Chapter 12: Killing in the Night
"Driving, driving......"
"Step, step on ......"
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the dust was flying. A well-disciplined military horse team held a fiery red banner embroidered with the word "Wei" and waved it in the wind. In the entire Great Qian, only one Weifu was the only one who held this banner, and there was no other semicolon. This not only represents glory, but also a responsibility, the responsibility of protecting the Great Qian Empire, and this team of people is not Wei Dong and his party.
When Wei Dong left Beijing a few days ago, Gonggong Mu personally led the two little eunuchs in the palace to Wei Mansion with the edict of Emperor Qiandi and a large number of rewards. Guarding the border for the great dry town, preventing disasters in the country, hard work and achievements, rewarding a number of things, and so on.
One of the most important is to give Wei Dong the title of marquis and give the earl, I am afraid that only the title of the Wei family is the most "simple" in the entire Daqian. Since the grandson of the ancestor of the Wei family, it has always been so simple, almost every generation of the heir of the Wei family will be rewarded, and then wait for his father to take over the position of general after a hundred years to protect the family and defend the country.
There is only one in the country that the Wei family is knighted without the opinions of the first assistant, the governor of the political council, and the senior officials of the DPRK and the central government, which is an honor and a recognition, and no one will feel uncomfortable in this matter.
After Gong Mu finished announcing the edict of Emperor Qian, he handed a letter to Wei Dong and said: "Uncle Wei, this is a secret letter written by His Majesty, please hand it over to General Wei himself, after which Uncle Wei can leave Beijing at any time and rush to the border pass, without reporting separately." ”
Then just as Gonggong Mu left, Wei Dong asked Uncle Ye to pack his bags and set off on a certain day.
On the day Wei Dong left Beijing, Liu Ming personally went to Wei Mansion to see Wei Dong off, Wei Dong and Liu Ming rode on horses and walked slowly, and Uncle Ye led the men and horses in front.
"Recently, the rivers and lakes have been turbulent, and all the charms and spirits have jumped out, and Prince An Mo Canglan is nowhere to be seen now, and it is estimated that the border will not be peaceful for long. Liu Ming said to Wei Dong, his slightly frowning brows full of sorrow.
Wei Dong didn't care much about it, and said with a smile: "As long as those of us who march and fight in the war don't die in the court, we can be regarded as worthy of death, and dying on the battlefield is also a good destination." ”
"Wei Dong. ”
"Huh?"
"Again, if, I mean that if there is really that day, you and Uncle Wei must survive, and only by living can everything be possible. ”
Wei Dong smiled slightly, he didn't know whether to agree or not, he looked at the sky in the distance, if there really was such a day, would he be reluctant to make a living or be determined to serve the country, who knows?
Liu Ming sighed slightly, and no longer persuaded each other: "When the time comes, if the imperial court is not in time, you can send someone to tell me what materials are lacking at the border pass, don't dare to say anything else, it will definitely be no problem to solve the urgent need." ”
Wei Dong laughed and said: "When did the president of our Wantong Chamber of Commerce become so humble Young Master Liu, others don't know, my Wei family still doesn't know how thick your Liu family's foundation is?"
"Hahahahaha. ”
The two laughed, flicked the horsewhip, "drove", and headed towards the west gate of the capital.
As soon as the guards of the city were about to shout, they were pulled over by the veterans on the side, and the two of them rushed out of the gate.
There was a lot of talk on the road.
"Whose son-in-law is this, so arrogant. ”
"Hey, madness, go and ask, if you have the ability of these two at this age, you are even crazier than them. ”
"Others don't know, if it is replaced by labor and management, labor and capital can fly out by themselves. ”
Liu Ming didn't give up until Wei Dong disappeared from sight, and it was unknown how the conversation was in the middle.
"Young master, it's been a day's journey, and it's not early. There is a forest near the water in front, why don't you camp here for one night?" Uncle Ye looked at the sky and said to Wei Dong.
Wei Dong looked at the horses of the Mo Dao Guard behind him and was already panting, although the soldiers were all experienced in a hundred battles, this was nothing, but they were not in a hurry at this time. The horse is also a first-class war horse, but it can't bear it, so he nodded and said: "Mo Daowei listens to the order, and camps in the woods ahead to drink and rest." ”
"Yes. "Not counting Uncle Ye and Wei Dong, a full twenty Mo Dao guards responded in unison.
According to Wei Chang's intention at that time, Wei Dong should be accompanied by at least a thousand elite horsemen to return to Beijing to avoid accidents. After all, the Wei family guards the western border to guard the Yueshu Kingdom, and has always been regarded as a thorn in the flesh, and they don't mind taking the opportunity to get rid of the Wei family's only son.
