Chapter Forty-Seven: Ten Horsemen on the Side Street Are as Fierce as Wolves
Aitengna secretly lifted the corner of the curtain on the right side of the car and carefully observed the situation on the side street. Probably because of the location, she didn't see the "big food spout" in Ma Lan's mouth, and all she saw was the Beiting tooth soldiers holding horizontal knives and nervously guarded.
Chi Yanhua's excited roar caught Aitengna's attention. She likes this energetic, mischievous foal from the bottom of her heart.
Following Chi Yanhua's excited hissing, Aitengna saw Xiao Langjun holding a horizontal knife and Wenxia Little Lady who was slanting a long sword. Therefore, as soon as they heard Ma Lan's shout, both of them drew their weapons and rode their horses forward, protecting Ashina Xiaoyun, Wang Fei and Ashina Jiang, who were not carrying weapons.
Ashina Xiaoyun was unwilling to be protected by Wang Fei and his sister, and was eager to try, wanting to squeeze to the front, but was firmly pulled by the thoughtful Wang Fei.
Ayi Tenggna found that in the face of unexpected situations, the resourceful Du Huan was the first to calm down, and blurted out one military order after another.
"General Li Bei, General Wang Bei, lead twenty tooth soldiers, and quickly guard Xiao Langjun, Xiao Niang and the carriage!" Aitengna understands that in the face of unforeseen dangers, Du Huan's first concern is to protect the safety of everyone.
"Captain Ma, you take ten tooth soldiers and catch the big food scout!" Before Du Huan's words fell, Ma Lan had already kicked his mount Feishuang lightly, and rushed straight to the big food scout on the north side of Hengjie.
"Deputy Chen, you find five brothers, hurry up and evacuate the crowd to avoid accidental injuries!" After receiving the order, the six tooth soldiers circled and shouted loudly in the side streets, driving away the crowd and telling them to hurry away from the land of right and wrong.
"You, you, you, take my fish talisman, go to the west gate quickly, and let the gatekeepers close the gate. Then tell all the gates to be closed, and the big food spies must not be let go! The three tooth soldiers were given the order and galloped westward. Ayitengna understood that Du Huan wanted to close the city gate and catch turtles in the urn.
"The three of you, immediately go to the inner city to meet the capital protector, report the relevant situation, and ask the capital to make a decision quickly." The three tooth soldiers waved their horses and urged their horses to the east.
More than 40 Beiting Ya soldiers were divided into five teams by Du Huan in the blink of an eye, and they were quickly put into operation.
Listening to Du Huan's calm and well-organized command, Aitengna breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Although she didn't know how many big food spies there were, judging from Du Huan's tone, it should be able to solve it easily.
As for the Great Cannibal, Aitenggana didn't know much about it before she came to Tingzhou, and she didn't have a particularly bad feeling for it. Although the Turgish Khanate had fought with the Great Food Empire in the River Lands for many years, the Khanate had not had a major conflict with the Great Food Empire since she could remember.
But after studying the Tang classics for several years and living in Tingzhou for a few months, under the influence of Xiao Langjun and Du Huan, Ayi Tenggena still has a higher sense of identity with the Tang Dynasty in her heart. After all, for a long time, the Turgish Khanate was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and it was only in recent years that the relationship broke up; And Da Shi has had dozens of wars with the Turgish people.
Although it was the soldiers and horses of the Beiting that put an end to the Turgish Khanate, Aitengana understood from Xiao Langjun's explanation that the Turgish Khanate was sandwiched between the three major empires, and the national policy of trying to balance the left and right was the root cause of its downfall. If the Tuqi Shi people are still wholeheartedly willing to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, it will still be the Xigan City of the Heavenly Khan.
The Tang Army of Beiting only became the end of the fate of the Turgish Khanate in order to protect the interests of the Tang Dynasty, but it was not the source of the Khanate's demise.
Of course, if there is a good opportunity to revive the Turgish Khanate, Aitengna will not hesitate and will give everything for it. It's just that the possibility of rebuilding the Khanate is too slim......
And at this moment, when she heard Ma Lu shouting "Arrest the big food spies", Aitengna unconsciously thought about the problem from the standpoint of the Tang Army. However, maybe she is just used to observing the world from Xiao Langjun's standpoint, but she doesn't know it......
Du Huan's order was issued like flowing water, and the Beiting Tooth Soldiers immediately followed the order.
Inside the carriage, the drunken little girls, who didn't know whether they were tired or felt the breath of danger, leaned against the wall of the carriage, and gradually fell silent, Mei Xiang buried her head between her arms, and made a slight snoring sound.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves outside the carriage, Aitengna also tightened the curtain of the carriage and curled up to the corner of the carriage. After experiencing the Broken Leaf Battle and the Polo Field Assassination, her vigilance and protection skills have greatly improved.
"This is probably what Xiao Langjun called 'turtle flow'." Aitengna, hiding in the corner of the carriage, laughed at herself.
While Ayitengna was joking with herself in the well-guarded carriage, on the side street, Kudulu was riding his horse towards the west gate of Tingzhou. He was followed by Mudea and more than a dozen samurai.
The narrow encounter with the silver-armored warrior made Kudulu feel depressed.
On the shore of the Suye water, the silver-armored warrior bow was like a thunderbolt, and the arrows fell like a shower, and his sister was caught by him, and he and Mutaia were almost captured by him.
