Chapter 22 Chapter 21

The night spent in the tavern was refreshing, but exhausting. Along with the delicious slices of roast beef, creamy aubergines, and endless cakes, there was a gorgeous Libyan woman of forty years old who had fled her country to entertain Egyptian soldiers.Captain Chariot did not lie to Su Ti, just being a man was not enough for her.He thought he was already a man's man, but he had to surrender and let his chief take over.This Libyan woman loves to joke, is flirtatious and adopts the most unexpected poses. When the chariot was on the road again, Su Ti barely opened his eyes. "Child, you must know how to give up sleep." The officer gave him a chance to teach, "Don't forget, the enemy will always attack when you are tired. Let me tell you a good news, we are the forward's forward. The first battle is right and wrong Us. You want to be a hero, here's your chance."

Su Ti held the bow tightly to his chest. Chariots marched along the "King's Wall" (the collective name for all the fortifications guarding Egypt's northeastern border).This series of impregnable border forts was originally built by the monarchs of the Middle Kingdom, and successive emperors continued to strengthen them, and they have the current style.All the fortifications connected by this tall city wall communicated with each other through luminous signals, and the Bedouin and other Asians could not cross the barrier at all.The King's Wall, which stretches from the Mediterranean coast to Heliopolis, is not only garrisoned for a long time by the army, but also special forces and customs officers who specialize in defending the border join the ranks of defense.Every person who enters or exits Egypt must report his name and reason; merchants must also indicate the nature of the goods and pay taxes.The police will deport foreigners with unknown history, otherwise they will check their documents in detail to see if he has been officially issued a visa by the immigration officials in the capital before issuing a pass.

As Pharaoh wrote on the stone tablet: "Those who pass through the border are my people." The chariot captain showed his credentials to the commander of the castle.The walls of the castle have two slopes, are six meters high, and are surrounded by aqueducts.There are archers on the pheasant and sentries on the main tower. "The defense has been strengthened." The chariot captain observed for a while and said, "But everyone seems to be greedy for life and afraid of death." Ten armed guards approached the chariot. "Get out of the car." The captain of the guard ordered.

"What are you kidding?" "Your documents do not meet the requirements." The chariot captain grabbed the reins, ready to gallop at any moment.All spears and arrows were aimed at him. "Get out of the car immediately." The captain of the guard ordered again. The Chariot Captain turned around and asked Su Ti: "What do you think, kid?" "There are better wars to be fought." So they jumped out of the car. "You are missing the badge for the first small fortress in the king's wall, so go back." The captain of the guard explained.

"We're already late." "Rules are rules." "Can't we discuss it?" "Come to my office, but don't get your hopes up." Not long after, I saw the chariot captain running out of the office, rushing to the chariot, grabbing the reins, and galloping towards the road to Asia. The wheels creaked and rolled over the sandy road, raising clouds of dust. "Why is it so urgent? We are all in compliance with the regulations now," Suti asked inexplicably. "Let's put it this way. I've knocked hard enough, but the idiot might wake up soon.

A stubborn man like him can't make any sense.So I stamped it myself.Boy, in the army, you must know how to be flexible. " The first few days were rather peaceful.Every day, I always have to drive a long way, and then take care of the horses, check the equipment, and sleep in the wild. When I arrive at the town to replenish food, the chariot captain will meet with an army messenger or a member of the secret service. The so-called secret service It is specially responsible for playing forward for the main force of the army and inquiring about the situation of the advancing route. The wind turned suddenly and became biting.

"The spring in Asia is usually very cold, put on your coat." The chariot captain said to Su Ti. "You seem a little worried." "The danger is approaching. I have a good sense of smell, like a dog. How much food do we have left?" "There are still three days' worth of pancakes, meatballs, onions and water." Suti looked at it and replied. "Should be enough." While talking, the chariot drove into a quiet village, and there was no one in the big square.Su Ti suddenly felt a convulsion all over his body. "Don't worry, people may be in the fields." The chief comforted him.

