It's late at night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
The Turks living in the Red Wolf tribe had been busy preparing all kinds of forage and winter supplies for the coming severe winter. They were already exhausted by this time.
When the earth fell into darkness, almost all the Turks entered their tents early to have a simple meal. Then snoring broke out and the entire tribe fell into silence.
Over the years, the Turks living on the grasslands have become arrogant! I have long forgotten what the previous generation told me: outside the tribe, we need to set up night watchmen!
Perhaps, in their subconscious mind, the heroic Turkic warriors are invincible! They are the only ones who bully others, no one dares to provoke them!
Even if the recent expedition to the Tang Dynasty suffered some setbacks, it was just a counterattack by the Tang people relying on the city's geographical location, and there were countless things they could do!
This piece of grassland that they have grown and multiplied for several years, whether it was before, now, or in the future, is the world of their Turks! No need to be wary at all.
"Woof woof woof..."
The night was getting darker and darker, and after midnight, suddenly, a burst of rapid dog barking broke the silence of the grassland!
"It's so late, what do you call me! If I call you again, I'll stew you tomorrow!"
The Turkic man sleeping in a nearby tent was awakened by the barking of the dog. He shouted and cursed outside impatiently, then turned over and continued to sleep with his wife in his arms.
"Wangwang...ouch..."
The shepherd dog outside continued to bark wildly, but soon, a cold arrow shot from the darkness accurately penetrated its neck and sank into its belly!
Not to mention, the huge kinetic energy brought by the giant bow with horns directly took the shepherd dog's body to fly high, and finally crossed the sheepfold and hit the sheep inside before stopping!
"BAA Baa baa……"
After being hit by the shepherd dog spraying blood, the frightened sheep in the sheepfold immediately exploded! While shouting in terror, they scattered around crazily. Some strong rams even hit the wooden fence with their bent horns with red eyes!
"No, there's something wrong!" The unusual commotion in the sheepfold finally attracted the attention of the Turks. Several alert men hurriedly picked up their bows and arrows, rushed out of the tent and looked around.
Outside, the night remains dark.
It's just that the solid ground in the past seems to be trembling slightly!
"This... is the cavalry! Are they coming from the horse thieves on the grassland?!" Feeling the shaking ground under their feet, the faces of the Turks who were the first to rush out of the tent suddenly turned pale!
Judging from their years of experience in dealing with cattle and horses, they can tell that this group of cavalry must number no less than a few hundred just by the vibrations of the earth!
Late at night, hundreds of cavalry suddenly charged! If you say that they just came here to ask for a drink of water, you probably wouldn’t believe it!
"Everyone, get up, there are enemies..."
A Turkic man who reacted the fastest shouted in a strong Turkic language and came forward, trying to ring the copper bell hanging on the wooden pole.
But he didn't want to take just two steps, and the elusive long arrow appeared from the darkness again!
This time the arrow shaft, which was as thick as his thumb, shot straight into his chest, and then came out from his back, leaving only a bloody hole the size of a baby's fist!
"Enemy attack!"
"Get up quickly!"
"Fight them!"
When the Turks fell to the ground in a daze, other Turks who woke up also reacted, shouting, or mounting their horses, wanting to fight this unknown enemy!
But soon, a series of explosions plunged them into despair!
The war horse was shocked!
He kicked and rushed out of the horse pen, fled everywhere without hesitation, and finally disappeared into the night!
The tent is on fire!
The tent cloths splashed with oil are the best fuel. When touched by sparks, they turn into huge torches, illuminating the panicked Turks around them.
Cold arrows shot from the dark night, like the hook of death, constantly harvesting fresh life.
Countless Turks fell in the rain of arrows! Many people even die without ever seeing what their enemies look like!
In the midst of the chaos, occasionally some fierce Turks organized a counterattack, but before they could break out of the tribe, they would be instantly wiped out in an explosion!
This can no longer be called a war, but a unilateral massacre! Anyone who steps out of the tent will inevitably be shot! Only by hiding in the tent can one possibly escape the continuous rain of arrows outside.
For a long time, a touch of fish belly white floated in the sky.
The flames that had been burning all night were extinguished, revealing the charred earth underneath and countless corpses crisscrossing the surrounding area.
Xiao Han led the war horse with its hooves wrapped in linen, covered its mouth and nose, and watched from a distance as his men searched the battlefield and applied wounds to the corpses.
On the battlefield, it is too common to encounter people lying in a crowd pretending to be dead, but with one strike, they will have no choice but to go to hell to find the Lord of Hell to continue pretending.
"Master Marquis, we found some Tang slaves among the remaining Turks." Liu Er, with a gloomy expression, strode over from the battlefield and clasped his fists at Xiao Han.
He had just been ordered to collect prisoners. After all, it was impossible for a tribe of thousands of people to all bravely rush out to find someone to fight for! Some who survived by hiding in tents now became their prisoners.
"Gather all the people of Tang Dynasty. If they are willing to stay in the grassland, give them some cattle and sheep, and let them stay! If they are willing to go back with us, we will send them to Shuofang later!" Xiao Han touched the horse's collar and lowered his head. He said to Liu Er.
He didn't want to see the miserable conditions of those prisoners anymore, because he was afraid that he would go crazy again!
Liu Er's expression changed a few times, and he looked like he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just cupped his hands and turned around to leave.
The faint sound of crying came from a distance, followed closely by the angry roars of soldiers, the Turks' begging for mercy, and the unique sound of steel swords cutting through flesh and blood.
Xiao Han, who had turned his back, knew that they would have no prisoners in this battle!
After the war, casualties were counted.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were slightly injured by stray arrows, it was another complete victory!
It's just that none of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had won a great victory could show a smile.
I have witnessed my compatriots being ravaged and trampled by the enemy, living or dying without dignity.
Everyone is holding their breath in their hearts! A deep ill breath!
"Take away all the cattle, sheep and horses, and set fire to the grass and tents here! Let's go!"
Following Xiao Han's order, the fire burned again, and countless cattle, sheep and horses were driven towards Shuofang City by the cavalry.
Originally, according to Xiao Han's idea, these cattle and sheep should be slaughtered on the spot, but Feng Da was reluctant to do so.
He felt that instead of escorting the rescued Tang people, it would be better to send back the cattle, sheep and horses. It would be too wasteful to kill tens of thousands of sheep and throw them on the grassland like this!
