Great Han Empire

Chapter 84 Yanzhao Fengyun
The long arrow roared out sharply, piercing Jingyue's neck in an instant.

Jing Yue trembled on the horse, then opened his hands, let go of the saber, and rolled to the ground.Then the galloping horses trampled past his body like flying.

Fist saw the long arrow flying towards him, jumped off the horse almost instinctively, hid in the flank of the horse with a cat waist, and looked around nervously for an opportunity to escape.As the leader of the horse bandit, he was surrounded and suppressed by the government and tribal people many times, and he has a lot of experience in successfully escaping.But this time he was also afraid.Seeing the dense rain of arrows whizzing back and forth above his head, and hearing the screams and groans of pain around him, he couldn't help but feel horrified, his hands and feet were cold.The shadow of death enveloped his heart, making him feel suffocated and hopeless.

After about a cup of tea, the dense array of arrows suddenly stopped.

The injured screamed loudly, and some rolled around on the ground in great pain.The living people hid under the horses or dead bodies, and dared not move.There was a strong smell of blood in the air. Except for the screams of the wounded and the neighing of the horses, the battlefield was completely silent, and there was no sound, not even the cries of insects in the forest, which seemed very mysterious.

Deathly silence.

The tragic breath of death enveloped the bloody battlefield, exuding a suffocating terror.

There was no movement in the woods on both sides of the road, and those people who were ambushing in the woods seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, silent.

A soldier lying on the ground raised his head ghostly, looked around, and moved his body carefully, preparing to move to a better place.

"call out……"

A long arrow suddenly shot out from the woods, making an extremely terrifying scream, and accurately nailed the soldier to the ground.

"Fire..." I didn't know that the soldier suddenly discovered that the big tree lying on the road had been lit by the enemy, and the big tree had already started to burn.Immediately, the bushes on both sides of the entire road began to be ignited one after another.Since it was spring, the forest was very humid and the trees had a lot of moisture, so it was difficult to start a big fire for a while, but the choking smoke had already risen into the sky and slowly filled the entire battlefield.

"It's on fire..."

The enemy's horrified and helpless cries came and went, and the screams immediately filled the entire battlefield. Even some timid soldiers could no longer bear the fear of death and cried bitterly.

The soldiers who couldn't bear it stood up one after another and tried to escape, but were shot to death by more long arrows on the road.

The Moon Burial Forest became a terrifying slaughterhouse for a while, and the lives of thousands of soldiers were about to be lost at any time.

"Surrender, we surrender..." Seeing that Fist was surrounded by the enemy, there was no way out, and the enemy was planning to set fire to the forest, so he was terrified and shouted hastily.

"Scream quickly, if you don't scream, you will be burned to death, scream..." He kept yelling, urging his subordinates nearby to yell loudly.

First, a small group of people shouted, and gradually all the living people shouted hoarsely, hoping for their lives.

The shout finally responded, and the burning bushes on both sides of the road were immediately extinguished.

Seeing hope, those who survived shouted even more vigorously.

"Everyone put down their weapons and walked out of the woods one by one. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed."

Suddenly there was a shout in the woods, as if a group of people were roaring in unison, the sound was so loud that it immediately suppressed the chaotic shouts of the enemy.

A few brave soldiers immediately dropped their weapons, took off the quiver on their backs, raised their hands high, and walked slowly to the side of the road in fear.

Seeing that the enemy hiding in the forest kept his promise and did not launch an attack, the soldiers immediately rushed to their feet, dropped their weapons, and ran out of the woods.They knew that outside the forest, the Han army who had deliberately escaped just now must be blocking the entrance of the main road, one of them went out, and the other was tied up.

Fist saw the iron axe, looked around nervously, and asked in a low voice, "Where's that idiot?"

"Jing Yue was shot to death by the Tuoba people." Tie Yue hurried to his side and whispered.

"Tuoba people..." Fist was taken aback, "How do you know?"

"Jingyue's guards told me just now that they were blocked by the Tuoba people. All the Tuoba people have weapons."

