The Turkic army marched slowly along the desolate mountains and fields, their flags feebly held up. The soldiers had been trekking for several days and their physical strength had not been fully restored. Now they had to march again. Every one of them was miserable and had to grit their teeth in order to survive.
Hold on, hold on.
The cool breeze blew by, unable to blow away the fatigue on everyone's faces.
On a hillside, Mohe Shile stopped his horse and looked at the army moving forward all over the mountains and plains. He felt heavy and complicated. If he could, he really didn't want to withdraw.
The veteran rode up and stood shoulder to shoulder.
Mo Heshe asked in a deep voice: "Go a little further and you'll reach the Suiye River Valley. The water flow is shallow and slow, so the army can wade through the water. They will travel through the night and arrive at Ashbulai City early tomorrow morning. Is there a tail behind it?"
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"Don't worry, sir. My subordinates specially mobilized three thousand elite cavalry to break up the rear and disperse the search. So far, no one has been found to follow. The Hanzhou Army must have thought that our army has returned to Yuegong City. They also came from afar and need to rest and recuperate. It is estimated that they will meet early tomorrow morning.
Send out troops, and by then our army will have arrived at Ashbula City."
"It's fine if you don't have one. Don't be careless and send more people." Mo Heshe warned, always feeling uneasy.
The veteran agreed and left.
Mo Heshe warned again: "Deploy five thousand cavalry to go ahead and rush to the Suiye River to check the situation, just in case. If the Hanzhou army is prepared, they will definitely ambush by the river. Don't be careless."
"My lord is wise, I will allow my son to lead the troops there personally." The veteran agreed quickly.
"Buli is a well-known warrior of our Five Crossbow Tribe. He has few opponents. I can rest assured that he will take action." Mo Heshe showed a long-lost smile and felt inexplicably better.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir." The veteran hurried away.
Soon, a cavalry group quickly gathered and roared away. The leader was a strong man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, holding a large mace. He had big eyes and a big mouth. He looked a bit silly, but
There was an air of violence exuding from his body.
The five thousand cavalry didn't look like many in the vast wilderness, but they ran with extraordinary momentum. The sound of horse hooves roared, shaking all directions, and making birds fly in shock.
Not long after, a river appeared ahead.
The river was long and sparkling, with reeds dancing in the wind and velvet fluttering on the river bank. However, there were no animals coming to drink water, and no ordinary birds were seen. It was a bit strangely quiet.
Bu Liyong was brave, but he was not attentive enough and lacked observation skills. He did not notice any abnormalities and continued to charge forward with his army. He looked around with eyes as big as copper bells and looked a little excited, as if he was looking for someone to fight.
"drive!"
"drive!"
Five thousand cavalry roared in, rushed into the river beach, and prepared to wade to the other side.
"Peng!"
Suddenly, countless bowstrings exploded almost simultaneously, and the sounds merged together, like thunder.
Immediately afterwards, countless feathered arrows flew from behind a gentle slope on the other side of the river. They were densely packed, like a gust of wind and rain, with the momentum of penetrating everything.
"ah--"
There were screams one after another, and countless people were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Bulli was also startled, but did not panic. He spun the mace in his hand wildly, smashed away the approaching arrows, and shouted: "Charge up - kill them all!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless people emerged from behind the gentle slope, one by one with their bows and arrows ready, and they tried their best to release arrows.
Another large swath of feathered arrows whizzed over, making a piercing scream.
Not everyone in the Turkic army has the ability to pull off the force. Large, large areas of people fell off their horses, and screams came one after another, breaking the tranquil river beach and spreading into the distance.
Bulli was targeted, but it wasn't much better.
"Pfft!"
A sharp arrow sank into Bu Li's thigh. The huge pain caused Bu Li to speed up with the mace in his hand. Another sharp arrow whizzed in, almost piercing Bu Li's leather armor with the mace inserted, and shot into his abdomen.
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"ah--"
Bu Li roared in pain, looking like a madman, and continued to wave his mace to block the arrows, but his movements were obviously much slower, and two more sharp arrows were buried in his body.
The huge pain made Bulli's eyes red and he became more and more crazy. Like a crazy ferocious beast, he no longer paid attention to the sharp arrows he shot, but instead picked up the mace and hit the horse's butt.
The war horse felt pain, screamed, and rushed forward like an arrow from the string. It quickly rushed across the river, rushed to the other side, rushed up the hillside, and slammed the mace into one person.
Crazy murderous intent, as violent as a tiger!
"court death!"
A roar suddenly exploded, and a veteran rushed over, throwing the horse in his hand with all his strength.
Perhaps feeling danger, or out of instinct, Bulli gave up the attack, picked up the mace and smashed the horse's shaft away. A huge backlash force rolled back, causing Bulli to lose his balance and almost fall off the horse.
At this time, a strong figure ran towards him like a shooting star.
"Boom!"
The strong figure hit the war horse hard, causing the horse to stumble and almost fall down.
Buli on horseback could no longer stand still and fell to the ground. Before he could get up, two soldiers rushed up and shot Buli with an arrow at close range.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The sharp arrow instantly penetrated Bulli's leather armor and sank into his body.
Bulli, who barely got up, fell down again, breathing heavily, eyes wide open, and unwilling to do so.
The sturdy figure was none other than Xue Wanche. Seeing that the opponent was so fierce, even though he was hit by three arrows in a row, he was still able to kill on a gentle slope, and he was still alive after being hit by two more arrows. He couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration, and shouted back to the two soldiers who were about to attack, "Come on."
Go to the opponent and slowly draw the sword.
On the battlefield, the best way to treat a warrior is to give him a happy life without suffering the torture before death.
Bulli was exhausted and unable to move. He wanted to say something, but blood poured out of his mouth.
"die--"
Xue Wanche chopped it down with one strike, giving the opponent dignity.
The next moment, Xue Wanche raised his head and looked coldly at the falling cavalry in front of him. He stood up, sheathed his sword, looked beyond the cavalry and looked further away, where a large army was approaching, with a murderous intent at the corner of his mouth.
"General, great, the enemy is indeed here." A division commander said excitedly.
"Has the news been sent out?" Xue Wanche asked coldly.
"It has been sent out a long time ago. The King of Han's army was worried about being exposed and did not get close. However, the distance is only ten miles, and they are on horseback. It will not take long to march in a hurry. As long as they block it for a while, they will be able to surround it." The division commander said excitedly.
"The King of Han is wise and his calculations are accurate!"
Xue Wanche sighed with emotion, and then shouted: "Brothers, shoot arrows and kill them all!"
"kill--"
The soldiers stood up and roared with murderous intent.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Countless feathered arrows whizzed away, carrying the soldiers' strong murderous intent, like locusts crossing the border.
The cavalry roared in, but their speed was greatly reduced after passing the river, making them easy targets. In just a short time, most of the five thousand cavalry fell, and only less than a third of them were left running behind and escaping quickly.