August 5, 1967, Eltiero North
The sun is burning, and the scorching sun is like burning every trace of water on the surface, radiating light and heat without mercy.
Looking at the edge of your eyes, the ground in front is dry and cracked, and the grass and trees are withered and yellow. The scenery is shaking like a mirage under the heat, making people feel dizzy while sweating profusely.
A team of more than a hundred people walked slowly, and the armor, swords and guns reflected the dazzling silver light. Judging from their uniforms, they turned out to be Eltino's regular army.
Stop the army and rest!
The leading cavalry, Hua Fengmiao, issued a rest order, then took the water bag from the adjutant, drank a large mouthful of water, stared at the hot air in front of him, and couldn't help but frowned and thought to himself.
(The situation in the north has really not been very good in the past few months...)
Of course this is just his personal thought!The situation in northern Eltierno in the past six months is definitely not something that can be described in a bad sentence.
Since mid-June to the present, the rain has not yet fallen. The weather that should have turned colder has been hot, and the sun is still as hot as a stove, ruthlessly burning the earth. Over a hundred large and small streams, all dry and can reach the bottom. Even the largest Guokang River in the north is only shallow clear streams, not to mention the large areas of withered and dried flowers, plants and trees, as well as crops that are concerned about the livelihood of the people.
A severe drought that has not been seen in hundreds of years will inevitably cause famine, which is common sense.
The clerks in the royal city only recorded this: In the autumn of the 567th year of Eltieroli, it was not raining and there was a severe drought.However, it did not mention the tragic situation of the people being displaced and dying on the roadside.
Eltino has an official warehouse in the local area. When encountering famine, he should distribute food to disaster relief to relieve the hunger and suffering of the people.
However, the head of the Huazi family, who holds most of the northern regimes, only sent people to express to the representatives of the victims indifferently: He has submitted a memorial to the central government, hoping that the palace will transfer food as soon as possible to relieve the famine.On the other hand, the official warehouse was opened, not to provide disaster relief, but was transported to Huajia Branches in various places. Even the large number of relief supplies sent by Reince and Wu Lian were all in the warehouses of Huajia Branches in various places.
He loves the people, but it is all used on the children of the Hua family. Even if people with other surnames die, they can only blame them for their bad luck. If they have the wrong surname, what does it have to do with the Hua family?
Faced with this situation, the people naturally have grievances and even take action.
But in a chaotic world, the strong prey on the weak. The Hua family controlled the power of the northern part of Eltino for nearly a thousand years. It is a top martial arts family on the Fengzhi Continent. Their children all eat and drink well. How could the victims who were so hungry that they were opponents?
In the end, of course, there is only a part to be slaughtered!
The wild is full of hunger, eating with children... and other tragic things, just as they are almost gone.Hua Fengmiao naturally frowned when he thought about the recent situation.
But it's not for the famine of the people!As a direct descendant of the Hua family, although he is not a royal relative, he is also a nobleman, and has a military position and has a wealthy life. How could he care about the joys and sorrows of ordinary people?
What he is worried about is the recent uneasiness in the surrounding areas.
The victims were extremely hungry and crazy and took risks. There were more than a dozen cases a day, and many people simply formed a group of thieves to rob their families and attacked past business trips.
The Hua family was furious at the atrocities of the untouchables and used thunderous means to suppress them, but how could they be suppressed?
Later, the children of the Hua family who served in military positions and were responsible for suppression also began to feel uneasy.
Those untouchables were unfair and had no armed skills, and they were killed with hoes and sickles. Of course, there was nothing to be afraid of; however, the price was astonishing as one of their own mistakes.
The untouchables don’t want gold or silver, but simply craved for food. The soldiers who were captured by sneak attacks were often immediately divided and eaten without any corpses. Even when suppressing, many hungry people without weapons had the easiest way to attack was to bite them. The children of the Hua family were not good at protecting their bodies, so they might be torn off a piece of meat.
Everyone has seen many such examples. When it comes to going out to suppress, who is not afraid?
It's just hunger, why can a person become so powerful?
The answer to this question is that the children of the Hua family who have been full of food all day have no chance to know for the time being.
Hua Fengmiao's group was responsible for transporting dozens of trucks of grain to the Hua family branch in nearby cities for collection, and was worried that it would be attacked by a large number of bandits. That was inevitable.
He drank again and looked at the last of the team, about ten passengers who were obviously not soldiers.
At this time, many business travelers who want to travel through the north can only stay in the army and set off together during the march to ensure safety. Otherwise, if they encounter a large number of disaster victims, they will be robbed of all their property. If they are cooked raw into the pot, it will be a tragic thing in the world!
Hua Fengmiao was unwilling to take this string of burdens on the road, but when this group of merchants from the free city came to ask for him this morning, they paid him a considerable reward and had to force him to do it.
The steamer is born with dust, the old is sick,
Rice is like pearls and is strong and strong.
There are gold and silver where there are pawns!
Lying on the setting sun with a high abdomen.
Peel elm tree meal and pick wild vegetables to taste.
Eating yellow without aging is better than a bear's paw.
Fern root powder replaces vein beams.
Goose intestines and bitter vegetable boiled with roots,
The reeds and asparagus are dirty with leaves,
Then the willow plant is left behind.
When the army stopped to rest, a low and sad song came from behind. Listening to his words, he felt that the people were suffering from the desolate years.
Hua Fengmiao's face changed color and stared at him. A man with a very beautiful appearance at the end of the team was playing with a harp and singing a song.
Most of the soldiers were just people who were very knowledgeable about writing. Although they were literate, how could they understand these ancient and elegant words? They just listened to the beautiful melody, echoing endlessly, and they all shouted loudly.
Just looking at the appearance, no one can imagine that this handsome man with a charming appearance is one of the most dangerous people on the mainland today. Some rude soldiers even showed their coveted eyes as they looked.
The business travelers who were traveling with the handsome man, a few older and sophisticated people in the period couldn't help but worry about him when they saw this.
Little five Ah!Look at the appearance of those military masters, the situation is not very good!I just hope that today will be safe and smooth.
Oh, I think so too.
He replied lightly, but smiled bitterly in his heart.
It's impossible to be safe today...
The place where you rest now happens to be a valley.
The surrounding mountains are not steep, but they just surrounded the valley completely. Only one path is the only entrance and exit, which is almost the so-called Jedi in the mouth of the military.
