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 Ashna Tilie's eyes were also fixed on Li Suining.

He held the reins with both hands, sat on the horse, stared at the woman in Xuanpi, and spoke in Chinese every word in a loud voice: "I heard that the Dowager Princess of Dasheng is coming, so I led a heavy army to greet her-"

Shepherd's Purse looked away from the thrown scout's head, with a look of shock in her eyes - they had come all the way to attack the Beidi tribe, and their whereabouts would be exposed, but no one in the army revealed the identity of the princess. How could the people of Beidi be so sure? !

The concubine's raid into Beidi is a secret in the military. Internally, it will affect the morale of the army and the people. Externally, it will attract Beidi's most urgent pursuit... The meaning of killing an ordinary military leader is completely different from that of killing the imperial concubine. No wonder the King of Beidi Although the garrison force was no longer sufficient, the court quickly mobilized no less than five thousand cavalry to intercept!

 In the wind and snow, under the cover of the heavy hood, Li Suining's expression at this moment could not be seen clearly.

"It's really admirable that a woman can cross the desert and fight all the way here..." Ashina Tilie slowly pulled out the long-handled sword on his waist that was suitable for immediate combat. Murderous aura overflowed from the scabbard, and his gaze It's like looking at prey waiting to be slaughtered: "However, the road ahead is not easy, so let the knife in my hand guide you."

"How does a sword know the way? It would be better to use your head to lead the way." Li Suining's voice was slow, and without moving his eyes for a moment, he drew out the spear behind him with his backhand and hung it on the side of the horse.

This dangerous and vicious battle is inevitable.

Ashna Tire raised his sword to kill and gave orders in Beidi language.

 “Kill the enemy!” Shepherd’s Purse shouted, and he and another lieutenant immediately rushed forward with their men.

In the not-so-wide mountain road, the snow on both sides was rustling and falling, shaken by horse hooves and the sound of fighting.

The men and horses from both sides quickly rushed into the other side's camp. In the chaos, human and horse blood spattered, leaving scarlet dents in the snow.

During the fight, Li Suining used his spear to knock off a Beidi cavalryman, and soon he met Ashina Tilie who was charging forward on horseback.

 In just over ten moves, Li Suining knew the difference between high and low.

Ashina Tire's body and sword skills are both sharp, but he is not reckless, and his moves show a lot of experience. This, combined with his tall body and physical strength in his prime, makes him There are almost no weaknesses to be found.

Strength, skills, patience and vigilance are all required, and each move is more lethal than the last. In addition to basic skills, such a state requires at least ten years of hard training day and night, and in addition to this, talent Also indispensable.

The physical quality and living and dietary customs of Beidi people from generation to generation determine that their martial arts talents are better than ordinary people.

During the Battle of Yinshan, Li Suining had seen Cui Jing and Ast De Yuanli fight once. In her opinion, Ast De Yuanli was difficult enough to deal with, but compared to Ast De Yuanli, in terms of personal combat power, she was far behind. Ashna Tire is the most troublesome.

 This is even the most powerful enemy she has encountered in many years of marching.

 And this most powerful enemy, as the two of them fought, fighting with swords and guns, gradually revealed the most turbulent murderous intention towards her.

This murderous intention seems not only to deal with national enemies.

Looking at the pair of gray-blue eyes under the mask, Li Suining began to realize that the real source of the murderous intent was hatred.

This hatred is probably due to her identity—a woman from Dasheng, a princess from Dasheng.

Many years ago, when Ashnatiri was still a boy and his father, the previous khan, was still alive, Ashnatili was a better candidate for the throne than his brother.

 But an "accident" caused him to lose the chance to inherit the throne of Beidi.

That year, Ashina Tilie, who was drunk, was suddenly injured by a ferocious female eagle, his face was disfigured, and he fell seriously ill and fell into a coma after the injury.

 After he woke up, he said some "crazy words", which touched his father's taboo, and he was completely disgusted from then on.

 Since then, his temperament has become gloomy and he rarely appears in public again.

 This is from Li Shang’s memory.

At the beginning of the Beidi invasion, Li Suining handed over Li Shang's former spy in Beidi to Cui Jing to obtain information about Beidi. The information naturally included the status of the Beidi royal family -

Among them, the thing about Ashina Tire is that he was obsessed with martial arts, had a solitary temperament, and seldom interacted with others, but he was still jealous of his brother Beidi Khan. The reason why this fear never turned into a sword was related to the fact that he had no wife and no children. .

 Some people speculate that he contracted the hidden disease when he was injured by an eagle.

The spies reported that he had tortured and killed Chinese women in private.

The so-called hidden disease is probably a demonic obstacle in his heart turned into resentment.

With so many thoughts on his mind for just a moment, Li Suining, who did not dare to be distracted, whizzed with the spear in his hand and stabbed away, almost touching Ashina Tilie's mask.

This shot is a temptation.

As expected, Ashina Tilie, who had almost had his mask removed, suddenly became violent and violent, and his eyes were filled with coldness.

