Riding and Blade: Laughing Wind and Cloud Road

Chapter 29

Early winter of Callad 1083.half demon mountain
Thirty to forty kilometers away from Koreniasai in the west, it is a stretch of small hills.The locals call it Banyao Mountain.Over the hill is a small tributary of the North River of Epettis.

The scouts sent by Coriniasai recently found it difficult to get close to the Wild Flower Valley in the Half Demon Mountain, and they were always intercepted and killed by the enemy scouts cruising around the Wild Flower Valley.Jiu Ling'er followed the scout team and tried to approach Wild Flower Valley several times from different directions, but was driven back and killed more than a dozen brothers.Every time Jiu Ling'er insisted on blocking the enemy and covering everyone's retreat.The soldiers of the scout team are willing to go on missions with him, because it is not easy to die, and it is safer.

Jiu Ling'er is especially good at killing, and can kill people as fiercely as a tiger.Especially the small ax that eludes ghosts, never came back from a mission without blood.So everyone nicknamed him Black Axe.There were soldiers from all over the world, shouting at each other in local dialects.The name Black Ax is easy to remember, and many people shout it.In this way, everyone will not know the real name.

Fatis told Jiu Ling'er that everyone should call each other by their names when they are together.So Jiu Ling'er always told people seriously that my name is Atlantis Jiu Ling'er.He laughed and looked at him like an idiot.It's just that no one calls him that.Jiu Ling'er was surprised.Later, Hua Maju, the centurion of the Centurion, told him that all of them were poor people, and they came to serve as soldiers to support themselves and their families because of this meager salary reward.Some of them were born as untouchable slaves, most of them didn’t know a single big character, and some didn’t even have a big name, even their nicknames were chosen at will, so how could they know these gaudy things.Take me for example, isn't it because my horse's legs are fluffy?You said that those are all bad things played by rich people or some nobles.

The flowery leg smiled and threatened: "Are you also calling me a flowery leg behind my back?"

Jiu Ling'er was startled.Embarrassed, he immediately replied: "No! Sir".The flower horse walked away proudly

Seeing the centurion walking away, Jiu Ling'er was right when she thought about it. In Kuset, those slaves were worse than pigs and dogs, and they had no names.I am the best example.So Jiu Ling'er thought that Fatis had lied to him.What the hell, I won't beat you up when I come back.

The weather was getting colder and colder, but the enemy didn't make any movement.Sikanis, who is the supreme commander of the castle, was a little anxious.It has been ten days since his request for help was sent.If reinforcements come but the enemy does not come, and he lies about the military situation, he will be imprisoned.So he personally ran to the scout team's barracks and ordered them to enter the Wild Flower Valley within two days, and they had to get accurate information back.

Jiu Ling'er, who was already the leader of the five-person team, came up with an idea. (The team leader only brought four soldiers, plus Jiuling'er, five, nothing.) Jiuling'er proposed to take a detour to the southern part of the Epetis Mountains, and then sneak all the way along the southern tributary of the Epetis River , to Banyao Mountain.Starting from Banyao Mountain, it only takes seven or eight kilometers to reach the rear of Wild Flower Valley.It should be possible to enter Wildflower Valley from there.

Brother Caidao, the leader of the ten-person team, is his boss.Brother Caidao went to report to the centurion captain.The horse legs said that the idea is good, and it is possible to try it.Who has an idea?

Brother Chopper said that the guy named Black Axe sent by Lord Overseer came up with the idea.The next day, Hua Ma Li rode his fancy horse and led everyone to set off.

The centurion made everyone split into two groups.The horse leg led 80 people to dispatch normally, attracting the attention of enemy scouts from the front.The captain of ten people, Brother Caidao, led 20 people into the Epetis Mountain and slowly touched the Banyao Mountain.Brother Caidao and the others set off in the middle of the night before, and at noon the group arrived at Banyao Mountain.

Banyao Mountain is surrounded by dozens of hills.The trees all over the mountain are already bald, and their ugly branches show themselves in various postures.The fallen leaves all over the mountain emit an intoxicating mellow fragrance, and occasionally you can smell some rotting branches and leaves.It's already early winter.Seeing the horror and desolation in her eyes, and hearing the cold wind whistling in her ears, Jiu Ling'er's heart was also icy cold.But he was very confident in his own judgment. The bloody battle in Coriniasai was about to start. As long as he was ready to face the battle, many of the comrades sitting together now would be able to sit together again in the future.

