Could it be that the Niu people set up an ambush inside the village?

The thought crossed my mind.

Lu Qingdong shook his head very slightly.

There is hardly such a possibility.

The northern barbarians have many battle modes, especially the elite troops of various tribes stationed at Suolong Pass all year round, they are equipped with the best war horses, the best weapons, and the best wizards of each tribe.

However, none of the above armies could have been present here. After all, Panshi Village is a small village, not a city with high walls and deep ditches. Sieges, broken walls, and face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, this is a small-scale barbarian war.

As long as the wall is breached, even the brave and aggressive bull clan will face defeat.

Lu Qingdong is convinced of this.

When he set out from Stag City, he made preparations for this long-distance attack, and learned more about all the Niu villages along the way.

The previous leader of Panshi Village was called Fu Song. He died of a violent illness last year, and a young man named Tianhao took his place.

It is a small village with a population of between two hundred and three hundred.

Lu Qingdong is very shrewd, he will not trust the data on paper. What's more, after the battle of Mengxiang Village, the news of the merger of Qinglong Village into Panshi Village spread rapidly, and it is estimated that there are about 800 Niu people stationed here, not more than 1,000.

He did not believe that the people of Zhangpu Village and Qingyuan Village would be merged into Panshi Village. As long as people are selfish, the status of a leader is directly related to the number of people under his rule. What's more, this time he led his troops across the border, and the huge army of up to 6,000 people was enough to drown any Niu village in front of him. The leaders of Zhangpu Village and Qingyuan Village are not fools, they will definitely choose the safest direction to escape.

Redhoof City, that was their only way to go.

Join forces with the people of Rock Village to fight against the army of the Deer Clan? This option cannot exist and there is no justification for it.

Unless they get an order from Thunderhorn.

This is simply not possible in terms of time. The deer clan's dispatch of troops is a secret, and only a few high-ranking people of the deer clan know the specific departure time. Even if someone escaped by luck when Yongli Village was breached, it would not be possible to notify Thunderhorn City and Red Hoof City in such a short period of time and get reinforcements.

Lu Qingdong never despises any opponent. He even subconsciously increased the number of Niu people in Panshi Village by a part, to 1,000.

He has an overwhelming advantage in terms of troops, and there is no reason why he can't capture a rock village.

From this position, the detailed battle situation could not be seen, and the dense masonry buildings blocked the view. There were several guard towers standing in front of him, Lu Qingdong could only see the people above shooting arrows down, and there was a faint shout of killing in the distance, and his brows gradually furrowed, for a few seconds, he felt that the battle situation might get out of control, and it did not develop in the direction he expected.

Lu Qingnan was also anxious. He was walking around irritably, and with some chagrin he said to himself, "If only there was a horse...... When I go back, I must report to my father, and at least equip my eldest brother with a few horses. ”

Lu Qingdong could only smile bitterly at this.

He had forgotten when his father's vigilance and suspicion began. Maybe it was because he married a new wife a few years ago, or maybe he was getting more and more support within the clan. When people get older, they are cranky and cling to power and money. Even if I am his son, even if he dies and I succeed him, as long as I survive in this world, my father will regard all these treasures as treasures, and no one can touch them.

Two hours passed.

A deer warrior in leather armor trotted in from a distance. He was stained with blood and carried a sword diagonally behind him. The distance from the direction of the guard tower in Panshi Village was not close, he was panting, his face was pale, and before he could get close, he was surrounded by the guards who were waiting around Lu Qingdong.

“…… Call...... Get out of the way, get out of the way, I have an urgent military situation to report to the Grand Prince. He shouted out of breath.

Lu Qingdong's side was heavily guarded, and he himself was also very careful. After taking a few steps forward, through the dense wall of people, he asked lightly, "Who are you?" ”

There were as many as 6,000 soldiers of the Lu clan on this expedition, and it was impossible for Lu Qingdong to know everyone.

