Chapter 50, Huqi Youshoot
Just as Zu Zhao led Zu Ji, Gongsun Long, Han Dang and others to chase the fleeing riders, the group of horsemen who had been circling around before suddenly changed direction and turned straight back to this side. Before approaching the battlefield where the children of the ancestral family fought with the thieves, they gradually slowed down their horse speed, took out their bows one by one, and shot a rain of arrows through the downhill slope of the high terrain.
Only the sound of bowstrings one after another was heard, and the fluttering arrows followed.
In the dark, a dense arrow net fell from the sky, and I didn't care whether there was anyone under the cover of the arrow net!
Zu Ke, Zu Li and other experienced Zu children immediately identified the roaring sound from the sky. They struggled to get out of the immediate battle and raised their voices to warn other children around them.
"Arrow attack, hide quickly!"
"The Hu man is back. The Hu man is shooting arrows. Be careful, everyone."
Although warnings come one after another, few people can really react. Many young and energetic children are fighting with thieves holding farm tools. At this moment, not to mention that they have no extra mind to listen to the warning, even if they hear the warning, they can't react immediately.
A round of arrow attacks, the originally fierce battlefield suddenly calmed down.
Those who couldn't avoid fell to the ground, covered their wounds and rolled and cried; while the children of the ancestral family were equipped with mounts, and not only were they the first to be hit by the arrow, but they could not even avoid sitting down. The frightened pony is out of control, or the injured person who falls off the horse or tramples on the ground.
However, after all, the number of Hu riders is not large. No matter how fierce the arrow is, the effect of the arrow attack of more than 40 people is very limited. Just as the early ancestors ordered to shoot arrows on the hill, the number of children of the ancestral family and the Zhang brothers is far more than Hu Qi, but there are only a few thieves who really shot them, and most of them are just injured. In addition, most of the ancestral family members are equipped with armor. Even if they are shot down, there are not many children, and most of the injured can maintain the ability to continue to fight.
On the contrary, the thieves who were entangled with everyone increased their casualties after this arrow attack. These flat-headed people not only have no armor, but even a slightly thick clothing in the winter, which easily caused major damage to the arrow front. Many of the dead who were hit by the arrow lay on the ground crying, shouting and begging for mercy, and the still able actors also took the opportunity to escape.
Zu Ke and Zu Li realized that the Hu people were going to kill a pistol. They did not have any positive ideas about encircling the ordinary people in front of them, but because they had earlier declared that they would not let go of a thief. On the other hand, it was also because of these thieves fighting, so they continued to consume here. At this time, the real thieves tried to counterattack. Of course, they could distinguish the priorities and immediately summoned all their children to prepare to fight against Hu Qi.
"Never mind these little thieves, they will all come together!"
"The thieves dared to cross the border and get involved, and today they will never come back."
"The children of the ancestral family obeyed the order and attacked the Hu thief."
These orders came from the chaotic scene, and all the ancestral children and rangers quickly reacted. They no longer paid attention to the farmers who begged for mercy and cried, and turned their horses and moved closer to several elders. After a while, fifty or sixty horses gathered on the outer wasteland.
"All are listed to prevent the thieves from shooting arrows again!"
"Prepare to meet the enemy!"
A group of knights lined up in a linear formation, holding long weapons in their hands and ready to charge.
Sure enough, the thief who was rapidly approaching in the distance was followed by another round of arrow rain. However, this time, the ancestors had been prepared for a long time, and everyone waved long weapons to block. After all, the arrows that really shot in front of them were just scattered. Even if the sky is deep and you can't see the direction of the arrow clearly, swinging the blade at will is enough to tilt it. No matter how bad it is, there is iron armor front protection on your body.
When the Hu riders approached a certain distance, Zu Ke held up the weapons in his hand and roared to greet the children to launch a charge.
"Welcome to the enemy, rush!"
"Kill!"
The knights who set up their positions early responded with the roar and shouted to urge the horses to charge.
Although Hu Qi has a terrain advantage, he doesn't care about the cheapness of the well-equipped ancestors.
In the north and south of the wilderness, the two riders are facing each other head-on, and they both roar like tearing the world from each other's throats. Before the Buddha really fights, they will not even make any concessions.
However, when the ancestors were ready to meet each other, the Hu cavalry team facing the front was the same. However, before the two teams approached, the leading Hu Qi shook the whip and led the team to suddenly turn. Not only that, while turning and slowing down the horse, they pulled bows and arrows one by one. At such a close distance, they did not use ejection as before, but directly shot at the facade.
Although the arrow distance of flat archery is short, the arrow speed is extremely fast and the accuracy is relatively high.
The knights of the ancestral family did not expect that these Hu people, who had a terrain advantage, dared not launch a hedge. What's more, I didn't expect that the other party would launch an arrow attack, so abruptly collided with the arrow net that came to his face. Seven or eight children fell to the ground by an arrow. Most of them were not directly hit. On the contrary, the enemy arrow hit the mount and tripped and fell off the horse.
"Rat generation, bullying too much!"
"Chasing, let the thief pay for the blood!"
