Chapter 11 Warmth in the Snow
That night, Xuan Si and I stayed overnight in Lantian County, preparing to rest for the night and then go on the road. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Early the next morning, we went out early and headed all the way to the south gate of the county.
Looking at the south gate, I saw that the people who came out of the city were lined up, and a team of officers and soldiers guarding the city were setting up a card to check, and the officers and soldiers were holding portraits in their hands, and they were checking one by one. Xuan Si and I didn't care, we didn't notice anything wrong when we entered the city last night, I guess it was something that happened last night.
Xuan Si and I led the horses and slowly moved with the team. Seeing that I was about to reach the city gate, I looked up and saw two notices posted on the city gate, I couldn't see what was written on them, but the avatars on the notices looked a little familiar. I stared at it, and the avatars on the notice turned out to be me and Xuansi.
I was dazed for a while, pulled Xuansi's sleeves, and pouted at the notice on the city gate, and Xuansi was also startled. We walked out of the line as if nothing had happened. As soon as he had walked a few steps, a captain-like man among the officers and soldiers seemed to have noticed something, and shouted from afar: "Those two leading horses, stop." ā
I knew it was broken, I couldn't hesitate any longer, and yelled, "Go!"
I stepped onto the horse, clamped my legs between the horse's belly, and the horse neighed, and its hooves flew and rushed towards the city, followed closely behind. The shouts of the officers and men were already heard from behind: "Catch them! Catch them! Get on your horses and chase them!" A burst of people shouted and neighed, and the chaotic sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the officers and men were already chasing after them.
Along the way, pedestrians avoided one after another, the whole street was jumped, and countless stalls on the side of the street were taken away. Xuan Si shouted at me, "What should I do?"
As I rode my horse, I said, "Rush out of the city first and go to the east gate." "We turned along the street towards the east gate, and the officers and soldiers behind us were still following from a distance.
Soon they saw the city gate, and there were still officers and soldiers at the city gate setting up checks. Some of the officers and men behind him shouted: "Stop them! Stop them!"
The sound of horses' hooves resounded through the streets, and the crowd waiting at the gates was already in a commotion, dodging on both sides of the street. The gate officer shouted, "Close the gates!"
The officers and soldiers by the city gate were already divided into two teams, one team ran towards the city gate, and the other team hurriedly pulled up the horses, with spears lined up and swords out of their sheaths, forming a barrier in front of the city gate.
I shouted, "Rush over!" and with the reins of the horse in both hands, the front hooves of the galloping horse soared into the air, and the hind hooves kicked on the ground, and it was already half a man's height to resist the horse. The horse was still in the air, and the officers and soldiers raised their spears and stabbed at the horse.
I leaned forward, drew the sword behind my back, and swept it through. The handles of the four or five spears in front of him were broken in response, and some officers and soldiers could not hold the spears in their hands, and the spears took off their hands and flew straight into the sky.
The officers and soldiers were in a great confusion, revealing a gap, and I took the opportunity to rush forward, and I had already entered the city gate. There was a scream from behind, but it was Xuan Si who had already crossed the horse, and the galloping horse fell into the officers and soldiers who lost their spears, and the officers and soldiers could not resist it, and the good ones flashed to the side, and the bad ones were either knocked away by the galloping horses or trampled by the horses' hooves.
The officers and soldiers at the city gate were pushing the heavy city gate hard, seeing that the city gate had been half closed, I couldn't help but be anxious, reached out and took out a handful of copper coins from my arms, poured internal force, and threw it towards the city gate with the momentum of the goddess scattering flowers. In the midst of the screams, all the officers and soldiers were already attacked, or fell to the ground screaming, or jumped in pain, and they were no longer able to push the city gate shut.
Xuan Si and I rushed out of the crack in the city gate that barely allowed for the body of a horse.
The officers and soldiers inside the city gate had already gotten up one after another, pushed open the gate together, and chased out of the city with the sound of horses' hooves.
Xuan Si and I rode our horses wildly, and the pedestrians dodged along the way, but the sound of horses' hooves behind me still followed closely, but we couldn't get close for a while.
Fleeing and chasing, the horse was very fast, and in a blink of an eye, it had gone more than ten miles and entered a small town. Xuansi and I urged the horses to gallop through the town.
Not far from the town, I saw a river in front of me, fortunately it was winter, although the river was not frozen, the water was not very deep. Xuansi and I rode into the river, and the horse's hooves fell into the water and splashed in the water, which was very cold.
