The huge horse's hooves left imprints on the loess, and were soon covered by those who came after them.
Akobi, who retreated to the ditch aside, looked at his father riding past with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
Almi, who was on a mission, also saw his son, but he did not stop attacking.
"Akobi, I, I think I saw Uncle Almi." The boy next to him pointed at Almi's back and shouted.
Akobi nodded, tears already falling down.
It turns out that what those businessmen said was true, Enke is still alive!
At the same time, the lower-class Qiang people hiding in the ditch also recognized their 'captured' family members and friends.
Seeing them wearing military uniforms and looking heroic, many people were stunned on the spot...not understanding what was going on.
Fortunately, Amir and others quickly gave the answer.
They did not attack ordinary herdsmen, but specifically targeted nobles.
There are still four words in his mouth that are repeated over and over again: 'Those who surrender will not be killed', but in action, he shows no mercy to the nobles.
After gunshots were fired, the White Tiger Army wearing white tiger armor and stomach followed closely behind.
Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Hou Cheng each led 500 men into the enemy formation to clear the battlefield for the vanguard army.
Those nobles who are not dead will be killed with a knife when they meet, and those who struggle to resist will be killed with a shot.
Amidst the sound of horse hooves, the lower-class Qiang people hiding in the ditch and unable to restrain themselves were completely ignored.
There were even women who had no time to hide in the ditch. When the White Tiger Army encountered them, they would take a detour instead of crushing them directly.
This scene fell in the eyes of many people, including Akobi and his friends.
In the past few days, they have become accustomed to seeing nobles mercilessly whipping civilians. In a situation like the one just now, let alone running them over, if the noble men were unhappy, they would arrest the woman as a model and use all kinds of torture to coerce her. They work well.
Akobi's three views are being subverted. If he still believed in the king's words before, now, his mind is blank. What he sees and hears is completely different, especially the living Enke. Killed like the king said.
Akobi bravely stood up and looked in the direction where the White Tiger Army was charging.
If I remember correctly, there was the camp of a certain nobleman. It was said that that man was the king's biological brother.
Akobi is illiterate and doesn't know how to respectfully address the king's younger brother.
However, at this moment, he suddenly smiled.
Because he saw Enke's figure appearing in his field of vision, waving his hands towards him excitedly.
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"After the vanguard army retreats, the second and third battalions take over the battlefield. Don't kill those who can be captured. These are valuable labor forces."
Gao Shun raised the halberd in his hand, picked away a Qiang noble who dared to spit at him, and shouted back.
After receiving the order, the vanguard army immediately withdrew from the battlefield, and Zhang Liao and Hou Cheng rushed into the camp with their respective battalions.
Anyone who dares to resist will be killed with a single blow, and there is no need to defend at all. The weapons of the Qiang people are not enough to break through their armor and stomach.
As for those who knelt down to beg for mercy, they opened a wide net and gathered everyone outside in an open space.
Gao Shun walked to a commanding height, looked at the endless stretch of tents to the west, and frowned: "Why is there no movement on the other side?"
The place they captured was just the front line for the Qiang people to set up a blocking zone. Most of the people gathered here were the lower class Qiang people, just like the corvees before the Han Dynasty. These people were mainly responsible for building various fortifications.
The real main force of the Qiang people is still two or three miles away, where the most elite troops of the Qiang people are gathered.
It stands to reason that with such a big movement happening here, the Qiang people should immediately send someone to help.
However, the imagined army did not appear, which made Gao Shun a little confused.
Soon, the news that this place had been captured spread back.
About half an hour later, the real main force of the White Tiger Army arrived.
The first person to take the lead was Liang Wang Lu Fengxian.
On both sides of the road, there are many scenes of separation and reunion. Seeing Lu Bu's arrival, everyone knelt down to worship and recited blessings.
Looking at this scene, Lu Bu couldn't help but curl up with a proud smile, his vanity was greatly satisfied.
Arriving at the rear to join Gao Shun, Lu Bu frowned when he learned that the main force of the Qiang people had not made any movement.
"Hahaha, you must be afraid of us." Hao Meng got off his horse and said with a smile.
Lu Bu and others felt the same way. However, there were many situations where they avoided fighting and it was not ruled out that the opponent might have some back-ups.
Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao standing aside and said in a deep voice: "Send people immediately to consolidate the defenses."
