The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 54 Ambush from all sides
Although Nerdu had issued the order to retreat, the Zhelan cavalry had already become entangled with the people of Tazhai.

It's not so easy to withdraw.

Li Xiao made a prompt decision and launched an attack without waiting for his Sixth Uncle and Da Zhuang to arrive.

"Woooooo~"

"Woooooooo~"

Just as the Zhelan people were retreating one after another, a low horn sounded suddenly in the distance.

The voice was desolate and powerful, shocking and resolute, as if a mysterious force from ancient times was slowly awakening and reviving.

At this moment, the Zhelan people became silent.

They subconsciously stopped their horses, turned around and looked around, and then were stunned by the scene in the distance.

At some point, a little orange flame suddenly lit up in the wilderness in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, more and more flames burned up on the earth, like stars in the sky, covering the Tazhai.

At this moment, every Zhelan person had a bad premonition, and fear grew in their hearts!
"What are those?"

"They are enemies, all of them are enemies!"

"There's an ambush!"

"We're surrounded!"

Under the wild and desolate sound of the horn and the visual impact of the star-like torches, all the Zhelan people became panicked.

At a glance, there were five or six hundred torches.

This means that the number of enemies has exceeded theirs, and the most terrifying thing is that they don’t know if there are other hidden enemies around.

"Don't panic, that's just a trick played by the Han people."

"They deliberately deceived our eyes with the torches."

"Don't panic."

"Come closer to me!"

Just when all the Zhelan people fell into panic, the chieftain of the tribe, Nierdu, roared angrily.

His voice quickly quieted the surrounding Zhelan people.

Slowly gathered around Nerdu.

After a bloody battle, only about 400 Zhelan people were left, but Nerdu was not panicked at all.

The five or six hundred torches were just a bluff by the enemy. Judging from his experience, the actual number of this group of enemies would never exceed three hundred.

Why bluff and disguise the number of people?
It’s the enemy’s lack of confidence!
They are scared!
Therefore, Nerdu remained calm, only glancing towards the Tazhai with a hint of reluctance, and loudly commanded, "Go!"

In the village, Zhao Tiezhu's face was filled with joy when he heard the horn of the Hexi cavalry.

"Our reinforcements have arrived~"

"Little guys, follow me and kill them~"

After being blocked and beaten by the Zhelan people at the village gate for such a long time, Tazhai suffered many casualties and was already full of anger.

Now, it's finally time to fight back.

So, Zhao Tiezhu rushed out with the people of Tazhai and chased after the Zhelan people.

Li Xiao's two hundred Hexi cavalry surrounded the Zhelan people from the other side.

He was not walking very fast as he was waiting for Uncle Six and Da Zhuang to arrive.

On the other side, when the Zhelan people had just run out, they ran into their three scouts head-on.

The three people looked frightened and said, "Chief, there are enemies ahead."

"what?"

The scout's voice was not small, so the Zhelan people around him heard it clearly and their faces changed drastically.

Faced with the pursuit of Hexi Fort and Tazhai cavalry, their nerves were already tense.

Now he heard that there were enemies in front of him, and he instantly realized that he might be surrounded.

"Chief, let's turn around and head south~"

"Yes, Chief, our brothers just attacked the village and suffered heavy losses. If we are surrounded, we will be finished!"

"You can't hit the clan leader~"

War is won with momentum.

A decisive attack might turn defeat into victory, but once the order to retreat was given, the soldiers' morale would be lost.

If they were surrounded again at this time, people would become panicked and the soldiers would no longer have the will to fight.

"Let's go~"

Naturally, Nerdu understood this truth as well. His face became terribly gloomy as he ordered his men to turn around and head south.

But before they could run ten miles, a sparkling chasm appeared before them again.

Hundreds of torches were burning, but they failed to bring warmth to the Zhelan people in this endless darkness. Instead, they made their hearts completely cold.

“There are so many torches!”

"There are enemies ahead."

“There are hundreds of people. What should we do?”

"Stop moving forward and turn around immediately."

"We have pursuers behind us and enemies on the sides. We are surrounded."

When the Zhelan people were being hunted by Li Xiao and others, they were in a panic and their morale was low.

When the 100 Hexi cavalrymen led by Lin Dazhuang blocked the way ahead, the morale of the Zhelan people collapsed instantly.

They finally realized they were surrounded and had no way out.

