Chapter 258: Who is drunk with sheep powder?
Chapter 258: Who is drunk with sheep powder?
The water of the Thousand Springs is so clear and sweet that the merchants and livestock of the past will stop and take a sip even if they are not short of water, as if there is something in the crystal clear spring water that attracts them deeply.
"This water, tsk, looks like it comes from heaven and washes away the dirt of the soul." On the edge of the pool of Qianquan, Li Huaitang held a pool of cold spring water with both palms, and couldn't help but admire while 'wanting' to send it to his mouth.
"Woo ......"
One of the leopard's hounds suddenly barked wildly at the waterhole, uneasy, and sometimes accompanied by a low growl.
Every time the hounds reacted, it proved that something must have happened, but strangely, out of the dozen hounds, only this hound, named ''Satyr'', barked, and the rest were quiet. Li Huaitang frowned, and sniffed the water in his hand suspiciously.
"General, do you remember the drunken sheep powder in Xiaobeihe last time? This ''pervert' is just drinking wine mixed with drunken sheep powder and falling asleep all night, isn't it? ......" leopard also became suspicious of the waterhole.
"Bring a pack horse and try it!" Li Huaitang stared at Kuhan coldly, the murderous aura condensed on his body, staring at Kuhan sweating profusely......
Aslan, Turkic means lion. In the past year, Aslan Fang felt that he was worthy of his name, invincible in this wild grassland, like a hegemon. Since the sneak attack on Qishi City was defeated by Li Huaitang, the desperate Aslan abandoned Mohe Dagan and switched to the command of Du Mozhi, Du Mozhi did not dare to blatantly take him under his tent, so he allocated hundreds of cavalry to follow him to the territory of Shiguo to develop. Entrenched in the trade route between Zhezhi City and Talas City, Aslan is like a dragon entering the sea, lions returning to the grassland, with ease, in a short period of time, almost all the horse bandits in this vicinity were "resource integration" by him, twisted into a powerful horse bandit gang, firmly controlling the trade route from Zhezhi City in the south to Talas City in the north.
Now Aslan has a thousand and five cavalrymen, and he has become the left arm and right arm of Dumozhi, and this horse bandit is the strange soldier of Dumozhi.
The old worm and the old knife are the scouts that Aslan relies on, and they have taken over almost all the important detection and stepping tasks in the horse bandits, and they have never disappointed Aslan.
"I say, old worm, this eagle in the sky is so strange, what is it doing hovering above our heads? Didn't you have your eyes on you, an old worm? ”
The combination of the old knife and the old worm is out again, and the goal is Qianquan. Along the way, Lao Dao first discovered the anomaly in the sky, this area is desolate and barren, wildlife is scarce, and eagles and other birds of prey are rarely seen all year round.
"Well, this eagle is a bit weird." The old worm didn't care that the old knife was joking with him, and the black spots in the sky made a few wrinkles appear on his forehead.
Lao Dao smiled: "Don't be suspicious, let's hurry up and go to Qianquan to have a look, that group of 'fat' sheep is waiting for us to slaughter!" ”
Speaking of the 'fat' sheep, the two old fritters couldn't help but be excited, they had already received an order from Du Mozhi to intercept the rogues at any time. With only 2,000 cavalry, the horse bandits ignored them, they were the head of the land, the terrain was quite familiar, and they had no intention of relying solely on force to solve the problem. The more rogues there are, the greater their dependence on Qianquan, and it means that they can only be 'fat' sheep.
"That's right, let's do his ticket first, and then go to Zhezhi City to have a good time!"
The old worm couldn't figure out the doubts from the sky, so he simply ignored them, and the charm of the 'fat' sheep was far more attractive than this irrelevant question.
Thousand Springs soon appeared in their field of vision.
"If the drunk sheep powder is not out, who will compete in the world? As soon as the drunken sheep powder comes out, who in the world will not fall? ”
Using drunken goat powder to 'fascicinate' past business trips is a trick used by horse bandits, especially when facing stronger opponents, drunken goat powder must be their first choice. The old knife and the old worm grinned at each other. Riding on horseback and looking at the past from a distance, there are countless people, horses and camels lodging around the waterhole of Qianquan, they have not used such a method, they are not used to such a scene, but this time the scene is much larger.
"Old knife, send a signal!"
The so-called signal is the three long and two short horns, and in the open wilderness, the low horns can float far away unhindered. The old knife took out a bull's horn and put it against his mouth, and the melodious horn whined, piercing the silence of the wilderness......
"Old worm, let's go over and take a look, let's start to pick up some treasures and kill those wolf cubs, don't let me find the 'woman' uncle, haha!" Scouting is a dangerous job, but sometimes it's very rewarding. Of course, the old knife and the old worm seized the opportunity, and they couldn't treat themselves badly.
