Chapter 9 Cutting Flesh for Arrows
The men and horses of the Blood Knife Fort marched all the way to the west. An hour later, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and knew that the pursuers had caught up. There are Xu Huan and Zhao Huanhuan, who don't know martial arts in the team, and it is inevitable that they will not take good care of them when they fight, so Jiang Feiyan asked Gu Yao, Ling Xue'er, Li Xiao, and Du Kill to protect the two of them to go first, and he and the others broke off. Du Kill said: "Former invincible soldiers, you don't need so many people to protect you, I'll stay and help you kill the enemy." Jiang Feiyan said: "Our most important task is to protect the emperor, there are many masters in the Jin Kingdom, don't give up your efforts." Du Kill had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Gu Yao smiled and said to Jiang Feiyan: "You still owe me ten taels of silver for wine, but you have to come back alive to pay me back." Jiang Feiyan scolded with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't die before you." The two laughed, took care, and the two groups parted ways.
Jiang Feiyan instructed the three people who stayed: "There are many Jin soldiers, don't fight hard, we have to take it by surprise and finally grab the horse and leave, understand?" The three of them said in unison: "Understood." Jiang Feiyan said again: "Do you all bring hidden weapons?" Except for Yan Weifeng, the other two didn't bring them. Jiang Feiyan said: "Walking the rivers and lakes, hidden weapons are a must-have, even if you are not good at using them, you must bring self-defense, Xiao Yan has been in the gate faction, these details are very good, you all have to learn hard, pick up some stones first and make do with them." "There was a lot of gravel in the forest, and Zhu Yushi and Dongguo Wendao picked up some and carried them into their arms. Jiang Feiyan said: "We hid in the pine canopy, and after the chasing soldiers arrived, they first attacked the enemy with hidden weapons, and after they panicked, they came down to kill the leading Jin soldiers, and then grabbed the horses, and fought and retreated, improvised." The three of them should say yes in unison. Jiang Feiyan heard the sound of hooves approaching, and said, "They are here, go up the tree." ”
Each of the four climbed a tall, dense pine tree, the canopy of which was covered with snow, and they hid in it and did not come out at all. As soon as he finished hiding, he saw a group of 500 light cavalry arrive, and a Mouke came to the tree and waved his hand to stop the group, jumped off his horse to observe the traces on the snow, and said in Jurchen language: "There are footprints here, and the Han dogs have dismounted here." Another Mou Ke said: "They must be dismounted, unlike our Jurchens who can pee on horses." The man added, "The footprints are all new, and they have just left, so we will catch up." Huh, why do you have a ...... around your neck?" saw that Mouke, who was talking to him, suddenly turned over and fell to the snow, with a throwing knife stuck in his neck. Na Mouke was so frightened that he was about to shout "There is an ambush", when his throat suddenly tightened, as if he was stuck by something, and he fell to the ground before he could make a sound, and a sharp dart was inserted in his throat.
Jin Bing was in a commotion, and the only remaining one of them said loudly: "Don't mess around!" As he was speaking, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming, he was on guard, and quickly rolled off the horse, and the thing fell beside him, and it turned out to be a stone. He hid behind his horse, pointed to a big tree, and said, "The thieves hide in the trees and shoot them with arrows!"
Jiang Feiyan knew that he couldn't let Jin Bing release arrows, otherwise the arrows would be like flying locusts, and it would be difficult to dodge in the trees, and he would definitely be shot into a hedgehog, and shouted: "Everyone go down and fight." "As he spoke, he swept out of the tree first, and performed the 'Lingxiao Qingyun Step', stepping eight steps in the air, flying knives in his hands frequently, and several golden soldiers fell to the ground with knives. When Zhu Yu, Dongguo Wendao and Yan Weifeng also jumped down from the tree, and the stones and spinning darts couldn't stop being released, and the Jin soldiers fell off their horses one after another. Namouk commanded loudly: "Shoot the arrows!" and only heard the 'whoosh' bowstring rattle, and a hundred arrow feathers shot out at the same time. Jiang Feiyan rushed into the enemy group before they could release their arrows, and used light skills to swim among the horses, and started hand-to-hand short-range fights, and the cavalry fell from their horses one after another. The golden soldiers and horses were relatively close, and it was difficult to attack, and when Jiang Feiyan wanted to counterattack, he ran away like a smoke.
Zhu Yushi also dodged the arrows with light skills, rushed into the enemy group, and started guerrilla warfare like Jiang Feiyan. Dong Guo asked the sword for light skills, but he had a seven-foot-long broad-backed giant knife, which danced like a big wall, blocking all the arrows. Although Yan Weifeng's Water Dragon Sword is one of the seven famous swords, it has no blocking advantage, and can only slash left and right, blocking the arrows that fly towards the vital point, but there is an arrow in the shoulder and thigh. Jin Bing's arrows have wolf tooth barbs, which enter the body and tightly hook his flesh, not to mention the pain, and it is extremely difficult to take out.
