The vast sky is deep and blue, the sun is as hot as fire, evaporating the clouds without a trace, the desert seems to be shrouded in a layer of breathtaking luster under the sunlight, showing the infinite power of nature, from time to time appear on the roadside lakes, poplar forests, green fields like a string of melodious wind chimes, bringing endless coolness to the hot and dry air, making people feel comfortable. The four carriages, escorted by a hundred cavalrymen, galloped towards Gaochang City unhurriedly.

Yang Chong lifted the thin white silk curtain, his eyes swept over the window and the scenery that kept retreating behind him, and said happily: "If Gaochang has a good harvest this year, many things will be much easier. ”

Zhang Guolao nodded slightly, did not speak, seemed to be listening to something, there was only wind in the air, even the sound of birds was rare, the whistling of the chirping suddenly tore the peace, and suddenly like a violent wind, there was the sound of horses' hooves shaking the earth. The warning of the enemy attack suddenly spread throughout the cavalry, the carriage stopped, the sound of the trumpet spread into the distance, and the cavalry quickly formed a formation, clustered around the carriage, their swords unsheathed, spears in their hands, and the archers in the back row lowered their hands and had already bent their bows and arrows.

On the hillside, behind the bushes, in the woods, several groups of men and horses rushed out at the same time, rushing towards the cavalry from different directions; Getting closer and closer, the enemy changed formation as they marched, looking for opportunities to break the formation. With a low roar, the fifty horsemen from the west attacked first, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the swiftness of the war horses rolled up the yellow sand in the sky, as if the prey on the opposite side was vulnerable, waiting for them to harvest the human heads.

The leader of the big man wore the bright light armor of the Great Sui, the red cloak was flying, the long lance in his palm was ready to go, his movements were as vigorous as a tiger, and the momentum was overwhelming, and they were at the back of the cavalry, confident that they would kill the front of the carriage with a single charge. Just as the fifty horsemen rushed to within 100 paces of the horse team, the four knights in front of the last carriage flashed to both sides, and the back door of the carriage opened almost simultaneously, and two giant crossbows suddenly jumped into the eyes of the big man.

The big man roared and rushed to the carriage desperately, as long as he could block the arrows, he could cover the people behind him to kill the cavalry; The violent sound of arrows resounded through the sky, like flowers flying, devouring the lives of fifty horsemen, people screaming, horses neighing, caught off guard, galloping horses could not dodge, knights fell to the ground one by one. The big man was killed by one person, one horse and one lance, and killed the carriage with arrow wounds, but was stopped by Yu Chi Gong who rushed up from the side of the carriage.

After a moment's delay, the giant crossbow stopped firing, and twenty long flags flew out from behind the carriage, stabbing the remaining fifty horsemen under their horses, and the blood was shining brightly, and it was hidden in the yellow sand. There were more than three hundred horsemen, all on horses and camels, and the loss of fifty horsemen not only made the arrangement of the convoy completely revealed, but also won a fleeting opportunity for the rest of the men; Everyone is a veteran of the battlefield, although there is no excitement, the passionate posture, the galloping of the war horse, all show the desire in the heart.

The air was suffocated, and the hundred cavalry guards around Yang Chong were all one person with two standards, and the rain of javelins caused sixty or seventy casualties to the opponent, and the number was more than twice that of his own; Wei Chigong smashed his opponent's head to pieces in two rounds, and when he looked up, he could already see Ming Di on the opposite side. Ming dysprosium is the standard configuration of the Turkic army, composed of a blade and a collar, with a ridge in the middle into three edges, with the purpose of attacking and alarming, and the material is mostly copper or bone.

What made the attacker different was that Ming Di shot at Yu Chigong's body, and Yu Chigong rushed out of the formation like a nobody, without a trace of bloodshed. It's just that Wei Chigong was deeply stimulated, his eyes were full of violent murderous aura, and he killed two enemies who rushed to him in a row; Yang Chong's guards shouted loudly, brandished their weapons, and rushed forward, obviously trying to block the enemy at both ends of the carriage.

Seeing the power of the giant crossbow, the attacker was very clever to divide two small groups of cavalry with twenty or thirty people each, and detoured to both sides of the carriage from the side, but unexpectedly fell into the trap again, the two carriages opened on the entire side, and the eight giant crossbows harvested more than fifty lives in the blink of an eye. An ugly-looking man roared and jumped into the air, pounced on the carriage from his horse, and the long-handled double-edged broadsword in his palm glittered in the air, as if it was a fierce beast, murderous.

