King Khotan sat in the warm spring water, sweating and trembling. He grabbed the steps beside him tightly, so that his legs would not slip into the water for a moment. His white flesh swayed in the water, reflecting the bonfire beside him, and the light leaps gold.

Liang Xiao closed his eyes comfortably and completely put down his last trace of worry.

In terms of ear power, looking at the world, few people can compare with him. Although the battlefield is five or six hundred steps away, the situation on the battlefield is understood by him through the expression of sound.

Although Guo Wu had only a hundred cavalry, facing more than a thousand bandits, he still had absolute initiative and rushed back and forth, making it very happy. The bandits had almost no power to fight back, and he defeated the formation in one go.

One side is more than a hundred elite cavalry who are waiting for their work, and the other side is determined to pick up a cheap bandit. The strength of both sides is just like their military strength, and it is not of the same level at all. If they form a formation and fight, these bandits may have some chance. Now that the formation has been dispersed, they are left with the fate of being massacred.

Liang Xiao took his attention back to his side. He heard the sound of King Khotan shaking the spring water, and couldn't help laughing out loud. "If the king is worried about the situation of the war, why not send someone to ask?"

"Okay, OK." King Khotan nodded repeatedly and quickly sent the guards to check.

"What's good about it?" Dongfang Shuo wiped the water droplets on his face, spread his arms, leaned against the stone wall, and curled his lips. "What's good about it? I know who wins and who loses after hearing the sound. King Yutian, you are too cautious."

King Khotan smiled awkwardly, but he ignored Dongfang Shuo. He swayed his white flesh and climbed onto the shore, stood on tiptoe, and looked towards the battlefield. Although in the dark night, he could see nothing except a ball of fire.

It didn't take long, and the guard ran back, panting, but looked ecstatic.

"King, great victory, great victory."

"Great victory?" King Yutian was stunned for a moment, then stunned again. "Why did he win?"

"Guo...Seiwei Guo and his team rushed up, killing...the bandits fell and flowing water. They are chasing them now. They are at the lake, by the lake..."

King Khotan felt relieved and then was shocked and suspicious. "Where are our people?"

"Watching the array."

King Khotan was stunned again. Three hundred Khotan soldiers were watching the battle, and Pang Shuo and others were still in front of him. Only Guo Wu and others rushed forward. One hundred cavalry faced more than a thousand people, and they even killed each other. This was a bit untrue no matter how you heard it.

Looking at the King of Khotan who looked disbelief, the guard was no longer confident, and he also felt that this sounded unreliable. "Or what if I go back and ask?"

"Go quickly, go quickly!" King Khotan waved his hand repeatedly.

The guard ran away again. King Yutian turned back and forth on the shore twice. When the night wind blew, he shivered and quickly returned to the spring. Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows and laughed. He looked at Liang Xiao again and raised his thumbs secretly.

If Liang Xiao had not insisted on taking the elite route and providing high-intensity practical training as much as possible, Guo Wu would not have created such a record. The difference between a hundred elite cavalry and a hundred knights in food and equipment may be one to two times the cost, but their combat power was at least five times the difference. Guo Wu's combat power of one hundred cavalry is almost equivalent to the five hundred cavalry of the Qiang cavalry. Not to mention unexpected surprises, he would not be afraid even if he fought head-on.

For places like the Western Regions, elite military strategy is undoubtedly one of the few choices.

Anything, as long as it is paranoid to a certain extent, will show unimaginable power, just like Liang Xiao practicing guidance over the years.

Dongfang Shuo raised his head, looked at the dazzling starry sky, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Not long after, the guards of King Khotan ran back again. This time, he also brought a Xiaodu Hou who witnessed how the Han army defeated the enemy. This Xiaodu Hou vividly depicted Guo Wu's tactics and finally asked: "King, are we going to join the war?"

King Khotan looked back at Liang Xiao and Dongfang Shuo. Liang Xiao shook his head. "I don't think you need it anymore. You are not prepared enough and can't help. Maybe you will drag down our army. Just watch it first. There is still a battle to fight next, and you can do more power at that time."

"General, what other plans do you have?" King Yutian smiled and came to Liang Xiao.

"Of course, I will directly attack the nests of these bandits, capture them all in one place, and retrieve the property they robbed. After this battle tonight, their main force will be completely lost, and there will be some old, weak, women and children. You will not find it difficult, right?"

