Chapter Thirty-Five: The Gun Formation Initially Displays Its Power

  The moonlight was dim and yellow, the night wind was cold, Wu Danzi held a gun in one hand, and quietly approached the bonfire.

  Li said he was a good candidate for reconnaissance, and not a single word was wrong. Last time when he went to scout the enemy, because another soldier followed him, so he couldn't hide his figure well. But this time, he stopped two miles away and let him come over alone to check. As soon as he acted alone, his excellent scouting skills were revealed, and he even approached within two zhang of the Di people without being discovered!

  Wū dàn zǐ pā zài dì shàng, kàn zhe hū hū dà shuì de liù gè dī rén, xīn xiǎng: "Rú guǒ wǒ xiàn zài mō guò qù, dìng néng zhǎi diào yī gè, kě qí yú wǔ gè yě bì huì xǐng lái, nà shí wǒ jiù táo bù liǎo le!"

  He closely observed the movements of the Tartars, while he quietly approached the horses that were tied to a tree at no great distance. The six horses stood still, but when they saw a stranger approach, they could not help neighing loudly.

  Wu Danzi immediately stopped, turned his head to look at the Di people by the bonfire, seeing no movement, he became bolder, put down his long spear, stood up and walked to the front of the horse, gently untied the reins, and let the horse go completely. Then he picked up his long spear, aimed at the six horses and struck them with force, making the horses whinny together and scatter away.

  Wu Danzi turned around and ran, shouting "Heavenly killing bandits, come catch grandpa!" He ran with his life, much faster than ordinary people. By the time the Di people jumped up, he had already run more than ten zhang away. Unless they used arrows, no one could catch up to him!

  Xie Luo suddenly jumped up from the ground, holding a curved knife and shouting: "Who? Ah, how is it him again!" He threw away the curved knife, picked up his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at Wu Danzi with a swoosh!

  The other Di people went to chase horses, and two came to chase Wudangzi!

  Wu Danzi heard the sound of a feathered arrow breaking through the air behind him, he didn't dare to turn his head, and directly fell to the ground with a thud. Although he was shaken badly, he managed to save his life! The arrow from behind flew over his head and traveled several meters before hitting the ground with a thud, inserting itself into the mud. Fortunately, he dodged quickly, otherwise the arrow would have hit him right in the spine!

  Behind him, the sound of footsteps came, and Wudanzi couldn't help but jump up and continue running, still shouting loudly: "Come after me! Come on!" He was shouting in Qiang language, not Mandarin.

  The two Di people who were chasing naturally understood the Qiang language, and seeing this Han soldier provoking them, they pursued him relentlessly. Even if they knew there must be an ambush ahead, they still had to kill this Han soldier to feel relieved!

  Li Qian didn't dare tie up the black horse, so he let Ma Chao ride it and said: "Little Chao, you're a coward, aren't I right?"

  Ma Chao has a childlike personality. Li Kun first praised him as a good kid, but soon after said he was a coward. He naturally felt wronged and said: "That's not right! Little Chao is not a coward!"

  Li Qindao said, "Alright, if you're not a coward, then Uncle Li will go ahead. Are you daring enough to stay here alone and watch the black horse? It's so dark now, you need to have guts to watch the black horse by yourself!"

  Ma Chao immediately nodded his small head vigorously and said: "Dare, Xiao Chao dares."

  "Regardless of what happens ahead, you can't go past. You must take care of the dark horse. If you do go past, then you're a coward. Do you understand?"

  Ma Chao hastily said: "I understand, I will definitely take good care of Black Whirlwind." As he spoke, he patted the horse's neck.

  Li Qindao said: "If someone comes over, not our people, you immediately ride the horse back and forth, go back to report the news, can't let non-our people rob the black horse, do you have this skill?"

  Ma Chao puffed out his chest and said: "I, Xiao Chao, have the ability to do this. Uncle Li, just watch me! I will definitely not let anyone take Black Whirlwind away!"

