Chapter 957: Encountering Bandits at Thornstone Mountain

The west wind blows on the ancient road, the footsteps are uneven, and the carriages and horses are rustling. The further north you go, the more desolate it becomes. You can't even see a house after walking for several days. In fact, the soil is not that barren, but you are in a tug-of-war between the two sides. It is very dangerous. , no one dares to farm.

The war between the Daji Dynasty and the Northern Barbarians not only scared away the people in the border areas, but also destroyed the local vegetation and forests. With the fire, patches of forest turned into nothingness. It was easy to set fire but difficult to plant trees.

Restoring the natural environment is not a simple matter. New trees fail to grow, military disasters occur again, and recovery is far away. Over time, many areas have degenerated into deserts, and people have retreated into the desert. The yellow sand rolled up by the strong wind made it impossible to even open one's eyes.

Ten days later, Wu Yi and his group had left the boundary of Yangmin Mansion and arrived at the boundary of Yuyang Mansion. Yuyang Mansion was the real border area. What Wu Yi and others had to do this time was to go to a place called Yuyang Mansion. The fortress at Langyankou switched defenses with the local defenders.

There are five to six hundred people in Wu Yi's group. Most of them joined the army because they fled the famine and made a living. Needless to say, they were dressed in rags. They hadn't seen the village for a long time and didn't have time to take a bath. Their hair was unkempt. Some people believed that they were refugees.

Wu Yi sold all his wealth, but barely equipped dozens of people, and formed these dozens of people into his own soldiers.

The rest of them didn't even have any weapons at hand. The person in charge of the government only said that they would make arrangements after arriving at the station.

Fortunately, they had enough food for several months. Otherwise, not to mention guarding the border, there might have been a mutiny and an accident halfway through.

Among the team, there was a person who frequently traveled between the two places. He knew the location of the Wolf Smoke Mouth and let him lead the way. Otherwise, there would be no village in front of him and no store in back. There would be no one to guide him, and the possibility of getting lost would be high.

The leader was called Qin Tianbing. His name sounded mighty and domineering, but he was short, thin and weak. This was partly because he was born this way, and partly because he didn't have enough to eat.

However, Qin Tianbing's advantage was that he was fast and well-informed. He followed the caravan and traveled to many places. Therefore, it is said that people should not be judged by their appearance. You never know when you will find such a person.

Along the way, I kept busy and crossed the land mixed with yellow sand. The green along the way became more and more.

But I could see the sky far away, covered with smoke and rain. The roads are lined with soft grass and the mountains are covered with green trees. Rub the newly emerged leaves closely, and the fragrance will become fragrant. From a distance, I don't know where to go, but from a closer look, it looks like green clouds.

Misty and hairy, lush and green. The sound of wind blows, and the shadow of the sun shines brightly. The old trees are entwined with dills and weeping poplars. The group is like a shelf, and the connection is like a bed. There are flowers blooming everywhere, and the fragrance spreads far away.

After many days of yellow sand, seeing green grass again, one can imagine the change in Wu Yi's mood. He said sincerely: "But it is a beautiful place."

Qin Tianbing, who was waiting on Wu Yi's side, said: "Baichang Mo, don't look at the beautiful scenery here. When we get to the front, it is full of thorns and the road is difficult to travel!"

"In addition, there are deep forests and thick trees inside, and thieves are rampant. Baichang must be more careful."

"There are five or six hundred of us, where are the gangsters who dare to rob us? Are we tired of living?" Wu Yi said contemptuously.

When Qin Tianbing heard this, he panicked and said: "Chang Bai doesn't know something. The bandits here are different from other places. Some of them are even deserters scattered on the battlefield. There are both Northern troops and Northern captives. They are all people who have fought a hundred battles and have armor." They are all ready. The Northern Army and the Northern Barbarians have raided countless times, but they have not been able to wipe them out. The leader must not underestimate them!"

Wu Yi waved his hand and said, "I understand." Even so, looking at Wu Yi's posture, it was obvious that he did not take them seriously.

Qin Tianbing felt helpless and could only protect himself from encountering those vicious gangsters.

The group of people gradually entered the depths of the mountain forest, and there was a large stone forest inside. The soil here was barren, and no trees grew. Instead, thin thorns grew everywhere, covering the entire stone forest.

Entering the stone forest, the surrounding area is extremely quiet, and you can't even hear the chirping of birds. In this case, someone is most likely ambushing you. Otherwise, if hundreds of people advance, the birds will be disturbed and fly away.

Wu Yi thought to himself: I can't be so lucky! I really encountered bandits robbing the road.

Qin Tianbing walked south and north, but also noticed that something was wrong, and advised Wu Yi to postpone the advance. Wu Yi smiled coldly, picked up the big bow in front of the saddle, opened the bow and nocked an arrow, and made a "咻" sound. Before Qin Tianbing could react, he shot The bandit hiding behind the stone mountain grunted and fell after being struck by an arrow.

When the arrow fell, everyone immediately became alert without Wu Yi's reminder. They picked up the things in their hands without Wu Yi's reminder at all. No matter what sticks or axes they had, at this moment, having something in hand was the most important thing. .

Qin Tianbing put up a pavilion with his hands and praised: "A true divine man named Bai Chang, I'm afraid he has three hundred steps!"

Wu Yi smiled slightly. Although he did not use magic power, this body cannot be treated as an ordinary person after its muscles and marrow were washed.

If he really used his magic power, Wu Yi could take someone's head not to mention three hundred steps or three hundred miles away, so Wu Yi didn't take it seriously.

Wu Yi fired this arrow, which angered the other party, but the other party did not have an expert archer who could shoot such a long distance, so he gave up hiding and came out from behind the stone mountain, holding various weapons in no formation, just like a pack of wolves. Same, coming towards Wu Yi to bite.

Wu Yi was not polite, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow, raised the arrow and fired it, and if he hit it, he would die. Dozens of the gangsters died before they could reach them.

And Wu Yi picked the fierce ones who roared and waved flags to command. After all the operations, the opponent did not get any good results, but was in a state of confusion and lost his way.

After the battle, Wu Yi also kept shooting cold arrows from behind, but now he wanted to hurt the enemy instead of killing him, so that the opponent would temporarily lose his combat capability and keep a few tongues.

A gust of cold wind blew from behind, and Wu Yi turned his head to see that someone had taken advantage of the chaos of the formations of both sides after the battle and came up to kill Wu Yi, the leader.

The man was holding a scimitar, a weapon of the Northern Barbarians, and spoke a foreign language. He was undoubtedly a Northern Barbarian, but judging from his face, he was not much different from the people of the Northern County.

The enemy took advantage of the chaos and came. Wu Yi grasped the time and drew out his horizontal sword. In the blink of an eye, in the midst of the sword and the shadow of the sword, the result was clean and neat. He might not even know why Wu Yi moved so quickly when he died.

After dealing with the first melee enemy, there was no doubt that the opponent had seen that Wu Yi was the leader and wanted to deal with Wu Yi first. Wu Yi landed on the ground, and his arms seemed to have no pain. Arrows rained down. Although there was only one person, it was like an arrow formation. Those who faced Wu Yi instantly lost the ability to resist.