Two tall and handsome horses galloped past the mountain road, their hooves flying up the muddy ice and snow, leaving deep pits.
The leading knight frowned and turned back, shouting: "I'll go see Shanyu first, and you go to the woods ahead to find a place to bandage your wounds."
The knight who followed him turned pale, and his bloodless lips trembled slightly. Just as he was about to say something, he fell off his horse.
The leading knight looked back when he heard the noise, but just frowned, and instead waved his whip a little faster.
"Can't look back, can't look back..." The knight's lips trembled and he whispered through gritted teeth.
Just then.
Boom!
"ah."
The knight fell off his horse with despair in his eyes. The sharp pain in his shoulder made him wake up, and at the same time, a strong sense of fear also hit his heart.
"Drive, drive... chase, right in front, my shot must have hit him."
Several men from the secret guard rode horses to the entrance of the mountain road and looked around. One of the men pointed at the red snow and said in a deep voice: "There are blood stains. My shot should have hit it, but Not fatal.”
When the others saw this, they all became vigilant. The middle-aged man who took the lead said in a deep voice: "Take it easy, don't be like Wang Dacheng, who was stabbed through the stomach by a Hu man who pretended to be dead."
"Captain, don't worry, brothers will pay attention."
"Well, search separately. We must find the person. We must not let them bring the news back."
"yes."
Not long after, a few people found a body in the bushes next to the mountain road. Following the horse's hoof prints, they also found a horse that used its nose to pull away the snow and greedily gnawed on grass stems.
"This man died not long ago. His body is still warm. There is only one bullet hole in his lower back. The porcupine just hit him probably in the upper part of his body. It's not this man. Hurry, another barbarian named Xizuo is nearby. Find him quickly." "
Several people looked at each other, and all of them took action. They set up the wind dragon gun with both hands and followed the other horse's hoof prints.
Rest, rest, rest~
Just when a few people were approaching the end of the mountain path, a dozen arrows suddenly flew from the forest.
"hidden."
The team leader reacted quickly, pulled the nearest team member, and rolled behind the big tree next to him.
"Report the count."
"Gray Snake is fine."
"Coyote is fine."
"Porcupine is okay."
"The chipmunk suffered a minor scratch on the outer side of his left thigh."
The team leader breathed a sigh of relief, took out a small metal lens from his arms, adjusted the refraction angle, and carefully observed the woods at the end of the mountain road.
"I saw figures flashing due to the north, and there were five people carrying knives and bags coming from the northeast Yinshi direction. I am not sure yet about the northwest direction."
Based on what he saw, the squad leader shared the information with his teammates, and then said: "The chipmunk was injured and held down his gun to cover us. The gray snake retreated fifty steps to look for a sniper point. The coyote and the porcupine are with me, first. Kill the five people in the northeast before talking."
"yes."
Several people moved in an orderly manner. The chipmunk, the only one whose outer thigh was scratched by an arrow, lay down behind a rotten log that fell to the ground. From time to time, he fired a shot into the woods opposite to attract fire.
The man named Gray Snake held a 98k wrapped in deerskin and quickly trotted back.
After searching for a while, I finally selected a large camphor tree. I climbed up in a few seconds and turned over the white cloak on my back, revealing the yellow, green and brown camouflage pattern inside. It wrapped around my whole body and covered my whole body. Standing motionless against the tree trunk.
The team leader led the other two people around to the right, staring at the five barbarians coming from the northeast with sharp eagle eyes.
"I'm one or two from the left."
"I'm in the third grade."
"Then I'll be four or five on the right"
"Three two one!"
Bah bah bah, bah bah~
A series of gunshots rang out in the forest. The two people in front and behind couldn't breathe. There were already five more bodies in the bushes 70 meters away.
The squad leader neatly ejected the cartridge case, picked it up and put it in his arms as a souvenir. At the same time, he said to the coyote on the side: "Not bad, boy. He fired the second shot almost at the same time as me. Unfortunately, I should be faster."
The coyote twitched the corner of his mouth, turned over silently, crawled down to the higher point, then stood up and asked: "What's the next fight?"
"No rush." The team leader covered the muzzle of the gun with a deerskin to prevent the snow from accidentally blocking it, with an indifferent smile on his face.
Suddenly, a series of gunfire and the neighing of horses suddenly sounded, which seemed particularly clear in this empty mountain forest.
The direction of the gunfire was clearly from a commanding height fifty steps behind, while the neighing of the horses came from the woods more than a hundred steps away to the north.
The team leader raised his lips and looked behind him. Not long after, a man named Gray Snake came trotting over.
"There were a total of six people and eleven horses. They were all taken care of, and four of the horses ran away." Gray Snake Hui reported.
