Chapter 262: How can a good man become a thief?

Chapter 262: How can a good man become a thief?

Chapter 262 How can a good man become a thief?

Hearing the sudden sound of horse hooves, everyone's expressions changed. Many people quickly got on the carriage and looked outside. But the high wall of fire blocked people's sight. Just as they were panicking, they heard that the sound of horse hooves did not seem to be directed at the grain truck. After a while, the sound of shouting and screaming came from the distance.

A few middle-aged guards were the first to react and shouted loudly, "It's reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming!" There was a sudden commotion in the camp. The troops and guards were better, and more than half of them still boarded the vehicles to confront the cavalry in the inner camp, while The grooms all scrambled to climb onto the carriage.

Since Pei Xingjian raised his hand and shot Suiguan off his horse with the last arrow, Qu Chongyu threw aside the strong bow in his hand with a depressed look, lazily leaning against a carriage with his arms crossed, exuding " I'm too lazy to spend any more effort" message. Hearing the sound of horse hooves, he finally cheered up, climbed onto the roof of the carriage in a few steps, put up an awning and looked out. The two followers hurriedly followed him, protecting him in front and behind him.

Standing at a high place, the situation outside was clear. I saw a cavalry force charging in from the west end of the valley at some point. The timing of rushing in was exactly when the "horse thieves" were forced back by the fire and had not yet reorganized their formation. At this time, the newly arrived cavalry took advantage of the situation and rushed directly into the "horse thieves". The "horse thieves" team, which originally looked extremely elite and tidy, was actually easily cut through by them, and then they fought back, dividing and surrounding the five or six hundred people. Some of the cavalrymen rushed towards hundreds of other horse thieves, sweeping away fallen leaves wherever they went.

This group of cavalry only numbered about a thousand or so in number. They had no armor on their bodies, and the colors of their robes were extremely messy. However, the formation was neat and agile, and their overwhelming momentum was even more frightening. Amidst the shouting and neighing of people, the horse thieves who were so powerful just a moment ago have been smashed to pieces by them, and they can no longer gather together.

Many people were already exclaiming, "Who is this?" The experienced guards listened intently to the whistles that sounded from time to time in the team, and discerned the style of the sabers that shone with cold light. There was some disbelief in their voices, "It looks like this. …Turks?”

 Of course they are Turks! Qu Chongyu looked at the invincible figure at the front of the cavalry, folded his hands and laughed.

　　Listening to the movement outside, the light in Sui Guan's eyes was completely extinguished, his face turned gray, he murmured a few words, and then stayed there.

 In the inner camp, there was another long scream. Suiguan came to his senses with a jolt, and stood up slowly while holding on to the shaft of the cart. Bai San on the side frowned and stepped forward to push him down, but Pei Xingjian waved his hand.

Sui looked at Pei Xingjian with a sad expression, "Pei Changshi, the soldiers in the inner camp are all descendants of the Tang Dynasty. They are just following my orders. I will let them put down their swords and arrows and hope that Changshi will spare their lives." "

Pei Xingjian looked at him quietly for a while and nodded.

Suiguan limped to the gap between the two carriages while holding the carriage. He lowered his head and glanced at his beloved horse lying dead on the ground. His eyes were hot and he did not dare to look more. He took a step forward and shouted loudly, "Put it down." Sword and arrow, dismount!"

Pei Xingjian shook his head gently and turned to Zhang Huaiji, who was standing aside. "Zhang Canjun, if you are familiar with the soldiers inside, I will leave the matter of surrender to you."

Zhang Huaiji had been in a daze. He nodded subconsciously when he heard the words. After coming back to his senses, a look of panic appeared on his face. Facing Pei Xingjian's back, which had turned around and walked away, all the feelings in his heart finally disappeared. Made a wry smile on his face.

Outside the grain truck, most of the blazing wall of fire had been extinguished, and everyone's vision became clearer. The more than a thousand horse thieves blocked by the wall of fire had long been defeated. In the melee, at least two to three hundred horsemen had been killed. The sabers of the Turkic cavalry were chopped down.

From time to time, Qu Chongyu glanced at the still silent east valley mouth. Hearing movement around him, he turned to look at Pei Xingjian, who had just climbed onto the roof of the car, and nodded to Bai San behind him, half-smiling but not smiling, " It’s been a lot of hard work for you these past few days!”