From where everyone sets out to the target they are about to go, this is the most dangerous terrain. If someone wants to launch an ambush, then you should not think about it in the second place except here.
In other words, if we could be safe today, then the ambushed and waiting for ambush really don’t know what to do.
He easily sensed the air around him became tighter and tighter, and he still maintained his usual relaxed smile, not caring about it.At this time, a businessman who came here from Free City with him asked inadvertently.
I said Xiaowu, you have been with everyone for so many days, but no one knows your name yet. Are you the only one with Gao’s name?
Gengoro.He said lightly: Amano Gengoro!
With a sound of Xiū, an arrow shot into the sky, making a strange sound, and it exploded into a ball of pink fireworks.Dozens of riding shadows suddenly appeared at the exit of the valley, blocking the exit and rushing towards this side.
Seeing this, the soldiers gasped.In this famine year, almost even the roots of the turf tree were dug up and eaten by people. How could this group of people still have horses?!
At this critical moment, although he did not say anything about Buy Lucai, no one knew that he was a bandit or a bandit.
In fact, the arrow that burst out pink fireworks came from a group of thieves in Eltierno in recent years - Alibaba's Forty Thieves!
Generally speaking, thieves who gather for thieves or rob them on the road are easier to do.
In this chaotic era, it is common for the thieves group that often has hundreds of people. There are even a large thieves group with more than a thousand people in the free city, with swords, guns, bows and horses in place, almost the size of a small army.
However, the regular army of various countries never cared about these thieves.
The advantage of the number of people may not be equal to victory on the battlefield. Although it is said to be a thousand, it is often the size of the family and family. It is okay to be bullied. If you encounter a regular army, you will be defeated in just a few seconds, which is obviously a gift from you.
What is really scary is the thieves that have pushed the number of people to about dozens in order to maintain high mobility of the organization.
When they act, they are elusive and immediately escape after they succeed, and never stay for a long time. Even if they encounter local soldiers, since most of the members are good martial arts players, the officers may not be able to fall behind when fighting, but ordinary soldiers are no match for them at all, and they are only slaughtered like chopping vegetables and melons.
Perhaps it was for luck, or perhaps there was some allusion that had been forgotten long ago. I don’t know when the number forty became the established number of small and medium-sized thieves.
It was at this moment that there were countless groups of forty thieves on the entire Wind Continent, and the soldiers had a headache when they heard the number forty.
However, since mid-May last year, the Forty Thieves gradually became an exclusive synonym.
There was a group of forty-man thieves named Alibaba. They were very brave and actually robbed a group of valuable treasures from the Shizi family. Faced with the joint wanted by various countries, they were not afraid. They simply entered Eltino, wandered in the Shi family territory and robbed everywhere, and fought with the Shi family's personal guards many times. Although they were always at a disadvantage, they thoroughly implemented the principle of advancing and retreating like the wind, which made people unpredictable. Over the past year, I don't know how much property the Shi family has lost.
At the end of July this year, the famine had already begun. The horse thief suddenly left the Shi family territory and entered the northern part of the Hua family's jurisdiction. He specifically attacked the team that transported grain to the Hua family branch, and plundered all kinds of rice and grain.
He has committed more than a hundred crimes in the past few months, and even had a bold act of robbing twice a day in a row, which only made the children of the Hua family stare at the light porridge and jumped up in anger.
This bandit is very proud. Originally, the fireworks and rockets were used to gather companions and contact matters, but after they made a name in the Shijia Territory, they specially made a sound arrow that would release pink fireworks. Once this arrow was released, they advised the target not to resist more, so as not to cause unnecessary sacrifice!
Moreover, the soldiers had heard a strange rumor: since the forty thieves entered the north, the original leader suddenly became a woman!
I'm away from home just to make money!Let go of food and walk, don’t make boring moves, I guarantee your safety with my honor!
Through the distance, the brisk voice of my daughter's house clearly reached everyone's ears.
In just a blink of an eye, dozens of riding shadows rushed to their eyes like a whirlwind. They were so skillful that they had occupied a favorable position before the soldiers could come over, surrounding the more than a hundred people in the center.
In terms of number of people, the army naturally has the advantage. The soldiers are wearing armor, holding spears, and are fully equipped, so they should not be disadvantageous.
However, while the forty thieves approached, they took out an exquisite crossbow in their hands, which was the most recent silver shuttle meteor bow.
Three branches are fired fifteen times in a row, and there is no need to reinstall them. The small arrows shot through the machine can penetrate the steel. If poison is quenched, it will be difficult for the soldiers to keep safe even in armor.
Moreover, as the forty people approached, there were still vague jokes and laughter, but once they stood up, they were all focused and focused on their own targets. A solemn and murderous aura immediately shocked the soldiers and did not dare to act rashly, and both sides were judged.
When the merchants who heard that they were just coming to rob the food, they were very calm.
But several of them were secretly surprised.
Alibaba's forty thieves have become very famous this year. If it were composed of a group of people with high martial arts skills, that would be fine.
But now it seems that these people's martial arts are second-hand. Instead, they are meticulous in their actions, unconventional scattered bandits, and are full of toughness. They are obviously in command of orthodox military training. If they are not thieves, they are a healthy brigade. The leader should not be underestimated!
Several officers in the army were direct descendants of the Hua family. They were skilled in martial arts. They did not take this small crossbow arrow seriously. They were about to attack when a woman's voice sounded again.
You should not move around, otherwise arrows will fly together in a while. Even if you take the lead, it will be difficult to explain if your subordinates die!
With the sound, a riding shadow came out, and everyone present immediately had a bright look.
That was a girl.
He has a pretty facial features and a heroic appearance, and he is really a pretty beauty; he is wearing a black outfit, and outlines his tall and graceful figure.
But the most eye-catching one is still the pair of slender legs with extremely beautiful shapes.
The girl obviously knows her strengths very well. She has short skirts and stockings that show the beauty of her legs to the extreme.
Is this girl the leader of the forty thieves?
The soldiers were incredible.
In the past, I heard that the Forty Thieves had a female leader, but as usual, if it weren't for the super sexy queen-like figure, or a weird woman with muscles, I would never have thought that she would be like this.
On the one hand, he was pointed at by someone with a strong crossbow, and on the other hand, the soldiers were shocked to the girl, and it was difficult to raise hostility. He let the thieves approach the grain truck without resistance.
