Chapter 142 Snow Slope House

Chapter 142 Snow Slope House

Chapter 142: Snow Slope Hundred Households
The black armor is like a wall, and the swords and spears are like a forest.

The cavalrymen came in large numbers, like an iron barrel, surrounding the two men from all sides.

More than a dozen Iron Harriers were drawing their bows from the periphery, looking for an opportunity to kill with one strike.

However, Hoxha was controlled by that man, and no one dared to be accused of killing the adopted son of the Grand Tutor.

"Ming hero, please don't hurt the adults!"

"Let him go, you can leave here!"

"You are very skilled in martial arts, but you can't defeat a huge army..."

Seeing their master being captured, several guards were extremely anxious and communicated in stiff Chinese.

The man did not speak either. He looked towards the Stone Mountain. Red flags were waving and the Northern Sweeping Cavalry were charging down. Leading the way was the old general Lu Huaishuo, who was over fifty years old. He was waving a goose-feather knife and his gray beard was covered with ice and snow, but he looked more energetic than a twenty-year-old young man.

An old soldier from Bashu who had been away from his hometown for many years, guarded the frontier for twenty-seven years.

When Hoxha saw that the other party was wearing only ordinary armor and breaking into the battle alone, he immediately came up with a plan and tried to test him.

"Your Excellency's martial arts skills are rare in the world, but it seems that you are not valued in the Ming Dynasty. What a pity!"

"The Grand Master knows heroes and respects heroes. People from all over the world are loyal to him. He especially respects heroes from the Central Plains. If you go with me to the Wolf Court to pay a visit, you will not lose the reward of being a marquis or a general."

"So much nonsense!"

Lan Baihu grabbed Huoxha's belt, lifted him up with one hand and held him in the air.

"What are you going to do?"

Hoxha was like a turtle with its lid turned upside down, his limbs flailing in panic.

"Get your men back off!"

"Whoosh!"

A wolf-fang feather arrow flew over.

Lan Baihu held the "shield" in his hand downwards, and the iron arrow shot through his calf. The sound of broken bones was very crisp, and Hoxha let out a shrill scream. Red plum blossoms bloomed on the snow.

"Who's shooting arrows?"

"Who's shooting the arrows?"

"You don't want your heads anymore after you hurt the adults?"

The guard became anxious, rushed forward on his horse, and lashed the Iron Hawk in the face with a whip, leaving a bloody mark immediately.

The leader of the Iron Harriers looked coldly at the guard, then rode away with his men.

The captain of the Ming army lifted Hoxha into the air again and said in a deep voice, "Order them to retreat. Don't make me say it a third time!"

Hoxha had no reason to hesitate. For the sake of his ambition, he could die, but not in this way, at the hands of an unknown person, and die in vain. He was an educated elite of the Wolf Court, and knew that life was precious. Naturally, he would not commit suicide like ordinary grassland untouchables.

"Back off, everyone back off!"

Hoxha said in a trembling voice: "In the name of the Left Commander of the Wolf Court, I order you to retreat!"

Captain Lan placed Huoxha on his horse, rode out from the midst of swords and spears, and met Lu Huaishuo and others. After meeting them, they galloped towards the south.

More than a thousand grassland cavalrymen followed far behind, watching them cross the Caojiao River and return to the Ming army camp...

At night, the Ming army camp outside Yanmen Pass was brightly lit.

Capturing Hoxha was a great achievement, so General Chen rewarded them with twenty carts of wine and meat and ordered the Northern Sweeping Cavalry to drink for two days.

"The land of the Hu is thirty thousand miles away, how can I send my wise ruler away immediately? Sitting and watching the moon over the mountains tonight, I think of killing the knights from the border town..."

The singing came from the brightly lit military camp behind him, accompanied by the majestic and melodious sounds of Qiang flute and Hujia, while in the distance a few wolf howls sounded from the distant valley, echoing each other.

Lan Hao changed into a black uniform and sat on a hillside outside the tent.

The goose-feather snow fluttered down and evaporated into white mist in an instant three feet above the head, and dissipated in the air. But in the darkness, no one could see it.

