Straight Knife

It was getting darker and darker, and the air was getting hotter and hotter.

At the foot of the mountain is a dark camp, with military flags waving, and the battle is strict.There were bursts of faint thunder in the wind, and at the same time there were bursts of dullness.The banners were flying, and the sound of infantry drills could be faintly heard.

On the horizon in the distance, a speeding black spot appeared faintly, getting closer and closer, and the sound of horseshoes came from the ground.

The black spot gradually became clear and visible, and it turned out to be a galloping fast horse.The knight on the horse kept waving his whip to urge the horse under his seat. Judging from the speed of the horse, it had been running for quite a while.

When we reached more than 50 zhang outside the gate of the camp, the police post at the gate had already been seen clearly. The person who came was dressed in the costumes of the dynasty, and looked like a civil official, but he didn't look like an ordinary clerk, and he was carrying a package wrapped in yellow silk on his back.The guard's intuition made him more vigilant, and he shouted loudly: "Come and stop the horse!"

"Bastard thing, this envoy came with the imperial decree to meet Li Yi, the head of your family. Hurry up and open the gate of the camp and kneel down to welcome the holy will." Immediately the knight yelled loudly.

The guard was taken aback, and hurriedly called another guard, gave some instructions, and the guard quickly ran to the big tent to report.The guard hurriedly ran down the watchtower, commanded a few soldiers, and opened the gate of the camp.

The knight outside the door also stopped the horse and looked into the barracks.

After a while, a group of people dressed as generals came out from the big tent, and the leader was Li Yi, who was dressed in general costumes.

Hearing the imperial decree, Li Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly led the left and right generals and strode out of the camp gate.

The attendants on the left and right brought out an altar, lit the incense case, and everyone knelt down with the general on the ground, ready to listen to the imperial decree.

Immediately, the knight got off his horse, took out a roll of things wrapped in yellow silk from the package on his back, walked to the incense table, unfolded it, and read it aloud.

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said: Li Yi, the guard of the third battalion at the frontier pass, is ineffective in overseeing the army, so he will make a decisive decision. Hereby!"

Li Yi was taken aback, and was about to distinguish when the envoy suddenly pulled out a dagger from the imperial decree, as fast as a gust of wind, and stabbed Li Yi's chest just as he stood up.At the same time, he laughed loudly and hid away from a distance.

From Li Yi getting up to the envoy's escape, but in an instant, the envoy's figure and movements are not a civil servant.He is simply a martial arts master.

Following the envoy's loud laughter, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes in the distance, but it was a group of Khitan cavalry.

Li Yi covered the bleeding wound, pointed at the messenger and said, "You...you...you are fake!"

Unable to turn up in one breath, he passed away with hatred.

The surrounding soldiers were stunned by the sudden change, and when they realized it, the Khitan's cavalry were already within reach.

But in the blink of an eye, Khitan cavalry rushed into the gate of the camp, and the soldiers in the rear were trampled on top of their heads by the cavalry before they knew what happened.

A bloody battle ensues.But the gate of the camp was broken, the general was dead, and the morale of the army was weak. Besides, the Khitan people were well prepared and did their calculations, the third largest camp at the foot of the western mountain was almost destroyed in the time it took to eat.Soldiers were killed and wounded everywhere, and corpses littered the field.

Since the opening of the station with Khitan, there has never been such a disastrous defeat.A large camp stationed by ten thousand people was destroyed.The whole army, including the generals, had more than [-] people, only a few hundred escaped.

At the same time, on the hill in the distance, several horsemen and horses were quietly observing the situation of the Xishan Camp.

A man dressed as a scribe drove forward, and cupped his hands to a man dressed as a Khitan general: "My lord, it seems that my plan has been half successful."

"Hahahaha, Shijie, your plan is indeed different. Even if the plan fails this time, we have caused the Nanmanzi to lose a team of [-] people and a camp, which is enough." General Khitan laughed.

"My lord said so. Could it be that the other team will fail? Could it be that the lord doubts our ability?" The scribe who was called Shijie asked back, disapproving in his heart.

The general looked at the somewhat unhappy counselor, sighed, and said bitterly: "Shijie, it's not that I underestimate your resourcefulness. The victory just now has proved your ability."

"Oh, could it be..." Fang Shijie hesitated for a moment and asked back.

The Khitan general looked at the bloody battlefield in the distance, and the Khitan soldiers had already begun to clean the battlefield.This time the Khitans seized the stronghold with a strange plan, seized food and supplies, and wiped out more than [-] opponents, while their own losses were less than [-]. It is no wonder that the Khitan general said that this victory was a complete victory.

