Compared with the vast Sino-Vietnamese hills, a team of a thousand people dragging a net to search seemed too strenuous. A small-scale fight that broke out on the Shibaikawa River did not attract much attention, and the small country clan in Minun Mountain City did not dare to send
People went out of the city to inquire about the news and did not carefully go down the mountain until after dawn. At this time, there was nothing left on the river except messy blood stains and traces of battle. No one except the person involved knew what happened on the river that night.
What happened.
In the quiet night, only the howling night wind blows in the endless wilderness, and the hazy mountains are like demons devouring flesh and blood. It is supposed to be the night of the full moon, but unfortunately a cloud appears to block the bright moonlight.
Under the cover of the dark night, the fleeing boy and girl ran quickly along the midnight river bank one after the other.
Behind them, there were no less than twenty Honjo troops chasing after them. The shouts that came from time to time seemed to indicate that they were just ahead. The sparks in the hands of the long-tailed tiger girl seemed to become a beacon in the dark night, guiding the pursuers forward.
direction.
"Tiger! We can't escape like this, throw away the torch!"
"But you can't see the road clearly without a torch."
"You can't see clearly even if you have a torch! Throw it away quickly!"
The Honjo army who was holding on to the two men suddenly found that the firelight in front of them disappeared. The cavalrymen who had lost their direction for a while gradually slowed down and slowly caught up to the place where the torches were discarded. They stopped, looked at the dark river in front, and only heard a sound.
The voice of a famous warrior cursed irritably: "You bastard! You actually lost me. What should I do? My lord will definitely not bypass us!"
Another warrior pondered for a moment and whispered: "We can only continue searching! Search north along the Shichuan Sea, and we will definitely find the person!"
The warrior in front sighed and said: "I can't control that much anymore! The lord will be here soon, we have to chase him!"
At this moment, the clouds that blocked the moonlight quietly moved, causing a ray of moonlight to fall through the gap in the clouds. The bright moonlight quickly illuminated the silver-white river bank, and just in time, two figures were gradually receding in the distance, one of whom could be seen.
He hurriedly reminded: "The moon is out, right in front!"
"God is really helping me! Everyone, hurry up and chase after me!" The horse-riding warriors of the Honzhuang Army waved their whips in their hands and chased after him quickly.
The rumbling vibrations quickly attracted Kira Yoshiki's attention. He turned around and saw that the group of pursuers had found the direction of pursuit again. He had to rush the horse harshly and shouted: "Toragi, hurry up! They are catching up again!"
"No way! My horse can't run anymore! What should I do! Wuwuwu..." Long-tailed Tiger Girl said and cried. The little girl had never experienced such a battle. She couldn't run when she saw her horse.
When I moved, I started to cry loudly in panic.
Only then did Kira Yoshi realize that the long-tailed tiger princess's mount was frothing at the mouth and was about to die from exhaustion. As a mount for a princess, the first thing it needs is a docile temperament and smooth movement, and speed and endurance are secondary.
Yes, it can be said that it is not easy for the long-tailed tiger princess's mount to be able to escape for a whole day.
Seeing the difficult progress of the mount, tears streamed down the face of the long-tailed tiger girl. Kira Yoshishi stretched out his right hand and said: "Jump over and leave your mount! I will ride with you and continue running!"
"But..." Before Long-tailed Tiger Girl could finish her words, the mounts staggered and fell into the sand by the river. Fortunately, Long-tailed Tiger Girl was not injured, but the horse that had been with him for several years
He fell down and died, leaving the girl in white stunned.
Kira Yoshishi reined in the panting horse. He had already discovered that his mount was also showing signs of exhaustion, but the current situation did not allow them to stop. "Toragi! Come here quickly! I will take you and let's continue walking!"
"No! I don't want it!" Long-tailed Tiger Princess was frightened by the sudden death of her mount. She huddled next to her mount and cried non-stop. Kiragi was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He jumped off the horse and grabbed the girl and pushed her up.
The time wasted by the mount, and the distance between the pursuers has been shortened a lot, and now the shouts from behind can be clearly heard.
