Chapter 330: The Wolf's Head Bestows the Head
When Zhao Da led the personal guards and tore apart the Tuoba ambush soldiers. On the road to Da Liao, two tear-ups were staged at the same time. To be exact, it's two battles of pursuit. And it was the Great Liao Prince Guards who came out of the imperial city who were hunted down.
Compared with Zhao Da leading these combat effectiveness, it is not inferior to the guards cavalry of the Western Xia Iron Harrier Army, with very crisp and neat means. Chase and disperse the Tuoba cavalry that had been waiting for a long time, and it seemed easy to continue to the Western Xia Imperial City.
The two Great Liao Guards who were chased and killed looked a little embarrassed. In particular, Yeluqi, who wanted to return to Daliao quickly, didn't expect that the pursuit of him would come so quickly, and the speed didn't give him a chance to distinguish at all.
If it weren't for the life of his cavalry, he would have been afraid that he would have died in the first round of pursuit. It's just that, looking at the masked cavalry riding behind him, Yeluqi also knows that his crisis is far from over.
When Yeluqi had to send his guards to block the opponent's pursuit in batches. Yelutu, who went to Daliao on the other hand, encountered constant harassment by horse bandits, and the guards around him seemed to be worried every time they took a step forward.
Although the strength of these horse bandits is not enough to pose a threat to their team. But the constant injuries and deaths forced Jerutu to widen the cordon in order to detect the stragglers who were ambushing near the road in advance.
Looking at the thousand horsemen who were pressing for him, Yelutu was now glad and followed the advice of the strategist. With the military department of Western Xia, Shangshu, he hired cavalry from his tribe with a lot of money to protect his party and return to Daliao.
If it weren't for this thousand-man team, these small bandits that haunted from time to time like wolves would have been enough to devour his guards little by little. When he was exhausted, he died at the hands of these bandits.
Yelutu, who was attacked again, looked very annoyed when he looked at the cavalry that pursued him again. But he still obeyed the instructions of the counselors. Without any stops, continue to move in the direction of Daliao.
In the eyes of those strategists, these horse bandits with their heads and tails hidden must have been sent by someone with a heart to wait for an opportunity to assassinate Yelutu. And this kind of assassination opportunity can only be in the territory of Western Xia. Once they returned to Daliao, these horse bandits would definitely not dare to pursue them again.
Not long after the march, the cavalry that had been pursuing earlier returned to the ranks with a corpse. The leading warrior looked very angry and said: "Prince, these horse bandits are pretended to be cavalrymen of the coyote tribe, you see what this is!" ”
The coyote tribe, the matrilineal tribe of Yeluqi. The elite cavalry of the tribe will have a wolf's head tattooed on their shoulders. In this kind of place. Killed horse bandits appear this mark, think about it and know where the horse bandit came from.
Looking at the slightly piercing wolf head, Yelutu gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest brother, you really look up to your little brother!" Pretending to be a horse bandit and planting Western Xia. It seems that the assassination that occurred in Western Xia should be your handiwork! It's a last resort! ”
Compared with Yelutu's anger, the strategist said with some caution: "A wolf head mark alone should not explain anything. That's right. Just kill this one bandit? What about the other horse bandits who sneaked up? ”
The escort who led the team quickly said: "My subordinates dare to swear that those horse bandits are the cavalry of the coyote tribe in disguise. His men had fought with them. The iron bows used by those people in archery can show that they are the cavalry of the coyote tribe. ”
Fearing that the advisor would not believe it, the guard handed over the iron bow he had picked up. Seeing the wolf's head sign on the iron bow, the strategist didn't know what to say. And Jerutu suddenly seemed calm.
He quickly said, "Let the warriors be more fortunate and put the ranger sentry farther away." In the event of an enemy situation. Immediate support. If there is anything, we will talk about it when we return to Daliao. Take this corpse, and the iron bow with you.
With these ironclad evidence, this king has to ask the leaders of the coyote tribe what else they have to say. Dare to assassinate this king. They are to be ready to exterminate their race. Keep moving! ”
Knowing that with this Western Xia thousand cavalry team guarding him, Yelutu could return to Daliao with confidence. As long as he was not impulsive and ignored the harassment of those horse bandits, it was impossible for this small group of cavalry to succeed.
When Jerutu was desperate and spent a lot of money to ask the cavalry to act as bodyguards, he would speed up his march. Yeluqi, who had been hunted down for a day and a night, was finally blocked on a grassland by those hungry wolf-like pursuers.
Looking at the pursuers who had already closed the siege, Yeluqi, who was already exhausted, still kept calm and said, "Who are you?" Do you know that if this king dies here, Da Liao will send troops to Western Xia to retaliate. ”
Listening to Yeluqi's loud threat, a tall masked knight walked out of the round-up cavalry. said very calmly: "I'm really embarrassed, even if the two countries will fight because of this, you must die today." ”
Faced with such an answer, Yeluqi took a deep breath and said: "Your Excellency has been chasing all the way to this point, is it possible that before the king dies, you still have to hide your head and show your tail?" Can you tell the king who sent you? ”
Regarding Yeluqi's seemingly dying request, the masked knight said very directly: "I'm sorry, even if I know that this kind of pursuit is a bit unsuccessful." But I have a reason why I have to kill you, and if I want to blame you, I blame you for offending someone who shouldn't be offended! ”
Offend people who shouldn't be offended!
