Chapter 1371 Tarsus


    In the snowstorm, Mengshi''s crossbowmen emerged from the mountains and forests. The condescending ones no longer used volleys, but started to shoot in bursts. The lethality of the crossbow bolts at the effective distance is greater than that of the arrows, but within the range of the crossbow bolts The kinetic energy at the end is also due to the potential energy of the tail and so on, so that the power of the crossbow at the maximum range is not comparable to that of the arrow. Therefore, under normal circumstances, as long as it escapes the effective range, generally speaking, the crossbow also loses its maximum range. of deterrence.


    Although Meng Shu is brave, he is not brainless. Killing Rizha has already consumed part of the physical strength of his subordinate Erlang, and if he continues to go down, he will inevitably escape the cover of the crossbow, and the risk of injury will naturally increase rapidly. The reason why Meng Shu made a gesture of directly rushing to kill Quinoa Xiangli''s central army was nothing more than forcing Quinoa Xiangli to call back the soldiers who surrounded the flanks. Now that the goal had been achieved, Meng Shu did not want to fight, and immediately ordered to retreat.


    "clang clang clang..."


    The crisp sound of Mingjin sounded, and the Montenegrin black-armored warriors who were chasing their opponents sprinting away immediately gave up all their attacks, and then quickly gathered together to cover each other and retreated to the top of the mountain. They came suddenly and retreated quickly. Also suddenly, before Quinoa Xiangli could react, they had disappeared into the woodland on the hillside.


    When the quinoa soldiers climbed up the hill tremblingly again, they did not suffer any attack, nor did any battle take place. If the blood on the hillside did not stain the white snow red, hundreds of bodies The dead bodies were lying all over the place, and one might think that there were no Han people here at all.


    When the people who went to the quinoa climbed to the top of the mountain, they entered the woodland cautiously, but they did not see the figure of Mengshi and others. They only saw on the other side of the woodland, except for some footprints, more slender and long The imprint of winding and disappearing in the distance...


    Three miles away, Meng Shu is supporting the sled and sliding quickly. On the snow, the speed of the sled is many times faster than that of walking. Especially on the mountain road with deep snow, the sled can pass quickly. But it is very difficult for people and horses to move forward directly.


    The principle of sleds is actually not complicated, and the production process is not labor-intensive, but in the time of the Han Dynasty, which is about to experience a small ice age, neither the Hu people nor the Han people thought that they would meet After seeing such heavy snow, they never thought that the snow line would be pressed so far south. Therefore, Meng Shu and others, who had undergone long-term training, used sleds for the first time to appear on the battlefield. However, the cavalry has achieved the effect of suppressing mobility at a special time and on a special terrain.


    Meng Shu lowered his head, bent his waist slightly, bent his knees to lower his center of gravity, and slid forward silently and quickly. The Montessori armored soldiers also followed him and marched left and right. Although they walked silently and no one spoke, the expressions on their faces were full of excitement. The drooping branches did not bring much hindrance to these skilled gliders. If it wasn''t for the fear of attracting the Qiang people''s attention due to the sound, and the soft snow layer might collapse, maybe Mengshi''s armored soldiers would cheer loudly. Smile to express your joy.


    Although Meng Shu only brought 500 people with him, when facing the Qiang people who were many times larger in number, he did not swarm up and fight randomly. Instead, he divided the 500 people into three parts and fought head-on. They used the advantage of the hillside to lure the Qiang people to attack head-on, and then borrowed a hundred crossbowmen in the forest to carry out sudden suppression and counterattack. In addition, fifty people were arranged on the side to intercept and warn , but it was not used in the previous battle.


    "Speed ??up! Let''s go around!"


    Meng Shu, who has lived in Longyou for many years and even participated in the battle against Xiqiang under an alias, knows the terrain around Didao very well. After turning around a valley, he pointed his hand to the side and took People whizzed by.


    Unknown things bring not only a sense of mystery, but also a sense of fear.


    Of course, some people may be curious. It''s just that when faced with the **** corpses of their own Qiang people, most of the rare curiosity turned into fear...


    How did the Han people get away?


    How can it be so fast?


    Quinoa Xiangli couldn''t figure it out, but the question marks all over his head didn''t help. He could only order to organize the queue angrily, move on, and then deployed a large number of scouts in the rear. He felt that this strange Han The black armored soldiers are likely to strike again...


    Quinoa Xiangli guessed the result correctly, but not the direction.


    The nights in the winter mountains are quiet and terrifying. Even ferocious carnivorous beasts will not be willing to stare at the wind and snow in the wild unless they are extremely hungry.


