Chapter 94 Isn't this the head?
Lin Changning relentlessly pursued Hadar's cavalry. This cavalry of Da Xuan was an elite force, boasting top-tier combat strength and the quality of their horses. Hadar's men, exhausted from days of fleeing and fighting in Da Xing, had only rested for a day and were naturally not in the same condition as Da Xuan's cavalry. Hadar watched as his slightly lagging cavalry were slowly intercepted and killed, and as Da Xuan's cavalry gradually caught up, his eyes blazed with fury.
They chased him all the way, hung him up for three days, and even shot him with an arrow before letting him go. All he wanted was some grain to get through the winter, so why did they have to chase and kill him like this? Did they have to exterminate him completely? Hadar was almost in tears. He couldn't understand why the Han people were so difficult to rob this year and so vengeful. In previous years, they would just give up if they couldn't catch him. Why did they learn to ambush and kill people this year?
One chased desperately, the other ran for his life; one killed anyone who slacked off, while the other, seeing that a quarter of the cavalry had fallen, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Stop! Form ranks and turn back! Kill!"
If they didn't fight back, they'd be worn down! Hadar couldn't care less about escaping anymore and ordered a turn to fight. The sound of hooves was like a rapid drumbeat, or a tense death knell. Finally, Hadar's eyes turned red and he decided to fight. The heavy cavalry took the lead, turned around and charged towards Lin Changning and the Da Xuan cavalry.
Hadar's eyes also revealed a resolute look. With red eyes, he rushed forward, brandishing his curved knife as he ran towards Lin Changning.
Hadar was a typical Mongolian, with a broad back and a strong build. He looked exceptionally robust and glared fiercely at Lin Changning, who appeared to be young and thin.
Lin Changning stared intently at Hadar with her phoenix eyes, her gaze calm and arrogant. She could tell that this burly man was the leader of the Tartars. Once she captured him, the rest would be fish to be slaughtered. With the soldiers' thunderous shouts, the two clashed in close combat, dust billowing from beneath their hooves. Lin Changning swung her sword down first, aiming for Hadar's neck with a sharp whistling sound. Hadar's movements were somewhat sluggish due to his injury, but he still narrowly dodged Lin Changning's blow.
Both of them wanted to pull the enemy general off his horse. Hadar tried to slash at Mo Yun, who was sitting on Lin Changning, but Lin Changning blocked the attack and slashed him on the arm with his curved sword.
Hadar was momentarily dazed by the pain, and a moment later, a sharp pain shot through his arm. Without even looking, Hadar knew that the wound was deep enough to expose the bone. Several heavily armored guards nearby tried to rush forward to deal with Lin Changning, but Lin Changning either slashed them down or cleaved them off their horses with a single blow.
The heavy cavalry protecting Hadar were slashed in the neck by Lin Changning, who was wearing heavy armor, after only three exchanges. He touched his wound in disbelief and fell down unwillingly.
Lin Changning's sword was almost embedded in the armor of the heavy cavalry. After loosening his grip slightly and letting his hand, which had been numb from the recoil, recover, Lin Changning once again charged into Hadar's heavily armored protective circle.
Startled, Zhang Baihu hurriedly led his personal guards to support Lin Changning. This kid always seemed to be thinking about the beginning but not the end, which made Zhang Baihu very nervous.
After being cut down several heavily armored soldiers in succession, the opposing heavy armored soldiers were so shocked that they almost dared not engage in close combat with Lin Changning. Those who had fought him briefly already knew that this young general in front of them was quite skilled. When their weapons clashed, he almost dropped his scimitar. An ordinary person with great strength would not be able to withstand a second blow.
Seeing that no one dared to stop her, Lin Changning spurred her horse and chased after Hadar. Hadar was already injured and was too weak to withstand a second blow. Seeing Lin Changning's ferocity, she was so frightened that she almost lost her mind.
In his prime, he might have been able to go toe-to-toe with Lin Changning, but now he knew that Lin Changning could cut him down in three moves at most. Seeing the commander of the Great Xuan army galloping after him, Hadar immediately ordered, "Cover me! Retreat!"
