It was already daybreak, and the hoof prints on the snow were particularly clear. Xifeng Yelilan urged the team to pursue them all the way into the dry lake bed of Tuosu Lake. Tuosu Lake was not big, with a radius of only five or six miles, and three thousand cavalry were like this.
Like the wind and the remaining clouds, they quickly rushed over. In front of them, the originally messy hoof prints gradually gathered together. Facing the rising sun, you could see not far away, more than a dozen horses lined up in a black line and galloping eastward.
After a night of running and fierce fighting, only seventeen of Wen Hao's hundred warriors were left, and the extra horses were also lost. They were all excellent riders. Without the rotation of horses, in order to save horsepower, their speed gradually slowed down.
They were caught up by Xifeng Yelilan and the others.
Xi Fengye Lilan looked excited and shouted: "Rush over and kill them!"
Xi Feng's warriors chased them all night, and finally saw their "prey". Each one of them was like a chicken blood, howling and screaming. Seeing that the distance was getting closer, Xi Feng rushed to the front to avenge his brother.
Ye Huan suddenly heard a loud bang from behind him, followed by screams. He looked back and was shocked. Behind him, two huge pits suddenly appeared, with a gap between them.
A long and narrow passage. The large group of men and horses following him fell into the pit, and there were only about twenty riders left around him. On the other side of the pit, Xifeng Yelilan led the Baishi Cavalry who had broken off, with a face full of panic.
stunned.
There is a small slope on each side of this place. The slope is not high. There are no trees or other obstructions. It is covered with thick white snow. There is no trace of trampling by people and horses on the snow. It is obvious that there is no ambush. Just because I saw it
At this point, Xifeng Yelilan felt relieved and allowed the general assembly to rush over. Only at this moment did he understand why the more than ten cavalry had to form a line. Dare lovers had already dug big holes on both sides. However, they had to dig
How much manpower would it take to create such two huge traps and disguise them? I'm afraid Liu Ziqiu has been planning and preparing for a long time!
In fact, Xifeng Yelilan had wronged Liu Ziqiu. This big hole was not dug by Liu Ziqiu at all, but formed naturally. Even Liu Ziqiu himself did not expect such a result.
This is a small river downstream of Tuosu Lake, called Liusha River. The bottom of the Liusha River is full of fine sand, and the sides are not slopes, but sand dunes. In winter, when the river bed dries up and is covered with snow, the sand will not become hard.
Instead, it becomes so attractive that people and horses will fall into it when they step on it. Several tribes that were originally merged into the Xihai tribe live nearby, so they know the situation of this river best.
Liu Ziqiu asked people to spread hay in the middle of the river bed to form a narrow passage. It would be fine to walk on this passage, but if you walked on both sides of the passage, the horses' hooves would get stuck. His enemies were all cavalry, and the greatest advantage of the cavalry was
Due to its super mobility and powerful impact, if the horse's hoof is trapped, the cavalry will become a lamb to be slaughtered. A heroic figure like Yang Zaixing, one of the generals of the Yue family, can do nothing if he is trapped in the Xiaoshang River. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu's original strategy
That is to lead Murong Fuyun's men and horses into the Liusha River bed, wait for them to be trapped by the sand at the bottom of the river, and then catch the turtles in an urn.
However, no one expected that there used to be an underground river under this river bed. Now, the underground river has dried up, and a huge hole has formed underground. Dozens or hundreds of horses can pass through without much problem. When
As thousands of horses galloped past, the thin layer of sand finally failed to hold up and suddenly collapsed. Although the passage in the middle was still there, it was actually just an illusion of hay and snow tangled together. Even one person and one horse were afraid
Can't even hold it up.
Liu Ziqiu's men and horses were lying in ambush behind the slope. He didn't even send anyone to observe the situation of the river bed. As long as the enemy's large group of men and horses fell into it, they would definitely shout, and the enemy's shouts were the best orders. As a result, the river bed
But there was an earth-shaking loud noise first, and even Liu Ziqiu was startled. He was stunned for a long time before giving the order to attack. When Liu Ziqiu climbed to the top of the slope, what appeared in front of him were two huge pits.
In the pit, people screamed and horses neighed, howls were kept, and countless warriors from the fine seal department were struggling hard. The pit was large, but not too deep, and there were no sharp stones at the bottom. Many people who fell to the bottom of the pit fell.
They suffered severe head injuries, broken arms and legs, but most of them did not die.
Zhang Liang stood next to Liu Ziqiu, with his bow drawn full moon, facing the frightened Xifenye Lilan in front of the pit. The moment Zhang Liang let go of the bow string, he suddenly felt his hand shaking, and the arrow missed the target.
Liu Ziqiu stretched out his hand to support him. Although the arrow missed, it hit Xifeng Yelilan and sat down on his horse. The horse screamed and stood up, knocking Xifengye Lilan to the ground.
Liu Ziqiu shouted: "Catch them alive!"
Soldiers from both sides swarmed up. Suddenly, Xi Feng Ye Lilan pulled out a scimitar, put it on his neck, and said loudly: "Liu Ziqiu, promise me one thing, and I will surrender!"
