Nanming Engineer

Chapter 139 Black Pine Forest

The Tan family's army chased after them, and arrived at the foot of the hillside where the stone pillar soldiers and horses disappeared. On the official road deep in the pine forest, the group of stone pillar soldiers was running in a hurry. Some people kept looking back and saw Tan The family's army horse hurried back and galloped.

Tan Wen galloped forward and saw a large pine forest. The dense pine and cypress trees on both sides of the official road could hardly be seen at a glance. The dense branches and leaves in the forest blocked the sunlight. The light was dim. Looking from the outside, all he could see was darkness. Even the three-foot-wide official road was covered by the outstretched branches. There was a cool breeze blowing through the trees, which was extremely pleasant in this midsummer.

The group of stone pillar soldiers loomed in the shade of the trees in front of them, and the silver cart pulled by a single horse stood out in the crowd, and one of the silver carts that fell at the end had a box loosened from the rope tied up with it during the bumps and fell down, " It fell to the ground with a bang, and the shiny silver pieces scattered all over the ground.

Someone from the stone pillar soldiers yelled, as if they wanted to go back to pick it up, but they were stopped by the officer who led the team, who yelled and cursed, and the group of people wrapped their silver carts and rushed away without hesitation.

In the shadow of the tree, the sun shines on the silver block, emitting dazzling light. It is a newly melted silver ingot. Before the inscription is engraved, a piece of silver is as big as a blue brick.

The eyes of the pursuers stared straight, their pupils glowed eagerly, and the exhaustion from running for more than ten miles on a hot day was swept away. Into the pine forest.

Originally, Tan Wen still had a sliver of clarity in his mind, and the military art of Fenglin Wurui appeared in his mind for a moment, which made him hesitate a little, but the box of silver instantly crushed his reason, and the behavior of the stone pillar soldiers changed. Undoubtedly, under the persistent pressure of the two younger brothers around him, Tan Wenqujun all followed.

The pine forest is huge, and 6000 people crowded the official road, winding for nearly two miles, like a torrent of red and black mixed into the pine forest, and the Tan brothers didn't notice it at all. In the woods on the two slopes, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at them, holding the weapons in their hands with a cold light.

When Tan Wen's team chased the place where the silver had fallen on the ground, there was a slight commotion. The soldiers yelled and punched each other in order to fight for the silver. Tan Wen resolved the dispute simply and ordered the soldiers to chop them down. Killed the heads of the two leaders.

"Whoever dares to stand before the battle, this is the end!" Tan Zhi roared, and while letting the soldiers collect the silver pieces, he held up the severed head to show the public.

The whole army was shaken. After all, death was much scarier than silver. The pursuers who paused slightly began to rush forward again, but after such a delay, the stone pillar soldiers in front could not even see their shadows.

But Tan Wen was not in a hurry. Anyway, this road leads to Shizhu and Tusi City. It is not important to defeat the soldiers. The silver car must also stay in Shizhu.

A large group of people galloped on the official road with colorful tree shadows. The pine forests on both sides were quiet and empty, only the shouts and shouts of Fengjie soldiers on the official road. From time to time, flocks of birds in the forest were startled and flew up to Sky.

Tan Wen rode his horse and ran with the group, and kept looking to both sides. If there is an ambush, it should be the right time. The whole army has entered the narrow official road in the forest. The official road is getting narrower and narrower. It is about ten feet wide, and more than 6000 people are crowded inside. The soldiers walking on both sides can walk into the pine forest as long as they stretch their legs. Here it is.

However, this palpitating scene did not appear. Apart from many birds flying in the woods, not even a rabbit jumped out. Tan Wen felt a little nervous, and slowly fell down as time went by.

At this moment, in the middle of the official road in the distance, a vague figure stood quietly in the shadow of the branches and suddenly appeared in sight.

The figures are isolated on the loess road, one man and one horse.

