A battlefield.
The escort soldiers in other places have begun to chase the fleeing Hegel cavalry everywhere.
But here, the confrontation is still going on.
Seven or eight personal guards guarded Gebatu firmly behind him, holding scimitars and looking at the guards who had surrounded them.
And the escort guarding them was none other than the third battalion of the Fifth Army under Sun Yun.
Seeing that the surrounding Hegel cavalry were completely defeated, a look of despair appeared on the face of Gebatu, who was in the middle of the protection.
Although the personal guards were still blocking Gebatu's path, they no longer had hope in their eyes.
They knew that there was only one way for them to die.
Today should be their last day in this world.
This is indeed the case. Seeing that other comrades have ended the battle and are chasing the broken soldiers everywhere to obtain military supplies, but their battalion is still confronting these Tatars, some soldiers of the Fifth Army have long been unable to bear it. Living.
A veteran of the escort army saw that the guard in front of him seemed to be in a daze, and he immediately winked at the subordinate behind him.
The subordinate immediately understood, nodded slightly, and slowly moved forward.
step! Two steps! Three steps!
The guard, who was in a trance just now due to the collapse of the brigade, suddenly felt something was wrong. Why did the southerners across from him suddenly get so close? When he realized something was wrong, he just wanted to make a move, but the opponent had already launched an attack!
"Wang Dali takes action!"
Yang Wei shouted loudly, stepped forward decisively in three or two steps, and with a series of smooth movements, he smashed the throat of the bodyguard who had not yet recovered!
Wang Dali, who was cooperating on the side, quickly picked up two long axes and swung them to the left and right, and the guards on the left and right subconsciously dispersed to the side.
At this moment, a man as strong as a calf suddenly jumped out from behind Wang Dali, and at a speed that was not suitable for his size, he rushed through the encirclement of the Tatar guards and returned to the center. Gebatu rushed over without reacting!
This sudden change immediately caused chaos on the field. The guards who reacted wanted to turn around and kill Li Erniu who rushed over, but the other guards and soldiers were not vegetarians either.
Seeing someone heading straight for the enemy chieftain, Dangjie started to cooperate and swarmed up to get entangled with the personal guards, dragging them back one after another.
Li Erniu, with the help of his team, broke through the guard circle of the Tatar cavalry, and with the help of other soldiers in the same camp, he rushed in front of Gebatu as if there was no obstacle!
Being able to become the khan of the Hegel tribe, Gebatu was naturally not a soft-footed shrimp. Seeing someone rushing over, his target was directly towards him, and he was immediately aroused.
He picked up the scimitar and roared towards Li Erniu!
Even if he died, he would show the other party how powerful their Hegel warriors were!
Sonorous!
As the Khan of the Hegel tribe, the weapons in his hands are naturally not ordinary weapons, but magical weapons that are said to be made of special metals found in the Western Regions.
At this moment, it collided with the long-handled ax in Li Erniu's hand, but he didn't lose at all.
After a collision, the two quickly turned around, one of them slashed backwards, and the other raised his knife to block!
There was another collision, gold and iron clashed together, Gebatu couldn't help grinning, and felt his hands were shaking slightly!
This southern man has so much strength!
With a secret thought, Gebatu's attention to Li Erniu instantly increased a lot, but Li Erniu didn't give him time to think. If he missed a hit, he would try again!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The long ax struck hard with a powerful and heavy blow. Gebatu could only rely on the special material of the scimitar in his hand to be strong enough, and gritted his teeth to receive all the attacks.
A whole ten axes!
In just a dozen breaths, Li Erniu struck Gebatu ten times in a row!
The blow caused his jaw to burst open, and a trickle of blood dripped down his arm onto the snow, staining the ground with red blood stains. On this snowy night, the unusual scarlet color stood out!
"That slave chief! If you don't catch me quickly, if the beating continues, do you believe that your Grandpa Li can directly chop your hands to pieces?!"
Li Erniu chuckled, threw down the long ax in his hand and then caught it firmly, with a relaxed and happy face. It could be seen that the ten axes just now did not consume much energy on his part, and he was obviously still able to do it with ease.
At this time, the remaining eight or nine Tatar guards were finally surrounded and killed by other soldiers of the Fifth Army. If it were not for the purpose of capturing this slave chief alive, these eight or nine people would have been hacked to death by them. Now, how can we delay it until now?
Finally, Gebatu was the only one left.
The surrounding guards and soldiers gathered around, but they did not rush forward. Instead, they formed a circle with smiles. In the middle of the circle were Gebatu and Li Erniu.
Some people with bad taste actually shouted hello.
"Hey brothers, how much more can this slave chief hold up to the two Niu brothers? If you lose the bet, you will have to practice for seven more days!"
"I bet five axes!"
"You are so petty! After all, you are a slave chief. You should be able to hold on for ten more times!"
