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In this season, the Loess Plateau is still warm if the day is clear; but at night, it is already freezing cold. The biting night wind blows across the plateau, making a sharp whistling sound, and the clear frost condenses into white grass, almost wetting bows and swords.
Gushih Khan, who had fled on horseback for twenty or thirty miles with his upper body naked, felt as if his flesh was being cut off piece by piece by a knife. The stinging pain caused his muscles to spasm.
"God damn Qin Mu, I, Bailutuhu, will not be a human being if I don't avenge him!" Gushri Khan shouted to the sky, using bursts of roars to relieve the pain in his body.
"Capture Bairutuhu alive!"
"A reward of a thousand gold coins, and a title of marquis!"
"Capture Bairutuhu alive!"
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Behind him came the wave-like shouts of the Qin army, which were filled with infinite longing and joy, as well as wanton ridicule and mockery.
These shouts were like lingering ghosts. Not only did they never disappear, but they became closer and closer, constantly reminding Gushri Khan: Little guy, don't be so angry yet, run away quickly!
Gushihan, who was frozen like a dead pig, ran away desperately, which was simply astonishing. If it were someone else, riding a horse for such a long time in such a cold night with a naked upper body and wet pants, he would have frozen to death.
It's a miracle that he still runs so vigorously.
"Khan, you go first, I will stop the pursuers!" Su De shouted anxiously when he saw that the pursuers were about to catch up again.
"That's great, Su De. As long as you can stop the pursuers, I will definitely reward you handsomely when you return!" It is true that strong winds reveal strong grass and turbulent times reveal loyal ministers.
Gushihan was so moved that his eyes were watering. Even his nose was running... Actually, it had nothing to do with being moved, it was because he was cold.
Gushih Khan had six or seven hundred men around him, all loyal guards. Under the light of the torches, although they were all frightened, they still picked up their weapons and followed Sude to stay at a pass to block the enemy.
Gushri Khan left with two hundred men. Sude shouted resolutely: "May the Eternal Heaven bless the Khan. Hurry up. Cut down the big tree that is blocking the road. Hurry up!"
Hundreds of Khoshut soldiers immediately jumped off their horses and swung their swords to chop down the trees on the roadside, breaking the blades. They looked panic-stricken and kept looking back while chopping.
Qin Mu and Hong Niangzi had already caught up with Han Gang. Two thousand soldiers and horses were like a long dragon. They were galloping through the mountains with fire. They were only two or three miles behind Gushi Khan and soon caught up with him.
When Qin Mu saw hundreds of enemies cutting down trees at the pass ahead, he thought, what could he do
The vegetation in this loess plateau is so fragile. I was planning to issue an order to ban logging after the war and ask the local government to plant more trees. But you are still destroying things when you are about to die. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning
"Kill!" Qin Mu shouted, waving his sword.
The Qin army rushed forward with a rumble. Su De at the pass was horrified. It was too late to cut down the trees. He looked at the hillsides on both sides, and in a moment of urgency, he shouted to his soldiers: "Quick, pile up all the thunder bombs and fire caltrops to blow up the rocks. Hurry!"
A dozen Khoshut soldiers collected the thunder bombs as ordered. As for the fire caltrops, they were too heavy and had been thrown away while fleeing. After collecting a dozen thunder bombs, two soldiers climbed up two rocks using their hands and feet...
boom!
There was a loud bang, shaking the earth and the sky. The Qin army horses, which were still three or four hundred steps away, neighed in fear. Then, as a ball of fire rose on the rock, several huge rocks rolled down and blocked the road.
Qin Mu watched from afar and could not help but get furious: "Rockets are flying, shoot them hard for me!"
Li Shi personally rushed out with five Qin soldiers. The fuses of the five rockets were hissing with flames. When the Khoshut soldiers over there saw that it was another horrible weapon, they screamed and fled on their horses. In the panic, many of them lost their horses' momentum, were knocked down with a bang, and were immediately trampled by the hooves behind them.
Choo Choo Choo... ... ..
Five tails of flame streaked across the sky like meteors and slammed heavily into the pass. Fires exploded and the mountains and plains echoed. The enemy troops who had not yet escaped were blown into the air, their limbs scattered into pieces.
Even the huge rocks at the pass were shattered. Stones flew around and pierced the enemy's bodies like shrapnel. War horses fell to the ground with mournful cries. It was a tragic scene.
With this lightweight weapon, all resistance seemed so fragile, unless the enemy could get a few cannons, but this was impossible.
The Qin army rushed forward quickly and pushed away the rubble at the pass with their combined efforts. The army then galloped past and continued to chase forward.
Su De, with two or three hundred defeated soldiers, rode away with all his might, but the Qin army still caught up with them and hacked them from behind. Even Qin Mu, relying on his fast horse, rushed forward from time to time, swinging his sword and slashing with his knife, leaving blood stains on his golden armor.
Niu Wanshan and Hong Niangzi were worried that he might get hurt, so they followed closely beside him. It had been a long time since Qin Mu had killed so many enemies so happily. Every time he killed an enemy, he could not help but let out a long roar to the sky, expressing his satisfaction.
