The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 22 The Eagle Flag Arrives
On the outskirts of Redstone City, Zhang Xiaoding was resting in the woods with a group of veterans.

Ever since Li Hui agreed to let him stay in Hongshi City, Zhang Xiaoding was incorporated into the first battalion of Hongshi City and became a scout, following the scouts of the first battalion to go out to investigate the enemy's situation.Here, Zhang Xiaoding also received his own armor and weapons.

After being rescued by Yang Sheng, he never had time to issue weapons to him. On the way to Hongshi City, he had to pretend to be a merchant to avoid being followed. Zhang Xiaoding, who had been in the army for more than a month, actually put on armor for the first time.However, Xia Jun's armor is indeed well-deserved. It is all made of bright steel. From head to toe, from the inside to the outside, it achieves the ultimate protection of the body. Because of this, the weight of the armor is really not light. You can also move with ease.

Although it was already spring, Hongshi City was located on the edge of the snowfield, and the air was still very cold. Zhang Xiao couldn't help shivering, touching the armor with his hands, he felt even colder.

"Xiao Ding, drink some water to keep you warm." A veteran threw a water bag to him, Zhang Xiaoding thanked him, unscrewed it, and took a sip of water.

"Pfft", a pungency filled his throat instantly, and Zhang Xiaoding spit out the water he just drank, which turned out to be a bag of cheap shochu.

"Hahaha" the veterans all laughed, Zhang Xiaoding blushed and froze on the spot, being teased by the veterans again.

The veterans liked this young man who had just joined the scout team very much. He was good at martial arts and smart. He heard that he was General Yang Sheng's personal soldier, but he was willing to follow his scouts to work outside the city.Soldiers are simple-minded, if you can endure the same hardships as me, you are my brother, so this little brother has received a lot of "care" from the veterans.

Zhang Xiaoding cursed, took another water bottle and rinsed his mouth.Another veteran joked, "Xiao Ding, I heard that the girls in Kyoto all show their big breasts, don't they? Aren't they cold?"

There was another burst of laughter, women have always been the eternal topic of veterans.

Although Zhang Xiaoding has been on the streets of Kyoto for a long time, his face is very thin, and he blushes when talking about women.

"Pang Sanlang, don't you know if you go to the capital to see?"

"That's right, Pang Sanlang, not only can you see, maybe you can even touch it?"

"Hahaha."

Zhang Xiaoding looked at this group of bragging comrades, they seemed to be laughing all the time, laughing at others and themselves, fantasizing about everything he had never seen before.Seeing Zhang Xiaoding's smile, the scout captain asked, "How about Xiaoding? Wouldn't it be interesting to hang out with our scout team?"

Zhang Xiaoding nodded, everyone was very kind to him, and often tried their best to teach him some skills, which made Zhang Xiaoding very grateful.The captain said again: "We are the frontier army, there is no tomorrow, so when everyone can enjoy themselves, there is no ambiguity. Only in this way can we dare to fight with our lives."

Zhang Xiaoding understood, but didn't seem to understand. Just as he was about to say something, he saw dust flying in the distance, and hurriedly shouted: "There is someone."

The scouts jumped out of the joking state just now, leaned over with weapons in their hands, and their eyes were no longer joking just now, but full of cold murderous intent.

There is a small cloud of dust flying in the distance, which should be brought up by two or three galloping horses. Following these scouts, it is easy to learn the ability to judge the number of enemies based on all signs.Sure enough, after a while, two knights came into everyone's sight, they were obviously dressed as Tianxiong Army.

The captain observed for a while, then called the two crossbowmen to step forward, made a shooting motion with his fingers in the direction of the Tianxiong soldiers, and made another upward motion with his fingers.

Zhang Xiaoding understands that this is for the crossbowman to find a chance to kill a Tianxiong cavalryman and leave one alive.The two crossbowmen nodded silently, and walked forward with their waists bowed.

The Tianxiong soldiers were getting closer and closer, one hundred steps, eighty steps, and at sixty steps, the two crossbowmen shot crossbow arrows without hesitation.

There were two "plops", Tianxiong's cavalry fell to the ground in response, and the scouts jumped up and surrounded them.

Zhang Xiaoding looked over the shoulders of his comrades. A Tianxiong cavalryman was shot through the chest by a crossbow arrow, and it seemed that he could not survive.

Although the surviving Tianxiong cavalryman was seriously injured, he didn't cry out for pain, but looked fiercely at the scouts of the Xia army who surrounded him, and screamed in Tianxiong dialect.

"I let you call."

