Under the light of the fire, the blood drops falling from the tip of Shibi Khan's knife were particularly charming. "Whoop, whoop, whoop!" Ashina Queyu covered his throat and widened his eyes. He couldn't believe Shibi's.
Khan actually killed him without any reason. He had no soldiers, no territory, and no threat to the Great Khan... Before his eyes broke, he saw Ashina Lifu and Ashina
The Duobi brothers looked at each other with equally surprised eyes, felt relieved, and fell on their backs on the river beach.
It was not only the two brothers Zilifu and Duobisi who were surprised. The faces of other Turkic nobles also turned white in an instant. According to seniority, Ashina Queyu was the biological uncle of Shibi Khan, although among the Ashina family
In order to compete for the throne of the Khan, it is not uncommon for fathers and sons to turn against each other. But this only happens when the two sides are evenly matched and one party poses a great threat to the other. People like Queyu who have no strength and are submissive to the Khan
Elders, Shibi Khan should show him the most basic respect!
It was not because he sympathized with Queyu's experience, but because what he did in the beginning violated the most basic rules. This rule involves everyone's safety, so everyone couldn't help but feel alarmed. In the blink of an eye, the shock on the faces of the nobles turned into anger.
, and then made a noise.
"Great Khan, what crime did Queyu Melu commit? Do you have to deal with him personally?" The first person to come out to ask questions was Ashina Mohe. In the family, he has the same seniority as Queyu, so it is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad.
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Shibi Khan did not want to answer Mohe's words. Like Queyu, Mohe also lost his territory and tribesmen in the invisible battles of the family. The Ashina family raised him because they hoped to learn from the experience of these old wolves.
But he was not left to question the majesty of the Great Khan.
"Great Khan, even if Queyu has committed an unforgivable crime, you should hand him over to the clan for a joint trial. How can you draw a sword at the slightest disagreement!" Seeing Shibi's contempt for Mohe, Ashinawu also responded.
La, Ashina Ya's barbarians also came up to question him.
Ashina Yihe, Ashina Deyun, and Ashina Jiaba gathered around one after another, holding the handle of the knife in their palms. They were all Shibi's direct subordinates, but at this moment they stood beside Shibi.
before.
Wolves also have their own rules. When an old wolf surrenders to the wolf king and exposes his defenseless belly, no matter how ferocious the wolf king is, he cannot show his teeth to the old wolf. Otherwise, he will face the pack.
The wrath of the wolf.
"He betrayed our retreat to the enemy!" Seeing the anger of the crowd, Shibi Khan also regretted that he had not thought carefully before swinging the sword, but now that the matter was over, it was difficult to recover, so he could only grit his teeth and carry it on. "Two.
Wanduo brothers are dead because Queyu coveted the Han people's property and told the Han people their course of action! If I don't kill him, I can't explain it to my brothers!"
At this time, Shibi Khan knew that he could no longer involve Ashina Gutuoru, otherwise it would only make his actions look more and more like making excuses to exclude his own people. But Ashina was obviously not guilty of collaborating with the enemy.
It was convincing, including Ashina Qilifu, that this heartless guy actually protested smoothly: "But Uncle Queyu has already sworn a thunderous oath to the Changshengtian, has the Great Khan wronged him?"
There are relatively few trees on the grassland, so every year when storms come, livestock or people will always be struck by lightning. The herdsmen cannot explain the reason, so they all believe that being struck by lightning is a punishment from the immortal sky. Over time, thunder vows
It became the most important oath to the royal family and ordinary shepherds. Ashina Choyu just swore that if he ever betrayed the Great Khan, he would be struck by lightning. In the eyes of many nobles, this was tantamount to proving his innocence.
.And Shibi Khan committed a murder even though he knew the other party was innocent. Even if there are 10,000 reasons, it is unacceptable.
"It's going to be winter soon, how can there be thunder! By next spring, I will have been killed by his conspiracy!" Shibi glared hard at his idiot brother and shouted angrily.
Strange to say, the moment he finished speaking, there was a faint sound of thunder along the river. It was not very clear, but it came from far to near, mixed with the night wind, and shook the distant water waves.
All trembled slightly.
"Mount the horse!" Ashina yelled at the top of his lungs. This time his little cleverness was definitely used in the right place. It was not the sound of thunder, but the sound of thousands of horses galloping. Along the river, there was a huge army.
