Chapter 340: In a World of Great Conflict, Neutrality is Not Permitted
Chapter 340: In a World of Great Conflict, Neutrality is Not Permitted
As the night deepened, the cold moonlight shone down, illuminating Jinchiwei, located in the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty.
The lights of the Golden Tooth Guard are bright,
Whether it was the Lujiang River in the distance or the mountains and forests surrounding this place, it was all pitch black.
Even the torches that were originally placed in the fields were destroyed by the advancing Luchuan soldiers and Indians.
but,
There is no darkness in the fields,
Instead, there are dazzling spots of light flashing,
That was what was left after the bombing.
The fierce gunpowder blew up the bodies of the Indians and also blew up the cultivated fields.
Light up the green grass that is trying hard to come out in the spring.
All the efforts of the grass will be wasted and destroyed so easily.
But whether it was the defending Ming army or the constantly attacking Luchuan people,
I know in my heart that this world,
The crops and weeds are sure to grow particularly well this year.
There were too many dead bodies, and the ground was littered with broken limbs.
The blood splattered everywhere, bending the grass that had been squeezed out with great difficulty.
Half an hour had passed since the attack.
The ants were not decreasing in number, and the bodies on the field were increasing.
The smoke and smell of blood attacked the noses of the Indians all the time.
Even those Luchuan people who had been well-trained slowed down their pace, fearing that they would become corpses lying on the ground in the next moment.
At this moment, they were like fighting a war between primitive people and modern people.
Full of overestimation.
They rushed and ran hard,
But after fighting for a long time, they have not yet touched the walls and fortifications of the Golden Tooth Guards.
Not once.
The overwhelming artillery fire and arrows blocked everyone's way, bringing countless high-spirited people to an abrupt end.
And the cavalry that sometimes rushed out of the darkness,
Every time they rushed through, there was a pile of rotten flesh and body parts.
Life becomes less important at this moment, like a blade of grass, which can be discarded at any time.
Whoosh whoosh—
On the north side of the Golden Tooth Guard, a team of more than a hundred people approached silently.
Most of them were Indians, with some from Luchuan mixed in.
They chose the quietest place to move forward quietly.
There are no flames from the bombardment, no torches,
They hope to rely on the moonlight.
Rush to the front of Jinchiwei!
Let the tribesmen and comrades know that the military camp in front of them is not untouchable.
As they got closer to the military camp, more and more excitement appeared on their faces, and the target was right in front of them.
But the next moment,
Feather arrows fell from the sky, piercing into the flesh without hesitation with sharp whistling sounds.
Chest, belly, cheeks, limbs,
The arrow penetrated deeply, causing their excited faces to freeze.
Countless screams were added to the originally quiet battlefield.
The leader of this group, Alin, looked at the camp ahead with horror on his face.
There was confusion and bewilderment in his eyes.
Why can these bright people see them?
They had clearly changed into black clothes and were walking in the dark.
Not only him, but every member of the tribe who tried to sneak up from the darkness would face head-on the bows and crossbows of the Ming people.
Ah Lin stood there somewhat dejectedly.
Looking around, he was already accustomed to the countless corpses.
The death of a few familiar figures caused him to feel an irrepressible sadness.
Sons, brothers, nephews and fellow townsmen,
Now, the long swords in their hands have not been swung out, and the heads of the Ming people have not been cut off.
Died in the field.
Even the enemy was not seen.
The sharp scream sounded again, waking up Alin.
He looked up at the sky in a daze, his eyes widening a little bit, and he muttered to himself:
“What beautiful stars.”
The diamond-shaped arrow with its shaft and feathers stabbed down heavily, leaving no gap between his eyes and the stars.
The arrow penetrated his eye socket and pierced his head with great force.
An arrow squeezed out from behind his head, with something red and white on it. That was Alin's thoughts.
A muffled groan was heard.
Alin fell heavily to the ground, unable to cause any ripples amid the continuous shouts.
On the west side, a group of Luchuan soldiers wearing armor began to charge rapidly a hundred steps away from the Jinchi Guards.
Shouts of killing suddenly rang out from the darkness.
"kill!!!!"