Before, he was thinking of giving it his all, but now Hadar just wants to go back alive.
Lin Changning cut down the heavily armored cavalrymen who tried to get close, and looked at Zhang Baihu who was catching up: "Stop these people for me, I'm going to kill their leader!"
Zhang Baihu accepted the order and formed a defensive formation with the remaining cavalry to relentlessly pursue the heavily armored enemy, instantly relieving Lin Changning's pressure.
"You barbarian thieves, do you dare to fight me?!" Lin Changning shouted, pointing his sword at Hadar.
Hada'er ran forward with his men without looking back. Lin Changning was so angry that he gritted his teeth. After running for a while, he saw the bow and arrows that the other side had dropped. He bent down and hooked Mo Yun's stirrup. He picked up the bow and arrows that the other side had dropped while keeping his body close to the ground. After getting closer, he sheathed his sword, bent his bow and nocked an arrow.
Once the arrow was aimed at Hadar, it was shot out, piercing Hadar's chest once again, and he fell off his horse with a thud.
The guards quickly turned to rescue Hadar, but Lin Changning arrived in the next instant and slashed Hadar's neck as he was getting up to mount his horse.
With a single slash, Hadar's head fell to the ground. The headless corpse remained in the motion of mounting a horse before collapsing onto the lawn.
Lin Changning dismounted, grabbed Hadar's pigtail, and held it high: "The bandit leader is here!"
The battlefield paused briefly for a few seconds, then the heavy armored soldiers retreated first, followed by several hundred other cavalrymen. Nearly half of the thousand men were killed.
After waiting for the retreating soldiers, Lin Changning stopped chasing them. He handed his head over to his personal guards and began to reorganize the troops and check the casualties. Of the seven hundred men, three hundred were wounded and nearly one hundred had died. Lin Changning looked at the fleeing Tartars in the distance and sighed, signaling everyone to quickly bandage their wounds and treat the wounded first.
Seven hundred against one thousand two, they annihilated nearly half of them and even killed a Tartar leader. They also seized several thousand sheep. Unbelievable wealth fell on the heads of a group of cavalrymen. After a brief period of sadness, they were overjoyed. This victory was enough for them to boast about for a long time.
After gathering the enemy's ears and settling the wounded, Lin Changning led his men to continue their pursuit of the cavalry guarding the sheep.
This time they really hit the jackpot. They stole sheep and killed two Tartar leaders. They could get a lot of money just from the reward. Lin Changning and his men caught up with the cavalry who were watching the sheep. Their eyes were full of pride. Zhang Baihu and the other cavalrymen were also very happy.
Two days later, they drove the sheep back to Daxing. When they arrived at the city gate, the gate opened and Commander Ma limped out to greet them. He was overjoyed to see the flock of sheep.
"Oh my, Changping, you really managed to capture the Tartar camp and bring it back? That must be several thousand sheep, right?"
Lin Changning looked at Commander Ma with a smile: "Huh? What! Uncle Ma, how did you know I killed two leaders?"
Commander Ma: ? Huh? What did he just ask again?
Commander Shi also came out to greet them, his eyes shining as he looked at the flock of sheep: "Changping is back? What a bumper harvest!"
Lin Changning was still all smiles: "Oh right, right, Commander Shi, I also led seven hundred men to annihilate nearly six hundred Tartar cavalry, but unfortunately half of them escaped."
Shi Qianhu: "???? Changping, I asked about sheep, what are you talking about? This is completely nonsensical!"
Lin Changning rubbed his face and dismounted: "No head? Yes, I brought the head back, isn't it?"
As he spoke, he lifted Hadar's head off Mo Yun's saddle.
"You want a head? Isn't this it?"
Looking at the familiar head on the ground, the two were speechless for a moment.
Commander Ma touched his still-sore buttocks: ...This kid, he did it on purpose, he definitely did it on purpose.
Shi Qianhu choked a little: ...He bet ten sheep, that brat Changping is definitely showing off. That kid's luck is just too good.
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