Chapter 71 wedge

"Ah~" A mournful voice soared into the sky, and the officers and soldiers of the grain transportation team were all taken aback and looked up one after another. Shi Mengxiong was also taken aback, and looked up at the sky.The trees are very dense, and the branches that have lost their leaves divide the sky into fragments.From a gap in the branches, a big black bird spread its wings and flew towards the northwest obliquely. "Bah, it's a crow." Xu Xing, who was beside Shi Mengxiong, spat on the ground.As the deputy officer of the food transportation team, Xu Xing is a conscientious officer, but he has always been very timid, so he is also considered a veteran, but he is just a brave rider, and he has never surpassed this rank that is nicknamed by the soldiers for promotion.He turned his head to Shi Mengxiong and said, "Brother, it's okay, it's a crow..." But when he turned his head, he saw Shi Mengxiong's face with some rare worries, his heart moved, and he said, "Brother, what are you worried about?" ?”

Shi Mengxiong seemed to be waking up from a dream, and said in a low voice: "Xu Xing, tell the brothers to step up their guard." "Is something going to happen?" "There is a saying in the art of war: 'You can't enter the forest'. This forest is very big, if there is an ambush, it will be difficult. Don't forget, we are escorting the front line that urgently needs 300,000 catties of food and grass." Shi Mengxiong took off his spear Hold it in your hand and try it.The food and grass that was ordered to be escorted this time was urgently needed by the frontline water and fire armies.

Since the beginning of spring, the snake people have launched their first offensive this year.Since Fudun City in the upper reaches of Dajiang River and Dongping City in the lower reaches have fallen into the hands of the imperial army, this time the Snakeman broke through from the middle reaches.Although Pangruo City in the middle reaches of the river was not listed among the twelve cities, it was also one of the largest cities in the empire, but it was defeated by the snake people in one fell swoop.Pangruo Lake next to Pangruo City is the second largest lake in the empire. After the Snakeman seized Pangruo Lake, they went against their normal behavior and began building ships on a large scale based on Pangruo Lake.

Ever since the Empire officially formed an alliance with the Republican Army in Wuyang City in the 28th year of Tianbao, the war has been stalemate.Dongping City was finally regained, and the Snakeman who had retreated from the imperial capital was defeated in one fell swoop. I am afraid that they will not have the strength to attack again in the near future.And the Xifu army defended like a rock, and the snake man also suffered a big loss there, so Pangruo City became the last hope for the snake man to fight back.If the Snakeman loses again in this battle, the balance of victory and defeat will probably be in favor of the Empire and the Republican Army. Therefore, Marquis Wen, the powerful minister in charge of the Empire, also attaches great importance to this battle, and ordered the water and fire who had just won the victory in counterattacking Dongping City The two armies went to Pangruo City to confront the Snakeman, and urgently called in reinforcements to Dongping City, so that the two Earth Wind armies stationed in Dongping City could send troops as soon as possible.The total number of the four-phase legion is nearly 50,000, and it is the absolute main force of the imperial army. This battle must not fail.However, since Pangruo City had been captured by the Snakemen, the Water and Fire Legion could only camp along the lake. In order to ensure the victory of this battle, supplies were particularly important.Shi Mengxiong knew how heavy the burden was on his shoulders, he never dared to be careless.

Xu Xing said: "Yes." But he thought in his heart: "Brother Shi is too careful. He often said that I am timid, it seems that he is even timid than me." He raised his spear and shouted: "Brothers, step up your guard! " The food transport team consisted of two thousand soldiers and two thousand civilian husbands each.Hearing Xu Xing's order, there was a "wow", and the soldiers stood at attention with their guns in their hands, with uniform voices.These two thousand people are the new army trained by Marquis Wen, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. Shi Mengxiong and Xu Xing are officers who were promoted by Marquis Wen from Marquis Wen's army with his own hands, and they are somewhat famous among the rising generals.Bandits came and went on this road, they knew it when they set off, but no matter how powerful the bandits are, they are nothing more than groups of three or four, forming gangs, but some mobs are not the same as the regular imperial army, Xu Xing dared to fight Little, I don't believe that anything big will happen.

Even if there are bandits, they are probably running away because of such momentum.Xu Xing couldn't help being a little proud, and said, "Brother Shi, don't worry..." Just as he was halfway through speaking, his eyes blurred suddenly, and he swayed on his horse, as if he had been punched in the chest.Xu Xing was startled, and thought: "What's going on?" Looking down, he saw a long arrow piercing his chest.The tail feathers of this arrow are black goose feathers, half of the arrow body is inserted into his heart, and the tail of the arrow trembles slightly.The arrow came so suddenly that he didn't feel any pain, and he was still thinking: "Why is there an arrow? Am I dead?" A thought flashed through him, and he almost screamed out.It's just that the scream was held in his chest, he couldn't shout anymore, his body tilted, and he fell off the horse immediately.