The skin of these Luchuan soldiers in front of me was rough and cracked, with tiny cracks.
The exposed eyes were full of sharpness, and they looked at the camp as if they were looking at prey.
Although they are wearing armor,
But his feet were bare, without military boots.
This is the best mountain runner in Luchuan.
They will never let their feet leave the ground from birth to death.
They call themselves the people of the earth.
Now, they accepted the will of the earth,
Came to Mingdi, ready to build a new place for the tribesmen to live.
The temperature here is pleasant, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there is plenty of food. It is a place chosen by God.
As they walked, thoughts flashed through their minds.
His eyes were fixed on the Golden Tooth Guard wall in front of him.
They could see the crossbows and spears extending out,
You can also see the black thing that can spit fire.
But they were fearless, as the hundred steps were before their eyes, arriving in an instant!
One hundred steps, ninety steps, eighty steps
As they got closer, a hint of excitement appeared in their eyes.
Almost there, they are almost here.
But just as they took the next step in unison, the ground suddenly shook.
Before they could react, the tremors intensified.
In the darkness on the right, a pair of dark green eyes lit up at some point.
At this moment, it is constantly rising and falling, as if it is tossing up and down.
Warhorse! It's a warhorse!!
The leader of this group of mountain runners is Xi Xin.
He is a middle-aged man in his forties and the oldest among the mountain runners.
As he ran, he looked at the charging warhorse, his eyes gradually sharpening.
He clenched the long sword in his hand tightly, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"My tribesmen, follow me!"
"So what if they have war horses? The Ming people's war horses cannot compare to ours. We are the people of the earth!"
"Follow me, follow me to attack the Golden Tooth Guard Camp!"
"Touch it, and there is gold enough."
Xi Xin gritted his teeth fiercely, making a creaking sound, and a trickle of blood squeezed out from the gaps between his teeth.
He squeezed out the last bit of strength in his body.
Trying to use this power to make yourself faster.
Looking sideways, most of the tribesmen around me were like this.
With his teeth clenched, he charged forward without stopping, with the only thing in his eyes being the camp in front of him!
"Closer, closer, closer!"
Xi Xin's feet kept moving.
He has reached the peak of his life, and it is impossible for him to go faster than this time.
At the same time, he also saw the exposed sharp tip of the gun, and knew that today would be the day of his death.
But he didn't care. As a child of the earth, living so long was disrespectful to Mother Earth.
He should have returned to his mother's arms at the age of thirty.
For some reason, he never died.
Now, I am finally going to die.
Xi Xin showed a smile.
He hoped to exchange his death for a reward from General Aruta.
This will allow the tribe to have enough food and have more armor and swords.
He looked at a young man with a childish face not far away.
That was his son, and also his brother, the leader of the next group of mountain runners.
He uttered a loud cry.
"Agu! Stay alive and lead your people to survive!"
Agu turned his head around.
With the same determination and maturity that did not match his age on his young face, he nodded vigorously.
Xi Xin smiled, and he felt his steps quicken.
He looked at Agu, his heart filled with relief.
Agu is the most outstanding child among the mountain runners.
The best archer, the fastest runner, and the smartest.
If he can enter the army, he will definitely become a general.
"Puch."
A sharp silver light appeared out of nowhere.
Draw out from the darkness and arrive under the cold moonlight!
Agu still maintained his running posture.
But for some reason, he seemed to trip over something, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
This fall was so embarrassing that his head was even broken off.
His head rolled on the ground, a smile on the corner of his mouth and determination on his face still remained, but they kept changing direction.
dong dong dong-
A dull sound suddenly appeared.
Xi Xin moved his eyes over there dully.
I saw a fierce horse with a flaming mane rushing out of the darkness.
The dark eyes sparkled with moonlight, and the black-armored cavalrymen behind him stood proudly.
The long sword in his hand still maintained the posture of swinging, with a sharp glow at the end.
But from the previous silvery white,
It turned into a blood red color stained with blood.
The next moment, countless black horses rushed out from the darkness.
The black armor wielded the long sword mercilessly like a ghost,
Every time he swung his sword, a member of the tribe would stumble and fall.
