Chapter 53 Night Attack
As the convoy moved forward, various dangers appeared unexpectedly.
On the way, we encountered finger-long poisonous ants, which swarmed in waves, leaving no grass growing in their path. Fortunately, there was a stranger in the team who was good at using fire. After burning countless poisonous ants to death, the convoy escaped.
We also encountered a disaster when the ground cracked, and several Xiang soldiers fell into it with their horses and men, leaving no trace of their bodies.
Wu Gen sat on the horse, taking out burnt ants and stuffing them into his mouth from time to time. Yes, it was the poisonous ants that were burned to death in a fire, and they were really delicious when deep-fried.
Thinking about how much time it would take to get there, in line with the principle of saving as much as he could, Wu Gen took the lead in testing the poison himself, which set off a trend of eating ants among the group. Even Zhao Ling tried to eat a few.
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A layer of light mist appeared in front, and the weather became cooler. On the contrary, everyone's minds became more and more tense, because the appearance of this mist also meant that the dark fog was not far away.
On this day, the motorcade arrived at a hillside, where there was a shallow water pool, shaped like a crescent moon, with rippling blue waves. It was a rare quiet place along the way, and it was a good place to rest for a night.
It was not yet evening, and the mist came in like a tide, turning the sky and the earth into shadows.
Wu Gen, Zhang Yuan and others had just sat down when Commander Chen came over and said, "Zhang Yuan, take people to explore the surrounding areas, especially those places with heavy fog. You must conduct careful reconnaissance to avoid enemies lurking there.
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Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up and said, "It's okay, I'm just tired from the journey. I would like to ask Commander Chen to let us brothers rest for a while, so that if anything happens, we will have the strength to deal with it."
Commander Chen's face turned cold, "As a Xiang army, how can you push back and forth like this? The noble man is about to rest. If we don't find out early, how can we arrange defenses."
"Hey, when will Commander Chen be able to command the guards? In just a few days, he has been promoted and even deployed defenses. We are just dogs on the outside. If anything happens, just give us a few wangwang." A sinister voice said.
The sound rang, needless to say, it was Wu Gen again.
Commander Chen sneered and said: "Wu Gen, don't be arrogant just because you have been summoned once by a nobleman. You are lawless. Entertaining people with sex will never succeed."
"Fuck your dog." Upon hearing this, Wu Gen jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
These days, the convoy was dull and depressing along the way. When nothing happened, Sha Chu joked about Wu Gen being summoned alone. Gradually, people heard about it, and it spread among other troops.
Meeting Zhao Ling in the car this time made Wu Gen feel aching in his heart. He has never behaved so carelessly since he was a child. Every time he thinks about it, he is humiliated and depressed. Today, Commander Chen did not open any pot, but he actually did it in front of everyone.
He was teasing himself, but he couldn't bear it any longer, so he reached out and pulled out the knife.
Zhang Yuan quickly grabbed the hairy Wu Gen and said to Commander Chen, "Okay, follow your orders, I'll set off immediately."
Commander Chen snorted, "Remember to explore carefully and not be careless, especially in places with deep fog, you must feel clearly."
Zhang Yuan, Wu Gen, and Sha Chu left the camp and ran out on horseback.
On the way, Zhang Yuan sighed, "Wu Gen, Commander Chen is obviously making things difficult for you. Just bear with it and put the overall situation first."
Wu Gen looked around with his eyes and answered the question inappropriately, "There seems to be someone spying on the camp tonight, and I always feel a little confused."
Zhang Yuan's face was stunned, "But I found something." Wu Gen never joked about this kind of thing, and the atmosphere couldn't help but become tense.
"Not yet, let's move forward." The three of them ran straight towards the place with thick fog.
A black mist appeared ahead, like a black ribbon floating in the mist, like a streak of ink poured into the milk.
Wu Gen stopped, turned over and dismounted, and silently stared at the black fog in front of him. On the land next to the black fog, black areas appeared on the ground, like giant pythons.
The horse became restless and retreated on its own without urging. Not to mention the horse, even Zhang Yuan and Shachu felt waves of discomfort, their hearts palpitated, the hairs on their bodies stood up, and their energy and blood kept rolling.
Wu Gen remained silent, holding the reins tightly with his hands and looking at the black mist with a somewhat bewildered look. Zhang Yuan and others could obviously see the abnormality, but he did not feel any discomfort at all.
Could it be that Zhao Ling was right, there really was some strange ghost aura about him. Wu Gen's face was pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, which concealed his uneasiness.
Zhang Yuan looked around and said, "Take the Guyuan Pill quickly. The fog has appeared here, so you don't get caught." Before leaving, everyone was given ten Guyuan Pills, just to deal with it.
This is the current situation.
Wu Gen pretended to take out the Solid Yuan Pill, but when it reached his mouth, it slipped into his sleeve. He just wanted to try to see if he could withstand the fog with his physical body alone.
The three of them rode on horseback, avoiding the black mist, and surveyed along the road. After walking for a few miles, the situation was not too bad. The mist was intermittent, and there was still a passage in the middle to move forward.
Although the shape is still changing, most of them move slowly. As long as you are careful, you can't hurt anyone. Wu Gen discovered that some of these black mist are fading, seeming to conflict with the surrounding world, so that they gradually disappear.
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It seems that although the fog is strange, it is not without a way to restrain it. The world here will slowly purify, so there is no need to worry about drifting far away to places where people gather.
Moreover, the human race has been dealing with Huiwu for many years and has accumulated many ways to deal with it, and this Guyuan Dan is one of them.
"Have you heard the crow?" Wu Gen suddenly raised his head and asked.
"What's the crow sound?" Zhang Yuan listened carefully, the surroundings were silent, and he glanced at Wu Gen strangely.
