Yang Guangdi squatted on the ground, his legs and feet were a little numb. Huo Huo's body had stopped shaking long ago, but there was still warmth. His palms slowly slid across the top of Huo Huo's head, feeling the familiar feeling of the mane rubbing against his palm.
He didn't stop until he reached the saddle.
There was a familiar sharp sound in the distance. Yang Guangdi lowered his body and turned to look east. A small fire appeared on the horizon, dancing in the dark night, which looked particularly eye-catching.
A moment later, a wild beast howled was heard, echoing in the snowfield for a long time.
Yang Guangdi had fought against the Qing army many times, and he could tell that this kind of animal cry was actually the Qing army's communication sound. It was difficult to judge the distance in the silent night, but it was closer than the sound of the arrow just now.
Yang Guangdi held the riding bow in his hand and groped around the area, but did not find the bow plug or the arrow. After a pause, Yang Guangdi slowly touched Huo Huo's neck and there was an exposed arrow tail.
, he exerted a little force first, and the arrow was withdrawn. Huo Huo's body did not move at all. After Yang Guangdi listened carefully for a moment, he used it again.
Pulling out the force, the arrow shaft rubbed against the muscles, making a whirring sound, until the prismatic arrows detached from the muscles. There were two arrows on the neck, but one had been crushed. Yang Guang groped for the first time, and then
Pulling out one from the horse's buttocks, Yang Guangdi inspected it carefully and almost touched Huo Huo's whole body with his hands, only pressing one side of the ground to turn over.
It can't turn, and I don't know how many arrows were hit by the fire.
Holding the two arrows in his hand, Yang Guang felt the thickness of the arrow shafts and knew that there was only one armor-piercing cone and the other was a light arrow with an ordinary prismatic arrow.
In the dark wilderness to the east, the neighing of horses could be vaguely heard. Yang Guangdi lay down, pressed against the neck of the fire, covered his face with his mane, stayed for a moment, stood up, and walked quickly in the direction of the neighing horses.
go ahead.
There was a soft crunching sound in the snow under his feet as Yang Guangdi walked hard in the snow. His eyes gradually adapted to the light at night, and then he could barely distinguish the terrain against the white snow.
Yang Guangdi walked as fast as he could, the wind and snow hitting his face was painful. The fire in the distance kept beating, making the eastern sky flicker. Yang Guangdi stopped and found that there was another light spot.
, further east.
He didn't know how far the fire took him, but he could still tell the general direction. The fire was running west-south. The Anqing cavalry was probably in the southeast, not too far from the current location of the fire.
The Qing army was tracking the Anqing cavalry, and Chen Rulie would never light fires at night, so these firelights were probably set by the Qing army scouts to indicate the direction of the Qing army chasing at night. The animal sounds just now were for communication. That is,
It is said that the Anqing cavalry has probably been tracked by the Qing army just now, and the subsequent Qing army is rushing to attack. Judging from the position of the horses just now, it should not be far from here. The fire is the direction of the battle, and Yang Guangdi can be alone
Walk south to avoid the battle at night, but if you walk alone like this, once you encounter the Qing cavalry after dawn, you will have no power to fight back. If you walk in the direction of the fire, you may get into a fight, but you may also end up with the cavalry.
The teams meet up.
Yang Guangdi headed east without hesitation, advancing carefully, occasionally entering the plowed land, and getting up immediately after falling down. In such a dark wilderness, the cavalry could not move much faster than he could on foot.
The distance from the fire gradually decreased, and it was already clear that what was burning were wheat orange stacks and thatched huts, about the edge of a village. The blazing fire reflected the low clouds in the sky. Suddenly there was a scream from the front, and a sharp sound came from the east.
Coming, approaching with a roar, Yang Guangdi quickly squatted down, and the scream stopped. It must be that the loud arrow fell into the snow, probably a hundred steps away from him. This kind of loud arrow
It is generally used for simple communication at night, but the sound is sharper than that of the Anqing camp, and it is obviously from the Qing army.
There was a clear howl of a wolf in front of him on the left, and then the sound of stepping on the snow gradually approached. Yang Guangdi lowered his body and hid quietly in the dark snow.
A strange accent came from a hundred steps away. These people must be Qing troops. Yang Guangdi quickly estimated the position. The Qing troops must be heading towards the direction of the fire. He immediately got up and rushed forward. The Qing troops did not hold up torches, and the fire ahead was
In their direction, except for one person giving orders, no other noise could be heard. Yang Guangdi could tell from the sound of stepping on the snow that the number of Qing troops was not large, and this group was probably just a few.
There are ten people, but they still move very orderly in the dark.
The new fire should be at the indicated position. The Tatar outpost followed the Anqing cavalry closely, using the fire to indicate the target. Those howls were communicating with each other. This new group of Tatars would participate in attacking the Anqing cavalry. According to Yang Guangdi's
It is speculated that the total number of Qing troops participating in the siege will not be large. These Tatars are all selected elites. They are not large in size but very powerful. They are scattered in various directions to search. After determining the position of the Anqing cavalry, they use firelight to confirm it.
At the attack position, they used the sounds of wild beasts and loud arrows to communicate, and coordinated with multiple teams to gather and attack from different directions. At this time, the wind direction changed slightly, and there were faint sounds of fighting and killing from the direction of the fire. Yang Guangdi knew the level of the Anqing cavalry, and the individual soldiers
The combat capability is far from that of Jiannu, and the gap is even greater in this kind of night battle. If this group of Qing troops catch up
The situation of the Anqing cavalry must be more difficult. The sound of trampling on the snow was not far away. Yang Guangdi paid close attention and could even see a blurry figure on the snow. His position was further to the west. Yang Guangdi stepped on a field of replanted seeds.
