Chapter 5 Section five

The Chinese army was very calm.The Chinese army is an important place, and there are not many soldiers. This time Shao Fengguan and the little prince left, leaving only a dozen soldiers from the local army to guard.When Chu Xiuhong rushed back, he saw that the heads of more than a dozen soldiers were lying on the ground in different places. For this expedition, because they have to fight in the desert, the luggage is very problematic. The firearms are too heavy, and the Shenlong Cannon can't be transported, so they have to bring some light firearms.But although Hong Tianlei is not too heavy, he can only carry forty of them.These forty Thunderbolts were originally placed in a tent next to the tent of the Chinese army, and now there is nothing left of the tent.

Fortunately, it was the Thunderbolt, which only blew up a radius of two zhang, not even the Chinese army's tent was affected.If there were forty flat mines sent by Zhen Lizhi to blow them up, half of the barracks would be blown up.Although the rumbling thunder was loud, its power was very small. When it exploded a foot away from people, it could not hurt people, but it could deafen people's ears. A moment of carelessness, unexpectedly succeeded by Zhen Lizhi!Chu Xiuhong couldn't help gnashing her teeth looking at the messy place. Jian Zhonglan had already returned with Chu Xiuhong. Seeing this scene, he was also taken aback and said, "Shuai Chu, you've been attacked!"

Chu Xiuhong stared at the open space, and slowly said: "Jian Canjun, do you know that there were two Yuanwailang in the Mufu of the Ministry of Industry back then, who were famous for their exquisite craftsmanship." Jian Zhonglan said: "I know, one of them is the current Xue Shangshu." "The other person is named Ye Feihu. He is skilled at the Ministry of Engineering, and he was the first to invent the snail boat. However, he was cruel and vicious, and he was not liked by the emperor. He was expelled from the Ministry of Industry and has been following Zhen Lizhi. It is said that This person wanted to invent the snail boat at the beginning, but the wood could not bear the weight of the earth, so he gave up."

Jian Zhonglan had also heard about it.This was already seven or eight years ago. At that time, the war against the snake people was in full swing. On land, Chu Xiuhong's land army, Shao Fengguan's Feng army and Bi Wei's fire army united, winning every victory, crushing the snakes. The people kept retreating, but even though Deng Canglan's navy was known as the world's number one navy, it was still unable to launch an effective offensive against the snake people.This situation was reversed until the imperial army invented the snail boat. Deng Canglan's navy used the snail boat to defeat the combined navy of the Snakeman and Wajima in one fell swoop, causing the Snakeman to lose the last advantage, and finally wiped out the Snakeman in one fell swoop.It's just that when Ye Feihu invited the current emperor and then prince to watch the experiment, he was very displeased with the emperor because he spoke poorly and didn't care about the lives of the test soldiers. After the victory, he was kicked out of the Ministry of Industry.I heard that this person was used by Zhen Lizhi. At that time, he made a lot of exquisite organs for Wenhou's mansion, but he didn't see any major achievements.It's okay for him to hear about it, but he doesn't know why Chu Xiuhong mentioned it.

Chu Xiuhong was still staring at the ground, and said coldly: "Wooden snail boats are not good for diving in the ground, but diving in sand is fine. Ye Feihu, don't go!" He suddenly roared, and the man jumped up from the horse, and the jump was seven or eight feet high.His Wanma was already extremely tall, but it leaped away like this, and it was nearly two feet. In the air, Chu Xiuhong stood upright with the gun in his hand, and stabbed into the ground with one blow. Can anyone actually walk under the sand?Jian Zhonglan was taken aback, only then did he realize that there was a straight mark on the sand, as if someone dragged a heavy object through it.Originally, there were a lot of people coming and going in the area of ​​the Zhongjun, and important items were placed around the tents of the Zhongjun, so no one would pay attention at all, but if you look carefully, you can see that there is a slightly raised part of the trace, which is trembling. It seemed that some strange beast was lying under the sand, and it was this place that Chu Xiuhong was attacking with his spear at this time.His mind lit up, and he shouted, "Go and help Chu Shuai!"

At this time, Jian Zhonglan was clear in his heart that the person Chu Xiuhong mentioned was definitely beside Zhen Lizhi. They sneaked into the central army in a conch boat, let others create chaos, and sent people to feign an attack, so they appeared in the camp without anyone noticing. middle.After using tricks to transfer the little prince and Shao Fengguan who were stationed in the Chinese army away, they detonated the Hong Tianlei that was stored in the Chinese army, and they are probably about to go out now.If it was daytime, such a long trace would be very obvious, but now it was night, and the other battalions were in chaos, so no one noticed the difference on the ground.

