Chapter 10: Turning the Tide of War
The lame masked man who suddenly appeared showed his strong strength as soon as he came up, and first made a hard encounter with Hu Tianxiong, the leader of the bandits. He didn't have anything to do with himself, but Hu Tianxiong took a few steps back, and a mouthful of irrepressible blood spurted out directly.
Seeing that the masked man was about to continue to chase Hu Tianxiong, a bandit leader hurriedly rushed out and wanted to stop the masked man. However, the masked man seemed to swing his crutch at will, and the blade in his hand was knocked away, but the iron crutch did not stop, and directly hit him in the chest.
One of his companions was killed in one move, and the rest of the bandit leaders were scared into a cold sweat. But looking at Hu Tianxiong, who had not yet come to his senses, they could only grit their teeth and rush up, trying to stop the masked man holding an iron crutch with the advantage of numbers.
However, in the face of the siege of everyone, the masked man with the abduction seemed to be at ease, but the bandit leaders who surrounded him looked embarrassed. Judging by this, they can't hold out for much longer.
Fortunately, at this time, Hu Tianxiong, the owner of Tianxiong Village, who had the best kung fu, barely suppressed his injuries and joined the battle circle again, finally relieving the pressure on the bandit leaders.
Chen Zhi stood aside and saw clearly, the current situation was very clear, even if Hu Tianxiong rejoined the battle circle, he would not be able to resist the masked man with the abduction, and he could only let them linger for a while.
In another battle circle, dozens of bandits surrounded another one-armed masked man, but all their attacks could be skillfully dodged by the one-armed man. On the contrary, the bandits surrounding him fell more and more.
The strange thing is that everyone didn't even see the reason why these bandits were recruited, only saw some people covering their eyes, some people covering their throats and some other parts. Cause site
Although the injuries were still relatively serious, Chen Zhi was embarrassed to let the masked man fight for him, and after a little relaxation, he threw himself into the battle again.
As a result, these bandit leaders, who were originally encouraging support, collapsed all at once, and in less than a few rounds, there were only a few bandit leaders who could still stand there and continue to stand.
"Big boss, let's hold him back, you run!" The bandit leader Hu Tianxiong blocked the masked man's crutch again, one arm could no longer be raised, and a small bandit leader saw that he could no longer win, and shouted at Hu Tianxiong.
This shout reminded Hu Tianxiong, and he raised his eyes to look at the entire battle circle, in this short period of time, the soldiers had already occupied a clear advantage, and the rout of the bandits was inevitable.
"The wind is tight, pull it!" Hu Tianxiong shouted, and then took the lead in breaking away from the battle circle and quickly fled in the direction of the mountains and forests in the rear.
Seeing that Hu Tianxiong began to flee, his minions also hurriedly left the opponent who was fighting and fled in all directions quickly.
"You Northern Barbarian Dog still want to escape!" The masked man with the crutch suddenly burst out, and then waved the iron crutch in his hand, bumped into a bandit leader, and made him fly forward quickly, just hitting the back of Hu Tianxiong, who had not fled far, and the two fell heavily to the ground together.
Hu Tianxiong, who was knocked to the ground, was obviously seriously injured again and did not get up for a long time, when bandits passing by Hu Tianxiong's side hurriedly dragged Hu Tianxiong, who did not know life and death, and fled away with him.
The masked man with the crutch was stopped by the remaining bandit leaders, unable to go forward to pursue the enemy, so he had to calm down and fight with the remaining enemies, and soon knocked these people to the ground, but the bandit leader Hu Tianxiong had fled without a trace.
The masked man with the crutch obviously hated this group of bandits, he didn't greet everyone, beckoned the other two masked men, and chased them in the direction of the mountains and forests together, and the figures of the three quickly disappeared without a trace.
Chen Zhi commanded his soldiers to surround the remaining bandits, catch them, and kill them, and it took less than half an hour to restore tranquility to the valley again.
After waiting for such a long time, he didn't see the figures of the three masked men reappearing, and Chen Zhi knew that they should not appear again.
Chen Zhi felt a little regretful in his heart, if such a master could be recruited into the army, it would definitely be of great help to the army. But he also knew that since these three people came with masks, they didn't want to reveal their identities, so of course it was impossible to join his team.
What kind of discerning person is the military master surnamed Hu, when he saw the movements of the masked woman, he knew that these people must have something to do with Ye Ying.
Who knew that when he asked Ye Ying, he was flatly denied by Ye Ying, and the military advisor surnamed Hu did not force this matter. If you forcibly ask about the identities of the three people and offend the three masters who are kind to you, it will be unnecessary.
The combat power of these bandits is amazing, especially several leaders, and they are even more outstanding. Chen Zhi has led the troops to fight for many years, and he is very suspicious of the identity of these bandits, and some of the tricks they have used also make Chen Zhi feel a little familiar.
The words of the masked man with a crutch had no head or tail made Chen Zhi react, and these people were performing some of the kung fu commonly used by the Northern Barbarian generals. Now, Chen Zhicai understands why the abducted masked man said such a sentence, it turned out that he wanted to remind himself of the identity of these people.
This fact made Chen Zhi nervous, if it was just ordinary bandits, since these people had a background in the Northern Barbarian Army, then this matter would be not trivial.
