In the second half of the night, it was pitch black, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the north wind blew up the snow one after another, and the goose feathers were so dense that it was almost impossible to open your eyes.

In such a snowy and dark night, the Turkic defenders of Tongliao must have lax their defenses. Xia Xue felt that the opportunity was not to be lost, so she immediately woke up everyone, hurriedly ate some dry food, and quietly rushed to Tongliao City on her skis.

The sky above the vast snowfield was pitch black, and from time to time there was the mournful long roar of the night owl.

The wind swept the snow, howling, rolling, and covering the earth. The flying snow powder, rushing back and forth, I don't know whether it rises from the ground or falls from the sky, the whole world is chaotic, and the earth and the sky are mixed with snow.

The sky was full of snowflakes, and the cold wind mixed with the wind and snow hit the face head-on. Xia Xue braved the wind and snow, struggled forward, and led everyone to the bottom of Tongliao City, and sure enough, he found that there was no figure in the city, only the city gate was closed. With such a heavy wind and snow, such a cold night, standing on the city wall is estimated to be frozen to death soon, and who would have thought that someone would be able to attack the city at night when the snow is waist-high, it is difficult to walk, and the wind and snow are combined.

Xia Xue hooked the female wall with a hook rope, and after quietly climbing up the city wall, she confirmed that it was safe on the top, and sent a signal downward, Ouyang Qian, Pan Jiang, Zhao Ning, Zhao Quan and all the black-clothed guards also used the non-slip hook to climb the city wall, Ouyang Yong was too big and too heavy to climb up, Xia Xue asked him to lead the remaining two hundred Khitan warriors to wait outside the city gate temporarily, and wait for the black-clothed guards to enter and open the city gate, and then kill people in the city.

Xia Xue, Ouyang Qian, Pan Jiang, Zhao Ning, Zhao Quan, and the black-clothed guards attacked the Turkic defenders at the city tower, the gate tower, the arrow tower, and the city gate cave. At the time of the attack, most of these defenders were sleeping soundly in the hot quilt nest, only a few were drinking around the stove, needless to say, the unsuspecting Turkic soldiers were caught off guard, in the face of the extraordinary black-clothed guards, there was basically no fierce resistance, and they were all wiped out, the Turkic soldiers were generally not afraid of death, very tenacious, and basically would not surrender, so the black-clothed guards basically did not leave a living mouth, and in less than an hour, more than a thousand defenders on the city wall were all wiped out, and the city gate was quietly opened, Ouyang Yong led two hundred Khitan warriors to rush into the city.

It is understood that there are more than 4,000 Turkic defenders in Tongliao City, and now more than 1,000 have been wiped out, and there are still more than 3,000, and the number is still quite large, and it cannot be taken lightly. Xia Xue asked Zhao Ning and Ouyang Yong to lead a hundred people, Pan Jiang and Zhao Quan to lead a hundred people, and she and Ouyang Qian to lead a hundred people, respectively attacking the barracks, Burke Mansion, and the prison. The specific arrangement is that after Zhao Ning and Ouyang Yong arrived at the barracks in the east of the city, they should not alarm the Turkic soldiers first, mainly to monitor, unless they are discovered; He and Ouyang Qian mainly went to Chengxi Prison to rescue Dugu Jun, and after the rescue, they went to the barracks to meet Zhao Ning and Ouyang Yong; Pan Jiang and Zhao Quan all the way to attack the headquarters of Tongliao City, which is located in the center of the city, Burke Mansion, to carry out the "decapitation operation", if the task is successfully completed, they will also go to the barracks to meet, and finally eliminate the Turkic soldiers in the barracks.

Xia Xue took Ouyang Qian and a hundred others to the prison, preparing to rescue Dugu Jun. Just turned two streets, and suddenly, there were many people in front of me, and it seemed that a group of people were coming. The war horse was silent and quiet, but in the neat steps, it revealed an indescribable chill and murderous aura.

Xia Xue was startled, and immediately raised her hand and drank softly, asking everyone to stop, but before she could speak, a loud shout suddenly came from the other side: "What person?" ”

The wind and snow are combined, the night is deep, and the distance is far away, where can you see clearly who is coming from the opposite side for a while. I only heard the sound of the sword being drawn on the opposite side, and the sword was clear.

