Two hundred and sixty seventh chapter: The Battle of Yanmen Pass IX
"General. General. The enemy is catching up." A guard cavalryman who was at the rear looked back and immediately shouted to Lai Hong in front.
Hearing the shouts of his subordinates, Lai Hong turned around and saw rolling dust not far behind him. It was obvious that the pursuers were coming. A cold light flashed in Lai Hong's eyes. From the breakout of Yanmen Pass to now, it has been over. It's been a day and a night, but they can't get rid of these pursuers. Lai Hong is also a person with a very stubborn temper. Seeing the other party pursuing him so closely, Lai Hong's heart suddenly filled with anger. The dust dispersed. More than ten knights in white clothes were revealed. Laihong saw it clearly. He simply pulled the reins and stopped the subordinates behind him. He shouted: "Brothers, let's go back and kill these pursuers."
"Ha." More than fifty cavalrymen sang in unison. As the strongest army in the Sui Dynasty, they also had their own arrogance. If it weren't for the military orders, how could they be willing to be chased by the enemy like this? Everyone also turned around at the same time. He raised his head and raised his own pistol. Under Laihong's command, he quickly formed a formation and was ready to fight.
The men in white who were chasing after them were the same men in white who had attacked Lai Hong before. When they saw Lai Hong and others, they stopped. The faces of those men in white all looked happy and they sped up, heading towards Lai Hong. They are rushing over here. In their opinion, although the number of the Royal Guards cavalry is far greater than that of their own side, they are all big soldiers. And they are all masters with special skills. How can they be afraid of these cavalry who have only undergone some simple training? As long as the big-headed soldier can capture the group of people in front of him, it will be a great achievement. The reward from above will definitely be indispensable.
Looking coldly at the men in white who were rushing over, Lai Hong's eyes flashed with cold light. He raised the silver gun in his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Assault formation. Assault." After saying that, Lai Hong clamped his legs hard and actually jumped on his horse. He rushed directly towards the pursuers. Behind him, the Imperial Guard cavalry roared and followed closely behind.
"Uh." Seeing that the person he had been chasing suddenly turned around and rushed towards this side. The people in white were also stunned. The leader was a tall and thin man with a thin face. He looked at In the blink of an eye, Laihong rushed in front of him. He was also startled. However, he was a master who had undergone rigorous training. He quickly reacted. He opened his hand and waved, and threw out several rays of silver light. .Go straight to Laihong.
Facing several rays of silver light, Lai Hong's glasses widened. He swung out the silver gun in his hand and directly shot down the rays of silver light. However, the speed of sitting down on his mount did not slow down at all. The next moment, Lai Hong had already arrived in front of the tall and lanky man. The silver gun poked out again, leaving a blood hole directly on the tall and lanky man's forehead. Poor that tall and lanky man. He couldn't even look at it. People like Hong who came from the military thought that he could easily escape with his light body skills. But he didn't expect that before he could react, he was shot. The tall and thin man could only carry him with him in the end. With a look of reluctance on his face, he fell down from his horse with his eyes widened.
After killing the tall and thin man with one shot, Lai Hong had no intention of stopping. He led his Royal Guard cavalry into the men in white and started a one-sided massacre. Now the man in white Only then did they realize that they were really wrong. The Royal Guards cavalry in front of them was completely different from the soldiers they had seen before. These Royal Guards cavalry were not inferior to the so-called martial arts masters in terms of strength or speed. Among them, Except for a few who were able to send out a few steel needles, most of them did not even have time to launch a counterattack and died tragically under the guns of the Royal Guards cavalry. There were no casualties among the more than fifty Royal Guards cavalry.
Such a result can be said to be entirely due to the fact that these men in white underestimated the enemy. Originally, with their small martial arts skills, they were not suitable for a head-on battle with the regular army, let alone a battle with such a powerful army as the Royal Forest Army. Okay. With this mentality of underestimating the enemy and the powerful impact of the Royal Guards cavalry, the people in white were defeated so completely.
Laihong tightened the reins hard and stopped his horse from sitting down. He looked coldly at the corpses of men in white on the ground. He pulled out a steel needle inserted into his shoulder with his hand. In the impact just now, there were also several people in white. The man's steel needle hit the target. But for Laihong, this injury was nothing. He dropped the blood-stained steel needle in his hand to the ground without changing his expression. He turned his head and shouted to the soldiers on the left and right. : "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Continue marching."
"Here." Originally, the soldiers broke out from Yanmen Pass. Both their military morale and fighting spirit have fallen to the bottom. But after such a great victory, the morale of the soldiers has been greatly boosted. Everyone shouted in unison. After saying this, they reorganized their formation and prepared to continue moving towards Guoxian County.
