Chapter 199 Rescue Battle
Chapter 199 Rescue Battle (Part )
The Sui army had already occupied the entrance of the valley. The dozen or so tree trunks piled by the Tuyuhun soldiers at the entrance of the valley became shelter for the Sui soldiers. Arrows were constantly shot out from the valley. The soldiers hid behind the tree trunks and shot arrows into the valley. Screams continued to be heard in the dark valley.
Xiao Xia ordered the soldiers to use bows and crossbows for cover. He led a hundred soldiers holding shields and short spears, and advanced forward close to the rock wall. After walking about a hundred steps, Xiao Xia suddenly waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him squatted down one after another.
There was already a little moonlight ahead. About thirty steps ahead, he saw Tuyuhun soldiers lying on the ground, avoiding the crossbows of the Sui soldiers. Behind him, on the rock walls on both sides, there were nearly a hundred Tuyuhun soldiers hiding.
"Give me the dagger!"
Each soldier was equipped with a dagger, and they pulled out their daggers and handed them to Xiao Xia.
I saw cold light shooting out from Xiao Xia's hand, and the sharp dagger pierced through the heads of the soldiers on the ground. "Puff! Puff! Puff!" A series of sounds of heads being pierced and exploded were heard in the valley. There was not even a scream, and more than 30 Tuyuhun soldiers were killed on the spot.
At this time, the Sui army also stopped shooting arrows, creating opportunities for their companions in front.
"Go!" Xiao Xia shouted loudly and rushed forward with more than a hundred soldiers. The soldiers hiding on both sides of the rock wall also rushed out one after another. The shouts of both sides were like thunder and the collision of torrents. More than two hundred people fought fiercely together. Xiao Xia threw away his shield and waved his spear like pear blossoms to kill the Tuyuhun soldiers. He was as fast as lightning and the enemy soldiers could not resist at all. Each spear pierced the neck of an enemy soldier and killed more than twenty people in an instant.
Seeing how powerful he was, the Tuyuhun soldiers all rushed forward. Xiao Xia became more and more courageous as the battle went on, killing people so many that the ground was covered with corpses and the blood flowed like a river.
At this time, thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers came to reinforce, and more than 200 soldiers from the Sui army also pressed forward. Xiao Xia threw away his spear, jumped on his horse, took over his lance, and took out a hideous black bronze mask from the horse bag and put it on himself.
Why do brave generals like to wear bronze masks? Because brave generals usually lead the charge. The biggest threat to them is not the enemy's spears, but stray arrows. The face is the most dangerous part. The bronze mask is actually a face armor that can effectively protect the face from damage by arrows.
After Xiao Xia put on the mask, his appearance immediately became extremely ferocious. He shouted loudly and rushed forward with his soldiers.
Xiao Xia was like a god possessed at this moment. Wherever he passed, there was a bloody storm. Heads flew off, brains splattered, and there were screams and shrill howls everywhere. The soldiers were terrified and stumbled across the broken limbs and arms as they fled for their lives.
Led by Xiao Xia, the 350 Sui army soldiers were in high spirits and fought more bravely, killing 1,000 Tuyuhun soldiers and forcing them to retreat step by step.
When the enemy's thousand-man commander saw Xiao Xia's extraordinary bravery, he became furious. He rode his horse sideways and rushed towards Xiao Xia, swinging a mace weighing dozens of pounds and hitting him hard on the waist. If this club hit Xiao Xia, the person would not be broken in two, but the waist bone would be shattered, the internal organs would burst, and he would die instantly.
Xiao Xia had been eyeing this centurion commander for a long time. It has always been his style to shoot the horse first and capture the leader first. He was still getting closer to the centurion commander little by little, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to him on his own initiative.
Xiao Xia sneered and dodged the opponent's full-strength stick. He swung his long spear with one arm, and a cold light flashed. The centurion's stick missed and he lost his balance. He saw a cold knife coming towards his neck. He was shocked and it was too late to dodge. "Puff!" The head flew ten feet high, a stream of blood spurted out, and the headless corpse fell off the horse with a thump.
Most of the Tuyuhun soldiers saw this scene. The main general was killed in one move, and the remaining six or seven hundred soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore, so they turned around and fled. Xiao Xia led three hundred Sui soldiers to attack from behind, and the Tuyuhun soldiers could not escape at all, and their number was decreasing.
