Chapter 486: Battle
Qin Sheng and his men were lying in ambush in a dangerous place.
When Ma Jin led his team past, they did not move at all, they were all his own people.
After a while, the scout who had been lying on the ground with good hearing suddenly had his eyes light up. "Here it comes, boss! I can vaguely hear the sound and feel the earth shaking."
At this time, the Xianbei scouts were also reporting the news to Tuoba Jin, "Second Prince, we have spotted the 300-man Pingzhou team. They are right ahead, less than two miles away from us."
Tuoba Jin was very excited when he heard this. "Let's catch up immediately!"
He brought five hundred Xianbei warriors with him, determined to catch the enemy off guard!
Five hundred strong men advanced at full speed, making a lot of noise at night. Soon, the Pingzhou Silver Transport Team appeared in Tuoba Jin's field of vision.
He saw that the other side had stopped and the whole team was on the defensive. He could even see the frightened expressions on their faces.
He smiled grimly, "Xianbei warriors, charge for me!"
The Xianbei soldiers obeyed the order and rushed forward with weapons in hand, screaming and shouting.
The one who was rushing in the front soon encountered an accident.
"Oh no, we've been ambushed!"
"Second Prince, there's an ambush!"
"Brothers, kill them!"
Taking advantage of the chaos, Qin Sheng led his men to rush out from both sides of the road.
"Kill! Military merit, here I come!"
At this time, Ma Jin also rushed over with his men. He said anxiously, "Sixth Master, leave some for us!" There were five hundred Xianbei soldiers, so it wouldn't be too much for them to take one hundred out of the three hundred people, right?
Tuoba Jin was protected by his personal guards and watched the scene with a grim face.
The guards asked anxiously, "Second Prince, do you want to retreat first?"
The enemy clearly outnumbered them. These two waves combined must have numbered seven or eight hundred, right? If the enemy had been other Dali soldiers, they wouldn't have been afraid of a fifty-hundred-to-seven-hundred-or-eight-hundred-men battle. But it was clear that the individual strength of the Pingzhou soldiers was no less than that of their Xianbei warriors. Not to mention they were now ambushed!
While Tuoba Jin was fighting hard, his mind was also working at high speed. In the current situation, they might return empty-handed.
Thinking of Tuoba Lian who was captured twice by Pingzhou, Tuoba Jin decisively decided to retreat!
It just so happened that they now had enemies on their left, right, and front, so the retreat route they came from was temporarily safe.
"Cover the Second Prince's retreat!"
Realizing that they were about to run away, Chen Jinlong and others immediately led their men to fill the gap.
It would be difficult for the five hundred Xianbei soldiers to defeat the two teams led by Qin Sheng and Ma Jin, but they could still cover Tuoba Jin's retreat.
The Xianbei soldiers fought without regard for sacrifice or consequences, and they were able to carve out a bloody path.
At this time, Qin Sheng happened to be standing under a big tree, slightly away from the battle circle. He held a bow in his hand, took out an arrow from the quiver behind him, put the arrow on, and aimed.
When Tuoba Jin turned his horse around, a flaw appeared beside him.
Lu Dayou seized the opportunity, rushed forward and attacked with a knife, but unfortunately the knife was blocked by Tuoba Jin's personal soldiers.
"Second Prince, let's go!" Go back to Pinggang, you will be safe when you get back!
Tuoba Jin knew that the situation was critical and not the time to show off his strength, so he immediately grabbed the reins and kicked the horse's belly to prepare to rush out.
At this moment, the arrow in Qin Sheng's hand shot out quickly. The sharp specially made arrow head shone coldly in the cold moonlight.
Tuoba Jin seemed to sense something, turned his head and looked back, his pupils dilated unconsciously.
Tuoba Jin was shot in the chest and was about to fall down.
Qin Sheng felt sorry that Tuoba Jin's movement caused the arrow to miss by an inch. He could only say that Tuoba Jin was lucky.
The Xianbei archer Alianu also reacted, and the Pingzhou archer was also there!
Qin Sheng felt regretful, but for Tuoba Jin, the arrow that was shooting towards him and penetrated his chest would be fatal even if it was off by an inch and didn't hit his heart.