Looking at his subordinates' movements, the girl's mind was concentrated on the movements around her.
The troops in front of me are not the opponent at all. What is worth noting is a murderous aura on the mountain. I thought this operation was easy, but at present, it seems that it will take more effort...
The girl turned her gaze to the top of the valley, sneered slightly, raised her hand and said: Brothers, stay...
Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly flashed out of the crowd and shouted: Be careful to shoot the arrow!Then he bumped into it, and the girl was caught off guard and actually knocked off the horse. A cold arrow shot at this moment, penetrated the saddle. The horse neighed with a sad voice, foaming at the mouth and fell to death. The arrow seemed to be harshly quenched.
The thieves were shocked and were about to look at it, but suddenly the sound of breaking through the air was loud, and the feathered arrows fell like raindrops.
The members of the Forty Thieves were all stunned.
In the past, the Shi Family Guard and the Forty Thieves themselves knew clearly that it was almost impossible to get that little demon to fall.
In the past, they saw this girl with amazing softness and speed, and calmly flashed across the horse's back with a rain of arrows, and performed various fancy moves, which made the opponent's seven orifices so angry that it was smoke.
Such a person would fall off the horse, and all his companions thought she must have been plotted against.
Before investigation, a large number of feather arrows had broken through the air. The forty thieves responded in a hurry and held their shields to block the feather arrows. However, in this way, the original encirclement net immediately revealed a gap. The suppressed soldiers launched a counterattack, attacking internally and externally, and the forty thieves were in a hurry.
But they are not weak. Although they are not masters, each of them has the best martial arts. They draw out swords and wield their shields to block the arrows while fighting with the officers. Although they are at a disadvantage, they are not at all inferior.
If the entire army sieges together, the forty thieves would have had a hard time, but the feathered arrows were blindsided, and the enemy was condescending, and the accurate head was not necessarily good. Instead, they shot the soldiers of the Hua family and ran away with their heads in their arms, wailing everywhere, and could not work together to attack the enemy.
The number of enemies ambushed on the top of the mountain seemed to be quite large. The arrow rain fell for a while, and its momentum increased instead of decreasing.
The forty thieves were bound to fail after being guarded for a long time. After hearing a few sad neighs, several horses were caught in arrows, bent legs and fell to the ground, and the rider on his back was hummed and shot into arrows.
However, even though they were all busy, they were still concerned about the leader who had fallen to the ground. While fighting fiercely with the enemy, they kept asking Miss Nier?, Miss Nier is okay, right?, Is she injured?, no one was ready to retreat, and his concern was fully revealed.
The situation was in danger, and a familiar angry scolding came into everyone's ears.
A bunch of rice buckets!
Everyone glanced happily, but saw a figure shaking, and a blue and white sword light suddenly appeared. Several officers who were still fighting suddenly felt a strong wind coming. Before they could react, their bodies were hit hard in the air. With the screams, they were nailed into the hedgehog by feather arrows.
Just such a small scene is messy. Do you still have the honor of being a thief?
In an instant, several enemies were killed. The girl Ni'er even snatched a horse, turned over the horse's back, and sent a long list of orders one after another.
Each formed a square formation, with five people in a team.The first and second groups are responsible for the cover, and the third and fourth groups ensure the retreat. If the exit has been blocked, don’t fight hard. The fifth and sixth groups go to the entrance of the valley to find a way out. The seventh and eightth groups ensure the grain trucks and try to take them away. If the merchants in the team are still not dead, protect them and take them back together!
Everyone claimed yes, and because they saw the leader safe, their morale was greatly boosted. According to the usual drills, they worked in groups of five people and quickly followed their orders.
However, bad news came one after another.
Miss Nier, the grain truck is filled with husks, no rice and grain!
Miss Nier, the import and export of the valley was sealed by the big stones, we can't get out!
A total of six living people were saved.But seven brothers here were injured and twelve horses fell down, and the situation was not good!
Ni'er sighed in her heart as she heard these words.
It’s all my fault for being hasty. I didn’t first determine whether the goods delivered were real or fake, so I took a rash attack. This time I must have to go back empty-handed.
Look at each of the soldiers who are dying with mercy, it seems that they don’t know that the food truck is filled with waste; even if they know, they definitely don’t know that there will be consequences.
I don’t know who the person was lying on the ambush. He was so cruel that he even killed his own people!
Miss Nier, everyone can’t hold on anymore, so let’s go!The situation became increasingly unfavorable, and everyone finally showed signs of fatigue, but until now they still believed that this female leader must have a way to take everyone away safely!
There was no way, everyone rode a horse and took good care of the injured. Each of them prepared the No. 9 equipment, followed me and left the place at full speed!
The battle situation was unfavorable, and Ni'er had no choice but to admit defeat in her heart and issued a retreat order.
It seems that this time I will lose face in front of my brother...
Everyone rode their horses and rushed. At this time, the rain of arrows suddenly stopped. A large number of people appeared on the mountain. There were actually 2,000 people. The leader of the general, blue helmet and blue armor, laughed loudly: Please, Yamamoto's thief chief!The valley has been sealed by us, and you have no way out. Stop your weapons and surrender quickly, and you may be exempted from death!
(It's this guy again! He's actually chased him here!)
Hearing this voice alone, the forty thieves had already recognized it. It was Hua Fengcang, who had been staring at their actions for nearly a month.
Ni'er was even more annoyed. She had been facing this man's grain truck in the first two trips. At that time, he didn't have many people. If he had known that he would have slaughtered him after robbing the grain, he would have no trouble today.
No one cares about this surrender.
That guy is cruel and ruthless. He even killed his own army as bait during the ambush. How could he be kind to others?
Besides, he only said that maybe he would avoid death, and he was obviously deceiving his deception and had no sincerity. Believing him is a fool!
At this time, everyone had already rushed to the exit of the valley that they had entered before, and saw several huge rocks stacked up, each of which weighed more than a thousand pounds. Even if everyone worked together, it would not be able to push it away for a while. There was even more gap between the rocks, so I really didn't know how to pass.
There was a loud noise from the mountain, and hundreds of cavalry rushed down the hillside quickly, surrounding two sides.
They were all iron cavalry teams wearing iron armor made of high-quality fine iron. They were hard to penetrate by ordinary bows and crossbows. They were the most elite troops at present. At this moment, everyone was exhausted, so how could they fight with it again?
