Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 88 Battle in the Air

at dusk.

The grassland is covered with thick snow, and the sky is covered with red sunset glow.

At this time, five hours had passed since the troops crossed the border.

Swah——

An arrow pierced the sky.

The next moment, there was only a howl, and an eagle fell from the sky.

"I hit again!"

"General Duoji, good archery!"

Seeing this scene, the coachman Old Wu cast his eyes on the black-armored general Dorji holding a longbow, and couldn't help clapping his hands in praise:
"Including this one, the general has already shot and killed four 'Cestin's' today!"

Haidongqing is the Beidi clan's name for the falcon.

Most of the old priests of the Beidi tribe used an ancient method to domesticate falcons and fed them with human blood to give them spirituality. When they grow up, they can be used to inquire about news and detect the movements of the enemy.

Since falcons can fly to hundreds of feet in the air when they are adults, but the crossbows equipped in the army can only reach tens of feet high, so even if someone with good eyesight spots the falcons, it is difficult to shoot them. It hovers above its head.

but……

More than [-] years ago, in order to deal with the "Haitongqing" of the Beidi clan, the King of Refubei personally visited a certain animal taming family in the Central Plains, and forcibly bought the secret of taming falcons from them, and domesticated them for the Anbei Army. A group of falcons.

The King of Rejecting the North called it a "bird of prey".

Since then, the sky on the prairie has become a battlefield between "sea holly" and "bird of prey".

After shooting a sea dongqing, Duoji didn't show much complacency. Instead, he handed the bow and arrow to the soldiers beside him, and said modestly:

"That's not my thing."

"If the two birds of prey hadn't gained the upper hand in the fight with Hai Dongqing and injured one of its wings, making it unable to fly more than a hundred feet, I would not be able to shoot it."

At this time, a falcon flew down from high altitude and landed on Duoji's shoulder.

This eagle falcon is completely black, without a trace of variegation, and its claws and teeth are sharp enough to tear a person's armor. Even among birds of prey, it is top-grade!

The coachman, Old Wu, couldn't help being amazed.

Taming falcons is a labor-intensive task, and it is difficult to cultivate them in large numbers even with the untold secrets of the animal taming family.

Today, the total number of birds of prey in the entire Anbei Army is less than fifty!
And most of them are in the hands of the generals stationed on the border.

Dorje is the apprentice of "Wolf King" Ke Tucha, and this time he is here to help the Prince of the Palace participate in the Winter Hunting Competition, so he is eligible to own one.

In addition, as Jiang Langya's confidant, Yu An also served as the leader of the scouts in Yangguan City, so he is also eligible to have one.

These two birds of prey are all the air power that Jiang Qingyu currently has.

But after four fights in half a day, both birds of prey are now exhausted, and their bodies are inevitably injured.

If another one or two sea dongqings came at this time, it would be difficult to sustain.

Duoji took out a jade bottle from his bosom, poured out a pill and fed it to the bird of prey on his shoulder.

Elixirs are used to heal wounds, but healing takes time.

It was going to be night soon, and if there were no birds of prey patrolling at night, they might be spotted by the Di people and their whereabouts exposed.

"It's going to be hard tonight!"

Duoji glanced at where Yu An was.

At this time, a black bird of prey was also parked on Yu An's shoulder.

However, the condition of his bird of prey was not optimistic. Not only was one wing bloody, but a hole was torn open in the abdomen by Hai Dongqing's minions.

"General Yu's bird of prey may not be able to participate in the battle within ten days."

The coachman Old Wu sighed:
"The situation is indeed not optimistic."

"But fortunately for the Beidi clan, Haidongqing is also very rare. Four of them died in a row today. I am afraid that many tribal leaders will have to sleep restlessly!"

Dorje smiled wryly:
"It's hard for us to sleep soundly tonight!"

"There are hundreds of scouts under General Yu on the ground to help us cover our tracks, so there is no need to worry, but in the sky we can only rely on two birds of prey."

"Too little!"

"It's only the first day today, and a bird of prey has lost its fighting power. If it continues like this, how can it survive for a month?"

He looked at Jiang Qingyu who was looking at the map in the carriage, and suggested:
"My lord, the deeper we go into Beidi, the more our weakness in air power will be revealed."

