Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1166 Three Arrows Set Tianshan

Zhang Shigui squinted at the Turkic cavalry showing off their horse skills. He used to be Li Shimin's cavalry commander, so Zhang Shigui's riding skills were naturally undeniable.

His ancestral home was in Hedong, after Jiangmen.

His great-grandfather, Zhang Jun, served as Doctor Yinqing Guanglu and General Yokono in the Northern Wei Dynasty.Grandfather Zhang He, an official to the Northern Qi Kaifu General Chariot and Rider.His father, Zhang Guo, was an official in the Sui Dynasty and successively served as the chief secretary of Shan County, the recorder of Shan Prefecture, and joined the army.

It was because of this background that Zhang Shigui was able to learn horse riding and archery when he urinated, and practiced martial arts well.

The camels of the caravan formed a large circle, and the camels were all lying on the ground by the merchant, forming a limited defense.

Zhang Shigui raised his head, smelling the smell in the air.

"Zhangtou, what do you smell?"

"The smell of iron and blood, sword and fire." Zhang Shigui said.

The guards from Dunhuang didn't smell anything, but they picked up a lot of dust.

"Zhangtou, aren't you afraid? There are so many Turks."

"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Shigui laughed a few times, remembering that he had never been afraid when he brought his servants and raised the flag to rebel in his hometown.He later joined Li Yuan, and when Li Shimin defeated Xue Rengao, he was not afraid.

In the past, he had commanded the elite Xuanjia cavalry, and that was the elite. The two or three hundred Turkic cavalry in front of him were not even elite light cavalry, they were tribal warriors.If he is leading Xuanjia cavalry now, let alone a hundred, fifty cavalry can kill them to death.

He couldn't help but think of the team of Qin cavalry he met yesterday. They are called cavalry, with iron armor and spears, strict military discipline, brave and sturdy.

Back then, the Tang cavalry he led were defeated by such a Qin army in Hedong along with Li Shimin.

Shaking his head and laughing a few times, not knowing what he was laughing at, Zhang Shigui stepped forward a few steps.

Ask loudly.

"We are a caravan from the Great Qin Dynasty. We are passing through the treasure land. I don't know who you are waiting for and why you are blocking the way. Could it be convenient for you to give me some silk and porcelain?"

Zhang Shigui asked questions in Chinese first, and then in Turkic.

As a result, a maniacal laughter came from the opposite side.

"Qin people? You Qin people are the ones we robbed. We want silk and porcelain, so don't leave!"

After speaking, an arrow shot over.

Zhang Shigui turned around to avoid it.

Looking at the feathered arrow that was still trembling behind him, he knew that there was nothing he could do today.

"Li Gong, it seems that we are out of luck."

"Ask where these people come from. They dare to loot us so boldly, are they afraid of my Daqin's anger?"

"Friend, which Turkic tribe are you from? Maybe I have some friendship with your leader."

But only Yu Jian answered Zhang Shigui.

"This group of people seems to have premeditated it, and they won't let us talk about it. Be prepared, and defend it as long as you can. I hope those two people can bring reinforcements back soon."

Li Guanshi pulled out the horizontal knife helplessly, "I never thought there would be such Turkic people who are not afraid of death, what a pity."

Mr. Xu also drew out his horizontal knife, but what he thought in his heart was that he was lucky to send his son away in time.

The Turks began to draw nearer.

Zhang Shigui took aim with his bow and said to everyone, "Everyone hide well, those with bows aim and shoot again."

Several riders charged forward first, they were drawing their bows on horseback, but Zhang Shigui quickly let go, and shot a Turkic man who had just drawn his bow halfway off his horse with one arrow.

Almost without a pause, he immediately picked up another arrow from the ground, stringed and drew the bow again, almost without too much aiming, and the arrow was shot immediately.

This arrow still accurately hit a Turkic man and shot him off the horse.

Someone in the caravan applauded.

Zhang Shigui drew his bow again and shot down another rider.