    But humans can.


    From a certain point of view, although humans do not have sharp minions, they are more terrifying than ferocious beasts.


    Just after the ugly hour, Meng Shu lifted the linoleum blanket, and the cold air quickly invaded and hit his face. Even with a thick layer of grease, he could still feel the biting cold.


    In order to be able to pursue quinoa to benefit, Meng Shu and others can be said to be the first batch of fighters full of black technology.


    The sled can be used to travel on the road at ordinary times, and it can also be used to cushion the ground to isolate the snow and dirt when resting. Wind attack will play a vital role in preserving body temperature at night.


    In addition, Meng Shu and others not only smeared a thick layer of oil on the exposed parts such as the face and hands to keep warm, but also wore a winter three-piece suit produced in Pingyang, leather armor, sweater, and down jacket. Although it can''t be said that the wind and snow are nothing, at least there is no problem in surviving in the wild for a long time. Compared with those Qiang people who haven''t realized the coming of the Little Ice River, the equipment of Mengshu''s people is like fighting with a naked person in a world of ice and snow. At the beginning of the battle, the It''s already doomed.


    It cannot be said that the Qiang people are stupid, but they have been used to the mild and humid climate of the Han Dynasty. When they suddenly encountered the Little Ice Age, the ice and snow line pressed southward.


    Meng Shu took out a small bamboo tube from his bosom, unplugged it, took two sips, and the spicy high-alcoholic wine rushed down his throat in a line of fire, and the blood that was blown by the cold wind and slowed down seemed to recover normal. Meng Shuha let out a sigh of relief, the aroma of wine was overflowing, and he lowered his voice and said: "Call up, move around, it''s time to hunt!"


    When Meng Shu and others touched the flank of quinoa Xiangli, it was the first moment of Yinshi.


    This is almost the coldest time of the day, and also the darkest time. The Qiang people all huddled in sheltered places, resisted the wind and snow with the only remaining protection against the cold, and cuddled each other to keep warm. , Often it can only last for an hour, and it must be dragged back to the middle area to recover, otherwise when the sun rises, these outer layers that block the wind and snow can basically become ice sculptures.


    The valley temporarily repaired by the Qiang people is very long, so the Qiang people are also scattered. The key defenses for quinoa to benefit are placed in the rear. When people huddled in the nest or behind the stones and waited for the dawn, Meng Shu led the people to gradually touch it under the cover of the night, but the creaking sound of stepping on the snow did not cause these problems. Attention of the exhausted Qiang people.


    Meng Shu looked around and found that his subordinates were basically in place, so he sped up and ran forward. At this time, most of the Qiang people are still curled up, dreaming of eating and drinking, not aware of the coming danger at all.


    When the first scream pierced the silence of the night, Quinoa Xiangli, who was tortured by the illness and could hardly sleep, suddenly woke up, his eyes widened, and his ears were pricked up to listen.


    Although the Qiang people didn’t set up camps, there were still tents for Quinoa Quoli, and several guards followed Quinoa Quoli to live in the tents.


    The guard of quinoa Xiangli has not fully woken up from sleep. Although he was driven by quinoa Xiangli to stand up, he couldn''t react for a while...


    "Here they come again..." Quinoa murmured, as if smelling something ominous in the air.


    There was another scream, mixed in the howling night wind, if there was nothing.


    "What''s coming?" The guard was still a little confused.


    "Enemy...cough cough..." Quinoa Xiangli roared angrily. He didn''t know whether it was because of the breath or the physical pain. He coughed violently several times. Seeing that the guard was still confused, he couldn''t help being furious and grabbed Picking up the horsewhip on the side, he whipped it on the body of the guard, "cough cough...enemy attack...enemy attack! The Han people are coming! Come! Hurry up! Blow the horn and assemble!"


    Quinoa was so sick that his hands and feet were sore and weak. Although it was drawn on the bodyguard, the strength was not strong. The guard had rough skin and thick flesh and a leather robe. He didn''t feel much pain, but at first he felt that he was a little bit inexplicably drawn. He lowered his head and was about to apologize to Quinoa Xiangli, but suddenly he heard the words "enemy attack" and "Han Chinese" and his eyes widened. Then he instinctively rushed out of the tent and looked into the distance. When the figure appeared, he took a deep breath, picked up the horn beside him, and blew vigorously...


    "Woooo..." The low-pitched horn pierced the silence, circling back and forth in the valley, finally awakening the exhausted Qiang people from their sleep. But after waking up and waking up, most of the Qiang people still couldn''t see the direction, and they didn''t know where the Han people came from, and what they were going to do.


