When A Chong rushed to the camp, the gunfire had ceased, and the fire in the camp had gone out. Under the moonlight, all the carriages were surrounded by the tent, forming a square shelter, and Timur was directing everyone to hide behind.
Seeing A Chong coming back, Naya ran over and threw herself excitedly into A Chong's arms, and hugged him tightly: "Brother Chong! You are back! I thought you..."
A Chong saw tears flickering in the corners of Naya's eyes, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? Seniors... are they all okay?"
He saw several pools of red blood on the snow, and it seemed that someone had been brutally killed.
"Abba is fine, two people patrolling outside were shot, and several horses were also killed."
Naya took A Chong by the hand and led him behind the bunker. There were two corpses lying on the ground. When Timur was sitting there holding Ajislan safe and sound, A Chong's heart was a little relieved.
"Do you know where the gun was fired?" A Chong asked.
Timur shook his head and said, "It was shot by our own people. We don't even know where they are..."
It turned out that after Naya returned to the camp, she ran to Timur and told him what Jing Wumian had come to challenge. The two of them were talking when they heard a dog barking outside. When Naya ran out to check , Saw that two sentries patrolling outside had fallen in a pool of blood.
Timur also came out and saw the corpse on the snowy ground. When the two of them were in a daze, they heard a whistling sound in their ears, and a horse in the camp suddenly fell to the ground.
After all, Timur was more experienced, and at a glance, he knew that there was a sniper in an ambush. At the moment, Naya was told to be careful and concealed, and shouted all the people in the family.
At this time, there were two swishes and swishes, and two more horses were shot down. It seemed that the purpose of this sniper was not to kill people. He was more interested in killing horses.
The dizzy clansmen didn't know where the enemy was, so they had to raise their guns and shoot indiscriminately around them.
Timur knew that the enemy was in the dark, and if such a group of people turned around like headless flies, they would be killed by a sniper before dawn. At the moment, he ordered everyone to put out all the torches, and then piled up the carriage in a circle, and directed everyone to hide behind the bunker.
The sniper didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack. After watching everyone set up a defensive position, they suddenly died down.
Su Rile and Ke and Daiqin waited for a while to see that there was no movement. They couldn't stand their temper and took a few people out on horseback to chase...
Looking at the blood on the ground, A Chong frowned and asked, "How about the casualties?"
"Three people fell and five horses were shot in the head and killed." Timur said with a sad expression.
He finally realized the power gap between the enemy and ours. The opponent's tactics are very clear. The sniper's primary target is not people, but horses. When the horses were killed, they lost their mobility, and the remaining group of people could not run on the snowy field, and they had nowhere to hide. They all became living targets.
And they fought for a long time inexplicably, without even knowing where the opponent was.
A Chong frowned and looked into the distance. The night was deep and his vision was limited. He could only see a string of scattered hoof prints on the snow spilling into the distance, which should have been left by the chasing Daiqin and the others.
"I'll go out and see!"
A Chong worried that Su Rile and Ke and the others would encounter an ambush again, took a horse and rode up, chasing after the hoof marks left by Su Rile and Ke.
After running for a while, a few shadowy horses and horses suddenly appeared in front of them—seeing the outline, they should be Surele, Ke and Daiqin.
A Chong rushed over.
"It's me! A Chong!"
Seeing that it was A Chong who was riding on horseback, Daiqin and others put down their raised guns.
"Where did you go?" Daiqin muttered dissatisfiedly, obviously he didn't know that Jing Wumian had been to the camp. I thought that A Chong hid secretly because of fear.
"Anything to find?" A Chong didn't have time to explain to Daiqin, and dismounted and asked Su Rile and Ke.
Su Rile and Ke stood beside, bowed their heads in thought, raised their eyes and looked at A Chong, pointing at his feet and said:
"There is a snow nest here. It should be where the sniper lay just now. You see, there are traces of gunpowder here, which should have been left when the shot was fired."
A Chong looked at the camp in the distance, and silently calculated it. The distance from here to the camp was at least 1,500 meters. At this distance, he could hit the head with a gun, showing how accurate the opponent's marksmanship was.
"We didn't hear the gunshot. It's possible that the enemy added a silencer to the gun. There is no cartridge left here, which means that he took it away. The other party looks very professional." Su Zile and Ke Meng Said the voice.
"But we have searched back and forth here just now, and there is no other person's footprint except our horseshoe prints. Is this person going to heaven and earth?" Daiqin wondered.
"It's impossible to go into the sky, will it be flying in the snow?"
Su Rile and Ke communicated with Daiqin in Mongolian, and Achong searched around with vigilant eyes, and the snow was constantly floating in the sky, which made their tracking very difficult.
Su Rile and Ke translated the conversation with Daiqin just now to A Chong.
A Chong shook his head and said, "It is almost impossible to carry heavy equipment such as a sniper rifle on the snow in such a short period of time without leaving a trace-maybe he used a special sled board."