At the moment of falling, Tuoba Jin inexplicably thought of the Han Chinese saying - The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
When Tuoba Jin fell down, the deputy general Huyan Ji didn't bother to chop him with the big knife. After a feint, he rushed over on his horse, hugged the fallen Tuoba Jin, put him behind him, and rushed forward!
At this time, Aliannu caught up on horseback, shooting arrows at the pursuers behind Huyanji with his bow and arrows to cover their retreat.
Chen Jinlong and the others wanted to give chase, but Qin Sheng shouted, "Forget it, don't chase after a desperate enemy." Training his soldiers was not easy, and he treasured them very much.
He got away! Chen Jinlong and the others looked regretful. If we could catch the Second Prince Tuoba, it would be a great military achievement.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Qin Sheng told them, "Everyone performed very well tonight. You left 400 of the 500 Xianbei soldiers." Tuoba Jin escaped, and nearly 100 others escaped.
“It’s sent!”
After a brutal night battle, everyone was tired and excited.
Late at night, Pinggang, Xianbei temporary military camp
"Your Majesty, Eldest Prince, something terrible has happened! The five hundred soldiers who were sent to rob and kill the Pingzhou silver transport team were ambushed, and the Second Prince was seriously injured!"
"What?" Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Xun jumped up from the couch in shock. They were both lying down with their clothes on and not soundly asleep.
"Quick, let the shaman take a look at him."
After examining him, the shaman said, "The Second Prince is seriously injured and must be sent to Yanmen for treatment."
"Then send troops to escort him!"
Tuoba Yu, Tuoba Xun and others were all in a very sad mood. They had planned to take over Pingzhou, but they didn't expect to fail in the gutter.
Tuoba Yu frowned, "What should we do next?" They, the Xianbei, had not achieved any success in dealing with Pingzhou.
Tuoba Xun rubbed his brow and said, "Let's proceed according to the original plan."
After dawn, there was movement in the three major military camps.
At this time, a young general sent by Qin Yan and Qin Zhao returned, his trouser legs still wet with dew. He told everyone that they had successfully taken over the important defense of the counties in Youzhou.
Tuoba Yu asked with a forced smile, "Lord Lu, can you release him now?"
Lu Desheng's face was bright red. "Of course."
Both sides had smiles on their faces but were cursing in their hearts, wishing they could tear each other into pieces.
General Sun, who was standing by, only felt that the atmosphere was very strange, and he didn't know that the Xianbei and Pingzhou had already fought secretly last night.
There was some movement in the Xianbei army camp at night, but it was not big.
"Come here, let the seventh prince of Tuoba go down." Lu Desheng ordered.
He had no intention of breaking the contract. Tuoba Lian alone was not enough to be feared. This child was a bit brutal, but he was a golden child. Catching him would yield a lot of benefits.
Furthermore, they will have to compete with the Song Dynasty in the future, and may need to deal with various forces and talents of all sizes, and there will be many opportunities to use the name of Lao Lu and Pingzhou.
Their Han culture emphasizes the five virtues of loyalty, filial piety, propriety, righteousness and trustworthiness.
A good reputation for being trustworthy is still very important, otherwise who would want to play with them in the future? There was a blatant example of not keeping promises right in front of us: the Xianbei royal court, such a powerful force, actually said that nothing could be done.
If Lu Songli were here, she would also agree with her father's approach.
As a powerful faction, one shouldn't be too unrefined in their eating habits. Even if it's unrefined, it doesn't matter; at least they should have some form of self-discipline, right? The Xianbei barbarians were simply too unrefined.
They will have many opportunities to write bad checks in Pingzhou in the future, so they must not ruin their reputation.
"Then, Lord Lu, please release him."
Before releasing the man, Lu Desheng straightened his clothes and said, "Seventh Prince Tuoba, be smarter next time and don't let us catch you again."
Tuoba Lian: ...
"Go back." Lu Desheng pushed him gently.
Tuoba Lian's hands were tied, but his legs were free. Following Lu Desheng's force, he ran towards his uncle.
After Tuoba Lian was safe, Tuoba Xun set out.
As soon as he moved, the Xianbei army also moved.
Qin Heng also moved, "Pingzhou Archery Battalion, prepare to fight!"
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