Chapter 659: Desert Distress
In the desert of the first month, the wind has risen.
The wind is very strong, and many times at a glance, there is a sky full of wind and sand in front of you.
The caravan of the Tang Dynasty has already rushed back from the Dawan Kingdom, and they are heading towards Chang'an City.
At this rate, they will be able to return to Chang'an City in about a month.
The weather in the desert is not good, both day and night, it is surprisingly cold.
But even so, these businessmen and those Tang Jun were very excited.
In total, they purchased more than 5,000 Benlei horses, and after these Benlei horses were transported back to Chang'an, the merchants could make a lot of money from them, and the Tang army would also get some rewards.
The most important thing is that they brought back hope for the Tang Dynasty, which is the hope of building an invincible cavalry.
Qin Wu sat on horseback and walked leisurely, with a wine jug hanging from his waist.
Ever since he entered the desert, he has developed such a habit of drinking.
As long as there is water, in this desert, he has the hope of living, although it is only a very cautious action, but it can save his life when necessary.
In addition, the desert is barren, there are no people for thousands of miles, and they will inevitably be lonely after walking for a long time.
With wine, you can make loneliness lighter.
Tang Jun and the caravan walked like this, it was very boring, no matter how excited they were, they couldn't dispel this boredom.
Sometimes, they even hope to encounter one or two enemies to make their journey a little interesting.
But it's a pity that the Tang army of 2,000 people, plus the caravan, is too large, and some robbers along the way are daunting, so who dares to get started?
They probably won't have much trouble along the way.
At noon that day, the sun was a little warmer, and the Tang army and the caravan stopped to rest, and after lunch, they continued on their way.
But just as they listened, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Qin Wu was originally lazy, but after hearing this voice, he immediately flew up and stood on the horse's back, and then took out the clairvoyance that Qin Tian gave him.
After glancing in the direction where the voice came from, Qin Wu's expression suddenly froze: "It's not good, it seems that there are robbers." ”
Hearing that there were robbers, the Tang army didn't particularly care.
"General Qin, how many robbers are there, we are almost suffocated along the way, and it is rare to meet robbers."
"yes, these robbers, just let us have fun."
A few people were still joking, and they didn't take this matter seriously, but Qin Wu's expression became more and more ugly: "Okay, I'm afraid that this is a robber who is difficult for us to eat, at least three thousand soldiers and horses, order to go down, let the caravan guard the Benlei Horse, and the rest of the soldiers will follow me to meet the enemy." ”
Hearing that there were three thousand robbers, the other Tang family suddenly didn't dare to joke, three thousand, there are more people than them, even if they can win, I am afraid that they will have a lot of casualties.
A group of Tang soldiers received the order, and then flew on their horses and ran towards the bandits.
There was no way, they had caravans and horses here, and in order to prevent the Ben Lei horses from being frightened, and to protect those caravans, they had to distance themselves from the battlefield.
Soon, the Tang army led by Qin Wu and them met with the Turkic soldiers and horses led by Mo Shrimp.
Although they are all dressed as robbers, they can know that they are Turkic at a glance, but as long as they do not wear Turkic clothes, even if they know that they are Turkic, Datang will not find an excuse to reprimand the Turks.
The two sides met and stopped a stone's throw away.
Both the Tang army and the Turkic soldiers and horses were ready for battle, and the archers were ready.
Archers are able to block the enemy's speed and kill the enemy with maximum efficiency until the two sides are melee, so no matter who they are, they will not give up on the archers.
The wind was blowing, and the chill was a little overwhelming.
Mo Shrimp glanced at Tang Jun and smiled: "If you know each other, you will hand over all the money in your caravan, so that I can let you live, otherwise, today, you, including your caravan, I will kill no one left." ”
This is a big talk, but Mo Shrimp doesn't feel like he's talking big, if he wants, he can really kill all these Tang soldiers.
It's just that just after Mo Shrimp finished speaking, Qin Wu suddenly laughed: "Interesting, really interesting, this is the most self-righteous thing I have ever heard this year, so let's do it, I will return all what you just said, if you surrender, I can still let you live, otherwise, none of you will want to leave alive today." ”
Qin Wu's words were very cold, but they also carried a majesty that could not be despised.
He knew that these people were all Turks, but as long as they didn't wear Turkic uniforms, killing them by himself would not be considered provoking the Turks, and even if they were Turkic soldiers and killed them, the Turks would have nothing to say, this was their territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it was only right to kill the invaders.
And he has the confidence to destroy all these people, because they have the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
With this secret weapon, their archers are several times larger than the enemy, and they can kill and damage the enemy in a large area with just a few hands.
Mo Shrimp laughed a few times after hearing Qin Wu's words, and he also felt that Qin Wu's words were the most ridiculous words he had ever heard this year.
However, at this time, Tang Jun suddenly made a move.
From the very beginning, Qin Wu and the others had no illusions that these Turks would leave, so they said those words just to delay time and take the lead.
Just when the ink shrimp laughed, Tang Jun suddenly showed up the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and shot it without saying anything.
The first thing they dealt with was the Turkic archers.
Sharp arrows rained down, and one after another, the Turkic archers had not yet reacted, they had already been hit by the arrows, and by the time the archers behind were ready, the Tang army had already shot several batches one after another.
The Turkic soldiers and horses, one by one, fell.
The slaughter was paused, screams and roars sounded in the desert, and by the time the Turkic soldiers and horses reacted, the Tang army had already shot hundreds of them.
"Damn, damn, kill me ......"
Mo Shrimp had never seen the Zhuge Repeater in Tang Jun's hand, and he was a little shocked, but he reacted quickly, knowing that Tang Jun had such a sharp weapon, and it would be very unfavorable for them to shoot, so it was imperative that he could only close the distance and fight with Tang Jun in close quarters.
Close combat is their strong point of the Turks.
The Turks gave up the archers and rushed directly and quickly, on the side of the Tang army, the archers in front were still strafing, and the Zhuge Repeater occurred quickly, and it was not very affected by the close range, as long as the enemy was not really bullied, the Zhuge Repeater could always play a role.
And just as the archers continued to sweep, Qin Wu's side had already ordered the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty to outflank the Turkic soldiers and horses from the left and right wings.
(End of chapter)