The edge of the land we passed was a bit higher than the abandoned land next to it.
, the snow cover was also higher. The snow blocked the firelight, and the ground was dark. Yang Guangdi stopped here, and then inserted the arrowheads of the two arrows hard into the soil, so that the arrowheads were all submerged into the soil, and continued to do so
After several times, he inserted the light arrow into
On the ground, he put a heavy arrow on the bowstring.
The sound of cuckooing on the snow approached from the front left. Yang Guangdi couldn't feel any tension. He raised his left hand slightly, pointing the arrow in the direction of the fire.
As the firelight fluttered in front of the wind and snow, Yang Guangdi waited quietly. Finally, the first Qing army appeared in front of the firelight. The burning wheat oranges reflected his clear figure, and the side of his back was facing him.
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Yang Guangdi raised his bow. The first person was usually a leading soldier. The leading soldiers marching at night might be Tatars with bright armor. From the outline of the figure at this time, it can be judged that they indeed have armor.
He had just passed the archery test, one of which was shooting at a horizontally moving target. Although he passed, the examiner told him that it was far but not deep, and that his strength was still lacking. With Yang Guangdi's archery skills, it would be difficult to penetrate even with heavy arrows.
Through armor.
Yang Guangdi was on the dark west side, and he could not be seen from the position of the Qing army. He did not shoot, and the figures of the Qing army in front passed by one after another.
A voice shouted. Yang Guangdi used his thumb hard and aimed at the fire. He pressed his thumb with his index finger and middle finger, and clasped the trigger finger to slowly draw the bow.
A figure from the Qing army in the back walked toward the aiming position. His figure was not that heavy and he probably wasn't wearing white armor. He had a triangular flag behind him. According to the information obtained from the interrogation, he might be Ling Ji or Ba Ya La.
"Pull slowly, release quickly." Yang Guangdi whispered, stretching his left hand straight, and gradually tightening his right hand, and the rattling sound of the bamboo tire was right next to his ears.
His hands were shaking a little. Yang Guangdi knew that he had exhausted too much physical strength, so he pushed hard and kept the bowstring open.
The horse's head reached the aiming point, and the Qing army's figure was about to cover the firelight. Yang Guangdi suddenly released his finger, and the bow and arrow flew towards the firelight, and there was a scream from the front.
Yang Guangdi quickly grabbed the light arrow, regardless of whether it hit or not, and immediately turned around and fled north.
There were several screams from the east side, followed by the sound of bowstrings vibrating one after another, surrounded by the sound of arrows piercing the air. Yang Guangdi hurried away, and in the darkness he could only hear the neighing of horses in the plowed land, and the sound of arrows piercing the air.
There was a sound of falling.
This Qing army obviously did not expect to be attacked here. There was chaos in this small area. People were shouting in unfamiliar accents. Yang Guangdi walked northward in the darkness and reached the rear of the Qing army.
He could hear horses passing by not far away, and the Qing army was still firing bows and arrows towards the field just now. Yang Guangdi heard the sound of bowstrings about ten steps away. Yang Guangdi stopped and faced the fire.
Several more figures could be seen in the direction. Yang Guangdi moved two steps, drew the bow string and aimed at the nearest Qing army. He suddenly stopped, turned the bow to the farthest figure, and fired a light arrow with a bang.
Come out from the string.
There was another scream, and then an arrow was shot amidst the angry shouts. At this time, Yang Guangdi only had a knife left in his body. He turned around and walked towards the direction from which the Qing army came.
The sound of whizzing wind passed by far and near, and there were several screams one after another. The horses neighed and ran, mixed with unintelligible curses. Yang Guangdi knew that the Qing troops were attacking each other in the dark. After this melee,
The morale of this team is in chaos, and there are casualties. The wounded need someone to take care of them. The combat effectiveness will drop sharply, and a lot of time will be wasted. Yang Guang
At least it helped the Anqing cavalry a little bit.
The bows and arrows at the rear were still flying, and Yang Guangdi's fatigue disappeared, and he was so excited that he wanted to shout a few times. But this Qing army team was not large in size, and they might be familiar with each other, and Yang could identify each other by shouting.
Guangdi only had a short time to evacuate, so he first walked for a while in the direction from which the Qing army came, and then headed northeast
, to avoid getting between the fire and the Qing army, thereby exposing their body.
Yang Guangdi gradually moved away from the chaotic group of Qing troops until he walked to the outskirts of a village. Most of the villagers inside had probably fled. He could only hear the barking of dogs. In the wind and snow, there were faint sounds of shouting and fighting in the distance.
There were still arrows ringing here and there. It should be that other Qing army teams were coming. The fire in the distance was still flashing. Yang Guangdi stopped and observed carefully. It seemed that another fire was added.
This shows that Qing army scouts are still tracking the Anqing cavalry.
Yang Guangdi groped along the periphery of the village, and after a while he found a pile of wheat oranges. Yang Guangdi hurriedly ran to it, took out the flint for the Lumi gun, carefully raised a small fire, and then put the wheat into the fire.
The orange pile ignited. The fire gradually expanded. Yang Guangdi put away the flint and looked back to the west in the direction of the fire. He stayed there for a moment, judged the direction of Sanlipu, turned around and continued walking east.