The team continued to move forward, and Liu Xin suddenly discovered that Cleya had a bloody human head hanging under the neck of her horse at some point, which was the head of the Kangju fierce general who died under Sun Ce's gun. Liu Xin's strange thing is not when she cut off this head, but why she cut off this head.

When two armies are fighting, cutting off the enemy's head to record their exploits is the most common and effective means for both the Eastern and Western armies. However, the Han army has long since abandoned this practice.

It's not that Liu Xin thinks it's too cruel and bloody, it's just that the Han army's current judgment of combat exploits is not based on the number of enemies killed or wounded, but on how much impact it will have on the entire situation after winning this battle. Even if you kill very few enemies or even don't kill them, you can do something that turns the tide of the battle. And the credit goes to everyone who participated in this event or this battle, so there is no need for everyone to compete with each other for a head.

After the battle just now, the Clea sisters have participated in cleaning up the battlefield. They were gladiators, and they were used to scenes that were even bloodier than this, and they were not as shocked as Liya, and this head must have been cut off by Clea at that time.

Liu Xin couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you doing when you cut it?" ”

Cleya's Chinese can only speak some simple words, she even compares and strokes, and mixed a lot of Daqin language, after the translation of the guard, Liu Xin finally understood. It turned out that Cleya felt that Liu Xin didn't figure out the identity of the other party, so she drove the other party to death, which was a bit inappropriate. This man was the leader of the other party, and his head was cut off so that it could be identified later.

Liu Xin smiled bitterly and shook her head, where did Cleya understand his current mood. Knowing that it was actually Murza's men and horses who appeared on the territory controlled by Queen Kangju, Liu Xin's heart gradually sank. Maybe Black Whirlwind is okay for the time being with her light skills, but she is definitely in extreme danger.

As long as it is Murza's men, do you need to identify them further? If the Black Whirlwind has already encountered an accident, then Liu Xin will definitely kill them all and avenge the Black Whirlwind. If Black Whirlwind was only in danger, killing them would ease the pressure on her. All Liu Xin had to do now was to rush to Khotanese City as soon as possible, he didn't even have time to interrogate a few Kangju prisoners, and killing them all was the best solution.

The advance speed of the cavalry on the grassland was already very fast, and Liu Xin was so anxious that he rode all the way and walked for half a day, and he was less than ten miles away from the city of Khotan. At this time, there were shouts of killing in the direction of the city of Khotan.

Liu Xin's heart froze, which at least showed that the city of Khotan had not completely fallen into the hands of Murza, and he couldn't help but raise his horsewhip and said: "Array, prepare to attack!" ”

From here, I could only faintly hear some shouts of killing, and I could see smoke and dust rising from it, and I couldn't see the two sides of the war clearly. Sun Ce hurriedly persuaded: "Father, the soldiers have just experienced a big battle, and they have marched for a long time, and the men and horses are exhausted, it is better to rest for a while, and then attack, and ask the father to think twice!" ”

Although Liu Xin couldn't wait to fly into Khotan City now, he was not completely dizzy. Liu Xin looked at the young soldiers behind him, and sure enough, all of them looked tired, and couldn't help nodding and said, "Get off the horse and rest!" ”

Throughout the morning, many Han soldiers had not taken a drop of water, and their lips had cracked, but no one said a word of complaint, because Liu Xin, like them, had not drunk a sip of water. Now, having received the order to rest, the Han army still did not panic in the slightest, and the soldiers methodically unsaddled their horses and let the horses freely nibble on the grass on the grass, and only then did they open their bags, take out dry rations and drinking water, and the quartermasters of each squad also began to distribute maren.

This dry ration for war readiness is made from a variety of foods to ensure all kinds of nutrients needed by soldiers. After several improvements, the sugar content is higher, and it is easy to absorb, and eating one before the battle can quickly replenish the energy consumed by the human body, which is quite helpful for improving combat effectiveness.

Half an hour later, the soldiers were back on their horses, and their spirits were refreshed. Liu Xin rode his horse to Liya and Sister Cleya, and said solemnly: "There will be an even more tragic battle ahead, I have divided a team to protect you, you three stay here quietly, without my order, you must not move forward!" ”

Unconvinced, Cleya said, "I'm a warrior!" Yes, protect the master! ”

Liu Xin waved his hand impatiently and said, "The warrior must obey the order!" Stay honest with me, and the others, go with me! ”

In the past, Liu Xin has always emphasized that the generals must be in the rear to command and dispatch, and they are not allowed to rush to the front, but he didn't expect that this time he actually took the lead, which startled Sun Ce, and quickly stopped in front and said: "Father, let the child lead people to rush and kill for a while, you can give the child a formation in the back!" ”

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!" Liu Xin whipped his horse and whipped it Sun Ce's right arm.

