【Chapter 131】The shadow on the heart of the Tatar cavalry
Xu Xingxia rushed back to the city tower and handed the letter of surrender to the people around him to watch. He felt to himself that such a reply was much stronger than that of Major General McAuliffe. Unexpectedly, Chi Hu glanced at it and understood. But everyone else shook their heads secretly, not knowing what Xu Xingxia was drawing. There are so many poor white-clothed sergeants that they can recognize them as turtles, and they can be counted on ten fingers.
It is no wonder that turtles are generally produced in the sea, and the number of inland rivers and lakes is very small. There is no Yellow River in the territory of Ningxia Town. At that time, the cultural spread was not as developed as in later generations, and it is not surprising that I have not seen it. In addition, at that time, turtles were often used as a symbol of longevity, and most people did not dare to eat them. Even if they are caught, they will be released on their own initiative.
Gao Meng said suspiciously: "My lord, what is painted on this?" ”
Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "The turtle doesn't know? ”
Gao Meng shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it." ”
Xu Xingxia was half angry. Someone who doesn't know about turtles? Even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you should be ...... Worst! In this era, there are no computers, no Internet, no pictures, and no nine-year compulsory education, and maybe there are really people who don't know what a turtle is.
Khan, don't tell me, the Tatars don't know what a turtle is either. Maybe they really don't know. But now, if you want to change it, it's impossible. That's it! If the Tatars do not understand, I am responsible for explaining it to my face. Damn, I'm going to scold you for being turtle sons and bastards! If you have the ability, bite me!
Xu Xingxia carefully folded the letter and tied it to the top of the black feather arrow. At that time, when letters were exchanged through bows and arrows, a small bamboo tube was tied to the shaft of the arrow, the letter was rolled, stuffed into the bamboo tube, and then the mouth of the bamboo tube was sealed with a wax pill, and the longbow could be shot. Xu Xingxia was naturally concocted in accordance with the law. After everything was done, he quickly bent his bow and arrows, stringed to the full moon, and gently let go.
"Whoosh!"
The Black Feather Arrow roared away.
The Tatar cavalryman hurriedly watched where the arrows would fall.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, you will be shocked when you see it. The black dots were just coming at him. In fact, when he saw the black dots, he didn't have time to react. He could only curse in his heart, damn Han people, actually shot the messenger!
"Whew!"
The black feather arrow grazed the head of the Tatar cavalryman, and flew backwards until it flew sixty or seventy feet away, and then reluctantly stuck on the ground. Despite the great distance, the arrowhead was deep into the dirt. The bamboo tubes tied to the arrow shafts are already next to the ground. The pitch-black arrow shaft was also hidden in the grass.
The Tatar cavalry escaped and suddenly changed color. Hurriedly turned the horse's head and ran towards the place where the black feather arrow landed. Obviously, he couldn't find the Black Feather Arrow in the first place, so he could only gallop and look for it round and round. It will take a little time. Xu Xingxia did this deliberately, which can be regarded as a small dismount for the Tatars.
Aren't you arrogant? Come on! If you have the ability, let's go head-to-head with archery! Don't you Tatars claim to be fierce and invincible in mounted archery? Why don't you even dare to do one-on-one archery? Last time, Sobud didn't dare to fight archery alone, this time, someone should come out and fight alone, right?
In fact, behind the Tatar cavalry, Paroc's face did change. The black feather arrow shot by Xu Xingxia greatly shocked him. He asked with a look of surprise on his face: "In the Ming army, there are such powerful figures?" Could it be that this person is Xu Xingxia? ”
Sobud smiled bitterly and said, "That's right, this person is Xu Xingxia." ”
Paro Pavilion was a little shocked and said, "God, it turns out that everything you said before turned out to be true. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that someone could shoot an arrow that far away. The eldest prince, in my opinion, even if Mo Yugen arrives, I am afraid that the range of the bow and arrow is not so far! ”
Sobud nodded and said bitterly: "Purely in terms of range, even Mo Yugen can't compare." In terms of accuracy, it is estimated that the two are also comparable. ”
Paro Pavilion said with some amazement: "What kind of bow and what kind of arrow do you need to shoot so far!" Among the Han people, when did such a figure appear? Even Lan Yu and Fu Youde back then, I'm afraid they weren't so fierce, right? ”
Sobud said helplessly: "If you look at the arrows he uses in a while, you will know why he is so powerful." As far as I can see, Lan Yu and Fu Youde are both generals of the unified army, and if you really want to talk about your personal archery skills, they may not be very good, and they can't be said the same thing at all. ”
Paro Court nodded worriedly. When he went south, he was still in a very good mood, and felt that dispatching a team of 1,000 people to deal with a hundred households of the Ming army was completely killing chickens with a knife, which was overkill. What is a hundred households of the Ming army, with a casual wave of his hand, he can be wiped out. It is estimated that Helekin made such an arrangement in order to save face for Sobud. Now it seems that it is necessary to send a team of 1,000 people.
