712 Cutting off the tail (6)
Dorok Mountains
The morning was gray and cold, and the frost that had fallen at dawn lay fragile on the ground for a long time. The woods at the edge of the forest stood motionless, the tips of the pine trees swaying and circling, evaporating strangely in the misty air.
Autumn in the Roque Mountains, which is said to block the cold for the entire continent, is particularly chilly than the areas west of the mountain range. Walking on the edge of the forest, the heavy and cold cavalry armor on his body has been stained with a layer of hoarfrost,
Looking up at the dawn light shining through the leaves overhead, Hukochili, covered in blood, couldn't help but miss the warm autumn in the southwest of Vekia, the warm autumn breeze with warm moisture, and the crisp morning light in the woods full of crisp bird songs
The wait was painful, and after three days of waiting at the entrance to the Paraven Plains and the Dorok Mountains, the people of the Eastern Garden, who had come late, finally put an end to this pain.
In the misty jungle, among the rows of tall and low fields, the corpses of the cavalry on both sides were lying by mistake. The thick mist exuded a pungent and strong smell of blood. Through the white mist, figures swayed, and countless torches were stirring, scattered throughout the jungle.
It's been two days and two nights, and the Falcon Cavalry, who is responsible for searching for the remnants of the East Garden, is still searching for any shrub that might hide the remnants of the escape of the East Gardeners, stepping over the thorny bushes with horses' hooves, and splitting the forest miscellaneous trees that are difficult to advance with their sharp swords
"Search carefully, don't let go of any bush from even a corpse, and never let a person from the East Court run out" In the hoarse slogan of the officer, the falcon cavalry on war horses continued to rush through the trees around him towards a silent black sècháo water,
Their eyes were red and swollen, their steps were weak, and most of the Falcon Cavalry were so tired that they couldn't even lift their swords in their hands. It was a continuous day and night pursuit battle, and even the powerful falcon cavalry could not withstand it, and in order to reduce the load, many falcon cavalry even took off their armor and only wore a thin chain mail
In order to escape, they traveled through most of the Paravon Plain, and under the siege and interception of tens of thousands of troops, although the Dongting people were already at the end of their crossbows. Still at the moment when he found himself ambushed, he made the decision to cut off his tail to cover the Khan's escape, and with his skillful horse skills and the desperate blocking of the Eastern Court cavalry, the Eastern Court Khan took more than 2,000 remnants of his army into the vast mountains of Dorok
The Dorok Mountains stretch endlessly, following the horseshoe prints of the remnants of the East Court who finally fled, Hu Keqili led the 5,000 Falcon Guards cavalry under his command to chase all the way non-stop, the pursuit battle is the most test of the will of the soldiers on both sides, the other party from time to time and the cavalry responsible for the broken back collided together, continuous casualties, constantly consumed, the East Court people in the continuous pursuit battle, like a snowball under the scorching sun, a little bit of melting.
Finally, on the fourth day, in a wooded area in the middle of the mountains, Hukochili dealt a fatal blow to the people of the Eastern Court, who were already hungry and faint, and 4,000 Falcon Guards surrounded the last 100 or so of the Eastern Court.
This is the most critical time, and whoever can survive until the last moment will be the winner. The battle ended before dawn, and all the cavalry of the East Court of more than a hundred people died in this dense forest, no one surrendered, in fact, there could be no prisoners, and the wrong war horses and swords in the darkness could not be done even if they wanted to surrender
In the woodland strewn with corpses, the falcon cavalry was searching for the corpse of King Hatalu, the Khan of the Eastern Court, who was the final target of this tracking battle.
There was a commotion in the distant fog, followed by the shrill sound of flutes.
Suddenly, towards the area where the flute sounded, countless torches and swords were rapidly approaching. Straight to the spot where the siren sounded. Before halfway down the road, thunderous cheers rang out in front of him
"Caught, caught" Alarmed by the loud noise, the crows that lived in the forest flew up with a bang, making a "scratching" sound and flying back and forth.
Hearing that call, Hukochili's face was happy, and he vaguely guessed something. He galloped fast, and a group of falcon cavalry was gathering in front of him in a dense bush,
The crowd and torches showed him the way. The soldiers spontaneously made way for him, allowing him to ride unhindered into the center of the crowd.
In the encirclement of the soldiers, an old man with a pale face and several falcon cavalry were sandwiched, covered in mud and blood, and his body tried to break free several times, but as if he had lost support, he fell heavily to the ground, if you look closely, you will find that the old man's face is full of a strange red, and there is a large wound on his shoulder that has been infected, leaving spots of pus and blood,...,
The injury has been very serious, it should be caused by the lack of time to take care of it in the transfer of days, such tetanus is already an incurable terminal disease in this era, looking at the Falcon Cavalry surrounded around, the old man's eyes are full of resentment and arrogance, although he has been in a desperate situation, his unruly momentum still shows that his identity is extraordinary
"Who are you?" Hukochili waved around, stopping the noise of the Guards cavalry, before turning over and dismounting. "You're my captive now, tell me who you are, or we can consider giving you some treatment"
As if he couldn't hear it, the old man just raised his head and looked at the northern sky, his eyes seemed indifferent, as if he had transcended life and death.
"Tell your identity and official position as a defeated person, this is the consciousness you should have" Hu Keqili repeated in a stern tone, as if trying to make the old man speak in another way, in fact, he also saw that this Dongting man was dead, since it no longer mattered about life and death, there was no point in coercing him with such a tone,
This time, his question finally made the old man on the other side react, and when he turned his head, the old man's eyes as deep as eagle eyes gave people an unfathomable feeling.
He looked at Hu Keqili with contempt, and said, "Are you the last opponent that the Falcon arranged for me?" You sue him, defeat is defeat, victory is victory, but I did not lose to his Vechia Falcon, but lost to the will of the Immortal Heaven, and only the Immortal Genius can make me succumb, I am the Eastern Court King Hatalu that you have been searching for."
The surrounding falcon cavalry screamed in surprise, followed by a warm cheer of "Hurray, hooray"
"Okay, send a message to His Majesty, the prey has been caught"
After nearly half a month of pursuit, Hukochili stood up and let out a long breath. Looking at the Khan King in his own Eastern Court, he felt a burst of relief. Although it may not be possible to bring it back alive, it is okay to bring back the corpse, in fact, when he set off again, the fat man gave an order, to see people alive, and to see corpses when dead, and this battle cannot be lost
This battle, which lasted for 3 months, nearly 200,000 troops strangled each other, from contact, ambush, counter-ambush, pursuit, encirclement and suppression, and then pursuit, finally came to an end.
For this victory, the Falcon Dynasty paid the price of more than 40,000 excellent soldiers casualties from Rebgen to Amira, which was the heaviest in the history, but this battle really established the Falcon Dynasty's dominance in the northern region.
The price paid by the Dongting people was even more heavy, nearly 140,000 jīng Rui troops were killed in battle, and the strong national strength that had been hoarded for nearly 10 years was the only emptiness, and the Dongting grassland was invaded by the West Kugit people because of the emptiness of troops.