Chapter 23 Cruel as Fire
After Su Hanshan and others arrived in the west of the city, they followed Wu Ning's instructions and dispersed to hide behind the ridges of roofs and at the corners of streets.
They deliberately arranged the horses they brought with them in multiple open courtyards or in places where streets intersected.
Those places tend to have flat terrain and are not easily blocked. Once someone approaches the horses, the person hiding on the roof can have the other person in view and have an unobstructed view.
In fact, people can see farther from high places. When the people in Dongchang approached the west of the city, Su Hanshan and the others could see them from a distance, but at this distance, they could not launch an attack.
"The sound of horse hooves was originally so fast that we could faintly hear it even from such a distance, but now it is so quiet. They have slowed down a lot."
Wu Ning was also on the roof, holding a hand A small crossbow was lying behind the ridge of the roof, with only two eyes exposed, looking over there and sighing in a low voice.
"His speed is like the wind, his speed is like a forest, he anticipates the enemy's opportunity, he is bold and careful, Cao Wubo's method of leading troops has really impressed me many times. If he joins the battlefield, he will probably become a famous general."
Xiao Shaofan Also on this roof, he observed for a moment and said: "It seems that their number is less than a hundred. Is it because they have sent people to guard the city gate."
"This is more important to us. It’s getting better and better.”
Wu Ning's face was not relaxed: "Look carefully at this group of people. How are they different from the Dongchang fans who were most common when we raided their camps?"
The afternoon sun was a bit bright. , Xiao Shaofeng raised his hand to cover his eyes, looked into the distance and said, "They all wear the same hat, but it seems that the clothes are different?"
"Wearing a round hat and a brown shirt, Wear soap boots, such as The group of people entering the city today should basically be dressed like this."
Wu Ning sighed, "Those are the leaders of the factory guards at all levels, including the 100 households, the boss, the foreman, the general banner, and the small. Flag, strongman, body Their skills are much better than those of ordinary Dongchang Fanzi."
"Although Cao Wubo failed to bring the whole team, he mobilized all the key leaders!"
Su Hanshan did not participate in their conversation. He only silently estimated the distance in his heart, and then suddenly spoke.
“I have a trick that the evil dragon spits out beads, which is as fast as the sound of thunder. It can penetrate the human body within a hundred steps.”
When Su Hanshan came, he had only two crutches. In addition, he also carried a lot of wooden sticks on his back, and he took out one of them.
"If I can blow off Cao Wubo's head directly, things will be much easier after that, right?"
Xiao Shaofan said in surprise: "Could it be that Zhu Hui mentioned it, you The move that killed the leader of the horse bandits, didn’t it happen by chance, but could be used repeatedly?”
Su Hanshan said in surprise: "How could it happen by chance? I played so steadily and accurately. I obviously have a well-established move."
Both Xiao Shaofan and Wu Ning were stagnant.
Wu Ning is not even a martial artist, but he also knows the common sense of martial arts.
The fundamental purpose of so-called internal power is to nourish the body's health. How could someone specifically ponder a certain move to use their internal power to produce the same effect as a gunpowder explosion?
That is simply unrealistic.
It would be more normal to say that it is a life-and-death situation, and it happens that the potential explodes, and God makes a move.
"If so..."
Wu Ning was a little surprised, but after thinking carefully, he still said, "Wait a little longer, wait until they enter the range where others can attack, and then you take action. "
After a quarter of an hour or two, Dongchang's men and horses went deep into the empty house area in the west of the city and began to find the ownerless horses. They divided some of their men and approached those places.
They usually work in groups of five, with three holding knives and shields on the outside, and two holding crossbows on the inside, and they carefully explore areas where enemies are suspected.
Cao Wubo and others still stayed in the street, sitting high on their horses, looking around and taking in the overall situation.
Zhu Hui and others hiding nearby are about to fire crossbow arrows.
Su Hanshan also adjusted the direction of the wooden stick there, aiming at Cao Wubo. His left hand instilled power into the wooden stick, and his right hand mobilized the opposite internal force.
However, he had just locked the target and had not yet shot out with his right palm.
Cao Wubo seemed to be predicting the future, his expression suddenly changed, and he swept the sheathed sword across the air.
Bang! ! ! !
The sound of the wooden stick exploding and the front end of the wood exploding, and the sound of the sheathed sword hitting something seemed to completely overlap.
The volume became louder and more abrupt, like a thunder suddenly exploding in the ears of people in Dongchang.
The piece of wood that flew out shattered into dust and exploded into a large cloud of wood chips and sparks in the air diagonally above Cao Wubo's head.
The scabbard of the King's Sword, which was decorated with gold and inlaid with jade, also shattered. If it were placed in the capital, just this scabbard would win the favor of many dignitaries, and they would be attracted by this shattering. And heartbroken.
But the real target of this blow, Cao Wubo, was unscathed!
"Oh!!!" Wu Ning smashed a tile.
Su Hanshan was not too disappointed.
The evil dragon's move of spitting out beads has always been used to hit people head-on at short distances in the Fish Dragon Spear Technique.
This is enough to show that using this kind of move to lock the target at a long distance and conduct a sneak attack is of little use to a warrior with a truly keen sense.
Otherwise, the Fish Dragon Spear Technique should have been developed into a full set of assassination spear techniques long ago.
When Cao Wubo stood on his horse and locked his position with his horizontal sword.
Su Hanshan's eyes just collided with his, but he changed his hand to another wooden stick without hesitation.
