Chapter 26 A Long Night of Life and Death
() In his previous life, Ma Yue learned about the wars in the ancient cold weapon era through various literary and artistic forms, but it was not until now that he realized that all the descriptions and interpretations were not worth the danger of immersing himself in the situation.
Whether it is the description of novels, the filming of TV movies or the creation of games, they are nothing more than child's play compared with the real battlefield.
Just the constant shouts of killing, fighting and screams from all around are enough to scare a person who is not mentally strong enough, not to mention the cold arrows that may be shot from behind at any time. But the horse leaps over
Among them, one must always be on guard against and endure all this, and must keep running hard in order to save one's own life.
When the army was in chaos and the Qiang cavalry arrived, Ma Yue had already given up on the horse he was riding. In such a one-sided defeat, his target on horseback would be more obvious, and he would be chased and killed by the Qiang people.
The possibility of death increased. He could only escape death as much as possible by walking on foot and blending in with the fleeing officers and soldiers.
Seeing that only a few Qiang cavalry could chase dozens or hundreds of officers and soldiers, Ma Yue felt chills in his heart. This is the combat effectiveness of the Han army, and this is the skill of the frontier soldiers.
When he was several times outnumbered by the enemy, he was killed in a night attack and was completely unable to fight back. This realization made him feel disappointed. He did not know that in the future, when facing more vicious foreign invasions, he would not be able to fight back.
How would the Han soldiers respond?
In fact, this is because Ma Yue has wronged these soldiers. In fact, they are not that bad. But soldiers in this era have always been accustomed to obeying the generals' orders. Now they are attacked by the enemy at night and have completely lost their sense of belonging.
They were scurrying around like flies, letting the Qiang people kill them all. If someone could step forward at this time, perhaps there would still be room for redemption in this defeat, but is there really such a person?
At this time, Ma Yue had no such thoughts, and he had a better understanding of his own abilities. Originally, he thought that through several months of unremitting efforts, he would be able to protect himself in the war, but now he realized that this was obvious.
It's just a fool's dream. In this kind of chaotic army, unless there are really ten thousand enemies, you can only rely on luck. Therefore, it is impossible for him to take the risk to summon officers and soldiers to fight back, and he also knows that those officers and soldiers cannot listen to his orders.
If you are fighting against the enemy, take care of yourself first.
After running with the current for a while, he found that more and more Qiang people were chasing behind him, and they were getting closer and closer. A sudden thought flashed through Ma Yue's mind. He was still too panicked. In such a dark night,
It is also difficult for the enemy to see the road and opponents clearly. They also pursue based on the situation ahead. Running with many officers and soldiers will only attract more Qiang people to pursue. The most correct way now is to break away from the group, so as to escape
Chase and protect yourself.
After thinking about this, Ma Yue immediately turned into action. Taking advantage of a narrow fork in the road ahead, he broke away from the retreating army and fled into the trail. And the facts showed that his judgment was correct.
After he separated from the brigade, the Qiang people did not chase after him, but continued to rush behind the officers and soldiers, constantly killing the straggler Han people to the ground.
It was finally a little safer, allowing Ma Yue to hold on to a big tree to breathe and rest, but the sharp screams that came from time to time in his ears were still irritating his eardrums, making his body uncontrollably trembling. This was
Not because of fear, but because of anger, anger that his compatriots were being slaughtered!
But Ma Yue was not dominated by anger, and he was not stupid enough to go back. Even if he had two thousand years more wisdom than people of this era, his life would not be tougher in such a chaotic army.
He clenched his fists and swore that he would change this situation in his lifetime, then turned his head and walked deeper into the dark path.
After walking for half an hour, Ma Yue's physical strength was finally exhausted. He had not really rested for more than an hour since he came out of the tent at night to assassinate Geng Bi.
, although his body is much stronger than before, it is still unable to bear too heavy a burden. He has already felt his limit and it is difficult to move forward.
"Ma Yue, you must move forward. This place is only a few miles away from the battlefield. The Qiang people are likely to come and kill you. By then, you will not be able to resist alone, and you will only die!" Use words to fight yourself.
Suffocating, Ma Yue kept moving his legs, which weighed heavily, and kept moving forward, but this speed was too slow.
After walking like this for a while, just when the horse was about to lose its support and fall under a tree by the roadside, suddenly an urgent sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and soon, several screams were also heard.
This made Ma Yue's heart tighten suddenly. It was obvious that the Qiang people were chasing them from behind, and those screams must have been made by other officers and soldiers when they were overtaking them and being killed.
He tried his best to stand up and hold the knife in his hand as a defense, but he was so exhausted that it was difficult for him to assume the posture he had used when practicing martial arts earlier. Even the steel knife he was holding was constantly moving in front of him.
Trembling is a sign of exhaustion.