Beiban is Daning's old enemy, eighteen years ago even invaded Daning's capital, captured the emperor of Daning and Emperor Taishang at that time, this is a thing that makes Daning feel ashamed and humiliated.
Although Ye Fei, a famous general in Daning, led the Fierce Eagle Army under his command to defeat the Northern Barbarian Army, and even almost wiped out the Northern Barbarian State, the emperor was arrested, and many people in Daning have always felt pain in their hearts.
The years of war have consumed a lot of national strength on both sides, especially the Sidi people in the northwest have gradually become stronger, which has posed a great threat to both countries. So in the past ten years, there has been no further friction between the two sides.
After more than ten years of recuperation, the national strength of both countries has recovered a lot, and the belligerent Northern Barbarians have begun to move again.
Hongyuan County is a mountainous county close to the border between the two countries, although it is still far from the main battlefield where the battle may begin, but if the war between the two sides is in full swing. The sudden appearance of an enemy contingent in the rear, even if it is only a few hundred or thousand, could become a key force in turning the tide of battle.
Chen Zhi, the general of Ningyuan, has led the troops for many years and has a lot of experience in commanding operations, of course he knows that if this matter is as everyone imagined, it is definitely a very serious matter, so he quickly made a decision.
Chen Zhi quickly issued an order to send another team from the barracks to enter the mountains and search carefully, and be sure to uproot the remaining bandits.
At the same time, he also ordered all his men to strictly guard the bandits who were caught, and not to leave a single person. When they return, they will be interrogated, and after their intentions are clarified, a plan will be made.
Looking at Chen Zhi and his subordinates, who were constantly busy, although Ye Ying didn't know what was going on, he also knew that this matter was not trivial. However, this matter is not something he can participate in, so he does not ask this and that like ordinary children.
The matter of suppressing the bandits was left to Chen Zhi and his subordinate soldiers who came one after another, and Hu'an Junma invited Ye Ying to go to the capital with him again, and he did not force it after being refused, but just handed him a jade pendant as a token of meeting in the future.
"General, do you want to send someone to follow, this kid must have something to do with his three masked men." Looking at the back of Ye Ying leaving, the military advisor surnamed Hu said quietly.
"No, since a few people are unwilling to meet us in their true colors, they must have their own difficulties. If we annoy them with our tracking, I'm afraid it will be troublesome. Although he wanted to recruit three masked men, Chen Zhi also knew that it was almost impossible.
Ye Ying was still in a very good mood when he left, this time it seemed to be a little dangerous, and he was slightly injured. But it was the happiest time since I learned kung fu from the three masters.
After learning kung fu from several masters for two years, Ye Ying practiced by himself most of the time, and occasionally fought with wild beasts in the mountains under the guidance of his master. Only this time when he was fighting with the bandits, he could better appreciate the magic of each move.
Several masters occasionally talked about some fights back then, but this time he saw with his own eyes that the masters who had taught him kung fu for two years were so powerful? Even the generals who commanded tens of thousands of soldiers were not their opponents.
It is said that several masters should be big shots, but why would they hide in such a remote mountain village for several years, and still take an orphan like themselves as apprentices, and treat themselves like sons and nephews.
While thinking about walking, before he knew it, a small courtyard appeared in front of Ye Ying's eyes.
The courtyard is not large, surrounded by a bamboo fence and hay, and the main body of the house is a few shabby-looking thatched huts.
This house looks inconspicuous, but looking at this small courtyard, Ye Ying's heart feels very warm. Because it is his own home in the small courtyard, it is the only thing left to him by his adoptive father Liu Laohan.
Pushing open the wooden door of the small courtyard, I heard that the small courtyard was very quiet, and there was no sound in the house. But Ye Ying, who has been practicing martial arts for two years, can keenly feel that there are people in the house, and Ye Ying is very familiar with the breath of these people, and they are his three masters.
It seems that the three of them have returned, and the second and sixth masters went to chase the fleeing bandit leader, and they don't know if they have caught up. However, Ye Ying was not worried about their safety, judging from the scene of the fight just now, these people were not their opponents.
"Stinky boy, you're back, let's have fun this time! Dealing with a few little thieves, they will actually get injured, which really makes the old faces of several of us lost. As soon as Ye Ying entered the house, he heard a sound in the house.
Ye Ying didn't need to judge, he knew that it was his sixth master who spoke, among several masters. The ninth master doesn't like to speak, and the second master often keeps a straight face and generally doesn't take the initiative to speak.
It's strange to say, although he has been with the three masters for more than two years, Ye Ying doesn't even know what their surnames are, let alone their identities, he didn't get an answer after asking a few times, and he stopped asking after a long time.
"Besides, seeing that the apprentice's life is about to be lost, you have to wait until the end to make a move, if there is a mistake, your kung fu will have no successor." After entering the door, Ye Ying shook the dust on his body and said with a smile.
"You kid, you've been learning kung fu from us for two years, and if you're killed by a few little thieves, you can only blame you for not being good at learning. Besides, with these guys, can they kill people in front of our eyes? The sixth master said with some pride.
"Hey, you can blow it when you are old, it was the ninth master who saved my apprentice at a critical time, and it was the second master who almost killed his bandit leader, if you were alone, you might not even be able to beat the bandit leader Hu Tianxiong." Ye Ying said with a smile, in the past two years, it has been his greatest pleasure to raise the bar with the sixth master.