Warring States Odyssey
In 230 BC, the eighteenth year of Qin Wang Zheng. Zhao Guo's Fanwu (now northwest of Shijiazhuang City) surrendered to the west.
It was the dead of night, with a dark moon and sparse stars. Under the dim starlight, one could vaguely see over ten figures climbing up a small mound. In the silent darkness, the "clanging" sound of metal hitting metal could be heard very clearly.
Looking down from the earth slope, all that can be seen is a vast expanse of blackness in the mountains and fields. The nearby trees and rocks are transformed into various dark shadows of different sizes in the darkness, as if they were countless ferocious beasts and evil spirits waiting to swallow up travelers at night.
Someone whispered: "General, let's wait here. If we go further forward, I'm afraid we'll be discovered by the Qin army patrol."
At this time another calm voice sounded: "What time is it now?"
Someone else replied: "It was around three o'clock."
The general's voice came again: "Alright, everyone wait here and be cautious, don't make any noise, in case the Qin army patrol discovers us."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people suddenly moved, and the sound of "clanging" continued to ring out. The crowd dispersed to guard around the mound, while only seven or eight people remained beside the general. However, after a short while, all the sounds disappeared without a trace, and the crowd seemed to merge with the darkness. The small hill was quiet again, showing that this group of people was extremely well-trained.
Waiting in the dark, time also seems to be passing very quickly. Beside the great general, someone is getting impatient and whispers: "The time should be about right, why hasn't there been any movement? Is it a mistake?"
The general still spoke in a calm tone: "Teacher is proficient in the art of heavenly numerology, his calculations will never be wrong, let's just wait patiently here."
His tone was calm, but it naturally brought out a convincing feeling, and others didn't speak either, quietly waiting.
After a while, it was unknown how much time had passed, someone suddenly exclaimed: "General, look, it's a meteor."
Although he was speaking to the general, others also heard him and followed his pointing direction. They saw a red-yellow light flashing in the dark night sky, dragging a long shining tail, slanting down.
Everyone's gaze was immediately attracted to the meteor, and it was found that the meteor was gradually getting bigger. At first, it was only the size of a bullet, then it reached the size of a bowl, and later it was as big as a water tank. It became brighter and brighter, and it could be seen clearly that it was a huge fireball with flames rising high, dragging a long tail of flame behind it, just like a small sun. Although it couldn't be said to be as bright as daylight, it was enough to illuminate the entire area within a radius of several thousand meters.
The small mound was also illuminated, and apart from the dozens of people on it, there were also dozens of horses at the foot of the mound. At this time, the horses seemed to have sensed something and became frantic, neighing and stomping their hooves incessantly.
As the fireball drew closer and grew larger and brighter, it not only illuminated the ground but also lit up half of the sky with a fiery red glow. The crowd let out a collective gasp, and someone shouted loudly: "A shooting star is falling!"
At this time someone said: "General, now that the place is illuminated by shooting stars, our tracks will soon be exposed. Let's leave here as soon as possible and return to the big camp."
The general's gaze was fixed intently on the approaching meteor, saying: "Don't be in a hurry, wait until the meteor falls down before speaking, let's see where it lands!"
Before the words were finished, this huge fireball had already fallen down with a loud roar, only to hear a deafening "boom" sound, and the ground shook violently, causing people to stumble. On the small hillside, the crowd was also shocked, tumbling and falling to the ground. In the southwest direction, at a distance of several thousand meters away, a massive mushroom-shaped fire cloud rose into the sky, with fierce flames soaring high, reaching hundreds of feet in height, lingering for a long time without dispersing.
Everyone scrambled to their feet, and the general pointed at the fire cloud, saying: "Let's mount our horses quickly and rush to where the shooting star fell. It seems that what the teacher said is going to happen there."
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"What am I doing there?"
Gao Yuan slowly got up from the ground, looked around and found that there were countless sparks of fire all around him. Dozens of large trees had been cut off at waist height, lying horizontally and vertically on the ground, still burning ceaselessly. And with the light from the surrounding fires, he could see that he was actually in a huge pit.
The plateau rubbed his eyes, carefully recalling the situation that had just occurred, and couldn't help but think: could it be that he had fallen from the plane? However, except for some shock pains on his body, there were no other injuries. If he really fell from the plane, it would be too strange.
Just then, Gao Yuan discovered that he was still holding the amulet in his hand. His heart skipped a beat as he suddenly remembered that earlier on the plane, this amulet had been behaving strangely - first it had emitted heat, and then it had given off dazzling light. Could what had happened to him be related to this amulet?
