Chapter 18: Intentions
The black iron cavalry, the cold and sensen's soldiers, at this moment, are all over the four fields, and there is no edge in sight, and you can only see countless black shadows like floods and beasts, which are gushing out from the depths of the mountains and forests at an unprecedented speed, gradually gathering into a cold ink tide, annihilating the vibrant green lawn, and looking dark.
Those black shadows rushing from afar, getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer, under the glow of the day, showing rough faces, reflecting the vigorous postures.
That's right.
It is the black horse, the black horse of the North Daying, and the iron horse that Xiao Changling is most proud of!
The black knights rushed to kill, the armor they were wearing, and the fish scale armor on the war horses were all as dark as ink, even under the light of such a bright sun, there was no trace of glittering luster, the black armor, the heavy iron helmet, and the spear of the spear on the black rider's hand, faintly connected into a line, with a murderous aura and chill like a sword.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves, one after another, is endless, like dense raindrops all over the sky, crackling and smashing on the ground, making a crisp rhythm and sound, which seems to be so neat and stable.
But I saw that the black horsemen of the Beida Battalion, a full 200 people, were like the endless waves in the sea, wave after wave, wave after wave, lapping against the fixed reef on the coast, as if there was no end; The iron rider passed, raising choking dust and sand, and the loess under his feet, under the pressure of the horse's hooves, turned into a puddle of powder, and with extremely strong force, slowly rose, turning into a piece of yellow smoke, obscuring the sight of the black rider on the way forward.
The black cavalry column of 200 people, all in a sequence of four horses and a row, was divided into fifty black-armored cavalry formations, like a long dragon, relying on the fierce momentum of the iron cavalry itself, as well as the domineering cavalry combat and sudden killing skills, with a large thunderous sound, along the steep slope above the hills, swooping down, straight to a touch of green in the center, intending to use this autumn wind to sweep the momentum of the remnant sun, in one fell swoop to devour the group of horse bandits who were not able to measure their strength.
In fact, as early as the moment when the black cavalry appeared, the leaderless horse bandits had already realized that today was planted, regardless of the disparity in the number of the two sides, the two hundred heavily armed black cavalry, plus the twenty soldiers of the Beida Battalion, the two hundred and twenty border troops, once they made up their minds to carry out a murder without suspense against the dozens of rabble horse bandits in front of them, the result can be imagined, it is not as easy as the sea water to submerge a handful of fine sand, just ask the heroes and heroes of this world, Who can survive the offensive of the Beida Battalion, and who can withstand the rain of arrows pouring from the sky, let alone a group of horse bandits!
It was only at this time that the horse bandits finally realized what it meant to be desperate, what it meant to be at the end of the road, and a desolation of dying came to everyone's heart, in front of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Iron Cavalry that swept the world, no matter whether you were the king of the mountains calling for wind and rain, or the leader of the horse bandits who gathered in the mountains and forests, they were so vulnerable; What's more, this is the Beida Battalion built by Xiao Changling, and what greeted these horse bandits was the cold killing of the black cavalry army.
Thundered.
Iron hooves.
In the sound of horses' hooves, a large number of black horsemen leaped on horses, rolling up smoke and dust in the sky, the big silver dragon handsome flag, waving in the wind, on the big flag, painted with a big "Xiao" word, that stroke by stroke, just like a knife carved axe chisel, instantly giving people an indestructible three-dimensional sense, murderous spirit.
Hu Kun sat high on horseback, riding in the lead, his armor was shiny, even the big red robes were also pulled by the wind to hunt, and the red charcoal fire dragon horse under the seat, four hooves landed, like a bolt of lightning, quickly swept out; The pioneer general in the Beida Battalion Army, looked ahead under the handsome banner, and then slowly raised the iron spear in his hand, a black and heavy spear tassel, wrapped around both sides of the spear, particularly eye-catching, he waved the iron spear, and ordered solemnly.
"Advance!"
Accompanied by the spear raised high by General Hu Kun, more than ten light horsemen in the front row of the black cavalry column squeezed the belly of the horse in unison, and according to the order of the main general, quickly spread out left and right in a fan shape, flicked the reins of the horse, and the horse leaped like a dragon, broke away from the main force of the black cavalry, and took the lead in running to the place where the horse bandits were.
Snort!
Immediately afterwards, the sound of the bowstring was loud, and the more than ten black horsemen, holding longbows, galloped left and right when they rode their horses forward, and feathered arrows shot out one after another, forming an impenetrable net, enveloping the horse bandits who were as small as fish in water.
