Chapter 478: Chilling to the Bone
The torrential rain poured down, and the official road paved with loess was full of water and muddy. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The knights were still soaked with their hats and ponchos, and the horses were so beaten by the rain that they couldn't open their eyes...... The three thousand elite horsemen no longer have the majestic posture of the horse, and can only lead the horse to move forward in the mud with difficulty, like a turtle crawling.
The dark clouds covered the sky, the heavy rain curtain cut off the view, and the huge rain sound like the waterfall poured out the footsteps of the 3,000 men and horses, and the sound of the collision of armor, making the soldiers blind and deaf!
The distance of less than ten miles is like a moat at this moment, and it seems that it will never be reached.
Yu Wenyong took the lead, the dragon's eye essence under the hat was lightning, through the heavy rain curtain in front of him, paying attention to the outlines of various hills or trees, and inadvertently flashed a trace of worry—that uneasy premonition became more and more intense!
Originally, he was not an emotional person, he never acted on intuition, and only believed in his own calmness and wisdom for thousands of years, but since the engulfment of the Northern Qi Dynasty this spring, his spiritual spirit has become stronger and stronger day by day, and his sensing ability has long been different from what it used to be, and it cannot be ignored.
What's more, since the beginning of summer, he has always returned to his flesh with his spirit, as if the sun is shining in the sky, the blazing light shines on the earth, and the mountains, rivers and ravines have nothing to hide.
Just half a month ago, he vaguely felt that there were some extremely secret foreign bodies lurking in his spirit and flesh, which were neither spiritual shadows nor flesh impurities, but also almost completely integrated with his own spirit and spirit, like a cancer of chronic disease that was difficult to eradicate.
This made his heart suddenly cold, but he couldn't help but be suspicious, and finally locked on several of the most suspicious masterminds behind the scenes-Pu Liurujian and the Buddhism Gate behind him, the Mysterious Demon Gate, and the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty...... and Pei Ju, who has always been unfathomable!
But he did not act rashly, but buried these discoveries deep in his heart, did not show the slightest abnormality on the surface, and was as diligent in political affairs as ever, wise and powerful.
Just because he deeply understands that the foreign body in his body is so deep, then his life is likely to be controlled by the thoughts of those behind the scenes.
In this way, any abnormal movement of him may force those behind the scenes to attack him in advance, causing him to suddenly go insane, go crazy and stupid, or go retrograde and die violently.
On the contrary, if he hides and does not reveal it, according to the current growth rate of his spiritual spirit, one day in the future, he will finally have enough ability to resolve these hidden dangers lurking in his spirit and flesh.
And forbearance kung fu is not his forte?
He believed that just like when he had endured for a long time and broke out, he overthrew Yuwen Hu, who had the power to the government and the opposition and regarded him as a puppet, one day, he could suddenly break out again, get rid of the clamps of these behind-the-scenes masters, and even in turn kill these bold rebels and thieves one by one!
In particular, a few days ago, he understood the most suitable method for refining gods for himself from Pei Ju's guidance, which made his suspicions about Pei Ju quietly reduce a lot, and the speed of refining gods was more than doubled, which greatly increased his confidence, and he felt that the day when the hidden dangers in his body would be lifted would be greatly advanced.
But at this moment, staggering forward in the pouring rain, and the murderous opportunities in the shadows around him, Yu Wenyong's suspicion of Pei Ju suddenly reappeared, and rose to a much higher level than before.
"Perhaps, it is precisely because he knows that my great disaster is imminent and my life is short, and he does not want me to get out of his control after I understand the method of refining gods, so he will pretend to be generous and give me guidance!"
As soon as he thought of this, Yu Wenyong only felt a chill penetrating through his heart, "Even the unfathomable him thinks that I am more auspicious this time, isn't that ......?"
After a while, Yuwen Yong forcibly removed the shadow in his heart, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it, his eyes flashing with unprecedented ferocity and determination, "Since you don't want me to live, then I want to live to show you...... What means are there, just try it out, I am a true dragon emperor, why not be afraid of ghosts and ghosts?"
I don't know if it's an illusion, at the moment when he made up his mind, Yu Wenyong suddenly felt a shock in his brain, his spirit rose infinitely, and he merged with Wanhua, as if he had inadvertently climbed another wave of martial arts will.
In this moment, he no longer distinguishes between inside and outside, man is nature, and nature is man. Like the blending of water and milk, the spirit quietly penetrated the heavy rain curtain, and vaguely felt several strong and hidden breaths.
"I see, it's not just one force that has taken action against me, but the south, south, and north...... Hmph!"
Yu Wenyong groaned slightly, while quickly calculating the best way to deal with such a dilemma, and at the same time, with a strange perspective that he had never seen before, he observed the wisps of pure heat that suddenly arose from the limbs of his body like a bystander, raising his energy and spirit to a higher level again, and an endless sense of power filled his heart.
It's a pity that the higher-level martial arts did not make him feel safe, but the more and more acute spiritual sense made the premonition of crisis in his heart clearer and thicker, as if the darkness was overwhelming!
After a while, Yu Wenyong shouted loudly: "Someone!"
The herald who was following immediately responded to the leader: "Humble here!"