Sun Ce didn't dare to dodge, so he had to take this whip hard. Although he was through the armor, he still felt a hot pain, which showed the force of Liu Xin's whip. In Sun Ce's impression, Liu Xin had never been so angry, let alone used to be rude to his soldiers, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Just when Sun Ce was stunned, Liu Xin's horse had already jumped out seven or eight steps. Sun Ce hurriedly raised a spear and shouted, "Kill!" ”

The ten-mile journey is fleeting for the recuperated cavalry of the Han army.

There was indeed a great battle of attack and defense under the city of Khotan, and in the distance, you could see countless long ladders on the city wall, and countless soldiers and ants attached to it. Above and below the city, arrows flew wildly, and screams and shouts of killing were endless. The offensive and defensive sides had reached a fever pitch, and no one noticed that a cavalry was killing like flying.

Seeing that Khotan was in front of him, Liu Xin suddenly felt a little difficult. He came to the rescue at the invitation of Queen Kangju, but he did not know whether the current city of Bertian was in the hands of Queen Kangju or in the hands of that royal brother Murza, so he could not be sure whether the besieging side was a friend or foe.

Liu Xin couldn't help but regret a little, he should have grabbed a live mouth just now and asked clearly. But when he heard that Murza had become the king of Kangju, he lost his mind and subconsciously thought that Queen Kangju's side had been defeated. Now that I think about it, the guys I met just now must have exaggerated in their words.

Suddenly, a guard who recognized some Western Regions characters pointed to one of the flags in the siege team and said, "Your Majesty, these people seem to be the army of Kushan. ”

Liu Xin reined in the war horse with a "whoosh" and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?" ”

The guard looked at it twice more and said seriously, "The villain is sure!" ”

"Good!" Liu Xin pointed at the city of Khotan with a whip and shouted, "Rush over!" Kill them all! ”

According to the news brought back by Cai He's envoys, the King of Kushan has already intended to send troops to help Murza, since the siege troops of Guishan have appeared under the city of Khotan, it means that the city of Khotan is still under the control of Queen Kangju!

Since Queen Kangju is fine, then the Black Whirlwind should also be fine, or they are simply alone. Thinking of this, Liu Xin's mood had been settled, and he stopped rushing forward, watching the performances of his soldiers with peace of mind, and even Sun Ce was ordered by him not to move forward, completely recovering his previous combat ideas.

In the absence of the commander-in-chief, the soldiers were able to fight independently, which was always emphasized in the training of the Han army. Therefore, whether Liu Xin and Sun Ce rushed to the front line did not affect the progress of the battle. With Liu Xin's order, the Han cavalry was immediately divided into five teams, each with 3,000 people. Four teams of cavalry shouted and rushed towards the city of Bei Khotan, leaving one team to protect Liu Xin and Sun Ce, and at the same time serve as a reserve.

Although there were also a small number of cavalry roaming around the perimeter of the besieging troops, most of them were still dominated by infantry, after all, they could not rush to the top of the city on horseback. However, these small groups of cavalry roaming around were the first to spot the attacking Han army and greeted them with strange screams.

Four hundred paces away, the first wave of arrows of the Han army shot out, and the enemy cavalry that met them fell from their horses. After the three rounds of bows and arrows were fired, the Han cavalry had already rushed to the front, and the besieging troops who had reacted hurriedly turned back, but it was too late. The cavalry of the Chinese Han Army, which rushed into the infantry formation, was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and the saber in his hand kept rising, chopping, raising, and chopping again, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the enemy. These infantry units besieging the city were already scattered in formation, and they were in a hurry to respond to the battle, where could they defeat these tiger-wolf Han cavalry, and they were suddenly defeated, and the siege of Khotan was relieved.

The siege of the city of Khotan was the combined forces of Kushan and Murza.

Murza had already heard that Queen Kangju had asked for help from the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was too far away from here, and when the news reached Chang'an, he would send a large army over, and he didn't know how long it would take. So, he didn't take it too seriously.

In the first two encounters, Murza's coalition forces and the support of some of his tribal leaders ended in defeat. This time, with the support of Kushan, Murza made a comeback, finally defeating the army of Queen Kangju and besieging the city of Khotan.

Murza was very cautious, and although he calculated that the Han army would not be able to reach here in the short term, he still sent a cavalry to guard the border. As long as he could stop the Han army for two days, he was confident that he would capture the city of Khotan. At that time, even if the Han army fights, the dust has already settled, and it is a big deal to sign a new treaty with the Han army.

However, to Murza's surprise, the cavalry he sent out was wiped out after only one hour of fighting with the Han army, and there was not even a single person who came back alive to report the news. Therefore, when the Han army rushed to the city, he was still unaware. Now, these Han cavalry are doing the same thing as in the afternoon, chasing them closely, wanting to kill them all!