Near the waterhole were many fallen pack horses, some standing, and it seemed that there were too many livestock, and not all of them drank the water from the drunken spring with sheep powder.
The unusually experienced Old Knife and Old Worm soon realized that something was wrong.
"Let's go! There is fraud! The two exclaimed in unison to remind each other.
However, it was too late, and before the two of them had taken a few steps between the livestock, there was a cold threat from behind them: "Try it, are you fast, or my crossbow arrows are fast?"
In order to lure the horse bandits into being deceived, Li Huaitang paid thousands of pack horses as a price. The two horse bandit scouts also saw this, and the pack horses were all lying down, and the camels and war horses were lying on their stomachs behind, and they were very 'spirited', and when they got closer, they found something strange.
The knights of the Ministry of Light all lay on the ground and caught turtles in the two scout urns of the horse bandits.
"Get down!"
The old knife and the old worm fell to the ground one on the left and one right, and quickly took out the horn and put it to their mouths......
The horse bandit scouts were fierce and fearless of life and death, trying to trade their lives for warnings to their companions, but unfortunately, they did not succeed, and a dozen crossbow arrows were sent out in time, killing their hopes in the cradle.
"It's a man, it's a pity." Li Huaitang looked at the two "hedgehogs" on the ground and sighed.
I have to say that the decisiveness of the two horse bandits thought that there was no possibility of survival, and they would rather resist to give their companions hope than die, but unfortunately they fell short.
On the plains, the distance of more than ten miles is a piece of cake for light riding. Aslan received the expected signal, and his heart was ecstatic, leading thousands of bloodthirsty wolf riders to pounce on their prey.
The heart was anxious to urge the horses, and the horse bandits came to Qianquan in a blink of an eye.
"Haha, that old guy is eating alone again! On, go grab it! From a distance, Aslan saw two figures bending over in the midst of a lodging crowd searching for something, a scene like before, Aslan and his men were used to it.
100 steps, 50 steps, 30 steps......
As they got closer, the speed of the bandits' mounts in their crotches gradually decreased, because in front of them were thousands of fallen pack horses.
"Hey, old knife, old worm, what did you pick up...... Hey? Wrong! ”
"Old Knife" and "Old Worm" did not welcome the action, but turned around and raised their crossbows, aiming their crossbow arrows at Aslan and them. Not only that, but thousands of enemies stood on the ground at the same time, with bows and crossbows, all pointing arrows at them.
"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!" Aslan didn't have time to regret it, and turned the horse's head in a panic. Thousands of knights lost their vigilance, lost their speed, and faced a dense array of arrows, which would have been a terrible disaster, a tragic massacre.
Now that the opponent has fallen into the middle of the battle, how can Li Huaitang have a soft heart and let go. At the sound of an order, the sound of the bowstring buzzed into a piece, endlessly, and more than 2,000 arrows with the breath of death enveloped the group of horse bandits, and for a while, on the field, the screams rose one after another, responding to the sound of the bowstring in the aftermath.
The horse bandits had never seen the power of crossbow arrows, and Aslan had only heard of them. Today, they were not only honored to see it, but they also tried it themselves, at least knowing that crossbow arrows can be described as devastating.
In the face of powerful crossbow arrows, life is so fragile, and the crossbow arrows that are 'shot' at close range are often two or three in a string, plowing out a bloody path in the dense group of horse bandits.
The only thing that lucked for Aslan was that the speed at which the bolts were wound was not high, and they could run some distance and scatter the formation before the second round of bolts arrived. However, it was not safe until then, and thousands of feathered arrows kept falling overhead, and from time to time a knight landed in the middle. At this moment, Aslan has never felt that time is so difficult, perhaps the experience in Shi Guo can be compared, that time, he was completely wiped out, only to be spared.
The fatal feather arrows are 'waves' and 'waves', like sea 'waves', like raindrops, mercilessly devouring life. After running a hundred paces away, Aslan was shocked to realize that half of the men and horses he had brought were gone. The bad luck did not stop, and the second 'wave' of crossbow arrows came again, and the "Xiuxiu" crossbow arrows shuttled through the formation of the horse bandits, hitting them to death, and they were all injured.
Aslan's face was pale, his heart was dripping blood, and he wanted to cry without tears. Before he could even see the face of his opponent, he lost most of his men and horses in a daze, and the rain of arrows brought not only death, but also despair to him, not only his life, but also the high hopes of Dumozhi, and his future.
Before the horse bandits, who had been lucky enough to escape the slaughter of the rain of arrows, could breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the sound of pursuing horses' hooves behind them.
