Xique official road, leading to the county seat. It is the only way for the enemy to come from the north. As today, the cold ground is freezing, and the ditches are flat. If you don't follow the road and accidentally fall into the snow pits and ditches, you will lose the troops at the least, and the whole army will be wiped out at the worst, and it will be too late to regret it.

Cui Ba led hundreds of sword and shield hands, and blocked the official road in front of the city. Han Meng led the rest of the sword and shield hands to spread out in the city to maintain law and order. The city buildings that are looking high and far away also beat the drums and close the market. Hearing the sound of drums, the people closed their doors one after another. Soon, the bustling streets and alleys were empty, and there was no one to be found.

In the martial arts arena, the assault cavalry and rangers have been assembled.

The crossbowmen in the overlying passage are also ready.

Liu Bei's back straightened, and he raised his hand on the horse's back to look. I saw that the torches on the official road stretched for several miles, and the momentum was not small.

The sound of horses stepping on the ice rumbles endlessly. It's also extremely fast.

Apparently cavalry.

It's just that......

Why the night attack?

If it's a night attack, why do you hold torches high?

All kinds of abnormalities made Liu Bei's heart full of doubts.

But I saw a fire dragon roaring along the official road. Cui Ba slowly raised his double-hooked scythe and visually measured the distance of the enemy's front. In the sound of horses' hooves, Hu Qi, who was covered in frost and had a white beard, was just illuminated by the light, and Cui Ba roared angrily:

"Put!"

Buzz –

Arrows rained down.

The head of the Hu cavalry was covered in blood and knocked off the horse.

"Raise your shield!" The cold arrows shot in the dark were all swept away by Cui Ba's gun. As soon as the sword and shield hand raised the enamel shield, a dense rain of arrows gathered indiscriminately.

The clanging and crashing sound is endless.

On the black enamel shield, white spots are exhausted. And the cold arrows shot by Hu Qi also collapsed!

"Kill!"

Cui Ba rushed up. The double-hooked sickle in his hand slammed and stabbed several enemies. Riding into the formation alone, no one can stop you. Then there was a rider who danced a mace, and a strange scream greeted him.

Cui Ba stepped on the stirrups with both feet and stood up. The double-hooked sickle shoots head-on.

Hu Qi didn't expect him to be able to stand on his back. Hurried rungs.

Cui Baren took advantage of the horse's momentum and struck down from a high position. The double-hooked sickle burst through the wind and slammed into the mace.

The power of one blow is no less than a thousand pounds.

Hu Qi's arm was broken, and the wolf's teeth on the stick pierced the leather helmet. Brains burst and died.

The corpse flew out diagonally and hit the horse's leg behind. The horse lost its front hooves, and a horse flew out of the horse. He was stabbed in the chest with a double-hooked scythe and screamed to death.

Cui Ba laughed. The double-hooked scythe sweeps left and right. The corpse of Hu Qi hanging on the head of the gun smashed down several people.

"Cui Ba, don't panic, I'm here to help you!" Han Meng also led the troops to kill. Wield a saber and crash into enemy lines. Cui Ba and Han Meng are all enemies. The two horses are parallel to the left and right, and they are both long-handled weapons. The two worked together to firmly defend the official road.

Shuangque is more than five zhang high. The crossbowmen in the overlay shoot from above. Sniped Hu Qi to escort Cui Ba and Han Meng.

There are ditches on both sides of the official road. Unable to unfold, Huma was crowded on the official road, lined up in long columns. There are two generals in front of him, with strong armor and sharp blades, invincible. The arrows above his head are like rain, and there are also strong crossbows! The sharp arrow came out of his back, and Hu Qi screamed and knocked off his horse.

Hu rode up and down, and fell tragically one after another.

Suddenly, a whistle sounded from behind, and Hu Qi turned his horse's head one after another, preparing to withdraw.

"Where to run!" Cui Ba and Han Meng slaughtered their horses. Several Hu cavalry turned around and rushed up again, desperately resisting the second general.

Wait for Cui Ba to dance the double-hook sickle and kill the enemy together with Han Meng. Hu Qi is long gone.

"Don't chase after the poor." Liu Bei, who had already ascended the Que Tower, said loudly.

"Whoa!" The two generals reined in and ordered their troops to clean up the battlefield.

