The fire in the village became more and more intense as time went by. The officers and soldiers hurriedly rescued the besieged villagers. After killing a few more bandits on horseback, no trace of the soldiers and bandits were left. Then everyone began to focus on rescuing the trapped villagers.
"The thieves may not have escaped yet. First prepare to rescue the people and control the fire. Always pay attention to those thieves who may return to the village," the officer commanded and arranged from the side.
The five cavalrymen behind them took orders and marched to various parts of the village. In about a quarter of an hour, most of the trapped villagers in the village had been rescued. Then they began to control the fire and search for any surviving villagers to rescue.
At this moment, several feather arrows shot out from behind the blazing fire. It was difficult to distinguish the direction and speed of the arrows under the burning flames. Some soldiers were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground if they were not paying attention.
Those soldiers and bandits did not leave! Then several more feathered arrows, wrapped in flames, were shot at the soldiers and villagers in the village. Some villagers who had not had time to escape were hit by the arrows and died on the spot.
As arrows continued to be shot from behind the fire curtain, the situation began to shift towards the side of the soldiers and bandits. After resisting several rounds of arrows, everyone except the leading officer and two soldiers were injured.
The officer made a decisive decision and said in a deep voice to the person beside him: "You rush out of the village and rush to Jianmen Pass to ask for help. I will lead my people to stay here to protect the villagers."
The soldiers beside him did not hesitate. After nodding, they galloped on their horses and prepared to rush out of the village. The officer led people to block him and clear the way for him. However, the position of the arrows shot out of the village of Liehuo changed again. Several arrows still hit the man who was preparing to leave. Behind the soldiers who went to ask for help.
"My superior officer, do you still want to continue to resist now?" The leader of the soldiers and bandits shouted from behind the fire curtain, with extreme contempt and disdain in his tone.
Hearing the sound, the rescue officer held a gun in his right hand and looked around vigilantly, always paying attention to arrows that might be shot from behind the fire curtain. He grabbed the military flag behind his back with his left hand. When the military flag was taken, he untied the ribbon. One of the military flags was blown away by the wind in the midst of the fire. , printed with two simple large characters "日RISING".
"The flag is rising on the sun? Did you ever go south here... Sure enough, the emperor is always worried about the situation in the south. I have waited for more than ten years to plan and manage it. It has not been in vain. The time of restoration of the country is approaching, and you, half a century old, are comfortable People who don’t know how to work can just wait for the mountains and rivers to overturn!!" When the leader of the soldiers and bandits saw the flag, he hesitated for a moment, and then laughed ecstatically and said.
The officer holding the flag did not respond to the leader of the bandits, but was slightly surprised. These bandits actually knew the flag, and they were so arrogant that they even talked about restoring the country. In recent years, there are many similarities between bandits appearing here. Dading must come to an end with these thieves no matter what today.
After resisting the arrows coming from behind the fire several times, he finally found the location of several of the soldiers and bandits. The officer placed the Yanyang flag in the middle of the village, held the reins of the war horse in his hand and locked a position, holding the long gun and directly Sprint away towards the fire curtain.
Then a scream spread throughout the village. After the curtain of fire, a spear sank into the body of a soldier and bandit, killing him directly. Then the officer once again drew out his silver spear and turned his horse's head back to the center of the village, looking for the location of the next soldier and bandit.
"General, you are so powerful! But how much can you protect by yourself? Just keep firing." The leader's words behind the fire curtain did not change in any way due to the death of his men. He even continued to speak harshly as if he wanted to anger the villagers. These soldiers.
After the officer holding the silver spear blocked another arrow and found his bearings, this time the silver spear and the horse Chi Yanxing rushed straight towards the figure of the soldier and bandit behind the fire curtain, and directly killed the soldier and bandit who had secretly fired the arrow with another shot. .
The speed of the two fire attacks was extremely alarming. Some soldiers and bandits behind the fire curtain were timid and subconsciously looked at the direction of their leader. They saw that the leader of the soldiers had a fierce look on his face, and he once again clenched the bowstring in his hand, preparing to go out again. arrow.
"When you are exhausted and alive, I will cut off your head and throw it in front of your camp to dampen the reputation of you so-called Yanyang Cavalry." The leader spoke again, but the bowstring in his hand was already fully drawn like a moon, and he shot out an arrow the moment he finished speaking.
With a sound of "Whoosh--", the feather arrow shot through the fire curtain towards the gun-wielding officer and was blocked by his long spear. However, the leader behind the fire curtain still had two feather arrows in his right hand holding the string. In just a moment, he rolled over and then again He drew his bow and fired two arrows in volley "Whoosh-whoosh--" through the fire curtain and rushed to the officer again, but this time he was still blocked.
A surprising scene appeared. After another roll, the leader of the bandits held three more feather arrows in his hand. This archery skill was extremely rare in the army. When he drew his bow again, the three feather arrows were already in his hand. On the string, a sneer began to appear on his face, and the corners of his mouth curved to an extremely exaggerated arc.
"Whoosh - Whoosh - Whoosh -" Three feather arrows shot out at once. This time, the speed of the arrows was much faster than the previous two. The gun-wielding officer saw that he could not avoid it. Suddenly, a golden light flew past him, directly hitting the three arrows. The arrow was immediately cut off and fell to the ground.
"It's ridiculous how such an ambition can only humiliate the people." Someone said in the distance, and then a horse in yellow shirt came galloping behind the officer. It was he who threw the arrow that cut off the feather just now. The long sword belonged to Ye Dangting, who was rushing to rescue Xujiacun.
"General Li?".
"It's actually Brother Ye, long time no see."
As soon as the two met each other, Ye Dangting recognized the officer holding a gun and riding a horse in front of him. He was the General Li Yanhe and Li mentioned by Lin Manliu. This reunion was like the first time they met in the mountains in the past.
The bandit leader behind the fire curtain saw that he failed to kill the man with three consecutive arrows, and that an extra person came to help him. He already wanted to retreat, and then he gestured to his men to prepare for a few feint attacks before evacuating.
The subsequent feather arrow attacks were far inferior to the previous offensive. Li Yanhe was the first to notice the clues, and immediately called for the soldiers to go first to appease the villagers. He turned to look at Ye Dangting beside him and said: "The thieves may want to retreat, now "Pandang will try his best to capture one person alive and investigate. I will pursue him first and then talk to Brother Ye later." After saying that, he headed towards the location where the soldiers and bandits had fled.
"It doesn't matter, I'm just here to help. The reinforcements will come soon and you and I will chase the thieves together." After Ye Dangting picked up his sword Huang Lu, he caught up with Li Yanhe who was already charging forward.
After rushing through the fire curtain, I saw only the horses abandoned by the soldiers and bandits. It was strange that there were no traces of the soldiers and bandits escaping. It was impossible that the thieves had all fled here at the time of the attack, and they still abandoned the horses.
"There's something strange! Pay attention to the woods on both sides." The moment Li Yanhe finished speaking, several soldiers and bandits rushed out from both sides of the road, trying to kill the two of them again. They blocked the incoming weapons with one shot and one sword.
Ye Dangting immediately got off the horse and patted the horse's belly with his left hand. The horse followed the instructions and moved away from here.
I saw a man in yellow shirt holding a sword in front, fighting against the soldiers and bandits coming from both sides of the mountain road. The young general in armor was behind, using a silver gun in his hand as a shield to block the hidden arrows suddenly shot from the forest.
