Chapter 63
"Of course! Ma will definitely do his duty to protect the princess! ”
"Humph! Still mad at me? Or do you blame me for not talking to you these days? ”
Sima Dan looked at the face of Wu Wu, which was unparalleled in the world, and couldn't help but be stunned, thinking to himself if I was really annoyed that she didn't come to me? Smiled bitterly, "Princess! How can you have time these days? All right! Let's go now, and the defeated army will arrive in a moment! ”
Worry-free patting followed Sima Dan, and Gao Chun and the two protected left and right. "You're so sour! Be nice! I'll come and see you! ’
"Hah! Never mind! Princess, if you can order me to return to Jin, Ma will thank you from the bottom of my heart! ”
"Humph! I don't believe you, I'm not afraid that I will ignore you! ”
Niu Tian asked Gao Chun in the air: "Xiao Gao, is the prince afraid that the princess will ignore him?" ”
Gao Chun shook his head, "I don't know! Hardly! ”
Worry-free laughed, Sima Dan knew that it was difficult for this woman to make any man reject her, but he would never be so stupid anymore, and he could no longer eat a woman's loss: "You two boys!" The princess has already lost her body for the country, and you are still joking like this, and you will go back to be a eunuch! ”
"Humph!" Worry-free was so angry that he didn't say anything, and Gao Chun and the others didn't dare to say much.
In fact, the defeated army has already been involved, but worry-free they are waiting for the handsome banner of Shelun.
As long as the banner does not fall, more and more people will gather, and when the people of Yue see this, they will know that the results of the battle have come to an end, and because they dare not let the battle line stretch too long, they must shrink back and rearrange the formation.
This is the norm of nomadic warfare.
"The armor of the Yueban people is much better looking than the Rouran people, so they are not scary!" While riding a horse, Sima Dan analyzed the two of Gao Niu, and hoped that Gao Chun would soon become a general who stood alone.
Gao Chun also responded: "Yes! They occupied a part of the Silk Road, and naturally suffered a lot of benefits, so Rouran should not have been defeated, even if they were defeated, the people of Yue would not be able to win all the results! ”
A huge torrent swept in, and the pro-soldiers embraced Shelun, taking the lead, and worry-free and others were busy patting their horses to join.
Sima Dan quickly immersed himself in a crazy roar, surrounded by countless knights on war horses.
In the midst of it, Sima Dan's fighting nerves were stimulated, his hand clenched the Zhangba snake spear, and he looked at the six roads, beware of the enemy breaking through the defensive circle.
Niu Tian shouted even louder: "Come on! Come on! "The sixty-pound long axe was as light as nothing in his hand, and when he swung it, it was no less powerful than a long lance full of strength.
Shelun's pro-soldiers were not chaotic, all of them were brave, not only resisted Yue's chasing soldiers, but also gathered more and more defeated soldiers, and they were about to stabilize their positions.
A black shadow suddenly broke through the gray chaos, and a bald soldier rushed from the front, a pair of unknown long knives in his hands opened and closed, and he half-squatted on the horse and condescendingly killed two Shelun personal soldiers, and in a flash it was in front of Sima Dan and others.
Niu Tian's loud shouts sounded from behind, and Sima Dan even felt a hot wind blowing through his neck, and Niu Tian had already taken the lead and rushed towards the bald warrior.
Niu Tian was full of confidence, the left shield and the right axe, with the tip of the long axe as a spear, aimed at the other party, although the opponent was condescending, but the blade was too short, even if he threw his hand and shot, he could not break Niu Tian's shield.
Sima Dan cheered loudly, he didn't expect Niu Tian to be arrogant, but he knew how to "win before fighting" when he was in battle, and he really had the style of a general.
Niu Tian pointed the tip of his spear at the opponent's chest, and the two horses were about to collide head-on.
The warrior roared in anger and leaped, accurately avoiding the tip of the spear, and slammed into Niu Tian's shield.
Niu Tian snorted, the man fell behind the horse, the bald man did not care about the danger, hugged him and fell under the horse, thousands of troops and horses trampled wildly, Sima Dan hurriedly reined in the horse and looked back, but saw countless people and horses, which had drowned the two.
Although Ushida's body was thick and strong, it was as soft as a tanuki, and he had bowed down from mid-air, and when he landed on the ground, he felt a kick from the side of his thighs to the horse's hoof, but the man had already flipped up.
The warrior also reacted very quickly, seeing that although the giant shield of Niu Tian was lost but the long axe was still there, he didn't care about the horse's legs, he stood up with his bow and slammed into a horse leg that swept quickly, the horse neighed sadly, lost his center of gravity like kicking a boulder and flipped down, although the warrior saw the opportunity early, gently avoided it, and did not press the horse under him, but the long blades of both hands were thrown into the air in the violent impact.