Fist took a careful look into the depths of the woods, and whispered angrily: "Damn it, how could the Tuoba people cooperate with the Han people? I'm just surprised, there are no seven to eight thousand people, there is such a dense array of arrows. Here Is there any secret?" Then he rolled his cunning eyes and said doubtfully.

"There must be a secret. Did that old ghost at Yanliyou lie to us?" Tie Yue nodded, and said while walking in small steps behind the soldiers in front.

"Yanliyou has no reason to lie to us." Fist shook his head, and then said sadly: "We are done for now, more than 3000 people are buried here, that old dog Liu Hui is probably going to laugh his teeth out."

"Theirs, this leopard is so powerful that even Tuoba Feng would be beaten, let alone us. At the beginning, I told you not to agree to Yan Liyou. If you don't do it, you must compete with the leopard. This is good, almost all brothers are called You're exhausted." Tie Yue looked at him dissatisfied, and said angrily, "For a cup of tea, 4000 people can be brought together. What kind of war is this?"

Fist snorted dissatisfied and stopped making a sound.

An hour later, more than 400 captives were tied tightly together by two extra-long ropes, and there was no way to escape.More than 400 wounded were carried out of the forest.They lay on the ground, moaning loudly.On the grassland, the captured weapons were piled up like a hill, and the captured war horses were gathered together by the people of the White Deer tribe.

Li Hong looked at Hu Zi and Yan Wuwei with great perplexity, leading the two big men towards him.

The big man on the left can be seen as a Hun just by looking at his clothes. He is in his 30s, of middle height, with a long face that has been weathered and frost, and a pair of cunning eyes.It was these eyes that made him look very dangerous, and made people feel very alert.The other person is much younger, vigorous and flexible, with a face full of vigor, always with a wicked smile on his face.

Now both of them look depressed and uninspired.

"My lord, we have caught the fist. This is his little brother Tie Yue." Yan Wuwei pointed at the two of them.

Li Hong suddenly realized.

Daijun Taishou Liu Hui offered a huge reward for the arrest of the two people, and they were caught together today.There are as many horse thieves in Dai County as a cow's hair, but these two people are the most famous, they have done a lot of bad things, and the people are angry.

The two looked up at Li Hong together.Seeing him so young, both of them had incredulous looks in their eyes.There was even a hint of admiration in Tie Yue's eyes.

"Are you a leopard?" Fist asked bluntly.

Li Hong nodded and said with a smile: "Master Liu must be very happy to know that you have been caught."

"Being caught by you will inevitably lead to death. But my little brother is young, he has only been with me for a few years, and he has never done anything bad. I hope the Lord can save his life."

Li Hong was surprised. He looked at his fist carefully, and then said seriously: "If within a month, you can persuade these people to change from evil to good and join the Han army to resist the invasion of the Hu people, I will spare you and Tie Yue's death penalty, let you pay the crime and make meritorious service."

Fist was taken aback, he could hardly believe his ears.

"You can call the shots?"

"I have the authorization of Lord Liu Zheng, the prefect of Youbeiping, to recruit soldiers in the name of the Lulong Sai frontier army. We will still fight in a short period of time. If you have made great achievements in battle, I can naturally intercede with Lord Liu of Daijun on your behalf. your guilt."

"You didn't lie to us?" Tie Yue asked nervously.

"Do you know who they are?" Li Hong pointed to Huzi and Yan Wuwei.

The two shook their heads.

Li Hong laughed, and teased Hu Zi and Yan Wuwei: "It seems that the two are not as famous as they are?"

Huzi sneered unconvinced, pointed to his nose, and said viciously: "Do you know Huzi?"

Fist and Tie Yue were stunned for a moment.Tie Yue asked in disbelief, "You are the bearded boss of Yanshan?"

Fist hurriedly said: "Long admiration, long admiration." His hands were tied, so he could only show his admiration with his eyes.

Then he turned his head and asked Yan Wuwei: "I wonder if this brother is..."