The chasing soldiers are like the wind, strong and elegant, and the momentum is like a rainbow.
The horse bandits were terrified and scattered. But they still underestimated the terrifying pursuit ability of the Sweat Rider, once they were targeted by the Sweat Rider, it was almost impossible to escape, even if they were reduced to zero, they would not escape the doom. Hundreds of eagle riders did not want to spare the enemy, and quickly divided into hundreds of cavalry squads, chasing after their respective targets.
There was no mercy under the scimitar, and the flying eagle rider easily caught up with the scattered and chaotic horse bandits, and the sword slashed from behind, causing a scream, and the barren wilderness added a pile of 'manure' to it.
The pace of the slaughter was quite appalling, and the number of fleeing horse bandits was rapidly decreasing. There were clever bandits who jumped off their horses, threw away their swords, and raised their hands above their heads to beg for surrender......
Aslan didn't care about grief, didn't care about anger, it was important to flee for his life at this moment, although his war horse was running fast enough, but the opponent who bit behind him was faster than him, and the distance between the two sides was shrinking.
Li Huaitang ended the final chase with a feathered arrow, and at the same time announced the demise of the horse bandits.
Li Huaitang's arrow pierced Aslan's right big 'leg' and 'shot' him off his horse.
It's not that Li Huaitang can't catch up with him, the sudden appearance of hostility makes Li Huaitang have to be cautious. The appearance of a large number of horse bandits, but also pre-arranged traps waiting for their arrival, which must be related to the Tuqi Shi people, defeating the horse bandits in front of him is a sure thing, Li Huaitang no longer cares, he cares about how many enemies are still in his way home.
"Aslan? But Mohedagan's old department? ”
Kuhan used testimony to prove his innocence to Li Huaitang.
"Humph! Kill me if you have a seed! Aslan glared at Kuhan with disdain, Kuhan, the big "customer", the sheep in his eyes, who had always been servile when he saw each other in the past, but now he completely changed his face and betrayed him mercilessly.
Interrogating the prisoners, one of Li Huaitang's favorite methods is to invite you into the pit.
A dirt pit was dug under Aslan's 'confused' and 'confused' expression. Looking at the waist-high pit of water, Aslan suddenly understood its function, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"'Bastard', 'bastard', you bastards, you bastards, if you have the ability, you will kill me with one sword!"
The soldiers of the general's cavalry were tired of digging a pit and 'waiting', and without Li Huaitang's greeting, they set up Aslan, who was sitting on the ground, and let him struggle in vain.
Aslan's angry scolding had no effect, and Li Huaitang was indifferent, as if Aslan opened his mouth to emit an infrasound 'wave', which had no effect on his eardrums.
Aslan was not tall, and the deep pit was like a small well to him, and the water was almost up to his neck, and every shovel of dirt fell, hitting the stagnant water, shaking the water 'waves' and choking into his mouth and nose. As the amount of dirt that fell into the pit increased, Aslan was finally raised, his head was 'exposed' out of the pit, and his 'chest' and 'chest' were 'exposed' outside the pit, but this was already the limit, and the falling soil no longer gave him a chance to breathe, and soon buried his 'legs', crossed his waist, and marched towards his 'chest'. Aslan visibly felt that breathing was starting to become difficult, the pressure in his lungs was like a thousand pounds, and he always inhaled less than he exhaled......
"I'm not going to kill you, but it's up to your luck. You say, half-buried here, call the heavens, call the earth unspiritual, do you see, those vultures flying in the sky are waiting for us to leave to fall down for dinner, guess they bite your neck first, or? Well, I think I'll bite my ears first......"
Being bitten to death by a vulture bite by mouth to death is terrifying to think about, this is not a threat, there are already vultures in the distance, and they are feasting around a corpse as if no one is around. Li Huaitang's words were even greater than the threat of the scimitar, and they were extremely 'gloomy' and terrifying in Aslan's ears, and the defense line in his heart began to collapse.
"No, no, don't go! Kill me, kill me! Aslan, who was half-buried, howled with difficulty.
Li Huaitang squatted leisurely beside Aslan's head and said, "I can help you realize your wish, but what I want to know, I hope you will not hesitate to teach you......
The answer is clear. The horse bandits were indeed the ambush soldiers of the Tuqi Shi people, and in front, crossing the Chu River, on the front line of Baishui City, Yi Wei arranged tens of thousands of infantry troops here. It's just that Aslan didn't want to share the credit with the people of Shi Guo, and wanted to annihilate the opponent with his unique 'door' killer weapon, but unexpectedly, Li Huaitang accidentally saw through his tricks. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon