Chapter 393: Coming and Going
When he came to the north gate of Shuozhou, he was stunned, looking at the strange scene in front of him, and was speechless for a long time.
Hearing the terrible siren, the people of Beicheng all hid in their homes, making the already bleak Shuozhou City even more empty and lonely. However, the north gate was wide open, and seven or eight guards guarding the city sat under the city wall so casually, talking and laughing, ignoring the nearly 10,000 Turkic warriors a mile outside the city gate.
Could they be so brave and fearless, or confident that they could defeat the sharpening Turkic cavalry? The answer is clearly no. The entire Northern Qi Dynasty, from top to bottom, had a heartfelt fear and awe for the Turks, and perhaps only Gao Changgong's father and son and the soldiers under the command of Dugu Yongye could be fearless of any enemy.
Compared with the calmness of the guards guarding the city gates, the Turkic cavalry was very tidy. Although the Turks were strong and brave in battle, their discipline was very lax, and they stood even more slumped outside the city, with a relaxed face. It seems that they have only come to hang out in Shuozhou City, and not to start a war of plunder.
Happy was only stunned for two breaths, and after a turn of his mind, he thought of Lu Hong's expression, and he quickly understood the reason for the strange scene in front of him. Thinking of all this, the anger in Xingxing's heart instantly rose to the extreme, but his face didn't show it, but his eyes were deeper and calmer, making the gentle smile on the corner of his mouth reveal a piercing chill.
"Lord Thorn Shi has arrived!" Happy took a deep breath, then raised his voice and drank long.
A roar full of true qi sounded above Shuozhou City like thunder, and the guards who were closest to Xing Xing bore the brunt, and they were directly dizzy by this sound, bleeding from their mouth and nose, and fell to the ground with a wilted expression. The Turkic cavalry a mile away was caught off guard, and many horses were frightened, causing a lot of commotion.
"See, see Lord Thorn!" The officer who looked like a small colonel was shocked by the sound of Lang, and was about to scold angrily, only to find that Happy Happy, dressed in white, was standing behind the city gate, and suddenly woke up. He hurriedly straightened his crooked helmet, trotted down the city wall, and bowed respectfully and apprehensively to the joyful courtesy.
"Humph!" Xing Xing snorted coldly, and didn't look at the little school, which made the latter's uneasy heart hang high, and he didn't dare to come out, and he was sweating profusely.
"Drumming!" Happy and coldly glanced at the drummer with a dull expression, and the latter suddenly became excited, and the drumstick beside him was beaten on the huge cowhide war drum at the head of the city.
The drummer was visibly frightened by the roar of joy, and at this time he played the war drum with all his might. The dull and rapid drum beat spread far away, majestic and desolate, and the tense and murderous atmosphere slowly diffused in the air, making everyone in the north city of Shuozhou have a layer of dark clouds in their hearts, heavy and nervous for no reason.
Listening to the sound of the drum, the coldness in his happy eyes receded slightly, and his untouched eyes fell on the little school in front of him again, making the latter tremble, eager to shrink his body into the crack.
"Get a knife!"
The voice of joy was faint, but it was an unquestionable command. The little school suddenly seemed to be pardoned, and ran to the side with a rolling belt. After a short time, he ran back with a snow-bright steel knife, and although his face was red as blood from the rapid running, he did not dare to gasp roughly.
Happy took the steel knife, checked it, shook his hand and pulled a few knife flowers, left a sentence of "look good" and strode out of the door.
The Colonel grew his mouth in shock and wanted to say something, but in the end he closed his mouth silently, just staring at the outside of the city with his eyes. Everyone in the upper and lower parts of Shuozhou Beicheng City was shocked and puzzled by Happy Move, and all of them locked their eyes tightly on Happy Happy.
What is he going to do? Do you want to fight against 10,000 Turkic cavalry alone? Is this courageous and fearless, or does it not know life and death, and does not measure itself?
"Who is your leader?" Happy walked not fast, but it only took ten breaths to cross the distance of 200 meters. His voice was not loud, but it spread far and wide, as if it were whispering in his ears.
The Turkic cavalry was suddenly startled, and the sound of the commotion was instantly quiet, and they all looked happy in disbelief. In the past ten years, the Turks have become increasingly powerful, and the Zhou and Qi kingdoms, which have been fighting incessantly, are well-behaved grandsons and fat lambs in their eyes. However, today, how can a thin boy not surprise them by calling out to 10,000 warriors alone?
"Bang bang", the sound of horses' hooves came to mind, but it was a Turkic warrior dressed in a horse riding out of the crowd, and soon came to stand ten meters in front of Xingxing. This person is dressed in a tight-fitting beard suit, but the materials are extremely luxurious, and a colorful tiger skin with soft hair is wrapped around his waist, which makes him add a bit of fierce wildness.
"Your Excellency, but Shuozhou trusts Thorn Shi and is happy?"
"Exactly!"
"Do you remember me?"
"Ashina Kuhezhen, the seventh prince of the Turks, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you have become a lot stronger!" Happy smiled slightly, and his tone was gentle and authentic.
