Chapter 30: The Divine Relics
As soon as the envoy opened its mouth, it was shot into it by an ice bee sting, and before it could react, it was hit hard in the throat again, and suddenly its head and feet fell. Lin Fengjin had ordered that only the whole corpse should be left before, so the wild boar didn't need to open the sky, and directly waved the mountain and river shield to smash it from top to bottom, while the sky wolf was simpler, chopping it with the back of a knife.
Under such a crazy fierce attack, this divine envoy soon even smashed his head like a rotten watermelon, and his body was even more tattered, flowing out a large amount of asphalt-like black-brown liquid, twitching slightly, and even the faint cyan phosphorus fire in his eye sockets was almost annihilated, however, Lin Fengjin of course remembered that the life span of this guy seemed to be only one or half a day, and its life essence was released intensely during this time, so it can still be clearly seen that its injuries are healing rapidly, actually tried his best to fight back and parry in this situation.
Fortunately, Lin Fengjin had a Shui'e storage by his side at any time, and when he remembered Ao Li's words, he completely froze it, and he could see that as soon as the divine envoy froze, the speed of healing immediately became extremely slow.
After all, Lin Fengjin has more memories than ordinary people, and immediately recalled that some materials in his previous life recorded that at low temperatures, some animals can enter a state similar to turtle breath and hibernation, which greatly inhibits the release of vitality, and even frogs or toads that have been dormant at low temperatures for dozens or hundreds of years without dying, which shows that low temperature can just restrain this extremely abnormal life magic of the gods.
After freezing this divine envoy into a large lump of ice, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and it was really a great pressure to encounter such an unbeatable monster. However, at this time, Lin Fengjin suddenly turned his head to look at the ice cube, and he felt that something seemed to be wrong!
This time I turned around and immediately saw in the eyes of the oracle in the ice. The faint cyan phosphorus fire was getting stronger and stronger, and it was getting hotter and hotter!
Such a situation gave Lin Fengjin a dangerous illusion, just like facing a monstrous flood, although he built a dam to intercept it, but there is a way to block it is better to dredge, this flood is still surging all the time, washing the dam all the time, exerting huge pressure.
Even at this time, a large number of cracks have appeared on the dam. There is also sand and gravel falling in a row, and it is about to burst completely!
"Let's go!" Lin Fengjin only felt that the cold hairs on the back of his hands were standing up one by one, and he immediately turned around and left, but fortunately, at this time, Shui E blessed the corpse of the frozen divine envoy with an additional ice talisman on it, so he bought a few more precious seconds.
After the three of them fled for hundreds of meters, Lin Fengjin felt that the strong threat behind him was already on the verge of breaking out, and immediately shouted:
"Stop!"
The wild boar immediately exhaled and smashed the mountain and river shield to the ground, hiding itself behind the shield. And the wolf shrank behind the wild boar, and Lin Fengjin was protected at the rear.
As soon as the protective formation was made, I saw that the ice cube had completely exploded, and a ball of light quickly spread. There seemed to be countless sharp needles hidden in the light, and the scoop also flew wildly, as if nothing could resist the penetration of this thing, but fortunately, the sharp needles formed by this light seemed to only appear within a radius of fifty meters.
That's it. The pressure on the boar, which had only been injured on the periphery, was undoubtedly greatly reduced, and when it came to the explosion, everyone was smacking their tongues. There was an amazing pit in the place where it was originally exploded, two or three meters deep, and the bamboo buildings within five zhang of the surrounding area could be said to have been completely razed, and the air also exuded a strange and pungent smell of sulfur, as if some place had just let go of fireworks, which was very choking.
Lin Fengjin walked over slowly, his eyesight was extraordinary, but he suddenly saw that something seemed to be floating at the bottom of the big pit, and when he went down to look, he found that it was a small piece of transparent thing the size of a soybean, emitting a faint orange-yellow light, as if it was amber, and there were some mixed dregs in it, but I don't know why, it looked like it gave people a very quiet and peaceful feeling.
"Hey, this thing is still a high-ranking monk, will it still leave a relic when it dies?"