Su De and his men were being bitten and hacked to pieces, and were so frightened that their faces turned pale. One after another, their horses fell down from exhaustion or stumbled, and tumbled to the ground with a loud thud. Seeing that they could not escape, many of them simply abandoned their horses and used their hands and feet to climb up the high slopes on both sides and disappeared into the night.
Qin Mu and his men simply ignored such people. They wanted to capture the leader first, and Bailutu Hu was the most important target.
Two thousand light cavalrymen braved the wind and frost and flew across the Loess Plateau. The night was dark, torches were like dragons, the sound of hooves shook off the stars in the sky, and the cold wind could not blow away the hot blood in their bodies.
Hurry, hurry up, don’t let Bailutuhu run away!
Since Su De and his men were defeated as soon as they charged, Bailutuhu didn't get far, but at least he changed into dry clothes. Otherwise, even if the Qin army didn't chase him, he would probably have been frozen into an ice cube.
He wiped his running nose as he ran. The horse under him was so tired that its hooves became weak and its speed became slower and slower. The pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and the shouts from them made his heart tremble with fear.
"Khan, there is a village ahead. Please go in and hide there. Find some civilian clothes to change into. We will lead the pursuers away."
"Okay, okay."
Gushri Khan was, after all, a man in his fifties, and had been freezing to death for most of the night. A few of his personal soldiers escorted him into the village, while the rest of the nearly two hundred men continued to gallop forward in an attempt to divert the pursuers.
The moon was setting and the east was getting brighter. Just as Gushri Khan and his companions entered a small village on the side of the road, they heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves from behind. The Qin army, with torches in hand, rushed past and chased after the two hundred fleeing soldiers in front.
Gushih Khan and several others held the horses' muzzles for fear that the war horses would make any noise. The dogs in the village kept barking, but no one was seen. Perhaps they were all frightened and hid under the beds.
The darkness before dawn is the deepest. Gushih Khan finally found some clothes under the eaves of a house and put them on quickly. He felt that they were a bit tight after putting them on. When he took a closer look, he found that they were women's clothes. Never mind, he just put them on first.
After getting the clothes, the few people didn't dare to stay in the village any longer. They carefully led the horses to the back of the village. The dignified Gushri Khan was like a frightened little thief at this moment, and a stupid thief who was doing this job for the first time.
At this time, a team of Qin soldiers rushed into the village with torches to check. The rumbling sound of horse hooves shook the thatched houses in the village. Gushri Khan's heart was in his throat, and he fled to the back of the village in panic.
Suddenly, he felt his feet slip and his body fell sideways. He couldn't help but let out a cry of "Ouch!" The cry stopped abruptly, followed by a "plop!" and Gushihan felt like he had fallen into a pool of water. There was a stinking odor and lumps of things floating in the water, pouring into his mouth... ...
"Great Khan..."
Gushihan, who was soaking in the stinking puddle, was indeed hit by another severe cold.
Once the news spread, it was naturally a big deal. The Qin army that entered the village raised their fire and galloped towards them on horseback.
After the frantic salvage work of the personal soldiers, Gushri Khan was finally rescued, but by this time, the Qin army had also arrived.
“Oh my God!” The personal soldiers who had rescued Gushri Khan saw the Qin army rushing towards them with fire, and they screamed and ran away, leaving Gushri Khan behind. In the light of the fire, they saw Gushri Khan sinking into a stinking pit again. It was really... ... ... Great Khan, Crazy Khan!
At dawn, Qin Mu led two thousand Qin soldiers to chase the enemy all night and captured tens of thousands of enemy soldiers. It was a great victory! This was definitely a great victory that made people happy!
Six thousand against twenty thousand, the enemy was defeated and the enemy chief was captured alive, and the three armies were filled with jubilation.
The red morning sun rose, and Qin Mu rode his horse up a high slope. He was wearing golden armor and holding a golden dragon flag, which reflected the golden light under the morning sun. Niu Wanshan, Yu Shangyou, Han Gang and others all looked happy and bowed down one after another: "Long live our emperor!"
Looking back at the way he came, the ground was littered with armor and enemy corpses. The ownerless war horses were still wailing in the morning sun, and the place was in a mess.
Qin Mu stopped his horse on a high slope, looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground and Gushi Khan being escorted up. He suddenly felt heroic. The warhorse under him neighed and stood up. Qin Mu drew his Juque sword with a clang, raised his head and roared towards the rising sun:
Killings filled the fields and the city.
The shooting star is the horse and the moon is the lantern.
Chasing the Chanyu for 80,000 miles at night,
Flatten the first peak of Qishan Mountain.
Such a magnificent poem was used to celebrate the great victory, and it made people's blood boil again. Han Gang and others could not help but kowtow again and shouted in unison:
"Long live Long live Long live!"
"Long live Long live Long live!"
"Long live Long live Long live!"
On the Loess Plateau, the sky was full of wind and the morning sun was bright red. The three armies were jubilant and shouted in unison. The sound was overwhelming and soul-stirring:
Killings filled the fields and the city.
The shooting star is the horse and the moon is the lantern.
Chasing the Chanyu for 80,000 miles at night,
Flatten the first peak of Qishan Mountain.
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.(To be continued..)
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