In an instant, countless stray arrows like flying locusts, whistling and roaring, swept through the air, drawing graceful arcs, flashing arrows of cold light, and stabbing straight into the bodies of several horse bandits; Wherever the arrows passed, the sky covered the sun, splashing countless blood mist.
After the strings sounded, the cold arrow rain, mixed with the terrible sound of the beep, poured down like a downpour, round after round, breaking the strings and shooting out; Under the cover of such a dense rain of arrows, a painful wail sounded miserably from the team of dozens of horse bandits, and the sound was endless, and the dozen or so horse bandits at the head of the row had not had time to swing their knives to resist, and several arrow holes suddenly appeared on their bodies, and as if they had suffered an electric shock, their bodies twitched in pain, and they were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Looking at the three kingdoms of the Central Plains, if you talk about the battle on the battlefield, it is the cavalry of the Northern Zhou army, which is the most powerful, and the archers in the Northern Zhou army, with a single burst of random arrows, can shoot the heavy cavalry of Southern Chu and the Wuben tiger cavalry of Western Yan to the back of their horses, not to mention the blood-devouring iron cavalry such as "Tiefutu"; Most of the 70,000 soldiers in the Beida Battalion are mainly cavalry, and they are even better at cavalry shooting, which embodies a lot of Xiao Changling's hard work.
Only a dozen light horsemen, not yet the main force of the black horsemen, at this time, the horses are flat, holding a hard bow, they can easily harvest the lives of more than a dozen horse bandits in an instant, with superb riding and shooting, like a sickle cutting wheat, without even giving them a chance to react.
At the same time as the horse bandit fell from the horse with an arrow, the eyes of the man in white were still as calm as a frozen lake, and it seemed that the bloody wind and rain that was just close at hand were reflected in the depths of his deep black pupils, and it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and was forever sealed in the bottomless pool that did not see the light of day.
Under the arch guard of a bronze wall and an iron wall, Xiao Changling stood still, the shadow had already been sheathed, he held a long sword in both hands, his handsome and straight figure, the reflection projected on the lawn, long and majestic, coupled with a capable white clothes, a black and heavy ancient sword, but it can highlight the young commander's chic demeanor.
Xiao Changling stood with his sword, the warm wind blew on its side, swept across his cold cheeks, and blew the white clothes up and down, and beside him, there were twenty soldiers of the Northern Battalion, all wearing armor and holding knives, forming an invulnerable barrier with the iron shield in their hands, Xiao Changling was in it, always motionless.
I saw that Xiao Changling slowly raised his head, staring at the scene in front of him with an indifferent face, on the two sword eyebrows, but it had already been smeared with a layer of mysterious aura, and his eyes were full of coldness, calm and waveless, cold as a knife, just like the smile marks under his lips, flashing a trace of mockery and disdain; From the very beginning, he didn't take these horse bandits in his eyes, in his opinion, these people are just a group of ants, one person who died, and ten people who died, for Xiao Changling, they were all the same, and they couldn't shake their resolute heart at all.
Suddenly, Xiao Changling's expression was slightly awe-inspiring, he raised his right fist calmly and firmly, and then swung it down hard, as if he wanted to use an understatement to convey his will as the commander in chief to the soldiers of the Beida Battalion.
The twenty personal soldiers were immediately infected by Xiao Changling's awe-inspiring majesty, so they stood their shields under them, and the Yanling knife was inserted into the ground, and at the same time, with extremely agile speed, they took off their bows and crossbows from behind them, wound their arrows, and quickly stepped forward a few steps, converging into a huge circular formation, and Xiao Changling's sonorous and powerful voice immediately rushed straight into the sky.
"Tell them that he who throws up his armor and throws himself with a sword will not be killed; Those who resist will be killed! ”
The strong bows and crossbows of the forest, held in the hands of the soldiers of the Beida Battalion, bent into countless extreme half moons, made a crisp sound of "squeak, squeak", like crossbow arrows with layers of snow lines, and on the tip of the arrow, flashing with a murderous cold light, coldly pointing directly at the crowd on the opposite side.
Not long after, the sparkling soldiers of the Beida Battalion erupted in an earth-shaking roar.
"Your Highness has decreed that whoever abandons his armor and throws his sword shall not be killed; Those who resist will be killed! ”
"No mercy!"
"No mercy!"
The surging roar swept up from the gentle Yudai River, swept towards the saga mountain beams in the distance, rolled towards the dense and prosperous jungle, and also swept into the ears of everyone present, suppressing the blue sky and white clouds in early spring, all of which were somewhat eclipsed.
