On the vast grassland, a sika deer was gnawing on the grass leisurely, but did not notice that not far away, a wolf was quietly approaching. By the time the wolf was very close to its prey, the poor
However, the sika deer was not aware of the dangerous approach at all, and still enjoyed its last meal leisurely.
The wolf's eyes were shining green. Finally, with a fishy wind, the wolf pounced directly on the sika deer. The two rows of sharp teeth penetrated deeply into the sika deer's neck at the first time.
The blood instantly dyed the beautiful fur of the sika deer red! The sika deer struggled a few times, and finally could no longer move. A pair of dark eyes revealed its last nostalgia for the world, and it no longer had any chance of life.
After killing its prey, the wolf opened its mouth and licked the blood stains on its teeth with its long tongue. It seemed that it was very satisfied with the delicious food. However, just as the wolf opened its bloody mouth, he was ready to enjoy it.
While eating his own delicious food, suddenly, there was a sound of piercing the air, and a black shadow flashed past. A sharp arrow shot through the wolf's neck in an instant, pinning the wolf directly to the ground!
"Drive! Drive!" With the rapid voice, a team appeared on the grassland. There were probably less than a thousand people in this team, of which only about ten riders rushed to the front, and the others behind them all walked on two steps.
They rushed forward with all their strength. However, regardless of whether they were in front or behind, they were all in broken clothes and looked frightened. They were very embarrassed! Among the two riders running at the front, one of them had a frightened face and a pale face. He was Yuwen, the most powerful official in the Sui Dynasty.
Let’s talk about the eldest son, Yu Wenhuaji, the deputy general of the vanguard army in this Eastern Expedition!
However, at this time, Yu Wenhuaji had lost all his previous arrogance. The red long-feathered helmet on his head had long since disappeared, and the mighty red armor on his body was even more crooked and out of shape.
He, who was at the front, turned his head and looked behind him from time to time. Every time he looked back, his face became more frightened, and he kept shouting to the people next to him: "How far is it? How far is it?"
How far is it?”
"Shut up!" The man next to Zai Yu Wenhua was wearing silver armor and holding a silver gun, but it was Lai Hong, the son of the pioneer general Huer! But at this moment, Lai Hong no longer had the composure he had before, and his face was stained.
There were no stains. The shoulder pad on his left shoulder had long since disappeared, and his shoulder was stained with a large amount of blood. He also looked behind him, but Lai Hong was not as panicked as Yu Wenhuaji was.
He calmly shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers! Work harder! We will reach Hiraizumi soon! Once we reach Hiraizumi, we can enter the city and survive!"
Laihong's words had a big effect. The soldiers were already extremely tired, but after hearing Laihong's words, all the soldiers were shocked! The pace that had slowed down just now accelerated again.
Due to the speed, everyone rushed forward with all their lives.
"Woohoo——!" A strange cry sounded from behind them at this moment, and another black shadow flashed past, and an arrow flew from the rear of the army like lightning, shooting through a Sui
The chests of the soldiers! Immediately afterwards, another group of people rushed out from the horizon of the grassland. Looking around, there were more than two thousand people! And this group of people were all cavalry, but their dress was a bit strange.
Wearing fur clothes and hats, holding scimitars in their hands, each of them had braids exposed from under their felt hats. Each of these cavalrymen screamed strangely, waving the scimitars in their hands, and quickly chased Yu Wenhua and
The soldiers and horses led by Laihong. From time to time, a few arrows flew out from their side, searching for the lives of the soldiers!
Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer to him, Yu Wenhuaji's face turned pale again, and he galloped wildly with a look of horror on his face. He gradually separated from the soldiers and horses behind him and fled for his life alone. Lai Hong met,
He immediately shouted: "Yu Wenhuaji! You can't leave the team! Not only will you not be able to escape, but you will also be isolated and helpless!"
After being scolded by Lai Hong, Yu Wenhuaji also reacted, slowly slowed down, and returned to the military formation. But looking at the enemies behind him who were still getting closer and closer, the panic in Yu Wenhuaji's heart did not weaken at all.
, while galloping on his horse, he couldn't help shouting to Laihong: "Come on, General Laihong! This can't go on like this! Why don't we send some more people to cut off the rear and block the enemy?"
"No!" Without thinking, Lai Hong directly rejected Yu Wenhuaji's suggestion. He leaned on the horse, stared straight ahead, and shouted in a deep voice: "This method has been proved to not work several times before.
!These Khitan people have obviously learned their lesson and sent some of them to fight with the soldiers in the rear, while the rest continue to pursue! If we separate some people to fight in the rear, it will only weaken our strength and will not help! Hold on! Again
Hold on for a while! You’ll feel Hiraizumi soon!”