The team leader nodded with satisfaction, looked at the new team members aside, and said, "How about this, this is how the secret guards fight. When you can accurately detect the enemy from 300 steps away, you can apply to be an undercover agent in the enemy country." ”
The coyote glanced at the calm gray snake and nodded thoughtfully.
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In the afternoon, dark clouds gathered and light snow began to fall in the sky.
It was almost the end of the New Year, but the eight hundred soldiers brought out by Zhang Liao were still out on missions.
Fortunately, not only did everyone not have any complaints, they were all gearing up and talking about completing the task before the new year and going home to celebrate the New Year.
Zhang Liao was sitting in the tent, holding a map of the counties in Liangzhou.
"Report, Commander Zhang, the secret guard just sent a secret report, saying that while chasing Xi Zuo, they encountered a Hu team coming to respond near Xianyin Mountain. It cannot be ruled out that the Hu people have the intention to invade Luoyang."
"oh?"
Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows, put down the map of Kanyu in his hand, and told the visitor: "Go and tell these young gentlemen about this matter."
The person who came was Zhang Liao's most capable lieutenant. Seeing that Zhang Liao cared so much about those little brats, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother, there's no need. What do these little boys know?"
Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes, picked up a military book and opened it, frowning and said: "Go as soon as you are asked to go. Don't delay the business. If you feel unhappy about anything, go back and complete the task. Let's talk about it again. It's not too late." It’s a rule.”
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"A Liang, A Liang?"
Lu Su opened the door curtain and walked into the tent, raised his eyes to search, frowned and said: "That's strange, where have everyone gone?"
The guard passing by the door clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Zhuge Xiao and others have just received the summons from General Zhang and have gone to the central tent to discuss matters."
Lu Su was overjoyed when he heard this, "Are we finally going to send troops?"
The guard shook his head slightly, expressing his ignorance.
Lu Su bowed his hands and hurriedly rode towards the middle tent.
Before we arrived, we heard bursts of hearty laughter coming from the tent, and there were also a few nicknames like 'Brother Xiaoliang'.
Lu Su's expression changed, and listening to his voice, Zhuge Liang seemed to have received recognition and support from many people.
This was a happy event, but at the same time, he felt a little bit snacky.
"Zijing!"
Lu Su turned over and dismounted. Before he could enter the middle tent, he heard someone calling him. He quickly looked back and was startled. He bowed his hands respectfully: "Lu Su has seen Mr. Xun."
Two people got off the carriage. Xun Yu was wearing a Confucian scholar's gown and a mink fur coat. He put his hands in his sleeves and smiled.
The person behind him was only twenty-eight years old and extremely tall. Who else could it be if it wasn't Hao Zhao.
Wei Cheng also worked hard to train his brother-in-law.
First, he was thrown into the city guard army and trained with Hua Kun for several months. Later, he was sent to the Longshan army and became the first batch of veterans of the Longshan army. Until Dian Wei and Xu Chu were injured, they kept Hao Zhao with them as a guard. .
Now that Dian Wei and Xu Chu have returned to their positions, Wei Chong simply hands them over to Xun You and asks him to learn the coordination skills from Xun You.
Xun You walked up to Lu Su and asked with a smile: "I saw you were in a hurry just now, but has there been a change on the front line?"
Lu Su cupped his hands and responded: "The students have just returned from the front line. It seems that the Hu army has not taken any action yet. The reason why they came here in a hurry is because they received a summons from General Zhang."
Xun You smiled slightly, nodded and said, "It just so happens that Xun is here to hear how you decide your plan."
The three of them walked into the middle tent one after another. When they saw Xun Yu, they naturally bowed and saluted again.
There were many people sitting in the tent, including soldiers from Longshan Army and Hupo Army, as well as local officials from Xiliang.
Zhang Liao sat at the top, with a seat vacant next to him.
Xun was not polite at all. After sitting down safely, he listened with interest to Zhuge Liang's analysis of the battle situation.
Then there was a very weird scene. A bunch of tall and thick men, with an average age of twenty-five or six, were surrounding a nine-year-old child, listening carefully, and asking questions or discussing a few words from time to time.
And Zhuge Liang, who was only nine years old, seemed to be born with knowledge. He could give detailed answers to any question.
Gradually, some men who didn't care much about these little brats, or even looked down upon them, slowly changed their minds.
Among them were several of Zhang Liao's lieutenants. I originally thought that these little bastards were here to grab the credit.
Looking back now, it seems good to have them follow, especially this boy named Zhuge Liang. He and others came up with three steps, and he has easily extended the battle to seven or eight steps away, which is enough to deal with various unexpected battle situations.