  Wu Xiaosan and the others listened to Li Qin's words, saw Xiao Ma Chao's reaction, and couldn't help but smile, thinking in their hearts: "Li Lang is really good at coaxing children!"

  Li Qindao said: "Good, he's a real man!" He turned around and beckoned to Wu Xiaosan and the others, and together they moved forward along the road, heading towards the front to support Wudanzai.

  Not far from the walk, I saw three people rushing forward in front of me. The one in the front was actually Wudanzi who ran and shouted while the two behind were ferocious Di bandits holding curved knives!

  Li Qin immediately said: "Get to the side, all squat down, listen to my command!" The five of them immediately squatted down by the road, holding their long guns tightly, staring at the three people running towards them.

  In the darkness, not to mention that the five of them didn't see the Qiang bandits behind them, they couldn't even see Wudanzi. Wudanzi thought: "Damn it, they're getting closer and closer, I don't know if they heard my shout or not, I'm almost shouting myself hoarse!"

  Two Tartars, one in front and one behind, were silently pursuing him without shouting like the Ulaan Zaalites. As usual, they should not have been able to catch up, but now they were getting closer and closer. It was estimated that if he ran another thirty or so yards, he would be caught!

  Wu Danzi ran past Li Qian's side, and in the blink of an eye, the first Di tribesman to give chase arrived right before him!

  Li QIN shouted: "Stand up, stab!"

  Five people jumped up at the same time, five long spears aimed at the first Di person, and stabbed out like lightning!

  Three shots rang out, two guns pierced the air, three guns hit their mark, all hitting the abdomen of the bandit, with two of them piercing his right ribs!

  Li QIN and Jing Qi Xu Xiao Ni had never killed anyone before, but it was precisely the three of them who stabbed this Di bandit. Wu Xiao San and Shen Yi missed their shots instead, with a difference in stance, which wasn't because of their poor marksmanship!

  Li QIN shouted: "Twist, pull!" The three people simultaneously twisted their rifle butts to the right and pulled them out!

  The Tibetan bandit fell to the ground with a thud as the gun was pulled out of his body, and the Tibetan bandits behind him hastily retreated, looking at their fallen comrade.

  The Ti thieves who had fallen to the ground, their entire abdomen was torn apart, their intestines were flowing out, they convulsed all over, their two legs kicked desperately, and their throat made a hissing sound, but they couldn't cry out. It was clear that they were in extreme pain!

  The bandit, accustomed to scenes of murder, paused for a moment, taking in the exceptionally bloody scene before him. He saw that there were only five people by the road, and they had been caught off guard, clearly not formidable opponents. With a fierce cry, he charged forward, knife in hand. Based on past experience, as long as he quickly killed one of them, the remaining four would surely flee!

  Li QIN and Jing Qi Xu Xiao NI were both killing for the first time, fear was a normal human emotion that couldn't be avoided. But at the moment of battle, no matter how afraid he was, Li QIN had to grit his teeth and persevere. His whole body felt weak and soft, his hands shaking uncontrollably, truly unable to muster the strength to stab again with his spear. Yet his mouth still shouted: "Stab!"

  Wu Xiaosan and Shen Yiquan were notorious for their involvement in murder cases. The two of them didn't care about seeing dead people, and they charged forward with their long guns. The Di bandit swung his knife to block Wu Xiaosan's gun, but he couldn't dodge Shen Yi!

  Shen Yi let out a loud shout, and his spear pierced the right rib of the Di bandit, the tip emerging from his left waist. Wu Xiaosan immediately stabbed again, hitting the Di bandit's abdomen, and sneered: "Pull!" The two simultaneously twisted their spears and pulled them out!

  This Di bandit was much luckier than the previous one, and he died with his body still upright!

