Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 707
Xiao Yuandong didn't expect to startle the opponent away so easily, so he was somewhat surprised in the second half of the attack.And when they rushed out of the dense forest, the opponent had already fled an extremely long distance, and there was no sign of luring the enemy at all.

At this time, Liu Erlang and other brave men among the refugees also discarded their crude weapons, and stood respectfully at one side and asked from a distance, "Is the general the master of the Marquis of Shen in Huainan?"

"He is a strong man who is familiar with side affairs."

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, his eyes lit up. Although the son-in-law was well-known in Huainan, after all, his business days were short, and after crossing the Huai River, there were not many people who could hear his name in the wild.During the attack earlier, he also saw these refugees responding behind the slave cavalry, so he already had a good feeling in his heart.At this time, hearing the young man mention the name of the son-in-law, the communication will undoubtedly be much smoother.

So Xiao Yuandong signaled a dozen or so cavalry to cruise outside as a warning, while he himself led the rest of the horses to stand still, waved lightly with his hand, and said with a smile: "We are the scouts of the king's division under the Marquis of Shen. answer."

Liu Erlang and the others were overjoyed when they heard the words, and after a short pause, he still walked forward alone. While walking, he observed the military posture of Xiao Yuandong's troops. When he saw that there were only a few dozen people around Xiao Yuandong, his eyes were full of excitement. He was a bit disappointed, but he cupped his hands and said: "We are all savages living in the left and near, and we were taken captive by the slaves. If the general and others hadn't frightened the thieves away, we would never have survived. I don't know if the general respects you?"

Xiao Yuandong was also observing this Liu Erlang. This young man looked as old as himself. Although his posture was a bit downcast, his eyes were transparent, and his manners and responses were all decent, without the embarrassment and timidity of ordinary people.

"This general is named Xiao Yuandong, and he is one of Marquis Shen's subordinate generals. It is really heroic and brave for a strong man to rise up in a difficult situation and support the king's master to drive away the slaves."

Xiao Yuandong got off his horse and walked in front of Liu Erlang. He couldn't help but look him up and down, showing a bit of admiration, but he didn't lie too much to him, and directly asked about the people along the way. The origin and the slave soldiers who were frightened away.

It turned out that these refugees were all from the nearby Guoyang Township, who were forced to destroy their homes by slave soldiers and sent to Chengfu to undertake hard labor.And why this slave soldier behaved so suspiciously, Xiao Yuandong also got the answer from Liu Erlang.It turned out that the slave soldier was cowardly by nature, so that his subordinates could not suppress it long ago.

After learning this inside story, Xiao Yuandong couldn't help being amused.The slaves were not born to be brave and fearless, and he just happened to meet one, which made him a little suspicious and worried.

But even so, the situation is not optimistic.Those slaves were defeated by internal strife, but they were not damaged.And I do have insufficient strength here, and the thieves will definitely find out after the initial panic.If they lost the rations they had confiscated, it would definitely be a felony, and they might not be willing to leave willingly, and it is very likely that they will wander back again.

Although the distance from here to the river bend is not too far, it is still nearly thirty li. If you ride lightly and quickly, this distance is naturally nothing.However, if we bring these thousands of refugees who are old, weak, sick and disabled, we will not be able to arrive in less than half a day.What's more, it's getting late now, and it's absolutely impossible to join the navy before dark.And on the way, it is very likely that the slave soldiers will fight back.

Fortunately, the slave cavalry was always cautious, and there were many concealments along the way. Although this encounter was hasty, the dense forest chosen temporarily was an excellent hiding place.If you are not in a hurry to transfer, you can stay here overnight, and at the same time send people to contact the friendly forces operating nearby.

At this time, the riots among the people in the dense forest have gradually stopped.The grain that had been chopped up and scattered on the ground had long since disappeared, and the ground had been cleaned several times, and not even a single grain of rice was seen.But the villagers are full of arms, and some people are even chewing raw rice.As for the undamaged carts, cattle and horses, even the straw mats were divided up, with more than a dozen people each guarding them.