However, this was long ago as the girl expected, and she could not completely solve her own people by shooting arrows, so the other party would inevitably send out the main force. Although using the Iron Cavalry Team was a bit over the budget, as long as someone came down, there would be an opportunity to take advantage of...
Shoot the arrow!
At the command of Ni'er, everyone put down the crossbow, took out the formal longbow, and shot out their No. 9 equipment.
A feather arrow with special herbs shot into the mountain wall, emitting stinky smoke. The middle-aged man was about to vomit. The Iron Cavalry team endured the stinky smell and continued to rush down. At this time, the second wave of feather arrows arrived again. I don’t know what substance was in the powder of the first wave of feather arrows. When the rocket ignited in the second wave came into contact with it, a loud noise suddenly exploded, and the flames were flying everywhere, with a terrifying momentum.
More than a hundred people in the Iron Cavalry team were hit by this blow, and the people fell and horses were frightened, blocking their backs and moving forward, and they were in chaos.
With just this delay, the forty thieves had already rushed to the closed exit of the giant rock. The girl kicked on the horse's back, flew forward like an arrow, shot towards the giant rock with her palms, and slammed hard on a big rock.
The sound of a loud bang, the stones were shocking, which was more powerful than any explosive. Several huge rocks were scattered, and the blocked path was immediately cheerful, and everyone quickly passed through the passage and escaped without a trace.
The pursuers behind finally settled the chaos and were about to chase after him, several feather arrows were thrown by hand arrows. Their strength was surprisingly strong and penetrated several people in a row. The cavalry immediately stopped and stared at the rocks in front of them, which was both regretful and shocked.
I had heard of the female leader who had good martial arts skills before, but I didn't expect that she was so smart. If she had used this martial arts early in the morning, she would have rushed up the mountain without fear of anything. No matter what kind of iron cavalry and strong bows, he would have caused serious casualties and injuries, and the situation would be completely different from now.
Several officers looked at each other and saw the same sadness in each other's eyes.
(This female robber’s palm power is domineering, will it have surpassed the earth?)
The forty thieves are also facing difficulties due to emergencies.
The failure of the snatch and the injury of the members made them feel a little setback, but they still did not panic.
After all, when it comes to thieves, they are far less glorious than their appearance, and everyone has already tasted such pains.
Everyone rushed to the safe range and put down the six rescued merchants.
They all knew that the leader Ni'er's heart was actually very soft and could not bear to see these merchants die innocently. If it weren't for the pain and fatigue of the people at this moment, they might have sent brothers to escort the group of people for a long time, so as not to be robbed by other bandits on the way.
Because of this, although the forty thieves committed crimes everywhere, their reputation among the common people is not bad.
When the survivors thanked them all for their gratitude, an uninvited guest appeared.
He should have been along the way with the merchants, because the merchants recognized him; however, when everyone rescued the injured, no one saw him, and he was just running all the way, and no one was following him. But when the merchants said goodbye, the man appeared in the crowd like a ghost and waved to them.
I'm not an enemy!If Miss Nier hadn’t been trying hard just now, she might have been injured by the cold arrow!
When everyone recalled, it seemed that there was such a thing. The cold arrow was fast and fierce. If it weren't for this man's pounce, it would be difficult to prevent it.
And this man's handsome appearance and smiling leisurely expression were difficult to make people hostile to him, so everyone looked at the leader and listened to her instructions.
Ni'er stared at the handsome man who smiled so cheerfully, and was furious.
This bastard is completely inverting right and wrong. He has long noticed that someone is on the mountain. Although he has not found anyone shooting arrows, he is prepared and can dodge it. He can catch the arrows and then order his brothers to fight back. At that time, the momentum is greatly boosted, and he commands in time, so he will never fall into the current embarrassment.
But this man rushed himself off the horse and couldn't order him to respond immediately, making today's defeat so ugly.
At that time, I wanted to find this man and cut him into eight sections, but the scene was chaotic and I couldn't find him for a while.
What’s even more hateful is that when he knocked himself down, his body rubbed against him and really touched many places he shouldn’t have touched. Although he didn’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, it was awful!
Also, even if I don’t care about this, when I see his stingy smile, for some reason, I just sprayed upwards with a strong sense of anger...
Just as he was about to have an attack, he didn't expect to take action first.
Beautiful Miss Nier, I am Gengoro Amano. I will send you my sincere greetings for the first time.
Gengoro's right hand drew a half arc extremely gracefully, bowing his body to salute, his posture was luxurious and solemn. Although he was wearing a cloth robes, he was as elegant as a prince and aristocrat.
After bowing, the handsome and handsome man touched the ground on one knee and half kneeled in front of the beautiful man's riding shadow. His expression was as solemn as a knight waiting for the emperor's title. With his unique and pleasant voice, he gently spoke the sentences he had prepared for a long time.
I came from thousands of miles away and gave you my sincerity, beautiful Miss Nier, would you marry this humble man who has been obsessed with you for a long time?
The voice is as beautiful as a chanted love poem. Although the forty thieves are rude warriors, they can't help but be intoxicated in this atmosphere.
However, when everyone thought of the meaning of the words, they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing whether to continue to immerse themselves in this romantic atmosphere or beat the madman up.
Fortunately, someone made a choice on their behalf.
Without any movement to the touching proposal, the girl rode her horse and raised her jade feet lightly, kicked her hard in the face of the suitor.
Oops~~
Just like the first time I met in the dark night in Siam City, this time I finished it in the same way. Although the foot that kicked the face was different in size, the strength was no different...
Proposal as soon as we met!You are too unconventional!The girl sneered: Don’t pay attention to this lunatic, let’s go!
Shan...Miss Yamamoto Nier, please listen to my explanation...
Just as he was about to go, the pity suitor seemed to be saying something.
Many people know that the female leader of the forty thieves had a surname Yamamoto, and his full name was Yamamoto Ni'er. This is very normal. However, when he heard this name, the girl's figure trembled slightly, and a horrifying expression appeared on the faces of all her companions.
Then there was a volcano eruption!
Nonsense!Even if I call my name wrong, I dare to talk nonsense in front of me.Everyone, beat me hard until even his mother didn't recognize him!
The second meeting between a handsome man and a beautiful woman ended with such a fierce scene.