Lin Fengjin was a little curious, so he was about to walk over and stretch out his hand to touch it, but suddenly heard the heavenly wolf say in a jerky voice:
"Master, this god makes the relics this is a great evil thing, not suitable to touch, even if I want to touch, I can't help this thing, I have to wash away the fierce aura on it, and this ferocious aura is by no means idle, but the corpse in the extreme yin place in the big whirlpool has been brewing for tens of thousands of years to get out, although there is only a trace, once it is touched, I am afraid that it will be like a maggot attached to the bone for life, entangled, and the end is endless trouble. ”
Lin Fengjin listened to the words of the wolf, and immediately stopped his hand, and immediately stood far away, and casually released a letter arrow. Suddenly, the red rider had been waiting impatiently outside, and immediately rushed in like a torrent of horses.
At this time, Lin Fengjin gave the order:
"It's time, according to the plan before coming, to retreat in three groups, the Red Battalion (the wounded and sick battalion) is supported by Dort's cavalry to withdraw first, and the rest are cut off. ”
Wolf Tu immediately took out the fireworks that had been arranged in advance and began to release them, and then the same fireworks rushed straight into the sky one after another everywhere in response.
Next, I saw that Lin Fengjin was in trouble, and tried his best to take away the "relics" left by the divine envoy, and the current plan was to cut a bamboo tube from the bamboo building next to it. Wolf Tu couldn't help but sneer:
"The master's heart is also better. ”
After speaking, he shouted to his subordinates:
"Don't you have eyes, go and bring twenty captives, and ask if anyone is willing to take the stone, and if so, spare him a life, and if not, kill him immediately." ”
Lin Fengjin listened to Wolf Tu's words and sighed, but it was urgent to think about it, if he delayed a little longer, as soon as the day dawned, the damage to the cavalry in Sanli would inevitably be extremely heavy, so he said very simply:
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, don't do it, the vicious curse and ferocity on this thing are particularly violent. You and the people in the red cavalry should stay away from Sanzhang!"
Wolf Suddenly Said:
"Okay, master. Don't worry, leave this matter to me. ”
Lin Fengjin nodded, at this time, he had already begun to retreat, and various affairs were also gathered in a thousand ways, and after dawn, the most convenient and fast way to transmit fireworks was about to fail, so he had to hurry up. Therefore, Lin Fengjin left the wild boar to guard the person holding the divine relics, and he boarded the carriage prepared before, and one by one the orders were suddenly issued as if they were flowing water. Urgent orders are communicated by fireworks, and those that are not urgent are sent by fast horses.
At this time, if you look down on the land, you can see that the more than 10,000 cavalry in the Sanli Department are divided into three parts, and about half of them have been transferred to the west, because there is a steady stream of heavily armed steel-armored warriors, silently lined up in formation, it seems that the fleet of the East China Sea Alliance has found a point to transport troops there, but these reinforcements are surrounded by these four or five thousand cavalry in a fan-shaped group, which is actually quite a loss.
First of all. They had just emerged to endure a dense rain of arrows. You must know that the cavalry of the Sanli Department is so strong that it must not be measured by the cavalry combat power of the rest of the grassland peoples, and the arrows alone can be distinguished. Most of the ordinary steppe tribes used ox horn bows and beast tooth arrows, and there was almost no way to deal with these warriors with steel armor and iron shields.
However, the standard longbow used by the cavalry of the Sanli Division had a range of 200 paces longer than the horn bow. The arrows carried in the quiver are divided into three types! The first is fire phosphorus arrows, the second is armor-piercing arrows, and the third is specially used for cluster projectiles. The tail feathers have been specially tuned with white feather arrows!
Even though the protection of the ironclad samurai is amazing, under the fire of the arrow cluster supported by the sophisticated craftsmanship of the three miles, the casualties are not small.
Secondly, in order to improve the protection power, the warriors holding steel armor and iron shields also have a disadvantage, that is, the movement speed will become sluggish, in this way, against the three-mile cavalry who come up and go like the wind, it will be like a turtle crawling. The speed is already slow, and they have to march in groups, so if the people in the three miles use rockets to shoot, the formation will be chaotic, and after the formation is chaotic, it will be a cavalry rush, which is almost an insoluble situation of slaughter.
In fact, such a phalanx of ironclad warriors must be equipped with powerful long-range strike firepower, for example, the famous longbowmen of the Aolai Kingdom are both offensive and defensive. It's just that the Three Kingdoms Alliance doesn't have this configuration at this time, secondly, these soldiers are transported by guò lifeboats, and they have to climb a rope to go up to the grassland, and they can at least withstand the open space that has been carved out, and if the archers are transported, it is estimated that the casualties are several times that of now!
