My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 554: Fighting Wushuang's Plan

The wind and sand roared, hitting the tent with a rustling sound.

The words in the imperial tent continued. Su Chen was sitting behind the long desk, his eyes were sinking, and the faces of the generals around him were also heavy.

Listening to the Liang Guoren named Li Chaofu talking about what he saw and heard when he traveled to the West with Zhang Jiao and Zhang Dongshan, looking for 'immortality', he met an old foreign man named Mei Lin.

"So, that person showed great kindness in the beginning? The Imperial Master was not wary of him?"

"I don't know about this. Anyway, my master is always on guard. After all, it is necessary to be on guard against others."

Li Chaofu frowned and tried his best to recall some details of that period.

"Later, the Imperial Master and my master went out with the old foreigner. I waited for them at a hotel outside a small town. But at night, only my master came back. There was blood on his body, so he took me out and walked out. ”

"Your master, can you tell me what happened to them?" Li Jing carefully studied the other party's eyes. A general who has led the army for many years can tell whether the other party is lying with just one look.

Li Chaofu nodded.

When these words came out, among the two people opposite, Zaha couldn't understand and could only nod blankly, while Li Chaofu was stunned for a moment, and he quickly asked: "Aren't you going to save the national master Zhang Jiao and my master?"

Countless horse hooves roared, and the young general holding a Han sword, dragging a red cloak, rushed into the city gate and stepped into the street with a group of cavalry at lightning speed.

Soon after, flames rose into the sky again from the palace.

The whimpering of the wind and sand outside stopped for a while. Li Jing gently stroked the beard under his chin and analyzed the matter with his eyes closed.

"Your Majesty, and all the generals, this man is my savior. I was chased by barbarians when I climbed over Tianfeng Mountain. Due to lack of physical strength, I fainted on the way. It was he who saved me and brought me back to his tribe to recuperate. I didn't expect that , this group of barbarians actually followed me here, and destroyed the tribe where Zaha’s family belongs..."

When he said this, he suddenly slapped the table, stood up with his armor, and looked fiercely: "After cleaning up these barbarians in the Western Region, this place will be used as the second buffer battlefield, and the first battlefield will be placed in Tianfengling. outside.”

"Yeah... that's the case." Li Chaofu looked around, put aside his previous impatience, and quickly apologized to the emperor, then quickly pulled the bewildered Zaha out of the tent.

Wait until everyone has left.

This sound and murderous aura resounded through the tent, and the whimpering sound of the wind and sand filling the sky outside drowned out hearing and vision. The buzzing, buzzing, buzzing sound, it was as if I could see the distant place, which was the scene of an armed and iron horse.

The lightning attack almost stunned the entire city.

He recounted the process of escaping in detail, and also mentioned many place names that sounded awkward to everyone. Finally, another group of pursuers came, one named Mordred, wearing heavy armor. The general carrying the double-edged giant ax also had a group of cloaked men under his command, wearing masks and constantly chasing their masters and disciples.

"Yes, if my guess is correct, the opponent should have drawn a map before entering the Western Region and handed it over to the people behind this barbarian army."

"How to save them? Thousands of miles away, and everyone is going to die without any preparation? How can we be motivated when we are marching and fighting!"

At this point, although there are still many unknown things, Su Chen already knows what happened to the great virtuous master and whether there were other means to escape. It is not clear whether Zhang Dongshan was also captured.

Almost at the same moment.

"I am very grateful to the two of you for bringing important information. I will record their contribution to this matter. You go down to rest first. I will ask the soldiers to prepare a tent for you and give you a new outfit, and then go to a nearby town temporarily. Stay.”

He hesitated for a moment: "The matter in the Western Regions has something to do with not keeping my whereabouts secret. I'm really ashamed..."

After nearly two months, Zhang Dongshan finally broke off in person and told Li Chaofu to continue heading east. He must escape, go to the Western Regions, climb over Tianfeng Mountain and return to the Central Plains, and tell Su Chen everything about this place.

In the dark night, fire and huge roars rose into the sky.

For now, all you need to understand is that both of them are in the West and are very likely to be pinched by their opponents.

Su Chen looked coldly: "It seems that the West has been eyeing us for a long time and has begun to make arrangements. All the generals are the heroes of China, how can they be compared with them. We didn't even find them, but they came here first, and we just happened to press It was agreed before that we should take down this group of barbarians and give the guys to the west a showdown."

At the foot of the western section of the Daxue Mountains lies Jukan Country.

"Master said that the guy had a stone and tied it to a wooden staff to subdue the imperial master. But master used a little trick to blind his eyes and took the opportunity to escape..."

"The man behind the barbarian must be the one who caused the turmoil in the Western world." Su Chen leaned on the chair and tapped his fingertips on the table little by little.