He fired three arrows in a row, and the three arrows shot and killed the three Turkic men who rushed to the front.

These three arrows are really neat and beautiful.

The three Turkic horses who had lost their owners ran forward for a while, then turned around and ran away again.

The screaming of the Turks stopped suddenly.

"Friend, we are willing to send some silk and porcelain as gifts, please leave!" Zhang Shigui yelled again, but all he got was angry roaring and cursing from the Turkic people.

More Turks began to rush over.

"Dry!"

Zhang Shigui gritted his teeth and roared.

Feathered arrows flew, and horseshoes shook the ground.

People roar, horses neigh.

There were screams constantly.

A caravan of more than 20 people, plus more than 200 guards, is no match for more than [-] Turkic cavalry. No matter how good Zhang Shigui's arrow skills are, he can't stop the Turkic cavalry in this wasteland of the Western Regions with only a few camels for defense.

"Dog slave!"

Zhang Shigui had already shot a pot of arrows, he estimated that he had shot down at least ten thieves, but it was of no avail, and there were more businessmen who fell beside him.

They suffer from the fact that most of them don't have bows and crossbows, only horizontal knives, and they don't even have shields.

After all, these are just businessmen.

"Guard, how many are still alive?"

"Zhangtou, I always heard that he is still alive."

"Tan San is still alive."

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Zhang Shigui bowed his head and squatted behind several boxes of goods, which contained silk, porcelain, tea and other sought-after commodities from the Central Plains, but at this time the bags were stained with blood.

Counting secretly in his heart, he was pleasantly surprised to find that among the twenty or so subordinates, only three died and seven were injured.That's right, my usual training was not in vain.

These are all from Dunhuang like him, but they are also not natives of Dunhuang. Most of them are villagers from all over the country, and most of them were sent here after being convicted of crimes like him. All of these people are good at martial arts. Some used to be thieves, some used to be soldiers, and some used to be generals and rebel leaders. Anyway, in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was hard to tell who was a soldier and who was a thief. They are all those who have seen blood and killed people in battle. They have no such experience, and they dare not say that they make money as guards in the Western Regions.

It was not easy to be exiled to Dunhuang to farm. All they were given was wasteland, which had to be reclaimed. The reclaimed land was not fertile, and there was not much harvest at the beginning. Although the imperial court exempted them from the land tax for five years, they were newcomers. Everything has to be started from scratch, everything has to be bought, and life is not easy without money.

For example, Zhang Shigui used to be a son of a general, and he was a prince of the state, and he was unwilling to live in that cave for the rest of his life, and he didn't even have the money to buy medicine for his wife and children when they were sick.So he organized some like-minded people to escort the caravan to the Western Regions during the slack season, and they could earn a lot of money by going there.Although they are inferior to merchants, they need capital to sell goods, which is what they lack the most, but they have martial arts and experience, which is exactly what the caravan needs.

The mother-in-law at home is still waiting for him to go back, the children at home are still waiting for him to go back, and the old lady at home is still waiting for him to go back.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shigui yelled, "Hold on, there are people in the house waiting for us to go back, don't die, hold on!"

Li Guanshi, the leader of the caravan over there, also squatted behind a pile of goods and shouted, "Kill the thieves, and the caravan rewards the guards with five thousand dollars each!"

"Did you hear that, hold on, and get the reward!" Zhang Shigui shouted, stretched his bow and set his arrows, stood up, shot a Turkic man who was approaching with a knife off his horse, and then quickly got down again.

Several feathered arrows passed by, and they would be dead later.

"Hold on!"

Zhang Shigui panted heavily, "If you kill a Turkic wolf cub, you can go to Bahuan City to receive a reward later on. Any of these wolf cubs is worth a lot of money, and taking a horse is worth a lot, brothers. Don't miss this opportunity to make a fortune, and if you receive the reward, you can buy two bolts of cloth for the housewife to make new clothes, a bracelet for your daughter, and two books for your son when you go back!"

(End of this chapter)