The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 49 The Black Horse King
After eating and drinking enough, Su Lin half-lyed on the wolf fur mat, looking at the horses with some boredom.

"Is the horse king's nap too long?" One of the militiamen laughed softly.

"To shut up."

Li Jinlong reprimanded in a low voice, and at the same time glanced at Su Lin who was not far away, lest the lord would hear him.

Su Lin let out a breath, and had been waiting for more than two hours.

Wouldn't there be no Mawang?

Or is the herd a democratic herd?

Su Lin suddenly had this strange idea.

Haha, how is it possible, there will definitely be a winning horse, but this valley is too big, maybe it is really hiding somewhere to sleep.

Just when everyone was waiting impatiently, they suddenly heard a burst of neighing.

I saw a tall and tall horse with a black body, slowly trotting over from behind the horses, and the horses automatically gave way to a passage, a little in awe of the tall horse.

This horse is really too conspicuous, its hair is black, without a trace of variegation, it looks oily under the sunlight.

And it is also very tall, a full circle larger than other wild horses, it is like the difference between a child and an adult.

The black horse naturally found the best place to drink water and lowered his head to drink.

"Mawang, that black horse is definitely the horse king!" Li Jinlong almost jumped up excitedly.

"It's so beautiful, I've never seen such a beautiful horse."

"Yeah, look at the size of the black horse, it is really too big, if tamed, it will definitely be a rare horse."

Other militiamen couldn't help but sigh.

"That's it, this black horse will be my mount from now on." Su Lin stood up abruptly, very excited, his eyes filled with heat.

"The hunt begins!"

Following Su Lin's order, all the militiamen began to move.

They all spread out, forming a circle and slowly approaching the horses.

A tight encirclement must be formed, otherwise how can people keep up with the speed of wild horses?
Everyone has a noose in their hands, and whoever gets close will put it on the horse's head. If it is a wild horse moving at high speed, the success rate is not too high. Only skilled old hunters will have a high success rate.

Su Lin decided to tame this rare horse himself. He didn't have a rope in his hand, and he hadn't practiced it before. The hit rate can be imagined, so let's wait until they get the rope.

It can't be too far away, once it is set, it will be tamed immediately.

Su Lin followed closely behind Li Jinlong, and everyone was on full alert as they slowly approached.

"hiss……."

The black horse king felt something, raised his horse's head to look at Li Jinlong and others who were slowly approaching, and immediately raised his head and neighed.

The horses also began to make strange movements, turning their bodies and starting to move and run.

"I found us, ran over to trap the dark horse."

Seeing that the horses spotted them, Li Jinlong decided not to approach them slowly, and raised his hand to signal for the militiamen in the encirclement to quickly surround them.

I only felt that the black horse was tall and handsome, but I still underestimated its speed. I saw the black horse neighed, and quickly ran back, passing the group of horses that ran first.

"This speed is too fast." Li Jinlong couldn't help but blink his eyelids.

A thousand-mile horse, a thousand-mile horse!

Su Lin's eyes became even hotter, and he could see from the comparison that the terrifying explosive power was much faster than ordinary wild horses.

Fortunately, Li Jinlong used this encirclement tactic, and two militiamen came towards him in the direction of the horses running. They had already prepared the horse ropes in their hands.

All aimed at the black Mustang.

The first militiaman turned the noose in his hand a few times, and then threw it over the head of the black horse. Unfortunately, the black horse tilted its head and dodged it.

Su Lin's heart tightened, but he couldn't let it escape.

After the failure of the first militiaman, the second noose was also thrown out, but it was still a little close, mainly because the black horse reacted too quickly, and dodged with a slight tilt of the horse's head.

Hunt failed.

The crowd dispersed, forming an encirclement circle. As long as the dark horse broke through from any side, it would never be able to catch up again.

Action failed.

The militiamen were a little frustrated, such a mobilization of troops did not achieve anything. I wonder if the lord will blame them.

"It's okay, failure is the mother of success, come back tomorrow."

Su Lin knew that they had tried their best, anyway, these wild horses could not run away in this grassy valley.

It would be fine if the lord scolded them, but it would be even more embarrassing to say so, and each of them swore in their hearts that they would bring back the black horse tomorrow.

Look at the sun, it's almost four o'clock in the afternoon, we can't stay here, we have to go back quickly. If we can't reach the village before dark, we have to travel in the dark, which is very dangerous.

Everyone simply packed up and went back to the village. Su Lin planned to come back tomorrow.

At the same time, in the outskirts of Xianyang in Qin State.

There is a group of 500 young and strong people who are pulling ten carts of goods, and the leader is Bai Lixiong.

These five hundred young and strong men were all elites selected from the Qin army, and they were all dressed up as guards escorting the truck.

In fact, interested people can see the clue at a glance, what kind of goods need so many guards to escort, if an ordinary caravan has so many guards, the owner of the caravan will suffer.

The cart was loaded with weapons for attack, including crossbows and weapons. No one dared to check them in the state of Qin, but it was a bit troublesome in the state of Chu.

But Bai Lixiong had already made an arrangement, he would go to Luofeng Valley instead of taking the main road, and go directly to the destination through the dense forest without encountering the border troops of Chu State.

Besides, Chu State was in full swing with Yue State, so there was no time to look west.

"Is your path okay?"

Bai Lixiong, dressed in black cloth, was riding on a black steed, and asked the scout who was also riding beside him.

It's just that the quality of the scout's horse is not as good as that of Bai Lixiong's, and it's better than that of an ordinary general. After all, he has been on the job of spying on the military all year round, and a poor mount is fatal.

"Don't worry, General, you will never meet the Chu army on that road. The remnants of Shang Yang also took this road when they fled. The small ones found that village based on the traces they left behind." The scout nodded.

"How long will it take to arrive? I can't wait." Bai Lixiong excitedly urged the mount under his crotch, only blood can make him feel excited.

"It takes four days to ride a fast horse from there to Xianyang. With so many of us, it will take at least ten days." The scout thought for a while. After all, not everyone has a mount for 500 people. If you walk, ten days is not too slow. up.

"Ten days is too long."

Baili Xiong frowned dissatisfied, and then said to the herald leading the horse:

"Order the troops to disperse and advance, and arrive at Luofeng Valley within seven days. Those who do not arrive by the time will be dealt with by military law."

"Here."

The herald took the order.

It's too slow to walk together, let them march separately, and it can avoid unnecessary troubles. It is true that so many people are easy to arouse suspicion.

Seven days, only seven days, Dahan Village will face an unprecedented crisis, even the threat of extinction.

There is not much time left for Su Lin.

Since the scout escaped last time, Su Lin also felt a sense of crisis, but it was not that strong. He clearly knew that even an army of tens of thousands in this deep mountain might not be able to capture the village.

The villagers were also asked to build a lot of arrow towers, all of which were built in dangerous positions. As long as the arrow towers are guarded, the enemy will not be able to come up.

Get maximum defensive capabilities at minimum cost.

But in the face of the menacing Qin army, is Su Lin really sure to fight?
(End of this chapter)