Chapter 20: A Dream Within a Dream
In the desert northern wasteland, the two armies are facing each other.
The flag army surnamed Li is Fan Ba, leading an army of 100,000 to guard the entrance of the cottage. Fan Ba sat on his horse with a dragon knife in his hand, and 100,000 iron horsemen lined up, wanting to charge. Behind the iron cavalry are tens of thousands of people in the south, in order to resist the invasion of the Daxi tribe and protect the stability of the Central Plains.
On the opposite side of the iron horse, hundreds of zhang away, is a group of alien Khans, led by strong men with waist and crotch tigers, looking at the front like vicious, and the 300,000 Langya riders behind him have various spears in their hands, not to mention that. There was also a bewitching woman in the arms of the strong man, and the woman looked at the strong man with a happy face and whispered.
The wind in Mobei is very strong, the flags of the two armies are blown away with the wind, and the surroundings are deserted, very quiet, very quiet...
The woman kissed the strong man deeply, and then shouted provocatively at Li Jun, "It is said that the Li Army of the Southern Kingdom is brave and good at fighting, and the general Fan Ba is young and promising, and he can come and go freely in and out of the chaotic army, let us see and understand today?" β
"Hmph, it's just a cheap woman, what kind of face can you be presumptuous here~ How can the land of my southern country be trampled on by outsiders?" Fan Ba sneered.
The strong man was very dissatisfied with what others said about his woman, and he also cursed back, and several other Great Khans around him heard about it and hurriedly cheered and shouted.
The two armies are in such a stalemate, you say a word to me, but neither of them dares to strike first, they are all thinking about the other party's routine. The wind in Mobei was biting cold, and the wind blew on the faces of the soldiers, like a knife cut, and everyone kept rubbing their hands, but no one dared to move.
"On the other side, I advise you to surrender quickly~ Our iron cavalry in the south has always been ruthless, not to mention that the brothers rushed over after a while and injured their sister again." Fan Ba said, pointing at the woman in the strong man's arms.
"However, let my brothers taste the women of the Daxi tribe, I don't think it's impossible~ Hahahaha" Fan Ba sneered, causing the surrounding soldiers to laugh together.
"Hugh is talking nonsense, kill~!" Finally, the strong man had a fiery temper and could not bear it, and the war began with a heavy trumpet.
"Woo... Woo... "The Daxi tribe, 300,000 Langya horses, like arrows off the string, galloped towards Fan Ba's army.
"Shoot the arrow~!" Fan Ba also raised the coiling dragon knife and roared angrily.
"Whoosh~"
In an instant, a rain of arrows poured out from Li Jun's camp.
"Puff~Puff~!"
Although there were only more than 20 archers of the Li army in the south, they were superb in archery, and the arrows pierced through the armor of the Daxi tribe with a whistling sound of breaking through the sky, piercing deep into their chests. Suddenly, blood gushed out, and there was a wail.
However, there were a large number of people, and the iron horsemen of the Daxi tribe were like fierce beasts pounced, dodging arrows while stabbing forward, and in an instant they had rushed to the front.
"Bell~" Fan Ba waved the coiled dragon knife, blocked a spear, and looked back, and the left and right sides had already been killed.
"Bang~Bang~!" Several other generals also brandished their weapons and slashed spears at the oncoming attack.
"Ah~~~"
Suddenly, a scream was heard, and one lieutenant was pierced with a spear, and fell to the ground with serious injuries, dying of exhaustion.
Fan Ba didn't expect Daxi's army to be so brave, and seeing that the momentum was not right, he hurriedly ordered the army to retreat and make plans after resting.
"Retreat~" Fan Ba pulled back the coiling dragon knife and shouted angrily.
"Da Da Da Da~" The sound of horses' hooves shattered the wasteland of Mobei, and the generals of the Li army fled one after another, extremely embarrassed, leaving the camp stockade and hiding to the rear.
The Langya cavalry of the Daxi tribe did not chase after them, but stopped and cleaned up the battlefield.
Langya Cavalry, who has been crisscrossing Mobei for thousands of years, has long been accustomed to this cruel living environment, even if it kills the enemy, it is just a simple treatment.
"Let's go, brothers." Those iron horsemen surrounded the strong men led by them, and headed towards the barracks of the cottage. Everyone dismounted and packed up their marching equipment and prepared to light a fire on the spot to put things in order. The strong man occupied the front barracks of Li Jun with a woman in his arms, and the two sat in the main tent and drank, so unhappy.
"Report to the king, Fan Ba has been killed." A member of the army rushed into the battalion in a panic and the battalion commander reported.