And when Xiao Yuandong and the others approached the dense forest, their expressions were also complicated, with both joy after being saved and vigilance at the same time.It seemed that they were both worried that Master Wang would abandon them, and also worried that the lost and recovered goods would be robbed again.

It was not the first time for Xiao Yuandong to see such a scene, and he knew that it would be useless to talk to these villagers right now, the most important thing is to find the village leaders to explain the situation clearly.There is no doubt that Liu Erlang is such a candidate.

So Xiao Yuandong called Liu Erlang to him, and briefly introduced the current situation.His unit does not have enough strength to escort the villagers to transfer, and Jie Nu may counterattack back at any time.So if you want to survive, when the reinforcements arrive, these villagers must not disperse and defend, they must be mobilized.

When Liu Erlang heard this, he stopped talking nonsense and volunteered to talk to the villagers.After half an hour, I don't know what kind of excuse Liu Erlang used, but nearly half of the funds looted by the villagers was put back into sacks and piled on the car.And it is no longer as distracting as before, the old and the weak, women and children are inside, and hundreds of men have been gathered, and there is a preliminary order.

"All the folks have returned to their hearts, and they are all ordered by the general to defend and resist the enemy."

Then Liu Erlang came back again and said to Xiao Yuandong.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuandong couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Liu Erlang, as if he had the intention of taking the school exam, he immediately waved his hand and said: "I am the voice of Shaotong Ru, since you have the reputation of the village, you might as well let him go." You temporarily lead the villagers to make arrangements. I will lead my own troops to patrol and guard you outside."

As he spoke, he distributed some extra bows and knives to Liu Erlang.And Liu Erlang didn't show any embarrassment after hearing the sound, he chose Ding Zhuang to share the weapon, while he himself held a knife and bow, and carried a pot of arrows on his back.

Although Xiao Yuandong looked at Liu Erlang differently, he couldn't help asking after seeing this: "Can Erlang draw a strong bow?"

The Huainan Army didn't have many horses, so the knights were selected layer by layer in order to enhance individual combat capabilities.The riding bows used are all specially made, and the pulling force is only slightly worse than that of the step bows, far from being comparable to the local bows.

After Liu Erlang heard the words, he raised his bow and drew it with a little bit of animal strength, and then said to Xiao Yuandong: "Although Xiaomin was born in the countryside, he used to forage with his parents in his early years. From now on, live in peace."

After Xiao Yuandong heard the words, he nodded secretly. This Liu Erlang's name is Liu Di, no matter his speech, demeanor or ability, he was beyond the reach of ordinary rural families.In this chaotic world, if you dare to wander outside, if you are not forced to take the initiative but choose actively, whether you are a merchant or a bandit, you will definitely have some martial arts to protect yourself, so it makes sense.

So Xiao Yuandong led the crowd to wander outside, and after joining Xing Yue, there were more than a hundred riders, cruising around the dense forest to watch, and at the same time paying attention to the inside of the dense forest.

At this time, the dense forest was busy. Hundreds of men were divided into two teams. One team felled logs and cleared them inside, and the cut wood was used as guns to distribute to everyone. The other team dug ditches around the forest and built ditches with spare sacks wall.The old men and women were also divided into two teams, one team mowed grass and rubbed hemp, and the other team lit fire for cooking.Although busy, the arrangement is orderly and orderly.

"This Liu Di is really a sage in the wild. Not only is he courageous, but he is also good at general affairs. He will return to the town later. If he has the heart to join the army, he might as well stay in our department."

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuandong couldn't help sighing, and Xing Yue who was beside him also nodded.Although the two of them did not come from any famous sects, they were also from rich families. They were skilled in bowing and horses, but they were not good at common affairs.It is really a good thing if there is such a talent to pick up the omissions and make up for the omissions.

Not to mention the many arrangements in the dense forest, Suofu and the others who fled first did not escape as Xiao Yuandong expected, wandered around in the wild and made a circle to the back of Xiao Yuandong's place, and even near the bend of the river, they also found the stop The reinforcements on the shore at the back saw only a few hundred infantry, and their hearts were settled.Then he moved to the dense forest and noticed that the situation had changed.

