Chapter Thirty-Eight: Attacked Halfway

For Ding Li, the weapons in his hand are naturally loved, but the arsenal of Zhang's mansion has reached the point where Ding Li is reluctant to give up. The dazzling array of weapons made Ding Li know that there are definitely more than eighteen weapons in this world, and they are more than doubled.

Among them, there are several styles of crossbows, this thing is very rare for Ding Li, after a brief introduction by Zhang Wu, Ding Li unceremoniously took away three, one of which is a treasured Qin crossbow.

Of course, there was also the heavy crossbow that shocked Ding Li even more, and it was said that the bed crossbow with a range of up to two hundred and fifty steps really shocked Ding Li. You must know that the ordinary crossbow is a weapon prohibited by the imperial court, and there is a large bed crossbow hidden in this mansion, which is really investigated, and it is not enough for all the Zhang mansions to cut off their heads.

When I set off, it was just now, and there were only five people in my entourage, but the equipment was complete, and it was equipped with one person and two horses.

The bumps along the way can make Zhang Wu tired, on the other hand, Ding Li, but it makes Zhang Wu, who has been drowsy all the way, not light, Ding Li next to him is like a person who has drunk three jars of wine all night, and the energy of the whole person is even exuberant to the extreme.

Since leaving the city, Ding Li has left the team from time to time and galloped alone to act as a scout, and more importantly, Ding Li will continue to return to the team to tell Zhang Wu and others about the situation ahead.

Just after the end of the day, Zhang Wu, who had insisted on it all morning, couldn't hold back any longer, thinking in his heart that it was better to stop and rest for a while, even if it was to let himself squint for half an hour, but in a blink of an eye, where was Ding Li's figure beside him, as a last resort, Zhang Wu had to drag his tired body to continue to hurry, but he kept complaining in his heart that Ding Li didn't care about his feelings.

After less than a quarter of an hour's effort, Zhang Wu finally saw Ding Li's return, and the whole person was paralyzed on the horse's back again, and even the horse's speed was deliberately lowered by him, because Zhang Wu was doubting in his heart whether he would die suddenly from exhaustion if he continued to catch up.

"Brother Wu, two miles ahead, there is a shop on the side of the road, let's go over and rest! It's almost noon, and the brothers are just in time to have something to eat! Ding Li, who returned to the team, saw Zhang Wu's situation at a glance, as if he was afraid that the other party would not continue to rush at the moment, and he was quite 'concerned' and spoke first.

"Oops! Brother Li! Before you went out, did you drink chicken blood? Hearing this, Zhang Wu, who just wanted to stop and rest, suddenly raised his head to the sky and wailed, although he was extremely reluctant, but he also had to urge the mount under his crotch again, after all, there was food and drink in front of him.

"If it is useful after drinking chicken blood, I will not swallow it alone!" Ding Li smiled faintly, but he didn't explain much, but he remembered a long time ago in a trance, he once carried dozens of pounds of weight in the plateau area for intensive training comparable to a full marathon, not to mention that it was just a sleepless night now, even if he came for two more nights, in terms of Ding Li's physical strength, the way of riding a horse like now is completely like child's play.

"Humph!" Zhang Wu, who had regained his spirits, snorted dissatisfiedly, but when he thought that there were only two miles left, he didn't complain anymore, and devoted himself to the hurry, striving to arrive at the place Ding Li said earlier.

What made Zhang Wu angry was that he had rushed four miles away, not to mention the roadside shop in Ding Li's mouth, and he didn't even see a figure, so he couldn't help but question Ding Li a little angrily: "Brother Li!" The store you're talking about? Where is the store? This is at least two taels of land as you said! ”

"Hehe, don't worry, Brother Wu, ahead, just ahead!" Ding Li turned his head and looked around, and explained with a smile: "I guess I ran too fast just now, I miscalculated the distance, it's fast, it's in front, really!" ”

"Front, front! It's always been the front, and it's almost to Fuxu Town! Zhang Wu shook the horsewhip in his hand angrily, glared at Ding Li dissatisfiedly, and complained weakly: "Return the store!" Along the way, I didn't even see a ghost! Whoever opens a shop in this place shall not starve to death! ”

"Wait! Stop! Ding Li suddenly grabbed the reins, glanced at Zhang Wu with a vigilant face, and then slowly drove the mount around in a circle, his brows furrowed tightly, and his tone became much more solemn: "Brother Wu, have you found out?" ”

"What? What did you find? Zhang Wu was taken aback by Ding Li's sudden move, but after looking around, he pursed his lips disapprovingly, and responded nonchalantly: "What is there to discover?" Could it be that Brother Li, you still have clairvoyance and found a meat bun shop? ”

"That's not right! There is an anomaly! Ding Li seemed to ignore the other party's jokes, stretched out his hand and made a silent gesture at Zhang Wu and the others, and took the opportunity to touch the Tang knife hanging on the saddle, and even the left hand holding the reins also bent down with his waist, tightly holding the pitch-black Qin crossbow.

Seeing this, Zhang Wu also put away his complaints, his face turned serious, he also held the weapon on the saddle in his hand, and his eyes swept carefully and cautiously everywhere around, and suddenly, Zhang Wu shouted coldly: "Murderous!" ”

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou!... ”

As soon as the words fell, the sound of breaking the air followed, and in the woods on both sides of the official road, dozens of cold lights flashed, piercing the air with a piercing whistling sound, tightly tugging everyone's heartstrings.

"Be careful!!" Almost at the same time, Ding Li also broke out with a broken cry, and the whole person leaned to the side, hanging horizontally on the side of the huge body of the mount. Zhang Wu on the side also moved extremely neatly, just like that, using the mount as a shield.

