Chapter 36 Sudden Enemy
Zhang Ruo stared at the killing field not far ahead with a pale face.
Although the total number of people participating in the battle was less than 300, the brutality was far beyond ordinary battles.
Compared with the assassination that Zhang Ruo encountered in the temple earlier, compared with the battle before him, it can only be said to be child's play, just a game.
If Chang Jian, a level 9 expert, was not in their team, and if there were not two level 7 experts, Yuan Rong and Yuan Tong, in their team, they would definitely lose.
Currently, the only people guarding Zhang Ruo are Linghu Zhishu and Wu De.
The rest all participated in the battle.
Seeing Chang Jian finally kill the two barbarian chiefs who besieged him, Linghu Zhishu let out a long breath. Although the battle was still going on, the situation was now firmly under control. It's in our own hands.
No one expected that they would encounter a barbarian team of nearly two hundred people hundreds of miles away from the border.
"Mr. Zhang, this is Guanwai! Welcome to the cruel killing field outside Guanwai!" Linghu Zhishu said with a smile.
"Are these Bei Yuan's soldiers and horses?" Although Zhang Ruo wanted to show his calmness as much as possible, his voice still trembled uncontrollably, which made him feel a little ashamed.
However, Zhishu Linghu looked at this former important minister with admiration. After all, any scribe who could stand and watch such a battle deserved his respect.
“No!” Linghu Zhishu said: “These are the Hu people from further north or further west. Compared with them, Beiyuan is a shy little girl. These people are real people who drink blood and drink hair. "
Zhang Ruo was a little shocked, "Then how could they come here? Is Beiyuan deliberately conniving?"
Linghu Zhishu shook his head: "Who knows? Ah! Master Zhang, I'm afraid you don't have a clear understanding of the geographical environment outside the Pass. The entire area outside the Pass is about the same size as the one inside the Pass. What I mean within the Pass includes Nanchu. There are tens of millions of people. But outside the customs, there are only a few million people. How much space can such a small population occupy in such a wide area? So outside the customs, it is like a sieve." >
"These barbarians are not controlled by Bei Yuan?" In Chang'an, everyone thinks that the barbarians are Bei Yuan, and they also think that all barbarians are under the command of Bei Yuan.
"Of course not. The land within the pass has been relatively peaceful in the past three years because Beiyuan deployed their main elite forces to the north and west to deal with these barbarians who went south!" Linghu Zhishu let out a long breath: "Thankfully, Bei Yuan blocked these barbarians for us, otherwise we would be in trouble."
"Why did they go south?" Zhang Ruo asked in shock.
"Weather!" Linghu Zhishu pointed to the dark sky above his head: "Compared with last year, this year's winter has come earlier, and the Qingshui River has frozen ten days earlier. And even more The temperature dropped more in the north and west, and the barbarians there could no longer survive, so they had to go south to survive. The northern leader suffered the brunt of their attack, which is most likely from where. Those who passed through the gap are lucky to have made it all the way here, but along the way, I am afraid that the people under our jurisdiction will be in bad luck."
"These people attacked Beiyuan. Don't we have the same goal?" Zhang Ruodao: "Is it possible that Commander Linghu has never thought of forming an alliance with these people and destroying Beiyuan?"
Linghu Zhishu laughed loudly: "Xueshi Zhang, the enemy of the enemy may not always be a friend." As he spoke, Chang Jian rode back with a barbarian and threw the man heavily to the ground. The man's limbs were hanging limply on one side, obviously pinched and broken by Chang Jian. He fell to the ground, but he was still glaring with anger. He raised his head and twisted his body to crawl towards Linghu Zhishu, like a poisonous snake. .
Knowing that this person was no longer a threat, Zhang Ruo still couldn't help but take a step back.
Linghu Zhishu stepped forward, stepped on the face of the barbarian, and shouted sternly. A series of strange words came out of his mouth, and in a moment, he changed Three or four kinds.
The Hu people struggled desperately and looked very unconvinced.
So four or five more captured Hu people were thrown in front of him. Linghu Zhishu stabbed one of them to death with a knife, and then shouted sharply, "If there are three of them, then Chief Hu's eyes are finally There were tears.
As he asked and answered, Linghu Zhishu showed a satisfied smile on his face.
The real battle is over. The officers and soldiers are chasing the fleeing barbarians. Basically, those people will die.
This was a battle that was caught off guard. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers were truly the most elite troops outside the customs. Although they were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered, they still won the victory. However, despite this, the number of casualties was as high as a terrifying 30%. More than thirty people died in the battle and more than forty people were injured.
Even Yuan Rong and Yuan Tong who participated in the battle had a big gash in their backs and an arrow stuck in their thighs. There was no trace of poison on the arrows. The whole leg was swollen.