    Quinoa Xiangli came out of the tent panting, looking at the panicked Qiang people. Although some Qiang people had already started to gather here, Quinoa Xiangli''s heart was still sinking.


    In order to imitate the sneak attack of the Han people, Quinoa Xiangli even gathered all the remaining traps and covers, and buried them on the back road. On the one hand, even if you don''t wait for the Han people, maybe you can catch some nocturnal wild animals and supplement some blood food.


    But I never expected that Meng Shu and others would appear in front of me...


    How could the Han people appear in this direction?


    Although quinoa Xiangli couldn''t figure it out, he could clearly see the elite and toughness of these Han people. Seeing that the Qiang people had warned them, he let go of his hands and feet, and charged openly, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.


    "Horse! War horse! Our war horse!" Quinoa Xiangli suddenly screamed, his voice was a little split, "Quick! Our horse!"


    In order to protect the few remaining war horses, the Qiang people concentrated their war horses in the middle of the valley to shelter from the wind and keep warm, so that the war horses could spend the cold night relatively safely, but the Han people who came out from the flanks seemed to be rushing. Those who came here with these war horses...


    If under such circumstances, the war horse was hit hard again, it would be a disaster!


    The more Quinoa Xiangli thought about it, the more frightened he became. Regardless of his sick body and exposed veins, he yelled loudly: "Everyone, hurry up! Get your weapons immediately and protect the horses! Our war horses!"


    The Qiang people who were gathering around Quinoa Xiangli suddenly realized this, and immediately didn''t care about what formation to put on, what kind of armor to wear, and whatever weapons they grabbed in their hands. Some people even couldn''t find them for a while. When it came to the weapon, the empty-handed one was also carried by the flow of people, coming to meet Meng Shu and others.


    "Fengya! Break the enemy! Drive the horse!"


    While cutting and killing, Meng Shu looked at the Qiang people who came to the rescue, and secretly admired the speed of the quinoa''s reaction in his heart. Meng Shu''s target this time was the war horses of the Qiang people. These war horses are like the baggage of the Qiang people, belonging to the most painful and weakest vital parts of the Qiang people!


    Meng Shu has the blood of the old Qin people on his body. On the battlefield, it is natural to kill the opponent''s vital points directly, without holding back at all, because this is a kind of respect that the old Qin people have for their opponents.


    The Montessori warriors with snowboards tied to their feet have a larger area of ??contact with the ground, and they will not sink as deep into the snow like the Qiang people, and their natural actions are more flexible. Under Mengshu''s order, they quickly formed It became an attack formation, and swept towards those Qiang people who had no formation at all to rescue the horses!


    "Kill!" Meng Shu unleashed a spear with a hook, and slashed down obliquely with his right hand, beheading his opponent with one blow, crashing into the Qiang people, slashing left and right, raising the knife with his hand and dropping it, killing consecutively in the blink of an eye three people. The Qiang people''s line was originally loose, and a big gap suddenly appeared. The Mengshi soldiers immediately seized this opportunity, rushed in, and quickly expanded the gap!


    "Don''t love to fight, drive the horses!" Meng Shu shouted loudly, stopping his subordinates from continuing to expand the results of the battle, and went straight to the gathering place of the Qiang war horses!


    With so many Qiang people, even if they lined up obediently for Meng Shu and others to cut them down, no matter how sharp the ring-shou knife is, it would probably be blunt. Therefore, if you want to kill the Qiang people to the greatest extent, it is not just how many heads you cut off. level, but dragged down the Qiang people to the greatest extent, dragged down the Qiang people, and took advantage of the cruel weather to let these Qiang people die on the way home!


    Mengshu''s subordinates were as powerful as a broken bamboo, and they were divided into two frontal formations. They beat the Qiang people to death, and they couldn''t resist at all. Before more Qiang people could react, they charged into the Qiang people''s war horse group and lit the torches. , ignite the blankets on the horses, even burn the horse''s tail, cut off the horse''s buttocks...


    The Qiang people''s war horses suddenly became chaotic. Those horses stimulated by the flames and pain began to run regardless, driving more horses to follow suit. In the darkness, I don''t know how many Qiang people were knocked down. Know how many war horses were injured and fell to the ground!


    Seeing such a scene, Quinoa Xiangli was so stunned that he could no longer hold back the blood that was rolling in his chest, and spewed out a mouthful of blood mist with a "poof", and fell on his back...


    (end of this chapter)