The sun is burning, and the scorching sun is like burning every trace of water on the surface, radiating light and heat without mercy.
Looking at the edge of your eyes, the ground in front is dry and cracked, and the grass and trees are withered and yellow. The scenery is shaking like a mirage under the heat, making people feel dizzy while sweating profusely.
A team of more than a hundred people walked slowly, and the armor, swords and guns reflected the dazzling silver light. Judging from their uniforms, they turned out to be Eltino's regular army.
Stop the army and rest!
The leading cavalry, Hua Fengmiao, issued a rest order, then took the water bag from the adjutant, drank a large mouthful of water, stared at the hot air in front of him, and couldn't help but frowned and thought to himself.
(The situation in the north has really not been very good in the past few months...)
Of course this is just his personal thought!The situation in northern Eltierno in the past six months is definitely not something that can be described in a bad sentence.
Since mid-June to the present, the rain has not yet fallen. The weather that should have turned colder has been hot, and the sun is still as hot as a stove, ruthlessly burning the earth. Over a hundred large and small streams, all dry and can reach the bottom. Even the largest Guokang River in the north is only shallow clear streams, not to mention the large areas of withered and dried flowers, plants and trees, as well as crops that are concerned about the livelihood of the people.
A severe drought that has not been seen in hundreds of years will inevitably cause famine, which is common sense.
The clerks in the royal city only recorded this: In the autumn of the 567th year of Eltieroli, it was not raining and there was a severe drought.However, it did not mention the tragic situation of the people being displaced and dying on the roadside.
Eltino has an official warehouse in the local area. When encountering famine, he should distribute food to disaster relief to relieve the hunger and suffering of the people.
However, the head of the Huazi family, who holds most of the northern regimes, only sent people to express to the representatives of the victims indifferently: He has submitted a memorial to the central government, hoping that the palace will transfer food as soon as possible to relieve the famine.On the other hand, the official warehouse was opened, not to provide disaster relief, but was transported to Huajia Branches in various places. Even the large number of relief supplies sent by Reince and Wu Lian were all in the warehouses of Huajia Branches in various places.
He loves the people, but it is all used on the children of the Hua family. Even if people with other surnames die, they can only blame them for their bad luck. If they have the wrong surname, what does it have to do with the Hua family?
Faced with this situation, the people naturally have grievances and even take action.
But in a chaotic world, the strong prey on the weak. The Hua family controlled the power of the northern part of Eltino for nearly a thousand years. It is a top martial arts family on the Fengzhi Continent. Their children all eat and drink well. How could the victims who were so hungry that they were opponents?
In the end, of course, there is only a part to be slaughtered!
The wild is full of hunger, eating with children... and other tragic things, just as they are almost gone.Hua Fengmiao naturally frowned when he thought about the recent situation.
But it's not for the famine of the people!As a direct descendant of the Hua family, although he is not a royal relative, he is also a nobleman, and has a military position and has a wealthy life. How could he care about the joys and sorrows of ordinary people?
What he is worried about is the recent uneasiness in the surrounding areas.
The victims were extremely hungry and crazy and took risks. There were more than a dozen cases a day, and many people simply formed a group of thieves to rob their families and attacked past business trips.
The Hua family was furious at the atrocities of the untouchables and used thunderous means to suppress them, but how could they be suppressed?
Later, the children of the Hua family who served in military positions and were responsible for suppression also began to feel uneasy.
Those untouchables were unfair and had no armed skills, and they were killed with hoes and sickles. Of course, there was nothing to be afraid of; however, the price was astonishing as one of their own mistakes.
The untouchables don’t want gold or silver, but simply craved for food. The soldiers who were captured by sneak attacks were often immediately divided and eaten without any corpses. Even when suppressing, many hungry people without weapons had the easiest way to attack was to bite them. The children of the Hua family were not good at protecting their bodies, so they might be torn off a piece of meat.
Everyone has seen many such examples. When it comes to going out to suppress, who is not afraid?
It's just hunger, why can a person become so powerful?
The answer to this question is that the children of the Hua family who have been full of food all day have no chance to know for the time being.
Hua Fengmiao's group was responsible for transporting dozens of trucks of grain to the Hua family branch in nearby cities for collection, and was worried that it would be attacked by a large number of bandits. That was inevitable.
He drank again and looked at the last of the team, about ten passengers who were obviously not soldiers.
At this time, many business travelers who want to travel through the north can only stay in the army and set off together during the march to ensure safety. Otherwise, if they encounter a large number of disaster victims, they will be robbed of all their property. If they are cooked raw into the pot, it will be a tragic thing in the world!
Hua Fengmiao was unwilling to take this string of burdens on the road, but when this group of merchants from the free city came to ask for him this morning, they paid him a considerable reward and had to force him to do it.
The steamer is born with dust, the old is sick,
Rice is like pearls and is strong and strong.
There are gold and silver where there are pawns!
Lying on the setting sun with a high abdomen.
Peel elm tree meal and pick wild vegetables to taste.
Eating yellow without aging is better than a bear's paw.
Fern root powder replaces vein beams.
Goose intestines and bitter vegetable boiled with roots,
The reeds and asparagus are dirty with leaves,
Then the willow plant is left behind.
When the army stopped to rest, a low and sad song came from behind. Listening to his words, he felt that the people were suffering from the desolate years.
Hua Fengmiao's face changed color and stared at him. A man with a very beautiful appearance at the end of the team was playing with a harp and singing a song.
Most of the soldiers were just people who were very knowledgeable about writing. Although they were literate, how could they understand these ancient and elegant words? They just listened to the beautiful melody, echoing endlessly, and they all shouted loudly.
Just looking at the appearance, no one can imagine that this handsome man with a charming appearance is one of the most dangerous people on the mainland today. Some rude soldiers even showed their coveted eyes as they looked.
The business travelers who were traveling with the handsome man, a few older and sophisticated people in the period couldn't help but worry about him when they saw this.
Little five Ah!Look at the appearance of those military masters, the situation is not very good!I just hope that today will be safe and smooth.
Oh, I think so too.
He replied lightly, but smiled bitterly in his heart.
It's impossible to be safe today...
The place where you rest now happens to be a valley.
The surrounding mountains are not steep, but they just surrounded the valley completely. Only one path is the only entrance and exit, which is almost the so-called Jedi in the mouth of the military.