However, the two people looked very excited.
The feud between Jianghu and such a battlefield battle is really not on the same level.
Linghu Zhishu slashed the injured barbarian leader to death with a knife, threw away the blood-stained knife, and said to Zhang Ruo: "Mr. Zhang is the vanguard of most of the barbarians in the west. They are preparing to raise their clans. Migration, this branch passed through the gap between Beiyuan and us, and it has killed three of our villages along the way. "
"Does it mean that we have to fight with each other. Is this barbarian tribe going to war?”
“This is natural. They have found this gap and have sent people back to report it, and then their large troops will naturally follow.” Linghu Zhishu said calmly. : "The barbarian leader just said that they believe that the combat effectiveness of Da Qin's military and civilians is far inferior to that of Bei Yuan, so attacking us and gaining a foothold is a better choice. Hehe, we will let them know what combat effectiveness is! ”
Zhang Ruo looked at the barbarian warriors who fell on the ground. Their hair was disheveled, they were mostly wearing animal skins, and the weapons in their hands were crude. However, they were all really tall and powerful. Yuan Rong and Yuan Tong were considered to be strong Qin warriors. He was a man, but in front of those people, Jingran seemed weak, let alone a scribe like Zhang Ruo who was already thin.
“These people actually went to war with us and Beiyuan at the same time?” Zhang Ruo was a little confused.
“To talk about starting a war is really flattering them!” Linghu Zhishu said: “To the far north and west, there are uncivilized barbaric lands. There are so many tribes that no one will accept them. The only thing that scares them is the knife. Now that the weather is getting colder every year, they can only go south, but there is no unified plan. They all go south in a swarm, attacking each other along the way. Attack each other. Be it the Northern Yuan Dynasty or the Great Qin Dynasty, they are all enemies, and they will attack with their swords."
As they spoke, the soldiers had already set up their tents. It is definitely impossible to leave today. There are so many injured soldiers who need to be treated, and the dead soldiers need to be collected and transported back.
Linghu Zhishu invited Zhang Ruo into the tent. After the fire was lit, the warmth immediately dispelled the cold air in the tent.
The two sat down cross-legged by the fire.
"Although we were also attacked, Beiyuan suffered a greater attack. This should be a good thing for us, right?" Zhang Ruo asked: "Wouldn't it be great if both sides suffered losses? "
"Zhang Gong thinks too much!" Linghu Zhishu said with a smile: "These barbarians are indeed good at fighting, but they are simple-minded and will soon be defeated by a country like Shangbei Yuan. This is what we are most worried about."
Zhang Ruo understood somewhat: "What you mean is that if these Hu tribes are conquered by Bei Yuan, then with their fighting power plus Bei Yuan. Yuan's management and planning capabilities will form an overwhelming advantage over the outside world?"
"Gong Zhang is indeed a smart man, that's right!" Linghu Zhishu said: "These Hu tribes themselves. It won't be a big deal, but if they are conquered by the Bei Yuan and become the pawns of the Bei Yuan people, we will be in trouble. The main force of the Bei Yuan is now fighting in the north and west. This war presided over by their emperor has started three years ago. It started, and now it has reached its climax, and it may be coming to an end in two or three years.”
"Then why don't we launch an attack on Beiyuan at this time?" Zhang Ruodao.
Linghu Zhishu laughed: "Aren't the DPRK always very dissatisfied with our belligerence? We always start provocations?"
Zhang Ruo's face turned red, he seemed to Also one of these people.
"Actually, it's not that we don't want to do it, but the reality doesn't allow it. Defense within the territory is one thing, taking the initiative is another!" Linghu Zhishu sighed: "Outside the customs, the commander-in-chief can control The power is limited, there are forces involved everywhere, and there are factors that need to be considered. Mr. Zhang, what kind of power do you think Tai'an City has, including the horse who tried his best to protect you this time? Bandit Li Dachui, you have always had a good impression of him, right?"
"Of course! If it hadn't been for him, I would have died in your hands, and you would have had a share of the reward in Tai'an City, right?" Zhang Ruo asked coldly.
Linghu Zhishu smiled: "But do you know? Outside the customs, Tai'an City is a powerful force that can compete with the commander-in-chief! In terms of military, they are not inferior to us, and in terms of economy, we can even say that we are Look up to them. If we didn't have the food and military pay that the imperial court imports every year, we would no longer be their opponents."
Zhang Ruo looked at the other party with disbelief, Linghu Ye. Known as the King outside the Pass, how can a mere city and a group of horse bandits become such a big phenomenon? "
" Mr. Zhang, there is nothing to do at this time anyway. Let me tell you about Tai'an City in detail! ”
(End of this chapter)