"Shijie, when you were studying in the south, have you ever heard of an army of the Southern Barbarians called the 'Wolf Army'?" General Khitan turned to Fang Shijie and asked.

Fang Shijie looked at the general's solemn expression, and replied suspiciously: "Never, isn't this army in another camp we are going to deal with?"

General Khitan said: "Exactly, you just arrived at the battlefield, and you arranged such a big victory for me in less than three days. Presumably, you have a certain understanding of these southern generals?"

Fang Shijie said seriously: "Fang Shijie was greatly favored by the Lord. He took him in since he was a child, and even sent Shijie to the Southern Dynasty to learn his culture and inquire about its secrets. Shijie did not dare to slack off in the slightest. The tempers and dispositions of these generals have been thoroughly probed before."

Looking at the soldiers sweeping the battlefield in the distance, Fang Shijie said again: "Like this Li Yi, the laws of the army are all well-behaved and loyal to the Southern Dynasty, but this is also the weakness. Unbearable, but because of a mere envoy, Li Yi opened the gate of the camp and went out to greet him in person to show respect, and even led the three armies, big and small, to kneel down to greet him, how could this be tolerated in the formation of the two armies."

After a pause, he went on to say: "Yao Qun, the general of the fourth battalion, is simply an idiot. If it wasn't for his background in the court, he wouldn't even be a corporal commander. And most of the soldiers under his command are disdainful. As a human being, I can’t even talk about following orders from above, so how can such a guy see through my careful planning? Besides, the fourth largest battalion is stationed with prisoner troops, the number of which is only about [-], how can they fight against us with tens of thousands of cavalry?”

General Khitan looked at Fang Shijie's angry face, sighed secretly, and said, "Shijie, you just arrived in the army, you are not familiar with the battlefield situation, and have never been exposed to real fighting. In the Southern Dynasty, it was mainly by the Nanman court Officials collect information, so it is normal not to know about the wolf army, but you must not have the heart to underestimate the enemy!"

"Oh!" Fang Shijie was aroused by General Khitan's words, and asked back: "Could it be that the wolf army is so powerful, why is there no mention of it in the intelligence of the Southern Dynasty?".

General Khitan turned his head to look at the confused Fang Shijie, and said softly, "Sakan!"

"Yes", a follower in the back row rode out, came to the subordinate, and reported respectfully: "Return to the Lord, because the wolf army is an army of prisoners, it was not mentioned in the meritorious service report."

Fang Shijie was taken aback: "Could it be that this army of wolves is actually this army of prisoners?"

Sakan reported back: "Exactly."

General Khitan turned back and said: "Sakan, you have fought against the wolf army, tell Shijie about the situation of the wolf army."

"Yes." Sakan said, "The wolf army was originally an army composed of prisoners assigned by the Southern Dynasty. They were sent to death as cannon fodder. However, in recent years, the number of prisoners in the Southern Dynasties has gradually decreased. More than 2 people."

Fang Shijie was very puzzled, and asked: "Then why is the prisoner army called the wolf army?"

Sakan continued: "The wolf army is famous for two reasons. One is that they don't listen to orders, and none of the generals of the wolf army have stayed in the wolf army for more than three months; Before, there were still more than 5000 prisoners in the prisoner army, and it had dropped to [-] four years ago, but until now, the wolf army still has more than [-] people even if it participates in various wars."

"Si", Fang Shijie gasped, "Could it be that this wolf army is so brave?"

Sakan said: "In the wolf army, the infantry and cavalry are divided into half. The Lord sent me to lead five thousand fine cavalry a year ago to contain the wolf army. Who would have thought that the wolf army would fight us as soon as we came into contact with each other. ,"

Fang Shijie said: "Then the wolf army is all aggressive and aggressive, so it's not difficult to deal with."

Sakan said: "The [-] elite cavalry we lead are the most elite 'Tiger Guards' in our army. Each of them counts as ten, and they are able to fight on the battlefield."

Fang Shijie suddenly cut off Sakan's words, and asked: "Wait, could it be that a year ago when the Southern Dynasty was victorious, the border guard Sun Xiaoda defeated my family's Tiger Benwei, and was promoted to three ranks, but he actually led the wolf army?"

Sakan said: "No. At that time, the commander of the wolf army was not Sun Xiao."

Fang Shijie wondered: "Then why is it Sun Xiao in the Southern Court's victory report?"

"That's why you haven't heard of the wolf army." General Khitan took up the topic.

