Chapter 24: The Struggle (I)
Gongxi Jiu glanced down at his chest, the originally luxurious and rare white wolf skin armor on his body had been dyed into a bad black, how awkward it was, it made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Compared to this, the arrow towers on both sides of the mountain road and the countless arrows aimed at their own in the dense forest are nothing.
Along the way, the scouts scattered by the White Horse Village and the outpost in front of the Arrow Furnace Mountain have roughly figured out the identity of the five hundred horsemen of the Gongxi Clan, but the White Horse Village still shows full caution and suspicion and a certain sense of vigilance. In addition to sending someone back to the village to report the news, there is only one horse as a guide to guide the way.
Not for anything else, just because Gongxi is famous for not obeying the king, he sent himself to be the king, this time uninvited, who knows if the person who came is not good? Not to mention that this battalion Gongxi wolf rider does not know what medicine he has taken wrong, obviously he took the customs clearance documents jointly signed by the two major yamen of Ganzhou Mu and the general army, but he dyed himself black, and even claimed to be a black crow, but who did not know from the top and bottom of the White Horse Village that the young black crow captain happened to be a guest in the village.
What makes those white horse athletes who are on guard with bows and arrows feel incredible is that among the uninvited guests in this battalion who don't know whether they are black wolves or black crows, except for more than a hundred Northwest heroes who are elite in a hundred battles, the rest are crooked and crooked, and they are all half-sized people with thin bodies, yes, even the commander, although his temperament is amazing, he is not half immature, but he is really not very old, and he is even a few years younger than the black crow captain.
Damn, it's so easy to be a cavalry lieutenant with five hundred horses in his hands these days?
Liu Quzhi didn't know that he had been regarded as a good boy of the Gongxi clan by the top and bottom of Baima Village, since he entered the mountain, he had always pursed his lips and did not say a word, that kind of silent nervousness, which made the subordinates who were familiar with the cold-blooded and resolute appearance of the chief of the guard quite unaccustomed.
The whole cavalry and even the entire mountain forest became extremely silent because of this.
Disheveled!
Somewhere in the rear of the cavalry, there was a sudden noise, and countless birds fluttered their wings and flew into the air, and a whistling feathered arrow shot into the sky almost at the same time, shooting through several birds in succession, causing several short or long wails, mixed with strange shouts and laughter.
A male wolf rider behind the palace immediately shouted angrily: "It's the Rong people! Beware of the enemy's attack!"
Liu Quzhi pulled the reins fiercely, and at the same time Huo Ran turned his head, there was surprise in his eyes, but more of a boiling killing intent.
Since the Gongxi wolf ride can run all the way from the far northwest to Beidingfu, the Narong people can naturally do it, no matter how incredible this is. It's just that when this kind of thing happens, you don't need to think about it, just draw your sword and fight.
The five hundred horsemen behind him behaved almost identically, and they also showed great hostility, and many of them had already held down the hilts and crossbows.
The trail behind was separated by countless trees, and the shadows were indistinct, but it was clear that there was a swaggering cavalry of not a small number.
Liu Quzhi glanced at the guide of Baima Village with a look of surprise and puzzlement, and did not talk nonsense, silently turned the horse's head and ran back in the direction of the mountain road where he came.
The ten former white wolf dead soldiers, including Gongxi Nineteen, followed closely behind, and the instructions were conveyed in an orderly manner.
"The rear team blocked the road with horses!"
"The crossbowmen dismount and enter the forest!"
"Recruit eggs protect the crossbowmen!"
"The old brother of the Gongxi clan will send fifty people to follow, follow me to protect the lord!"
In the end, Gongxi 19 shouted unabashedly: "The rest look at the wings and behind you!"
The white horse athlete who was the guide immediately blushed, rode his horse to catch up with Liu Quai, and shouted through several white wolf dead soldiers who were eyeing him: "Don't be impatient, don't be in a hurry to fight." ”
He glared angrily, stared at Gongxi Nineteen, and added: "This is the left camp of Hengshan in Beiding Prefecture, it is not a bandit village that does not pay attention to faithfulness, and no one has ever dared to spread wilderness in this archery furnace! As long as the brothers guarding the mountain outside are not killed, those who can come in will definitely be friends and enemies." ”
The white horse jumped off his horse, and a few of them turned around the wolf riders in front of him, and strode towards the mountain path from which they came
Gongxi Nineteen turned a deaf ear, raised his crossbow with an expressionless face, aimed the arrow at the guide's distant back, and asked in a low voice on horseback, "My lord?"
