Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 104 If life were just like the first time we met

The first meeting between Liu Huai and Xin Qiji is quite legendary, whether recorded in official history or unofficial history.

What about the creation of the world, the feeling of old friendship at first sight, the tiger's body trembles, and the bowing of the head; what about the encounter in the spring breeze, rain and dew, which is better than countless encounters in the world; what about the wheel of history rolling forward?

In short, use whatever words sound corny.

But the reality is that both Liu Huai and Xin Qiji were covered in dust and sweat after riding their horses in armor under the August sun.

The two men met from a distance, and there was no heroic spirit between them. They first exchanged bad poems, but became wary of each other.

Although Liu Huai saw the big banner with the word "Xin" on it, who knew whether the person coming was Xin Qiji himself or a descendant of the Xin family?

Just like Xin Wenyuan whom I met in Lianshui before, he is just Xin Qiji's cousin.

These large Han Chinese tribes in the north often gather together, with dozens or even hundreds of adult males, of whom good and bad are mixed. Who knows if the one who comes is a bastard who kills innocent people and takes credit for it?

As for Xin Qiji.

He had no idea who the unshaven man on the opposite side of Anju Ma was.

At this time, Xin Qiji opened his bloodshot eyes, first looked at Liu Huai, then looked at the more than ten bandit soldiers.

"General Xin, we are from the Pingshan Hu army of the Tianping army. We have been ordered to serve as the vanguard and are stationed in this village." A man dressed in colorful women's clothing quickly stepped forward and complained: "These three bandits claimed to be merchants and wanted to stop in the village, but when we were not paying attention, they killed the villagers. We chased them out. Please help us, General, and kill these bandits!"

"Pingshan Hu?" Xin Qiji sneered, turned his head to look at the two bodies broken into four pieces, and then looked at the long sword that Liu Huai was already holding in his hand without even removing the blade cover. He wanted to say something, but instantly lost interest in speaking.

Xin Qiji pointed at the group of bandits and said, "I, Xin Qiji, am the secretary of the army, in charge of seals, laws and military law. Now, wherever the soldiers under the command of Pingshan Hu go, they abuse the people and rape women. They are called traitors. Anyone who commits this crime will be executed."

After saying this, the knight in the iron crotch suddenly rode forward and charged forward like a wolf or a tiger.

The leading bandit was indeed a bit clever. He instinctively felt that Liu Huai's words about following Li Tieqiang's military orders were a lie, but he immediately realized that Xin Qiji, who was able to raise the flag and lead a well-organized cavalry at this time, must be a general of the Tianping Army. So he had an idea and told a few lies, and by the way, revealed his background.

It would be best if the visitor could turn a blind eye. Even if they are upright and honest, they can still turn a blind eye and pretend to be deaf and dumb.

At least they wouldn't join forces with that outsider to slaughter their own brothers in the Tianping Army, right?

However, Xin Qiji was different from the rest of the Tianping Army. Not only was he born into a landlord family, he had also received a complete and orthodox feudal scholar-official education. He was willing to talk about loyalty and brotherhood on a daily basis, but when it came to the most fundamental things, he would not compromise.

Xin Qiji drew a two-handed heavy sword from each side of the saddle, took the lead, slashed left and right, and the six bandits in the front were killed almost in an instant.

On the other side, Liu Huai and Guan Chongyan looked at each other in bewilderment. It was not because they were surprised by each other's behavior, or they couldn't understand why Xin Qiji did this, but because they could never have imagined that the eight armored cavalry led by Xin Qiji looked unstoppable and disciplined, but when they really fought, they were fighting each other in the martial arts world.

Putting aside other things, is the terrain of a mountain village a place where cavalry can show their prowess?

Shouldn't they dismount and form a battle formation before fighting forward?
Now only six bandits blocked eight armored cavalry for a moment. The dozen or so bandits behind them had already reacted, but the cavalry led by Xin Qiji was still crowded at the village entrance and could not increase their speed at all.

"Luo Erlang, you are here, please be careful."

Having said that, this was not the time to think about Xin Qiji's military capabilities. Liu Huai threw the reins to Luo Huaiyan, dismounted, took off the sword cover, and stepped forward.

Guan Qilang followed suit, carrying a quiver and a small shield on his back, a hand knife on his waist, holding a bow in his right hand and an arrow in his left hand. He also dismounted and followed Liu Huai five steps behind him tacitly.

