Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 379: Is there anyone who is immune to the little black colt? [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you words]

Three days after Chuihuansi received the news from Xu Zaijing,

August
Gale
North of Keyi Gate,
West of the Yellow River,

The Great Zhou Army's garrison,

On the tall flagpole in front of the Yongyi Marquis's central army tent, a battle flag embroidered with the word "Zhou" fluttered in the wind.

In the central army tent,
In front of the huge sand table,

The Duke of England's eldest son Zhang Fangyan and Xu Zaiduan stood aside, surrounded by many military generals.

"Zaiduan, what do you think the Baigao Kingdom has been doing these past two days on the east bank of the Yellow River? Many of our scouts on the east bank have been killed! There are only a few left in this area."

Xu Zaiduan held a thin wooden pole and pointed at the sand table, saying, "According to the reports from the men, the elite scouts of Baigao country crossed the Yellow River and rushed in the north and south directions very fiercely!"

"I think they want to go around us from the other side during the decisive battle?"

Zhang Fangyan shook his head: "How many pontoon bridges would they need to build to transport the troops here? I don't think it's possible!"

After Zhang Fangyan finished speaking, the generals around him nodded in approval.

Zhu Qinghu on the side looked at the sand table and said:
"Looking at the actions of the Baigao scouts, it seems like they are covering up something else."

"Are you trying to find out the strength of our army on the east coast? But there is a desert to the east."

Everyone will continue to discuss the possible plans of Bai Gaoguo.

At this time,

Xu Minghua, Marquis of Yongyi, walked over from the back tent.

"Master Hou!"

"The commander-in-chief!"

All the generals bowed and called for help.

Xu Minghua nodded and said, "I just received a letter from General Cao. There were some unusual movements of the Baigao cavalry on General Cao's side in the past two days."

"My Lord, have you figured out why they are like this?"

Xu Minghua shook his head and said, "The large number of Baigao cavalry simply took advantage of the dawn to circle around several military camps. Before our cavalry could attack, they withdrew their troops and returned to the camp!"

"General Cao said that Bai Gaoguo's actions might be a bad idea! Let's be on guard."

When the Great Zhou Central Army was discussing this matter,
East bank of the Yellow River,

The desert in the east,
In the sandstorm raised by the strong wind,

The elite cavalry held a long spear in their hands.
The big flag with the word "Zhou" hanging on the top of the long spear fluttered in the strong wind.

Under the big flag were the Great Zhou cavalry wearing red clothes and black armor, and wearing scarves to protect their faces from the wind and sand.
Each cavalry knight had three horses. Although there were only fifty people in a full team, there were more than a hundred horses.

A group of people were moving quickly from west to east against the wind and sand.

after dark,
After the cavalrymen skillfully found a shelter in the desert, they began to feed their mounts water and fine feed.

By midnight, the strong wind had stopped.

After a night's rest,
On the second day,
The sky is slightly bright,

The cavalry continued to mount their horses and galloped eastward.

When the sky darkened again, the cavalry had already arrived at the only road from Yulinzhai to Shengzhou.

Along this journey,
After leaving the desert, they also encountered the army of Da Zhou on the road.

When they were questioned and interrogated, the answer they got was always: Marquis Yongyi sent them to take a shortcut to welcome and protect Wulang of the Marquisate.

Third day

early morning,

On the official road from Yulinzhai to Shengzhou,

"Ha! Go!"

Far away in the mist, the shouts of knights and the sound of horses’ hooves could be heard.

After a while

A postman from the Great Zhou rushed out of the thick fog on horseback.

The postman looked intently at the road ahead; his clothes and face were a little wet, and it was obvious that he had been running in the fog for a while.

suddenly,

A group of dozens of people on horseback appeared in the sight of the postman.

When crossing paths with the knights, the postman turned his head and looked at these people carefully.

"Hey! Please stay!"

The postman shouted loudly to the knight passing by!
"唏伦~"

The postman's horse was stopped, and he bowed and asked, "Are you calling me?"

Soon, the men at the front of the cavalry came trotting over on horseback.

The man who came over was holding a long spear in his hand. When he saw the postman, he smiled and said, "Little brother, you are polite! We are the cavalry under the command of Marquis Yongyi. We have received the military order and come to welcome the fifth son of the Xu family!"

"I wonder if you have ever met Xu Jia Wulang?"

The postman looked carefully at the fog. He could vaguely see a part of the cavalry. Both the men and the horses looked strong and powerful.

The postman hesitated and didn't say anything, then looked in the direction the crowd was coming from.

The cavalry leader holding the long spear did not urge him, but just said: "I have received news that the fifth son of the Xu family should be riding an extremely handsome black horse. I wonder if you have any impression of him, little brother?"

Hearing this,

The guard in the postman's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he saluted and said, "Jiejie, now that you mentioned it, I remember it! Brother Xu is at the nearest post station!"

The postman pointed behind him and said, "Go and look for him, officer! I have a letter to deliver, so I'll take my leave now!"