Party members have a tough temperament and would rather die than surrender most of the time.
Although Liu Ziqiu's internal energy has not been completely resurrected, after this process of almost dispersing his energy, he feels that his internal energy seems to be purer, and his whole person seems to have undergone a completely different change. He can keenly feel the disturbances around him, so he
Not afraid of the cold arrows from over a hundred of Xifeng Yelilan's men, Shi Shiran walked down from the top of the slope and said calmly: "Xifeng Yelilan, give up resistance, you have the only way to survive."
"Haha, haha, it would be a shame for me, Xifeng Yelilan, to die!" Xifeng Yelilan looked up to the sky and smiled, suddenly his face darkened, and he said, "As long as you are willing to save my people, I will give up my life."
What’s the harm in having it in your hands?”
Liu Ziqiu looked at the two huge traps. Many people were still struggling. There were more than 3,000 living lives. Liu Ziqiu was still unable to do the cruel act of trapping and killing them all. He nodded and said:
"As long as they give up resistance, Liu will have people rescue them."
"Master Liu is the most trustworthy. With these words of Master Liu, I feel relieved. I helped Murong Fuyun deal with Master Liu. I feel very ashamed. I will give this life to Master Liu as a repayment!"
, Xifeng Yelilan flicked his wrist, and the scimitar flashed with cold light, and wiped it towards his neck.
Xifeng Yelilan was indeed disheartened. If the warriors of the Xifeng Department who fell into the pit could not be rescued, their situation would be worse than that of the Mengwuza tribe a few days ago. Even if these people rescued
In the future, there will also be many injuries and disabilities, and the strength of the detailed sealing department will be greatly damaged. Not to mention competing with Tuoba Mumi for the party king, the livelihood of the people will also be greatly affected. Because of greed, the consequences like today are caused.
Now that he has become a criminal in the Fine Seal Department, he has no chance to survive.
Suddenly, a white light flashed, and Xifenye Lilan felt a pain in her wrist. She couldn't hold the scimitar and fell on the snow. A small snowball rolled down next to the scimitar. Liu Ziqiu clapped his hands gently,
He said sternly: "It is better to die than to live. If you die, what will happen to the Fine Seal Department? Yes, it is because of your mistakes that the Fine Seal Department ended up where it is today. But, as a man, you have to take responsibility.
When you fall, you have to get up from there! If you commit suicide after a slight setback, you are not a hero!"
The goal of Liu Ziqiu's ambush was to deal with Murong Fuyun, but he unexpectedly caught Xifeng Yelilan. Xifeng Yelilan had never taken Liu Ziqiu seriously, even if he was pardoned and saved this time.
There was no guarantee that he would sincerely surrender to his clansmen. Liu Ziqiu could definitely take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate them all. But since Liu Ziqiu knew Tuoba Mumi's ambition, he had to be on guard.
Sooner or later there will be a decisive battle between him and Murong Fuyun, and the winner of the decisive battle will become the real master of the West Sea. If Liu Ziqiu wins, Xianbei will inevitably fall. By then, Dangxiang will become the most powerful nation under his rule
. If the party is to obey its own orders and own its own, the party cannot be unified. A loose party with many internal contradictions is more conducive to his rule, just like many emperors who played power in later generations like the appearance of their ministers
It's the same as partisanship.
The unification of the Dangxiang may be the general trend of history, but they must not be allowed to achieve unification so quickly, let alone too smoothly. At this time, Liu Ziqiu will deliberately block Ye Lilan and his tribe.
Let him have enough strength to fight Tuoba Mumi openly and secretly, and Liu Ziqiu can support him from behind when necessary.
Xi Fengye Lilan was secretly frightened. He had received news from Murong Fuyun yesterday, saying that Liu Ziqiu had been seriously injured and was no longer as brave as before. This was also an important reason why he dared to pursue him alone. But
, just now Liu Ziqiu just casually popped up a small snowball and easily broke his wrist. This power was probably even worse than hitting the boulder with his palm that day. Since Liu Ziqiu was not injured, he
With the ability to take the head of an admiral among thousands of troops, even if Xifengye Lilan had contemplated suicide, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat at this moment.
With Liu Ziqiu's promise, the remaining hundreds of cavalrymen of the Fine Seal Department put down their bows and swords, and together with the soldiers of the Western Navy, launched a rescue of the tribesmen who fell to the bottom of the pit. The passage in the middle was no longer accessible, and in the big pit
Xifeng Yehuan and Wen Hao at the other end also temporarily gave up their hatred and walked around the edge of the pit together.
If Wen Hao hadn't led the team this time, the bait of a hundred people would have been eaten by these party members. Although he was highly skilled in martial arts, he still had many injuries on his body, including a knife on his left arm and two arrows on his right shoulder.
, there were several other stab wounds and arrow wounds, and his whole body was stained red, with both his own blood and the blood of his enemies.
Seeing the complacency on Wen Hao's face, Liu Ziqiu sneered: "You ruined my big event!"