Chapter 7: Arrows
The river lingers, the mountains dispute, the mountain wind rises at dusk, and the voice is as terrible as a resentful ghost crying, Yadan pressed the scimitar in his hand and moved his eyes behind him.
Suddenly a lake appeared on the horizon, and the dazzling sunlight shimmered on it, like a wave, surging and undulating, like a mirage on the desert, full of bewitchment.
Along with the graceful floating of the lake, there were bursts of thunder in the distance at the same time, and the heavens and the earth trembled inexplicably.
Yadan's face was as if someone had suddenly drained his blood, and he turned pale in the sun, first his hands and then his whole body were trembling.
The rumbling of thunder approached, not hurried, but heavy, and Cherrigi finally saw clearly that the sparkling lake was in fact an endless stream of swords.
The Red Banner!
Red cavalry!
Red sky!
It was the cavalry of the Han Empire......
The spears and halberds of the forest, the swords in patches, the surging human heads, the fluttering flags, and the murderous aura that permeated the four directions prompted the Qiang people to let out a terrified cry.
Their own army has entered the city, and the only ones left on the plain are the personal guards of Yadan and Cheriji, how can they resist these wolf-like Han troops.
In the face of absolute strength, the Qiang people abandoned their weapons one after another, lost the dignity and courage that a warrior should have, and began to rush for their lives.
Yadan and Cherrigi also lost their previous vigor and galloped south under the escort of their personal guards.
"Blow the Horn ......"
As Yadan rode his horse and galloped, he ordered the herald to blow his horn.
But the rallying horn came to an abrupt halt before it sounded twice, and it drowned in a rain of arrows along with hundreds of Qiang people, and the thick hooves of the horses beat the earth, oppressing it into a hoarse cry, and at the same time oppressing the hearts of Yadan and Cherrigi.
After dozens of miles of running, Yadan and Cheriji finally escaped to the landing port, looking at the Han army that was getting closer and closer, the two hurriedly boarded the boat and paddled desperately.
The rest of the Qiang people began to fight for the rest of the boat, but there were many monks and few porridges, and everyone was crazy to fight for the boat cable, wanting to be the first to get on the boat.
Seeing that the boat was about to capsize, the Qiang people who got on the boat pulled out their scimitars one after another, and slashed at the Qiang people who were scrambling for the boat cable.
In an instant, mourning was everywhere, many people were chopped off their palms, covered their bare arms and let out heart-rending wails, while those Qiang people who did not board the ship knelt on the ground in despair and wept bitterly.
A small number of Qiang people still did not give up and wanted to swim across the river, but the turbid river water had just reached their knees, and there was a palpitating sound behind them.
They all turned their heads, their eyes shrouded in a dark curtain of arrowheads.
Countless feathered arrows screamed, forming a huge rain of arrows in the air, and the dense arrows like flying locusts instantly approached the front, and the arrows that flashed blue suddenly became larger in the field of vision.
"Poof" "Poof" "Poof"
The sound of sharp arrows shooting into the body was endless, and the heart-wrenching screams came and went, and even worse, they couldn't even scream, and their throats and mouths were shot in an instant, and the whole person was unrecognizable.
There was a long whistle of the horn, which was the horn of the charge, and the advancing Han army obviously increased its speed and surrounded the Qiang people at the port in a crescent shape.
The iron-clad military array and the impermeable crossbow arrows drove the fleeing Qiang people together like sheep, and surrounded them at the landing port from all sides.
Soon, all the surviving Qiang people were surrounded by a wall-like Han legion, the cold light reflected by the sword pricked their nerves, and the huge eyes of the Han army's war horses were the same as his master, staring coldly at the trembling Qiang.
The rest of the Qiang involuntarily retreated, huddled together with each other, and some of them still held scimitars with some courage, but most of them weakly hung their weapons.
The Lord will flee, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, what is the use of struggling?
The Han army did not seem to have the slightest interest in their fate and did not strike again, but only moved the pace, pressing step by step, further narrowing the encirclement.
They squeezed the desperate Qiang people in the middle and watched their fear and panic with great interest.
Yadan stood on the bow of the ship, his eyes on Jiuyuan City, he knew in his heart that not only the warriors who landed at the port, but also the warriors who attacked the city would be more than lucky.
He didn't know where the reinforcements were, and he was defeated inexplicably, and he was completely defeated.
Thinking about it, he was pulled back to reality by a burst of excited shouts, Yadan raised his eyes and looked into the distance, his eyes were stinged by a touch of golden light, and he subconsciously covered his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, there was a Han general standing at the landing port.
That Han general stands proudly, one person and one horse like the scorching sun, which is particularly eye-catching.
On a golden armor, there is a Xichuan red cotton robe obliquely hung, a dragon snake bow in front of the saddle, a three-foot Qingfeng hanging on the waist, a halberd in the hand, and a body nine feet away, giving people a pressure like Mount Tai.
Despite the large army arrayed ahead, Yadan could see him at a glance.
"Dongqiang King Yadan?" The man asked loudly.
Yadan folded his hands and replied proudly: "Exactly, dare to ask the name of the general?" ”
"Yes, as for my name, you don't deserve to know!" Yadan is arrogant, and Han will be more proud than him.
Yadan's teeth creaked, when did his dignified Dongqiang King be so despised, he became annoyed and angry at the moment: "Today's shame will be repaid in the future!" ”
The Han general shook his head slightly and laughed loudly: "I'm afraid you don't have such a chance!" ”
With this laughter, the dragon and snake bow was drawn like a full moon, his hand shook, the bowstring made a slight pleasant crisp sound, and the eagle flew out like a meteor across the sky.
With a "whoosh", the sound of breaking the sky galloped in.
Before Yadan could react, a sharp pain came from his throat, and he looked down to see that his throat had already been pierced by a sharp and powerful arrow, leaking through the back of his neck.
"Uh, ahem!"
The cool breeze poured into his body from the torn throat, and Yadan's face became distorted with pain, and he clutched the tail of the arrow, trying to pull it out, but his hands were already weak.
When he was dying, he heard the laughter of the Han general.
"Listen, I'm Jiuyuan Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian ......"
Lu Buwei is famous all over Mobei, Yadan naturally knows his name, if he knew that this man would be Lu Bu, he would not have stood on the bow of the ship before.
Yadan's eyes became darker and darker, and his consciousness became more and more blurred, and finally he closed his eyes unwillingly, and the prime minister, Cheriji, had already rowed away, and gradually disappeared on the misty river.
"General, what about these Qiang people?" Wei Yuece immediately stepped forward and pointed to the trembling Qiang people and asked.
Lu Bu glanced at Wei Yue expressionlessly, and rode his horse towards Jiuyuan City.
Wei Yue waved his hand and immediately ordered: "Kill!" ”
With his order, the soldiers of the Han army rushed up, guns and halberds flying, swords were slashed, bows and arrows were fired indiscriminately, and sharp weapons pierced into the flesh with a dull dull sound, which was terrifying.
When the gathered Han army dispersed, only blood and scattered limbs were left in the small encirclement.