The wind tonight seems to be exceptionally cool, especially for the dozens of horse thieves running on the road, but as they get closer and closer to the Black Wind Mountain, this group of horse thieves feels more and more that the night wind is still a little warm, and even the sweat-soaked clothes along the way are instantly dry a lot, and even the solemnity on their faces has dissipated a lot with the feeling of almost arriving at their own cottage.

The sound of horses' hooves became more and more hurried, as if there were pursuers behind them, and the horse thieves not only stepped on their horses to speed forward, but also some of them beat their mounts with the back of their swords and guns, as if they were afraid that if they ran slower than their companions, they would become outcasts.

"What's that?!" Suddenly, the first horse thief was awakened by a cold light that occasionally flashed in the moonlight in front of him, and almost at the same time, the nerves of the whole person were tensed, and the hairs on his body stood on end, and the road leading to the Black Wind Mountain a mile away could already be clearly reflected in his eyes, but even if it was unknown, something suddenly appeared in front of him, but it made people feel a burst of infinite danger first.

Of course, the heavy armament of the bed crossbow is still quite unfamiliar to horse thieves, but the cluster of bright arrows exposed by the iron crossbow on the crossbow trough in the front section is very familiar, not to mention, it is still the version that has been magnified several times.

Of course, against these dozens of horse thieves who were cannon fodder, neither Ding Li nor Xu Hong planned to use the bed crossbow, and let the bed crossbow under the straw mat lie there quietly. Ding Li is disdainful of using the bed crossbow, and Xu Hong is more reluctant, for Xu Hong, who is in charge of logistics and the money of the Southern Navy, to join the army, every time an iron crossbow is launched, it is a person's food for a few days, although the iron crossbow will not be scrapped immediately, even if it can be recycled and rebuilt, but there will still be more or less damage, and the budget-conscious Xu Hong is unwilling to waste more on the small-scale cannon fodder team in front of him.

"Brothers! It's time to get started! Heizi learned Ding Li's tone not long ago, and suddenly jumped onto a donkey cart fixed on the ground, the black crossbow was held to his chest, and he roared excitedly, and pulled the trigger without hesitation while aiming at the target.

"Boom!"

With a crisp sound, with the burst of crossbow arrows, not only shot off the back of one of the horse thieves on the opposite side who had not yet reacted, but also sent out the first arrow of counterattack.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Almost at the same time, countless crossbow arrows broke through the air, the cold light flickered under the moonlight, and the horse thieves who rushed on the opposite side fell off their horses one after another in panicked shouts, even if they were lucky enough not to be shot, they would be knocked out by the horses jumping around, and some were even broken by the heavy horses' hooves, and the terrible wails that came out for a while rushed straight into the air.

"Follow me! Avenge the dead brothers! As soon as a round of crossbow arrows was issued, the dog carrying a horizontal knife flashed out of the bed crossbow formation, walking like flying, staring at blood-red eyes, and the horizontal knife in his hand completely tore the air blocking in front of him, making a dull sound of breaking the air.

Half a day ago, only more than ten miles away from here, a 20-person scout team led by Gouzi was ambushed and attacked by horse thieves from the Black Wind Cottage, and 16 people died on the spot. And now, more than forty horse thieves have also been retaliated, and it is an extremely bloody revenge.

The power of crossbow arrows is not as powerful as blowpipe arrows and sleeve arrows, even if they are a hundred steps away, they can still kill people, even if they are one hundred and fifty steps away, but if they hit the vital point, they are definitely nine deaths.

With the salvo of hundreds of crossbow arrows, there were very few horse thieves who could get away with it, and when the dog led another team of people to rush up, what was displayed in front of the Southern Navy was a completely bloody scene.

Even if it has been pierced by several or even a dozen crossbow arrows, even if the corpse has no breath, a team of soldiers who rushed forward, including the dog, will not hesitate to slash the cold horizontal knife in their hands towards the enemy on the ground, until they can bend down and lift a bloody head in their hands, and then turn back to find the target again.

In an instant, the battle was over, and all the wails were gone, except for the occasional sound of knives entering flesh and the sound of horses' hooves drifting away.

After a while, the blood-stained dog returned to the camp with a war knife, clenched his fists at Ding Li, and reported in a deep voice: "Kill the head of the horse thief forty-six, and the enemy will survive in fifty lives!" Our troops did not suffer any casualties and were quickly cleaning up the battlefield! ”

"Hmm!" Ding Li nodded and replied lightly, glanced at the dog thoughtfully, paused and shook his head at the other party to signal to retreat, then turned his head to look at Qin Mo and Wang Ling, and said in an indifferent tone: "The appetizers are over, and the hard dishes should also come!" Go ahead and prepare! Don't run away from any of them! ”

"No!" Qin Mo and Wang Ling both hugged their fists at the same time to receive the order, and then turned around and left quickly, with the departure of the two, the guards around them and the troops under their command were following quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Ding Li's side was more than half empty, and only Heizi and Xu Hong, as well as dogs and the personal guards led by Zhang Han were guarding around.

