My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 268 It’s my pleasure to meet you all, goodbye!

The rumble of horse hooves spread down the grassy slope, one, two, four... more and more Yan cavalry rushed down like a flood.

I originally thought that after burning the tribe to death, the enemy would leave, but I didn't expect that the enemy would be waiting for them here!

On Xirong's side, either Luo Jingbin or Xie Yu, his face showed surprise at first, and then his expression turned into panic. He rushed towards the horse and climbed up in a panic. Xie Yu's voice roared: "Line up and fight!"

Of the [-] cavalry, there were only [-] soldiers from the King's tent, and the rest were mostly recruited from tribes and herdsmen. From the battle to the continuous rout, many people and horses had reached the point of exhaustion.

The royal guards tried their best to gather together, but the tribal herdsmen at the rear and on the two wings turned their horses and ran wildly without any hesitation. They looked back from time to time and saw a scene of layers of cavalry groups running down the grassy slope.

Suddenly, the array of 3 people gathered was disintegrating in all directions at a crazy speed.

Luo Jingbin, who was sitting on the back of his horse in amazement, ignored him at all, turned his horse around, and ran away.

The only remaining ten thousand cavalry commander urged his horse to pull Xian Yu: "Xian Yu Khan, let's go!"

The roar of the galloping was getting closer and closer. He turned his head and glanced, then let go of his hand, turned around and galloped on his horse.

Countless horse hooves shook the ground, coming over like an angry wave.

Sitting diagonally on his horse, he watched thousands of Yan Kingdom cavalry charging towards this side as if they were tireless. His head was buzzing and his body was shaking weakly at this moment.

A chill quickly climbed up his back.

Across the field of vision, a rider was holding a Han sword and riding a bay red horse. He was leading the way and roared: "Barbarian leader!"

....
"It's over." Xianyu whispered with his dry lips, closing his eyes almost exhausted, his body trembling uncontrollably.

……

The Han sword reflected the light of the sky and slashed down!
Howling!
The war horse roared and neighed. Huo Qubing tightened the reins. The moment the red cloak spread out, the maroon horseman stood up. On the horse's back, he held a Han sword in one hand and a head in the other, laughing loudly.

"Hahaha... happy!"

Thousands of cavalry rushed away from him, killing the fleeing Xirong cavalry.

……

There was a gentle breeze, and the tender green grass was illuminated by the sun. The light and shadow gradually tilted over. The dust particles in the soil trembled slightly, and then jumped up violently. The horse's hooves with the sound of wind slammed down, and countless dust particles rose into the sky. The air filled the air.

"did you find it?"

A Youyan Army scout spurred his horse to gallop, reined in the swirling dust, and stood on the horse and asked another scout he met.

The scout in question shook his head sadly.

They were sent out by the King of Xia to look for the missing Generals Lu and Zhao, as well as the young general. They had now searched for more than 200 miles northwest.

After a while, several more riders quickly came here.

They were also scouts in the army. There were still blood stains on their leather armor and horses. It was obvious that they had fought with the Xirong people not long ago.

"You haven't found any trace either?" the first scout asked the riding horses coming over.

These scouts also shook their heads and looked towards the sky. A large eagle was also soaring in the sky. It was the giant eagle of General Dian under the command of King Xia. It seemed that he had also been sent out to search.

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The big eagle in the sky suddenly let out a high-pitched neigh. The scouts gathered below seemed to have a premonition of something and were about to speak when they suddenly heard the faint sound of horse hooves, and then more horse hooves.

They turned their heads one after another and saw dozens or hundreds of cavalry rushing towards them. Looking at the style of their armor, they knew they were white horse followers.

The other party also saw the seven or eight people here, and immediately shouted: "You are all here to greet us as we set off for a triumphant expedition!"

"Yes!"

The eight scouts reacted and immediately shouted excitedly. One of the scouts took off the water bag from his waist and threw it towards the opposite side, "Comrades, take a drink of water."

Immediately, they turned their horses and ran towards Yantangguan, probably to inform King Xia of the news as soon as possible, who was waiting anxiously.

These scouts galloped past the white-horsed followers they encountered, climbed over the grassy slope, and with the sound of whips crackling, let out a series of "Drive!" and accelerated toward the southeast.