Yuwen Yong said in a deep voice: "Immediately send three hundred elite scouts, with my order, rush to the nearby city in all directions at full speed to ask for reinforcements to come and escort, without delay!"
The herald leader couldn't help but look horrified, but Yu Wenyong's long-standing prestige that could not be disobeyed made him subconsciously agree, and immediately turned around to make arrangements.
It wasn't until he took a few steps in the mud that he suddenly reacted, and for a while his expression was gloomy and abnormal, and his movements sped up by a few points.
A moment later, more than 300 elite scouts galloped desperately in all directions, piercing through the rain curtain like arrows and disappearing without a trace.
Although the knights all took off their heavy iron armor and wore only single clothes and hats, the horses also lost their horse armor, bows, and dry food, and they all deliberately selected the best horses with thick hooves, even in the bad weather at this time, they could barely gallop.
Seeing this, Yuwen Yong couldn't help but feel satisfied, even if he was in a deep crisis, "I didn't expect this herald leader to be a shrewd talent, if I can survive this catastrophe, I will not hesitate to promote him exceptionally!"
The Northern Expedition to the Turks, the main force of the army by the Zhu Guoyuan Gongyu Wen Ji Yuan, Dongping Gongyu Wen Shenju and other commanders respectively, divided into five ways to advance together, at this moment has already taken the first step to the northern border area to rest, and Yu Wenyong is only supported by these 3,000 elite cavalry.
If it is on weekdays, in the territory of the Great Zhou, or on the Qinchuan River for eight hundred miles, three thousand elite horsemen are enough to be unscrupulous, but in the face of such a torrential rain, the plain land is a swamp, the horse's hooves are sunken, the steps are slippery, the bowstring is damp, slack and weak, and the cavalry is useless.
In fact, under such a torrential rain, in addition to the martial arts masters whose adaptability far exceeds that of ordinary people, they can come and go freely and act like the wind, and the rest of the army, such as the army composed of ordinary young and strong, whether cavalry or infantry, no matter how well trained, are all struggling, deaf and blind, and it is difficult to be a little majestic.
This is the most suitable situation for martial arts masters to kill in ten steps and drift away!
The eagle-like sharp gaze couldn't help but sweep over the heavy rain curtain, Yu Wenyong made a gesture behind him, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, "This place is only six or seven miles away from Yunyang Xinggong (in Chunhua County), and it is only twenty or thirty miles away from many surrounding county seats......
If you don't want the guards and masters of the Yunyang Palace or the garrisons and horses of the surrounding county to come and escort you, you will always allocate a lot of manpower to intercept and kill these three hundred scouts for help. ”
In fact, it is not that he did not think of ordering the three thousand men and horses behind him to rush to the Yunyang Palace desperately, with the tall and sturdy palace city as a basis, he is naturally not afraid of the assassination of some masters, but the reality tells him that the three thousand men and horses are moving forward at this time and can barely maintain the formation and deter the assassins.
Quietly, more than a dozen imposing and calm figures surrounded Yuwen Yong in a radius of two or three zhang, faintly blocking all directions where the master assassin might attack, and building a close line of defense.
This is after the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Qi, the prestige was shocked, and Yuwen Yong took the opportunity to recruit the righteous martial arts masters or predecessors, all of whom were the best among the first-class masters in the rivers and lakes, and the internal and external martial arts were perfect, originally mainly to deal with the counterattack that the top masters of Buddhism might come at any time.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of good soldiers from the Imperial Guards and the brave elite men of the 3,000 horses also slowly stepped forward, scattered outside the escort masters, forming a second line of defense.
The 3,000 centaurs also began to change formation, and two large pincers poked out in front of the black pressed square, and stepped forward around the second line of defense on the left and right, as if they were preparing to form a circle of flesh and blood walls with the bodies of the centaurs as the third line of defense.
It's a pity that ninety percent of the soldiers are just ordinary young men who can only use some crude martial arts, and they are extremely seriously affected by the torrential rain, and there will inevitably be chaos when changing formations, and the speed is more than twice as slow as usual, and it has not been completed for a long time.
Yu Wenyong looked around, couldn't help frowning, only to feel that with the formation of the three lines of defense one after another, the sense of crisis in his heart not only did not weaken slightly, but became more and more intense, "Could it be ......"
Just as he was about to change his order, a wisp of murderous intent appeared from two feet behind him, causing his complexion to change drastically, and he turned around like lightning, and saw a black glow in his face.
It wasn't until this moment that the rest of the escort masters, who had been paying attention to the outside, reacted and shouted, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
"Boom!"
The dragon's chant resounded, and all the soldiers were sure in their hearts.
The silver light in Yuwen Yong's hand flashed, and a round of silver-white discs bloomed in an instant, and "Ding Ding Ding ......" sounded continuously, and more than 20 ox hair poisonous needles fell from the sword.
The silver light suddenly converged, and it was a sword of the Son of Heaven with a thick ridge and a broad blade, and a majestic atmosphere...... There was no sluggishness in the transition between fast and slow, and the broadsword seemed to be as light as a feather, but with a fierce sword aura, it suddenly met the miserable white sword light that followed closely behind the ox hair poison needle. (To be continued.) )