Chapter 201 The road to life, the road to despair, risking one's life
The fire blocked the pursuit route of the barbarian cavalry, but Zhang Kaifeng and others had not yet escaped the entanglement, because there were still Xun Eagle circling over the sky, providing the barbarian cavalry with the direction of pursuit from time to time. Moreover, Xun Eagle was very alert and refused to fall down at all. It was almost impossible to shoot it down.
"What should we do!" someone asked, "If we continue like this, we will not be able to get rid of it at all, we will only die of exhaustion."
"I'll shoot it down." Zhou Qi's eyes flashed and he raised a bow.
"Just Brother Zhou and I shoot down these eagles together. You are responsible for attracting their attention. Otherwise, a team of people will block the barbarian cavalry in the rear and do not expose our intentions." Zhang Kaifeng said: "Xiaolin, your bow and arrow are good, follow us."
"I understand, Brother Zhang!" Kobayashi took out a hard skill.
"Luo Bing, your archery skills are good. Let's shoot down those three arch eagles with us." Zhou Qi said.
"It's an adult." Luo Bing also took out the bow and arrow.
In an instant, the horse team rushed over the mountain pass, crossed the mountain bag, and covered their figures. The three sirens veils in the sky lost their confidant and suddenly increased.
"The evil beast will die!"
Suddenly, four figures rushed out of the mountain bun, bent their bows and arrows, and a few sounds of howls, three feather arrows rushed out first.
"Cry!"
When the three news eagles were frightened and flew to the side, Zhang Kaifeng and Zhou Qi became aware of themselves. A cold light burst out in their eyes. They let go of the feather arrow in their hands. The feather arrow broke through the air, and a white airflow was drawn in the air, faster than lightning.
Blood splashed, and the feather arrow immediately broke the wings of the two eagles, but Luo Bing and Xiaolin did not make any contribution. They just scratched one eagle, but it was enough. The frightened eagle flew away immediately, and the person who controlled the eagle refused to come no matter how they summoned it.
"Damn it, I really underestimate the scheming of these people." The cavalry soldiers looked gloomy like water, pondered for a moment, and said, "You lead a thousand light cavalry, bite them, don't let them escape, you can wipe them out if you have the chance. Let's go back, act according to the plan, and continue to push towards the fortress. Humph, I really think our cavalry is only four thousand."
"It's an adult." A soldier agreed.
After a brief stay, the barbarians sent light cavalry to continue chasing Zhang Kaifeng, Zhou Qi and others, while the remaining commanders returned and joined the army. After these light cavalry left, under the inconspicuous green grass at the foot of Shanbao, they suddenly squirmed for a while, and then a figure crawled out of it. After looking at the direction, they quickly disappeared here.
Time flies, and the two sides of the chasing and fleeing were biting the cavalry in front. The barbarian commanders who were responsible for the pursuit this time had good command capabilities. Their light cavalry was good at raids and faster than Zhou Qi and others. On the open grassland, cavalry is a powerful weapon, and cavalry is also divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. The light cavalry is extremely mobile and fast, and is suitable for making the enemy unable to react in sneak attacks and plunder battles. The heavy cavalry is completely different. The heavy cavalry is slow, but it is more suitable for charge. The power is far from comparable to the light cavalry, but the weakness is also extremely obvious, that is, the slow cavalry is slow. If bitten by the light cavalry, it will be difficult to get rid of it.
This barbarian commander was also good at military tactics and constantly raiding with the advantage of light cavalry, but he would never intervene with them in close combat or encircle them.
Soon, during the day and into the night, two groups of people and horses at the foot of a mountain faced each other, without communicating. The people on the left were Zhou Qi's black armored cavalry, but after a day of siege and being served by the barbarians with crossbows, the remaining ones were less than a thousand black armored cavalry. The people opposite them were as usual, and the number of people did not decrease, but the appearance of the scattered soldiers and scattered brave men gradually washed away the dew and showed a rugged murderous aura. At first, the five hundred cavalry equipped with uneven equipment was now wearing armor, although those armors were taken from the barbarians.
The momentum between the two sides was obviously insufficient. Today's battle caused them to suffer heavy losses, and the arrogance of the past has now become a joke. However, Luo He and others, who have experienced several fierce battles, have different scenes. They are full of energy and gazes, and their fighting spirit is not enough. They seem to be very small, but they are arrogant when charging forward.
"Sir, what should I do? The barbarian light cavalry behind me still chased me. If they don't solve them, their main force will definitely attack the fortress with fearlessness." Luo Bing asked.
