Chapter 120 The barbarian's hot blood sprayed onto the pure white snow, a dazzling red.
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This surprise attack came too quickly, and it happened on a cold night. How could the barbarians have imagined that the Han people on the other side of the mountain would dare to cross over?
As dawn broke, the snow, which had stopped for most of the night, suddenly began to fall in large flakes, as if it had gone out of control.
In the blink of an eye, the bloodstains that had fallen on the ground were completely covered up, and it was no longer possible to tell that a fierce battle had taken place here, a battle where it was either you or me.
Zheng Meiniang and Erdan's mother were left to guard the entrance of the yurt, while Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian walked out to the open space.
Li Wangshui and the others are over there. There's a large fenced area outside the yurt, and inside are flocks of sheep. But these aren't the lambs in the yurt where the wolf cub lives; these are all adult sheep, and they're quite big.
Two male corpses lay at Li Wangshui's feet; one glance was enough to tell they were barbarians.
It seems this is Li Wangshui's spoils of war.
Just as Li Shiyue was about to ask Li Wangshui where the others had gone, she saw someone carrying a corpse coming this way from not far away.
“Ma Zi and the others went to help the Xuanjia Army clean up. This time they all listened to you and followed behind them. We don’t need to stand out; we just need to lend a hand.”
Li Shiyue looked towards Ma Zi's direction. She was looking for Shi Tou. She had just asked Zheng Meiniang, who said that when they came in together, they all separated. Shi Tou was with Li Xiatian.
"October!"
The cheerful shouts made Li Shiyue turn around, and she saw Li Xiatian carrying a huge bundle on her back, with Shitou following behind her. Moreover, Shitou was holding a spear that was almost as tall as a man!
Of course, Stone was also carrying a bundle on his back, which was even bigger than the one Li Xiatian was carrying.
"Sister! Brother!"
Upon approaching, Li Xiatian, without Li Shiyue asking, began to explain. It turned out that after they separated, the two of them went to the other edge, where there was a lone tent.
There was only one barbarian standing guard at the entrance of the tent. Li Xiatian didn't even make a move. He went up to the stone and hit the barbarian on the back with a stick. The barbarian fell to the ground without even making a sound.
Seeing that the man wasn't moving, Li Xiatian kicked him twice to confirm whether he had fainted or was dead. Then she drew her knife and went into the tent.
To their surprise, the tent was completely empty, filled only with wooden crates and a weapons rack.
"I was wondering why the tent wasn't yurt-style. It turns out that the place was where the barbarians hid their treasures. They weren't afraid of the cold or freezing, so of course they didn't need to wear yurts."
Li Xiatian pulled Shi Tou, who was standing behind her, and tapped the spear in Shi Tou's hand with the back of her knife. She said to Li Shiyue excitedly, "Didn't you always say that you would make a spear for Shi Tou when you had money?"
This time, we don't need to spend that money!
Hehe, I spotted this gun the moment I lit the tinderbox, and it must be made of stone!
Shi Tou grinned at Li Shiyue, revealing a set of big white teeth. He gripped his spear, pushed off the ground, and showed off his spoils to Li Shiyue.
Just as Li Shiyue was about to say something, a sharp whistle suddenly rang in his ears!
This is the whistle signaling the summons for the Xuanjia Army!
Along the way, following the Xuanjia Army, Li Shiyue had already been able to understand some of their whistles.
Upon hearing this commotion, Li Shiyue saw the Xuanjia Army soldiers scattered in various places heading towards them one by one.
Looking behind the stone, I saw Liu Tan walking over with his men, looking solemn.
In a short while, about thirty barbarians were kneeling on the open ground. Their hands were tied behind their backs, and their knees were kicked by the Xuanjia Army, forcing them to kneel on the cold snow.
The cries of women and children could be faintly heard coming from a certain direction. After a while, more than ten soldiers drove more than ten women and children over.
Li Shiyue could tell at a glance that these women and children were from the barbarian tribes, not only because of their clothing and hairstyles, but also because their faces were different from those of the Han people.
Their eye sockets are deeper than those of Han Chinese, and their noses are more prominent; they have the kind of appearance that makes them instantly recognizable as people of a different ethnicity.
While wondering what Liu Tan was up to, Li Shiyue suddenly thought of something. She turned around sharply to look at Zheng Meiniang standing outside the yurt. Seeing that Zheng Meiniang was standing there, Li Shiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Liu Tan stepped forward, and Ma San pulled a rather burly man dressed in fine clothes from behind, following behind Liu Tan.
The fat man's hands were also tied, but they were tied right in the front.
He was kicked by Ma San because Ma San thought he was walking too slowly. Then he heard the fat man muttering something incomprehensible. Although he couldn't understand what he was saying, he could tell from the expression on his face that it wasn't anything nice.
Ma San didn't tolerate him at all, and didn't care that he was the leader of this barbarian tribe. He kicked him again.
He was kicked by Ma San and staggered to his knees, almost banging his head on the ground.
The barbarian chieftain spat out the snow in his mouth and launched into another tirade at Liu Tan.
Liu Tan found this man really annoying, so he gave Ma San a look. Ma San understood his superior's intention perfectly. He immediately reached out and pulled off the turban the man was wearing, stuffed it into the man's mouth.
Amidst the cries of women and children nearby, and the curses of more than thirty barbarians kneeling on the ground, Liu Tan immediately drew his sword from his waist, stepped forward, raised his long sword high, and shouted: "Today, this general will kill this barbarian to avenge our comrades who died at the hands of barbarians in the past!"
That was all he said, not a single word more. As soon as he finished speaking, the long sword came crashing down from above!
The head, with its eyes wide open, rolled off the neck and onto the snow, the barbarian's hot blood spraying onto the white snow, a glaring red.
"Wow! This is really good!"
For the first time, Li Shiyue looked at Liu Tan with admiration. A general who is decisive in killing is a good general!
Next, Liu Tan sheathed his sword, but the heads of those thirty-odd barbarians were all cut off by the Xuanjia Army!
Thus, only the barbarian women and children remained. Li Shiyue stared intently at them, wondering if Liu Tan would show them any mercy.
Liu Tan did not personally attack the women and children, but he gave the order.
More than a dozen barbarian women and children, from women to children no taller than sheep, all had their heads chopped off!
Not to mention Li Shiyue's surprise, everyone who came with Li Shiyue was surprised.
Moreover, it wasn't just surprise; it was fear.
Li Xiatian grabbed Li Shiyue's arm, her mouth agape, unsure of what to say.
Li Shiyue grabbed Li Xiatian's arm but didn't turn to look at her. Instead, she continued to stare at the pile of heads in front of her. Li Shiyue sniffed; the strong smell of blood in the cold air was unpleasant.
"Sister, they killed our people like this before... Didn't Little Chestnut's father and mother die in the same way?"
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