"Report to the king, Li Jun has retreated and is nowhere to be found!"
"Report to the King..."
"Good! Haha, well done! When the strong man heard the good news, he clapped his hands and said excitedly: "The Daxi tribe can finally recuperate." β
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, unify Mobei, dominate the entire grassland, and the king will inevitably become the most powerful tribal king of the grassland!" Someone next to him immediately smiled flatteringly.
"Haha!" The strong man laughed heartily, and then looked at the beautiful woman beside him, and his eyes showed love.
"King, the concubine is tired and wants to go back to the camp to rest~." The woman whispered.
"Hmmm! Okay~" The strong man nodded and said softly: "Go, remember to be careful on the road, I will send a team of guards to follow you, you have to take care of yourself." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The woman bowed her head slightly, and kissed the strong man again.
"I'll send you." The strong man helped the woman into the carriage, and then ordered the woman to be taken to the camp, and only when he was sure that the woman had left safely did the strong man turn and leave.
It was night, the stars shifted, the bright moonlight hung in the sky, the blood-stained wasteland was reflected brightly, and a cold wind blew, startling a crow. The soldiers of the Langya cavalry sat around the campfire, singing, dancing, drinking and eating meat.
"Driving~"
A horse galloped at an astonishing speed, and soon after, it arrived in front of the main camp of Daxi.
Outside the cottage, there were two subordinates standing, and when they saw the strong man coming, they bowed down and said, "King! β
"Hmm!" The strong man nodded and said, "Are you ready?" β
"Ready!"
The two subordinates hurriedly said.
"Alright, let's go." The strong man said.
"Yes!"
As soon as the words fell, the strong man turned on his horse and walked towards the main camp of the Li army on the west side.
At this time, on a hillside a few hundred meters away from this cottage, there were five or six figures standing there. These figures, dressed in black and masked, couldn't see clearly, but they could see that these people were very powerful.
One of them is the leader of the masked men.
"Boss, do we really want to help the Daxi tribe?" A subordinate asked.
"Help the Daxi tribe?" The masked man snorted coldly and said, "The Daxi tribe is strong now, and they don't need our help at all. β
"Then boss, why are you...," the subordinate wondered.
"Didn't the manager say it? Because we are allies of the Daxi tribe. The masked man said, "Since we are allies, we should help each other." I help the Daxi tribe, and the Daxi tribe should also try their best to help me. If the Daxi tribe is unwilling to help me, then the Daxi tribe has no value in existence. When the time comes, even if I don't destroy them, others will destroy them. β
"Boss Wise!" The subordinate exclaimed.
"Alright, let's go down, let's get ready." The masked man said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The rest of the people said yes and jumped down the hill.
The strong man with a few elite Langya riders, seeing that he was about to arrive near the Li army's camp, suddenly, there was a violent shout behind him, and the camp in front of him instantly stood up like a mountain of soldiers, the soldiers were holding fire bows in their hands, and they were about to shoot out in a volley.
The strong man knew that he had been tricked, and he couldn't help but retreat in shock.
Among the soldiers, a man in armor stood up and laughed and applauded, "Oh, long time no see, Great Khan!" β
The strong man fixed his eyes and saw that it was Fan Ba who had reported the death before, and scolded, "Good Fan Ba, you dare to design and frame us!" β
"Am I framed? Open your dog's eyes and take a good look, the big camp behind you is already on fire~" Fan Ba said viciously.
"After all, I also want to thank a friend, I heard that you don't seem to deal with it, I guess he has now rushed into your camp and killed all your dear soldiers~"
"You... Damn, who the hell is a traitor~" The strong man roared.
"Alas, you will obediently surrender to our southern country, which will be good for both countries~ Otherwise, your daughter will die a miserable death~" Fan Ba shook his head helplessly, revealing a treacherous expression, and then glanced at the soldiers behind him.
The soldiers hugged a woman and pushed her forward, and the woman was led by her side.
"Xue'er~" The Great Khan roared, revealing a frightened expression, "Damn, why!" Why~"
"I'm sorry, Great Khan, we... It was the young master who asked us to do this~" When the Great Khan looked back again, several Langya riders with him also lost their armor and bowed down to Fan Ba, and the strange beasts seemed to be psychic, fleeing in all directions and submerged into the mountains and forests.
Da Khan was stunned, and knelt on the ground with a plop, "Let go of their mother and daughter, I'll go with you~"
"Okay, then let them go, and you will suffer for them!" Fan Ba sneered, turned his gaze to the two women who were escorted, and ordered the soldiers to let the two women go.
After speaking, Fan Ba gave an order, the soldiers released the bowstring, and the rocket fell from the air and shot at the man in front of him.
