Chapter 10: Night Raid on the Thieves' Den
In the northwest direction of the Moheyan Mobi Gobi, there is a small valley surrounded on three sides, and there are springs in the valley and covered with green grass. It is one of the few water sources in the Moheyan Gobi, which has been entrenched by a group of horse bandits for a long time, and then the group of horse bandits was annexed by a large force, and this place has become an important stronghold of this new group of horse bandits.
Legend has it that Xuanzang crossed the Mohe Yan moraine, did not enter for a few days and nights, and passed out. In his dream, he heard a tall fairy telling him to keep going. After waking up, Xuanzang immediately rode away, and the horse led him to a green meadow with a pool of bright and sweet water next to it. It is said that Yamansu, that is, the camp occupied by the horse bandits now, Yamansu is a Turkic language, Yamansu means wild, and Su is water. Not far from this place is the Yaman Cycad Mine, which was discovered more than a thousand years later.
At this moment, a few left-behind horse bandits were lying bored in a cool place, some closing their eyes and recuperating, and some whispering and laughing. Suddenly, a horse bandit who was closing his eyes and recuperating frowned, as if he had heard something. He waved his hand at the few horse bandits who were talking, and said, "There is a situation, silence!" He put his ear to the ground and listened for a while, and then said, "It's the sound of horses' hooves, and the great master has returned." ”
He stood up, his brows furrowed tightly, there was the sound of horses' hooves, it was the return of the big boss, yes, but why was the voice so eager, the Gobi was not good at running horses, and he galloped so hard, could it be that he had suffered a defeat and was being pursued?
He got on his horse and led his four men around a small hill to meet the sound of horses' hooves. After a while, he saw that they were indeed the big masters. But the scene in front of them made the five horse bandits unbelievable.
When I went out, I rode more than 400 horses, but now I see that half of them have come back, and they have lost their armor one by one, and they are terrified. Completely disregarding horsepower, many horses are foaming at the mouth, almost out of strength, what the hell is going on? Didn't you say that the other party only had more than fifty rides?
It was the same last night, when one hundred and fifty horsemen were dispatched, and they still attacked by surprise, only to come back six, and almost all of them were wiped out. He has been a horse bandit for so long, how could he ever encounter such a situation, even if he encounters the most elite Tang army, he will not be defeated so badly, can't he run if he can't beat it?
He rode his horse and rushed over, only to find that the big leader Cao Alanyan was injured, he was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder, and the wound had not had time to be bandaged, and it was still oozing blood, and his entire upper body was soaked with blood. Cao Alanyan held the horse's neck with his left hand, embarrassed, his eyes were red, and his eyes were indescribably hateful and unwilling.
Gotta kill him! All the changes are because of him, the little white face with a wicked smile and a harmless human and animal face. It wasn't for his teasing, how could the whole team be desperate to bump into it. And his original plan was to follow the harassment from afar.
Cao Alanyan also saw this little leader named He Pu at this time, and his thoughts suddenly returned to reality. As if he had seen a savior, he hurriedly ordered: "Help me see if there are any pursuers behind?" Also, hurry back to the camp to prepare for the enemy, and send more sentry detectives. ”
He Pu took the order and ordered one person to hurry back to report the news, and he took the three horsemen to the back of the cavalry to sentry.
He Pu probed six or seven miles to the outpost, not to mention the chasing soldiers, and he didn't even find the bird feathers. However, he successively ran into a few accomplices who had escaped from behind, and from their mouths, He Puzhi knew what had happened. He showed a stunned expression, expressing disbelief, but what he saw and heard along the way made him dare not believe it.
"I really want to see that guy who is like a god in marksmanship, very scummy in riding, and has a bad stomach, but I want to see if he is really so good." He Pu thought in his heart.
After two more miles of exploration to the outpost, they still did not find the situation, but He Pu and his party were scorched by the Gobi sun and turbid hot air and sweated profusely. He Pu looked up at the sun that was gradually sinking in the west, hesitated for a moment, and chose to return.
The other party is only more than 50 people, and the big boss also fell into the little white-faced plan to make it like this, if you really want to follow the plan of the big boss, you won't be defeated, maybe the big boss will be able to kill the other party at this time. So you don't need to care too much about each other at all, as long as you don't be fooled anymore, you don't need to be afraid of them at all, the big boss is afraid of being beaten. He Pu thought so.