Bai San touched his head and smiled, not daring to speak. Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "More than a month ago, I sent Bai San to ask Ariel when he would send his wife and children over. I heard that the Xingxi Death Khan had entrusted Ariel with the important task of bringing grain to the army warehouse. I thought it was a good idea. It's time to hand over food. Maybe horse thieves have been rampant recently, so Ariel brought more men and horses. The so-called justice is clear and retribution is not good, and it turns out that this group of horse thieves fell into his hands. "

Qu Chongyu sneered angrily, "It seems that the Xingxi and Death Khans are indeed similar in temperament to Chang Shi, and they are both extremely cautious!" Ashina Mishe's Kunling Protectorate had no land for farming, and He wanted to send troops to accompany the expedition, so as long as he handed over five hundred stones of highland barley in a symbolic way, he sent more than a thousand of the most elite cavalry in the tribe to **** the five hundred stones of highland barley... Such a **** reason, I'm afraid that Su Dadu Protector After hearing this, I would vomit blood on the spot.

Pei Xingjian didn't seem to hear the irony in Qu Chongyu's words. He squinted his eyes for a while and sighed, "Alie's ability to break out of formations is rare in Western Xinjiang."

Even in the melee, a small group of Turkic cavalry is particularly conspicuous. The figure on the maroon horse, wearing black clothes and holding a horse, wherever he goes, whether it is a small group of three or five people or a group of dozens A large group of hundreds of people were easily torn apart like pieces of paper.

Qu Chongyu looked at it for a long time and couldn't help but sigh, "I should take credit for him this time!"

Pei Xingjian nodded lightly, "It's natural, but you have to be more cautious. This time, I sent Bai San, Liu's mother and son, to Gaochang City. There are few people who know them there. We have to wait until the war situation calms down before we can receive them." Xizhou.”

While they were talking, the horse thieves in the valley had been completely defeated, and many of them had no intention of fighting. Seeing a hundred-man team of Turkic cavalry standing guard at the west end of the valley, they turned their horses and fled towards the mouth of the valley in the east. Seeing that they had already charged When they arrived at the mouth of the valley, for some reason, they suddenly shouted and fell off their horses one after another.

This incident happened so unexpectedly that the grain camp was filled with exclamations. The horse thieves who had rushed into the valley turned around and fled back. A moment later, another group of cavalry appeared from the mouth of the valley. There were about three to four hundred people in formation. They were neatly organized and had excellent archery skills. They all wore natural colored robes and dark-colored war horses. Once they reached the wide area of ​​the valley, they quickly divided into small groups to surround and suppress the horse thieves. Their ferocity in raising and lowering their swords was actually comparable to that of the Turkic cavalry.

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but was startled, and turned to look at Qu Chongyu, "You..."

Qu Chongyu took a long breath, looked at Pei Xingjian and raised his eyebrows with a smile, "Honor the promise, you and I have known each other for many years. The mantis is swooping at the cicada, and the oriole is behind. If I keep the promise, you will show up and speak out, and Qu must learn from it." Selling it for fun! Besides," he looked at the horse thieves running around in the valley, his tone became cold, "since they chose such a place to entertain you and me, if they don't kill them all, they will be eliminated forever. How can we be worthy of such good intentions if we have future troubles?" Pei Xingjian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The wall of fire in front of the grain truck has gradually extinguished, but the horse thieves who were strangled by two groups of elite soldiers had no time to look here again. Occasionally, some of the fleeing generals got dizzy and were immediately attacked by the troops and guards who were well prepared. They shot a flurry of condescending arrows into hedgehogs. After a while, the remaining horse thieves in the valley could no longer hold on, and they all dropped their weapons and dismounted. The "horse thieves" who were entangled with the Turkic cavalry did not last longer than a cup of tea. Seeing the newly arrived troops coming towards them, they also dropped their swords and guns while shouting.

There was a burst of cheers inside and outside the grain camp. Facing the rising sun that finally illuminated the entire valley in golden color, this sound echoed throughout the valley for a long time.

Amidst the cheers, the Turkic cavalry began to dismount and count the results of the battle, search for belongings, and gather their horses. However, the cavalry that finally arrived quietly patrolled the battlefield, lifted up their injured companions, and carried the corpses of their comrades. , rode away without saying a word.

