shout, the Roman light infantry quickly lined up, covering each other to kill the rebel soldiers, the Roman infantry cooperated closely, and the round shields in their hands covered each other, although the short sword in his hand was weaker than the spear of the rebel soldiers, but as long as they fired the spears, the rebel soldiers could only let the Roman infantry eat their meat.
In the bushes where he was originally hiding, Raymond took out his wooden staff, his lips trembled slightly and chanted the incantation, I don't know whether he was excited or nervous, his face was flushed, the wooden staff in his hand was also tightened more and more, and the green tendons on the back of his white and tender hands were undoubtedly revealed.
Seeing that Leo was so few people on his side, the elite soldiers under his command were anxious, and the rebel hundred people were furious, and when the hundred people drew their swords and commanded the soldiers to line up to besiege Leo, who was in the lead, from the woods on the other side of the trade road, Griman and five Roman light infantry took advantage of the unsuspecting opportunity of the rebel soldiers to turn their backs to him, jumped out of their hiding place, and put down several rebel soldiers like chopping melons and vegetables, and successfully broke up their formation. The addition of Griman and others made the scene more and more chaotic, although the rebel soldiers had been trained in battle formations, they had already lost their formation and cooperation in the melee, and everything was fought by themselves.
The rebel 100 people will backhand a sword to open a Roman infantryman's short sword stabbed diagonally, and raise his foot to kick over, but unfortunately the Roman infantry blocked it with a shield in time, when the 100 people will retreat a few steps back and look around the battlefield, the rebel soldiers and the target they are searching for have been close to each other. Although the rebel soldiers were more numerous, they were obviously weaker in terms of individual strength, and after falling into the melee and Leo they deliberately engaged the soldiers at close range, the spears in the hands of the rebel soldiers seemed to be in the way of being used, but they were not as powerful as the short swords of Leo and others.
"Group up on your own, entangle them at a distance, they consume less of their physical strength, and they must not be allowed to escape!" the hundred generals commanded in a loud voice.
Just when the hundred people will speak, a milky white ** light shot out from the bushes on the side of the road, and it was in the middle of the hundred people with a high chest. The rebel general only felt a heavy weakness in his body, and an indescribable feeling of exhaustion poured out from the depths of his body, and the war knife in his hand seemed to be as heavy as a thousand catties.
"There is a demon...... Magician!" A short warning was uttered with the strength of a hundred generals. However, without his warning, the magic light had already been seen by the rebel soldiers present, and seeing that the hundred people were about to fall under the enemy's magic, the rebel soldiers' eyes showed a look of panic, and the spears in their hands could no longer be handed out, and they retreated one after another.
Seeing that his own soldiers were declining, the hundred generals mustered up their strength and wanted to stand up and stabilize the hearts of the army, but unexpectedly, a black shadow slashed over on the side, and a giant sword stopped on the shoulders and necks of the hundred generals, and at the same time, Griman's voice also sounded in the ears of the hundred generals: "If you want to die, you have to be obedient!"