The land of northern Shaanxi after the snow, even the wild forests were covered with snow. Looking around, it was vast and the sun shining on the snow, which was extremely dazzling.

Gao Jin was squinting his eyes all the time when he rode his horse. He and Yang Dayan had been riding a horse for about half an hour. He came along the official road and saw dense horse hoof prints and sled marks on the road.

Seeing the white breath sounding from the nose of the horse under his crotch, Gao Jin slowed down his horse's speed, and then signaled to Yang Dayan, "Big Yan, stop and rest for a while, it's time to change the horse."

If it were before winter, in this wilderness, they would usually run more than ten miles before they needed to change their horses. However, in this snowy field, after the horses were loaded, they would have to stop and rest if they could not run ten miles, otherwise they would be rid of the horse.

After slowing down the horse's speed and trotting for a while, he jumped out of the saddle. Gao Jin and Yang Dayan naturally took the essence from the food bag to feed the horses, and then fed the water bags. The war horses were more precious than people and their endurance was not as strong as others. If they wanted to maintain their combat power on the horse, they had to do the preparations well.

After feeding the horses that were riding and transferred, Gao Jin and the others did not rush to set out. The horses needed time to digest and recover. They also had to judge how far they were from the enemy based on the traces on the ground.

Gao Jin squatted in the pit where the horse's hooves were stepped out, stretched out his fingers to measure the depth, and then gestured at the pit where he rode a horse, and knew that the few horse riders in the enemy had no armor, otherwise their horse's hooves would be as deep as his.

"Second brother, we shouldn't be far from them."

The snow pit that the horse's hooves have stepped on has passed for a long time and will freeze as time goes by. Yang Dayan carefully looked at it. The snow under these horse's hooves has not frozen yet and is still soft to the touch, which means that the other party has just passed by here.

"Make a mark here, don't let Asheng and the others lose it."

Gao Jin nodded and then stood up. After hearing this, Yang Dayan took out a piece of red cloth, then went to the forest not far away to cut off thick branches and tied them on it, and then found a conspicuous place to insert it.

After Yang Dayan had inserted the branch with red cloth tied into it, Gao Jin called Yang Dayan to rest. Both of them were wearing heavy armor, which was also very exhausting when riding a horse. They took out the steamed buns that were placed in the same piece as the hand stove from their leather pockets, which were still hot. After chewing the two large pieces of cakes slowly and eating them, they stood up and got back on the transfer horse and continued to run forward.

However, as soon as Gao Jin and his team picked up their horse speed, they saw arrows rushing up in the air ahead, and then exploded. Firearms were prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. Although the people could not hold guns and cannons privately, they could make them with fireworks as long as they had money. For example, the bandits with roots in the walls or the local tycoons, they all had their own arrows and arrows to issue orders.

Yang's big eyes blocked the reins of the horse. He heard this thing as a storyteller. He didn't know how many times he heard it. As the saying goes, "A cloud-piercing arrow will bring thousands of troops to meet!" Most of the arrows are used to gather people.

"Let's go and see what's going on."

Gao Jin turned to Yang Dayan and shouted, "At this time, there is no need to hesitate. He and Yang Dayan have just rested. Even if the other party has unexpected troops, they can retreat calmly."

Yang Dayan heard Gao Jin's shouting and couldn't help but shake his body. The arrow exploded just now, and he was a little afraid, which made him feel ashamed. Looking at his second brother who was already passing by lightning in front of him, Yang Dayan quickly chased him, and even cursed him in his heart that it was useless, "It's just a bully who can't get on the table. What kind of decent soldiers can you have? Yang Dayan, you're afraid of being too scared."

...

"Third Master, it's been so long, Ma Hu Zi and the others have not come. It won't be..."

After firing the arrow, he waited in place for a quarter of an hour without any movement. Li Bao couldn't help but look at Wei Laizi. His arrow was specially made for someone. For example, he could see movement within a few miles of open space. According to the truth, if the Mahwazi group was nearby, it would be time to come.

Wei Laizi looked at Li Bao's desire to speak but stopped and knew what he was thinking. Mahuzi said that he was sworn brothers with him, but this so-called eight-worship friendship is just a good reputation. It is bullshit in the face of the white money and benefits. Mahuzi either didn't come at all, or found the team of Fanji's business and went to eat alone.

"Wait a minute."

Wei Laizi suppressed his anxiety and said to Li Bao, "You can shoot another arrow. If there is no movement, let's go to Mahuzi's place to take a look."

Wei Laizi still believed that Ma Hu Zi was going to eat alone. He understood Ma Hu Zi's character and greed. He said that the caravan of Fanji Store brought food, grass and goods, and with Ma Hu Zi's temperament, he would never give up the benefits of delivering them to his door.

If Ma Hu Zi had not appeared after this arrow, Wei Laizi would go to Ma Hu Zi to hide and wait. If the guy stole things, he would always sell the stolen goods. If he wanted to sell the stolen goods in Shenmu County, he would not be able to avoid him.

...

