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The wind and snow raged through the narrow alleyways, whipping up a blanket of white frost.

The rapid sound of horses' hooves mingled with the dry crunch of wheels crushing snow, approaching from afar.

Liu Sandao's furious curses echoed at the alley entrance, sounding particularly abrupt.

"Hurry up! Whip them! The barbarians are right behind us, don't worry about those on the outer wall!"

Two horse-drawn carts loaded with supplies rushed into the alley.

The poor horse pulling the cart was foaming at the mouth and covered in whip marks, clearly having come at a breakneck pace.

Several large camphor wood chests were piled on the carriage, covered with thick felt cloth.

Liu Sandao sat on the shaft of the first carriage, clutching a bloodstained knife in his hand, looking back in a panic.

Behind him, a dozen or so Northern Barbarian light cavalry followed closely.

These elite scouts of the Black Wolf tribe have excellent eyesight.

As soon as the outer wall of Blackrock Fortress was breached, they set their sights on the caravan laden with chests. In their eyes, this was definitely a big fish brimming with wealth.

"Giddy up!" The guards driving the carriage frantically waved their whips, trying to make the carriage run faster.

The carriage rushed into the middle of the alley, and the poor horse pulling it suddenly stepped into a seemingly flat patch of snow.

"Pfft!"

The barbed wire hidden under the snow easily pierced the horse's hooves.

The poor horse pulling the cart let out a mournful neigh, its front legs buckled, and it collapsed onto the snow.

Due to inertia, the entire carriage lost its balance, tilting straight to one side, with the wooden wheels striking the earthen wall with a crisp sound.

Immediately afterwards, the camphor wood chest on the carriage fell to the ground, the lid popped open, and glittering pieces of silver and copper coins, as well as bags of fine white flour, were scattered all over the ground, particularly eye-catching in the snowy light.

The second carriage following behind couldn't avoid it and crashed into the carriage in front, instantly blocking the alleyway.

"Ouch!"

Liu Sandao was thrown out by the huge inertia, and rolled several times in the snow, his face covered in mud and snow.

"How do you drive? Are you blind?!" Liu Sandao struggled to his feet and kicked aside the bodyguard who was lying next to him, dazed and confused.

He raised his head, his gaze passing over the overturned carriage, and saw the scene not far ahead in the alleyway.

Several broken carts and half a broken stone mill were piled up in the middle of the road, blocking most of the already narrow alley, leaving only a narrow gap that could only allow one person to pass sideways.

"Someone has set an ambush!"

Liu Sandao was a seasoned veteran, and he saw through the deception at a glance.

His expression changed drastically. He gripped his waist knife tightly and shouted sharply, "Move your things aside! Clear the way!"

Just as the guards got up, before they could even move the millstone, a chilling shout came from the alley entrance.

The barbarian pursuers have arrived.

A dozen or so Black Wolf cavalrymen, wearing animal skin hats and heavy leather armor, blocked the entrance to the alley.

The alley was too narrow for the warhorses to charge. The leading barbarian squad leader dismounted, drew his curved sword from his waist, and pointed at the silver coins and grain scattered on the ground, his eyes filled with greed.

He shouted a few words in the barbarian language, and the barbarian soldiers behind him dismounted, carrying scimitars and short axes, and pounced on Liu Sandao and his men like hungry wolves.

"Stop them! Stop them!"

Liu Sandao retreated in terror, pushing his personal guards forward.

The five or six guards had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight.

The sound of clashing weapons echoed through the dark alley.

Although these guards usually acted arrogantly and domineeringly under Liu Sandao's command, they were no match for the elite Black Wolf tribe members who were ruthless and prone to bloodshed.

Just as a guard raised his spear, he was slashed away by the barbarian squad leader and then kicked in the stomach.

The squad leader slashed with his knife, and blood gushed out, staining the white flour on the ground red.

The massacre began.

……

Inside an abandoned mud house, just a dozen steps away from the battlefield.

Xu Qingshan lay prone behind a half-earthen wall, calmly watching the fighting in the alley.

The four veterans beside him hunched over, barely daring to breathe.

Hou San looked at his comrades lying in pools of blood, then at the gold and silver valuables scattered on the ground, swallowed hard, and whispered, "Squad leader, when do we make our move?"

"No rush." ​​Xu Qingshan pressed down on the powerful bow beside him. "Let the barbarians wear down their strength first. Once Liu Sandao's personal guards are all dead, then we'll make our move."

