At this time, the inconvenience of Jiang Tian's incarnation became apparent; it was limited by the cat's size and short limbs; even though he retained most of the original's strength and reaction speed; but he wanted to chase quickly in the wilderness. On the road, a horse running at full speed still struggled.
But fortunately, there are still auras and traces that can be tracked, so that Jiang Tian, who is constantly leaping and leaping forward, will not lose his target, and he does not need to deliberately walk along the official road, and can walk some straight distances. As a price, there are scattered birds and beasts in the vegetation and forests that are constantly being frightened.
There was even a small group of wild beasts that had been awakened. Taking advantage of the disparity in size, they wanted to attack the passing Jiang Tian. Then, they were slapped on the head and face. Suddenly their eyes burst and mouth foam and blood splashed, and they rolled and hit again and again. On the tree trunk; many sparse snowflakes fell down.
But fortunately, Jiang Tian only chased for more than two moments. The tracks left by the horse's hooves became messy and dense, and the smell in the air became stronger. Then, Jiang Tian also asked about the smell of blood and other mixed smells. . When he emerged from the yellowing withered grass, he immediately saw what was ahead.
It was a corpse of a man and a horse lying on the roadside with several arrows in his body; even the blood began to coagulate. At this time, the knife-like frost and snow in the sky had stopped; the slowly cracking clouds revealed a large blue sky, and an unusually bright semicircular waning winter moon.
The silvery white frost that shone on all things on the earth for a time formed a sharp contrast with the corpses and blood stains lying on the roadside; however, among the silent trees on the roadside, there suddenly started to move; but there was someone He walked through and dragged the corpses of men and horses into the darkness and shadows.
Immediately afterwards, with the help of the cat's unique night vision, Jiang Tian also saw a similar enhanced low-light environment; there were more unknown people wearing gray robes covering their faces, lurking in groups in the woods on the roadside. Dark place; no movement except for the occasional faint breath of smoke.
Under their crouching bodies and on their legs, there were weapons and bows and arrows, and a corner of their gray-brown robes that was accidentally blown open by the night wind; there was also a faint metallic reflection that seemed to be armor. who are they? What are you waiting for? This scene also aroused Jiang Tianlezi's instinct.
Immediately, he quickly stepped onto the high branches; and with the help of the night wind blowing the shadows of the trees in the forest, he quietly returned to the top of the heads of the ambushers; quietly looked down and observed their ambush position, and Mentally label and evaluate the quantities one by one.
However, at the next moment, someone suddenly turned his head as if he was aware of it; judging from his posture and movements, it was a strong man with no visible neck. I saw him pointing the bow and arrow in the direction of Jiang Tian, making false aim and gestures. However, all he could see were thick branches.
But his actions also alarmed more of his companions, and some people began to whisper in the darkness and asked something; "...Alang...is there something...wrong..." At the same time, Jiang Tian also made a timely call from the treetops. , similar to the cooing of a night owl; temporarily allaying their doubts.
At this time, at the end of the road in the distance, amid the misty snow, flickering lights lit up; then, they turned into several riders with lanterns hanging in front of their saddles. They wore one-piece ocher robes and azure blouses, flat bean crowns on their heads, and carried vertical flag guns.
Following these Qingdao riders, there was a small group of retinues wearing bamboo hats, light-colored narrow-sleeved clothes, and wide-mouthed crotches; behind them were others wearing brown clothes with open crotches, holding utensils or carrying bags. Bags of servants and the like clustered around three carriages of different sizes at the front and rear.
The walls of the carriage were decorated with patterns of curly grass and flower branches with silver and bronze, and silk curtains were used to cover the doors and windows. In addition to the driver driving the carriage, there was a monk wearing a blue shirt and carrying a sword. from. At first glance, it looks like the grandeur of a dignitary from Beijing.
However, Jiang Tian, who had not yet waited for the secret observation, wanted to do something. The Qingdao rider riding in front suddenly tilted his body and fell off his horse one after another. However, he was attacked by someone shooting with bows and arrows from behind the shade of the trees on the road. Only two people were left on the spot, turning around and running away to warn.
Before the followers could get away from each other, they all pulled out their weapons and took off the sheaths on their short spears. They rushed forward to respond and suddenly regenerated. The ground on the roadside on both sides of them suddenly arched and overturned, revealing deep pits covered by straw mats.
Figures with blades covering their faces emerged from it, roaring in a low voice as they charged into the chaotic group of servants and slaves; almost hitting and stabbing a row of people head-on. The carriage that was suddenly hit by this drastic change was also driven by the driver's panicked shouts, slowly spurring the trend to accelerate.
The servants who were guarding the front and back of the carriage also drew their swords and struck them away flawlessly, with arrows coming one after another. At the same time, they urged and shouted, so that the slaves who had fled in panic and the followers who were scattered were reunited. Go to the carriage; rush out together.
