A sharp arrow shot out of the air, and with a muffled groan, an assassin cavalryman was shot in the throat and fell off his horse.
The one who took action was naturally Lu Xiaolou.
Lu Xiaolou and Ximen Hao slept in the same tent. This was Qin Xiao's deliberate arrangement, so that Lu Xiaolou could protect Ximen Hao's safety.
When the enemy cavalry attacked, Lu Xiaolou reacted quickly. After Qin Xiao gave the order, he was the first to rush back to the tent, took the bow and arrows, pulled up Ximen Hao who had not yet reacted, and got on the horse. Seeing the ferocious attack of the enemy, he immediately said nothing nonsense
, kill an enemy knight with one arrow.
"Be careful, the arrows are poisonous!" someone exclaimed.
Just now, two warriors were shot by enemy cavalry bows and arrows, but they missed their vital points. Their companions immediately covered them, but in the blink of an eye, both of them were foaming at the mouth, their faces turned black, and they died after a few shots.
Everyone else was shocked.
Even if the grassland people fight with the enemy, they will never resort to the cruel method of coating their arrows with poison. Everyone knows that the enemy is not here for the goods tonight, but clearly wants to kill the entire team.
The sword is bright and the arrows are endless.
Although the incoming cavalry was fierce, the warriors were also brave and fearless of death, and they all rushed forward regardless of their own safety.
They have been riding horses and shooting arrows since they were young. Of course, they have superb skills on horseback. In addition, they also have the means to deal with cavalry.
They rushed towards a warrior and slashed at him with his right hand, but the warrior waited for the moment when the horse came over. He turned around quickly and not only avoided the collision of the horse, but also moved to the left side of the cavalry. At the critical moment,
, hugged one of the opponent's legs, and forcefully pulled the cavalryman off the horse. The two immediately rolled into a ball, fighting like two wild beasts.
Most of the other warriors also used this move, and for a while the two sides fought together.
The cavalrymen obviously did not expect that the prairie warriors would take this action. Their companions and the prairie warriors hugged each other and struggled with each other. It was really difficult to shoot arrows for a while.
Lu Xiaolou fired several arrows in a row, and the arrows were not missed. Several cavalrymen were knocked off their horses by him.
At this moment, Qin Xiao had no time to go into the tent to get the knife. Like a ghost, he took advantage of a rider to slash at him with a knife. Instead of retreating, he advanced forward and reached out. While avoiding the knife, he grabbed the man's wrist.
, before the man could react, he grabbed the knife, slashed the man's neck with the knife, then caught up two steps and got on his horse.
The night is dark, without stars or moon.
In the chaos of the battle, a loud roar was heard, like the roar of a dragon or the cry of a phoenix. In the darkness, a ray of light suddenly lit up, splitting the darkness, and even chopped off the head of a cavalryman.
Qin Xiao used his sword fiercely and showed no mercy.
The scene of Shusunshe's head being chopped off still appeared clearly in his mind.
Shusunshe said that his child was still young and he did not want his child to see blood in the future, but his own blood had already flowed, and the young child no longer had a father.
Qin Xiao could not accept such a result.
The sound of the knife was clear and clear, like lightning, and blood red splashed out one after another, dazzling in the dark night.
The red color was like a guiding thread, twisting and spreading like a snake in the crowd. Qin Xiao had a strong murderous intention. None of the cavalry he targeted could survive. In a matter of seconds, he killed five people in a row, staining the ground with blood.
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The enemy cavalry were all stunned.
They attacked at night, sharp and ferocious, and the killing team was caught off guard. They instantly gained the upper hand. They thought they would kill them all quickly. The tenacity of the prairie warriors was within their expectations, but the two men in this team
The ferocious killing god left them a little stunned.
Lu Xiaolou's bow and arrow and Qin Xiao's saber were like ghostly artifacts from hell, mercilessly harvesting their lives.
In just a moment, nearly half of the more than thirty people who came to ride were dead or injured, and the ground was strewn with corpses.