The cold wind blew continuously on the grassland at night. Zhou Qi sat beside the fire, watching the burning firewood that was plucking and plucking. He didn't answer for a while, just focused on adding firewood into it, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Luo Bing." A long time later, Zhou Qi's words came.
"Sir." Luo Bing looked at this person who became famous in the battle and didn't know what to say. The brave and diligent person fell here, and his inner complexity was imaginable.
Zhou Qi cut off a piece of firewood and said, "Go and invite them over."
"Please?" Luo Bing was stunned, and then realized that the word "Please" is very different, which means that Zhou Qi has recognized the strength of the other party: "I'll go here."
"etc."
"grown ups."
"I'll just go there myself!"
Luo Bing, who was stunned, walked forward and soon arrived at the opposite side. These native fortress soldiers soon appeared, pulled out the scabbard from their hands, and pointed to the person in front of them. If he dared to take another step forward, the blade would definitely cut out.
"What are you doing here?" the soldier shouted angrily.
"Bold." Luo Bing's eyes frightened, and the momentum on his body swept out.
"You---." The soldier's face changed.
But at this moment, several cold arrows were already on the bow and rolling the strings, and Kobayashi and others were behind him. Seeing Zhou Qi and others being blocked, the black armored spirit cavalry on the opposite side also pulled the bow and rolled the strings, and the two sides formed a confrontation.
"Put down the bow and arrow." Zhou Qi issued an order to the black armored spirit cavalry opposite. Even if the black armored spirit cavalry is unwilling to accept it, they will not violate the military order. They did not put down the bow and arrow, but just pointed the arrow to the ground. Seeing that Zhou Qi turned around, he clasped his fists and said, "I have no intention of coming here. I just want to meet your general and discuss with him how to deal with the next attack of the barbarians."
"What are you doing?" Wang Jing ran over when he heard the movement and happened to see this scene. He shouted sternly: "It's all my family members, why are you doing? How do you kill each other and make the barbarians happy?"
"Deputy General Wang." Kobayashi and others changed their color and said hurriedly: "We don't."
"I won't put down the bow and arrow." Wang Jing snorted coldly and said, "I will report to the general for the mistake you made in this matter. You know the general's temper. If there is a next time, you know what to do."
"We know." Kobayashi and others lowered their heads, put away their bows and arrows and retreated.
"Please come with me, two." Wang Jing said.
"It's time for Deputy General Wang," Zhou Qi said.
Wang Jing was stunned by his attitude completely different from before, but he didn't say much, and took Zhou Qi and Luo Bing toward the tent in diameter.
Inside the battalion commander, the candlelight swayed alone in the breeze. Under the faint candlelight, a man was as white as snow, wearing a tight black suit, and could feel his solemn aura. Next to him, a tall man in armor stood. The two were talking to the sand table facing a map. Some hot meals on the stove were hot and hot again and again, but they had no intention of talking and devoted themselves to the sand table and map. There were many traces on the map and on the sand table, and countless arrows of all sizes were found.
On one side, a sword still had not returned to the sheath, and the knife was full of dry blood. It was too time to wipe it. However, when a long sword was in the sheath, after a day of rushing, they broke out into the encirclement. Logically speaking, this sword must be covered with blood, but now it seems extremely clean, spotless, without a trace of bloody smell.
"I am a man who loves swords, is crazy about swords, and respects swords." Zhou Qi quickly saw the usual routine of the white man in front of him. He was a little more ashamed than he did inexplicably. The sword fighting with him did not receive his attention.
The two people who were still discussing did not notice that there were three more people in the camp. Wang Jing coughed a few times before awakening the two.
"It turns out that Lord Zhou Qi is here. I'm really sorry. The war is tight, and it's Luo who is missing." Luo He turned around and said in surprise.
"General Luo is serious, it's Zhou's arrival." Zhou Qi looked at Luo He and said, "I've seen Mr. Zhang."
This seemingly ordinary man didn't say much, and his first impression was that he was a person who used a sword. But as time passed, the person in front of him could appear, and he could turn a scattered scattered warrior into a man with a vague tiger and wolf army, which made Zhou Qi curious about his origin, but he didn't get much information. He only knew that this man suddenly appeared here three years ago. However, from the respect of the soldiers in this cavalry, he could know that this man was very talented. If he served the court, he would definitely be a commander with a great reputation in his side, but not only why he was willing to settle down in a corner. However, he could not guess the other party's thoughts, and he immediately pressed his inner doubts.