From where everyone sets out to the target they are about to go, this is the most dangerous terrain. If someone wants to launch an ambush, then you should not think about it in the second place except here.
In other words, if we could be safe today, then the ambushed and waiting for ambush really don’t know what to do.
He easily sensed the air around him became tighter and tighter, and he still maintained his usual relaxed smile, not caring about it.At this time, a businessman who came here from Free City with him asked inadvertently.
I said Xiaowu, you have been with everyone for so many days, but no one knows your name yet. Are you the only one with Gao’s name?
Gengoro.He said lightly: Amano Gengoro!
With a sound of Xiū, an arrow shot into the sky, making a strange sound, and it exploded into a ball of pink fireworks.Dozens of riding shadows suddenly appeared at the exit of the valley, blocking the exit and rushing towards this side.
Seeing this, the soldiers gasped.In this famine year, almost even the roots of the turf tree were dug up and eaten by people. How could this group of people still have horses?!
At this critical moment, although he did not say anything about Buy Lucai, no one knew that he was a bandit or a bandit.
In fact, the arrow that burst out pink fireworks came from a group of thieves in Eltierno in recent years - Alibaba's Forty Thieves!
Generally speaking, thieves who gather for thieves or rob them on the road are easier to do.
In this chaotic era, it is common for the thieves group that often has hundreds of people. There are even a large thieves group with more than a thousand people in the free city, with swords, guns, bows and horses in place, almost the size of a small army.
However, the regular army of various countries never cared about these thieves.
The advantage of the number of people may not be equal to victory on the battlefield. Although it is said to be a thousand, it is often the size of the family and family. It is okay to be bullied. If you encounter a regular army, you will be defeated in just a few seconds, which is obviously a gift from you.
What is really scary is the thieves that have pushed the number of people to about dozens in order to maintain high mobility of the organization.
When they act, they are elusive and immediately escape after they succeed, and never stay for a long time. Even if they encounter local soldiers, since most of the members are good martial arts players, the officers may not be able to fall behind when fighting, but ordinary soldiers are no match for them at all, and they are only slaughtered like chopping vegetables and melons.
Perhaps it was for luck, or perhaps there was some allusion that had been forgotten long ago. I don’t know when the number forty became the established number of small and medium-sized thieves.
It was at this moment that there were countless groups of forty thieves on the entire Wind Continent, and the soldiers had a headache when they heard the number forty.
However, since mid-May last year, the Forty Thieves gradually became an exclusive synonym.
There was a group of forty-man thieves named Alibaba. They were very brave and actually robbed a group of valuable treasures from the Shizi family. Faced with the joint wanted by various countries, they were not afraid. They simply entered Eltino, wandered in the Shi family territory and robbed everywhere, and fought with the Shi family's personal guards many times. Although they were always at a disadvantage, they thoroughly implemented the principle of advancing and retreating like the wind, which made people unpredictable. Over the past year, I don't know how much property the Shi family has lost.
At the end of July this year, the famine had already begun. The horse thief suddenly left the Shi family territory and entered the northern part of the Hua family's jurisdiction. He specifically attacked the team that transported grain to the Hua family branch, and plundered all kinds of rice and grain.
He has committed more than a hundred crimes in the past few months, and even had a bold act of robbing twice a day in a row, which only made the children of the Hua family stare at the light porridge and jumped up in anger.
This bandit is very proud. Originally, the fireworks and rockets were used to gather companions and contact matters, but after they made a name in the Shijia Territory, they specially made a sound arrow that would release pink fireworks. Once this arrow was released, they advised the target not to resist more, so as not to cause unnecessary sacrifice!
Moreover, the soldiers had heard a strange rumor: since the forty thieves entered the north, the original leader suddenly became a woman!
I'm away from home just to make money!Let go of food and walk, don’t make boring moves, I guarantee your safety with my honor!
Through the distance, the brisk voice of my daughter's house clearly reached everyone's ears.
In just a blink of an eye, dozens of riding shadows rushed to their eyes like a whirlwind. They were so skillful that they had occupied a favorable position before the soldiers could come over, surrounding the more than a hundred people in the center.
In terms of number of people, the army naturally has the advantage. The soldiers are wearing armor, holding spears, and are fully equipped, so they should not be disadvantageous.
However, while the forty thieves approached, they took out an exquisite crossbow in their hands, which was the most recent silver shuttle meteor bow.
Three branches are fired fifteen times in a row, and there is no need to reinstall them. The small arrows shot through the machine can penetrate the steel. If poison is quenched, it will be difficult for the soldiers to keep safe even in armor.
Moreover, as the forty people approached, there were still vague jokes and laughter, but once they stood up, they were all focused and focused on their own targets. A solemn and murderous aura immediately shocked the soldiers and did not dare to act rashly, and both sides were judged.
When the merchants who heard that they were just coming to rob the food, they were very calm.
But several of them were secretly surprised.
Alibaba's forty thieves have become very famous this year. If it were composed of a group of people with high martial arts skills, that would be fine.
But now it seems that these people's martial arts are second-hand. Instead, they are meticulous in their actions, unconventional scattered bandits, and are full of toughness. They are obviously in command of orthodox military training. If they are not thieves, they are a healthy brigade. The leader should not be underestimated!
Several officers in the army were direct descendants of the Hua family. They were skilled in martial arts. They did not take this small crossbow arrow seriously. They were about to attack when a woman's voice sounded again.
You should not move around, otherwise arrows will fly together in a while. Even if you take the lead, it will be difficult to explain if your subordinates die!
With the sound, a riding shadow came out, and everyone present immediately had a bright look.
That was a girl.
He has a pretty facial features and a heroic appearance, and he is really a pretty beauty; he is wearing a black outfit, and outlines his tall and graceful figure.
But the most eye-catching one is still the pair of slender legs with extremely beautiful shapes.
The girl obviously knows her strengths very well. She has short skirts and stockings that show the beauty of her legs to the extreme.
Is this girl the leader of the forty thieves?
The soldiers were incredible.
In the past, I heard that the Forty Thieves had a female leader, but as usual, if it weren't for the super sexy queen-like figure, or a weird woman with muscles, I would never have thought that she would be like this.
On the one hand, he was pointed at by someone with a strong crossbow, and on the other hand, the soldiers were shocked to the girl, and it was difficult to raise hostility. He let the thieves approach the grain truck without resistance.