 Chong Yue is dead, but the damage left to him is still there. The ruined face, the missed throne, and the bruises from his youth can never be eliminated in his lifetime.

Although Chongyue died, he did not die in his hands. What's more, Chongyue's death caused Beidi to suffer a great defeat. Although Chongyue died, his inner resentment only increased instead of lessening.

The resentment was like a rotten abscess, corroding every corner of his body over the years.

Today he finally met a Shengren princess again, and to his "surprise", this princess was actually very similar to Chongyue!

The sword wind was fierce and threatening. As he was attacking Li Suining, a long sword appeared and he blocked Ashina Tilie's long sword with a "dang" sound.

 “Don’t even think about hurting His Highness!”

A Dian, who had been ordered to stay behind, rushed out at some point. At this moment, waving his long sword in his hand, his brows furrowed and his expression firm and solemn, he fought back at Ashina Tilie.

A Dian has superb martial arts and amazing strength, but he is not agile enough. He is suitable for fighting in a large army or crushing the opponent with force, but he is not good enough to deal with a powerful enemy with changeable minds alone.

He is able to detect which people are the most dangerous. It is like a natural sense of smell. For example, the Ashina Tire in front of him brings him a very dangerous smell.

 But this intuition did not make A Dian retreat. He was eager to protect Li Suining, and almost ignored him to fight, hoping to block the danger for Li Suining.

 In the melee, Li Suining was surrounded by other Beidi soldiers in an instant, and had to fight hard to tear out the way out, trying to bring A Dian back behind him.

Blood spattered, A Dian's weapon flew out of his hand, and the man leaned back.

Li Suining, who was covered in blood from the killing, broke through the obstacle and galloped forward. Taking advantage of the forward force of the horse, he stretched out a hand to push and support A Dian's back to prevent him from falling off the horse, and at the same time brandished his spear. , stabbing Ashina Tilie who was already approaching.

Ashna Tire did not evade, and the horse was restrained and hoofed up. He suddenly cut off the spear head with a sword. When the horse's hoof fell, he had already approached again. When Li Suining drew his sword and responded, a knife approached from the side. A Dian, whose arm was injured, didn't care much and drove his horse hard into the man's horse. When the man's body deviated, he rushed forward to grab the knife, and the two rolled away together. Fall off the horse.

A Dian sent the knife into the opponent's chest, and the horse's hooves stamped on it. The durian fire rushed out from behind and neighed. A Dian grabbed the durian fire, turned over on his horse, endured the pain, swung the knife with his left arm, and killed several more people with blood. The Beidi Army tried to surround Li Suining.

Li Suining fought with Ashina Tilie several times in close combat, and was injured in several places. The sun in her hand struck the opponent with a long knife. She could only hold on for a moment, and then tried to relieve his strength and avoid his knife.

 But whenever she takes the initiative for a moment, she will definitely take the initiative.

“Knowing that you are outmatched, you still dare to fight!” Ashina Tilie’s eyes were stained with blood and flames. He seemed to be angered by the woman in front of him, but also seemed to be inexplicably excited. His blood was boiling and his murderous intent was even stronger.

Li Suining still hasn’t retired.

She is not defeated. If she retreats, the soldiers behind her will be killed by the sword in vain.

Besides, how can we try again after withdrawing?

　　 Everyone has weaknesses, but the strong often minimize their weaknesses. Knowing yourself and the enemy on the battlefield has always been tested with blood!

"You're trying me..." Ashina Tilie was keenly aware of her purpose. As the swords were facing each other, he looked at those similar eyes, and there was cold irony in his eyes: "Very good, but it's a pity that you didn't meet her again. My chance to fight!"

 The men and horses pursuing her at the other end are approaching, and she has no way out. If they are attacked from both sides, she and her men will all die here today.

He admitted that this Sheng army had some abilities, but this was the battlefield territory of their Khanate, and no Sheng people could leave here alive!

Li Suining, who knew the disparity in combat power between the two sides, should have accepted the result of being buried here - if this place was not in the mountains.

 Seeing that the scouts had not returned, Li Suining had already made a decision.

 She had been surrounded by the probing army of Ashina Tire for many days, and at this point, she knew that there was no way to escape.

 If you can’t avoid it, you can only be forced to fight it.

What Ashna Tire didn’t know was that in this snowy chase between the two sides, there was not only exploration, but also counter-exploration.

 Sheng Jun was forced into the mountain road here. It seemed that he had no choice due to necessity, but in fact it was the result of Li Suining's weighing.

 Including the head-on interception of the road section here, it has also been observed and measured.

 If there is little chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, then try to choose complex terrain and adapt to local conditions.

On the battlefield, even if you cannot win for a while or you are in a desperate situation, you should not be discouraged and passive and let it go. It is the leader's duty to do his best to survive at all times.

Early in the initial melee, Kang Zhi, who was in the middle of the army, had abandoned his horse, waded through the snow, and climbed to a high place on the left side of the mountain road.

