Chapter 631 Life and Death
Liang Xiao turned around on the horse's back and looked back, but not for shooting, but for hunting Jiaomi's battle flag.
He got what he wanted. Although he was far away from him, he was clearly visible.
Liang Xiao couldn't believe his eyes. He hoped that Liejiaomi could catch up, but he did not dare to expect it. After all, being cautious has become the label of Liejiaomi. Such adventurous pursuit is normal for others, and somewhat abnormal for Liejiaomi.
But Lie Jiaomi really caught up, which was even simpler than he expected. The provocative tricks he imagined were useless, Lie Jiaomi took the initiative to catch up. From this, it can be seen that Lie Jiaomi really wanted to kill him, so once he caught the opportunity, he was unwilling to let go even though he knew there might be danger.
Liang Xiao laughed secretly. It feels so good to have a killer weapon. Lie Jiaomi must have thought that there were still five hundred cavalry waiting for him. Of course, Lie Jiaomi was not prepared at all. Including the two thousand personal guards he led, there are now nearly 10,000 cavalry chasing him. Behind him, there are still thousands of cavalry who can come at any time.
In addition, there are 30,000 Huns who are eyeing each other.
Therefore, strictly speaking, the risk of hunting Jiaomi is not high. Even if the five hundred cavalry has undergone intensive training, it is still an unknown whether they can complete the scheduled task. All this depends on whether Doros has the ability to seize the opportunity.
Or, it depends on Liang Xiao's luck.
Liang Xiao didn't have time to think about it. At this point, no matter what was ahead, he could only go all the way to darkness. While controlling the horse's speed, he kept turning around and shooting. He could not let the Wusun people bite it, nor could he let the Wusun people despair. He wanted to lure them in front of Doros and the Great Hagar Cavalry like fishing.
Although the Wusun people chased each other tightly, they lacked stamina. Except for the severely damaged right wing remnants, the other two Wusun people were unable to catch up with Liang Xiao and others, and could only be tied with Liang Xiao's horsetail. The nearest distance was only a few dozen steps, and the bows and arrows were within reach.
Unfortunately, facing Liang Xiao, even the most confident knight among the Wusun people lost confidence in the skill of riding and shooting.
The black bow in Liang Xiao's hand had a range of 120 steps. The Dayuan horse running at a medium speed was fast and steady, like a leisurely strolling in the garden, allowing him to shoot calmly, with a hit rate of up to 70% to 80%. Almost every arrow was shot, a Wusun man was caught in the arrow, which made the Wusun man have psychological barriers. When he saw Liang Xiao raise his bow, his first reaction was to raise a shield to protect himself, rather than fight back.
Because at this distance, it was impossible for them to hit Liang Xiao, and they could not even reach the range, so it was just a joke to barely shoot the arrow out.
In desperation, the Wusun people could only pin their hopes on the encirclement and trap Liang Xiao with the advantage of the number of people. However, their war horses were not as good as Dayuan horses, and they marched for more than a hundred miles in a row. At this moment, even if they were quicker than whips, they would not be able to catch up with Liang Xiao. If Lie Jiaomi had not given the death order, they would have to intercept Liang Xiao. They would have long stopped the war horses and gave up the pursuit.
The Wusun people were exhausted and complained, wishing they could foam at the mouth with the mount under their crotch.
The Right Xian King rolled up his horse whip, gently patted his palm, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Liang Xiao did not come to attack him, but instead attacked Lie Jiaomi, which was beyond his expectations. However, he immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity.
A chance to win the Ili River Valley.
After crossing the mountains and entering the valley, the Youxian King was moved. The grass on the grassland had turned yellow, and the autumn wind gradually rose, making people's skin cracked, while the Yili River Valley was still green. The river water was clear and the grass was green, like heaven.
The Right Xian King was envious and jealous. This good pasture was actually controlled by the dog slave of Hun Jiaomi, but the Huns could not get a share of the pie. It was really outrageous. King Hun Xie should be killed, and he could not know this, but he did not even reveal any news. It was too much.
If I had known that Liejiaomi had such a pasture in his hands earlier, why would the Huns in the right side be so embarrassed in recent years?
Now, Liejiaomi and Liang Xiao are bitten together. Liejiaomi has the advantage of military strength, and Liang Xiao has extraordinary strength, regardless of the top and bottom. If both of them are injured, then this plump river valley ranch will naturally become the fat in the mouth of the Right King. If Liejiaomi, who suffered heavy losses, dare not give him this face.
Of course, it would be better if Lie Jiaomi was not aware of her appearance, and just kill Lie Jiaomi by the way. No matter what, he didn't plan to leave anyway.
"Please return to Kunmo. I will assemble troops immediately. Please make sure to stop Liang Xiao and never let him escape back to the canyon."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." The Wusun envoy was grateful and flew onto a horse with the reward of the Right Xian King, and returned to the hunting aura.