Another arrow exploded in the air, and a large group of fireworks exploded in the air. This time, Gao Jin and Yang Dayan saw clearly. Just when Wei Laizi and Li Bao were having a question-and-answer conversation, Gao Jin and Yang Dayan had reached less than a hundred steps away from them. Both of them were carrying bird guns, and long swords and guns were hung on the saddle belts of the war horses and the victory hook.

"Second brother, this birdman has a very strong arm strength!"

When Li Bao opened the bow, Yang Dayan saw that the 70-pound battle bow was almost pulled by him, and couldn't help but say to Gao Jin, "I'll leave this guy to me."

Gao Jin did not answer. At this time, he was still observing the group of Wei Laizi opposite him. At present, the group of people were all dismounted, and dozens of evil men holding guns and knives, but the formation was scattered and unorganized. It was clearly a group of mobs. The short man next to the arrow was like the leader inside.

"The distance is a bit far away from a hundred steps."

Although the range of Lumi gun exceeds 100 steps and there is no armor on the opposite side, Gao Jin still feels that shooting at this distance depends on luck.

"Let's go fifty steps forward."

Hearing Gao Jin's words, Yang Dayan was stunned. The distance of fifty steps was too close. Maybe he would not wait until they fired the gun and be discovered by the thieves on the opposite side. No matter how brave they were, they would not be able to withstand the siege of nearly fifty people.

"Second brother!"

"If we go in that direction, they can't find us."

Gao Jin said calmly, the sun is still in the sky in this snowy field. If you look directly at the snow surface for a long time, you will get snow blindness. He and Yang Dayan have coats on his armor. At that time, he will wrap the white cloak on his body. As long as you don’t make too much noise and walk in the direction of the thief’s backlight, you will definitely not be able to find them.

Yang Dayan didn't understand what snow blindness is, but he was taught a lesson by his elders since he was a child. He could not look at Xueyuan for a long time in winter. He followed Gao Jin forward a little confusedly, as if he understood why it was not easy to be discovered when walking head-on from the group of thieves, because the sun was behind them.

Gao Jin walked in front. He walked slowly and his steps were gentle. Although it was still a deep pit when he stepped on it, it made no sound. Yang Dayan followed behind with steps along the footprints of his second brother. He was so impressed that he was so proud that his second brother was the heroic person in the storyteller. The Mount of Tai collapsed in front of him and his expression remained unchanged.

As the distance got closer, Yang Dayan found that he was so nervous that he was dry and could even hear his heartbeat clearly. He couldn't calculate the distance between the two sides. He just looked at the thief's face in his sight and became clearer, and he could even see the scars on the face of the thief who had been called by him as a very strong arm.

Yang Dayan never felt so exciting in his life. Even though he had been hiding under a horse at the gate of Shenmu Castle and capturing Liu Xun alive, he was trembling all over, and even his hands were trembling.

"Stay calm, don't hurry."

Finally Gao Jin stopped, and his low voice finally made Yang Dayan come to his senses. He breathed with all his might and calmed down his chest. Whether it was shooting arrows or firing a gun, the most important trick was to be calm and not be at all panic.

Looking at Gao Jin's hands that were always as stable as rocks, Yang Dayan gritted his teeth, held his trembling right hand with his left hand, and then took a few deep breaths before letting go.

"Big Eyes, I'll leave the thief who fired the arrow just now to you. Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, second brother, I can do it."

Yang Da replied with red eyes. His hands were no longer shaking at this time. With such a second brother, what's there to be afraid of?

"Okay, then prepare to fire the gun."

Gao Jin began the steps before firing the gun, took the gunpowder and stuffed it into the body of the gun, compacted it with a stick, poured it in the lead bullet and compacted it, then opened the fire door and sent medicine, and connected the fuse. Each step was extremely stable, without any error.

Gao Jin's calmness and tenacity as rock also infected Yang Dayan. From the beginning of taking the gunpowder, Yang Dayan also followed every step. It was not until he finally aimed at the gun that he realized that his back was already wet.

"Big Eyes, after the gun is released, whether it is hit or not, you must immediately get the horse and pick me up. Whether we can win this battle depends on you."

Gao Jin said lightly without looking back. In addition to the Lumi gun in his hand, he placed a quiver and his big bow at his feet. The distance between fifty steps and the snow over his knees was not something he could rush over. The distance between these fifty steps was enough for him to shoot them off the horse.

"Second brother, if I can't shoot the thief to death at this distance, I will have no face to see you."

"Okay, then I'll count one, two, three, let's fire the gun together."

"One, two, three, let it go!"

With Gao Jin's steady reading and the last sound, Yang Dayan almost subconsciously pulled the gun machine. Then, with a burst of gun smoke filled and the echoing sound of the gun that resounded through the snow field, he saw the thief he was aiming at was hit by a lead bullet, his whole face was smashed, and he fell straight to the sky.

"Walk."

Just when Yang Dayan was still a little stunned, the low shout from his ear made him come to his senses. When Yang Dayan retracted his gaze, he found that his second brother was actually filled with gunpowder and lead bullets again, looking at the thief on the opposite side as if nothing was happening.

"Second brother, wait for me, I'll come soon."

Yang Dayan remembered Gao Jin's instructions, and he turned around with a bird gun on his back and ran quickly, heading towards the place where the two of them put their horses on.
Chapter completed!