Chapter 1854 A narrow escape from death!
He suddenly said, "Did you hear any sound?"
Everyone asked, "What's that sound?"
Everyone was talking at once, and Hu Saihei immediately waved his hand: "Quiet down!"
Everyone could only shut their mouths and hold their breath. He frowned and listened hard, but a gust of wind blew from somewhere, passing through the rugged canyon, and the humming sound was endless.
Other than that, there was no sound.
Someone whispered, "Second Master, there's not much business."
"Yeah, we didn't hear anything."
"Second Master, what's wrong with you?"
Hu Saihei didn't say anything, still listening very carefully. Everyone looked at each other, and they felt that Hu Saihei was very irritable tonight. Someone stepped forward and whispered to comfort him: "Second Master, there is nothing wrong at all, just don't worry."
"wrong!"
Hussehei raised his hand again to stop them from speaking.
He stood up from the ground and walked slowly forward. Everyone hurriedly followed him. Seeing that he had walked a long way forward, someone hurriedly stopped him.
"Second Master, be careful."
Go a little further and you'll reach the ice.
Although it is snowing now, someone has come to patrol before. The ice here is much thinner than in the severe winter. Although it cannot be broken by stones, it is still dangerous for people to walk on it.
But Husaihei stretched out his hand and pushed them away.
He stood on the "shore" and looked at the dark blue ice in front of him. Snowflakes were falling on the ice. Because it was extremely quiet, he could almost hear the rustling sound.
This icy road leads to the other side of the rugged valley.
There is wind, blowing continuously from that side.
A chill suddenly arose, and everyone around him couldn't help but frown. They looked at each other, wondering what he was worried about.
Husaihei looked at the ice surface for a long time, then looked up at the towering valleys on both sides.
Everyone felt a little impatient at this time.
But he didn't dare to say it directly, so he could only advise: "Second Master, this ice surface is impossible for people to cross, and these are soldiers from the imperial court. They are all wearing armor when fighting. We have already seen it last time. How can people like that damage this ice surface? I am afraid that the moment they step on it, they will sink to the bottom of the water."
"that is,"
The people next to him also said: "Besides, even if they come, what can we do? We are here!"
"Yes, we'll stop them here. No matter how many troops they have, we'll kill them one by one, even if they come in pairs. We won't let them get into the Thermidor."
"Second Master, just relax."
Having said that, Husaihei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around with everyone else to prepare to go back.
But as soon as he turned around, another gust of wind came.
This time, there were clearly other sounds in the wind. Not only did he hear it, but the people around him also heard it. Everyone turned around and looked at the ice with wide eyes.
Suddenly, a black dot suddenly appeared at the bend of the valley ahead.
Then, another one.
Another one.
In the falling snow, they saw countless black spots appearing on the ice, and moving towards them at a rapid speed, like arrows with no shadow in the dark night.
What is that?!
Everyone opened their eyes wide to look, but the heavy falling snow blocked their vision, making it impossible for them to see clearly. In an instant, the dark shadows were getting closer and closer.
Finally, they saw clearly.
That's a person!
There were countless people moving on the ice, coming towards them at a very fast speed!
The bandits were in a state of panic, all stunned, and started shouting, "What's going on? Who is that?"
"It's the imperial army!"
"How could they—"
At this moment, everyone's minds were filled with shock and great doubts, and they were unable to react for a while. Immediately, Hu Saihei saw clearly that those people were all dressed lightly and were not wearing armor as they had guessed. Not only were they not wearing armor, but they were not wearing ordinary shoes, but were actually wearing ice skates!
They were gliding across the ice on ice skates!
At this moment, everyone was shocked.
They all thought that after the spring, when the weather got warmer, the ice became thinner and could not bear the weight of people, so it was impossible for anyone to enter the Thermidor through this road. But they never expected that these people actually came here on ice skates!
And upon further inspection, they realized that these people were not the soldiers of Shazhou Guard whom they had fought before.
These people's skills and clothing are different from those of the soldiers.
Hu Saihei's face darkened, and he suddenly shouted, "That's the Jinyiwei!"
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked, but Hu Saihei had already learned from some news sent back by Jiang Qu that the emperor had such a group of elite soldiers around him, who were more well-trained than the imperial guards and were specifically responsible for carrying out difficult tasks for the emperor.
At this moment, those who were stepping on ice skates and flying towards them were the Jinyiwei!
They had no armor on their bodies, only thin shirts, and the weight had been reduced to the minimum.
That’s not all.
Tonight, a sudden heavy snowfall has thickened the ice here. They are also prepared to take risks and even be buried underwater, but now, they are about to enter the Thermidor Crescent, and the ice is still as solid as before!
When the bandits saw these people appear, they all panicked.
what to do?
what to do!
Husaihei, on the other hand, reacted very quickly and said immediately, "Everyone, wake up! We absolutely cannot let their troops enter the Thermidor!"
After hearing his words, everyone calmed down a little.
Although these people appeared, they were still guarding here. As long as we prevented these Jinyiwei from landing, it was not impossible to trap them to death on the ice.
So the bandits immediately drew their swords.
There was only a loud and sharp sound, and countless cold lights flashed in the valley.
The Jinyiwei were sliding quickly on the ice on their ice skates, and were about to reach the shore, but on the shore, the sand bandits were holding sharp swords, all pointed at them.
In this way, I'm afraid I'll be in danger of death!
But just when they were about to collide with the swords, suddenly another sound was heard in the wind.
Whoosh whoosh——
It’s the sound of a sharp arrow breaking through the air!
When Hu Saihei heard the sound, he hurriedly looked up and saw countless black shadows appearing on the valleys on both sides. At this moment, they drew their bows and arrows in their hands, and countless arrows turned into meteors and shot down at them.
"ah--!"
There was a scream, and arrows rained down like rain, knocking all the bandits on the shore to the ground!
Immediately, Fang Buyuan and his men rushed directly to the shore!
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