When Shi Mengxiong saw Xu Xing hit by an arrow, his heart trembled, but he felt a blur in front of his eyes, an arrow came straight to his heart like a gust of wind and lightning.He was proficient with spears and horses, and he didn't say much. He jumped forward suddenly, and the spear pierced the ground.The tip of the gun pierced into the soil with a "sudden" sound, and the arrow barely brushed his helmet and flew by, hitting a tree behind him. Ambushed!When Meng Xiong pushed hard, he sat up straight again, but his heart involuntarily jumped out of his throat, and his back was wet with cold sweat.This is the rear, but he didn't expect to be ambushed. He was so anxious that he led his horse and shouted: "Brothers, be careful!"

The civilian husbands were in a mess, but the soldiers of the food transportation team were not at all chaotic. They raised their knives and guns and dodged behind the cart.Each of these grain carts is loaded with thousands of catties of grain and grass, enough to be used as fortifications.Seeing this situation, Shi Mengxiong felt a little relieved, and led his horse behind a car, shouting: "Don't panic, these are bandits, not our opponents!" I also encountered bandits once on the road.Those men who were starved and crazy due to the war actually decided to take the idea of ​​​​a food transport team, but they were far from the opponents of the elite soldiers of the empire in terms of number, weapons, and combat effectiveness. If Shi Mengxiong was not in a hurry, those bandits would probably die They killed all of them.It's just that this time it seems to be a little different. The bandits in front of them are obviously much smarter than that group. They didn't have any warning before they acted, and they acted as fast as the wind.

Maybe some deserters.Shi Mengxiong also heard that some deserted soldiers gathered in the mountains and forests, recruited soldiers and bought horses, and established themselves as kings.Because these people are soldiers, most of the bandits under them are much stricter than usual, and their combat effectiveness is also remarkable. Bad luck.He looked at Xu Xing who was lying on the ground, and felt a pain in his heart.A pool of blood had already accumulated under Xu Xing's body. Although he was dead, his eyes were still wide open, as if he still didn't understand what happened.Although this righteous brother is timid, but thoughtful, he has always been his right-hand man, and he did not expect to die here.Shi Mengxiong gritted his teeth and shouted: "Bend your bow and fight back!"

The bandits hid in the forest and first attacked with bows and arrows. If they rushed forward rashly, they would fall into their trap.The best strategy now is to use bow to bow. The bandits will never outnumber the grain transport team. As long as they stand firm, the grain transport team will never lose.When Meng Xiong had made up his mind, he reached out and took the bow from his back, and was about to nock an arrow, but he heard the sound of horseshoes in a hurry. Like a shower, the sound of horseshoes came so abruptly that all the officers and soldiers of the grain transportation team were stunned.Some bandits also ride horses, but horses are rare after all, and it is not good to ride horses in this kind of mountain forest, but the sound of horseshoes seems to fall from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, a black shadow flashed in the forest in front of them.

