Chapter Eighty-Five: The Death of the Commander
Lake Enkapa, the gateway from Sadika to Pana, was the place where all caravans and horseback riders who traveled southeast from Saidika had to rest and give water to their horses and livestock.
Qin Dong with a hundred archers waited in a forest by the lake to rest, they have been waiting here for two days, the scout sent out in the morning once saw Vatur with the escort passing by here in the direction of Saidika, he originally wanted to do it on the spot, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up, he wanted to let Mo Duo do it, so that he would not have to bear the suspicion of killing Shangguan, the reason why he continued to wait here with this hundred cavalry archers was to prevent Mo Duo from not doing it or failing to let Vatur escape, As long as Vatur passes through here again, he will definitely not let Vatur return to the Pana camp, thousands of the families of his soldiers are in Pana, if he lets Vatur return to the Pana camp, this guy will definitely be able to find out that he Qin Dong is behind the ghost, then those family members will suffer.
Qin Dong, Muren and all the other soldiers sat under the tree and ate the bread they brought, nibbled on the bread and drank a sip of the cold boiled water in the water bag, nibbling on this hard bread, Qin Dong really missed the steamed buns in his previous life, and it was comfortable to bite, this bread was like gnawing stones, it was really hard to swallow.
Thinking of steamed buns and steamed buns, Qin Dong patted his head: "Why did you forget this stubble?" Although we are not masters of making steamed buns, we know how to do it, how to ferment and knead dough, no, after the matter is completed, we must go back to get the buns and steamed buns out to improve the food, who can stand to gnaw this kind of unpalatable bread every day? I really don't know how the Romans and those barbarians swallowed it! ”
I was thinking about how to feast after making the steamed buns, when the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance!
After galloping into the woods, the knight dismounted and knelt down on one knee in front of Qin Dong and the others: "Your Excellency, there are about forty cavalry from the northwest direction coming in the direction of Lake Enkapa, it should be Vatur and his escort depending on the situation!" Many of them were wounded, and they were tired of horses, and they were ready to come here to give water to their animals! ”
Before the knight finished speaking, Qin Dong stood up with his sword, and the others hurriedly finished eating the last food and stood up, Qin Dong said with a solemn face: "I didn't expect Vatur to escape here, so today we will make this Nkapa Lake a place for Vatur's bones to be buried, Muren!" ”
Mu Ren stepped forward to touch his chest and saluted: "My lord, I am humble!" ”
Qin Dong ordered: "Let the brothers all get ready, ambush on the north shore of Nkapa Lake, as long as Vatur appears on the lakeside, wait for my order to immediately kill and surround them on the lakeside, none of them can run, I will only ask you if you run!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Muren agreed, and immediately began to order the soldiers to prepare, or not let Vatur and his men escape, but to surround them quietly and surround them on the shore of the lake, so that they must be small wings, and not impatient to let Vatur find out.
It didn't take long to find forty or fifty horsemen running over, the horses of these cavalry were sweating profusely, and some of them were even foaming at the mouth, and if they ran any longer, they might be wasted, so they had to come here to replenish the horses, and Vatur didn't expect to jump into the trap beforehand, so he didn't prepare extra horses to spare, and now he wanted to have spare horses.
When he reached the lake, Vatur immediately exclaimed: "Everyone start feeding the horses, rest for a quarter of an hour, and after a quarter of an hour set off for the Pana camp!" ”
"Yes, sir!" The remaining forty or so guards began to dismount and feed the horses, and after feeding them, they let the horses drink water on their own, and they themselves took out the dried meat from their blankets and gnawed on them, and after running for several hours, they were really sleepy and tired, and their stomachs were growling with hunger, and they really didn't have the strength to continue running without eating.
Unbeknownst to Vartu, he and the remnants of his convoy were on the edge of a quagmire of destruction, and by the time he and his men found out, it was too late, when Qin Dong quietly appeared behind them with a hundred cavalry archers and trapped them by the lake.
When Vatur's men found out about the situation, they were in chaos, and some of them wanted to get on their horses and rush out, but they were shot down on the spot by Qin Dong's archers.