The car moved forward slowly.The chariot lieutenant grasped his spear tightly, shot around with his sharp eyes, and finally stopped in front of an official building, which was the residence of military representatives and interpreters.Still empty. "Until the military receives a report, they will know that there has been a serious accident. This is clearly a mutiny." "Are we going to stay here?" "I think we should keep going, don't you think?" "It depends on the situation." Su Ti replied thoughtlessly. "What's going on, kid?" The officer really didn't understand.

"See where General Asher is?" "Who told you about him?" "He's very famous in Memphis. I want to play for him." Hearing what he said, the Chariot Captain smiled and said, "You are so lucky, we are going to meet him." "Could it be he who evacuated the villagers?" "Absolutely not." "Then who is it?" "It was the Bedouins (Bedouins and Libyans from the early kingdom period. That was the main source of chaos in Egypt. The ancient Egyptians called them "sand walkers"). "The chariot captain gritted his teeth, "The meanest, craziest, most cunning person.Looting, looting, and taking hostages are all their style.If they cannot be eliminated, they will soon destroy Asia, Egypt and the peninsula between Egypt and the Red Sea and the neighboring provinces.They are ready to join hands with any aggressor.As much as we love women, they despise them, and spurn all beauty and gods.I'm afraid of nothing but these people, these people with beards like tufts of grass, with strips around their heads, and robes.Remember, boy: They're all villains, and they'll sneak up on you from behind any moment. "

"Are they going to kill all the inhabitants?" "Very likely." "Then General Asher was separated from the main force of the army and isolated?" "possible." Su Ti's long black hair fluttered in the wind.Even though he is thick-backed, he can't help but feel vulnerable and powerless inside. He asked again: "How many Bedouins are there between the general and us?" "Ten, hundred, thousand..." "Ten, you can go up. One hundred, you have to consider." Su Ti said seriously. "A thousand of them, boy. That's the real hero. You won't leave me alone, will you?"

