【Leian】Prison bird

As the days sink to the west, the last ray of light at dusk is swallowed by the night, and the mountain forest covered by dense branches and crowns is so dark that you can't stretch your fingers out.The dense forest suddenly fell into silence. The war horse snorted from time to time in order to identify the direction. The subtle sound of iron horseshoes trampling on the fallen leaves was continuous, and it became a lot of movement in this quiet atmosphere.

An Mixiu frowned, pulled the rein to stop, and raised his hand backwards.The members of the Knights who followed immediately stopped and did not move.He closed his eyes, carefully discerned the wind for a while, and suddenly ordered to light the torch.

At this time, although the animals that are active in the daytime have gone dormant, there are always other nocturnal creatures in such a large mountain forest, and it is impossible to be as silent as they are now, unless——

An Mixiu took the torch handed over to light the way ahead, and his complexion changed immediately.Just a few steps away from them, there are several tripping ropes.It is conceivable that if they hadn't stopped just now, but had chosen to continue walking, they would have fallen off their horses by now.

At this time, the mobile sound of continuous firing of crossbow arrows suddenly sounded.Relying on instinct, An Mixiu leaned back and narrowly avoided an arrow that was shot at him. Then he got up quickly and threw the torch to the straight-stretched tripping rope. While the flame was igniting the rope, he said loudly: "Cavalry! Defense, bow and arrow come with me!"

While taking the bow and arrow behind his back, he retreated in the same direction as he came and went, and warned: "Be careful around, there may be other traps." People in the knight order with long bows like him followed him back Withdraw, the others followed An Mixiu's example and threw torches all around—except the front, where the enemy surrounded them in an inverted U shape. Marshalls were everywhere, and there were pieces of barbed wire in some places.

Fighting in the jungle at night is extremely unfavorable to them. The cavalry who are invincible in the plains are overgrown with bushes and trees, destroying their excellent mobility.However, the sound of the crossbow arrows firing was extremely low, and it was difficult to be found in the chaotic battlefield. With the cover of night, many people were killed before they could distinguish the trajectory of the arrows.

Therefore, An Mixiu's behavior is not only to destroy the trap, but also to increase the visibility of the area.It is better to expose the positions of both parties than to be caught in the urn and shot to death with random arrows.

"Deal with the crossbowmen first." An Mixiu said.

He took out two arrows from the quiver, put them on the bow, aimed and shot them.The two arrows left the string one after the other, the first arrow collided with the tip of the incoming crossbow arrow in mid-air, and both fell under the action of inertia, the second arrow went upstream along the direction the crossbow arrow came from, "Puff " With a sound, it sank into the chest of the attacker who was hiding in the grass.

The other archers were ordered to cover each other with the cavalry, slowly advancing the front line, and recovering the lost opportunity.An Mixiu was patrolling around the mastermind behind the scenes.After seeing them reorganize an effective offensive, the opponent immediately adjusted their tactics, and played a steady and steady attack method of crossbowmen and cavalry just like them.

An Mixiu's eyes swept over the ropes that were about to be burned to the ground, and those solitary caltrops that were avoided. This is not something that ordinary stragglers prepare, nor is it a strategy they can come up with, let alone——

His eyes passed through the burning and flickering flames, through the numerous figures, and finally fell on a knight wrapped in armor behind the crowd.

The man seemed to notice his gaze and wanted to leave.Immediately, An Mixiu grabbed his horse's belly and rushed towards him, shooting three arrows at the same time, the arrows went straight to the vitals.Facing his menacing approach, the mysterious knight calmly drew his sword and swung away all the arrows aimed at him!

——At this time and here, those who fought against them were not ordinary people.

An Mixiu was not discouraged, and still shot at him with arrows, successfully holding the opponent's pace.Seeing him approaching, the mysterious knight didn't go away, and simply slashed at him with his sword.An Mixiu threw away the bow, drew the sword out of its sheath with his right hand, and blocked the opponent's attack. At the same time, he pressed his wrist down, and the rapier slipped along the opponent's blade all the way to the jaw, and the ear-piercing sound of weapon friction stopped abruptly.Then the tip of the sword turned suddenly, pressing the human sword tightly to the chest, crossing the sword body, and resting it on the side of the opponent's neck.

He asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, which cavalry regiment?"

Those people dressed as bandits were obviously not the same group as before, and the accuracy of their equipment was not the same, and the number of them was much larger. It was obvious that they were fighting a well-equipped cavalry squad.

"I understand that each is its own position, but in your hearts, don't you have the honor and dignity of being a knight!" An Mixiu asked angrily: "Why do you want to attack innocent people?" He held the sword hand Trembling slightly, it seemed that in the next second, the sharp blade would cut the opponent's throat.

