The hollow valley is secluded, the mountains are quiet, and a few chirping birds disrupt the rhythm of the march.

The message transmitted by the cipher made all the cavalry enter alert mode in an instant.

"Phew~"

The leader of the cavalry grabbed the reins of his horse and waved his big hand: "Rest in place, and then cross the canyon after eating." ”

There was a clearing in front of the canyon, littered with weeds and boulders, and the cavalry dismounted and sat down to rest among the rocks.

Although they sat on the ground, their right hands were pressed on the knives, consciously or unconsciously, and they were always looking around with the corner of their eyes.

The cooks made a fire in style, set up a large iron pot, and boiled the meat and bones.

After a while, the whole valley was filled with the mellow aroma of cow bones.

Haoyue and his party also got out of the carriage and hid behind the boulder.

Shen Yinxing and the cavalry leader led a group of people, and under the cover of weeds, they touched the foot of the mountain from the side.

In the bushes on the mountainside, lurking a cadre of archers, all with grass nests on their heads, and intricate patterns painted in red on their faces.

They all have crescent scimitars hanging from their waists, which are relatively rare in the Central Plains.

The blade of the scimitar is long and narrow, the blade is shaped like a crescent, slender and thin, and there is a crescent moon carved on the handle.

After the leader of the cavalry touched the top of the mountain from the side, he looked down on his stomach and his eyes suddenly froze.

Crescent Machete?

Qiang?

The cavalry leader squinted, could it be that they had turned over from the Partition Mountains?

The Qiang people on the mountainside did not know that they had been exposed, and still lurked in the bushes with bows and arrows, just waiting for the convoy in the valley to enter the sky.

The first line of the canyon is steep, with steep and towering mountain walls on both sides, and the sheep intestine trail in the middle is only allowed for one person and one horse to go forward.

When the convoy formed a column and walked into the first line of heaven, the Qiang people only needed to shoot a few arrows from above, and the horses on the path would be frightened, and the men and horses in front and behind would trample each other, and they could take down Gejiamu's convoy in one fell swoop without much effort.

If the little princess of the grassland court is captured alive, they will have another bargaining chip.

However, things did not go as they expected, and the steppe cavalry did not enter the first line of heaven, but stopped to rest in the open space in front of the canyon, and even stewed meat and bones.

The mellow smell of beef wafted throughout the valley, and the Qiang people have been eating and sleeping these days, and now they smell the smell of meat, and the harazi flows all over the place.

"Why haven't they finished eating yet?" A Qiang man licked the corners of his mouth, and then took a deep breath of the smell of meat in the air.

"It's okay, it's the last meal anyway, I'm full enough to send them on their way." Another Qiang man said, casually grabbed the grass root in his mouth, and smacked a little sweetness.

A few Qiang people were lying on the grass chatting, and they didn't notice the light of the knife above their heads.

Shen Yinxing lit up the fast snow knife in his hand, the snow blade was as bright as water, and the cold light was cold under the refraction of the sun.

The fast snow knife shook three times against the sun, and the cavalry in the valley below saw the signal and immediately drew their swords to kill the mountainside.

The Qiang people lying in the grass noticed that there was a movement under the mountain and were about to pull the bowstring, but there was a sound of breaking the air overhead.

"Woohoo!"

The cavalry at the top of the hill struck first, taking the lead in firing at the bushes below.

The cavalry fired a series of arrows, like machine-gun fire, bombarding the bushes on the mountainside, blasting branches and leaves and splattering blood.

The Qiang people who did not react were shot directly in the grass, and some alert Qiang people dodged the shot, drew the scimitar at their waist and threw it at the top of the mountain.

At the same time, the cavalry under the mountain had already raised their swords to kill, and the sound was earth-shattering.

"Ding Ding Qiang ~"

The machete faced the crescent scimitar, and for a while the sparks splashed and the murderous aura was everywhere.

Shen Yinxing jumped off the treetops and slashed over a red-faced Qiang man with a knife, her knife skills were sharp, killing moves step by step, ruthlessly harvesting the heads of the Qiang people.

At the foot of the mountain, Haoyue and the women and children of the Xu family hid behind the rocks, and Xu Jia, Xu Wei and others were on guard with knives to avoid a sneak attack.

Ge Jiamu and Xu Laifu looked at Shen Yinxing's decisive figure, their hearts were eager to try, and the two of them were holding knives and wanted to follow suit.

Ge Jiamu pressed the saber on his waist and said in a low voice: "Laifu, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, do you dare to follow this princess to take the enemy's head." ”

Xu Laifu was very supportive, clasped his hands into fists and said: "The last general is willing!" ”

Ge Jiamu pointed at the blade, and said with a heroic spirit: "In the first battle, only success is allowed, and failure is allowed!" ”

Xu Laifu also drew his knife accordingly and shouted: "The first battle will be won!" ”

However, before the two of them could run a few steps, they were pressed to the ground by Xu Jingyang: "What are you two doing when you two go up?" Give me a good stomach! ”

The two were pinned to the ground and unable to move, and could only watch as the fighter plane slipped away in front of them.

Xu Laifu put on his upper body, lay on the ground very cooperatively, and then tilted his head, spit out his tongue, and made a grimace at Ge Jiamu: "Ah, the last one is dead, it is not good to be a teacher, please ask the princess to confess." ”

Ge Jiamu was pressed to the ground and rolled his eyes in anger, but he was helpless.

Xu Jingyang plucked out his ears, the soldiers hadn't fallen yet, how could they let the children go into battle to kill the enemy.

"People haven't grown long before a knife, two little kids"

Xu Jingyang glanced at Ge Jiamu and Xu Laifu, then picked one up in one hand and threw them back.

Ge Jiamu rubbed his sore buttocks, then turned his head to look up the hill and found that the war was over.

Shen Yinxing and the steppe cavalry had already finished their work and escorted a long line of Qiang captives down the mountain.

The captives were tied up in a column by the cavalry with cowhide ropes and marched down the hill amid pushing and shouting.

There were about twenty Qiang prisoners, and the others were shot and hacked to death on the mountain.

This is also the first time Haoyue has seen the Qiang people.

The Qiang people have a darker complexion, some rough skin, their hair is slightly curled against their heads, and some patterns are painted with red dye on their faces.

But the eyes of every Qiang man sparkled with plunder and bloodlust.

Cruel, murderous, lustful, predatory.

These are deeply rooted in the bones of every Qiang person.

Ge Jiamu hated the Qiang people very much, and when she saw the Qiang people, she remembered her sister who died tragically, and she wanted to kill these Qiang people in place immediately.

A trace of disgust flashed in Ge Jiamu's eyes, and he drew his knife and slashed: "What are you doing here, kill it directly!" ”

"Wait, princess, you can't kill, we still have some things to ask."

Ge Jiamu snorted coldly: "If you have anything to say to these Qiang people, just kill them directly." ”

"No, we're in ambush, and there's something very strange."

The cavalry leader glanced at the canyon and said slowly: "The road chosen by the last general is very remote, and these foreign Qiang people are not familiar with the terrain, how could they set up an ambush here in advance?" ”

"Apparently, someone in the tribe has leaked the news. But the only one who knew that we would enter the mountain from here was General Badam......"

As soon as these words came out, Ge Jiamu's phoenix eyes condensed slightly, and his eyebrows were cold: "What do you mean?" ”

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