Zhang Liao clasped his fists in response, turned around and immediately went to make arrangements.
Lu Bu looked at Gao Shun and Hou Cheng again and said, "Try to call for a formation, but I don't believe they are really going to be a coward."
Gao Shun and Gao Shun clasped their fists and saluted, and rushed over without any hesitation.
Seeing this scene, Guan Yu, who was standing on one side, couldn't sit still.
"Your Highness, Guan has something that may help His Highness find out the details of the Qiang people."
"oh?"
Lu Bu turned around in surprise.
Guan Yu clasped his fists and explained: "Before my third brother left, he left a strange object for Guan to use temporarily. This object is called: Sky Eye!"
Lu Bu was startled for a moment, then exclaimed: "Yun Chang actually has a celestial eye?!"
The so-called Sky Eye has not always been a secret, especially those of the original Longshan Army, White Tiger Army, etc., as long as they have cooperated with the secret guards, they all know the existence of the Tiangang Divine Weapon's Sky Eye, and have witnessed its magical ability with their own eyes.
Guan Yu cupped his fists and saluted, then looked towards Liao Hua who was not far away.
As soldiers who came to Lu Bu with Guan Yu, Liao Hua and others were the only people Guan Yu could trust here.
Liao Hua ran over holding a small box.
After Guan Yu took it, he said with a smile: "The search range of this Sky Eye is only ten miles in radius. Lord Wei just rewarded it to my third brother."
Lu Bu smiled awkwardly when he heard this.
The gift Wei Cheng gave to Zhang Fei was not something he could covet, otherwise Wei Cheng would not be a good person if the news reached his ears.
Guan Yu glanced sideways at Lu Bu and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for the sake of gaining more military glory, he would not be willing to take out the Sky Eye so quickly.
It can be seen from Lu Bu's personnel arrangement just now that his status in Lu Bu's heart is lower than that of Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others.
Thanks to their merits, Lu Bu is sticking to them. It's hard to say when it will be his turn.
Therefore, Guan Yu had no choice but to fight for opportunities by himself.
At this time, Guan Yu had already taken out the Sky Eye, and it turned out to be a DJI mini3 pro.
Seeing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He had seen the Sky Eye several times, but this was the first time for him to have such a close contact.
However, Guan Yu had no intention of giving the Sky Eye to Lu Bu for inspection. Instead, he directly followed the steps and activated the Sky Eye into the sky.
Soon the picture was displayed on the screen, and a group of people gathered behind Guan Yu, looking at it "fascinatingly".
Lu Bu was about to speak.
Hao Meng suddenly exclaimed: "There is someone over there!"
Guan Yu also frowned, looked up at the Beihe Qiang Sea in the southeast, and said in a deep voice: "The Qiang people are encircling along the coast."
Lu Bu recovered from the shock of Tianyan, also looked at the sea blocked by the reed hillside, and sneered: "You came just in time."
Hao Meng asked Guan Yu: "Brother Yun, can you fly closer to see their armaments?"
Guan Yu nodded and controlled the drone to fly slowly towards the coast.
The high-definition pixel head immediately transmitted the picture back. Guan Yu frowned and said: "There are probably nearly ten thousand people, all of them archers... No, their target is our rear."
In the picture, nearly ten thousand Qiang people on horseback did not approach them, but rushed towards the rear along the coastline.
When Lu Bu and others heard this, they couldn't help but frown.
Hao Meng sneered: "These Qiang people know some tactics, but they actually want to cut off our supplies, hahaha."
Lu Bu also sneered and said nonchalantly: "Leave it to Zang Ba and the others for a mere ten thousand people. Forget it, I'd better send someone to inform them so as not to be caught off guard."
Hao Meng chuckled lightly and cupped his fists in response.
Guan Yu continued to control the drone and flew towards the Qiang camp.
Looking down from a high altitude, there are also countless stretching tents.
But one thing is very clear. Apart from the 10,000 cavalry, the Qiang people seem to have made no other movements.
Some people speculated: "The Qiang people probably want to cut off our supplies so that we can retreat in the face of difficulties."
This statement is recognized by most people. After all, the Qiang people experienced several wars last year and suffered heavy losses.
Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Since they want to play, let's play with them."
Hao Meng chuckled and said, "Your Highness wants to..." He made a gesture.
