Chapter 15 The Road
"Miss, do you want to rest?"
Zhang Long, the leader of the guards, asked.
This way on horseback, even the men felt that it was difficult, but after two days of adaptation, the young lady of her own house completely kept up with the rhythm of the general, and only rested for a while.
At this rate, he originally thought it would take a month's journey, but Zhang Long estimated that it would take more than ten days to arrive, saving more than half of the time.
"There's a flat ground in front of us, let's go there and rest!"
Out of Zhili Prefecture, the road began to be uneven, even the official road is messy with rocks and grass, uneven, Su Zijin lost that he had been trained for half a year before coming, so that he could ride a horse on the uneven road.
"That's it."
Su Zijin stopped, and Zhang Long, who was followed by his own young lady, immediately raised his hand and signaled, "Everyone rest in place!" ”
The crowd dismounted and sat on the ground. The guards of Sufu are all from the military, and they are very disciplined, and they sit on the ground as a group of ten people, but the reins of the horses are not loosened, so that the horses stand beside or behind them, so that there is wind and grass around them, which can be more convenient to move. There are also those who need convenience, and it is also waiting for all those who need convenience to act together, in the wilderness, no matter how cautious it is.
"Big brother, don't wait, since they left the city until now, there has been no time to relax their vigilance, even go to the toilet together, there is no space for us to drill, but there are so many of us, are we still afraid of them? Three to one, hack to death! ”
A rough voice sounded behind the hill not far behind the official road.
I saw that behind a small hill that was not too big or high, there were hundreds of people lying on their stomachs. Looking at their unshaven beards, red eyes, and gray to black clothes, as if they were tired of a layer of dirt on them, it is not difficult to judge that they should not be civilians who work at sunrise and live day by day, but strong men who live without a fixed place and regard the sky as the seat of the earth.
At this time, the world was decided, the good of these strong men were recruited by the imperial court, and there was almost a mountain that set himself up as the king, under the banner of robbing the rich and helping the poor on weekdays, not harassing civilians at will, and still being able to survive for a few more years, the worst thing to mix was to ask for money, they were not accepted by the government to recruit An, and were beaten out of the habitat by other forces, wandering around, hunting for a living, and occasionally encountering the merchants who fell behind, just like the New Year, living a few days of good life. Folk commonly known as they rangers.
The person at the head looked as if he was a little old, and he looked at the disciplined and neat Su family guards with hesitation in his eyes.
These people are hard stubble at a glance, if it is not to the point of exhaustion, and he will not dare to fight the idea of these people if he borrows his courage, but there is no way, the brothers are hungry and want to eat people, and the various cities have just gone through the war, so they react quickly and have strong force, they dare not approach the city at all, so at the moment, this group of people is their last chance. Looking at their glamorous appearance, presumably after this scene, he can take a few cronies to buy some properties and live in the city, as for the others, they are just cannon fodder, life and death are rich and noble. Thinking of this, the leader of the leader was ruthless in his heart.
"Big brother?"
"Up!"
With the sound of a ghost crying wolf howl, Su Zijin and Zhang Long jumped up and got on the horse as soon as possible, and the guards also moved, dragging their horses and flying on their horses.
"It's all homeless, wandering bandits, Miss don't need to be afraid, wait in line!"
Zhang Long escorted Su Zijin behind the two columns of guards, through the gap between the horses, he could see that the bandits shouting and killing hundreds of meters away on the opposite side were gradually subduing, and they ran slower than when they just rushed down the mountain.
Escorted behind him, Su Zijin didn't feel afraid, but commented on those bandits.
I saw that these people were inferior to the new barracks, but they should have seen blood, so their faces were more vicious and their eyes were bare.
The guards unsheathed their long knives, waiting for them to run down the mountain, and then they rode up. Everyone ran with all their strength and did not spare their hands, the speed of the horse in the short period of 100 meters was already very fast, and the long knife was raised high, harvesting the lives of the bandits below.
The snowflakes bloomed, the skin and flesh bloomed, and Su Zijin forced himself to look directly at the past, not dodging or dodging.
A large group of people rushed down the mountain together, and there were always some people who broke through the queue and came in the direction of Su Zijin.
The remaining queue harvested again, and this time only a dozen people broke through.
Although the leader was also dressed in a down-and-out manner, he was obviously dressed neatly than other bandits, and the long knife in his hand was brighter and sharper.
"Miss ride a horse and retreat first, don't go too far, just come when you go to your humble position!"
Zhang Long rode one by one, holding a long knife and rode forward, one knife at a time, harvesting the lives of those ragged people without false tricks.
Su Zijin's eyes widened as he saw it, and he pulled out the long knife on his left side. Zhang Long was entangled with more than a dozen people who rushed out alone, but one or two people rushed out of the range of Zhang Long's long knife, making a fierce appearance and running towards Su Zijin, as if he wanted to scare Su Zijin, a young lady with a tender face, with a vicious voice.
Once the noble girl is planted in their hands, they will win this battle.
The leader was one of the two who rushed over, and Su Zijin was also his target at the beginning.
As for the long knife in Su Zijin's hand, he didn't pay attention to it at all.
Nobles can practice martial arts, and all kinds of routines and swordsmanship are full of flowers, but to kill, as long as you cut it down ruthlessly. Feeling the feeling of the knife cutting into the flesh, the warmth of the blood splashing on the face, through this level, the long knife in their hands has lethality, and before that, the knife in their hands was just a toy.
The leader of the bandits rushed over, and looked at Su Zijin with disdain, but a little girl, let you cut it, can your knife see blood?
"Miss, stand back!"
Zhang Long came down from the battlefield, of course he knew that he had never seen a bloody knife, and he couldn't protect his master, so he called out to his own young lady at the moment, wanting to wake up the young lady who seemed to be stupid and stunned.
Su Zijin's eyes widened, her hand raised and fell, she didn't even gather momentum, she just cut it like that.
Inheriting the strength of the general's father, this mediocre knife made a contribution, and the leader of the bandits was under Su Zijin's knife, and the entire upper body was split, and almost all the blood was sprinkled on Su Zijin's body.
Su Zijin didn't blink, didn't stop his hand, and looked straight at the person who ran behind the leader.
Just now, he kept encouraging the leader to kill him. Because he followed the leader and met a lot of people, a noble girl like Su Zijin was easy to deal with, and shouting twice would sometimes scare them into being arrested.
Seeing the leader fall and blood splattered, this man knew that he had made a mistake in his judgment, so he immediately fell to his knees and begged for mercy, "Your daughter spares her life!" The grass people are also good people, and they are all coerced! ”
Su Zijin was stunned, and slashed down, and this person had a long wound on his back, exactly the same as the leader's wound.
The shouts seemed to be silent for a moment, and when the bandits saw that the leader was dead, their courage broke instantly, and they fled in all directions wailing.
"Quick, catch up! Don't let one go! ”
These bandits are like little sheep in front of their horses and long knives, but once they are allowed to escape, they are truly fierce beasts when faced with civilians. So Zhang Long ordered not to let one go.
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After more than an hour, everyone gathered again, counted the manpower, and Zhang Long came over and reported to Su Zijin.
"Miss, this group of bandits has all been wiped out, and there are only a few convenient people on our side, who didn't get on the horse in time and suffered some minor injuries."
Su Zijin shook his head, "Uncle Zhang, you miscalculated. ”
Zhang Long was puzzled and looked at Su Zijin.
"There is also an internal injury, and it is estimated that it will take a day or two to recuperate. Let's hurry to the nearest town, or we'll be in trouble. ”