Even, in the face of Xu Xingxia's strong archery skills, even if a team of 1,000 people is dispatched, Paro Ge's heart has no confidence to win. This level of archery is no longer something that can be killed by relying solely on crowd tactics. Besides, the other side still has the cover of the city wall. In the next battle, how will it be salted, Paro Pavilion has no bottom at all.
Soon after, the Tatar cavalry finally found the Black Feather Arrow. He then handed over the Black Feather Arrow and the letter to Sobud. At this time, everyone found that the Tatar cavalryman's head was rubbed with a bloody mark by a black feather arrow, his hair was gone, and his scalp was gurgling outward! As long as the black feather arrow is two inches lower, the head of this Tatar cavalry will be opened.
For a while, the surrounding Tatar cavalry, no one said a word, and they were all secretly pondering. When they went south, their mood was basically the same as that of Paro Pavilion, and they felt that this time they went south purely for tourism. More than 1,000 people went south, what a powerful force it must be, and a casual stamping of their feet can make the entire Ningxia tremble.
But now, things don't seem to be as rosy as they imagined. In this small Weizhen Fort, there is such a powerful archer lurking. No one knows if the opponent's arrows will suddenly shoot into their bodies when they attack. This time, there may be a life to go south, but there is no life to go back.
I have to say, it's a very frustrating thing. Xu Xingxia's archery skills were like a huge shadow, hanging over the hearts of the Tatar cavalry, making their morale constantly decrease. Of course, there were also Tatar cavalrymen who secretly swore that they wanted to kill this Xu Xingxia with their own hands. In this way, you can immediately become a warrior of the tribe and become famous.
Paro Ge took the black feather arrow, looked at it carefully, and said with some amazement: "It's actually made of pure iron, no wonder!" This person's arm strength is really strong! From this, it can be inferred that the hard bow he used was at least two stones or more! ”
Sobud smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, this person is a fierce enemy of our Tatars, if you don't get rid of it as soon as possible, the strength he has will definitely become stronger and stronger, and if you want to deal with it in the future, it will be difficult." Last time, I was bent on getting rid of him, but unfortunately I couldn't do it. When I went back, everyone didn't believe what I had described and thought I was lying. Alas, they really should have seen it with their own eyes. ”
Paro Ge nodded in agreement and said in a deep voice: "The population of the Han people is thousands of times that of ours, and they occupy the rich Central Plains region, and they are outstanding people, and there must be some extraordinary people among them. Could it be that after more than 200 years, the power of the Han people is about to flourish again? Prince, this is not a good thing. ”
Sobud said with a cold face: "So, what I mean is that even if we pay a big price, we must get rid of this Xu Xingxia." Otherwise, once he commands the Ming army in Ningxia Town, or even the Ming army in the whole world, we will have the disaster of extermination. If there is a change of dynasty and a new Han dynasty is established, I am afraid that all the Tatars will once again stage a tragedy like fishing in the sea. ”
Paro Ge said with a gloomy face: "What did Xu Xingxia say about persuasion?" ”
Sobud frowned and said, "He drew something for us to see." ”
Paro Pavilion said a little strangely, "What is it?" ”
Sobud shook his head and said, "I don't understand." ”
With that, he handed the letter to Paroc.
Paro Ge took the letter of persuasion, and looked at the "turtle" drawn by Xu Xingxia behind the content of the letter, and he was also confused. Indeed, he did not know what the picture represented. The word tortoise, he may have heard of it, but he has not seen it with his own eyes. He looked at Sobud and asked suspiciously, "Is this ...... What is it? ”
Sobud shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. He hadn't seen a real turtle either. He immediately asked his entourage to find a few Han Chinese who were with the army. In the Tatar cavalry, the captured Han Chinese were basically used as slaves. If it's a woman, it's also used as a memorizing woman. The children they give birth to will always be slaves.
This time, the Tatar cavalry marched south, and some Han Chinese slaves followed, mainly responsible for various drudgery in logistics. These drudgeries were not wanted to be done by the Tatars, only by the slaves. Sobud found a few Han Chinese slaves to come over. After a while, someone finally saw that it was a turtle.
"It means health and longevity, blessing like the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan." The benevolent brother who was in charge of the explanation, of course, didn't dare to say another layer of the tortoise's meaning, and blindly said it for the better. Just kidding, if it was a curse, maybe he would be hacked to death by Sobud.
However, in the hearts of the Han slaves, they secretly admired the people who painted turtles. Dare to respond to the Tartars with such a gesture, it's really amazing! Never before. I hope that he is really so powerful that he can defeat all the Tatars in the future and liberate all of them, the Han slaves who are suffering from their lives.
(To be continued)