Wei Dong insisted on not to, feeling that there were too many people, and with Twenty Mo Daowei and Uncle Ye with him, it was more than enough to deal with some accidents, but there was no need to add additional casualties. Wei Chang just gave up, thinking that there was no problem.
However, after a while, Wei Dong and his party came to the woods and rivers mentioned in their mouths, and saw twenty Mo sword guards dismount in unison, each with a knife without leaving their bodies, and the four of them immediately dispersed and guarded in an orderly manner. The whole process is not a little noisy, orderly, and its quality can be seen.
In a few moments, the fire burned on the dry wood, and along with the boiling water, the dry food was also boiled, and a few freshly caught fish from the river were also stewed in fish soup.
Autumn nights come quickly, and when the last light of the sky disappears, the autumn wind chills slightly. The flames swayed gently in the autumn wind, and the light of the fire reflected on everyone's faces, bringing some warmth to this withered autumn with withered leaves.
"The moon is quite bright tonight, I go to the border pass, I don't know when I will be back. Wei Dong sat on the edge of the fire and whispered.
Uncle Ye brought a cup of hot water to Wei Dong with a bamboo tube and said: "Hehehe, the young master is too worried, although the western border pass is far away from Beijing, if the young master doesn't feel tired of traveling, he can go back and forth a few more times." ”
"What Uncle Ye said is, but I hope that I can always be at the border, and when I am strong, I will raise troops to the west and destroy the Yueshu country, so that all the 200,000 soldiers of the Zhenxi Army can return to the land of Daqian and live a leisurely life, that is what I yearn for. Wei Dong clenched his fists and said, there are too many people who have died at the border, but this is the case in troubled times, all countries are in power, who doesn't want to win the world, one day it will be the time when you die and I die.
Wei Dong chatted with Uncle Ye for a while, and then picked up the spear and practiced marksmanship, then they wanted to go back to their tents to rest, recuperate their spirits, and continue to rush tomorrow.
Just as Wei Dong closed his eyes and wandered into the sky, he heard a "rustling" sound and insect cries in the woods that did not resemble the sound of the wind. Wei Dong imitated an eagle's call, and there was no movement in the forest, Wei Dong wrapped himself in clothes, and unconsciously leaned against the spear on his right.
The flames outside the tent gradually disappeared, but the cold moon in autumn sprinkled the moonlight on the earth without hesitation, and the light was incomparable, but it was a little chilly in the late autumn.
"簌簌, 簌簌, 簌簌......"
The sound in the woods became louder and louder, and through the moonlight, I could faintly see many figures shuttling through the forest, and the short blades glowed with a chilling light under the reflection of the moonlight.
The figures are heavy, the cold light is staggered, the night clothes are tied, and the black cloth is masked. There was only a trace of gasping and a pair of cold and ruthless eyes, as if a vicious wolf was looking at its prey, and a fatal blow could come out at any time. Apparently a group of well-trained killers, ordered to come and raise the top of the mountain.
The last figure ghostly landed around the tent, quietly surrounded, each with a two-handed short blade, this is one of the best weapons used by the killer, as the so-called inch short and dangerous, not allowing the prey to have a chance to escape. Immediately separated several figures, each of them slowly touched behind the curtains of Wei Dong, Uncle Ye and Mo Daowei, as well as the Mo Daowei who was standing guard, his eyes were full of murderous intent, once he succeeded, it would definitely kill with one blow.
When all the killers were in their positions and signaled that they were ready to attack, they suddenly heard the same eagle cry from the tent in the middle as before. Several killers suddenly felt that something was wrong, obviously killing by themselves, but they were as if they were being targeted by a fierce beast, and they were uncomfortable.
"Poof. ”
Before they could react, they saw that the tent in front of them suddenly shattered, and the cold light was particularly dazzling, and a strong wind came to them, blowing on their faces with pain. After that, he felt his head cold, and a stream of heat sprayed out, and he was split in half by the Mo knife. Although a few people who reacted quickly avoided being split in half, they could not escape death, their heads flew high, and they looked at the murderous men holding bloodstained Mo knives and died without turning a blind eye.
One was caught off guard, and several killers of the Eight Gate Realm fell in a pool of blood like this.
The same is true for Uncle Ye's side, a Mo knife is even more simple and heavy, obviously Uncle Ye was also a member of the Mo Dao Guard.
