Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1370 Didao

   Didao.

Didao is like a barometer of the strength of the Chinese farming and nomadic peoples. When the farming people are strong, Didao is the seat of Xiliang, and its tentacles will extend to the Western Regions. But once the nomads gain the upper hand, Didao often It will become the first batch of cities to be attacked and attacked first.

Quinoa Xiangli has really accelerated the speed of travel as much as possible, but the heavy snow has increased the difficulty of traveling, making it impossible for quinoa to rely on the power of the horse as fast as before. It is difficult for people and horses to travel, and because there is not enough food and grass supplies, every step of the journey is extremely difficult.

Quinoa Xiangli also considered that Jiang Jiong might send troops to sneak attack, but after the broken team lay in ambush for two days without seeing any movement, they all gave up the detection of the rear road, because such a distance, quinoa Xiang Li believes that even if Jiang Jiong wants to catch up again, it is almost impossible.

  And the more time goes by, the less likely the Han people will catch up. This is common sense in fighting the Han people over the years.

  So now the most important thing in Quinoa Xiangli's mind is not to focus on defending against the Han people's pursuit, but how to boost the morale of the Qiang people, and then how to bring more people back to their home!

   Quinoa Xiangli has begun to continuously publicize that the main responsibility for this failure is because of Ma Chao. I didn’t plan well, didn’t estimate it, didn’t do my best, and was the first to retreat, etc., all kinds of things, and all the crimes were put on Ma Chao’s head. Anyway, Ma Chao is dead, and it’s impossible to come out and argue with Quinoa. .

   Kill to Jincheng!

  Plundering the wealth of the Ma Chao family to appease the resentment and dissatisfaction of the Qiang people has become an inevitable choice for quinoa to benefit.

  Although this will lead to a decline in the reputation of quinoa Xiangli among the Han people in Xiliang, how can quinoa Xiangli take care of these now?

The quinoa has even been allocated to the benefit. I and the owner of my tribe took 50% of it, and then let the remaining 50% be distributed by these Qiang tribes who acted together, so that my tribe can remain strong. At the same time, it will not let these Qiang tribes who follow have nothing...

  The road was cold, and the quinoa was in the city of Ji County. Although I held back a mouthful of blood and did not spit it out, and maintained the last trace of dignity, it was actually not as good as spitting it out. Incomparably resentful, coupled with worries about the future, this journey, which used to be iron-clad quinoa to benefit, could not help but fall ill.

In order not to affect the morale of the army, and to prevent other Qiang tribal leaders from coveting, Quinoa Xiangli still insisted on marching in the queue every day. You have to rub some blood on your face so that your face will not be too pale.

   Of course, quinoa is not so confused as to cut his own blood.

  The exhaustion on the road aggravated Quinoa Xiangli's condition, but seeing that Didao was in front of him, and the problems that Quinoa Xiangli worried about were about to be resolved, he finally had a good night's sleep.

  It's a pity that this good mood was ruined before the next morning. Quinoa Xiangli was awakened by the news of the scouts. He got the news that there were Han people behind him!

   Quinoa Xiangli was very puzzled, and asked the scout carefully: "Where did this enemy come from? Are they from Ji County?"

   "No, I didn't see Jiang's battle flag, only the black and red stripes! Not even a surname!" The scout replied helplessly.

   Quinoa Xiangli frowned and said, "How many people are there?"

   "What I see so far is only three or four hundred people..."

   "Huh..." Quinoa Xiangli breathed a sigh of relief, "Let Rizha lead a team of thousands to meet them! Kill this group of Han Chinese!"

   With a three-to-one comparison of combat power, even if it cannot wipe out the chasing Han army, it can at least drive it away...

  Quinoa Xiangli thought so, but what happened next exceeded his expectations.

  When he managed to climb up a hill and saw the battle erupting behind him, he couldn't help but be surprised! Rizha led thousands of people, and indeed had an advantage in numbers, but in front of the incoming Han people, he was like a thousand clueless sheep, with only two horns, they were all used to fight against themselves Humans are weak and vulnerable when facing the Han people...

  Although the number of Han people is small, they are extremely brave. While shouting and killing the Qiang people, the sound of shouting and killing is deafening. A battle flag with a black background and red stripes flutters on the hillside in the distance, without a surname, but Quinoa Xiangli knows that it must be the location of the Han general who came after him.

  Because of the snow and the soft ground, the horses couldn't run at all, and they couldn't even walk as fast as humans. After all, the ankles of war horses are fragile. If you accidentally step on the hollows in the soft snow, you will almost end up with broken bones and tendons. Therefore, the Qiang people simply walk. Anyway, there are not many Han people.