Vatur looked at Qin Dong who was approaching with a blue face, and said coldly: "It turned out to be you, I understand, you and Modo, the old ghost, colluded to kill Lord Ben, the last time Lord Ben ordered you to give up the area east of Lake Bataka to Ramodo, you held a grudge, so you bought Modo, and Modo, the old ghost, was originally at odds with Lord Ben, and he wished that Lord Ben died, so the two of you hit it off, yes or no?" ”
Qin Dong said with a smile: "Master Qianfu is really an understanding person, I have always been a person who does not offend me, I don't offend people, since Master Qianfu wants to make things difficult for me everywhere, why should I be polite?" I think I've never met an adult, and I have no grudges, why do adults treat me like this? If I don't resist, I'm afraid I don't have much time left, am I right, my lord? ”
Vatur said coldly: "You're right, who made you the person of Da Shan Yu, and I am the person of King Zuogu Li?" We can't get along with each other by nature, today Lord Ben is trapped here purely to blame, and he can't complain about others, Qin Dong, this is a grudge between you and me, it has nothing to do with other soldiers, have the courage to fight to the death with Lord Ben, no matter what the victory or defeat, the winner can't embarrass the loser's soldiers, you can capture the opponent's people, but you can't kill them, otherwise the immortal heaven will punish you."
Vatur said so, Qin Dong naturally couldn't disagree, otherwise he would be suspected of not taking the lives of his soldiers seriously, he said loudly: "Okay, everyone listen, this is my decisive battle with Valtu, it has nothing to do with others, if I die, you all surrender, since Lord Vatur has made an oath, he will not dare to risk the world's disapproval to embarrass you!" ”
Muren said anxiously: "Your Excellency, ......."
Qin Dong raised his palms: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Mu Ren retreated.
Seeing that Qin Dong said this, Valtu also conveyed the order to his subordinate escorts with the same request.
The reason why Vatur did this was also helpless, Qin Dong's soldiers and horses had already besieged him and his escorts by the lake, and it was basically impossible to rush out, and before they all got on their horses, they would all be killed by arrows, so he could only fight Qin Dong to decide whether to win or lose.
Qin Dong actually doesn't have to risk going head-to-head with Valtu at all, according to the current shape, Vatur has already planted his wings and is difficult to fly, but he doesn't want to kill more, how to say that these people are the living force of the Huns, can save a little or save a little, and the Huns have always only submitted to the strong, as long as he is strong enough, these Huns will not dare to betray.
After getting on the horse, Vatur took the spear from the soldier's hand, because Qin Dong had a three-pointed two-edged knife in his hand, and Vatur also had to use a long weapon, otherwise he would suffer, he had never seen this kind of weapon from the oriental, looking at the cold light of the three-pronged blade, the lethality must be terrifying, and he was also very jealous of Qin Dong in his heart.
The two looked at each other, both holding the reins in one hand and weapons in the other, and the two suddenly slapped their horses at the same time and shouted: "Ha! ”
The war horses ran towards each other at the same time, "Kill, kill!" Two loud shouts sounded one after another, only to hear a burst of weapons resonance, the two sides crossed, to run a distance, the two turned the horse's head and rushed to each other again, followed by a series of gold and iron resounding across the lake, the two horses then fought together, after a few rounds the two horses side by side around a circle gallop, the two horses did not stop fighting, the battle was more intense.
Vartu is obviously not used to using a spear, and after dozens of moves, he will lose the upper hand, and Qin Dong is also the first time to use a three-pointed two-edged knife to conduct immediate combat, and it is still very uncomfortable, and there is a slight sense of sluggishness between moves, it seems that it needs to be improved, and practice more skillfully.
Vartu was gradually suppressed by Qin Dong, Qin Dong was infinitely powerful, and did not appear clumsy, on the contrary, it was also flexible and abnormal, Qin Dong's quick move was strong, Vartu soon couldn't parry, Qin Dong cut it down with one move, Vartu hurriedly raised the gun to resist, but this gun was just ordinary wood, and it couldn't withstand Qin Dong's three-pointed two-edged knife at all, and suddenly even the person with the gun was cut into two sections, the upper half of the body fell to the ground, and the lower half of the body was still on horseback.
Now there was silence, Qin Dong grabbed the reins and looked at the half of his body that was still on horseback, and shouted loudly: "Lord Vatur is a good man, I have no personal grudge with him, it's just that the camp is different, come here, dig the grave on the spot, and bury Lord Vatur on the shore of Lake Nkapa!" ”
Vatur's guards looked at each other, dropped their weapons one by one, knelt down to Qin Dong, and finally shouted together: "Your Excellency is benevolent, we are willing to surrender, and we will follow your lord to the death from now on!" ”