Wei Dong used a five-foot-long, fusiform-shaped spear head. The barrel of the gun is silver, made of strange wood in the bitter cold land, and the shaft is surrounded by a black dragon: the head of the gun weighs four taels and is made of dark iron, which is extremely sharp. The name of this gun is Dian Qingqiu, and the Wei family has been passed down from generation to generation, and there is only one shot in the world. A spear stabbed the killer's throat and pulled it back, and the killer fell to the ground, blood falling down the tip of the spear. Another killer from the Four Elephant Realm saw that the sneak attack could not be achieved, and hid in the darkness again.
After the sixteen Mo Dao guards succeeded in one blow, they immediately surrounded Wei Dong, protecting Wei Dong's various positions, and did not give the assassins of the Four Elephant Realm in the dark a chance to take advantage of it.
The rest of the killers looked at all this coldly, as if death was not terrible to them. Or rather, they're just cold killing machines.
Seeing his whereabouts, the leading killers saw that they were detected by the other party, and Uncle Ye single-handedly stopped each other, and then waved both hands, and the remaining Bamen Realm killers surrounded Wei Dong and Mo Daowei.
"Hands-on. The leader ordered without hesitation, and then the leading killer slammed his palm towards Uncle Ye, and suddenly the palm prints continued, condensing and solidifying, and it was obvious that this person was the great master of the Liangyi Realm.
"Young master, be careful of the masters of the Four Elephant Realm in secret, the other party is prepared. After speaking, Uncle Ye held his unique Mo knife and pointed at the enemy.
Uncle Ye looked at this person, he didn't use weapons, he had a lot of magic in one hand, and obviously all his kung fu was in the palm of his hand. There are thousands of martial arts in the world, fist injuries can still be treated, and broken palms and intestines cannot be cured. At that moment, the Mo knife in his hand, the black light burst out, and the heavy and thick Mo knife waved with both hands was even more vigorous, and the knife qi was like a rainbow, erupting out. Take the leading killer out of the battlefield here, so as not to harm the pond fish in the duel between the great masters of the Liangyi Realm.
Wei Dong took a general look, plus the killers who were killed before, a total of fifty-one, and now there were forty-two killers of the Eight Gate Realm left, except for the killers of the Four Elephant Realm who had just retreated with one blow, there were also a few breaths hidden in the darkness.
Wei Dong and the sixteen Mo Dao Guards looked at the killer in front of them with cold eyes, and they did not panic at all, but saw the situation clearly for the first time, which is a necessary condition for being a qualified general on the battlefield. Such a big battle on the battlefield is commonplace, how can you be afraid of these ghosts.
"Who sent you here?" Wei Dong asked, pointing at the killer in front of him with a little Qingqiu in his hand, and a general's aura of scolding Fang Xuan suddenly appeared.
No one answered Wei Dong, it was strange in the quiet night, and the killers stared at Wei Dong and the others, like cold poisonous snakes waiting for an opportunity.
Wei Dong, as a leading general, knows the truth of preemptive strike, and pointed out Qingqiu, "Don't worry about me, kill." ”
At the sound of an order, not only did Mo Daowei move, but the killer also followed. Thirty-two Eight Gate Realm killers faced the sixteen Eight Gate Realm Mo Dao Guards, and the remaining ten people in the Ming Realm covered each other's bodies and killed Wei Dong.
Wei Dong knows very well that these ten killers of the Eight Realms are all blindfolding, that is, they are sent to death in the open, and the most deadly thing is that the killers of the Four Elephant Realms in the shadows are like a fish in the throat, and they must be careful, if they accidentally expose their flaws, they will usher in the fatal blow of the killers of the Four Elephant Realms in the dark. Wei Dong will not doubt the timing of this professional killer, and to underestimate the enemy on the battlefield is to give his life to the other party.
Wei Dong asked Mo Dao Wei to kill him, not because he was arrogant, but because he knew that if he wanted to kill the master of the Four Elephant Realm in the dark, he had to give him a chance. Wei Dong firmly believes in his own strength, and even more believes in the point Qingqiu in his hand, as long as the time when he secretly kills the hands of the Four Elephant Realm, it will be the time for him to die.
Mo Daowei did not hesitate to carry the Mo Dao Guard to kill, the killer is not a fool It is impossible to stand and slash Mo Dao Wei, the ghost's figure suddenly flashed, and the figure of the body staggered back and forth, attacking and defending in an orderly manner, and the speed was extremely fast. Whenever Mo Daowei's Mo Knife was about to slash the killer, these killers either dodged it with ghostly methods, or stabbed the short blade in their hands at the vital point of Mo Dao Wei at a tricky angle, forcing Mo Dao Wei to withdraw his knife and defend himself.
