"Guard Yan, there is another Black Wind Bandit here, alive..."
Hearing the shouting coming from not far away, Yan Liqiang bent down, picked up a quiver scattered by a Black Wind Bandit on the ground, put it on his back, and then walked towards the guard who called him.
A Black Wind Bandit was lying on the ground, moaning softly. Next to him was a basin-sized stone that had just rolled down the mountain. There was a trace of blood on the stone, and the right leg of the Black Wind Bandit lying on the ground was twisted beyond recognition. Just by looking at this Black Wind Bandit, Yan Liqiang knew that he was hit by the stone that had just been pushed down the mountain by everyone.
"We originally thought that this guy was dead and were about to drag his body over, but as soon as we touched him, he started groaning and was still alive..." a guard said to Yan Liqiang.
"I didn't expect this Black Wind Bandit to be so tough!" Yan Liqiang smiled, squatted down in front of the Black Wind Bandit, and pulled off the black scarf on the Black Wind Bandit's face. Under the scarf was a face with typical Shatu features, a man in his thirties with a full beard.
“No... don’t... kill me..." The groaning Shatu man opened his eyes, looked at Yan Liqiang who was squatting down, and spoke in broken Chinese.
“So he can speak our language!”
"At home... there are... my wife and son..." the Shatu man said, still panting.
"Oh, really?" Yan Liqiang said calmly, stood up, and picked up the Shatu man's scimitar on the ground.
“Please… please… you Han people have the Huai En Order.” Fear appeared in the eyes of the Shatu people.
At this time, this Shatu man actually told me about Huai En Ling? Yan Liqiang smiled, but his smile was a little cold.
"You Shatu people are human beings, but we Han people are not? When you were holding the knife to kill us, you didn't think of Huai En Ling. Now that the knife is not in your hand, you think of Huai En Ling again. How many of our Han merchants have been killed by you Black Wind Bandits over the years? I'm afraid you can't even remember. When you take action, have you ever let anyone go? The reputation of you Black Wind Bandits is achieved by the destruction of countless Han families. If I let you go at this time, I'm afraid God will not agree, a bunch of ungrateful wolves..." Yan Liqiang said, and he raised his knife and slashed the Black Wind Bandit's neck with one knife, chopping off the head of the Black Wind Bandit with wide eyes.
The bright red blood immediately soaked a large area of the yellow sand on the ground.
Yan Liqiang kicked the Black Wind Bandit's head away and threw the scimitar aside. He then glanced at the silent guards nearby and said, "For these bastards, no matter whether they are dead or alive, we must give them another blow or chop off their heads first. We must not let them live. Do you know how these Black Wind Bandits have treated our Han merchants over the years? All the Han merchants they caught, the males were nailed to wooden stakes, their skins were peeled off, and they died of pain or were exposed to the sun. The females, regardless of age, were raped and their limbs were chopped off. These Black Wind Bandits are beasts who deserve to be cut into pieces. To even call them beasts is an insult to the two beasts. So, don't be soft-hearted. If you fall into their hands, I'm afraid it's a luxury to expect a quick death..."
"Yes!" Several guards took a look and said with gritted teeth.
Then several guards walked away and continued to clean up the battlefield. Not far away, there was another Black Wind Bandit on the ground. He fell to the ground with an arrow in his back. When they came to the Black Wind Bandit, several guards looked at him. One of the guards thought of Yan Liqiang's words, gritted his teeth, drew his long sword, and stabbed the Black Wind Bandit in the back...
Yan Liqiang watched from the side and could only shake his head slightly in his heart.
The martial arts of these guards may not be worse than those of the veterans in Ganzhou or Lanzhou, but they have not experienced too much cruel training, so they lack the ruthlessness and momentum of the soldiers in the northwest. Let alone other things, if the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield at this moment came from the military camp in the northwest, they would definitely kill the Black Wind Bandit without asking any questions and would not hesitate at all. The safest way to finish off the victim is to chop off the head, or at least cut off half of the neck, rather than stabbing the body with a sword, because on the real battlefield, there is no one who can survive if his head is chopped off or half of his neck is broken, and the people who can survive after being stabbed with seven, eight or more knives are by no means isolated cases, and there are even one or two such lucky people in every one or two thousand people.
All this knowledge and experience was told to Yan Liqiang by the soldiers in Qian Su's craftsman camp. They were also rules that had been passed down among many military camps and soldiers in the northwest for many years. Behind these rules and experiences were countless lessons learned through blood and tears.