Of the dozen or so prairie warriors, six or seven had been killed or wounded, and not many were left.
"Retreat!" The enemy cavalry obviously knew that something was wrong. With their strength, it was impossible to kill all Qin Xiao, Lu Xiaolou and others. If they continued to fight, their entire army would be annihilated. Someone shouted loudly.
He shouted, without hesitation, turned his horse's head and left.
This was a short period of time, and the attack and defense changed. When the other cavalry saw that their companions had withdrawn, they did not dare to stay any longer. They jumped on their horses and fled for their lives. Qin Xiao did not pursue him. In a moment, the enemy cavalry left the bodies of their companions behind, and the others had already left.
It has to be clean.
Qin Xiaochi rode his horse to the side of Shusun Shi's body, and saw the headless body lying prone on the ground, with the head not far away. He stared at it for a moment, and finally clapped his horse and returned to the tent. He saw that everyone was doing something for him after the enemy cavalry withdrew.
His companions quickly treated the injuries.
Qin Xiao got off the horse and saw two corpses beside the tent not far away. He walked over and took a closer look. One of the corpses was that of Du Zitong, and the other corpse was the Zhenyu warrior who was responsible for guarding Du Zitong.
Both of them were shot by enemy cavalry arrows in the chaos of the battle. Although neither of them hit the fatal wound, the arrow clusters were coated with highly toxic substances and their throats were sealed with blood. The skin of both of them turned black, which shows how poisonous it is.
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Qin Xiao did not expect that the fourth master of Black Mountain would die here.
"Sir, are you okay?" Lu Xiaolou came over on horseback. Ximen Hao got off the horse and hurried to Qin Xiao. He was relieved to see that Qin Xiao was safe and sound.
Qin Xiao sneered: "Du Zitong is dead."
Only then did Lu Xiaolou and Ximen Hao notice Du Zitong's body lying on the ground.
"Sir, the arrows are poisonous." Ximen Hao said with a stern expression: "They are not horse bandits, they are here to kill people."
Qin Xiao nodded, but heard a voice coming from the other side: "He is from the Tang Dynasty, he is from the Tang Dynasty!"
Qin Xiao looked around at the sound and saw that someone had torn off the black cloth on the enemy's corpse and shouted loudly, his tone full of resentment.
Qin Xiao hurried over and saw that under the torn black cloth, he was indeed from the Tang Dynasty.
"Who sent this person?" Ximen Hao asked in shock.
Qin Xiao turned his eyes to the east and murmured: "I know who it is." He turned around and said: "Xiaolou, come here."
Lu Xiaolou came over, and Qin Xiao ordered: "You and your husband, take the rest of the people and rush back to Songyang Grassland day and night. Don't delay on the way. The bodies of the warriors who died in the battle will be loaded into the car and transported back. If you return to the military camp,
At that time, I had not arrived yet, so I asked General Gu to take care of the few grassland brothers first, and to save all the remains and dispose of them when I return."
"What are you going to do?" Lu Xiaolou frowned.
Qin Xiao sneered: "You should know who is behind the scenes."
"You mean Wang Dongjun?"
"Only him." Qin Xiao said lightly: "His goal was not achieved and he came back empty-handed. He already hates me to the core. I thought that even if he really wanted to cut me into pieces, he would not dare to act rashly.
After all, I underestimated him."
Lu Xiaolou said: "Choosing to take action before we leave the Zhenyu Grassland is deliberately provoking a conflict between Long Ruijun and the Zhenyu Department."
"If they succeed tonight and we all die here, what will be the consequences?" Qin Xiao said without any nonsense, he stretched out his hand and said: "Give me the bow and arrow."
Lu Xiaolou frowned and said, "Are you going alone?" However, he still took off his bow and arrows and handed over the long bow and arrow box. Qin Xiao just took the long bow, looked around, and went straight to pick up the items dropped by the enemy cavalry on the ground.