Niu Tian saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and he could no longer care about being among the horses, and swung his long axe and rushed towards the bald warriors, and the Rouran cavalry who were rushing away got out of the way, and there was chaos for a while.
The bald warrior's left hand had been broken by the warhorse, but his face was undaunted, and his right hand pulled out seven parry axes.
While! Seven songs were broken at the sound of the song, but the bald warrior's right hand had already taken the opportunity to grasp the other end of the long axe, and with a leap of strength, both legs kicked into Ushida's chest at the same time.
Niu Tian screamed and flew backwards, and the bald warrior held the long axe in his right hand and followed suit, ignoring the people and horses, and decided to kill Niu Tian.
In the blink of an eye, there were several knights who rode softly and skillfully flashed over Niu Tian, but they did not stop to help him, Niu Tian fell to the ground hard, and at the same time, the bald warrior had roared and pounced, Niu Tian was able to kill sexually, and when he turned over, he had drawn his sword in his hand, only to feel the strong wind blowing in his face, and the long axe had been slashed diagonally, Niu Tian held the sword in both hands and used it hard, and the long sword was also split, Niu Tian turned around with his strength, flashed into the bald man's approach, and his left elbow had hit the left side of the bald man.
The bald warrior hated that his left hand had been broken and failed to block Niu Tian's elbow, and his right hand put down the long axe that could not be defended, and when he hooked it, Niu Tian had strangled Niu Tian in the crook of his arm, Niu Tian immediately felt suffocated, and the two rolled on the ground, and the war horses behind him couldn't avoid it, and they stepped on the two people in the flip.
In the blink of an eye, Sima Dan had arrived alone, using his spear to force away the rampaging Rouran allies, and when he saw Niu Tian in distress, he hurriedly approached to inspect them, and forced them to open the iron hooves that were rushing to them.
At this time, the cry of the Yue-like chasing soldiers could be heard, and they were about to chase here in a blink of an eye, Sima Dan was in a hurry, and jumped off the horse, to separate the two, but Niu Tian suddenly jumped up at this time.
Niu Tian's face was full of blood, and his left ear had been lost, but his eyes were round, Sima Dan wanted to pull him, he punched Sima Dan, Sima Dan avoided back, knowing that Niu Tian's body was too murderous at this time, and he couldn't recognize anyone, and he didn't know how to wake him up for a while, and then looked at the bald warrior underground, his head had been twisted backwards, his back was to the sky but his nose was also facing the sky, and he was still biting a ball of flesh and blood in his mouth.
A pleasing knight rushed from behind Niu Tian, and slashed at Niu Tian's head with a saber in his hand, Niu Tian suddenly became agitated, his bow avoided the blade, and his bowed body suddenly stretched out, and catapulted out, which was faster and faster than the fast horse in the run, and he had grabbed the horse and threw the knight down, but he had climbed on the horse's back.
Sima Dan was overjoyed and shouted: "Niu Tian listens to the order!" Go with me! He hurriedly turned over his horse and drove Xiaohong to gallop away, Niu Tian regained his sanity a little after killing a person, and as soon as he heard the military order, he was accustomed to obeying, driving the horse to chase Sima Dan, and the chasing soldiers had arrived, but for some reason, no one dared to shoot again at Niu Tian who was confused on the horse.
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The Rouran people occupied a hill to collect the defeated army, and the joy was like the tide receding, and the starry sky on the grassland was still brilliant, as if there had never been any war.
Sima Dan returned to the tent and found that Mu Lei was already waiting for him.
"Mu Lei? How did you end up here? ”
“…… I...... You ......" Mu Lei was speechless, but tears had flowed out.
"What is it? I cry a lot, but it's useless to cry and not say it! ”
Mu Lei couldn't imagine that the person in front of him didn't make fun of himself, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Really? Aren't you a big hero? They said you could have rescued your companion on your own today! ”
"Me? …… Scold! That guy can escape without me saving him! ”
Mu Lei was even more happy, "You are all big heroes!" ”
"At all are you here just to call us heroes? There's no flatbread to eat here! ”
Mu Lei lowered his head.
"How? Hungry? All right! I've got a bit of food! ”
Mu Lei shook his head desperately, "No...... It's not ......"
"Not? Isn't it better to eat some, come, take this jerky......"
Mu Lei took the jerky and cried again, opening his mouth wide, but the jerky was still in his hand.