Among the remaining cavalry of the Sanli Division, there are more than 1,000 people who continue to burn and loot in the camp, and the goal of burning grain and grass has long been completed, and now is the time to loot and kill, continue to ruthlessly spoil the base established by the East China Sea Alliance, and even not let go of every piece of wood, because this thing is also a rare thing on the grassland, and the nearest forest from here will have to walk thousands of miles!
The last 3,000 or so cavalry formed a large net and galloped back and forth across the grassland, naturally targeting a large number of rangers sent out by the East China Sea Alliance.
The number of cavalry of the East China Sea Alliance Army is also quite amazing, but yesterday's battle has broken the backbone, completely lost the spirit, at this time it was scattered and sent out as a team, as soon as I saw the fire of the base camp, I naturally had to come back to rescue, but it was a large number of elite cavalry who ran headlong into the three miles to wait for work and wait for the rabbit, which can really only be described as self-throwing.
After Lin Fengjin sent out the signal, he first asked Zhang Lei to mobilize the first army used by his subordinates to defend the city, so that this new army could come quickly and prepare to take over the retreat.
The first to set off was this part of the Sanli tribe who killed the opposing cavalry, and they would escort the "red battalion" back to the city first, followed by the more than 1,000 people who had looted and burned, and would escort a large number of prisoners and captured baggage to leave, these prisoners were carefully screened and had a certain skill to come in handy, and the number of these captives was at least four or five thousand.
The last to retreat were the main forces of the Sanli Division that were surrounding the reinforcements.
There is a problem here, it seems that the people of the Sanli Department are still greedy at this time, and it is very unwise to want to eat the four or five thousand prisoners, and there are a lot of baggage, but as long as they walk for an hour first, and the distance between them and the people of the East China Sea Alliance is about ten miles, it is actually not a problem.
The reason for this is that the cavalry of the East China Sea Alliance, which can be used to pursue and destroy, has been almost completely disrupted. In this vast grassland, if light infantry is used, five or six thousand steppe cavalry will be broken, and whether they use cavalry tactics or cavalry group charging tactics, they will really die as many as they want.
Chasing with hoplites? Carrying that steel tortoise shell, is this chasing people or tossing soldiers?
After Lin Fengjin dealt with these things, he stayed and took the initiative to break off, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance Army looked at the Sanli cavalry that was slowly withdrawing, and pursued it tentatively. After eating a few showers of arrows, he really didn't have any intention of pursuing, but could only continue to hold on to the defense, so as not to be killed again, and at the same time hoped to find some usable materials from the ruined ruins.
Seeing this situation, Lin Fengjin still divided ten teams of 100 people, and after staggering along the way, he slowly withdrew, which can be said to be extremely safe. After leaving thirty or forty miles like this, I basically felt that the overall situation had been decided, so I breathed a sigh of relief and dealt with my own private affairs.
Of course. Lin Fengjin's first thing at this time was nothing else, naturally he went to see what happened to the god relics left behind, but after rushing over, he found a very strange thing, that is, his own personal guard red cavalry surrounded a person on horseback. He wrapped himself in the group and walked forward, but the red horseman closest to the man was also five or six feet away. And all the red horsemen were on strict guard against the man, so to speak, in a peculiar state where his hand was pressed on the hilt of his sword, and his bow was wound at any moment.
Lin Feng looked at the extremely nervous appearance of the red horsemen, as if these red horses were surrounded by many people, not that they were surrounding one person.
As soon as he saw Lin Fengjin coming, Wolf Tu also came immediately, and as soon as they met, he said to Lin Fengjin:
"Childe, what kind of relics is indeed quite evil, the person holding it will go crazy for no reason, and then bite people like crazy people, and finally become a monster with long hair, the power is infinite, and we didn't pay attention to it at the time, and we also lost two brothers"
Lin Fengjin raised his eyes to look at the person who was surrounded in the center, and then said:
"I think he's still doing well, right?"
Wolf suddenly smiled bitterly:
"Hui Gongzi's words, the time of this madness seems to vary from person to person, some people go crazy with about a cup of tea, and some people can last for half an hour, the most important thing is that this madness comes faster than the onset of the disease, like the first guy, obviously still replying, but half a sentence back went crazy directly. ”
Lin Feng said respectfully:
"Have you ever tried wrapping it in something, and see if you can isolate it?"
Wolf Suddenly Said:
"Of course, I threw it directly in the bag of mare's milk wine, but it didn't seem to be of much use. ”
Lin Fengjin nodded and said:
"All the bodies involved were burned, including those of the brothers who were killed. By the way, how long has this person been holding out now?"