The horses were left by the river, watched by two soldiers.Everyone was very tired after walking for five or six kilometers.When everyone was resting, Brother Caidao called the four team leaders together. "Wild Flower Valley is coming soon, let's discuss, who will go in to investigate the situation later?".

Brother Caidao is a veteran, middle-aged, illiterate, with a beard so long that it almost covers his mouth.It is said that he came to the army with a kitchen knife in his hand, and the officer who recruited him directly drove him away. The next day, Brother Caidao hid the kitchen knife somewhere and miraculously sneaked in.

Several other five-person team leaders looked at each other without making a sound.Brother Caidao rolled his eyes around, and then looked at Jiu Ling'er again.Jiu Ling'er hurriedly said, "Let's go as a team."

Jiu Ling'er led a team of five people lying on the top of the mountain, looking towards the valley below.Below is the Valley of Wildflowers.The valley is densely packed with big trees.Although the leaves had almost fallen off, nothing could be seen.

"The Uwaites are probably on the northeast side of the valley. We lie on the southwest side of the valley, so we can't see them." A thin soldier said softly.His name is Solasin, and he used to be a hunter.In Jiu Ling'er's team, there are three other soldiers, all of Orion origin.Being a scout is hard work and dangerous, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, and most people can't do it.Let Orion serve as a soldier as a scout, which can greatly shorten the training time and enrich the experience.

Jiu Ling'er beckoned to a big man with a broad body, a thick neck and a big head.The big man crawled over. "I'll go down. Big head, you put the rope down. So Laxin, Fart, Fat Turtle, you four stay here, don't run around, and wait for me to come back."

Pi Lan is a child who has just grown up, only 16 years old.It was only in the beginning of spring this year that I arrived in Corinhas.He likes to sleep late and often farts, so everyone calls him lazy fart.Fat Gui's family is poor, and he can eat, but his family can't stand him, so he has to be a soldier.He came with Fart.Both of them were worried and very nervous, and their whole bodies lay on the ground, wishing they could be buried in the soil.The big head has been a veteran for three years, but he is not good at speaking, and has always been a big soldier.

Jiu Ling'er grabbed the rope and ran down the mountain wall like a runner.The eyes of several people on the top of the mountain looked straight.

"Brother Black Axe must be a genius." Pi Lan said enviously.

"He is good at martial arts, and he will definitely be a high official in the future." Fat Turtle smacked his lips and muttered softly.

"What do you know? Can you be an official if you have merit? Have you seen our Lord Overseer? Does he have a lot of military exploits? He is more than forty, but he is leading us to guard this ruined fortress." So Laxin curled his lips in disdain.

"The official in such a big castle is still young. Are you mistaken? The biggest official I've ever seen is Lord Warlord." Fat Turtle said with wide-eyed eyes.

"That's why you are not convinced. Do you know who is the most popular person in Callad now?" Pi Lan and Fat Turtle shook their heads.

"It's Galius. He once became the governor of Danustika at the age of 25. He defeated 4 Aserai rebels last year and became famous. Do you know how old the governor is?"

The two lay on the ground and turned their heads, expressing their ignorance, their eyes filled with admiration for Solasin.

"The governor is as big as the inspector of Onila or Cylonia, um, it may be bigger. Later, after defeating Aserai's rebellious mob, Galius went directly to Aserai and captured his family. The king, triumphantly returning to the capital, was awarded the title of chief consul by the emperor, and can participate in the imperial meeting and discuss state affairs with those big figures. This is the highest reward. Do you know how big the chief consul is?" The two shook their heads violently.

"That's one of the few high officials in the world. That's called a high official, you know?" The two nodded.

Pilan wanted to ask something, but Datou stopped him with a wink.Fat Turtle didn't see it, and continued to talk to Solasin: "Brother, do you think that Black Axe offended someone and was demoted to Corinia? With his skill, he is one of the best everywhere he goes. , The experience of fighting is much better than that of you, a veteran."

Solasin's eyes widened, and he kicked the fat turtle violently.He didn't dare to speak, the big head had already warned him.Jiu Ling'er wasn't there, and everyone listened to the boss.Fat Turtle saw that no one was talking to him, so he closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep on the ground, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, he was awakened by a sound.Fat Turtle raised his head abruptly, and saw people in the valley neighing and yelling, and the low and long sound of horns disturbed the entire forest.Many figures appeared in the woods at the bottom of the valley, rushing towards him quickly.Someone must have discovered Jiu Ling'er.The four quickly grabbed the rope, ready to drag Jiu Linger up at any time.At this moment, Da Tou felt the rope shaking in his hand, he hurriedly tried to pull it, and knew that Jiu Ling'er was already climbing along the rope with all his might.He hurriedly shouted anxiously to the three people behind him.Then the four of them worked hard together, dragging Jiu Ling'er up the mountain wall like a boat tracker pulling a boat.

Blood splattered all over Jiu Ling'er's body, even on her face, and her loose hair had turned red.The armor on his body was gone, and his clothes were torn into pieces, probably scratched by branches and shrubs.He yelled to the four hands: "Quick, quick, quick..." while running fast, as if there was a ghost behind him.The four of them thought that the pursuers were behind them, so they spread their feet and ran faster than rabbits.

After running for a while, he was tired of being lazy, panting for breath, and looking back, he found that there was no sound behind him, and there were no pursuers.So he slowed down and shouted out of breath: "There is no one behind..."

When the three people in front heard it, they immediately looked back, and sure enough there were no pursuers, not even a bird sound.

Jiu Ling'er ran and felt that something was wrong, why there was no panting from behind.Turning his head to look, his lungs almost exploded.Four people stood behind, not only did not run, but also sat on the ground panting.Jiu Ling'er turned around immediately.

Fat Turtle was out of breath and said, "Wait... rest... behind... no... people..."

Jiu Ling'er was so angry that he kicked him fiercely: "Run quickly. It only takes more than an hour for the Uwaites to ride around the river on horseback. We have to run nearly eight kilometers of mountain road in more than an hour, you know? Hurry...slow The horses are taken away, and we are going to be hacked to death by the river. Run now."

A few people were going to blow their heads when they heard it.If the horses placed by the river were snatched by the Uwaites, it would be better to commit suicide.No horse can escape.The few people seemed to be inflated, and they suddenly became full of energy, lowered their heads one by one, and ran vigorously.

Brother Caidao saw Jiu Ling'er and the others running over in a panic from a distance, and immediately ordered the soldiers ambushing nearby to retreat immediately. "Black Axe, how are you?" Brother Caidao went up to him and asked.

"Quick... run..., the people of Uwaite... go to the river... block... we are going, run quickly." Jiu Ling'er kept on stepping, panting while running.

Brother Caidao was startled. Judging from Jiu Ling'er's appearance, he knew that he must have been discovered by the enemy, or he had to fight a bloody way to escape.Brother Caidao immediately put his index finger in his mouth and whistled to the others.Everyone immediately ran up.

"How many enemies are there in the valley?" Brother Caidao came up to Jiu Ling'er and asked loudly.

"They're all here, and so are the Kussets. Tomorrow, tomorrow will attack."

Brother Caidao's expression was extremely ugly, "There are also Kusaites?"

Jiu Ling'er ignored him and ran desperately with her head down.Just as they ran over the last hill, they saw Uwaite cavalry galloping in the distance.What a big group, it is estimated that there are hundreds of riders.The soldiers had already pushed their speed to the limit without being urged by Brother Chopper.It happened to be going down the mountain again, and the speed was exceptionally fast.A group of people climbed onto the horse, and immediately beat the horse and left together with the anxious soldiers watching the horse who had been waiting for a long time.

Uwaite's cavalry was about a few hundred meters away from them, and they pursued closely.After chasing for more than ten kilometers in one breath, he still followed behind relentlessly, with no intention of giving up at all.

While galloping the horse, Jiu Ling'er looked at the horse under his crotch which was obviously struggling due to the high-speed running, so he said loudly to Brother Caidao, "Brother Caidao, if you keep running like this, it won't take long for the horse to fall down. Leave people to stop them. At least one escapes, so as not to be taken over by others, and even a letter cannot be sent back."

Brother Caidao nodded, and shouted loudly to Pilan who was running nearby: "We will stay to block, you take three horses and go, you must rush back to Corinia and tell the sir. Uwaites and Qusay Together with the special people, an army of [-] will attack Coriniasai tomorrow." Pi Lan nodded nervously.

Jiu Ling'er was very moved.To stay and block means to die.Among the twenty soldiers, the lazy one was the youngest, only 16 years old.Brother Kitchen Knife's arrangement is undoubtedly the most reasonable and the most humane.Jiu Ling'er felt that it was worth working for such a boss.

Brother Caidao suddenly yelled at Pilan with a mighty expression: "Say it again."

Pilan was taken aback, and instinctively yelled: "The eight thousand army will attack Coriniasai tomorrow."