King Khotan woke up in his dream and was ecstatic. "General, if I can really get back those property, I will give priority to the general. Without the general, it is impossible to avenge my shame with the strength of the Kingdom of Khotan."

Liang Xiao smiled and didn't care. The things he snatched back could still be irrelevant because of King Tian? He had to give them even if he didn't give them.

Seeing Liang Xiao's expression, King Khotan was a little embarrassed, and then suggested: "General, the Han army is mighty, can you ask the general to leave some warriors to help me control the country?"

Liang Xiao raised his eyelids and finally glanced at King Yutian. "Why do you have to say such a strange thing? No matter how many misunderstandings we have had before, since you have already paid tribute to my Han Han, protecting you and your people is the responsibility of our Han army. If this is not the case, why should I spend this week to lure and kill these bandits? Don't worry, I will leave some people here and will never dare to harass you again."

"That's great, that's great." King Khotan was smiling on his face, but he felt a little bitter. What he said seemed the same as what Liang Xiao said, but it was not the same. He asked Liang Xiao to keep someone to help defend the country, and he had the final say in the Kingdom of Khotan. Liang Xiao sent someone to protect the Kingdom of Khotan, and Liang Xiao had the final say in the Kingdom of Khotan. From now on, King Khotan would have to be a vassal of the Han people, and it was impossible for him to be as free as before.

"Then let's make up that." Liang Xiao stood up. "The enemy from the east has almost been cleaned up, and the enemies on the west cannot let them escape unscathed. Big Tiger, Big Tiger."

Pang Shuo was secretly depressed as he heard the shouts of killing in the distance. He heard Liang Xiao's call and rushed over.

"Take some people to clean up the thief at the mountain pass on the west side. It's getting late, finish the beating early and go to bed early."

Pang Shuo was overjoyed, bowed and hurried away. He and Tu Niuer divided the work, leaving more than ten people to protect Tu Niuer, and rushed to the hillside on the west side with the remaining eighty people. Among the more than eighty people, more than twenty crossbowmen trained by Liang Xiao himself, they used pulley crossbows developed by Deng Guobin. Because it was not very convenient to carry, they only brought four pulley crossbows.

There is a steep valley in the west of the hot spring for more than 500 steps, less than five steps wide, but thirty or forty steps high. The mountain walls on both sides are like a narrow gate. Nearly a thousand bandits are hiding here, waiting for the defeated King of Khotan and Han envoys to pass by here, catching turtles in the jar, and holding one in front.

They heard the shouts of killing in the east and vaguely guessed the situation on the battlefield, but they were puzzled. How many enemies could defeat a thousand companions in such a short time? Even so, they were still very relieved. They occupied favorable terrain and had superior troops. They not only could protect themselves, but also had the opportunity to attack from behind and reverse the situation in one fell swoop.

Seeing Pang Shuo and others approaching, these bandits didn't understand what was going on. These Han people were well equipped, with helmets and armors, and the weapons they held were much better than those of the Qiang people. However, their number was too small, at most no more than one hundred, and it seemed unlikely that these people would launch an attack.

Did they come to negotiate or persuade them to surrender?

Just as the bandits were speculating about the purpose of Pang Shuo and others, Pang Shuo had already walked to the cliff. He did not bring a shield, but just assembled a long sword. Behind him were ten heavily armored infantrymen, each with hooked in his left hand and long sword in his right hand. The four crossbowmen quietly raised the pulley crossbow in their hands under the cover of the armored soldiers.

Pullover crossbows have two major advantages. One is to use pulley sets to save effort, allowing a person to pull out the ten-stone crossbow. The other is to be equipped with a clairvoyance and can aim at the target from five hundred steps. Within two hundred steps, they can almost control the shooting center error within three steps. If a single arrow is used, they can easily snipe the opponent's general.

In a group of two crossbows, they used cluster iron arrows to launch a cover-type blow to the bandits guarding the cliff.

In the darkness, clustered iron arrows turned into a group of locusts, shooting towards the barren bandits.

Screams were everywhere, and the bandits were shot into arrows and fell to the ground to wail. Most of them were wearing leather armor, and some even had no leather armor, and there were very few people wearing iron armor. Facing the clustered iron arrows shot from pulley crossbows two hundred steps away, they had almost no protection ability. The iron arrows penetrated their bodies without exception, and even penetrated directly and shot other people.

