Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 522
Outside the big end city.

Wei Qing was wearing a coir raincoat, standing on a small hillside, holding up clairvoyant eyes, repeatedly looking at Damo City in the distance.

Damo City is a small city with a radius of no more than five miles, but it is a stubborn rock in front of Wei Qing.It has been more than a month since he arrived here with ten thousand infantry, but he is still wandering outside the city, unable to advance an inch.It's not that Damo City is difficult to attack, but it's been raining all the time. Outside Damo City, knee-deep water has accumulated, which is too deep for walking and shallow for boating. Wei Qing can only look at the city and sigh.

The rain dripped down the bamboo hat, Wei Qing felt wet, his shirt was stuck to his body, the skin on his hands was white and wrinkled, his boots were already soaked in water, and they rattled when he moved.

Wei Qing put down his clairvoyance, sighed long, and turned around to say hello: "Go back."

Wei Tao, who was standing against a tree, responded, calling the guards back to the camp.The guards walked back silently without saying a word.The rainy weather for many consecutive days made them very depressed, and they were not even interested in joking.The mountain road is wet and slippery, not only can't ride a horse, but even walk carefully.

Zhengwu was at the foot of the mountain, standing under a big tree, chatting with Zhengside without saying a word.Hearing the voice above, he subconsciously looked up, then shrunk his neck back.Suddenly, he realized that something was wrong, and looked up again.

The tops of several big trees on the hillside shook abnormally, and several figures were looming.

"Not good!" Zhengwu was taken aback, got up immediately, pulled out the saber from his waist, and shouted sharply at the same time: "There are assassins, there are assassins!" While shouting, he ran towards the hillside. "Zhongqing, be careful—"

Zheng Fang and the others were taken aback, before they had time to think, they drew out their weapons and followed Zheng Wu to chase up.

Although they have been with Zhengwu for several months, Wei Qing and others are still not very used to his accent.In desperation, Zheng Wu spoke in native language again, and Wei Qing couldn't hear clearly.However, when they saw Zheng Wu and the others rushing towards them with their weapons drawn, they instinctively raised their vigilance.

However, what they were wary of was the bottom of the mountain, but they didn't see the top of their heads.

A figure jumped down from the dense canopy, like a dexterous ape.In mid-air, the machine spring rang softly, and two crossbow arrows, only two feet long, flew out, heading straight towards Wei Qing.A guard behind Wei Qing saw the figure above his head, broke out in a cold sweat from fright, jumped up and bumped into Wei Qing.

"Boom!" Wei Qing was hit so unsteadily that he fell to the ground and rolled down the hillside.The two crossbow arrows hit the guard almost in sequence, one on the ground and the other on the guard's right arm.The guard roared in pain, pulled out the crossbow with his left hand, stabbed at the assassin who had just landed, drew out his sword with his right hand, and swung it horizontally.

The assassin landed unsteadily, in order to avoid the arrow, he staggered a step and was hit by the saber.He didn't have a battle armor on his body, and the waist was slashed by a war knife, tearing a big hole.Blood gushed out, instantly staining his clothes red.He screamed in pain, jumped forward, strangled the guard's neck with a bowstring, and pulled hard.

The guard's neck was cut by the bowstring, blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground.

Wei Qing was stopped by a big tree, and watched helplessly as the guard's neck was cut off by the assassin with a bowstring, but he didn't have time to shout.More assassins jumped down from the trees, and got out from the dense bushes and bamboo forests on all sides.Most of them are short in stature, but they are very flexible. Even on slippery and muddy hillsides, they run fast and steadily. Some simply land on all fours and run like animals.The ferocious look, the tattoos on his face and body, and the screaming in his mouth made people shudder.

Wei Tao was shocked and angry.He is a personal guard, and assassins around him are his fault.If anything happened to Wei Qing, suicide would not be enough to atone for his crime.He scrambled and rushed towards Wei Qing, jumped up halfway, knocked down an assassin who was about to shoot Wei Qing with his crossbow raised, and stabbed the assassin in the stomach without thinking about getting up.

The assassin let out a terrifying scream, strangled Wei Tao's neck with a bow, opened his mouth, bit Wei Tao's ear, and tore it hard.

Wei Tao screamed in pain, held the knife with both hands, and pulled the assassin's stomach away with force laterally.The assassin fell to the ground, steaming intestines spilled all over the floor, and blood flowed horizontally.

In a moment, the two sides got mixed up, and the fight was inseparable.

Assassins excel in agility, can run on slippery slopes, use terrain to fight, and take time to shoot arrows from time to time.Wei Tao and others were tall and strong, with solid armor, sharp weapons in their hands, and the courage to fight desperately. They risked their lives to save Wei Qing.For a while, there was no winner.

