Chapter 8: Crossing the Sarhu

Under the dark night, three figures jumped rapidly in the mountains and forests.

The goose-feathered snow covered all tracks, the cold night wind seeped into the bone marrow, and the cavalry of Houjin did not want to be exposed to the wind and snow even if they were accustomed to life in the ice and snow.

Most of the search cavalry had withdrawn to Sarhu, and only a handful of soldiers were still stationed in the field.

The towering city stands at the pass, like a creeping beast, sleeping peacefully in the night. With many towers and flickering bonfires, it is undoubtedly a great irony that what was supposed to be a barrier used by the Ming to defend against Houjin ended up in the hands of the enemy.

If you want to enter the pass, you can only cross the sarhu, and there is no other choice.

The three of them lurked under the city walls from the mountains and forests without making the slightest sound.

"Damn, the guards are so strict. Lu Wenzhao looked at the Wangcheng Tower, as far as his eyes could see, the two teams of Houjin's soldiers were patrolling, and he scolded in a low voice.

"Let's go, it's too obvious here, as long as there is a little movement, you can't escape, go to that corner. Zhang Zheng frowned, looked at the surrounding terrain, and when he saw a hidden corner, he had a plan in his heart.

Lying on his back, he walked about thirty steps, and there was a bulge in the corner of the wall, which was precisely the blind corner of the line of sight, and there was a two-foot-sized space to hide, and now on the castle tower, it was not easy to find here.

The climbing tools prepared by Lu Wenzhao were just useful, he flicked his left hand, and the vines with the thickness of his thumb fell on the city tower with a triangular hook, and the hook made of stainless steel firmly grasped the city tower, he tried it, and it should be able to bear the weight of a person.

"Boss and third, you two stay below, I'll go up first, if there is any change, you leave immediately, and then bypass Salhu from the north. Zhang Zheng fastened the steel knife to his back with a rope, and his boots and palms were wrapped in rough linen.

The walls are covered with thick ice, which is not easy to climb, and wrapping them in linen can save a little effort.

Lu Wenzhao and Shen Lian shook their heads when they heard his words, and Shen Lian said dissatisfiedly: "Second brother, your injuries have not healed, let me go up first, you and the boss are waiting below." ”

Lu Wenzhao also spoke: "Yes, the second child is down there, the third child and I are both from Jinyiwei, and our hands and feet are light, let me go up with him." ”

Zhang Zheng's heart warmed, this was a dangerous job, once people found out, there was no life, but the two of them scrambled to go, he directly waved his hand to interrupt their words: "Climbing the city wall is enough for you to be tired, I am different, I am from the army, and it is easy to climb a city tower." The two fell silent, and he was telling the truth.

"Pay attention to safety, it's really not okay, why don't you take a detour. Lu Wenzhao said angrily.

He turned around, moved his hands and feet, and pulled out a sharp short knife from his waist and put it in his mouth.

"Brush", dragging the vines with both hands, stretching out his legs, Zhang Zheng was like a gecko, lying on the smooth city wall, the biting cold penetrated the skin, stimulated the blood, and even the heart beat faster.

This posture is difficult to exert force, only rely on the strength of the calf to push the body up, every step needs to pay a great price, the advantage is that his body is completely integrated into the two-foot size of the blind spot, the two teams of Houjin soldiers on the city tower patrol, none of them noticed that there was anyone on the city wall.

Lu Wenzhao and Shen Lian looked nervously at the rising figure below, their palms full of cold sweat.

"Bang dang", when he climbed to the half-middle, he did not step on his feet, lost his fulcrum, and his body hit the ice, making a soft sound, but fortunately the wind and snow were too strong to cover the sound, so it was not heard.

"Poof", he grabbed the vine with one hand, and with his free right hand, he took out the short knife in his mouth, inserted it in the ice, and the powerful force exploded, and he stabilized his body hard, and his left hand and right hand alternately forced, leaving a neat row of knife holes on the city wall, with the help of the power of the short knife, he was only one step away from being able to climb the city tower.

