Chapter 134 [Cloud-like magic weapon]
Of course, Han Mo was not dead. He led the wind cavalry, and was really like a whirlwind, galloping in the formation of the Ye family army in the pass.
Last night, they had all their energy to climb over the steep Ligu Mountain. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already dawn and the entire wind rider was exhausted.
Although after half a year of rigorous training and the physical fitness of the East China Sea residents is naturally not bad, many people still couldn't hold on and then fell into a limp when they arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Of course, Han Mo knew that by this time, everyone's physical strength had been consumed to a peak, and they could never continue to march, otherwise they would have to die in vain. Even if the knights still had fighting spirit, their physical strength was no longer enough to let them draw their bows and wave their swords.
At the foot of the mountain is a dense forest of thorns, which has long been covered by heavy snow.
Looking up at the high Ligu Mountains, it was steep and rugged. Han Mo himself didn't know how these people climbed over it. There was no doubt that this was a miracle. If it weren't for Zhu Xiaoyan's training, this miracle would have been very difficult to happen. If it weren't for Zhu Xiaoyan's suggestion, Han Mo might not have thought that he would bypass Ligu Pass and go deep into the enemy's backbone.
Zhu Xiaoyan seemed to be unable to use up his energy. When most of the people were exhausted, he first ordered everyone to rest on the spot, take out dry food to fill their hunger, replenish their energy, and nourish their spirits. Then he called Shen Fei, Han Bitu and Liang Wan, three cavalry captains, and came to Han Mo together.
He didn't talk nonsense, took out a roll of cloth from his arms, opened it, and spread it flat on the snow.
Han Mo looked closer and saw that there were many winding lines on it. On that line, there were many black circles. The whole picture looked like a map, but this map was too simple and seemed to be outlined as you wish.
"This is the map of Bozhou County." Zhu Xiaoyan said lightly: "Without this map, even if we cross Ligu Mountain, we only had 800 people, just like sand in the river, with dark eyes and nothing could be done."
"Is this what you painted?" Han Mo said curiously: "Do you know Bozhou County so well?"
Zhu Xiaoyan said: "Before I met you in Donghai County, I wandered around Bozhou County for several months."
Han Mo gave a thumbs up and laughed: "Xiao Zhu, you're doing a good job. I often hear people say that different human natures are different from the perspective of problems. It seems that they are all in the same place. Playboys focus on women. The so-called literati and poets focus on the beautiful scenery. As for merchants, their eyes focus on local specialty goods, but you focus on mountains and rivers. It seems that you are born to lead troops to fight."
Zhu Xiaoyan thought about it and seemed very inspiring, saying, "Fifth Young Master, what you said makes sense."
Shen Fei was a very smart-looking young man pointing to the black circle on the map and asked, "Commander, what do these mean?"
"Offboard!" Zhu Xiaoyan explained: "There are two roads from Ligu Pass to Hanye City, one is Bozhou Avenue and the other is Li Road." He pointed to a line above and said: "We can turn to Li Road after less than twenty miles, and then turn to Li Road and start counting by turning on Li Road. It is about one hundred miles away from Ligu Pass. A total of...!" He pointed at the seven black circles on the line: "There are seven guards in total!"
Han Mo frowned and said, "What do you mean is that to reach Ligu Pass, you must pass these seven checkpoints?"
Zhu Xiaoyan nodded and said, "Yes, this is the only way!"
Han Bitu and the other two looked at each other. Although they were not afraid, they also knew that seven checkpoints blocked the road, which would be a big trouble.
Han Mo thought for a while and asked, "Should we send someone to inquire about how many people should be there every other checkpoint?"
Zhu Xiaoyan shook his head and said slowly: "No need, I know how many people there are. Usually, each checkpoint is only forty or fifty, and a checkpoint is set up every twenty miles. The main purpose of setting up so many checkpoints was to exploit pedestrians and collect travel fees. Now that the two armies are fighting, these checkpoints will naturally be sent more people, but according to my estimate, each checkpoint will not exceed two hundred people."
"Two hundred people?" Han Mo smiled faintly, "It seems not enough for the brothers to kill."
"The main force of the Ye family army is now divided into two parts. One is in Hanye City to protect the Ye family's nest. The other part is gathered in Ligu Pass, which is the most critical place in this battle. People should be hoarded in Ligu Pass. So although there are checkpoints along the way, I think the Ye family army's attention will be focused on Ligu Pass. No one would have thought that we had appeared behind them." Zhu Xiaoyan's voice was cold: "So as long as we are well prepared, we can swallow the checkpoints along the way one by one. The most important thing is that after swallowing the checkpoints, we can collect 800 pieces of armor from the Ye family army. When we arrive at Ligu Pass, we have become the cavalry of the Ye family army!"
