Tibet

The next day, the team set off again. At this time, General Xue Yong of Tiger Ben Lang reported to Li Ye: "Last night, the scouts found that there were knights of unknown origin observing us from a distance. I wonder if they were local herdsmen or horse bandits? But I thought it was a horse." The possibility of banditry is relatively high.”

Li Ye thought for a moment and said, "Put the three hundred cavalrymen guarding the middle section behind!"

Xue Yong was shocked, "Your Highness, in this case, there will be no one to guard the middle section of the camel."

Li Ye sneered and said, "Aren't the soldiers riding camels human beings?"

Only then did Xue Yong react, "I understand, brothers, please don't sleep and be alert at all times!"

Li Ye added: "You can sleep during the day, but you must be extra careful at night, especially at the junction of Suzhou and Ganzhou!"

"I understand the humble position!"

From yesterday's conversation with Suzhou officials, Li Ye keenly deduced that this horse bandit has a very strong tactical level and is by no means an ordinary horse bandit. It should be an army, most likely sent by Uighurs to explore and harass the Hexi Corridor. .

Not only did his own team not scare them away, but they stared at them. Only the army would do this, keep an eye on the main force, and use small things to make big gains.

Li Ye waved again, Fu Er told Xue Yong such and such, such and such, carefully, Xue Yong nodded repeatedly, he knew how to deploy.

For two consecutive days and one night, the scouts found unknown knights moving in the distance, but did not launch an attack.

The next night, the team arrived at a place called Qilipo. This is the junction of Suzhou and Ganzhou. There was originally a garrison, but the garrison is now abandoned.

The team was heading east, and there was a long hillside to the south, more than twenty miles long. The hillside was not high, with the highest point only two feet.

At this time, a group of eight hundred horse bandits had gathered behind the hillside, led by a man with a long scarred face.

This person's name was Mo Hesington, a Uighur captain. Li Ye guessed correctly. They were indeed an elite scout sentry from Uighur, sneaking into the Hexi Corridor to detect intelligence about the Tang army.

But at the same time, out of hatred for the Tang army, they chose the cover identity of horse bandits and brutally killed civilians and caravans in the Hexi Corridor. Although they had only appeared for a few months, they had already killed thousands of people, including They raped hundreds of women to death, and they were extremely cruel and brutal.

This time they found the biggest prey in months, a huge team, with at least 20,000 camels alone, but not many troops. You must know that camels are also very valuable freight livestock on the grassland. If you can Taking away thousands of them will greatly increase the strength of the Huihe army.

Of course, they didn't know that the team in front of them was King Qi's team. If they knew, they would only be more crazy. The camels were not important anymore. Li Ye's head was the trophy that Khan really desired, which was enough to make them the leader of the grassland. The first warrior.

Mohesington stared at the team in the distance. His eyes also fell on the twenty-odd carts. He was a soldier. He keenly discovered that the location of the twenty-odd carts happened to be in the center of the entire team. , that is to say, these carriages are the top priority of the team.

Mohesington was immediately interested. He wanted to know what was in the carriage. Was it a big shot or a priceless treasure?

At this time, a deputy general whispered: "General, those carriages seem to be guarded by cavalry!"

"I saw it, at most a hundred people!"

Mohexington immediately said: "The first army will follow me to grab the carriage, and the second army will pull the camels."

He raised his spear and shouted, "First Army, follow me!"

The deputy general also shouted: "The second army will charge with me!"

The two horse bandit teams rushed up the slope and then ran down the slope, shouting and rushing toward the team within a mile of lightning.

"Woo——"

The trumpet of the Tang Army sounded, and five hundred cavalrymen at the front and rear came to outflank and kill the middle of the team. On the camels in front and behind the carriage, a thousand Tang Army soldiers were ready with crossbows raised, aiming at the rapidly approaching cavalry.

Li Ye was also riding on a majestic war horse, with his panlong bow hanging across the horse, and holding a Taihang bow in his hand. This was a bow given to him by his grandfather Pei Fang. It was a treasure bow left by his ancestor Pei Xingyan, which had three stones. It is said to be capable of shooting through the rock walls of Taihang Mountain, hence the name Taihang Bow.

Li Ye stared at the horse bandits with squinted eyes. Under the moonlight, a horse bandit kept waving his spear and ran in front of the team. Although he could not see his face clearly, Li Ye could feel his momentum. He should It's the opponent's leader.

Li Ye drew out two wolf-toothed arrows, one arrow was bitten in his mouth, and the other was placed on the bowstring. Suddenly he galloped, stabbing the bow diagonally like a full moon, and shot two consecutive arrows at the opponent's leader, the arrows were fast. Like lightning, he was in front of the other party in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Li Ye suddenly saw the other person's face clearly, and there was a long scar on the left side of his face.

Mohesington suddenly felt an arrow coming towards his face. The speed was too fast. He instinctively shook his head. The first arrow missed his vital point and hit his left ear, sending the ear flying out. , before he could scream, the second arrow was already in front of him, and he could no longer dodge it.

"Poof!" The arrow hit the center of the eyebrow, and the arrow came out through the brain, bringing out a stream of blood. Mohexington's vision went dark, he opened his mouth wide, and fell straight down from the horse. He was killed on the spot, but his body was dragged by the horse. Keep running.

"Whoosh -" A rocket soared into the sky, and a bright red light streaked across the night sky.

This was the signal to attack. The soldiers of the Tang Army who were riding horses and hiding behind the camels raised their crossbows and fired arrows together. The arrows were like rain, and they shot at the horse bandits dozens or even a hundred steps away. The horse bandits were caught off guard and fell off their horses one after another. .

Li Ye had rich experience fighting against nomadic cavalry. He knew that only when the enemy was caught off guard the first time, the bow and crossbow could show off its power and kill the enemy. However, if the enemy was prepared for the second round, they would hide under the horse's belly. , the lethality of the crossbow will be greatly weakened, and you must fight against it at this time.

Li Ye shouted, "Kill!"

A thousand Tang army cavalry galloped out, wielding their spears to kill the enemy.

Li Ye also rode his horse into the enemy group. His dragon's spear was like the scythe of death. Wherever it passed, human heads rolled, limbs were broken, blood spattered, and corpses of the horse bandits were scattered all over the ground.

The horse bandits who snatched the camels also encountered 500 Tang Army cavalry who had returned. The two sides started a fierce battle. Soon, another group of 500 cavalry arrived. The horse bandits could not withstand it and began to turn around and run away.

But what the horse bandits didn't expect was that another thousand Tang Army cavalry appeared on the slope. These were Li Ye's cavalry deployed on the periphery. They wanted to kill the horse bandits without giving them a chance to escape.

"Woo--Woo--"

The encirclement horn sounded, and three thousand cavalry surrounded the remaining more than 300 horse bandits from three directions. Li Ye issued an order to kill them all, leaving no one alive.