Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Damn it, didn't you hear what I said? Move your hands forward and back, and don't tense up your body so much. What you are holding is not a hoe handle, but a bamboo spear to stab people!" Gao Yannian loudly scolded the busy farmers in front of him: " If you go to the battlefield like you, you will only be slaughtered by thieves one by one, just like killing chickens!"

"We are just farmers, we don't want to go to the battlefield!" a voice sounded from the crowd.

"If you don't go to the battlefield? Then let thieves rob you?" Gao Yannian sneered.

"As long as Qiuhou sends food and wine, they won't hurt anyone!"

"As long as food and wine are enough? Aren't there also women?"

"That woman won't lose a hair!" Someone in the crowd muttered: "Fighting against thieves will lead to death!"

Gao Yannian was about to faint from the group of guys in front of him and cursed: "Okay, do whatever you want! Waste is waste. Since you are willing to live like this, why should I bother you!" After that, he dropped the gun in his hand. The bamboo gun turned and walked away, leaving behind a group of bewildered farmers.

"Yennian, Yannian!" Changgoro hurriedly chased after him: "What are you doing? Your father asked us to teach these farmers how to use bamboo guns. We only have three days to do it. Why did you quit!"

"You are willing to teach you!" Gao Yannian snorted coldly: "These guys are just stupid and stupid. They don't even have bones. The thieves robbed them of food and wine. They even robbed women. They didn't dare to fight with them. The thieves are desperate, worried that someone will die, isn't it just asking for death to bring this kind of trash to the battlefield?"

"Don't get angry!" Changgoro patted Gao Yannian on the shoulder: "Anyway, these farmers will just stand on the sidelines and cheer. As long as they look similar, the three of us have horses. The situation is really not good. , If you can’t outrun thieves, why can’t you outrun these farmers?”

Gao Yannian was stunned when he heard this. He glanced at Changgoro and found a hint of cunning on his usually loyal face: "What do you mean?"

"We are not the nannies of these farmers. Anyway, we are fighting this battle just for the recommendation letter from that witch. If everything goes well, there is no need for these farmers to take action. If not, we don't have to risk our lives here. You say Yes or no?"

"Changgoro, you are right!" Gao Yannian stood up and patted the grass blades on his butt: "But I don't know if the miko is real or fake. Could my father be deceived by her?"

"Whether it's true or not, the truth will be revealed by then!" Changgoro smiled meaningfully: "What will happen to those who deceive the master? Yannian, you still don't know?"

"That's true!" Gao Yannian was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed. He pressed the hilt of his knife: "Wu Lang, I didn't expect that you are not so honest!"

Gao Yannian returned to the original place, where most of the farmers were still at a loss. He was no longer angry about them, but had some pity for these poor guys.According to the original plan, Gao Yannian began to teach the farmers how to use bamboo spears to assassinate and block, how to advance and retreat in rows, how to change from column to horizontal formation, how to erect bamboo spears and shake the barrels to block incoming arrows and stones.When the villagers behaved slowly and stupidly, Gao Yannian was no longer angry because he no longer had expectations for them.When the sun set on the western hillside, Gao Yannian ended the drill and asked the villagers to go back

"I remember your name is Gao Yannian, right? You teach very well!"

Gao Yannian turned around and saw a girl in black standing under the persimmon tree, looking at him with a smile. She was one of the teenagers beside A Guo.He snorted coldly, picked up the bamboo gun and put it on his shoulder, saying coldly: "It's just a little trick! What's your name?"

"Hua Yaksha!" The girl in black smiled and said, "This is the name Aguo gave me. I am an orphan adopted by the shrine. I have been separated from my parents since I was a child!"

"Hua Yaksha?" Gao Yannian knew that this was a kind of beautiful and dancing ghost in Japanese legends. He then noticed that although the girl's eyebrows were not fully opened, her eyebrows were pretty. She was already a rare beauty. Gao Yannian His face turned red, he coughed and said, "So you are good at dancing?"

"Yeah!" Hua Yaksha said with a smile: "I have been learning dance since I can remember. A Guo said that dancing is the best way for us to get close to the gods and gain the joy of the gods!"

"Really?" Gao Yannian lowered his head: "I don't know that much. Since I was a child, my father has only forced me to shoot bows and arrows, wield swords and guns, and talk about reviving the family!"