"He is Yan Wuwei, and he is Yanshan Xiaoniao." Huzi immediately introduced him when he saw the fist, and he was in a good mood.

Li Hong heard Yan Wuwei's nickname for the first time, and laughed out loud.Seeing the anger on Yan Wuwei's face, Li Hong quickly got on his horse, laughed and rode away all the way.

Yan Wuwei glared at his beard and shouted loudly: "Don't call me a bird."

Hu Zi knew that Yan Wuwei hated people calling him this nickname, and he knew he had made a slip of the tongue, so he hurriedly apologized.

Li Hong took Lei Zi and Yu Shi and the three of them galloped all the way to the edge of the forest five miles away from the battlefield.

Tuoba Tao and his [-]-strong army rode on horses, majestic and majestic, waiting in formation.

Seeing Li Hong galloping towards him, Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon rode up to meet him.

"Thank you, my lord, for coming to see you off." Tuoba Tao said emotionally.

"We've known each other for more than a month, no matter what we say, we can still be considered friends. Before we leave, it's also right to come and give it off." Li Hong said with a smile.

"On behalf of all the soldiers, I would like to thank you for your kindness to us. Without your kindness, we would have died in the Sanggan River long ago."

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon stood in front of Li Hong and gave him half a salute.

Li Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.

"It would be great if there were no wars." Li Hong said softly.

Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon were silent.The two looked at Li Hong and smiled wryly at each other.

"Being able to fight side by side with my lord is the most proud thing in my life." Tuoba Tao said slowly, "Thank you for your trust."

Li Hong smiled and hugged Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon respectively.

"I wish the two of you a successful trip to Danhan Mountain."

Looking at the fire burning in the Moon Burial Forest, Tian Zhong said heartbrokenly: "It's a pity for us to burn down such a good forest."

Li Hong shook his head helplessly, and said softly: "Don't worry too much, old man. If the forest is burned, it can grow again. If it is not burned, the problem will be troublesome. The five thousand captives of the Tuoba people suddenly disappeared. They came to attack Three or four thousand enemies are gone, what do others think? Anyone with a little brains will see that there is a ghost here, and after careful speculation, it is not difficult to find that there is something between the Tuoba people and us. Burn it, everyone , all traces, all doubts are wiped out, without a trace."

"Five thousand captives were burned to the ground. Even if there is something to say in the future, people will have no way to say that we have connections with foreign countries. Master Liu is very worried that the plan will be known by the court, which will cause the disaster of killing the nine clans. Now we can send People told him that there will be no future troubles."

Tian Zhong laughed, pointed at Li Hong's head and said, "You are so bold, you should be the one who should lose his head."

Li Hong looked at Liu Tao, the magistrate of Macheng who looked pale, and said dejectedly: "Now that the captives of the Tuoba people were burned to death in the Moon Burial Forest by the enemy, we have no way to fulfill our promise, only to go back on our word."

"Do you know how much trouble it will cause if no prisoners are handed over to Tuoba Feng? When he becomes angry, he will definitely attack Macheng." Liu Tao said fearfully.

"This horse city is the land of my big man. Even if we don't need to exchange prisoners with him, we will take it back. If Tuoba Feng dares to come to die, we will fight him." Li Hong said seriously.

"Lord Li, I just took over Macheng from the Xianbei people. There are no residents, no food, no soldiers in the city. How can we fight against Tuobafeng's army?"

"Didn't I bring 3000 people?" Li Hong asked strangely, "Your horse city still has more than 400 defenders. Why can't so many people guard a small city?"

"There is no food. The Xianbei people robbed all the food in the warehouse. We have nothing to eat, and your army has so many people coming at once, and it can't be solved."

Li Hong's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Don't you know we're coming?"

"I know. But the food sent from Gaoliu, the county government, is too little, not enough to feed our Macheng soldiers for half a month." Liu Tao said angrily.

At this time Lei Zi hurried in.

"My lord, the envoy of the Tuoba tribe is here."

Li Hong and Liu Tao suddenly became nervous.

(End of this chapter)