Chapter 002: Out of the City
There was a commotion outside the city gate, and a sergeant came to Wang Ming to report that there were hundreds of refugees outside the city who wanted to enter the city to escape the barbarians.
Recently, the southbound barbarians have reached the vicinity of Pingliu City, and many villages and towns outside the city have suffered, and a large number of people have fled to Pingliu City for refuge. Wang Ming, the stratosphere garrison, was quite competent, and every time he heard that the barbarians had sacked the villages and towns in his territory, he wanted to lead troops to rescue. There were 10,000 soldiers in Pingliu City, and although they did not dare to confront the barbarian army, it was more than enough to deal with a small group of barbarian soldiers harassing villages and towns. However, before the troops left the city, they received an urgent order from the Ministry of War for 800 miles, which made him have to dispel the idea of going out of the city to rescue.
Speaking of this imperial decree, Qin Feng had the urge to take a brick and slap King Zhao's face.
After the barbarians entered the pass, they plundered rampant in the northern border of Zhao State, and the defenders of Zhao State in various parts of the pass were not opponents for a long time, and after several field encounters, the Zhao army suffered heavy losses. The timid and fearful King Zhao actually ordered the Zhao army not to take the initiative to attack and fight with the barbarians in the wilderness, so they could only hold the city fortress and hold out. The garrisons of each city do not seek to kill many enemies, as long as they keep the city without losing it, it is a great achievement.
In this way, the city was saved, but the people outside the city suffered. Hundreds of people were plundered and killed, and villages were looted and burned to the ground.
As a result, such scenes often appear in the northern border of Zhao State. The tall cities were densely packed with Zhao soldiers wearing heavy armor. Below the city are barbarian iron horsemen roaring by. The soldiers of the two armies seemed to have a tacit understanding, and the soldiers in the city did not send a bow or arrow, and quietly watched the army under the city pass by. The barbarians under the city did not have the slightest idea of attacking the city, but swaggered to drive the people of Zhao who had been captured from outside the city, as well as the cattle and sheep, and did not worry at all that a few sharp arrows or a few boulders would suddenly fly from the city. Only the captives were driven like cattle, crying all the way in the hope that the officers and soldiers in the city would rush out to save their .......
The garrison Wang Ming was about to give the order to open the city, but the big horse monkey beside him was unwilling. This idiot flaunted his might in front of Wang Ming, but he was as timid as a mouse in his bones, for fear that the barbarians would take the opportunity to enter Pingliu City and save his own life. In his opinion, how many people died outside the city had nothing to do with him, and the most important thing was that this stratospheric city could not be lost in the slightest.
"Don't forget, Lord Wang, the king has repeatedly told the garrison of the northern cities to guard the city as the first priority. As long as the city is not lost, everything else can be ignored. You are going to open the city gate now, in case you get in with the barbarian spies, or if the barbarian pursuers behind you take the opportunity to kill, how do I think you are?" said the big horse monkey coldly on the side.
Seeing that this guy didn't care about the lives of the people outside the city at all, Wang Ming was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. The official level crushed people to death, and the big horse monkey was the supervisor of the county guard, and the official rank was not only one level greater than his garrison. In desperation, I had to stand aside and do it in a hurry, not knowing what to do for a while.
At that moment, there were suddenly several loud eagle cries in the sky.
Everyone's hearts were shocked, and the barbarian's scout eagle arrived.
The barbarians of the Northland are good at controlling beasts, and there are many birds and beasts in the army. Eagle riding is one of the more ferocious of them. The Northland is home to a huge black eagle with an adult wingspan of up to four meters, which can easily hunt large beasts such as cattle and sheep in the wasteland, and even ice wolves. The barbarians domesticated the young black eagles from an early age, and when they reached adulthood, these domesticated birds of prey were able to carry the lighter barbarians to soar through the sky.
The Eagle is swift and ferocious, and the barbarians chosen to be the Eagle Riders are each one of the best marksmen in a hundred, and their combat power is extremely strong. It is the best class for scouting the enemy.
