Warring States Odyssey

  This cavalry unit stopped about twenty meters away from the plateau, seemingly not as hostile as the previous army, so the plateau also did not move, just quietly observing.

  At this time several people dismounted from horseback and walked forward a few steps, among them one person opened his mouth to say: "Are you the person who descended with the shooting star just now?"

  Kougen was taken aback for a moment, and under the firelight, he saw that this person wore a helmet and armor, had an average build, with a dignified appearance, bright eyes, a slight mustache on his chin, and some gray hair, looking to be around 50-55 years old. Although this person's attitude was relatively kind, Kougen still didn't dare let down his guard, remaining motionless, nodding slightly, saying: "I'm the one."

  That man nodded and said: "I am Zhao Guo Li Mu, may I ask your esteemed surname and great name."

  "Li Mu?" Gao Yuan's mind buzzed for a moment before he said, "You're Li Mu? The famous general of Zhao State, Wu An Jun Li Mu?"

  That person also had some unexpectedness, but still nodded and said: "Not bad, it's under."

  It was indeed Li Mu. Although Gao Yuan wasn't a history major, he wasn't unfamiliar with Li Mu because he liked to study wars of past and present, China and abroad.

  Li Mu was a general of the Zhao State during the Warring States period. He is often regarded as one of the "Four Greatest Generals of the Warring States" along with Bai Qi, Wang Jian and Lian Po. The "Qianziwen" praises him: "Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po and Li Mu, their military tactics were the most brilliant. They declared their might in the desert and their reputation reached Danqing." Li Mu's life can be roughly divided into two stages: first, he fought against the Xiongnu on the northern border of Zhao; later, he mainly defended against the Qin State. His military achievements were outstanding, and it is said that he never lost a battle throughout his life.

  In the late Warring States period, Zhao State relied solely on Li Mu to support it, and he twice defeated the Qin army's attacks. As a result, King Xiaocheng of Zhao followed the example of Bai Qi, a Qin general, and enfeoffed Li Mu as Marquess of Wu'an. Unfortunately, later King Xiaocheng was deceived by the schemes of Qin State, believed in slanders, took away Li Mu's military power, and soon had him killed; three months after Li Mu's death, Zhao State perished. Because Li Mu was harmed by the schemes of Qin State, he has always been sympathized with and respected in later history.

  At this time, the plateau basically understood that it was in the Warring States period, but it did not think that it had just crossed over and encountered a famous historical general.

  Kougen was just about to speak, when the sound of horseshoes rose up like a tidal wave, accompanied by numerous footsteps. Kougen turned his head to look, and saw countless figures appearing at the edge of the crater, approaching him.

  One of Li Mu's guards said: "General, the Qin army has arrived. We should leave quickly."

  Li Mu's expression changed slightly, and he said to Gao Yuan, "The Qin army has arrived. This is not a place for conversation. Please follow me back to the Zhao army camp to talk."

  Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment, because Li Mu's attitude was gentle, which also made Gao Yuan have some good feelings towards Li Mu. Moreover, although Li Mu's tone was calm, it naturally brought out an air of irresistible dignity, so Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay."

  Li Mu immediately mounted his horse, and the guards beside him also got on their horses. At this time, one of the guards led a masterless warhorse to let Gao Yuan ride.

  In the past, Gao Yuan was also good at horse riding and could command his horse to perform some jumping and long-distance running actions. Without hesitation, he reloaded his pistol, pressed both hands on the saddle, and flipped himself onto the horseback.

  But when he sat well on the horseback, he found that the saddle of this era was completely different from the one he had ridden before. There were no stirrups, and the saddle was very simple, with only a high pommel at the front end, while the back part was almost flat, with only a slight inward curvature in the middle, not like the standard double-horned saddle with obvious protrusions at both ends.

  At this time, Li Mu and others had already urged the war horses to gallop in the opposite direction of the Qin army, towards the pit above. The Qin army had already killed down the pit, approaching within less than 100 meters, only to hear the "whooshing" sound of breaking through the air, clearly the arrows shot out by the Qin army. Therefore, Gao Yuan also didn't have time to think carefully, and learned from them, clamping his legs tightly on the horse's belly, shaking the reins, following them together in a swift gallop. At this time, Li Mu and others naturally didn't need to hide their figures either, all lighting up torches to illuminate.

  However, Gaoyuan had never ridden such a horse before, so when the warhorse started running, Gaoyuan immediately felt unstable on its back, swaying back and forth, almost falling off. So Gaoyuan instinctively leaned forward on the horse's back, grasping the horse's neck with both hands, stabilizing his body, and followed Li Mu and others to charge into the pit.

  But this way, the plateau's war horse could not run at full speed, and gradually fell behind. In the darkness, others did not notice him either, so he was left further and further behind by Li Mu and others, while the Qin army behind him got closer and closer. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" several arrows flew over from the left and right of the plateau.