Looking at his subordinates' movements, the girl's mind was concentrated on the movements around her.
The troops in front of me are not the opponent at all. What is worth noting is a murderous aura on the mountain. I thought this operation was easy, but at present, it seems that it will take more effort...
The girl turned her gaze to the top of the valley, sneered slightly, raised her hand and said: Brothers, stay...
Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly flashed out of the crowd and shouted: Be careful to shoot the arrow!Then he bumped into it, and the girl was caught off guard and actually knocked off the horse. A cold arrow shot at this moment, penetrated the saddle. The horse neighed with a sad voice, foaming at the mouth and fell to death. The arrow seemed to be harshly quenched.
The thieves were shocked and were about to look at it, but suddenly the sound of breaking through the air was loud, and the feathered arrows fell like raindrops.
The members of the Forty Thieves were all stunned.
In the past, the Shi Family Guard and the Forty Thieves themselves knew clearly that it was almost impossible to get that little demon to fall.
In the past, they saw this girl with amazing softness and speed, and calmly flashed across the horse's back with a rain of arrows, and performed various fancy moves, which made the opponent's seven orifices so angry that it was smoke.
Such a person would fall off the horse, and all his companions thought she must have been plotted against.
Before investigation, a large number of feather arrows had broken through the air. The forty thieves responded in a hurry and held their shields to block the feather arrows. However, in this way, the original encirclement net immediately revealed a gap. The suppressed soldiers launched a counterattack, attacking internally and externally, and the forty thieves were in a hurry.
But they are not weak. Although they are not masters, each of them has the best martial arts. They draw out swords and wield their shields to block the arrows while fighting with the officers. Although they are at a disadvantage, they are not at all inferior.
If the entire army sieges together, the forty thieves would have had a hard time, but the feathered arrows were blindsided, and the enemy was condescending, and the accurate head was not necessarily good. Instead, they shot the soldiers of the Hua family and ran away with their heads in their arms, wailing everywhere, and could not work together to attack the enemy.
The number of enemies ambushed on the top of the mountain seemed to be quite large. The arrow rain fell for a while, and its momentum increased instead of decreasing.
The forty thieves were bound to fail after being guarded for a long time. After hearing a few sad neighs, several horses were caught in arrows, bent legs and fell to the ground, and the rider on his back was hummed and shot into arrows.
However, even though they were all busy, they were still concerned about the leader who had fallen to the ground. While fighting fiercely with the enemy, they kept asking Miss Nier?, Miss Nier is okay, right?, Is she injured?, no one was ready to retreat, and his concern was fully revealed.
The situation was in danger, and a familiar angry scolding came into everyone's ears.
A bunch of rice buckets!
Everyone glanced happily, but saw a figure shaking, and a blue and white sword light suddenly appeared. Several officers who were still fighting suddenly felt a strong wind coming. Before they could react, their bodies were hit hard in the air. With the screams, they were nailed into the hedgehog by feather arrows.
Just such a small scene is messy. Do you still have the honor of being a thief?
In an instant, several enemies were killed. The girl Ni'er even snatched a horse, turned over the horse's back, and sent a long list of orders one after another.
Each formed a square formation, with five people in a team.The first and second groups are responsible for the cover, and the third and fourth groups ensure the retreat. If the exit has been blocked, don’t fight hard. The fifth and sixth groups go to the entrance of the valley to find a way out. The seventh and eightth groups ensure the grain trucks and try to take them away. If the merchants in the team are still not dead, protect them and take them back together!
Everyone claimed yes, and because they saw the leader safe, their morale was greatly boosted. According to the usual drills, they worked in groups of five people and quickly followed their orders.
However, bad news came one after another.
Miss Nier, the grain truck is filled with husks, no rice and grain!
Miss Nier, the import and export of the valley was sealed by the big stones, we can't get out!
A total of six living people were saved.But seven brothers here were injured and twelve horses fell down, and the situation was not good!
Ni'er sighed in her heart as she heard these words.
It’s all my fault for being hasty. I didn’t first determine whether the goods delivered were real or fake, so I took a rash attack. This time I must have to go back empty-handed.
Look at each of the soldiers who are dying with mercy, it seems that they don’t know that the food truck is filled with waste; even if they know, they definitely don’t know that there will be consequences.
I don’t know who the person was lying on the ambush. He was so cruel that he even killed his own people!
Miss Nier, everyone can’t hold on anymore, so let’s go!The situation became increasingly unfavorable, and everyone finally showed signs of fatigue, but until now they still believed that this female leader must have a way to take everyone away safely!
There was no way, everyone rode a horse and took good care of the injured. Each of them prepared the No. 9 equipment, followed me and left the place at full speed!
The battle situation was unfavorable, and Ni'er had no choice but to admit defeat in her heart and issued a retreat order.
It seems that this time I will lose face in front of my brother...
Everyone rode their horses and rushed. At this time, the rain of arrows suddenly stopped. A large number of people appeared on the mountain. There were actually 2,000 people. The leader of the general, blue helmet and blue armor, laughed loudly: Please, Yamamoto's thief chief!The valley has been sealed by us, and you have no way out. Stop your weapons and surrender quickly, and you may be exempted from death!
(It's this guy again! He's actually chased him here!)
Hearing this voice alone, the forty thieves had already recognized it. It was Hua Fengcang, who had been staring at their actions for nearly a month.
Ni'er was even more annoyed. She had been facing this man's grain truck in the first two trips. At that time, he didn't have many people. If he had known that he would have slaughtered him after robbing the grain, he would have no trouble today.
No one cares about this surrender.
That guy is cruel and ruthless. He even killed his own army as bait during the ambush. How could he be kind to others?
Besides, he only said that maybe he would avoid death, and he was obviously deceiving his deception and had no sincerity. Believing him is a fool!
At this time, everyone had already rushed to the exit of the valley that they had entered before, and saw several huge rocks stacked up, each of which weighed more than a thousand pounds. Even if everyone worked together, it would not be able to push it away for a while. There was even more gap between the rocks, so I really didn't know how to pass.
There was a loud noise from the mountain, and hundreds of cavalry rushed down the hillside quickly, surrounding two sides.
They were all iron cavalry teams wearing iron armor made of high-quality fine iron. They were hard to penetrate by ordinary bows and crossbows. They were the most elite troops at present. At this moment, everyone was exhausted, so how could they fight with it again?
