Chapter 9: There are assassins

The half-moon rises again. Zheng Anping glared a few times, and after waking up a few more times, he was finally completely awakened by the cold of the winter night. The ground is getting colder, and the belly is also cold, so uncomfortable. He tried to move his posture slightly, but heard a noise.

It's not loud, but it's clear on a slightly chilly winter night. It was a couple of people walking on the road. He looked around, and without much difficulty, he spotted five men by the creek approaching this direction.

"Who is it?" Zheng Anping just wanted to ask out loud, when a wave of unprovoked fear hit his body. He held the halberd almost subconsciously.

"It's not good, it's Qin!" He realized immediately that the fear had saved his life.

He tuned his breath and quietly adjusted both the crossbow and the halberd to the most comfortable place.

It gradually became clear to the figure that it was five samurai, and the weapons were not held in their hands, but in their waists.

In the pre-Qin period, the only weapon that could be inserted into the waist was the sword; At that time, knives were just tools, not weapons, and they were made very short. Of course, there are also people who kill people with knives, and the meaning is like killing people with scissors today, and they can't go into battle.

The sword is all made of bronze, and the copper used to cast multiple spearheads and heads is an expensive weapon. Anyone who can own a sword is a nobleman of status. And now these five people are wearing swords all over the place, as if they were in the court. Ah, no, not one, it's two, one long sword, one short sword.

As the five of them got closer and closer, Zheng Anping saw more and more clearly.

That's right, it's Qin Jun. Equipped with two swords like this, only the sharp soldiers of the Qin army are possible.

To say that the Qin people cast swords, it is really bloody. At that time, most of the swords were short and thin, only the Qin people, the swords were long and thick, the weight was sufficient, and they were resistant to bumps. This kind of sword, a piece of about three (Qin) catties of copper, at that time was called three gold; And a marquis of ten thousand households earns no more than a thousand gold a year. Zheng Anping's halberd is only a gold with a spear, but it also allows him to accumulate for a few years. With a Qin sword? Didn't even think about it.

Five Qin soldiers with swords! Zheng Anping was very uneasy. In the dark, he quietly fires a crossbow and can shoot one; Jump up and assault to kill one more. What about the remaining three? The only way to do this is to quickly stab one and then sweep sideways with the length of the halberd...... In this case, the thrust should not be too strong, and leave room for the next sweep.

Zheng Anping was thinking about how to deal with the five opponents in front of him.

Of course, it's best not to do it and hide ....... In case of a move, the first arrow is very important, be sure to shoot the leader.

So Zheng Anping began to search, which one is the leader? Leading the team in front? Pressed in the back? Mediatory?

The five of them walked quickly, did not form any formation, and did not have any hidden movements, their legs and arms were similar, and the outfits and weapons on their bodies were exactly the same.

Who's leading here! Zheng Anping cried out in despair in his heart. He decided that he didn't care what the leader was or not, who pounced and shot whom!

Zheng Anping held a crossbow in one hand and a halberd in the other, and as soon as he realized that the situation was wrong, he immediately shot an arrow at the nearest person; For a moment of astonishment, they jumped up and stabbed at the nearest one.

But it's better not to ...... He looked forward to it in his heart, and secretly adjusted his breath again.

Suddenly, Zheng Anping heard a sound of footsteps again, which was the sound of leather boots stomping the ground. Hearing this voice, Zheng Anping immediately calmed down, this was the sound of Wei Wushu running, and there were quite a few of them. He knew he was safe.

The dark shadows had apparently also heard the sound of running in the distance, and had come to the same judgment as Zheng Anping. They looked around, and they all quickly descended into the river. In this way, Zheng Anping will not be able to see them at all.

Not long after, a fiery dragon stretched out from the other side of the city. Sure enough, they were all soldiers wearing armor and hanging crossbows and holding halberds, and it seemed that there were as many as a hundred people. When the group ran to the bridge, Zheng Anping suddenly shouted: "There are assassins!" There is under the bridge! ”

In the calm of the night, a sudden mournful cry was heard, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. The soldiers immediately fell to one knee and stretched out their fire into the river. Then someone was heard screaming: "There it is! ”

Several dark shadows leaped up from the river. Zheng Anping suddenly knelt up on one knee, picked up his crossbow flat, and shot an arrow. Then I heard a muffled snort, it should have been someone who had been hit by an arrow. Several people jumped back to shore.

Zheng Anping saw that he was free, and immediately buckled the string and put the arrow on it. And the commander of the warrior also ordered: "Take the arrow!" The soldiers stuck their torches on the ground, untied their crossbows, and drew their strings and arrows.

The pawn commander gave another order: "Shoot!" "About everyone has already seen those Qin soldiers, and crossbow arrows are shot in rows. This time, only the sound of arrows bursting through the air was heard, and no other sound was heard.

The pawn commander took out a bull's horn and blew it a few times, and after a while, a few more trumpets were heard in the distance, indicating that the army already knew that this force of soldiers had encountered a small group of Qin troops.

The pawn chief pointed to a chief: "You lead people to chase down the river." ”

The chief took the people and left.

Only then did the pawn head walk towards Zheng Anping. Zheng Anping pointed the crossbow at him: "Stop, don't come!" Is there a stanza break? ”

The pawn took out a copper knot from his arms, and Zheng Anping still did not put down the crossbow. The pawn took out another jade pendant and walked over with both hands raised.

Zheng Anping put down the crossbow and checked the festival and pei, it was indeed shown to them by Mangshen.

The chief said to Zheng Anping: "Brother, go, bring people." We're here waiting. ”

"Bringing someone? What to bring? ”

"You don't care about this, just send the order down to 'bring people'!"

Zheng Anping said with some hesitation: "The Qin army scout is nearby, can you invite two brothers to accompany you?" ”

The pawn commander said: "I'm sorry brother, I didn't receive this talisman, I can't transfer this soldier!" ”

Zheng Anping's heart was on fire. These five people don't know where they fled, and I don't know if there are any other scouts (that is almost certain), and they are alone, isn't it a wolf! But the captain's expression was already obvious, and he didn't mean anything to help.

He gritted his teeth and said to the pawn commander: "Yes, Shangguan, that's the way it is!" He tightened his belt, hung up his crossbow, picked up his halberd, and turned and ran into the darkness.

The chief said, "Hey, brother, raise a fire!" "I'm going to hand over my torch.

Zheng Anping said: "Thank you! There is moonlight, you can see it! He ran away without looking back.

Running with a fire? Tell someone about my goals? He thought to himself.

Run, run again. Since the start of the war, Zheng Anping has confessed to this ran, only two days, how many miles have he run? It doesn't even count as walking. Zheng Anping thought that only by running to the next stop as soon as possible could he be safer if he could still get ahead of the scouts.