At the same time, the two hundred black horsemen, who were still as powerful as tigers and wolves, gradually slowed down at this time, and the boundless black, like a wild pine forest, was endless, full of handsome flags and fierce killings.
"Formation!"
Hu Kun snorted.
Immediately, a full 200-strong black cavalry army, black-armored war horses, and spears struggled, and the tips of the spears were bright and clear, and the cold light flickered, drawing out a white and vast snow mist; Taking advantage of the wind, the main force of the black cavalry approached against the wind, and when there were only three hundred zhang left from the horse bandits, they all held the war horses, and the war horses let out a long neigh, and the horses' hooves raised a large cloud of dust and mist, which slowly rose and drifted away little by little.
Suddenly, about thirty or so archers, like the previous dozen or so cavalry, broke away from the main force of the black cavalry, rode out, and in the blink of an eye, they immediately lined up in front of the formation, one by one with a false angle bow, took out the wolf's tooth arrows, and fastened them tightly on the string.
"Snort......"
The huge arm strength pulled the horn bow dozens of pounds apart. The bowstring of the horn bow trembled with a "buzz", turning into a full moon in the air, and was pulled into a tight state; The wolf's tooth arrows on the bow, no, to be precise, were more than thirty wolf's tooth arrows, the arrows glowing with green light, and they were aimed coldly at the head of the opposite horse bandit, and the face and eyebrows seemed to pierce it through it.
For a time, the iron cavalry was encircled, the arrow feathers were in the direction, and the main force of the two hundred black cavalry was completely encircled against the horse bandits.
"To descend or not to descend—"
"To descend or not to descend—"
Following the violent roar of the soldiers in the Beida Battalion, there were countless cold and fierce voices, bursting out from the mouths of the black cavalry soldiers, like thunder in the sky, echoing in the air, echoing in the warm air.
There is a strong bow and crossbow in front, and there is a black horse in the back, and the sharp edge of the spear and crossbow arrows is like thunder and lightning, cutting through the heavens and regions, completely sealing all the possibilities of escape for the horse bandits, leaving only frightened faces.
Looking at the dozen or so brothers who were killed by random arrows beside them, the faces of the horse bandits showed a deathly white color, and they finally understood that in front of the powerful state apparatus of the Great Zhou Dynasty, these people were fat pigs slaughtered under the butcher's knife.
"Dangchang!"
The clear sound of metal colliding sounded in one piece, and if you listen carefully, this is not the sound of blades clashing; But I saw that dozens of big knives were thrown to the ground, and the horse bandits rolled off their horses one after another, knelt on the ground obediently, and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy.
"I'm willing to surrender."
"I'm willing to surrender."
The horse bandits all disarmed and became prisoners under the staggered blades of the Beida Battalion, some were held by several bright Yanling knives around their necks, and some were surrounded by spears and couldn't move, and several horse bandit leaders led by them could only be captured under the horses with a reluctant face; From the raid of the horse bandits to the disarming of all the weapons, it was less than half an hour before and after, and a thrilling crisis was eliminated invisibly, under Xiao Changling's thunderous means.
The fog dissipated, and a touch of comfort and comfort, like a breeze, dispelled the gloom clouds in everyone's hearts, and there was a great joy of seeing the sun.
A wisp of spring breeze blew and rolled up the man's white clothes.
Xiao Changling raised his eyes and put the "Chengying" long sword on his waist again; After standing for a long time, he finally turned around and looked at the beautiful figure of the woman beside him, her smile, her hair, her soft smile, and her charming demeanor, at this moment, as if by magic, were forever engraved in Xiao Changling's clear eyes, as if she was going to penetrate the bottom of the deep lake.
The more he looked, the more fascinated he became, the more he looked at it, the more he was intoxicated, the original resolute lip arc was slowly rising at the moment, outlining a smile like a star, this is not a sneer in the face of the enemy, nor a laugh after a victory, but a different kind of laughter, gentle as water, warm and affectionate, this is a feeling that has never been felt before, maybe only when facing the woman in front of him, he, the young and famous commander, will show his tenderness and warmth, is this the feeling of heartbeat?
may have felt the gaze from that man, and Xie Wanxin also returned from a highly nervous mental state to a tranquil state like an orchid at this time; Her eyes were watery, and she slowly raised it, and the girl's innocent gaze fell straight on the pair of black and white cold eyes, and also fell on this man,—— just now, he was protecting himself, fighting alone, breaking the dark arrow with a sword, bending the bow to destroy the thief; Just now, with extremely confident eyes, he made a promise to "protect you safe and sound", how firm and brave he was...... Like Xiao Changling, for Xie Wanxin, this may also be a heart-pounding feeling.