"The owner of the building is cowardly. He must have been frightened by the Nanlu and fled back to the camp. He may have thought that we had ruined the Nanlu's murderous hand, but he didn't expect that we would have already avoided it. Now that he has deserted the crowd and fled, we will counterattack and go back. Recapturing the lost people and escorting them back to the town, this merit is exclusive, fully pays for the overdue crime, and can also get rid of the restraint of that idiot owner!"

When everyone heard this, they all praised Suofu for his cleverness and cleverness.But there were also some people who were worried and said anxiously: "But with just a few dozen of us, it is difficult to kill the scouts of the Nanlu. What's more, there are many madmen among the thousands of people, and even the owner of the banner is here. Dare to make trouble, now we have fewer people, and it is even more difficult to suppress..."

Suo Fu laughed loudly after hearing the words: "Those southern captives are bluffing, they only think that we have fled far away, and they will not think of counterattacking back, so they can use their tricks to intimidate them. As for the Jin slaves, the unruly ones are only a few pull carts Forced labor, as long as it is chopped off immediately, the rest will be as cowardly as chickens, how dare they resist!"

While discussing, smoke was rising from the dense forest in front of him. When Suo Fu saw this, he couldn't help but scolded, those merits had already been regarded by him as the basis for atonement, how could he allow the southern captives and those Jin slaves to eat, drink and waste!

"Get on the horse! Those who dare not charge will die at this moment!"

With a roar, Suo Fu got on his horse and raised his knife to stare at the rest of the crowd.After the others saw this, no matter whether they wanted to or not, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow him.

At this time, Xiao Yuandong and the others naturally also noticed Suo Fu and his party. They were a little terrified at first, but soon found that they seemed to know each other, and they were actually the group of slave soldiers that they had retreated earlier.

At the same time, there was also smoke and dust from another direction in the field.At this time, the sky was getting dark, and whoever was coming had not yet been seen clearly, Xie Yi's characteristic loud voice sounded from the sound of horseshoes in the field: "Don't be alarmed, Yuan Dong, Xie is here to help you!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuandong didn't have much joy on his face, he just scolded: "I didn't come when I should come, but I saw you when I got merit!"

These two groups of rangers came from different directions, they couldn't see each other, only Xiao Yuandong and others in the middle could see clearly.At this moment, the soldiers didn't need to be reminded by the captain, they each reined in their horses, charged up without any warning, and rushed directly towards the dozens of slave cavalry.

"These southern captives still have a bit of courage! Draw your bow and obey orders!"

Although the reaction of the enemy was not as expected by Suofu, he was not afraid. Recently, he was restrained by the incompetent master, so he didn't have many opportunities to fight to the fullest.Although the hundreds of cavalry on the opposite side are better than them, but when it comes to cavalry battles, how can Suofu put this group of southern thieves who only know how to row oars in his eyes.It only takes one charge, and nearly half of it can be lost!
Suo Fu rushed to the front, holding the reins and leading the strings, silently calculating the distance between each other, his eyes were no longer arrogance, but bloodthirsty calmness.He has the right to be insolent, to fight bravely in front of the battle, even if the Chinese army veterans in the country are all composed of Chinese, there are few people who can match his bravery.

near...

Suo Fu said silently in his heart, and at the same time his chest and abdomen were full of animal strength, and after a few breaths of preparation, he ordered to release the arrow.Qingqi hedges, the timing of this first round of confrontation is very important, if it is early, the arrow will fall before it reaches, if it is late, the opponent's arrow rain has already covered it first.And the distance is getting closer quickly, and there is no chance of shooting the second round at all, so in many cases, the first round of the contest can determine the outcome!

Suo Fu has always been known as a brave soldier in the army, because he grasps this kind of opportunity, his talent is almost a gift from heaven, and he is often the first to lead his team into the enemy's line to fight and fight.So even if the opponent's number far outnumbered his own, Suofu was not timid or frightened.

Right now!

