The battle of cold weapons is actually the battle of physical strength.

Fortunately, this battle is not large-scale, but the environment and space limit a lot of attack methods, so the intensity is not strong, when Lao Luo's soldiers adapt to this kind of battle in the city, the rhythm is getting faster and faster, of course, this is related to the number of people participating in the battle, because the overall number of people entering the city is only more than 400 people, plus the scouts who sneaked in advance did not exceed the total number of 600 people. From the beginning of the squad scattered to fight, to the later siege of a house by one hundred and ten people, the improvement of efficiency is naturally inevitable.

After recovering all the loot, or robbing all the pre-selected target resources, Lao Luo returned to the hotel stronghold near the East Gate, which was no longer the empty and empty Arab inn at the beginning, but a gathering place full of freed slaves, which was quite chaotic for a while.

The air was filled with the body odor of different people, the smell of the feces of many captured horses, and even the smell of sweat on the soldiers after a fierce battle, and of course, the most indelible smell of blood......

The rescued slaves were both men and women, old and young, the old people were not old, only in their forties and less than fifty years old, but they looked like they were sixty or seventy years old, their faces were full of vicissitudes of life, and there were more than 100 young children, most of whom were of mixed race. The origins of these people are very complicated, some of them were accidentally robbed by caravans, some of them were from the four counties of Hexi (1), and some were abducted and trafficked from their hometowns......

The latter made Lao Luo very angry, the former can be said to be because of the civil strife in China, the change of power, what does the latter mean? Doesn't the history books all say that the Great Song Dynasty was politically enlightened, the country was rich and the people were strong?

Suppressing the anger, Lao Luo beckoned Alki, "Go and ask what's going on at the east gate, and then prepare to evacuate immediately!" ”

I found Guan Hexi again, this Kansai man performed quite well in the night operation, personally killed four guards of the rich merchant, with his almost skeleton-like figure, it can be said that it is a remarkable achievement. "I heard you were doing well at night, how do you feel?"

"General, I can't even lift a knife now, otherwise I will have to cut off a few more heads!" Guan Hexi must have been a rough and tough guy when he didn't lose weight, even now when he looks like the wind blows down, he still has a straightforward temper, "General, let me join your army, I will follow and kill the Turks!" ”

"You don't have to rush to kill the Turks, and you don't need to rush to enter the army, you still have to take care of your body first!" Lao Luo likes this kind of rough man very much, this is a good soldier, "You weren't injured at night, right?" Give you something, do it or not? ”

Guan Hexi looked at his body, his face turned red, and he soon disappeared, "I didn't suffer any injuries, what do you say, I promise to do it!" ”

The emaciated Guan Hexi walked in an unnatural posture, and there were still a few bruise marks on his face, obviously he had also been injured in the previous battle, but this was a big deal.

"Can you manage people and manage those rescued like an army?" Lao Luo doesn't want to use his soldiers to manage, one is a trust problem, many of the rescued Han people are still ignorant, and they don't know what is going on with their people, and the other is a communication problem, there is still a difference in language between the Han here and the descendants of the Tang people who follow Lao Luo.

"Yes! Isn't it just to manage people, the team is divided into teams, and it will be fine soon! Guan Hexi said and turned around to move.

This is a resolute guy.

Lao Luo hurriedly shouted to him, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you!" I need everyone to move quickly, and in a little while, we'll get out of Herat at once,"

"Withdraw from Herat?" Guan Hexi was a little confused, because Jin Qian contacted him to save people before, and he didn't say anything to him because he wanted to keep it secret.

"That's right, the people in the brigade are all north of Mashhad, rescue you people and repair them, and in a few days they will return to the main camp in the north, and then prepare to return to Hexi!" Lao Luo didn't shy away from it, and said the ultimate goal.

"Back to Hexi?" Guan Hexi roared in surprise.

"That's right! Don't you want to go back? Hurry up! Lao Luo was not annoyed, and reprimanded him, asking this guy who was about to be stupid to hurry up and get down to business.

The human heart is available, Guan Hexi understood and turned around and shouted in the rescued crowd, the man who was clutching the dough, the woman who was busy changing with a piece of clothing, the child who was at a loss to the East, and the Europa who was unwilling to follow the fate of slaves, all heard Guan Hexi's words. For them, the East is their ancestral land, and the East is also a symbol of wealth, and the most important thing is that they don't have to worry about the oppression of foreign races when they get to the East.

Guan Hexi cursed the slow-moving crowd, shouted the names of the people, assigned the team managers to organize them, and occasionally answered their inquiries to confirm their return to the East, it was really difficult for him to look like a skeleton.

Lao Luo just listened for a while and ignored it, because Olki told him that Black Cloud and the Duke were going to fight.

The big black cloud smelled Lao Luo's smell on the duke, and naturally understood that Lao Luo had ridden this guy covered in hair, and he wanted to bully the horse because of his big size, and the duke was not a master to be messed with, otherwise Lao Luo would not have chosen this guy at a glance. Both guys are at the level of the king of horses, so naturally they have to separate one to come down, do you know what it's like for horses to fight together? Hoofs and mouths are the best tools, and Bai Sensen's teeth are not inferior to those of wolves, and the teeth that are usually used to chew grass are not ambiguous in biting the flesh. Black Cloud weighed more than a ton, and the duke's figure was not much worse, eight hundred kilograms were always available, and two big guys were spreading wild on the horse farm, and there were cheering spectators next to them - a large group of horses swept through the formation.

