After burping, Bart tightened the thick belt around his waist, and the warmth on his body increased a lot. Although drinking was not allowed on duty, the weather was really too cold. The cold wind blowing from the northern prairie The wind is simply more terrifying than the wind in hell. If you don't take a few sips, you really can't resist this cold night. Fortunately, my tribe has always had the tradition of drinking. One or two sips are nothing, but the amount must be controlled well. I think I still have some self-control. As long as it doesn't delay things, it's not easy for me. Earning the position of deputy captain must be cherished.
This was after the original garrison division was reorganized into a regular division by Mr. Li and the garrison division was reorganized. As an old cavalryman, he was left to lead these new recruits. Of course, his position was also promoted. In Da Jie, he was promoted from a squad leader to a deputy captain in one fell swoop. Although he stayed in the garrison, this was a rare honor. I heard that after his new year, he was still expected to be sent to the Military Academy in Qingpu for further studies. Woolen cloth.
"Cheer up, don't be so cowardly as a turtle. I heard from above that the north seems not to be very quiet these two days. Let's be more careful tonight and don't let any blind horse thieves pass by. If we don't, we will lose a good opportunity to make meritorious service." Bart said nonsense in order to lift the spirits of the brothers. This routine patrol is necessary, but the peace has been long, and there are still horse thieves. Even if there are, They would have slipped into the territory of the Luobei or Mote people long ago. Everyone knows that a regiment of troops is stationed in Mangye Town. If the horse thieves want to come here to look for food, wouldn't they be asking for death
Several voices came up immediately from behind: "Sir, how many times have you said this, and how many times have we patrolled with you? We are so familiar with this defense area that we can find it even if we close our eyes. Where are the horse thieves? They almost went to patrol with the Motte and Luobi people. Aren't you here to tease us and stimulate our interest again? "
After being stunned for a moment, Bart became angry: "You guys, do you think this horse thief is so easy for you to encounter? I tell you, no pain, no gain, this is the motto taught to us by Mr. Li. How can there be such a thing in the world? Waiting for something good to happen, oh, you encountered it as soon as you patrolled. Then everyone has to go to the border to guard it. Where will it be your turn? If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, you have to do your job well. Opportunities are also waiting for you!”
Seeing that his boss was furious, the people behind him fell silent, and Bart didn't say anything more. He spurred his horse and took the lead into the cold night. Two to three hundred light cavalry behind him followed closely behind him, and waves rolled up in the field. Can snow.
"Quick, quick, quick!" The sharp north wind in the cold night was like a knife, stinging his face with unbearable pain. The thick fur hat and fur coat still couldn't resist the cold wind from hell, but none of this made the young man feel The reason for his fear was that the looming torches and the barking of dogs a few miles away behind him were what he was most afraid of.
"How far is it to get to Mangye Town? I really can't hold on any longer." The fierce cold wind stimulated him so much that he could hardly speak. His face was completely numb. He opened the leather earmuffs and the young man He glanced at his own healthy horse with some despair. He had been running for hundreds of miles continuously without a moment's rest. Moreover, in such bad wind and snow weather, the beautiful horse was one of the best horses in a thousand. Ju, he couldn't bear this kind of uncontrolled torture. He was so tired that he felt that all the bones in his body were about to break. It was really difficult to hold on.
"Lord, you must not stop at this time. They are only two or three miles away from us. Once we stop, I'm afraid we will never have a chance again." The man next to him advised anxiously: "Hurry up, there are at most more people ahead. Ten miles away is the northwest boundary, and as long as we reach there, we will have a chance."
"But, in the middle of the night, the people in the northwest don't know our situation. They don't even have a messenger. I'm afraid we will be overtaken by them if we can't escape to Mangye Town." The young man was already a little incoherent. , seeing the fire and noise behind him getting closer and closer, he even wanted to give up the resistance. Maybe if he was captured by them, they could let him live? After all, he and I are still blood brothers.
"Lord, don't fantasize. Once we are caught, maybe a few of us can survive. But you are the only one. I'm afraid they won't let go of the opportunity to eradicate the trouble forever! Let's leave quickly!" The young man unceremoniously shattered the young man's fantasy.
After taking a few deep breaths, he probably understood that what the other party said was true. The young man gritted his teeth and said nothing. He bit the horse's belly and whipped it hard on the horse's buttocks, killing the healthy horse. The pain suddenly came out, and the nearly forty or fifty cavalry followers behind him followed closely, whipping their horses and whipping, and running like crazy towards the southeast in the wind and snow.