Before Xi Xin could react, the first black-armored cavalry had already rushed to the front.
The long sword slashed from top to bottom.
The world slowed down, as if it had stopped for a moment.
Xi Xin could see a hint of red on the blade.
You can also see the cold and ruthless eyes of the warhorse, and the ordinary face hidden under the black armor.
Phew——
The world was spinning, Xixin's world was spinning.
He saw the earth and the starry sky.
I also saw my tribesmen being easily hacked to death, and my war horses running far away in an instant.
You can also see the Jinchiwei camp, which is only twenty steps away.
Xi Xin suddenly realized, "It turns out that war horses are really faster than humans."
The bloodshed in all directions of the Golden Tooth Guard never stopped.
The Luchuan soldiers were horrified to find that
They are all the same fortresses, and they are all fortifications that have not yet been fully built.
But their combat capabilities are vastly different.
The ordinary Luchuan soldiers did not know the reason.
But Aruta, the commander-in-chief of this trip, knew.
He stood on a dark tree.
With his hands folded across his chest, he quietly looked at the camp in the distance.
The air was filled with the smell of blood, and people from Luchuan and Tianzhu were dying one after another.
He remained unmoved, his face calm.
There was just some doubt in his eyes.
He didn't understand why the Ming army could always find the soldiers hiding in the dark.
Why can I shoot the arrows accurately every time?
Even if it's dark there.
Aruta has sharp eyes, and his earthy brown eyes move like a cheetah, examining many prey.
At his feet stood the skinny Najib.
Looking at the scenes in front of me, I feel a little uneasy.
There was even a hint of fear in his heart, and the dry hands holding the cane were trembling slightly.
He took a step back and looked up at Aruta standing on the branch.
After hesitating for a moment, he tried to calm his voice and uttered two dry laughs:
"General Aruta, this is not a solution.
The Golden Tooth Guard is too powerful, and the tribesmen cannot get close to it."
Aruta ignored him, just looked at the darkness behind him calmly and asked in a deep voice:
"The pursuers haven't arrived yet, so we can only attack the Golden Tooth Guards now."
Hearing this, Nashi's face was full of absurdity. He raised his cane and slammed it hard on the ground.
"General Aruta, even if the pursuers arrive, it will be at least tomorrow.
Now, you need to think about how to touch the gold tooth guard.
Let the increasingly depressed morale be revived. "
"We have been attacking for an hour now, and nearly 2,000 people have been killed or wounded.
But no one has touched the Golden Tooth Guard camp yet.
If this word spreads back to China, I'm afraid it will be..."
Naxi's voice suddenly stopped, and a trace of fear and fear flashed in his eyes.
But it was too late. A tall and strong figure fell from the tree.
Standing straight in front of him, looking down at him.
The murderous intent can be seen in the dark eyes.
A trace of cold sweat appeared on Naxi's forehead, and he touched his ribs quietly.
The last time he was kicked he had broken a rib and was now barely able to stand.
"Aruta will. Ugh!"
Before Naxi could finish explaining, he felt his body lighten.
There was a familiar suffocation and pain in the throat.
Then the body became light and was lifted up.
"I'm wrong."
Hearing the sound, Aruta, who was as strong as an ox, tilted his head.
Looking at Naxi's open mouth, the yellow teeth inside were standing upright and tilted this way and that.
Aruta showed a long-lost smile on his face.
He leaned his head closer, took a light sniff, and immediately frowned.
"Naxi, in the mountains and forests, older animals will have rotten teeth.
As a result, it will be unable to bite its prey, and its mouth will become extremely smelly.
At this point, even the mighty wolves, tigers and leopards,
They will also obediently lick the body remains and leftover food that they used to disdain.
They are very sensible, they don’t show up in the group, they don’t make a sound, they don’t even show up.”
Aruta looked like a son of the forest with his hair disheveled.
There is wildness everywhere, but the gentle smile on the face is somewhat contradictory.
But the next moment, the smile disappeared in an instant.
Eyes sharp, mouth wide open,
The sharp teeth were exposed and a roar was let out!
"You don't understand this principle. The king asked you to supervise the army, not to give orders."
