Northern Dynasties

Chapter 156
With a swipe of the lance, it directly slashed the throat of a hu pawn, and the sharp lance head was still in motion, driving Li Tai and his mount to rush forward for nearly ten feet, and fell on the head of a hu pawn again. on the shoulders.

This Hu Zu was not as respectable as his companion who was fatally hit just now, half of his face was scraped off by the side edge of the lance, and his ears were wet and stuck to his broken collarbone shoulder.

Because he was busy running for his life, Hu Zu didn't feel the pain at the first moment, but felt his face was suddenly cold and then hot. After falling to the ground, he opened his mouth and gasped for breath. In response, his chest trembled, and he was directly nailed to the ground.

Li Tai pulled back the horse with some difficulty, and several Hu soldiers beside him had already fled left and right, and felt that this horse weapon was really not suitable for hunting these unarmored combat units.

In addition to being heavy and increasing the physical load, it is also difficult to master the strength. The attack methods such as rubbing, picking and smashing are not bad. Once a penetrating wound is caused to the enemy's body, the retraction will inevitably be stuck by the bone structure, which increases physical strength. consumption.

But now that everyone is busy chasing and killing the Jihu soldiers who have really completely collapsed, he is not at ease to throw the horse lance directly on the battlefield, holding the lance in one hand and the knife in the other, driving the horse vigorously with both legs, harvesting everything that is chased of human lives.

As Li Tai led the crowd out and rushed to the battlefield, the fighting spirit of Jihu's troops completely collapsed. It was no longer the previous situation of fleeing and dispersing. difficulty.

Li Tai finally saw the fighting style of these Jihu tribes, and understood why the generals in charge shook their heads and sighed with depression when they talked about Jihu.

Fighting against such an opponent is really not exciting.These Jihu soldiers themselves already take the victory very lightly, even if they win, it makes people feel that they can't enjoy themselves.

But it has to be said that Jihu Buwu really has the essence of cavalry's separation and cooperation. After a battle, the manpower and horsepower are seriously depleted.

If the physical strength of these Jihu troops had not been fully exhausted before, and Li Tai had twice as many troops under his command, it would be almost impossible to completely wipe out this Jihu team, and it would even be very difficult to cause effective damage and kill the capital.

After a long chase, there were nearly twenty Jihu soldiers who died directly under Li Tai's knife, but looking around, there were still many Jihu soldiers fleeing in the distance.

These guys can really run, even Li Tai can feel that the breathing of the Hexi steed under his crotch is gradually becoming rough and rapid, but the remaining figures of the fleeing Jihu soldiers are still full of vitality.

After chasing and killing like this for more than half an hour, the scope of the chasing and killing has been extended to a huge extent, and people from all over the place returned one after another.After counting all the captured ones, he confessed to the Jihu captives, and more than a dozen people still escaped.

The good news is that the leader of this Jihu team was captured, but Li Tai, who felt that he had been slapped in the face, was not very happy.

He jumped off his horse and broke the tendons of more than twenty Jihu prisoners. Several Jihu prisoners who were already injured couldn't bear the severe pain, and they fainted or died suddenly.

Li Tai asked himself that he was not a cruel and tyrannical person, but after passing through the Wubi that was brutally burned and bloodbathed, he subconsciously stopped treating these thieves as human beings.

Not many of these Jihu prisoners were proficient in Chinese language, and only the leader could barely communicate, but under the torment of timidity and trauma, he stumbled when answering interrogation.

The matter of interrogating the captives was entrusted to Li Dao, and Li Tai went to those villagers who had been abused so badly that they were inhumane. Seeing those people, he was glad to have survived the catastrophe, and looked at himself and others with horror.

"Are you all the villagers of Yuanxiawubi?"

Seeing these villagers nodding their heads in acquiescence, Li Tai said again: "Ziehu has not been completely wiped out, and there are still a few people who have escaped. They may attract their companions back, and the surrounding area is no longer safe. Our department still needs to continue chasing and suppressing Ziehu, and we have no time to look around." You wait. Do you know where there is a refuge in the left?"

The villagers didn't dare to answer rashly, and after a while, a rather burly villager stepped out, walked up to Li Tai, knelt down, and said, "Thank you, General, for your kindness, but the guards in the village only want to keep secrets. Yes, what kind of village is there, outsiders can't know..."

Seeing the fearful and avoiding eyes of the villagers, Li Tai guessed that this answer might not be true, probably these villagers were afraid to tell the truth because they were afraid of causing trouble to their neighbors.

He didn't pursue it further, but said: "Our department will not stay here for a long time. You and other villagers may hide nearby or go elsewhere."

After saying this, he asked for more than a dozen Jihu horses confiscated on the battlefield that were wounded but still barely usable, and returned the trophies left by Jihu to them, and then stopped. bother.

"Master Lang, this team of thieves is part of Heishuihu. The leader's surname is Hao. According to what he said, he was ordered by Qu Shuai to go west to contact the Diaoyinhu Department in Luoxi, hoping that Diaoyinhu can borrow people and horses. Work together."

