Chapter 119
The night wind blew up along the river valley, freezing people's hands and feet numb. Xie Chen took Lin Shuge's hand into his arms and said, "Brother, warm it up for a while."
"No, Zhongxuan, when do we attack?"
They were hiding in the distance at the moment, and within sight was the headquarters of the Shaoliang tribe, with many yurts standing side by side. Because it was night, there were only a few faint lights and the crackling sound of dying firewood. There was a circle of Qiang soldiers patrolling around, with alert eyes and sinister scimitars in their hands.
"Brother, let's fire the rockets first, and then launch a general attack when they are in a panic. What about you, young master?" Xie Chen asked behind him.
Old Zhang brought Shao Dang over, and Xie Chen asked again, "Where does Ye Li usually live?"
Shao Dang looked sad. He glanced at the tribesmen who were tied up behind him and stretched out his hand. Xie Chen glanced at him calmly and said, "Don't have any other thoughts."
Shaodang's expression changed immediately and he nodded in humiliation.
Xie Chen gestured to take him away, and then ordered the soldiers to move forward quietly. Lin Shuge followed behind him, "Zhongxuan."
Xie Chen nodded, took a step back, and waved to the archers to come forward. At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind him. It turned out that Shao Dang suddenly shouted loudly. The Qiang people patrolling in Shaoliang tribe began to sound the alarm after hearing the sound.
"Shoot." Xie Chen said without hesitation.
Countless arrows shot towards the Shaoliang tribe like meteors. The awakened Qiang people of the Shaoliang tribe came out of their tents, picked up their weapons and began to resist. However, the arrows exploded when they fell, blowing the warriors into a bloody mess. Someone shouted, "Don't touch these arrows."
Xie Chen glanced at Shao Dang and said to Lao Zhang, "Leave him alive, and the rest of you follow me."
"Brother, you stay here." He turned around and said worriedly.
Lin Shuge knew that he was no match for the powerful Qiang people, so he said softly, "Be careful."
Xie Chen said "hmm" and rushed over with his spear.
Arrows were falling like a torrential rain in front of us, the explosion of gunpowder made the earth shake, shouts and cries were heard all around, and the spears and swords collided with each other, making a sharp sound.
After Old Zhang and his men dealt with Shao Dang and the remaining Qiang people, he said to Lin Shuge, "Sir, I will go help the chief."
Lin Shuge replied: "Okay, leave this to me."
Old Zhang rode forward, wielding his ring-handled sword with great force, and killed a Qiang soldier who had surrounded him. Looking up, he saw Xie Chen, who was extremely brave, and Qiang soldiers fell down as he chopped, stabbed and hacked with his spear.
Xie Chen killed the Qiang man in front of him, took out the musket given to him by Lin Shuge, lit the fuse, and flames gushed out of the bamboo tube like a fire dragon. The Qiang soldiers in front of him and the felt tents were all engulfed in fire. The fire was so fierce that the Qiang soldiers fighting around were terrified and shocked.
Taking advantage of this situation, the soldiers of Dayan brandished their swords and killed the Qiang people. Xie Chen also picked up a spear and rushed towards one of them.
The man was very brave, and the besieging Yan soldiers could not move forward at all. Xie Chen rode up on his horse, wielded his spear, and forcibly cut a path between the crowd, meeting the man head-on.
"Yeli, we meet again."
Ye Li was stunned when he heard this, and stared at the young and heroic general of Dayan in front of him. The firelight in the dark made Xie Chen's face look a little sharp, but Ye Li still recognized him at a glance.
"It's you?" Ye Li's eyes were red with anger. "I should have killed you at the beginning, you ungrateful person."
As he spoke, he picked up the knife and rushed towards Xie Chen. Xie Chen clenched the spear in his hand and said, "You failed to kill me that day, so today is the day to take your life." He held the spear to its full strength and swung it. The spear head was sharp and slashed forward like a silver snake. Ye Li was full of strength, and the scimitar actually blocked the spear head. The weapon made a sharp sound. Xie Chen retracted his hand and the tip of the spear rubbed past Ye Li's ear.