"Stop! If you don't stop, we'll be rude!"
The speed of the two people riding together was obviously a lot slower. The distance between the pursuers was getting closer and closer. Torahime huddled in his arms and kept crying. Kira Yoshiki could only beat his mount desperately to speed up.
, but the effect of this was not ideal. The war horse still ran slower and slower, and its breathing gradually sounded like it was hoarse.
"Am I going to die if God wants to kill me?" Kira Yoshi suddenly wanted to give up resistance. Neither he nor Hu Ji had the strength to turn around and fight again. They could only resign themselves to fate and let their mounts advance slowly. At this moment, a large cloud happened to appear.
Covering the bright full moon, the originally bright world fell into darkness again.
This blockage caused the originally clear road to become pitch black again. The dealer's horse-riding samurai, who lost his target again, had to slow down. It was very dangerous to dare to run wildly if he could not see the road. If the war horse stepped into the pit and fell.
If a horse's leg is broken, it is very likely that the comrades behind him will be thrown to death as well.
The leading knight on horseback yelled: "Asshole! What happened today? The moonlight was blocked again!"
"Keep chasing! They killed one horse. Two people riding one horse together will definitely not be able to run very far!"
The chase and escape continued for a long time, and gradually his mount showed signs of being unable to hold up. No matter how hard he pushed the horse, his speed continued to drop, and he felt that the pursuers behind him were still biting them and chasing them closely.
"This is an opportunity! The only way to survive is to jump on the horse!" Kira Yoshi immediately stopped his horse and stopped his whip. He pulled the long-tailed tiger girl over and jumped down. He carefully told the girl: "Tiger girl! We are going to hide soon! Wait for the pursuers.
Don't talk when you come here! Do you understand what I mean? If you understand, just nod!"
The long-tailed tiger nodded obediently to show that she understood what he meant. Kiragi raised his whip and drove his horse to another fork in the river. At this time, the moonlight in the sky showed signs of getting brighter, giving them both
There was not much time left, so Kira Yoshi took Hu Ji's little hand and followed the river bank into the reeds in the river.
The river water in March is freezing cold, and tall reeds grow in the water. Although it is safe to hide in it, Kira Yoshi felt an icy chill when he first entered the water. The cold river water became the biggest difficulty, but in the distance
The rumbling vibrations became louder and louder, and he couldn't help but hesitate any longer.
After a whole day of overloaded action, Long-tailed Tiger Princess, who had never experienced overloaded exercise, was so tired that she could hardly open her eyes. She leaned in his arms and whispered: "I'm so tired!"
"It'll be ready soon! Don't be impatient!" Ji Liangyi gritted his teeth and made up his mind, bent down towards the long-tailed tiger girl and made a gesture of carrying her: "Tiger girl, come up quickly, I will carry you to the reeds.
Hide for a while."
"But..." The girl hesitated and wanted to refuse, but remembering Kiragi's instructions, she obediently took his arms around his neck and climbed up slowly.
The two of them waded slowly toward the river along the reeds, and the soft voice of the long-tailed tiger girl reached his ears: "If you are tired, remember to put me down."
"It doesn't matter, my health is very good. I haven't been sick a few times since I was a child! And the armor I wear can keep out the cold better than your armor." Kira Yoshihide replied with a strong voice, which made the girl's face show tenderness.
's smile.
The gurgling river water in the tall reeds covered up all sounds. The cool night wind blew the reeds and provided him with the best cover. When the moonlight shone again and dozens of knights chased him, the river had already
Restored to the initial tranquility, the knights on horseback rushed over without hesitation, not even realizing that there was anything unusual in this ordinary reed swamp.
The cold river water reached Kira Yoshi's thighs and soaked the skirt of the long-tailed tiger princess. He just stood still in the river with the girl on his back. Their escape was not in vain. Not long after, they heard another rumble.
The voice rushed back from the front, and scolding sounds came from nearby: "I have been chasing for so long but I still can't find it. It must be hidden nearby. Search carefully for me!"
"Lord! It's already the third watch, isn't it..."
