On the sixth day of the lunar month, the two of them reached the edge of Hu Ze and went into the water about two miles away from the wooden bridge. The weather was freezing and the surface of the lake began to freeze, but the ice in the lake was not thick and could not bear the weight of the horses. In order to prevent the horse's hooves from being cut by the thin ice, they covered the horse's hooves with cowhide and came down to lead the horse for a walk.
After walking for a few moments on the cracked thin ice, there was a faint light ahead. They knew it was a temporary resting place set up by the new Shanyu's guards, and the wooden bridge was not far away. They led the horses into the thick reeds. The reeds were as dense as waves and more than ten feet high. When the people and horses got into it, it felt like rats crawling on the bottom of the snow.
They tied their horses to the roots of a willow tree and rested for a while among the reeds. Then they ate some more, pulled some reeds and gathered them on their heads. They unloaded two crossbows from the package and moved forward quietly. dozens of steps. Even in the dark, they could clearly see the outline of the wooden bridge about a hundred paces away.
The ruler checked the position and angle, arranged the crossbow machine with a few pebbles, and covered it with reeds. He carried the barbed goose feather arrow in his chest and had not yet taken it out, so all he could do was wait.
There are actually several abandoned tombs among the reeds on the side. The tombstones have long been torn down, leaving only a few earthen bumps protruding outside. The two sat down on the grave bag and began to wait for dawn. There are no stars or moon in the sky. Although there is no wind, the humidity in Huze is so cold that people shiver. O Ganchi and Zhao Lu were wrapped in robes and leaning on the reeds. They were so cold that they could not sleep. They only prayed in their hearts for dawn to come soon.
I don’t know how long it took, but dawn gradually broke, and a light mist floated up from the water and curled up to the wooden bridge. But there was no movement on the wooden bridge.
Gradually, a hazy ray of sunlight came from downstream, and the riverside suddenly lit up, shining on the deep reeds on both sides. Overnight, the originally green-yellow reeds were covered with a layer of white frost, making it look as if it had snowed. After daybreak, the fog became even bigger, completely covering the river ice, rising and spreading toward both sides of the river.
Zhao Lu suddenly woke up from his half-dream state. He looked up and looked at the Ougan ruler opposite, which was covered in white frost. His bright eyes stared at the wooden bridge shrouded in fog. Zhao Lu trembled and cleared his throat, then asked in a hoarse voice: "Why haven't you come yet? Are you not coming?"
Ogunchi quickly stopped him and signaled him to be silent. At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from a distance, accompanied by the faint sound of people talking, from vague to clear, from quiet to noisy. Zhao Lu naturally knew that the cavalry had arrived and that the hunting Huns kings were about to arrive.
He stretched out his hand and pulled out the knife he was carrying, feeling a chill run through his body. When he looked at Oganchi again, he was like a stiff snake curled up on the ground. Although his eyes were still shining, his body was trembling slightly, and he was obviously as frozen as himself!
Zhao Lu turned his head slightly and glanced at the wooden bridge. In the mist, the wooden bridge seemed to be in the clouds. There was despair in his heart. The bridge was filled with mist, and it was hard to tell which one was Hufrault. Even if he was lucky enough to assassinate Hufrault, would he be able to escape if his frozen hands and feet could still ride a horse?
At this moment, silhouettes of people could be vaguely seen beside the bridge. Horse hooves fell on the wooden bridge deck, making a crisp sound, which showed that the horse team had begun to cross the bridge. The two looked at each other, and Ogunchi made a gesture of pressing his hands downward, then waving his hands, then pointing in the opposite direction, and finally paddling. It means that if the opportunity is not good, let him go first, and there will be another chance to assassinate him when he comes back.
At this time, on the bridge, the retinue in front had just passed by on horseback. Yuvluozheng was sitting listlessly on Yuldus, with his slave holding the reins and walking slowly from the team to the bridge. Next to him were Da Qiequ and two important people, chatting without a word.
Yi Jinhuo was in front, and further ahead was his newly appointed Da Dang Hu Da Gu. Dagu is riding on a horse, with a thick cowhide covering his right arm, and a falcon from the Western Regions standing on it. When Da Gu was about to get on the bridge, the falcon looked left and right and made a squeaking sound. Dugu reined in his horse, turned around and said to Fuluo: "He made a gesture of looking for food. He must have found prey."
Hearing the word "prey", Humphrey became very energetic. He looked around, raised his hand and asked: "Where is the prey?"
Several people turned to look at Huze under the bridge. A burst of white mist passed through the vast white reeds, and only a faint swishing sound was heard. Some people said that maybe a gust of wind passed by.
Humphrey waved his hand in denial and said confidently: "It must be some kind of rabbit or otter. It passed through the grass. How could it escape the eyes of my red-beaked eagle?" He immediately ordered the falcon to hunt.
Once the falcon was freed from its shackles, it immediately took off, flapped its wings, and flew away among the reeds. But in an instant, two arrows suddenly shot out from the reeds. One hit the guard on the bridge, and the other hit the neck of Yuvluo's mount. In pain, Yule Dusi raised his hoofs and stepped on them. Yuvrou fell off his back, and then another sound of horses neighing came from the distance.
The people on the bridge were all frightened and shouted: "There is an assassin!" At this time, the tall Iginho dismounted his horse in a hurry and helped Humphrey up. Suddenly, several more people rushed in, surrounded Humphrey and ran back.
