The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 29 The Price of Defeat

The Qarluk people broke through Sanhe Fort and turned it into a hell.

But when the Han people retook this place, Sanhe Fort became hell for the Qarluk people again.

The sky was dark, pitch black, and under the misty drizzle, torches were erected on Sanhe Fort, illuminating a large area.

The ground was covered with the blood and corpses of the Qarluk people, with flesh splattered everywhere and the bloody smell filled the air, making people sick.

At the same time, it also attracted a large number of vultures circling in the air, making greedy calls.

Broken weapons were scattered everywhere, some were still stuck in the corpses, flashing a strange cold light in the firelight.

The groans of the seriously injured Qarluk soldiers came intermittently in the night wind, adding a bit of misery to the atmosphere.

But it soon stopped abruptly, and the Han people's swords slashed across their necks cleanly and neatly.

The originally peaceful grassland has now turned into a Shura field. Some tents were torn to pieces, and the burning flames were still licking some remaining objects, making crackling sounds.

Where the horse's hooves trampled, the soil mixed with blood formed patches of dark red mud.

Some of the Qarlug war horses were running in panic on the battlefield, their neighing piercing the night sky.

As for those dead Qarlug people, their eyes were mostly staring at the night sky with emptiness, as if they were telling the helplessness of the disappearance of life and the cruelty of war.

The battle is over!
But the suffering of the Karluk people had just begun...

Most of the Karluks in Sanhe Fort had been basically wiped out, with only a few still hiding in the corners of the houses.

The next focus is to clear out these people.

Li Dashan led his men into a yard. Everyone held a torch in their hands, allowing them to take in everything in the yard.

"Search for me~"

"Search the house inside and out and find all the Qarlugs."

"Don't miss any corner." Li Dashan shouted to others.

Some people rushed into the house and searched through the drawers and cabinets to see if anyone was hiding.

In the yard, Li Dashan had just walked to the sheep pen when a Qarlug man suddenly jumped out from the flock, holding a knife and slashing at Li Dashan.

"Be careful~"

Chen Erqiang shouted loudly, and Li Dashan's face changed. He stepped back while raising the knife in his hand and slashing at the Qarlug people who suddenly attacked.

"Dang~"

The two knives clashed together, and neither could do anything to the other.

Fortunately, Li Dashan's obstruction bought time for others.

Chen Erqiang and Lao Zhu, holding spears, quickly stabbed at the Qarluk people.

Both of them were experienced and knew how to cooperate, so the Qarluk man was quickly stabbed in the stomach.

"Ahhhhh~"

"I'll fight you~"

The Qarlugs vomited blood, their faces grim, and finally looked at the haystacks used to feed cattle and sheep, then roared loudly.

He angrily ignored his own injuries and was determined to fight Li Dashan and others to the death, completely exchanging his life for theirs.

However, his actions were completely in vain.

In the end, he was surrounded and killed by several people.

"Hmph, you bastard, you almost got me caught." Li Dashan said angrily as he looked at the corpse on the ground.

Chen Erqiang nodded and said, "These Karluks are really insidious~"

Others think so.

The Karluk people on the front battlefield had collapsed and started to engage in guerrilla warfare again.

Fortunately, the terrain of Sanhe Fort is simple and there are not too many houses.

It is not difficult to find the hidden Karluk.
"Continue searching~"

"Don't let any Qarlug people go!" Li Dashan shouted in a deep voice.

While others were searching everywhere, his eyes fell on a haystack in the yard.

He remembered that before the Qarlug man died, he seemed to have glanced here.

"Someone?"

Li Dashan was secretly alert and winked at Chen Erqiang.

The two men slowly walked towards the haystack, just as Chen Erqiang picked up the spear and was about to stab the haystack.

The next second, danger appeared again, and a figure rushed out from the haystack.

Holding a worn dagger in his hand, he rushed towards Chen Erqiang.

But Chen Erqiang reacted quickly, slightly turned his body, dodged it, raised his foot and kicked hard, kicking the attacker directly into the wall behind him.

"Haha, it turns out to be a little wolf cub!"

Chen Erqiang chuckled. No wonder he felt that this man's attack had no power and was easily avoided by him.

It turns out that he is still a Karluk child.

Such a sneak attack was nothing to him.

Then he turned around and found that there were four Qarlug people hiding in the haystack, all of them were old, weak, women and children.

An old woman with wrinkles on her face, holding a little girl of three or four years old in her arms, and two younger women, who looked to be in their twenties.

Each of them held a knife in his hand, pointing the blade at Li Dashan and others, their faces full of anger and fear.

There was also a Qarluk boy about twelve or thirteen years old who had just been kicked in the chest by Chen Erqiang. He curled up in the corner, spitting blood and rolling in pain.

Most of the adult Karluk men have turned into corpses outside. Now all that are left in the Karluk tribe are the old, weak, women and children.

