Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3573: Damn Horse

In my ears was the whistling of the night wind, like the growl of some wild animal.

Although he tried his best to suppress his desire for flesh and blood, he was still unable to control himself when stimulated by blood and fire.

I am a military school student under Liao Hua.

what?

What is my name?

The name is not important.

Being alive is what matters.

Some people always like to call me some elite military academy student, but when I hear that, I always smile and call him an idiot in my heart.

In fact, under the Hussars, everyone can be an elite, but definitely not everyone is an elite.

Just like these soldiers following me, most of them can’t even get close to the elite.

It doesn't mean that if you know how to chop, master the skills, understand the orders, wear a set of armor, and hold a standard sword and gun, you can become an elite...

If this is the case, the word "elite" would be too cheap.

I don’t even dare to call myself “elite” because I always feel that I am just lucky, not really “capable”.

Those who are truly capable never mention the word "elite", but I know that those people are the real "elite".

For example, Li Du.

For example, the team of scouts in front of me.

That's real talent!

If I hadn't known they were right in front of me, I would have confused them with the surrounding stones, wood, or other objects. One moment, they were still standing still, and the next moment, they might have disappeared into the grass or shadows, making me feel like they had melted into the night.

Several elite scouts slid across the open space in front of them like snakes, and passed through the intersection of the debris left over from the previous battle.

Looking at the movements of those scouts, there seemed to be some weird distortions, but if you didn't look closely, it would be easy to ignore these scouts and think they were just rocks or tree stumps or something...

It’s not that there was any disguise, but these scouts deliberately placed their heads and limbs at a strange angle, making it difficult to detect the human features when viewed from the direction of Cao’s army.

It is said that this set of skills is a secret of Guanzhong Military Academy.

Of course, if this really is some "secret", it is obviously impossible for these scouts to learn it. However, for most of the new soldiers who have completed their training and have just gone to the battlefield, they must first survive the battle before they have a chance to grow, and it is only a chance!

If you don’t learn, you never will!

It is not like what some people think, that just by hanging out in the queue, you can automatically become the "elite"!

Originally, I told Captain Liao that I would lead the team to fight by boat, but Captain Liao came here and led the soldiers to attack along the mountain path.

Undoubtedly, it would be more dangerous to fight by ship.

But Captain Liao refused.

Captain Liao didn't tell me the reason, but I could roughly guess it.

I turned and looked behind me. Although most of the soldiers were hiding in the shadows, there was still a clear difference in the performance of the veterans and the new recruits.

Those who stood there like fools, half lying and half squatting, not moving at all, were mostly veterans.

The veteran was in a very calm state.

These soldiers who have experienced several wars seem to be so calm and orderly at all times. Even when they are hiding in the shadows, they can be felt like ferocious beasts ready to ambush their prey. Although their bodies are still, they may rush forward like lightning in the next moment.

And those new recruits...

Although the equipment they wear is similar to those of veterans, you can still see many differences if you observe carefully.

I won't talk about the rest, just the new recruits' hands, it's like they have nowhere to put them, from time to time they have to touch their armor, straighten their weapons, and touch the stones beside them...

Holy shit, why are these guys so naughty?

I was a little depressed, and whispered, "Pass the order, let the new soldiers stand back, and wait until the veterans come up before they move! If anyone moves again and alarms Cao's army, the military law will be ruthless!"

The messenger beside him also responded in a low voice, then quietly passed through the bushes and retreated.

After a while, those restless recruits finally calmed down a bit...

Those idiots in Cao's army always think that all the soldiers under the Cavalry Corps are elites. But in fact, where are there so many elites?

There are very few true elites, just like eyeballs, a person has only two. If the whole body is full of eyeballs, what would that be?

Monster?

Just like the troops led by Captain Liao this time, some were veterans, some were new recruits, and there were only a very small number of "elite" soldiers.

Of course, I am not saying that recruits are incompetent. After all, these guys have passed the training and are qualified. I was also a recruit. It is not that I look down on them just because I became a military academy student, but they still have a long way to go...