Yan Weifeng screamed in pain, fell to the ground, and blood flowed from his shoulders and legs. Jiang Feiyan turned around and saw that he was injured, so he immediately flipped over a cavalryman and flew on his horse, shouting, "You grab the horse and keep up." He rode to Yan Weifeng's side and said, "Wei Feng, give me your hand." Yan Weifeng reluctantly grabbed his hand and jumped on the horse. Zhu Yushi and Dongguo Wendao also grabbed the horses and went out together.
The Jin soldiers lacked command, did not even surround them, and watched them leave. Some Jin soldiers wanted to chase after them, but the only remaining Moke hurriedly said: "Don't advance in vain, be careful to ambush again." In fact, he also knew that the possibility of being ambushed again was extremely small, but he could see that these 'thieves' liked to kill the officials first, and they would definitely take the knife on themselves first. However, after Yan Saili's military orders had to be carried out, he decided to let the army march slowly, not only to rush the group of thieves, but also to complete the task. Although Jiang Feiyan and their sneak attack did not repel the Jin soldiers, the purpose of blocking the pursuit had been achieved.
Jiang Feiyan broke the shaft of the arrow on Yan Weifeng's body on the horse, and found that the arrow was too deep into the flesh, and it was still bleeding after sealing the acupoint, so he had to find a safe place to treat the wound. Yan Weifeng's sleeves and pants were dyed red, and his face was as white as paper due to excessive blood loss. Jiang Feiyan comforted him and said, "Bear with me a little longer, and when I catch up with Brother Gu, they will get arrows for you." Yan Weifeng climbed on his back and said in a low voice: "I'm fine, don't delay the journey for me." Jiang Feiyan said: "Don't speak, close your eyes and rest." ”
Gu Yao and they didn't move too fast, the two groups of people would soon be together, Gu Yao saw that Yan Weifeng was covered in blood, and said nervously: "Xiao Yan is injured? Gu Yao said: "Are we going to hurry first or pull out the arrow?" Jiang Feiyan said: "The arrow has wolf fangs and thorns, and now it is mixed with the meat, if you take the arrow, you must take out the meat together, not to mention the pain, excessive blood loss and life is in danger, you must be careful to deal with it." Although we defeated the Jin soldiers for a while, the Jin soldiers did not retreat. It's better to wait until the evening comes out of the forest, and then go to the river to launch the arrows. Gu Yao said: "Okay, listen to you." ”
They walked in the forest for another two hours, the sky gradually darkened, Jiang Feiyan put her ears on the ground several times but did not notice the movement of the pursuers, and finally came down safely. Zhao Huanhuan regained her freedom, her heart was excited, and she was sincerely grateful: "Your grace of reinvention is unforgettable for the slave family." When I return to Lin'an, I will definitely express your patriotic feats to the imperial brother, and the imperial brother will definitely reward you. When everyone saw her giving a salute, they hurriedly followed suit, but after listening to the words behind, Jiang Feiyan smiled coldly, turned her head to the side, took off the wine gourd on her waist and took a bite, but did not answer. The court caused his whole family to die unjustly, and he hated the monarch and the ministers, so he looked disdainful.
Gu Yao said: "I don't wait for money, I don't want to be famous, and I can't talk about any loyalty and patriotism, just for the word 'chivalrous', and the emperor doesn't need to mention this story when he sees the official family in the future." Zhao Huanhuan blinked and said: "Don't you want to serve my Great Song Dynasty?" Your skills are so great, if you can lead the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty to fight, you will not be afraid of the Jin Kingdom." Everyone in the Blood Knife Castle laughed in their hearts, thinking that Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie's brothers are all generals who can fight and are accustomed to fighting, and they don't necessarily know how the official family reuses it, but reuses Zhang Jun who talks on paper, Fuping defeated the main force of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the first battle, if there is no increase in my Blood Knife Castle, Sichuan and Shaanxi will fall. But we are defending the city for the people of Sichuan and Shaanxi, not for your royal family surnamed Zhao.
At the moment, they had their own thoughts, and there was silence on the field. Xu also observed the words and expressions, and made a color to Zhao Huanhuan, telling her to stop talking. Zhao Huanhuan saw it, sighed and said: "Anyway, you slave rescuers escaped from the Longtan Tiger's Den, and this kindness will never be forgotten." Hey, it's just that my hard-working fifth sister couldn't escape together, and I don't know what kind of crime she will suffer. As soon as she thought of Emperor Maude, she couldn't help but sobbed quietly.