   But only with these three or four hundred people, these Han people can be hacked and killed wantonly under his nose. Quinoa went to Li and decided to call up troops again and take advantage of this opportunity to kill these Han people here. This will not only relieve their worries, but also improve the morale of some Qiang people.

Amidst the sound of the long horns, some flustered Qiang people gradually moved into action. Following Quinoa Xiangli's command, the other two thousand-man teams started from the valley and circled the forest The Han people went to kill the flag, preparing to outflank and intercept, and the Riza troops who were facing the frontal attack also seemed to have received a shot of chicken blood, and they cheered up and fought.

   Riza was both nervous and excited. He has been with Quinoa Xiangli for many years, and he has been stuck in the position of chief of a thousand people. He thinks he is good at martial arts, and he has so many years of meritorious service, but he has not been able to get a high-level Qiang people. This opportunity has become a regret that he never forgets in his heart, and now, it seems that the opportunity has suddenly appeared in front of him. As long as he wipes out this difficult Han army in front of him, maybe he can use this feat to succeed!

  Think about it, even the other Qiang leaders didn’t gain anything under Ji County, but Riza was able to defeat the Han army.

  Rizha was thinking, while waving his saber and shouting, he tightly led his hands to oppress the Han army line, and pushed up to the position of the Han flag on the hillside.

  Now with the addition of quinoa, Xiangli has already sent people out to outflank the left and right. As long as the Han people are entangled here, it will definitely be a big victory!

  Rizha roared loudly: "The king has sent people to outflank them, kill them! Hound them, kill them!"

   "Oh oh oh..." The Qiang people cheered up and huddled together, pushing each other to climb up.

   "Boom! Boom boom boom..."

  Rizha was directing the Qiang people to continue upward, when he suddenly heard voices that he was extremely familiar with, but also extremely frightening.

"Crossbow arrows!" Rizha suddenly covered himself in cold sweat. He looked up, and at some point, under the black and red-striped battle flag, a row of crossbowmen stood out, holding the crossbow and shooting downwards. , The crossbow arrows roared, dense like locusts.

"What the hell! How is it possible to shoot in this weather!" Riza yelled almost in despair. He couldn't believe what he saw before him, but the bright red blood gushing out from the Qiang people reminded him, All of this is real, a reality more terrifying than nightmares.

Most of the bowstrings of the Qiang people are made of animal rubber bands. In the heavy snow environment, even if they are carefully maintained, they will inevitably loosen from the moisture, and they will not be able to open the bow at all. Therefore, Riza did not make any protection for arrows and crossbows at all. However, the Han people on the hillside did not seem to care about the constraints of the weather at all. The powerful crossbow arrows were like a sledgehammer, and they were smashed down quickly, and the Qiang people gathered together were like mutton skewers. , One by one, a series of shots and kills on the spot!

  The Qiang people were shouting, screaming, and crying, and they were in a mess.

Corpses fell one after another, rolling down the hillside, and quickly smashed away the sliver of morale that the Qiang people had finally gathered. Stepped on the air, rolled and fell down the hillside, and was unwilling to stay for a while under the threat of crossbow arrows.

Rizha was not a quick-witted person, but when he saw the sudden change in front of him, his brain went blank and buzzed, like a driver who was driving for the first time, sweating all over his body, he could move anywhere, and his eyes There is no problem with the voice, but the hands and feet are stiff and inflexible...

   Riza miscalculated the situation, and Quinoa Xiangli also miscalculated the ferocity of the black-armored Han people who came after them. Quinoa Xiangli originally thought that there were only three or four hundred people, so even if he piled them up with his hands, he could kill these Heijia Han people. It doesn't matter if you get a little more, as long as the morale can be improved...

  However, Quinoa Xiangli did not expect at all that this group of black-armored Han people saw the troops he sent to outflank the two wings. Not only did they not panic to break through, but they launched a powerful counterattack against the Riza troops even more fiercely!

   Immediately, the Riza troops were caught off guard!

   "Damn it! Damn it!" Sweat poured out of the quinoa on Liji's back, and the cold wind blew and it was cold, "Hurry up and regroup, go up, go up!"

  Under the cover of the crossbow, Meng Shu, as the top of the arrow, went straight to Riza, and with a roar, the saber in his hand was like lightning, and slashed straight at Riza.

  Rizha didn't care about commanding the troops at this time, he first cared about his own life, and hurriedly raised his sword to meet him, trying to remove Mengshu's sword.