Those are cavalrymen in black armor!These cavalrymen were like sharp knives. As soon as the soldiers of the grain transportation team took up their bows and had no time to set their arrows, they were divided into sections by these cavalrymen. They just met each other, and the screams rang out. Shi Mengxiong felt like falling into a nightmare.These black armored cavalry appeared too suddenly, and their fighting power was too amazing. The new army is not weak, but in front of these black armored cavalry, it is simply vulnerable, only one charge, the formation of the food transport team just now There was nothing left, there were nearly a hundred dead bodies on the ground in the blink of an eye, and there were so many injured. The number of these cavalry is not many, only about two hundred or so, but these people's riding and marksmanship are all short-term choices, and their actions are like the wind. Fish and meat can only be slaughtered by others, and there is no power to fight back.Shi Mengxiong only felt a burst of blackness in front of his eyes, and hissed: "Calm down! Calm down! Form the formation!" If the formation is set up properly and these carts are used as fortifications, more than 200 cavalry will definitely not be able to overwhelm the 2,000-man grain transport team.But now the food transport team is in a straight line. Although most of them are infantry, they are not as flexible as those cavalry in the woods. Now they can't form a formation, and they can't organize a counterattack. They can only fight on their own.But those cavalry came and went like the wind, and they were not their opponents fighting on their own. They were just a few misfits, and the grain transport team had been divided into fragments and it was not in shape. If this continues, the entire army will be wiped out!Shi Mengxiong only felt a fever on his forehead, he grabbed an arrow, aimed at a black armored knight and shot it.The black-armored knight seemed to be a leader, Shi Mengxiong was not weak in archery, although the arrow missed the target, it hit the knight's left shoulder.The knight was stabbing a soldier with his spear, but he didn't expect an arrow to shoot from behind him. He swayed on his horse, but his right hand was stretched behind his back, he grabbed the shaft of the arrow, pulled it out suddenly, turned around and looked at the Meng Xiong. His gaze was hidden under the mask, but Shi Mengxiong seemed to feel the threatening chill under the mask.He shivered, got on his horse, and shouted: "Meng Xiong, the general of the imperial army, is here, you arrogant grassroots, come and fight me if you have the guts!" Just as he shouted, the black armored knight also raised his gun, shaking it in the air.Shi Mengxiong felt relieved, and thought to himself: "It's been tricked!" Now to challenge, if the enemy fights, then the cavalry's attack will definitely slow down, so that the food transport team can have a breathing space, and they can form a formation and wait. .But before he had time to feel relieved, those knights shouted in unison, they didn't stop at all, they just staggered and rushed to the rear, leaving an open space for Shi Mengxiong and the man, but their hands were still not slow, and they were still wearing the wrong way. Interweaving, killing the already out-of-form grain transportation team into an even more out-of-form formation. Not counted.Shi Mengxiong felt as if something was blocked in his chest, and he was indescribably uncomfortable.These people are by no means ordinary bandits, the discipline is so strict, and the individual combat ability of each knight is beyond imagination.Who are they? At this time, the black-armored knight walked forward with his spear in hand.The black-armored knights behind them pushed the food transport team back further and further.Those who were close had already seen Shi Mengxiong challenge the black-armored knight, but even if he wanted to help, he couldn't take care of himself.It's just that the new army has strict military discipline. Although it is at a disadvantage, none of them escaped, and they still fought hard.But after all, the general situation is over, the black armored knights are only a few charges, the fighting spirit of the food transportation team has been completely destroyed, and now they are doing their best at best. Shi Mengxiong has seen all this in his eyes.He only felt pain in his heart, this defeat was too sudden, and he never expected it at all.I used to think that the two thousand people in the headquarters would not lose to the local army, but it seems that they are still far behind.He thought lightly, but held the spear tightly in his hand, staring at the black armored knight rushing towards him. The forest is not suitable for charging, but the black-armored knight's horse riding skills are extremely good, a horse soars into the air, almost like flying, and in the blink of an eye, it has already rushed to Shi Mengxiong, with a stern shout, the spear shot straight Take Meng Xiong's heart.Shi Meng Xiong's spear swung horizontally, and he used all his strength to block it, a sound of "Dang", the two horses crossed past, Shi Meng Xiong only felt his arms go numb, and the spear almost fell out. He almost cried out in horror.His strength is also well-known in the army. Although the black-armored warrior borrowed horsepower, his left arm was injured, but when the two shots collided, the opponent's strength was still much greater than his own, and this shot was graceful. Dadu, with extremely sophisticated marksmanship, is obviously a warrior who is good at spearsmanship, and is by no means a bandit who does not know martial arts.He was horrified in his heart, led the carousel and shouted: "Who are you?" The knight in black armor also took the horse.This shot failed to take Shi Mengxiong's life, but was shot by Shi Mengxiong, which seemed a little surprising.Startled, the man said in a loud voice: "Get off your horse and surrender, then you will know." Shi Mengxiong got angry and shouted angrily: "Fuck you! I'm calling Shi Mengxiong, remember it on the road to the underworld!" He wrapped the gun around his head, clamped his legs suddenly, and the horse rushed towards him. go.He has already made up his mind. This battle is obviously lost by 80%, but if he is the first to assassinate the black armored knight, the rest of the cavalry will definitely regard him as a target, and the food transport team will have a chance to breathe and turn defeat into victory. Opportunity.After all, the number of bandits is far less than oneself. The black armored knight in his eyes was getting closer and closer, but this time the man didn't move immediately, standing still like a mountain.Estimated that the spear had arrived, Shi Mengxiong gritted his teeth and shouted: "Grass bandits, go!" This gun is called a stand-and-break style.The marksmanship commonly used in the army was compiled by Wu Zhao, the first spear in the army, and there are 30 styles in total.These thirty spear techniques eliminate redundancy. Although the spear techniques are simple, they are not insignificant. When Shi Mengxiong was in the Mansion of Marquis Bi, he also asked the fire general Bi Wei for advice on spear techniques. Added a three-pointer. The tip of the gun was like lightning, it was about to pierce the man's heart, when Meng Xiong suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes, the man suddenly fell off the horse and fell heavily on the ground. His spear failed to hit the knight, but he had a shot in the throat.This shot pierced his neck, his trachea was cut, and blood foam gushed out immediately.The knight was sitting on the horse, and there was also a bloodstain on his arm.Even though Meng Xiong's shot just now failed to kill this person, it never failed, and it wiped his arm.The knight raised the bloody spear to his chest, saluted, and praised in a low voice: "What a strong man." Shi Mengxiong was lying on the ground twitching, and said in a low voice, "You... who are you?" He couldn't breathe, he couldn't hear the words at all.The knight seemed to hear it, and whispered: "Qin Gaoze." These three words are very light, but Shi Mengxiong's eyes suddenly widened, and his face lost all color.He was waiting to say something more, but he couldn't say anything.