Chapter 27 fourth quarter

The coldness of galloping the horse against the cold wind offsets the rising body temperature under the armor due to the fighting spirit. Heizi led the front with a long knife upside down, and left the main village with 40,000 elite cavalry to attack, but instead of directly marching northward, he detoured eastward from the beginning. When the enemy came to build a stronghold near the barrier of the Zhao River, he wanted to cross the river from the east to attack.The water level of the Zhao River dropped a lot in winter. Although there was an obstacle from the embankment, with the maneuverability of this cavalry, Heizi believed that he would definitely be able to overcome it.

The cavalry had detoured for nearly a hundred miles.Although it was a surprise attack, with such a huge army, Heizi had expected to be discovered by the enemy's patrols.The key is to prevent the other party from reacting and arming in time, so he didn't let his subordinates rest for a moment.What's more, Mao Renjie's main force has already started marching from the front north road, if it slows down, it will delay the timing of cooperation. The land of Gyeonggi rolled under the horseshoe.Then Heizi remembered: Although he has lived in the capital for so many years, he has hardly been to the countryside outside the capital.

——It was only after I came out that I realized that the world is so big... ——Now, I have brought this world back... Under the gloomy sky, the scenery on the east bank of the Zhao River appeared ahead.Heizi's heart was beating wildly. The officers and soldiers standing guard on the river bank also noticed the arrival of this large cavalry, and were busy preparing to meet them between various fence fortifications.Heizi glanced over, and the enemy's defense force on the shore was really weak.He raised his long sword high and ordered the cavalry to adopt a sharp cone formation and charge at full speed.

The sparse arrows fired by the officers and soldiers were like scratching the itch of the 40,000 "Three Realms Army" cavalry rushing forward, and the charge was not slowed down at all. Heizi took the lead and led the soldiers at the forefront of the sharp cone, and rushed into the enemy's line first.He slashed the three approaching spears left and right, and the horse passed through the gap between the sharp wooden fences at the same time, knocking an officer infantry into the air.The other guards were also frightened by this momentum and retreated. The soldiers following him were already prepared.Under the cover of the spear cavalry, twenty or thirty knights threw iron hooks connected with long ropes and hooked the fence.They drove their horses to the two sides, tore down the fence forcefully, and widened the gap in the enemy's line.Followed by swords and cavalry rushed in from this gap.

At the same time, Heizi had arrived at the center of the enemy's formation, riding his horse back and forth to charge left and right. In the blink of an eye, more than ten enemy soldiers had become dead souls under the sword.That kind of speed, strength, and momentum are like a demon god crawling out of the underworld, comparable to the father who attacked and killed the capital Nanchongmen from within. Most of the "Three Realms Army" cavalry hadn't arrived yet, and the garrison line on the river bank had completely collapsed.Heizi led more than 30 riders, the horseshoes jumped into the icy river, and galloped to the opposite bank in the river that was only submerged to the belly of the horses.

As soon as Heizi got down the river, he felt something was wrong.The horse's four hooves seemed to be entangled in something and could not be lifted.The four legs tripped together, and the horse lost its balance and fell down. Heizi jumped off the saddle just in time at that moment and jumped into the middle of the river.Only then did he realize that there was a thick-meshed rope net laid under the river.That's what the horseshoe tripped over. The cavalry who went down the river also fell off their horses one after another.Both men and horses cried out in pain—not only nets were laid on the bottom of the river, but also piles of thistles and spikes were scattered.

——The enemy has long been prepared... At this time, a large number of figures appeared among the trees on the opposite embankment.The entire row of spearmen stood tall, with eight-foot sharp spears pointing down at the cavalry trapped in the middle of the river, forming a dense barrier.Spearmen, mixed with crossbowmen, began to shoot at the knights who were trapped in the river.The river water was dyed red. The cavalrymen of the "Three Realms Army" who came later rushed into the river without knowing it.The number of people and horses trapped in the water piled up. Heizi knew that if the cavalry continued to be trapped in the river, they would be in extreme danger.Mobility is the biggest weapon of this assault army.It was not easy for the horse to climb up the opposite embankment. Under the spears and crossbow arrows, it was almost like a scarecrow that could not move...

