In the dark forest at night, the few remaining Tusun people were like elk being chased by wild beasts. They panicked and chose their own way, and were picked off one by one by the eldest son and others.
By the time the last two people were left, they were completely in a state of collapse and despair. They had no strength to continue running, so they fell to their knees and begged for mercy as if they were resigned to their fate.
The eldest son then took the knife, walked out from the darkness, stepped forward, and without any courtesy at all, killed one of them with a knife, leaving the man with a soul in pieces, but the eldest son had already ordered: "Fat Fish, Zhao Yi, will
Tie this bitch up."
Fat Fish and Zhao Yi stepped forward and quickly stripped the Tusun soldier clean with their hands and feet, leaving no trace behind. Then they tore open the Tusun soldier's clothes, rolled them into ropes, and tied the arms of the Tusun soldier behind his back.
After doing this, the two searched the area for a while and made sure that there were no survivors. Then they came back. Zhao Yi said proudly: "Young master, we have cleaned up everything. This one is the only one left alive."
After a night of fighting, several of them were exhausted physically, so they sat down in the forest. Fat Fish took off the wine bag from his waist and threw it to the eldest son. The eldest son took it with his hand, removed the stopper, and raised his head to drink.
, suddenly thought of something, turned around and saw Qin Xiao sitting next to him, handed over the wine bag, and said with a smile: "Little brother, drink."
Qin Xiao was startled, but immediately started laughing, knowing that the eldest son was complimenting him, so he was not polite, so he took it and took a sip.
The battle of wits and strength with the Tusun people that night made my blood boil. Before I could completely calm down, I took a sip of strong wine and my whole body suddenly felt hot, but I felt indescribably happy.
Fat Fish saw that although Qin Xiao was young, he was drinking very generously and was not shy, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Yi couldn't help but said: "Brother, be careful, there are still several people queuing up."
Qin Xiao handed the wine bag to the eldest son, raised his arm and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. The eldest son also took a sip. Zhao Yi stretched out his hand to grab it, but Fat Fish opened Zhao Yi's hand, took the wine bag himself, and turned over the wine bag.
He rolled his eyes and said: "No one can do the work as well as anyone, and I can rob faster than anyone else when drinking. This is my wine bag, what are you trying to rob?"
"Damn fat man, what do you mean by that?" Zhao Yi looked down: "What do you mean no one can do as well as you? I cut down six tonight. Isn't that enough?"
Fat Fish took a sip, then put the stopper on it and said slowly: "The eldest son commanded well. I killed ten of them. This little brother saved the eldest son. The three of us are naturally qualified to drink. You deserve the credit."
The weakest, I really can’t drink this wine.”
Zhao Yi said bitterly: "Okay, damn fat man, you have done so well, let's see how I deal with you in the future." He crossed his arms and said, "Even if you beg me now, I won't take a sip."
The eldest son looked at Qin Xiao and said, "My little brother is very skilled. Who did you learn this skill from?"
"Young Master, you don't believe me." Qin Xiao sighed and grabbed the arrow with his bare hands. The three young masters saw it and knew that they could not turn a blind eye, so they could only say: "At that time, I saw a cold arrow shooting
Come over, I was so anxious that I reached out to grab it without even thinking about it. I caught it without even knowing it. I really don’t have any skills. The eldest son and these two uncles are the ones with the most skills. Twenty or thirty people from Tusun,
You guys all took care of me."
"This is also based on the geographical advantage." When the eldest son saw Qin Xiao evading the question, he did not continue to pester. He just smiled and said: "I was in a hurry at the time, and I couldn't think of it clearly. Fortunately, you reminded us, so we went up the mountain."
Zhao Yi couldn't help but nodded and said: "Little brother, what the eldest son said makes sense. I was confused at the time and never thought of running into the mountains. If not, we would all be shot to death by these bastards now." Hehe.
He smiled and said: "Once we enter the mountains, we have a geographical advantage, and the Tusun people become a bunch of blind people."
"These should be the elite men of the Tusun tribe." The eldest son's expression became grim: "If we weren't in the mountains, we really wouldn't be enemies."
Zhao Yi immediately said: "Master, how did the Tusun people come to Xiling? There are dozens of them, and they don't have wings. They can't cross Changling. Could it be that they came from the Great Gobi?"
"If you say you have a pig brain, you have a pig brain." Fat Fish sneered: Even if they had the ability to walk out of the Gobi Desert and dozens of cavalry appear in Zhen County, how could they not be discovered? Tonight was not an accidental encounter. They obviously had the ability.
We came here prepared, and even knew the location of the eldest son clearly, all this proves that tonight's raid was well prepared."
Zhao Yi thought for a while and said: "Damn fat man, what you said makes sense this time."
"When did I say something that didn't make sense?" Fat Fish said calmly.
Zhao Yi frowned and said: "But in Yuwen County, who dares to attack the eldest son? Isn't that asking for death?"
"If we hadn't entered the mountain tonight, the eldest son would have been in trouble." Fatty Fish said calmly: "They are not looking for death, they are looking to kill someone."
Zhao Yi wanted to say something else, but the eldest son suddenly coughed. Zhao Yi glanced at Qin Xiao and stopped talking.
Qin Xiao knew that the eldest son obviously didn't want to talk too much in front of him.
After tonight's fight, Qin Xiao knew that the eldest son was a calm man and not a hot-headed person. He should also be very thoughtful.
Although I saved him once tonight by grabbing an arrow with my bare hands, it was obviously impossible for the eldest son to be completely unprepared for him because of this, and he was still wary after all.
Qin Xiao didn't care. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to trust someone so easily.