After a few breaths, Suofu's eyes suddenly lit up, and just about to shout loudly, but his eyes suddenly protruded, and he saw a few black stars and cold lights on the opposite side suddenly piercing into his vision, and they suddenly came to his eyes. The piercing sound, which had sounded exceptionally pleasant to him, suddenly hit his eardrums with a life-threatening aura!

So fast?
Suo Fu's mind was blank at the moment, but he instinctively crouched on the horse's back, the back of his head was cool, and the feather arrow passed by, and there was a scream behind him that suddenly stopped.

"Sideways!"

There was no need to look up, just based on the sound of hooves getting closer, Suofu could guess that after the opponent rushed to shoot a round of arrows, he must have calmly replaced the bow with a knife and gun at this moment, and rushed to kill him.So he suddenly reined in the horse's head, and took the lead in galloping to the flanks, avoiding the sharp edge.

In the first round of arrow shooting, only two or three out of ten people hit the target, and only three or four people hit the enemy's horse, but they knocked down the slaves head-on.Although it is still possible to shoot another arrow at this distance, Xiao Yuandong is no longer greedy for it. He hung the bow on the saddle with his hands down, picked up the spear, and with a shake of his arms, he stabbed straight forward.

However, the slaves on the opposite side did react quickly. Before the two armies collided, they suddenly turned to the side to avoid the vigorous Huainan army.When Xiao Yuandong noticed it and then reined in his horse to chase back, the sharp inertia had already brought them to fall behind each other.

"Chase!"

Xiao Yuandong let out a low growl, exchanged the spear for the bow again, and then frequently shot.Several people in the rear of the enemy were shot and fell off their horses one after another.

"Damn Nanlu!"

Hearing the sound of soldiers falling from behind, Suo Fu gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't dare to look back.The opponent's bow and arrow are too strong, once they are chased from behind, apart from rushing forward as much as possible to get rid of the battle, any pause is waiting for death.

However, when they rushed to the high hill where the Nanlu was earlier, they saw another team of rangers galloping towards them in the smoke and dust on the opposite side.

"The treacherous southern bandits have already ambushed!"

Suo Fu's eyes were completely cracked, and he let out a nearly desperate roar, and his mind was completely blank.This time, there was no room to evade the enemy, and soon the horse under his crotch was shot down, and he was dragged directly to the ground and rolled out for more than several feet!
When Xiao Yuandong and others rushed to the high hill, all the slave soldiers were shot down and scattered, and the rest of the soldiers were still chasing and chasing the defeated soldiers. Xie Yi had already recovered his leisure and rode up to meet him, and said with a smile: "Yuan Dong, why are you so careless?" ? I was blocked in the field by slave riders. Fortunately, I didn't travel far this time, so I was able to arrive in time. But there are only a few dozen thieves here, so it's worth your emergency?"

Xiao Yuandong's complexion was even worse at this moment, he just said in a deep voice: "Have you been captured or killed by the slave soldier?"

"You look so prematurely withered and impotent, are you annoyed that I came to compete with you? I, Xie Er, am such an unscrupulous person? Look, there are only a few dozen slaves here, and the commander is nothing more than Lieutenant Wu Shi. If I wasn't eager to save you, it wouldn't be worth my shot."

Xie Yi once killed the Jienu guards, and now his vision is extremely high. In his opinion, the slaves without the general number are just weeds, not worth mentioning.

"It's your military merit that kills you. Don't I want to lose face?"

If Xie Yi didn't show integrity, Xiao Yuandong would not be so ashamed, so he would simply ignore it.

At this moment, Suof, who was being pressed under the horse, was also pulled out and identified by the slave soldiers.Seeing this, Xiao Yuandong's expression became even uglier, he got off his horse and rushed forward, kicked him to the ground with a flying kick, and hit him violently with an old fist on his back: "You are a villain, Xie Er Is the arrow sweeter than mine? You are supposed to die at the bottom of the slope, but you want to rush here!"

