Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 718 Bloody Red Willow

At noon
Da da…

The sound of war horses rang slowly, and the riders moved forward lazily.

Two black spots came down from the hillside, and the two on the horse were talking, and there were many branches on the horse.

"Old horse, where is the camel thorn you mentioned? It's already noon, don't delay eating!"

Gao Yu, who was one head behind, complained, and went out to perform the mission together, but the old horse insisted on bringing something back, saying that it was Yang Xiaotao's request.

The old horse looked at the sun, and then at the direction ahead.

"Hey, after passing that hillside, a little to the west, there is a puddle below, that's it!"

"I don't know if there is any water left."

"It's so cold!"

As the old horse said, he reached out and touched the red willow behind him.

This is what he promised Yang Xiaotao, and he finally found it this time, but unfortunately the season has already turned yellow, if it were summer, the red flowers would be very gratifying.

After finally digging it out, I originally wanted to go back, but thought that the more Yang Xiaotao said, the better, and thought that there was a bunch of camel thorns here, so I just happened to get it back.

"Lao Ma, do you think Mr. Yang will succeed? Can corn grow in saline-alkali soil?"

"I don't know, but Mr. Yang is a learned person and knows more than us!"

"That's right. Ma, do you think this kind of corn is salt corn? Do you not need to buy salt in the future?"

Gao Yu said it strangely, but the old horse didn't know, so he pouted, "Well, maybe, right."

"If all of them are planted..."

The two walked one after the other, went down the hill, and walked for a while. When they were about to go up the hill, suddenly both of them pulled the reins, and their expressions tightened.

Jump off the horse and look at the ground in front of you.

"Old horse, it's Ma Yin."

Gao Yu looked it over and said affirmatively.

"There are a lot of them, look over there!"

"It's horse manure!"

The old horse pointed to the front, the surrounding land was ravaged into a carpet, the sides were flat, and the trampled places were full of stubble.

There is a series of horse manure in twos and threes, and there are many around.

"At least one hundred!"

Looking around, these people should have stayed here, and there were at least a hundred horse manure on the scene.

"And, an hour has passed."

Seeing that the land has turned yellow and dried out from the sun, the old horse stretched out his hand to squeeze the horse manure and said affirmatively.

"Could it be a brother army?"

The old horse shook his head, "With such a large number of horses, several nearby farms are not enough. Besides, it is a brother army, why are you here, this direction is not from the farm."

Gao Yu frowned. In this Gobi, danger is everywhere.

And the most dangerous are always people.

"What shall we do? Go back and notify the farm?"

The old horse wiped the ground, "What else can I do? I've encountered it, so I'll find out if I go over and have a look."

As they spoke, the two nodded, and Gao Yu took out his pistol, this time with enough bullets.

The old horse took the rifle from the neck of the horse, and the two got on the horse, and ran forward while talking about the traces.

The speed of the two was not fast, and the horses sat down even more vigorously to prevent accidents from happening.

The two of them had to be vigilant about their surroundings. Although the surrounding area was open and there were no mountains and dense forests, the terrain was full of potholes. They might rush to their eyes and find a group of people rushing out of the ditch.

"Old Ma, look, the road is gone!"

The two stopped in front of a bush, and Gao Yu pointed to the disappearing horse seal ahead, as if it had been wiped away suddenly.

The old horse stood on the horse, with the rifle in his right hand, and his eyes scanned the surroundings.

The road is gone, indicating that the other party is covering up his whereabouts, indicating that the other party has malicious intentions.

In other words, the enemy is on the left and right.

The two looked at each other, raising their vigilance.

"Xiao Gao, you go back!"

The old horse looked at the surrounding terrain for a while, and recalled it in his mind for a moment. There was a puddle three to five miles ahead. If a large group of people hide their tracks, that is the best choice.

However, the most important thing right now is to spread the news, regardless of whether the opponent is an enemy or a friend, the farm must be prepared.

