Chapter 130: Killing in the Night
Looking at the three archers who were carried back, a big wound was pierced in their feet, and the Western Xia officer in charge of the command also felt. Those Song Dynasty cavalry who slept peacefully didn't seem to have arranged people to keep vigil, so they should have set up these traps to dare to do so!
It's just that what they didn't expect was that anyone who was stabbed in the middle of the night would definitely cry out in pain. But these scouts can be described as the elite of the cavalry, and they are naturally not comparable to ordinary cavalry in terms of combat discipline.
Looking at the three archers gritting their teeth and neighing, the officer in charge of directing the sneak attack also quickly said: "You three are very brave, I will tell the general the truth when I go back, and ask for credit for you." ”
These words seemed to the three wounded archers to be the best painkiller, and each of them endured the excruciating pain in their feet. Let your companions help them take care of their wounds.
However, if they knew that these arrows were specially soaked in horse rice and horse urine, they would not be so optimistic. In the absence of tetanus, the chance of inflammation will be greatly increased if the wound is stained with either of these types.
Once the wound is inflamed, it is almost like receiving a notice from death in this era. Therefore, as long as there are injured people at night, even if Zhao Xiaoxi can't kill them, the chance of surviving is almost zero!
While these Western Xia cavalry kept moving forward, Zhao Xiaoxi went around behind them. Looking at the Western Xia scouts who were responsible for guarding the surroundings, Zhao Xiaoxi mostly shot the crossbow arrows in his hands when the wind was blowing.
If he had been crawling on the ground during the day, he would have been able to escape the sight of those guard posts. But on this big night, there is only starlight itself, and I can't see it too clearly. Who would have thought that someone would attack them like a snake on the turf?
Those vigilance posts themselves. They were all half-crouching and guarded everywhere, directly after being hit in the throat by a crossbow arrow. He couldn't even scream, so he fell to the ground and lost his life.
Even the Western Xia scouts who were sneaking in front were still cautiously groping their way to the place where Zhao Da was resting, and there were already people behind them, ruthlessly harvesting their guard posts. This is exactly what Cho Hyo-seok is best at: anti-sneak attack!
Again sent a few archers to bend forward. His feet no longer dared to walk, but slid against the ground. In this way, if there is a hard object in the turf, you can avoid continuing to move forward from other places, so that the arrow buried in the ground will lose its harmful effect.
Just when he thought that this was not bad, the Western Xia cavalry, who was groping, suddenly felt that his sliding foot had kicked something. Before he could react, a taut wooden stick swept diagonally from the ground.
This sudden stick blow. The scout couldn't react at all, and was sent flying a few meters away. And when the stick hit him directly in the face, he couldn't help screaming at all.
Hearing the screams of the dark night, Zhao Da and the others, who had been immobile before, immediately got up from the ground. looked around very nervously, and the Western Xia officer who led the team saw the failure of the sneak attack, and immediately waved his hand: "Rush up and kill them!" ”
'Kill! ’
As soon as I saw Zhao Da and the others wake up. The sneak attack failed to directly use the Western Xia officers who attacked strongly. Soon I saw the scouts rushing up. From time to time, he let out a miserable scream, and bent over and fell to the ground as if his feet were useless.
You can even see it. Someone was the same as the exposed cavalryman from earlier. The wooden stick that was bounced from the ground was directly stunned a few meters away. The screams of this one after another made the Western Xia officers who led the team hate these Song cavalry.
Looking at the Song Dynasty cavalry who were awakened, they ran directly to the place where the sparks could not shine, and the Western Xia officer who led the team immediately said: "Rush up." Kill these insidious Song dogs, you can't let them run away. ”
Some of the Western Xia scouts who had not stepped on the trap immediately rushed forward, and when they entered the firelight where Zhao Da and the others had rested earlier, they heard the sound of bows and arrows shooting from the shadows.
This 'whooshing' sound was accompanied by a life-threatening crossbow arrow. Directly exposed to the fire, the scouts were shot to the ground.
Judging by the density of this crossbow arrow, it was not at all possible that the previous four people could shoot. For a while, the Western Xia officers who led the team immediately realized that they had been ambushed. There were no more than four Song Dynasty cavalry here, but there were also people in ambush in the shadows.
'Brothers, there is an ambush, withdraw!' ’
Following behind and watching his men who had been shot, the officer also understood that this situation could not be saved. If you don't flee at night, I'm afraid that all of these people who came tonight will be killed by the other party.
But when it was time to shout to retreat, except for two scouts, who ran behind him with him. How can other scouts with their feet pricked in this situation still run?
Some scouts who knew that they couldn't run with their feet injured immediately jumped on their feet and said tragically: "Captain, you go first, we can't walk with leg injuries." After we break it for you, you go quickly! Remember to avenge your brothers in the future! ”
Looking at these subordinates, who mostly marched on one foot, the captain also knew. In this kind of ambushed situation, they will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of each other. The only thing they can do now is to break off the back for this captain.
