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Using fire to attack is taboo on the grassland, especially in this cool autumn season. Once the fire spreads, it will cause an immeasurable disaster and will not benefit anyone. Generally speaking, nomadic people will not use fire to attack easily.
Aobai also had such a taboo in his subconscious mind, so he did not expect that Qitate would ignore the consequences and set fire to the forest.
Fortunately, the fire was not as fast as the war horses. Just as the fire started, the scouts in the front reported that the main force of Qitate had gone to block the south of the woods.
At a command from Aobai, he led a thousand Qin troops and immediately turned around and rushed out from the north side of the woods.
When the fire started, the pine trees contained oil, which made them extremely easy to ignite. The fire quickly spread to the treetops and even to the sky. The air was filled with smoke, and the grassland became blurred. The sky looked gloomy and bleak.
With fireworks all over his face, Aobai led thousands of troops out, roaring angrily, and charged towards the thousand enemy troops blocking the north.
The horses' tails flew up due to the extreme speed of the run, and the rumbling sound of the iron hooves was like angry thunder. When Qitate's deputy general Arushi saw the Qin army rushing out, he did not dare to be negligent. He sent people to the south to inform Qitate, and led his troops to meet them.
Arushi was a man of great stature and gifted with supernatural powers. He was known as the "Baturu" of the Left Middle Banner of Khorchin, which means warrior and hero.
He had a traditional Mongolian hairstyle, with most of his hair shaved off, leaving only a tuft of hair on his forehead, which hung down to his eyebrows, and the excess hair was shaved off.
Leave some of the hair around the ears longer and braid it into a braid, letting it hang long by the sides of the ears.
He was not wearing a helmet. As he rode his horse at high speed, the wind blew his two braids behind his head, like two horns, making him look more like a majestic bull.
Wild wolves fled from the grassland, and birds flew away in panic, leaving only the vultures that ate carrion, circling in the sky, ready to enjoy the upcoming meal.
Flags fluttered on the ground, trumpets blew, and the two armies flew like clouds, approaching each other rapidly along the grassland.
The forest could not retreat, and the Qin army had no choice but to move forward. The atmosphere before the battle was extremely tense. At this moment, the grassland was gloomy and miserable, the wind was sad and the sun was dim. The weeds were broken and the grass was snapped.
Buzz! As the two armies entered the range of the bows and arrows, both sides attacked almost at the same time. Two rains of arrows flew into the sky, darkening the sky. The whistling sound of the arrows was filled with the sharpness of death, and they shot into the formations of the two armies.
For a moment, sharp arrowheads pierced bones, and the fishy wind blew in the face. There were people and horses shot by arrows. They fell to the ground with a bang, the horses cried sadly, the wounded screamed, and the ground was covered with dust. After some horses fell to the ground, they were carried by the huge inertia and rolled several feet away, making waves of thrilling sounds.
Then, the two armies collided with each other. Like a roaring wave hitting the shore, there were roars and flashes of swords. Everyone chopped and hacked hard at this moment, blood splattered, broken arms flew, and screams filled the air.
Aobai wielded a thick-backed broadsword weighing thirty or forty kilograms, and with a bang, he chopped an enemy's waist in two, with blood spurting out and intestines flying everywhere. The scene was so horrific that it made one's scalp numb. His roar was like the roar of a tiger, which was enough to crush anyone's courage.
Alushi knew how brave he was, and he rushed forward. The two men met with swords, roaring like thunder. With a loud "clang", the two swords chopped against each other, sparks flew, the wind blew, and the evil spirits ran away.
Arushi, the Baturu of the Left Wing Middle Banner of Korle, was obviously weaker than Aobai, the bravest warrior in Manchuria. His sword was knocked back by the huge force and hit his breastplate hard, causing him to feel a dull pain in his chest and almost vomit blood.
The two war horses passed each other, and Aobai raised his sword and shouted, "Do you dare to fight again?" Arushi did not answer, but spurred his horse and rushed forward. The two armies fought fiercely, with flashes of swords and lightning, horses galloping, and voices like the tide everywhere.
Aobai failed to kill Arushi in the first encounter, and there was nothing he could do because the Qin army was rushing towards him from behind. No one could stop alone, otherwise he would be knocked over by the horses behind.
He could only vent all his anger on the oncoming enemy. Every time he chopped with his sword, he would let out a startling roar. The power of the sword was like thunder and lightning. The enemy soldiers he met were either chopped in half or had their heads and bodies separated. In short, everyone's death was extremely tragic. The blood dyed Aobai like a bloody man. His whole body was blood red, and only when he roared would he reveal his sharp white teeth, like a demon beast that devoured humans. The enemies were scared and screamed and ran away. If they were slow to react, they would become fertilizer for next year's spring grass.