The cavalry leader smiled and said, "Go on your own, little brother!"

The postman turned his horse around, slowly accelerated and prepared to leave.

A tall and strong cavalryman from the same group came up to the cavalry leader. He drew his bow and arrow, and stared fiercely at the back of the postman who was about to disappear in the fog.

Just as he was about to release the bowstring, a long spear appeared in front of Zhang Gong's cavalry.

Seeing the owner of the lance shaking his head at him, the archer gritted his teeth and put down the bow and arrow in his hand.

Afterwards, the cavalry sent out a scout and continued to move in the direction indicated by the postman.

On the way, the cavalryman who had just drawn his bow said, "Jiejie, I have been asking you questions all the way!"

"We only found out before we set out that this ambush was originally the job of that guy called Zhajue Zhongding! Why on earth did it fall on us?"

The cavalry leader holding a long spear said: "No reason! It's just that Zhu Jue Zhongding is drunk and said some nonsense!"

"What nonsense?" asked the cavalryman on the side.

The cavalry leader said with disdain, "Tsk, coming here to kill the youngest son of Marquis Yongyi is like seeking death!"

The cavalry soldier on the side said hesitantly: "Hiss! He is so cowardly. No wonder he was not allowed to come!"

"I heard that this guy from the Zhajue family had his mind destroyed because of a failed mission?"

The cavalry leader nodded: "This kind of noble family's children have had too smooth a life, and they can't stand a little setback."

"Jieji, do you know what the mission he failed on was?"

The leader of the cavalry nodded and said, "I heard from the Renduo family that when the Great Zhou was assassinating the Li family clan, something went wrong and they were ambushed by the Imperial City Division, and many experts died."

The subordinate was a little disdainful, and just when he was about to curl his lips, the leader of the cavalry continued: "I heard that the Li family clan lived in the mansion of the Marquis of Yongyi."

The subordinate cavalryman's mouth twitched.

The cavalry leader looked at his subordinates and said, "The Keyimen army and the Xingqingfu garrison, two places with hundreds of thousands of infantry and cavalry, are mobilizing for a feint attack, just to create a gap for the fifty of us to sneak in!"

"Not everyone can have such an opportunity to mobilize a large army!"

Hearing this, the other elite cavalrymen who were following nearby looked at each other with pride.

"We'll have to make a quick decision later! Cut off the head of the Xu family's puppy and send it back without any hesitation!"

"I trust your archery skills. I'll lie in ambush nearby. When you encounter the people from the Great Zhou, ignore the others and just aim at the head of the Xu family puppy! You guys follow him!"

Several elite cavalrymen on the side bowed in response.

The cavalry leader holding the long spear pointed to another person and said, "Wait a minute, when you, the sergeant, shoot the whistling arrow into the air for me! As soon as the whistling arrow sounds, I will lead them to charge over!"

"Two trips back and forth, and the matter should be over!"

Everyone nodded.

In the fog,
Xu Zaijing, who had been away from the post station for some time, rode the little black colt and walked in front.

On either side of him were He Guan and Qing Yun, and behind him followed Alan.

Behind them were horse-drawn carriages loaded with things from the Xu, Zhang, Cao and other families.

Because it is still in the Great Zhou territory,

Therefore, Xu Zaijing and the other four did not wear heavy armor, but only a light leather armor over their clothes.

The mount was not wearing any armor.

Their bows, arrows, spears, lances and maces were all on horseback.

Listening to the sound of horse hooves coming from the fog in the distance, Xu Zaijing and the two people beside him looked at each other.

After a while, a knight dressed as a Great Zhou cavalry rushed out of the fog.

When Xu Zaijing saw this person, he nodded at him very friendly.

Perhaps the knight was in a hurry to get on with his journey, so he did not return the greeting, nor did he even look at Xu Zaijing and the others. After a moment, he disappeared in the mist behind them.

He Guan, who was beside Xu Zaijing, said:

"Whose knight is this? Why is he so rude? But it's quite strange!"

Xu Zaijing looked over in confusion.

He Guan said: "How could there be someone who came all the way from Bianjing and didn't even look at your little black horse like this knight?!"

After He Guan finished speaking with a smile,
Xu Zaijing turned around and looked in the direction where the knight disappeared: "Maybe he was anxious! When people are anxious, they will look around!"

I thought to myself: the person disappeared in the fog, but the sound of horse hooves seemed to have disappeared as well!
Qingyun interrupted at this time: "Master, I think that the more anxious a person is, the more he will look at the little black colt! Because he wishes that the little black colt could be his own mount."

Seeing Xu Zaijing not saying anything but just looking back, Qingyun also looked back.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Qingyun asked.

Xu Zaijing said with some doubt: "The knight who just passed by seems to have stopped!"

Hearing this, He Guan glanced at the carriages behind him that made the sound, then looked at Xu Zaijing, his eyes full of confusion as to "how did you hear that?"