  Looking back, the Qin army's cavalry was less than 50 meters away from him, while Li Mu and others in front had already pulled more than 100 meters ahead. At this time, although Gao Yuan was usually calm, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, because at that time they were on horseback, Gao Yuan wasn't wearing bulletproof clothing, if he got hit by an arrow, it would be enough to take him down. But at this time, Gao Yuan didn't dare let go of the horse's neck, so no matter how hard he spurred the horse's belly or kicked its belly, the warhorse just couldn't run faster.

  At this moment, the war horse under Gao Yuan suddenly let out a mournful cry, and its two front legs lifted high into the air. It turned out that a sharp arrow had struck the horse's buttocks, and Gao Yuan was caught off guard, unable to sit steadily on the black horse's back. He leaned backward, tumbling down from behind the horse's buttocks.

  Fortunately, the war horse was not running fast at this time, and the plateau had also undergone strict training. In the blink of an eye after landing, it rolled two somersaults on the ground, offsetting the impact of the fall, and was not injured. It immediately got up from the ground.

  But at this time, more than a dozen Qin army cavalrymen were less than twenty meters away from the highland, with long guns pointing forward and stabbing towards the highland.

  Although the plateau is not very old, it has also carried out several major tasks and has developed the ability to quickly judge the situation and find the best response plan in a short period of time. Therefore, at this moment, the plateau also knows that escape is definitely impossible, two legs can't run faster than four legs, the only way is to fight hard, delay time, hoping Li Mu can discover himself falling behind and come back to rescue himself. From Li Mu's attitude towards himself earlier, the plateau still has some confidence in his heart that Li Mu will come back to rescue himself.

  Then Gao Yuan immediately drew his pistol, aiming at the front row of Qin's army, and with a raise of his hand, he fired a shot. The knight immediately fell off his horse, and Gao Yuan didn't stop, firing continuously, shooting down several of Qin's cavalry horses. In one breath, he killed or injured more than a dozen cavalrymen. Suddenly, there was a "click" sound, the pistol's slide failed to return to its original position, and Gao Yuan knew that this was the empty chamber, another clip had been fired.

  However, the previous round of shooting also had a considerable impact on the Qin army, because no one saw what was going on, only seeing Gao Yuan's hand raised, a loud noise, sparks flashing, and one of their own fell off his horse. In this era, even gunpowder has not been produced, so the soldiers of the Qin army have never seen such a weapon before, and they are also somewhat frightened. Although they also saw that the other side had only Gao Yuan alone, no one dared to advance easily.

  Seeing himself stunning the Qin army, Gao Yuan also let out a slight breath of relief and immediately reloaded his last clip.

  Just now, I fired a whole clip in one breath, the goal is to give Qin Jun a strong shock in a short period of time, so as to drag on for some more time. However, although Qin Jun did not charge up, he also did not retreat, and Gao Yuan dared not to escape, because once he ran away, Qin Jun would understand that he was timid, and the situation created earlier would be immediately reversed. Therefore, both sides started a standoff. But Gao Yuan also knew that this situation could not last for too long, if Li Mu could not rush back in time to rescue himself, then he would have no hope either.

  Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed, a team of Qin army infantry rushed over, a row of archers drew their bows and aimed at themselves. Gao Yuan smiled wryly, knowing that at this time, he could only make a final desperate struggle.

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  A series of explosions also startled Li Mu, who immediately turned around on horseback, looked left and right, and said, "Where's that young man just now?"

  At this time, several guards who had been following Li Mu also looked around and said: "I didn't see him, did he fall behind or lose his way? However, the Qin army hasn't caught up yet."

  Li Mu listened and immediately reined in his warhorse, the others seeing this also stopped their horses one after another. Li Mu looked around in the crowd but did not see Gao Yuan's figure because Gao Yuan's attire was clearly different from the others and very recognizable.

  At this time, the sound of killing came from the rear, and Li Mu's face also changed. He said, "He must have fallen behind and been surrounded by the Qin army. We need to go back and rescue him immediately."

  One of the guards said, "General, this is too dangerous. We are still in the area controlled by the Qin army. If we go back to rescue him now, we will also be surrounded by the Qin army. General, you are the only pillar of Zhao now. If something happens to you, our country will also be in danger. In my humble opinion, let's first return to the main camp and gather a large number of soldiers before coming to his rescue."

  Li Mu shook his head and said, "You don't understand, this person is very important. Since he can fall from the sky with a meteor, he definitely won't be an ordinary person. Therefore, we absolutely cannot let him be captured by the Qin army. Moreover, it's too late to return to the camp to mobilize troops now."

  Just then, the sound of horseshoes echoed, and in front of everyone, a cavalry team appeared, with about 200-300 riders.

  The guards around Li Mu were all very nervous, but Li Mu said: "Don't panic everyone, it's our own people, Zhao Xuan, is that you?"

  At this time, a cavalryman emerged from the opposing army and came to Li Mu's front. The knight on horseback clasped his fists and said: "General, I am the last general who has brought people to come and respond to General."

  Li Mu nodded and said: "Zhao Xuan, you've come at just the right time. We need your strength now. Let's immediately follow me to kill our way back and definitely rescue him."