One by one, lit torches were thrown onto the houses on the street, and the galloping cavalry, waving their swords, knocked over the advancing Western soldiers.

"Am I being used?" Li Chaofu was stunned. He had always thought that he had been living in the open, hiding everywhere, and had left the Western barbarians behind. Unexpectedly, he learned from the general of the Xia Kingdom that the other party was just playing with him like a monkey, and he also deliberately created In this urgent atmosphere, he forced himself to reach the Western Region as soon as possible so that they could follow behind.

"The man of destiny is in the west. This is what Zhang Dongshan said to the Imperial Master before."

"Don't think so, you might just be a pawn!"

"What does this man from the Western Regions have to do with you?" Yuchi Gong's dark old face looked at Zaha next to Li Chaofu. The latter was facing a tent of high-level generals of the Xia Kingdom. He was so frightened that he was trembling with fear. Seeing everyone's gaze, he subconsciously took a step back.

On the side, Li Jing smiled and patted Li Xuanba on the shoulder. He turned to Li Chaofu over there and said in a gentle tone: "Brother Li, the army is no better than a single man. What's more, there is still that group of barbarians. At least we must first defeat this group." After the barbarians have been dealt with, let’s discuss how to save the National Master and Master You!”

Outside the tent, the wind and sand are like green ink, covering the stars and the clear moon.

The ancient city gate collapsed with an old groan.

Outside the imperial tent, the soldiers from the Tiger Guard Camp guarded the place. When Li Chaofu finished telling what happened, the atmosphere inside the tent became even more depressing.

As for Zaha and Li Chaofu on the opposite side, Su Chen no longer needs to pay too much attention to them.

"...The other party may have deliberately let you back. Otherwise, you would not be able to escape the army's pursuit no matter what. They have long made up their mind to follow you and find a shortcut to enter the Western Regions. You must know that business travelers often use Although the path to this side is flatter, there are many eyes and ears, and it has already attracted the attention of the countries in the Western Regions before we even reach it. This is not what they want. "

Li Chaofu was actually scared in his heart. He had never experienced such a battle before. He gritted his teeth and raised his hands towards the Xia Emperor above, and then towards the Xia generals on the left and right.

The flaming arrows lit up the night sky and landed on the tower.

Wave your palms away!

Li Xuanba put his hands on his hips and glared at the other party, then turned his head and whispered: "You are stupider than me!"

"The victory or defeat of the enemy must be decided outside the country's gates!"

Li Xuanba finally couldn't bear it anymore.

The fighting here became intense. The tactics were almost the same, lightning fast attack. The cavalry took advantage of the night to attack the city, ignited the thunder, blew down the city gate, and the prepared cavalry roared in.

The whole city of Jukan was boiling with fighting. Ma Chao led his troops to charge. The defense lines on the street collapsed under the iron heel. The roaring flying Qiang cavalry went straight through the blood and corpses, unable to assemble a large array on the street. For the infantry, such a scene can be said to be extremely tragic.

In the Jukan Palace, King Wabu fled in panic with his queen, concubines, and children, protected by his guards. He let his hair down, sat on the carriage, and shivered.

The king's sword made of pure gold in his hand is just a decoration for peace of mind.

Half of his body was stained with blood. The blood was used to protect one of his guards. The other bodyguard risked his life to rush at him and blocked the arrows fired by the Xia cavalry, and he was able to escape.

However, after rushing out of the palace, the streets were filled with countless chaotic shouts and screams. Fires could be seen everywhere in the city, and the smoke and dust exceeded the wind and sand at night.

"There's someone ahead!"

"Don't worry, shoot! Protect the king and rush out!"

The dialect of the Western Regions rang out in the panicked team, and the palace guards who rushed to the front were running towards the city gate in front, picking up arrows one by one. Bah——

The tiger-headed golden gun was swung, and the flying arrows were directly smashed into pieces. A white war horse stamped its hooves on the spot, making a crisp sound of 'ta-da'.

Around the city gate, the torch light flickered. The convoy leaving the city approached the city gate about ten feet away, and then it became clear that the Xia general on the white horse was surrounded by more than a hundred light cavalry, and under their feet, it was this Guards on the city wall.

The Xia general on the horse suddenly pulled the reins, and the white horse suddenly raised its forelimbs and stood up, letting out a long neigh.

The lion helmet, beast belt, silver armor and white robe caught everyone's attention.

Ma Chao's voice roared out: "Little Barbarian from the Western Regions——"

The tiger-headed Zhanjin pole was raised from his arm and pointed directly at the team ahead.

"You dare to be a traitor to two ministers and collude with foreign barbarians to massacre the Western Regions. You, the king, think you live too long!" Downstairs of the city gate, the Xia general with silver armor and white robes and lion helmet, his voice sounded like a god from heaven descending to earth. , resounding throughout the night.