The red man of Chuxiu made two circles in the air, and his spear pierced into the sand five feet straight, when he heard a sound of "Tuo", the slightly raised area on the ground suddenly moved like boiling water. The sand was thrown straight out, as if some giant beast in the sand was injured and struggling in pain. Chu Xiuhong landed on the ground and shouted: "Everyone, get out of the way!" He pulled out the knife from his waist, and his eyes were still fixed on this place. On the ground, the sand rolled more and more violently, and some sand was thrown to a distance of Zhang Xu.Suddenly, a "hiss" sound was heard, and a long black object was drilled out of the sand. This long object was more than two feet long, with a tapered screw thread on its head, which was still rotating continuously. There was a "hissing" sound.

It's really a snail boat!Jian Zhonglan felt his heart tighten, and shouted: "Chu Shuai, be careful!" The back of the snail boat was pierced by Chu Xiuhong's gun, so it couldn't sneak anymore, so it had to get out.What will be inside?Judging by the size of this snail boat, I'm afraid it can accommodate a dozen people.Jian Zhonglan looked around, there were already more than 30 people around, and there would be reinforcements coming soon, it seemed that there would be no serious problems.He made up his mind and shouted: "Protect Chu Shuai, and the rest of you will step forward!"

Several soldiers urged their horses forward, pointing their spears at Luozhou.The threads on the head of the snail boat were no longer turning, but the whole snail boat was still making a slight "squeak" sound, like a huge bug pretending to be dead.Those soldiers urged their horses forward, they were very close, and one of them touched the wall of the snail boat with his gun. The wall is made of wood. Although it is not polished very smoothly, it can be seen that it is quite delicate. There is not even a gap in the tenon joint, and it is not known where it came in and out. A soldier turned his head and said, "Shuai Chu..."

Before the words were finished, a board suddenly fell from the wall on one side of the Luozhou, and a beam of saber light shot out. The soldier who was closest to him, with the flash of the saber light, his head flew straight up, and there was already a person in the Luozhou. Jumped out, kicked him off the horse, seized the horse and fled. This man's series of actions were crisp and neat, getting out of the boat, killing people, and seizing the horse, all in the blink of an eye, even Chu Xiuhong felt a blur in front of his eyes, but saw this man urging the horse to rush towards the camp.

