Farmer of Shu Han

Chapter 1356 Hunter and Prey

Since the goddess gave birth to Tuoba Liwei to Tuoba Jiefen, Xianbeisuo's head was divided into two.

Tuoba Liwei became the leader of the tribe, but the eldest son Bald Pigu, who was supposed to inherit the tribe, had no choice but to take the tribesmen who supported him and leave far away.

As the son of Bald Pigu, Bald-faced Tianli finally found an opportunity and said that he wanted to go to the grassland to find relatives. Unexpectedly, his former relatives turned against him.

How rude!

The bald and embarrassed Kheli fled toward Bingzhou with Tuoba Desert Khan.

 “What is going on? Didn’t you say you are the eldest prince of the tribe?”

 The sun was scorching in the sky, and even riding on a horse and blowing the wind could not dispel the heat on my body.

 The sky is blue, with almost no clouds visible, and it looks high and vast.

The grassland is vast, like a green ocean.

From the pursuit in the past few days, it can be seen that the people of the Tuoba tribe seem to be determined not to give up until they get the Tuoba Desert Khan.

The moment the horse fell down, Bald-faced Khotan had already turned over and landed on the ground, standing firmly.

 “This is a military order!”

 Seeing the other party's appearance, the bald man couldn't do anything.

At this time, he no longer needed to be tied to the horse, but it seemed that he was just riding on the horse relying on the instinct he had practiced since he was a child. He followed the team numbly and ignored Bald Kheli's questions.

With one person and three riders, we will continue to run, and we will almost be able to run back - I hope...

Bald-faced Kheli was already in an extremely bad mood. When he heard that the people below him were acting like such a mother-in-law, he immediately became furious and kicked the person down without mercy:

 “Get out of here! Remember, you must **** this guy to the king!”

Even if you can’t see Pingcheng, you can still see the dilapidated fortresses built on the grassland by the former Han Dynasty.

 The horse hissed loudly, and the pain forced it to move forward.

The bald man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to reach his thigh, pulled out a dagger, and then without looking, he just relied on his feeling and slashed towards the horse's buttocks.

Coupled with the bald hair and the gnashing face, he looks like a prairie lion.

Thinking about this, he suddenly felt something was wrong with the mount beneath him.

 This unexpected situation can't hurt him.

 In the past few days, I almost always eat, drink, and drink on horseback.

 It can only be used to press the horse's belly to urge the mount to speed up.

 If this continues, if you still can't get rid of the pursuers...

The horse, which was already frothing at the mouth, failed to speed up despite the owner's repeated urging.

 The horse's buttocks, which already had several stab wounds, suddenly received a deep wound, and blood flowed profusely.

Horse stumbles!

Intuitively, Tufa Tianli knew that he was getting closer to Yanshan.

“You, and you, the two of you,” then pointed at Tuoba Desert Khan, who looked like a dead man, “Take him and leave immediately!”

 Although you can see more and more undulating grass hills and the slopes are getting bigger and bigger.

 There is no point in running out for another mile or two.

It's just that the pursuers behind him have changed two or three waves, and the opponent's horses have been rotated.

 But this **** green is still boundless.

 Before this bad feeling passed, he moved forward again.

　　Although the horses are almost completely useless, as long as they don’t run to death, they can keep running.

The two people who were singled out immediately said urgently, "General, take him away, and we will break up the rear!"

On our side, there are at most a dozen extra burden-bearing horses, and most of them have been damaged in the past few days.

 As someone who has grown up on horses, I can clearly feel that the horse under me starts to slow down again after exerting force for a while.

But after glancing at the horse that was foaming at the mouth and lying there with a dead look in its eyes, Bald Khotan still sighed.

 His heart sank.

 In fact, all horses are in much the same condition.

The leading bald man was killed on his horse, and the remaining thirty or so people also stopped. In the past few days, dozens more brothers have been killed.

 After the large amount of boiling horse blood flowed out, the horse was able to activate the last bit of physical strength in his body.

Before the pursuers appeared, Tufa Tianli made a prompt decision and named the two people with the best riding skills:

Riding a horse and galloping between heaven and earth is really a... bullshit!

Now Baldy Khotan misses Pingcheng very much.

“Look carefully again and pick out nine horses that can still run.”

 The hair on the temples has long been scattered and is flying wildly in the wind.

 “General!”

As for the person he was questioning, Tuoba Desert Khan just hugged the horse's neck and lay all over the horse's back. His eyes were looking ahead, but his eyes were unfocused and his face was dull.

 That time in Youzhou was a rare defeat for the Han Dynasty in recent years.

　　Not only did he lose his head in the army, but he also suffered a great loss in the hearts of the princes.

He was ordered to summon Hu Qiyi back from Liangzhou, and he happened to catch up with the prince who was about to send a caravan to the grassland.