In the military, I know that many veterans don't want to get too close to the new recruits in the beginning.

When you get close to someone, it's inevitable that you will have feelings.

During the battle, the casualties among new recruits were the highest.

Similarly, veterans do not mean elites, because veterans may survive by chance. Of course, the biggest obstacle to their becoming elites is that they are unwilling to learn...

Only soldiers who survive on the battlefield and are good at learning can become true elites.

I?

I don’t count yet.

Some of them are even "elites" and can be said to be geniuses!

At that time, there was no Military Academy of the General of Cavalry, and even the military school had not been established. However, there were some people who followed the General of Cavalry and became the "elite"!

Until now, many tactics and methods in the Military Academy and the Military Academy were studied and practiced by those people, and a complete set of tactics was formed...

Those people are the "elite", and people like me can only be said to have learned the basics!

Walk a little further and start to get out of the shadow area.

I looked up, waiting for the signal.

Captain Liao's order was to destroy the fortifications on the Yingzui Bay Hill as much as possible and force Cao's army to retreat...

There were a lot of debris from previous attacks ahead. Some of the broken limbs that had not been cleaned up in time had begun to stink, attracting a lot of scavenging insects and small animals.

Bigger beasts won't come...

There should be some truth to this, but I just don’t quite understand it.

A moment later, the calls of several night owls were heard from the mountain.

"We succeeded!" I immediately said to the soldiers around me, "Pass the order, follow me! The veterans are in front, the new soldiers are behind! Let's go!"

The order was passed from one person to another, and soon it spread from the front of the queue to the back of the queue.

I took one last look back, passing over the old soldiers and taking a closer look at the new recruits.

New recruits, I hope you can still remember those repeated instructions and those standard movements on the training ground...

Of course, I also hope that I can come back and scold you and those who didn’t do it well...

I nodded to everyone, then drew my sword and was the first to rush out of the hidden shadows.

Flame, light and shadow.

The sound of wind and chaos.

I suppressed the roar that was about to burst out automatically, gripped the sword tightly, felt the gravel under my feet falling with the rustling of my feet, and began to run wildly along the route those elite scouts had taken!

Pass through the wreckage area as quickly as possible and rush into Cao’s army’s line!

In the distance, flames shot up into the sky, and chaotic shouts drowned out the noise I was making here.

As long as the other Cao soldiers on the hill are not paying attention, I can lead my soldiers to avoid the most dangerous area!

Then, rush forward and kill!

The night wind whistled in my ears, like the low roar in the throat of a wild beast, or like my blood churning in my body.

Rushing over!

Although they were running all the way, inevitably making the sounds of running and the collision of weapons, but after the elite scouts cleared out Cao's sentry posts, it was obvious that the Cao soldiers on the hilltop were attracted by the movement from Captain Liao's side, and did not hear the chaotic noise coming from this side.

This is the opportunity!

I took a few anxious breaths, then climbed up the mountain path, watching the Cao army position above to see if anyone would show up, and being careful not to step on the traps dug by Cao's army.

The brain has lost the ability to think, and the instinctive intuition of fighting takes over everything.

It is better to step on gray than black. Gray is the raised area, black is the sunken shadow.

Half bent over, almost on all fours, holding the knife in one hand like a probe, he used the other hand to quickly check the ground in front of him in the alternating darkness and shadows, avoiding those places that were unstable to the touch or felt sharp.

Not far away, there was a single white arrow stuck in the ground, representing the direction in which the previous elite scouts had advanced.

The rapid running and climbing made my chest a little bit hot and painful, but this proved that I was still alive and could breathe and move freely. Moreover, the pain stimulated my body to start heating up, and I felt like something was churning and surging inside me, as if it was about to break out of my body...

Until I rushed to the top of the hill, gasping for breath, I saw the Cao army soldiers who had just turned around.

In the light of the fire beside the Dan River, the look of surprise on that guy's face was the best reward for his hard work all the way!