Heizi gritted his teeth, plunged the long knife vertically into the water, and ran forward against the resistance of the bottom with his astonishing strength.The feet wearing armored boots kicked away or flattened the nails on the bottom of the water wherever they passed. The speed at which Heizi ran in the water was beyond the expectations of the defenders.Wearing such a heavy iron armor, in the waist-high river full of traps, he rushed to the opposite bank like a running bull, and the inverted blade cut the thick ropes of the rope net one by one. "Follow me!" He ordered the subordinates behind as he rushed forward.

As soon as Heizi stepped out of the water and stepped onto the soil on the embankment, five spears greeted him.He raised the knife with both hands and swept across, cutting off the four spear shafts crisply.Heizi dodged the fifth spear, took advantage of the opportunity to hold the spear shaft under his armpit, and with a twist of his body, he threw the spearman into the river behind him. Other nearby spearmen formed a semicircle in front of Heizi, trying their best to prevent him from going ashore.But Heizi's legs were long and flexible, he jumped three steps left and right to avoid the stabbing spear point, and he had already set foot on the land on the west bank of the Zhao River.

As soon as Heizi landed on the flat ground, his offense and defense were reversed immediately.Broken spears flew, ruptured arteries, leaking viscera.Heizi's man and knife seemed to be combined into a whirlwind of metal that was constantly rolling and surging, flattening and crushing all obstacles in front of him.The mask was stained with blood spots. In this way, with his own strength, he forcibly opened a gap in the west embankment of Zhaohe River.The subordinate cavalry also landed one by one along the channel he opened, and then spread their horseshoes again, killing all the defensive soldiers of the "Guardian Army" along the coast.Since their comrades were not yet fully assembled, they gave up pursuing the fleeing spearmen and crossbowmen.