Liu Bei patted the iron-clad solid wood beside him and smiled happily. At the beginning, it cost a lot of money to build the tower, and now it has really worked wonders. The towers on both sides of the official road are divided into four parts: the base, the body, the building, and the roof. The buildings are connected by a covered road. The overlay is the corridor. There are tiles to cover the roof, and there are eaves walls in front and back. There are arrow windows in the wall, and you can shoot from a high position.

The eaves walls are covered with enamel heavy armor pieces, and even the siege bed crossbow is difficult to shoot through.

With Huang Zhong by his side, Liu Bei is safe.

Soon, the troops finished cleaning up the battlefield.

Fifty and three enemies were killed, and forty-seven horses were captured.

Cui Ba and Han Meng were unharmed. Only a few pieces of chest enamel armor were shattered by cold arrows. Fortunately, there is a steel plate after the enamel, and there is also a compression gasket behind the steel plate. Cold arrows only shattered the enamel and failed to pierce the armor.

Rao is like this, Liu Bei is still happy. Even if you have a good bow, you must not underestimate the enemy in the future.

Huang Zhong said that if the enamel armor piece can be smashed, there must be an eagle archer in Hu Qi.

Pull the corpse of Hu Qi into the martial arts arena and hand it over to the person who is good at collecting the corpse in the assassination for careful examination. The collected war horse was handed over to Su Shuang to take care of.

Soon, the assassin came to report. said that Hu Qi is not Xianbei. It's a miscellaneous beard.

What is a miscellaneous beard?

The assassin replied: It was formed by the Hu people and the Han people living together inside and outside the border county. The bloodlines are mixed. It also accepts the bloodlines of the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Ding Ling and so on, so it is called Zahu.

Not Xianbei?

Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

He called Xu Rong again and asked carefully.

Xu Rong often walked in the border counties, killing Hu and seizing horses for a living. Sure enough, I know all kinds of nonsense.

Then he replied: "Returning to the lord, the so-called miscellaneous ones are also border horse thieves."

Horse thieves? Liu Bei said hurriedly: Let's talk about it carefully.

Xu Rong replied: This group of horse thieves is independent of the imperial court, Wuhuan, and Xianbei. Not affiliated with any party. Ride the wall. If Xianbei is powerful, he will take refuge in Xianbei and drive him. If the imperial court sent troops to suppress it, he would turn to the Han court and kill Huma. In this way, it gradually grows bigger.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: Who is in charge?

Xu Rong shook his head: I don't know. It is rumored that horse thieves will kill all the Han Hu people who have plundered. Only two or three-year-old boys were left to grow up. They are called 'slave soldiers' and 'riding slaves'. In addition to burning, killing and looting, the slave soldiers will also make the rich merchants in the north and sell horses on the frontier. Ordered the horse thief to intercept and kill halfway.

Yan Rou!

Liu Bei suddenly realized. The many doubts when Hu Qi attacked before suddenly became clear.

It must have been Yan Rou who asked them to hold their torches high as a warning. It was Yan Rou who asked them to attack at night, losing their troops and losing their generals.

With this in mind, this asked the guards to invite Geng Yong and Cui Jun.

The fifth floor of the martial arts arena.

Geng Yong and Cui Jun both arrived by ladder.

Liu Bei ordered someone to take the one-eared pottery cup from the study, and it was placed on the low table.

Huang Zhong and Xu Rong also sat on the side.

The two pottery cups were passed on to everyone, and Liu Bei told Yan Rou all things in detail.

Everyone sighed.

Huang Zhong said: Young master, I have also seen Yan Rou. Not a traitor. In the past, the young master gave up the near and far, and went to Xianbei to sell horses, and he would be coerced. Now knowing the shame and being brave will be beneficial to the young prince.

Cui Jun also nodded: Yan Rou sent two cups one after the other. It means to take food for the Lord. I am a great man who attaches great importance to military merits. Those who are not surnamed Liu shall not be crowned kings, and those who are not meritorious shall not be crowned marquis. The previous young master killed more than 1,000 thieves and was reinstated. Now, if you can exterminate the horse thief, you will definitely go one step further!

I see.

Liu Bei let out a long sigh. This is Yan Rou's murderous strategy of sacrificing herself to feed the tiger and 'taking food for you'.