53. Chapter 53 Dyeing the Zheng Robe

Author: The tea is getting stronger

Chapter 53 Dyed Robe

Xia Houhui was very embarrassed.

His hair was spread over his shoulders, flying wildly as his horse galloped.

That was the result of a crossbow bolt passing by his scalp and flying away the scarf that bound his hair.

But it's still good.

What worries him the most is that a crossbow arrow grazed Wusun Liangju's leg and hip, opening a wound half a finger wide and two to three inches long, and it was bleeding continuously during the gallop!

This slows it down significantly.

If Jiangdong's pursuers' horses were not too slow, he might have been overtaken long ago and turned into a hornet's nest by crossbow arrows.

But this luck will soon be exhausted.

Because the injured Wusun Liangju was constantly slowing down, the distance between him and his pursuers was also slowly and steadily approaching.

Now, it’s less than eighty steps!

At this distance, if a crossbow bolt hits him, he will definitely die.

Therefore, he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Chen Ding had already caught up with the cavalry and that a little interference with the pursuers would allow him to escape.

Ding Feng, who was pursuing hard, was also angry.

He felt that this pursuit was too angry.

It was clear that he had an absolute advantage, but after chasing for so long, he only shot and killed one person on the other side, while his own side also paid the price of nearly ten casualties.

And he was powerless to change this situation.

First, it is limited by the natural disadvantage of the southern boat and the northern horse.

Almost all of his troops are from Jiangdong. It would be great if they could have excellent riding skills, but it is really difficult for them to snipe the enemy on bumpy horseback.

For example, hitting Xiahou Hui's small buckler, flying his hair and scarf, and injuring his mount were all from the crossbow arrows he shot.

The other is the unbearable condition of the war horses.

Obviously, the speed of General Wei's war horses had slowed down, but because they had galloped all night long to catch up, the physical strength of the mounts was almost exhausted.

No matter how hard they urged the horses to speed up, they couldn't do it.

What made Ding Fengyou even more miserable was that after chasing for a long time, the crossbow arrows carried by Bu Qu were about to be exhausted.

no way.

As a corps of soldiers, their tactics are different from those of scouts, and they do not carry many arrows like scouts.

Because in previous wars, they carried long soldiers, always ready to rush into battle with the general, and carried shields to block the general's arrows. Due to the limitations of the space on the horse's back and the weight of the horse, they could only carry seven or eight crossbows.

arrow.

And a few crossbow arrows are enough.

After all, when they rush into battle, they only have time to fire two or three crossbow arrows before they engage the enemy at hand-to-hand combat.

As for the distance between the two sides, Xia Houhui can be killed as long as he continues to pursue him.

Ding Feng is not optimistic about this.

Because he was not sure that the four or five separate troops could kill the other Wei cavalry scout who fled first.

If not, the Wei army's scouts who escorted the prisoners turned around and came back. Considering the strengths and weaknesses of both sides' cavalry and shooting, it might be their own side that would suffer!

This uncertainty becomes more and more certain as time goes by.

Therefore, after continuing the pursuit for half a quarter of an hour, he stopped the troops from continuing to kill Xia Houhui with their crossbows, and instead asked them to be on standby with their strung crossbows.

Anyway, his song couldn't hit Xia Houhui.

Furthermore, with the distance between the two sides constantly closing, he did not need to worry about Xia Houhui's escape.

The crossbow bolts of Thief Wu’s pursuers have been exhausted?

Xia Houhui, who had been running for his life in embarrassment, couldn't help but straighten up and look back frequently after not receiving a sniper crossbow for a while, and this thought came to his mind.

Immediately, he angrily took up his strong bow to see if he could kill a few pursuers to vent his hatred.

Yes, it is to express hatred.

After being chased away for so long like a rabbit with no backhand, he was already filled with anger.

However, he had just drawn out the arrow, and before he could attach it to the bow, he immediately threw the arrow away and raised the small round shield on his forearm to block it.

"Duh!"

A crossbow bolt was nailed to the small buckler again.