Ye Li drove his horse to avoid it, looking at the Qiang soldiers who fell and wailed in pain around him, "I treated you well in the past, why are you leading people to destroy my tribe today?"
"Ye Li, your foolish dream of plotting against Dayan is unforgivable. Moreover, have you forgotten how I got to your Shaoliang tribe that day?" Xie Chen sneered, and then the sharp spear cut through the sky and pierced straight into Ye Li's chest. Ye Li turned around to hide, but Xie Chen had expected him to do so, and the spear was as nimble as a snake, heading towards his face.
At this moment, an arrow came towards this side. Xie Chen's eyes flashed, and he jumped up to block it with his spear. The tip of the arrow collided with the tip of the spear, and sparks flew. Xie Chen gritted his teeth, tensed his arm muscles, and clenched his spear to shoot the arrow away. The arrow was so powerful that it pierced through and hit a Qiang man.
He breathed slightly, and Ye Li seized the opportunity to fight with him. Lao Zhang saw it from afar, but because there were too many Qiang people around and they were far away from Xie Chen, he could only fight while moving towards Xie Chen.
More and more Qiang soldiers surrounded Xie Chen. Lao Zhang and He Xin led the Yan soldiers to fight with the enemy. The gunpowder was used up and they could only fight with swords.
Xie Chen swept his spear across, sweeping away the Qiang people in front of him. Ye Li shouted, "Warriors, come here and surround him."
Xie Chen's face was covered in blood. He rubbed the slippery gun and went towards Ye Li. The Qiang people surrounding him attacked him together.
"Captain Hou, be careful," Lao Zhang shouted loudly. He and other Yan soldiers finally killed all the Qiang people in front of them and hurried to help Xie Chen.
When Xie Chen heard Lao Zhang's shout, he used his gun to knock the Qiang soldier behind him to the ground. Ye Li took the opportunity to chop him with a knife. At the critical moment, a stone broke through the air and hit Ye Li's chest like a thunderbolt.
"Zhongxuan, come up." Lin Shuge shouted to Xie Chen on horseback.
Ye Li was shot to the ground. Xie Chen waved his sword to kill the Qiang man next to him, then jumped onto Lin Shuge's horse. He blew a whistle, and suddenly an eagle swooped down from the sky, heading towards Ye Li with a pair of sharp claws.
"Zhongxuan, are you okay?" Lin Shuge asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, thanks to my brother." Xie Chen panted slightly, "Brother, what happened just now?"
"A musket. I just tried it and used the force of the gunpowder to knock the stone out. I didn't expect it to be successful."
Xie Chen shot down the Qiang people who were coming towards this side. When Lao Zhang saw them, he led the Yan soldiers to kill the Qiang people in front of them and joined them.
The flames of war were raging, corpses were everywhere, and the whole camp was filled with a strong smell of blood. Xie Chen's eyes sank slightly, and everyone's eyes were focused on the remaining members of the Shaoliang tribe who were still resisting stubbornly.
"Brother, lend me your musket," Xie Chen said to Yeli, who was protected by Qiang soldiers in the distance. He had run out of gunpowder.
"Here you go." Lin Shuge handed him the rifle.
Xie Chen picked up the musket, with a fierce look in his eyes, he aimed at Ye Li who had just been seriously injured. With a "bang", Ye Li was hit in the eye and howled loudly.
"Shoot." Xie Chen gave the order, and arrows pierced the air with wind. The Qiang people used their knives to block, but still could not stop the attack of the Yan people.
"Brother, I'm going." Xie Chen said, then mounted his horse and held the spear horizontally in his hand, "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy."
The shouts and cries of killing were as loud as a tide, rushing towards the remaining Qiang people.
