The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 35: The Young Man from Sibao

It was dawn, and the thunderstorm that had lasted for a day and a night stopped!
The sun is out and it will be a nice day today.

In the camp, the cries of the Karluk women gradually faded away, and everything seemed to have returned to calm.
But the bloody killing has not stopped yet, all the evil has just begun.

In the open space outside Sanhe Fort, there was a group of tied-up prisoners standing there, almost two hundred of them.

Most of them were surrendered Karluk prisoners. Some were captured because of injuries, while others knelt down and surrendered directly after seeing the horror of the Four Forts Allied Forces.

There are only more than 20 traitors who surrendered to the Karluk people. They were recognized by the Han people in Sanhe Fort and will be executed early this morning!
"Everyone~"

Opposite these captives, Li Xiao was riding a warhorse, holding a lance in his hand, and shouting loudly to a group of soldiers not far away.

"Raise the Bow"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a hundred young Han soldiers raised their longbows and aimed at the captives.

At this time, the more than 200 Qarluk prisoners finally understood what the Four-Fort Allied Forces were going to do.

Everyone looked terrified and kept retreating, begging for mercy and even cursing at the Four Forts' coalition forces.

"These Han people want to kill us~"

"What should I do? Help~"

"Run!" The Karluk captives and traitors shouted in fear.

Many of them had endured most of the night in agony, listening to the screams of women in the distant prisoner camp. Those were their wives, daughters, and relatives.

But they were powerless and could only grit their teeth and swallow their tears silently.

They originally wanted to survive by being green-haired turtles, but they didn't expect that even after this, the Han people still wouldn't let them go!
"Cum~"

With Li Xiao's order, more than a hundred bows and arrows were shot at the Qarluk captives.

These prisoners fell to the ground layer by layer like waves of wheat.

In the first round of volleys, only a small number of prisoners were killed, and the rest turned around and fled madly, but how could they outrun the speed of the war horses?

The second round of shooting is coming~
Those who were lucky enough to survive the arrows were also attacked by the soldiers of the Four Forts Allied Forces.

In short, no one from the Qarluk tribe was left alive except the women, and even the children could not escape their fate.

"Wolf cubs are still wolves. Their nature will not change, and they will still eat people when they grow up." Looking at the weak corpses on the ground, Li Xiao murmured in a low voice.

This is a cruel war. You must never have any sympathy for the enemy, otherwise you will be the only one to die!
The story of the Orphan of Zhao always reminds Li Xiao.

Even Temujin was spared from being slaughtered by his enemies when he was young because he was not taller than the wheels of a carriage.

Only when he grows up can he kill all his former enemies one by one and wipe out their clans.

Therefore, no matter old or young, as long as they are enemies, Li Xiao’s creed is to kill them all and leave no future troubles!

Only after killing all the more than 200 prisoners did Li Xiao look at the cavalry team next to him.

Everyone was wearing leather armor and holding a bow and a sword in their hands.

The orange-red morning glow painted the earth, and the immaturity and youthfulness on their faces were clearly visible.

These people were exactly the ones selected by Li Xiao from the Four Forts Allied Forces.

The only thing they have in common is that they are all under the age of twenty.

"Fort Master, the young men from the four forts have assembled, a total of one hundred and twenty-four people!"

After killing the Qarluk captives, the young cavalrymen reorganized their troops.

After counting the number of people, Tietou reported loudly to Li Xiao.

"Good~"

Li Xiao nodded slightly, riding on a big black horse, holding a lance in his hand, and constantly patrolling in front of the many young men, staring sharply at the dark mass of cavalry in front of him.

The orange-red sunlight made his face very clear, as if it wanted all the young men to be able to see their appearance clearly.

"My name is Li Xiao!"

"It's the Lord of Hexi Fort!"

Li Xiao shouted loudly, holding a blood-stained lance in his hand, riding a warhorse, and exuding a powerful aura.

It was like a blood-stained demon returning from hell, which gave these young people great psychological pressure and deterrence.

Among these 124 young men, almost one-third were from Hexi Fort.

A child of about the same age as Li Xiao, they have been playing together since childhood.

These young men from Hexi Fort are naturally led by Li Xiao.

However, Li Xiao is still relatively unfamiliar to the young people from the other three forts.

Li Xiao’s goal is to make everyone know him.

Not only these 124 young men, but also some onlookers in the distance.

"You may be curious. I'm about the same age as you, so why am I the lord of the castle?"

Li Xiao said loudly, and after a brief pause of a few seconds, a loud shout rang out.

"That's because I'm stronger than all of you!!"

"I have killed far more Karluks than any of you!"

Li Xiao said in a heavy voice!
No words of courtesy, no modesty at all!
It's like stepping on all the young people underfoot.

However, when he finished speaking, he found that some young people looked dissatisfied and even looked at Li Xiao provocatively.

These people are young people from the other three forts, and they have very few opportunities to interact with Li Xiao.

"Some of you are unconvinced?"

Li Xiao smiled. Facing those suspicious and provocative gazes, he suddenly laughed.

"Very good~"

“I love the look in your eyes!”

