Zu Dabi didn't expect to recite it like this.
After having a hasty meal early in the morning, he led more than 20 soldiers out of Tashan Fort. They first circled the city, then walked east along the trench for more than ten miles, and then turned around and ran towards Xingshan Mountain in the northwest. go.
The heavy snow that fell all day and night made the surrounding areas desolate. The villages and dry forests along the way were all covered with snow, which was knee-deep. The horses could not even run, and even if they tried to run, they could not run fast, nor could they run for long.
Before they could make it ten miles, both men and horses were panting. Zu Dabi looked up to the sky and sighed: "When I was young, with thigh-deep snow, I could walk ten miles in one breath without panting. Now, even riding a horse is so tired that he groans. He Damn it, you can’t do it if you don’t accept it.”
"General, your energy and skill are not old, you can still kill the enemy wearing armor," his subordinates complimented.
Zu Dabi chuckled: "It's always old, but it really doesn't delay me from killing the enemy. Without bragging, it's more than enough to fight two or three Tatars alone."
"That is, that is, the general's majesty is still as strong as before..."
More than twenty riders were joking and walking slowly towards Xingshan. The reason why Zu Dabi wanted to go to Xingshan was because the two armies were about to start a war. It may become the location of the main battlefield. Although he has been here several times, he still wants to take a walk before the war starts to feel at ease.
After traveling for more than ten miles, the outline of Xingshan Mountain was vaguely visible. Zu Dabi slowed down and saw a dry forest not far away, so he dismounted and rested there, relieved his hands while looking at Xingshan Fort in the distance, and his men casually said Said: "I heard that some time ago, the eunuch's men forced their way into Xingshan, defeated the Tatars there, and burned Xingshan again with a fire. It was really tough and refreshing!"
"Not only did they burn Xingshan, I also heard that they attacked a Tatar army in Songshan and captured two leaders. Hehe, it was the ones from our side who surrendered before... cough cough cough..." Several relatives Bing said something when he suddenly realized something and quickly shut up. Zu Dabi snorted: "Ahem, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough. Although I had no choice but to be captured and killed by my own people, then I thought I deserved it. What the eunuch did is to relieve the qi and suit my appetite." After saying this, he got on his horse and headed for Xingshan.
The soldier was slightly worried: "General, that Xingshan Mountain is controlled by the Tatars. We have raided it several times before, but now..."
"Where are you at this time?"
"At this time, it is not safe that there are Tatars moving there. We should be more careful and just wait and see from a distance. Don't go there easily."
"So what if there are Tatars?" Zu Dabi snorted: "If there were, I would just kill them and take credit for them!" Then he turned around and swept away his subordinates: "Why, I feel that I can't carry the sword anymore when I am old. , or should I say that you are timid and scared!"
"I have never been afraid of the Ningyuan Army, let alone the Dog Tartars..." The soldiers were excited. Although they were Zu Dabi's soldiers, they had never surrendered to the Qing court with Zu Dabi. They It's the Guan Ning Army, a group of soldiers promoted from the Guan Ning Army after Zu Dabi was exchanged.
Zu Dabi snorted and looked at Xingshan Fort in the distance with deep eyes.
The wind was blowing and the snow was dense, and the sky was dark and dull. Zu Dabi and his group of more than 20 riders rode slowly. Not long after, they approached Xingshan Mountain two miles away. The outline of the mountain was vaguely visible, but neither the mountains, rocks, trees, or building ruins were Covered by heavy snow, there was a vast expanse of white as far as the eye could see. No birds, no forest animals, and no human beings could be seen.
Walking to the foot of the southeast mountain, there is no way up the mountain. Xingshan Fort originally had two gates, which were the two roads up the mountain, one south and one north. Zu Dabi looked around at the foot of the mountain and thought of going up for a walk, so Going north around the mountain, I plan to go up from the north, and also check if there are any traces of Tatars in the north of Xingshan Mountain.
When the "general" was walking, a soldier in front suddenly shouted and pointed not far ahead. Everyone looked up and saw a piece of horse hoof prints there. They looked forward to a dense forest at the foot of the mountain.
When the Tatars came to explore the horses, Zu Dabi immediately became energetic and started to surround them with a greeting. At this moment, there was movement in the dense forest ahead, and several horses sprang out and fled north along the foot of the mountain!
"Chase, they are Tatars, don't leave any one behind" Zu Dabi shouted, and his men had already chased after them.
"{Haha, today is such a bad day." Zu Dabi couldn't help but laugh. He was thinking about going out for a walk if he didn't bring back some prey. He always felt that his face was not shining. After all, I heard that the eunuch Every time I go out, I get something. I heard that the leader of the thieves, Li Guo, wandered outside Jinzhou City yesterday and killed more than a dozen dogs.
Hey, Zu Er, a lunatic who wants to be strong all his life, how can he let others laugh at him? So while shouting for his men to surround him, he clapped his horses and gave chase.
However, the six Tatars were not so easy to chase. They were nearly a hundred meters apart. At this time, there was snow on the ground, and the horses could not run fast at all. Moreover, the Tatars had superb riding skills, and they were at the foot of the mountain. The conflict will always be kept within a hundred meters.
In this way, he chased for several miles without even touching the opponent's horse's tail. This really made Zu Dabi hold back his anger. He fired several arrows from his bow but all missed. He became even more anxious and couldn't help but curse.
Those Tatars were not only superb in riding skills, but also very experienced. They knew that there was no chance of winning if six against twenty were beaten. As long as they were overtaken and trapped, it was only a matter of time before they met the King of Hell, so they ran away like crazy without looking back. , and kept running along the foot of the mountain instead of running to an open area, knowing that it would be easy to catch up. However, at the foot of the mountain, you can rely on dense forests and rocks to consume the pursuers' physical strength and widen the distance.
The Tatars rode several horses around to the northeast corner of Xingshan Mountain, but still did not flee north. Instead, they headed straight to the west along the foot of the mountain. Zu Dabi behind him became anxious and shouted for his men to shoot arrows. Twenty horsemen shot in succession. The fleeing Tatar cavalry immediately slowed down. In the blink of an eye, they were caught up. They were only twenty or thirty meters away. Zu Dabi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this. He chased and fired rapidly. Just when he was about to catch up, the opponent After returning the arrow, he actually hit several pursuers and horses, which made Zu Dabi furious.
While cursing, I also admired the riding and archery skills of these Tatar soldiers. We chased for nearly two miles, and more than 20 bows failed to shoot a single person. Of course, they hit several of their horses, but the enemy Just don't fight back. If you do, you'll shoot down several of your own people in the blink of an eye. You say it's irritating or not!
Although several people were injured, Zu Dabi caught up with him immediately. Zu Dabi was still excited and shouted to pursue him. He just wanted to kill these Tatars to relieve their anger. At this moment, his own soldiers He also hit an enemy, but it seemed that he missed the vital point. The man couldn't hold off the horse. Zu Dabi was so happy that he slapped the horse on the butt with his knife. The horse galloped up in pain, and the distance between him and the last Tatar suddenly closed. Only a few meters away: "You idiot, you should die." Zu Dabi laughed wildly.
