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Chapter 260 "The Disappearance of the Hundred Riders"

Unsurprisingly, Baiqi had an accident. Cheng Wuzhong couldn't bear it any longer, so he rode straight up the mountain, and Li Yan followed.

Soon the bandit's stockade came into view. At first glance, it looked like a mountain village with many houses arranged in an orderly manner.

But if you look closely, there is no farmland here, no livestock, but a long row of stables where horses are raised and there is plenty of fodder.

At the four corners of the stockade, there are four tall sentry towers, which can be condescending and look into the distance.

This is obviously the lair of thieves, and the food and drink are all from the villagers at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, in the center of the village, there were already several rows of bandits kneeling. They were usually fierce and domineering, but now they were trembling and terrified.

Because around them, corpses were piled up in disorder, including several village leaders, who all fell to the ground, dying with unsatisfactory eyes.

After shooting the leader and the fastest-running bandit, [-] elite knights occupied the sentry post and controlled the rest in the center with ease.

As Cheng Wuzhong said, this is the imperial army selected from thousands of people with a sledgehammer, and they still can't handle this?
Something happened.

Cheng Wuzhong took the first step, rode his horse forward, looked at a tall and thin imperial guard, and asked in a low voice, "Have you found it yet?"

The man lowered his head: "Report to the leader, but I didn't find it."

Cheng Wuzhong's eyes were piercing: "Go!"

The man responded: "Yes!"

Li Yan leaned back deliberately, and stood in front of the gate of the village. He observed it carefully, and then looked at the bandits kneeling on the ground, showing a strange look.

Cheng Wuzhong saw that he was avoiding him, but he took the initiative to come over, and said politely and awkwardly: "Li Jiyi, I made you laugh."

Li Yan said solemnly: "What is Cheng Lingjun talking about, not to mention that people make mistakes, horses make mistakes, you and I are both soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, if I laugh at you, wouldn't it be the same as making fun of me?"

Cheng Wuzhong felt the sincerity in his tone, and couldn't help saying: "Li Jiyi is so gracious!"

He leaned over and put on a friendly posture: "You and I are both His Majesty's confidantes, but there is always some competition between each other. Seeing that Li Jiyi has a broad mind now really makes me feel ashamed."

Li Yandao: "My people in the Tang Dynasty strive to be strong and victorious, so we have a vast territory and surrender to all directions. The hundred cavalry are so elite, so naturally we must strive to be the first in everything."

Cheng Wuzhong grinned: "That's right, it's because of striving to be the first in everything that Baiqi is now so brave. Li Jiyi is really my confidant. I heard that Li Jiyi grew up in Liangzhou?"

Li Yan nodded: "Not bad."

Cheng Wuzhong said: "What a coincidence, there are several Liangzhou sons in our army. I am from Lanzhou, and I am also from Longyou."

In this era, the geographical relationship is the closest, and the same subjects are not comparable. Li Yan looked at him and smiled: "What a coincidence!"

This leader of Baiqi is capable of flexing and stretching. He was vaguely targeted before, but now that something happened to his subordinates, he immediately came to make friends with him. He is indeed a talent. No wonder Li Zhi asked him to lead the army out of Chang'an to protect (jian) protect (shi) the prince.

In any case, there was Cheng Wuzhong's flattery, and the two chatted.

While Cheng Wuzhong was inquiring about the situation in Tubo Tuyuhun, from time to time, he praised the majesty of the Tang army in killing the bandits, while he kept watching the comings and goings of his subordinates, with anxiety in his eyes.

Li Yan's posture was relaxed. In fact, his eyes scanned the front and back of the village, and he found that there were [-] hundred guards who went up the mountain, and two people were missing.

There were fifteen guards guarding the thieves, and the other guards came and went in a hurry, as if they were searching for something.

And there were only thirteen people in these searches.

After half an hour passed, Li Yancai said: "Leader Cheng, the sun is about to set. If you are looking for someone, it will be even more difficult to find someone after dark. Do you need my help?"

Cheng Wuzhong's face changed slightly: "This matter is the affairs of our Hundred Cavalry Army, I hope Li Jiyi will not interfere."

Li Yandao: "I don't want to intervene, but this village is not big, but there are strange things."

Cheng Wuzhong frowned: "What's so strange?"

Li Yan pointed to the thieves kneeling on the ground: "Leader Cheng has encountered thieves before, if you compare those thieves with this group of people, you can see what's wrong."

Cheng Wuzhong looked over and quickly realized: "That's right, most of the bandits we met before were ragged, sallow and thin, and those who could eat enough were the leaders, but this group of people looked at their expressions, but they were all eaters. Does it look like you're full?"

Li Yan nodded: "There was a catastrophe in the pass, so many people starved to death, and the victims ran out of the pass in groups, and it was difficult for the bandits to eat enough, but this village is an exception. Where does your food come from? of?"

As soon as this remark came out, the thieves on the ground changed their colors one after another, and several of them even raised their heads and shouted: "The officers and soldiers want to kill us for food, sons and daughters will do it!"

With their voices together, most of the thieves suddenly stood up and rushed towards the surrounding guards.

Cheng Wuzhong was not afraid, sneered and waved: "Shoot! Just save some life!"

"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—"

As soon as he spoke, he occupied the imperial guards on the sentry post, let go of the crossbow directly, and the arrows were ruthless and accurate, piercing through the arms of the thieves, firmly fixing them to the ground.