"At least it proves that you are not a bunch of cowards. You have fighting spirit. I like it!" Li Xiao laughed, looking very calm and fearless.

"But just relying on your passion alone is far from enough to crush me!"

"You don't have the qualifications, let alone the strength~"

Li Xiao shouted loudly, not giving them any face at all. In fact, among the more than 120 young men, nearly 40 were Li Xiao's Hexi Fort subordinates.

In the other three forts, there were also some young men who were on good terms with Li Xiao.

For example, Luo Meng, and Aunt Li Xiao’s two sons!

Therefore, a small half of these people are Li Xiao's men, and they are very aware of Li Xiao's strong strength and past battle records.

I am convinced by him!

What Li Xiao needs to do is to subdue the remaining young men!
Sure enough, after hearing Li Xiao's arrogant words, some hot-blooded young men couldn't help themselves.

There was a buzzing sound in the crowd, and some young men who thought they were brave even wanted to stand up and challenge Li Xiao.

However, at this time, the role of Luo Meng and others was revealed.

"You want to die, don't you?"

Luo Meng grabbed a young man from Hedong Fort who wanted to challenge Li Xiao.

I told him seriously, "Do you think he's joking?"

"The number of Qarlug people killed by him is definitely more than all of you combined."

Hearing Luo Meng's words, the young men from Hedong Fort around him all showed expressions of disbelief.

"what?"

"Really?"

"Brother Meng, are you kidding me?

They thought Li Xiao was bragging, and when they raided Sanhe Fort, it was dark and there was chaos everywhere, so they didn't notice how many people Li Xiao killed.

"At least twenty!"

Facing everyone's doubts, Luo Meng spoke in a firm voice.

"I have been following Dalong all the time and saw with my own eyes that he killed at least twenty Karluks."

"What's more, a few days ago, the people from Hexi Fort ambushed a group of Karluk cavalry. In that battle, Dalong also killed 19 Karluk people!"

Hearing Luo Meng's words, the young men from Hedong Fort around him were suddenly in an uproar, looking stunned.

"so smart?"

"So, at least forty Karluks died at his hands?"

"Is he still human?"

These young men from Hedong Fort thought it was just a fairy tale. If any of them could kill five Karluks, they would be considered very powerful and could brag about it for a long time.

But in two battles, more than forty Qarlugs were killed?
Isn't this simply perverted?

But Luo Meng had great prestige among them, and they didn't think Luo Meng was lying to them.

So, everyone's eyes turned to Li Xiao who was riding a horse in the distance.

The figure was as tall as a mountain, holding a lance in his hand, his body covered in blood, his eyes cold and sharp, his edge exposed.

At this moment, Li Xiao's deterrent power in their hearts became even stronger.

As a result, the young man from Hedong Fort who was about to challenge Li Xiao, at this moment, unconsciously shrank his head and did not mention any challenge or dissatisfaction.

In addition to Hedong Fort, the situation in Gushan Fort and Tazhai is similar.

Soon, all the young men knew about Li Xiao’s impressive fighting record, and there was even more awe in their eyes when they looked at Li Xiao.

And this is exactly the effect Li Xiao wants.

He wanted to build a real army, an army that could only have his own voice, so he started with these young people.

When the buzzing sounds of the teenagers gradually disappeared and everyone looked at Li Xiao again, no one dared to step forward to challenge him.

"Perhaps many of you suspect that I'm bragging about my achievements!"

"Are you eager to challenge me and are you dissatisfied with me?
"It's okay, I'll give you a chance to challenge me."

"but not now!"

Li Xiao said calmly, "Perhaps you thought the battle was over and you could go home?"

"But I want to tell you, the battle is far from over!"

"The people of Houzhai have surrendered to the Qarluk people. They have captured many soldiers who survived the Battle of Beishan!"

"Among those people, there's my uncle, our brothers from Hexi Fort, and even your relatives from Hedong Fort, Gushan Fort, and Tazhai~"

"They are suffering in Houzhai, waiting for us to rescue them!"

"The people in Houzhai are conspiring with the Karluks to capture more Han forts. If their plot succeeds, it won't just be the Han villages in the east that will fall."

"Our four forts will also be vulnerable. We will become slaves of the Qarluk people."

"We will fall to the ground like these Qarluk captives~" Li Xiao pointed the lance in his hand at the bloody pile of corpses in the distance.

Then he pointed to the female prisoner camp in another direction.

"Our mothers, sisters, and relatives will also be sent to prisoner camps and abused by the Karluk people."

As Li Xiao spoke passionately, the eyes of these young people began to turn red and their hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

They had witnessed with their own eyes what happened to the Karluk people in Sanhe Fort.

Therefore, he absolutely could not accept that he and his loved ones fell into the hands of the Karluk people.

Anger surfaced on the young man's face, and the will to fight grew within him.

Li Xiao shouted directly: "I will lead people to destroy Houzhai and rescue our relatives!"

"Who wants to go with me? Follow me and kill the enemy!"

As soon as the words fell, Da Hu, Er Hu, Luo Meng and others shouted loudly: "Kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy~"

"Kill the enemy~"

The voices grew louder and louder, and all the young men raised their spears!
(End of this chapter)