Moreover, Li Xiao's previous order for each person to light three torches and place them on horseback had led the ordinary Zhelan people to mistakenly believe that they were surrounded by thousands of cavalry. But in fact, the number of Hexi cavalry and Tazhai cavalry was not much greater than that of the Zhelan people.

Unfortunately, it was dark and the Zhelan people had no idea of the situation and were completely frightened.

At this time, Li Xiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Lin Dazhuang did not disappoint his expectations. He arrived at the last moment and completed the last link of the encirclement.

"Surround them and don't let any enemy escape~" Li Xiao ordered loudly.

As soon as the words fell, the low horn sounded again.

"Woooooooo~"

Some simple messages can be conveyed through the tone and frequency of the horn.

Li Dashan and Lin Dazhuang instantly understood what to do, so the troops from Hexi Fort and Tazhai began to approach the Zhelan people quickly from four directions almost at the same time.

"Don't panic, prepare to fight!"

"Whoever dares to run around and disobey orders, I will kill his entire family." Nierdu roared loudly.

At this moment, his expression finally changed completely, no longer as calm and arrogant as before.

The serious situation before him made him realize that if he didn't handle it properly, his entire army would be wiped out.

The Han people are so hateful, despicable, shameless, insidious and cunning.

Not daring to fight me head-on, but instead plotting and ambushing me.

However, it is not only Nerdu himself who realizes the seriousness of the current situation.

Zhelan's tribesmen and slaves were even more panicked.

"what should we do?"

"Where to run?"

"There's no way to escape. There are enemies on all sides. We are completely surrounded."

"They have over a thousand cavalrymen. We can't defeat them."

"Why not surrender?"

The Zhelan cavalry shouted in fear, and the horses under them neighed anxiously and kept turning.

Panic was spreading, and every Zhelan person was filled with fear and anxiety.

But I was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

It's like a torment of waiting for the judgment of fate.

As for Nerdu’s order?

It is no longer possible to control all the herdsmen.

On the other side, the troops from Hexi and Tazhai were completing the encirclement at an extremely fast speed.

Li Xiao, wearing heavy armor, suppressed the speed of the cavalry behind him and prevented them from rushing too fast.

The main thing is to use the powerful momentum to constantly exert psychological pressure on these Zhelan people.

Until Zhao Dabao came again with a few people to reunite.

"Dalong, this is the prisoner we captured in Tazhai before."

"He's the only one who can speak our Chinese~"

Zhao Dabao ordered someone to push a tied-up Zhelan slave up.

This captive was not a real Zhelan, but a slave captured by the Zhelan people from other tribes. Naturally, he would not be loyal to the Zhelan tribe.

That's why he knelt down and begged for mercy immediately after being injured and captured, and was not killed by Tazhai.

Li Xiao didn't care about his experience at all and said directly: "Go and tell those people in front loudly with your own words."

"Those who dismount and surrender will be spared."

"Those who resist stubbornly will be killed without mercy."

The slave trembled and nodded with a look of fear.

Soon, the Zhelan slave repeated Li Xiao's order in Zhelan.

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounded Zhelan cavalry suddenly became unusually quiet.

They were no longer so panicked and frightened, and at most they were just talking to each other in confusion.

"Those Han people said they wouldn't kill those who surrendered? Is that true?"

"It should be true~"

"Maybe we don't have to die."

The world of nomadic peoples is not all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social etiquette.

When one tribe defeats another tribe, they generally will not massacre them unless there is a life-and-death feud.

As long as the other party surrenders obediently, they will be recruited as their slaves.

Then, based on your military achievements and contributions, you can gradually become a member of your own tribe.

The cycle repeats itself endlessly, and it is under such circumstances that nomadic peoples continuously complete the merger and integration of tribes.

Therefore, the idea of surrendering to avoid death was quite popular among nomadic tribes.

As a result, these Zhelan cavalry began to waver, their will was no longer firm, and their scimitars fell unconsciously.

Most importantly, they felt that this was a war that could not be won. Even if they continued to fight, most of the people in the Zhelan tribe would inevitably die in battle.

Finally, as the Han cavalry from all directions quickly surrounded them, more and more Zhelan people began to dismount and kneel on the ground.

No matter how Neil scolded and threatened, it was of no use.

In the face of absolute strength, Nerdu's prestige has fallen to the bottom.

(End of this chapter)