"I don't know what happened to Dapeng and the others." Zhao Yi frowned and said, "I saw the Tusun people sent out more than a dozen people to chase them. Their horses were very fast. Dapeng and the others...!"
Worried, he did not continue talking.
Although Fatty's expression was solemn, he seemed to be comforting the eldest son: "Dapeng is extremely clever, and his equestrian skills are only better than those of the Tusun people. Besides, our horses are not bad either, so there may not be any problem."
The eldest son obviously knew that even if he was worried at this time, it would be of no use. He stood up and said, "Let's go back first and find Duan Cheng and the others."
Qin Xiao knew that Duan Cheng must be one of the two people shot dead by the Tusun people during the pursuit, and the eldest son wanted to go back and find their bodies.
The four men then escorted the naked Tusun soldier down the mountain.
They often hunted and were very familiar with the terrain on the mountain. Although they lured the Tusun soldiers deep into the forest and were deep in the mountain at this time, it only took them more than an hour to get down the mountain.
When going up the mountain, the eldest son and others abandoned their horses, and dozens of Tusun people could only abandon their horses and hike up the mountain. Most of the horses had already disappeared, but at the foot of the mountain there were still a dozen horses leisurely eating weeds.
At first, they were worried that they would have to walk on foot after going down the mountain. When they saw the horses, they were very happy. Naturally, they went up and took a horse, regardless of whether it was their own horse or not.
"Little brother, can you ride a horse?" The eldest son brought two horses over and threw the reins of one horse to Qin Xiao.
When Qin Xiao was in the Duwei Mansion, he occasionally found opportunities to ride horses, but his equestrian skills were really ordinary, so naturally he couldn't compare with these people. He said with some embarrassment: "I can't ride well."
"It doesn't matter." The eldest son smiled and said: "Everything requires experience. Being in Xiling, the ability to ride a horse is indispensable."
Qin Xiao nodded and held the reins of the horse. At this moment, he saw Fat Fish circling the horse and said: "Master, this is not a horse breed from the desert grassland, but an authentic Xiling horse."
The eldest son also circled the horse, and the expression on his face became more and more serious.
Qin Xiao also knows that there are many kinds of horses in the world, and ordinary people may not be able to understand them, but those who are truly good at horses can tell the difference at a glance.
Today, the best horses are naturally the pure grassland horses produced in the Mobei grassland, followed by the horses from Monan and Moxi.
As far as Xiling, there is also a large area of grassland under the Qilian Mountains, which is very suitable for raising horses. The Xiling clan must supply nearly a thousand good horses to the court every year. After all, within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, only the Xiling Qilian Mountains can produce real war horses.
The war horses of the Wutuo people are extremely durable and physically strong, but when it comes to speed, not to mention that they cannot be compared with grassland horses, they cannot even be compared with Xiling horses.
The Tusun people rode Xiling horses to attack and kill the eldest son. Naturally, Qin Xiao immediately knew that something was fishy.
The eldest son just remained silent for a moment without saying a word. He threw the Tusun soldier onto his horse and lay on the horse's back. Then he got on the horse and urged the horse to go east. The two fat fish were afraid that the eldest son would make a mistake, so they got on the horse.
Following up, Qin Xiao also got on his horse. When his horse released its hooves, the shadows of the three people in front of him were no longer visible.
Qin Xiao sighed, thinking that what the eldest son said was true. In Xiling, riding a horse is a must-have skill.
With his equestrian skills, if he was really being chased by cavalry, he might not be able to run very far before he would be easily overtaken.
However, he knew the direction the eldest son was going, so he was not in a hurry, and moved forward to the best of his ability. When he turned around, he saw nearly ten horses on the grass behind him. All the Tusun people who had chased up the mountain were dead, and these horses were naturally grown.
A horse without an owner.
The fast horses in the Duwei Mansion are old and not very fast. Any horse here is far superior to the official horses in the Duwei Mansion. He thought that if these horses were sent to Han Yunong's hands, Han Yunong would not be happy.
crazy.
Even if these horses were exchanged for silver, it would still be a huge sum of money.
But this can only be thought about in my mind, knowing that it is absolutely impossible to achieve.
After walking forward for a while, they saw the sound of horse hoofbeats. The eldest son and others had already turned back. Qin Xiao was even more embarrassed. The eldest son galloped nearby and slowed down his horse. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Qin Xiao, but
His face was very solemn.
After Fat Yu and the two came up, Qin Xiao felt sad when he saw that he and Zhao Yi were each carrying a corpse on their horses.
He knew that since these people could go hunting with the eldest young master and chatted and laughed with each other freely without being too restrained, he knew that these people had a deep relationship with the eldest young master. They lost two of their subordinates tonight, and the eldest young master’s
The mood is naturally very sad.
"Little brother, do you have somewhere to go?" The eldest son rode on horseback and looked at Qin Xiao and asked.
Qin Xiao thought that I was going to Fenggan City, but he could only say: "Wandering around to see if I can find a suitable man, and I can't keep begging for food."
"That makes sense." The eldest son nodded and said, "If you are willing, you can come with me. I can't guarantee anything else, but having a full stomach is not a problem. If you really want to find something to do, I can also help you.
"
"Isn't this too much trouble?"
"You saved my life. You are your own brother. Don't talk to outsiders." Although the eldest son was in a heavy heart, he still managed to squeeze out a smile: "By the way, I am Yuwen Chengchao. Just like before, you call me eldest son.
ps: A brother asked about the issue of listing, let me explain. I discussed it with the editor before, hoping to get at least 300,000 words for free. The editor was very open-minded and agreed to my request. If nothing else, at least it will be listed on the shelf.
It will take more than a week, and we will try our best to make it free as much as possible to give back to everyone for their years of support.