The soldiers who took care of the horses didn't dare to approach, especially when Heiyun was in the cavalry academy, he was a barbarian guy who didn't dare to approach anyone except Lao Luo.

When Lao Luo came over, he happened to see a chaos on the dusty horse farm, several clever soldiers had already hid on the wall next to them, and the two guys, Heiyun and the Duke, almost stood up, each greeting each other with huge horse hooves, this scene was much more shocking than the black market boxing in later generations.

The whistle of "gimmick" sounded, and Lao Luo didn't want the two savage guys to hurt him, no matter which one of them was injured, it was a loss for his master.

Heiyun was accustomed to Lao Luo's whistle, paused, and hit the duke's hoof on his front leg, but it didn't care about the rough skin and flesh and ran directly at Lao Luo, in the end, Lao Luo brought it back from the horse farm, this smart guy naturally knew who to listen to, the duke naturally turned his head and saw Lao Luo, isn't this the reason for the fight, it also ran over.

The two big guys rushed over like armored cars marching side by side, Heiyun ran first, but the duke was so fast that he stopped in front of Lao Luo almost at the same time. If Lao Luo was still in the later generations, he would definitely not dare to stand in front of them - the result of the collision would be at least a broken tendon and bone.

Fortunately, he is different now, taking advantage of his height and arm length and strength, standing between the two horses, holding the necks of the two horses, trying to control their big mouths that are constantly testing each other, and being careful not to be trampled by their constant kicking front hooves. Well, it's not easy, the nature of horses and wolves is about the same, there is only one leader in a pack, just like the saying that a mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless there is a male and a female.

However, there are exceptions, just like the matrilineal clan system, there are occasional cases where two male lions can be accommodated.

With Lao Luo's constant whispering in the ears of the two big guys, perhaps thanks to the hint of mental power, and the intelligence of the two big horses, after ten minutes, the two guys compromised, and then they patrolled the entire horse farm side by side like cousins.

Lao Luo Ze sweated like raindrops, almost wetting his clothes all over his body, this is really not an easy job. To tell the truth, his actions were reckless, courage, eyesight, strength, skill, physical strength and even luck were all indispensable, and any of them could only be a tragic result.

"General, you are so powerful!" Alki came running from a distance, and some of them graciously handed him a cloth towel. This is not a sycophant, in fact, when the horses are fighting, no one dares to come close, let alone settle the dispute.

"Come on, Olki, these two stubborn big guys, I'd rather fight the Ghaznavids again!" Lao Luo rarely didn't speak with a cold face, and competing with two guys who weighed about a ton really made him feel a little tired, and this was the first time in this era.

Olki turned his head to look at the two guys who were running around the field, then looked up at Lao Luo, and shook his head speechlessly.

"Is there any news from the East Gate?" Lao Luo breathed a sigh of relief, waved his arm, and found that the fatigue just now had completely disappeared, as if he could continue to compete with the two big horses, he was also a little speechless, where is the bottom line of his body? He was a little confused.

"The Naga faction has returned, and they have taken the east gate!" Speaking of war, Olki was in good spirits.

"Good! Go and urge Guan Hexi, as well as those who have been rescued, to retreat immediately! Wait, tell them that there are free horses for them to ride, that women and children who can't ride must be carried, and that carriages are not allowed! "It's finally the most critical closing stage, and Lao Luo doesn't want any more accidents.

The middle section of the road that withdrew to the bridge deck was not for carriages to walk, although there were no rocks, but the undulating road in the middle would definitely break the axle at this time, and he didn't want to take people to repair the rough carriage at this time in the wilderness, nor did he want to leave the damaged carriage as a signpost for the possible pursuers.

Alki took the order, Lao Luo pacified his two mounts, put the saddle of the black cloud in place, the duke has been busy for most of the night, and it is time to rest, although it seems that this chestnut white-haired guy is not tired, Lao Luo does not dare to underestimate the intelligence of the horses, although these guys have a child-like personality, but the temper is not to be underestimated.

However, it is destined that Lao Luo, as the general who leads the troops, cannot be as leisurely as an ordinary soldier.

A personal soldier hurriedly ran over, "General, the people who are watching the City Lord's Mansion report that someone has entered it. ”

"Do you see what kind of person it is?" Lao Luo, who was tying the belly belt of the black cloud, raised his head and asked.

"They said they came from the west, and they looked like the defenders of Herat." The soldier replied.

"Okay, fireworks!" After packing up the work in hand, Lao Luo Huoran got up and directly issued a military order.

The fireworks signal is a gunpowder tool that Lao Luo personally made when he was in Silvan, and in order to keep it secret, there are only three of them in the hands of the pro-soldier team, which are specially used for use at night. At this time, the order was used to notify the soldiers lurking in several other gates of Herat to start the operation, the direct purpose was to confuse the rescue direction of the city guards of Herat, and the ultimate goal was to cover the retreat plan of the personnel at the east gate.

A firework burning with orange flame burst into the dark night sky, and coincidentally, the city lord's mansion in the west also burst into flames at the same time. Then there was a fire near the gates of the city of Herat......

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(1) The four counties of Hexi are the names of the four counties set up by the Western Han Dynasty in the Hexi Corridor, Jiuquan County, Wuwei County, Dunhuang County and Zhangye County, and the Hexi Corridor refers to the passage from the Central Plains to the West Xinjiang west of the Yellow River. The four counties later referred to the vast territory west of the Yellow River.

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