"Mu Lei, you are a brave child! Did something happen to my mother? I heard that the Great Khan didn't have time to take those handmaidens with him...... "Sima Dan knew what it was like to lose a loved one at any time in a war, so he instinctively guessed in this direction.
Mu Lei stopped crying and took a breath, "Can you let Kedun call the Great Khan to bring them back?" Or redeem it? ”
Sima Dan was embarrassed for a while, "Mu Lei...... If the Great Khan felt that he could be defeated, he would naturally send troops to attack Yueran, but he would never lose his troops for the maidservant...... As for the redemption ....... "I hesitated for a moment.
Gao Chun knew Sima Dan very well, "Prince, you don't want to save him, do you?" Don't forget that the military advisor said that the heavens will descend on the prince, and you must not take risks rashly! ”
Sima Dan didn't say a word. His hands were clenched into fists, and his brow was furrowed.
Mu Lei did not understand Gao Chun's Chinese, and said to Sima Dan: "If you can ask the Great Khan, the Great Khan may exchange horses and sheep." ”
Sima Dan sighed, "Ke Dun won't say it, and it may not be useful if he says it, now that Shelun has lost a lot of cattle and sheep, he can't let the tribe starve to death......
Mu Lei fell silent, his eyes full of despair, and then, he suddenly turned around.
Sima Dan was taken aback, "Mu Lei, where are you going?" ”
"I'll go find them and get them out."
"You kid! Your mother made me flatbread to eat, I'll figure it out, don't go, spend the night here tonight. ”
"Phew! It is impossible for the Great Khan to redeem them, our status is low, and in his eyes we are not even as good as cattle and horses! What else can be done? They could be killed tonight, and I know how these people are taking captives! ”
"Wait, I'll call you back and go! Come! Let's have something to eat, I'll go with you! ”
Mu Lei couldn't believe it: "You're not lying to me, are you?" ”
Gao Chun's face was swollen and red, but he shouted: "Prince! You can't go! ”
Sima Dan turned his head and saw the angry Gao Chun and the eager Niu Tian, "Xiao Min said that I am a saint, but have you ever thought that if I don't save them tonight, even if I will be safe, it will no longer matter if I am a saint or not, because a saint who is indifferent to other people is not as good as a child who cares about his family!" ”
Niu Tian cheered loudly, Gao Chun inhaled the air, and his eyes were full of tears.
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Sima Dan and the others rode quickly in the dark night where no one was around, and Niu Tian asked: "What does it feel like for the prince to be a saint?" ”
"When did I say I was a saint? Xiao Min is just guessing, besides, Lao Tzu said that the saint is immortal, and there is no great rule in this world, so it can be seen that the saint is a liar! ”
Gao Chun said: "Don't say nonsense to Niu Tian, if he is serious, he will talk nonsense everywhere." ”
Sima Dan didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, Niu Tian was about to debate, but saw Mu Lei chasing after him.
Sima Dan scolded: "You kid told you to follow far behind, what are you doing now to catch up?" ”
"It's boring! But I'm almost asleep, why are you talking so happy? ”
Niu Tian said in a sullen voice: "We are happy? We're going to work hard now, we're discussing what to do, and we're going back to the back!" ”
It turned out that the three of them handed over the remaining iron crossbow and dozens of iron arrows to Mu Lei, and Mu Lei even invented the method of pulling the crossbow string with both hands and feet on the horse, and was able to successfully operate the iron crossbow, so Sima Dan arranged for him to use the iron arrow at the end, so he has been riding his horse from a distance.
Mu Lei was not convinced, "Can't you laugh and have fun before the fight?" We have decided, fate will be handed over to Changshengtian, and my dad will not hate me for not saving my mother! ”
Niu Tianqi said: "Your father? Is it a great sweat? ”
"Phew! We are the nobles of a big country in the West, the Great Khan killed him a few years ago, I am too young, but I must avenge this blood feud! ”
Sima Dan didn't expect that Mu Lei still had a blood feud behind him, "Don't worry, if you are with us, he can't hurt you!" ”
"Hmmm! Mom is very pitiful, but she can only endure it for me! ”
As they spoke, the four approached where the enemy was stationed.
Xiaohong stopped suddenly, Sima Dan ordered the rest of the people to stop, Xiaohong is spiritual, and can often hear the sound of the enemy's horse hooves from a long distance, Sima Dan has been accustomed to using this characteristic to avoid the opponent's reconnaissance horse.
After a while, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the air, and the experience of the three of them had judged the route and number of each other.
In order to avoid too many troubles, Sima Dan and the others chose to avoid the other party's scouts.