The Right Xian King curled his lips and thought for a while before he summoned his subordinates and ordered ten thousand elite cavalry to go east and wait for an opportunity to join the battle. He led the main force to slowly travel east, leaving three thousand cavalry to monitor the old Andrew and other Dayuan infantrymen.
Lie Jiaomi was anxious and saw Liang Xiao running back to the canyon, but the encirclement was delayed.
A distance that can be completed in just a few hundred steps, a fast horse can be completed in just a few dozen breaths, has become a natural barrier that the Wusun people cannot cross. Not only can they be shortened, but they have signs of getting bigger and bigger.
Liejiaomi didn't know how many times he looked up at the western sky. He had never longed to see the Huns as he did today. If the Huns could appear in time, Liang Xiao would have no way to escape. However, the grasslands in the west were silent, and there was not even a horse except for the green grass and the rivers like laces.
Lie Jiaomi sighed to the sky, raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and issued an order to stop chasing.
The sound of the horn sounded, and more than 10,000 Wusun people slowed down. They had long no longer wanted to chase after him, but they were forced to do so because of the orders of hunting Jiaomi. When they heard the long-awaited sound of the horn, they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The right-wing cavalry, who were almost on par with the Han army, also slowed down and left contact. However, they suffered heavy losses, with less than 500 cavalry left in the three thousand cavalry, and many were injured. Even if there were those who were behind, the losses were more than half.
Liang Xiao was also surprised when he heard the sound of the horn. Seeing Lie Jiaomi approaching Doros' impact distance, why did he suddenly stop?
Liang Xiao thought about it and ordered Ashana to lead the Yuezhi people and the Sai people to rush forward for him. He turned his horse's head and rushed towards the Wusun people.
More than a hundred Han knights came whistling.
The Wusun people were both shocked and angry. What was shocked was that Liang Xiao didn't give them a chance to breathe, so he actually came to kill him. What was angry was that Liang Xiao was too bullying, and more than a hundred cavalry dared to attack them. Although they were tired, they had nearly ten thousand cavalry, with a 100 times the advantage of military strength. It would be fine if they couldn't catch up with you, but could they still trap you?
The Wusun people immediately blew the trumpet and asked for a fight, and at the same time accelerated again to face Liang Xiao head-on.
A trace of doubt flashed through Lie Jiaomi's heart, and then he was overwhelmed by joy. He was regretful that he could not intercept Liang Xiao, but unexpectedly Liang Xiao came to kill him. He immediately blew a trumpet and ordered the two men rushing in front not to rush to fight, but to cut off Liang Xiao's retreat first and strive to surround him. At the same time, he personally led the personal guard camp to accelerate and face Liang Xiao.
Hearing Lie Jiaomi's orders, the Wusun people who were furious had to suppress their anger, pass by Liang Xiao, and rush behind Liang Xiao, separate Liang Xiao and Ashana.
Liang Xiao understood what Lie Jiaomi meant when he heard the horn, but he accelerated again and rushed straight towards Lie Jiaomi.
"Kill the Hunting Jiaomi" Liang Xiao jumped on the back of the horse, stood on the saddle, raised his black bow, and shouted.
"Slay the general!" Pang Shuo kicked the war horse and charged forward, installing the hilt of the long sword. Behind him, more than ten long sword hands also began to assemble the long sword and were ready to fight.
"Snatch the flag!" Alexander and other knights roared in a low voice, put down the spear in their hands, and entered a charge formation while running.
More than one hundred knights and more than two hundred war horses rolled up a storm, and rushed towards Lie Jiaomi and his personal guard camp without hesitation.
Lie Jiaomi saw this group of people from afar and inexplicably shivered. Although he had a clear military advantage, he realized that at this moment, his advantage might not be able to be exerted.
He marched for more than 100 miles and pursued for thirty miles without any effort. His horse was exhausted and needed a rest urgently. Although Liang Xiao and others also ran for more than thirty miles, he had not tried his best. Their horses still had enough energy to do their best. Perhaps they could not play their best, but they had obvious advantages over the Wusun people.
If you lose your speed advantage, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be greatly reduced. If you have obvious advantages in your troop strength, what's the point if you can't catch up with your opponent?
Lie Jiaomi was nervous, but facing Liang Xiao who was rushing towards him, he could only bite the bullet and respond.
The sound of the trumpet sounded, and the hunter pulled out his sword and roared. "Kill Liang Xiao and reward thousands of falls."
The nomadic peoples took the unit of the fall, and they were one household. Ten thousand were the ones of the Han people, and it was even more affordable. The entire Wusun only had 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. In order to boost morale, Lie Jiaomi killed Liang Xiao, and immediately threw out such a heavy reward, which immediately stimulated countless Wusun people to blush their eyes, screamed, and rushed towards Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao didn't know what Lie Jiaomi said, but he felt the murderous aura of the Wusun people. He pulled the bow and arrow, aimed at the Wusun people a hundred steps away, and shot the arrow.