"The grass-roots people have met Lord Zhou." Zhang Kaifeng also returned the favor, and in his cold voice, he still asked in a humble and arrogant manner: "I don't know what the purpose of Lord Zhou's visit is."
"Of course I want to discuss with you how to block the attack route of the barbarians. I would like to ask you to give me some advice when I come here this time." Zhou Qi said in a deep voice: "Zhou apologized for his previous recklessness, so please do not need to take it to your heart."
Zhang Kaifeng, who was standing beside him, was surprised and felt that although this person was arrogant, he was open-minded. Although he couldn't say he had a good impression of him, he still had some different opinions.
"Master Zhou is serious." Luo He's expression was the same as Wang Jing's previous appearance, but then he smiled and said, "I respect us too much. How dare I say it's just to make some suggestions and communicate with each other."
"Brother, look at what you said. Have you forgotten your military advisor?" Luo Bing said at the right time.
"Yes, look at my head. If we can have today, we have to rely on Brother Zhang." Luo He realized it and smiled foolishly, which made the atmosphere of the narrow camp slow down a little.
Zhang Kaifeng, who was standing beside him, shook his head, the seemingly careful man, and his honest appearance was fully displayed.
"The temporary military camp was simple and there was no place for Lord Zhou to sit. When Lord Zhou laughed, let's sit on the ground."
The number of sentences in succession is very skillful. Luo He, a rude man, said a rare literary word, which made Zhang Kaifeng and the others look at him. They usually speak the three-character classics. The soldiers below have long learned the three-character classics fluently, all of which were learned from the man in front of him.
"I dare not, marching and fighting are not concise." Zhou Qi also said.
At this moment, the four of them sat on the ground, each expressing their opinions and information they saw and obtained. In this time, they explained and deduced them on the sand table and on the map. Time passed without realizing it in this small camp. Until it was dawn, Zhou Qi and Luo Bing left, and each ordered the soldiers below to prepare.
Until dawn, the camp here had completely disappeared, and the commander Hessa off his horse, twisted the soil on the ground, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it.
"They have been walking for a while, but they want to get rid of our dreams." Hesa, whose words were a little cold, had a cold light flashed in his eyes.
The other barbarian light cavalry flashed a hint of anger when they heard this. They chased the cavalry for a day and a night, but were repeatedly escaped by the other party. Moreover, during the pursuit, they encountered countless traps, which seriously hindered their pursuit. After a brief stay, the barbarian light cavalry also disappeared without a trace.
Two days later, a large grassland that several feet long suddenly appeared on the endless grassland. The barbarian light cavalry couldn't help but stop. Hesa frowned. I don't know why such a strange grassland appeared out of nowhere. However, he quickly issued an order that heavy cavalry could pass, and their cavalry could naturally pass. As long as they walked along the horse hoof prints, they would definitely be fine. For the past two days, they had followed the other horse hoof prints.
And just as these light cavalry were about to cross in the middle, a sudden change occurred, and the blisters of Gulu broke into the ears of these cavalrymen, like death talismans.
"Not good, go ahead." Hesa changed color.
"Shoot the arrow!" But the sound from somewhere made the barbarian cavalry worse.
"Protection!" Hesa ordered that he had been familiar with the opponent's combat methods, and these light cavalry were wearing shields.
Immediately, the rain of arrows rushed over and attacked the barbarian cavalry. They were unable to move and greatly stopped them from pursuing their pursuit. In an instant, the danger was not only the rain of arrows, but the terrible thing was that the grass fell again.
A hundred miles away, the Black Armored Essence Cavalry and a squad of Fiery Cavalry were running quickly towards the fortress. They had spent two days and dared not stop. Once they stopped, the people in the fortress would be trapped in the fire of war, which was something they didn't want to see.
Finally, on the third day, they arrived and saw the shaman's cavalry. Looking around, the number of these cavalry was more than three or four thousand, but five thousand. How could it be? They were shocked in their hearts, what exactly was the purpose that made them mobilize so many cavalry.
"Brothers, the barbarian cavalry are ready to attack. In order for the people in the fortress to not be slaughtered, we fight to the death and wait for reinforcements." Zhou Qi shouted.
"Fight to the death!"
"For our home and for our loved ones, we are not afraid of death and fight to the death."
"Fight to the death!"
"The battlefield is the destination of our soldiers. For our loved ones and the people, we fight to the death. Even if we die, the military soul will never die."
"Fight to the death!"
"charge!"
He rushed into the sky with passion, and then less than two thousand cavalry rushed down the hillside and rushed towards the five thousand cavalry of the barbarians.
Chapter completed!