The grassy hills, lakes, and hills were endless and green, and they kept falling behind as their horses galloped.

A few hours later, they caught sight of carts carrying stinking and swollen corpses being pulled away by donkeys and horses. In addition to the bone spears being discarded, some leather armor and scimitars were collected in another place. A group of cars were ready to pull back to Yantang Pass.

Nearly eight days have passed since the previous battle. Hanging on the west wall are the heads of Xirong people with ferocious faces. They are prisoners from the previous battle and this battle, but they have not yet finished killing them.

The people in the pass resented that the army's sword was not fast enough.However, for the battle with the Xirong people at night eight days ago, everyone inside and outside the pass praised it. Many people rushed to the streets to celebrate. When the prisoners were escorted to the pass, people were all on both sides of the long street, looking towards these The Xirong prisoners spat and threw stones.

Even the storytellers in the tea servants of the past turned the stories of the knights and knights of the past into the battle between Xia King Yantang and the Xirong Khan outside the pass.

"If you want to talk about the King of Xia, he is extremely young. He cleared the emperor's side, wiped out the traitors in the court, defeated the Wei soldiers and horses at the age of 19, and swept the Central Plains at the age of 20. It was like the stars in the sky came down to earth. This battle outside Yantang Pass, that It was called a dark sky and a black earth, with thousands of horses galloping, and said that the King of Xia was holding a sky-opening sword, with a hissing wind beast under his seat, and dozens of generals lined up around him, all of them big and round, experienced in hundreds of battles..."

Everyone knows that this kind of tea-servant storytelling is an exaggeration by the storyteller, but it is unavoidably enjoyable to listen to.

"King Xia is descended from the stars, haha, this is interesting..."

"However, being able to become the King of Xia and destroy the Wei Kingdom in the Central Plains at such a young age is probably rare in hundreds of years."

"...To have so many generals accompanying him shows that King Xia is really powerful. I just don't know if the missing cavalry has been found. I heard that the leader is also a young general."

"A hero comes from a young man... I just don't know if that young general is married. I happen to have a girl waiting to be married!"

"Bah, old man Shao, you have the nerve to mention your daughter's big face." "Why can't you mention it? Isn't a big face a woman?"

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Outside the noisy teahouse, several fast horses on the long street slowed down, crossed the street, and turned to a mansion in the pass.

At this time, Su Chen was discussing the next arrangements with Jia Xu.

"Dozens of carriages are obviously not enough. While we are building them, we are collecting them from people's homes." Jia Xu looked through the account books in the pass. There are clear records of the transportation tools.

"So many corpses cannot be wasted. They are dragged to the eastern grasslands and harm every lake and pool. Try to reduce the number of Xirong people in the east as much as possible."

Su Chen naturally understood what Jia Xu meant. A large number of Xirong soldiers and prisoners who were killed in the battle would be used as another means of attack. This was a strategy devised by Jia Xu. Su Chen had not yet prepared a large number of troops. , before completely wiping out the Xirong forces, first pollute the water sources in the eastern grasslands.

Controlling the water source will control the Xirong people from migrating eastward. After all, people and livestock need water. Once the water here is not drinkable, they will not dare to set foot here no matter how lush the grass is.

"Your Majesty!"

Outside the hall, Wu Zixun hurried over with a few scouts, "These scout brothers have news about General Lu and others."

The scouts got down on one knee, straightened their backs, and cupped their hands.

"Your Majesty, we have found General Lu and the others. The team is on its way back. A few of us came back first to report back to your Majesty and reassure your Majesty."

"reward!"

Su Chen waved and sat back down happily, patting the handrail a few times. When he heard the news of Lu Bu and the others' return, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

On the one hand, they are worried about their safety and the safety of the soldiers. On the other hand, the fact that they can come back safely shows that the long-distance attack must have been effective, but I don’t know whether the harvest will be big or not!
"Wu Changsui immediately sent out more scouts to report on their return journey. He also ordered the chef in the house to prepare a sumptuous dinner and drinks for all the soldiers who went on the expedition. The money was paid by Gu Lai and all the money in the Guan'ai Restaurant was used. All the drinks will be delivered to the military camp!”

"Did you hear Zhongshu Ling?"

