Daman became impatient: "Okay, I can't wait for them to come back. So, you send a few people to notify them and ask them to withdraw to the royal court. The others will follow me now!"
At this time, a young man rode over and said loudly: "Khan, my father was detained by the Han people for no reason. It is a great shame and a great humiliation. I am willing to lead my tribe as a vanguard and swear to kill the Han leader!"
That young man was only twelve or thirteen years old. He still had a childish look on his face, but had a bit of determination. He was Quedu, the eldest son of Shekui.
Daman laughed loudly and said: "If you can get a son like this from a short shot, what regrets can I have! Okay! I will order you to be the vanguard and go straight to Sanmi Mountain!"
Seeing that he could not persuade Daman, Tong Yehu had no choice but to let out a long sigh, and also ordered his men and horses to follow him.
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This time when they returned to the north, all the troops were focused on returning, and their horses galloped like flying. By dusk, they came to a valley. This mountain range is called Sand Mountain because it is close to the Tulum Moraine Desert. The terrain of this valley
It is so dangerous that in the early years the Western Region Protectorate set up a checkpoint here, hence the name of this valley: Tieguan Valley.
Although Quedu was young, he acted very cautiously. When the team reached the mouth of the valley, he suddenly reined in his horse and shouted: "Stop everyone, send a few people in to take a look!"
A big man next to him smiled and said: "We just passed here a few days ago and didn't see anything unusual. Why should the young patriarch be so careful?"
This big man is called Sana, and he is the man who was ordered to chase Bashmi yesterday. In the Shekui tribe, Sana has a distinguished status. After learning that Shekui was detained by the Han emperor, he persuaded the elders of the tribe several times to propose
It was necessary to re-establish the leader. Later, with the intervention of Daman, the twelve-year-old Quedu temporarily acted as the leader. Quedu was young and naturally had no prestige in the tribe. Many people gradually moved closer to Sana.
Sana is also becoming more and more arrogant. Of course, there are some people who are loyal to Shekui who are still following Quedu. This makes Sana wary and does not dare to be too presumptuous. However, he does not mind seizing any opportunity to attack Quedu.
Prestige in the tribe.
Que Du looked calm and said calmly: "If my father is not here, I will be responsible for the lives of all my clan members. How can I not be careful!"
These words made the nobles around him nod their heads. Sana had nothing to say for a moment and had to step aside with shame. At this time, a large eagle flew over from the direction of Tieguan Valley and circled twice above their heads.
, and continued to fly south. The men on the grassland were proud of shooting the eagle, but now that they were facing a critical moment of life and death, no one mentioned this interest, and they watched the big eagle gradually go away.
Soon, more than a dozen cavalrymen passed through Tieguan Valley, then galloped back, saying loudly: "Return to the Young Patriarch, there is nothing abnormal ahead!"
Sana laughed and said: "I told you that there is no danger, but you don't believe it. After all, the baby is just a baby. It's a little too young for marching and fighting!"
Quedu was not angry yet. He turned around and said with a smile: "Uncle Sana taught me a lesson. I remembered it. It's getting late. Let's go quickly!"
Sana seemed to have punched the wool without exerting any force. He couldn't help but be a little more wary of this seemingly harmless young man. Several other clan elders secretly nodded. Although Shegui was detained by the Han people,
He gave birth to a good son. He could remain calm and calm at such a critical moment. With a young hero like Que Du in the tribe, why worry about not being able to prosper in the future? There was a cry in the sky, and the big eagle heading south flew again.
He came back. Sana was angry and directed all his anger at the big eagle. He opened his bow and shot an arrow. Unexpectedly, the big eagle suddenly jumped into the sky and disappeared from the sky. He did this
The arrow fell into the air. Seeing the sneer eyes around him, Sana's face was dark, he suddenly pinched the horse's belly and scolded: "Let's go!"
As the vanguard, the 13,000 cavalrymen of the Shekui tribe finally passed through the Tieguan Valley without any danger. While Quedu continued to march towards Sanmi Mountain, he sent people to pass the news to Daman behind.
Hetong Yehu Daman laughed loudly and said: "With courage and strategy, Shekui has indeed given birth to a good son! Brothers, speed up, rush across the valley, and take back our women, cattle and sheep!"
All the troops shouted and rushed into the Tieguan Valley. On the top of the mountain next to the Tieguan Valley, the big eagle stood on a huge rock, looking coldly at the ant-like crowd in the valley, and suddenly shouted
There was a long chirp. With this long chirp, the boulder at the feet of the big eagle suddenly became loose, and then rolled down the hillside. The shocking loud noise echoed in the valley, and the momentum was very fierce. The big eagle was there
Behind him, more than a dozen figures appeared. They raised large and small stones in their hands and threw them into the valley. The sound of "plop la la" resounded from all directions in the valley.
Daman looked up and was so frightened that he shouted repeatedly: "Escape quickly! There is an ambush!"