The mysterious knight looked at his righteous indignation but smiled, and the blue eyes behind the helmet revealed a hint of teasing. "Knight of Hundred Flowers, is it because of this innocence that you have lived until now?"

Unmoved, An Mixiu pressed the blade towards his neck again, drawing a light bloodstain: "Answer me."

The other party seemed to feel no pain, and still looked relaxed. He ignored An Mixiu's question again, and said another thing. "Go back and have a look."

An Mixiu was taken aback, what?Just when he was about to question him, the other party seized his opening just now and nimbly got out of the predicament.The two quickly fought several times. During the collision of weapons, An Mixiu found that the opponent was a rare sword master, and his strength and skill were completely different from before.She parried the opponent's sword away and asked, "What do you mean by what you said just now?"

The mysterious knight led the horse back a few steps, looked behind him and said with a smile: "It seems that it's almost done, your group really deserves its reputation."

An Mixiu glanced back quickly, the battle was coming to an end, only a few people brought by the other party were still alive, they were fighting and retreating, coming towards them.

"Your Excellency will understand when you get back." After he finished the last sentence since we met, he led the rest of the people to retreat deep into the dense forest.

An Mixiu was puzzled, could it be the other party's goal?Deliberately lure yourself out?The current Trent Valley... Thinking of this, he immediately turned his horse's head and hurriedly ordered: "Go, go back."

At this time, many people in the Knights were injured to varying degrees—this time the opponent was different, and they had to pay a certain price if they wanted to win.As usual, he had to wait until the seriously injured were treated before acting, but he was worried that the people staying in the Trent Valley would not be able to stay for a while, so he left the priest and nearly half of the knights to protect the wounded, He drove back with the rest of the people non-stop.

He thought that there was an accident in the rear, but he didn't expect to see another scene.

Trent Valley.

The Hundred Flowers Knights stationed in the village are safe and sound.An Mixiu relaxed, jumped off the horse and walked briskly towards them, but gradually, his pace became slower and slower, and finally stopped hesitantly.

In just half a day, everyone, including the deputy head, showed complicated expressions when they saw him.An Mixiu's heart began to sink involuntarily.He paused for a moment, calmed down, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The knights avoided his sight one after another, without saying a word.It was the deputy head who stood out from the crowd and broke the silence.He took out a letter and said to An Mixiu in a very distressed tone: "I watched you grow up, how could you make such a ridiculous mistake. As a descendant of the former regiment leader, you are obviously more powerful than anyone else. It is clear that breaking a precept is a felony, let alone a precept against sex|desire."

In an instant, An Mixiu froze, and his ears were buzzing.

The deputy head walked up to him, unfolded the letter paper, and said sadly: "This matter has reached His Majesty's ears. This is an order he personally issued. Knight of Hundred Flowers, An Mixiu, is good at breaking the precepts, blaspheming|sacrificing the holy name, in order to... ...removed from office."

"From now on, you are no longer a member of the Hundred Flowers Knights."

After all, there is still this day.

The influence of the scandal is immeasurable. Once it is implicated in Leishi, the whole situation will be overturned. It is better to cut it off and trim off the rotten branches.

That's right.He thought: This is the best way, and it is also his awareness from the very beginning.

His eyes began to sore uncontrollably, and An Mixiu suddenly recalled the scene when his adoptive father held a ceremony for him when he was 15 years old.

That day he was called into the church and knelt in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary. His adoptive father changed his usual gentleness and humility, and said with a solemn expression: "In the face of a strong enemy, fearless. Be courageous and loyal, worthy of God."

——He knelt down on one knee, took off his helmet, and placed it on the ground in front of him.

"Geng Zheng said it bluntly, I would rather die than lie."

——The arm armor was then removed.

"Protecting the weak is no wonder."

—— With trembling fingers, he took off the breastplate.

"Keep in mind that this is your oath. Now, I canonize you as a knight."

——In the end, the young man who was alone was left with only the sword in his hand.

In the memory, there was a smile on my father's face.He handed the sword to himself, and said softly, "It belongs to you from now on, An Mixiu, don't disappoint my expectations."

"Wait, there is still a sword." The deputy head said: "Put down the sword too."

An Mixiu couldn't help but clenched the scabbard, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Only it can't do it."

The deputy head pretended to be embarrassed and said: "If you don't hand in all the items, you are disobeying His Majesty's order."

An Mixiu: "This is my father's."

The deputy head sighed, lowered his eyelids, and covered the fleeting light in his eyes: "If this is the case, I can only ask you to understand my difficulties."

——TBC——