"They're a noble family!"

Looking at the women and children in the haystack, Chen Erqiang said with a smile. From the clothes these women and children wore, as well as the daily necessities in the house, it could be seen that this family was quite powerful in the Karluk tribe.

But unfortunately, with the destruction of the Qarluk tribe, their honor, privileges and dignity will disappear completely.

"Get them out first, and then take away all the valuables," Li Dashan ordered.

As they spoke, the two of them strode directly towards the two Karluk women.

"Don't come over here~"

"I will kill you~" the two Karluk women shouted in horror.

Each of them held a knife and attacked Li Dashan and the other man at the same time.

Although the women of the nomadic tribe are also warriors, unfortunately, the gap in strength is too great and they are no match for Li Dashan and the other man.

Li Dashan and his companion didn't even need to draw their swords; they easily knocked the two women to the ground.

Chen Erqiang was even ruthless enough to punch an older woman in the jaw, causing her to faint.

"Mother, Aunt~"

"Ahhh~"

"I'll fight with you~"

When the Qarluk boy saw his mother and aunt being beaten, he instantly became furious and rushed towards the two of them with a knife like an angry calf.

I'm just trying my best!
His father has been killed by these demons, and he wants to protect his family and avenge his father.

A child of thirteen or fourteen is barely considered an adult and can become a warrior on horseback.

Faced with the boy's desperate attack, Li Dashan and the others did not dare to be careless.

Chen Erqiang drew his sword and chopped it, but with a "clang" sound, the scimitar in the boy's hand was chopped off and flew out.

Li Dashan's face was grim as well. He slashed the boy's neck with the sword in his hand. Blood gushed out and the light in the boy's eyes slowly faded...

The two of them cooperated very well, and in the blink of an eye, they eliminated the danger in the bud.

"Anu, Anu~"

"My grandson~"

Seeing the boy being killed, the old woman screamed, her old face full of anger and pain.

"You bunch of devils, God will not let you go~"

He put the girl in his arms on the ground, picked up the knife that his daughter had dropped, and rushed over to kill him.

Unfortunately, she was not even as dangerous as those two women.

He just rushed to Li Dashan and wanted to chop him with his knife, but he couldn't cut it at all.

Her wrist had been grabbed by Li Dashan with one hand, and she couldn't move at all.

Li Dashan's face was cold, and he said in a low voice: "Old man, since you miss your grandson so much, then go down and accompany him."

As he spoke, he raised his other hand, and the sword in his hand instantly slashed across the old woman's neck.

"Pfft~"

Blood gushed out instantly, the old woman's face showed despair and anger, and her body slowly collapsed to the ground.

Li Dashan's actions were undoubtedly brutal, but war has always been like this.

The Qarlugs captured Sanhe Fort, and what they did to the indigenous people of Sanhe Fort was brutal.
There were originally more than a thousand Han people in Sanhe Fort, but now less than half are left.

They all became victims of the Karluk people's swords!
The world itself is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the supplies in the Western Regions are scarce. In order to survive, the killing between tribes has never stopped.

It's always been like this!

This old woman is old and has long lost her fertility. She has difficulty working and is of no value to the Han people. Instead, she wastes food.

Even if she is not killed, she will not be able to survive.

The fight in the yard alarmed others, and soon Li Xiao and others rushed over on horseback.

"Sixth Uncle, are you okay?"

Seeing Li Xiao covered in blood and holding a lance in his hand, Li Dashan smiled lightly.

He waved his hands and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, just a little wolf cub. It's been dealt with."

Li Xiao took one look at the corpse on the ground and knew what had happened.

This Qarlug family should have a high status in the tribe.

In addition to daily necessities, clothing, etc., the number of cattle and sheep in the yard is also much larger than that of other Karluk people.

But no matter how noble they were before, their families are now broken up and their loved ones are gone.

All but two young women and a little girl were dead.

Li Xiao had no sympathy for this.

This is a game~
Since they have chosen war, the Karluk people should bear the cost of defeat.

Men were beheaded and slaughtered, and women were enslaved.
It has always been like this~
If Hexibao were to be breached by the enemy one day, the fate of the villagers of Hexibao would not be much better than that of the Qarluk people.

In the cruel land of survival in the Western Regions, this is the bloody rule.

"Has the Qarluk leader been captured?" asked Li Dashan.

He knew that Li Xiao was looking for the leader of the Karluk tribe, who had been seriously injured by Li Xiao in the previous battle.

What a pity he escaped!
Li Xiao is leading people to chase him!
"Haven't found it yet~"

Li Xiao shook his head slightly, then said confidently: "But that guy can't run away, we will definitely find him!"

After he finished speaking, Li Xiao shouted to his brothers behind him, "Let's go. We must dig three feet deep to find that guy."

As for why we have to find that guy?
The lance in Li Xiao's hand has already given the answer!

(End of this chapter)