Northern Dynasties

Chapter 286
In the valley, the battle continued.

In the cold weather, the long-term outdoor activities made the limbs of the horse numb, and the movements seemed a little comical and exaggerated.

Roar……

A Hu pawn roared loudly, and the saber in his hand cut a long gash in the back of the opponent's horse, and all kinds of viscera and blood were sprayed out immediately.

The horse groaned, stumbled and fell to the ground, seeing that it was no longer alive.The knight on horseback had one leg pressed to the ground by the injured horse, struggling hard to get his leg out, but it was all in vain.

"Pity……"

Hu Zu secretly sighed in his heart, he originally intended to pierce his opponent's ribs with this knife, but because of the short force he landed on the horse, he had to waste his energy to make another knife.

Seeing that the opponent was still slapping the dead horse on the ground and struggling in vain, the Hu Zu grinned grinningly, raised his knife and rode his horse forward, thinking in his heart that as long as he killed this opponent again, he would become a member of the team. The person who kills the most enemies and beheads them.

Qu Shuai had promised before that after breaking Guangwu City, he would reward the warriors with the most meritorious deeds, and let the tribal warriors enter the city in order of meritorious service. Loot!
First grab a few cans of ointment and apply it to moisturize your chapped hands and face.They had to catch a few rams with long horns and slaughtered Aye, who died of starvation on the way.Put on a long knife, it is best to grab a big lance!The leather armor needs to be added, of course the iron armor is the best...

And women, that's the most important thing!
This thought suddenly appeared in his mind, and Hu Zu couldn't help but licked the corners of his chapped lips, and his whole body became more energetic.

Although he has a bearded face, he is still just an innocent young man. He had made a marriage agreement in the clan and was going to marry at the beginning of the year. As a result, his whole family moved, and Ye Niang died on the way. He didn't know who the fiancée was Life is death, in short, this young Hu Zu still lacks a lot of joy in his life.

Boom!
A loud noise seemed to explode in his ears, but it seemed to be an auditory hallucination. Hu Zu could only feel his head trembling suddenly, and the sand and gravel on the ground were getting closer and closer to him.It wasn't that the gravel flew up, but that the Hu Zu was hit hard by the enemy on the back of the head, and his body leaned forward uncontrollably and fell off his horse.

"die!"

The Hu Zu hit the ground heavily, his head and face were pierced by sharp and rough sandstones, his face was covered in blood and he struggled to jump up, roaring like a ghost, the words of the Han people he didn't know much, trying to widen his eyes Look for the enemy that knocked him down.

However, before the enemy's figure could be seen, he was hit hard on the back again. Hu Zu leaned forward and was about to fall, but his half-tilted body was suspended in the air.

He was in a daze of thought and couldn't figure out the situation, but when he lowered his head, he saw a sharp edge protruding from his chest. The blood in his body seemed to be frozen at this moment, and the Hu Zu subconsciously closed his eyes, as if as long as he couldn't see it, it wouldn't be real.

However, when he just closed his eyes, his body suddenly trembled again, and the front of the chest that pierced through the chest and was caught by the sternum was suddenly shortened by half. Immediately, Hu Zu only felt a burning sensation like charcoal roasting coming from his chest. With bloody hands holding the lance, he whimpered and roared: "No, don't..."

But the lance was pulled out in the end, and Hu Zu's body was thrown on the ground like a mass of rotten flesh. Blood gushed out from his chest like a spring, but it quickly solidified under the cold wind. He was gloomy and absent-minded, but there was a bit of a weird smile on his face, probably at the moment when his dying hallucinations sent him to Guangwu City, his consciousness stayed forever in the cheerful activities of plundering.

"The governor, most of the thieves near the left were beheaded, but there were still a few cavalry who fled too fast and were not able to be intercepted."

The blood-soaked soldier rode his horse back to the valley to report, Li Tai nodded after hearing what he said, and didn't care about the few Hu soldiers who had escaped.

The few Hu soldiers could not see the whole picture of his army, and fled back in fright. What they could convey back was only panic, but no valuable information.

"Collect the corpses of the horsemen and horses, send the dead and wounded horses back to the camp for additional meals, and keep the rest for use. As for the corpses of the horsemen, build a temple on the top of the plateau."

Li Tai ordered the soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield, and after a moment of pondering, he ordered: "Return to the camp and transfer [-] light cavalry, distribute them near the pass on the left, and make fake stoves to light fires to confuse the enemy. When encountering enemies, call the police and gather the crowd to kill them!"

Soldiers never tire of cheating, since they intend to confuse and intimidate the enemy, of course they must do a full set.

After receiving the order, the soldiers went to work independently, and quickly cleaned up the battlefield.This wave of contact killed more than 200 Hu soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers who could serve as scouts and eyes.

If it is in the open wilderness, or the geographical environment familiar to the bandit army, it is difficult to achieve such a result.After all, these scouts can escape even if they can't beat them, and they won't throw themselves into the trap and let others slaughter them foolishly.