The wind and snow are getting heavier, and the shallow ditch in front is the destination. It is the natural dividing line between the northwest and the Mote territory. Once there, the patrol mission is almost over. It is a dark and windy night. , the snow was heavy, and I didn’t see even a single person along the way. Also, in this kind of weather, everyone wanted to stay in the house and warm themselves by the fire and sleep, unless there was something serious and urgent.
"Sir, there seems to be some movement ahead." The originally loose formation of the front team suddenly tightened up as if someone had whipped it. One rider suddenly turned around and ran over, panting like Bart reported. .
"What's going on?" Bart immediately became interested when he heard it, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"This is not clear yet, but there seemed to be dogs barking and crying in the first few miles, and there seemed to be the sound of the cavalry's hooves." The cavalryman who came to report was not sure.
"Let's go and have a look!" Like a vulture that smells smelly meat, Bart keenly sensed that there was something going on here. Could it be that this horse thief was taking advantage of this snowy night to rob property in the middle of the road? It's just that with the weather like this, which caravan would choose to go out at this time? Unless it is a smuggling caravan, but even a smuggling caravan cannot be targeted by horse thieves in this border area. If you want to rob it, you should choose to do it deep in the grassland dozens of miles away. This is not an obvious provocation to yourself. ? Bart couldn't care less about this matter. As long as he had a chance to fight, he could get a chance to be promoted if he was lucky. This military merit was the first condition for promotion.
"But, sir, it seems that that side is already the territory of the Mott people."
"Ignore him, this bastard, who can control so much? If it is really a horse thief, we will all be rich. As long as we capture them, the brothers will have hope of getting promoted and making a fortune. Haven't everyone been complaining all day long about not having a chance? , now the opportunity has come, if you miss this village, you will never go to the next store, let's go!" Bart was completely attracted by the desire to make meritorious deeds at this time, and ordered the rear team to follow closely, while he jerked his horse and led The team rushed up.
The already desperate party had completely lost hope of escape, if the cavalry led by Bart had not arrived. Although the dozens of cavalry followers who followed the young man desperately resisted the entanglement, the pursuers who had an absolute advantage still caught up with them two miles away from the northwest territory. After a crazy duel, only the fleeing party was left. Less than twenty riders escaped, and then the encirclement party entangled them again. This time it seemed that they were doomed.
The young man only felt that his chest was tightening, and the continuous high-intensity and strenuous exercise made him feel a little dizzy. At this time, he just wanted to lie on the ground and have a good sleep. He didn't even seem to care about the imminent threat of life and death. Not on.
"Lord, let's go!" Although Baishi Chaiqi has formed a not too tight encirclement, the outcome has already been determined. The two groups of pursuers forming a pincer-like circle have already blocked the way. They only need to encircle them. The only option is to suffer death obediently.
Maybe it was the fierce fighting that made them forget where they were now, or maybe the howling north wind and blizzard made both sides of the fight a little tired and dull. Who didn't notice the quietly changing situation around them? When the cavalry emerged from the dark night and suddenly raised the butter windproof torch in their hands, everyone in the fighting circle was stunned.
Bart carefully looked at the prey in the encirclement. He observed the clothes of the two groups with some confusion. He could see that the clothes of both groups were very similar. To be precise, they should be the same. They were all from the northwest. They were dressed as special rangers, and it could be seen that they all knew each other, and were even quite familiar with each other. However, why did these Mott people come to this place to practice martial arts on a snowy night when ghosts rarely go out? Isn't it too absurd
Although he didn’t know why the two gangs fought desperately, Bart’s intuition made him feel that he had really caught a big fish today. Bart could tell by the clothes on the guy who was hiding behind the defensive attendants. That guy is not a simple character. As a Yuli warrior, he also comes from the Tengger Grassland. The costumes of the royal family on the grassland are very different from the costumes of ordinary nobles. There are significant differences in the colors and flowers of the clothes, as well as the wearing and quality of the accessories. The difference is that this guy belongs to that extremely rare type. Although his expression is full of fear, this does not affect his identity.
For a moment, everyone in the fierce battle arena stopped. The surrounding fire was dazzling, and the raging flames were swaying in the wind. The cavalry team with bows and horses had already put into attack posture at the first time. The shadows of hundreds of arrows flashing with cold light trembled on the bowstring, which was really dazzling.
"Everyone, can you please be quiet? It's hard to have fun in this dark sky and cold night, but practicing in such deserted mountains and wilderness, isn't it a little too hard?" Bart is already quite proficient in Tang dialect, but he It can be seen that these people should all come from the Tengger Grassland, so they directly speak in the Hu language commonly used on the grassland.