Looking at each other, the two of them lost their minds, and there was a haze in front of them.
After a moment of distraction, in a flash, Xiao Changling smiled warmly, his eyes were as warm as a spring breeze, as gorgeous as the morning sun, staring at the face of the fourth lady of the Xie family, who was alluring to the country and the city, and spoke loudly, his voice was slow and flat.
"Fourth Miss, they are all lonely subordinates, you are safe now."
Just such a simple sentence set off ripples in Miss Xie Si's heart, she quietly looked at Xiao Changling's handsome face, admiring his elegant expression, the girl's innocent gaze, undisguised revealed her budding spring heart, tugging at the heartstrings.
Love words, how deep.
……
"Boom Boom ......"
At this moment, a series of muffled horses' hooves came from the flat ground, cutting through the black smoke remaining in mid-air, and also breaking the silence between Xiao Changling and Xie Wanxin; With the sound of horses' hooves, a tall red charcoal fire dragon horse slowly drove in, carrying the majestic general, appeared in front of the two.
"Phew—"
Hu Kun rode his horse, tightened the reins violently, turned over and dismounted; After dismounting, Hu Kun, a general in armor, tidied up the armor on his body slightly, and threw his black-tasseled iron spear that was customary across the battlefield to his personal soldiers, and then strode towards Xiao Changling.
The footsteps are strong.
The pro-soldiers of the Beida Battalion dispersed one after another to make way for General Hu Kun; I saw that Hu Kun clenched the saber at his waist, and the line of his face facing the spring breeze became more and more prominent, and he was worthy of being born in the Northern Camp and accompanied Xiao Changling to fight in Saibei.
"The last general is too late to save the car, so that His Highness is frightened, His Highness forgives his sins!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Changling's gaze was like a bow and arrow shot out on a string, but there was no coldness of an arrow, just a faint glance at Hu Kun; The expression on his face swept away the coldness and fierceness of the killing of the Quartet, although it was still as calm as water, it was already much gentler.
"Zuoyu doesn't have to be polite, if it weren't for the general's timely rescue, I'm afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable. This time, the Beida Battalion has made meritorious efforts to suppress bandits, and should be given a generous reward, and all the soldiers who participated in the battle today will be promoted to the first level and rewarded with 50 yuan; Whoever shoots a thief on the battlefield will be promoted to the third rank and rewarded with a hundred pounds. ”
"Your Highness!"
The soldiers of the Peking University Camp shouted in unison, and the sound of jubilation was like thunder.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Changling took a deep breath, holding the hilt of Chengying's sword in his left hand, and his right hand naturally hung down at his side, the long wind of hunting blew up his white clothes and brushed away the dust on the white clothes.
It didn't take long for Xiao Changling to speak in a deep voice, and his tone was loud.
"Captain Zhaowu Hu Kun listens to the seal!"
"The last general!" Hu Kun stepped forward and clenched his hands into fists.
"From now on, you will be promoted to the former deputy general of the army, commanding the black cavalry." Xiao Changling blurted out word by word, his voice had the power to crack stones, and he did not drag the mud and water at all, showing that he was born as a commander, and the two sword eyebrows immediately raised slightly.
"Your Highness."
But soon, Hu Kun looked back, glanced at the group of horse bandits who had surrendered, and asked in a low voice.
"Then ......, Your Highness, please show me what to do with these people."
"Where are they horse bandits?" Xiao Changling said casually.
"Back to Your Highness, according to the local people, these people are all thieves from Mopan Mountain, who make a living by killing people and goods all year round, and doing all kinds of evil.
Mopan Mountain!
When he heard these three words, Xiao Changling's face couldn't help but sink slightly, and his eyebrows suddenly twisted together; As the commander of the first army of the Beida Battalion, the general who led the troops to fight on the battlefield, of course he knew what Mopan Mountain was, it was less than fifty miles away from Qingliang Villa, it was a place where bandits gathered, there were hundreds of mountains large and small, and there were about 3,000 horse bandits entrenched in total.
At this moment, Xiao Changling was silent, his two heroic sword eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and his already handsome and flawless face, under the backdrop of his eyes and eyebrows, solidified into a deep cold pool, and the bottom of the pool was almost invisible, as if he was thoughtful.
After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Changling put his hands behind his back, his cold gaze swept over Hu Kun's armor, looked straight ahead, and slowly spoke in a cold voice, with an unquestionable firmness and determination in his tone.