The chariot captain spurred the horses to run forward, and did not stop until the entrance of a thin valley.The cliffs on both sides of the small valley are towering, and bushes grow randomly on the rocks at the bottom of the valley, leaving only a narrow passage.The horse stood up straight and neighed to the sky, the chariot captain quickly tried to comfort him. "They sensed a trap ahead." Suti said anxiously. "I have a hunch too, boy. The Bedouins are hiding in the bushes. They'll chop off the horse's feet with an ax as we pass, make us fall, and then slit our throats and cut our balls off. " Su Ti couldn't help shivering. "I think the price of being a hero is a little too high." "But thanks to your presence, we won't be in danger. You just need to shoot arrows at every bush, and I'll be able to pass through safely." The chariot captain planned with confidence. "Are you sure?" Su Ti was still worried. "Don't you believe it? It's not a good habit to think too much." The chariot captain pulled the reins, and the horse reluctantly rushed into the small valley.Before Suti had time to be afraid, he shot arrow after arrow into the bushes. The first two arrows missed nothing, and the third arrow hit a Bedouin in the eye. rushed out. "Keep shooting, boy," the chariot captain ordered. Su Ti was so nervous that his hair stood on end and his blood flowed backwards. He just subconsciously turned left and right to shoot arrows at a speed so fast that even he couldn't believe it.The Bedouins also took cases one by one. Some were shot in the abdomen, some in the chest, and some in the head. When they reached the exit of the small valley, many stones and thorns formed a fence and blocked the way. "Boy, stand still, we're going to jump!" Su Ti stopped shooting arrows, and firmly grasped the edge of the car body.At this time, two enemies who were not injured by him threw axes at them. Two groups of horses rushed at full speed across the lowest point of the barrier, but thorns wounded the horses' feet, and a stone broke the spoke of the right wheel, and another pierced the right side of the body.All of a sudden, the car shook.Finally, the war horse leaped vigorously and finally crossed the obstacle. The chariot continued to run for a few more kilometers.The speed has not slowed down.Su Ti was so frightened that he was a little dizzy on the bumpy car, but he still tried his best to maintain his balance, and he held the bow firmly in his hand.The two war horses were already exhausted, sweating all over their bodies and foaming from their nostrils, and they could no longer run at the foot of a hill. "Sir!" Su Ti called anxiously. An ax was deeply embedded in the chariot captain's shoulder swelling, and he lay down on the reins.Su Ti tried to pull him up. "Boy, you have to write down the seal... These despicable people always attack from behind" Don't die, sir. "Now, you are the only hero..." As soon as he finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and died. Su Ti hugged the corpse tightly for a long time.The chariot captain would no longer move, no longer encourage him, no longer challenge the impossible.He was left alone, lost in this perilous place.He is a hero, and the only one who can praise him for this heroic deed is the dead man in his arms. After Su Ti buried the officer, he carefully recorded every scene and thing here in his mind.If he survived, he would come back and take the chariot captain's body back to Egypt.For an Egyptian boy, the cruelest thing in life is to be buried far away. If you turn around now, you will fall into the trap again.But if you want to move on, you may encounter other enemies. After several considerations, he made the second choice, only hoping to join the team led by General Asher as soon as possible, of course, if they were not wiped out. War horses can also go back on the road.But if there is another ambush, it is absolutely impossible for Su Ti to draw his bow while driving. He tensed all his muscles and walked along a gravel road to a ruined house.He grabbed a sword casually and jumped out of the car.I saw wisps of smoke coming out of the simple chimney. "come out!" At the door of the house stood a ragged, disheveled girl, waving a poorly made knife in her hand. "Don't be afraid, put down the knife." Su Ti said softly. Her figure looked very slender and seemed powerless to resist, so Su Ti didn't take it to heart.When he walked to her side, the girl suddenly rushed over, aimed the knife at his heart and stabbed it down.Su Ti sideways dodged, but immediately felt a burning sensation in his left upper arm.The girl suddenly missed the first stab, and stabbed a second time in a rage.Seeing that the situation was wrong, Su Ti kicked the knife off the girl's hand with a flying kick, and then pushed her to the ground.By this time, blood had flowed down his arm. "Calm down, or I'll tie you up." The girl struggled like crazy, Suti couldn't help but turned her over, and hit her hard with his elbow on the back of her neck, the girl passed out.His record in women has always been brilliant, but now he has this bad record.He carried the girl into the house.The floor of the house was solid earth, the walls were dirty, the furniture was dilapidated, and the fireplace was covered with a thick layer of smoke moss.Suti put the poor prisoner on a tattered straw mat, and tied her hands and feet with rope. After all this hard work, Suti was really exhausted.He sat down with his back against the fireplace, trembling all over. He was afraid from the bottom of his heart. The dust and dirt everywhere made him very uncomfortable.It happened that there was a well behind the house. He fetched water, washed the wound on his arm