"Pa." Sha Chu cracked his whip, "Don't be suspicious, this damn place, even I find it a bit scary if you ask me to say that."
Wu Gen lowered his head and said nothing, and suddenly he was excited. Crow, crow soldier, that leader of the alliance in Qingmu's courtyard once asked about the whereabouts of a certain woman. He also made some inquiries about it, but Qingmu kept silent about it for a long time.
It's over.
Is it possible...
"No, someone may be harmful to Zhao Ling." Wu Gen was sure that he heard correctly, it was the crow.
"What, who is doing harm to noble people?" Zhang Yuan was startled and asked quickly.
Wu Gen looked at Zhang Yuan, "I don't know either, but I always have a bad feeling. Lao Zhang, to be honest, if there is an enemy attack, if we go back now, the three of us alone may not be able to make much difference."
, are you going back?"
"Let's go back to the camp. No matter what, we have to go back and take a look." Zhang Yuan turned his horse around and ran back. Wu Gen and Sha Chu looked at each other and followed closely.
After running for half an hour, the three of them saw from a distance thick smoke billowing in the direction of the camp, and faint shouts of killing could be heard. Zhang Yuan's heart sank, the camp had been attacked.
"Prepare your weapons and be careful. It's not easy to dare to attack noble people here." Zhang Yuan looked solemn and turned around to instruct the two of them.
Think about it, Daxia has been at war with Zhao for so many years, and they have tried not to kill nobles. Even if they are captured, they must be treated properly. This is an unwritten rule followed by all countries. If someone dares to attack and kill nobles, that is
There are all thieves in the world, and they will be killed wherever they go.
When I got closer, I realized that the camp was surrounded by people. There were more than a hundred thieves rushing towards the camp. These thieves were all dressed in black and had a mask on their face that looked like a crow's mouth.
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One of them, located in the center of the thieves, was sitting on a horse, silently observing the changes on the battlefield.
The men in black divided into two groups, avoiding the most heavily defended front of the convoy, and rode towards the camp from both sides of the Crescent Lake.
These people have obviously been trained in battle formations, and their actions are methodical and continuous. In addition to the attacking troops on both sides, there are also some people who are constantly running around the camp. Arrows are flying into the camp like rain, covering the cavalry attack.
The landing point of his arrows was extremely tricky, and he cooperated with the cavalry tacitly, landing just five steps away from them. There was already a dense layer of arrows planted on the ground in the camp.
The first to be unable to hold on were the outer Xiang troops, who were quickly dispersed. The men in black, armed with swords or hammers, charged and killed them repeatedly. Many Xiang troops fell off their horses, were beheaded, or were trampled to death by horse hooves.
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The heavy cavalry of the Guards at the core did not attack rashly. They sat on their horses and looked coldly at the men in black galloping in the camp. The heavy cavalry surrounded Zhao Ling's carriage in two circles. The people in the inner circle held shields and relied on other carriages to construct
The defense line formed a black shield wall.
The ones on the outer circle were led by an officer, and they formed an arrow formation and were fully armed. The arrows fell on the heavy cavalry and were bounced off by the heavy armor.
Seeing that the Xiang army was defeated, the defense line was stretched to the left and right, and there was a gap in front of the camp, the officer looked back and took the lead in pulling out his long sword and raising it high.
Choking, choking, choking, the sound of swords being drawn was heard everywhere. Thirty heavy knights slapped their breastplates with their sword blades. The clashing sound of swords and armors was uniform and louder and louder.
"Kill!" the officer yelled, and the heavy cavalry slowly started to move.
This officer chose a very wise time to attack. Although the heavy cavalry is brave and has strong defense, its disadvantage is that it accelerates slowly. If the Xiang army is blocking the front, it will be difficult to speed up in such a small distance, and it will be easy to use the power of the heavy cavalry.
The opponent is entangled.
The heavy horse's hooves hit the ground faster and faster, like a sharp sword thrust out.
Viewed from the air, two black torrents collided heavily, causing people to flip over at the front, and the horse that lost its owner ran around in confusion. After all, the heavy horse was better than the man in black in terms of equipment and force. The sword light was flying.
Next, more than a dozen men in black fell down on the spot.
Ordinary swords and arrows obviously have little effect on the thick armor of heavy cavalry.
But something strange happened. Those fallen men in black, as long as they were not broken into several pieces or trampled into flesh, staggered up from the ground, roared and continued to attack the heavy cavalry.
A sharp whistle sounded, and the men in black scattered one after another, slid along the edge of the heavy horse, made a circle, and then reorganized into a team.
"Use ink arrows." One of the men in black shouted. Soon, the man in black, who had just wandered away and was shooting, took out an arrow wrapped in yellow paper from the arrow pot behind him.
The yellow paper was opened, revealing a dark arrow. There were complex patterns on the arrow body. A blue light shone at the tip of the arrow.
These men in black obviously valued this arrow very much, so they took out the bow and shot it out. The scream of the black arrow piercing the air was heard, and it flew towards the heavy cavalry who was still hunting the lone man in black.
In such a messy scene, many arrows missed their targets. But the remaining arrows fell on the heavy cavalry. Compared with the sword and arrow just now, the ink arrows shot into the armor easily. At the breach, blue
Light flashed and spread throughout the body.
The blue light and the black armor complement each other, which is a bit strange. Some of the heavy knights who were shot fell down and never got up, while others with less injured bodies swayed, roaring and attacking their companions around them.
Caught off guard, the formation of the heavy cavalry became chaotic. With just one blow, more than ten people fell down, and the remaining people hurriedly stayed away from their companions who were covered in blue flames.
Chapter completed!