The Senge Plain looks particularly beautiful under the setting sun. The brilliant clouds are reflected in the sun and glow with magnificent colorful colors. The slightly yellowed wheat waves rise and fall as the breeze blows. Cattle herds walk through the fields from time to time. , the threat of war does not seem to have much impact on the countryside. At least the countryside of Keshhar, located on the eastern border, still maintains a peaceful scene with a good harvest in sight.
What should be worried about is the nobles who should live in the city or the manor in the market town. The poor people have to live as they should. I heard that the Tik troops have come to the market town. They probably think it is too remote and small. , no one came to ask, at least that's what Rhode thought, and his life had not changed much. He put the tobacco in the cigarette bag into the cigarette holder, took a nice puff, and two streams of green smoke spurted out from his nostrils. It feels so good. The wheat is about to mature, but I don’t know what will happen when the Tike people come. Will the land tax increase? Will there be more labor? Rhodes took off the turban on his head and wiped the sweat on his neck. The weather was really getting hot.
The faint sound of thunder came faintly from the eastern sky. Rhodes turned his head and looked eastward with some doubts. What's going on? Why is there thunder in April and May? Even if the rainy season comes early, it can’t be so far in advance, right? The sky is still bright, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain. Everything seems to be calm again, as if nothing has happened. I must be really old and my ears are useless. If I sit here like this, there will be strange sounds in my ears. Rhodes shook his head in frustration and knocked the pipe on the stone under his buttocks. Sparks splashed out and fell to the ground.
He patted his head in annoyance, but there was another buzzing sound. Rhodes turned his head angrily, but was stunned for a moment. A ripple line seemed to appear on the distant horizon, like a vast expanse of land. There was a ripple on the surface of the water, a slight fluctuation, as if the bursts of thunder were transmitted from the top of the world to the east. What on earth was that? Rhodes stood up and squinted his eyes, trying to see clearly what the overlapping corrugated lines were.
The faint sound of thunder became clearer and clearer, gradually turning into a somewhat messy muffled sound, while the ripples rolling in from the horizon gradually turned into countless small dots, and then became clearer and clearer. Rod, like many neighbors who ran out of their homes after hearing the noise, finally saw and heard clearly. They were soldiers on horseback wearing armor and helmets. The metal blades on their chests and the long knives waving in their hands shone with dazzling light in the sunset, and the muffled sounds one after another were not thunder at all, but The roar of countless horse hooves trampling on the black earth.
Could it be a Tik people? Rhodes and his neighbors looked at each other with some fear. What are they going to do? Are you here to rob your home? But there seems to be nothing worth visiting in this village. The only rich man, Mr. Olaf, also lives in the city a hundred miles away. Except for the occasional visit during the harvest season, he rarely comes here once a year. .
The faces of the galloping cavalry were reflected in Rhodes's face one after another. Except for the few people in front who looked like his compatriots based on their clothing, those fully armed soldiers did not look like them anyway. They are the people living on the Senger Plain, and they are somewhat similar to the Tang merchants who wander around. Are these people from Tanghe
Rhodes stared at the scene in front of him with some panic. It's a pity that no one pays attention to the psychological feelings of this Hyderabad farmer. It's like a hurricane blowing up. Almost the entire space is filled with the loud noises brought by the horse teams whizzing by. Apart from the endless sound of horse hooves and neighing, there are only occasional sounds. He heard one or two words that Rhodes couldn't understand. A large field seemed to have been rolled over by locusts, leaving only the bare wheat straw that had been trampled into powder. At this moment, Rhodes and his neighbors in the village realized that there was nothing else to worry about and hid in panic. In their respective homes, fortunately, the unknown number of troops swept through without affecting the villagers in the village. This allowed the villagers who had been hiding in bed and shivering to finally spend a sleepless night.
"Udell, where have you gone? Where is the scout team you sent out? Why haven't you come back yet?" Cursing, he walked out of the camp. A shy officer with a loose helmet and a swollen belly was holding his belt and shouting. yelled there.