However, this was long ago as the girl expected, and she could not completely solve her own people by shooting arrows, so the other party would inevitably send out the main force. Although using the Iron Cavalry Team was a bit over the budget, as long as someone came down, there would be an opportunity to take advantage of...
Shoot the arrow!
At the command of Ni'er, everyone put down the crossbow, took out the formal longbow, and shot out their No. 9 equipment.
A feather arrow with special herbs shot into the mountain wall, emitting stinky smoke. The middle-aged man was about to vomit. The Iron Cavalry team endured the stinky smell and continued to rush down. At this time, the second wave of feather arrows arrived again. I don’t know what substance was in the powder of the first wave of feather arrows. When the rocket ignited in the second wave came into contact with it, a loud noise suddenly exploded, and the flames were flying everywhere, with a terrifying momentum.
More than a hundred people in the Iron Cavalry team were hit by this blow, and the people fell and horses were frightened, blocking their backs and moving forward, and they were in chaos.
With just this delay, the forty thieves had already rushed to the closed exit of the giant rock. The girl kicked on the horse's back, flew forward like an arrow, shot towards the giant rock with her palms, and slammed hard on a big rock.
The sound of a loud bang, the stones were shocking, which was more powerful than any explosive. Several huge rocks were scattered, and the blocked path was immediately cheerful, and everyone quickly passed through the passage and escaped without a trace.
The pursuers behind finally settled the chaos and were about to chase after him, several feather arrows were thrown by hand arrows. Their strength was surprisingly strong and penetrated several people in a row. The cavalry immediately stopped and stared at the rocks in front of them, which was both regretful and shocked.
I had heard of the female leader who had good martial arts skills before, but I didn't expect that she was so smart. If she had used this martial arts early in the morning, she would have rushed up the mountain without fear of anything. No matter what kind of iron cavalry and strong bows, he would have caused serious casualties and injuries, and the situation would be completely different from now.
Several officers looked at each other and saw the same sadness in each other's eyes.
(This female robber’s palm power is domineering, will it have surpassed the earth?)
The forty thieves are also facing difficulties due to emergencies.
The failure of the snatch and the injury of the members made them feel a little setback, but they still did not panic.
After all, when it comes to thieves, they are far less glorious than their appearance, and everyone has already tasted such pains.
Everyone rushed to the safe range and put down the six rescued merchants.
They all knew that the leader Ni'er's heart was actually very soft and could not bear to see these merchants die innocently. If it weren't for the pain and fatigue of the people at this moment, they might have sent brothers to escort the group of people for a long time, so as not to be robbed by other bandits on the way.
Because of this, although the forty thieves committed crimes everywhere, their reputation among the common people is not bad.
When the survivors thanked them all for their gratitude, an uninvited guest appeared.
He should have been along the way with the merchants, because the merchants recognized him; however, when everyone rescued the injured, no one saw him, and he was just running all the way, and no one was following him. But when the merchants said goodbye, the man appeared in the crowd like a ghost and waved to them.
I'm not an enemy!If Miss Nier hadn’t been trying hard just now, she might have been injured by the cold arrow!
When everyone recalled, it seemed that there was such a thing. The cold arrow was fast and fierce. If it weren't for this man's pounce, it would be difficult to prevent it.
And this man's handsome appearance and smiling leisurely expression were difficult to make people hostile to him, so everyone looked at the leader and listened to her instructions.
Ni'er stared at the handsome man who smiled so cheerfully, and was furious.
This bastard is completely inverting right and wrong. He has long noticed that someone is on the mountain. Although he has not found anyone shooting arrows, he is prepared and can dodge it. He can catch the arrows and then order his brothers to fight back. At that time, the momentum is greatly boosted, and he commands in time, so he will never fall into the current embarrassment.
But this man rushed himself off the horse and couldn't order him to respond immediately, making today's defeat so ugly.
At that time, I wanted to find this man and cut him into eight sections, but the scene was chaotic and I couldn't find him for a while.
What’s even more hateful is that when he knocked himself down, his body rubbed against him and really touched many places he shouldn’t have touched. Although he didn’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, it was awful!
Also, even if I don’t care about this, when I see his stingy smile, for some reason, I just sprayed upwards with a strong sense of anger...
Just as he was about to have an attack, he didn't expect to take action first.
Beautiful Miss Nier, I am Gengoro Amano. I will send you my sincere greetings for the first time.
Gengoro's right hand drew a half arc extremely gracefully, bowing his body to salute, his posture was luxurious and solemn. Although he was wearing a cloth robes, he was as elegant as a prince and aristocrat.
After bowing, the handsome and handsome man touched the ground on one knee and half kneeled in front of the beautiful man's riding shadow. His expression was as solemn as a knight waiting for the emperor's title. With his unique and pleasant voice, he gently spoke the sentences he had prepared for a long time.
I came from thousands of miles away and gave you my sincerity, beautiful Miss Nier, would you marry this humble man who has been obsessed with you for a long time?
The voice is as beautiful as a chanted love poem. Although the forty thieves are rude warriors, they can't help but be intoxicated in this atmosphere.
However, when everyone thought of the meaning of the words, they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing whether to continue to immerse themselves in this romantic atmosphere or beat the madman up.
Fortunately, someone made a choice on their behalf.
Without any movement to the touching proposal, the girl rode her horse and raised her jade feet lightly, kicked her hard in the face of the suitor.
Oops~~
Just like the first time I met in the dark night in Siam City, this time I finished it in the same way. Although the foot that kicked the face was different in size, the strength was no different...
Proposal as soon as we met!You are too unconventional!The girl sneered: Don’t pay attention to this lunatic, let’s go!
Shan...Miss Yamamoto Nier, please listen to my explanation...
Just as he was about to go, the pity suitor seemed to be saying something.
Many people know that the female leader of the forty thieves had a surname Yamamoto, and his full name was Yamamoto Ni'er. This is very normal. However, when he heard this name, the girl's figure trembled slightly, and a horrifying expression appeared on the faces of all her companions.
Then there was a volcano eruption!
Nonsense!Even if I call my name wrong, I dare to talk nonsense in front of me.Everyone, beat me hard until even his mother didn't recognize him!
The second meeting between a handsome man and a beautiful woman ended with such a fierce scene.
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