"Then I'll bet fifteen times!"
"Thirteen strikes!"
A group of soldiers opened the handicap and called out the number of times they guessed.
Li Erniu, who was in the field, looked at the comrades around him acting like this, and shook his head helplessly, but did not say anything more. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his hand holding the ax tightened a little more.
Life in the army is boring, and we have just experienced a battle. It is a pleasure for everyone to relax now. No one will care when they have won a big victory and have no worries.
Without looking at the military commander Sun Yun who was looking aside, he also came over after arranging some finishing matters. He was yelling outside that he would bet fifteen times?
Li Erniu didn't care, but the other person surrounded by him didn't think so.
Being surrounded by a group of guards, Gebatu's eyes suddenly turned fierce!
He couldn't understand the official language of the Song Dynasty at all, so he naturally didn't understand what the southern soldiers around him were talking about, but judging from their demeanor, they didn't say anything nice. They were probably laughing at him.
And judging from the current situation, they obviously did not intend to surround and kill them, but let themselves have a one-on-one duel with the man opposite.
Very good, just what he wanted!
If the other party swarms up, there is no doubt that he will be killed instantly without any resistance. Since the other party now wants to challenge the southerner opposite, he must take him down with him even before he dies. Let these southerners see how powerful their Hegel warriors are!
Without much hesitation, Gebatu roared and swung the scimitar in his hand towards Li Erniu.
Li Erniu took his time, retreated slightly to avoid the blow, and then slashed Huashan with force, then turned from defense to offense again and struck at Gebatu.
It’s like going back in time!
The scene just now happened again.
Li Erniu's attack was swift and heavy. Gebatu was beaten so hard that he was unable to fight back and barely resisted Li Erniu's attack.
After another fourteen blows, Gebatu felt that his hands were weak.
At this moment, Li Erniu on the opposite side let out a long roar and then struck down again with an ax without reservation!
Gebatu almost formed a muscle memory and subconsciously raised the scimitar to block it!
But this time, he didn't completely block it!
Sonorous! Ding!
There was a dull violent sound, and Gebatu's arm only heard a click. The bones were suddenly broken under Li Erniu's attack, and the scimitar in his hand was carried away by the force.
The guards and soldiers who were watching the battle were almost hit and quickly raised their shields to block, thus avoiding the disaster.
After the bones in both arms were broken, Gebatu felt a sharp pain belatedly, wailed fiercely, and fell to the ground.
Li Erniu retracted his ax and stepped forward slowly, stepped on Gebatu's chest, and sneered: "Not bad, he has carried my twenty-five axes, he is considered a man!"
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Soon, Gebatu, who had no ability to resist, was tied up by a group of guards. As for his injuries, the military doctors in the army simply treated him. Whether his hands can recover in the future is another matter, but at least he will not die. people.
The Gebatu scimitar, which was made of special metal and could collide head-on with the long ax made of Bailian iron in the hands of the guards, was also put away, and was ready to be taken back to Yunzhou County with the Tatar chief to present prisoners to the prince. .
At the end of the battle, after counting the casualties and results, the escort quickly cleaned up the battlefield and stationed themselves at the mouth of the valley where Hegel's troops had taken shelter from the wind and snow.
Of course, they also vigilantly placed light and dark sentries several miles away, so that they could respond at any time if there was any movement.
About two hours later, all the soldiers who went out to chase the remaining soldiers and the heavy cavalry led by Guan Ning gradually returned to the camp, and the results of this battle were finally calculated.
In tonight's battle, although they have excellent equipment, casualties are inevitable.
After all, any accident can happen on the battlefield.
According to statistics from the entire army, more than ten people died in the confrontation just now, and there were more than 300 soldiers injured due to various reasons.
Most of these casualties occurred during the initial collision, when the fighting was the most intense. Some soldiers made mistakes because of fear or other reasons because they were fighting hand-to-hand for the first time, resulting in being caught by the opponent. Kill when exposed.
Although this kind of casualty result makes people sad that some people have left, it is also acceptable.
It's normal.
The losses of Hegel's tribe were huge. According to statistics on the battlefield afterwards, Hegel's tribe, which originally had more than 28,000 people left, left nearly 18,000 corpses in the battle just now.
During the subsequent pursuit, thousands more people were overtaken and killed, with the number ranging from 3,000 to 4,000.
This means that the number of Hegel cavalry who finally escaped was about 6,000 to 7,000.
If we exclude those who were injured and could not survive for long and possible mishaps on the way back, I am afraid that the number of people in Hegel's tribe who can go back alive this time will not exceed 5,000!
A total of 50,000 people went out to fight, but less than 10% returned in the end. How cruel this was, but this was what Hegel's tribe deserved, who made them take the initiative to attack Yunzhou County.
This is purely self-inflicted!
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(End of chapter)