And on the first day of coming to Tingzhou City, it was really unexpected to encounter such a killing god on the street again. The enemy is in front, not only can you not wield a knife for revenge, but you have to hold your head and flee, which is even more depressing.
When he set out from Talas City, Kudulu had already thought of the huge risk of infiltrating Tingzhou City. However, he was eager to save his sister, and felt that under the cover of the big cannibal's detailed disguise, as long as he kept a low profile, he should be able to escape the inspection of the Tang Army.
Along the way, Khudulu, disguised as a Sogdian youth, strictly followed the teachings of Rahman and Mutai'a, strictly followed the requirements of prudence in words and deeds, never said a word when he was not needed, never did anything that was not required from him, and never took the initiative to step forward. It is true that the silent Kudulu did not arouse the alarm of the Qarluqs or the Tang army.
It was only when he entered the solemn inner city of Tingzhou that he was more or less nervous. After retreating from the inner city, Kudulu felt more relaxed and more confident in hiding his whereabouts.
When he was about to return to Nanshi, Kudulu and his entourage happened to encounter noisy carriages and horses. The two sides should have passed by without any relationship, but unexpectedly, Kudulu's unexplained tension caused the pointed hat to be blown towards the carriage by the wind.
No one would have thought that the fierce silver-armored warrior would be near the carriage. Mudea immediately used the scabbard to pick out the pointed hat for Kudulu, but the silver-armored warriors saw the flaw. In just two moves, the silver-armored warrior recognized Mutaia as the man in black in the Battle of Broken Leaves through familiar moves.
The unexpected exposure and the narrow encounter with the enemy made Kudulu resentful and a little afraid of not knowing what to do.
Mudea, however, was much calmer, drew his long sword, slammed Kudulu's mount, and then glanced at the north gate of Nanshi from afar, before waving his sword and beckoning the Great Food Samurai to flee westward.
As soon as Khudulu moved, he heard Mude'a say in Persian: "Kill! ”
"The Tang army has caught up?" Kudulu was puzzled, and Shi An's screams sounded behind him. Before he could understand what had happened, the round-haired merchant of Shiguo was killed by the Khorasan warriors beside him.
Mudea's sudden burst of coldness and ruthlessness startled Kudulu's heart. Over the months of getting along, Kudulu had become more and more accustomed to Mudea'a's meticulous concern for him, forgetting that he was in fact a battle-hardened warrior and a murderous assassin.
Kudulu didn't like Shi An, who was fat and smiling, and he never communicated with him. But seeing him being killed by his companions in an instant, it was inevitable that there was a little surprise and pity in his heart.
"Maybe that's what Father Khan doesn't like about me the most!" Kudulu was secretly ashamed of his weakness.
Kudulu, who was galloping on horseback on the north side of Hengjie, noticed that three knights on the south side were also galloping westward, and it seemed that the Tang army was about to close the city gate.
Kudulu weighs less, and his crotch mount is a carefully selected horse with a clear advantage in speed.
When the west gate was in front of him, the three knights on the south side drew their bows and arrows together, and the sharp arrows swooped straight towards the left side of the big horse.
Kuduru heard the wind in mid-air and whipped his mount vigorously. With all four hooves, the big eater leaped forward, avoiding the arrows. The Khorasan warriors also drove their horses to dodge or swung their swords to defend.
The three knights didn't have the luxury of hitting the enemy in one shot, they just wanted to slow down the opponent's speed. After shooting the arrows, the knight held up the fish talisman, and the three of them shouted in unison: "On the orders of Judge Du, quickly close the city gate and prohibit entry and exit!" ”
Although he did not order the city gate to be closed or the door opening, he had already asked the soldiers to line up to prepare for battle, and pulled out the horse rejecting rifle that was rarely used on weekdays.
After listening to the shouts of the herald's knights, the defenders no longer hesitated, nor did they take the time to check the fish charms, but hurriedly ordered the gates to be closed.
As the gates began to slowly close with a tooth-aching sound, several forked repulsion guns were placed in front of the doorway.
After the sharp rejection of the horse, more than twenty pikemen lined up to meet the enemy; On either side of the pikemen, seven or eight heavily armed sword and shield men guarded the flanks.
Above the city, there were more than a dozen crossbowmen, holding stringed bows and crossbows, and coldly looked down at the abnormal movements on the street.
Seeing that the defenders of the west gate of Tingzhou were operating according to the order, the three knights who had just fired arrows turned to the south and did not stay any longer.
The soldiers guarding the gate made Kudulu hesitate a little, making him look at the west gate that was close at hand, but he didn't dare to rush in.
The great eating horse's amazing bouncing power can certainly jump past the repulsor, but there is no guarantee that it will be able to avoid the thrust of more than ten spears at the same time. Moreover, there are also crossbowmen who are condescending and eyeing each other.
"Your Highness, you follow my horse!" When Kudulu was at a loss, Mudea's calm voice came from behind him. Kudulu hurriedly reined in his horse and let Mutaia surpass him.
"Queue up!" Mutaia raised his scimitar, and more than a dozen Khorasan cavalry quickly formed a two-line column with him and Kudulu as the center, dozens of paces away from the rejection of horses and spears. Between the columns, there is a gap between the two horses.
"Kill!" Mutaia gave an order, and led the front team of seven or eight Khorasan cavalry to whip and drive their horses, and galloped towards the rejected horses at the gate of the city.