Four pulley crossbows shot continuously, guided by the bandits' torches, and targeted by the bandits' screams. Wherever they went, screams were heard. The bandits were dizzy. In the dark night, they could not see clearly, and only heard a strange roar, a group of people fell down, ranging from dozens of people, and at least dozens of them, which was as unstoppable as a plague.

Fear hurts people more than iron arrows. The bandits were frightened. I don’t know what kind of witchcraft the Han people used. They remembered the story they just heard not long ago. Hundreds of Han people easily defeated more than 20,000 coalition forces and killed the Tianlang with superb archery skills. What did they use this kind of witchcraft?

Almost in an instant, the bandits were disorganized and didn't care about defense at all. They just wanted to find a safe place to hide and pray. For such an extremely powerful but invisible enemy, they had no choice but to escape besides praying.

Pang Shuo easily broke through the first line of defense of the bandits, waved his iron knife, cut off a Qiang man who was approaching him in half, and then killed another sideways. Blood shot out, sprinkling the other Qiang man's face, and also brought them from one person to another.

Compared with those invisible crossbow arrows that killed people, Pang Shuo and the iron knife in his hand were real threats. He made great strides, and the iron knife flew, and there was no general in front of him. Those who avoided it died, and those who took it died.

Ten heavy armored infantrymen followed up quickly.

They were not in a hurry to kill their opponents, and maintained a steady rhythm, killing the Qiang people who rushed in the front one by one, without missing a single net. Their killing scared the Qiang people, and the Qiang people quickly changed from counterattack to retreat, and were killed step by step back.

The crossbowmen quickly occupied the high ground, condescending, and shooting continuously.

Although the Qiang people were numerous and powerful, they were limited by the narrow terrain and could not exert their military strength. The Qiang people in the distance watched their companions be killed and were beyond the reach, while the crossbow arrows of the Han army often flew away hundreds of steps away. The precise shooting made the Qiang people unable to defend themselves. They were shot before they even saw which direction the crossbow arrows were shot, and they were shot like they were caught in evil.

Any Qiang people who shouted fiercely or acted bravely were killed one after another, with several iron arrows in their bodies, blood gushing, and soon died.

The enemy was killed three or four hundred steps away, and there was no way to be prepared. The Qiang people's screams came one after another, and panic spread rapidly, further weakening their resistance. Pang Shuo and others accelerated the attack speed and squeezed the living space of the Qiang people bandits step by step.

The night was dark, and although there were torches, most of the Qiang people still couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly, nor did they know how many enemies there were. They only knew that people on their side were constantly being killed, screaming after screaming, one after another, making people panic.

Finally, they could not withstand this psychological blow, collapsed, gave up resistance, and ran away in scattered areas.

While chasing, Pang Shuo ordered the drum to report the battle situation to Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao was the first to hear the victorious war drums, but he said nothing. He watched King Khotan restlessly. He looked at King Khotan for a while and was concerned about the war situation on the east side, and was worried about the war situation on the west side, and was dazed alone, occasionally secretly looking at him.

Liang Xiao immersed his body in the hot spring and enjoyed this rare tranquility. This feeling was strange. Although there was a fierce battle on his side, he was soaking in the spring water, enjoying peace and calmness.

Stealing half a day of leisure.

Unfortunately, such enjoyment is short-lived after all. After solving the problem of supplies, he will leave Khotan and find a place to spend the winter. Taking advantage of this winter, he must carefully consider how to deal with Wusun Kunmo Liejiaomi.

Liejiaomi decided to learn from the turtle and hide in Chigu City and never come out. Although it seemed a little cowardly and inconsistent with his reputation as a hero, it has to be said that this is definitely a smart choice.

Liang Xiao had never been to Chigu City, but he heard Li Danghu talk about the situation of Chigu City, and Dongfang Shuo repeatedly described the dangers of Chigu City. If he wanted to attack Chigu City, he would only have 20,000 soldiers, even if there were 100,000, or 200,000, would not be able to do it. Once he exploited the countries too much, it would inevitably cause the rebound of the countries. At that time, he would be in a dilemma and be in a dilemma.

Liang Xiao moved to Dongfang Shuo and whispered in Chinese: "Manqian, how can I deal with the hunting Jiaomi?"

Dongfang Shuo smiled and said, "No hurry, there is still half a year left. We can slowly think about it. Chigu City is just a city. Whether you can defend the city depends not only on the city, but also on the people. You take a break first, leaps your bow and jump, watch me open and close, and be Su Qin."

Liang Xiao agreed immediately.-

(To be continued.)
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