Great Han Empire

Chapter 5 Rising Sun
Murong Feng walked up to Li Hong and patted him on the shoulder appreciatively.Iron Wolf glared at him viciously, and opened his mouth to call him an idiot, but seeing Murong Feng standing beside him, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.Li Hong smiled foolishly at him.

Fifteen war horses lay quietly at the bottom of the slope, with their mouths covered.The soldier who rushed to report to Bailuyuan before dusk was intercepted here, and his body lay beside his horse.

Murong Feng glanced at everyone, waved his hands and said: "We are still ten miles away from Bailuyuan, but the pursuers are only three or four miles away from us, let's go quickly. Fifteen horses are just enough, everyone hurry up. Leopard Woolen cloth?"

Only then did everyone realize that Li Hong was gone, and Tie Lang thought of Duan Zhen, "That kid carried Duan Zhen away."

At this critical juncture of life and death, the consequences of riding a horse and fleeing with a wounded person who is unconscious and does not know whether he is dead or alive are self-evident.Once there is a fierce battle between the chasing and fleeing parties on the way, everyone is not enough to protect themselves, so how can they spare the power to protect the wounded?Li Hong's approach now seems really unwise.

Murong Feng didn't say anything else, and called everyone to get on their horses.Iron Wolf stood there anxiously waiting for Li Hong.Not long after, Li Hong's tall body appeared on the top of the slope. He held Duan Zhen on the stretcher with both hands, and while running hard, he shouted loudly: "Hurry up, people from the Tiger Tribe are chasing you, you can hear them hoofbeats."

Tie Lang knew that the stubborn boy in front of him would rather die than abandon Duan Zhen to escape alone, he turned to Murong Feng and said, "Commander, you go first, I'll die with this boy." He shouted to the other soldiers, "Leave the quiver and give me more arrows."

Li Hong, who was covered in blood, strode forward holding the stretcher high. He was careful not to accidentally drop Duan Zhen on the stretcher.Murong Feng turned to look at him, his heart was agitated, and tears welled up in his eyes, "Be careful, we will come back when we find reinforcements."

The moment Murong Feng turned the horse's head, tears dripped down quietly.

"Why are they all gone without leaving any help?" Li Hong put down the stretcher, looked at the cavalry who disappeared into the night like a whirlwind, and muttered softly.

"Help? You're looking for death." Iron Wolf replied angrily.Li Hong knew that Tie Lang was not happy. Now there are three people and two horses, among them Duan Zhen is still seriously injured, and Tiger Tribe cavalry are chasing after him. The chances of escaping to Bailuyuan alive are indeed very slim, but Li Hong Unwilling to give up, he cannot abandon his comrades in arms.This idea is as innate as his current memory, deeply rooted in his heart, there is no reason, and no reason is needed.

Li Hong put his arm around Tie Lang's shoulder and said with a smile, "Old Wolf, are you afraid?"

"You idiot, am I afraid? I have fought more battles than you have eaten meat, and I have killed more people than your hair, am I afraid? You idiot." Iron Wolf still couldn't understand his hatred scolded.

Li Hongda laughed, "Okay, the old wolf is full of pride, we will definitely not die this time, and we will definitely make it to Bailuyuan."

Infected by Li Hong's laughter, Iron Wolf gradually calmed down. After all, he has been in the battlefield for a long time, and he still takes life and death very lightly.

Li Hong and Tie Lang hurriedly tied Duan Zhen and the stretcher to the horse's back, and then they rode together on the same horse and rushed into the boundless darkness at the fastest speed.Li Hong held the rein of the other war horse with one hand, and the iron wolf's belt with the other, and kept talking with him, abusing each other.The long-standing and deep friendship between the two was established in this kind of verbal abuse.

The hoofbeats of the pursuers behind him became more and more dense, like thunder, approaching from far away.

After Ke Ju's death, the tiger tribe's pursuers were commanded by the centurion Wengci. He was frightened by Li Hong's aura in the woods. He ordered his subordinates to divide into two teams and search along the outskirts of the woods to avoid close encounters with the enemy.As long as he can find Murong Feng's trace, as long as he reaches the grassland, Murong Feng will be dead.

