Li Ye led five soldiers to cross the Qinggang Mountains and enter the Shuofang territory. The hills in this area are gentle and undulating, due to the melted water from the ice and snow in the mountains. Although there is not much precipitation, there is no shortage of water sources. Lush green can be seen everywhere, and there are forests and pastures everywhere.
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However, the population is very sparse, mainly composed of Qiang people. The Qiang people also make a living by animal husbandry and hunting, and there is basically no agriculture.
Li Ye knew that during the Song Dynasty, Xixia would carry out large-scale construction here, build many cities, and relocate the population, making this area the foundation for resistance to the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.
But now in the Tang Dynasty, there is basically no population, not even a village can be seen.
"Team leader, here we are again!"
The soldier found another pile of horse dung. Li Ye gently pulled it with a branch. The horse dung was very fresh. In other words, the cavalry passed here about an hour ago.
Li Ye was tracking a cavalry group, and what they found in the Maling Valley in the south was also a group of twenty Tongluo Army spies.
When the spies saw them, they retreated for more than a hundred miles and crossed the Qinggang Mountains.
Li Ye knew very well that there were twenty people on the other side, so of course he would not be afraid of the six of them. They were just afraid of their own escape, so they lured the enemy deep, cut off their own retreat, captured their spies alive, and found out the secrets of the imperial army.
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Li Ye is also a man of skill and boldness. The other party regards them as prey. Why doesn't he regard the other party as the prey? Everyone is a hunter. It just depends on who can hunt whom?
Wang Yu pointed to the small river in front of him: "Gui Zheng, I feel that they will definitely be waiting for us in front of the small river!"
"You guys wait here, I'll go up to a higher place and take a look!"
Li Ye galloped towards the hill not far away, and soon ran up the hillside, and the view ahead suddenly broadened.
They are located at the uppermost reaches of Anle Water. A small river meanders to the north. Both sides are grassland and covered with large forests.
Li Ye's eyes fell on the forest closest to them, about two miles away. If they walked along the river, this forest was the only way to pass.
Li Ye's eyesight was very good. He could faintly see a dark figure slowly climbing down on the tallest tree. The other party obviously saw him and reported to the bottom.
Li Ye ran back to the gathering place and stepped forward and said to everyone: "The opponent should be ambushing in the woods ahead. We divided our troops into two groups. Wang Yu took four brothers and went around to the other end of the woods, waiting for the opponent to escape.
At that time, you are responsible for shooting the horses and catching the ones alive."
Wang Yu was surprised, isn't this just Dui Zheng going to deal with the enemy alone?
"Captain, let me go with you!"
Although Wang Yu is a veteran, but after following Li Ye for more than ten days, his rogue aura gradually faded away, and his military style began to show. He was no longer as lazy and slippery as before, but began to face danger bravely.
There are never soldiers who are greedy for life and fear of death, only generals who are unwilling to take the lead.
Li Ye shook his head and said: "The four of them are all new recruits. I don't worry about it. I am more at ease with you taking them. Besides, there are only twenty people, which is not enough for me to fill the gap in my teeth."
Li Ye patted the flying knife sheath on his waist. He had twenty-four flying knives on his body. He could use bows and arrows from a distance and flying knives at close range. He could kill almost half of the enemy soldiers.
Wang Yu had seen his abilities with his own eyes and knew that what Du Zheng said was true and that twenty people were no match for him, so he nodded, "Just obey your orders!"
He waved his hand and said, "Follow me!"
He led four soldiers in a large circle and ran towards the north of the forest.
After his five men had gone far away, Li Ye urged his horse to run calmly towards the forest.
About 150 steps away from the forest, Li Ye stopped moving forward. He took off his bow and arrow, opened his bow and shot an arrow toward the top of the tree. The arrow was so fast that the spies on the tree couldn't dodge. He was hit by the arrow and screamed.
Falling from the treetop.
Li Ye immediately reined in his horse and faced off patiently with the opponent. As time passed, Li Ye had no intention of entering the forest. It was up to him to see who could lose his composure first.
A quarter of an hour later, Centurion Tongluo in the forest could no longer keep his composure, roared, rushed out with twenty of his men, and fired arrows at Li Ye.
The arrows were like a rain of lightning. Li Ye galloped toward the river, dodging the opponent's arrows. Dozens of Tongluo spies were in hot pursuit. They managed to lure the Tang army spies to Shuofang. How could they let them go so easily?
The leading centurion shouted: "Shoot the horses, don't shoot the people, capture the ones alive!"
Li Ye rushed into the forest and left the enemy troops outside the forest. With a beautiful counterattack, he took the initiative.
He immediately pulled out three arrows and shot them. The cavalryman who was running at the front was hit in the face by an arrow. The powerful arrow shot through the skull and entered the skull. The horseman screamed and fell off his horse.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third arrows were shot. The arrows were as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, the arrows were in front of them. ‘Puff! Puff!’ The two arrows hit their heads, and the two cavalrymen fell on their backs.
Many times, most archers can make perfect shots during competitions or training, and almost all arrows hit the target. However, the effect is not good in actual combat. The reason is also very simple. People are not targets, and targets cannot
If you move, you won't be able to dodge, but if you can dodge and raise your shield to block arrows, it will be difficult to hit.
However, many fierce generals still fired their arrows perfectly on the battlefield, such as Pei Xingyan. He also hit the target with every shot on the battlefield in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and every arrow was sure to penetrate the human body.
The reason lies in speed. Speed is determined by strength. The more powerful the launch force, the faster the initial velocity. The arrows fired by these fierce generals are basically two to three times faster than ordinary archers. The opponent often has no time to react before the arrow arrives in front of them.
Well, unless one is highly skilled in martial arts, there is no way to hide.
When the enemy soldiers rushed towards the forest, Li Ye shot two more arrows. The two cavalrymen in the front were hit by the arrows and fell from their horses.
Li Ye immediately turned his horse's head and ran towards the depths of the forest.
At this moment, he transformed into a hunter and would in turn hunt down the fifteen Tongluo spies who were following him.
"Keep an eye on his dark horse!" shouted the Centurion.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the figure of a black horse galloping southward.
"In front, chase quickly!"
More than a dozen Tongluo soldiers struggled to catch up. At this moment, several cold lights flashed to the east. Five soldiers who were running were shot through their temples with flying knives, and they all screamed and fell off their horses.
The other soldiers were so frightened that they quickly reined in their horses, hid behind the big trees, and stared nervously to the east.
Suddenly a whistle came from the east, and the horses that had galloped away turned around and ran back.
"Behind the biggest tree!"
The centurion whispered to everyone: "Scatter over and surround him!"
Everyone got off their horses, held up their crossbows, and approached the big tree bit by bit from three directions.
Li Ye suddenly ducked out from behind the big tree, rolled forward, and shot out two flying knives from his hands. At the same time, several crossbow arrows shot out powerfully, and whizzed into the ground he had just climbed over.
There was a flash of cold light, and the two spies in front were shot through the foreheads with flying knives. They screamed twice and fell to the ground on their backs.
The others were so frightened that they hid behind the big tree. Seizing this momentary opportunity, Li Ye jumped on his horse and ran towards the east.
This chapter has been completed!