"Who is it?" Just as they were about to set off, a Royal Guards cavalry suddenly shouted loudly. This sound immediately made Laihong and all the Royal Guards cavalry turn their heads and stare closely at a small forest on the left. And everyone They all raised the spears in their hands. The blood of the previous men in white was still hanging on the spearhead.
"Please don't get me wrong." After a while, a shout came from the grove. Then, a big man in armor was seen slowly walking out of the grove. On his waist There is a sword-like weapon hanging in the middle. At first glance, it seems to be about three feet long. The handle is even more colorfully decorated. Look at the appearance of the big man. He is tall and burly, with a square face. The short beard on the chin gives this person an air of boldness.
Looking at the Sui Army's standard armor on this big man, Lai Hong's expression softened slightly, but he did not take it lightly. Instead, he frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you? Why are you hiding here so secretly? .”
The big man raised his hands above his head to indicate that he was not in any danger. Then he showed a helpless smile and said: "This general, please don't misunderstand me. This villain is a soldier of Marquis Wan of Guo County. Marquis Wan I learned that the emperor was besieged by the Turks and the situation was critical. I ordered a special person to come and inquire about the situation."
Hearing that the other party was actually from Wanhe, Lai Hong's complexion became much better. The silver gun in his hand gradually lowered a little. However, the vigilance on his face was not completely eliminated. He continued to question: "You said you They are the soldiers of Marquis Yangcheng. Is there any evidence?" Lai Hong had just gone through a fight, so of course he was cautious in his heart.
The big man seemed to suddenly remember something. He touched his body up and down with his hands. Then he took out something like a jade pendant from his belt. He held it in his hand and shouted to Lai Hong: "This general. This jade pendant was given to me by Marquis Wan as a certificate. Just this jade pendant can prove my identity. Well, I just don’t know where the general is."
Lai Hong looked at the jade pendant in the big man's hand from a distance. He frowned. Because of the distance, he couldn't see the appearance of the jade pendant clearly. He could only tell that the quality of the jade pendant was good. But come to think of it, Wan He was born as the richest man in Luoyang. Wanjia must have a lot of precious jade pendants on his body. It is not impossible to use this kind of jade pendant as a token. But he doesn’t know what the jade pendant looks like. How can he prove the identity of the big man. Immediately Lai Hong shouted loudly He said: "I am Ying Yanglang, Lai Hong. Since you said you are a subordinate of Lord Wan, you can hand over the jade pendant to me for verification." After saying that, Lai Hong waved his hand to the man behind him. A subordinate came forward, ready to take over the jade pendant for inspection.
Hearing Laihong's words, the big man shrank the jade pendant into his arms and shouted: "No, no. This jade pendant is a token given to this villain by my Marquis. How can I just give it to others, uh, general?" He said he is General Laihong. Do you have any proof?" As he said that, the big man put the jade pendant in his arms. There was a look of vigilance on his face, as if he was afraid that Laihong and others would come to snatch his jade pendant. Similar.
"Uh." Lai Hong was annoyed and amused by the appearance of this big man. But he was also relieved. Since this big man came to investigate on Wan He's order, he must be a meticulous person and be cautious in doing things. It's right. Besides, Lai Hong and Wan He have a good relationship. Of course, they won't embarrass Wan He's subordinates for such a trivial matter. Lai Hong immediately nodded and shouted to the big man: "That's it. Okay. Come here and show me the jade pendant yourself. I have in my hand a secret letter from the emperor to Lord Wan, which is enough to prove my identity."
"This..." A trace of hesitation flashed across the face of the big man. After a while, he raised his head. As if he had made a big decision, he secretly glanced at the jade pendant in his hand. Then He nodded vigorously and said: "Okay, okay, villain. I will trust the general for once. But, I hope the general will not deceive the villain. Otherwise, the villain will not be able to return his life to the Marquis."
Lai Hong almost burst out laughing at the appearance of this big man. But when he looked back, he found that the appearance of this big man was similar to Wan He's temperament. It is true that like a master, like a servant. Unknowingly, in Lai Hong's hands The silver gun was already slowly falling, with the gun head pointed downward. Then, the big man also took steps, and walked cautiously towards Lai Hong. The jade pendant in his hand was like the big man's treasure. She held it tightly in his hand, refusing to let Laihong see it.
With great difficulty, the big man had already walked in front of Laihong's horse. He looked around first, as if he was worried that the Imperial Guard cavalry next to him would suddenly take action. However, he glanced at Laihong in front of him warily, and then hesitated. Yudi extended his clenched hands back and forth and said: "Uh, come, general. This is the jade pendant that my Lord Marquis gave to the villain."