There were still more than a dozen feathered arrows in the arrow box. Qin Xiao took poison arrows from other arrow boxes, filled the arrow box, carried it on his back, and conveniently picked up the saber of an enemy rider and hung it on his waist.
, connected his own saber, but there were two knives hanging on his waist, and then he told Lu Xiaolou: "The tiger bone knife given to me by the Great Khan is in the tent, please help me take it back."
"Sir, you must not do it." Of course Ximen Hao knew what Qin Xiao wanted at this time, and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "They have so many people, you... you can't go into danger alone. We will remember this grudge.
If you live there, there will definitely be a chance to make them pay in the future.”
"This revenge cannot be postponed." Qin Xiao said lightly: "My personal revenge can wait, but tonight they killed several grassland brothers. These people died because of me. Their families lost their family members."
I have to give their family an explanation." Looking around, they were fighting, and the horses were so frightened that they scattered in all directions. Dozens of horses had disappeared. When they saw their lions not far away, they went over and got on their horses.
Don't talk nonsense, just pat the horse and leave.
Ximen Hao was worried and wanted to stop him from persuading him, but Lu Xiaolou had already shaken his head and said: "No need to persuade him, he can't change what he decided." Looking at Qin Xiaoyuan's retreating figure, he murmured: "This guy is fooled.
The general Zhonglang has not tempered his temper at all, but if he didn't have such a temper, who would be with him."
The cold night is long and the wind is as cold as a knife.
The remaining dozen horses went all the way north, ran for more than ten miles, and then turned east, still running non-stop, running through the snow for more than an hour. It was already midnight, and the leader slowed down.
He glanced back and saw that there were only a dozen riders following behind him, and he frowned.
The eyes under the mask are very small, and the eyeballs are even smaller. At first glance, he looks like a vicious and vicious person.
He looked up at the sky, reined in his horse, dismounted, took out a small copper flask from his arms, pulled off his mask, raised his head and took a sip, then he took a deep breath and said loudly: "
How many people are coming back?”
"Master Captain, when we come back to the Thirteenth Cavalry, we killed sixteen brothers." A man came over quickly and said in an annoyed tone: "I didn't kill the man named Qin, but killed so many brothers. How should I explain it to General Zhonglang?
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He narrowed his eyes and sneered: "If we continue to fight, none of us will survive. They say that Qin's martial arts is so good that even the Prince of Bohai fell into his hands. Now it seems that he is well-deserved."
"That archer is also very good." The subordinate said: "His arrows were accurate, and he killed at least five or six brothers."
"I haven't heard that he has such a powerful archer by his side." He narrowed his eyes and said, "If Qin Xiao was just one person, we could still give it a try, but with that archer, the two of them were brutal with each sword and arrow.
Incomparably, we are no rivals."
The subordinate also pulled off his scarf, with a worried look on his face, and said in a low voice: "Captain, we left so many brothers' corpses behind, and there is no chance to deal with them. It is completely different from what we planned in advance. Qin Xiao looked at their faces and only
I'm afraid that if you guess that this matter is related to General Zhonglang, will this cause big trouble?"
"What trouble?"
"After all, Qin Xiao is the Zhonglang General appointed by the imperial court to lead the troops out of the border. If he seizes the evidence and reports to the imperial court that our Liaodong Army wants to assassinate him, will it be...?"
"It's unfounded worries." He narrowed his eyes nonchalantly and sneered: "There are many horse bandits in the border area. He can't prove that those people are from the Liaodong Army. Even if he knows that it was someone sent by General Zhonglang, there is no evidence." He looked up.
He took another sip of wine. It was obvious that Qin Xiao's bravery had frightened him and he needed to drink to calm down his mood.
"Zhonglang will be waiting for us at Pinghuyi. We should rush back as soon as possible to report the situation to General Zhonglang." The subordinates looked solemn. They did not successfully achieve their goals tonight, but instead lost many people. This man always felt unhappy.