Chapter 52, Encounter with Black Arrow
With no Hu people riding and shooting, Zu Ke, Zu Li and others quickly rushed up from the rear and joined Zu Zhao and others.
Although Zu Zhao is murderous, he will not be completely irrational. He saw that the knights in the east were about to intercept Hu Qi, which was a good time not to be missed. Although this is to suppress the thief, after all, the thief hides a lot of secrets. It is necessary to find out what conspiracy these thieves are planning. For him, even if the thief does not have a conspiracy, he will find an excuse to make up a reason for recruiting troops before the Yellow Turban Uprising.
He looked left and right and saw that Zu Ke, Zu Li, Zhang Yuan and others were not far away from him, so he shouted at them, "Go on and catch a few live questions."
Zu Ke, Zu Li and others understand Zu Zhao's intention, but it is not so easy to catch life in the fast horse rushing.
After Zu Zhao finished saying that, he turned around and put the halberd behind the saddle and immediately took out the horse bow. Bend his bow and arrow, aimed at a thief who was more than 30 steps away, aiming carefully and releasing the string. Hearing a string, the feather arrow rushed out and hit the thief's waist. The thief screamed, his body was unstable, staggered for a while, and finally fell off the horse.
When Zu Ke and others saw it, they all marveled that Zu Zhao's arrow method was shrewd and could be so measured in the dark.
"Go quickly and arrest the fallen thief."
"You guys go there."
Zu Ke hurriedly greeted a few times, and immediately several children grabbed the reins and slowed down the horse to lean against the thief who fell from the horse.
Zu Zhao continued to chase, considering the limited number of feathers and arrows in the arrow pot, not to mention that he could not ensure that each arrow could be so accurate, so he had to take a valuable target first. Although he did not know what Deng Mao and Hu leaders were born like, he could still judge by observing the reactions of the surrounding thieves.
Not only that, but several other children, including Han Dang, who were confident in their own archery, also approached the thief according to Zu Zhao's appearance and shot people at a position that was not critical. However, after all, they don't have saddles and staps like Zu Zhao, which naturally greatly reduces their accuracy. They either fail to shoot or hit the targeted part. However, Handang is really a good bower. Even in the absence of saddles and staves, he clamps the horse's abdomen by the strength of his legs, bends his bow and shoots quickly, and the arrows are empty.
Not long after, the knights in the east clashed with Hu Qi.
After all, Zu Zhao and his party raided first, and now Hu Qi has somewhat reacted. Before the knights in the east approached, the bow-wift horse or abandoned the bow to change the blade, or raised the bow to shoot quickly. So much so that at the moment when the two sides fought, the more than 20 riders were still fiercely attacked, and three or four people were immediately shot down and fell from their horses.
However, even so, Hu Qi's morale was damaged after all, and considering that there were so many enemies before and after, he dared not continue to tremble for a while.
With a series of shouts in Hu language among the Hu riders, the Hu people turned their horse heads one after another and went to the Gobi in the north. It can be seen that they wanted to escape as soon as possible.
At this time, how can Zu Zhao stop? What's more, whether he shot down Deng Mao or the mastermind of this thief is still unknown, and he must catch as many thieves as possible. Immediately, he greeted the soldiers in two ways. He led a team to chase directly behind the horse, and the other team circled around to try to intercept.
Zu Ke led a team of people out of the team and took a detour.
Zu Zhao was chasing vigorously and suddenly heard someone shouting on one side: "Big son, be careful."
As soon as the words fell, Zu Zhao suddenly felt a cold wind blowing in front of him. He wanted to dodge sideways, but he was afraid that there was no time to move at all. He just instinctively raised the horse halberd in his hand to protect his head. Just halfway up, a strong wind came, and then I felt a pain in my arm. He looked down, and there was already a feather arrow nailed to his forearm.