At this moment, a low horn sounded in the distance, "Woo--" Tuyuhun chief general Murong Tianshu led two thousand troops to attack.
Murong Tianshu was the King of Nanyang of Tuyuhun, which meant he was the chief of a large tribe. He carefully designed this trap and planned to capture Xue Shixiong, the governor of Liangzhou, alive. He chose the timing very cleverly, as heavy snow was coming soon. Once the heavy snow blocked the Wushao Gorge, the Sui army in Longyou would not be able to support Hexi, and the entire Hexi Corridor would become a trapped turtle in Tuyuhun's jar.
Just when his plan was about to succeed, a Sui army reinforcement of three or four hundred people arrived. He sent out a thousand men but was unable to resist them. Murong Tianshu was immediately furious and he personally led two thousand soldiers to attack.
The valley was illuminated by thousands of torches, dyed red like a crimson sunset. Xiao Xia looked at the enemy's densely packed soldiers, among whom there were a dozen mounted generals. He couldn't figure out who the commander was. He rolled his eyes and gave Xu Min a few instructions. Then a Sui soldier held up the head of a thousand-man commander and shouted in Qiang language: "This is the head of Buqa Khan. I give it back to you!" The soldier threw the head over with all his might. A soldier from the other side picked it up and ran back to report.
Xiao Xia was waiting for this moment. He saw the soldiers run more than a hundred steps away and report to a general on horseback. There were more than a dozen cavalrymen around the general.
Xiao Xia immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow, which looked like a full moon. He didn't know whether this general was the opponent's main general, but he wanted to take a gamble.
The arrow was as fast as lightning and instantly reached the enemy general. This general was Murong Tianshu. He was wondering why the enemy said the head of the centurion was the head of Buqa Khan.
He suddenly felt something was wrong and was about to dodge, but the arrow was too fast and before he could react, "Puff!" an arrow hit his throat. Murong Tianshu screamed and fell off his horse.
The Tuyuhun soldiers were in chaos, and Xiao Xia shouted, "Brothers, follow me and kill!"
He rode his horse towards the Tuyuhun soldiers who were dozens of steps away.
"Kill--"
Three hundred soldiers roared and followed Xiao Xia to charge towards the chaotic enemy army.
Although the commander's life or death was unknown, his fall seriously affected the morale of the Tuyuhun soldiers, but they were still able to fight against the Sui army.
At this moment, there were loud shouts and screams in Yinfeng Valley, and Xue Shixiong led more than a thousand soldiers to break out.
Facing the 5,000 Tuyuhun troops, Xue Shixiong did not dare to act rashly for the time being. However, when he heard the shouting and killing outside, he realized that reinforcements had arrived. Judging from the time, they should be the reinforcements from Dadou City, and there were only 300 people.
He was anxious and immediately ordered his troops to break out. More than a thousand soldiers headed towards Silver Phoenix Valley.
At this time, the general of Yinfeng Valley was Murong Baoshu, the brother of Murong Tianshu. He had learned that his brother was shot by an arrow of the enemy general and his life or death was unknown. What was more fatal was that the main general of the rescue Sui army was extremely powerful. He led 300 Sui soldiers to kill 2,000 Tuyuhun troops and defeated them. Now Xue Shixiong started to counterattack again.
He began to think of retreating, and Murong Baoshu immediately ordered: "Pass the order, the entire army retreats south!"
"Woo--Woo--"
The horn of retreat sounded, and thousands of Tuyuhun troops in the Dadouba Valley retreated quickly like the tide. This time Xiao Xia did not chase them. He led 300 soldiers to follow the Tuyuhun army and gradually approached the Yinfeng Valley. He saw that the enemy troops in the Yinfeng Valley were also retreating. Xiao Xia waved his hand to stop his soldiers.
Soon, thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers retreated completely. Not long after, a team rushed out from Yinfeng Valley. The general in the lead was Xue Shixiong. Xue Shixiong rode forward and saw Xiao Xia wearing a mask. He was startled and asked loudly, "Which general is here to rescue me?"
Xiao Xia took off his mask, clasped his fists and said, "I am Xiao Xia, sent by the court to serve in Hexi. I am here to see Chief Steward Xue!"
(End of this chapter)