The tired horse plucked up its courage, carried the knight, and rushed down a gentle slope.
The dozens of people at the front were wearing silver armor, and when they put on their veils, they looked almost like ghosts.
There were panicked shouts everywhere inside and outside the pasture.
The woman hugged the child and ran to the tent instead of running to the tent. Instead, she went to lead the horse.
"Whoosh!" An arrow flew a long distance, came through the air, and nailed the woman to the ground.
The child stared blankly at his mother who was bleeding from the corner of her mouth, unwilling to believe it for a long time.
The old man picked up a pitchfork and rushed forward to meet the invading horse.
He looked determined, but also full of despair.
Most of the strong men and women in the tribe have left with Dai Wang. The strong men fight for Dai Wang, and the strong women herd the livestock in the tribe, provide supplies for Dai Wang's army, and transfer food. Those who remain in the pastures now, however,
Just a thousand old, weak, women and children, they are finished.
The young man took out his riding bow, but when he couldn't find the horse, he stood on the ground and shot an arrow.
Xianbei arrow clusters are different from those of Xiongnu.
The Huns' arrows had a longer range and slower frequency.
The Xianbei people's arrows have a shorter range, faster flight speed, and higher firing frequency.
This man's archery skills were somewhat advanced. He raised his hand to shoot two arrows, and two elite cavalrymen who were members of the army responded to the string and fell off their horses.
"Poof!" A horseman passed by the young man's back without slashing hard. The long saber only scratched lightly, causing a horrific wound on the young man's back.
After killing the young man, this man rushed a few steps forward and cut off the head of the woman holding a wooden spear.
The burning torch was thrown into the tent, and the flames roared, instantly igniting the felt cloth and blankets, and the fire spread instantly.
Countless cavalrymen came on horseback, their hoofs raised high almost trampling people's faces.
The sharp blade picked up one person after another and threw them into the fire like rag dolls.
More torches were thrown into tents, haystacks and even vehicles. The entire camp was filled with smoke and flames.
The few strong men who stayed behind grabbed the horses, ran out wildly, and then formed a formation in the distance.
They took out their horned bows, swords, and spears from under their saddles, and with their faces full of grief and anger, they were ready to fight the invaders.
At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves on the hillside behind him.
Someone turned around and looked, only to see thousands of light cavalry galloping out among the tall wormwood, holding horned bows in their hands, and surrounded them from left to right.
This was part of the Luoyan Army led by Duan Mobo. They were ambushing behind the ridge on the opposite side. They only waited for Shao Shen to charge with Yi Congjun, then they came back and killed them from behind.
These people are real dogs! They are so cunning when dealing with a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people.
As soon as the Luoyan Army appeared, they immediately dispersed the grief and anger of the young men and extinguished their courage. Except for a few dozen people who roared, picked up their bows and arrows, and faced the Luoyan Army, the other hundreds of people dispersed in a hurry and headed for the distance.
Escape into the mountains.
Duan Mobo detached some of his men to pursue them, and then led the Duan Xianbei knights under his tent to fight with these Tuoba vassal tribes.
Angular bows and diagonal bows competed to see who had accurate archery, high projection frequency, and large coverage area. There were only a few dozen knights, and the battle was inconsistent. They were soon submerged in the dense rain of arrows from the Luoyan Army officers. Only the remaining
A few lonely war horses stopped beside their master, licking them with their tongues, trying to wake him up.
On the frontal battlefield, the Yi Congjun rushed from left to right, and the camp was littered with corpses.
Blood, fire, and thick smoke constitute the background here. The running crowds, panicked faces, and desperate cries have become vivid images beyond the background.
This camp is finished.
Thousands of men, women, and children were beheaded, and more than four hundred of them were beheaded, and two to three hundred escaped. The rest were gathered together, either trembling, crying, numb, or glaring in anger.
Not far from them, there was a knight sitting high on horseback.
The silver armor was stained with blood and soot.
Under the curtain was a pair of cold eyes, looking at them as if they were looking at animals.
He held the long horse spear in his hand, and the blade was still slowly dripping with blood.
The horse scratched its hooves impatiently, as if urging its master to kill all the prisoners quickly.
These are war machines, ruthless killing executioners.
"Still not taking action?" Duan Mobo rode up and asked.
The Yi Congjun cavalry did not respond and only looked at Shao Shen.
Footsteps were heard not far away, it was the soldiers who had just withdrawn their troops.
They were not good at riding and fighting, so they dismounted and lurked at the crossing to be careful not to encounter the enemy. After all, they had picked out two tribes in the past few days. Someone must have escaped to report the news, and maybe the bandits would start to gather here.
.
"Kill." Shao Shen glared back at Duan Mobo and ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Hu man who understood Jin dialect immediately showed a frightened face, turned around and ran away.
Their actions attracted more people, and for a moment the crowd was all standing up and running away.
The knights of the rebel army galloped on their horses and did not rush to pursue them. They followed quietly, and from time to time they picked up someone with their horses and threw them away.
Duan Mobo waved his hand, and a group of Luoyan Army knights followed, drawing their swords and outflanking them.
The civil servant accompanying the army sighed and did not stop him.
When the first two tribes were defeated, a total of two thousand old and weak women and children were captured. They could not go far at that time, and the army did not have enough horses, so a few sergeants were assigned to leave the horses behind and escort these people back on foot, intending to use them as trophies.
Sell ​​for money.
But now that we have gone very far into enemy territory, it is obviously impossible to do this again.
