On the third night, the moon and stars were sparse.
The moonlight shone on Gu Datou's shiny head, glowing slightly.
Not only him, but also the more than two hundred soldiers around him had their heads shaved.
In fact, many soldiers were very resistant at the beginning and were unwilling to shave their heads no matter what.
After all, Yunchui people have always believed that the body, hair and skin are the parents, and if they are damaged, it is unfilial.
However, they have been hiding here and there and haven't had a proper bath for several months. Their hair is already covered with lice, so shaving their heads is a last resort.
boom!
Gu Datou slapped the turf on the ground hard.
His face was full of anger, "You bitch, what are you howling! Why don't you just shave your head? You are not afraid of being hurt by swords and arrows, so why are you afraid of shaving your head? Living well is the greatest filial piety to your parents."
Their bodies are now filled with a strong smell. If the smell of blood is not concealed, it is easy for them to be targeted by hunting dogs with keen sense of smell from a long distance.
After saying that, he was the first to shave his head.
Lu Youtian next to him looked sideways and had the urge to applaud.
This was the first time he knew that Gu Datou was also an eloquent person.
After a lot of trouble, all the soldiers shaved off their hair, took off their clothes and rubbed the mud all over their bodies. They suddenly felt as if they had lost a few pounds.
That night, the group of people took a detour to the south against the wind and quietly approached the Angel tribe.
There was still a lot of dried meat and fodder they had stolen, but there was very little water left for people to drink and horses to drink, so they had to borrow some first.
Gradually, a densely packed tent appeared in front of them.
"What kind of tribe is this?" Gu Datou couldn't help but sigh.
In recent months, more than 200 of them have been running rampant in the depths of the grassland. When they emerge, they kill people and set fires without a word. It can be said that they are worse than horse thieves.
The tribes in the grassland have long been relieved, and each one is on guard. All kinds of exposed stakes and hidden sentries are scattered around the tribes.
This makes it increasingly difficult for Gu Datou and the others to get their hands on him.
Often, as soon as they stand out, they are discovered by the Xiliang people, who then attack them in groups. In the end, they can only escape with telescopes.
"I don't know what kind of tribe this is." Lu Youtian put down the telescope: "But there are many tents."
Hold!
Gu Datou cursed harshly again.
He took off his helmet and pondered while stroking his bald head.
In the past, neither Lu Youtian nor Gu Datou liked to use their brains. But people are forced to do it. Now the environment where they are surrounded by enemies does not allow for laziness, forcing them to use their brains one by one to consider various factors of victory and defeat.
The tents in front of them were densely packed into a large area, which was obviously a large tribe. For more than 200 of them, it usually represented extreme danger.
But there are also advantages to being a big tribe, that is, they occupy a large area and have abundant water resources. Xiliang people can often guard the east but not the west, so sneak attacks are the easiest to succeed.
By the moonlight, Gu Datou looked at his mount.
He said distressedly: "It took us three whole days to get here. They probably thought we had left this pasture long ago, so maybe they would relax their precautions."
"Would you like to vote for it?"
"Do it!" Lu Youtian looked at his dusty mount, determination flashing in his eyes.
Gradually the night got deeper.
More than two hundred riders took advantage of the darkness, divided into two groups, and reached about a hundred feet outside the fence.
The surroundings were as quiet as a tomb, and a few sparse bleating sheep could be heard from the fence.
Gu Datou and the others cheered up and looked around. Although they were wary, they were not too surprised.
Xiliang's eastward invasion almost wiped out all their clans, and the tribes behind them were almost empty. Not many people were normal.
Fifty feet!
"Come on!" Gu Datou no longer hesitated and gave the order in a low voice.
"Drive!" The soldiers behind him had been waiting for this moment.
Snapped!
Everyone slapped the horse's butt hard with their knives. The well-trained mount didn't make a sound, and rushed towards the livestock pen in front of it with its owner on its back.
The livestock pen was not high, and more than a hundred war horses rushing at high speed rushed into the pen with a slight jump.
Ouch~~
The shrill wolf howl sounded.
Wow.
Before the wolves howled, more than a hundred bright torches were thrown around.
Although it was spring at this time, the grassland had become increasingly dry in recent years. The torch almost crackled into flames as soon as it landed, lighting up half of the sky.
Baa baa!
Animals are most afraid of wolves and fire.
The moment the wolf howled, the densely packed sheep in the circle suddenly started to stir, and they all rushed towards the direction where there was no fire.
And that side is the direction of the Angel tribe.
Gu Datou looked around and shouted: "Looking for the cattle pen."
Sheep are small animals after all, and no matter how crazy they are, they are not enough to be feared. But once the relatively large cattle herd goes crazy, even the war horses will retreat.
Boom, boom, boom!
At this time, the dull sound of cowhide drums sounded from all directions.
The Angel tribe finally realized something was wrong and beat drums to wake up the tribe.
"Hurry!" Gu Datou yelled again in a hurry.
The mount under his crotch seemed to sense his master's anxiety, and rushed forward crazily as soon as his limbs spread.
The old horse knows the way, and the cattle pens are not far apart, so the war horse easily found the location of the cattle.
After breaking through several sheep pens in a row, the soldiers continued to howl like wolves, and those who set fire continued to set fire, forcing countless frightened sheep to rush towards the tribe's tent.
Not long after, the cattle pen finally appeared in front of us.
Seeing the densely packed herd of cattle, the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
Without any instructions, they all swung their sabers in unison, and in a few strokes they made several large gaps around the perimeter of the cattle pen.
drive!
He turned back on his horse and charged towards the cattle,
Wow.
The blazing torch in his hand was flying everywhere again.
Moo!
The frightened cattle rushed towards the gap like crazy.
After driving seven or eight rounds of cattle in a row, Gu Datou listened carefully to the movements of the Angel tribe and decisively turned around and pointed south.
"withdraw!"
The soldiers turned their horses around without hesitation and rushed out one after another.
They come quickly and leave quickly.
When the last horseman rushed out of the outer area of the Angel tribe, the Xiliang people finally caught up with them on horseback.
Gu Datou was at the back holding a machete.
He glanced back.
The entire southwest corner of the Angel tribe was in a commotion. Fires were crackling everywhere. As the fire flickered, countless cattle and sheep could be vaguely seen running rampant among the tents, as well as the Xiliang people struggling to put out the fire.
pretty!
Gu Datou laughed happily.
Hearing his unbridled laughter, the Xiliang people who were chasing after dozens of riders became even more angry, pointing at their backs and shouting curses.
Although I don’t understand them, I can figure out what they are cursing by thinking about it with my butt.
"You bitch, yelling and cursing is nothing. If you have the guts to catch up and kill us." Gu Datou continued to provoke as he ran.
It's just that the speeds of both sides' mounts are about the same.
No matter how angry the Xiliang people were, they could not catch up even half a step closer. They had to release their arrows hastily, but they were sparse and could not hit even half of the enemy.
Gradually, both sides became farther and farther away from the Angel tribe.
Gu Datou looked back again.
This group of enemies doesn't come very often, so if you really want to eat it, you can definitely eat it with some effort.
But the soldiers did not stop, no one even looked back except Gu Datou, and ran southward wholeheartedly.