"when!"

There was a roar, Meng Shu went from top to bottom, and added the momentum of sprinting. Although Rizha consciously relieved his strength, but he couldn't completely relieve it. After taking two steps back, the saber in his hand almost flew out!

  Meng Shu succeeded in one blow, let alone merciless, he slashed three times in one breath. Rizha didn't dare to be negligent, he didn't care about the soreness of the tiger's mouth in his hands, he raised the saber with both hands, and greeted him with all his might.

There were three almost consecutive sounds of weapons clashing, sparks splashed everywhere, Riza's tiger's mouth cracked, and blood gushed out. Even holding a knife with both hands, it was suddenly difficult to hold it. With a slash in the air, Rizha was taken aback, couldn't help but let out a snarl, mustered up all his strength, and stopped parrying, raised the knife and swept across Meng Shu's waist and abdomen, it was a ruthless move that hurt both sides.

Meng Shu gave a sneer, then swung his left hand behind him, turned his wrist, and even put a hook on it, immediately held the saber that Riza had cut, and then slashed at Riza's shoulder blade, knocking him down on the ground land!

  Hook inlaid is a compound weapon that combines a small shield and a long hook. It is smaller and lighter than ordinary battle shields. The shield is used for pushing and the hook is used for hooking. This kind of weapon has three functions of defense, hook and push. It is generally used in conjunction with the ring head knife, and it is especially effective against weapons with twigs such as Changge.

  Because most of the pawns in the pre-Qin period used long spears, Meng Shu was naturally very proficient in the hook-inlaid weapon, and directly disintegrated Riza's offensive, and by the way regarded it as a serious injury.

  The few Qiang people who followed Riza were shocked and rushed up one after another, trying to **** Riza back.

But the rest of the Mengshi black-armored warriors didn't agree, they also went up to meet them, plus Meng Shu's left hand was hooked, and his right hand was wrapped with a knife, smashing and slashing, and by the way he also used the hook to cut, killing five people in an instant. Like a ferocious tiger, he was so brave that he killed the Qiang people, and they were in a panic and retreated steadily.

  Meng Shu chopped off the dying Riza's head with a knife, tied it with a long hook inlaid with a hook, and held it high in the air, "The enemy general has given his head! Kill these Qiang dogs!"

   "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

  The Montessori black-armored warriors shouted loudly together, like a rainbow.

  The faces of the Qiang people suddenly changed in horror, they were shocked by the momentum of the Mengshi black-armored warriors. A thousand people besieged three or four hundred people, but not only failed to take it down, but was counterattacked by the opponent, and even the main general was damaged. This sounds absurd, but when the cruel result happened, no one on the scene None of the Qiang people would find it ridiculous, they just felt terrified.

  Seeing the Montessori black-armored warriors approaching step by step, Riza's **** head dangling in Mengshu's hands, these Qiang people no longer had any intention of fighting with the Montessori warriors, and turned around and ran away...

Not only the Qiang people under Riza were frightened, but even Quinoa Xiangli was so frightened that he hurriedly blew the horn, telling the thousand-man team surrounded by the left and right flanks to change their route quickly and join the central army. The two wings rushed forward in the snow, and the black-armored warriors of Mengshi also followed the defeated soldiers of Rizha to kill them in front of them!

   "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

  The trumpet sounded again hastily, and the Qiang people on both wings who were advancing hard in the snow looked at each other blankly, and some of them were irritable and couldn't help but yelled. The Qiang people surrounded by the left and right wings blocked by the mountains and forests, not everyone can clearly see what happened on the front line, so they ran out not long ago, and suddenly received an order to change direction. Naturally, they were very surprised .

  Mengshu pointed Riza's head at the quinoa Xiangli, laughed and shouted: "Qiang dog! Dare to fight!"

  More Montessori warriors also shouted: "Qiang dog! Do you dare to fight!"

  The rumbling reverberation wafts through the valleys, it seems that this piece of heaven and earth also followed Montessori and others to laugh at the Qiang people and quinoa for profit.

   Quinoa Xiangli's face was livid, and he raised his hand to order: "Quick! Continue to blow the horn! Order the two wings to rush back and surround them! Kill these guys!"

   "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

"Turn around! Damn it! Turn around and go back!" Although the Qiang people on the two wings in the valley did not fully understand what happened, they could not make false orders. No matter how confused they were, they still had to obey the orders. As soon as they were doing things, they turned back one after another, stomping hard with one foot deep and the other shallow, rushing back...

  (end of this chapter)