Two months after the Great Xia cavalry went on the expedition, winter has arrived.

There is a blanket of snow everywhere.

In front of Dingwu Pass, rows of energetic soldiers stood guard on the city wall.

On the long street inside the pass, you can see a few figures leaving in a hurry.

This war has made Dingwu Pass, which was not very popular, seem even more lonely.

A man dressed as a scholar was sitting on a stone step not far from the city gate.

He held a bowl of hot tea in his hand, and while drinking tea, he looked towards the battle report office in front of him.

Ever since he arrived at Dingwu Pass, the scholar has been here every day to watch for updates on the battle report.

Whenever he saw a battle report showing a victorious battle, he would run to buy a jug of good wine and drink it all day in front of the place where the battle report was posted.

A nearby soldier asked him if any of his family members were accompanying him on the expedition, and he just smiled and nodded.

But if you ask him what position the family members hold in the expedition team, he will ignore you.

However, since he is a family member of the military expedition, the soldiers naturally have a natural affinity for him.

There would often be soldiers guarding the city bringing him some side dishes and drinks during their shifts and having a sip with him.

After going back and forth, everyone became familiar with this scholar.

Not long after, an armored horse rushed into the city gate.

That's the scout delivering the battle report.

When he came here in the past, he always had a smile on his face. Why is his expression so solemn today?

There are mottled blood stains everywhere on the armor!

Holding back the doubts in his heart, Li Qingshan patiently waited for the soldiers to post the battle report.

Soon, the soldier responsible for posting the battle report trotted out and posted it.

【Today’s battle report!】

[Princess Xia led 30,000 cavalry deep into the territory of the Witch Tribe, and was jointly encircled and suppressed by the other five Witch Tribes except the "Night Tribe"! 】

[Thirty thousand cavalry suffered heavy losses, and there is no time to count the specific number of casualties!]

"Little red horse, it's time for us to leave." Li Qingshan drank the hot tea in his hand, stood up, and got on the horse.

The little red horse walked quickly towards the city gate not far away.

The soldiers guarding the city heard the movement and looked at him one after another.

"Mr. Li! Are you going to leave seclusion?"

Li Qingshan nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, let's go out and have a look."

"I advise you not to go out at this time. Look at these people outside. They can't even get in!"

"During the war, you can only go out of Dingwu Pass, but you can't come in!"

"Yes, Mr. Li, a mounted archery team from the Wu clan may appear outside at any time to pretend to attack. If you go out on horseback, you will be too much like a target!"

"Yes, yes, you'd better not leave. I know you are anxious after seeing today's battle report, but victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. A small loss is normal."

A group of soldiers guarding the city persuaded him earnestly.

However, Li Qingshan was unimpressed and just looked at everyone with a smile: "I appreciate everyone's kindness, please let me go."

Seeing his resolute attitude, the soldiers guarding the city felt that they had done their utmost to be benevolent. After withdrawing the horse through a gap, they made a gesture to Li Qingshan: "If you go out, you can't regret it!"

"Thank you!" Li Qingshan whipped his horse and the little red horse rushed out!

After breaking out of the blocking range of the soldiers, Li Qingshan saw clearly that there were densely packed people under the city wall outside the city gate.

Among these people, there are businessmen, herdsmen, and people fleeing and migrating... The most important thing is that there must be spies among them...

This is why the soldiers guarding the city repeatedly warned Li Qingshan that after he went out, he would not be able to come back until the battle was over.

The little red horse left the city, alarming the refugees outside.

They stood up in a swarm and ran towards Li Qingshan.

"Sir! Let us in! We just missed the final entry time!"

"If you are able to come out at this time, you must be a high official! Tell the people guarding the city gate that there are so many old, weak, women and children who are not allowed to enter. It is so cold and freezing that it will kill people!"

"

Li Qingshan put on half of his green face and said calmly: "Everyone, I am not an adult. I can't get in even if I get out!"

"If you want to live, you might as well come back first!"

At this time, a young man tried to step forward and grab the reins of Li Qingshan's horse, but he was discovered by the little red horse and kicked away!

At this moment, the surrounding refugees did not dare to move forward. They could only keep a distance and begged Li Qingshan to take them in.

"The ranger scouts of the Wu clan are here! Those who don't want to die and are not spies, please gather them under the city wall!" A loud shout came from the city wall.

The refugees who originally surrounded Li Qingshan all ran towards the bottom of the city wall.

The ranger scouts of the Wu clan are not good at dealing with people. Every time they come to investigate in the past few days, they shoot many refugees to death!

Looking in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from, Li Qingshan saw a light cavalry guard of about twenty people galloping towards him.

Each of these people held a big bow in their hands, and they had already nocked arrows from a long distance away, aiming at the people on Li Qingshan's side.

While staying at the gate of the city, Li Qingshan could often hear someone shouting that Ranger was coming. Today he could see his true face.

"Little Red Horse, they are the ones who keep asking us to rest in the middle of the night." Li Qingshan drew his knife, and a dark short knife expanded several times in an instant. Purple light flowed on it, and the Taoist rhyme circulated.

The little red horse roared loudly and rushed straight towards the Ranger Guards!

On the city wall, the black-faced general shouting saw Li Qingshan draw his sword and rush out, his eyes almost fell off!

Could this scholar be seeking death?

"Look at that scholar. Is he the one who sits in the city all day reading battle reports?" the black-faced general said harshly.

On the side, several soldiers guarding the city on duty recognized the back figures of Li Qingshan and the little red horse.

They spoke one after another.

"Yes! It's Mr. Li!"

"Damn! He doesn't want to kill those rangers!"

"Nonsense! What a nonsense! Even if he has a knife, there is no way he can beat that well-trained Witch Clan Ranger!"

While a few people were talking, Li Qingshan had already encountered the twenty-man Ranger Guards head-on!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Sharp arrows shot at Li Qingshan from all angles!

In just a few seconds, those Witch Clan Rangers shot more than sixty arrows!

Li Qingshan didn't make any unnecessary moves. He gathered strength at his waist and slashed out with a diagonal knife!

boom!

This knife lasts forty years!

A sword light as thick as a bucket and tens of meters long shrouded all twenty people from top to bottom!

boom!

The sword light easily penetrated all the Ranger Guards and fell to the ground, leaving a huge ravine!
Chapter completed!