Behind the big man, four fierce masters smashed through the cavalry and rushed towards Yang Chong's carriage; A long arrow shot out, piercing the chest of one of the masters, and blood spurted out. The big man was already approaching the carriage in a few breaths, but suddenly saw an old Taoist priest in front of him, and said in surprise: "Zhang Guolao." ”

Zhang Guo was an old immortal, his robe floated in the air, and said with a smile: "Iron Lion Rezhong Shakya, I didn't expect that we would be able to meet in the Western Regions." ”

Iron Lion Rezhong Shajia, the most famous lone wolf on the grassland, from the Beihai where Su Wu pasted sheep, to the Liaodong of the white mountains and black waters, no tribe does not know him, a knife is the referee's red card, and the inexhaustible truth of life. Unexpectedly, it was only in Saibei, and when I arrived in the Western Regions, I still moved in groups, throwing that arrogance out of the clouds.

Rezhong Shakya's speed did not decrease, and he did not stop, and rushed over directly, Zhang Guo is always a famous martial arts master, and only by relying on the state that has risen to the peak can he kill the other party. The broadsword was like a whistling flame, extinguishing the fire in the whirlwind, Zhang Guolao took a step suddenly, the angle was divine, and he was avoiding the edge of the broadsword, almost one step away from Rezhong Shakya; Rezhong Shakya stepped back sideways, flipped the broadsword, and dragged out an oblique arc to widen the distance between the two.

Zhang Guolao was attached like a shadow, and at this moment, a master shot in from the side, and very cleverly restrained Zhang Guolao, giving Rezhong Shakya a chance to get out of the opponent's air shield. Zhang Guolao took advantage of this opportunity, the bamboo fishing drum in his hand flew through the air, and a head flew into the air, killing the masters who participated in the battle, and then calmly retreated. Rezhong Shakya understood that the other party was entangled with himself and killed four of his companions by the way.

Re Zhong Shakga's body turned, the long knife was raised high, like thunder, and slashed at Zhang Guolao, Zhang Guolao suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and when Rezhong Shakya retracted his momentum and contained the Quartet, he found that another master died under the long arrow shot from the carriage, and the only remaining master was retreating in a panic. No one is afraid of death, especially when there is only one person left, and he is full of fear, and the long knife of Rezhong Shakya is raised, like the wind blowing, and the retreating person is cut in two.

"Good knife technique." Zhang Guolao cheered and said: "Rezhong Shakya, why don't you go back, do you have to leave your life here." ”

Rezhong Shijia looked around, only to find that Yang Chong's hundred cavalry guards had already had an advantage in numbers, and Huyan Leopard and Wei Chigong Xiangbo, who were in charge of the attack, were at a disadvantage. In the distance, the flag was fluttering, and a Sui army was already only more than a mile away, Rezhong Shakya let out a long laugh and said loudly: "The last study of Rezhong Shakya, please consult Master Zhang." ”

Children of the rivers and lakes, it is difficult to see white heads. Rezhong Shakya knew that the general trend was gone, but he still chose to die in battle, which made Zhang Guolao a little uncomfortable, but Zhang Guolao was obvious, for Rezhong Shakya, today's death in battle is the last glory; The lone wolf is no longer there, and the exposure of his involvement in the attack on Yang Chong has dealt a blow to Rezhong Shakya's reputation far more than failure, and death is undoubtedly a relief.

Rezhong Shakya's knife technique was taken from the desert, and when it was used, it seemed to absorb the evil qi between heaven and earth, and it became more and more powerful in the sultry heat of the air, which made Zhang Guolao dare not stay strong, so he could only go all out. After ten moves, Rezhong Shakya finally performed a stunt desert slash, the white light was like a mountain, the shadow of the knife broke the sky, and finally was hit by Zhang Guolao's palm, Rezhong Shakya only felt that he was hit by a thousand catties of boulders, and even hit the ground with a knife, in his last consciousness, Rezhong Shakya saw a column of blood spurting out of his mouth.

More than 300 enemy cavalry were annihilated, and 63 cavalry guards were lost, which shows that the training in peacetime is effective, and this is an example of winning more with less. However, Yang Chong's face was not good-looking, his whereabouts were leaked in advance, and the other party would wait here; The 500 cavalry led by Xifeng Changshan, who came to reinforce, received a report from a security chief, saying that the people on horseback and camels were found on the road were very strange, and Xifeng Changshan brought people to check and just crushed the attackers.

Kou Jiuhui hastily interrogated the living captives, most of them were horse thieves and sand thieves on the grassland, as well as the Tiele people, and the leaders were Rezhong Shakya and Huyan Leopard, who was killed by Wei Chigong, who were hiding in five manors near Gaochang City, and only gathered today. Yang Chong viciously ordered: "Take the prisoners, find the manor, and arrest all the people inside." ”

Xifeng Changshan left 200 horsemen to protect Yang Chong, sent several fast horses back to the city to ask Murong Xixiong for help, and took 300 people to search the manor with the captives. Knowing that Xifeng Changshan went out of the city, Murong Xixiong's nerves have always been tense, and after receiving the return of the fast horse, Murong Xixiong's first reaction was to block the whole city, and he was allowed to enter but not to leave; Then he sent the bald Kulin to take 500 people to meet the fine seal Changshan, and when Yang Chong entered the city, Gaochang City was already under military management.

(End of chapter)