The two armies collided fiercely, and they rushed past each other, leaving behind a pile of broken corpses and ownerless horses trotting and wailing. At this time, Qitate, who was in the south of the woods, led the main force to arrive. Aobai did not want to fight him to the death, so he led the Qin army to gallop northward... ...
When Qitate saw the direction the Qin army was heading, he was secretly shocked. If they went all the way north, they would reach the Zalantu Right Banner that he had just occupied. Although he only led 4,000 troops, he still had 2,000 troops to protect the elderly, the weak, women and children.
But if Aobai were to attack suddenly, the two thousand troops left behind would not understand the situation and might think they had been defeated, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Qitate did not dare to pause for a moment and led his troops in reckless pursuit. At this time, the weather in the sky suddenly changed, and huge black clouds covered the sky from the north. A strong wind blew up on the grassland. In a moment, the sky and the earth changed color, all the grass was broken, and the sand blowing in the face was painful. Even the flags of the two armies were blown down, and the galloping horses neighed restlessly. The soldiers on the horses could not open their eyes because of the sand and grass leaves blowing in their faces.
"Quick! Left, left!" Aobai shouted in time, turned his horse's head first, avoided the windy north, and galloped westward. Qitate chased him for a few miles, but seeing that heavy rain was about to come, he gave up the pursuit and hurriedly retreated to the Zhalute Right Wing Banner.
The strong wind blew for a while. All the animals on the grassland lay dormant. The sky was filled with thick dust. The sky was filled with dark clouds and it was as gloomy as a night. The wind was still strong and raindrops as big as beans flew down in the wind, hitting my face like needles.
As he led his troops to the Xihan Mountain camp, Aobai cursed the heavens. The weather suddenly turned cold last night, and many of his Qin soldiers fell ill. Now they had just experienced a fierce battle, and everyone was sweating profusely. Suddenly, a heavy rain came, and everyone was soaked like a hot chicken. Needless to say, there will be more people falling ill tomorrow, and the rain is so heavy that Qin Tiedan may not be able to get here in a while...
It was raining heavily and the sky and earth were desolate. When I returned to the sparse woods where Qitate had set fire, the fire that had been burning fiercely just now had been basically extinguished by the heavy rain, leaving only lingering smoke.
In the previous battle, they lost hundreds of people, but failed to tie down Qitate and wait for Qin Tiedan to join them for a counterattack.
Aobai was a little unwilling to give up. Seeing that everyone was soaked, he stopped his horse and shouted, "Are you willing to go back like this? We are all soaked anyway, why don't we hold on a little longer and fight back in the rain? Qitate will never think that we will fight back in the rain. Maybe we can decide the outcome of the battle, destroy the enemy camp, and capture Yatu alive. This is a great achievement. Do you dare to claim it?"
"We listen to the general!"
"Yeah, he's soaked anyway, so it's better to kill him by surprise."
The soldiers shouted, and seeing this, Aobai no longer hesitated and immediately led his troops to turn their horses and charge towards the Zalantu Right Banner in the heavy rain.
This move was really beyond Qita's expectations. When the Qin army rushed in the rain, they broke through a camp of Qita in an instant, killing the enemy soldiers in the camp and causing them to fall to the ground. It was a horrible sight.
Unfortunately, Qitate had set up separate camps, and he reacted quickly, organizing his troops to come and stop them. The two sides fought fiercely in the rain again. Seeing that more and more enemy troops were coming to support them, Aobai had to give up the extravagant idea of defeating all of Qitate's troops in one fell swoop, and quickly evacuated with his troops.
Qita looked at the broken camp, which was littered with corpses and collapsed tents, and blood mixed with rainwater flowing;
After counting, he found that this surprise attack by Aobai in the rain had caused him to lose more than 500 men, which was equivalent to losing 50% to 60% of the men of Zaruut or Yiqi that he had just annexed. Faced with such a result, Qitate was so sad that he could not even shed tears.
He was furious and wanted to gather his troops and march to the Qin army camp in Xihan Mountain. Yatu stopped him and said, "Aobai came to attack us and won't be on guard against us. If you go to attack Xihan Mountain in the rain at this time, the Qin army will be prepared. It will be a thankless task."
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ps: Now on the category list, several books are entangled and poking each other. Brothers, please increase some firepower, let's rush up and leave them far behind, okay? Well, I am so tired today that I don't even know how to write a request for monthly tickets. Brothers, please give me more votes. Please give me monthly tickets and recommendations!
By the way, I'm about to ascend the throne. What do you think about the reign title? What kind of reign title should I use? Should I continue with the first year of Qin, the second year, and so on? After all, it does seem a bit confusing for each emperor to have several reign titles. Please give your opinions in the book review section.
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