Fang Shijie was quick-witted, and immediately reacted: "Could it be that the wolf army has not received any rewards for their contributions, why are the wolf army still working so hard?"

"Hahahaha, to distribute prisoners, as long as they stay in the prisoner camp for five years, they can leave their status as prisoners and return to their original places. However, in the killing array, it is not easy to survive for five years in the past." Khitan General sighed.

Fang Shijie already felt something, and asked cautiously: "My lord, since the wolf army is so powerful, why didn't the lord remind me when I offered advice?"

The Khitan General smiled and said: "You have a keen mind. You have studied in the Southern Dynasty for many years, but you are proud of your talents and talk about wars on paper. If you don't let you get frustrated a few times, how do you know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. How can you become a great weapon?"

Fang Shijie still refused to accept it, and suddenly heard an urgent report, "Report--", a scout horse galloped up, came to the front, got off the horse, and knelt down on one knee to report: "Report to the Lord, the fourth battalion is heavily guarded, and the sneak attack The 1 men of the Fourth Battalion were discovered ten miles away, and there was no news of General Hubi who was pretending to be an envoy. The army was attacked and harassed by two hundred-man scouts, and more than [-] people were lost. The other side was injured."

General Khitan asked loudly and urgently: "Why, there is no news from Hubi?"

"Reporting to the lord, General Hubi sent out a signal of failure to escape two quarters ago, and the general has not returned until now," Tan Ma replied respectfully.

"Go down!", the general waved his hand.Tan Ma turned and left.

Turning around, he asked again, "Shijie, what do you think?"

Fang Shijie was more cautious now, and after thinking for a while, he said, "My lord, the wolf army is so heavily guarded, it will definitely not be the style of the idiot who made Yao Qun. It can be concluded that there must be a very brilliant figure in the wolf army to plan."

General Khitan looked at Fang Shijie, nodded and said: "That's right, there is indeed a brilliant figure in the wolf army, so brilliant that people fear him, and because of this man, the officers and soldiers of our army who fought against him were changed to ' "Wolf Army", it is because of this person that I lost my troops and lost my generals. I have been unable to cross the threshold for five years. Even after ten years of intensive training, I lost half of my "Hu Benwei", which is a human-to-human enemy. Hurt the entire army of our army, and turn pale upon hearing the wolf, otherwise, how dare a mere two hundred scouts attack and harass our ten thousand-strong army, kill and injure more than six hundred people and then retreat completely."

Fang Shijie asked in surprise: "There really is such a person, who is this person?"

General Khitan sighed and replied: "We have never taken the prisoner army seriously. In the past, wars were done in vain. Every time there were casualties on both sides, until the last few years. The wolf army has almost never suffered heavy casualties. Every time our army suffered heavy casualties, and later had to send the most elite tiger guards to contain the wolf army, Wuqianerlang, but was wiped out by the wolf army in one battle. Shield, defense is paramount, never take the initiative to attack. This kind of military power is really enviable!"

Fang Shijie laughed and said, "My lord hasn't said clearly yet, who is this person? Why is he living in the prisoner camp?"

Sakhan took over the topic: "It's not that the Lord is hiding it, it's because even we don't know who this person is at the moment?"

Fang Shijie was silent for a moment, got up and dismounted, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully said: "My lord, Shijie didn't calculate well and missed General Hubi's life, please punish him!"

General Khitan looked down at Fang Shijie, who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "You have just arrived, and you have already advised our army to capture the third largest battalion in the Southern Dynasty. You have wiped out tens of thousands of enemies, and your army's morale has been greatly boosted. How can you be punished for such achievements." After a pause, he added: "Besides, my original intention is to let you get frustrated by the wolf army and learn some lessons. I hope you will remember this lesson well."

Fang Shijie kowtowed and said, "Shijie is taught."

General Khitan said again: "Don't underestimate yourself. Although the wolf army is powerful, the Nanman court doesn't know it. By next month, this group of people will leave their military status and return to their hometowns. You don't have to worry too much. Get up!"

Fang Shijie stood up and replied: "Yes." But he kept muttering in his heart, who is so powerful that even the Khitan king admires him, but there is no trace to dig out. .

A group of people rode back to the Khitan camp.

In the fourth battalion, a contest is going on.

Du Kai was still furious, this fake emissary turned out to be a master, surrounded by layers and killed fourteen brothers.Seeing his brother bleeding, Du Kai's eyes were about to turn red, and he took the shot himself, and fought hard with the opponent for a long time, before taking a chance, he used a knife technique taught by the boss to cut open the flesh of his opponent. abdomen.

Seeing the two [-]-man scouts coming back swaggeringly, Du Kai became even more upset. This is a troublesome situation. If the boss knows, he will not peel off the skin.Thinking of the boss's usual methods against the enemy, and looking at the corpses of the enemies he killed, he still feels uneasy.Why is the trick taught by the boss so insane, it's so difficult to leave a whole body behind.

I was feeling restless in my heart, but when I looked up, I saw a smiling face nodding.A habitual smile, a calm expression.When Du Kai saw this face that was at least ten years younger than him, he was really shocked.

"Boss, I..." Du Kai shouted anxiously.

The young man waved his hand to stop what he was about to say, "I've seen it all." Du Kai was shocked again, didn't he also see his brother being killed.

The young man shook his head and said, "This is a master, at least at the level of a general. Judging by his moves, he may be Hu Bi, the leader of the Tiger's Guard who is called 'Smiling Tiger' by Khitan people."

Du Kai was shocked when he heard it, what happened today, he couldn't be so shocked.

But this time it was really shocking, I actually killed Hu Bi, Du Kai couldn't believe himself.

Although he is a disciple of Shaolin layman, he has practiced both internally and externally, and has martial arts. When he came to the prisoner camp, he also became a centurion with his extraordinary martial arts.But Du Kai has never dared to expect to fight the "Smiling Tiger", one of the "Three Tigers Outside the Great Wall", with his own strength.

"Why, don't you believe that he is Hubi?" the young man asked with a smile.

Du Kai shook his head vigorously, still feeling a little disbelieving. "Boss, is that really Hubi? Did I kill it alone?"

"Hahahaha, with your 'Blood Hand' Du Kai, you are not so useless. Back then, you were also a character who fought in and out of the enemy's formation. What's so great about killing a lot of people? Why can't you put on airs like this?" ' the young man made fun of him.

'It's not the boss, it's really that this Hubi is not an ordinary character, that's a 'smiling tiger'!That year, the "Three Tigers Outside the Great Wall" teamed up in the Central Plains and made the entire martial arts world restless. Later, my master and seventeen uncles and uncles wounded them with the Eighteen Arhat Formation and fled far outside the Great Wall.It can be seen that it is so powerful.Such a person is actually taken care of by me alone, it is a bit too...too...too unbelievable. 'Du Kai stammered a bit later when he talked about it.

"Brother Du, it's not that your masters are not good at martial arts. It's because they don't have killing intent in their chests. Therefore, their moves are not murderous. In the end, they wounded instead of killing them. It's not that these three people's martial arts are really good. To what extent. Didn't you clean it up by yourself today?" The young man said seriously.

Du Kai said: "Boss, what exactly is the trick you taught me? Why is it so powerful that you don't even leave a whole body when you kill someone? Moreover, once you use the trick, you have the urge to kill?"

The young man stared and gritted his teeth and said: "I have a deep hatred with the county chief, and we cannot share the sky. The sword moves I learned during the slaughter of thousands of troops are for the purpose of executing their whole family at a late hour one day. Therefore, my sword technique is to control the sword with murderous aura, the stronger the murderous aura, the more powerful the sword moves."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Du Kai quickly changed the topic and asked: "Boss, this time the Khitan sent a general to pretend to be an envoy. Is there some kind of conspiracy? Should we strengthen our guard?"

"It was only then that I realized that you are too slow. I came before you and Hubi duel, commanding the guard, otherwise how could I have missed the lives of a dozen brothers." The boss said bitterly.

"Go and clean up the bodies of the brothers so that they can be buried. Brother Du, you go and deal with Sun Xiao, I'm going back."

After speaking, he turned around and disappeared among the tents not far away.

Before the figure disappeared, the boss turned around and shouted: "Brother Du, don't forget the feeling of fighting Hu Bi just now!"

It wasn't until the figure of the boss disappeared that Du Kai directed everyone to deal with the aftermath.

Seeing the brothers busy, Du Kai looked down at his hands again, took out the knife and thought for a moment, as if he wanted to go through the moves he had done with Hu Bi again, and when he raised his head again, it was already a more powerful move. Confident face.

Instructing his subordinates to take care of this side, Du Kai straightened his armor and walked towards the main tent of the Chinese army.

In the fourth battalion, the military flag is fluttering in the wind.In the wind, a dark blue wolf head, with its teeth facing the sky, appears and disappears as the flag swings in the wind.Under the big banner, there are a lot of murderous soldiers.