Lu Xiao is not at the level where he can fight unparalleled among thousands of troops. Therefore, he will naturally not force his way into the Tatar position.
Their team avoided the sight of the Tatars on the mountain and shuttled through the woods. Before that, Lu Xiao had already locked onto a Tatar team. There were six of them and they came out of the camp on the mountain.
Lu Xiao and others prepared to take a shortcut and intercept them in front. However, before waiting for the Tatar team, they discovered another team.
"He's one of ours." The captain was startled and was about to say hello immediately, but Lu Xiao held him back forcefully.
"It's too late." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a soldier headed by the Ming Army team not far away fell off his horse. Followed by the second and third.
Within a few breaths, six of the eight-man team were killed by bows and arrows in the dark. The remaining two turned around and tried to escape, but were surrounded by nearly thirty Tatars who came from all directions.
.In the end, the two were captured alive.
Lu Xiao knew in his heart that the Ming army team was probably caught in a trap. It was the same reason as his own team was preparing to ambush another pair of Tatars.
"Sir, we have to leave quickly. I'm afraid this team of Tatars is not an ordinary scout."
"Yes, this team should be elites who specialize in killing Ming army scouts."
"Sir, we really have to leave. If these Tatars notice it, something bad will happen." The captain was a little anxious, fearing that Lu Xiao would say something he couldn't bear.
"Something is going wrong? Yes, something is going wrong. But it's not us. You have also seen that two of our colleagues fell into the hands of the Tatars. The Tatars will definitely torture them. When the time comes, this generation of Ming army scouts will
, I’m afraid I’m going to suffer.”
"Sir, it's not that we don't want to, it's just that we really have no choice. That group of Tatars is more elite than the scouts we encountered before. And there are about thirty of them. I'm afraid we are no match for them."
The captain was also helpless. He knew that Mr. Lu was incredibly powerful. However, relying on the numerical advantage to intercept and kill a Tatar team of four to six people was completely different from the hard-steel Tatar main battle elite of 30 people.
"It is indeed a bit difficult. But the difficulty is not whether it is the opponent or not. It is that it is too close to the Tatar camp. If we want to take action, we must end the battle in a short time. We cannot let them send a signal. Look at those people
Instead of returning directly to the camp, we should have tortured the intelligence on the spot. This is our opportunity."
"No sir, should we stop thinking about it?"
"There's no time. Your two colleagues won't last long. Once the Tatars get the information they want, they will take action immediately. By then, it will be difficult for us to catch them all. Now that they are together, this is
The best opportunity."
In fact, Lu Xiao had another idea that he had not expressed. That is, those who can lead such elites to carry out encirclement and killing missions must be elites in the Tatar army. And they should have high official positions.
In this way, the value of this guy is much more valuable than those ordinary scouts.
"Listen, I want you to go around to both sides of them as much as possible. I know you are afraid, so I am here to give you a guarantee. I don't need you to take the initiative. Just keep the two lanes on both sides that can run.
Already."
Not just the captain, this time all the Ming army scouts looked over at the same time.
"Sir, what do you mean..."
"Just as you think, I will raid the temporary camp alone. If I succeed, they will definitely escape through those two roads. Then you will wait and ambush the defeated troops. You are the scouts in the army, and you are all the best players.
Don't tell me that you can't even defeat a few defeated troops."
"... Mr. Lu, that's not what we meant. You have killed more Tatars along the way than we have ever seen. To be honest, we are not the kind of cowards who don't want to see blood.
But Mr. Lu, to be honest, we were able to get here, explore the road, and explore the Tatar camp. That's all. Going back is already a great achievement. There is really no need to be so desperate.
Brothers know that your martial arts skills are unparalleled. But those are thirty elite Tatars. Even thirty pigs are not that easy to kill.
We brothers are here to guarantee with our lives that we will truthfully report to Shangguan, Mr. Lu, your contribution when we return. We can help you find a career no matter what. We all plan to follow you in the future. Let’s stop here today!"
What the captain said can be said to be the true feelings of all the other Ming army scouts.
Lu Xiao looked around at these Ming soldiers.
"Do you really think that you can get the credit you deserve by going back like this? Those who can be scouts are all veterans in the army. Think about it for yourself. Is this credit really that easy to get?"
Lu Xiao knew that the soldiers of this era were not the people's soldiers of our party in the future.
It is difficult to persuade them to use the excuse of serving the country for the people and protecting the country. These days, most of the soldiers are children from military households or poor families. They are illiterate. They do not understand these principles at all.
No.
The purpose of being a soldier is to make a living, and to put it more seriously, it is to get promoted and make a fortune. These national righteousness cannot move them, only the visible benefits.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Lu Xiao knew it was working.
"If we want to truly claim this credit, we must bring back a piece of impeccable evidence. A living Tatar officer. Now, not far away, there is an excellent opportunity.
Look at those Tatars, equipped with spears, scimitars, bows and arrows. They are so elite, and the leader must be a powerful military attache.
Killing a few Tatars is not considered a great achievement. If you bring that guy back alive, believe it or not, General Du will personally reward you.
And I said before that you don’t need to take action. I will charge the battle alone. If I fail, you will retreat immediately. If I succeed, I will get the credit. We don’t have much time. No matter if you do it or not, I will go there.
Yes, let’s make a decision.”
As Lu Xiao spoke, he tied three long knives with straw ropes and tied them to his waist. Then, he hung three hand crossbows and a pair of bows and arrows. Then he mounted his horse and rushed directly to the temporary camp.
After he left, several Ming soldiers looked at each other and then looked at the captain in unison.
The captain also had a look of pain on his face, his face changed again and again, and finally his face flashed with a stern expression.
"Damn it!! The worst that can happen is that people will die and birds will fall into the sky. We will seek wealth in danger. Let's do it! You few, go to the left road, and the rest of you will follow me to the right road. Remember, if you see an Orion who can't hold on anymore, run away.
Just run one by one. If you feel there is hope, do your best.
Brothers, for the rest of your life, you will still enjoy eating bran-thick vegetables and drinking spicy ones. Just look at this one!"
On the other side, the group of Tatar soldiers were torturing the two surviving Ming soldiers. They actually didn't seem to care about the so-called intelligence. They were just torturing the two Ming soldiers for fun. This was also the reason why the two prisoners were alive.
From a distance, Lu Xiao began to shout for help in Tatar.
Such a big fanfare actually made the Tatars relax their vigilance. They even rushed to meet them and rescued their colleagues.