Although the number of these killers is twice as large as that of Mo Daowei, the well-trained Mo Daowei can be said to have a very small chance of winning. But they are a group of poisonous snakes, and the killer is to kill the target by any means. In addition, Mo Daowei has fewer enemies and more enemies, which is even more difficult, and after a while, several Mo Daowei suffered a secret loss, with more wounds on their bodies, and blood flowed out, but none of Mo Daowei flinched, but the fighting spirit became stronger and stronger.
After all, Mo Daowei is Mo Daowei, although he is nominally the private army guard of the Wei family, but I wonder which Mo Daowei did not come from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain on the battlefield of the western border pass, and has not experienced the watering of blood, the test of life and death, how can he be qualified to enter the Mo Daowei.
If you look closely, you will find that Mo Daowei is not blindly fighting with killers, they have a purpose no matter whether they advance or retreat. Seeing that these killers are very difficult, they change their strategy if they don't fight hard with themselves. First two by two back to back to resist the enemy, and finally a group of four people back to back to form a four-person formation, how can there be more reassuring than to hand over the back to the comrades who live and die with themselves. The battlefield is never a one-person battlefield, it relies on the fit and mutual cooperation between each person, and learns from each other's strengths.
However, after a while, the situation here slowly began to change, the originally suppressed Mo Daowei was no longer passive everywhere, at this time, not only Mo Daowei was inferior to the enemy with fewer enemies, but also with the fit between Mo Daowei and superb combat power, it was hard to regain the decline little by little, and gradually played an advantage.
I have to admit that the strength of Mo Daowei is not said by mouth, but by strength, and the military quality of not being chaotic in the face of danger and not being surprised is only after experiencing life and death fighting, and gradually there are killers who can't consume Mo Daowei's stamina and can't dodge, and there are casualties under Mo Dao.
Looking at Wei Dong's side of the two things, while dealing with ten killers of the Eight Gate Realm, he secretly watched out for the sneak attack of the hidden killers of the Four Elephant Realm.
Wei Dong's one-handed Qingqiu spear was flexible and changeable, the strong wind was howling, and his shot was no slower than that of the killer. A short knife meets a long spear, an inch short and an inch is dangerous, and an inch long and an inch strong. Where the double knives were caused, the true qi of the masters of the Four Elephant Realms was rejuvenated, and the "ping pong" sounded, and the tips of Wei Dong's spears were opened one by one, and the shadow of the spear flickered, and the killers of these Eight Gate Realms were numb, cracked, bleeding, and even broke their wrists directly. After all, it is the Eight Gate Realm and the Four Elephant Realm, and the difference between one realm is insurmountable.
Wei Dong walked with a spear dragon and snake, extremely fierce, blood splashed everywhere for a while, and one killer after another was constantly injured and broken. Penetrated to death. Just when Wei Dong killed the last killer on this side, he felt that the cold air behind him was pressing, and the awe-inspiring murderous aura locked on him, and the afterglow was full of sword light.
The corners of Wei Dong's mouth twitched, after all, he waited for you to make a move. Knowing that the assassin of the Four Elephant Realm in the dark behind him had already made a move, Wei Dong's spear momentum increased instead of decreasing, and the spear was great, and suddenly passed through his body like lightning and killed the last Bamen Realm.
The Four Elephant Realm killers saw that the blow missed, and they didn't panic, they kicked the ground with both feet, and once again used their true qi to step forward, holding the double blades and spinning sideways, the two sword qi flew towards Wei Dong in a cross shape, plowing two ravines on the ground. The Four Elephant Realm Killers knew that once they retreated just now, they would hand over their backs to their opponents, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Wei Dong just used a trick to get out of danger was very thrilling, and he still felt a chill in his back, and it was estimated that he was still slightly injured, but under that blow, most of his true qi was consumed, but Wei Dong believed that the other party's consumption must not be clear. Facing the ensuing sword qi, Wei Dong kicked the spear, his right hand against the back end of the gun, and gathered the true qi at the tip of the spear to break the surface. Without any bells and whistles, facing the intersection of the two knife qi, he broke out and went straight to the killer's face.
The killer of the Four Elephant Realm is naturally not a layman, facing the spear that strikes backwards, he directly kneels on the ground with his legs, bends his waist backwards, and sees the tip of the spear passing by the door, and then the killer of the Four Elephant Realm swings his double knives purely by feeling, and goes straight to Wei Dong's lower three roads, which is extremely insidious, and suddenly the knife is flourishing.
Wei Dong said secretly, it was a good time, he flipped forward and took the spear, and then stabbed out Dian Qingqiu in a very difficult backward posture, and used all his true qi to return to the horse pistol, and nailed the man to the ground with lightning speed. I saw the killer lying on the ground, convulsed a few times, and died. He didn't expect that he would die under the same trick as the killer in front of him.