Just then, the sound of horseshoes echoed, and a team of cavalrymen rushed down from the edge of the pit, with more than 20 people, and each knight on horseback was wearing ancient armor, holding long spears and long halberds, all dressed in ancient attire. In the blink of an eye, they charged to the front of the plateau.
The plateau was stunned for a moment, what were these people doing, and how did they dress up like this? Could it be that they were filming an ancient costume drama? Did he fall from the plane to a film set? So the plateau looked around again, but except for this group of knights, no camera crew or lighting technicians were found.
A knight pointed with his long spear at the plateau and shouted: "Who are you?"
The muzzle was less than half a meter away from the tip of the plateau's nose, and under the illumination of the flames, it flickered with a cold and stern light, and the plateau could even feel a chill.
Out of instinct as a special agent, Gao Yuan also sensed a hint of danger in the air. The knight in front of him was absolutely not joking around, and that long spear could thrust towards him at any moment.
At this point, another knight said: "He must be a spy from Zhao State, let's capture him first and talk later."
Gao Yuan was stunned again, and suddenly a thought flashed in his mind: could it be that he had traveled back to ancient times?
But at this time, there was no room for Gao Yuan to think deeply, because the knight who pointed his long spear at Gao Yuan thrust it forward, but the direction of the spearhead changed slightly, passing by Gao Yuan's face and stabbing towards his shoulder.
However, Gaoyuan was also prepared and immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the shot. His right hand quickly drew his pistol and fired at the knight.
"Bang!" A flash of fire, the horse under the knight let out a mournful cry, its four legs softened and fell to the ground. Although his opponent was clearly full of hostility towards the plateau, the plateau did not want to hurt anyone first before figuring out what was going on, so the first shot was only at the horse.
Dodging, gunning and shooting were almost completed in an instant. The other knights didn't see clearly what was happening, only seeing Gao Yuan holding something in his hand, hearing a loud bang, a flash of fire, and a war horse fell to the ground, dead. As a result, they were all shocked, the other war horses cried out in surprise, and the knights instinctively restrained their own war horses, retreating several steps.
At this time, the man who had previously issued orders said: "Up, everyone up, kill him."
He had already warned the other party, but they still wanted to take drastic measures against him. Highland didn't show any courtesy either, regardless of who the other person was, and immediately fired his gun again with a loud "bang". The knight who gave orders let out a miserable cry, fell off his horse headfirst, while the other knights were shocked and angry, shaking their reins, urging their horses forward, and brandishing their long spears to stab Highland fiercely.
He had already killed one person, and Gaoyuan didn't hold back anymore. He fired his gun continuously because the distance was too close, and there were sparks of fire everywhere, making it easy to see clearly. As a result, Gaoyuan's shots were almost all on target, and he killed more than ten knights in a row. The remaining six or seven knights didn't know what kind of treasure Gaoyuan was using, but they were all frightened out of their wits and fled on horseback. In the blink of an eye, they had run far away.
Gao Yuan also let out a sigh of relief, although he had a handgun, but now he only carried two clips with him, each clip had fifteen bullets, plus the one in the gun, there were only forty-five bullets left. Earlier, he had already used up one clip. If there were a few more knights, he would probably be in real danger.
However, the plateau was still confused in his heart and didn't know where he was now. If he had traveled through time to ancient times, which dynasty would it be? The knight just said that he was a spy of Zhao Guo, so it should be during the Warring States period, but the Warring States period lasted for more than 200 years, so when exactly was he in?
Although he knew he should leave immediately and talk about it after dawn, Gao Yuan couldn't help but be curious, and came to a knight's side. He saw that the armor was made up of rectangular iron plates, like a vest, extending down to his waist. The tight-sleeved shirt with black lining, black trousers on the lower body, and short boots on his feet. The style is very similar to the Terracotta Warriors Gao Yuan visited in Xi'an. Therefore, it is estimated that this should be the army of the Qin State.
After a while, Gao Yuan also looked around and wanted to find a war horse, but found that the war horses had all run away without a trace. Gao Yuan was thinking of going nearby to find one, when he heard the sound of horseshoes again, this time coming from another direction.
Gaoyuan's heart was also tense, and he quickly changed a magazine. At this time, another cavalry team rushed down the slope and appeared in front of Gaoyuan. Fortunately, there were not many people in this batch, only more than 20 people. Gaoyuan also felt slightly relieved, and their uniforms were different from those of the previous team of soldiers. The inner lining of their clothes was made of red cloth, obviously not the Qin army.