Liu Tong shuddered subconsciously as he met the eyes of the head that rolled in front of him and died, and before he even joined the battle, he had already begun to feel like retreating.
What are the origins of this group of well-trained and skilled people, as well as the man in black who is leading them?
Even the barbarians can't get away with it at their hands!
Could it be that they were the Imperial Guards sent from the capital?
Lord Lin, could it be that you have hit a wall this time?
Thinking of this, Liu Tong's three-point intention to retreat instantly increased to seven points.
Regardless of the life or death of those subordinates who had already joined the battle or were hit and fell to the ground, he took the only two people left with him, turned his horse's head, and ran in the direction he came from.
One step, two steps...
When the horse took the third step forward, three sharp arrows flew from behind and hit Liu Tong and the two people beside him in the back at the same time.
The Anbu guard following Qi Xu stepped forward and sniffed the breath of the three people.
The two men beside him were already dead, but the one in the middle, who was in official uniform, was still breathing after the arrows were deliberately shot off-center. He was just tied up as a witness to the collusion between the officials of the Wasteland State and the Northern Barbarians.
Fifty against three hundred, a hundred of whom were barbarians with great strength.
Even though they had set traps beforehand and eliminated some of the opponents, this battle was still quite difficult.
Just as Qi Xu had ordered at the beginning, out of the hundred barbarians, except for the leader, the other ninety-nine had all died at the hands of Tianshu Pavilion.
Tianshu Pavilion also lost five people.
Many of the rest were also injured, and even Qi Xu himself had a cut on his arm, about a finger long, with blood dripping down.
The secret guard dug out some medicine and gauze and said, "Master, let me bandage your wound first."
Qi Xu took the things from the other party, but shook his head and said, "I will do it myself. You go check on the injuries of the others first. Those who are seriously injured will be sent to our secret village in Huangzhou by Yu Wu later. They can return to the team after they have recovered from their injuries."
Yu Wu, who was named by Qi Xu, had just suffered a serious injury, and one of his arms hung weakly at his side.
Seeing Qi Xu's serious expression, he pretended to smile and said, "Master, my injury is fine. I can find a doctor to reconnect the bone later. It won't affect the mission."
"You still need to take care of it and don't try to be stubborn." There was some self-blame in Qi Xu's eyes.
This time he underestimated the enemy, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of him. If he had been more careful and patient, cut off the intelligence network between the bureaucrats in the Desolate State in advance, and made adequate preparations, he would not have let his men die in the hands of the barbarians.
"Master, please don't blame yourself."
Yu Wu grinned and said with a smile: "The brothers are all very proud. We killed so many barbarians without going to the front line!"
Five human lives in exchange for the lives of nearly a hundred barbarians. No matter how you look at it, they made a fortune!
You know, in the past border battlefields between Dayong and the Northern Barbarians, if the Dayong army wanted to kill a Northern Barbarian team of a hundred people, it would have to consume at least five to six times its troops!
Qi Xu looked around and saw his subordinates, some sitting, some standing, and treating their wounds. Like Yu Wu, each of them had a proud expression on their faces.
Although no outsiders know it, today, they themselves know that they are all heroes who killed the barbarians and protected Dayong!
…
The sky was getting light and Danyun City was quiet.
Before the city gates were opened, people kept coming in and out of the small door at the south gate.
On the top of the Zhaiyue Tower, a man in brocade clothes leaned on the railing and looked to the south.
With a gloomy face, he listened to the subordinates behind him reporting the situation.
"Did you see it clearly?"
"Yes, sir... I saw with my own eyes that Liu Chenshi fell off his horse. The leader of the Northern Barbarians' 100-man team was also captured alive by the enemy, and the rest of the Northern Barbarians were all killed in the battle, without a single survivor."
"Can you see clearly who did this?" After taking ninety-nine steps, he was only one step away. Someone came to ruin his plan. No matter who this person was, he would never let him go!
The man's face was now so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. He turned around, stared at his subordinate who was kneeling on one knee, and asked in a cold voice.
"I...I don't know." The subordinate couldn't help but shiver when the man looked at him coldly, fearing that he would be dragged to feed the fierce wolfhounds of the northern barbarians like his colleagues before him. He hurriedly said, "Sir, calm down. Lord Lin has already sent someone to investigate!"
"If the other party is not the Jinyiwei sent by the capital, Lord Lin has already gathered people and is waiting to deal with them."
"Heh." The man sneered and said calmly, "It's better this way."
"Tell Lin Jian that if he fails to handle this matter, his position as the commander of Huangzhou will be over! I can replace him with someone else at any time, but I don't know if he can still gain a foothold in the north without me."
After saying that, the man no longer paid attention to his subordinates' reactions and walked straight back into the room.
Behind him, after waiting for a long time, the person kneeling on one knee dared to stand up.
Looking at the man's back as he walked away, she couldn't help but shiver again.
Who could have imagined that behind Lord Lin and Lord Cao, who could make the ground tremble with just a stomp of their feet in Huangzhou, there was actually such a young man?
Not only does this young man frighten Lord Lin and Lord Cao, he is also treated well by the Northern Barbarians. Even the prince of the Huyan tribe, the largest tribe in the Northern Barbarians, treats him with courtesy.
It was he who single-handedly facilitated the transaction between the Northern Barbarians and the Wilderness State!
No one knows what is happening in Danyun City.
The Zhaiyue Tower, which was modeled after the Wangyue Tower in the capital, was guarded like an iron barrel. Even the people from the Tianshu Pavilion could not sneak in and could only watch from the outside.
If there was someone who was familiar with the capital and was on the top floor of Zhaiyue Tower, he would definitely be extremely shocked when he saw the young man just now.
It was not for any other reason, but because his appearance was three-quarters similar to the deposed crown prince and the second prince.
…
The carriage sped northward. Wei Yunlan leaned against the window, still thinking about Mr. Xiao's situation.
In the carriage, Liu Qingxue lifted the curtain and looked outside, "It's dawn."
The sun pours in.
Wei Yunlan looked out the window, with a hint of worry in his eyes. He didn't know what the situation was like over there with Mr. Xiao, and whether he had encountered that group of barbarians.
Just as she was thinking about this, Feng Ping drove his horse closer to the carriage and said in a low voice, "Miss Wei, I'm telling you something so you don't worry."
"Master..." Feng Ping subconsciously wanted to call him master, but when the words came to his lips, he quickly changed his words and said, "Old Xiao has escaped from danger. The hundred barbarians, except for the leader, have all been killed by our people."
Wei Yunlan's gaze paused on Feng Ping's face for a moment, and the word that the other party had just blurted out flashed through his mind.
The guesses that had once arisen in my mind became more and more certain.
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