CHAPTER XXI
Airy put down the parchment in his hand and got up and walked out of the tent, the first thing that caught his eye was a scout kneeling on the ground, shivering slightly in the cold winter wind. However, it was not the cold wind that made the scout tremble, and from his heaving chest, it was clear that he must have hurried back as fast as he could. Airy was quite satisfied with this. All the while, the scout troops of the "homeland" have been extremely good. This is also the result of the family's head Li Yuxuan's emphasis on battlefield intelligence.
In the "homeland", the scout troops are the best, not only are everyone proficient in horsemanship, but each of them can complete the task alone, and have the ability to stand alone. Therefore, the scouts of the "homeland" should not be counted in squads, but in numbers. This is also why the "homeland" is superior to its opponents in terms of battlefield intelligence.
"Get up and speak!" Airy was satisfied, but his tone didn't show a hint of softness. In the army, crisp, tough is synonymous with soldiers.
"Tell the Commander, five miles from Fallen Leaf City, I found a team of more than twenty knights chasing a teenager. ”
"Knights, is it a regular army?"
"No, but judging by their outfits and postures, they look a lot like Basir. The scout thought it over and finally told the truth about his guess.
"Basr?" said Ari, after a pause, "are they going to do it?"
Due to their location on the plateau, the Basr people tended to be dark-skinned and rather rugged, which was quite unusual from the vast majority of the southerners who appeared to be delicate. However, it is precisely for this reason that Basr's infantry is not only not weaker than Fengxiang's infantry corps in terms of personal quality, but much stronger. It was only due to the factors of army discipline that if it was a large-scale legion battle, then Basr's infantry could not be the opponent of the well-organized Fengxiang Legion.
It took a long time for Airy to think about things to himself before he noticed that the scout was still standing there.
"You go down and rest first, and let someone else go back in your place." ”
"Yes!"
"Five miles away from Fallen Leaf City, it shouldn't have any impact on our army for the time being, if they chase it further, the problem may not be simple. ”
Since Li Fang's army was stationed here, there has not been any move from the Fallen Leaf City side, and both sides are trying to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Therefore, the "homeland" side did not risk sending people into Fallen Leaf City, and Fallen Leaf City did not completely cut off traffic on this road, and many people still passed through Fallen Leaf City to enter Basr's territory every day.
"Report to my lord, the team of twenty knights is twenty miles away from the camp!"
"Tell the commander, the unknown knight team is fifteen miles away from the camp!"
After three reports from scouts, Airy finally couldn't sit still.
Bringing them close to the barracks for ten miles was, in any case, a threat, especially for the cavalry, not to mention that they were Basrs. It would be a remiss to let them through the last line of scout defense.
Thinking of this, Airy left the barracks with more than a dozen guards, and then an infantry team of five hundred men also set off from the barracks, and all the veterans in the barracks were also on standby, strengthening the defense of the entire camp.
"Boy, stop me!" Ling Hutu saw that he was only a hundred steps away from the doctor in front of him, and shouted loudly.
"Look at me. Ling Hu Chong next to him said with a sinister smile.
"I didn't think of that. ”
As soon as Ling Hu Tu heard Ling Hu Chong's cold tone, he understood what Ling Hu Chong was thinking.
In Linghu Mansion, Linghu Chong's archery skills can be regarded as a must, and everyone who has seen him shoot arrows is impressed by his archery skills. Kemira is located on a plateau, and ordinary birds cannot be seen in the sky above Basil. But there is one kind of carving that is different. Even if you stand on a plateau, it is quite difficult to shoot them down. The main reason is the altitude and speed at which they fly. And all the archers who were able to shoot down the eagle were awarded the title of "Condor Shooter" in Basr.
And one of the most terrifying troops in Basr is the "Condor Army", which consists of a thousand "Condor Shooters" from all over the country. However, this force was stationed in the capital city of Diniumes in Basr all year round. It is precisely with such a terrifying army that can block a hundred with one can the monarch of Basr be able to stand as stable as Mount Tai in such an extremely harsh strategic geographical location. However, even in the "Eagle Army" with many masters, Ling Hu Chong's archery skills are still the best choice.