After Wu Zixun took the order and left, Su Chen looked at the scribe who was calmly drinking tea on one side. The latter nodded with a chuckle: "Looking at the king's expression, Xu seemed to see the joy that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had when he first heard the news. Xu Yao Congratulations, Your Majesty, this time the champion Hou Ruo has gained a lot, and most of the big troubles in Xirong in the east have been eliminated."

Jia Xu's words were not a casual compliment. The grassland stretches 4000 and [-] miles from east to west and spans [-] miles from north to south. It is governed by three khans: the eastern, central and western regions.

The Yelang tribe outside Yantang Pass was once a tribe under the command of Khan Xieyu in the east.

Soon after, the scouts who went back and forth brought back news about Huo Qubing, Lu Bu and others. Su Chen rode to the east city gate in person, dismounted to greet him, and looked at the mighty cavalry, escorting many luxuriously dressed prisoners coming towards this side. Lu Bu , Zhao Yun rode here first, got off his horse and raised his hands.

"Lü Bu (Zhao Yun) conquered the Xirong Xieyu tribe, returned with a great victory, and gave orders to the king!"

"Good work, two generals!"

Su Chen bowed his hands heavily towards them, and then raised his hands to the two cavalrymen who wanted to follow Generals Lu Bu and Zhao Yun back: "As the people of Yantang Pass, I would like to express my condolences to the soldiers of both armies for the innocent souls of the Western Rong prisoners who died under their butcher's knives this time. Thank you!"

"You're welcome, Your Majesty!"

The returning cavalry dismounted one after another, leaning on their soldiers and half-kneeling on the ground.And in the middle, a rider came slowly over, with a high-spirited smile on his handsome face: "Your Majesty, I will never break my promise to give you this barbarian's head."

Huo Qubing was riding on horseback and raised his hand. There was a human head underneath.

It's Xianyu's head.

He turned over and dismounted, pointing back: "There are also the families and relatives of these barbarians, let the king handle them."

Good guy, this is a direct reproduction of the scene of the direct attack on the Huns' court.

Not only was Su Chen stunned and then surprised, Lei Tong, Qin Qiong, Zhang Yu, Zhang Yi and other generals, as generals after Huo Qubing, were naturally very familiar with this section.

The soldiers and horses on the expedition began to enter the pass and the military camp outside the city east, where they were rewarded with wine and meat, and waited for the two cavalry to gradually leave.

Su Chen stepped forward, stretched out his hand behind his back, and asked Huo Qubing to enter the palace with him, "The champion lord has prepared a banquet for you!"

Over there, holding the reins, the young general standing on the side of the horse did not move.

Instead, he looked at Su Chen with a smile, as well as Lu Bu and other generals who were looking around in surprise. Then, he slowly raised his hands and bowed to them: "Qu Bing, I'm afraid I won't be able to celebrate with all the generals."

"The Champion..." Lu Bu was the first to feel reluctant to give up.

Su Chen knew that this was a temporary token obtained by the Emperor of Wuhan and could only be used once. He thought he could keep the other party for a long time, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for letting me fight the prairie barbarians again."

Huo Qubing held the reins and pulled his bay-red horse back. He raised his hand towards Su Chen. Then he got on the horse and ran for a dozen feet. With a 'whisper' sound, he slowed down the horse and looked back at the tower. Su Chen, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Qin Qiong and others bid farewell to him.

Maybe some feelings come to mind.

Huo Qubing reined in his horse and turned sideways, held up his hands, and bowed on the horse's back: "I am honored to be here with all of you. I won't send you off!"

After saying that, he clamped the horse's belly and galloped towards the grassland. Facing the setting sun, the arrogant and majestic figure of the young man riding on the horse gradually disappeared in this magnificent glow.

"See you soon, Champion!"

Su Chen looked at the glow and murmured. Then he turned around, grabbed the reins and got on the horse. He smiled at Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and the other generals who followed him and said, "I would like to congratulate all the generals. Enter the city and return home!"

"My lord please!"

The generals cupped their hands and shouted loudly one by one, and then defended Su Chen and returned to the city gate. Lu Bu, who was lagging behind, lowered his halberd and looked back at the glow.

It's like having a dream.

(End of this chapter)