"Stop talking nonsense! If you catch the princess, I will reward everyone with ten coins! If you can't catch anything, don't even think about getting it!"
Then there was a burst of noisy sounds. It seemed that the warriors of the dealer spread out and looked around. After a long time, another chaotic sound gathered together. After a quarrel, it seemed that they gave up the search and headed north. Since then, there has been no more.
Other voices came.
At this time, the attentive girl quickly discovered that his body was twitching, so she whispered: "Is it cold? There seems to be no one, let's go ashore first!"
"Okay... okay!" Kira Yoshihi carried the girl with difficulty and walked to the shore step by step. At this time, his legs were already frozen and he couldn't feel anything. Even he himself didn't know how he walked to the shore.
When he walked to the river bank, he suddenly felt tired, and then his whole body began to spin as if weightless, as if all the stars in the sky had fallen, and he knew nothing at the next moment.
…
In the chaos, he saw a familiar scene again, the Yahagi River in Mikawa Kingdom. He and Yamamoto Kansuke were sitting by the river fishing. He caught many big fish but Yamamoto Kansuke caught nothing. Then snowflakes started to float in the sky, and Yamamoto Kansuke caught nothing.
Suddenly he dropped his fishing rod and stood up, smiling at him and saying something, and then he didn't know anything else.
In the next clip, it seems to be at the foot of Fushimi Mountain, facing the charge of the Shiga army, the samurai of Mikawa waved their swords and guns in their hands to fight back desperately. The formation was broken and many samurai died in the battle, and he fled desperately under the cover of the horse warriors.
At that moment, the mountain seemed to say something to him, and familiar yet unfamiliar snowflakes seemed to be falling from the gloomy sky.
Such confusing scenes sometimes revealed completely different changes from his familiar memories, which made him a little confused as to which one was real and which one was fake. At this time, she heard familiar chanting.
The sound was "The Sutra of Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata's Original Vows and Merit Sutra". Usually this sutra always appeared when praying for the recovery of patients, but why did it ring in his ears?
This familiar chanting sound seemed to be trying to get through to him sincerely, but when he was in trouble, it couldn't be driven away no matter what. For some reason, the believers lit up an unknown fire and covered their ears to avoid listening to this disturbing sound.
After a moment of panic, I heard someone shouting: "Wake up! Wu Wei Dian has woken up!"
"Gods and Buddhas bless you! The owner of the hall is finally awake! Gods and Buddhas bless you!" This voice seemed to belong to Tokiyuki Yamamoto.
It seemed that Hosokawa Fujitaka was reciting in a low voice: "Bless the great Bodhisattva Hachiman! May my Kira family's military fortune be long-lasting!"
…
"What's wrong with me?"
Kira Yoshishi slowly opened his eyes and saw a large group of people coming around the room. He shook his heavy head and tried hard to sit up, but found that he couldn't use the strength. Yamamoto Tokiyuki quickly stopped him and said: "Master, please don't."
"Move, you were in a coma for three days before you woke up. Now you are weak and need to rest."
"I was in a coma for three days?"
"The owner of the museum has not eaten since he left Kasugayama Castle in the afternoon. He intercepted Honjo's army until midnight, and then escaped with His Highness the Princess for nearly an hour. After the two horses could no longer support him, he still stood in the water with Her Highness on his back for more than an hour.
For hours, I didn’t eat, drink or sleep. Then I was soaked in the river and the wind and cold entered my body. I passed out as soon as I landed. Fortunately, the horseback crowd came over through the guidance of the ninja. What a blessing among misfortunes!" Yamamoto Tokiyuki!
Fortunately.
"If we hadn't experienced it personally, we would never have believed such a bizarre thing. Under the pursuit of those traitors, Wuweidian was able to calmly let go of his mount and take the princess to hide in the reeds. It's really amazing!
If it were us, we would never have thought of this!" Saito Asanobu, who was in the crowd, also echoed, but his eyes were always glancing at Akiku who was serving Kira Yoshiki, and his eyes were shining.
It's like discovering some treasure. (To be continued.)