Listening to the accent, Xia Xue knew that there were Turkic soldiers on the other side, and those who could come out to patrol on this snowy night were probably not ordinary people. Without saying a word, the first strike is strong, and the order is to attack immediately with bows and crossbows, and hit the opponent by surprise first.

A dense rain of arrows rushed towards the enemy, and the opposite side heard the sound of arrows piercing into the flesh, falling from horses, and screaming angrily.

"If there is an enemy attack, fight back immediately!" A rough shout was heard on the other side.

The arrows were emptied in an instant, and the opponent's reaction ability was amazingly fast!

Several Khitan warriors fell to the ground with an arrow, and Xia Xue was also hit by a few arrows, thanks to the fact that she has always been tightly protected from head to toe, and she was wearing high-tech and super protective equipment, so she was not injured.

The two sides were raining arrows for a while, shooting fiercely at each other, and the sound of bowstrings, arrows breaking through the air, arrows entering flesh, and screams of arrows resounded throughout the street.

"Find cover and keep firing arrows!" Before Xia Xue finished speaking, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out, Xia Xue's hand was fast, she flew up, and pushed Ouyang Qian away from her, only to hear a muffled sound, the arrow entered the flesh, and the sharp arrow was fiercely inserted into the shoulder of a Khitan warrior behind.

Xia Xue's brows suddenly tightened, the other party's sharp arrow was powerful, and he was a master at a glance. Xia Xue threw off the snow-white fur draped on her body, knelt on one knee, held a treasure bow, her face was serious, through the flying snowflakes, her eyes were like leopards and coldly stared at the dark block opposite, her ears moved lightly, her eyes were like electricity, flashing sharp edges.

"Bang!"

A powerful arrow suddenly left Xia Xue's full strong bow, castrating like lightning, threatening people, almost sparks in the air, and shot into the night.

Almost at the same time, in the darkness opposite, a vibrating bowstring sounded at the same time, and a sharp arrow left the string and suddenly met in the direction of Xia Xue.

Two bolts of lightning whistled along the same trajectory at an astonishing speed, only to hear a crackling sound, and the two arrows collided in mid-air, broke at the same time, and shattered in the white expanse of the street.

The cold wind, passing between the two, was like a cold knife.

There was a sudden silence in all directions, silently, the night was dark, and the snow was falling, but through the heavy darkness, Xia Xue could still feel the cold eyes, with the sharpness of the cold, shooting from afar.

In an instant, Xia Xue used an astonishing technique to constantly change her position and shape, change the trajectory and strength of the arrows, and shoot seven arrows in a row. And the other party also used the same unpredictable means to fight back one by one.

In mid-air, only the sound of swaying arrows and the splintering sound of arrows hitting each other can be heard. The violent voice disappeared suddenly, Xia Xue's eyes were sharp, slightly half-narrowed, and her fingers touched the last three arrows in the quiver, quietly waiting for the best time.

The wind suddenly rose, and the snow was flying everywhere, and everyone unconsciously blindfolded themselves to block the wind and sand. However, in the darkness, only two people burst out at the same time, running with force, three arrows burst out in unison, one after another shot towards the front, and the meteors shot out a breathtaking shining cold light in the night like a moon. The snapping sound suddenly sounded, the four arrows of the arrow folded in half, turned into a ball of powder, the wind blew, but the last sharp arrow seemed to have eyes, under the witness of the snow, the arrows from the east and west directions passed by, bringing up a shiny and dazzling spark, towards the other party's hiding place, coming quickly!

Xia Xue was like a beast in an instant, and Zhou's body was full of violent explosive power, supporting the ground with his right hand, standing up and standing up with his waist. However, only to hear a sharp bang, the powerful arrow with fiery force shot straight into her face. Thanks to the bulletproof glass mask protection, otherwise it would have died.

The black-clothed guards were shocked, and they all chased forward, Xia Xue stood up, touched the place where the mask was shot by the arrow, and looked at the sharp arrow that fell to the ground, the arrow had been broken, and it could be seen that the strength was great.

Xia Xue was silent, looking at the darkness opposite from a distance with cold eyes! She knew that the person on the other side was also hit by her killer arrow, but she didn't know if he also had such a strong defense.

"Kill!"

Xia Xue pulled out the Tang knife and rushed over like a whirlwind.