Guan Yu's eyes lit up, because that was the gesture for shooting the Thunder Dragon Cannon, and he looked at Lu Bu expectantly.
And Lu Bu did not disappoint him, saying: "That's right, who can't cut off supplies? Let's take action, Yun Chang, I'll trouble you this time. In terms of large-scale lethality, we still have to rely on artillery."
Guan Yu cupped his fists and saluted, and promised excitedly: "Your Highness, don't worry, Guan will definitely live up to his mission."
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"Eat, eat quickly."
Amir smiled and said to his son.
Akobi held a meat skewer and his mouth was full of oil as he ate. The spices were mixed with a lot of fine salt, and the roasted lamb was charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
"Enke, you eat too." Akobi did not forget his father and handed over the remaining half of the mutton skewers.
Amir was not pretentious. The mutton he was given was only one pound, which was enough to make a big kebab. The father and son each had half of it.
After biting into a piece of sizzling and oily meat, Amir took out a wine bottle from his arms and handed it to Akobi while eating.
Akobi took the flask and was attracted by its exquisite appearance. He touched it and exclaimed: "Is this made of cowhide?"
Amir laughed and said, "Yes, if you like it, I'll give it to you."
"Enke, will the Han people really treat us well?" Akobi took a sip of the spicy wine and raised his head and asked.
Amir smiled. This question had popped up countless times when he was captured last year.
He handed the last piece of mutton to his son, nodded and said: "Yes, there, we don't have to worry about winter clothes, nor do we have to give the fat sheep that we finally raised to the nobles for a little salt. The Han people are very good to us." good."
Amir touched his son's head and comforted him: "Maybe you won't be used to it at first. Believe me, it will get better gradually. And, there is good news that I need to let you know."
Akobi was tearing the mutton apart, stuffing small pieces into his mouth and chewing them. Hearing this, he asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Amir chuckled and said, "You are going to have a brother or sister soon!"
"Brother, sister?" Akobi looked confused, paused, and suddenly exclaimed: "Amu is not dead, too?"
"Hahaha, yes, your Eminem is not dead either, not just her, but basically everyone who stayed in the tribe is still here." Amir smiled heartily.
Akobi's eyes were burning. He always thought that Eminem was gone. "It's great, it's great..." The boy burst into tears.
The same scene was played out all over the camp. After learning that their family members were still alive, many people even danced around the campfire.
at this time.
Someone suddenly pointed to the mountains to the west and shouted: "Look, there's a mountain fire!"
Amir's expression changed, and he searched around for traces of his friend Tata, only to realize that Tata had disappeared at some point.
"It's artillery!" Amir said with a complicated expression as he looked at the burning place.
Akobi was stunned for a moment, not understanding what artillery was, but facing the soaring fire, his bright eyes were filled with fear.
It can strike fear into people's hearts from dozens of miles away.
Not to mention the people who are there.
Burning pastures, scattered cattle, sheep and horses, thunder falling from time to time, and flames that were so weird that they couldn't be extinguished with water.
All this caused deep fear and helplessness among the Qiang people who were still in the ignorant and uncivilized stage.
Some people were engulfed in fire, some were unfortunately blown several meters away, some were pierced through the abdominal cavity by flying broken wood, some were stabbed to death by their sleeping companions as enemies, and various ways of death were constantly being performed here.
The desperate Qiang nobles were planning how to maximize their profits. Some proposed to escape, while others proposed to surrender.
There are still people who are unwilling to give up, shouting: 'Fight the Han to the bitter end. '
No one paid attention to this hot-headed man, and the huge Qiang camp was instantly divided into two factions.
There are only a small number of people who escape, and not everyone has the courage to make a comeback and the confidence to escape.
The people who stayed basically chose to surrender. They were betting that the business travelers they exposed as slaves were not telling lies.
They were betting that they would also receive preferential treatment from the Han people and even retain the dignity of the nobility.
But this is not the case.
Lu Bu is not a fool. He will only treat those who are oppressed and save them from years of oppression and exploitation.
What Lu Bu wants is the gratitude of mortals, not the exchange of benefits from nobles.
Therefore, the outcome of these nobles has been determined long ago.
The official road from Baihu City to Luoyang, the divine capital, is the place where their bones are buried. Building roads and bridges is their future mission.
If not.
This matrix of artillery in the sky was their final farewell.
...On April 19, the White Tiger Army won its first battle!