"Brother Li!" Seeing that everyone was ordered to leave, even the remaining Xu Hong also had a military order to command the bed crossbow, and the personal guard was temporarily led by Zhang Han, Heizi was a little stunned, moved a few steps towards Ding Li, and proposed in a low voice: "Otherwise, I'll take a team of brothers up the mountain, the horse thieves of Black Wind Mountain almost poured out of the nest, and took the opportunity to take their lair!" Lest you have too many dreams at night! ”

"No!" Ding Li shook his head without thinking and vetoed, glanced back at the passage behind him, and seemed to be able to see the Black Wind Cottage above at a glance in a trance, but Ding Li then turned his head to look at the Black Wind Cottage and explained: "The Black Wind Cottage has been operating here for many years, and there will definitely be no ambush traps along the way, you were also there when we cleaned up the dark sentry in this area just now, there is no need for us to take risks now, and then catch two cowards and lead the way in front of the head!" ”

"But, but I have nothing to do here!" Heizi knew that Ding Li's concerns were reasonable, but what he thought more about was that he was also a member of the Southern Navy, such a great opportunity was in front of him, and he couldn't let the war exploits slip away from his hands, although Heizi didn't care if he could be a general, but he was not willing to let everyone have military orders, but he was standing here to accompany Ding Li to supervise the battle.

"Who says it's okay? Come up with me in a while, cut off a few heads, and turn back to receive the battle merits! Ding Li understood as soon as he heard Kuroko's words, and patted the other party's shoulder with a smile and comforted: "Although we are fully prepared, we still don't take it lightly, after all, this is the first battle of the Southern Navy, and we must fight beautifully!" ”

As he spoke, Ding Li's face suddenly became serious, his brows furrowed slightly, and he added in a deep voice: "What's more important is the lives of the brothers!" You can't take your brothers' lives lightly! It's all my own brothers! ”

Hearing this, Heizi was stunned, and nodded slightly with a look of understanding or not, Ding Li's words seemed to be able to understand, that is, to have affection and righteousness, but he didn't understand a little, Ding Li's actions were more like a strong sense of righteousness in the rivers and lakes, but not like a commander-in-chief who led the troops to fight, because in Heizi's consciousness, the storytellers in those teahouses and taverns often talked about the strategies of some famous generals and marshals to lure the enemy, which was obviously to take their brothers as cannon fodder and exchange their brothers' lives for war exploits.

Of course, no matter how confused Kuroko is, he can't figure it out at the moment, because what Ding Li has been doing all along has left a deep imprint on Kuroko's heart, compared to the commander of the Southern Navy, Ding Li is more like the dock brother of the Nanhai Gang.

Time passed minute by minute, and half an hour seemed to be very long, and it seemed to be fleeting, anyway, for Kuroko, who had been wandering in all directions, this half hour was no different from usual, neither long nor short. But for Xu Hong, who is eager to show everyone the results of his efforts, this half an hour is a bit too long, and even under the gentle night breeze, Xu Hong, who is anxiously waiting, will raise his hand from time to time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, especially occasionally make one or two dissatisfied complaints.

"Wow, blah." A rush of footsteps sounded behind him, Ding Li and Heizi turned around one after another, and a scout who had been leaning over the ground quickly ran in front of Ding Li, clasped his fists with both hands, and said loudly: "Report!" The enemy is about three miles away! ”

"It's good to come! Command all armies to prepare for battle! Ding Li immediately waved his hand at the scouts, commanded loudly, and at the same time finally breathed a sigh of relief, although he had already explored the nearby terrain and the topography of the Black Wind Mountain several times before coming to the Black Wind Mountain, and even sent Xu Hong to Guangzhou City before sending the troops, and borrowed a topographic map of the Black Wind Mountain from the Jiedu Mansion for research, and all the information proved that the Black Wind Mountain only had this passage behind.

But the horse thief led by Li Ghost appeared for a long time, Ding Li was still secretly worried for a while, lest there were other uphill paths in Heifeng Mountain that could allow Li Gui and the others to turn around, after all, for the upcoming battle that was likely to completely encircle and suppress the Black Wind Cottage, Ding Li had already made too many preparations, and even gave a complete military camp to Li Gui, so that the other party would burn it down.

"Don't be stunned! Hurry, hurry! Cheer up, the enemy is coming! Without waiting for Ding Li's order, Xu Hong, who had already been impatient, rushed out, repeating the instructions over and over again near each bed crossbow one by one, especially for those who were responsible for the winch charging soldiers, Xu Hong was simply eager to imprint his instructions directly in the other party's mind, if it wasn't for the rush of time, Ding Li doubted that Xu Hong was going to say a sentence in the ears of those people dozens or hundreds of times.

"Black Wind Cottage." Looking at Xu Hong's busy figure, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Ding Li's mouth, and then he slowly turned around, cast his deep and bright gaze on the Black Wind Mountain, muttered to himself in a low voice, and after taking a deep breath, his right hand slowly rested on the Tang knife on his waist, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and the tone of his mouth was very low, but it was extremely cold, and the confidence revealed in it was incomparable: "When the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the time when you are removed from the Black Wind Cottage!" ”