Lin Shuge looked at the battlefield where flesh was flying everywhere. Soldiers from both sides were covered in blood. There were flashes of swords and sabers in their bloodshot eyes as both sides fought to the death.
Finally, the Qiang soldiers fell one by one, and Xie Chenzhang clenched his fists under Ye Li's neck, "You lose."
Ye Li covered his bleeding eyes and cursed: "I lost today. I hate that the Huotu and Huatu tribes acted like dogs to the Yan people. If we had united, how could we have been defeated by you?"
Xie Chen looked at him coldly, and Ye Li said, "I didn't expect that the strategy you offered me that day would be used on me now. I should have listened to Mu Tuo and got rid of you early, otherwise how could I have been in trouble today."
"Thanks to your pursuit back then, otherwise I wouldn't be who I am today." Xie Chen's lips curled up into a cold smile.
"Today? I still remember how you looked like a lost dog. You..."
Xie Chen approached him and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I also remember how you, the Shaoliang tribe, were like dogs that had lost their homes in Longdao."
Ye Li, who only had one eye left, was stunned. "Who are you?" He looked at Xie Chen with wide eyes. "Is your last name Xie?"
He suddenly burst into laughter. Lin Shuge came over after hearing the sound and heard him shouting, "That old bastard Xie Suwen killed so many people from my tribe, but he still ended up with the entire clan wiped out. I didn't expect that there would be a fish that slipped through the net. You are actually working for the Yan people?"
Xie Chen's face was cold and veins on his hands were bulging. Old Zhang saw the two of them confronting each other for a long time without knowing what they were talking about, so he called out to Xie Chen.
"My father failed to kill Wu Gan that day and you fled west to here, but Wu Gan also died in my hands. You can go too. Don't worry, Hu Yuan and Shao Dang will accompany you on the way."
Wu Gan was the previous chief of the Shaoliang tribe.
After Xie Chen finished speaking, everyone saw a flash of cold light, and instantly Ye Li fell heavily to the ground, dead.
On the battlefield, the "Yan" flag flew high, and the soldiers cheered. Lin Shuge walked to Xie Chen and pulled the still stunned Xie Chen over, "Zhongxuan, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Chen came back to his senses, "I'm fine, brother. I have settled the past grudges with him."
Lao Zhang and He Xin didn't need Xie Chen's special reminder, as they had already taken the soldiers of Dayan to clean up the battlefield.
At this moment, a large group of people came towards this side from afar. Xie Chen pulled Lin Shuge over and looked over there vigilantly.
"Greetings, General. I am Yeli's wife. I have come here with my young son to surrender to you. I am willing to offer you the whereabouts of all the cattle, sheep and iron ore in our tribe. I only ask you to spare the rest of our people." She leaned over and knelt on the ground. The Qiang people following behind her also knelt down.
"Captain Hou, Shao should have surrendered but then rebelled. This shows that most people in the Shaoliang tribe are cunning. Accepting them may only cause trouble in the future." He Xin said to Xie Chen.
Xie Chen thought for a moment and said, "Killing the prisoners is unlucky. Let's return them to the Huatu tribe and let Huawei take care of them."
As soon as Lin Shuge heard it, he knew what he was going to do. "What Zhongxuan said makes sense. Besides, they are all old, weak, women and children. Why should we add to the killing?"
He Xin nodded upon seeing this, and Xie Chen said loudly: "Let's take a rest and go back to Pingxiang." The soldiers of Dayan were naturally happy.
Xie Chen got on the horse and said to Lin Shuge who was standing next to him, "Brother, let's go home."
It was already dawn in the east, and Lin Shuge looked up at Xie Chen who was riding on his horse. He had starry eyes, sword-like brows, an upright figure, and bloodstains on his face. He should have had a fierce temperament, but when he glanced at him sideways, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
Lin Shuge stretched out his hand to him, and in a trance he had been pulled in front of him. He heard Xie Chen's clear laughter in his ears. He was finally going back.
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