Li Dao stepped forward and told Li Tai the information he got during the interrogation in a low voice: "According to the leader's account, Liu Pingfu's son Liu Zhenqiang, who had fled across the river before, was attacked by Xihe stone towers and had to sneak back. He returned to Dongxia Prefecture this summer, and has been instigating riots, trying to regain Shangjun."

"Liu Zhenqiang? Is he very powerful?"

Li Tai asked with a frown upon hearing this.

"Liu Pingfu was originally the great chieftain of Shangjun. At his peak, he had tens of thousands of people and controlled more than ten thousand people. However, after he was suppressed in the seventh year of Datong, his subordinates were scattered and numerous. It's hard to judge."

After Li Dao heard the words, he shook his head and said: "However, his family has grown up in this area for generations, and the remaining prestige still exists in this area. Most of the fleeing tribes are also taken in by the Hu chiefs near the left. If they can be reunited, the power should not be tolerated." Underestimate."

Although Jihu's internal organization is not high, it still has a basic ethical order. Liu Pingfu was named the governor of a state by the Western Wei Dynasty before, and the rebellion caused the Western Wei court to counter the rebellion. It shows that the power is strong.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After pondering for a while, Li Tai also felt that he should not be greedy for meritorious deeds. There are only five or six hundred people in his department, and it is really not easy to act recklessly.

So he raised his hand and summoned his subordinate officer Lu Yan, told the information he had just learned, and ordered: "Give you ten subordinates, and immediately report the military situation here, and tell some envoys in Beihua Prefecture to prepare the army. Incorporated into Daxing Taiwan, I will continue to investigate in the country, and the return date is undecided."

Lu Yan was a little displeased when he heard the words. He killed a Jihu soldier in the pursuit just now, and he was full of enthusiasm, so he shook his head and said: "You can still fight hard in a humble job. It's better to repatriate the wounded..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Tai's eyes widened, and quickly lowered his head, responding a little aggrieved.

At this moment, the strong fellow from the village also came up, took a bitter look at the Jihu prisoners lying on the ground and wailed, and knelt down to Li Tai and said in a sobbing voice: "These thieves are killing my folks and destroying my home. I implore the general to send them to the villagers for revenge..."

"Lend them some knives."

Li Tai ordered casually, and then ordered that the leader of Jihu and the two Hu Zu who were less injured should be kept aside as guides for the follow-up actions, and it was useless for the others to stay.

Seeing that Li Tai agreed, those remaining villagers didn't even have time to pick up the knives, and directly rushed to the murderers to bite and vent. look away.

Soon, those Jihu soldiers died tragically on the spot.Although they received the retribution they deserved, the villagers who were tortured and killed by them and the manors that were burned could not be restored to their original state after all.

After venting the hatred in their hearts, the villagers wailed towards their homeland with blood and tears on their faces.

The strong man from the village who negotiated with Li Tai came back, knelt down in front of Li Tai again and kowtowed heavily: "The general is very kind, the slaves have nothing to repay, only this life, I implore the general to take him in, as long as If you still have a breath, you will serve the general with allegiance!"

After pondering for a while, Li Tai asked again: "Are you familiar with the terrain near Kulichuan?"

"The village slaves used to join the army to defend the river. After the village regiment battle, they went to hide in the countryside. Their wives and children died in the previous misfortune. Apart from being loyal and repaying their kindness, they killed the Hu for revenge. "

Li Tai saw that this strong man's speech and demeanor were not like ordinary people from the village. After careful questioning, he found out that he had served as a garrison in this area as early as the early years of the Datong. , Only then returned to the hermit village, but after all, he was not immune to disaster.

"Give him a bow and knife."

Right now Li Tai really needs someone who is familiar with the local conditions and terrain, so he took in this villager named Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan took over the bow and knife, and practiced in front of Li Tai for a while. His skills and methods are impressive, even in Li Tai's trilogy, he can be ranked in the middle level.Considering that he has experienced disasters and has been tortured by Jihu for a long time, his condition is not at its peak. If he recovers after recuperation, he must be a brave soldier!
After a battle, although it was not fierce, it consumed a lot of manpower and energy. After throwing Zhu Jihu's body in the wild, Li Tai led his troops to transfer.

After this battle, in addition to saving the villagers, nearly [-] horses were confiscated. Although most of them were in poor condition, it was still a good start.

The surviving villagers took their donated horses and returned belongings and threw themselves elsewhere. Li Tai led his troops to escort them a few miles away, and ordered them to clean up the traces of their travels. Swinging, when it is about to fall into the night, choose a sheltered camp nearby to sleep.

Early the next morning, Lu Chuan, who had bloodshot eyes, handed Li Tai a crude but clearly drawn sketch, which marked the positions of the nearby beards in his memory.

Although the Jihu tribe often migrates and has a strong sense of wandering, it also has a certain dependence on the geographical environment. Even if the sketch provided by Lu Chuan does not match the current Hu situation, it is still better than Li Tai and his party. better.

If you are in a hurry to kill a tiger or a horse, you can take it easy. After the initial guidance, as the strength of the people and horses recovered, Li Tai immediately ordered to find another target.

(End of this chapter)