The bad news is that the other party has two people, and the good news is that the other party does not have a firearm in his hand.

But despite this, the strength gap between the two sides is still very different - the long sword used by the other party is actually a saber, which is the standard melee weapon for the Imperial Light Cavalry. The blade length is 1.24 meters, the blade uses cold forged steel with excellent strength and toughness, and the sharp blade is enough to blow hair and break hair... Compared with this saber, the bone needle in the Ash's hand is more like it is used to tickle people...

In addition, ashes had to protect Cruper's safety, which made him fall into an extremely passive situation.

The two interceptors were already pushing over with knives. The soles of the hard glue-like boots stepped on the accumulated water, making a crisp "slap" sound.

"Mr. Cruper, please back." Ashes said, posing in an offensive posture.

He must fight quickly and deal with one of the two interceptors first. Otherwise, once he gets into a fight, the opponent will have an advantage in both weapons and numbers... not to mention that Ashes will be like a burden with Cruper.

The opponent had accelerated and ran. The smelly sewage splashed everywhere with leather boots, and the shaking sabre in his hand was standing in front of him. This was the starting style of the infantry combat sword technique of the light cavalry. It was straightforward but powerful. Unlike the heavy cavalry wearing plate armor, the light cavalry can still be regarded as a battlefield and a unit with great combat power even after losing their mounts.

Fortunately... Ashes are very familiar with this set of sword techniques.

There are three attack methods and two defense methods in the starting style, but no matter which one, there are extremely obvious flaws - there is no other reason. In actual combat, this set of striking sword techniques must be used with shields, but now the other hand of the two interceptors is empty.

Long before the war where firearms dominated humans, light cavalry generally did not carry shields for mobility. However, when various firearms came onto the stage of history, a large number of light cavalry with weak protection or even no protection fell under dense barrage in groups, shields became the standard for light cavalry. In addition, there was a multi-barrel cavalry gun with a gun body truncated and three to four barrels of guns.

The tactics of the light cavalry have also become very close to that of the nomadic archers - using muskets to harass them at a distance, and when approaching, they are replaced by sabers, or directly dismounted to engage in infantry battles.

...

Since there is no shield, the left half of the two interceptors can be considered as a hollow door wide open. Ashes took this opportunity to take a shorter body and go around the outside of the interceptor on his right hand. If the other party wants to attack him, he can either turn the blade and wrist, or simply turn around. No matter what choice the other party makes, Ashes will win the opportunity for just a moment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he will have the opportunity to kill one of the two!

As the saying goes, one inch long and one inch strong, the length of the weapon plays a crucial role in fighting... In other words, one inch short is one inch dangerous. If Ash wants to use the bone in his hand to target the saber, he can only use this almost close-fitting combat method.

But the other party's response measures were completely beyond Ash's expectations. The guy who was chosen as the target by Ash just raised his left arm and tried to use his body to block Ash's attack - they had no intention of attacking Ash at all, and they had only one target, that was Cruper!

"Oops!"

The ashes' bone spurs were deeply nailed into the man's forearm, but the injury was not fatal at all, while the other person had already rushed to Cruper's approach!

They are not ordinary killers, but a group of assassins with ambitions to die. In order to kill the target, they can do anything!

Ashes flew up, and the tip of the boot wrapped in steel plates kicked the injured assassin's waist and eyes. The injured assassin fell into the water immediately, but at this moment, the saber in the other person's hand had already chopped down at Cruper!

"Uh...ah!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Cruper let out a roar that seemed to be both roaring and screaming, and pushed the assassin away with all his strength. The saber that the assassin slashed out was also lost to balance and failed to hit the vital point, and slashed Cruper's shoulder.

Blood rushes out of the wound. Although the knife did not kill Cruper, it also injured several of his important blood vessels. If the bleeding is not stopped in time, Cruper will die of a large amount of blood loss in a few minutes.

Ashes quickly broke the neck of the fallen assassin, then threw the assassin's saber out, which just hit another person's back.

After confirming that both assassins were killed, Ash hurriedly ran to Cruper's side, tore Cruper's clothes into strips of cloth, stuffed them into the wound, and then wrapped his entire shoulders tightly with a corner of his robe.

During this process, Ash suddenly found that there was a beautifully crafted short gun inserted between Cruper's waist, and he couldn't help but ask speechlessly: "Why didn't you shoot?"

"Hiss...it's too late...hiss...reload ammunition..." Cruper said grinning, big beads of sweat seeping out of his forehead, and his body trembled involuntarily due to severe pain.

"... Give me the gun." Ashes took away Cruper's short gun and the ammunition he carried, and then helped Cruper stand up from the ground.

"Mr. Cruper, can you still leave? We have to go to the safe house immediately. If your wound is not treated, it will probably be dangerous."

"Barely...hiss..." Cruper walked forward staggeringly with the help of ashes.

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Thirty minutes later, Ashes finally took Cruper out of the drainage pipe, but Cruper just glanced at the scene around him and exclaimed: "Where is this place?! Hiss... you, you are not the Iron Hand Gang! Who are you?!"

They have left Xiling Street, a deserted alley - of course, it just looks like no one.

"I don't want to move thickly, Mr. Cruper, you'd better cooperate." Although Ash said this, in fact, he kicked Cruper's knees mercilessly. Cruper immediately knelt down on both knees. At the same time, the wound on his shoulders cracked again, and the blood gushed out completely dyed his entire shoulder red.

A Huangquan instructor led a team of soldiers out of the depths of the alley. He looked at the ashes, then at Cruper, who was kneeling on the ground and gasping in pain, nodded: "Good job, you have passed this last assessment. From now on, you will be the 11th phase of Huangquan Training Camp - welcome to enter hell."

"By the way, if you want to live, it's better to help him deal with the wound. He has lost a lot of blood along the way." Ashes pointed to Cruper, who was pale next to him and said.

"No need anymore." As soon as the instructor finished speaking, he pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger at Cruper-

"Bang!"

The projectile passed through his chest, with a look of horror, and Cruper fell into a pool of blood.

"If I were to kill him... why did I take so much effort to bring him out? Is it just to increase the difficulty of the assessment?" Ashes wrinkled, watching the soldiers stuff the bodies on the ground into a body bag and carry them out of the alley.

"Then you misunderstood. Your Majesty hopes Cruper will die, but Your Majesty does not want him to die in Xiling Street. Do you understand?"

"Is it because of... the war with the Northern Federation?"

"Well, since you understand, don't ask any more questions. I will take you to Huangquan Training Camp tomorrow to report." The Huangquan instructor said.

Ashes immediately understood that the power group behind Cruper was too large. If it was to be investigated, it would likely cause a major reshuffle among the top leaders of the empire... And now the empire is in a war with the Northern Federation. In this case, Your Majesty must ensure the stability of the rear... Bring Cruper out of Xiling Street and then executed it, which undoubtedly shows Your Majesty's attitude towards this matter.

And the assassins can be guessed a little bit. If Cruper was killed in Xiling Street and the matter was a big deal, then he would undoubtedly declare war directly on the behind-the-scenes force that protected Cruper... At that time, it would not be a secret battle between one or two groups of forces. The entire Linfeng Fort might be dragged into a huge and chaotic vortex, which would undoubtedly be very unfavorable to the Rhine Empire, which was in a foreign war.

But now, the situation is completely different. Cruper did not "dead", but was "missed". The imperial military police neither could capture Cruper, nor did the Iron Hand Gang control him within his own sphere of influence... Although this ending was not perfect, for each force, it was a result that everyone could accept.
Chapter completed!