One of the scouts punched the Tianxiong cavalry on the head. The scouts had a clear division of labor. Some were responsible for guarding the surrounding area, while others were responsible for covering up the corpse. After finishing their work, they dragged the injured Tianxiong cavalry to the nearby woods.

The interrogation was very simple. The scouts asked questions in the half-baked Tianxiong dialect, but the Tianxiong cavalrymen refused to speak. Until just now, Pang Sanlang, who was looking forward to the big-breasted women in Kyoto, stabbed the flesh on one of his legs expressionlessly. Slowly cut it down, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and confessed the information he had until now.

The army of Tianxiong Kingdom is already fifteen miles away, they are the scouts at the front.

They arrived two days earlier than the information!
The matter was serious, and the captain of the scout looked at the brothers beside him with a serious expression, "Xiao Ding, report back to the city, and my brothers and I will go to the front to investigate." As soon as the captain opened his mouth, he handed over the easiest and safest task to Zhang Xiaoding.

Zhang Xiaoding became anxious when he heard this, "Captain, I won't go back, the brothers you sent go, I will also investigate."

The captain slapped Zhang Xiaoding on the head, "Bastard, do you understand the military order like a mountain? You can execute whatever I order."

Zhang Xiaoding was full of grievances. He knew how much the captain cared for him. There was an army of [-] in front, and the scouts had to get very close to determine the number of enemies. Zhang Xiaoding doesn't want to be a turtle.

"If you dare to talk nonsense with me again, I will punish you on the spot."

"team leader!"

Seeing that the captain had really turned his back on him, Zhang Xiaoding had no choice but to report back to the city, so he had no choice but to get on his horse and head for Hongshi City.

The captain looked at the remaining scouts and forced a smile on his face: "Brothers, follow me."

"Let's go, maybe I can kill the Lord Tianxiong with one arrow."

"Yes, when the time comes, the emperor will reward you with a big-breasted woman from Kyoto."

"Fuck you."

"Haha."

The scouts, who looked at death like home, rode their horses towards the direction where Tianxiong's army was coming.

Li Hui stood on the wall of Hongshi City, listening to Zhang Xiaoding's report with a livid face.

The damn Lord Tianxiong actually resorted to a trick to hide the truth and arrived two days earlier than expected.

This is troublesome, General Yang Sheng's reinforcements are still hundreds of miles away, and it will take at least three days to arrive, that is, my 5000 people have to face Tianxiong's army alone for three days, but fortunately, the walls of Hongshi City are strong, Sufficient food, grass and weapons restored Li Hui's confidence.

After Zhang Xiaoding finished his report, he stepped aside and looked outside the city wall.

He was waiting for his fellow scouts to return.

The scouts came back, but only with the Tianxiong army.

The mighty marching army was clearly seen by the city wall several miles away, and the giant eagle flag of Tianxiong Kingdom guided the team forward.The defenders of Redstone City looked solemn and looked down at the city nervously.It is hard for ordinary people to imagine the difference between hearing about a [-] army and facing a [-] army.Flags were flying all over the sky, and the army array stretched for miles, almost covering the sun.

As the Tianxiong army got closer, Zhang Xiaoding gradually saw the people walking in the front and the heads they were holding.

A dozen or so heads belonged to the comrades of the scout team.

Captain, Pang Sanlang, Lin eldest son
"Bastard", Zhang Xiaoding slammed his fist on the city wall, blood flowing.The captain left him the chance of life, but he led the scouts to die, which made Zhang Xiaoding very sad and indignant.

"Zhang Xiaoding!"

Hearing Li Hui's voice, Zhang Xiaoding came back to his senses, only to see Li Hui looking at him coldly.Zhang Xiaoding came to his senses, the battle was imminent, but he was acting like a little girl here, to put it seriously, he would disturb the morale of the army.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaoding bowed his head in shame, Li Hui said with a slightly warm face, "You need to know what their sacrifices are for? You need to know what you want to do in life? If you can't even figure this out, go back Your Kyoto."

Zhang Xiaoding suddenly woke up from his stupor, yes, the captain and the others are dead, but the battle is still going on.

Li Hui was very satisfied with the effect of his scolding, and then said: "If you think about it, get out of the city. I will send the first battalion to leave the city from the north gate, or hunt down the opponent's small group of scouts, or take cameras to loot the city." The other party said, you go too, in a word, you can't let the Tianxiong people sleep well."

The more Zhang Xiaoding listened, the more excited he became, and finally gave Li Hui a military salute that was not standard, and ran down the city wall, but he didn't see a smile on the corner of Li Hui's mouth.

Young people, your war has just begun.

(End of this chapter)