The technique of riding a bareback horse is completely opposite to that of riding a saddled horse.
When the horse is fully saddled and saddled, the knight relies on the stirrups to support his weight, and the man and the horse are separated. The so-called unity of man and horse means that people should continuously adjust their sitting posture to reduce the burden on the horse and match the rhythm of the horse's running.
The rider on the bareback horse must really stick to the horse. This is done in order to use every part of the body to ensure the connection between the man and the horse, so as not to be thrown off the horse, but the movement must be gentle enough to ensure the comfort of the horse. This not only requires extremely high skills from the knight, but also requires familiarity with the horse's temperament and building trust between man and horse.
At this time, the two of them pulled their horses and left. They only picked the one who seemed to be the tallest, strongest and best at walking. It was too late to get familiar with each other's temperament and build trust. To be honest, neither of them have the ability.
Lu Shu had a special status. He was the only relative of the state in the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No matter how much the Great Zhou Dynasty promoted the vigorous warrior style, there would always be people who flattered him. No matter how strict Lu Han's supervision was, the teachers in the Imperial College would not He was really trained like a soldier charging into battle.
As for A Duo, he was even better at arithmetic and observing objects. There was a special room in the Imperial College for him and his colleagues to play with strange devices. Guo Ning once said personally that Ado's future future does not lie on the battlefield. Therefore, Ado's daily martial arts training is not negligent, but he is not as thorough as an elite warrior, nor does he go out of his way to practice bareback horse riding skills.
Not long after the horse galloped, Lu Shu was jolted so hard that all his organs and lungs were turned over. The black horse got angry for some reason, suddenly shook its head from side to side, snorted violently, and trampled its hooves.
Lu Shu was not paying attention and almost fell off his horse. He grabbed the horse's mane and shouted: "My dear, run quickly. After today, I will treat you to a good meal! Eat fine grains! Eat chicken!"
How can the horse understand that? It became more and more violent.
With just this delay, he was already within the arrow range of his pursuers. Several arrows passed by Lu Shu in succession, and the sharp sound that shook the air echoed in his ears.
Lu Shu was very anxious.
He knew this was because he couldn't see people clearly at night. If the moonlight was a little brighter, he would have turned into a hedgehog!
At this moment, Ado's war horse also jumped suddenly and neighed.
Why did you single out two disobedient horses? Lu Shu was almost furious, but he saw A Duo suddenly turning around. It turned out that he was the one who used both hands to strangle the neck and forcefully pulled the horse back.
A Duo held a stone he picked up casually in his hand. As Lu Shu's horses crossed each other, he hit the black horse's rear with the tip of the stone.
The black horse was in pain, Herod neighed twice and began to run regardless.
The Tatars were chasing so close, and the time it took for the horses to turn twice in a row was enough for the Tatars to take aim at them and accurately shoot their bows! A Duo is risking his life to protect Lu Shu!
Lu Shu endured the pain of several injuries on his body and tightly held the horse's neck. He repeatedly tried to turn his head to see A Duo's movements, but because of the bumps and ups and downs of the horse, he did not dare to let go and twist his waist.
He could hear the thunderous sound of hoofbeats behind his head. Lu Shu was still young after all. At this time, he had no one to control and could only call out: "Ado! Ado!"
After shouting several times, the sound of hooves from behind got closer and closer. Lu Shu took a deep breath, gathered strength in his waist and legs, and was ready to jump forward and fight for his life when the enemy got closer.
Turning halfway, Lu Shu's tense nerves suddenly relaxed. It wasn't the enemy who came, but Hodor, and he caught up again.
"It's okay! Let's go, let's go! Let's go to Jinlian River. Zhang Shao is there. It will be safe when we get there!" Lu Shu shouted twice, but did not hear A Duo's answer.
At this time, the distance between the two horses was close. Lu Shu concentrated his attention and looked again, only to see A Duo swaying, as if he was about to fall off the horse at any time. Under the moonlight, his face was pale, and the tip of an arrow came out of the side of his chest, and blood gushed out along the iron tip!
Lu Shu shouted, his eyes split open.
There is a four or five year age difference between the two, because Ah Duo was slow-tempered when he was young, and he was Lu Shu's playmate when they were at the Kuijunhe camp.
All A Duo's family members died at the hands of the Mongols, except for Lu Shu's sister
In addition, all his family members died. The two have always had a strong sense of supporting each other, and they also have the same brother who is like a king and a father. So in the following years, although the two were separated from time to time, they were always in love.
