Jiaohua

Chapter 953 The Communication Path Is Blocked (Update 7.9)

At the moment when Qian Xianmin buried his head and burst into tears, he was also wiping away his tears. There was also Ye Heli, a horse bandit leader from Xiyi, who was far outside Zhengwei Town in the northwest.

The precipitous and vast Guanli Gorge is full of dead bodies, and the already dull blood color is soaked in the thick frost and snow, condensing into a long red dry river.

Ye Heli hugged the body of his younger brother Ye Hechen and howled, crying more and more sadly.

The subordinates searched and hurried back: "Boss, I don't know where it came from. There is nothing left. The heavy snow covered the horseshoe prints."

"Damn it!" Ye Heli yelled, "Damn it!!"

As soon as he heard that his younger brother was in an ambush, he brought his troops here as soon as possible, but it was too late.

Of the 300 people who came out with Ye Hechen, none of them survived.

People died, weapons were confiscated, and not a single horse remained.

Damn, hateful!
"Boss, we don't have enough manpower," said the subordinate, "we have to go back and gather more manpower."

Ye Heli didn't speak, his eyes were red and bloody, but he raised his hand and made a gesture of agreement.

During the New Year's Eve of the Han nationality, every household is rich, no matter how poor people are, they will have food to eat at this time, and the rich and noble families will give alms and gifts in a generous manner, in order to hope for good luck in the coming year.

Therefore, every time at this time, horse bandits from all walks of life would go to the customs to beat a ticket for fat horses.

Especially in the past ten years, all the frontier defenders have concentrated on Qiyue Road and Pingyang Road. When horse bandits come to these big states and provinces, it is as easy and convenient as coming to their own home.

However, the southward section of Baigu Mountain is too far away, and every time you have to rush in advance, fortunately, now that there is an extra road in Zhengwei Township, you don't have to bypass Baigu Mountain, which is hundreds of miles long, and you can just cut in , hit the vital point of Panyu in the northwest.

This Tao suddenly spread two months ago, and it has spread outside the pass.

As the snow fell, Ye Heli kept hugging his younger brother Ye Hechen, and his subordinates sorted out the corpses of their companions around.

Calculated according to the distance, it would take at least half an hour to go back and gather the manpower before rushing back.

Once the manpower was assembled, Ye Heli immediately went to seek revenge.

Most of the horse bandits outside the pass, especially those who were eyeing Pan Yu and Ning Si, were "old acquaintances" of each other for some years.

Under normal circumstances, they would not make things difficult for each other. The "opponents" were Pan Yu and Ning Si who were so big, they had enough fat to eat, and they didn't want to cause trouble for themselves outside the customs.

But now, his own brother has been killed, if Ye Heli finds out who it is, he will definitely tear him into pieces.

A fast horse galloped across the snow ahead.

Hearing the movement, everyone looked up.

The person who came was covered in blood, and his hair was braided, which was the hairstyle of the Wanrong tribe.

Ye Heli's subordinates stopped him immediately.

"Where are you going!"

"Where did you come from!"

"Why are you covered in blood!!"

Ye Heli's subordinates roared.

There are too many nomadic peoples outside the customs, and the language is divided into dozens of systems. For the convenience of robbery, many horse bandits can learn Chinese, but it is very blunt and often has distortions and ambiguities.

The little horse thief from the Wanrong tribe looked very panicked. After being stopped, everyone found that his hands were shaking violently, and he could hardly hold the reins.

He pointed behind him, his eyes frightened, and he murmured.

The Wanrong people belong to the northern language system, and Ye Heli's Xiyiyou belongs to the Hechuan language, with one accent being hard and the other floating.

After a difficult exchange for half a day, one of his subordinates quickly ran towards Ye Heli: "Boss, they have been attacked! The attacker is ten miles away! It is very likely that the group that attacked the second leader!"

"Eat immediately too?" Ye Heli asked.

"He said he couldn't see clearly. If he hadn't run fast and the snow and fog were heavy, he might have died too. The other party was chasing the escaped man frantically."

"It should be them!" Ye Heli put down Ye Hechen's body, got up and said, "Our troops are almost here, and when we are all together, we will go and kill these bastards!"

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The last horse bandit was beheaded, and everyone cheered.

Except for the Dayan Army who came with Shen Lie, the villagers who were dissatisfied with the village also joined the battle.

Dozens of people who counted the corpses counted quickly, and Zhao Jixiang, who was in charge of summarizing, ran over happily: "General, general! 320 corpses, the same goes for the captured horses!"

If this continues, the entire army will have horses, and there will even be spare mounts for backup in case of accidents.

"Close the team." Shen Lie said in a deep voice.

"Ok!"

After two consecutive waves of bandit suppression, they won a complete victory, and the atmosphere of joy in the countryside was even more enthusiastic than that on New Year's Eve.

The country roads and village roads are decorated with lanterns and festoons inside and out, full of busy people.

The soldiers were all entertained to the big ancestral hall in the village, and neighbors from nearby villages came to express their gratitude.

Liang Jun and Cheng Jieshi came forward to deal with these enthusiastic fellow villagers on behalf of Shen Lie. Although he has been "strictly disciplined" these days, but still stubborn and stubborn, Dayan Jun can hardly withstand the enthusiasm of the fellow villagers at the moment.

Shen Lie was in Liuneng Village next door, in a northwestern mansion specially used to house the wounded.

All the wounded were here, the most serious one had his entire arm cut off.

The horse bandit's saber cut iron like mud, and an entire arm was cut off in an instant, and his head might fly away if he got closer.

Excluding minor injuries, there were a total of 27 casualties.

27 people were exchanged for a total of 500 people killed in the two waves of battles. This is a great victory worth celebrating.

Dai Yu came out from the house, and saw Shen Lie standing outside the courtyard, with a slender and tall figure, silently, Dai Yu stepped forward lightly: "Master."

"En." Shen Lie replied, without turning around, his deep eyes were fixed on the southeast sky.

It hasn't snowed yet, but it's still snowy. The vast, chaotic and gloomy sky is covered with layers of thick sea of ​​clouds, which can't be seen or penetrated.

A fast horse suddenly came galloping from a distance.

Shen Lie looked at him, his heart skipped a beat.

"It's Yu Ang!" Dai Yuxi said, "It's really him, young master, I believe you!"

Afraid that the person in the distance would go in the wrong direction, Dai Yu raised his hand and shouted at him: "This way, this way!"

The messenger reined in the reins, then shook again: "Drive!"

The horse galloped quickly, crossing the uninhabited village road to them.

"Master!" Yu Ang got off the horse, panting heavily, "something happened."

Shen Lie frowned slightly: "What's the matter?"

Dai Yu stared at his hands, but saw that his hands were empty, and he didn't make any move to take out the letter for a long time.

"Don't believe me?" Dai Yu couldn't help asking.

"Huishui Road and Sishui Road are both difficult," Yu Ang panted, "After leaving Ningsi, we encountered large armies several times, and finally had to choose remote mountain roads, but in this way, it will take at least ten days longer than before. Time. After discussing, we decided that Liu Yi will continue to deliver the letter, and I will report to the young master first when I come back."

"Which army?" Shen Lie asked.

"It's Tian Dayao's soldiers and horses. It is said that they are going to attack Panzhou. There are many passes along the way, all of which are controlled by them."

(End of this chapter)