The team continued to move forward, and Liu Xin suddenly discovered that there was a bloody human head hanging under the neck of Cleia's horse. It was the head of the Kangju general who died under Sun Ce's gun. Liu Xin felt strange
It's not about when she cut off the head, but why she cut off the head.
When the two armies were fighting, cutting off the enemy's heads to record military exploits was the most common and effective method for both the eastern and western armies. However, the Han army had already abandoned this practice.
This is not because Liu Xin thinks it is too cruel and bloody, but because the Han army now judges its military merit not based on how many enemies it kills, but based on how much impact it will have on the entire situation after winning this battle. Even if it only kills a few enemies
The enemy didn't even kill the enemy, but what you did turned the tide of the battle, which is still a great achievement. And the credit is recorded on everyone who participated in this matter or this battle, so there is no need for everyone to get a head.
And they competed with each other.
After the battle just ended, Cleia and her sisters all participated in the work of cleaning the battlefield. They are gladiators, and they are used to seeing bloodier scenes than this. They are not like Liya who turned pale with shock. This head must have also
It was at that time that Cleia cut it off unprepared.
Liu Xin couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why did you cut it off?"
Cleia could only speak some simple words in Chinese. She made gestures and gestures, mixed with many Daqin dialects. After the translation by her personal guards, Liu Xin finally understood. It turned out that Cleia felt that Liu Xin had not understood
After knowing the identity of the other party, it was inappropriate to kill them all. This person was the leader of the other party, and cutting off his head was to facilitate identification in the future.
Liu Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head. How could Cleia understand his current mood? Knowing that the people who appeared on the territory controlled by Queen Kangju were actually Murza's men, Liu Xin's heart gradually sank. Perhaps Black Whirlwind
With her Qinggong skills, she was okay for the time being, but she was definitely in extreme danger.
As long as they are Murza's men, is there any need to further identify themselves? If Black Tornado has encountered something unexpected, then Liu Xin will definitely kill them all to avenge Black Tornado. If Black Tornado is only in danger, then these will
Killing people can reduce the pressure she faces. All Liu Xin has to do now is to rush to Beitian City as soon as possible. He doesn't even have time to interrogate a few Kangju prisoners. Killing them all is the best solution.
The cavalry's advance on the grassland was already very fast, and Liu Xin was very anxious, so he galloped all the way. After walking for half a day, he was less than ten miles away from Beitian City. At this time, there were waves of shouting coming from the direction of Beitian City.
Killing sound.
Liu Xin's heart condensed. This at least meant that the city of Beitian had not completely fallen into Murza's hands. He couldn't help but raise his whip and said: "Get ready to attack!"
From here, we could only vaguely hear some shouts of killing, and saw smoke and dust rising, so we couldn't see the two sides fighting clearly. Sun Ce hurriedly advised: "Father, the soldiers have just experienced a big battle and marched a long distance.
, both men and horses are exhausted, why not take a short rest before attacking again, please think twice, father!"
Although Liu Xin wished he could fly into the city of Beitian right now, he was not completely dizzy yet. Liu Xin looked at the young soldiers behind him, and as expected, they all looked tired. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "It turns out that
Get off the horse and rest!”
Throughout the morning, many Han soldiers had not had a drop of water and their lips were cracked, but no one complained because Liu Xin, like them, had not had a sip of water. Now, after receiving the order to rest, the Han soldiers still did not
Without any panic, the soldiers methodically removed their saddles and let the horses freely graze on the grass. Then they opened their bags and took out their combat rations and drinking water. The quartermasters of each squad also began to distribute maren candies.
This kind of dry food for combat readiness is made from a variety of foods, which can ensure the various nutrients needed by soldiers. After several improvements, maren candy has a higher sugar content and is easy to absorb. Eat one before battle and you can
Quickly replenishing the energy consumed by the human body is very helpful for improving combat effectiveness.
Half an hour later, the soldiers remounted their horses, refreshed. Liu Xin rode up to sisters Liya and Cleya, and said solemnly: "There will be a more fierce battle ahead. I have separated a small team.
I’m here to protect you, you three stay here quietly, and you are not allowed to move forward without my order!”
Cleia said unconvinced: "I am a warrior! I must protect my master!"
Liu Xin waved his hand impatiently and said: "Soldiers must obey orders! Just stay here and stay with me. Others, follow me!"
In the past, Liu Xin had always emphasized that generals must command and dispatch from behind and not rush to the front. Unexpectedly, this time he actually took the lead. Sun Ce was startled and he quickly stopped in front and said: "Father, let me lead the charge for a while.
You can tease the child from behind!"
"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!" Liu Xin raised her whip and hit Sun Ce hard on the right arm.
Sun Ce did not dare to dodge, so he had to take the whip forcefully. Although he was separated by his armor, he still felt a burning pain, which showed that Liu Xin's whip was powerful. In Sun Ce's impression, Liu Xin had never been whipped.