A dark smile appeared on the corner of Han Mo's mouth.
Under Ligu Pass, the Ye family army was as dense as an ant. His eight hundred wind cavalry entered deep. Although the number was small, if they were still wearing animal leather armor, they would definitely be very conspicuous and would be quickly discovered by the Ye family army.
But it seems much more convenient to change into Ye Family Jun's clothes.
It is like a tiger, rushing like a dragon, wind and smoke. In the formation of ten thousand people, eight hundred winds and horses are like entering a no-man. It is really an exciting picture, but it is definitely full of great risks.
Once there is a mistake, the Eight Hundred Wind Cavalry is like a lonely boat in the sea, and it will be easily overturned by the waves of the Ye family army and will be crushed to pieces.
Han Mo pondered for a moment before saying, "Let your brothers be prepared. As long as you break through the seven levels, shoot diabolic arrows into the air immediately!"
"I understand." Zhu Xiaoyan nodded and said to Shen Fei and the other two: "Go down and tell your brothers that from now on, you can eat, sleep, nourish your energy, and have a good rest."
Shen Fei and the other two nodded and said yes.
"Xiao Zhu!" Han Mo stared at Zhu Xiaoyan, his eyes flashing: "It seems that I have many places to learn from you."
Zhu Xiaoyan put away the cloth and said seriously: "Fifth Young Master, you don't need to learn from me. When you get too busy on the battlefield, you will naturally learn it. Of course, the premise is that you can survive wars again and again!"
On this day, the Eight Hundred Wind Riders were repairing in the thorny forest until dusk, and they could vaguely hear strange sounds coming from the wind, with good ears, and soon they heard that it was a shrill shouting to kill.
The battle has begun on the other side of Ligu Pass.
When Han Mo saw it was too late, he finally set off a horse. Outside the thorn forest, eight hundred wind riders rode a horse. He sat on the horse, carried a long knife on his waist, carried an arrow box on his back, and carried a long bow in his hand. It was like eight hundred stone sculptures in the cold wind, cold and firm.
"Perhaps, this battle is the most exciting battle in your life. When you get old in the future, you will remember that the first battle in your life begins with a miracle!" Sitting on the horse, Han Mo looked very peaceful, and the blood copper stick in his hand was as red as blood: "Brothers, follow me and move forward all the way. Because of our existence, the rebels will be defeated, and our brothers in Ligu Pass will die many less. You will create a miracle that is passed down by others!"
The knights all looked excited, but they were somewhat nervous.
This is their first time facing a real war. Their knife is about to be bloody. Although they are mentally prepared and are not afraid of death, they still cannot hide their excitement and tension.
Of course they also knew that this was an adventure, a mistake, and the entire army was wiped out.
But they were not afraid, because Han Mo's smiling face was right in front of everyone's eyes, the gentleness on Han Mo's face and the confidence in Zhu Xiaoyan's eyes all inspired these iron-blooded warriors.
What they have to do is something that others cannot imagine. Once successful, their names will be passed on.
"Kill all the living things you see!" Zhu Xiaoyan said coldly at last.
The knights' eyes suddenly filled with murderous aura.
"Let's go!" Han Mo waved his hand and said loudly: "Let us live and die together!" He turned his horse's head and urged the horse to move forward. Zhu Xiaoyan and the Eight Hundred Wind Riders were like the Eight Hundred Ghosts under the twilight, galloping on the vast earth.
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There is a checkpoint on Li Road, two high guard posts across the road, with a thick wooden stake in the middle, and there are several small camp tents next to it. Under the twilight, the sentries all seem uninspired.
With the iron walls and iron walls on the other side of Ligu Pass, the army of aristocratic families cannot break through in a short period of time.
The purpose of guarding these posts is to prevent irrelevant people from going to Ligu Pass. However, when the battle there was a big battle there, who would dare to run there? It was snowing heavily and the world was bleak. Apart from the messengers coming and going, there were almost no one to see.
The sentrymen with less than two hundred people were idle. Except for rotating more than a dozen people to guard the checkpoints, most of them hid in the tent to avoid the cold.
"Brother, listen?" A somewhat shrewd sentry heard a sensation from behind, as if there was a faint thunder, and he couldn't help but push his companion beside him.
