The half moon rises again. Zheng Anping squinted several times and woke up several times before finally being completely awakened by the cold winter night. The ground is gradually getting colder, making my belly feel cold and uncomfortable. He wanted to move slightly, but heard a noise.
The sound was not loud, but it was very clear on the slightly cold winter night. There were several people walking on the road. He looked around and found five people walking towards the river without any effort.
"Who is it?" Zheng Anping was about to ask, when an unreasonable fear hit his body. He held the halberd almost subconsciously.
"No, it's from Qin!" He immediately realized that this fear saved his life.
He took a deep breath and quietly adjusted the crossbow and halberd to the most comfortable position.
The figures gradually became clearer. They were five warriors. The weapons were not in their hands, but in their waists.
In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the only weapon that could be inserted into the waist was the sword; the knife at that time was just a tool, not a weapon, and was made very short. Of course, there are also people who use knives to kill people, which means the same as using scissors to kill people today, and they can't go into battle.
The sword is entirely made of bronze. The copper material used can be used to cast multiple spearheads and sword heads. It is an expensive weapon. Anyone who can own a sword is a noble with status. But now these five people were wearing swords, as if they were going to court. Ah, no, not one, but two, a long sword and a short sword.
As the five people got closer, Zheng Anping could see more and more clearly.
That's right, it's the Qin Army. Equipped with two swords like this, only the sharp warriors of the Qin army are possible.
To say that the people of Qin made swords, they really spent a lot of money. Most of the swords made at that time were short and thin. Only the people of Qin made long and thick swords that were heavy and resistant to bumps. This kind of sword cost about three (Qin) kilograms of copper, which was called three gold at that time; and a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households could only earn less than a thousand gold in a year. Zheng Anping's halberd could not bring him more than a single gold, but it also allowed him to save up for several years. With a Qin sword? Never thought about it.
Five Qin soldiers with swords! Zheng Anping felt very uneasy. If you quietly fire the crossbow in the dark, you can shoot one person; if you suddenly jump up and attack, you can kill another person. Where are the remaining three? The only way is to stab one down quickly, and then use the length of the halberd to sweep horizontally... In this case, the thrust should not be too sharp, but should leave room for the next sweep.
Zheng Anping was thinking about how to deal with the five opponents in front of him.
Of course, it's best not to take action and hide... If you take action, the first arrow is very important. You must shoot the leader.
So Zheng Anping began to search, who is the leader? Leading the team from the front? The one holding the line from behind? Mediated?
The five people moved very quickly, without forming any formations, and without any hidden movements. They moved their legs and swung their arms in similar ways, and their attire and weapons were exactly the same.
Who is the leader here? Zheng Anping screamed desperately in his heart. He decided not to care who took the lead or not, whoever jumped and shot whoever!
Zheng Anping held a crossbow in one hand and a halberd in the other. As soon as he realized something was wrong, he immediately shot an arrow at the nearest person; when they were stunned for a moment, he jumped up and launched a thrust at the nearest person.
But it's best not to... He hoped in his heart and secretly adjusted his breathing again.
Suddenly, Zheng Anping heard another sound of footsteps, which was the sound of leather boots hitting the ground hard. Hearing this sound, Zheng Anping immediately calmed down. This was the sound of Wei Wuzu running, and there were many of them. He knew he was safe.
Those dark figures obviously heard the sound of running coming from a distance and came to the same conclusion as Zheng Anping. They looked around and quickly descended into the river. In this way, Zheng Anping couldn't see them at all.
Not long after, a fire dragon stretched out from the other side of the city. Sure enough, they were all soldiers wearing armor, carrying crossbows and holding halberds. It looked like there were as many as a hundred people. When the group of people ran to the bridge, Zheng Anping suddenly shouted: "There are assassins! There are assassins under the bridge!"
In the quiet night, a shrill scream suddenly came, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. The soldiers immediately knelt down on one knee and extended their fire energy into the river. Then someone is heard screaming: "Over there!"
Several black figures leaped up from the river. Zheng Anping suddenly knelt down on one knee, raised his crossbow and fired an arrow. Then I heard a muffled groan, someone must have been hit by an arrow. Several people jumped back to the shore.
Seeing that he had time, Zheng Anping immediately cocked the string and nocked the arrow. The commander of the soldiers also issued an order: "Nock the arrows!" The soldiers inserted the torches on the ground, unhooked the crossbows, and pulled the strings to nock the arrows.
The soldier commander issued another order: "Shoot!" Probably everyone had seen the Qin soldiers, and the crossbow arrows were fired in rows. This time, only the sound of arrows shooting through the air was heard, and no other sounds came.
The soldier leader took out an ox horn and blew it several times. After a while, several more trumpet sounds came from the distance, indicating that the army knew that this group of soldiers had encountered a small group of Qin troops.
The soldier commander pointed to a chief: "Take the men and chase them down the river."
Shi Chang took the people away.
The soldier commander then walked towards Zheng Anping. Zheng Anping pointed the crossbow at him: "Stop, don't come over! Do you have any talismans?"
The soldier commander took out a copper knot from his arms, but Zheng Anping still did not put down the crossbow. The soldier commander took out another jade pendant and walked over with both hands raised.
Zheng Anping put down the crossbow and checked the knot and pendant. They were indeed the ones Mang Shen showed them.
The soldier commander said to Zheng Anping: "Brother, go ahead and bring the people here. We will wait here."
"Bringing someone? Who to bring?"
"Don't worry about it, just send the order to 'bring the people here'!"
Zheng Anping said hesitantly: "The Qin army scouts are nearby. Can you invite two brothers to accompany you?"
The soldier commander said: "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't receive this talisman, so I can't mobilize this soldier!"
Zheng Anping felt angry. I don’t know where these five people have fled, and I don’t know if there are other scouts (there will almost certainly be). If they are alone, they will be a wolf in the tiger’s mouth! But the captain's expression clearly showed that he had no intention of helping.
He gritted his teeth and said to the soldier commander: "Yes, Shangguan, that's what he said!" He tightened his belt, hung up his crossbow, picked up his halberd, turned around and ran into the darkness.
The soldier commander said: "Hey, brother, raise a fire!" while trying to pass his torch over.
Zheng Anping said: "Thank you! There is moonlight, I can see it!" He ran away without looking back.
Run with fire? Tell others my goals? He thought bitterly in his heart.
Run, run again. Since the war started, Zheng Anping has been married to this guy. How many miles have he traveled in just two days? It doesn’t even count as walking. Zheng Anping thought that now he could only run to the next stop as quickly as possible, and maybe get ahead of the scouts, so that he could be safer.
