Chapter 617 Encounter by Chance
After coming out of Yushi, the cavalry team lost more than half, leaving more than a hundred people, and more than ten of them were the personal guards of the Black Flag Camp brought by Shen Hao.
It was rare for Chen Zifang not to continue looking for something to talk to Shen Hao, and kept writing down something in a small notebook with a pen while riding on the horse, with a serious expression on his face.
Shen Hao was also so happy that his ears were quiet, he waved his fan, and sat on the horse to enjoy the cool breeze after the sun set to the west.
From Yushi, the weather became hotter, but as long as the sun goes down, the small waters all around can still cool down, and the cool wind will not make you sad at night. This point is actually much better than Fengri City.
As before, the cavalry team is still tight, and there are still a lot of sentinels released, and the overall speed of passing is also slightly improved than before.
Shen Hao thought about the time in his mind, the secret path should be coming to the central military camp soon, right?
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a group of sudden bright light ignited on the sky covered with sunset glow in front of him. It flashed four or five times in a row, and the color gradually changed from dazzling white to black red, and it stayed on the sky for more than ten breaths. before dissipating.
This is the signing symbol in the army!
The front sentry was attacked? !
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" the sound of the horn tore through the calmness of the cavalry, and the people who were already on high alert immediately subconsciously clenched their weapons. Even Shen Hao is no exception.
"Send a signal to recall the sentries in the other directions! Everyone spread out into a wild goose formation! The spears are put away, and the bows and crossbows are stringed! Start jogging in the northwest direction! Move quickly!"
Lieutenant Xu surnamed was an old man in the frontier army. He had been hunting outside the Kunhuo Pass all year round. He had rich experience in actual combat. After seeing the signing talisman in the sky, he immediately issued several orders. First, take back the scattered manpower, first to reduce possible losses that may continue to occur, and second, to concentrate our efforts.
The reason for running to the northwest is because the direction of the signing symbol is directly ahead, that is, the direction of the central military camp. This shows that the central army camp is likely to be fighting the barbarians at this time. If it is close to it, it is very likely that instead of receiving reinforcements, it will be surrounded by the barbarians. Besides, the sentry in front had already sent a warning, so we still had to avoid Wei Wei.
And the northwest is the location of the upper military stronghold, run there first, in case of any major changes, it is convenient to retreat to the upper military stronghold.
As for hard hitting? Not only did the school lieutenant surnamed Xu of the cavalry team not think about it, but everyone in the cavalry team didn't think about it, including Shen Hao.
Crazy, just a hundred or so people are going head-to-head with the barbarians in the wild, unless these hundred or so people are all monks from the late God-gathering state or Yuandan state. Otherwise, it is better to run away.
But just as the rest of the cavalry dispersed, a signing talisman rushed up to the sky from the northwest, and it seemed to be closer than the one directly in front of it before!
Before the school lieutenant surnamed Xu could make any adjustments, he could already see sporadic sentries in the northwest running back from afar.
So Lieutenant Xu surnamed did not change the direction of the march, but accelerated towards the three cavalry sentries to meet them.
"Report! We found wolf cavalry in the northwest! More than 200 in number!"
Wolf cavalry! The face of the school lieutenant surnamed Xu couldn't tell what he was thinking. After pondering for a moment, he waved his hand and told the commanding flag soldier: "Continue to advance to the northwest, and slowly increase the speed, but not more than half, so that everyone is ready to change direction at any time."
This series of orders all fell into Shen Hao's ears. Although he could not understand all of them, he understood six or seven points. But the problem is that he doesn't have much confidence in his riding skills! He has been in this world for ten years, and his horse riding has always stayed at the stage of "being able to ride and run". He is worried that something will happen if he can't keep up with the movements of the cavalry when he runs.
"Master Shen, how is your body?" Chen Zifang who was beside him rode his horse and followed him, and asked Shen Hao anxiously.
"Well enough."
"Then if the cavalry changes too frequently later, you can just find a soldier's horse's butt and step on it, are you sure?"
Shen Hao originally thought of jumping off the horse to keep up with the cavalry with his legs, but after hearing what Chen Zifang said, he thought about it for a while and felt that this method was more suitable.
"Then what about you, Alchemist Chen?"
"Hehe, I have been running around in the army all year round, and my riding skills are not bad. I won't be much worse than these soldiers. I can keep up. Also, what about your personal guards? Can you do it?"
Shen Hao nodded, all the guards brought out this time have military qualifications, and they have been practicing riding skills, so it's not a big problem.
In just a few words, a rapidly enlarging "black line" jumped out from behind the horizon, and quickly approached with a faint and increasingly clear roar.
With Shen Hao's current eyesight, he could see that the "black line" was the group of wolf cavalry that the sentry had discovered.
Although this place is a bit flatter than before Yushi Bing Station, there are still a lot of gravel on the ground the size of a human head. It is not easy for cavalry to run here, and the speed should not be too fast. fate. This is also the main reason why Shen Hao has no confidence in his riding skills.
"Clang!"
Shen Hao pulled out the goose spine knife from his waist, and the guards behind him did the same. They did not equip the cavalry with sabers that are more suitable for high-speed dragging and slashing. The goose spine saber is not so useful in horse battles. But at this time, I can't care so much.
Turning his head and glanced at Chen Zifang beside him, Shen Hao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that when Chen Zifang, a very refined-looking alchemist, was still full of murderous aura, Chen Zifang even took out a long one from his storage bag. The sharp saber is obviously an old oil.
However, only the people around Shen Hao drew their sabers, and the cavalry followed the order of the captain named Xu. The sabers and spears did not move. He controlled the horse with all his strength, and his eyes were fixed on the front.
"Command the flag! After five breaths, turn to the southeast! Reduce the speed by 10%, adjust the formation to maintain the ridge of the goose! Keep moving after the distance from the enemy is 200 steps!"
Five breaths is enough for a running cavalry team to run a long distance, and the speed is not too slow now, and the rapid steering is still in such a road condition, and ordinary people don't have this kind of riding skills. Shen Hao didn't hold back, he jumped up from his horse as soon as he raised his figure, and landed behind the horse's buttocks of a bodyguard beside him. I gave myself a hand so that I would not put all my weight on the horse below and affect the manipulation of the horse's personal guard.
Standing on the horse, his sight became wider at once, and Shen Hao could clearly tell that the oncoming wolf rider had approached about 500 paces!
"change!"
As soon as the five breaths arrived, more than a hundred members of the entire cavalry team turned around to the southeast, drawing a huge arc turn, and during this time, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to about 300 steps!