first, and then rinsed the house clean. "You also need a good cleaning." He looked at the girl and said to himself. He splashed water on the girl, who woke up screaming again.The second bucket of water was poured down again, and she calmed down. When Su Ti started to take off her dirty clothes, she kept twitching like a snake. "I didn't mean to rape you, fool." Did she see what he was up to?In short, she obeyed.She stood naked, enjoying the shower. When Su Ti wiped her body, she smiled slightly.Seeing her blonde hair, Su Ti was really shocked. "You're beautiful. Has anyone ever kissed you?" As soon as she saw her open her lips and move her tongue, Su Ti knew that this was not her first time. "As long as you promise to be obedient, I will let you go." There was a pleading look in her eyes.So Suti untied the rope tied around her heels, and then began to stroke her calves, thighs, and kiss the curly golden hair on her lower body.Her whole body was like a taut bow. Then she stretched out her loosened hands and kissed Su Ti. Sutian slept soundly for ten hours without a single dream.Suddenly the stabbing pain of the wound woke him up, and he hurried out of the house. The girl stole his weapon and cut the reins, and both horses ran away. He has no bow, no dagger, no sword, no boots, no coat.At noon, it began to rain cats and dogs, and the car could only continue to be stuck there, useless.The hero, who was fooled by the wild girl and fell to this point, had no choice but to walk north. In anger, he smashed the chariot with stones so that it would not fall into the hands of the enemy.He was wearing only a simple loincloth, carrying a large bag of things on his back, walking slowly like a donkey.It was still raining heavily.The bag contained stale bread, a shaft log with the name of the charioteer engraved in hieroglyphs, several bottles of water, and the tattered mat. He came to a mountain pass, passed through a pine forest, walked down a steep slope that gradually sank into the lake, and walked around the lake along a high embankment. The mountain road is getting more and more desolate.He spent the night without the east wind under the rocks, and the next day, after climbing a slippery path, he came to a barren country.His store of food seemed to be empty.He was beginning to feel sickly thirsty. He finally found a saltwater pond, and was drinking a few sips of water to quench his thirst when he suddenly heard the sound of branches snapping. Several men were coming towards him.He quickly got into hiding behind the trunk of a giant pine.Five people pushed a captive with his hands behind his back.The leader was a small man who grabbed the captive by the hair and forced him to kneel.Su Ti was too far away to hear what he said, but the cries of the captives being tortured quickly broke the tranquility of the mountain. The current situation is a one-on-five, and there is no weapon... It is impossible for Su Ti to rescue this poor guy. After the leader beat the prisoner severely, he questioned him again, and beat him again if there was no result. Then he asked his subordinates to drag the prisoner to the cave.After the last interrogation, his throat was cut. When the murderers were gone, Suti continued to stay behind the tree for more than an hour.He thought of Pazar, his love for justice and ideals, what would he have done if it was he who faced this barbaric act?He didn't know that just not far from Egypt, there existed such a lawless and careless world. Suti struggled to climb down towards the cave.He knelt on the heels of the road, but the cry of the man before he died still echoed in his mind. From the loincloth and appearance of the person, it should be an Egyptian, and perhaps General Asher's men fell into the hands of rebels.Su Ti dug a grave for him in the cave with his hands. With a sad and tired heart, he set out on the road again, and everything was left to fate.If he encounters the enemy again, he has no strength to resist. When two helmeted soldiers stopped him, he couldn't hold on anymore and passed out on a patch of wet ground. It is a tent, with beds, pillows, and quilts. Su Ti rolled over and sat up, but the sharp point of the knife pressed against him, asking him to lie down. "Who are you?" It was an Egyptian military officer with wrinkles on his face. "Su Ti, chariot archer." "Where are you from?" Su Ti told his story.The officer asked, "Can you prove what you said?" "I have a chariot shaft in my pouch with the name of my officer engraved on it." "What about others?" The officer continued to ask. "Killed by the Bedouins, I buried him." "And you, you escaped." Of course Su Ti would not allow him to be so contemptuous, and said angrily, "Of course not! I shot at least fifteen people to death with arrows." Hearing his brave words, the officer asked, "When did you join the army?" "Early this month." "In less than two weeks, you are already an outstanding archer!" The officer's sarcasm made it clear that he didn't believe what he said, but Su Ti only answered briefly: "This is talent." "I only believe in training. You better tell the truth." Su Ti threw off the sheet and said angrily, "These are all the truth." "Could it be you who killed the Chariot Captain?" "It's nonsense." Su Ti said angrily. "Let you stay in the dungeon for a while, you may think more clearly." Su Ti hurriedly rushed out the door, but two soldiers grabbed his arms respectively, and another soldier punched him in the stomach, and then he was punched hard on the back of the neck, and he immediately passed away. Passed out. "We should take good care of this spy, so that he can talk more." The officer looked at Su Ti who was unconscious on the ground, and said with a smirk.