Ling Hu Chong untied a hard-backed strong bow from behind him, and bowed and arrowed on the back of such a galloping horse.
"Whoosh"
An arrow flew away like a meteor catching the moon, chasing the doctor a hundred paces away.
Ling Hutu, who was on a par with Ling Hu Chong, didn't see how the arrow was fired at all, and only heard the sound of a bowstring in the wind.
"What a quick arrow!"
Airy, who led a dozen of his men up a slope next to a road, immediately spotted the arrow flying in the wind. Only a master of the bow and arrow like Airy could see such a fast arrow.
"And let me show my hand too!" a sneer curled at the corners of Airy's mouth.
Before everyone behind him could react, Airy had already completed a series of actions such as unraveling the bow, taking arrows, drawing the bow, and firing.
Everyone in Li Fang's legion knew that his deputy commander was a famous marksman, but not only had they never seen such a fast and skilled archery, they had never even heard of it.
Although the doctor is agile, after running for such a long time and carrying a person on his back, the whole person is extremely tired at the moment, and it can be said that he is really exhausted. Although the sound of arrows breaking through the air behind him could still be heard in his ears, it was already unavoidable.
Just when the doctor thought he was going to die, a sharp whistling sound sounded on his right. It was sharper than the previous sound of breaking the sky.
"Ding!"
No one thought that Airy's arrows would come first, let alone that Airy would be able to shoot down Linghu Chong's arrows with his own arrows, even Linghu Chong, who is a "condor archer", is unheard of for such a miraculous archery.
"Please stop immediately, this is already the territory of the 'homeland', and those who dare to take a step forward will be killed!"
Airy, who was standing on the high slope, shouted.
Things have developed to this point, even if Ling Hu Chong and Ling Hu Tu are bold, they will never dare to risk the danger of triggering a war between the two countries and continue to move forward, not to mention the hand that the other party showed just now, not only Ling Hu Tu and others, but even Ling Hu Chong was shocked on the spot. In the face of such a magic arrow, isn't he a living target of the other party? If he makes a move, it is estimated that more than 20 people in his side will end up drinking arrows and dying.
Finding the source of the sound, Linghu suddenly replied: "The house slave escaped, and we chased all the way." I have heard that the military discipline of the 'homeland' is strict, and I think that I will never shield the fugitive slaves. ”
Obviously, Ling Hu suddenly wanted to prevaricate with lies, and if he was lucky, the other party might take the initiative to hand over that kid to himself. It was not clear to him that the fact that he was a native of Basr was already known to the other party.
Airy sneered softly, such a childish lie trying to deceive himself is tantamount to a fool's dream. If you really fall for it so easily, then you are not qualified to serve as this deputy commander.
"Is it worth the fugger's fuss about a slave who has run away, and if you don't want to make a big deal out of it, get out of here at once, or the consequences will be ......."
Although Ling Hutu and the others had clearly heard the threatening tone in Airy's tone, they were still reluctant, hoping that it would be in case.
Linghu Tu just wanted to say something more, but Linghu Chong next to him first noticed that something was wrong with the situation and shouted, "Be careful." ”
"Jingle Bell!" I didn't see any reaction from Ling Hutu, the bell under Ling Hutu's mount's neck didn't shoot to the ground, and the arrow was nailed to a tree on the side of the road with a "beep", and the tail of the arrow still swayed.
Seeing this scene, Ling Hu Chong and the others were all as white as paper. At this moment, everyone was two hundred paces away from Airy on the high slope, which could be said to be basically the limit range of the bow and arrow. But even so, the other party can still maintain such a crosshair, and depending on the strength of this arrow, it can still maintain this speed and fly fifty or sixty steps. They would never have expected that, even so, Airy had not yet used his 100% strength.
All the commanders of the "Black Dragon Knights" knew that Airy's copper-tired iron-backed hard bow could be said to be a hundred shots and a hundred hits within a distance of three hundred paces, and there was no mistake.
"Let's go!" Ling Hutu said hatefully on his horse.
And at this moment, the doctor finally collapsed in the snow due to physical exhaustion.