When they reached the other side of the street, they saw that the ground was full of corpses full of feathered arrows, and there were about fifty people. One of them, a middle-aged man with an arrow in the face, was a strong man with a rugged face, armed with an iron bow, wearing a large black fur coat, and appeared to be a Turkic officer.

It seems that this person is the master of the bow and arrow who shot with himself just now, but I didn't expect there to be such a master among the Turks, it seems that the Turks are good at riding and shooting, brave and fierce, and they really live up to their reputation. If you really want to fight with the Turkic soldiers with cold weapons such as bows and crossbows, you really don't have the certainty of victory.

Xia Xue was indifferent, and began to collect some dead Turkic soldiers who had not finished shooting feather arrows to fill her quiver, and suddenly she heard Ouyang Qian scream, and couldn't help but be startled, only to see Ouyang Qian holding a sword in both hands with tears on her face.

Xia Xue hurriedly walked over to take a look, and saw that it was a rare sword, the style was ancient, the sword body was light and thin, there were faint cyan blood marks, the blade was sharp and snowy, under the miserable white snow, there was a bright edge flashing, as if flowing mercury, the hilt of the sword was surrounded by gold silk, and there were two ancient seal characters cast on it: "Green Dragon".

Xia Xue frowned, rubbed her fingers against the hilt of the sword, and said in a deep voice: "This is Dugu Jun's Qinglong Sword." Ouyang Qian nodded with tears in her eyes, she was unforgettable with her sweetheart's sword, and she could naturally recognize it at a glance.

She found it from the rugged Turkic man who was hit by an arrow in the door, "How can this Turkic man have Dugu Jun's sword, has Dugu Jun already been poisoned?" ......" Ouyang Qian was frightened for a while, and her heart was in turmoil.

Xia Xue inserted the Qinglong sword. Put it into the scabbard, hand it to Ouyang Qian to take it, and then say to everyone: "Without further ado, hurry up and go to the prison." ”

She saw that there were more than a dozen war horses on the street that had not been hit by arrows wandering around, and immediately rushed up and turned over and rode one of the sturdy war horses, beckoning to everyone, Ouyang Qian and more than a dozen black-clothed guards also turned over and rode on the war horses, Xia Xue let the rest of the personnel follow behind, the snow and mist churned, and galloped towards the prison quickly.

Along the way, the north wind swept the snowflakes on the face, and it hurt like a knife.

When Xia Xue and her party arrived at the Chengxi Prison, they found that there were about 500 Turkic soldiers guarding the prison, a few of whom were hiding in the house to drink and roast the fire, and most of them were sleeping soundly in the warm bed.

It seems that heavy snow, strong winds, severe cold, and dark night have indeed helped Xia Xue a lot, and the sneak attack went very smoothly, and in less than half an hour, all 500 prison guards were wiped out. Ouyang Qian was the first to rush into the prison, and after a desperate search, she finally found Dugu Jun among the more than 100 prisoners in the prison.

Ouyang Qian saw the handsome and dashing Dugujun in the past, but now he was unkempt, ragged, covered in blood, emaciated, dying, unconscious, and couldn't help but feel like a knife, she kept shouting Dugujun's name, holding the unconscious Dugujun tears like rain, and her liver and intestines were broken.

After Xia Xue entered the prison, she couldn't help but feel sour when she saw Dugu Jun like this, and hurriedly gave Dugu Jun the antidote sent by the "Sword Saint" Long Xiao first, and then disinfected Dugu Jun's wound with Ouyang Qian to stop bleeding, and then bandaged it. Xia Xue asked the prison supervisor to clean up the house and carry Dugu Jun inside, there was a stove in the house, which was relatively warm, Ouyang Qian made a bowl of steaming nutritious porridge and fed Dugu Jun personally. Dugu Jun finally woke up, and when his dim eyes saw Ouyang Qian, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he kept muttering: "Sister Qian, is it really you?" It's not a dream, is it? Ouyang Qian's tears were like rain, holding Dugu Jun and choking and unable to speak, she just nodded vigorously and kept nodding, immersed in a sweet sadness.

Xia Xue walked over and said softly to Dugu Jun: "This is not a dream, it is true!" Then he instructed Ouyang Qian to take care of Dugu Jun here, and left 20 people to protect Dugu Jun and Ouyang Qian.

