Chapter 198: Thinking of King Huai (3)
"Swoosh".
A feather arrow accurately hit the bull's eye, but its strength was extremely strong. It penetrated through a hundred steps before it stopped its momentum.
A cheer suddenly sounded on the sidelines. A burly Qin general proudly put away the bow and arrow in his hand and handed it to the entourage beside him.[]
"Did you see it? Just shoot arrows like this. When you shoot arrows, you must focus on your mind. Don't worry about the collapse of the land and the earth. At this moment, you only have one arrow in your heart. Go to the chest and abdomen of the enemy ahead and shoot the arrows. Don't shake your hands, don't hesitate at all, shoot it decisively, just like this."
The personal soldiers beside him handed him a wet wipe with a smile on their faces and said with a smile, "Young people must practice hard in the future and strive for a little bit of your 100% to Shangquhou."
The Qin Jun Qu Hou laughed and patted the personal soldier's shoulder with his hand and said, "Less greasy and practice more skill at hand. Remember, the only thing you can use to save your life on the battlefield is your own ability. It doesn't matter if you are tired or hard. What kind of hardship does a man have to eat? He will only know the value of his ability when he is bleeding."
Looking around, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said in a deep voice without anger; "Do you understand what you can do?"
All Qin soldiers were pleased and surrendered and clasped their fists, saying, "No."
"Okay, keep practicing. Those who are unable to get five diseases today should not eat late, and start."
After wiping his hands, Na Qu Hou handed over the place to his deputy and was about to leave, but was stopped by a young man who was jogging all the way.
"Quhou, the wealthy merchant Hou in the city, asked for a meeting and said that there was something important to report."
Qu Hou frowned and said with a displeasure, "Take him here to see me."
A man with a fat and middle-aged appearance followed the young master all the way, with a smile on his face, and he came to Quhou and bowed quickly and said, "Mr. Xiaomin, I have met Lord Quhou."
The status of merchants in Qin State was very low. Among the four civil servants, sergeants, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants were at the end and were always regarded as borers of society by the Legalists. Therefore, the Qin army Quhou naturally would not have any good face to this Hou Ji, but just said coldly, "What are you asking for me? Let's talk about it quickly."
However, Hou Ji bowed obediently, "That's right, Xiaomin runs a shop in the city. Today, a soldier came to my shop to change money and silk, and the manager charged me at a high price. Xiaomin saw that the jade pendant was crystal clear and not an ordinary product, but was like something that flowed out of the palace, so Xiaomin did not dare to hide it privately, so he specially sent it to Quhou for a look."
After saying that, he took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it on. Hou Qu was a little surprised when he heard this. He took the jade pendant and nodded and praised it. "Very good, Boss Hou is a cautious and law-abiding person. He is a good citizen of Qin. I will report it to the county government and let the county magistrate reward you."
Hou Ji's eyes were a crack. Although he felt a little painful for losing Meiyu, he was still full of joy when he heard Qu Hou's praise and said hurriedly: "Thank you for your appreciation. I, the Qin Dynasty, have a legal country, and we ordinary people naturally abide by the rules..."
He had to talk nonsense for a long time, but saw Qu Hou waved his hand impatiently, and quickly closed his mouth and didn't dare to say more.
Qu Hou looked up and down the jade pendant, and felt that except for the crystal clear body, it was a top-quality piece, he could not tell the reason. He was not an expert in jade artifacts, so he naturally could not tell the quality of the jade. He thought that if there was so much, it would be better to put it in his pocket if he didn't eat the fat meat in his mouth.
Thinking of this, I wanted to stuff it into my sleeve, but suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a line of small words under the jade pendant. I was curious and looked carefully in the sunlight for a while, and my face changed drastically. I turned around and grabbed Hou Ji's collar, almost shouting: "Tell me quickly, where did this jade pendant come from."
"This is obviously the jade artifact in the palace of the Chu Kingdom, where did you come from."
Hou Ji had just received praise and smiled all over his face. After a sudden change, he was in a state of stuttering and struggled and stuttered; "Qu Hou calmed down... calmed down, what Chu State, I don't know at all. It really has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me..."
Before he could speak, Qu Hou's sword was unsheathed in front of Hou Ji's throat and said in a stern tone; "I'll tell me honestly, if there is any concealment, your head will be here today."
Hou Ji was so scared that he was so scared that he dared not hide anything under his sharp blade and neck. He told all the whole story. After hearing this, Qu Hou looked a little complicated. After hesitating for a while, hesitated and decisively ordered the whole team to gather and quickly leave the camp to capture the King of Chu.
The Qin army was almost all infantry. At that time, the cavalry clusters of other countries except Zhao had not yet formed, so the soldiers under his command were naturally no exception. I just thought that the King of Chu would escape alone, and even if there were horses, he could not escape far, so he must not leave Xiyang City. As expected, as he expected, he soon learned the traces of Xiong Huai and the others from the villagers and led a large group of infantry to chase them along the way pointed by the villagers.
While Naqu Hou led his troops to chase him, he was calm and full of thoughts.
I'm afraid no one under his men would have guessed that Qu Hou, who was taking them to chase King Xiong Huai of Chu, was born in the branch of the royal family of the Chu State's Mi family, so he recognized the Chu seal on the jade pendant. However, his ancestors had moved to Qin State for nearly a hundred years, and no one knew his identity.
