The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 51 Tazhai is attacked
It was afternoon now!
Some people from Tazhai were grazing cattle and sheep on the grassland outside the village.

Although the Karluk rebellion had not been resolved, the pressure on the Karluk no longer existed after the Battle of Sanhebao.

What's more, Tazhai is located in the west of Jinzhou. If the Qarlugs want to come over, they will definitely be discovered by Hedong Fort and Hexi Fort.

So, the people in Tazhai relaxed and did what they had to do.

After all, Tazhai has a lot of cattle and sheep, many of which were looted from the Aslan tribe.

It is impossible to mow the grass and feed it for a long time!

But just when the herdsmen of Tazhai thought that everything was safe and sound, they were looking after the cattle and sheep grazing all over the mountains with smiles on their faces.

A low sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out.

The herdsmen of Tazhai turned their heads to look, and the sleeping people instantly opened their eyes and stood up from the ground.

"Who is that?" a woman asked!

The expressions of some experienced men changed drastically immediately.

"It's the enemy!"

“There are a lot of people!”

Looking around, I saw a cavalry of about two hundred people appearing on the grassland in the distance.

They came running quickly, their destination being the place where the Tazhai herdsmen grazed their livestock.

"Quick, leave now!"

"Everyone go back!"

Some men shouted loudly.

At this moment, all the men, women and children on the grassland quickly jumped on their horses.

Some women are reluctant to part with their cattle and sheep, but are picked up and thrown onto horses by rational men.

"It's already this late and you're still concerned about these cattle and sheep!"

“Life is the most important!”

"Hurry up and go~"

The man whipped his horse and quickly left the pasture with his family, running towards the village.

All the cattle and sheep were left alone.

The enemy is powerful, so just leave it to them for now!

Unlike nomadic people, cattle and sheep are everything to them.

There are only three consequences of losing cattle and sheep: either starve to death, become someone else's slave in exchange for a meal, or rob someone else's cattle and sheep.

But for the Han people, even without cattle and sheep, they still have food and can survive.

“Ooo ...

"Kill~"

"Rush over and catch up with those Han people~"

Xierda rushed over quickly with two hundred Zhelan cavalry.

They all had arrogant and excited laughs on their faces, and kept waving their spears and scimitars in their hands, like a group of baboons on the grassland, roaring and rushing forward.

Most of these Zhelan cavalrymen were wearing leather armor, had disheveled hair, and looked dirty, but they exuded a fierce aura.

Those cavalrymen without leather armor were slaves of the Zhelan tribe. Through fighting they might have the opportunity to become free people.

"Hahaha~"

"The Han Chinese are as cowardly as rats. They ran away, haha~"

"Catch up and kill all the men~"

"Woman, grab it~"

The Zhelan cavalry laughed unscrupulously and charged forward at a faster pace.

They don't even care about the cattle and sheep abandoned on the grassland.

The cattle and sheep can't escape.

But if we fail to capture the Han village before sunset, we will not be able to enjoy the delicate Han women tonight.

"Who are they?"

Zhao Dabao ran and looked back with a very ugly expression.

A man not far away said, "Looking at them, they don't look like the Karluks~"

"It's impossible for the Karluk people to come to our Tazhai without making any noise."

"Are they coming from the west? Could they be from Yinshan Mountain?"

There are four administrative regions in Northern Xinjiang, namely Jinzhou, Beihai, Yinshan and Damo.

Each state had a Xianwenfu, or military governor's office, with a Khitan as the governor.

However, the status of Yinshan Mountain is the most special.

It is named 'Yinshan' because it is located north of the Tianshan Mountains.

Because after Yelu Dashi's western expedition, he proclaimed himself emperor in Yemili and called himself "Jurhan".

Ye Mili is located in Yinshan!
Although the Western Liao Dynasty later moved its capital to Husiwoerduo, Yemili's status remained very high.

Known as the 'Eastern Capital', it is the political center of the entire northern border.

The Eastern Capital Garrison was located in Yemili and was responsible for managing the entire northern border.

Therefore, the cavalry coming from the direction of Yinshan Mountain are most likely from the garrison!

"Damn, no matter who they are, if they dare to steal the sheep from our Tazhai, we must not let them go."

Zhao Dabao said angrily.

Not long ago, he followed Li Xiao and beat the people of Qarlug and Houzhai so hard that they fled in panic.

He was in high spirits at that moment, but in the blink of an eye, he was being chased and was in such a miserable state.

Zhao Dabao was so angry!
"Let's go back to the village first and talk about revenge later~" an elder of the Zhao family said loudly.

"Drive~"

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the trench of Tazhai was right in front of them.

Xierda led the way, fearlessly brandishing his scimitar and shouting, "Follow me and charge in!"

In his eyes, these Han people were nothing but cowardly rats and were not to be feared.

Without the protection of battlements and trenches, the Han people were like women stripped naked, left to be ravaged by him.

Xierda wanted to prove his bravery to everyone and tell his father and other people in the tribe that he could lead the Zhelan tribe to become stronger.