The guards around Sun Bingchen are still a little too gentle towards the enemy.
However, this thing really cannot be changed in a short time. Seeing that the guards have learned to finish off the enemy first and then search, Yan Liqiang continued to clean up the battlefield, and took a few guards to collect the scattered quivers and longbows on the ground...
Liang Yiji, along with a few guards, gathered together all the ownerless rhinoceros horses scattered in the valley.
These Black Wind Bandits didn't carry any money when they went out to commit crimes, but these rhinoceros horses were very valuable, and the weapons of the Shatu people, the scimitars and longbows, were also of good quality...
By the time everyone finished cleaning up the battlefield, a whole morning had passed, the sun was shining brightly, and it was almost noon.
After a final count in the valley, they found more than 190 ownerless rhinoceros horses, more than 260 Black Wind Bandits' bodies, nearly two hundred swords and bows, and two to three thousand usable arrows. After Yan Liqiang's demonstration, the few Black Wind Bandits who were injured but not dead were quickly killed by the people who were cleaning up the battlefield.
When everyone gathered and piled up the things they had obtained from the battlefield at the exit of the valley, many people's eyes widened when they saw the pile of spoils in front of them. They did not expect there were so many.
In the previous battle, a total of seventeen people led by Yan Liqiang were injured, all of whom were hit or grazed by arrows when the Black Wind Bandits counterattacked in the valley. Twelve of them were slightly injured, four were moderately injured, and one was a little seriously injured but not fatally. He can still hold on, at least now he has recovered. Only two people actually died in the battle, who were accidentally shot in the vitals by the Black Wind Bandits in the valley and could not be treated. With such sacrifices, they got such a victory and gain. This battle can only be described as brilliant.
Many guards were quietly looking at Yan Liqiang in the team at this time, with awe in their eyes, because many people knew that the one who proposed the plan to ambush the Black Wind Bandits was Yan Liqiang. In fact, just now on the battlefield, the one who killed the most enemies and made the Black Wind Bandits the most frightened was still Yan Liqiang. Just now in the battle, for many guards, as long as they saw Yan Liqiang could still draw the bow and shoot the Black Wind Bandits in the valley with one arrow like shooting rabbits, everyone's hearts were settled at once. Even though the number of guards was a little small, they didn't feel scared when looking at the Black Wind Bandits below. Each of them played their best...
Lord Sun really has a keen eye for talent!
Many guards thought secretly in their hearts.
"Everyone fought bravely today and fought bravely, which led to this great victory..." Looking at the confiscated spoils and achievements, Sun Bingchen stood in front of everyone, scanning them with a burning gaze, and spoke to them, "The spoils seized this time do not need to be handed over to the public, you can discuss and distribute them among yourselves. When we arrive in the Imperial Capital, I will also report the achievements of the guards in killing the enemy today to the authorities, and there will be military awards..."
All the guards cheered at once. The dullness and pressure of the past few days were swept away at once...
After saying these words, Sun Bingchen once again looked at Yan Liqiang deeply with a meaningful look full of admiration...
At this moment, Yan Liqiang was not as happy as the other guards. He even felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had been given 300 cavalrymen to pursue the victory after the ambush, he would have been sure that he could kill all the Black Wind Bandits who were like stray dogs from their homes and prevent them from harming the place again.
After the first encounter with the Black Wind Bandits, Yan Liqiang discovered that there was another self in his heart quietly awakening. That other self longed for war and iron cavalry to cleanse the world...
Meeting Sun Bingchen's eyes, Yan Liqiang just smiled modestly.
“Li Qiang, you have played an indispensable role in our great victory this time. However, our mission this time is to escort the adults back to the capital safely. We cannot stay entangled with these Black Wind Bandits in the northwest for too long. Let them escape for now. The Black Wind Bandits are seriously injured in this disaster and it will be difficult for them to recover in a short time. When we have a chance in the future, we will come to the northwest again and uproot these Black Wind Bandits, completely eliminate this scourge and avenge our brothers who died in the battle…” Liang Yiji came to Yan Liqiang and patted him on the shoulder.
Yan Liqiang also laughed and breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Liang is right, let's let those Black Wind Bandits survive for a while, we will destroy them sooner or later..."
Just after finishing talking to Liang Yiji, Yan Liqiang felt someone was looking at him. He turned his head and saw Ye Tiancheng not far away looking at him with a flickering gaze. When he saw him turn his head, Ye Tiancheng lowered his gaze and became silent again...
(End of this chapter)