Pu Nu, the Marquis of Su Ji Gudu, grasped a seven-foot sword, urged his horse to leap from the bridge, trampled a withered reed pole, and ran into the mist-filled water. Behind him, dozens of riders jumped into the water one after another and ran along the reeds toward where the horses neighed. Ze Bing could not bear such a heavy burden, and made a series of crunching sounds.
In fact, what the falcon discovered was the horse behind them. Although both of them were half frozen to death, they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard the sound of the falcon flapping its wings and brushing against the reed tops. Zhao Lu immediately grabbed his weapon, jumped out of the reeds, and galloped towards the horse. But O'Gan Chi knew that there would no longer be such a good opportunity, so he simply loaded the crossbow and shot two arrows before leaving.
Zhao Luxu arrived at the place where the horse was tied. The falcon circled in the air, and then stopped at the top of the willow branch where the horse was tied. He tilted his head and looked at the two strangers who were hurriedly choosing their way below.
Zhao Lu first ran away on horseback, but as soon as Oganchi got on his horse and emerged from the reeds, he caught up with Suji Punu's flying horse. Coincidentally, Su Jipunu rushed in a hurry and only took a sword but no bow. Although there was a quiver on the saddle, it was of no use. He swung his broadsword and charged straight at Xubu Guganchi, but Uganchi looked back and threw the short knife he was carrying, hitting the left front leg of Suji Punu's mount. The horse suffered pain from its front hooves and fell headfirst on the ice. The mirror-surfaced river ice smashed into pieces and flew everywhere.
Su Jipunu was in severe pain, and felt that all the bones in his body were broken into dozens of pieces. He was lying in the cold ice water. Before he could get up, he heard arrows flying overhead. Immediately, the cold water and broken ice kicked up by the horse's hooves hit his head and face, which was extremely cold and painful. The chasing horse behind them unceremoniously bypassed the fallen man and horse, and continued to pursue quickly forward.
Although Ogunchi was still riding his horse, when he arrived, it was obvious that his mount could no longer run. He knew that the horse's butt must have been hit by an arrow, and he could only scream in his heart that it was terrible. Looking at Zhao Lu in front of him, he has already lost sight of his shadow, so how can he care about him?
Another arrow hit the horse. The horse lay motionless on the ice, only trembling and moaning. The Huns all love horses, and Ogunchi felt quite sad in his heart, so he patted the horse's neck lightly, then turned over and dismounted and left.
The reeds here were sparse and there was only a piece of dead grass lying on the ground. He could only climb up the slope beside the pond. Zhao Lu's knife and horn bow were both in his hands. He climbed up a few steps, turned around and shot an arrow. Every time he shot an arrow, he couldn't help but touch the agate necklace on his chest, and shot down several people one after another.
But more chasing horses were approaching, and an arrow hit his thigh. Seeing that he was about to be shot to death, he simply dropped his bow, grabbed a bush on the slope with one hand, and struggled to climb to the top of the slope, but his legs The pain was so severe that it was difficult to walk, and his movements were slow and weak. He could not walk more than a few dozen steps before he was swarmed by pursuers in the willow forest on the shore.
Seeing that he couldn't run away, Ouganchi pulled out the knife again, his burning eyes were like stars on the cold front. He shouted loudly, turned around and made a final stand against the pursuers.
The pursuers surrounded him.
It is not difficult to kill him with a broadsword, bow and arrow, but in order to catch him alive, it is inevitable to pay a price. In the chaos, Ogunchi slashed his knife into the ribs of a pursuer. Only then did he recognize that this man was Anhe, the king of Youri Zhu. The knife wound extended from the ribs to the root of the thigh, exposing the intestines and organs. King Youri Zhuwang could not hold back the fountain of blood, and died soon after.
Xu Buwei Gangchi was covered in blood and was pushed down to the cold muddy ground. The pursuers untied his turban and were surprised to recognize his identity, a clan brother of Xubu Cheyou. Then people broke the arrow shafts on his body. In order to prevent this famous and progressive iron warrior from continuing to use force to hurt others, they turned his hands around and tied them to long handles. Four people each lifted one side and carried him back to King Meiji. Court interrogation. The crossbow machine, knife, and bow and arrow he brought were also brought back as evidence.
When he arrived at the king's tent, Humphrey had not yet fully recovered from the shock of falling off his horse. But when he saw the resemblance between the faces of Ogunchi and Cheyou, and thought of his beloved horse that died of serious injuries, Yuvluo became angry. He immediately stepped forward with his knife and cut off three of Xubu Oganchi's fingers. He squatted He lowered his body and roared at Oganchi: "Who is behind you?!"
Ogunchi looked at the furious Qiu Yu in front of him with contempt, after being slapped with a white cloth in Panasonic's mouth. He opened his mouth and spit out blood at Yuvro, which was sprayed on Yuvro's face. Yuvro only felt the smell of iron on his face. Before he could continue to get angry, he heard another crisp sound of bones breaking.
There was silence in the king's tent.
Yuvluo wiped the blood on his face with a brocade cloth, and then he was startled to find that Oguanchi was grabbing the ground with his head, his eyebrows were broken, and blood was trickling like a stream. Beside the blood stream, there was a piece of soft meat, which was his tongue that spurted out with blood.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing. Humphrey calmed down his anger and said coldly to the princes in the king's tent: "How can a mere office ruler do this! Who should have done it? Who should have done it!"