"When the heaven and earth were ignorant and all things were in chaos, Taiji was born. Taiji gave birth to two principles, which were Yin and Yang..." "The True Scripture of Yin and Yang" is a Taoist practice that implies the principles of heaven and earth.
The harmonizing Qi was originally divided into yin and yang, the mysterious Yang Qi and the mysterious Yin Qi.

From extreme yang to extreme yin, and from extreme yin to extreme yang, until finally, the two auras intertwine and merge with each other, you are in me and I am in you, changing all the time, never stagnant, the so-called yin and yang have become just symbols.

"The military camp is a place where masculine energy gathers, and it really helps to cultivate the mysterious yang energy."

Lan Hao opened his eyes and exhaled gently.

The snow in front of him melted as if it had been burned by fire, and a three-meter-long ditch was formed in an instant. It would take at least the next day for the Xuan Yang Qi attached to the water to dissipate before it could be covered with snow again.

"You can leave now!"

Lan Hao stood up and looked at the Sweeping the North Army Camp where he had stayed for two months. His next step was to find a place where he could refine the Xuanyin Qi.

I wanted to leave quietly, but I saw several riders running out of the village gate and heading towards this side.

The two men dismounted and walked up the snow slope.

Wu Tiande held the wine jar and said with a smile: "Brother Lan, I said you must be hiding on the snow slope alone and daydreaming, but General Lu didn't believe it and insisted on making a bet. You must have lost your salary for the second half of the month."

"You are the only one who talks too much."

Lu Huaishuo was furious and snatched the wine jar from Wu Tiande. He poured three glasses of wine in a row and drank them all.

"Brother Lan, you are the first one who is unconvinced by Lao Lu! In ancient times, there was General Dashu, and now there are Hundred Households of Xuepo. They have made extraordinary achievements, but they are hiding here."

"The general is overly praised!"

Lu Huaishuo thought to himself that this Captain Lan was good in every way except that he was too cold and aloof. There seemed to be a barrier between him and his brothers and they couldn't confide in each other. His temperament was not like that of someone from the barracks.

Lan Hao took the wine bowl, poured two bowls of wine, and said, "General Lu is very loyal to his brothers. I toast you."

"Well, it's an honor for Old Lu to be admired by Lan Baihu."

Lu Huaishuo took the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Wu Tiande said with a smile: "The general's report of merit has been prepared. You are the first to capture Hoxha!"

Lan Hao shook his head and said, "I was just about to say goodbye to the general. There is no need to ask for credit. I already have what I want."

Wu Tiande was surprised and asked, "Goodbye? Brother Lan is leaving?"

.........

The two men sat on the snow slope, drinking bowl after bowl of wine. It was not difficult for the guerrilla general to decide whether a hundred households should stay or go. He could just report them as missing or killed in battle.

Wu Tiande held the wine bowl and asked curiously, "The general doesn't seem surprised?"

Lu Huaishuo chuckled: "Nothing surprising, didn't you see the ditch on the ground? Such a person, with such magical powers, will naturally not stay in the military camp for long."

Wu Tiande could not make out anything special from the ditch, but he remembered Lan Baihu's heroic deeds on the grassland and nodded, "That's true. Taking a general's head from a huge army is as easy as taking something out of a bag. I've only seen this on the stage."

Lu Huaishuo put down his wine bowl, looked up at the full moon in the sky, and suddenly felt homesick. He had originally thought that if Captain Lan was interested in the army, he would stay and be a stepping stone for him for a few years.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a talented young man. What a pity."

"Then I should leave too."

Wu Tiande was not surprised this time. Lu Huaishuo's character was too strong and upright, and he was disliked by his colleagues. Although he had made countless contributions, he was also ostracized by his superiors. He had long wanted to leave, but he was reluctant to leave these brothers.

"The general has made up his mind."

Lu Huaishuo nodded and said, "Brother Wu, what are your plans for the future?"

Wu Tiande thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I have saved some money and want to go to the Ministry of War to find a place of prosperity and wealth and get a job as an official. With this achievement, it should be easier."

Lu Huaishuo stood up and patted the flying snow off his battle robe.

"Yeah, after fighting for so many years, it's time to enjoy yourself."

(End of this chapter)