The situation was urgent, Wei Qing didn't care about his status, leaned against the big tree, stood still with both feet, pulled out the saber Liang Xiao gave him, slashed left and right, and chopped down the two assassins who rushed in front of him one after another.

Zhengwu led people to catch up.They have the same flexibility as the assassins, and quickly reversed the situation.Seeing this, the leader of the assassins did not dare to neglect, took a breath, and disappeared into the dense forest.The mountains and forests returned to calm, leaving only the panic-stricken Han army soldiers and blood and corpses all over the ground.

Wei Tao panted heavily, vigilantly looking at the scattered corpses around him, his heart palpitating endlessly.In just tens of breaths of fighting, at least ten bodyguards died in battle, but only three assassins were killed.

Wei Qing put the knife back into its sheath and wiped the rainwater off his face. "Who is this?"

Zhengwu squatted down and turned an assassin lying on the ground over.The assassin also had a black tattoo on his face, which looked like a bird.Zhengwu frowned, stretched out his hand to take a look at the assassin's mouth, and stood up. "This is Mo Shi raised by Yu Shan."

"Mo Shi?" Wei Qing was puzzled. "From the Mo family?"

"It's not the Mo of the Mo family, it's the silent Mo. These people have their tongues cut off to ensure that the secrets will not be revealed, and it also means to keep others silent." Zheng Wu paused, his brows furrowed. "I always thought that Yu Shan was just talking, but I didn't expect that he really had such an assassin. It seems that he was really anxious and wanted to kill you and me. He even sent out such a person."

When Wei Qing heard this, he was also a little shocked, and was speechless for a while.

Back at Daying, Wei Qing called Zhang Cigong and Gongsun Ao to inform them about the assassin.When Zhang Cigong and Gongsun Ao heard this, their faces turned pale with fright.Although Wei Qing stood in front of them unscathed, they were still quite frightened.If anything happened to Wei Qing, their future would be completely ruined.

"Zhongqing, Minyue is really troublesome." Zhang Cigong cursed: "The places on the map that seem to be only one day's journey away can't be reached in three to five days. There are mountains and forests everywhere, and rivers are everywhere. It's impossible to fight. Zhongqing, let's retreat."

"Retreat?" Wei Qing glanced at Zhang Cigong and sneered silently.

Gongsun Ao patted his knee with one hand, and grabbed his stubby beard with the other, his eyes flickered. "Zhongqing, this battle is so inexplicable. Where is the war here? It's like drilling into the woods. You see, we have been drilling in the mountains for so long, how many battles have been fought, and how many enemies have we met? It rains every day, and the skin The food is rotten, the food is moldy, and more and more soldiers are getting sick. If this continues, we will lose without fighting.”

"Isn't it?" Zhang Cigong scolded: "It's all Yan An's scholar, what nonsense. The Yellow River burst, did not say to withdraw troops to rescue the disaster, but also to take Nanyue by force. Now, don't talk about Nanyue, little Minyue Enough for us to drink a jug."

Wei Qing waved his hand. "Don't say it, you can't blame Yan An for this matter. If you want to blame, you can only blame us. Yan An is from Linzi, and he has never been to Minyue. How can he know what is going on in the rainy season. Stay for another two days and wait for the rainy season to pass. Yes, it's much better."

"What about the food?"

"Food..." Wei Qing also had a headache.As a striker, he has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Fujian and Vietnam.Han Anguo led the main force to station in Kuaiji. The distance between the two sides seems to be not far, only more than 100 miles, but the mountain road is difficult, and it often rains, and there are frequent mountain torrents. It is not easy to transport food here thing.

The best way now is to retreat to a place where transportation is convenient.But he didn't dare to withdraw, he knew that the emperor was waiting for the news of victory, especially the news of his victory.If he left without a fight, he didn't know what would happen to meet him.

Wei Qing bent over and remained silent.He felt very tired, tired from the bones.

Wei Tao walked in quickly, scraped the mud off his feet on the tent post at the door, shook his head, and shook off the water droplets on his face. "General, Doctor Yushi has a book."

Wei Qing raised his head, Wei Tao came over, and the general handed Wei Qing the report.Wei Qing took a look at it, and couldn't help frowning, showing joy.

"That's great."

"What's wrong?" Gongsun Ao and Zhang Cigong asked in unison.

Wei Qing was overjoyed. "The imperial court sent the Huainan navy to attack the Minyue city from the sea. We don't need to suffer in the mountains and forests."

"Huainan Navy?" Gongsun Ao and Zhang Cigong glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Building ships?!"

"That's right, it's a building boat." Wei Qing thought about it, and felt a little regretful. "Unfortunately, Bo Ming has not yet built a boat in Yuzhang, and now he can only make up with the Huainan building boats. Although it is here now, it will not be of much use for a while. There are hurricanes from time to time, and even the building boats are safe. Not safe."