"Draw them into the barracks, and be slaves for all eternity; In addition, inform Dugu Yunhu and let him lead 10,000 iron horsemen to Mopan Mountain to suppress bandits after three days, and if he is unsuccessful, he will not come back to see Gu. ”
The tone of this sentence, although not very heavy, is calm, containing an awe-inspiring murderous aura, and in the indifference, it highlights the power of being proud of Kyushu; Xiao Changling is using the most insipid tone to say the most sonorous and powerful words, he is declaring his determination to Hu Kun and all the soldiers of the Beida Battalion to quell the bandits.
"Yes, the last general commands!" Hu Kun clenched his fists and immediately turned to leave.
Everything is quiet again, blending into the sunny atmosphere of spring.
Looking at Xiao Changling's look of talking about military affairs, Xie Wanxin stood beside him, unconsciously fascinated, the cold and hard tone, the arrogant and resolute eyes, and the eloquent expression, anyone who saw it would be impressed by the charm of this person, not to mention Xie Wanxin, who was at the beginning of love, when a woman paid so much attention to a man's every move, this may be falling in love with him......
Nowadays, the sun is setting, and the red sunset afterglow shines on the gurgling river, and through the clear water, it is refracted into a faint light, so that the green and fluffy lawn is shrouded in this large area of refreshing red.
Seeing the breeze rising, the soldiers brought a pure black long cloak according to the habit of King Rencheng in the past, and put it on Xiao Changling's broad shoulders, and at the same time brought his "Sa Lu Zi"; Xiao Changling remained silent, stretched out his hand to tie the knot and silk buckle of the cloak gently, and the sound of the wind blew from his ears and in front of him, pulling Xiao Changling's white-clothed cloak, hunting and dancing.
Xiao Changling turned around, first glanced at the close friends of the fourth lady of the Xie family, and then stared at Xie Wan's delicate cheeks, and said in the gentlest tone he had ever said in his life.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are frightened today, Changling is here to make amends to you, and I will definitely give you an explanation another day."
After the words fell, Xiao Changling's increasingly gentle gaze fell on Xie Wanxin's beautiful eyes again; The beauty came into view, and the smile on the corner of Xiao Changling's lips became hotter and hotter, and gradually, he was a little forgetful.
"Fourth Miss, it's getting late, so you don't need to send someone to send you home."
At this moment, Xie Wanxin, no matter how spring-hearted she is, has to return to the real world; The girl's smiling face like a flower shows the nobility and elegance of a peony flower, which is unforgettable.
"Don't bother Your Highness, you see, my carriage is over there."
As she spoke, Xie Wanxin pointed over there, a carriage with a "Situ Mansion" token hanging was quietly parked under a tree surrounded by a group of maidservants; The moment the carriage entered Xiao Changling's sight, he felt a trace of loss inexplicably, but soon, this loss and loneliness were swept away.
"Okay, then we'll see you later."
After that, Xiao Changling took the reins, stepped on the horse's pedal with one foot, and skillfully jumped on the horse's back, the whole person's body, like a towering mountain, sat upright on the "Sa Lu Zi", without moving.
Xiao Changling held the bridle in his left hand, held the reins tightly with his right hand, circled the purple dew, raised it high, and greeted the soldiers of the Northern Battalion in a sharp manner.
"Pull out the camp!"
"Will we meet again?" Finally, at the last moment when Xiao Changling stepped on Sa Luzi and was about to leave, Xie Wanxin couldn't help but shout out her heartfelt words, with a pair of autumn pupils, looking at the heroic and upright figure of the man on the horse.
But I saw that Xiao Changling turned the horse's head slightly, looked back sideways, stared at Xie Wanxin's soft and gentle pupils, and smiled lightly, this smile seemed to be to permanently put the girl's amorous charm into his heart.
"As long as there is fate, I will see you again."
A long laugh from the sky spread to thousands of miles, and of course it also reached Xie Wanxin's ears.
After the laughter, Xiao Changling didn't look back, grabbed the tough reins, gently kicked the horse's belly, the dragon horse neighed, and along the official road when he came to the Qingqing, he threw the reins and rode the horse, and went straight to the barracks; Behind the white-clothed warriors, two hundred black horsemen, with their horses' hooves, raised dust in the sky and made a loud noise that shook the universe......
The remnant sun is like blood, reflecting the hero's stubborn back and young heroism.
Xie Wanxin stood in the wind, looking at the lonely shadow in the distance, speechless, speechless, no tears, only a warm love like fire, boiling, burning, fluctuating in her heart, and it was so enduring, endless.