Insert the spear and draw the bow.

The arrows brought with it the sound of wind and thunder, and with a whoosh, they flew towards the convoy and directly sank into the car curtains. There was another loud bang, and a figure was carried by the arrows, flying backwards from the back of the car and stuck on the ground.

Ma Chao drew back his bow, turned around and whispered: "Spread the news! Just say that Jukan Kingdom was attacked by Xia Kingdom's army!"

"Yes!"

Ling Qi galloped out.

……

In the middle of the Snowy Mountains, one hundred and seventy-five miles away from the southern outskirts of Yelan Kingdom, the barbarian army with a great reputation from the west was camped near an oasis.

It was already mid-October.

After retreating here for nearly half a month, Sabo was no longer as high-spirited as when he first arrived. Except for the battle with the Xia army during the siege, there were several more battles fought in the past half month.

Almost always lose.

The opponent's troops are obviously much higher than his. What's more, the opponent is all cavalry. They come and go like the wind. They don't compete with him head-on. As long as they leave the camp, they will attack and disturb the camp and poison the oasis water source.

At the moment, he could only wait patiently for the envoy who went to meet the Emperor of Xia to bring back good news.

Now that I think about it, I have unknowingly fallen into a situation where I am under siege. It is almost impossible to leave.

If the other party does not agree to negotiate peace, then he...has no choice but to surrender.

Sabo is not worried that the other party will not accept him. The record of the brave and capable Jinsa tribe soldiers under his command is shown here. Which emperor doesn't like to have such a ferocious army?

For the past half month, while waiting for the news to come, I have been thinking about food and crops.

The food reserves in the army gradually ran short. As a last resort, Sapo began to let his soldiers secretly capture soldiers from Ugoli and Jukan countries as a food emergency.

When he initially agreed to the alliance, in fact, to a large extent, he considered the other party as consumption for the siege and food reserves.

As for whether it would cause panic among the soldiers of the two Western Region countries, it was not a matter for him to consider. Instead, he just left it to the Ugoli envoy named Nudan and asked him to comfort and lie.

I originally thought that this matter could be delayed until the messenger brought back the news, but another news came in one step.

——Wugeli and Jukan were attacked by the cavalry of the Xia army.

"When did this happen?"

"The news was sent this morning. The soldiers from Ugoli and Jukan can no longer sit still."

Ugoli's envoy might be able to comfort him about the food reserves, but I'm afraid this matter cannot be suppressed.

"Go find that old man from the Western Region named Nu Dan..."

"It's Chief Sabo!"

The curtain was opened, and the tall barbarian soldier walked out with an axe. Sabo rubbed the thick hair on his face, sat back on the fur on the ground, crossed his legs and thought about countermeasures. He had not yet come up with a proper way to deal with it. Just now The departing barbarian soldiers came back in a hurry.

"Chief Sabo, something happened!"

Sabo raised his head suddenly, already vaguely aware of something.

"The soldiers from the two countries in the Western Regions..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the barbarian soldier who was summoning him over there had already finished his sentence.

"They fought their way out of the camp and we went to intercept them. There was a conflict and a fight broke out. Many of the natives here were fleeing..."

Sabo gritted his teeth and his eyes were extremely ferocious.

He stood up and issued an order to the barbarian soldiers, asking the soldiers outside to drive these indigenous soldiers back to the camp as much as possible. Those who were killed would collect their bodies and make them into dried meat.

When he was ordered to go out, he thought again of the Xia general riding a red horse who had fought with him several times.

The way the other party looked at me was very familiar!

It was as if he was looking at a dead person. Thinking of this, he suddenly understood that the envoy sent out might not be able to wait until he came back.

The Xia general riding the red horse was just here to delay him. The other two cavalrymen attacked Wu Geli and Jukan, causing chaos here and cutting out their own wings.

Everything is a serial conspiracy.

But he was completely unprepared and unaware.

"Integrate your troops and get out of here immediately!" Realizing that something was wrong, Sabo picked up his fierce sword, walked out of the tent, and shouted majestically at the barbarians outside.

……

Fifty miles away from this oasis, a cloud of smoke swept across the sky, and teams of cavalry rushed in like torrents in the desert.

Also running together were the camel cavalry formed by the Yelan Kingdom. Each and every strong woman was on the back of the camel, inspecting bows, arrows, and spears.

In the distance, two figures, one red and one white, issued general orders on horseback.

The cavalryman who delivered the order shouted loudly.

"According to the order of the Great Xia Emperor, all barbarians, including soldiers from Wu Geli and Jukan, will be killed. Anyone who gathers here and carries weapons will be killed without mercy!"

The armed forces swept forward.

(End of this chapter)