One arrow after another, the strings are like rain, and the arrows are like meteors.
The crossbowmen also picked up the crossbow, aimed at the Wusun general with distinct armor, and pulled the crossbow machine.
Firefox and other shooters also pulled their bows, exerting their strongest archery skills and shooting continuously.
In a moment, dozens of sharp arrows rushed away, and one Wusun after another was shot. Many people were caught off guard, and then they were trampled down by the galloping war horses and screamed in succession.
At the same time, the Wusun people also pulled out their bows and arrows and shot a group of arrows at Liang Xiao and others. Although their archery skills were inferior, they were defeated by the large number of people. Liang Xiao and others were also shot in one after another. Not only did they rush to Alexander and others in the front, but even Liang Xiao in the team was hit by two arrows. The arrow shot through the armor, cut the flesh and blood, and immediately wet the battle robe.
But Liang Xiao ignored these things. He pulled the bow continuously and shot out more than a dozen arrows in one breath until he shot the arrow's capsules in the air.
In a moment, at least ten Wusun warriors fell under his arrow.
"Boom!" Alexander and others held spears and rushed into the Wusun formation.
The galloping horse knocked the Wusun people down, and the sharp spear pierced the Wusun people's armor. Although the charge slowed down, the murderous aura did not diminish at all, but it increased even higher. The soldiers on both sides waved their weapons and launched a fierce close-fitting fight.
"Turn! Turn!" Liang Xiao took an arrow pouch from Tu Niuer's hand, carried it on his back, shooting and shouting loudly.
"Turn! Turn!" Alexander and others answered in unison, kicked the war horse hard, broke through the obstruction of the Wusun people, tried their best to maintain speed, and began to rotate clockwise with hunting auspiciousness as the center. This is a tactic when fighting in close combat and cannot charge quickly. Rotating clockwise or counterclockwise around a target can not only maintain a certain amount of maneuverability, but also create a psychological deterrence to the enemy.
At the same time, Pang Shuo and others jumped off their war horses, waved their long swords, and rushed towards Lie Jiaomi.
The horse's hooves were flying, kicking up layers of soil mixed with grass and blood.
The spears were like a forest, and they were picked and killed one Wusun people who were madly stimulated by the heavy rewards.
The long sword flew over and killed the Wusun knights under the horse, and continued to advance towards the Hujiaomi.
"Kill!" Pang Shuo roared, and the long sword slashed down, killing a Wusun knight. A Wusun knight rushed over, waved the sword, and slashed down with one sword. He cut off a row of sparks on Pang Shuo's shoulder armor. The scimitar cut off a string of sparks on the armor, cutting off the silk ribbons tied to the armor, and the armor leaves spread out. Before the Wusun people were happy, the long sword swept across, cut off half of his shoulder with one sword, and then chopped off the horse's head.
"Kill!" Pang Shuo pulled off his shoulder armor and threw it at a Wusun knight who was rushing towards him. The Wusun knight subconsciously dodged. Pang Shuo took the opportunity to pounce, jumped high, and slashed with one knife.
The Wusun Knight, his men and horse, was chopped into two halves, and fell to the ground with a bang, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Pang Shuo's face was so ferocious that he was stimulating by the blood that he roared repeatedly, and looked like a crazy tiger.
More than ten long sword hands roared in unison, advancing like a wall, and those who were invincible were invincible.
Lie Jiaomi was controlling the war horses while watching the battlefield. He had successfully surrounded Liang Xiao, but there was no joy of success. Liang Xiao and more than a hundred cavalry were galloping around him, separating him and his subordinates. There were only more than a hundred cavalry beside him, and the more than a hundred cavalry were reducing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just under his gaze, more than ten people were killed by Pang Shuo and others holding long swords.
Rather than saying that he surrounded Liang Xiao, Liang Xiao surrounded him.
Now it depends on who can get the first shot, whether his subordinates kill Liang Xiao first, or these long sword hands kill him first.
Inadvertently, they faced each other directly, a life-and-death battle.
Lie Jiaomi looked at the western sky again. He still didn't see any reinforcements. Suddenly, he understood the intention of the Right Xianwang and the reason why Liang Xiao did this. He couldn't help feeling ridiculous for his innocence, and at the same time admired Liang Xiao's courage.
If it were him, would he dare to make such a choice? He would ignore the 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry and launch an attack on an opponent that was several times more than he had?
Facing Liang Xiao and facing the Han knight who was shouting in a straight line, the wild explosion deep in the blood of the Lie Jiaomi, he raised his sword and whistled.
"Liang Xiao, come on, you and I will decide our lives and death"—
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!