However, Li Tai is still a little upset. The Jingguan built by more than 200 corpses is really inconspicuous. It looks like an ordinary small soil bag from a distance when placed on the plateau. Shock and attract aggro effects.

"We still have to keep killing!"

Although Li Tai is not cruel by nature, he will never show the slightest sympathy for these thieves who invaded the country. He turned over and boarded the mount led by his own soldiers, and went back to the camp to have a meal and rest before recharging his energy. No movement, continue to lure and kill the bandit army.

Here, Li Tai still complained that the Jingguan built by more than 200 leaders in the area was not eye-catching enough, but the bandit camp was shocked by the huge loss of more than 200 scouts who were almost wiped out. Arriving outside the camp, he was summoned into the big tent by the generals who were anxiously waiting for information.

"The enemy army is too powerful, covering the mountains and plains... Although there are not many soldiers, they are brutal..."

The few scouts who escaped from the dead were already in shock, and when they faced the pressure of many big men from the tribes in the big tent, they couldn't help but feel even more frightened and terrified. This kind of nonsense is self-contradictory and inconsistent, making the listener even more confused.

"Come on, drag these cowardly fools out for me and chop them off!"

The many powerful chieftains in this big tent come from different shortcomings, and their personalities are also different. After hearing the scouts' messy reports, even some impatient and brutal chieftains shouted impatiently.

However, the tribal leaders to which these scouts belonged were not willing to let their soldiers be killed again, so the big tent suddenly became noisy, and the scene became even more chaotic.

"Shut me all up!"

When the quarrel among the chieftains became more and more intense, a burly chieftain above the big tent shouted angrily, seeing that everyone was still in a state of dissatisfaction, the chieftain snorted again: " I was ordered by Zuo Xianwang to lead the army for the southern expedition, if anyone resists my order and roars in the tent, I will kill him first to stand up!"

While speaking, he even directly drew out his saber and slashed at the case. Everyone saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, so they restrained themselves and endured it, not daring to quarrel.

After shocking everyone in the tent, the chieftain Hu turned to the person on the left and said in a deep voice: "Cao Wanqi, you clearly said before that the only people in the three cities of Guangwu in Dongxia prefecture are worth it." It is worth noting that as long as Guangwu City is defeated, the vast state can be freely galloped. Now that the Guangwu defenders are besieged in the city, why are there so many troops outside the city?"

Most of the Jihu tribe are descendants of the Huns, so these Hu chiefs also use the name of the Huns to show their prestige.The named Cao Wanqi quickly stood up and said: "Liu Duhou, please be calm and don't be impatient. The Western Army seldom garrisons and operations in Beizhou, and there are indeed only officers and soldiers in Guangwu in Dongxia Prefecture. As for the beacon smoke outside the city , the truth remains to be investigated..."

"How should we investigate? Few of the more than 200 scouts survived, so we know that the enemy army is huge! It's obvious that your Shuofang Ministry's intelligence was wrong, leading our tens of thousands of troops to this place to be in a dilemma..."

Hearing what this Hu Chief surnamed Cao said, another Hu Chief couldn't help but said angrily.

Liu Duhou waited for his companions to finish scolding him, then he looked at Cao Wanqi again and said, "The enemy's situation outside the city must be thoroughly investigated, but this Guangwu City cannot be besieged for a long time. The small city to the east is Your army is in charge, I will give you three more days, if you still can't take it after three days, then there is no need to attack Guangwu City, I will lead my troops back to the north!"

When Cao Wanqi heard this, his expression became a little anxious, and he couldn't help but said: "The army has already arrived here, how can you retreat lightly! Since you waited for all the troops to cross the river, all the consumption will be borne by our department , must not return without success! What's more, if you don't capture Guangwu City and plunder Dongxia Prefecture, Liu Duhou thinks that your tribe can survive until you return to Hedong?"

These words were quite threatening. After hearing this, all the Hu chieftains from Lishi in the tent, since the Marquis of Liu Du, were all angry, and one of the Hu chieftains couldn't help but angrily said: "With you, all the tribes of Shuofang!" For the supply of cattle and sheep, not to mention returning to Lishi, you can go further!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to turn bad again, Liu Duhou said again: "The tribes of Shuofang are willing to accept me and other tribes to rest and recuperate. What's more, King Zuoxian will allow you to participate in the trade route in Monan next year.

Our tribes are indeed poor right now, but we will never let others deceive and bully us. Don’t think that our warriors can be used at will. If you want to be strong, you still need to work hard on your own! "

"Don't worry, Liu Duhou, I will immediately arrange for troops to continue attacking the small town. But the troops outside the city..."

Then Cao Wanqi didn't want to make the relationship too rigid, so he said in a slower tone.

After Liu Duhou heard the words, he pondered for a while and said: "I don't know the true strength of the troops along this road, but since we are close, we must fight. But Guangwu City has not been conquered yet, and it is difficult for our army to move against him. Use. The opponent dare not go straight into the battle, thinking it is not strong, and first scouts and guards, I will lead an army, and conquer Guangwu City first!"

(End of this chapter)