But just when Xierda followed the herdsmen of Tazhai and rushed into the village in one go, the situation before him made his face change drastically.

He shouted in shock, "Ironclad soldiers?"

After the people of Tazhai learned of the attack on their grassland, they immediately began to gather their men and horses to prepare for battle. When Xierda rushed in, he saw seven figures wrapped in armor.

They held spears in their hands, and even the horses under them were covered in iron armor. They charged faster and faster towards Xierda and other Zhelan people who had entered the village.

Behind them, there were many light cavalrymen wearing leather armor following.

Together with the herdsmen who had been hunted before, the people of Tazhai even outnumbered the Zhelan cavalry.

The most important thing is that the entrance to Tazhai is narrow, with trenches on both sides and only one road in the middle to enter.

Therefore, in a short period of time, not many Zhelan people were able to rush in.

There are only a dozen people including Xierda!

"Go back~"

Xierda shouted in horror, his voice changing.

Faced with the attack of heavy cavalry, they were completely unprepared and did not dare to fight them at all.

The best way is to dodge and slowly wear down the heavy cavalry with blunt weapons.

But Xierda rushed in too hastily, and only a dozen people with him rushed into the village.

There was no way to retreat, and there was no place to hide.

In the end, they could only watch helplessly as the heavy cavalry rushed towards them.

"Ah~"

Screams were heard and the Zhelan people were thrown to the ground.

Seven heavily armored cavalrymen, holding long swords, charged forward.

No spears could penetrate their armor, and any scimitars that chopped at their bodies would be broken in an instant.

Although the Zhelan people outside the village were still charging forward desperately, they were blocked by seven heavy cavalrymen.

There are still arrows shooting from all around~
Soon, a cry of fear rang out among the Zhelan people.

"The young patriarch is dead~"

"The young patriarch was killed by the Han people!"

"What? Xierda was killed?"

Hearing this sound, the Zhelan people outside the village immediately began to panic.

Everyone was looking for Xierda, but in the end they only found Xierda's horse.

The man had already been chopped off his horse and then trampled to pieces by the chaotic horses' hooves.

At this moment, the faces of all the Zhelan people changed drastically.

They knew very well that Xierda was Nerdu's favorite son and the future patriarch of the Zhelan tribe.

Now he died here because of his recklessness.

Neil will definitely not forgive these people.

Thinking of the terrible consequences, these Zhelan cavalrymen shuddered in fear.

Now there is only one way~
"Kill them!"

"Revenge for the young patriarch~"

"Kill all these Han people!"

Only by capturing Tazhai, killing all the Han people and avenging Xierda, perhaps Nerdu could forgive them.

So, these Zhelan people rushed forward madly.

However, the trench outside Tazhai seemed to have become a chasm, completely blocking these Zhelan people.

As a large number of arrows were shot, more and more Zhelan people fell outside the trench.

"It seems that we are important people who killed the enemy."

Zhao Tiezhu looked at the excited enemies outside and couldn't help but speculate.

"That's great. Letting these bastards hunt us down is retribution. It would be best if we could kill them all." Zhao Dabao said angrily.

After following Li Xiao in two battles, his temper seemed to have become even more intense.

"Hmph, what's good about that?" Zhao Tiezhu glared at him.

"Those enemies outside are ready to fight to the death."

"And I saw two enemies leave. They must have gone to call for help."

"If more enemies arrive, it will be a fight to the death~" Zhao Tiezhu said with a serious expression.

Zhao Dabao was stunned. Being inexperienced, he didn't think as much as his grandfather did.

I thought everything would be fine if I could just drive away these enemies!

"You go to Hexi Fort to ask for help immediately and ask Dalong to bring some people over." Zhao Tiezhu said to Dabao.

"Yes~" Zhao Dabao nodded heavily.

He changed his horse and immediately ran towards Hexi Fort from another exit.

In the distance, Nerdu stood on a high ground, looking at the location of the Tazhai, watching the brave Zhelan warriors constantly attacking the enemy's village.

Neil nodded in satisfaction.

He said to the people around him: "Guess how long the Han people can hold on?"

"I suspect the Han people will surrender before sunset."

"I think it won't take even a meal for those Han people to collapse."

……

Nerdu nodded with a laugh: "If those Han people could be more sensible and voluntarily offer their cattle, sheep and women, I might be able to forgive their ignorance."

"Spare their lives and make them our slaves!"

After listening to Nerdu's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

But soon, two fast horses came hurriedly, and a Zhelan cavalryman shouted to Nerdu in horror.

"Chief, something terrible has happened~"

"The young patriarch was killed by the Han people!"

Hearing this, the confidence and smile on Nerdu's face suddenly stopped. His eyes suddenly widened with an expression of disbelief.

"what?"

The Zhelan people around were also stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Then, Nerdu's furious voice rang out from the high ground: "Kill all the Han people!"

"Pfft~"

"Chief, Chief~"

(End of this chapter)