Liu Quzhi was as calm as water, and shook his head gently: "It's okay." ”
At this time, the young captain of the guard was very different from the little beggar who was bullied in the horse market.
Although the five hundred freshly baked black crows were not shocked, except for a very orderly arrangement of troops, they returned to silence after that, and the killing intent was connected into a net, and it flowed quietly like a stream.
Not long after the guide's figure disappeared at the corner of the mountain road, the uninhibited noise that belonged to the Rong people in the distance soon disappeared, and even the sound of horses' hooves gradually died down.
At the same time, three or five horses appeared in the sight of Liu Quzhi and others.
The guide rode first with another white horse, followed by two people walking side by side.
One was a young scholar dressed as a young scholar and rode a purple-red horse, extremely miraculous, with two weapon bags hanging around the horse's neck, revealing a pair of dark green handles.
The other, who was a little older but not too big, was the standard military cadet attire, and he carried a rare short spear that was not very suitable for horse warfare and was not liked by the martial artists of the rivers and lakes, with a narrow and thin head like a reed leaf, and it was as cold and cold as this person's thin lips.
The two of them followed a few horses, but they seemed too mediocre in comparison, and no one cared about them.
Gongxi Nineteen's face changed: "Two Grandmasters!"
Liu Quzhi nodded: "It seems that there is no hostility, quietly pass the order, unless I give the order, you must not do it without permission." ”
The exercises taught to him by the second master at the beginning seemed ordinary, but in fact they were broad and profound, although he was only now able to enter the Qi cultivation, and he had not been able to cultivate the spiritual root of Nalaoshzi, but the sharpness of his spiritual sense was far beyond that of his peers.
He waved his hand and said, "Remove the horses and get out of the way." ”
Since there are two grandmasters on the other side, there is not much difference between these little tricks, but they will make their own crossbowmen restrain their hands and feet.
There was another commotion, and as soon as the formation change was enough for a horse to pass, Liu Qubing came out of the crowd and met the few horses who were already waiting for the horses.
The two sides looked at each other silently for a long time, and before Liu Qubing could speak, the Lieutenant Bian Military Cadet with a short gun had already taken the lead in speaking: "Black Crow? ”
"Oh?"
The scholar next to the lieutenant spoke up, his light eyebrows raised slightly, quite playful and disdainful: "Fortunately, these people are not the black crows of the famous Northland, otherwise it would be really disappointing." ”
Liu Quzhi sneered: "Battlefield battles, not one or two masters can be left and right, against my five hundred people, two may not be able to save their lives!"
The Border Military Captain who claimed to be Bai Hangu had already looked around, and at this time he nodded when he heard the words: "Except for the Tun Cavalry Red Armor and the Xiao Cavalry White Falcon, it will not lose to any elite cavalry army in Jincheng Pass." ”
Although he was complimenting, he was obviously condescending, and he didn't really take these five hundred people seriously.
This attitude immediately dispelled Liu Quzhi's lack of good feelings for this person, with thin lips and cold eyes, he was really a mean person.
Gongxi Nineteen, as a white wolf dead soldier, couldn't stand this contempt from outsiders: "The Jinchengtun cavalry guard is a heavy horse, we can't compare with each other, the Xiao cavalry guard is also a light horse, but we may not be able to compare!"
The young scholar grandmaster's smile was narrow and bright, but he still couldn't hide his natural gloomy city: "Bai Hangu, these male wolves who are determined to take refuge in the black crow are riding at your white falcon, I don't know what your temper is, anyway, I can't bear it." ”
Bai Hangu sneered: "Brother Shu Donghuang, our white falcon is not as arrogant as you, but we are not stupid, and we will not be provoked by such a clumsy agitation method to use you as a gunman, and want to suppress the black crow?
Ge Shu Donghuang stroked his palms and smiled: "Just wait for your words!"
He looked at Liu Quai: "The thousands of horsemen under my command were all people and horses with golden bills, unlike the people of the West Tent who have a deep hatred with you, and they can be at peace with each other, of course, they will naturally not be afraid of your male wolf riders." ”
"So, don't get in the way of me with the pestle, it's only right to get out of here. I wonder if the little brother thinks so?"
(Thanks to 141115031323136 and Blue Sky for the tips!)