In an instant, he rushed across the river, but the terrain was getting higher and higher, and the mountains in front of him were majestic, and he had entered the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. The pursuers behind him still followed closely, and when they turned their heads to look, there were only more than ten horsemen left.
The mountain road is getting narrower and narrower, and the mountain is getting steeper and steeper, and you can already hear the rough panting sound of the horse under the crotch, and the horsepower is obviously lacking. I knew it wouldn't take long before I was caught up.
The mountain road in front of me suddenly turned a corner, and I shouted, "You go first!" and I jumped off the horse with both hands on the horse's back. Xuan Si froze for a moment, but the horse had already rushed over, and my horse followed Xuan Si's horse closely.
I turned to the corner of the hill and picked up a handful of stones on the ground. The pursuers behind me were already more than a dozen paces away, and with a flick of my finger, a stone had already flown out, and was hitting the hooves of the horse in front, and the horse neighed, and the man stood up, and threw the man on horseback out. The man was not bad, but he was a team officer, and after a few steps in the air, he had already landed on the mountain road.
At this time, the fast horse behind him was already unable to regain momentum and crashed into the startled horse in front. The startled horse was hit, and there was a terrible neighing sound, and it had already rolled down the hillside on one side, and it was impossible to survive.
Suddenly, there was a shout and neighing, and the entire chasing army was in chaos. I was shot out of two more stones, and two more horses were wounded by their hooves. The pursuers dismounted one after another to dodge, led their horses and hid on the side of the mountain, bent their bows and arrows, and shot at me. I dodged and hid at the foot of the mountain, and the arrows missed.
After a short period of stalemate, the team officer had already formed a team, pulled out his waist knife, leaned against the block of the mountain wall, and slowly touched it. I figured that this officer should not be my opponent, so I pulled out my long sword from behind my back and took a few steps back, deliberately waiting for the other party to come closer.
Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, the officer rushed boldly over the corner of the mountain. In front of me, I saw the sword flashing, and I was already stabbing a sword in his wrist, and the officer screamed, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. I didn't want to hurt his life, so I clicked on his acupoint and threw it aside.
When the officers and soldiers behind saw this, they shouted wildly, but they turned around and fled. I hung my tail and chased after them, those officers and soldiers were not my opponents at all, and in the blink of an eye, two or three more were knocked to the ground by me. The rest of the officers and soldiers did not care about the horses and fled far away. I didn't bother to chase any more, and broke the hamstrings of a dozen horses with my sword, and the horses fell to the ground one after another, and the neighing of horses on the scene was loud.
Seeing that there were no more horses left to stand on, I turned around and began to do light work, and pursued towards the mountain. Not far away, Xuan Si had stopped at the corner and waited for me.
I turned over and got on my horse, and after following the four horses, the two of them slowed down the horses a little and let the horses trot down the mountain road.
The mountains are getting higher and higher, and the trees beside the road are getting taller and taller. A fork in the road came into view, going south and southwest. Xuan Si and I stopped to discuss which way to go, and in the end we both felt that we had to go the opposite way, and chose the mountain road to the southwest.
After running southwest for more than half an hour, the mountain road was getting narrower and narrower, and slowly the horses could not pass, at this time it was the middle of the day, Xuansi and I decided to get off the horse and rest for a while, and simply ate some dry food. Seeing that the road ahead was narrow, and we were afraid that we would encounter pursuers when we returned the same way, Xuan Si and I had to abandon our horses and move forward.
The higher the mountain road, the more difficult it is to walk, and the snow has not melted, which is even more dangerous. Fortunately, Xuan Si and I each have light skills, but the impact is not too great.
The mountain road became narrower and narrower, and gradually it was no longer possible to see the road clearly, and the snow became thicker and thicker, so there was no road to walk, so we had to crawl in the general direction.
The mountains are getting higher and higher, the air is getting colder and colder, and the snow under your feet is already knee-low. Xuan Si and I supported each other, trekking forward step by step, the wheezing sound became louder and louder, and the breath exhaled from my mouth instantly turned into mist.
The sun was gradually turning west, and the wind on the mountain suddenly became stronger, mixed with snowflakes flying in the air, and it hurt a little on his face, and blurred his vision. It seems that the night can only be spent in the mountains. Xuan Si and I continued our arduous trek and looked around to find a place where we could shelter from the wind and spend the night.