The companion said listlessly: "What sound? This ghost weather can be found in any sound. Is it the sound of the wind?"
"No!" The sentry shook his head: "It seems like the sound of horse hooves?"
The companion looked up and said, "Has the city sent cavalry over?" He shouted to the whistle booth, "Don't sleep, see what's going on there?"
As soon as the words fell, he felt the ground tremble slightly.
The sentry on the guard booth looked up and saw a white earth, a wave of white clouds gushing out of the horizon in the distance, mixed with solemn black in the middle, like the strange dark clouds before the torrential rain, gradually increasing. After a moment, the white and black clouds drifted towards this side quickly, and there was even a rumbling sound of horse hooves in the middle. At first glance, it was like thousands of troops. The extremely fast-paced sound of horse hooves hit the hearts of the defenders like a dense drum, which made people unable to penetrate.
The sentries in the camp seemed to hear this sound, and the whistleman was the first to run out and shouted: "What's the matter?"
The soldiers on the booth hurriedly reported: "With the flag of "ye", they are their own people, and they should be cavalry sent from the city!"
“How many people are there?”
"It seems like there are thousands of people!" The sentry replied, "It's really strange. There are people in Ligu Pass, so why are the cavalrymen coming forward to do?"
The whistleman heard that it was his own cavalry and breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, there are no other teams in Bozhou County except for his own people?
Hearing the sentry's long-winded words, he couldn't help but curse: "You turtleman can manage the dispatch of troops." He waved his hand and said: "Prepare to open the level and let these cavalry grandpa go over so as not to miss the situation."
Cavalry is always the most noble group of troops, and this is undoubtedly in the entire Central Plains.
People were like dragons and horses were like tigers. The cavalry came like lightning, and they rushed to the vicinity in a blink of an eye. They quickly opened up their formation and rushed over in a fan shape, occupying the entire avenue.
"No!" The sentry on the booth suddenly discovered a situation that shocked him. Although the dozens of cavalrymen galloping in the front were wearing armor from the Ye family army, a large group of black behind were wearing another extremely strange armor. He was sure that it was not his own clothes.
Just as he was about to give a reminder, he heard a "swoosh" sound, and several feathered arrows were fired from the cavalry formation, as fast as lightning, and immediately shot through his throat.
Before the sentries could react, they heard someone in the cavalry formation shouting: "Shoot, no one left!"
As soon as the words fell, the group of cavalrymen were like a man, and they were angrily shooting at the same time. The sharp arrows in the air gathered and flew towards the sentry, like a heavy hammer slapping the water waves, the sickle crossed the wheat waves, the wind roared, the arrows roared together, and the locust-like arrows mercilessly imagined that the sentrymen who had not recovered had penetrated their hearts and throats, and there were not even many wastes of feather arrows.
The archery skills of these cavalry are accurate, strong, fast, and cruel, just like a group of deadly messengers coming from hell.
Amid the miserable howling, as soon as the first round of arrow rain passed, dozens of people were lying in pools of blood. They had no power to resist at all, and were completely in shock and fear.
They could not imagine where this army came from and who they were?
Without even a pause, hundreds of cavalrymen were separated from it, and another rain of arrows shot towards the camp there. The entire outpost seemed to be covered by arrows, and the sentries had no place to hide.
"Collapse the bow, draw the sword, and kill!" Zhu Xiaoyan roared ruthlessly.
Shen Fei led a cavalry out of it, and Han Bitu and Liang Wan each led a team of cavalry to separate from left and right. The three teams of cavalry were like tridents and penetrated straight into the sentry post. The sentry that had just reacted and pulled out the knife were immediately defeated by the iron cavalry. The horses and swords of these cavalry were extremely sharp and ruthlessly chopped the heads of the guards. In a moment, the entire outpost was bloody, and as the three cavalry sprinted back and forth, there was no living mouth.
Han Mo rode on the horse, looked at the thrilling scene, turned to look at Zhu Xiaoyan beside him. He had to admit that although it was his first actual combat, the combat qualities shown by these cavalry had reached an extremely high level.
Cooperating tacitly, ruthlessly, with excellent equestrian archery, uniform queues, and no confusion even in killing. This is exactly what Han Mo wanted to see.
This sudden attack did not hurt one person and wiped out nearly two hundred enemy troops. It can be said that it was a complete victory, which was much better than the expected result.
"Change clothes!" Zhu Xiaoyan said loudly: "Collection of feather arrows and keep moving forward!"
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Chapter completed!