Then he rushed to the east barracks of the city with the rest of the people to support, the war was not over, the fierce battle was still behind, Xia Xue did not dare to slack off.

After arriving at the barracks in the east of the city, Pan Jiang and Zhao Quan and their entourage had not yet taken full action, but quietly eliminated all the patrol posts, and the howling wind and heavy snow covered all sounds, so there was basically no movement in the enemy camp now, and the Turkic soldiers were still sleeping soundly in the hot bed. Soon, Ouyang Yong and Zhao Ning also came quietly all the way, their faces were full of excitement, and they knew at a glance that the action was going well. The two quietly reported to Xia Xue that the highest governor of Tongliao City, the Turkic Burke of Burke Mansion, had been successfully "beheaded" by them, and all the 500 Turkic soldiers guarding Burke Mansion had been cleanly dealt with. Xia Xue gave a thumbs up to the two of them to say "well done", and the two were praised and appreciated by the beautiful and fairy queen, their faces were full of happiness and excitement, and they were about to act as a vanguard to attack the barracks, Xia Xue hurriedly stopped the impulse of the two.

She observed, more than 500 meters away from the barracks are stables, horse farms, forage and other places, Pan Jiang reported to her that there are more than 2,000 war horses in the stables, Xia Xue groaned, firstly, when the war horses were needed when they withdrew, and secondly, the angel country lacked war horses, if these war horses could be preserved, it would be the best. Thirdly, once the attack began, the sound was estimated to be quite large, and in order to prevent anyone from sneaking out of the city to report to the other Turkic armies, it was necessary to send people to guard the four city gates.

Xia Xue thought about it for a while, so she sent Pan Jiang and Zhao Quan to lead people to quietly kill all the Turkic soldiers stationed in the stables and horse farms, protect the stables and war horses, and then send 20 people to each city gate to defend closely to prevent someone from escaping from the city to report the news after the battle began.

After quietly waiting for another half hour, Pan Jiang sent someone to report that the stables and horse farms had been occupied, and all the Turkic soldiers inside had been cleared. The city gates also sent people to report that all the personnel were in place and were being heavily defended. Ouyang Yong and Zhao Ning also sent people to report that the barracks had been surrounded, and all the attackers had reached a favorable combat position.

"Action!" Xia Xueyu waved her hand and decisively gave the order to attack.

For a while, the black-clothed guards besieging the barracks took out the small incendiary bombs and hand bombs they carried and threw them into the tents of the barracks, and the Khitan warriors also opened their bows and arrows one by one, ready to shoot the awakened Turkic soldiers at any time.

This time I came to Liaodong, because I was disguised as a business traveler, there were only a hundred people, and it was a secret operation, so I didn't carry an angel rifle that should not be hidden, but Xia Xue considered that if such a small number of people had a conflict with the Turks or the Goguryeos, they would not be able to win with cold weapons such as bows and crossbows and swords alone, so each black-clothed guard carried some hand bullets and small incendiary bombs that were easy to conceal and relatively lightweight. These weapons that are easy to reveal their identities have been used rigorously by Xia Xue since he arrived in Liaodong, but today 300 people are dealing with more than 2,000 Turkic soldiers in the barracks, and the disparity in numbers is too great, so he has to use these firearms.

"Boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

For a time, the Turkic barracks were on fire, explosions broke out, although the snow was falling, but the incendiary bombs were not afraid of water, but the water burned more violently, the heavy snow and the wind became the accelerant, the fire burned bigger and bigger, the flames were raging, and the whole barracks became a sea of fire. The Turkic soldiers who were sleeping were either burned to death, or were blown up by hand shells, or ran out of the tent by luck, and were killed by the dense rain of arrows coming from all sides, screaming and wailing, explosions, burning fires, arrows breaking through the air, bowstring vibrations, and shouts of killing, resounded in the sky. The air was filled with pungent smells such as gunsmoke, burnt flesh, and blood. For a while, the entire Turkic barracks in Tongliao City were like a tragic Shura hell.