Now that the barbarian army has reached the vicinity of Pingliu City, the soldiers in the city have seen eagle riders hovering over Pingliu City many times. Several soldiers were even killed by arrows flying from the eagles.
The arrows of all the archers and ballistae on the walls were aimed at the sky. The warning sounded continuously, and the soldiers under the city took up their weapons and rushed to the city to guard. Everyone knows that the appearance of the Eagle Cavalry indicates that the barbarian brigade is not far from Stratoflow.
The road was full of people, and soldiers and civilians came and went. Outside the city, there was a constant sound of crying and shouting. The refugees had already felt the danger behind them, and they desperately banged on the gates to escape into the city for refuge.
According to the habits of the barbarian army, it is generally the eagle cavalry that reconnoiters and explores the road in front, followed by the wolf cavalry troops to open the way, and finally the large army follows. The Wolf Rider is also a unique class of the Barbarians. The barbarians domesticated the Icewolf, which is unique to the Northlands, and used it as a mount. Icewolves live in extremely cold northern places with extremely treacherous environments, and have a fierce temperament and are much taller than ordinary steppe wolves. This beast is extremely fast in the snow and can catch up with galloping horses. And the endurance is amazing, sometimes in order to hunt, you can even run sleepless for a day and a night.
The barbarians who can be chosen as wolf riders are the best warriors of each tribe. Barbarians are good at war, and those who can stand out among the tribes are true warriors. These strong men coupled with the fierce ice wolf, the combat power of the wolf rider can be imagined.
Qin Feng knew that time was running out, and if he delayed any longer, as long as the barbarian wolf arrived, none of the people outside the city would be spared.
He and Yuan Yun glanced at each other, and the two of them jumped out of the corner at the same time and rushed towards the panicked horse monkey.
"Beware of the bow and arrows of the Eagle Rider in the sky, protect your lords!" Qin Feng shouted loudly as he ran. The shouting caused a panic among the people on the road. In the chaos, everyone hugged their heads and looked around for a place to hide. They had seen the power of the barbarian eagle riders, and knew that the barbarians on these birds of prey were all marksmen, for fear that if they were not careful, they would be shot in the head by arrows flying from the sky.
Several of the big horse monkey's guards also made a mess, pulling the big horse monkey and running to the corner of the wall. But he didn't expect to collide with Qin Feng and Yuan Yun.
There were a few muffled "poofs", and before the first two guards could understand what was going on, they were put to the ground by the two outlaws who were oncoming. None of these guards had ever been on the battlefield, and they were no match for the Black Flag Army commander who had been fighting the barbarians all day at Blackstone Pass. After a few people fell, the remaining guards reacted, and just as they wanted to draw their swords to fight back, their fists had already swung in front of them.
Qin Feng and Yuan Yun have been fighting side by side for many years, and they have already tacitly understood like one person. Yuan Yun smashed down the nearest guard beside him with one punch, and immediately helped Qin Feng block the other people who surrounded him. Qin Feng ignored it and rushed straight towards the big horse monkey.
Qin Feng moved extremely fast, and in a few breaths, he rushed through the crowd and arrived in front of the big horse monkey. Before the big horse monkey could understand what was going on, a large knife was already on his neck.
"Open the gates of the city, and let the people from outside in. Qin Feng's cold voice sounded in his ears.
"You... You... What are you going to do? This official is the ...... of the county guard!"
The big horse monkey was terrified, he could feel the cold blade on his neck had cut through the skin, and Yin Hong's blood was dripping down the blade. Trembling, he tried to negotiate with the outlaw behind him, but before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain. Qin Feng didn't talk nonsense at all, and the long knife pierced his thigh mercilessly.
"Kaejo, Kaejo, hear me, open the gates quickly. The big horse monkey was so frightened that he shouted at his subordinates. He had never seen such a fierce person, and before he finished speaking, the knife had already stabbed him in the body.
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The south gate of Stratoflow City slowly opened, and the two outlaws escorted the paralyzed horse monkey to swagger out of the city gate. The refugees who had been waiting outside the city for a long time rushed to the city gate when they saw it open.