The fence of the big camp is only five feet high, and the horse itself is already five feet tall. When he reached the edge of the fence, the man lifted the rein, and the horse jumped up. His body shook suddenly, and Ma immediately fell down. A long spear flew over and shot through the horse's hindquarters, piercing the horse's body, and the horse was killed immediately and fell down. As soon as the man fell to the ground, he rolled on the sand and couldn't help being terrified.He had calculated everything completely, and seized the horse with lightning speed, and then leaped over the wall. The timing was just right, and he was sure to succeed. He never expected that someone would react so quickly, throwing a spear as fast as lightning. , and his strength became stronger and stronger, and his wishful thinking could not be realized at all. Flipping up from the ground, he held a dagger in his hand, gasped continuously, looked back out of the corner of his eyes, there were still a few people in the snail boat, they were not as capable as him, they had already been captured, he knew that he had lost this opportunity, this time Must have been unlucky. After despair, he calmed down instead, stood up slowly and said, "I am Ye Feihu. The one who can keep me with a single shot must be Chu Shuai, the number one general of the Imperial Army." Chu Xiuhong said: "I am Chu Xiuhong, but I can't be considered the number one general. Ye Feihu, you are all-rounder in civil and military affairs, why do you insist on following Zhen Lizhi's mistakes to the end?" Ye Feihu looked at Chu Xiuhong, and sighed: "The national scholar meets me, and the national scholar repays it. Chu Shuai, Ye Feihu has put life and death aside, please Chu Shuai." There are more and more ground legion soldiers surrounding him, and now Ye Feihu has great abilities and can't escape, even if there is still a snail boat that can escape the ground, I'm afraid it will be dug out immediately.Chu Xiuhong sighed: "Mr. Ye, you are not under Xue Shangshu. You are not under Xue Shangshu. You are rare in battle. This ability is hard-won. Mr. Ye, why don't you surrender to our army and use your talents to the fullest." Ye Feihu smiled and said: "Chu Shuai, your name is Zhenyu, and you are also a layman. A man is a man, he does what he does and does not do it. I have received the great kindness of Zhenhou, but the emperor treats me as nothing. How can I turn around and be laughed at by others. Chu Handsome, kill him if you want." Chu Xiuhong was dumbfounded for a while.Ye Feihu had a bad reputation. When he was in the Ministry of Industry, everyone regarded him as a villain, but looking at it now, even though Ye Feihu didn't understand the truth, he was still a brave man. Maybe, he has such a bad reputation, it's just because the emperor doesn't like him, so others will follow what others say, and Ye Feihu will hit a wall everywhere. He lowered his head, and was about to speak out to persuade him again, when he suddenly felt a gust of fierce wind blowing towards his face, and he could only hear the exclamation of others in his ears. not good!Chu Xiu's red head didn't even lift up, and when he raised his hand on the scabbard, with a "choke", the Baipi knife came out of its sheath.He shot very fast, and he had already met the blade that was hitting him. With a "dang", the two knives intersected a foot in front of his eyebrows, sparks splashed and hit Chu Xiuhong's face, and Chu Xiuhong couldn't help it. Feeling cold. Ye Feihu still wants to make a move at this time, so he has already sprouted his ambition and is ready to survive.For some reason, he felt sad and regretful instead. Ye Feihu's sudden knife was blocked by Chu Xiuhong, and he knew that this once-in-a-lifetime sneak attack opportunity had been lost.But he didn't retreat, the saber turned sharply and stabbed at Chu Xiuhong's chest, but just now Chu Xiuhong was able to hold his saber without any defense, now that he was fully concentrated, how could he succeed?One of the two was quick to strike, the other was quick to parry, the two of them kept spinning, kicking up the sand, their figures could no longer be seen clearly, only the sound of two knives intersecting could be heard continuously, during which sparks shot out continuously, others thought about it A helper, there is no way to help.Jian Zhonglan touched the invisible knife in his sleeve, and was about to rush out, but stopped again. At this time, suddenly the sound of two swords striking each other became hoarse, and the series of sounds stopped abruptly, and the two separated five or six steps immediately.Ye Feihu had a high opinion of himself, and after this sneak attack, he admired Chu Xiuhong so much.He looked at the knife and said slowly, "Chu Shuai, it's a joy to die in your hands." Chu Xiuhong said: "Ye Feihu, I won't kill you, you should use it for me. It would be a pity if you can't contribute to the country with your abilities." Ye Feihu shook his head, and said with a sad smile: "Chu Shuai, you still want to say these insulting words to me." He raised the knife in his left hand, and the soldiers beside him raised their guns, knowing that he was about to attack again.Ye Feihu smiled, and at this moment, there was cheering coming from the gate of the camp, someone shouted: "The little prince has won! The little prince has won!" The voice was high-spirited, and Ye Feihu smiled lightly: "Wu Zhao also lost? Really? Miserable victory." They had blown up all the thunderbolts of the imperial army, and the purpose of this trip had been achieved, but almost all the people who came were captured and killed, and the casualties were far higher than that of the imperial army.He looked at the knife in his hand, his knife was originally as bright as ice, but now it was dim, and others could see that the knife was cracked like a shattered bronze mirror. Chu Xiuhong said: "Ye Feihu, your sword has been destroyed, are you still unwilling to surrender?" Ye Feihu said: "The knife is destroyed, it can't hurt others, but it can hurt yourself." He turned the knife around and pointed the tip at his heart.Chu Xiuhong said in shock: "Stop him quickly!" But how could there be time?Although the cracks in Ye Feihu's knife were as dense as a spider's web, the knife had penetrated into his body when he stabbed straight.This saber had been hit with Chu Xiuhong's Baipi Dao hundreds of times, and it was broken into dozens of small pieces. After piercing into the body, it split immediately, and each of the dozens of pieces was like a small sharp blade. It was completely submerged in the body, only the handle of the knife was left in his hand, and the blood shot out like an arrow. Chu Xiuhong couldn't help turning pale, he rushed to Ye Feihu, but Ye Feihu's knife was so powerful, how could he save his life?When Ye Feihu saw Chu Xiuhong approaching, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said slowly, "Unfortunately, I don't have...the second knife..."