It was precisely because of this that he hesitated for a moment, and finally he decided to choose his future instead of the illusory blood clan relative.
You should know how great a contribution it was to capture the escaped King of Chu, which was enough to allow him to leave this remote county and to show his ambitions. However, he also kept a secret and did not tell his subordinates who was arrested. He just said vaguely that he was wanted by the court, and did not send anyone to inform Shangguan. In this way, even if Xiong Huai escaped, it had nothing to do with him.
After less than half an hour of chasing the road pointed by the villagers, he soon caught up with Xiong Huai and his men who were riding slowly on the road. Seeing hundreds of Qin soldiers appearing behind them, they knew that it was not good, but they didn't care about the bumps on the back of the horse, but just waved their whips and urged the horse forward desperately. Seeing this, Naquhou was reluctant to let go, and immediately drew his sword and ordered the chasing to chase at full speed, and promised a heavy reward for the capture.
With the heavy reward, the Qin soldiers naturally gathered up their strength and rushed to chase each other one by one. At the same time, they used the familiar road conditions to bypass the path. Xiong Huai and the others saw that Qin troops suddenly appeared in front of them. In a panic, they were like headless flies and wandered around the field, but they just waved their whips to the north. They knew that this place was not far from Zhao, and thought that it would be safe if they rushed to the territory of Zhao.
Although most of the Qin soldiers were infantrymen, they were always famous for their endurance. They were not necessarily slower than the cavalry. In addition, Xiong Huai and others did not know the road and just tried their best to urge their horses to move forward. They actually ran into the muddy place, and the mounts were even more unfast. In this way, they were slowly caught up by the infantry of the Qin army who were scattered and chased.
Xiong Huai tried his best to whip the horse whip and kept looking back at the Qin soldiers getting closer and closer. Seeing them waving their swords excitedly and shouting to chase them, she became more and more scared. She was afraid that these Qin soldiers who had never seen the world would kill them if they didn't know that they were the noble King of Chu and were confused. It would be really miserable.
Just as he was thinking about being immersed, he didn't notice the sudden appearance of a big pit in front of him, and the horse's hooves fell into it. Xiong Huai was already very poor in riding skills, so he rolled down from the horse and screamed on the ground. Zhao Sui in front quickly stopped the horse and jumped down to help him up. Just as he was about to help him get on the horse, a cold arrow flew behind him and shot it into the mount. The horse neighed and turned around and ran away.
Zhao Sui looked back and saw a man dressed in a Qin army general hundreds of feet away running while aiming at him. It was incredible that this arrow could shoot so far. Zhao Sui was shocked and dared not stay. He quickly supported Xiong Huai and rolled forward and ran forward.
The two lost horses were no match for Qin Bing. Soon, hundreds of Qin soldiers surrounded Xiong Huai and Zhao Sui, all with panic on their faces, shouting "Oh Oh" with smug oh.
Naquhou laughed and stepped forward. When Wu Le saw Jianhua, he said proudly. "See Your Majesty the King of Chu, please let Your Majesty take a look and go back to Xianyang to worship my king."
At this time, he saw that the King of Chu was already under control, so he no longer concealed it and pointed out Xiong Huai's identity in front of his subordinates. The soldiers under his command were shocked at first, and then ecstatic. No one expected that the King of Chu, who was wanted by the whole country, did not return to Chu State from Hanzhong, but actually appeared at his station and gave such a great achievement for nothing.
Xiong Huai's face was pale, and he ignored Na Qu Hou's pride, and just fell to the ground and murmured, "It's all the will of heaven, the will of heaven. It seems that I will die in this Qin State after all."
Originally, Qu Hou was a little respectful to his identity as King Chu and wanted to treat him with courtesy. He could not help but feel annoyed in his heart as if he was so cowardly. He felt a little humiliated by his background, so he waved his hand and ordered no longer politely, "Come on, take it."
Several Qin soldiers responded to the order, and returned the sword to the sheath and came forward with a fierce look to tie the two of them. Xiong Huai Zhaosui and the others just sat on the ground and looked dejected, and no longer resisted. They thought they had accepted their fate.
At this time, a sudden change occurred. A whimpering horn sound came from the end of the distance. Na Quhou's face changed, and he secretly cried out in his heart, and shouted in a hurry, "Let the array to defend the enemy."
Before he could finish his words, a black cloud appeared on the horizon in the distance. Hundreds of cavalry roared out from the depths of the field, waving the longbow in their hands and whimpering like Hu people. Obviously, they had already discovered their Qin soldiers, so they were divided into two teams, and the bows were already drawn in their hands, and the sharp arrows pointed directly at the Qin people.
Na Qu Hou's face was pale. He had already seen from the outfit on the other party that the person was the famous Zhao State Jingqi. Even though he was resourceful, he was at a loss at this time and had to force himself to remain calm.
The Qin soldiers were indeed stunned, holding the sword tightly and not daring to move, for fear of causing the Zhao people to misunderstand, the sharp arrows would penetrate the next moment. No one would be so stupid that he would turn around and run away. In the field, he competed with Zhao people who were very good at riding and shooting. What's the difference between that and seeking death?
In contrast, the ecstatic expressions on the faces of Xiong Huai and Zhaosui on the ground. At this time, in their eyes, these Zhao cavalrymen who looked like Hu people were undoubtedly the cutest people in the world.
Chapter completed!