Several people and horses were visible in the blink of an eye. They ran over quickly, and then they saw Ma Yue. Several Qiang people shouted loudly, and immediately urged their horses to rush towards him. At the same time, the sabers in their hands had already been
Show it out, raise it, and strike straight at Ma Yue's neck.
With the horses galloping so fast, as long as the saber hits the target, it can quickly cut off the person's head with the impact of the horse, almost without any effort on the part of the knight. These Qiang cavalry used this trick tonight
They had already killed countless Han troops, and they didn't think they would miss this time. The eyes of the cavalryman who rushed at the front showed a cruel red light, and he only waited for the soft sound of the knife entering the human body.
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Ma Yue smiled bitterly. Seeing the enemy charging at him, he had no power to resist or dodge. He could only close his eyes and wait for death. What ambitions and ambitions did he want to make a difference in this troubled world and change the Han people in the next hundred years?
The thoughts of tragic fate will disappear after this moment, and my journey through time will come to an abrupt end in less than a year.
A helpless smile flashed across Ma Yue's lips, accepting the coming of death...
"Phew!" Just when Ma Yue thought he was going to die and had already closed his eyes, there was a sharp whistling sound of an arrow piercing the air from behind him, and an arrow flew over his head and went straight for the man.
The Qiang people rushed towards the door.
The Qiang man was completely unprepared, and had already focused his attention on the sword. Therefore, he had no time to resist, and was hit by the precise arrow in the face. After letting out a miserable howl, he fell from his horse.
Ma Yue heard something strange. He opened his eyes out of curiosity and saw the Qiang man falling from his horse. He was startled. The other Qiang people were also surprised. They had not encountered anyone since the sneak attack at night.
I had encountered decent resistance, but I didn't expect that I would encounter a blow at this time.
And while everyone was stunned, more than thirty riders suddenly rushed out from the darkness behind Ma Yue. These thirty people all held bows, skillfully bending their bows and setting arrows, and headed towards the horse not far away.
The Qiang people fled.
These Qiang people were all light cavalry. They didn't even have decent armor on them, and they were completely defenseless. Moreover, they were outnumbered, so after one round of arrows, there were not many left. Only then did they suddenly wake up.
Come here and quickly turn your horse's head to escape.
But it was already too late. The thirty or so cavalrymen who came here were extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they had already rushed in front of them. All the weapons in their hands were raised, and they fell hard on those who were fighting.
The screams stopped immediately after the killing, and the Qiang team of seven or eight people was strangled to death.
Ma Yue looked at everything that happened in front of him in surprise, almost thinking that this was his hallucination. You must know that since the defeat was determined, the Han army had no real counterattack, and the Qiang people were completely massacred one-sidedly.
But now, things took a 180-degree turn, which made it difficult for him to react for a while.
At this time, the more than thirty riders had killed all the Qiang people and asked Ma Yue: "Brother, are you okay?"
"Thank you for your help, I'm fine..." Ma Yue responded casually, but then he was so surprised that he looked up at the person who spoke, and said with an emotional expression: "It's the leader..."
"Huh?" The person who spoke was startled at first, and then he let out a cry of surprise: "Young Master Ma!" This person was Wang Feng, the leader of Yiwo Feng who had surrendered to the army just before.
Who else is there to kill the enemy with him other than a group of heroes?
Ma Yue was also surprised and excited that these people actually rescued Ma Yue here. They dismounted one after another and stepped forward to ask about Ma Yue's situation. Ma Yue was also full of questions, but he still had judgment and knew that it was not safe here.
It was not the place to go into details, so he simply said: "Chief King, let's find a safe place first, and then we can go into details."
"Master Ma is right, we cannot be discovered by the main force of the Qiang people, otherwise it will be difficult to resist." Wang Feng nodded in agreement, then called for someone to help the horse and jumped on a Qiang war horse, and then headed not far away
Running towards a small hill.
It wasn't until he was a few miles away from the battlefield and saw that the terrain was conducive to holding on, that Ma Yue finally felt relieved. But as his mood calmed down, he felt waves of collapse in his body, and every bone seemed to be broken.
Normally, it makes him want to sleep immediately. But his reason tells him that now is not the time to sleep, there are still things he needs to know.
So Ma Yue quickly looked at Wang Feng: "Chief Wang, how come you are here? How could you save my life in time? And why are there only so many brothers? Where are the others?"
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Someone in the book review section asked about the future of the protagonist. A passerby can give some spoilers. It is impossible for the protagonist to grab a knife and fight the enemy head-on. The most he can do is kill someone when danger comes. The fighting part will be done by his eldest brother Ma Chao.
In addition, if you have any opinions and thoughts about this book, you can post it in the book review area, and passers-by will make some responses here in time.
Chapter completed!