"Amma!" The girl exclaimed in surprise and fell to her knees with a thud.
With tears in her eyes, the woman pulled up the girl and staggered forward, not taking a few steps, but because of excessive sadness, she accidentally fell to the ground, and her legs seemed to be filled with lead, and she couldn't move.
The man's body was full of arrows, kneeling on the ground motionless, the blood at the corner of his mouth silently flowed out of his body, and it didn't take long for his body to be soaked in blood, and he smiled with difficulty, and cried out in pain to the two women.
"Quick... Run~"
Seeing this, Fan Ba pursed his lips in disgust, and motioned to several soldiers around him to drag the mother and daughter back. The soldiers couldn't bear it anymore, so they tore open the clothes of the mother and daughter, and one of the soldiers showed a fierce gaze and threw himself at the woman viciously.
"You... How dare you... Lie to meβ" The man roared with all his might, his eyes full of anger and despair, like a beast that had gone mad before he died.
"Don't touch her!"
"Don't... Touch... She...."The strong man was furious, but there was nothing he could do, and then he tilted his head and closed his eyes, and fell in a pool of blood.
On the endless path, the miserable wails kept echoing in the surrounding valleys, the excited shouts of the soldiers merged with the sky-rushing firelight, reflecting the boundless moonlight red, and the woman fell to the side weakly, her body shaking because of the injury, but she always protected the girl beside her in her arms.
At this moment, there was a sound of horses' hooves from a distance, and I saw a black horse galloping from the camp behind Li Jun, the person on the horseback was dressed in military uniform, holding a scimitar, heroic posture, with a murderous face, and snatched the girl from the woman's arms.
The soldiers looked at the man in front of them with a stunned expression, the weapons in their hands kept shaking, but they didn't dare to step forward to attack.
When Fan Ba saw that person, his face immediately changed, and he roared angrily: "The surname is Shen, what are you doing?" β
"The surname Shen?" The man tightened his reins and stopped, staring at Fan Ba suspiciously, as if he couldn't believe what he had heard.
Seeing this, Fan Ba was stunned, and immediately cursed back, "Have you forgotten what your identity is?" I'm the general here. A knife protector, what is the ability, do you want to rebel? β
Hearing this, the man's face was instantly gloomy as water, and his eyes flashed with monstrous hatred.
"Fan Ba, you really damn it! Fighting on the battlefield, you actually attacked a child. The man scolded sharply, his hand rose and fell, and he stabbed Fan Ba's arm, the knife edge was slashed by the sharp blade, and the arm was bloody.
"You're a rebellion! When I go back, I will inform the saint that you have fornicated with foreign enemies, this is a crime of treason~" Fan Ba angrily reprimanded.
The woman clutched her stomach, gasping for breath with difficulty, she slowly opened her eyes, but saw tears falling from the corners of the man's eyes, she crawled to the man's side, held her hands on the man's old face, and pulled out the arrows on the man's body one by one.
"I'm sorry... I.... I'm sorry....." muttered the woman, knowing that she hadn't protected her daughter.
The man closed his eyes, his eyes turned red, he slowly exhaled a breath, endured the grief in his heart, and poured out the blood in his mouth.
"With... Cher... Go home! The man used his last strength, trembling in his voice, and after that, he didn't breathe anymore.
The man snorted coldly, waved his hands at the strong man and the woman, and then led the girl away on horseback, disappearing into the boundless moonlight.
"Hiss~" A gust of wind blew, the candle on the table went out, Hu Yixue got up from the bed with a headache, calmed down, carefully recalled the situation just now, and muttered, "Do it again... That kind of dream? β
Looking out the window and seeing that it was already night, he put on his coat and came to the square.
At night in Qiankun Pavilion, the mountain is brightly lit, and the carved tower attic and the stone stairs of the suspension bridge are all illuminated. The disciples drank tea and admired the moon, and practiced martial arts in the air, which was much more lively than during the day. Hu Yixue found Shen Wanqian and the others at a glance, and at this moment Shen Wanqian was discussing martial arts with Song Yi.
Hu Yixue looked at Shen Wanqian, and was stunned, "It's too similar, what does the uncle who saved me that day have anything to do with him?" Thinking about it, Hu Yixue couldn't help but be curious about Shen Wanqian's life experience.
Yes, I've known him for so long, and I don't know his background. Killer? But I guess it's not a bad person.
"Sister Yixue, are you awake~" Shen Wanqian and Song Yi were on par, Dong'er applauded from the sidelines, and when she saw Hu Yixue coming, she immediately pulled Hu Yixue over to shout and cheer.