　　Since I have the same origin as the Tuoba tribe, I am the most suitable candidate.

I thought this was a God-given opportunity to make up for my mistakes, but I didn't expect that I would mess up like this again.

How can I have the dignity to go back and see the prince?

As a Bald-faced Khotan who had taken refuge in Longyou, he even made contributions when the Han Dynasty recaptured Liangzhou.

 Hence, he is qualified to call Feng Da Sima a prince.

It was precisely because he had taken refuge with the prince early and followed him in the east and west expeditions that Tufa Tianli knew one thing very well:

 Over the years, the number of barbarians pouring into the Han border from the northern grasslands has increased year by year.

 Plus the recruitment of workers in Caochang Workshop.

There are so many barbarians who want to be dogs for big men, and the competition is fierce - the word "dog" is not a derogatory but a compliment.

 Because dogs can bite people, they can bite people for big men.

As long as they can serve as dogs for the big man, the people of the tribe can live better than 99% of the people on the grassland.

The remaining 0.10% are the tribe’s adults, commanders, and other nobles who stand at the top.

Of course, the baldness is not the dog of the big man.

 But even a Han general will be punished if he is unfavorable to the enemy one after another.

Moreover, regardless of the punishment of the Han Dynasty, the Hu people - from the Qiang people to the Di people, the Huns, and the Xianbei people - whoever has some strength will find a way to step on themselves and get to the top.

 At that time, not only myself, but also my clan members may be affected.

 If he escapes again this time, he will become a representative of incompetence and cowardice.

 The current patriarch of the Bald Hair Tribe is incompetent and timid, so everyone in the Bald Hair Tribe will be looked down upon.

And once the Bald Hair tribe is marked with this kind of mark, it will be even more difficult for the tribesmen to join Hu Qi Yi Cong in the future.

 A big man does not raise idle people.

 You can’t bite people for a big man, so you can only work for others.

Rather than like now, the bald people can have the pasture allocated by the big men and let others work for them.

 So, this time, he cannot escape.

  After the military order, the two people named knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to say anything more.

He took Tuoba Desert Khan on his horse and continued to escape to the southwest.

On the other hand, Tuoba Desert Khan, who had always looked ashen and motionless, couldn't help but look back before leaving.

He seemed to want to open his mouth, but his lips moved, but no sound came out.

 When he saw the bald man, he immediately drew his sword and shouted:

 “Everyone, form a circular formation!”

He wants to use his own life to prove his loyalty to the Han: he is willing to die for the Han!

 The remaining people quickly built a small array with Tufa Keli as the center.

Although the weapons are insufficient, it is good if it can delay the attack for a while.

 After a while, the ground began to shake slightly. Baldy Khotan subconsciously clenched the long knife in his hand.

As expected, a black line appeared in the northeast.

 The sound of hooves became louder and louder.

Feeling the increasingly stronger vibrations on the ground, Bald Khotan gritted his teeth secretly.

Did this cousin kill his own master Tuoba Liwei?

 Otherwise, why would the Tuoba tribe send so many people to hunt them down?

This time the ground shook stronger than any other time.

  It means there are a lot of cavalry this time.

It seems that the Hu people are determined to put their eldest prince to death.

 Hu Qi was getting closer and closer, and they seemed to see the formation of Bald Khotan and his party.

 Someone made a whistling sound and began to rush over at a faster speed.

 No one thought about shooting an arrow.

 Because even if they have lived on horses since childhood, if they want to shoot arrows on horses, they still need to slow down their horses and stabilize their bodies.

 The prey is right in front of you and the horse has been abandoned, which means you have given up on escaping.

 If you slow down your horse at this time, it means giving the credit to others.

 Hence, these horsemen all took the lead and only focused on speeding up.

"bring it on!"

The bald man could already clearly see the face of the barbarian at the front.

 The originally ugly face looked even more uglier because of several scars.

 The ugly face, because of the cruel and bloodthirsty smile, is extremely penetrating.

 Bald-faced Khotan stared at the opponent fiercely. Even if he died in battle, he would still make enough money!

Unexpectedly, at this time, a sudden change occurred.

　　The barbarian who rushed at the front seemed to have seen something terrible. The originally cruel and bloodthirsty smile suddenly disappeared, then turned into a look of horror, and then turned into panic.

But I saw him reining in his horse suddenly, making a big turn and rushing diagonally to the rear.

 After avoiding the danger of being dismounted by their own people from behind, the Hu people finally stopped their horses.

I don’t know what terrible thing I saw. After the leading Hu man turned his horse, the Hu men following him also made the same move as him.

 Let Bald Kheli even feel the panic on the other side.

 “General, look!”

The person standing behind the circular formation suddenly shouted.