The pursuers soon discovered that Murong Feng had escaped from the woods and after receiving the report from his subordinates, they immediately gathered more than 100 people and chased after him.Under the hillside of the grassland, they found the bodies of their own people.Touching the still warm corpse, Weng Ci felt that Murong Feng was as real as the grass in his hands.He rode a horse and ran in the front, and vaguely saw two horses galloping in front of him, and he became excited, as if he saw a beautiful woman in gold and silver.The other soldiers also spotted Tie Lang and Li Hong. They cheered and beat the sitting horse fiercely, and the speed of their pursuit suddenly accelerated.

Wengci saw the figure of the fugitive in front becoming clearer and clearer, and then he saw the terrifying shaggy Han man, who turned over and jumped off the horse, standing upright on the grass, holding a full-stretched rape paper in his hand. bow.

"Kill..." Wengci suddenly straightened his body, swung his knife and roared excitedly, he wished he could step in front of that Han man and chop him to death with a knife.

Li Hong was always scolded by Iron Wolf, especially when he was shooting arrows.Iron Wolf believed that his three-arrow volley technique was one of the best on the prairie, but Li Hong just couldn't learn it.Li Hong only shoots one arrow each time. Although every shot is sure to hit, it is a world of difference compared to Iron Wolf.Li Hong said, you have been ejaculating for three to forty years, and I have only been ejaculating for four or five months. How can we compare?

Standing on the prairie, Li Hong shot the arrow he was determined to win.

Wengci's eyes widened, looking at the long arrow stuck in his chest in disbelief.The white feathers on the tail of this long arrow were as dazzling as snow, and the black shaft was still trembling in his chest, and then the severe pain invaded his whole brain like a tide, and suddenly, he lost everything and fell to the ground. Down.

Li Hong held the saber in his hand, opened his eyes angrily, roared loudly, and charged up against the enemy cavalry without hesitation, countless long arrows whizzed past his body.

The enemy cavalry became more and more excited by Li Hong's bravery. They shouted loudly, their voices were hoarse, and the sound of killing resounded through the grassland.

In front of Li Hong's eyes are all strong horse legs, countless horse legs are bouncing up and down rhythmically, and the huge thunderous roar is even more deafening. In the huge vortex, he was powerless to resist, unable to move, let alone recognize the direction.

"Ah..." Li Hong roared angrily, speeding up his approach to the enemy cavalry.

The excited, almost distorted face of his nearest enemy was clearly visible in the dim moonlight.The two sides contacted instantly.

Li Hong suddenly ducked down to avoid the enemy's powerful chopping, and stabbed into the horse's belly with a knife. The second rider who followed him flew to Li Hong's head in the blink of an eye.With a roar, Li Hong jumped up and avoided the impact of the horse.The third drawn iron cavalry swept like the wind.Li Hong had no choice but to roll on the spot, hoping that he would not be trampled by the galloping horses.Fortunately, there were no more horses behind.Li Hong took advantage of the situation and got up in a half-squat, took the arrow and set the bow and stretched the string. He did it in one go without any delay.

The enemy rider turned his horse's head, turned around and killed again.

Li Hongfei picked up the enemy's saber and charged towards the enemy cavalry again.Li Hong went crazy.The chasers of the Tiger Tribe knew that this Chinese man with hair and hair had kidnapped Murong Feng in the Tiger Prison, and had killed Chief Commander Ke Ju in the grove. Killing him today would be a great achievement.The enemies are also crazy.

The Iron Wolf rides on two horses, while running, while bowing left and right.The torches held high by the enemy soldiers are living targets, and the iron wolf's arrows are always fired, and those who hit them will die.A group of enemy cavalry followed closely behind him, relentlessly chasing him. You and I shot each other with an arrow. The kill was indistinguishable.

The pursuers surrounded Li Hong like wolves and tigers, fighting fiercely and fiercely, swearing to kill Li Hong to a pulp.Li Hongyi was not afraid of fierce battles, but his fighting power was far inferior to that in the grove in the afternoon. He had too many injuries and exhausted his physical strength, and he was becoming more and more powerless.Li Hong gritted his teeth desperately and persisted. Although there was no hope of escape, he would fight to the end.

A low and long horn sound suddenly came from the southeast.

Li Hong became excited as if hearing the music of fairy sounds, "Kill, kill...the commander is here, the commander is here..."

At this critical moment, Murong Feng's Bailuyuan rescuers finally arrived.