Xia Xue looked at the Turkic soldiers who were running, struggling, rolling and wailing in the firelight, she was not frightened and scared like ordinary girls or pity and sympathy like ordinary women, she was very calm. Because she is knowledgeable, she knows the cruelty of war, war is killing, death, bloodshed, and tragedy, war is cruel, and war cannot have any sympathy and mercy, because the feelings of these women will destroy their comrades-in-arms, their own army, their own people, and their own country, and there have been countless cruel facts and examples in history to prove this.

In the cruel and troubled times, for the sake of peace, there can only be war, this is the iron law of indisputability, the entire history of mankind is also a history of war, as an iron-blooded soldier, Xia Xue will never be emotional.

Winds, heavy snowfall, extreme cold, surprises, burning, explosions, these favorable conditions ensured the success of the sneak attack, and the battle was completely won without suspense, and more than 2,000 Turkic soldiers in the Tongliao City barracks were all burned to the sea.

As expected, not long after the battle began, some Turkic nobles and Turkic people in the city wanted to sneak out of the city to report the news, but they were all taken down by the people guarding the city gate, and some of the resistors were directly eliminated.

After dawn, the merchants and people in Tongliao City suddenly discovered that the city had changed owners, and a group of people whose identities they did not know occupied Tongliao City.

Most of the merchants and people in Tongliao City were Han Chinese, Goguryeo people, Khitan people, and Ya people. There were also many slaves, most of whom were Han Chinese who had been looted by the Turks. These non-Turkic people, Xia Xue did not have military suppression, but was not allowed to leave the city.

The Turks in the city were either killed or imprisoned.

Because the wind and snow are still blowing, Xia Xue is not worried about the arrival of Turkic reinforcements, except for strictly guarding the city gate to prevent people from escaping and ventilating the news. With such bad weather and such thick snow, no one will be out there. Fortunately, there is plenty of grain and grass in Tongliao City, and Xia Xue doesn't have to worry about looking around for food.

Xia Xue asked Ouyang Qian to take the antidote to Dugujun on time every day, and she also gave Dugujun a small amount of the antidote from the future that she had with her, to see how the effect was, the antidote from the future also needs to be taken in time, and not all poisons can be cured, and the side effects are large, so you can't take it for a long time, so Xia Xue only gave Dugujun a small amount tentatively for a few days before stopping the drug. It is mainly based on the antidote provided by the "Sword Saint" Long Xiao.

Under the careful care of Ouyang Qian and Xia Xue, ten days later, Dugu Jun's external injuries have basically healed, the toxins in his body have been controlled, his body is slowly recovering, and his face is no longer pale, but bloody, although it is estimated that it will take at least half a year to completely remove the toxins from the body, but now the pain caused by the toxins in Dugujun's body has been greatly reduced, and the mental state of the whole person has gradually improved, and he is no longer as pessimistic and hopeless as before.

After this parting of life and death, the relationship between Ouyang Qian and Dugujun has become deeper and deeper, and it has reached the point where they are heart-to-heart and glue-like. In front of everyone, there is often no one looking at each other, and each other's eyebrows and eyes are full of intimacy that others can't intervene. The two of them have a lot of affection all day long, and they are as deep as the sea.

Seeing the sweet and happy appearance of the two, Xia Xue was also deeply happy for this pair of hard-working mandarin ducks.

By the early morning of the thirteenth day, the wind and snow outside had finally stopped. A pale grey sun in the east, hanging wearily in the sky, as if it had been exhausted by the blow of the blizzard, robbing it of its infinite heat. It is also cold and indifferent to the earth, without spirit, listless. The entire mountain forest around Tongliao City was silent by the majesty of the bitter cold. Only the snow left in the sky shattered and fell like frost slag, obscuring the sun's rays.

Xia Xue went to explore outside the city, and the snow was already as thick as Xiong, such a thick snow, except for skis, horseback riding or walking, it must be difficult to walk an inch.

Xia Xue thought for a while and decided to stay in the city for another day, she knew that the snow outside would melt into water during the day under the sun, seeping into the loose snow, and it would definitely freeze into ice at a cold temperature of dozens of degrees below zero at night, so that the snow that was as thick as Xiong would become firmer and not so soft, and she could ride a horse on it. Of course, you can't wait for the snow to melt, so much such a thick snow, if it all melts, it will become a flood, and the entire Liaodong grassland will become a swamp, let alone escape from here at that time.

Therefore, Xia Xue decided to leave here the next day, and now Dugu Jun has no problem riding alone.