Bald Kheli heard the words and turned around to look, only to see a black shadow emerging from the grassy hill behind him.

Even on the left and right, black lines appeared, outflanking this side.

 This is a three-sided encirclement.

 The rolling grassy hills provide favorable terrain for the encirclement.

 The black shadow is getting bigger rapidly, and the flag can already be seen clearly.

 The red flag of the Han Dynasty is so dazzling under the scorching sun.

 “Cao!”

Bald Khotan didn't know whether he was scolding or yelling. He wiped the corners of his eyes fiercely, thrust the long knife into the ground, and shouted:

 “Brothers, it’s reinforcements!”

 “Long live!”

　　Dozens of people who had originally been determined to die, at the last moment, actually had a chance to survive.

 Why isn’t it very exciting?

 “Won victory!”

In an instant, the hunter turned into a prey. In panic, the Hu people had turned their horses and fled to the rear in panic.

"do not run!"

Having been chased for several days and nights, coupled with the deaths of his brothers, Tufa Tianli long ago wanted to chop him into pieces.

 How can you agree when you see that the other person is about to run away?

Immediately, I pulled out my long knife and chased him out. After running for a few steps, I realized that two legs couldn't outrun someone with four legs.

He was so angry that he threw away the long knife in his hand:

 “Dog thief!”

 But soon, he burst out laughing again.

It turned out that the Han troops on the left and right did not rush over in a straight line, but continued to extend to the north.

The horses of the Han cavalry army are all carefully selected excellent horses.

 The professionalism and systematicness of horse breeding at the Dahan Racecourse are far beyond what can be compared with the free-range horse breeding of the Hu people.

In addition, the Hu people have been chasing Bald Khotan for such a long time, and the horsepower is also limited.

 The gap in the encirclement was completely closed before the barbarians rushed out.

 Then it’s time for Han Qi to perform.

No matter how good Hu Qi’s riding skills are, they are still far from enough in front of Han Qi who are equipped with a three-piece cavalry suit.

Coupled with the generational differences in weapons, prepared versus unprepared, organized versus disorganized, it was simply a one-sided massacre.

Fortunately, the Han army did not intend to kill them all. After frightening the Hu people by killing a wave of people like cutting melons and vegetables, they quickly forced the remaining Hu people into a group.

Then someone shouted in nonsense:

 “Dismount and accept surrender!”

 “Drink! Drink! Drink!”

At the same time, the Han cavalry were constantly crisscrossing back and forth, their sabers were sharp and dazzling, and they made drinking sounds in unison, which gave a strong sense of coercion.

After shouting three times, seeing that Hu Qi was still hesitating, he gave another order, and a wave of crossbows flew towards him. The Hu people were unable to escape. After a burst of screams, more than ten people fell off their horses.

 “It’s down, it’s down!”

　　Can't rush out, fight but can't fight, it's a dead end no matter what. After surrendering, maybe we can find a way to survive.

The barbarians finally did not dare to show off and dismounted one after another.

 The hemp rope that had been prepared long ago was put around the neck, and then wrapped around the hands, and another batch of labor was obtained.

 The people on the Han army's side were finally smiling.

These days, it is getting harder and harder to find labor. Hundreds of people come to the door themselves. The key is that they are strong laborers. It is really a big deal.

“Let’s see if those who fell to the ground can be saved.”

 The Hu people who understood Chinese felt a little more at ease when they heard this.

 If it were them, these injured people would have been trampled under the feet of the horses' hooves long ago.

These Han soldiers are actually willing to rescue people, so I and others will not have to worry about their lives.

It’s been busy here for a while.

On the other side, the bald man stood looking at a tall war horse slowly approaching him with small steps, turning a blind eye to the horse's shaft that was about to reach the sky.

Instead, he sat down on the ground and asked angrily:

“You came so late, are you planning to wait to collect the body for me?”

Liu Hun laughed, thrust the horse into the ground, then turned over and dismounted:

"You can't blame me for this. Who knew you could be hunted down with the eldest prince?"

It would be better not to mention this, but when it was brought up, Bald-faced Khotan spat again and cursed:

 “The eldest prince is nothing but a plague god. What a bad luck!”

 Then he remembered something again and quickly reminded:

"There may be a big problem with Tuoba Xianbei, and the news must be sent back to Chang'an as soon as possible."

He was scolded, but Tufa Tianli also knew that if there were no internal problems in Tuoba Xianbei, it would be impossible for his group to escape such a narrow escape.

Liu Hun nodded:

“Don’t worry, my people have already picked up Tuoba Shachen Khan, and I’ve sent people to send him to Pingcheng.”

 The person in charge over there in Pingcheng is named Zhang Yuan, also named Muzhi.

 This person is the prince's favorite disciple, so he naturally knows how to deal with this matter.

 (End of this chapter)