The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 347 Hostages
That night, Huozhou City was far from peaceful.

Although he was not yet an adult, Suzhileg was not actually afraid of death.

During the two days he dealt with General Xiong, he acted as if he were a defeated envoy treating the general of a superior country with utmost respect.

But before he arrived, he had already discussed a foolproof plan with two noblemen.

"We have two objectives for this trip. One is to use the ransom and fine horses to attract the attention of the Bei army leader, giving the Russians an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Hamiwei."

Hami City was the garrison of the Guanzhong General, and all their wealth and military families lived there. If the Russians could massacre Hami City, the other garrisons of the Bei Army, which didn't even have cities, would be even more vulnerable.

The Khanate's purpose in sending troops was to eliminate the Bei army and reclaim the Guanzhong region that they had occupied. The wealth plundered by the Russians during this period was their spoils of war.

Of course, we shouldn't place all our hopes on the Rakshasa people.

My suggestion is to find an opportunity to capture the General of the Guanzhong Army. Trading the life of a Guanzhong General for the lives of my father and brothers, Prince Zhongshun, and other nobles, and even the antidote for the three of us, wouldn't that be too much to ask?

The eyes of the two noblemen lit up:

"Not too much!"

"good idea!"

The specifics of how to proceed are still under discussion.

This suggestion alone was enough to excite the two of them.

Therefore, all the camel caravans transporting grain and the hundreds of thousands of sheep that Su Rileg told General Xiong and the others about were completely fictitious.

Throughout the entire process, the ruler of the Kashgar Khanate never agreed to cede territory or provide grain compensation to the Bei army.

As for the old general and the nobles, whoever's family they belong to, they can pay the ransom.

Therefore, the pressure on Suzelleger during this trip to Kansai can be imagined.

Unsuccessful, they become benevolent.

Fortunately, Allah protected them.

The General of Guanzhong actually left Hami City and came to Huozhou in person to trade with them.

There couldn't be a more perfect arrangement!

At the agreed-upon time, he had his followers make their move.

Even before they arrived in Weilumu, they had given the more than 10,000 horses that were sent as ransom a small amount of mad horse grass juice.

Small quantities, multiple times.

The toxins had been trapped in the horse's body for three days.

Tonight, the horses will have a special meal of grazing.

First watch of the night, third watch of the night, fifth watch of the night.
The drug was even more potent than he had expected.

The dosage of medicated feed given tonight was high, which also brought out all the toxins that had accumulated in the horse's body over the past two days.

Crazy Horse's strength is beyond the control of ordinary people.

What's more, more than 10,000 horses went mad and went berserk one after another.

The stables were the first to suffer.

The horse herders on night watch were trampled into mincemeat before they could even call for help.

Next, we came to the barracks, which were not far from the stables.

After a while.

The barracks were in complete disarray, with people and horses lying on the ground.

Wails and screams filled the air.

Hearing the commotion from afar, Surileg suppressed his overwhelming joy.

He led a few followers and ran towards the chieftain's residence where General Xiong was staying.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the camp, the three thousand cavalrymen were brought in through a dog hole in the city wall.

Just a few months ago, Huozhou was still part of their Kashgar Khanate, so finding a few local accomplices wouldn't be too difficult.

Without a moment's delay after encountering the cavalry, he headed straight for the chieftain's residence.

The garrison in Huozhou was already on alert when those more than 10,000 Hu horses went berserk.

Upon waking and learning of the situation, the garrison commander's heart skipped a beat. Trembling, he donned his armor and said to his trusted confidant:

"Oh no! Oh no! It must be those barbarians who did this! What a coincidence that more than ten thousand horses went mad at the same time!" "General, could it be that the barbarians don't want to exchange hostages with the Commander-in-Chief?"

"Impossible! Why bother making this trip if they're not going to exchange hostages, and even send 500,000 gold coins? Oh no, they'll probably take advantage of the chaos to break them out of prison!"

The guard was furious: "Didn't we already send the ransom and Malays? What's going on now!"

"Why are you rambling on? Quickly send someone to report to the General!"

The general of Huozhou immediately mobilized troops to guard several city gates, and then led several battalions of men to the chieftain's mansion.

Such a commotion has occurred in the city.

Even though General Xiong was sleeping soundly, his personal guards woke him up.

What the garrison commander could think of, the general in charge of the entire Guanzhong Nine Guards could naturally think of as well.

just.

Before he could lead his men to kill them, the prison where King Chungshun and others were imprisoned was already there.

Right at the gate of the former Fire State Chief's Mansion, they encountered the three thousand archer cavalry brought by Surilege.

The lanterns hanging in front of the mansion gate were still burning.

Under the dim light, General Xiong's imposing figure stood out.

In any case, Suzhileg and his group easily discovered their target.

They came out strong and ruthless.

The dozen or so Hu people at the front of the group fired poisoned arrows directly at General Xiong.

Be caught off guard.

General Xiong and his dozen or so personal guards were poisoned by poisoned arrows before they even reached the eaves.

Upon seeing this, the other guards quickly surrounded the head of the household.

Some whistled, others faced the enemy.

However, since the chieftain's mansion had these personal guards, General Xiong did not allow the garrison to enter the mansion.

Even with their exceptional individual combat skills, the 280-odd personal guards would still struggle against the 3,000 elite troops of the Hu people.

The three thousand men that Sureleg brought were his private soldiers, borrowed from his mother's family and his brother's wife's family.

These private soldiers had not only fought on the battlefield in place of their patriarchs, but they themselves had also been selected from among thousands of private soldiers, surviving by stepping over the corpses of their comrades.

In close combat, they used only deadly moves.

They were holding weapons that could cut through iron like mud.

General Xiong's personal guards were no match for several men.

Soon, one by one, they fell into pools of blood.

However, the whistles they had blown earlier had already attracted the attention of the Huozhou garrison general and Tian Jiu and others who rushed over from nearby.

As more and more Bei army joined, the private soldiers soon suffered considerable casualties.

The situation is becoming increasingly intense.

The three thousand men held out for a quarter of an hour, until only less than a thousand remained.

Seeing this, Su Rileg became anxious.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, he crawled over the corpses of his personal guards lying in a pool of blood and grabbed General Xiong, who was weak and exhausted after being hit by a poisoned arrow.

He held the short blade to General Xiong's neck and shouted with all his might:

"Stop! Stop! All of you, stop! Your commander's life is in my hands."

What?
General Xiong was captured by the Hu people?

Tian Jiu and the others were so frightened that they shuddered.

They quickly issued a military order to cease the attack.

Surrège breathed a sigh of relief and had his surviving private soldiers surround him and the hostages in his hands.

After paying such a high price, we finally succeeded.

At this time, the sky was already bright.

(End of this chapter)