"I'm Guoxing's subordinate." The young deer warrior had already breathed a sigh of relief: "My name is Liangsheng. ”

A personal guard leaned into Lu Qingdong's ear and lowered his voice: "The eldest prince, he is indeed a subordinate of the hundred heads of Guoxing. I know him. ”

Lu Qingdong stared straight ahead unmoved: "What about the herald?" I specially arranged a herald for Guoxing, why did he send you back? ”

The soldier who stopped the vigorous exercise and felt not so tired knelt on one knee: "The Niu people are well defended, and we were disrupted when we rushed in, and we couldn't maintain the formation, and Guoxing couldn't find a herald, so they temporarily sent me back." ”

Lu Qingdong secretly shook his head in his heart.

A similar situation occurred during the attack on Yongli Village and Jimai Village. There is no very good communication method, you can only rely on roaring at close range, and you have to use flags at afar. The ten-man leader control team, the hundred-man leader control the team, and the formed formation will be chaotic, and it is better to fight separately than to attack in a coordinated manner.

There are too many towers in Panshi Village, and they are too high, blocking Lu Qingdong's view to observe the battle situation, and also blocking the signal flag of the attacking troops.

This soldier didn't look like he was lying, not to mention that he had the brand of the Deer Clan on his arm, and the guards around him also knew him, Lu Qingdong's vigilance suddenly dispersed a lot, he nodded slightly, and asked seriously: "How was the fight in front?" ”

"The Ox people fight fiercely, and their equipment is so good that it will be difficult for us to cut through their armor." Liangsheng stammered, he rubbed a handful of sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, and the dirt and dirty blood suddenly wiped his face: "The Niu people are too cunning, they built the wall inside, we have to take those towers down first, and then we can rush in." ”

This is a normal way of playing, and Lu Qingdong no longer has any doubts: "Guoxing sent you back to ask for reinforcements?" ”

Liangsheng nodded hurriedly: "We don't have enough people, if only we could have more." ”

He wasn't a trained herald after all, and he didn't use specific jargon.

Lu Qingdong thought for a moment and waved his hand to a guard standing beside him: "Ah Yao, take your people and go with him." ”

Guangyao is the captain of Lu Qingdong's guard, and he is loyal. Two hundred members of the guard, this is the number set by the patriarch Lu Qingyuan.

Guangyao hesitated a little: "Prince, then your ......"

"If we can't take the rock village, we won't have a good life even if we go back." Lu Qingdong shook his head: "Go ahead!" Let me see what you're capable of. ”

Looking at the guards in the distance, Lu Qingnan let out a sigh: "Big brother, my father is too harsh on you. In fact, the Niu people are so strong, it is normal for us to not win. ”

Lu Qingdong smiled slightly and did not speak.

The main force has been put on the offensive, and the guards are the last force in his hands.

The terrain here is open, and you can leave at any time if the situation is not right.

As long as you can win, everything is not a problem.

Looking around, including his younger brother Lu Qingnan, there were only a dozen people in total.

They are the last bodyguards.

All the way from Qingyuan Village, Lu Qingdong paid special attention to the surrounding situation and found no trace of the activities of the Niu people.

Even he himself was a little flustered, desperate from the beginning of the battle, and his eagerness to win overpowered. In order to achieve his goal, he is willing to put the last chip on the table.

Father.

Throne.

These are two issues that seem to be unrelated to each other, but are actually related to themselves.

With a helpless wry smile, his eyes slowly turned to the battlefield in the distance, Lu Qingdong suddenly sprouted an extremely strong omen of danger, and before he could react, he immediately felt a tingling sensation in his left leg, followed by a slight pain. He looked down and saw a black thorn in his thigh.

The numbness ran up the legs, quickly over the waist and up to the chest. Frightened, he looked up with difficulty, and found that the people standing around him had fallen, and they all had one or two black thorns stuck in them.

"Big ...... Elder brother...... There is an ambush...... We...... Escape ......" Lu Qingnan's voice was very weak, and it felt like standing far away and talking. Saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he lay on the ground trembling, his gaze becoming glazed.

"Plop!"

Lu Qingdong couldn't support it anymore, his knees bent and knelt heavily on the ground, and then his hands pressed on the ground, panting like a drowning man.

It is a poisonous thorn.

He heard the sound of heavy footsteps behind him.

More than a dozen fierce ox people emerged from the north. They rode horses, each holding a long blowtorch in their hands.

Before he fell unconscious, this was the last consciousness that remained in Lu Qingdong's mind.