At this moment, seeing A Duo's body being pierced by arrows, Lu Shu felt like a ball of evil fire burning in his heart, almost vomiting blood.
The trip was originally going smoothly, but now Zhao Xuan and Lu Wusi don't know whether they are alive or dead, and Aduo is seriously injured! Why are you so unlucky! The situation in front of him was simply similar to the scene of his failed escape from Usha Castle many years ago. Seeing the people around him die one by one and fall behind one by one, Lu Shu was completely powerless and had no choice!
The Tatar people behind were still chasing, getting closer and closer, arrows still flying in the air.
The escape route of the two of them was originally going straight to Jinlian River. Lu Shu was very familiar with the terrain in this area and knew that as long as he traveled sixty miles east, he would be able to meet Zhang Shao's Beiyang City military fortress west of Jinlian River.
Beiyang City Military Fort is one of the more than ten key military forts under the Jinshan Province. It was built on the site of the early Huo'an Quechang. The city walls are all made of stone. It is two miles in radius and is extremely strong. There is one general stationed there, and the general camp. Directly under the command of six hundred infantrymen. As soon as they entered the military fortress, not to mention a mere two or three hundred Tatar people, but three or five thousand Mongolian households joined forces to attack, and Lu Shu was as secure as a mountain.
Moreover, since Lu Shu arrived at Gouluo Salt Field, Zhang Shao had received secret orders in advance and would mobilize additional troops to respond. Lu Shu believed that if the two of them traveled thirty or forty miles, they might run into Zhou's patrolling cavalry.
However, there was not enough time.
Lu Shu's riding skills were not up to par, and he had to lead A Duo, who was getting more and more lethargic. He couldn't get rid of the Tatar people behind him in the plain land to the east. Those savages are getting closer and closer, and they will definitely catch up to each other within ten miles! A Duo's injury must be serious, and he would not be able to run for dozens of miles to receive treatment from the military doctors at the Beiyang City Military Fortress!
Lu Shu gritted his teeth suddenly.
"Hodor! Follow me!"
He shouted loudly, then pulled the horse's neck and slowly exerted force on the left side. The black horse snorted dissatisfiedly and followed the knight's instructions, slowly turning its running direction to the north. A Duo's mind was a little dazed and he could no longer ask Lu Shu about his intentions. He only subconsciously pulled the horse's mane and asked the horse to follow the horse in front.
The two riders, one behind the other, ran wildly towards the depths of the salt marsh to the north.
The Gouluo Salt Pond is gradually drying up at this location, and is several miles away from another salt pond to the east called Gailibo. This beach, which is several miles wide and nearly a hundred miles long, has become the road leading to the deep mountains and deserts further north.
But the terrain along the road is too complex, with salt marshes, deserted beaches and hills all over it. No matter whether people or horses, they often fall into the salt marsh and die, and few people leave it. Even the salt roads set up by Daliao back then also detoured more than two hundred miles to the east and entered the grassland from the direction of Huanzhou.
A year ago, because of his close relationship with Ding Haijun, a Taoist named Changchunzi of the Quanzhen Sect tried to go out to preach. In order to save time, he decided to go between Gouluo and Gailibo to save time. This beach crossing. Jinshan specially sent a guide who was very familiar with the road, but they were still almost drowned in swamps several times along the way, losing several livestock and luggage, and almost lost their lives.
After returning to Zhongdu, Changchunzi composed a poem specifically for this purpose. The poem goes: The winding road in Potuo is surrounded by salt fields and backwaters. There are no trees and grass on the land, and there are no mountains in the natural hills.
Lu Shu actually read this poem before. But at this moment, he had no other choice but to plunge headlong into the depths of the salt marsh!
The Tatar people who were pursuing behind were suddenly startled in the night. They chased two boys who fled for no reason on horseback for a long time. Because they went out in a hurry, many of them didn't have a few arrows in their quivers. At this time, everyone was impatient.
Suddenly seeing them changing direction and going to the salt marshes in the north, everyone turned from anger to joy and said, "The reason why we have been able to kill people freely around Gouluo in the past two years and have escaped the Mongols' detection several times is because They are familiar with the salt marsh terrain! These two kids are seeking death by running towards the salt marsh!"
At this moment, the hooves of more than a hundred riders rumbled, chasing after them.