"No, I'll go with you."

Gao Yu refused, and he could still help if he stayed. It was just next door to Kuang Kuang, as long as the two of them helped, they could always run away.

"Don't waste time, go back quickly."

"In case it's an enemy, the other party's hidden whereabouts interspersed here, and it's only two hours away from our farm."

"Let Captain Mu get ready, you know, those things on the farm, if something goes wrong, no one can afford it."

The old horse said sharply, and Gao Yu wanted to refute, but the old horse didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He sat down on the horse and kicked Gao Yu, and the horse ran away in pain.

At the next moment, a gunshot sounded, and both of them jumped.

While running, Gao Yu turned his head and saw five or six cavalry rushing down the hillside not far away, shooting with guns in their hands.

The gunshot hit the ground just now. If he hadn't been kicked by the old horse, he probably would have been hit.

"Run!"

The old horse reacted quickly, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and the war horse galloped up, stabbing diagonally to the side.

Gao Yu glanced at the person rushing down, weighing the importance in his heart, bent down, and the horse accelerated.

bang bang

The gunshots continued, and the bullets roared.

On the hillside, Tie Ying looked at the two fleeing with resentment.

The sentinels on duty had already spotted the two of them, but they didn't want to startle them, so they didn't take action.

Tie Ying led people to ambush here, thinking of killing them both.

Butterfly wants to take something out of their mouths to confirm the target.

But when the other party was about to enter the encirclement, he stopped suddenly. That posture must have been to report back.

They had no choice but to shoot and leave the two behind.

But he didn't want to, he made a mistake and missed.

"Catch them, don't let them escape!"

Tie Ying gritted her teeth and shouted, and asked five or six people to chase Gao Yu who was running away.

Butterfly frowned, "Commander Iron Battalion, we have leaked, there is no need to wait."

"I think it's better to be quick and get on it now."

Tie Ying was taken aback, "Do you know where the target is?"

Butterfly frowned for a moment, "The general location is correct. There are so many of us, why are we afraid we can't find it?"

Tie Ying was conflicted. The original plan was to make a surprise attack at night, with a high success rate and few casualties.

Now, in broad daylight, with a group of cavalry to attack the enemy's defense line, they are still prepared, even if they are defeated, they will suffer heavy casualties.

These are all his brothers.

"Tie Battalion Commander, don't hesitate anymore! We are here, and we are surrounded by enemies. If we delay any longer, we will be lost forever."

"Besides, the one who escaped back just happened to lead us the way."

Tie Ying was so reminded by Die Ying that she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"you're right."

"That's it!"

After speaking, he turned around and greeted his subordinates to mount their horses.

bang bang

The old horse rode away while turning around and shooting.

The people behind also fired, so that both sides carefully controlled the direction during the pursuit.

The old horse saw the figures dodging behind him on horseback, most of the bullets fired by the rifle were dodged, and the five people behind him have not decreased yet.

These people are not simple.

It was different from the bandits he had encountered before.

Behind him, gunshots sounded like popping beans, and the bullets flew around the horse. It was obvious that the opponent's target was the horse.

The old horse reloaded the bullet, turned around and hit the front horse's head with a single shot.

With a cry of mourning, the war horse crashed down, but the bandit on the horse dexterously got up from the horse's back, and after rolling twice on the ground, he stood up fine.

old gangster!

The old horse's heart sank again, and he speeded up again.

Rumble

Suddenly, there was the sound of a large number of horses running. The old horse saw that more than a hundred people rushed down the hillside one after another, roaring and rushing in the direction of Gao Yu.

"not good!"

Seeing Gao Yu running wildly in front, three or five people hanging a thousand meters behind him, and the cavalry brigade that just came down, the old horse immediately understood the opponent's plan.

The horse's head turned, and the old horse ignored the horse bandits chasing behind, thinking about the horse bandits behind Gao Yu and rushed forward.

bang bang

Charged from the side, the old horse shot first and stopped the pursuing team. After three shots, the two fell off the horse.