Alan, who was at the end, reined in his horse, turned around and walked toward the back of the convoy.

Alan caught up with them a moment later and said, "Sir, I asked the driver at the end of the team, and he said that the knight had stopped riding! He got off his horse and was groping on the saddle, as if he was looking for something!"

After Alan finished speaking, Qingyun asked, "Did you forget or lose something?"

Xu Zaijing raised his chin and said, "Go and ask if anything important has been lost! If you need our help to keep an eye out for it, just let us know!"

Alan agreed and rode back the way he came.

After a while,
Alan caught up again, slowed down his horse and said, "Sir, I asked the knight, but he didn't say anything and just waved his hand. It seems that he is not in a hurry."

Xu Zaijing glanced at He Guan with some confusion in his eyes.

Before the two of them could say anything, the sound of horse hooves was heard again behind them.

The knight who had just been seen passed by the crowd again quickly, still without even looking at Xu Zaijing's little black horse.

Seeing this, He Guan frowned and said, "Qingyun, you just said that the more anxious a person is, the more he will look at Jing'er's mount, right?"

Qingyun nodded in agreement.

He Guan continued: "So, is this person anxious or not?"

As He Guan was speaking, he saw Xu Zaijing had stopped his horse and was looking towards the foggy surroundings.

Looking at Xu Zaijing's eyes, He Guan said hesitantly: "There shouldn't be any scouts from Baigao Country! We are six hundred miles away from the front line!"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Brother He is right! But it's always better to be careful!"

"Brother Jing is right! Let's put on our armor and go to the front!"

finished,

He Guan stood in front with a bow and arrow, on guard.

Xu Zaijing and three others turned their horses around and headed towards the carriage behind.

With Alan and Qingyun around, Xu Zaijing had put on his armor in less than half an hour.

The little black colt was also covered with horse armor by the coachmen.

Xu Zaijing then rode the little black colt and replaced He Guan's position.

Qingyun and He Guan also put on armor, but Alan still wore light armor.

After asking the coachmen behind to form a circle and wait on the spot, Xu Zaijing and the other two, wearing armor, rode forward on horseback.

at this time,

The morning fog is still a bit heavy

The distance that can be seen is only three or four meters.

The three of them walked forward for a distance in full readiness, but nothing happened.

"Sir, are we too suspicious? This is just a false alarm."

“Bang! Bang!”

"Chirp!"

Before Qingyun could finish his words, the arm shield on Xu Zaijing's left arm and the strong bow in his right hand blocked the powerful arrows that were shot towards his face from both sides!

The sound of 'dang' is the arm shield;
The 'snap' sound is the bow arm.

The sound of whistling arrows came from the fog again!
At the same time, the horse armors of Qingyun and He Guan, who were protecting Xu Zaijing on both sides, made collision sounds, and their mounts also snorted uncomfortably.

When Xu Zaijing blocked the flying arrow,
He Guan also reacted very quickly, drawing his bow and shooting an arrow into the fog on the left: "You thief! How dare you shoot my horse!!!"

"collapse!"

"Xilulu!!!"

After the sound of a vibrating bowstring, a horse's tragic cry was heard in the fog!

In an instant, a warhorse with a feather arrow stuck in its body and a knight on its back rushed out of the fog, kicking its head in pain.

"collapse!"

He Guan’s second arrow hit the knight’s face!

At this time,

Xu Zaijing also quickly pulled out three feather arrows from the quiver.

The little black colt and he began to run towards the fog on the right in unison.

Just a few steps.
In the process of rushing over,
The enemy's appearance became much clearer.

Xu Zaijing tilted his head.

Dodged the arrow shot at his face!
The strong bow in front of him knocked away the second feather arrow that was shot towards him where he turned his head to avoid it.

At this moment, there were two enemies dressed as Great Zhou cavalrymen in the field of vision. One had a look of disbelief in his eyes, while the other was drawing his bow and arrow again in a panic.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two bow sounds,

Two figures flew backwards from the horses, and one could vaguely see sharp feather arrows piercing through their backs!

After dealing with the threat on the right,
Xu Zaijing once again pulled the bow in his hand wide open.

The third sharp feather arrow shot out like lightning.

Disappeared in the mist directly ahead.

Put the strong bow into the bow bag,

Xu Zaijing stretched out his right hand behind him.
Years of training allowed him to pick up the steel spear fixed on the saddle in his hand at once, and he held it at the center of gravity slightly to the back of the spear.

immediately,

Xu Zaijing laid his long spear flat,

Tap the horse's belly gently.

The little black colt accelerated and rushed towards the cavalry coming out of the fog.

The knights on the backs of the first two horses in sight, one was covering his neck which was pierced and spurting blood, and the second one had Xu Zaijing's feather arrow stuck in his neck.

The interlaced moment,
Xu Zaijing lifted up a knight with his spear and smashed it onto other enemies.

After a waving motion,
The knight closest to him spurted out blood as if struck by lightning! !

(End of this chapter)