【Chapter 077】When the Prey Suddenly Becomes a Hunter......
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The surrounding Tatar cavalry quickly leaned towards Xu Xingxia, with a fierce momentum, as if they wanted to love people. Their anger is the same as that of Sobud. As the pride of the grassland people, how could they lose to the Ming army in the field? Their bowstrings have all been opened, and the sharp arrows have been placed on the bowstrings, just waiting to enter the shooting range, and they will want Xu Xingxia's life.
However, to their surprise, the speed of the war horse under Xu Xingxia's crotch was actually quite fast. The Tatars' plan to try to enclose Xu Xingxia in the middle of the two breads was unsuccessful. They watched Xu Xingxia in front of them, speeding south, out of their encirclement. In desperation, the Tatar cavalry had no choice but to follow Xu Xingxia's ass and chase desperately.
"Damn it! Where did Xu Xingxia come from? Oh...... Damn it! Sobud also found out about this situation, and couldn't help but talk to himself in some shock. Soon, he reacted, Xu Xingxia's war horse was most likely his brother's mount. His anger was suddenly rekindled. That's a very pure Dawan horse! Damn, it actually fell into Xu Xingxia's hands.
The younger brother was killed and the mount was robbed, which was really hard to accept. As the eldest prince of the Helkin tribe, if he can't avenge his younger brother, he will definitely be said behind his back. If you don't get it right, even your own inheritance of the throne of the tribal leader is variable. However, Xu Xingxia's mount was so fast, and Sobud really had no other way. Who called his brother's mount and fell into Xu Xingxia's hands?
In terms of pure sprint speed, Mongolian horses are really not good. For this reason, some Mongolian nobles, from the countries of the Western Regions, introduced the Dawan horse, which is commonly known as the sweat and blood horse (that is, the Akhal-Tejin horse, produced in today's Central Asian countries), and cultivated a small amount as a mount for the nobles. These Dawan horses, after a long time of mating and breeding, the bloodline is no longer very pure. However, compared to the average Mongolian horse, the sprint speed is still quite superior.
When Sobud's younger brother went south, if it wasn't for the long journey, Dawanma under his crotch was already quite tired, otherwise, he would not have been caught up by Xu Xingxia. At that time, Dawan horses, in terms of endurance, were indeed inferior to Mongolian horses, so they gave Xu Xingxia an advantage. Now, Xu Xingxia relied on the speed of Dawan's horse to throw off the Tatar cavalry. Niujiaodun to Ningxia City, that is, the distance of two hundred miles, with the endurance of Dawan horse, can still sprint quickly.
Suddenly, Xu Xingxia's speeding speed seemed to slow down. The Tatar cavalry, who followed behind, was suddenly overjoyed. They all desperately clamped the belly of the horse, urging the horse to gallop forward. Soon, the distance between the two sides was shortened to less than one hundred and fifty meters.
"Whoosh!"
Xingxia turned back to be an arrow.
One of the Tatar horsemen snorted, rolled over and dismounted.
The black feather arrow hit him right in the center of the eyebrow, and he died on the spot.
The other Tatar cavalry chased after them and tried to fire back with arrows, but they were stunned to find that Xu Xingxia's war horse was galloping, but it suddenly accelerated. The Mongolian horses under the crotch of the Tatar cavalry were not as fast as the Dawan horses, and they were never able to close the distance between them and Xu Xingxia. The Tatar cavalry was simply angry. The bows and arrows in their hands haven't had a chance to shoot yet.
Fortunately, not long after, Xu Xingxia's war horse speed began to decrease again. Subconsciously, the Tatar cavalry chased after them closely, trying to fire back with arrows. Who knows, it was outside the range of their bows and arrows, Xu Xingxia turned around with an arrow, and after shooting a Tatar cavalryman, he accelerated forward. As a result, the distance between the two sides widened again.
"Quack!"
The Tatar cavalry suddenly became angry.
This kite-like way of fighting is exactly what the Tatar cavalry is best at, and the technical term is called manguo. In the past, the Tatar cavalry used this trick, and I don't know how many Ming cavalry they ravaged. Unexpectedly, today, they were actually ravaged by the Ming army. One can imagine how bad their mood is.
The worst thing is that Xu Xingxia's horse speed is too fast, and they can't catch up at all. If you continue to chase it, you will be abused by Xu Xingxia again, and if you don't get it right, you will all die here. However, if you don't continue to chase it, you really won't be able to save face. If Xu Xingxia is let go like this, they will definitely be laughed to death after they go back.
The only hope of catching up with Xu Xingxia is Sobud himself. The war horse under his crotch is also a Dawan horse, and the speed of the sprint is very fast. However, looking at Sobud's appearance, it was obvious that he didn't want to go head-to-head with Xu Xingxia. Such a mood is understandable. After seeing Xu Xingxia's perverted archery, unless it is a guy who doesn't want to die, no one will stupidly go up and fight each other. That's a completely suicidal act!
