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"Capture Bairutuhu alive!"
"Capture Bairutuhu alive!"
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The shouts of the Qin army were like waves crashing against the mountains, hitting the tops of the city walls. Gushi Khan listened and his face turned pale.
He couldn't understand why the army of tens of thousands had suffered such a terrible defeat not long after leaving the city.
Looking at the large area of fire outside the city, countless Khoshut soldiers were being hacked and killed by the Qin army like chopping melons and vegetables. They just threw away their helmets and armor, and fled in panic. Few of them even remembered to fight back. Their former heroic spirit had disappeared. Bailutuhu was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Why, why is it like this? Eternal Heaven!"
Su De urged anxiously: "Great Khan, retreat quickly, while the Qin army has not yet surrounded the city, retreat quickly."
As long as you have a clear brain, it is not difficult to imagine that the tens of thousands of troops outside the city were defeated. Although there are still some soldiers in the city, the army is in a panic and the mood of panic is spreading like a plague. When the Qin army uses those rockets to attack the city, it will be like a fire from the sky burning the city and thunder exploding the earth. How many people will dare to defend it
Even if it can be managed, once the Qin army besieges the city, this small Jin County will become a grave.
Seeing the army outside the city being defeated, Bailutuhu dared not stay any longer and did not care about anything else. He sent his trusted general Aturu with a thousand soldiers to cover the rear, while he led his army out from the west gate first.
If you can't defend, how can you leave so easily
When Qin Mu saw the huge flames bursting out of the west gate of Jin County, he immediately led most of his men in pursuit, leaving only Zhu Yijin with a thousand men to continue chasing the fleeing soldiers outside the city.
The moon is dark and the geese fly high.
The Chanyu fled at night.
I want to chase the light cavalry away,
Heavy snow covered the bow and sword.
Although there was no heavy snow on such a night, the northwest was still biting cold, and it was painful on the face, and the heavy frost wet the bow and sword.
However, the Qin army soldiers were so excited that they were so hot from killing that they didn't care about the cold.
What's more, if he could bring Bailutuhu back alive, he would be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and even a marquisate.
But the torches were blown out by the wind, the golden swords were waved with blood not yet dried, and thousands of soldiers and horses followed Qin Mu to the west. Countless iron hooves knocked on the ground, shaking the earth and mountains. The shouts of capturing Bailutuhu alive rose up to the clouds and echoed in the mountains.
Go out of the west gate of Jin County and head west, passing Yangjiafen, about ten miles away, to the foot of Yangqi Mountain, there are undulating loess hills, in the middle of which there is a small road, passing Liujiabao, Chongtaiping, and leading to Lanzhou.
Bailutuhu retreated westward to the foot of Yangqi Mountain and left Aturu with a thousand men to block the pursuers.
Atulu was brave, but the thousand soldiers left behind were terrified. It was a mess, and seeing the sea of fire from the pursuers getting closer and closer, it was like the earth was burning, and the shouts to capture Bairutuhu alive came in waves.
Arturu held a torch and shouted back and forth: "Ready your bows and arrows. Hold on, anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed!"
His shout was almost drowned out by the sound of Qin's iron hooves. Soon, a golden armor, a golden dragon flag, and a large sea of fire swept over. Qin Mu and his men barely stopped. When they were two hundred steps away, ten soldiers carrying rockets rushed forward quickly. Chirp! Chirp... Ten rockets whizzed away, and brilliant tail flames once again pierced the night sky.
Boom! Boom boom boom... ... ... ..
Balls of fire rose up at the foot of Yangqi Mountain like thunder. The brave Aturu was blown into a dozen pieces of meat on the spot. Groups of enemy soldiers were swept to the ground by the shock wave. The rest were blown away and fled all over the mountains, crying like lonely ghosts.
The Qin army's rumbling iron hooves never stopped, and they rolled directly through the chaotic enemy formation. Flakes of sword light flashed across, chopping melons and vegetables. The army galloped past, and the blood stained the yellow dust.
The army of Bairutuhu in the front escaped for only a few miles when they looked back and saw a large fire approaching. The shouts to capture Bairutuhu alive became louder and louder, and one could even hear endless joy and passion in these shouts.
Bailutuhu's soul was about to die. He whipped his horse desperately and fled with his tail standing straight up. Oh, God of Heaven, he had not even had time to savor the joy of capturing Lanzhou for a few days, and now he has become a stray dog. The situation has reversed too quickly, too quickly!
Even Bailutuhu fled like that, not to mention the thousands of soldiers behind him. The further they went, the narrower the road became, and they howled in panic.
"quick!"
"The Qin army is chasing us, run away!"
"Step aside!"
“Fuck you…”
Thousands of soldiers and horses rushed to the front, and the situation finally got out of control. In the shoveling and jostling, serious trampling began to occur. Countless people fell off their horses and were immediately trampled repeatedly by the panicked horses' hooves. The shrill screams made people's hearts numb. The more they squeezed, the more chaotic it became, and the more chaotic it became, the slower they went.