The knights gritted their teeth and chased fiercely. For the men in the north, riding and shooting is not difficult. Hu Qi can disturb with riding and shooting, and they can also fight back. Unfortunately, this time, everyone is equipped with long weapons, and they are not equipped with special stamen and saddles like Zu Zhao. There is no way to place weapons in their hands during the sprinting process, so that they will not lose the weapons and take the bow and shoot. Therefore, he can only bravely pursue with horsepower.
Hu Qi circled around and continued to run north.
The wilderness in the north is undulating and hilly, which is not easy for each other.
However, Hu rode in front, and the knights of the ancestral family could more or less show active and passive. What's more, this team of horsemen is obviously good at terrain, and every time they run up the hill, they will turn around and shoot a few arrows. Although it can't hit the knight behind him every time, it also causes a lot of trouble for everyone in the rear.
"Does the thief dare to fight head-on, only hurt people with hidden arrows?"
Zu Ke on the horse's back was furious. While roaring, he desperately beat the blood-stained mount and urged the horse to go quickly. Although most of the blood on the horse came from the thief, it also had several injuries. At this time, it continued to run around and showed a difficult state.
After chasing for a while, Hu Qi repeatedly turned back and fired arrows, causing more than a dozen people to fall from horses. Some of these knights who fell from the horse can climb back on horseback, some have broken bones in decline, and a few have been injured by arrows or injured on horseback.
The way the knights of the ancestral family were led by the nose by Hu Qi was full of fire. Some children simply threw down their weapons and took out their bows to fight back. However, due to the limitations of the terrain and the fact that Hu Qi are running forward, they are chasing in the rear, and the results are very limited.
Zuli, who has been in the field for years, soon realized that something was wrong. He knows that what the nomads are best at is this tactics to disturb the enemy. When the enemy advances, they retreat. When they retreat, they attack with arrows. When the enemy retreats, they advance. When they enter, they chase with arrows. If you continue to pursue, sooner or later, you will fall into such a predicament. If you haven't fought with the thief head-on, your vitality will be greatly damaged.
What's more, the son who fell from the horse after being attacked by arrows from the beginning said something unpleasant, but it was a good thing to die in battle. Once you are injured, especially seriously injured, and even with the mount, it will become a burden. Whether it is attack or retreat, if Hu Qi takes the opportunity to take care of the wounded, it will only hurt more people. If Hu Qi pursues them regardless of the wounded, he can only watch these children be killed, which will definitely become a lifelong heartache.
"You can't chase any more. Hurry back and join others."
Zuli hurriedly shouted to the people around him. When some children heard the shout, they immediately passed on to the left and right.
However, Zu Ke and others, who ran to the front, were still eager to chase the horse forward.
Zuli and other children greeted several times in the rear, but there was still no response from these people. Fearing that these people were trapped alone, he had no choice but to tell a few children to go back to pick up the wounded on the way, and he continued to follow up with the rest of the children.
At the same time, the fire in the southern woods finally broke out.
Zuling slowly walked out of the forest with more than 50 knights, but at this time, most of the children of the Zu family and Zhang brothers had tracked Hu Qi away, and they could not see clearly at night, but there were still more than a dozen people shaking in the east. He quickly led the team over. After the meeting, he found that it was Zhang Yu and Zu Fan who led several knights to take care of the wounded. There were five or six people crouching not far from these people.
Zu Fan took over the ancestral mausoleum and told that not long ago, everyone fought with the thief here. The five or six people crouching were the thief who were captured. Half of the other thieves died on the spot, and the other half fled in the chaos.
Zuling hurriedly asked, "Where are the eldest sons?"
Zu Fan was full of distress. He looked to the northeast and said, "The eldest son chased the thieves on horseback, and several guests from Aji and Gongsun's family followed him. Uncle Li and Uncle Ke took the brigade north to chase another wave of Hu thieves. They have been chasing for a long time, and now they don't know what's going on.
Zu Ling immediately frowned and said in surprise, "Why are there more thieves?"
Shicai was responsible for creating momentum in the south. After entering the forest, he was careful. During the whole process, he did not meet a thief. Naturally, he did not know anything about Hu Qi.
Zu Fan was also surprised and asked, "Uncle Ling didn't know? Didn't you meet anyone from the county government before?
Zuling shook his head and said, "In the evening, the eldest son sent someone to pass it on, and only said that the meritorious Cao of Zhi County came. But they didn't walk from the south. The people sent by the eldest son didn't say that there was Hu Qi in the forest.
Zu Fan sighed, "Maybe time is tight and I don't have much to say. Bao was harmed by the black arrow thief, and only then escaped from the forest many horse thieves, half of whom were dressed as Hu people. It seems that this matter must involve Qianghu.
Zur Ling pondered for a while and also felt that the matter was quite strange. However, at present, he can't care about his nonsense. Zu Zhao, Zu Li, Zu Ke and others have made contact with the thief for a while. He has just arrived, which is really a big deal. Immediately, he discussed with Zu Fan and Zhang Yu, leaving ten people to take care of the wounded and prisoners. Zu Fan took ten people east to find the eldest son, and Zhang Yu led people north to help Zu Li and Zu Ke.
After the agreement, the three immediately began to act.
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