There was no way, the Tatar cavalry had to chase hard. Their only hope was that the war horse under Xu Xingxia's crotch would suddenly trip over, or there would be some other accident. If that's the case, Xu Xingxia is definitely dead. However, it is a pity that the Dawan horse under Xu Xingxia's crotch has been running well and has never had an accident.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
From time to time, Xu Xingxia turned back with an arrow.
Each of the black-feathered arrows whistled in, accompanied by a Tartar falling.
Xu Xingxia relied on the long range of the iron-backed bow to knock down the Tatar cavalry before they had a chance to strike. The cooperation of the iron-backed bow and the Dawan horse made the Tatar cavalry who caught up behind have nothing to do. A few Tartars couldn't bear it anymore and fired their arrows out of range, hoping for a miracle. As a result, the arrow was left far behind by Xu Xingxia, and it had no effect at all
To say that the Tatars are great at riding and archery actually means that they are within twenty zhang. If it exceeds twenty zhang, the Tatars will not be very high in archery. After all, the distance of twenty zhang is already quite far, more than sixty meters. In the process of moving at high speed, how easy is it to shoot at a target that is also moving at high speed?
After shooting five Tatar cavalrymen in one go, Xu Xingxia continued to gallop in the direction of Weizhen Fort. The Tatar cavalry desperately pursued in the rear, in hot pursuit. Soon, Fort Wiezhen arrived. At this time, Weizhen Fort was naturally heavily guarded. Many military households, armed with various weapons, stared at the movement outside on the fort wall.
With the constant sound of horses' hooves, they were surprised to see that a Ming army officer was running in front, and there were twenty or thirty Tartars desperately chasing behind. However, from this scene, they did not feel the danger of the Ming army officers. On the contrary, they seemed to feel that it was the Ming officer who was deliberately teasing a group of Tatar cavalry. As soon as the Ming officer in front turned around and released his arrow, a Tatar cavalryman immediately fell from his horse with an arrow.
"Who's that?"
"Isn't that Xu Baihu?"
A sharp-eyed soldier screamed in a low voice.
Other military families flocked to the western wall to see what was outside. Soon, they were convinced that the Ming army officer who was being chased was none other than Xu Xingxia, whom they were familiar with. It is estimated that he is the only one who dares to take on a group of Tatar cavalry alone. I only saw Xu Xingxia turning around from time to time and shooting fierce arrows. Every time an arrow was fired, a Tatar cavalryman fell from his horse. Such a clean and neat archery technique made the military households can't help but applaud loudly.
Of course, there are people who are not happy. At this moment, the king of the hundred households, Shoulu, was hiding in the corner, his face was gloomy, and a pair of small eyes were staring at Xu Xingxia's figure, and he cursed secretly: "These Tatar cavalry are really useless, so many people can't deal with a single Xu Xingxia." What a bunch of rubbish. If I had known, I wouldn't have sent them a letter......"
In Wang Shoulu's eyes, Xu Xingxia was the only one, so naturally he wouldn't notice that behind him, there was a pair of cold and sharp eyes that were quietly staring at him. This person is none other than Wang Qinian. At this moment, Wang Qinian does not look like a businessman at all. On the contrary, he is like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, spitting out a bright red poisonous tongue at any time......
Xu Xingxia galloped over the western field of Weizhen Fort, without the slightest intention of stopping, and rushed directly in the direction of Pingyu City. The Tatar cavalry behind also followed Xu Xingxia and rushed in the direction of Pingyu City. Twenty or thirty cavalrymen, like a tornado, swept over the field, leaving only the scattered corpses of three Tatars, all of which fell under Xu Xingxia's arrows. In a matter of moments before he swept in front of Fort Weizhen, three Tatar cavalry fell under his arrows.
"Woooooo
Suddenly, Sobud pulled a horn out of his bosom and fluffed it vigorously.
The Tatar cavalry, who heard the horn, hurriedly stopped their horses and gathered at Sobud. Their expressions were very unwilling, but they quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were freed from some kind of pain. A rough count of the number of people revealed that there were only about twenty people. This means that at least seven or eight more people have been shot. Such a casualty rate is simply terrifying. The Tatars have been attacking the town of Ningxia for hundreds of years, and they have never encountered such a terrifying opponent.
"Prince, aren't we going to chase down?" A Tatar cavalry asked loudly. did not catch up with Xu Xingxia, which made many Tatars feel unbearable. This damn Ming army officer is indeed too arrogant. The Tatar cavalry, who were surging with anger, had completely regarded Xu Xingxia as a thorn in the side, and they were thorns in the flesh, and they were really unwilling not to kill him.
Sobud stared at Xu Xingxia's back in front of him, took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said a little stupidly: "This is the core hinterland of Ningxia Town, and Ningxia City is not far ahead, so we can't get too close." ”
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