"or……"

"Let's take a stroll around the edge first."

"At least we have to wait for General Yu's bird of prey to recover first."

"Otherwise, all our actions will be under the supervision of Di Ren, and this battle will be impossible!"

Jiang Qingyu looked sideways at Yu An.

I have to admit that this person is an excellent scout leader, under his command, more than 100 Huamanlou killers have become top scouts.

It is precisely because of the accurate information brought by those scouts that they can successfully avoid all the eyeliners of Beidi and keep the entire army in a relatively concealed and safe environment.

But no amount of scouts could deal with Haidongqing flying hundreds of feet above the sky.

If they don't find a way to solve the troubles in the sky, then after the two birds of prey lose their fighting power, they will be unable to move an inch!
"Unfortunately, the shooting bow was broken by Xing Si..."

Jiang Qingyu sighed inwardly:
"Otherwise, with the strength of my yin body, holding a moon shooting bow and meteor arrows, it's not hopeless to shoot Hai Dongqing."

but……

Not having two magical weapons does not mean that he is helpless at this time.

"General Yu!"

Jiang Qingyu got out of the carriage and walked to Yu An's side.

"Son."

At this time, Yu An didn't look sideways, and kept looking at the bird of prey with heavy injuries on his shoulders, his face was full of distress.

While bandaging his wound, he introduced:

"It's called Xiao Hei, and it has been with me for ten years. It is an exceptionally brave bird of prey, and it has never been defeated in its life!"

"Since following me, a total of eleven sea dongqings have died under its minions, and there are countless disabled ones!"

"If it weren't for the four consecutive battles today... Sigh!"

The rest of the words are not finished.

The bird of prey named Xiao Hei whimpered and rubbed Yu An's face, as if to reassure its master that he was fine.

Yu Anqiang smiled happily and stroked Xiao Hei's head.

"Young master, we have to reconsider the marching route."

"The deeper we go into Beidi, the more Haidongqing will be there, and the more dangerous our situation will be."

"If we can't solve this problem, if we insist on following the previous route, we will definitely be wiped out."

He laughed at himself:
"I didn't expect that Beidi would send so many Haidongqings at once in order to cope with the winter hunting competition."

"As far as I know, many small tribes in Beidi are not qualified to own Costin, and even most medium-sized tribes only have one!"

"Four of them died today. The morale of those tribes who lost Haidongqing must have plummeted, and the rest of the tribes will also become cautious because of this."

"I guess there won't be a fifth one in a short time."

However, the voice just fell.

There was a hissing sound from the top of the head!
Everyone looked up, only to see a sea dongqing soaring in the sky!

"not good!"

"We have to kill it quickly, otherwise if our position is exposed, we will have to spend tonight on the run!"

Before he finished speaking, the black-armored general Duoji not far away had already released his bird of prey.

The bird of prey howled into the sky, provoking Hai Dongqing.

Hai Dongqing has a fierce temperament, and immediately showed his sharp claws, howling in response.

Seeing this scene, Yu An showed a worried expression.

"General Duoji's bird of prey is wounded, I'm afraid it's hard to resist!"

He gritted his teeth and looked at Xiao Hei on his shoulder.

Xiao Hei whimpered in pain and flapped his wings, but the wound on his abdomen was pulled due to too much movement, and blood flowed out.

"This……"

Yu An was so angry that he punched the saddle with his fist:
"Are the Beidi people crazy?"

"Send five sea dongqings in a row, are you afraid that they will all die?"

at this time.

Jiang Qingyu at the side calmly took out a jade bottle from her bosom, poured out a pill and handed it over:

"Don't panic, general."

"Help Xiao Hei take this pill and try."

Yu An was slightly taken aback.

Elixir?

With Xiao Hei's current injuries, apart from a few healing potions, he probably wouldn't be able to join the battle right away, right?

He glanced at the fierce struggle in the sky.

Sure enough, Costin temporarily gained the upper hand.

So Yu An sighed, and could only hold the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and fed the pill into Xiao Hei's mouth.

He hadn't expected much.

But the next moment.

There was a high-pitched hiss from his shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, a black shadow rose into the sky.

(End of this chapter)