Brother Caidao nodded in satisfaction, then exchanged glances with Jiu Ling'er.The two urged the horse to surpass Pi Lan at the same time, and handed him the reins on the left and the right.Brother Caidao took out a small horn horn from his pocket, and blew the horn ready to block.The scout troops guarding the border also learned to communicate with the horns when fighting the horse tribes.Firstly, it is convenient, and secondly, it is quick to connect.The soldiers' horse speed dropped immediately.Brother Caidao and Jiu Ling'er made gestures to each other, and they jumped off the horse almost at the same time.Fart Lazy galloped away with one person and three riders.

This unnamed tributary of Epettis now looks very desolate, the weeds on both sides of the river have basically withered, and occasionally a small piece of light green can be seen, dotted with a little light red.The river is wide and the water is deep, but the speed of the flow is not urgent, but the wind is a bit chilly, and it is very uncomfortable to blow on the sweaty body.The sound of running water was soft, as if afraid of awakening the tranquility of this wilderness.The soldiers sat quietly on the horse, each one looking very calm.For the upcoming fight and the approaching death, they seemed to be unaware, calm and calm, as if they were one with the world itself.Jiu Ling'er and Brother Caidao stood by the river, watching the pursuers approaching in the distance.

"Big Black Axe, you are the best soldier I have ever seen." Brother Caidao said suddenly.

Jiu Ling'er smiled, "Thank you, sir, how do you plan to fight this battle?"

"Sir or not, don't yell. Fight. 20 people rush up and fight. It takes as long as it can resist." Brother Caidao directly expressed his thoughts.

Jiu Ling'er stopped him.

Jiu Ling'er asked him: "Sir, do you want the twenty of us to be rolled into meat by the enemy's cavalry?"

Brother Caidao said helplessly: "Is there any way you can save everyone?"

Jiu Ling'er laughed, "Of course. But you have to listen to my instructions once."

"As long as you can save everyone's life, you can even take mine." Brother Caidao didn't hide himself, he said excitedly.

Jiu Ling'er directed everyone to ride their horses to the river.Looking at everyone with a smile: "Look, from the grassland to the embankment, there is obviously a slope as high as a person at about 70 meters. Don't underestimate such a slope. Sixty-seven meters can make the Uwaites' horses slow down , unable to directly attack us. And there is a big river behind us. If the enemy charges up, once there is no direct contact with us, the horse is extremely fast, and it is bound to rush into the river. Neither can let the horse reach the fastest speed , and may fall into the river, the enemy is definitely not willing to take a strong attack in the face of these two dilemmas."

"We can't rely on horses to attack, we can only attack from a position. We have few people, so naturally we can't beat them. But we can find a way to turn the enemy's advantage of having a large number of people into a disadvantage."

The sound of horseshoes of chasing soldiers in the distance came violently like a violent storm.Brother Caidao became anxious and shouted: "Hei Axe, tell me what to do, the enemy is coming."

Jiu Ling'er glanced casually, and continued to say to the soldiers around her: "Everyone faces the river, arrange eighteen horses in groups of two, forming a semicircle horseshoe formation. In this way, the horseshoe formation The thickness and radius are just enough for twenty of us to defend. The enemy attacks, we defend, and see who wins and loses."

Jiu Ling'er glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "Do you understand?"

Several soldiers probably saw the hope of survival, or drew strength from Jiu Ling'er's confident smile, they suddenly shouted in unison: "Understood." I almost regained my confidence.

Everyone immediately followed Jiu Ling'er's request and tied the horses together on the river embankment to form a solid fortress.Thanks to Jiu Ling'er's detailed explanation, the soldiers knew the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and the enemy, so they were full of confidence, and all of them were full of energy and vitality.Jiu Ling'er then said to Brother Caidao: "As long as we stay until tomorrow, we will win."

Brother Caidao admired him very much.Wen Yan asked in surprise: "Why?"

"Tomorrow their troops will set out from the Valley of Wild Flowers, and officially start the military operation to attack Corinthia. By then we are no longer important. If they have not killed us tomorrow, they will withdraw and follow the army Let's act together."

"How are you so sure they're going to attack tomorrow?"

"Intuition." Jiu Ling'er said plainly.

Brother Caidao became anxious when he heard that, "You guessed?"

Seeing his anxious expression, Jiu Ling'er couldn't help laughing, "I won't make you lie about the military situation. Of course I have to analyze all kinds of situations."

Brother Caidao kicked him hard and cursed, "I was scared to death."

(End of this chapter)