The remaining two who were chasing looked at the old horse that was pulling in, and shot one after another.

The two people approached quickly, and the rifles ran out of bullets. The bandit looked at the old horse in front of him, picked up his saber, and charged forward.

The old horse stuck the bayonet on the muzzle of the gun, and hedging together before he could move.

puff
Chilla
Two voices sounded, the horse missed, and there were two people sitting on the horseback.

A man in front of the old horse was pierced through the chest by a bayonet, and the opponent's saber left a mark on his neck.

Then the saber fell, and the whole person was knocked off the horse by the rifle and fell to the ground.

The other person grabbed the reins of the horse, threw the blood off the saber, and looked at the person in front of him solemnly.

The old horse reined in the horse, turned the horse's head, and his face was pale.

On the back, a slap-long gash was dripping with blood.

The shredded sawdust sticks around, and the withered and yellow surface gradually turns red.

Thanks to the blocking of the red willow on horseback, it absorbed most of the force, otherwise the chop would have been solid, and the body would have been split in half.

Stretching out his hand to wipe back, the old horse's face was bleak.

In the distance, the rumbling sound was getting closer, and the horses were charging faster and faster.

Looking back, Gao Yu disappeared from sight.

He needs to buy more time.

"kill!"

The two were drinking at the same time.

At this moment, I don't think about anything, I don't have time to think about anything, everything is in an instant.

puff
puff
The bayonet pierced the chest.

The saber cut open the abdomen.

patter
The bandit wailed and fell to the ground.

The old horse is trying to sit on the horse.

He stretched out his hand to cover the opening of his abdomen, and the red willow on his back was stained red with blood.

Rumble

The chasing cavalry stopped in the distance, shocked by the tragedy in front of them.

Behind them, a group of cavalry rushed over, from far to near.

Tie Ying looked at the corpse on the ground with an ugly expression.

These are all brothers who survived the battlefield, but they were killed by one person.

What's even worse is that the target he was originally chasing has been blurred, and if he delays, there will be no one left. How can he be satisfied?
"Speed ​​up and catch up."

Tie Ying waved the box cannon in his hand and roared loudly.

The bandits rushed up.

"careful!"

Butterfly next to him suddenly saw the movement of the man in front of him, and immediately shouted, pulling Tie Ying by the way, and his speed dropped sharply.

Lao Ma's realization began to blur, and the pain made him lose his strength.

But looking at the horse bandit in front of him, he smiled brightly.

"The offal."

The chest grenade was pulled away, and the smoke billowed up.

"Teacher Yang, I can't give it to you, I'm looking for it!"

The murmur was drowned out by the loud bang.

More than a dozen horses that rushed forward were directly smashed, and the nearby war horses were even more startled by the noise, and they moved away crookedly one by one.

The people behind had no time and could only watch helplessly as they bumped into each other.

The momentum of the charge came to a sudden halt, and there was chaos.

Tie Ying felt the moisture on her cheeks, and a terrifying picture suddenly appeared in her mind.

Same clothes, same people.

At that time, their regiment was brutally beaten by a company, using this desperate style of fighting, smashing, maiming, and destroying their previous arrogance.

That time, they lost, threw away everything, lost everything, and became the prodigal dogs.

It was also that time that the person who rang the grenade but rushed forward with a calm face became their eternal nightmare.

In the chaos, someone slapped her on the cheek, and there was a woman's anxious look in her ear, Tie Ying finally came back to her senses.

"Hurry up, don't stop, hurry up!"

Butterfly's voice came to mind, Tieying thought of something, and immediately fired two shots into the sky, the chaos recovered a little, and then rushed out with people.

Rumble

The war horses stepped on the blood-colored soil and gradually moved away.

After a while, the Gobi was calm again.

There is only a bayonet inserted into the ground exuding a blood-red light, and the guardian is a blood-stained red willow.

(End of this chapter)