"Good, you still know me!" Ashina Ku Hezhen raised his head slightly, and said happily: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Your Excellency has actually been promoted, congratulations!" β
"Thank you!" After a pause, he happily continued: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, the prince, for coming all the way to congratulate Gao on his ascension, but Shuozhou is a villain, I'm afraid I can't entertain the prince, I'm really sorry!" β
"Happy, you Han people are really hypocritical!" Ashina Kuhezhen looked at him sarcastically and said happily: "Today, this prince is here for two purposes, the first is to come to see the famous King of the Little Sui of the Qi Kingdom; The second is to collect this year's offerings. β
"Offerings?" Xing Xing frowned and said: "Is the prince mistaken, it seems that the offering was personally escorted by the imperial court, and it is not in my Shuozhou!" β
"No, no, no!" Ashina Kuhezhen waved his hand and said: "What this prince said is not this, but Shuozhou alone handed over to me for worship, which was agreed between this prince and Lord Lu Honglu. β
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, now I'm the master of Shuozhou, and everything before is not counted!"
"That's why I'm here to renegotiate with you." Ashina Kuhezhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "For the sake of our acquaintance, this prince can receive half of your offerings, and only accept you 20,000 stone of grain and 3,000 horses of cotton cloth. β
"Let's fight!"
"What?" Ashina Kuhezhen didn't react for a while, and looked at him happily in amazement.
Happy but did not answer, and his body suddenly pounced like an arrow from the string. Who would have expected the joy to be so fast, and there was no warning before the attack. When the Turkic cavalry in the rear tried to remind him, Xing had already crossed a distance of ten meters in the blink of an eye and came to Ashnaku Hezhen.
"Hey!"
The Turks are different from the Central Plains, even if they are as noble as princes, if they do not have certain skills in their hands, it is simply wishful thinking to gain the respect and recognition of their clansmen. When the happy figure came closer, he finally reacted. Ashina Kuhezhen was dumbfounded, and while leaning back, the scimitar on his waist was unsheathed in an instant, and he slashed towards happiness.
"It's too weak!"
Happy chuckled, and disappeared in front of Ashina Ku Hezhen's eyes in a shake and walked around behind him, and when the steel knife in his hand was on Ashina Ku Hezhen's neck, the man also jumped on the horse's back, and the five fingers of his left hand were buckled on his waist.
"Poof!"
Ashina Kuhezhen only felt that his eyes were dark, and the next moment his waist was numb, and the strength on his body receded like a tide, and the scimitar in his hand couldn't hold it and fell to the ground. Happy casually knocked Ashnaku Hezhen unconscious, then took the reins of the horse in his hand, and as soon as he lifted the reins, he rode his horse and rushed towards the Turkic knights.
"Watch out for the prince!"
When the Turkic cavalry reacted and rode their horses towards Xing, Xingxing had already restrained Ashina Kuhezhen and rode their horses to greet them. Everyone immediately threw a mouse bogey, and pulled the reins of the horses one after another, trying to stop the gallop of the war horses, but the front and back were crowded, and people shouted and neighed, which caused great chaos.
"Kill!" Happy but did not have the slightest sense of pause, like a predatory beast, fiercely crashed into the chaotic crowd, the steel knife in his hand waved rapidly, the sound of "poof" sounded continuously, accompanied by terrible screams, and the Turkic warriors continued to fall.
The Turkic cavalry wanted to fight back, but looking at the master who was wielded as a weapon from time to time, they could only retreat one after another, allowing Happy to kill in all directions, coming and going freely. It was only half an hour of effort, and Xing actually penetrated hundreds of nearly a thousand meters of formation, although there were not many people, but the Turkic cavalry was shocked and angry, and they were miserable.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Finally, the Turks no longer thought about snatching Ashnaku Hezhen back, and they all stepped back, just surrounded Happy from a distance, and looked at Happy with great anger.
"Gao Thorn Shi, we are willing to agree to withdraw the army, exempt Shuozhou from this offering, and please don't hurt the prince!" A middle-aged man who looked like a leader stepped forward and looked at him with a sincere look and said happily with a smile on his face.
"Good!" Nodding happily, he said: "Leave a thousand people waiting outside the city, and the others will retreat to the grassland, otherwise, die!" β
"Thisβ" The middle-aged man frowned and looked very embarrassed.
"You don't have room for bargaining, unless you're sure to snatch someone from me!" Happy and coldly interrupted the middle-aged man's words, and the bloody steel knife in his hand was raised again, full of a rich and astonishing aura.
Looking at the undoubted expression of joy, the middle-aged man was shocked and angry, but he could only suppress the indignation in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "Gao Thorn Shi is angry, we will retreat!" After speaking, the middle-aged man shouted in a deep voice: "Retire!" β
"Uhhh On the empty and desolate land, soon only Happy and Ashina Kuhezhen were left, and if it weren't for the red blood on the ground and the dead Turkic warriors, it would have been as if nothing had happened.