And the main camp of the "Guardian Army" was already within five hundred horse steps.After the cavalry had completely controlled the embankment, one of his subordinates led Xiaoxuan King's mount over.Only a few places on its body were pierced by iron nails, but it still walked vigorously.Heizi patted its neck and jumped back onto the saddle.Two or three thousand cavalry had assembled in the clearing on the embankment.Because Heizi only opened a narrow passage, crossing the river was very slow, and most of the cavalry were still waiting on the other side, or carefully opened other passages in the river. Heizi couldn't wait any longer, so he ordered to attack the camp. On the bumpy saddle, Kuroko saw the enemy's Yagirihama base camp through the hole in the mask, feeling like seeing the history that is about to be recorded. ——In the next two hundred years, three hundred years...people will remember me and talk about me... While charging in the open space, Heizi suddenly saw: ten or so of his subordinates who were walking in front of him suddenly disappeared into the air. He signaled to slow down, and then took a closer look: those subordinates all fell into a pothole covered with sharp wooden barbs. It is impossible to dig a hole around the entire camp in such a short time.However, if the potholes are well camouflaged, as long as they are dug irregularly, it does not need to be large enough to force the cavalry to slow down and prevent them from sprinting. ——The opponent has a powerful general... "Little Prince!" a personal entourage persuaded: "Don't slow down! That's the enemy's hope! There won't be too many traps. We all rush over. Although we will lose some brothers, it's better than losing the opportunity!" Heizi gritted his teeth bitterly.In the past, he won every battle, and his personal soldiers had always been the unit with the lowest death rate in the "Three Realms Army".He is not reconciled, but there is no other way, charging without speed is tantamount to sending death to the enemy. "Okay! Reply at full speed, I'm at the forefront!" "No!" The attendant stretched out his hand to pull Heizi's bridle. "The little prince can't have an accident before the real decisive battle! Let the subordinates dig out all the traps first!" He waved the machete with the other hand and gave the order to sprint again. The cavalry galloped on both sides of Heizi and rushed to the enemy's village. Occasionally, some comrades screamed, even people and horses disappeared in front of their eyes, and some bumped into a mess in order to avoid potholes. The real damage caused by this pothole array is actually not much, but it has brought a great blow to morale and psychology.The successive ambushes made King Xiaoxuan's personal soldiers feel timid like never before. With a heavy heart, Heizi quickly rode his horse over the corpses of his subordinates. Because of the series of traps and ambushes, the safe passage opened in the middle was very narrow, and the cavalry formation under Heizi's command was stretched very long. ——As long as you reach the camp... the main force of the officers and soldiers has already gone out to meet Mao Renjie's army, so the defense in the camp must be very limited... The north gate of the camp of the "guardian army" suddenly opened.A large number of infantry rushed out, turned around the corner of the camp, and rushed towards the center of the right flank of the "Three Realms Army" cavalry. The military appearance of those infantry was not as neat as that of the officers and soldiers, and there was no formation.Soldiers' armor and weapons are also different.It is the militia of "Big Tree Hall". The cavalry of the "Three Realms Army" had a long queue, and although they had plenty of time to face the much slower infantry, they were unable to change direction in an organized manner to meet the incoming enemy. Because the "Dashutang" militia had known the location of the potholes in the open space for a long time, and they were very flexible in advancing in scattered formations, they succeeded in arriving when the opponent was not ready. As soon as the two sides come into contact, a hand-to-hand melee is formed, which is more beneficial to the infantry.Heizi, who was at the front of the cavalry, had no time to turn around to command, but the "Dashutang" fighters cut off the formation. Heizi, who only had about a thousand riders, was completely isolated from the large number of subordinates who were still crossing the river behind. At the right time, the "Guardian Army" opened the Dongzhai Gate facing the enemy's cavalry. A general in pitch-white battle armor led another "Da Shu Tang" troop, half knights and half foot fighters, out of the gate to meet them. Heizi's lone army suddenly fell into the predicament of being flanked by front and back. On the contrary, Heizi's eyes showed excitement, staring at the white-armored general in front of the distant village gate. ——Finally showed up...is that you?The first enemy that got me into trouble... ——Since you opened the gate of the village by yourself, I will not be polite! Heizi spun the long knife above his head three times with one hand, signaling his subordinates to ignore the scuffle behind them and charge forward with all their strength. The two armies were close to a distance of one hundred paces. Heizi stared closely at the white-armored general who was at the forefront on the opposite side, ready to chop off his opponent's head in the first round of confrontation. Suddenly he felt that the short figure on the saddle looked familiar... fifty steps. He saw the face under the white battle helmet. Eyes widen in disbelief. Without any instructions, Heizi turned his horse's head to the left suddenly, raised his long knife upside down, turned to the south and escaped! ——Why him? ... For Heizi's cavalry, only a dozen or so cavalry that were close to him had time to follow.The rest of the knights still rushed forward because they did not see the instructions.The two sides clashed together. Although there were only about a thousand horses, the troops of the "Three Realms Army" were still brave, and they penetrated through the center of the "Dashutang" formation at once. However, the "Dashutang" troops seemed to have been prepared for a long time. After being split into left and right, they still did not lose their organizational strength, and started a scuffle with the cavalry from both sides; The traces suddenly became chaotic, unable to form a formation again. At this moment, Heizi completely forgot about his remaining subordinates. --how so? ...No...can't meet him... Di Bin, who was all in white armor, saw that his side was in an advantage, and immediately led nearly a hundred riders out of the melee circle, and went south to pursue the enemy's main general. He was also full of doubts in his heart: Why did the little Xuan Wang escape before the battle? ... The mounts of Heizi and the others were tired after