At the same time, the Guards guarding nearby stepped forward with their knives, one after another of bright knives flashed, blood splashed quickly, and each of them counted ten as ten without fear.

Amidst the miserable howls, the resistance of the thieves was quickly suppressed.

Although the Hundred Horsemen wanted to keep alive, they still killed more than a dozen bandits, and the rest lost all morale, knelt down on the ground, trembling, and dared not move again.

Cheng Wuzhong got off his horse, walked over, and kicked over a thief who had just incited: "Tell me, where do you get your food from?"

The man was hit by an arrow in the knee, and then kicked by Cheng Wuzhong, his hands throbbed in pain, and he wailed: "We robbed a caravan, which was full of grain and rice, so we were full!"

Cheng Wuzhong was a little dubious, Li Yan immediately said: "It seems that your leader is a kind person. If I were him, seeing how serious the disaster in the pass was, I would store up the grain to prepare for war and famine, instead of letting my subordinates eat it all. Full meal."

The thief roared: "Our village owner is already loyal enough. If he was here, he would have killed you all!"

Cheng Wuzhong's face became gloomy: "It seems that there are still fish that slipped through the net, and the leader is not in the village?"

Li Yan asked: "How many people did your village master bring with you when you went out?"

The thief stopped answering, Li Yan looked at the stables not far away: "Go and check the mounts."

The Hundred Horsemen passed by and quickly reported: "Two horses are missing."

Cheng Wuzhong wondered, "Only bring one person with you?"

Li Yandao: "Maybe he went out alone and brought an extra horse for transfer, which is weird."

He looked at Cheng Wuzhong and asked for the second time: "Cheng Tongjun, do you need my help?"

Cheng Wuzhong still refused: "Thank you for the reminder, but this is an internal matter of our army, please wait for Li Jiyi, the matter will be resolved soon!"

Li Yan didn't force others to be difficult, and said: "Okay."

Cheng Wuzhong simply took his cronies and walked into the village, asking sharply along the way: "Have Zheng Sanlang and Guo Wulang been found yet?"

The subordinate replied: "No, we have searched all over the village, but there is no trace of the two of them."

Cheng Wuzhong's face completely darkened.

The two hundred cavalry guards disappeared strangely.

Although the possibility of being killed by thieves and bandits is extremely low, as Li Yuanfang said, people make mistakes, horses make mistakes, and there are many examples of the strong being accidentally killed by the weak, which is barely acceptable.

But now that there are no people alive and dead bodies, it is really inexplicable!
Cheng Wuzhong's voice trembled slightly: "Did they ever wear crossbows around their waists?"

The subordinate replied: "It is matched."

Cheng Wuzhong closed his eyes: "Then it will be a big trouble!"

Baiqi is the most elite part of the Forbidden Army. Whether it is the quality of soldiers or the equipment of weapons, it is far superior to the rest of the army.

The most important thing is that when going out on duty, Baiqi is licensed to carry a strong crossbow, and the soldiers who are good at archery are in charge alone.

The rest of the Imperial Army can only be equipped with crossbows in the palace city. After the patrol is over, the crossbows will be handed in directly, and they will never be taken out.

In this way, a charge of losing ordnance was created.

Losing the crossbow is a serious crime. If the crossbow is obtained by thieves and shoots and kills the officers and soldiers in turn, all the cavalry will be implicated.

Cheng Wuzhong looked at the village again. From the layout of the village to the surrounding sentries, his expression became more and more serious: "There is indeed a problem with this village. It cannot be arranged by ordinary thieves. After a little modification, I am afraid it can be fixed." As a military camp, the disappearance of the two of them may also be related to this!"

The subordinate sighed: "I didn't expect that we would encounter such a thing in a random bandit lair. I read the almanac before I left Beijing..."

Cheng Wuzhong glared: "Don't say such depressing words, I never believe in the theory of luck, the most urgent thing now is to never let my Baiqi's crossbows flow out, let alone let my Baiqi's elites fold inexplicably. Here! You go down the mountain quickly, let others come up and search together!"

"Yes!!"

The Forbidden Army who stayed at the foot of the mountain also came up and participated in the search.

While people were coming and going, Li Yan sat on the lion's chair, closed his eyes slightly, and practiced consciousness-only energy calmly.

The sun kept going down, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on his tall and straight back, as if covered with a layer of gold.

After eye consciousness, ear consciousness, and nose consciousness, Li Yan's goal is tongue consciousness and body consciousness.

I thought tongue consciousness would be given priority, after all, among the five consciousnesses, body consciousness is the most difficult.

However, the talent bonus of "Assisting Arms" not only strengthened his control over weapons, but also gave him a deeper understanding of the degree of control over his body.

Compared with tongue consciousness, body consciousness is undoubtedly more helpful to combat power, so Li Yan will naturally continue to work hard and not miss every opportunity to practice.

Feeling the subtlety of energy in the body, a slightly rapid breathing sound came in front of him. From the rhythm of the breathing, Li Yan could hear the complex emotions of this person.

He opened his eyes, looked at the sky, looked at Cheng Wuzhong.

Cheng Wuzhong hesitated to speak, but finally clasped his fists together, bowed his head and said in a low voice, "Please Li Jiyi help us!"

　Thanks to the book friends "Tianjing Huntian Baojian", "Leaning on Drunk and Difficult to Sing", "Afraid of Loneliness but Falling in Love with Loneliness", "Rogeotarifos" and "Crane Crane" for their rewards.

　　
　
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