It’s late at night, the moon is bright and the stars are few.
The Turks living in the Red Wolf tribe had been busy preparing all kinds of forage and winter supplies for the coming severe winter, and were already exhausted by this time.
When the earth fell into darkness, almost all the Turks entered their tents early to have a simple meal, and then snoring broke out everywhere, and the entire tribe fell into silence.
Over the years, the Turks living on the grasslands have become arrogant! They have long forgotten what the previous generation told them: night watchmen need to be set up outside the tribe!
Perhaps, in their subconscious minds, the heroic Turkic warriors are invincible! They are the only ones who bully others, and no one dares to provoke them!
Even if the recent expedition to the Tang Dynasty suffered some setbacks, it was just a counterattack by the Tang people relying on the city's favorable location, and they could not count!
This piece of grassland that has allowed them to grow and multiply for several years, whether it was before, now, or in the future, is the world of their Turks! There is no need to be careful at all.
"Woof woof woof..."
The night was getting darker and darker, and after midnight, suddenly, a burst of rapid dog barking broke the silence of the grassland!
"It's so late, what do you call me! If I call you tomorrow, I'll stew you!"
The Turkic man sleeping in a nearby tent was awakened by the barking of a dog. He yelled and cursed outside impatiently, then turned over and continued to sleep with his wife in his arms.
"Wangwang...ouch..."
The shepherd dog outside continued to bark wildly, but soon, a cold arrow shot from the darkness accurately penetrated its neck and sank into its belly!
Not to mention, the huge kinetic energy brought by the giant horn bow directly took the shepherd dog's body to fly high, and finally crossed the sheepfold and hit the sheep inside before stopping!
"BAA Baa baa……"
After being hit by the shepherd dog spraying blood, the frightened sheep in the sheepfold immediately exploded! While shouting in terror, they scattered around crazily. Some of the strong rams even used the bending force with red eyes.
The horn hit the wooden fence!
"No, there's something wrong!" The unusual commotion in the sheepfold finally attracted the attention of the Turks. Several alert men hurriedly picked up their bows and arrows, rushed out of the tent and looked around.
Outside, it was still dark.
It’s just that the previously solid ground seems to be trembling slightly!
"This...is a cavalry! Could it be that the horse thieves on the grassland are coming?!" Feeling the shaking ground under their feet, the faces of the Turks who were the first to rush out of the tent suddenly turned pale!
Judging from their years of experience in dealing with cattle and horses, they can tell that this group of cavalry must number no less than a few hundred just by the vibrations of the earth!
In the middle of the night, hundreds of cavalry suddenly charged! To say that they just came here to ask for a drink of water, I don’t think anyone would believe it!
"Everyone, get up, there are enemies..."
A Turkic man who reacted the fastest shouted in a strong Turkic language and came forward, trying to ring the copper bell hanging on the wooden pole.
But he didn't want to take just two steps, and the elusive long arrow appeared from the darkness again!
This time the arrow shaft, which was as thick as his thumb, shot straight into his chest, and then came out from his back, leaving only a bloody hole the size of a baby's fist!
"Enemy attack!"
"Get up quickly!"
"Fight them!"
When the Turks fell to the ground in a daze, other Turks who woke up also reacted, shouting, or mounting their horses, wanting to fight this unknown enemy!
But soon, a series of explosions plunged them into despair!
The war horse was shocked!
He kicked and rushed out of the horse pen, fled everywhere without hesitation, and finally disappeared into the dark night!
The tent is on fire!
The tent cloths splashed with oil were the best fuel. When touched by sparks, they turned into huge torches, illuminating the panicked Turks around them.
Cold arrows shot from the dark night, like the hooks of death, constantly harvesting fresh life.
Countless Turks fell in the rain of arrows! Many even died without ever seeing what their enemies looked like!
In the midst of the chaos, occasionally some fierce Turks organized a counterattack, but before they could break out of the tribe, they would be instantly wiped out in an explosion!
This can no longer be called a war, but a unilateral massacre! Anyone who walks out of the tent will inevitably be shot and killed! Only by hiding in the tent can you escape the outside.
A continuous rain of arrows.
After a long time, a touch of fish belly white appeared in the sky.
The flames that had been burning all night were extinguished, revealing the charred earth underneath and countless corpses crisscrossing the surrounding area.
Xiao Han led the war horse with its hooves wrapped in linen, covered its mouth and nose, and watched from a distance as his men searched the battlefield and applied wounds to the corpses.
On the battlefield, it is very common to encounter people lying in a crowd pretending to be dead, but with one blow, they will have no choice but to go to hell to find the Lord of Hell and continue to pretend.
"Master Marquis, we found some Tang slaves among the remaining Turks." Liu Er, with a gloomy face, strode over from the battlefield and clasped his fists at Xiao Han.
He had just been ordered to collect prisoners. After all, it was impossible for a tribe of thousands of people to all bravely rush out to find people and fight for their lives! Some who survived hiding in tents became their prisoners at this time.
"Gather all the people of Tang Dynasty. If they are willing to stay in the grassland, give them some cattle and sheep and let them stay. If they are willing to go back with us, we will send them to Shuofang later!" Xiao Han touched the horse's collar and lowered his head.
He said to Liu Er.
He didn't want to see the miserable conditions of those prisoners anymore, because he was afraid that he would go crazy again!
Liu Er's expression changed a few times, and he looked like he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just cupped his hands and turned around to leave.
The sound of wailing could be heard from a distance, followed closely by the angry roars of soldiers, the Turks' begging for mercy, and the unique sound of steel swords cutting through flesh and blood.
Xiao Han, who had already turned his back, knew that they would not have any prisoners in this battle!
After the war, casualties were counted.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were slightly injured by stray arrows, it was another complete victory!
It's just that none of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had won a great victory could show a smile.
I have witnessed with my own eyes that my compatriots were ravaged and trampled by the enemy, living or dying without dignity.
Everyone is holding a breath of anger in their hearts! A deep evil breath!
"Take away all the cattle, sheep and horses, and set fire to the grass and tents here! Let's go!"
Following Xiao Han's order, the fire burned again, and countless cattle, sheep and horses were driven towards Shuofang City by the cavalry.
Originally, according to Xiao Han's idea, these cattle and sheep should be slaughtered on the spot, but Feng Da was reluctant to do so.
He felt that instead of escorting the rescued Tang people, it would be better to send back the cattle, sheep and horses. It would be too wasteful to kill tens of thousands of sheep and throw them on the grassland like this!