Looking at Wei Dong again, his face was white, his whole body was shaking like chaff, sweat was flowing, the wound on his back was cracked wide, bleeding a lot, and he looked like a bloody person.
The killer in the dark didn't dare to be lonely, and seeing that Wei Dong was already at the end of the crossbow, a black shadow quietly stabbed at Wei Dong. Wei Dong sneered: "The martial artists of the Eight Gate Realm also want to attack and kill me?" The killer of the Eight Gate Realm saw that Wei Dong's true qi was exhausted, and he wanted to take Wei Dong's life with a short blade. Although Wei Dong's true qi is exhausted, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, how can it be that the martial artists of the Eight Gate Realm can easily attack and kill, and it is still on the premise that Wei Dong has already taken precautions.
But I have to say that the killer's martial arts are very good, and he relies on two short blades to fight on a par with Wei Dong, whenever Wei Dong's spear hits, a short blade is struck, and the waist is attached to the spear and the other short blade is used to smash Wei Dong's face and throat, forcing Wei Dong to bend down to dodge, and then the spear kicks out with his right foot on the ground, and goes straight to the killer's face.
No matter how strong the killer is, he doesn't dare to let Wei Dong kick him hard, otherwise it won't be good even if he doesn't die. But just made a move, and it was definitely too late to take it back, so the killer directly stabbed out the momentum of the short blade, kicked the ground with both feet, and rotated in the air. Wei Dong's kick grazed the back of the killer's head directly, narrowly avoiding this kick. The killer is never a loss-suffering species, wave after wave of unevenness, and the volley killer waved his short blade and slashed at Wei Dong's ankle that had not yet been recovered. If he hits this time, Wei Dong's hamstrings will be broken, and he will no longer have the strength to fight again. At this time, if it is a person with ordinary martial arts, people with little experience in improvisation will definitely suffer this loss.
But who is Wei Dong, his ability is to kill in the battlefield. The right hand was still holding Dian Qingqiu, who was holding the ground, and his right foot was thrown outward and stepped on the middle of Dian Qingqiu's gun, and then his left knee came out closely. The killer has nowhere to borrow strength, there is no way to avoid it, so he can only cross his hands to block the oncoming knee. Immediately after that, another sound of breaking the air sounded, it turned out that Wei Dong knew that this move could not help the killer, and at the same time as the knee attacked, his right hand had already taken advantage of the situation to lift Dian Qingqiu, and then used the killer to resist the thrust of Wei Dong's knee, and held Dian Qingqiu with both hands to split Huashan directly. The gun is used as a knife, and it is not rigid at all, showing the true colors of a man.
"Smack"
The shot slammed into the killer's back, and suddenly, the killer spurted out a mouthful of blood with a "wow", and fell heavily to the ground, dusty. Wei Dong stepped forward with the gun in his hand, and the tip of the gun stabbed into the back of the killer's chest, and the killer's head was tilted, and there was no chance of survival.
At this time, the battle on Mo Daowei's side was nearing the end, Mo Daowei did not have any dead, but they were all wounded, and the last 32 besieging killers were killed by the knife.
Only Uncle Ye was in a stalemate with the other leading Great Grandmaster of the Liangyi Realm, and both sides were injured, but for a while, no one could help anyone, and it was still difficult for the same Great Grandmaster of the Liangyi Realm to kill each other.
When the leading killer saw that the key Four Elephant Realm killers here were killed, he knew that he would return in vain, and once he was distracted to kill Wei Dong, Uncle Ye's side would be extremely aggressive, forcing the leading killer not to dare to be careless.
"The operation failed, withdraw. ”
After saying that, the leading killer made a false move, and then beckoned the killer lurking in the forest to retreat, and the killer who was supposed to prevent the fish from slipping through the net saved his life. Mo Daowei would not let them leave easily, seize the opportunity, and immediately chase into the forest to kill a few killers who were about to leave.
Wei Dong looked at the killer who withdrew towards the forest, sneered, and another sharp eagle cry imitated, a little longer than the previous sound, and then chased after Uncle Ye, and the forest suddenly remembered the scream.
The imitation sound of this animal is the unique code of the Mo Dao Guard, and the four Mo Dao Guards who went out to guard before were warned by the sound of insects, and Wei Dong responded with the call of an eagle, and finally the long cry was the end of the fall.
How could the killer who retreated in a hurry expect that there was still an ambush in the forest, although there were only four Mo Dao guards, how lethal was the hidden killing machine of the seven-foot Mo Dao when the enemy was defenseless......