The iron wolf turned the horse's head obliquely, and ran towards the southeast as if desperately.The pursuers were terrified, stopped their horses and watched, and looked for their centurion everywhere. Only then did they suddenly realize that the centurion's urn temple was gone and the centurion was dead.There were only two enemies, and more than 100 people on our own side not only failed to kill them, but let the other party kill dozens of them, even the Centurion Urn Temple. This was a great blow to their morale.

A chief took over the command, he discussed with some of his subordinates, and then blew the horn to retreat.

(The various tribes of the Xianbei people, the big men, the big men, the big men, and the little men all commanded the army respectively. The big ones commanded ten thousand horses, and the small ones commanded thousands of horses. (Hundred Cavalry Chiefs), Shi Chang (Ten Cavalry Chiefs) and other grassroots officers.)
There were about 500 reinforcements coming from the southeast. These iron knights, holding four or five torches to indicate the direction, came flying in a dense mass.

Li Hong's spirit was lifted up, he roared like thunder, swung his sword, and slashed at many people fiercely.Fearing his bravery, the enemy soldiers did not dare to get too close, and retreated in all directions.Originally, they wanted to waste Li Hong's physical strength and capture him alive to receive more rewards when he was exhausted, but they didn't expect that instead of being exhausted, the Han man in front of him killed them to the point of complaining.

Li Hong saw the enemies surrounding him receding like a tide, and seeing them jump on their horses and turn around to flee, he couldn't help being elated and laughed wildly.He was too tired to stand up, but he didn't want others to see him in a mess, so he had to use a knife to barely support his body and stand among a pile of corpses.

At this time, from a distance, he really looked proud.

It was already late at night when Tie Lang and Li Hong returned to Bailuyuan, and Murong Feng was still waiting outside the camp with a thousand cavalry soldiers.Hearing the thunderous cheers, the two were very excited.

At this time, Zhen also woke up. He knew what happened before and after, and was moved to tears.Li Hongning's behavior of not wanting to abandon his comrades in arms deeply shocked the Xianbei people, and won him the respect of all the soldiers under Murong Feng's tent.

Li Hong was very hungry. When he saw the fresh and tender roast lamb, he immediately started a frenzied sweep. He has never had any meat smell since he was imprisoned, and he finally satiated his hunger today.In the past, the iron wolf guarded him in Koye's territory and often gave him a little treat. Life wasn't very bitter, but it was the first time he ate so much.After eating and drinking enough, Li Hong fell asleep and slept soundly and sweetly. It was not until the next morning that he was awakened by the sound of bull horns on Bailuyuan.

Bailuyuan is the edge of the grassland, backed by a virgin forest.On the left and right sides are rolling hills with dense forests.Murong Feng's troops were stationed in this lush land.

The next day, Keye arrived at Bailuyuan with his iron cavalry, and put on an attacking posture. After he saw that Murongfeng's army had more than 1000 cavalry, he immediately ordered his army to withdraw from Bailuyuan, and retreated. That's thirty miles.Keye sent someone to report to Lord Ke Zui, asking for reinforcements.

Murong Feng did not take the initiative to attack, and retreated towards the southwest direction of Dayan Mountain with his cavalry.Along the way, Murong Feng was neither in a hurry nor slow, as if traveling in mountains and rivers, he only walked thirty miles a day.His subordinates respected him like a god. Even in this situation where there were pursuers, and the number of pursuers was increasing every day, they firmly believed that everything was under the command of the commander-in-chief.

Five days later, Murong Feng led the army to Xiongzu Mountain.In the evening, Murong Feng, Gongsun Hu, Wu Bao, Iron Wolf and others were eating and talking and laughing in the big tent.Because Li Hong is Murong Feng's personal bodyguard, he is also in this big tent, standing behind Murong Feng, eating meat with a plate.

At this time, a scout rushed in to report the military situation: "Commander, the king's troops have arrived at Fenghou Mountain. Master Ke's troops are also coming from the northeast."

Murong Feng asked blankly, "Where's Queju?"

"Marshal Que Ju and Marshal Murong have not moved yet."

Murong Feng waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat, Iron Wolf, Wu Bao and Gongsun Hu stopped to eat and drink, waiting for Murong Feng to issue an order.

"Ambush Keye tomorrow." Murong Feng said coldly.

(End of this chapter)