The two men avoided the narrow and crowded village entrance, took a slight detour from the side, and suddenly rushed towards the group of bandits.

They were only fifty steps apart.

"dismount!"

Xin Qiji finally realized that he had made a mistake and quickly gave orders.

After saying that, he dismounted, holding two two-handed heavy swords, and ran two steps, side by side with Liu Huai.

"Save your energy, don't run, just walk fast." Liu Huai said in a deep voice, blocking Xin Qiji with his long sword.

Xin Qiji nodded and slowed down his pace. Both of them were tall men, holding sharp blades and long weapons, and their slow approach gave off a strong sense of oppression.

On the other hand, the dozen or so bandits, except for the two-meter-tall strong man holding a Mo Dao, the rest were of varying heights, weights and shapes, and most importantly, they had no armor.

"Go ahead! What are you afraid of?!" The burly man with the Mo Dao pushed a few people beside him, wanting them to use it as a cushion for the blade and test its quality.

But just as two men, suppressing their fear and moving forward with spears in hand, were shot by an arrow and fell to the ground. Shot in the abdomen, he was severely wounded, but he could not die immediately and could only writhe on the ground wailing. The other man quickly retreated, tumbling and crawling.

Forty steps.

Guan Chongyan stood still with a cold face, stroking the bowstring that was still buzzing after shooting an arrow, then pulled out another arrow, held it between his fingers, lightly placed it on the bowstring, and continued forward.

The Mo Dao wielders also seemed to be a bit afraid. Seeing that Liu Huai and Xin Qiji seemed to be separated from the main force behind them, they thought it was an opportunity to attack and wanted to surround and kill them. However, they immediately realized that their comrades beside them were afraid and unreliable and could not provide any help. They could not help but hesitate for a moment.

But is it possible to escape now?

If more than a dozen people stand together and press forward, there is still a chance of survival. If they turn around and run away, exposing their backs to the enemy, won’t they be targeted one by one by the powerful archers?

The only solution now is to kidnap or even kill the two people who have lost contact, so as to deter the pursuers and buy time to escape, or even turn defeat into victory.

Thinking of this, the burly man with a Mo Dao spat in the face of the bandit who was running back.

"Waste! Look at me, I'm going to kill these two little thieves!"

After saying that, he held the Mo Dao upside down, kicked the two corpses in front of him aside, and rushed forward.

As if encouraged by the sturdy man with the Mo Dao, three more bandits followed closely behind him. Only one of them protected his head and face with a pot cover and walked forward.

This is just seeking death.

Twenty steps.

Guan Chongyan stopped, drew his bow and shot again, but his target was not the man with the Mo Dao in leather armor, but the bandits who were cowering and didn't know how to advance or retreat.

After two more people were shot down, the remaining bandits finally collapsed and fled for their lives.

At this time, Liu Huai and Xin Qiji also faced the man with the Mo Dao.

Originally, the man with the Mo Dao sword was proud of his bravery. He thought that even if he couldn't take down the two men for the time being, he would still have no problem fighting them on equal terms. Then the three accomplices behind him rushed forward and surrounded and killed the two men here. It was simple and neat.

The moment they fought, the man with the Mo Dao realized how wrong he was.

The heavy Mo Dao that was chopped down with all its might was easily caught by Xin Qiji with one hand using his heavy sword, while the other heavy sword pierced the throat of the Mo Dao man.

The man with the Mo Dao hurriedly put away his sword and retreated. Yu Guangzhong swung his long sword like a colorful ribbon in the air, cutting the two bandits in half, and continued to chop towards his head with the remaining force.

In a hurry, the big man raised his sword with both hands, trying to block it. With a loud bang, the big man felt his hands go numb, and he couldn't hold the weapon at all. He was easily knocked away by Liu Huai.

Fear surged like a tide. The Modao man who had lost his Modao instinctively wanted to escape or beg for mercy, but all he saw before him was a flash of swords and sabers.

Although Liu Huai and Xin Qiji met for the first time, they cooperated well with each other. They used a long knife and two heavy swords to strangle the enemy at the same time.

The leather armor was flattened and blood gushed out.

The man with the Mo Dao was cut into three parts, and his upper body flew out and landed in front of the peasant couple he had just killed.

He looked up at the four sections of the corpse and said, "So, being chopped into pieces feels so painful."

Thinking of this, the man with the Mo Dao fell into deep darkness.

(End of this chapter)