Xiao Mubai only brought back Lou Hongfang, a cavalry general this time, who also served as the commander of the light cavalry.
Nowadays, not only major generals are scarce in the capital, but fortunately Zhao Xingwen stayed in Chang'an, so he went into battle at this time. But even so, the scarcity of generals forced Xiao Mubai to choose from the generals in the capital. Ge Ran, the Minister of Sanzhi, temporarily served as the gatekeeper general.
Just when Shi Fuqiu was confidently launching his army to attack the north, a group of light cavalry suddenly appeared outside the north city gate.
He squinted and looked carefully, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
The person leading the army was actually the eldest grandson of General Zhao... Zhao Xingwen.
Shi Fuqiu ordered a sniper kill, and with a pinch on the horse's belly, he also led his own soldiers to join the sniper kill team. If he could take Zhao Xingwen's head with one blow, he would not only avenge his shame, but also become famous.
His eyes turned red!
His blood also became hot!
The sound of horse hooves rumbled like thunder on the road leading directly to the north city gate.
The forward cavalry of the Shi's Army were already alert when they saw the group of light cavalry suddenly appearing outside the city. They took the order to act as scouts and broke away from the large army. They accelerated faster and faster, grazing the trees on both sides and running as fast as a gust of wind. Speeding by for a reconnaissance report.
However, there was nothing out of the ordinary ahead, and an eerie silence spread along this seemingly safe official road.
The dozen or so cavalrymen responsible for reconnaissance ran to the front and turned their horses' heads, drawing arcs and scattering in all directions. They began to explore the depths of both sides of the avenue to detect whether there was an ambush underground or overhead.
This set of instructions was completed in one smooth flow, showing the effectiveness of daily military training, and even had a touch of shocking beauty.
Shi Fuqiu rode up with the rebels on horseback. He knew that Xiao Mubai would not be captured without mercy. As both generals, if he were in another situation, he would definitely set up a trap on this seemingly safe official road. A heavy ambush.
But Shi Fuqiu didn't care. He knew how many soldiers and horses Xiao Mubai had. Forty thousand King Mo's troops were defending the city separately, so he could only squeeze out this group of light cavalry soldiers and horses. The only thing he didn't expect was that the leader would be Zhao Xingwen. How could Xiao Mubai let him die!
Just when the rebels were about to approach the North City Gate by more than 500 feet, the dozen or so scouts did not encounter any danger. Everyone felt that something was wrong. However, they found nothing and could only move toward the rebels. The military is back in action.
Zhao Xingwen's pair of Qingqi suddenly disappeared, as if it was just their hallucination.
Right now!
With a sound of "neigh...", the rebels closest to the dozen scouts and a row of war horses rushing at the front neighed in pain at the same time.
There was a sound of neighing and blood crying, and the horses in the front row fell to the ground at the same time.
The heavy horse's body made a loud "rumbling" sound and slammed into the snow on the official road, causing snowflakes that had not had time to freeze to fly in random directions, making the official road seem to tremble.
The horse's head collided heavily with the snow, and blood burst out...
No matter how good the cavalry's horse control skills were, they could not handle this unexpected change. They fell to the ground along with the war horses and were injured.
Before they could recover from the pain of broken limbs and broken bodies, black poisonous bows and arrows were shot out from the trees on the official road, ending their miserable lives.
Just as the war horses fell to the ground and the cavalrymen were killed by bows and arrows, countless hissing sounds suddenly sounded on the originally silent official road.
These sounds come from the ground, from under the snow on the official road, from the loess...
At the same time, rows of yellow leather ropes bounced out of the loess under the snow. The color was almost the same as loess.
Just relying on the sweep of the dozen or so scouts just now, it was impossible to discover that these things were buried under the snow.
There is a faint dark light on the leather cord, which should be a fine needle that has been tempered with poison.
Dozens of yellow special trip ropes suddenly and magically appeared on the official road that the scouts had inspected and confirmed to be free of danger.
Countless muffled shouts came one after another in an instant, and the rebel front army suffered a tragic killing at this moment.
About a thousand riders died instantly in front of dozens of yellow trip ropes, crashing into the thick snow.
For a moment, the people on the official road were on their backs and screaming in agony. Countless people and horses had their muscles and bones broken and smashed into each other, rolling and bleeding...
However, the sound of 'whooshing' through the sky is still endless.
These sounds were like the whistle of hell coming to harvest lives, making the rebels tremble with fear.
Countless poison-quenched feather arrows were shot out from the branches on both sides of the official road, instantly stopping their wailing.
In an instant, there were countless casualties on the official road. The war horses lay down helplessly, neighing in pain and kicking their legs. The scene looked extremely miserable...
Zhao Xingwen succeeded with one blow and blew the whistle to withdraw his troops and return to the city.
However, the Shi Jiajun was blocked by the corpses and horses of more than a thousand of his own men, and had no time to catch up with Zhao Xingwen. He could only watch as they rushed into the open North City Gate.
Shi Fuqiu stared angrily but helplessly as he watched Zhao Xingwen's high-spirited and heroic figure on horseback, leading the column of light cavalry back unscathed...
Xiao Mubai was so shocked when he saw that the leading light cavalry soldier was replaced by Zhao Xingwen from Lou Hongfang.
This is a line of light cavalry that is destined to die. With the belief that they will die together, they must give the rebels a head-on attack.
Therefore, Xiao Mubai rushed out of the imperial city immediately, but he did not expect that Zhao Xingwen could lead the entire team back safely.
At the North City Gate, the victorious Zhao Xingwen was scolded by Xiao Mubai.
At the same time, there was also Lou Hongfang, who was coaxed by Zhao Xingwen into changing the city gate defense and just recalled, with his head hanging down.
"Your Majesty, General Zhao said it was your order, and I don't dare to disobey you even if I hold such a humble position." Lou Hongfang replied in a muffled voice.
"He said he had received my king's order, and you believed it? When did you dare to disobey the order without an order?" Xiao Mubai scolded with a frown.
Lou Hongfang was very aggrieved. How did he know that Zhao Xingwen actually faked military orders.
"Remember the eighty-year army stick first, and then go and receive the punishment when you are ordered to do so after the war." After Xiao Mubai said to Lou Hongfang, he turned his attention to Zhao Xingwen again.
After Zhao Xingwen saw Lou Hongfang retreat in despair, he mysteriously approached Xiao Mubai and said to him as if he was offering a treasure: "I picked up a treasure in the Hou Mansion."
Xiao Mubai crossed his arms across his chest, as if waiting to hear what he made up.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xingwen actually whispered the truth and actually made him pick up a treasure.
It's just that the baby is not an object, but a living person...
(End of chapter)