However, the remaining five people did not react so quickly, and two of them still had blank eyes, but several cold iron crossbow arrows had already been submerged in their chests. The other three were slightly better, and although their reactions were half a beat slower, they were much luckier than the first two, one of them was only shot in the right arm by a crossbow arrow, and although he was pierced through the arm bone, the pain in the heart was far better than permanent loss of consciousness.

"Run!" Taking advantage of the time when the crossbow arrow was launched, Ding Li decisively abandoned the mount that blocked the arrow for himself, took advantage of the situation to pull out the Tang knife and Qin crossbow, and at the same time landed, his legs exerted his strength again, jumped up, and after jumping on the spare mount, his legs did not stop, and he directly pedaled the horse pedal, and jumped out in a smoke.

"Let's go!" Zhang Wu was not far behind, he glanced at the woods on both sides with hatred, glanced at the two companions who had fallen off the horse with a sad expression, gritted his teeth, turned over and jumped on the mount with a Tang knife, and shouted at the other three.

The other three were a little scrambling, especially the one with the injured arm, who was left behind in a short moment, his frightened face was dripping with sweat, and his legs kept pushing his mount, but he still ushered in a second round of crossbow bolts.

"Whoosh!"

This round of attacks was significantly less than the previous one, because on both sides of the official road, black-clothed masked men on mounts had appeared one after another, but on their chests, they held crossbows that had been wound in both hands. As the mounts slowly moved forward, the group of men in black who appeared were concentrating on aiming at the prey in front of them.

"Ahh

The injured man who fell last suddenly let out a scream, and when Ding Li and Zhang Wu turned their heads, they saw a mount on horseback. In the smoke and dust rising behind the mount, the body of the deceased loomed.

"Ahh

With another miserable howl, another companion who followed Zhang Wu out fell off the horse, and he still vomited blood from his mouth instead of dying immediately, and tried extremely hard to continue to lie forward, but it was only a moment, and the body moved forward with difficulty of less than a foot, and then buried his face full of fear and unwillingness in the dust on the ground.

"Into the woods!!" Hearing the screams behind him and the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air from time to time, Ding Li frowned, knowing that going on like this was just a live target for the black-clothed man behind him, he looked at the woods beside him, decisively turned the horse's head, and reminded Zhang Wu loudly behind him.

Suddenly, Ding Li's ears sounded a rapid sound of breaking the air, and without hesitation, Ding Li, who was lying on horseback, threw himself directly towards the side of the road, and at the same time felt a chill behind him, and a crack appeared in his thin coat, and the cracked flesh immediately rolled to both sides, and a stream of heat gushed out.

"Fuck! What bad luck! Enduring the severe pain in his back, Ding Li, who landed on the ground, did not stop at his feet, bent down and jumped two steps, jumped his body, and threw himself into the woods.

"Injured as soon as I recovered! Fucking bad luck! Ding Li, who hid in the woods, cursed in a low voice, then ripped off a piece of cloth, estimated the position and put it on his back, and strangled it tightly, Ding Li didn't want to faint because of excessive blood loss, and then die here for no reason.

As soon as he was bandaged, Ding Li heard a louder sound of breaking the air, subconsciously picked up the Tang knife and took a few steps back, and then saw a figure crashing in, no need to think that Zhang Wu had stepped into his footsteps, Ding Li hurriedly gave up his position, and Zhang Wu fell firmly in front of him.

"Brother Li! What are you hiding? Can't you help pick it up? After the embarrassed Zhang Wu got up, he shook his body with a grin, looking dissatisfied.

"Brother Wu! You're so heavy, you're going to crush people to death! Ding Li grinned, he was temporarily in safety, and he actually opened his mouth to make fun of Zhang Wu, which made the other party laugh out loud and shake his head again and again.

"Hey! All five are dead! Immediately, Zhang Wu picked up the fallen Tang knife, glanced out of the woods, sighed with grief, and then shook his head with a wry smile, looked at Ding Li and asked, "Brother Li, what now?" Keep running, or rush out and fight them? ”

"Do you need to ask? Rushing out and not being a live target? Ding Li glanced at Zhang Wu dissatisfied, straightened his waist, pulled the wound on his back and grinned, stretched out his hand to gesture behind his back, and said to Zhang Wu: "See?" If I want to take a step slower, it's not as simple as getting bruised! If you go out, won't you be sent to death! ”

"Yes, yes!" Zhang Wu nodded curtly, but he wondered in his heart, when did he start to become so unassertive, thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Ding Li with doubts.

"Don't look at it! They can't walk, they have horses, we have two legs, we can't outrun them! What's more, there are so many of them! Ding Li moved slowly, and after getting used to the wound on his back, he waved his hand at Zhang Wu, and while analyzing, he began to retreat with the Tang knife and Qin crossbow.

"Huh? So what to do? I can't run, I can't fight! Zhang Wu was suddenly a little deflated, although he was the number one person in Guangzhou Mansion, but he was helpless at the moment, after all, the man in black outside the woods dared to attack him, so he definitely didn't take his identity seriously, or rather, he was originally here for him!

"It's coming!" Ding Li, who was retreating, paused slightly, his face tightened, his steps sped up a lot, and at the same time reminded Zhang Wu in a low voice: "Retreat!" Go head-to-head, you will definitely die! Don't forget, they're armed with a short crossbow! ”

"Wait a minute, let's go in when everyone is ready! Push it in slowly, don't fall anywhere, you have to see people alive, and you have to see corpses when you die! ”

Outside the woods, an extremely cold voice sounded, and then there was a sound of Xi Xi Suo, which frightened Zhang Wu, who was stunned in place and hesitated, and quickly caught up with Ding Li's footsteps, and kept looking back, lest the man in black outside the forest rush in the next second.