"You are a martial artist, so practicing martial arts and fighting enemies are also ways to serve the gods!" Hua Yaksha smiled and said, "By the way, do you want to see me dance?"

Gao Yannian raised his head, looked at the girl's smiling face, and nodded subconsciously.In the next few days, Gao Yannian came back very late every day and no longer complained about his father's harshness. Gao Sheji was focused on preparing for the next attack on the thieves, and did not notice the changes in his son.It was not until the fifth day after arriving in the village that Gao Yannian was called to the village chief's home by his father that he realized that these short days were about to end and the battle was about to begin.

"The thief's lair is located in a basin in the mountains. It takes about a full day's walk from here!" Gaosheji got a wooden plate, piled it with sand, and then marked the mountain and river camps. This novel thing The villagers nearby were amazed:

"There are 25 thieves in total, as well as six horses, twelve donkeys, and three mules. The thieves have bows, arrows, spears, knives, and hand shields. There are only two roads into the basin, both of which are very narrow mountain roads. The widest place can only accommodate seven or eight people walking side by side, and the narrowest place can only accommodate two or three people walking side by side. There are wooden fences and yakura at each entrance, and thieves are guarding them day and night. There is also a pool in the basin, which is about half the size. The den is as big as an acre, and the thief's drinking water comes from the pool. There are two large rooms in the lair, as well as a mill. One is for the thief to live in, and the other is the thief's warehouse for storing grain and stolen property. The thief's stable These two big houses are right next to the waterhole, so this is probably the case!"

"Gao Langjun has made the situation of the thief very clear!" A Guo laughed: "Then what are your plans?"

"The thieves have occupied the advantageous location, and a frontal attack will definitely fail!" Gao Sheji said: "So we can only raid, preferably at night, and try to catch all the thieves at once. This will not only prevent future troubles, but also the people in the thieves' warehouse. The property can be preserved, and there is no need to worry about the thief’s immediate advantage!”

"Catch all the thieves in one fell swoop? Is that possible?" A Guo said with a smile.

"Yes, I have made a plan. If I'm lucky, I can kill all the thieves without killing a few people!" Gao Sheji said.

"Very good!" Ah Guo said with a smile: "Tell me your plan, maybe my people can also contribute a little bit!"

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Thief's lair basin.

The sky was getting brighter. Gao Yannian leaned against the boulder and stared at the bandit Yagura, who was about seventy steps away. With the help of the fire behind the fence, he could see two guards on the ground. One was dozing next to the fire, and the other One was yawning boredly. There should be an archer on Yagura, but the wooden wall blocked his view, which made him very uneasy. This was not because of the next battle, but because of Hana Yasha, that Girl in black.

A few minutes later, Gao Yannian saw the familiar figure on the mountain road. He held his breath and began to check his bowstring.The bandit guard must have seen Hua Yaksha and shouted excitedly. He woke up his companions, pushed open the fence door, and rushed out.Huayaksha seemed to be retreating, and the guard chased after him, trying to grab the girl's arm, but almost instantly, the girl threw herself into the arms of the first guard, and the man fell down immediately. The second guard had just After walking out of the fence gate, he was about to shout loudly, but the next second he covered his throat and fell down.The archers on the Yagura were alerted by the movement below, and stood up and tried to shoot an arrow at Hanayaksha. Gao Yannian's arrow hit his chest, and he fell off the Yagura and fell in front of Hanayaksha's feet.

The eastern horizon shimmered with golden light, and half of the moon peeked out from the low-moving clouds above.The mountain wind was strong, and Gao Yannian heard the sound of water and the creak of the big wooden wheel of the mill.The dawn air smelled of rain, but no raindrops fell.He quickly crossed the mountain road and entered the basin. According to his father's arrangement, he must occupy the west side of the thief's house and cut off his escape from another road.

"Changgoro, take people to set fire! Then follow Yannian to cut off the thieves' retreat!" Gao Sheji's voice was full of power. Changgoro responded and directed five or six villagers with quick legs to run to the thieves' house. , then pour the grease from the clay pot on the house and light it on fire.