In winter, the days were short, and after a while, it was dark, and they walked out of the woods, and it didn't take long to see the small river that Yue Yun mentioned. The river was rushing and there was no freezing, Jiang Feiyan said: "This place is safe, let's get arrows for Xiao Yan." "Dismount Dong Guo asked the knife and Du Kill to be responsible for drinking the horses and feeding the grass, and Li Xiao took out some dry food from the package and distributed it to everyone. Zhao Huanhuan and Xu were still sitting on the dry grass looking up at the starry sky, thinking that they would soon return to the Song Dynasty, and their hearts were excited. Jiang Feiyan and Gu Yao carried Yan Weifeng to the edge of the river grass, and at this time, Yan Weifeng had already woken up, moaning in a low voice, Gu Yao said: "Bear with me, I'll get an arrow for you." Yan Weifeng nodded palely and closed his eyes.
Jiang Feiyan took the dagger and cut open the clothes around the wound, and frowned when she saw the arrow digging deep into the flesh. Gu Yao didn't dare to light the fire, for fear of attracting the pursuers, so he only lit the fire, approached to illuminate it, and asked, "Can you see clearly?" Jiang Feiyan nodded slightly, and said: "I have to cut the flesh around the wound before I can use a dagger to cut out the arrow, and I must not pull it out, but ......" Yan Weifeng slowly opened his eyes and said: "But what, Hall Master Jiang said that it doesn't matter." Jiang Feiyan sighed: "Your arrow is too deep, you have to rip off a large piece of meat, there is no hemp boiling soup here, I'm afraid you won't be offended." Yan Weifeng said: "I can stand it, Master Jiang can do it." Jiang Feiyan nodded, took river water to scrub the wound, then took out the wine jug, poured the wine on the dagger, passed the blade over the fire on the fire fold a few times, and began to cut the meat. Although Yan Weifeng is a pampered son, he gritted his teeth in the face of severe pain, and he didn't say a word, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed all over his body, and his teeth rubbed against each other. Jiang Feiyan quickly cut off a piece of meat the size of an egg, and gently took out the arrow with the blade. Yan Weifeng's chest was full of blood, Zhao Huanhuan and Xu still smelled the pungent bloody smell, looking at the bloody flesh and hairy in their hearts, Zhao Huanhuan burst into tears and said, "I'm sorry, it's the slave family who made everyone suffer." Jiang Feiyan took the gold sore medicine from Li Xiao's hand, sprinkled it evenly on the wound, bandaged it neatly, and took out the arrow on the leg in the same way.
During the night they took turns to keep watch, rested for the night by the creek, and the next day they were full of energy and continued on their way. They marched east along the river, and after a morning of walking, they came to the end of the river, and as Yue Yun said, there was a barren hilly area ahead, which was not only easy to hide, but also to block the sight of the pursuers. Dong Guo asked Dao and said with a smile: "Yue Yun is really a 'living map', and he knows the environment here well. Jiang Feiyan said: "This is the habit of professional soldiers, they often pay attention to some things that others will not pay attention to, in Yanjing these days he often goes out of the city to observe the terrain, and it will be much more convenient for their army to fight here in the future." When it comes to fighting, we are laymen, but we have to ask for advice like others. Dong Guo asked Daodao: "Yue Yun, his son Yue Fei must be even more remarkable, and their generals and soldiers are not far behind, maybe they can really revive the Great Song Dynasty." Xu also heard that there was also a heated discussion with them here, which alleviated the embarrassment of the previous night.
At noon, they sat under a hill to eat dry food, Gu Yao was worried: "I don't know how Brother Lu and Brother Zhao responded, as well as the castle master, I don't know if he is safe." Jiang Feiyan said: "The castle master's martial arts are world-renowned, and he is very alert, don't worry." Hall Master Lu is calm and composed, Yue Yun is experienced, Hall Master Zhao and Xiao Luo are also strong in martial arts, and the four of them should not have an accident together. ”
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone on the hill above me say coldly: "They may be fine, but you are going to have something." The speaker was a woman, her cold voice without the slightest emotion, full of confidence and majesty. Everyone was taken aback, and hurriedly looked up, only to see that the woman was wearing a Fan Yang hat, her face was hanging a light veil, and she was dressed in white like snow, standing on the mound. They seemed to have seen a demon, and they trembled all over, and it was Ni Hongyan who came.
She jumped down the hill and blocked her way. Two more people came out from behind the hill, it was Li Qingwan and Ji Wa. Li Qingwan's beautiful eyes turned, and she stared at Ling Xue'er and smiled. Ling Xue'er also glared back at her.