Qin Mu and his men caught up quickly, "Rockets, boom!" Qin Mu brandished his sword and roared, and immediately another ten soldiers rode out on their horses carrying rockets. With a chirping sound, one rocket after another, with a dazzling tail flame, pierced fiercely into the crowded enemy.
Boom! Boom boom boom... ... ..
Two hundred steps away, flames surged and broken limbs flew in the air. The effect of the bombing was simply astonishing. The enemies, who were originally crowded together, were instantly swept out of a large open space by the violent explosion. The corpses of people and horses were scattered in a circular radial pattern, covering the ground. The clothes that were ignited by the fire were still burning, and the smell of meat was wafting.
"Spearmen, line up!" Qin Mu shouted again.
Although a large open space was created by the explosion, the thousands of enemy troops were like countless cockroaches crowded together, which was dizzying to the eyes. The passage ahead was too narrow. Even if the Qin army rushed up and hacked hard, they would probably chop until their hands cramped but still not be able to cut a passage.
Three hundred spearmen immediately jumped off their horses, formed three rows, and began to fire desperately.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
On the wide open space, the dark mass of enemy troops desperately squeezed towards the pass. The Qin army's bullets whistled like rain, just like cutting wheat, mowing down the enemy layer by layer, making the enemy even more desperate. They began to swing their swords and hack at each other, shouting and yelling, trying to cut a way to escape.
Seeing that they could not squeeze in, the enemies on the periphery began to flee in all directions, cursing and shouting. It was difficult for war horses to climb up this loess slope, but people could. Countless black shadows were seen jumping off their horses and climbing up the loess slope using their hands and feet to escape.
Those who were still pushing towards the pass were killed and wounded everywhere under the continuous rifle fire of the Qin army, with corpses piled up on top of each other, it was an extremely tragic scene.
It was easy to kill them all so that the rest dared not squeeze in. Qin Mu immediately ordered Han Gang to lead a thousand troops to cross the pass and continue to chase and kill Bailutuhu.
The enemy had already been routed, and if they were to chase them all over the mountains, they would only tire themselves to death. Qin Mu loudly ordered, "Niu Wanshan, all of you shout together, those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Niu Wanshan took the lead, and all the Qin soldiers shouted in unison:
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Shouting is one thing, but the pursuit cannot be relaxed. Thousands of Qin soldiers rushed forward on horseback, and all the enemies who dared to hold swords and bows were immediately killed. Those enemies who could not escape knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands, shivering in the night, and it was not known whether they were cold or afraid.
Qin Mu ignored these defeated soldiers. He and Hong Niangzi led a thousand men and horses, followed Han Gang and chased westward.
Gushri Khan in the front fled desperately for ten miles, with less than a thousand men left by his side. When crossing a creek, the horse of his personal guard in front stumbled, and Gushri Khan, unable to stop, ran into it, and both he and his horse fell into the creek.
The guards behind him shouted in alarm:
"Great Khan!"
"Great Khan!"
It was indeed a severe cold day. Gushih Khan got up in a hurry, his body soaked. The night wind blew and he shivered with cold, and his teeth chattered.
"Big sweat, take off your wet clothes quickly and put on my..."
The personal soldiers were really loyal, Gushi Khan quickly took off his clothes...
"Chase! The enemy is ahead, chase them!"
"Capture Bairutuhu alive!"
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Gushri Khan had just taken off his wet clothes when he heard shouts from behind. He looked back in panic, but a fire dragon quickly turned over the hillside and chased him.
The remaining soldiers around Gushri Khan were in chaos. He grabbed the war horse and fled westward without even bothering to put on his clothes. He looked so miserable...
"Great Khan!"
"Great Khan!"
The personal soldiers behind him probably wanted to give him clothes, and they kept shouting while chasing him. It would have been fine if they hadn't shouted, but after shouting, Gushri Khan felt even colder. The night wind carrying frost and dew blew towards him, like a knife cutting meat. Under the light of the torch, one could see that his body was covered in blue and purple, like a piece of dead pork that had been left for three days.
When Han Gang and his men saw the fire ahead, they chased even harder. On the Loess Plateau, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the shouts of capturing Bailutuhu alive followed Gushri Khan like a ghost.
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ps: I updated four chapters on the 29th. I stayed up until 2am last night. To be honest, I feel exhausted. It's cold at night. The keyboard feels so hard that my fingers feel a tingling sensation when I type. 2014 is almost over. There are only two days left. Hang in there, brothers and sisters. Today's monthly tickets have dropped by more than half compared to yesterday. The situation is getting more depressing. I am typing desperately and will try to add another chapter in the evening. If you still have monthly tickets, please support me. I beg for monthly tickets!
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