The mountain wall on the left side of this section of the mountain road is not high, but it is extremely steep. It is extremely difficult to climb the barren mountain that has not been excavated and stepped on. However, this section of the mountain is relatively the best choice. There is no way to start with other sections of the mountain, even if you can barely climb it. It's hard to get up there.

Even with the help of hooks and claws, the mountain wall was hard and covered with slippery snow. Kang Zhi and others still used their hands and feet together. It took a long time to reach the height with all their strength. Without stopping at all, they ran forward with all their strength, keeping an eye on them. The battle formation below, until reaching the rear of Ashina Tilie, there is no Sheng army to join the melee, but the remaining half of the Beidi army and horses are ready to move - the special feature of the mountain road battle is this, the time to merge into the opponent's battle situation will be Li Suining has been leading people to resist, setting up a line of defense to delay and narrow the scope of the melee between soldiers on both sides.

After spotting the position, Kang Zhi quickly squatted down, used her worn hands to draw the arrow, and suddenly pulled the bow string!

The hundred crossbowmen following her lined up in order and began to fire arrows at the Beidi Army below.

The icy arrow rain fell swiftly along with the equally cold snow, but it fell faster than the snow.

Hundred people could not reach a high place without making a sound. The Beidi Army had already noticed it, but the disparity in terrain determined that they could only suffer death.

Kang Zhi’s arrows were all shot, the bow string was soaked in blood, and her eyes were also blood red.

Beidi soldiers and horses wailed and fell in pieces. Soon some people tried to evacuate. The leader was targeted by Kang Zhi and pierced his head with an arrow.

 But the number of arrows was limited. When everyone's quivers were mostly empty, Kang Zhi ordered the "flying fire" to be lit.

The "flying fire" they carry is gunpowder filled into earthen jars. The earthen jars are specially made and are not large for easy portability. The amount of gunpowder that can be filled is also limited, and the effect of explosion and wounding cannot be easily achieved. In the snow, There is no combustion aid in the ground and it is impossible to start a large-scale fire, but the bombing sound is very scary, enough to cause horses to commotion, and more importantly...

The gunpowder was mixed with not only lime but also poisonous powder.

When fighting Japanese enemies a long time ago, Shen Sanmao had proposed adding poison to gunpowder, but Li Suining refused. It was a smoke screen operation, and the wind direction on the sea was unpredictable. Li Suining did not want to injure himself if the wind direction or the direction of the ship lost control. military situation.

 At this time, it is a land battle. Facing these ferocious aliens, there is no need to worry about the level of means. Survival is the only thing that needs to be considered!

The earthen jar with the fuse was thrown down and exploded among the people and horses in Beidi. Smoke filled the air, people fell over their backs, and there were choking, coughing and screams.

Kang Zhi didn’t give up half-heartedly. She only regretted that there was too little gunpowder she could bring!

 The movement from behind quickly spread to the front and reached Ashina Tilie's ears, causing his face to change drastically and he turned to look at the high place behind him on the left side.

At this time, the soldiers and horses he arranged to pursue at the other end of the mountain road were about to arrive, and the faint sound of horse hooves could be heard.

Hearing the report from the rear, Li Suining immediately gave the order: "All officers and men listen to the order and follow me forward to break out of the encirclement!"

 At the rear are the approaching elite troops who are physically and equippedly equipped, while half of the enemy troops in the front have lost their combat effectiveness.

With the words of "obey the order" and the spirit of perseverance, Li Suining led the most elite generals and A Dian to the front, and the soldiers behind him forcibly cut a **** path.

Before the poisonous smoke in front of them cleared, they covered their mouths and held their breath. The soldiers also used the black cloth that had been tied around the horses' necks and covered their mouths and noses to hit the horses with clank iron hooves, stepping over the fallen horse. The bodies of the Beidi people rushed out of this fatal situation amidst endless wails.

Seeing the situation, Kang Zhi ordered the crossbowmen to evacuate. With the help of ropes and companions above, the crossbowmen slid down one after another. In the confusion, they turned over and jumped onto the fleeing air cavalry, joined their own team, and quickly rushed forward to kill.

Kang Zhi, who took the initiative to wait and see after the break, saw that the Sheng army comrades who were retreating at the rear were being chased and killed by Ashina Tilie unwillingly. Some of them fell off their horses one after another. She decisively stopped the retreat. , turned to draw the bow and let go of arrows.

Even in the hands of a crossbow, it is not an exaggeration to say that Kang Zhi's archery skills are one in a million. Just as she said when she recommended herself to Li Suining, she is the one who uses the skins on her brother's fur coats. Hunted.

She stood on a high place and fired three arrows in succession, knocking three Beidi crossbowmen off their horses.

She had the last two arrows in her quiver, and this time she chose to aim them at Ashna Tire.

But when Kang Zhi narrowed one eye and tried to aim at Ashina Tilie, she was shocked to see that the opponent's arrow had already been aimed at her! (End of chapter)