It was only when the two patrolling soldiers had left that he came out of his head, then climbed over the city wall and hid under the arrow tower.

Zhang Zheng's steps were light, like a wild cat, and he climbed up the arrow tower, and there was a golden soldier dozing in it.

"Good opportunity", he was overjoyed, his feet were forced, and the whole person jumped into it, and the short knife in his hand was swung out, bringing up a touch of coldness, and in the unbelievable gaze of the Jin soldier, the blade was fiercely inserted into his throat, Zhang Zheng covered his mouth and nose, and after a few breaths, the soldier died of anger. He immediately changed into his armor, carried his spear, and made the appearance of being on duty, and a slight birdsong came from his mouth.

Lu Wenzhao and Shen Lian, who were anxiously waiting under the city wall, heard the secret signal and knew that he had succeeded, and the two climbed up to the city tower along the vines one after another, hiding in the arrow tower, and the dead soldier was thrown off the city tower.

"As long as we get off the city wall and take the war horses, we can leave, and the cavalry of Houjin is not familiar with the terrain and will not be able to catch up. He pointed to a wide grass hut under the inner city wall, which was the golden man's horse reed, as long as he could burn the horse reed and seize the war horse, he could escape in the chaos.

He had already figured out the time of Houjin's patrol, and it would meet once in about three minutes at the arrow tower, which meant that the three of them would have to go down to the city wall in less than three minutes.

"Let's go", as soon as the patrol soldiers passed, Lu Wenzhao hung up the hook within a few breaths, it was far easier to go down than to come up, and the three of them slid down the vines to the corner of the wall in less than a minute.

"Quick, go to Malu. The three of them ran wildly without scruples, and as soon as they ran out a hundred zhang away, the Houjin soldiers on the city wall found them, the fire skyrocketed, the war drums sounded, and a team of soldiers shuttled on the city tower.

"Watch out for bows and arrows. Lu Wenzhao shouted, and then the golden soldiers behind him fired thousands of arrows, and the dense rain of arrows enveloped the three of them.

"Bell, bell", Zhang Zheng took out the steel knife on his back, pulled out countless knife flowers, and split the iron arrows that were shot.

The three of them fought and retreated, getting closer and closer to Ma Lu, and the power of the long arrow became weaker and weaker.

Behind them, the gates of the city were slowly opening, the sound of the neighing of the horses was deafening, and the earth trembled.

His complexion changed greatly, and he hurriedly rushed into Malu with Lu Wenzhao and Shen Lian, and the fire fold was thrown down, and a raging fire ignited in an instant, and hundreds of war horses galloped wildly.

The three of them each chose a horse and galloped along the official road, followed by Houjin's cavalry.

A lifeless pursuit, they all know that once they are surrounded by the surrounding Houjin soldiers, there is only one way to die, taking advantage of the night, if they can enter the pass, the Houjin people dare not chase deeply.

One night, this chase lasted for a long time, and at dawn the next day, the Houjin cavalry gave up the pursuit, and the war horse ran and foamed at the mouth, and fell to the ground. So they abandoned their horses, marched on foot, and hurried towards the capital.

The next day, the three of them entered Yingtianfu, found an inn to rest for the night, and bought horses in the horse market.

There were constant wails along the way, refugees were like a tide, the cold winter was waxing moon, and people were freezing to death and starving to death everywhere.

Zhang Zheng wanted to help them very much, but he was powerless, as for Shen Lian and Lu Wenzhao, they had already become commonplace and regarded as normal.

There is a road that Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. It is the same in any era, and it is always the people at the bottom who suffer.

He is a man from the afterlife, living in a democratic, civilized country, and the scenes from the time travel flicker in his mind, and a trace of absurd ideas is suddenly born.

If it's unbearable, why not change it yourself.