Soon, flames were climbing along the wooden walls, thick smoke was billowing from the windows, and distant coughs could be heard inside the house.The bandits' houses were built of wood, and the roofs were covered with straw. The dry straw was licked by tongues of fire and spread quickly.The main door was pushed open violently, and two bandits rushed out of the longhouse side by side with axes in hand.The chicken in the high house was waiting for them. One of them was killed instantly, while the other struggled to lower himself and was shot through the shoulder by a second arrow.He stumbled forward and was soon hit by another arrow. The long arrow shaft penetrated his flesh and penetrated his back. He fell heavily.The arrows used by Gaoshenji are all made of fine iron, four to five inches long, heavy and sharp, and are fired from a horn bow with twelve forces (one force is about twelve pounds). Even wearing leather armor, in this The distance is no different than wearing silk.

Flames climbed up the west wall of the thieves' warehouse, and smoke billowed from a broken window.A thief archer poked his head out of another window and shot an arrow. He was hit by an arrow from Gao Yannian who had been waiting for a long time.He could hear the shouts, footsteps, and the neighing of horses in the warehouse, which made his blood boil. He was eager to fight. What his father said was, I am a descendant of the Wu family, and my body is filled with blood eager to fight.

The door to the thief's residence was pushed open. Gao Yannian saw a blur in the billowing black smoke and white morning mist. He raised his right arm and ordered the villagers behind him to line up in three rows, level their bamboo guns, and he and Chogoro commanded one wing respectively.Almost in the next second, the bandits rushed out like angry ants, and the burning house was like an erupting volcano.The two men at the front wearing only crotchless pants rushed out of the door, holding bamboo shields high, followed by a big man holding a long knife with both hands, and the man behind him was covered with tattoos from his face to his chest.Others climbed out of windows and jumped to the ground.Gao Yannian held his breath and loosened the bowstring. As soon as one leg of the target crossed the window sill, he was shot in the chest and let out a shrill scream as he fell.

The smoke is getting thicker and thicker.Arrows and stones flew back and forth.Gao Yannian heard a muffled groan coming from his side, fell down, and the bamboo gun slipped from his hand.He dropped the horned bow, straightened up his spear, shouted loudly and thrust out the spear, the spear point piercing the enemy's abdominal cavity. Then he rotated the gun shaft and lifted it upwards, and the sharp spear point cut through the abdominal cavity, allowing the internal organs to slip out from the breach.

"Don't be afraid, hold your hands tightly and hold the bamboo spear flat. The enemy will not be able to get close to you!" Gao Yannian waved his spear vigorously and encouraged the villagers around him loudly. He knew very well what kind of people these villagers were, but they were not big. Some of the bandits woke up from their sleep. They had no armor, and the weapons in their hands were mostly swords and axes, with few crossbows and spears. They faced a dense array of bamboo spears that were four to five meters long. Nothing can be done.

"Go around, go around, attack from both sides and from behind!" Not all bandits were fools. After a while of confusion, some people woke up and shouted loudly, and the bandits began to move to both sides, trying to surround them.But Gao Yannian and Chang Wulang happened to be at both ends of the horizontal formation, and they were both wearing armor. While directing the villagers to change from a horizontal formation to a circular formation, they used spears and bows to kill bandits who were too bold to approach the formation.But if this continues, the thieves can still win. After all, no matter how many thorns the hedgehog has, it will still be the fox's meal in the end.

A blow from Gao Sheji's back decided the outcome of the battle. He mounted a war horse, wore iron armor, shouted loudly and rushed out from behind the bandits, followed closely by a group of noisy villagers, pure white The cloak flutters behind the tall chicken.He rushed out on horseback, cutting down those who tried to command the bandits, and piercing those who tried to block the hoofs of his horse. He was almost everywhere, and his horse kicked the shield-wielding bandits in the face.The thief holding a two-handed knife screamed desperately and rushed towards Gao Sheji. The horizontal knife met the two-handed scimitar. In the second round, Gao Sheji condescendingly cut off his opponent's neck.

The fight didn't last long.The bandits either died and were seriously injured, or abandoned their weapons and surrendered. The remaining people dropped their weapons and fled, but this was just Gao Sheji's deliberate act. "If they are not given a way to escape, they will definitely resist desperately. It is better to leave a way for them to escape and let the villagers search for them tomorrow morning. They have no shoes, no dry food, and no clothing to keep out the cold. They cannot survive long in the mountains. !”