Soon hundreds of refugees gathered at the gates of the city retreated into the city of Pingliu.
However, just as the last wave of refugees ran into the city gate, there was a shout not far outside the city, and dozens of barbarian wolf riders had already chased after them.
At this time, Qin Feng and Yuan Yun just walked out of the city gate. Seeing the barbarian wolf rider appear, the two were stunned. I finally got out of the city, but I didn't expect it to be just in time for the damn wolf cavalry to kill. These ice beasts can run for a day and a night without sleep. No one can escape from them.
I thought that if I hijacked the horse monkey and slipped out of the city gate, everything would be fine. Well, now there are wolves outside the city and there is no way to escape. The only way to survive is to hide back in the city again. But going back to the city is no better, just now I kidnapped the prison lord in full view of everyone, and now it is a capital crime to go back.
The two of them stood stupidly and didn't know what to do.
At this time, the wolf rider was getting closer and closer, and the sound of bowstring vibration continued to sound, and an overwhelming rain of arrows flew towards the city gate.
The gates of the city were an open open space, and there was no place to hide. Qin Yuan and the others didn't even have a shield except for Qin Feng who had a long knife in his hand that he had snatched from the guards. A rain of arrows fell from the sky, and they were about to be shot into a sieve. The two of them immediately held the big horse monkey beside them as a shield and raised it above their heads.
After a muffled "poof" sound, the poor overseer was shot into a hedgehog before he even had time to snort.
All the refugees outside the city have retreated into the city, and the city gates are about to be closed. Qin Feng gritted his teeth and said to Yuan Yun: "Go back, I know that there is a road that leads to the outside of the city."
The two threw away the body of the monkey and rushed back at the last moment when the city gate was closed.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Qin Feng pulled Yuan Yun and ran wildly along the road under the city. He had already seen hundreds of stratocarpus soldiers rushing towards him with swords and guns. Openly kidnapped the Warden in Pingliu City, and now he uses the Warden as a shield and shoots a hedgehog. The stratocratic officers and soldiers don't arrest them.
Along the horse path under the city walls, two outlaws galloped all the way. Along the way, they knocked over a number of stratocarpus soldiers who had come to stop them, and soon ran to the place where the catapults were parked under the city walls.
"Sit on" Qin Feng turned over without hesitation and jumped onto the bullet frame of a catapult.
Yuan Yun was dumbfounded, he finally understood what Qin Feng meant when he said that there was a way to leave Stratoflow City. This bastard is going to fly out in a catapult.
"Are you fucking crazy?" Yuan Yun scolded with straight eyes. He was born in the army and knew catapults too well. The stones thrown by this thing are all hundreds of pounds of large stones, and the range is so long and powerful that God knows where people will be thrown if they sit on it.
Qin Feng ignored Yuan Yun's protests, pulled him into the catapult pop-up frame, and kicked the catapult's .......
The clear night sky was cloudless, and a bright moon hung high above the head of the stratographic city.
The barbarian wolf riders outside the city were leisurely raising their eyes to look up at the night sky at the moment. Suddenly, they saw a sight they had never seen in their lives.
With a burst of howls that can only be seen when the Icewolf is in heat in February and August, two figures soared into the air from the Stratoflow City, drawing a graceful arc and flying straight into the bright moon like meteors.
In the moon shadow, which was as big as a silver platter, these two figures kept rolling and undulating with their teeth and claws, making one extremely difficult and elegant movement after another. Finally, the moon swept through and disappeared into the depths of the endless night sky.
The barbarian wolf rode armor: "Wife, come and see Chang'e running to the moon"
The barbarian wolf rode B: "Isn't it said that Chang'e is a beauty?
The barbarian wolf rode C: "You are all wrong, it was two ice wolves that had spring and wanted to run to the moon to find the rabbit raised by Chang'e. ”
Barbarian Wolf Rider: "Bastard, you know the shit, that's not our Icewolf at all." Instead, two drunkards who drank too much mare's milk wine and wanted to throw themselves on the moon with a catapult to find Chang'e's ....... ”
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