books44 Chapter 218: Battle with Wolves (2)
Chapter 218: Battle with Wolves (2)
Unexpectedly, the wolf king dodged the arrow with ease, glared at Zhou Weide fiercely, and disappeared into the darkness again.
The wolves seemed to have been greatly insulted and provoked. They suddenly became furious and rushed forward at the same time. They stopped only when they were three or four feet in front of the fire. It turned out that they were still extremely afraid of fire.
Everyone was frightened and shouted loudly to give themselves courage.
The herd of horses became more restless and squeezed towards the lake little by little.
As they were concentrating on waiting, a large group of wild wolves suddenly jumped out from the darkness, and together with the wild wolves in the light, they jumped in front of the fire, bared their teeth and roared at everyone. Then three short wolf howls sounded in the darkness, and after the howls, the last group of wild wolves retreated back into the darkness again. It was obvious that the wolf king was directing the advance and retreat.
Chu Xiaomu's team of ten people were all shocked when they saw this scene. They thought that these wolves were just like humans. They were very methodical in confusing, luring and ambushing the enemy. They were really not comparable to ordinary beasts. They knew that they had encountered an unprecedented enemy tonight. Losing their horses was secondary. It was hard to say whether they could save their lives.
Chu Xiaomu saw the fire gradually dimming, and only one of the previously prepared oil-root grasses was left. He knew that once the fire dimmed, the wolves would surely attack, which would be more difficult to deal with than now when the fire was still bright, so instead of waiting for them to attack, it was better to take the initiative now!
After thinking it over, he threw the last oilroot grass into the fire, cut off a piece of his clothes with his iron sword, and blindfolded the horse as Xuanying rode it into Tonghun, shouting, "Brothers, we are soldiers under the command of General Biye. We came to Bicheng to learn how to kill enemies and villains. We are not afraid of the swords and iron whips of Jinyang City, so how could we be scared by these few wild wolves?!"
Everyone also threw the last piece of oilroot grass beside the fire into the fire, and the surroundings immediately became much brighter.
Zhou Weide and some of the braver ones shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid of shit, let's do it quickly, once the fire is out, we will be dead!"
Chu Xiaomu said loudly: "Brothers, it is impossible to escape unscathed tonight. It will be a fierce battle next. It is hard to predict whether you will live or die. Are you willing to listen to my orders?!"
The other nine shouted loudly: "We are willing to obey the captain's orders!"
Chu Xiaomu shouted, "Blindfold the horse!"
Everyone knew that this was to prevent the horses from getting scared and not charging, so they all had no doubts. A series of "hissing" sounds rang out, and the other nine people each tore off a piece of their clothes and covered the eyes of their mounts.
Chu Xiaomu led two healthy horses with bridles on each side of the herd, lined them up with his own, and said loudly, "Get on the horses and line up!"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Yes, sir!" They had never received any formal training since they entered the military camp, but they had learned about 30% to 40% of the commands given by the generals and soldiers through observation and hearing. When they shouted loudly at this time, even though there were only ten of them, it was quite impressive.
After that, everyone led their own mounts over, and then followed Chu Xiaomu's example by leading a few strong horses from the herd and standing side by side with him. Ten people led more than twenty tall horses in total, standing tall in front of the wolf pack, as if they had built a copper wall to block the rest of the horses behind them.
Chu Xiaomu drew the iron sword from his waist and said loudly: "All soldiers, listen to my orders!"
"exist!"
"Charge the wolves!"
Chu Xiaomu shouted, squeezed his legs together, and rushed towards the wolf pack. The wolves did not expect that this group of people would have the courage to rush out. For a moment, they were stunned and could not react in time. Several of them were knocked over by the horses.
However, this group of wild wolves were not only ferocious, but also had strong muscles and bones. After being knocked down by the horses, they were not injured for a while. They turned over and pounced on the people on the horses.
Chu Xiaomu saw a vicious wolf rushing towards him with bared fangs and claws, so he swung the iron sword in his hand and cut the wolf into two pieces.
When the wolves smelled the smell of blood, they became even more violent and ferocious. With their fiery red eyes and baring white teeth, they pounced and bit the horses.
The military horses of Bicheng were all very tall and strong, but too docile. After being domesticated for a long time, they had lost their wildness from more than two hundred years ago. The twenty military horses selected by the crowd were naturally the same. After being bitten by the wild wolves, they immediately panicked and began to flee in all directions. However, no one knew how many wild wolves were hiding in the darkness. Only screams could be heard. Some horses that escaped into the darkness were knocked down by the wolves and bitten to death in the blink of an eye.
Chu Xiaomu put the iron sword in his left hand, and drew out the spear in his right hand, slashing and stabbing, killing two more wild wolves. Then he rode his horse back and forth, hacking and killing the wolves. His riding skills were very superb, and several times when the vicious wolves pounced on him, he didn't have time to hack and kill them, but he was able to avoid them at the critical moment.
After a few rounds of charging and killing, I killed a wolf that was about 15 feet long. I thought to myself that this wild wolf was just like me. If I continued to charge and kill like this, I would be able to drive it away.
Suddenly, he felt a strange wind coming from the right. Chu Xiaomu glanced and saw a huge shadow rushing towards him. It was the wolf king of this wolf pack!
Even though he was quite brave, he was still frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly turned the gun around and stabbed the wolf king.
However, the horse under his crotch seemed to be extremely frightened, and stood up with a neigh. Chu Xiaomu had no reins in his hands, and he couldn't sit still, and was immediately thrown off the horse.
The wolf king's pounce just missed, and after landing, he swung his tail and hips and turned around lightly. Staring at Chu Xiaomu who fell to the ground, he walked towards him slowly with his teeth bared, and from time to time he let out a low growl.
The wolf king was huge, six feet long, with gray-black hair all over his body. He was a wolf in his prime. His shoulders and back were slightly arched, and his hair stood up straight, like sharp and hard iron thorns.
Chu Xiaomu threw his spear aside, held the sword in both hands, and moved slowly and cross-leggedly, waiting for the wolf king to attack. In the eyes of other wild wolves, he had become the wolf king's prey, so naturally no wolf dared to come up and fight for it.
The wolf king didn't seem to be afraid of the weapon in Chu Xiaomu's hand. After a short confrontation, he opened his bloody mouth and pounced. Chu Xiaomu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He secretly said, "It's time." He turned his feet slightly, leaned to the side, swung the iron sword in his hand, and chopped at the wolf king's neck.
He turned to the side and just avoided the attack of the wolf king. The iron sword was lifted up from the bottom with great force, which was exactly a move in the small book left by the ancestors.
Seeing that the wolf king could not avoid the sword, he was about to cheer, but he felt the sword's force stop, as if it had cut into a hard net made of iron wire. The wolf king's hair was so hard that the iron sword could not hurt it!
The wolf king's pounce missed, and he twisted his body violently in mid-air, letting the hard tail on his hip sweep out quickly and fiercely.