In the camp of grain carts, several grain carts in both rows inside and outside were pushed away. The followers brought war horses from the inner camp. Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu got on their horses and faced the black figure leading the Turkic cavalry.

Fang Lie's appearance has hardly changed compared to six years ago, except that the figure riding a horse and carrying a spear has more of Yuan Ting Yue Zhi's calm demeanor, or because he is using a long spear, there is no splash on his body. No matter how much blood there was, he did not dismount, but scanned the entire battlefield with sharp eyes. When he saw Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu, a smile appeared on his face, and he took a few steps forward with his horse, "Keep my promise, Yulang, long time no see. Fortunately, I have lived up to my promise."

Qu Chongyu raised his eyebrows, "The Protector Su has an order, horse thieves are rampant, and all the troops should work hard to destroy them. If Ali succeeds in the battle, the Protector will be extremely happy."

Fang Lie was startled and couldn't help laughing. His snow-white teeth made his whole face vivid and bright, making people almost unable to help but laugh with him.

Pei Xingjian also smiled and said, "When this battle is settled, Governor Qu will definitely ask the court for credit."

Fang Lie smiled and hugged his hands, "Thank you very much, Governor. It's just A Liu's side..."

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have made all the arrangements." He looked around at the Turkic cavalry who were happily cleaning the battlefield, and the five or six hundred prisoners of war squatting aside with their heads in their hands. He pondered for a long time before saying, "Ariel, for the time being, you are still Don’t go to the military warehouse and the Great Protectorate, leave these matters to..."

Qu Chongyu cut off his words coldly, "Leave it to me!"

More than an hour later, Xizhou’s grain truck slowly set off on the road again. When the last truck left the valley, it was already approaching midday. Behind them, in the valley that had finally calmed down, there was only a large piece of charred land stained with purple-black blood and two piles of low, messy soil.

Seeing that the sun had passed the zenith and was gradually sinking to the west, the mountain road where the front line of the grain truck was located gradually became wider and smoother, and the hills on both sides became much lower. The not so dazzling winter sun shone on everyone's faces. Although there is not much warmth on the face, it makes people feel a little more peaceful. Even the smell of blood in the mountain wind blowing in the face no longer seems so chilling.

But when the sound of horse hoofbeats came again from the front, many people raised their heads in excitement. Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu looked at each other and drove their horses to meet them.

At the front of the oncoming cavalry, Su Nanjin looked at the two people in front of her who didn't even have a trace of blood on their robes. Although she had a premonition in her heart, her face couldn't help but become extremely stiff. It was Lu Qingyan behind him who spoke first, "Two people Thank you very much, how are you doing with the daily ration team these days?”

Qu Chongyu nodded with a smile, "It's fine, but we encountered a small group of horse thieves last night. Fortunately, a cavalry team of Xingxide Khan also happened to be protecting the grain team passing by, and wiped out all the horse thieves easily. Liang. Only a few coachmen and troops in the team were injured. However, the Sui brigade, seeing the strength of the thieves, ignored military orders and led his troops to seize horses and escape. We killed more than forty people on the spot, and the rest. All of them have been captured. Zhang Canjun witnessed this with his own eyes and handled it with his own hands. He is about to hand these deserters over to the Chief Protector."

Lu Qingyan was stunned for a moment before saying, "Those horse thieves..."

Qu Chongyu casually pointed to the carts at the front of the grain team, "They are all there!"

Su Nanjin's mind went blank, and she subconsciously kicked the horse's belly and walked over. The driver jumped out of the car expressionlessly, and pulled up the curtain with a swipe. A strong stench suddenly rushed towards him, but I saw that the rows of wooden baskets inside were not filled with grains, but densely packed heads.

Su Nanjin shivered and closed his eyes, not daring to look again. His whole body was shaking uncontrollably. His internal organs seemed to be twisted into a ball. His throat was fishy and bitter. He could only grit his teeth and dare not say anything. The sound made me vomit on the spot as soon as I opened my mouth. But Qu Chongyu's cold voice came to his ears, "In this battle, none of the horse thieves escaped. It's such a pity. You have such a good head, how can you be a thief!"

   I won’t say anything anymore. It’s really tiring to write a chapter like this. Please be pink...

　　

　　

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