Ding Feng, who was not far away, cursed in a low voice and cocked the crossbow again.

Asking Bu Qu to stop sniping would be a useless effort, but he still has a chance to kill the enemy with one arrow~

Moreover, the Qi Ba Qi Bu were shot off their horses one after another, so he already knew that Xia Houhui's shooting skills were as good as his own, so how could he not be on guard at all times so that he would not have the chance to hurt anyone again!

Why are there still crossbow arrows?!

Xia Houhui, who was lying on the horse again, angrily broke off the crossbow bolt of the small buckler and pulled it out. He looked at the leather armband of his forearm, which had finally stopped bleeding, and was dyed red again, and his heart was full of indignation.

But soon, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression immediately changed.

Could it be that the thief Wu Zhuibing wanted to

With speculation, he looked back, squinting his eyes and trying to see clearly the actions of the pursuing soldiers.

When he saw that among the pursuers, except for the general who threatened him with death from time to time, the other cavalrymen were holding crossbows in front of their chests, he could be sure of what the other party wanted to do.

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Either he was waiting to catch up twenty or thirty steps, and a wave of random arrows would turn him into a hedgehog; or he was waiting to shoot the cavalry who might come to the scout camp at any time.

After all, he has been chased for so long.

He has such a careful mind and a keen sense of battlefield!

Who is the opposing general?

At this moment, Xia Houhui had long realized that the pursuer was not an ordinary scout from Jiangdong, but was certain that the opponent must not be an unknown person either.

Naturally, I also realized that I had underestimated the heroes of the world.

I felt even more astonished by the heroic words I had previously said: "The people east of the Yangtze River are all rats, so what should we fear?"

Of course, now is not the time to dwell on this.

What he was anxious about now was that Jiangdong's pursuers were already ready to shoot and kill the scout battalion who came for reinforcements. So, did he still have a chance to escape?

Simply give it a try.

Taking the risk of being sniped by General Wu, he shot a few people with his bow to reduce the pressure on the cavalry of the scout battalion and give himself an extra chance of escape.

Xia Houhui made up his mind and pulled out an arrow from his quiver.

But this time he did not straighten up. Instead, he lay on the horse and turned around, squinting his eyes to look for a target that he was sure to kill with one hit, and estimated how to get up in an instant to shoot and avoid the crossbow bolts.

Ding Feng, who was chasing after him, also maintained his crossbow aiming position.

He didn't have many crossbow arrows left, so he was waiting for the opportunity to kill with one strike.

The two sides galloped for a mile or two in a tacit understanding, but before they could find a suitable opportunity, two or three riders suddenly crossed over.

While running towards the Wu cavalry formation, he waved and shouted, "General, the Wei army is coming!"

It turns out that they were Bubu chasing Chen Ding.

As for why there were two missing people, it was natural that they were shot dead by the Wei cavalry scouts.

After these two or three cavalrymen passed by, nearly twenty cavalry of Wei scouts also appeared in the distance, galloping towards them.

Among them, Chen Ding, who had completed Xia Houhui's instructions as scheduled, was still looking around. When he saw Xia Houhui, he breathed a long sigh of relief and waved vigorously, "General, are you okay? I'll be here soon!"

This incident also caused a sudden change in the expressions of both parties.

Ding Feng's face lit up with joy, and without any instructions from him, he turned the crossbows in his hands and placed his fingers on the hanging knife.

Xia Houhui was filled with anxiety.

He knew that the cavalry and scouts who followed him were all elite, and they all had contempt for Wu Jun in their hearts.

At least in terms of cavalry and archery, they would definitely not be afraid of the Wu army who only had more than thirty cavalry in front of them.

This also means that they will gallop over without fear, and then be shot to death by a well-prepared crossbow before they can even raise their bows to fight back.

Therefore, in his desperation, he stood up and shouted at Chen Ding and others, "Don't try to pass."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped speaking and leaned down.

Because at this moment, a crossbow arrow was pressed against his back, whizzing by at the slightest miss.
To be continued...