Zhou Laoqi glanced at the battle outside, gripped the sharpened wooden stick in his hand, and cursed under his breath, "That bastard Liu Sandao, he always skimps on our rations, yet he's amassed such a fortune for himself. He deserves to die here today."

The fighting inside the alley was completely one-sided.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, most of Liu Sandao's personal guards had fallen, leaving only two men struggling to hold on, their bodies covered in knife wounds, as they retreated to the overturned carriage.

The barbarian soldiers stepped over the corpses of the Great Qian soldiers, pressing closer and closer.

Seeing the tragic scene before him, Liu Sandao knew that all was lost.

He glanced at the gold and silver on the ground, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes, but compared to his life, this money meant nothing.

He gritted his teeth and turned to look at the second carriage behind him.

Although the carriages collided, the horses pulling them were only startled and not injured or fell to the ground.

Liu Sandao raised his waist knife and cut the reins of the horse with one stroke. Without hesitation, he abandoned the last two guards who were still fighting for him and leaped onto the bare back of the horse.

"drive!"

He squeezed the horse's flanks with his legs, trying to ride through the narrow gap left by the stone mill and the abandoned cart.

Once he gets past this obstacle and out of the alley, he can escape to the south gate.

"Commander! Take us with you!" The remaining guards let out a desperate roar upon seeing this.

The barbarian squad leader sneered, beheaded the guard with a single stroke, then took the short bow from his back, preparing to shoot the fleeing Liu Sandao.

But someone was faster than him.

Behind the earthen wall, Xu Qingshan slowly stood up.

He held the bow in his left hand and nocked an arrow in his right, his arm muscles bulging.

He drew the powerful bow, a reward from the system, into a full arc, the bowstring taut, emitting a deep hum.

The archery skills granted by the system allowed his breathing to blend seamlessly with the rhythm of the wind and snow.

His gaze wasn't on Liu Sandao, but rather fixed on the warhorse's raised front hooves.

Loose the string.

The armor-piercing arrow tore through the wind and snow, becoming a blur, and struck the warhorse's foreleg joint with perfect accuracy.

The sharp arrow pierced straight through the bone.

The warhorse let out a mournful neigh, its forelegs suddenly broke, and it collapsed forward.

Just as Liu Sandao was preparing to ride his horse over the roadblock, he was caught completely off guard and was thrown off his horse like an arrow.

He struggled wildly in the air for a few moments, then crashed into the snow, tumbling forward several times until he landed right at the base of the abandoned earthen wall where Xu Qingshan was hiding.

Liu Sandao was thrown around so hard he was dizzy and his mouth was full of salty mud and snow.

He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and he couldn't muster any strength in his hands and feet.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, struggled to lift his head, and tried to see who was shooting him from the shadows.

The first thing I saw was a pair of patched straw sandals.

Following the straw sandal upwards, there is a gleaming, chipped machete.

Finally, he met a pair of calm, still eyes.

Xu Qingshan stood by the earthen wall, looking at Liu Sandao lying at his feet.

"Commander Liu," Xu Qingshan said calmly, "in this heavy snow, instead of sleeping in the barracks, you're carrying so much gold and silver out here. Where are you planning to go?"

Liu Sandao's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Xu...Xu Qingshan?" He looked at this marginal pawn whom he used to trample underfoot in disbelief.

The one who set up the roadblocks and lurked in the shadows to launch sneak attacks was actually this guy?

"You dare to plot against your superior! Are you out of your mind?!" Liu Sandao roared in a low voice, trying to intimidate the other party with his usual authority.

Xu Qingshan did not respond.

Behind him, by the earthen wall, Tie Niu, Hou San, Zhou Laoqi, and Xiao Qi also stood up one after another, holding sharpened wooden spears, coldly looking down at Liu Sandao on the ground.

Liu Sandao saw the four veterans clearly, and his heart sank completely.

He immediately changed his tune, his voice trembling: "Qingshan! Corporal Xu! Save me! If you take me away from here, you can have half of those two carts of gold and silver! No, you can have them all! I'll make you the captain of Black Stone Fortress!"

Xu Qingshan turned his head slightly and glanced into the alleyway.

The dozen or so barbarian cavalrymen had already dealt with all their guards and were now approaching this place, carrying blood-dripping scimitars, as they crossed the overturned carriage.

"Commander Liu, that gold and silver are now ownerless. As for the official position you're offering, I have no interest in it."

Xu Qingshan picked up his wood-chopping knife, his tone indifferent.

"I'm only interested in your life and the military achievements of those barbarians."