Zhang Cigong pouted, but stopped talking.

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Liang Xiao and Zhao Yingqi rushed to Suian with [-] cavalry.

Suian is a small city, not far from the sea.Liang Xiao was not very familiar with the terrain in this area, and there was almost no mention of this small town in the Han Dynasty documents he was familiar with.Not only Suian, but many place names in Nanyue and Minyue are not well known in Qin and Han history books.

Liang Xiao reckoned that this area should be the Fujian Province that has entered later generations. He didn't know exactly where it was between Xiamen and Shantou.There is a big gap between the coastlines of the Han Dynasty and later generations, especially at the mouth of the sea.

The alluvial plain by the sea along the way, if you don't have to carry weapons and hurry, this should be a good trip.There are often typhoons passing through the country, and we have to find a place to take shelter. The time for traveling is almost the same as the time for rest.It was already mid-October when we arrived in Suian.

Although I am tired, there is still good news.One is that the rainy season has come, and then there will be a dry season that lasts for half a year. Not only are typhoons rare, but even rain is relatively rare, which is a good time for combat.The second is that Liang Xiao once again saw the advantages of the Dian horse. It can bear weight and climb mountains. Except for its limited speed, everything else is good.

Liang Xiao met Qin Wang Zhao Guang.

Zhao Guang is about 30 years old, with a medium build and a dark complexion.Like other South Vietnamese, he wears bunts and bunts, and has a tattoo of a three-legged bird with outstretched wings on the back of his hand.According to Zhao Yingqi, Zhao Guang's mother was from Nanyue, so he has Nanyue blood in his veins, and his appearance is somewhat like that of Yue.

Seeing Zhao Yingqi, Zhao Guang didn't express much, and seemed very calm. Liang Xiao even felt that he was a bit artificial.As a front-line general, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came suddenly, his reaction was too indifferent, there was also a deliberate alienation besides reservedness.Liang Xiao believed that Lu Jia must have sent someone to notify him, maybe in his eyes, he and Zhao Yingqi were already dead.A prince is noble, but a dead prince is no threat.

In contrast, Zhao Guang looked at Liang Xiao quite normally.As soon as Liang Xiao entered, he stood up and bowed to salute.

"Zhao Guang met Liang Junhou."

Liang Xiao laughed lightly: "King Qin is too polite. Although I am from Chang'an, I am only a marquis, but you are the king. Logically speaking, I should be the one to salute you."

Zhao Guang smiled awkwardly. "Jun Hou was joking. What kind of king? It's just an expedient measure to make the barbarians more obedient. Don't take it seriously, Jun Hou. When the court grants power to Lingnan, we will probably change our name to Hou. Since they are all Hou, Naturally, those who have more food and land are respected."

Liang Xiao let out a haha.There are many murderous intentions in the questions and answers.The Zhao family proclaimed themselves kings to the imperial court, but in Lingnan they professed themselves as emperors, so Zhao Guang was able to become the king of Qin.And Zhao Guang's answer is also soft but hard, implying that once Zhao Yingqi's court controls Nanyue, the Zhao family will lose its glory, reminding him not to get too close to Liang Xiao.

Along the way, Zhao Yingqi has been brainwashed countless times by Liang Xiao, and he turned a deaf ear to Zhao Guang's ridicule and remained indifferent.

"Uncle Wang, you must have received the news from Lu Jia and know what we are here for." Zhao Yingqi grinned, equally insincere. "You don't have to worry. We only have five hundred horses and one thousand horses. It won't be of much use. It's just to help Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang has been away in command of the army for half a year, and the concubine misses it very much."

Zhao Guangpi replied with a half smile. "Yes, I also want to go back to Panyu sooner. It's great that you have come here. The important task of defeating Minyue and directly taking the responsibility of Dongzhi depends on His Royal Highness and the prince. The king and Lu Xiangke are eagerly waiting for the news of your victory in Panyu Woolen cloth."

Liang Xiao waved his hand, somewhat rudely interrupting this unnutritious mutual satire. "His Royal Highness Qin Wang, we are warriors, and we should leave this kind of bickering to Lu Xiang and Yan An. We are new here, and the situation is unknown. Please, Your Highness, introduce the situation."

Zhao Guang glanced at Liang Xiao and waved his hands.Some military officials brought over a few pictures.The picture is made of four wooden boards, with some circles drawn with ink lines and some long lines drawn with red lines, which should refer to mountains and water.However, the drawing is very simple, and there should be no practical significance other than looking at the general idea.

Liang Xiao frowned. "This is the marching map His Highness uses?"

Zhao Guang nodded lazily, opened his mouth, and yawned. "That's right, Nanyue are all barbarians. They are not very good at drawing. It's not easy to be able to draw like this. Don't dislike it, just use it."
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(End of this chapter)