Su Rile and Ke and Daiqin looked at each other: "Then we continue to chase!"
"Can't chase it!" A Chong shook his head, "The night is so dark, it is difficult for the other party to find a piece of snow on the ground, we have limited manpower, and it is dangerous to chase it down. You should go back to the camp first! It is important to protect the tribe!"
"What about you? Don't you go back with us?" Su Zile and Ke stepped on their horses and said to A Chong.
"You go back first, I'll be back after a round of circles!"
"it is good!"
Su Rile and Ke had seen A Chong's ability, and knew that his abilities were so strong that there were too many people, so they rushed to the camp with Daiqin and others.
A Chong Zong Ma returned to the place where he had just fought with Jing Wu Mian, and found that Jing Wu Mian had disappeared. A Chong patrolled around for a few more times, but did not find his trace, knowing that he might have been rescued by his accomplices.
At this time, feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky again, and the footprints on the ground were wiped out by the snow in a while. A Chong was concerned about the situation in the camp and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he turned around and rushed to the camp.
Back in the camp, seeing everyone hiding behind the carriage and not daring to move, Naya had already told everyone about A Chong's pursuit of Jing Wu Mian. Surele and K also told everyone about the search for the sniper.
Encountered such a fascinating enemy, losing so many people at once without even hitting each other, everyone was panicked and had no idea for a while, they looked at A Chong together.
Perhaps the only thing that can save everyone is this mysterious and cold young man.
"So far, there are only two people on the other side. I injured one of them. They shouldn't come back tonight."
Seeing A Chong's confidence, Timur turned his head and said to everyone: "Have you heard, everyone should go back to their tents to sleep first! Rest early and leave early tomorrow morning!"
A Chong nodded with Timur: "I will watch the night tonight."
A Chong knew that the shadow warrior appeared and disappeared. Although Jing Wumian was severely injured by him, he was not sure if another person would come back for a sneak attack, not to mention that the person who had not shown his face could be killed by a single blow from 1,500 meters away. Sharpshooter.
But he can't tell others about this worry. The most important thing now is to stabilize the military's morale and not allow panic to continue to spread.
After everyone returned to the tent, A Chong inspected the corpses on the ground again. There were three people and five horses. All of them were shot in the forehead. The head was almost smashed by bullets. A Chong found two bullets on the ground nearby. , The warhead has collapsed, presumably caused by the impact. A Chong stared at these warheads in a daze.
At this time, Naya walked out of the tent and sat silently beside A Chong. After a while, he said: "Brother Chong, will those people come back?"
"It's okay, they dare not do anything with me."
A Chong wanted to comfort her with a few more words, but when he thought that a few people had been killed under his nose tonight, he couldn't help being speechless for a while.
Both sides of this wave of attacks were killed and injured, so what about the next time
The sniper obviously wanted to kill all the horses first, and then slowly cannibalize the rest. If he aimed all his guns at people, their casualties would be even more serious.
Naya didn't notice the change in A Chong's expression, she snuggled up next to him and said, "Brother Chong, after meeting with Big Brother and them this time, can you persuade Abba to stop arguing with Big Brother? "
"Me? What's the use of my words, this is your family affair..." A Chong couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
"Abba will listen to you. Abba believes in you the most! Abba also told me that if he or he has anything to do, let me take Ajislan and follow you... You will take care of us."
A Chong avoided Naya's gaze and turned to look at Timur's tent, suddenly feeling extremely sad.
The old man has realized that this is a battle of great disparity in strength. Such a surprise attack has left them powerless. He may have expected his death.
But, can I really protect Naya and Ajislan
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Early the next morning, Timur and the people got up and started to clean up the camp. Most people stayed up all night, everyone was silent and busy in an orderly manner. There were blood stains on the white snow, and several horses and the bodies of the three dead were still lying on the ground.
Timur ordered Suzheleheke to put on a new set of clothes for the three deceased, and dig a hole to bury them on the spot. After a simple breakfast, the team moved eastward.
Because there were fewer horses, they had to reduce their load. Except for food, fuel and tents, unnecessary things were abandoned on the spot, and everyone was lightly packed.
The snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the white wind blows fiercely. This white disaster has lasted for a week. This was a huge disaster for the herders, and it also made the journey of the Timurids even more difficult. But no one in the team complained, everyone was silent, and drove silently in the biting cold wind.
A Chong followed the rear of the team on horseback, and Daiqin led a few men to scout in front.
As it approached noon, the weather showed no signs of getting better, but the wind was getting stronger and stronger. The violent wind swept the snowflakes, covering the sky and the earth, visibility became extremely low, and even breathing became difficult.
At this time, Daiqin in front of the team suddenly turned around and ran back. Seeing this, A Chong hurriedly greeted him, "What's the matter?"
"Ahead! There is a camp!" Daiqin yelled in the wind, pointing his finger into the distance.
A Chong was startled. From the map, this place was a wasteland, and there shouldn't be a campsite.