Since it was determined that this style of play would be of no use to Cao Wubo, Su Hanshan did not fully use pure Yang skills this time. He used 10% of Rama's inner strength to protect his palm first, and then unleashed an explosive blow.
This kind of explosive force is slightly inferior to pure pure Yang internal force.
But this time, he was not targeting a master like Cao Wubo. Instead, after scanning the positions of everyone in the East Factory, he chose a straight line that would meet as many people as possible.
Bang! ! !
There was another explosion, and four people fell off their horses almost at the same time.
The first two were punched through the chest and shoulders, the third had half of his arm blown off, and the fourth screamed with a blood splash on his waist.
"Disperse!"
Cao Wubo shouted, his figure rose into the air, jumped on several rooftops, and conveniently chopped down two crossbow arrows that were shot at him.
Suddenly, he turned around on a roof, held a sword in both hands, and waved towards the courtyard.
There was a righteous man in the courtyard who had just fired a crossbow at him. He was suddenly cut in half vertically by the colorless sword energy. Blood mist burst out, and his body exploded to both sides.
The sound of the body breaking apart seemed to be mixed with a scream that stopped suddenly, which was frightening.
Originally, when Cao Wubo was empty-handed, he could only maintain his lethality at a distance of more than two feet because of his internal strength.
But he has superb swordsmanship. With a sword in his hand, his internal force is compressed into a thin line with the help of the blade. When he slashes out, the power is even more concentrated, and he can actually cut the human body four feet away.
At this time, Xiao Shaofan had already taken the initiative to attack, with a black umbrella in his left hand and a thin sword in his right hand.
Su Hanshan was neither arrogant nor impetuous, his eyes swept across calmly, and he took another wooden stick in his hand, with a loud cracking sound, and shot two people to death.
At this time, Zhu Hui and others had also launched an offensive against the people in Dongchang, but with little effect.
Those people were indeed not comparable to ordinary Dongchang Fanzi. Not one of them died under the crossbow arrows, and they were all blocked by the shields in their hands.
The shields these people carry are not the common wooden shields covered with iron or cowhide, but a kind of shield.
To make this kind of rattan, you need to collect old and thick vines from the mountains, soak them in oil, and weave them into a disc shape with a protruding center and high eaves. The diameter is about three feet and it weighs no more than nine pounds.
There are two rings on the inside of the shield, which can be pulled into by the arms. It is very stable and cannot be easily cut by swords and spears. Small crossbows can also be used for defense.
Even if they encounter someone whose internal strength and physical strength are slightly higher than theirs, they can rely on the toughness of the shield to buffer them and steadily defend themselves against the opponent's attack without retreating easily. This is an advantage that wooden shields do not have.
After the crossbow arrows were used, when Yu Qian's old troops came out with swords, they would often be blocked by these sword and shield men, and then hit by cold arrows from behind the shields. Even if they did not die, they would be hit by the sword men.
The two sides had just come into contact, but Yu Qian’s old troops had already suffered six or seven casualties.
Wu Ning stood up suddenly and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get on the horse!!"
When Yu Qian's old troops set up ambushes everywhere, they were not far from their own horses, and the horses were not far away. Putting it on a flat place, they heard Wu Ning's voice and all looked for an opportunity to mount their horses.
After mounting their horses, their hearts suddenly became enlightened.
In order to form a formation and detect the location of the enemy, these people in Dongchang all left their horses.
Yu Qian's old troops faced their formation on foot and almost faced death. However, after mounting their horses, they drew their swords on the horse's buttocks and charged with fast horses, but it was enough to break up the opponent's formation.
Although it is inevitable to be hit by one or two crossbow arrows, the possibility of being hit in a vital part is greatly reduced.
He must first dismount and use the terrain to lure the enemy before he can take the subsequent step of seizing the horse and charging. Wu Ning had planned this scene in advance.
But then, there was a surprise and a scare that made the situation get out of hand.
The surprising thing is that after Su Hanshan blew up the wooden sticks and killed many people in a row, the people left on the street in Dongchang also left their horses because they were afraid that they would not be able to dodge flexibly on their horses.
Yu Qian's old troops broke up the Dongchang formation closest to them, and they just rode their horses to charge and pursue them on the street.
What was shocking was that Cao Wubo, who was supposed to try hard to kill Su Hanshan, suddenly gave up his goal.
Xiao Shaofan was originally guarding where he was heading, trying to block him head-on. With his sudden move, he immediately widened the distance between them, and then jumped towards the rooftop farther away, running at full speed. , and the swords were drawn out one after another, causing Xiao Shaofan, who was still injured internally, to be unable to catch up for a while.
And every time Cao Wubo swung his sword, one of Yu Qian's old men who was still riding on the street must be killed by the sword energy.
Either the head and half of the arm flew into the air, or the body was broken diagonally, or half of the head was chopped off. The death was horrific.
Tie Zhu was alert and heard the screams coming from everywhere. When he caught a glimpse of Cao Wubo's cloak from the corner of his eye, he dropped his body to the other side of the horse at full speed.
However, Cao Wubo's sword energy hooked his right arm around the horse's neck and chopped off the entire horse's head.
“Ah!!!”
The man and the horse fell together and slid far away. A large pool of blood like a bucket was smeared on the loess, which was particularly eye-catching and screamed. Shocked.
Su Hanshan couldn't help but paused and turned around to look at the wooden stick that was supposed to be locked on the other people in the East Factory.
Cao Wubo just turned around and smiled at Su Hanshan.
Although he was running around, he was always on the roof, as if he was afraid that he was not conspicuous enough and was deliberately waiting for Su Hanshan to change his target to him again.
(End of this chapter)