Wolf Suddenly Said:
"He's the fifth person, and he seems to have been holding out for more than half an hour, huh?"
Lin Fengjin listened to the wolf's words, then glanced at the person riding on the horse, and found that this person was about forty years old, and his appearance was also very ordinary, his face was calm, and he didn't know why, he had a very unique temperament on his body, as if he was the kind of old man who had been hanging the pot for many years, and he had a very compassionate taste.
This man was riding on a horse, and he could feel that he was really ignoring the divine relics he was holding in his hand, and even more so ignoring the wolf-like knights of the Sanli tribe around him, as if it was also very meaningful to follow the footsteps of the horses like this.
Lin Feng glanced at this person and knew that there must be something special, but it was a person from an enemy country, and he also had a little precaution in his heart, so he said:
"Keep an eye on him, if he doesn't die after arriving in Wu Zuocheng, then put him under house arrest, treat him politely, and take time to send him to see me. ”
At this time, several horses ran over, all of them were heralds, one herald came to inquire about the ownership of the escorted prisoners, and the other herald came to report that the group of cavalry who retreated first had escorted the wounded and successfully arrived at their destination, and they wanted to ask Lin Fengjin for instructions.
Lin Feng thought about it for a while and then said:
"After the Eastern Coalition Army was attacked by us this time, the cavalry was already disabled, and even the horses in the horse farm were killed and robbed by us, and they were guest troops from afar, and in a hurry, it can be said that they were powerless to fight back for a while. So let the three thousand-man team that went back to Wuzuocheng first rest first, and tomorrow we will send a thousand-man team to escort the wounded and these prisoners to the old camp outside Sisheng Pass. Together with the shepherd slaves in the old camp, they could have suppressed it. ”
After listening to Lin Fengjin's instructions, the herald immediately took the order and left.
Next, Lin Feng thought about it carefully, and called someone again:
"The Eastern Coalition has suffered a loss from us, so they must want to make up for it elsewhere, what other tribes near them haven't been relocated?"
After hearing what Lin Fengjin said, someone who was specifically responsible for this aspect rode over and said:
"If you go back to Gongzi, there are really not many tribes who have moved away. ”
It turned out that before the war, Wu Zuocheng had already sent someone to warn the surrounding tribes, saying that there was a war of military disasters here, and after the last battle in Dongxia, the name of Wu Zuocheng could only be described as thunderous among the tribes within thousands of miles nearby, so the tribes still had to listen to what they said.
However, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and the tribes on the grassland are relocated, which is not to say that they will be moved, because the nomads live in pursuit of water and grass, and the major grasslands are the things of the owners, and the forces have long planned and said, and every piece of grassland eaten by cattle and sheep is estimated to be stained with the blood of the herdsmen.
In such a situation, it is inevitable that there will be those who spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, for example, some tribes think that Wu Zuocheng is not alarmist, some directly think that Wu Zuocheng will not covet the pasture that his ancestors fell, and some believe Wu Zuocheng's words, but they also want to wait and see how it is - it is easy for nomads to relocate, but it is equivalent to being tied to the pasture - so there are less than three tribes to relocate!
When Lin Fengjin heard such news, his brows suddenly furrowed, and his eyes suddenly turned sharp, but he gradually eased up, shook his head and sighed:
"After all, the Eastern Coalition Army is still a skinny camel bigger than a horse, I estimate that they can have at least two or three thousand people if they have all the cavalry forces in their hands, although this force is far from enough for us, but if you cooperate with their infantry, it is enough to encircle and hunt these tribes."
The wolf's eyes turned cold, and he said viciously:
"Since this is the case, these people are disobedient, then it is better for us to strike first? Kill these guys first? We should be able to catch up with the Eastern Coalition Army!"
Lin Fengjin shook his head and said:
"No, Wu Zuocheng's output alone can't support the demand for the products on the grassland in the rest of the country, these tribes have not offended us, and they usually do business with us honestly, if we do this today, it will inevitably cause public outrage on the grassland, and the reputation of Sanlibu will be completely stinky. ”
Wolf Tu frowned and said:
"Shall we let those Eastern Coalition forces go around killing these surrounding tribes, and at the same time loot their materials to strengthen ourselves?
Lin Fengjin frowned and said:
"This is also something that can't be helped, and the most important thing is that the other party has suffered such a big loss from us today, and will definitely be on strict guard against us in the future, even if we want to ambush them to go out to attack the tribal army in the future, it is estimated that it will be very difficult. (To be continued......)