so much tossing.The pursuers began to close the distance. "Little prince!" The subordinates behind shouted fiercely. "We're going back! Brothers are still fighting!" Heizi turned a deaf ear. He just needs to get out of here. ——Don’t let him see me...don’t let them know that Agou was killed by me... It's not like Heizi didn't think about it: as long as he invades the capital, he will always face his adoptive mother and adoptive father.But at this moment, a sudden sense of guilt welled up in his heart and overwhelmed him. Finally, several cavalry were chased by the knights of the "Big Tree Hall". Although they were all horse thieves and were good at fighting on horseback, there were too many opponents, and they were cut off their horses in a short while. There are more than 20 "big tree hall" knights with arrows and bows on their saddles. They are all good players recruited from outside the customs a long time ago. Three more knights from the "Three Realms Army" were shot and fell off their horses. Behind Heizi, only the lonely Qiqi remained. He turned around and looked at the past, and the pursuers of "Dashutang" were surging. ——This is not the way... He turned the horse's head suddenly, turned his head and passed the subordinates who were following, and charged towards the pursuers. Those cavalry archers were still preparing to fire a second round of arrows, but the enemy general came back suddenly, and they were all caught off guard. Where the long knife passes, the bow splits, the string breaks, blood splatters, and flesh flies. Heizi took advantage of the remaining momentum to cut off the opponent's two knights carrying swords, and then escaped obliquely. The enemy couldn't even step on his shadow. Heizi's astonishing blow deterred the pursuers of the "Dashutang" and made them stop. But a horse came out suddenly. Di Bin held a spear in one hand, held the barrel tightly under his arm, and drove his horse to chase down the black-armored enemy general. The tip of the gun aimed at Heizi's back. Heizi sighed and turned his horse again. The tip of the gun will be in time, and the long knife will be slanted from bottom to top, cutting off a two-foot-long section of the gun shaft. The two riders passed each other. Di Bin reined in the horse and stood upright. At the same time, he threw away the broken pole and drew out the saber at his waist. Di Bin's mount is smaller than ordinary war horses, but stronger and more flexible.The two front hooves turned over, and when they stepped on the ground again, they were already pointing in the direction of the enemy, and then they rushed forward again. Di Bin's face carried the chill of Brother Ge back then. ——The enemies of "Big Tree Hall" must die! The single sword is horizontal, riding the momentum of the horse and slashing forward. Before Heizi had time to completely turn his mount, he faced the blade with his left side. ——too late—— In the nick of time, he shrugged his left shoulder in front of his neck.The blade slashed against the solid shoulder armor. The strong impact caused both of them to fall off their horses. The horse battle just now raised a large cloud of dust, and the knights of the "Big Tree Hall" in the distance couldn't see clearly the confrontation between the two generals. Di Bin rolled on the ground to relieve the impact of the falling horse.Relying on being shorter than Heizi, he got up one step earlier. But the single saber was already out of his hands, falling more than ten steps away. And the huge body of the black armor began to stand up. Di Bin ran over to pick up the knife. Just as the palm of his hand touched the handle of the knife, a jet-black armored boot suddenly stepped on the blade. Di Bin raised his head. A huge black shadow cast on his head.like grim reaper. The long knife held in both hands is raised above the head. But he hesitated and didn't cut it off. ——Third brother... As if unconscious, Di Bin held his left hand behind his back and pulled out the "killing grass" on his belt. The whole body rushed towards the black armor. "Killing Grass" slashed at Heizi's head and neck. The long knife came down. But instead of slashing at Di Bin, he blocked the "killing grass" vertically. The two blades clashed in a cross shape.Martian ejection. At the moment when the sparks illuminated, Di Bin saw the eyes in the two holes of the iron mask at close range. Round and big innocent eyes. Very familiar, he had seen it twenty-six years ago. "Killing the grass" can no longer be recovered. The extremely sharp frost blade of "Killing Grass" cut off the long knife, continued to move forward, cut through the iron mask obliquely, and cut into the artery on the side of Heizi's neck. Hot blood sprayed. At this moment, Heizi's heart was unusually peaceful. "What is she doing this morning? She is still sleeping on the bed with her husband? Is she feeding the child breakfast? Is she happy at this moment? Does she think of me occasionally? Or is she still missing Agou? What is she like now? Fat Are you old? Still beautiful? Do you still like to smile like before? Is your smile still the same?..." The cracked iron mask fell. The cracked face smiled wryly. ——At this moment he understood: when he was strangling Agou by the throat that day, why Agou was still smiling... The eyes stared at the long-lost adoptive father for the last time. The huge body that had created countless legends on the battlefield finally collapsed. Di Bin's face was covered with blood, but his heart was colder than ice and snow. That last blow drained his strength.He fell to his knees and put his hands on the ground. The "Killing Grass" has long been dropped, and it really is a good knife, not a single drop of blood was stained on the blade. But at this moment Di Bin wished that he had never picked up this knife in his life. He couldn't raise his head and take a look at the facts he already knew in his heart. But no tears flowed. The subordinates of "Dashutang" galloped over at this time.Some raised their spears, trying to patch a few more holes in Heizi's body. "Don't touch him!" Di Bin's roar shook everyone's heart. Only then did he stand up and walked to the side of Heizi's body. Di Bin sat down cross-legged and tried his best to support Heizi's upper body.He suddenly remembered the scene of holding the child in Piaocheng, at the boss's house.That body is so thinner than it is now. Di Bin took off Heizi's helmet and rested his head and shoulders on his lap.Di Bin hugged him with one hand, and stroked his long black hair back and forth with the other. Just like hugging the dying Qi Chu back then. He never cried.
Five days later, the envoys of the "Gyeonggi Town Guard" sent the body of King Xiaoxuan back to King Jing's Mansion in Jinghe City. Together with the corpse, there was also a small Buddha statue hung on a rope, the engravings had been blurred due to age, and the wood color had turned dark brown due to long-term wear and sweat absorption.