The cavalry rushed over quickly.
"Mount up, form the team, form the team!" The special agents, big and small, no longer bothered to argue with Shibi Khan about whether Queyu should die, and shouted wildly and jumped on their mounts. Their movements were obviously slower than usual, their legs and
The whole back felt like it didn't belong to me, it was so sore that I couldn't use any strength.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu!" The horn sounded like the cry of a lone wolf, suddenly ringing by the river, and the sound was filled with despair.
Many Turkic soldiers were still squatting by the water to clean the scorch marks on their bodies, and some were sitting on the ground, breathing heavily. Suddenly they heard the sound of horns coming from beside the Khan, and many people instinctively stood up. With a slight movement of their bodies,
Immediately, my eyes felt dark and the world was spinning.
"Poisonous!" Countless Turkic warriors shouted. "The Han people have poisoned the water!" Some people ignored the sound of horns blasting in their ears, squatted on the ground, put their fingers on their throats, and vomited loudly. The water in the river was poisonous.
The wind that came over was poisonous, and the trees and dry weeds around them were poisonous. In an instant, the warriors panicked and became a mess.
Panic was more deadly than poison. Just when the warriors were at a loss, arrows were shot from the night sky. The arrows were dotted with starlight, like countless unwilling souls. When the starlight shattered, screams suddenly broke out from the crowd.
The outermost tribal warriors fell down like crops beaten by hail, and their blood flowed into rivers.
"The old poisonous snake's advice is right, you shouldn't rest!" Shibi Khan suddenly began to regret. How many carts of poison would be prepared to poison a river so wide and with such a fast current? No one was poisoned, and everyone was dizzy.
The reason for his weakness was that he ran too fast before and then stopped too suddenly. But he was unable to pass on his analysis to the entire army. The warriors were in chaos. There were no longer orders in their eyes and there was no longer sweat.
, no longer have the dignity of a wolf son and wolf grandchild.
At this moment, they just want to live and use all means to survive. The generals and nobles who have jumped on their horses, regardless of Shibi Khan's anger, whip their mounts wildly. The soldiers who have no strength to mount their horses are pulling the animals.
The reins stumbled and ran north. The thundering hoofbeats and arrows came from the south. Therefore, the only way to escape was to go north!
"Woo-wu-wu-wu!" Shibi Khan finally heard the enemy's horn sound, like a dragon's roar and a tiger's roar, penetrating all the darkness. Not only due south, southwest, due west, northwest, except for the river
Heading north along the river, the sound of attack horns came from all other directions. Some were majestic, some high-pitched, some long and powerful, and some short and exciting. In the dark night, I don’t know how many people were shouting.
The Turkic warriors launched an attack, and even the distant mountains under the stars and the river at their feet seemed to be moving, turning into a torrent of anger and joining in the battle of revenge.
Shibi Khan knew that the situation was over. In this case, he would not have another chance to organize the warriors. After being carried onto the mount by his guards, he also joined the team of escapees.
He did not care about the honor of his family or the dignity of the Great Khan.
A sentry cavalry came from the flank, releasing arrows as they ran. People kept falling off their horses in the darkness. In this passive beating situation, the Turks suffered extremely heavy casualties. Many herdsmen were not shot to death by the opponent, but accidentally killed.
The injured mount fell to the ground and was trampled to death by his own people who rushed from behind. However, the warriors on horseback did not dare to fight and just followed Shibi Khan, running away.
Shibi Khan felt that his mouth was dry and it was difficult to breathe. Not many of the guards around him fell off their horses, but every few breaths, a cold arrow would suddenly come and knock down one of them. At this moment, he felt that
Like a helpless silly roe deer, the opponent is a group of extremely experienced wolves. Using the cover of darkness, he pounces on and bites one of them to death. Then he retreats into the darkness and waits for the next opportunity.
Wails and screams came one after another behind him, but he didn't dare to look back at all. Under the protection of tens of thousands of warriors, he was the great Khan of the Turks. Without the protection of the army, he was nothing. Another group of cavalry leaned against him
He came over, showed his "teeth", and shouted for help. A dozen loyal and brave guards stepped forward and blocked the opponent's way. The person who came first fired an arrow, and then hid his bow and swung his sword. The movements were clean and neat, and in an instant he was
Knocked a dozen guards off their horses.