Xun You smiled the whole time and never gave any hints to Zhuge Liang. As we all know, Xun You arrived suddenly. It was probably because Wei Qing was worried that a few children could not solve the problem, so he asked Xun You to come and take charge.
But judging from the results of this meeting, Zhuge Liang's proposal has been approved by Xun or, at least, Xun or has no objection.
The eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Zhang Liao led an 800-strong army into Anding County from the west side of Xianyin Mountain, detoured through Sanshui, and headed to Fuping County to garrison.
A classic battle of eight hundred against one hundred thousand is about to begin, but...
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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Wei Cheng sat on the hot kang with Erbao in his arms, playing with a rattle back and forth in his hand.
Snap, snap~
Erbao, who is more than three months old, is now able to hear sounds and identify his position. His little hands are pulling back and forth in mid-air, trying to catch the rattle.
When Wei Cheng saw this, he lowered his head and kissed his precious son on the forehead.
"Husband, can't you ask the printing shop to make some more couplets?"
Xie Yu ran into the study room in a hurry. When he saw Er Bao, he hurriedly stopped and said, "Hey, Er Bao is here like this?"
When Wei Cheng saw her mentioning the door couplet, he frowned and said, "Why, is someone begging you again?"
Xie Yu came closer, reached out and tapped Erbao's nose, and said angrily: "Isn't that right? It's all your fault. Since you want to sell door couplets, why don't you prepare more, and the demand is now in short supply? A pair of door couplets It’s already worth 300 yuan.”
How did Wei Cheng know it would be so popular? When he asked people to print those door couplets and door god pictures, he just wanted to stir up the popularity of the martial arts conference and add a little more atmosphere to the New Year.
But he completely ignored the terrifying extent of the fan economy.
Not to mention other things, it is just a picture of Zhao Yun's door god. Now it has been sold for 300 yuan on the market, and it is still priceless.
Some women and girls who had the door god pictures early on were from extraordinary backgrounds and would not sell 'Zhao Yun' for three hundred coins.
And those who were rich and powerful, but could not buy one because they were not present that day, had no choice but to try their best to buy one.
I don’t know how magical this door god picture is, I just have the mentality: I want to have what others have.
"Who wants it this time?" Wei Cheng handed the second treasure to Xie Yu's arms and asked, rubbing his wrist.
Xie Yu took the second treasure, kissed it first, and then said quietly: "My aunts want them all, as well as my uncle's sisters, my aunts' sisters, these are all from my own family. , I found them from outside, but I didn’t pay any attention to them.”
Wei Cheng shook his head speechlessly. Originally, he was too lazy to care about such trivial matters, but Xie Yu had already said it, and Wei Cheng couldn't let her break her promise. "I'll ask the printing shop to send you to Xie's house later." Bar."
Xie Yu said 'hmm', "That's fine. I want to save them some trouble. I've decided not to go back to my parents' home before the Lantern Festival, huh."
When Wei Cheng heard this, he walked to the screen in a funny manner and took off a fur coat.
"Husband, are you going out?" Xie Yu raised his eyes and asked.
Wei Ting nodded slightly, frowning and said: "This time the three grassland tribes have gathered an army of 100,000 people to go south. There must be something hidden in it. The secret guards will send news in the next few days. I'd better go ahead and wait."
Xie Yu held Erbao in his arms, his heroic eyebrows slightly raised, and said: "In previous years, in August and September, the southern Xiongnu merchants would exchange a large amount of grain and grass from my big men to sell northward. This year, there is no food. Perhaps this is the main reason. ?”
Wei Cheng didn't think so, and frowned and said, "I always feel that something is fishy."
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Fuping County.
A troop of barbarians and cavalry in various costumes came to the city gate.
"Envoys from Xianbei, Wuhuan, and the Xiongnu came to see General Zhang of the Hupo Army."
Everyone above the city gate stared at the people downstairs. Zhang Liao frowned and looked at Zhuge Liang, "What do you think, Mr. Xiao Liang?"
Zhuge Liang lowered his head and looked at the team in front of the city gate. His eyes fell on the horse behind the team. To be precise, it was the box the horse was carrying.
Zhuge Liang rubbed his brows and suddenly smiled bitterly.
Everyone looked at each other and Zhang Liao hurriedly asked: "Mr. Xiaoliang, why are these barbarians deceitful?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly and responded softly: "We were all wrong. We looked down upon these Hu Di too much, alas."
Zhang Liao and others looked at each other, not knowing why.
Zhuge Liang sighed softly, looked up at Zhang Liao, and said, "I'm afraid the Hu people are coming to negotiate peace. We can't fight this war."