Naxi's skinny body was grasping at the air.
The suffocating feeling from his neck made his vision go dark.
One can still vaguely see Aruta's eyes filled with murderous intent.
"He wants to kill me, he wants to kill me!"
Naxi wailed in his heart, he swore he was not mistaken!
"General, spare me. This time. I."
click-
Naxi's eyes suddenly widened, his eyeballs bulged forward, his mouth opened wide, blood flowed from his nose, and the whites of his eyes were instantly filled with blood red.
The world before my eyes disappears,
Naxi was horrified to find that he could no longer feel his body.
He wanted to think carefully about why.
But the darkness before him made him lose consciousness.
Aruta looked at Nashi, whose head tilted to one side.
There was a flash of disdain in his eyes, and he threw it away casually like garbage.
"Let's do it."
As soon as the words fell, the sharp and rapid sound of a crossbow arrow breaking through the air was heard.
Many Luchuan people who were approaching quickly were shot and killed by the sudden crossbow arrows.
He looked at the red arrow on Tuo's chest in confusion.
I can't help but wonder, where did the enemy come from?
A group of people staggered and fell down.
More than a hundred figures suddenly appeared in the darkness of the forest and slowly approached.
They were dressed in black armor, holding bows and crossbows, with long swords on their waists, and they were full of power in the darkness.
But the only flaw was that when they walked into the moonlight,
Exposing those yellow and thin faces,
The mighty armor suddenly became loose and ill-fitting.
They are not Ming people, not Luchuan people, but Indians.
An Indian with clever eyes.
"grown ups."
A young man in his twenties came over.
His armor fit him well, and he looked majestic and powerful when he wore it.
Just because his cheeks are different from others, they are full of flesh and blood, and his eyes are bright.
When Aruta saw the young man, his fierce eyes softened a little, and he reached out and touched his head.
Although I could only feel the coldness of the armor and the regular ridges on it,
Aruta still smiled:
"Mangguruda, you did not betray your tribe."
He looked at the pale-faced but energetic Indians around him and nodded with satisfaction:
"You haven't betrayed your tribe either."
The young Mangguruda pursed his lips, his resolute face showing some emotion.
He knew what General Aruta had gone through over the years.
Humiliation, imprisonment, and compromise.
"Sir, let's go back and take our people back to our hometown.
We will not participate in the fight between Luchuan and Ming. We will go back and live a good life."
Mangguruda's voice trembled, and his tall body shrank at this moment.
It seemed that only at this moment was he a child.
Aruta's face was full of kindness, and his dry cheeks twitched slightly.
Deep inside, thick, scarred fingers wiped away his tears.
"Kid, running away won't solve any problems."
"There's no escape."
"Both Luchuan and Ming are stronger than us."
"We can't escape, and we have no choice."
Aruta's voice was hollow. He stroked Mangguruda's head with a firm look in his eyes:
"You are brave, wise, and the hope of your people.
No matter what happens, you must lead your people to survive."
"Survive first, then talk about the future."
"As for the fight to the death, leave it to me."
Mangguruda looked puzzled and shocked:
"Sir, do we still need to fight?"
Aruta's face was gentle and he smiled softly:
"It's me, Mangguluda. Go to the forest beside the Lu River.
There are 20,000 of our people there, all young and strong.
They were placed there to ambush and wait for the follow-up Ming army.
Now, you go there and take them over.
Remember, no matter what happens, you must survive first and lead the tribe to survive."
In Mangguruda’s confusion.
Aruta's whole demeanor changed.
It became cold and murderous, and there was a hint of it that kept people at a distance.
At this moment, he was the famous General Aruta in Luchuan.
"Everyone, listen up. Go west and wait and see what happens. Do not act rashly!"
Mangguruda didn't understand, but he knew how to obey.
"Yes!"
After they left, Aruta walked quickly with his strong body and soon arrived at the command post on the front line.
"General Aruta!"
Aruta nodded and ordered in a deep voice:
"Except for those lying in ambush in the western forest, everyone advance, everyone!
Go towards the Golden Tooth Guards and defeat them for me!"
(End of this chapter)