I raised the knife and let out the roar that I had suppressed all the way!

"kill!!"

……

……

"kill!!"

On the other side, Li Du also let out a low shout, and the blade drew a scarlet arc in the dancing light of the torch, and the tip of the knife went straight for Cao Ren's throat!

Li Du sprinted forward and in the blink of an eye he had closed the gap that had been created.

The soles of his boots rolled over gravel and sand soaked in blood plasma, and the short distance of ten steps was reduced to within the reach of a knife in the blink of an eye.

He saw the Taotie pattern on Cao Ren's helmet flickering in the firelight, as if a living thing was wriggling.

The vibrating hum of the knife tip pierced the air, and a salty and fishy taste seeped out from between Li Du's clenched molars.

Facing the heavily armored Cao Ren, there are not many parts that can be attacked. The throat below Cao Ren's neck is undoubtedly the absolute vital point that can be killed with one blow!

Li Du recognized this set of heavy armor.

Although it was worn by Cao Ren, the overall structure was not much different from the heavy armor under the cavalry. There should have been a bronze mask to reduce the fatal gap under the helmet, but for some reason, Cao Ren did not wear a bronze mask.

This is the opportunity!

Accompanied by Li Du's sword that he had used for many years, it leaped up like a spirit snake and spit out a scarlet snake tongue.

The muscle memory honed from years of training and battles allowed Li Du to concentrate all his strength on the three-inch blade!

Thrust!

When Cao Ren heard the evil wind coming, the hair behind his ears suddenly stood up. The copper nails and iron plates at the joints of his armor made a harsh sound of friction against each other as they turned sharply. Without thinking, he swung his sword and chopped back!

At this moment, it’s a matter of life and death!

Li Du gritted his teeth and ignored Cao Ren's sword that was slashing at him. Instead, he stared at the gap between the collar and the neck of Cao Ren's helmet and stabbed forward!

The tip of the knife trembled slightly, as if searching for a glimmer of hope for victory in the air!

The heavy armor Cao Ren wore had no face covering, but it had a helmet, a neck guard, and a collar on the body armor, which provided adequate protection. The only flaw was the area just in front of the face and throat.

If Li Du had plenty of physical strength, he might have used other methods to fight now, instead of using this kind of move that could decide life or death in just one blow!

Cao Ren had just turned his head to look at the top of the mountain. If Cao Ren continued to turn his head to look at Li Du's offensive moves, he would be exposing the flaw in his throat to the tip of Li Du's knife!

Cao Ren immediately swept back, but he didn't hear any retreat from Li Du's side. He thought to himself that something was wrong!

In a flash, Cao Ren's crisis instinct developed from years of conquests made him abandon the idea of ​​looking back. He actually stopped turning his head and raised his shoulders towards Li Du, using the beast-like bronze head on his shoulders to suddenly push up against the sword light, to block Li Du's sword that was rushing towards him!

The collision of copper and iron produced a shower of sparks, just like a meteor appearing in the sky.

The blade of the sword slid across Cao Ren's shoulder, and starlight flew everywhere. Although it failed to completely stop Li Du's thrust, it also affected the direction of Li Du's sword attack.

Almost at the same time, two cold rays crossed each other.

Cao Ren's sword hit the brace on Li Du's armor. The bronze brace was as crisp as a pancake under the blade. Cao Ren's sword cut off Li Du's cowhide waist and pierced the brace, embedding deeply into Li Du's body. Li Du's blade just deflected, brushed past Cao Ren's shoulder, and penetrated into the gap between the iron rings on his neck, stabbing the side of Cao Ren's helmet, knocking Cao Ren's helmet off!

Li Du spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards, while Cao Ren's helmet also flew up in the air, carrying a strand of broken hair with it.

"The song is long!"

"General!" 』

The soldiers on both sides couldn't help but shout, and immediately rushed up to each other, fighting each other.

Several guards came up quickly to protect Cao Ren.