As if he had been waiting for a long time, the shadow saw the galloping Tan family's army horse, moved, and the knight pulled out a long stick from behind and held it in his hand.

This figure is of course Ma Xintian. He has already changed his horse so that when he escapes later, his mount can run faster.

He sat firmly on the horse, with no trace of panic on his expressionless face. The crowds of people and horses rolling in the distance seemed to be nothing in his eyes, and he focused on the Tan family soldier who was running in the front. Calculating the distance between them in their hearts.

The three Tan brothers also saw Ma Xintian almost at the same time, and the three of them reacted differently. Tan Zhiman didn't care, thinking that he was a fool in front of him, and he wanted to imitate Zhang Feili to defeat a thousand troops, so he just cut it off; Tan Hong didn't respond, he hadn't figured it out yet. What's the situation? Tan Wen was startled, and immediately shouted to the surrounding generals.

"Quick! Stop advancing. Players guard both sides. Spearmen are outside and archers are inside to prevent enemy attacks in the forest!"

"The sword players enter the forest, all the cavalry dismount and prepare for infantry!"

Tan Wen issued two orders repeatedly, and the response was not unpleasant. His troops were also divided. The soldiers were in a chaotic and disorganized manner. They crowded together, and the card players could not squeeze out, and the archers could not squeeze in. It was like a tangled mess. It took a long time to do it as ordered, but his clan soldiers were different. Soldiers wearing half-waist armor immediately protected the three brothers' positions. They held shields to form a human wall, and spearmen came from behind with spears measuring one foot and five feet. The gap in the shield stretched out to face the dense forest. Archers stretched their bows and set arrows to shoot at the enemy troops emerging from the forest. Many skilled soldiers, armed with simple knives and other short weapons, rushed into the pine forest with shouts. They had not yet appeared to attack them. of ambush.

But they spread into the pine forest for more than ten steps, but they didn't even see a single person. Among the dark trees, there was nothing but weeds and shrubs.

With pine needles all over their bodies, the warriors turned back from the forest and reported to Tan Wen.

Ma Xintian, who was standing still more than 100 steps away, was secretly surprised by Tan Wen's reaction.

From entering Tan Wen's field of vision, to when he issued an order to secure the ground, to establishing a defensive position and releasing soldiers into the forest, he did it in the blink of an eye. This ability surpassed that of many generals at the general level of the Ming Dynasty. Don't panic and deal with things in an orderly manner, but seeing a person riding alone in front of him who dares to stop the army is a bit abnormal, and he immediately thinks that there are traps ambush, which is cowardly at worst, and steady at best.

Steady people will always live longer, especially those who lead troops.

Ma Xintian and Tan Wen were far apart, and they only had time to look at each other. Ma Xintian used his bird weapon and aimed at the densely packed Tan army from a distance.

Tan Jun, who was standing in the front row, immediately erected a shield wall and looked at him warily.

Pretending to be aggressive is very dangerous, and the opponent will quickly realize that he is only one person, and it is the best policy to run away after shooting.

The ammunition was loaded and the medicine was compacted. Ma Xintian only took a cursory glance, pulled the trigger, and fired a "bang" shot. The sound of the gun echoed over the empty pine forest and spread far away.

After firing the shot, he immediately turned around and urged his horse to run away.

At such a long distance, not to mention whether the target could hit or not, even if it did, the tiny piece of lead would be useless and would not pose any threat at all.

Seeing Ma Xintian fleeing in a hurry, Tan Wen was a little confused, and then flew into a rage: Damn, this is bullying me!
I have 6000 people, and you are the only one who dared to shoot at me. In vain, I was frightened by this man like a fool. up!Will I, Tan Wen, not be laughed at from now on? ?

His pale face turned red, then blue, he clenched his teeth, and shouted at the second child and the third child who hadn't figured out why they were waiting in full force: "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly catch up with me, and cut that man alive!"

(End of this chapter)