As Lai Hong spoke, he secretly regretted in his heart. Originally, this plan should have been foolproof. The route Lai Hong and Yu Wenhuaji took was exactly the territory where the Kumoxi people lived, and this time was just right.
It was the time when the Kumoxi people went south to clear the grass valley, so the route Laihong and Yu Wenhuaji took should be very safe. But what Laihong never expected was that they did not encounter the Kumoxi people.
, but last night, they were attacked by a group of Khitan people!
Although the number of this group of Khitan people was not large, only about five or six thousand people, Lai Hong's army was caught off guard. In addition, the Khitan cavalry came and went like the wind, and Lai Hong couldn't even form a formation.
They were defeated without enough time to organize, and only less than 2,000 of the 5,000 troops escaped! When Laihong was chased by the Khitans, he made another wrong decision and left behind a group of people.
Thousands of soldiers retreated to cover their own escape. Thinking about it now, how stupid this decision was! If Laihong could calm down at that time and organize the soldiers to resist, with the Sui army's sophisticated equipment and well-trained array, it would not be impossible to stop the Khitans.
Human attacks! But such hasty division of troops weakened their own strength. Now, with less than a thousand soldiers who are tired, hungry and have no fighting spirit, they are no match for these Khitan cavalry!
Laihong's only hope now is Pingquan City not far from here. Although the Khitan cavalry is powerful, there is not much they can do when encountering the Han city wall! As long as they can enter Pingquan City and rely on the city wall, they can still escape this disaster.
Yes! After a night of hasty escape, Laihong could only barely discern the direction. He had no idea how far away he was from Hiraizumi Castle. As for what he just said, it was completely a lie told to encourage the soldiers.
That's all. At least now, in front of Laihong, there is still an empty grassland, and there is no shadow of Hiraizumi Castle at all. Laihong himself is not sure whether he can reach Hirashima City.
Two teams of soldiers and horses ran wildly on the grassland, one behind the other. The Khitan cavalry behind them would throw arrows forward from time to time, taking away the life of a Sui soldier! Even laughter could be heard from time to time from the Khitan cavalry formation.
, it seems that the Khitans are no longer in a hurry to catch up with the Sui soldiers, but are enjoying the thrill of cat and mouse!
Hearing these sneers was like a needle prick of humiliation for Lai Hong! Lai Hong, who had always thought highly of himself, almost couldn't bear it several times and wanted to turn around and fight those Khitan people! But in the end,
Reason reminded Lai Hong that he must not be so impulsive. Lai Hong could only endure his anger and continue to run forward on horseback.
"Woo——!" Not long after, suddenly, a long horn sound came from in front of Lai Hong and Yu Wenhuaji. When they heard the horn sound, Lai Hong, Yu Wenhuaji and a group of Sui soldiers all
His face changed, he stopped involuntarily, and even showed a look of despair! This horn sound is no longer unfamiliar to them, because last night, it was this horn sound that opened the door to their
The beginning of a nightmare that continues to this day!
On the horizon in front of them, a sudden surge of black appeared, and another group of Khitan cavalry appeared in front of them. This group of cavalry should have less than 500 cavalry. But even so, for
Now for Laihong and the Sui army, it was already a fatal blow!
was ambushed! Although he made a fatal mistake in this operation, Lai Hong was the son of the famous general Huer of the Sui Dynasty after all. Seeing this situation, he immediately understood the reason! No wonder the Khitan cavalry behind him never stopped.
He was so anxious to catch up with him, it turned out that he had already prepared for it! Thinking of this, Laihong also secretly felt ashamed and regretful. He should have guessed this kind of thing a long time ago! Sure enough, he was still too young. He used to follow his father.
Although I have experienced so many battles, it does not mean that I have truly grown!
Lai Hong was there secretly regretting it, but Yu Wenhuaji next to him had already been so frightened that he slipped off his horse! He fell to the ground, but Yu Wenhuaji couldn't stand up for a long time. His face was pale, his whole body was shaking, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Full of despair, he kept chanting: "I'm dead! I'm dead this time! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
"Hahahaha!" A rough laughter came from the front. Both the Khitan cavalry in front and behind also stopped, and Laihong and others surrounded them. Immediately afterwards, they saw a
A burly Khitan man rode a horse and walked out from the Khitan cavalry. He looked at Lai Hong and others from a distance and shouted loudly: "Han people! Surrender! As long as you are willing to surrender, hand over your weapons, armor and food!"
I, Yeluying, promise to let you live! Otherwise, you will only die!"