However, it was no longer possible to withdraw from the valley at this time. At their entrance, thousands of Han troops lined up in neat lines, blocking their retreat. These Han troops were all infantry, holding dark weapons in their hands.
Crossbow, the iron arrows in the crossbow shone with a bit of cold light. Following the command, the iron arrows shot into the valley like raindrops. The strong force instantly penetrated the body of the Turkic cavalry in front, and also hit the Turkic cavalry behind.
Shot into a sieve.
But Tong Yehu had some insight and shouted: "Crossbows cannot shoot continuously, don't be afraid, rush over and kill them all!"
The Turkic cavalry who had reacted reined in their horses and rushed towards the entrance of the valley. In fact, they had no choice but to rush back, because boulders fell from time to time in the valley ahead, and many people were smashed to pieces. This was an asymmetrical situation.
In the battle, others can hit them, but their bows and arrows cannot reach each other. Only by exiting the valley may there be a way to survive.
However, what disappointed these Turkic cavalry was that the Han crossbowmen guarding the mouth of the valley did not give them time to rush over. The iron arrows came one after another, penetrating one body after another, and blood flowed.
In the underground valley, a large area of vegetation was dyed red. The Han army adopted a three-stage shooting method. The first team fired, the second team prepared, and the third team loaded iron arrows. The cycle continued without any gaps at all.
The Turkic cavalry who could not rush out of the valley finally panicked. Some of them were scurrying around in the valley like headless flies. Some of them abandoned their horses and looked for a hiding place on the hillside to avoid the boulders. Daman shouted desperately to stop, and the soldiers
But they were not willing to listen. A stone fell from the sky and hit Daman on the shoulder. Daman screamed and fell to the ground. A group of random horses trampled over him, trampling the famous Western Turkic Khan.
Make a puddle of mud.
Tong Yehu didn't know that Daman was dead yet, and was still directing the soldiers to rush towards the entrance of the valley. A group of soldiers fell down, and the entrance of the valley was filled with corpses. Tong Yehu didn't believe how many iron arrows the Han army could have.
, he gritted his teeth and rushed over with a group of soldiers himself. He was able to become the leader of the tribe, and his martial arts skills were beyond words. A scimitar danced like the wind, cutting down the iron arrows that came towards him. But there must be a gap in a hundred meters.
, suddenly an iron arrow penetrated the sword wind, hit his left arm, and penetrated directly. A heartbreaking pain made Tong Yehu slow down his movements, and more iron arrows penetrated in an instant.
Tong Yehu stared at his body, and finally fell to the ground with a look of reluctance.
This was an irresistible killing. The whole killing lasted for more than an hour, and the valley gradually became quiet. Daman, Tong Yehu and the dozen or so small tribes attached to them, a total of 37,000 people, were
More than 7,000 people were shot to death by crossbows, more than 8,000 people were stoned to death, and as many as 18,000 people were trampled to death. In the end, only three people abandoned their horses and hid on the hillside.
Thousands of people survived and became prisoners of the Han army. These three thousand people witnessed the tragic situation in the valley, and everything they saw in their eyes was red. They were frightened and could no longer resist.
Heart.
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Que Du and his party, who were the first to pass through the valley, did not know what happened next. He was eager to rush back to Sanmi Mountain to avenge the Han people. Not long after, a scout came to report: "Young chief, there is Luntai ahead!"
Luntai is a huge pasture, an excellent land for grazing. Even if it is covered with heavy snow, you can still feel the rich pasture below when the horse's hooves step on it. Que Du reined in the horse unconsciously and said loudly: "
What a wonderful place! When I take back the royal court and make my first contribution, I must ask the Khan to reward me here!"
Suddenly, a shrill horn sounded from the front, and a group of cavalry galloped towards them. This group of cavalry numbered about three thousand. They did not use bows and arrows, but waved their sharp sabers. Quedu sneered: "Just rely on it."
These people want to fight us head-on, they are just looking for death! Sana, you lead your own people to take the lead and destroy them!"
Only then did Sana realize that Que Du looked harmless, but he was actually a ruthless person. Sana repeatedly bumped into Que Du, but he seemed nonchalant and not angry at all. But at such a critical moment, he sent Sana to him.
In front, serve as cannon fodder. Sana's headquarters only has about 3,000 men. Although there are some elders who are attracted by him, at this time, no one will come out to fight alongside him. Although Sana'a knows that it will be unlucky to go there.
Young Master, but Que Du was the Young Patriarch, but he did not dare to disobey his orders, so he gritted his teeth and led his troops to charge forward. The two cavalrymen collided fiercely.
However, what surprised Sana was that the Han cavalry did not fight with him. They just tore a gap in his team and rushed towards Quedu's army. The same tribe often divided into many groups.
There are also overt and secret struggles between different forces, but this kind of struggle is much lighter than the struggle between tribes. But no matter what kind of struggle, the most important thing for the party involved is to preserve their strength, and their own strength will be seriously damaged.
, and thus lost the capital to fight with others. This move of the Han army made Sana overjoyed. This was a great opportunity to preserve its strength!