Hearing this, Yeluqi immediately said, "You are a person sent by the prince of the Great Song County?" ”
But he asked this question, but in exchange for the knight, he simply shouted: "Kill!" Not a single one to stay! ”
The masked cavalry that pursued Yeluqi was the cavalry led by Tuobaya. These cavalrymen were all dead soldiers of his cronies. He didn't need to ask the tribe to send someone else to hunt him down. directly took the head of Yeluqi to pay back his nephew's life.
Accompanied by the roar of Tuoba Ye, those Tuoba tribesmen who also felt that Yeluqi's men were difficult to deal with and strong. I didn't expect that with their team of 1,000 cavalry, it would take so long to hunt down and kill these hundreds of Liao cavalry.
Looking at the Tuoba tribesmen's cavalry facing the killing, Yeluqi finally felt the threat of the end of the road. And the soldiers close to the dead around him were also aware of the danger, and said anxiously: "Prince, we are in the way, you run away!" ”
Yeluqi was not given any chance to refuse, and the cavalry, who were also exhausted, continued to resist as if they were desperate. And some of the other cavalry who protected Yeluqi fought for Yeluqi as if they were fighting their lives.
It's a pity that the number of people is excellent at this time, and the embodiment is very obvious. Even the cavalry beside Yeluqi fought a bloody way for him. But before he could catch his breath, he was killed by an iron arrow that went straight to the horse's head.
Yeluqi, who had fallen to the ground, had just gotten up from the ground when he saw the masked rider who had spoken to him earlier. Armed with a ghost-headed knife, he rode straight at his horse and slashed the last two guards who arrived in front of him.
Looking at the blade attacking, Yeluqi pulled out the scimitar block, but felt a pain in his wrist. The scimitar was slashed by the other party, and when he was about to speak, he found his own head and miraculously saw a headless corpse.
looked at Yeluqi, who had already been conferred the head, and his eyes were a little dead. Tuoba Ye, who killed him with his own hands, also felt that if this prince of Da Liao could grow up smoothly, he would only be a heroic monarch in the future.
It's a pity that no one pays attention to the dead hero. Directly put away the knife and ordered: "Come, bring his head and the body of his brother who died in battle." Leave here immediately and return to the Imperial City to welcome Childe back to the tribe. ”
For Tuoba Ye, the head used to exchange his life has been obtained, and the other Liao warriors who escaped the catastrophe, he has lost interest. For him, the most important thing is to hurry up and return to the Imperial City.
Looking at the thousand-person team when they came, there were also hundreds of casualties, and Tuoba Ye also felt that it was really not easy for this person to come by. After arriving at the border of Xingqing Province, let the wounded cavalry return to the tribe with those corpses.
In addition, in order to ensure safety, Tuoba Ye handed over the returning cavalry to immediately notify the tribal leader. Let him send more men and horses to the imperial city to welcome Tuoba Yu's return. Otherwise, he was not sure that the way to escort Tuoba Yu back to the tribe would be peaceful.
After Tuoba Ye and the others left, those who were responsible for stopping the Yeluqi escort cavalry who were chased away. Follow the footsteps of the battle, all the way to the place where Yeluqi was killed. Looking at the headless corpse, these cavalrymen also looked sad.
Without Yeluqi as the heir to the throne, the fate of their coyote tribe can be imagined. The surviving cavalry soon decided to divide their forces into two routes. A group of people, disguised to investigate the identities of those murderers.
The other group hurried back to the coyote tribe and had to rush before Yelutu could do it. Let the leaders of the tribe be prepared in advance. Otherwise, their cavalry, who are dependent on the tribe, will face the fate of annihilation.
When Tuoba Ye returned with Yeluqi's head, Zhao Xiaoxi, who was far away in the imperial city, soon received a flying pigeon message from Wu Wei. Seeing the four words above, Zhao Xiaoxi also seemed relieved.
'The wolf's head is headed! ’
As the person behind the rise of the coyote tribe, the death of Yeluqi means that the wolf head of this tribe has been beheaded. Next, losing the fate of the coyote tribe led by Yeluqi is just afraid that it will not be too good.
From the troop movement of the Xingtu tribe of the Liao State, it is enough to see that Yelutu made a cloth in advance and carried out the operation of cutting off Yeluqi. And the coyote tribe, although it can compete with the Xingtu tribe, is based on Yeluqi's life.
If Yeluqi died, then the fate of the coyote tribe. In addition to being annexed, you can only choose to act as a rebel tribe. Like the rebels who are now being driven to the Great Desert, they live a life of hibernation from their homeland.
This life of displacement, albeit very fortunate. At least it can ensure the continuation of the tribe's bloodline, as for when this crisis can be resolved. Maybe we have to wait until the day when Yelutu, the future emperor of Daliao, lifts the hunt for them! (To be continued......)