However, this played into the minds of another wave of ambushers. As the lagging guards and slaves were chopped down and knocked over one after another, the carriage became thinner and the followers became sparse. At this time, the men in gray robes below Jiang Dan also opened their bows and shot randomly; arrows flew down and penetrated several guards beside the carriage.
But more arrows hit the packhorse of the leading carriage, which immediately fell to the ground with a whine and hiss; it also pulled the huge carriage across the roadside; it also blocked the way of the remaining two carriages. . Immediately afterwards, these ambushers left behind only a dozen long and short bows and arrows;
They were waving a variety of chaotic weapons, and rushed towards the two carriages that were accelerating and turning on the road, trying to escape into the wilderness on the roadside, but they couldn't get up quickly; and the voices they shouted also made Jiang Tian suddenly panic. He stopped and said, "The traitor of the Wu family shall die!"
Following these shouts, the guards surrounding the carriage aroused a certain emotion and morale; they turned around and fought with them. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Master of the Guard" and "Stop the traitor!" The few servants in the car also showed their superb skills.
I saw them picking up the fallen weapons on the ground and throwing them at close range. The gray-robed ambushers were almost unstoppable, and each throw was accurate and killed them on the spot. Immediately afterwards, someone took out a pair of flower-headed sticks and hammers from the carriage, swung them like the wind and smashed them over, smashing any enemies who came close to the carriage.
Another person pulled out the flag gun stuck on the carriage, and waved it with a condescending and rock-steady attitude. He successively mopped up a group of attackers who tried to approach the carriage, and even stabbed one of them into the air, causing him to fly up. Suddenly, he attracted people from both sides. His morale was greatly boosted, and he immediately pushed back the attacker a few steps.
However, among the small group of men in gray robes who were holding the formation and watching at the rear, someone sneered: "Tiance Mansion Officials? You old and outdated antiques are not all dead yet, but have become the hawks and dogs of the traitor party?" He raised his hand and suddenly threw out several hook chains from left to right.
It immediately entangled the weapons and bodies of at least two Tsing Yi servants who were fighting on the carriage; before they could try to break free, they dragged them down and rolled them down in the mud; before other companions could rescue them, Those who couldn't dodge were killed by swords and died on the spot with a burst of blood.
However, the remaining men in green clothes also seemed to recognize the origin of the attacker: "The hook and lock tactics are the remnants of the Hebei Dou thieves from the past; how could you still be alive today? Who secretly sheltered you. "However, what greeted them was the firing of more than a dozen bows again.
Although among the Tsing Yi followers who hurriedly dodged, only one of them could not react in time and was hit by an arrow; but the remaining guards were almost all killed or injured. The arrows fired at close range even penetrated the wall of the carriage, causing screams and wisps of blood flowing down from the gaps.
However, after hearing these screams, the leader of the gray-robed attackers changed his expression. Then he raised a short spear and rushed forward in person. After more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, he accidentally pierced the two-wielding stick man. The green-robed man was hammered from the lower abdomen; he was nailed alive to the body of the first car;
He quickly opened the curtain inside the carriage, only to see a maid in palace clothes struggling in a pool of blood. On the other two intercepted carriages, they were completely empty, except for the overturned and overturned floorboards. Apart from the furnishings and household items, there was only a barking puppy.
Immediately, the last scarred servant in green struggled to fight his way out from the attackers; he wanted to jump on a group of ownerless horses to escape; but he was hit in the back by a hand thrown by a hand, causing him to vomit blood and collapse. . Then he was dragged to the leader of the attackers and asked loudly:
"Where are the Wu family members in the car, Wu Pingyi who came back from Zhongnan Mountain, and Wu Yuanzhong, the doctor of Cangbe?"
However, this green-robed servant (Tiance Mansion official) whose eyes gradually became blurred, vomited blood clots in his mouth and murmured to himself: "There is no... Wu family... this is... His Highness's chariot... you... The traitor... deserves to die!". The next moment, he tilted his head and died completely.
After a while, he checked the scene again. The surviving gray-robed leader couldn't help but angrily pulled off his face covering, revealing an ugly face with scars and said: "Mother, I'm wrong. I'm afraid the news is wrong! There is nothing in the car. The Wu family is probably driven by one of the concubines."
"Even the concubine of the Tian family can't be left alive." Another person on the side said bitterly: "If I miss this time, the witch who has caused chaos in the country will be more successful; the Tian family is furious, I We can’t stay in the whole Northland, the only way to survive is to hide in Lingnan.”
A moment later, among the remaining attackers who were cleaning up the scene, someone suddenly waved a piece of cloth that seemed to be the hem of a skirt sleeve and shouted loudly: "I found traces of someone escaping among the trees on the southwest street. I'm afraid they haven't escaped yet." How far out..."
At this time, Jiang Tian, who had been dormant and watching in the darkness, suddenly started to move. (End of chapter)