  Shen Yi walked up to the first Di bandit and looked at Li Qin. During training, Li Qin had a strict order that any enemy soldier who fell to the ground after being shot was strictly forbidden from being finished off with another shot; otherwise, they would be flogged. Seeing Li Qin holding his long spear, he nodded slightly, and only then did Shen Yi stab the bandit to death with one shot.

  Wu Xiaosan chuckled and said: "Really refreshing! Let's take out our guns and stab the enemy together, in one word, neat!"

  Jing Qi and Xu Xiaoni exclaimed in unison: "It's two words!"

  After that, the five of them looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing together. Li Qin laughed and said: "Don't laugh, no expression on your face!"

  But they cooperated for the first time, killed for the first time, and killed so smoothly, without giving the two Di bandits any chance to show off their martial arts skills. They didn't even experience a fight, and directly slaughtered the two enemies. It was really hard not to laugh, even Li Qin couldn't help it.

  Wu Danzi rushed over at this time, looking at the corpse on the ground, and exclaimed in surprise: "This...this...this is it! They're both dead!"

  Two fierce robbers chased him for over a mile, but in the brief moment he ran past and turned back, they were stabbed to death by his comrades. He couldn't help but be amazed!

  Li QIN took a few deep breaths, steadied his nerves, and the fear of killing dissipated. What followed was excitement. He said, "It seems that this gun array is indeed effective, but we usually don't practice enough, so there are mistakes."

  Xu Xiaoni swallowed his saliva and said, "This is too familiar. I didn't even see what they looked like, but I killed them both in an instant. Even when we slaughter sheep in our village, it's not that quick!"

  The first battle was a success, and their confidence doubled. Li Qindao said: "Let's just do it like this for the first time! However, when we form up to kill the enemy again, we must strictly follow the rules. Listen to my command, draw your guns together, put away your guns together, and don't show any expression on your face. Do you understand?"

  The five soldiers said in unison: "Understood!"

  Li Qin no longer feared being heard by distant enemies and shouted: "The voice is too small, I can't hear it!"

  The five soldiers shouted in unison: "Understood!"

  Li Qin turned his head and asked Wu Danzi: "How many bandits are there on that side? Are there thirty?"

  Wu Danzi shook his head and said: "No, there were only six of them. Two are dead, leaving four behind. Other bandits may have left, leaving these four to cover their retreat."

  "Now they have fewer men than us!" Li Qin slung his rifle over his shoulder and said, "Form ranks, we'll go over now. If they flee, it's their good luck; if not, we'll wipe them out!"

  Five soldiers immediately formed a line and followed behind Li Qin. Li Qin said: "Fu Jiao Army!"

  The soldiers shouted in unison: "Brave to the end of the world!" They marched in step and walked forward.

  Zhiluo Zhan heard a distant call, he touched the scar on his face and thought: "What's going on? A large group of Han soldiers has arrived? How strange! The Han army is eliminating bandits... No, they should be coming to send themselves to death. They never fight at night, how come they've changed their nature tonight!" He looked up at the moon, it was at least half a watch before dawn, and even farther from daybreak!

  Years of banditry had taught Cheiro a valuable lesson: that anything out of the ordinary was bound to be fraught with danger. He did not relish a fight, nor did he have any intention of retrieving his lost men. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Go and see how many Han soldiers are coming." He dispatched one of his men to scout ahead while he mounted his horse along with the other two, ready to make a quick retreat at a moment's notice.

  Before long, the dispatched subordinates rushed back and said: "There are only six people, lined up in a row, shouting loudly, pretending to be many, but our two brothers were not seen, maybe they were scared away!"

  He dismounted his horse with a loud whoosh, and said, "The Han people are best at making false impressions, boasting about their dog-fart military tactics. I didn't expect our brothers to fall for it!" What he didn't realize was that the two subordinates were stabbed to death, not fooled!

  "He said, 'We'll just wait here and wait for those Han soldiers who only know how to shout and scream to come over. Don't kill them, just wound them, then bury them alive. I love watching them beg the most!'"

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