Chapter 45 Chapter Forty-Three

How the outpost of Piccolo encountered Gao Kangda; how the hermit killed Captain Dilawan; and how he was captured by the enemy After the special faction was cut open by Jimnast, the soldiers who escaped reported to Bi Ke Luoshou.Piccolosso was shocked when he heard that the devil had come to attack his subordinates, and held a military council all night.At the meeting, Hastivo and Duke Dillon concluded that they were so powerful that even if all the devils in hell came together, they could deal with them.Although Piccolo didn't completely believe it, he didn't completely disbelieve it either.

He sent an order to Earl Dilavan to lead 1,600 cavalry to investigate first, and light cavalry to go out, dipped in holy water one by one, and wore a sacrificial collar as a sign. In case of encountering a devil, rely on Gregorian water③ And the magic power of the priest can also make them disappear.Dilawan led the cavalry until he ran not far from Fuguyong and Maradli, but he didn't meet anyone to talk to, so they came back from the hillside together and found a shepherd's shed near Gudelai. where the five pilgrims were found.Dilawan and others ignored their cries, protests and pleadings, tied them up with ropes, and took them away as if they were spies.A group of people walked down the road leading to Saiyi, Gao Kangda heard him, he said to the people around him:

"Friends, the enemy is coming, and the number is more than ten times that of us. Shall we charge?" The monk said: "Why don't you rush? Do you think that people only care about the number, regardless of their ability or courage?" After speaking, he yelled: "Go! He's a ghost, go!" When the enemy heard the shout, they thought it was a real devil coming, so they let go of the rein and ran in all directions.Dilawan was the only one left, and he crossed his spear, aimed at Xiutu's chest, and stabbed with all his strength.Unexpectedly, it hit the hard jacket ① and bent the tip of the gun, just like touching an anvil with a small candle.But the friar hit him on the shoulder-blades with his thick cross-stick, which he threw across his shoulders, and he fell off his horse in a single blow.The monk saw the sacrificial collar on his chest, and said to Gao Kangda:

"It turns out that they are just little priests, and being a monk is just the beginning. I can only be called a monk of the older generation when I talk to St. John; such people are like swatting flies." After all, let the horse gallop, catch up with all the lagging enemies, like threshing ears of wheat, scramble, and knock them all down to the ground. Jim Nast whether Gao Kangda will continue to catch up at this time.Gao Kangda replied: "Don't rush. The book of war tells us not to push the enemy into a dead end, because a dead end will increase their strength and increase their courage that has been weakened and depressed; the best way for a defeated and tired army is to Put them to death. How many victories in the past have been taken back from the victors by the vanquished because the victors lost their reason and wanted to slaughter everything and drive the enemy out, not even a messenger Not staying! So for the enemy, try to leave a way of life for them, if you can build a silver bridge and send them back, that would be even better."

Jimnast said, "Very well, but the priest went with them." ① Hastivo means: "grape bud", but also "an impatient, immature person". ② Dilawan, meaning: "Daredevil, fight first." ③ Gregorian water, that is, holy water, Pope Gregory I was the founder of holy water; another said, he did not create it, he was only a person who advocated more holy water. ④ Maradli, which is now St. Lasalle, is not far from Shi Nong, just across Naonan Bridge. ⑤ It turned out to be six. ① There is a hard chest protector on the front chest of the kimono. Gao Kangda said: "The priests have gone with them? To tell you the truth, they are only unlucky! Now, as a precaution, we don't go back for now; wait here, I think I have already grasped the enemy's combat skills. They It's at the mercy of fate, not strategy."

Not to mention that they waited under the walnut tree, but that the monk pursued the enemy soldiers, killing them on the spot, without mercy, until he met a horseman with a hapless pilgrim on his rear.The monk was waiting to capture the cavalryman, but the pilgrim cried out first: "Hey, Mr. Dean, my friend, Mr. Dean, please save me!" The enemies all turned their heads when they heard the pilgrims shouting.Seeing that there was only one monk in pursuit, they surrounded him and beat him like firewood on a donkey.The friar didn't feel anything, because they were beating his cloak, and his skin was too hard.They handed over the monk to two archers, turned the horse's head, but no one was chasing him, thinking that Gao Kangda fled with his men.So he rode his horse as hard as he could to the walnut forest, intending to pursue them.Here, only two archers were left to guard the monks.

Gao Kangda heard people yelling and said to his subordinates: "Friends, I heard the enemy coming, and I have seen many enemies swarming towards us. Let's get closer and hold the intersection. We are waiting for work. They must fail, and we must win."