As long as he can send this captain out, and when he gathers his men after dawn, he can bring a team of 100 people over. Destroy these Song Dynasty cavalry who ambushed them at night, and avenge those who were wounded or killed in battle at night.
This was a good idea, but just as the captain was about to speak, two crossbow arrows were one on the left and one on the right. Shoot the two scouts next to the officers, the only ones with sound legs, to the ground.
Realizing that the bolt was coming from his rear, the leading officer immediately crouched down, and the rest of the wounded scouts quickly formed a circle. The officer was protected, and he watched vigilantly into the shadows behind him.
I have always felt that there are brothers guarding in the rear, and it should be the safest. As long as you block those pursuers in the shadows, you can escape smoothly from the Western Xia scouts. Seeing the crossbow arrows that shot the two scouts, coming from behind them, he naturally realized that there were ambushes behind them.
Sure enough, just as they looked around, hoping to find the two sneak attackers. But suddenly I heard a deep voice say: "Put down your weapons and spare you from death!" ”
In the face of these words, the officer who led the team immediately pointed to a bush in front of him and said, "There, shoot!" ”
As soon as the words fell, these scouts, who were wounded on the soles of their feet, immediately shot their bows and arrows at the grass. And at the same time as they fired the arrows in their hands, two more crossbow arrows struck from there with a black shadow.
From the speed of this black shadow flash, to the fact that he shot two crossbow arrows by himself, and shot two scouts again. The officers, who were protected in the middle, also felt the pressure doubled.
What made him even more alarming was that after shooting the two crossbowmen, the black shadow once again escaped into the darkness. All of a sudden, it was impossible to find out that he had hid in the grass again.
This kind of attack, which disappeared immediately after a single blow, made the surviving Western Xia scouts become more and more nervous, and the bows and arrows in their hands also moved from time to time. As soon as a voice is heard, they will immediately shoot the iron arrows in their hands.
In the silence, two more bolts shot out of the grass from earlier. By the time the sound of crossbow arrows was heard, the two scouts had been shot to the ground again, and the black shadow had disappeared from the grass again.
This kind of silent killing made the Western Xia officers who led the team regret it very much, why did they come over tonight to inquire about the situation. If they come during the day, they will not be attacked by the other party at night.
As the elite of the Western Xia cavalry, their combat effectiveness on horses far exceeded that of horses. For this, they could only pray to their brothers, who remained in another gathering place in the rear. I can come to their rescue before dawn.
It's just that now, can they still hold on until dawn?
With this in mind, the officer leading the team quickly said: "If I lay down my arms now, will Your Excellency be able to save our lives?" ”
The officer who led the team, who felt that he had to buy a little time, said this sentence, and waited for the answer of two crossbow arrows. Looking at his subordinates who had fallen in front of him again, the officer regretted why he had not laid down his arms earlier.
In order to save these men who used their lives to reach the danger for him, the leading officer gritted his teeth and said: "I am Tuoba Yu, the son of the head of the Tuoba clan, I guess Your Excellency should have heard of our Tuoba clan!" Today I and my men were defeated, and we were convinced.
If you can let us live, my Tuoba clan will definitely ransom us back. If I die here, my father will slaughter the city to avenge me. You need to think about the consequences! ”
Tuoba clan!
This surname has a certain meaning, but it is the national surname of Western Xia. It's just that Zhao Xiaoxi, who is secretly secret, knows very well that this tribe, which still considers itself the Tuoba tribe, is not the same as the lord of Western Xia.
But in terms of strength alone, the strength of this Tuoba tribe is indeed very strong in Western Xia. In its tribe, there are as many as 10,000 warriors, plus other men, women and children in the tribe, it can also be described as a large tribe of tens of thousands of people.
If this person who was surrounded in the middle was really the son of the head man of the Tuoba clan, the harvest of that night was really a bit beyond imagination. It's just that Zhao Xiaoxi is not afraid of his threat of slaughtering the city.
Since the purpose of coming to Qinfeng Road this time is to give the Xixia people a little color. Even if the prince of Western Xia came, he would kill him. Dare to slaughter a city in the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Xiaoxi will return it tenfold in the future.
just heard that this guy had this background, but Zhao Xiaoxi suddenly felt that he was using this guy as a temptation. Attracting the rescue of the Western Xia scouts who entered the Song Realm must be a bit of a trick.
Zhao Xiaoxi, who had this thought, quickly said: "No matter who you are, I still say the same thing before, put down the weapons in your hands." Otherwise, I'll shoot you all here. ”
When he said this, Zhao Xiaoxi had already changed several places. This kind of floating and uncertain transfer makes it difficult for these Western Xia scouts to aim, let alone shoot each other with dark arrows! (To be continued......)