The guards bought time for Shibi with their lives. He whipped his mount twice and rushed past the attackers at the moment when thousands of troops were about to attack. Then, he heard the sound of someone falling into the water, and heard the sound of the warriors under his command.
He was begging loudly for mercy. Hearing cowardly cries and desperate screams.
"Get away, get away! Stay in formation and don't fight!" The next moment, Shibi Khan heard the cry of a young man. The voice was still a little green, but there was an unquestionable majesty. Then, this
The sound was drowned out by the cacophony of horse hooves, and large groups of tribal warriors followed from behind, wrapping Shibi in the center again, and escaping with him in their arms.
"This seems to be the tactic of our Turks!" Suddenly, Shibi Khan realized this. When the Turkic Wolf Riders deal with an enemy army that is larger than themselves, they always use this kind of repeated harassment to find the enemy's weaknesses, and then
A tactic of delivering a fatal blow. If they are too close to the enemy, they will quickly escape to reduce their own casualties and wait for an opportunity to launch the next round of attack.
The next round of attack began soon, and the young man was still commanding. All the horn sounds were in coordination with his orders. Shibi Khan knew that he and the enemy leader were close at hand, and he also knew that if he rectified the troops around him,
If someone goes up to meet him, he may create a miracle. But he does not have the courage to create a miracle, and the tribal warriors around him who have become frightened will not obey the command. Before the enemy rushes into his team again and takes away hundreds of lives, he can
All he did was to turn around suddenly and see clearly the face of the enemy general.
It was a very young face, without even a beard. He had a warm smile and cold eyes. He seemed to have seen Shibi Khan, and the man actually nodded to him, then bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow.
The arrow came very quickly, and Shi Bi's horse speed and the wind direction by the river had been calculated in advance. Never for a moment did Shi Bi feel that death was so close to him. He twisted his body on the horse and swung his scimitar to hit it.
When he picked up the arrow, the blade only had time to knock the arrow shaft crooked, and then he heard a muffled sound.
"Poof!" was the sound of an armor-piercing awl penetrating through an obstacle and piercing into the flesh. Shi Bi dropped the knife and covered the arrow shaft on his chest. He felt heartbreaking pain, and at the same time he felt that his soul was trying to escape.
He fled away from the wound. He saw the guards around him being chopped down like grass by the enemy, and saw the overcoming enemies forcing the warriors on his side into the river alive, and then being carried away by the rapids, including men and horses.
The person who rushed to Shibi's side was another Central Plains general who was all in black. He was not wearing the common Sui armor, and the weapon in his hand was not the common Sui horizontal sword. This man was not tall and a little thin, but he was very powerful.
It was extremely ruthless. One by one, he chopped down three or four of the guards around Shi Bi. After cutting a passage through the crowd, he ignored the opponents around him. He just clamped the horse's belly tightly and shot toward Shi Bi like a meteor.
Come rushing.
"Protect!" Shibi Khan shouted. There was no warrior in his hand, and all he could use was a horse rein. And the arrows that penetrated the two layers of leather armor seemed to be alive, and they were still drilling into the flesh. He tried his best.
Gritting his teeth, Shibi pulled hard and pulled out the armor-piercing awl from his chest. He felt dizzy for a while, and at the same time he was glad that he was not dead yet. He held the arrow shaft in his hand to resist the long knife that was about to attack.
The black-armored general sneered slightly and raised his long sword above his head.
"Jun Ji, let him go!" The young general's voice sounded like the sound of nature to Shi Bi's ears. It came in time, almost at the moment when he was on the verge of life and death. After hearing the order, Shi Bi had already chased after Shi Bi's horse.
The black-armored general suddenly turned his horse's head, chopped left and right among the fleeing crowd like a mad tiger, tore a bloody gash, and rushed out quickly, leaving behind five or six horses that had lost their owners.
At first, he knew that he could return to the grassland alive, not because of the blessing of immortality, but because the young man from the Central Plains didn't want to kill him. As for the reason why the other party didn't want to kill him, he thought about it before he fainted from the pain.
It’s clear. It’s because the other party doesn’t want the grassland to become stronger, and wants to see the two alpha wolves of the Ashina family fighting each other.
"What a vicious young man!" Shibi cursed bitterly, leaned on the saddle, and continued to move forward while being wrapped in the crowd. The cries that came from his ears gradually weakened and drifted away, becoming like a nightmare.