……

It felt terrible to wake up from the darkness, and the aching body still didn't listen. Lu Qingdong had never felt that the simple action of opening his eyelids was so difficult, and the dead silence around him made him feel a sense of foreboding.

"Are you awake?" You can feel the heat from the flames, and the flat voice has a majesty. Following the light and the source of the sound, Lu Qingdong struggled to lift his heavy head with great difficulty, and he found himself in a room, sitting on a chair, and a tall young man sitting opposite.

He is handsome and has smooth skin that even a woman would envy. He has shaved short and lean hair, his cheeks are cleanly shaved, his fingers are slender, and his grip is full of terrifying power.

“…… Are you the leader of the Rock Village? "The body reacts so slowly, and the nerves transmit fear as well as the brain's commands. Lu Qingdong was very sober, and he roughly judged the current situation and the identity of this young man.

"You're smarter than I thought." Tianhao smiled and praised.

"Where are my people?" Lu Qingdong struggled for a moment and found that his hands were tied behind his back, and his ankles were firmly fixed to the chair with wire. The consciousness of running away was so strong, but he did not lose his mind and did something that made himself more dangerous.

"Your brother and his men are fine." Tianhao picked up a cup from the coffee table next to him, gently blew the heat dissipation, and took a sip of tea: "I will not kill prisoners indiscriminately, especially those who take the initiative to lay down their arms and surrender." ”

Surrender?

Did we lose?

The effect of the anesthetic had passed, the pinprick pain was waning, and the fear that was even stronger than before boiled in the brain, but cooled down in just a few seconds. Slowly, Lu Qingdong's heart began to become calm. He shook his head vigorously, forcing him to dispel the consciousness of wanting to fall asleep, and the corners of his mouth that were barely curved upwards released self-mockery: "I knew it would be like this." The spies of the Niu Clan are everywhere, it seems that Thunderhorn City has long known my attack plan, and you deliberately threw Yongli Village and Jimai Village as bait, so that I believe that you are defenseless and have come here step by step. ”

Tianhao was still smiling lightly, drinking tea slowly, noncommittal.

"Where's my brother?" I don't know why, Lu Qingdong has an indescribable fear of the leader in front of him who is much younger than himself: "What did you do to him?" ”

Tianhao put down the cup and looked at him with a calm gaze: "It's just me and you here, so don't act anymore." ”

"You actually don't like Lu Qingnan and Lu Qingxi, you have always regarded them as your biggest competitors."

"Of course, if they don't pose a threat to your succession to the throne of the Stag Clan, you don't mind playing the role of a caring brother."

"If you can go back victoriously this time, you will be able to get the support of the Stag Clan's military. When the time comes, even your father will not be able to suppress it. ”

Lu Qingdong felt that he had been seen through, and every corner of his body became transparent. He gritted his teeth vigorously and forced himself to calm down.

"I'll give you two options." Tianhao's gaze was extremely sharp: "Surrender, or refuse." ”

"What do I get?" Lu Qingdong's speech was fast. He had always been quick-witted, and still is.

Tianhao smiled again, and his smile revealed satisfaction. He leaned his upper body forward to the left, propped his left elbow on his knee, and clubbed his thigh in reverse with his right hand: "Do you want to know how you lost?" ”

"It's up to you to tell me if you're willing to tell me." Lu Qingdong licked his lips that were a little dry: "You have a lot of the same things as me. I see ambition, but also greed...... Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to belittle you. You're so young, I've never met anyone as horrible as you are at this age. ”

"Terrible?" Tianhao played with the word.

Lu Qingdong nodded slowly: "This is the basis for my willingness to accept you as an ally." ”

An incomprehensible smile flashed in the depths of Tianhao's eyes: "Do you think I won't kill you?" ”

"I can help you get more." Lu Qingdong has strong confidence in this. He then added: "The guy who came back to me for reinforcements is your spy?" ”

Tianhao looked at him condescendingly and shook his head: "He is your person, the real Deer Clan." His companions were all dead, and he was the only one left. There are many people like him who voluntarily surrendered, but he did the best, so I let him go back to you. ”

Hatred spread in Lu Qingdong's mind, making him unconsciously release a mockery: "How many benefits did you give that traitor?" ”