Cao Ren's hair was disheveled, and he felt a buzzing in his ears and a cold and hot sensation on his face. He reached out his hand and felt blood on it.

"Lord, your ears!"

The guards' panicked shouts made Cao Ren feel relieved.

Although there is still a buzzing sound, the injured ear can still hear. As for the half ear missing...

It's better than losing half a brain!

Cao Ren couldn't help but feel a surge of fear in his heart.

The blood from the wound on Cao Ren's left ear flowed along the lines of the chain mail and into his neck.

This unusual warmth, coldness, and pain made Cao Ren stagger half a step.

Amid the ringing in his ears, he could hear his own heartbeat like a war drum.

The smell of iron surged in his throat, and the chill from Li Du's blade brushing against his head just now spread up his back, causing him to shiver uncontrollably.

If I were slower to react, or even made a wrong decision at the last minute, who knows...

"Kill this beast!"

Cao Ren pointed his blood-stained right hand forward, his voice trembling slightly with fear.

Cao Ren, who had just passed the life and death pass, roared angrily, and nameless flames rose up.

In fact, Cao Ren was careless before, he was too close to Li Du, which led to the danger just now. He originally wanted to recruit Li Du, thinking that Li Du was a promising talent, but he didn't expect that Li Du almost killed him!

Just as Cao's soldiers rushed forward under Cao Ren's command, a series of arrows suddenly whistled over from the side!

The Cao army soldiers who were rushing in the front screamed and fell to the ground.

"Be careful, Lord!"

The guard quickly raised his shield to cover himself and Cao Ren.

At the moment when Cao Ren's guards slammed their shields together, a whistling arrow flew through the air. The dull sound of the arrowhead piercing into the shield was so deafening that it made people's teeth ache. Then, several arrows in succession pierced into the surface of the shield, causing the guards behind the shield to turn pale!

As for the other Cao army soldiers who were exposed to the arrows, they would find a hiding place on their own, or if that was not possible, they would just fall down on the spot and pretend to be dead...

You have to know that Cao Ren doesn’t have a helmet now. If he is shot by an arrow, he will have no place to cry!

The shield blocked the arrows and of course blocked the view.

After waiting for a while and the arrows stopped, Cao Ren pushed away the shield in front of him and saw some hussars carrying Li Du on their backs, fighting and retreating, and retreating down the mountain.

Li Du, who was on the back of the hussar soldier, swayed unconsciously with his arms and legs hanging down...

A little further away, a long dragon of torches was winding closer at the foot of the mountain, and the Liao character flag pierced the night sky.

Liao Huazheng led his soldiers, formed a formation, and headed up the mountain to meet them.

"Damn it!"

Cao Ren also woke up from his nameless anger at this moment. He had no time to care whether Li Du was dead or not. Instead, he had to face the current unfavorable situation!

How come we were ambushed on the mountain road?

We have clearly dispatched soldiers to guard the place and checkpoints for surveillance, but have they all become just for show?

But now is not the time to investigate what went wrong at those checkpoints...

Cao Ren put on the deformed helmet again. The edge of the copper plate cut the wound on his left ear again, and fresh blood flowed out.

In pain, Cao Ren gritted his teeth and grinned.

A young military officer under the command of the Cavalry dared to fight bravely in a desperate situation to seek a glimmer of life, so why didn't Cao Ren dare to do so?

Cao Ren shouted and sent part of his troops back to rescue Cao's position on the hill. He then led another team of soldiers to attack Liao Hua and others.

At this moment, although he was attacked from both sides, blood was still flowing from one of Cao Ren's ears, and it was painful when it hit his helmet from time to time, but Cao Ren still felt that he still had a chance to win, because he saw the fleet he had prepared in advance turning out on the Dan River!

"Kill them!" Cao Ren raised his arms and shouted, "Our ships are coming!"

As long as Liao Hua’s boats and rafts on the banks of the Dan River were burned, Liao Hua would be like a trapped beast in a trap!

Cao Ren felt that the success or failure of this battle depended on the flames leaping in the center of the river!