Fortunately, his armor is equipped with a wrist guard. Although this arrow penetrates the wrist guard, after all, it has weakened a lot of strength, and the arrow just does not enter the skin. He freed his other hand, grabbed the arrow, and broke it hard. Once the triangular arrow of the feather arrow enters the meat, it will inevitably cause skin loss, but it will be a small loss.
When the broken arrow was held in his hand, his face suddenly changed. He saw that the arrow was all black, and even the arrow feather had been dyed black.
His heart tightened, and he blurted out, "Black Arrow Thief!!"
Han Dang, Zu Ji and others who had been following Zu Zhao's voice were all shocked when they heard Zu Zhao's voice.
Zu Zhao angrily threw the black arrow in his hand to the ground and looked closely in the direction of the strong wind just now. Behind the figure of three or four riders, there was a strangely dressed Hu Qi. Hu Qi was not as tall as others, but a thin figure, and his upper body was not a felt hat or short coat, but a cloak with a hood. The cloak is made of leather and wrapped tightly. Even in the basic process of high speed, there is no wind blowing cap.
It's really great that you can recognize the leader from so far away! He said in his heart.
Although it is not certain whether the other party happens to be deliberate at this time, it is natural to estimate the enemy as comprehensively as possible during the war.
Zu Ji was so angry that he waved the horse halberd and said, "Sir, this black arrow thief has killed several lives in my ancestral family. Look at me today to take his head to sacrifice Abao and their spirits in heaven." With that, he patted the horse stock and roared at the horse wrapped in a cloak, "Oh, Hu Yi, how dare you pick up your grandfather Zuping!"
Zu Zhao frowned. He knew well the power of the black arrow Hu people. It was night when he robbed the horse before, and now it is also night. It can be seen that this person is not only excellent in archery, but also beyond ordinary people's eyes. Good shooting can be achieved through acquired training and exercise, but his eyesight is natural. He is so unique that he is a terrible enemy.
He was worried that Zu Ji would make a mistake under his recklessness, so he quickly shouted, "Aji, don't act rashly."
Zu Ji's heart was burning, and he had run away, and he didn't hear Zu Zhao's words clearly for a while. He crossed a barbarian, and his angry mood made him extremely brave. He hardly looked at the surpassed barb man beside him. The horse halberd in his hand waved horizontally, as fast as lightning and powerful as lightning. With just one blow, he cut the man into two with his shoulders and head. The arm strength is so strong that it is creepy.
The cut off Hu's body still persisted on the horse for a while, and after running a distance, he turned over decadently.
Zu Ji laughed wildly and said, "Hahaha, you and other little thieves are vulnerable."
Even Zu Zhao and Han Dang in the rear saw this scene and had to sigh that Zu Ji was young, but he had such a fierce power, which was really a rare talent.
How did you know that Zu Ji's laughter had not settled, and suddenly there was a string sound not far away. In the dark, the black feather arrows are integrated into the dark curtain, which is difficult to distinguish, and you can only feel a strong wind coming.
Zu Zhao didn't see what was going on, but heard Zu Ji screaming. Then he saw the other party's body shake violently for a while and almost fell off the horse. Fortunately, Zu Ji lost the halberd in his hand in time and barely pulled the reins so as not to fall on the spot. Soon, his riding speed slowed down.
"Aji, how are you?"
Zu Zhao, who was approaching, hesitated. Should he stop to save people or continue to chase?
"I'll save people!" At this time, Zu Fan's voice suddenly came from the rear brigade.
Zu Zhao's heart was flat. In the end, he did not slow down the horse and continued to chase forward. Zu Ji's figure gradually fell behind, and the last glimpse of the corner of his eyes seemed to be falling from the horse...
I hope God can protect Zuji safely! He muttered in his heart for a while.
After all, we grew up together, not to mention that Zu Ji is the only one around us who can really listen to things.
In a moment of righteous indignation, he kicked the horse several times, stared at the black arrow thief, and chased after him like a broken bamboo.