Xie Yi walked slowly, and couldn't help laughing even more happily after hearing the words. When the slaves confessed that the slave commander was not even a soldier, even with a look of disgust, he stepped forward and kicked Hu Zu in the face After a few feet, he scolded: "Everyone is a thief. Others can become a guard, a governor, and a Sangong Fangbo. But you are a disgusting slave, and you can't even be a soldier! You are just a scattered soldier, I want to beg for death in a hurry! Did I dig your ancestral grave, or raped your old mother, no hatred, no hatred, I just want to waste my strength and arrows by wandering here!"

Hearing the scolding, even the resentful Xiao Yuandong felt that such accusations against the slave were a bit unfair.They didn't come here to consume your arrows on purpose, didn't it happen by chance?

Thinking about it like this made me feel boring, I lowered my head and saw that the slave was covered in blood foam under his old fist, almost lifeless, then I was relieved a little, stood up and said: "You have won the battle, I don't want to fight!" Fight for it, grab it and kill it."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Suo Fu, who was lying on the ground almost lifeless, had eyes bulging, and his body suddenly straightened up, glaring at the two with a vicious look, roaring and arguing, but he couldn't help crying because the corners of his mouth were smashed. Cheng Shengxi: He is a leader among the slaves. Many veterans in the Chinese army are not as brave and good at fighting as him. The reason why he cannot be knighted and worshiped as a general is because the general's handling of things is unfair, and it's not that he is not capable!These two southern thieves are really damned, they underestimated him and didn't even bother to kill him!

Hearing the sobbing sound of this slave, Xie Yi was inevitably a little curious. He listened for a moment, then raised his head to look at Xiao Yuandong: "What is this slave talking about?"

"Naturally, I would like to praise the general for being heroic and heroic. Congratulations on your great achievements under your name."

Xiao Yuandong replied angrily.

Xie Yi chuckled after hearing the words: "The first half of the sentence is indeed good, but the second half is not true. This slave is just afraid that I will abandon him and give himself strength."

Speaking of this, speaking of this, it seems that not doing anything is not enough to show his heroism, he pulled out the blade and cut off the slave soldier's two thumbs, waved his hand and said: "A lowly slave like you is not worthy of blood staining my precious sword, but since When you meet, always leave a little mark..."

"Ah! Why did I come up with such a clever plan today? In the past, when capturing bandits and slave commanders, there were many low-ranking scattered soldiers. It would be useless to kill them. It would be a pity. If I had thought of chopping off their thumbs and not being able to hold the blade, and leaving a slave life, In the future, I will spread my reputation everywhere, and all the slaves will be lucky to fight me, so why waste time looking for slaves and scolding them. Alas, if I didn't have the desire to kill slaves, how could I learn the vulgar behavior of generals like you? .”

Xie Yi was already elated when he mentioned this, but Xiao Yuandong walked away with a look of disdain. They are hurting friends, so there is no need to thank them for their friendship.

After returning to the dense forest, seeing that the villagers did not collapse under Liu Di's restraint, Xiao Yuandong's mood improved, and his idea of ​​bringing Liu Di into his army deepened.

Xie Yi also came from the rear, seeing the thousands of people in the forest, he understood why Xiao Yuandong was trapped by dozens of slaves, and then smiled and said: "I, Yuandong, why don't you spare little effort? There is no shortage of rewards."

After Xiao Yuandong heard the words, he said angrily: "The only reason my troops are short of horses is that there are too few riders. Otherwise, how could it be possible to fall to you vulgar people."

"If the general is short of horses, the little people know where to get them, and are willing to help the general succeed in order to repay the grace of life!"

Liu Di on the side heard Xiao Yuandong's words, stepped forward suddenly and said with cupped hands.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuandong and Xie Yi's eyes lit up, and then Xiao Yuandong's expression changed again, pointing at Xie Yi, he said to the left and right: "Expell this person ten feet away!"

"Xiao Yuandong, you still have no morals! I risked my life to come here to save you..."

Xie Yi kicked his legs and cursed again and again, but was thrown out of the forest with his arms crossed.

　It's a character chosen in the Dragon Tower. . .A big chapter, a bit late, sorry sorry. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)