"Captain, we shouldn't be on duty today. The 20,000 people should be on duty in teams." He ran out of a tent in the distance with his pants raised, and a sleepy-eyed officer answered unhappily. . Damn it, when did you know you were happy and didn’t care about the lives of the people below you? I finally got a woman, but I was just interested in it but was turned off again. Isn't this intentional to embarrass myself? Who calls someone a captain of ten thousand and himself a captain of thousands
"Udell, I'm asking you about the scout team you sent yesterday? Why haven't you come back in two days? Even if you go out to relax, you should bring a message back, right?" He stared at his subordinates' faces fiercely. , the fat officer reprimanded unceremoniously: "Look at your moral character, you can't move when you see a woman, and you even forget about business. Do you still want to be worthy of a commander like you? Tell you, it's a waste of time." It's a serious matter, so be careful with your head! If you don't go find me, what happened?"
"Sir, what else can happen to Keshhar? Both the Hyderabadis and Sorians are still huddled in Bengal. There is no one in Keshhar who dares to resist. What else are you worried about?" Keshhar has never heard of any mob riots. My lord, yesterday the brothers went out to fish out a few women and came back. There are two fresh ones who are still naked. They are only fifteen years old. How about you give them a try?" Another skinny man also came over and said flatteringly.
Glancing at his deputy with some disdain, Udell cursed in his heart. She had no skills at all, so she only knew how to flatter her superiors and bully her subordinates. But his boss liked this, he was the same as before, and he was indignant from the bottom of his heart. He cursed, but on the surface he had to nod and bow in agreement.
"Oh? Fresh goods?" The fat officer's obscene eyes quickly turned to the tent where the skinny man came out, "Is there any fresh food in your hands?"
"Hey, sir, what are you talking about? No matter what, I have to keep the good things for you, don't you think so, Master Udell?" The flattering man glanced at Udell, who looked not very good-looking, and said proudly to the fat officer. road.
The fat officer, who looked much better, smiled evilly and was about to reply when suddenly a shrill scream came from the silent night sky in the distance, which was very alarming.
The fat officer's expression changed, and he shivered. He looked around but found nothing. He listened carefully again, but there was no sound anymore. He glanced at the two subordinates who were trying their best to check in confusion, and looked uneasy. Asked: "What is this sound? Why does it sound like a human scream?"
The flattering man also trembled in his heart, and looked for help at the captain who was looking around in confusion, "Sir Udell, I am asking you something."
"Shut up!" Udell yelled viciously: "Go and order the whole team to assemble. If there is a problem, hurry up!"
"Udell, what's going on?" The fat officer saw the other party's tough attitude and became even more anxious. "What's going on?"
"Sir, I still can't tell clearly. I have to gather my people first. I suggest you gather all our people, just in case. I feel like something is not right about this. Why are you saying so?" There is no sound anymore? It seems to be the cry of someone being assassinated. I seem to have heard this kind of sound somewhere." He did not dare to be too presumptuous to his boss, Udell, and explained patiently.
The flattering man on the side was about to retort, but he heard a series of sharp horn whistles. The three of them felt like they were struck by lightning. The fat officer was even more panicked and at a loss. He repeatedly grabbed his subordinate's clothes, just like a child grabbing his parents. General asked for help: "Udell, what happened? How could this happen?"
At this time, Udell could no longer care about much. Although he did not know where the enemy attack came from, he was certain of one thing, that is, the enemy was definitely not an armed mob or the vulnerable Hyderabad area that was encountered first. If the troops dare to choose this time to raid a camp with three elite regular troops of ten thousand people, the opponent must be determined to annihilate their side in one fell swoop. While roaring and scolding his soldiers to quickly regroup, he was secretly lucky that his unit happened to be in the center of the camp. At this time, the rumble of horse hooves had already sounded from the east, north, and south directions. He just listened silently to the sound of horse hooves. Udel then judged that the matter was impossible. With such a large-scale cavalry attack coupled with such strict concealment methods, no one in this area could do it except the Tanghe people or the Luobei people, not even the people from the Western Regions. Udell did not hesitate to rule out the Luobi people, and the result could only be the Tanghe people.
The continuous tents burned quickly, and soon formed a sea of fire. The knocked down lamp oil became the best ignition material. Jumping over the knocked down fence, a galloping horse carried bursts of cold light. The light of the sword was galloping across the military camp. The Tik soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep had no idea where they were. They were surrounded by fully armed enemy cavalry. The sabers flew through the air, causing a sad and dull scream. The sound is the passion of the blade piercing the body or cutting into the bones. Everything is in chaos, confusion and waves.