He couldn't help but be stunned for such a big man being angry, not to mention being too rough with his soldiers.
While Sun Ce was stunned, Liu Xin's horse had already jumped seven or eight steps forward. Sun Ce hurriedly fired his spear and shouted: "Kill!"
For the Han army's cavalry, which was recharging its energy, the ten-mile journey was almost over in a blink of an eye.
Sure enough, an offensive and defensive battle was going on below the city of Khotan. From a distance, you could see countless long ladders on the city wall, and countless soldiers ants were attached to them. Arrows were flying all over the city, and there were screams and shouts.
The sound of killing was endless. The offensive and defensive sides had reached a fever pitch, and no one noticed that a cavalry was flying over to kill them.
Seeing Beitian right in front of him, Liu Xin suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He came to the rescue at the invitation of Queen Kangju, but he didn't know whether the city of Beitian was now in the hands of Queen Kangju or that king's brother.
In Murza's hands, it was impossible to determine whether the attacking party was a friend or an enemy.
Liu Xin couldn't help but regret a little. He should have caught him alive and asked for details. But when he heard that Murza became King Kangju, he lost his mind and subconsciously thought that Queen Kangju's side had been defeated. Thinking about it now,
The guys I met just now must have been exaggerating in their words.
Suddenly, a guard who knew some writing from the Western Regions pointed to a flag in the siege team and said: "Your Majesty, these people seem to be the Kushan army."
Liu Xin reined in the horse with a "hush" sound and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure?"
The guard took another look and said seriously: "I'm sure, little man!"
"Okay!" Liu Xin pointed his riding whip towards Beitian City and shouted loudly, "Rush over! Kill them all!"
According to the news brought back by Cai He from his mission to other countries, King Kushan has already intended to send troops to help Murza. Since the Kushan siege troops appeared under Beitian City, it means that Beitian City is still under the control of Queen Kangju.
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Since Queen Kangju is well, then Black Tornado should also be well, or they may be alone. Thinking of this, Liu Xin's mood has calmed down, and she stopped rushing forward and watched the performance of her soldiers with peace of mind.
, even Sun Ce was ordered not to move forward by him and completely restored his previous combat ideas.
In the absence of the general, the soldiers can also fight independently. This is something that has always been emphasized in the training of the Han army. Therefore, whether Liu Xin and Sun Ce rush to the front line will not affect the progress of the battle. With Liu Xin's voice
Under the order, the Han cavalry was immediately divided into five teams, with each team having 3,000 men. The four teams of cavalry shouted and rushed toward the gate of Beitian. The remaining team was responsible for protecting Liu Xin and Sun Ce and also served as a reserve team.
Although there are a small number of cavalry roaming around the outside of the siege troops, most of them are still infantry. After all, it is impossible to rush to the top of the city on horseback. However, these small groups of cavalry wandering around were the first to notice.
The attacking Han army came forward with strange shouts.
There were still 400 steps away, and the first wave of arrows from the Han army was fired. The enemy cavalry who came up fell off their horses one after another. After three rounds of bow and arrow shooting, the Han army's cavalry had already rushed forward and reacted.
The siege troops hurriedly turned back, but it was already too late. The Chinese cavalry who rushed into the infantry formation were like tigers rushing into the herd, the sabers in their hands kept raising, slashing, raising again, and slashing ruthlessly.
The ground was harvesting the lives of the enemy. The infantry troops attacking the city were originally in scattered formations and rushed to the battle. Where they could not defeat these tiger and wolf-like Han cavalry, they were instantly defeated and the siege of Beitian City was lifted.
It was the allied forces of Kushan and Murza that besieged the city of Beitian.
Murza had long heard about Queen Kangju's request for help from the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was too far away from here. It would take an unknown amount of time to wait for the news to reach Chang'an before sending a large army over. Therefore, he did not send this information.
Taking too many things to heart.
In the first two battles, Murza and the coalition organized by some tribal leaders who supported him ended in failure. This time, Murza received the support of Kushan and made a comeback, finally defeating Queen Kangju's army and conquering Beitan.
The city was surrounded by people.
Murza acted very carefully. Although he calculated that the Han army would not be able to get here in the short term, he still sent a cavalry to guard the border. As long as he could hold off the Han army for two days, he would be confident that he could capture the city of Beitian. Then he would forget it.
The Han army came over, and the dust has settled. The worst thing to do is to sign a new treaty with the Han army.
However, what Murza didn't expect was that the cavalry team he sent out only fought with the Han army for an hour and was completely wiped out. There was not even a single person who came back alive to report the news. So when the Han army rushed to the city
At that time, he was not aware of it. Now, these Han cavalry were doing the same thing as they were in the afternoon, chasing them and trying to kill them all!