The brutal killing ended quickly.
Duan Mobo led people away to the road entrance and set up defense behind the mountain ridge.
Yi Congjun dismounted and rested.
The soldiers came forward and searched for usable supplies one by one.
"It would be great if I could take these many cattle and sheep home." Feng Bachi said regretfully as he looked at the sheep in the pen.
It was a pity that a fire was set just to create chaos, and many sheep were burned to death.
The people in the Central Plains are crazy about buying livestock, and there are so many on the grassland. It’s a pity. It’s so good to do business, why bother killing them?
"Without the auxiliary soldiers, life is not comfortable at all." Someone nearby took a sheep from the pen and was about to kill it.
As a master of the army, you usually only need to train and go out to war, but when do you have to kill sheep for cooking?
But there was no other way. There were no auxiliary troops in this dispatch, and the cavalry were more "mastery" than them, so they could only let the infantry, who were riding on horseback, do odd jobs.
"Eat more later, and smoke more dried meat." Feng Bachi walked to a tent that was burned to a disgrace, picked through it with a knife, and found a few pieces of cheese. After dusting off the soot, he carefully
Collected.
Another soldier actually found a few pieces of dried fish, and immediately laughed from ear to ear: "There are actually fish in Zhongling River?"
"I heard someone say that the Xianbei people value fish, and their king likes to watch fish." Feng Bachi continued to pick and said casually: "Those lakes on the grassland, as long as they are not salty water, there are fish. Chieftain
When hunting, I like to camp around lakes. Fish can be caught in the nets in the lakes, and yellow sheep can be hunted in the grass. These are all top quality."
"Sima, how do you know?" the soldier asked.
Feng Bachi grinned, patted him on the shoulder, and went to sweep another tent.
Fu Bing was puzzled. Neither he nor I could read a single word, so why was he so much better than me? At the end of his thinking, he suddenly understood that his mother-in-law was illiterate, but Feng Sima's wife was different.
She speaks softly and softly, has a fair complexion, and can write poems and rhymes, as well as take care of the family business. Among the women in Longxiang Mansion in Pingqiu, she really stands out from the crowd, and countless people secretly swallowed her saliva.
I want to grab one too!
On the mountain ridge outside the camp, Shao Shen, Duan Mobo and Chen Tonggen (formerly the shogunate's director) were observing the terrain.
"It's been seven or eight days. The Tuoba clan must have known something is wrong and will send people to encircle and suppress us." Duan Mobo's eyes were deep and his brows were furrowed. Then he pointed at Zhonglingchuan and said: "According to the map, along this way
The river goes north, and we can reach Shanwugu City of Han Dynasty. Is it accurate?"
The biggest fear when running is getting lost.
Once something like this happens, I don't know if I can go back.
"The guide also said so." Chen Tonggen said: "Zhongling River flows northwest, passes west of Shanwugu City, and is the old land of Yanmen County in the Han Dynasty. It flows northwest again and meets a river on the right. Xianbei calls it 'Tuwen River'.
Further north is the ancient city of Woyang, called Shenhexing, and there is a lake nearby, called 'Chenhebei'."
"Where do you really want to go?" Chen Tonggen looked unhappy and quickly added: "I heard that the Tuoba clan rebuilt the old city of Woyang a few years ago and set up troops to guard it. It is one of the fences near the northern capital."
Shao Shen took the map and looked at it carefully, undecided in his mind.
It is true that the further you go in that direction, the more dangerous it is, and the easier it is to encounter large groups of enemy soldiers and horses, and even elite armored cavalry guarding the northern capital, which may very well lead to the annihilation of their entire army - even if they are not annihilated, there will be more serious casualties.
, so that the attack is unsustainable.
The Tuoba Xianbei were not the kind of nomadic tribe that lived in pursuit of water and grass.
Many military towns and cities were built near Shengle, the northern capital, each with hundreds to thousands of soldiers. Even though a lot of people were mobilized, there were still a lot of people left, and they couldn't capture them.
Unless people are like the Huns, who only have one royal court and can move around at any time, then you can try burning the royal court.
Duan Mobo also sighed and said: "Don't go there. After the Tuoba clan won Yanmen, they built Pingcheng in the South Capital and renovated the two capital post roads. If that area is occupied by outsiders, it will easily threaten the two capital post roads. .Don’t think it’s all vassal tribes that are grazing herds now. In a few years, I think these tribes will all have to leave and be replaced by people the Tuoba clan can trust.”
Both of them said this, which made Shao Shen a little unhappy. He thought about it and said: "First go north, go to Shanwugu City and have a look. If you have a chance, kill him and turn him upside down. If you don't have a chance, turn around and kill him." Let’s go and rush eastward. Anyway, we have some horses now and can run.”
Chen Tonggen looked at Shao Shen with complicated and unreadable eyes, as if to say, why are you so eager to make meritorious service? You are the nephew of Prince Liang. Even if your meritorious service is not obvious, you don't have to worry about not being promoted.
Duan Mobo continued to sigh.
He likes merit, but cherishes his life even more. If it were a tribe on the grassland, he wouldn't be so afraid. He would follow you for thousands of miles, but this is a country with cities, a standing army, and a garrison system in the capital. It's too risky. .
However, Shao Shen obviously wanted to take a gamble. He was still the commander-in-chief, so what could he do?
"Take a day's rest and set off at dawn tomorrow. Go north along the Zhongling River and go straight to Shanwu." Shao Shen made a decision.
Chapter completed!