"Boo...hoo...boo..."
While Zakuta Hongya and his two men were moving forward with their shields raised, the three Eight Banners soldiers behind them kept shooting arrows at high speeds at places where people might be hiding in the woods. Within a few breaths, dozens of powerful arrows penetrated the low bushes.
These Eight Banners soldiers often hunt and wander in the bitter and cold lands on the border. Whether it is in terms of archery skills or exploration of the enemy, they are by no means comparable to the Eight Banners soldiers in the pass who can only walk birds and sing songs.
In an instant, several arrows flew past the heads of the bandit suppressing troops hiding in the bushes like flying shuttles. Fortunately, the anti-bandit troops hiding inside were all lying on the ground. Otherwise, these anti-bandit troops who were ambushing here for a sneak attack would have suffered casualties.
"Pah...pah..."
As if as a counterattack, after the three Eight Banners soldiers fired more than ten bows and arrows, several gunshots were heard in the woods again.
At the moment when the gun was fired, Zakuta Hongza followed his instincts on the battlefield and subconsciously ducked to the side. Suddenly, he felt a strong pain in his thigh.
"I was shot in the thigh. Damn it, I didn't escape. It's really unlucky." Following Zakuta Hongya's thoughts, his thigh could no longer support the weight of his entire body. Under the inertia of moving forward, he He staggered and fell to his knees.
It’s not like Zakuta Hongga has never used a shotgun.
Although the shotgun is labor-saving, its accuracy is poor and far inferior to that of a bow and arrow. Bows and arrows cannot be compared to firearms in terms of speed and accuracy. Even if the shotgun is fired at close range, whether it can hit the target can only depend on luck.
In Zakuta Hongga's heart, if the shotgun was really useful, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to seize control of this Han country.
Therefore, Zakuta Hongga thought that he would be hit in the thigh by the thief's bullet, just because he was unlucky.
"Now we can only watch the two of them. The shotgun must be loaded with gunpowder after one shot, and it will take a while before the second shot can be fired. As long as the two of them can seize this time and rush up to the thief, then They are dead." Zakuta Hongga thought as he knelt on the ground.
"We must kill all the Nikans here, don't embarrass us."
"Heka, Mukata, you two take advantage of the moment and rush forward to kill all the rebels in the forest." Zakuta Hongya shouted loudly.
However, when Zakuta Hongga, who was shouting and full of hope, turned his head to look at his subordinate, he found that the two Eight Banners soldiers he was expecting were even more unlucky than him.
The flying bullets directly penetrated the skin shields they used to protect themselves and hit their chests. Both of them fell to the ground dead.
"It's over, it's God who wants to kill me. These two unlucky ones have such bad luck and don't die early. They have to die now. If they die earlier, they won't harm me so much!" Zakuta Hongga is now In his heart, he could not wait to draw out his knife and chop the two subordinates who had already fallen to the ground dead several times.
"Gomuda, Gowa, come here and take me back while the thief's gun needs to be loaded with ammunition. Heka and Mukata are dead. We have too few people, so we can only wait here for reinforcements to arrive for rescue. "Seeing the two subordinates lying dead on the ground, Zakuta Hongga could only give the order helplessly.
"Yes, sir. We are going over right now." The two Eight Banners soldiers who were named by Zakuta Hongga quickly bowed and trotted over.
"Pah...pah..."
There was another burst of gunfire.
"ah…"
The two Eight Banners soldiers who emerged from the tree trunk were hit instantly and fell to the ground screaming.
"Impossible, how could they reload it so quickly? Do they have a lot of shotguns?" Looking at his subordinates who were knocked to the ground, Zakuta Hongga felt unbelievable.
"ah…"
Seeing his companions being knocked to the ground one by one, Sektu Siluna, the last one hiding behind a tree, could no longer suppress the fear in his heart and rushed towards the horse with a loud shout, preparing to leave.
"Wait, Xilu, don't go, take me with you, otherwise you will die if you run back." Zakuta Hongga, who was already lying on the ground, crawled and faced Sektu Xilu. Screaming and shouting.
Although it sounds heroic to die for one's country, no one would want to die if they could.
Zakuta Hongga's shouting made Sektu Xiluna stop hesitantly.
According to the military regulations of the Qing Dynasty, soldiers who dared to abandon their generals and escape by themselves would be beheaded.
"No, in this situation, Hong Ya will definitely be killed by the thieves. If Hong Ya dies, I can just say after I go back that I was the one who called him back to bring in reinforcements. Anyway, there is no proof of death, and no one can say anything about me. "Sektu Siluna thought about it and continued to rush towards where the horses were.
"Xiluna, come here and take me back. I will give you half of my family's land, and I will also order Mu Zhusi to marry you." Looking at Sektu Xiluna who had stopped walking, he took another step. To leave, Zakuta Hongga had no choice but to promise Sektu Xiluna a favor.
Zakuta Hongga understood that without the help of Sektu Xiluna at this time, he would definitely not be able to escape. If he couldn't escape, he would definitely die in the hands of this group of thieves, and it would most likely be a tragic death.
"Muzhusi..." Zakuta Hongga's words finally aroused Sektu Xiluna's interest.
Tujia Mujusi is recognized as the most beautiful woman in their village. Her beauty made Sektu Siluna feel inferior and dare not look directly at her.
Although Sektu Siluna really hoped to marry this woman, he also understood that under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for him to marry Tujia Siluna.
If Zakuta Hongga can really let him marry Tujia Mujusi, Sektu Siluna feels that no matter how dangerous the situation is, it is worth the risk.
"Sir, don't worry! I'll pick you up right now." At this moment, Sektu Xiluna, who was already riding on the horse, shouted to Zakuta Hongga who was crawling over on the ground.
"Boo...hoo...boo..."
Sektu Siluna quickly shot three arrows into the bushes where the gunshots were heard as a cover, then leaned close to the horse and whipped the horse towards where Zakuta Hongga was. .
The horses galloped and the hooves thundered.
If in normal times, Zakuta Hongga would not spare anyone who dared to charge at him. But now he looks so pleasing to the eye when he sees Sektu Xiluna coming on horseback.
"Sir, grab my hand quickly. We need to leave here quickly." Sektu Siluna leaned down and stretched out his hand to pull Zakuta Honza onto the horse and leave.
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