What He Pu didn't know was that two or three miles behind him, Xiao Quzhi, who he called Xiao Quzhi, was stepping on the saddle and watching them quietly. Also beside him were Gao Xianzhi, Gu Xiaojun and Li Ergou. Farther away, Duan Xiushi was quietly rushing over here with the Anxi cavalry plus three hundred war horses.
When He Pu and his party gradually walked away, they disappeared from view. Gao Xianzhi, who was standing in the saddle, put down the telescope hanging around his neck. Jumped off the horse and said to Xiao Quai: "Fuchen, the clairvoyant mirror you said is really a god, such a distance, a certain can see it clearly." This thing is used to march and fight, it is really amazing. He paused, stared at Xiao Quzhi and said, "How many treasures do you have, take them out together!" ”
"It's gone." Xiao Quzhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Zhongcheng, should we follow us now?" ”
Speaking of this, Gao Xianzhi put away his smile and said hatefully: "Well, follow from afar, I want to see who gathered these horse bandits, and who wants to buy XX's life?" Always grab their head and ask for clarification. ”
Xiao Qu got sick and got on his horse and quipped: "Zhongcheng, after this Gobi, you have to find someone to teach me riding and archery." To be honest, I was riding a horse for the first time the day before yesterday and had never shot an arrow. You know, I've lived with Master in the mountains since I was a child. ”
Gao Xianzhi said with a smile: "Wait for tomorrow, after this sand moraine, I will teach you personally." I think that I still have some ability in these two aspects. ”
"Okay, then thank you Zhongcheng in advance." Xiao Quzhi said loudly and happily.
Gu Xiaojun on the side, Li Ergou listened with envy. In the imperial history, Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, the envoy of the four towns, the official of one side of the frontier, the actual ruler of Anxi Wanli, personally taught horseback riding and archery, what a big face. But thinking about it, I feel that Xiao Quai's illness is indeed well deserved, just saying these two times, it was all up to him to turn the situation around.
At dusk, Xiao Quai's three people had already touched the periphery of the horse bandit camp. Xiao Quzhi's eyesight is excellent, and he can see three or four miles away when he stands on horseback, which is clearer than Gao Xianzhi can see with a telescope. Horse bandits are horse bandits, and although they are very brave, their organization is far worse than that of the army. Except for the four horsemen such as He Pu in front, they never sent a single sentry horse out. Although there were two sentry posts around the camp, all of them were listless and did not care.
In order to avoid startling the snakes, Gao Xianzhi did not order to uproot the two secret sentinels, but led people to a small depression on the south side of the entrance of the valley, three miles away from the horse bandit camp, and sent Li Ergou back to lead the way for Duan Xiushi. Just wait for it to get dark, and also give the horse bandits a night attack, which can be regarded as treating them in the same way as others.
Xiao Quzhi and Gao Xianzhi sat on the ground drinking water and eating dry food, but Gu Xiaojun rode on a horse and held a telescope to look east and west. Although he is in a high position, Gao Xianzhi has always been easy-going and kind to the people around him, but he is willing to share any money and strange things with them. This can be regarded as his way of leading troops, if it weren't for Anxi's hard work, who would be willing to die for you?
That evening, it was around 9 p.m. local time. The reason why I say this is because after Xiao Qu's illness came here, the time of his mobile phone and watch was no longer accurate. Xiao Qu was sick and had to adjust the time to 12 o'clock at noon when the sun was at its highest.
Xiao Quzhi looked at the time on his watch, and then looked up at the sky, which was pitch black. The sky turned out to be a little gloomy, the moon would not rise for a while, and there were not a few stars to be seen. For ordinary people, this kind of night is almost out of sight. But Xiao Quzhi can adjust his qi and blood to his eyes, and with only one or two starlight, he can see the entire vision clearly.
That's the power of evolution. (That is to say, as long as Xiao Quzhi focuses on his eyes, his vision can surpass that of all normal people, he can see far, see clearly, and see at night like day; Similarly, if you concentrate your qi and blood on your ears, you will be able to hear any subtle sound within a radius of three or four miles. However, if the qi and blood are just running normally, Xiao Qu's eyesight and hearing are equivalent to the kind of vision and hearing that are the best in normal people. )
Carefully dive down from the top of the hill (it's actually just a small dirt slope) and move as light as a tanuki. Soon came to the small depression where the Anxi cavalry was located, and after the code, Duan Xiushiying's voice soon came: "How is it?" ”
"It's all inside, it's been noisy for a while, and now they're all asleep, and there's only a few sentry." Xiao Quzhi whispered.
"Okay." Duan Xiushi blew up the fire fold, and with this faint firelight, the two patted their shoulders and woke up the others who were taking a nap wrapped in leather robes. After some preparations, the brigade set off.
The plan was made as early as the road, and Gao Xianzhi meant to treat them in the same way as others, and also give the horse bandits a surprise attack, capture their leader and ask for information. For Gao Xianzhi, he didn't care about the lives of these horse bandits, but wanted to know who the enemy was hiding in the shadows.
Xiao Qubing volunteered to take the lead to solve the secret whistle on the road, quietly covered it, and came to their backs unconsciously, covered each other's mouths, and cut each other's throats with a dagger. In the same way, he killed eight horse bandits in four secret sentinels with eight knives in a row.
Gently put down the last corpse, Xiao Quzhi learned a bird call, and Gao Xianzhi followed with Anxi Guards. Because it was a sneak attack in the night, all the people were not armoured, only half of them led the horses, and the horses were tied to their mouths. Gao Xianzhi took off the bamboo slice in his mouth and said softly, "Is it all solved?" ”
"It's all settled." Xiao Quzhi pointed to the three big tents in the middle: "Their heads are in the back two of the three tents in the middle, some small leaders in the front, and the other tents are all minions." ”
Gao Xianzhi was about to assign the task in a whisper, but Xiao Quzhi hurriedly said: "Zhongcheng, leave this circle of tents outside to me, I can get in and kill them all silently." You send someone else, and it will definitely make a noise. ”
Gao Xianzhi hesitated for a second or two before agreeing. Xiao Qubing didn't make a sound anymore, starting from the outermost part, gently picking up the tent and entering, there was a campfire outside, but it was pitch black inside, even Xiao Qubing couldn't see it clearly. Xiao Qu's illness had been prepared for a long time, and he took out the fire fold, but did not blow it up, only relying on a little bean-sized spark, and the qi and blood were infused into his eyes, and he could see the entire tent clearly. Draw a gourd in the same way, cover your mouth and cut your throat with a knife, and in an instant, ten horse bandits were killed by Xiao Quzhi in their sleep.
Gao Xianzhi and the others hid in the darkness outside the camp, watching Xiao Qu get into one tent like a ghost, and then quickly came out and got into the next tent. One by one, they were both admiring and nervous, and they raised their hearts to their throats. Forty crossbowmen were raised at the flat ends, aimed at the other tents, fingers resting on the hanging knives, ready to answer.
Fortunately, this situation did not happen, and Xiao Quzhi quickly solved all the horse bandits in the tents on the periphery. Maybe it's because I've been relaxing for a long time, after all, for more than half a year, after clearing out other horse bandits, they haven't alarmed the government, they are the underground kings of this area, and they are no longer invincible. Maybe this group of horse bandits is too tired, and they haven't rested since the middle of the night last year. Maybe they didn't even think that the Anxi Guards would also come with a night attack. When Xiao Qubing got into the tent, all the horse bandits slept soundly, and they became dead souls under the knife in a daze.
It didn't take long for Xiao Quzhi to get out of a tent on the periphery and come to Gao Xianzhi and the others. A strong smell of blood came from him, and the spots on the white Taoist clothes were all sprayed with blood. His face was a little pale, Xiao Quzhi took a deep breath, slowly calmed his mood, and then said softly to Gao Xianzhi: "Zhongcheng, one hundred and ninety-six horse bandits on the periphery, all of them have been solved." There were ten horse bandits in the small boss's tent, and the other two tents had a big boss at the innermost, and there were two guards at the entrance of the tent. There are still sixteen alive mouths. ”
Gao Xianzhi and the other Anxi guards looked at Xiao Quai's illness with some horror, although they were mentally prepared for his magic. But seeing him so neatly, he unknowingly killed more than 190 horse bandits, and all of them were in the other party's sleep. They were still a little speechless in shock, and many of them unconsciously touched their necks and couldn't help but shiver.