Looking closely, this Tuoba Su does not seem to be quite a member of the Tatars. In Xu Xingxia's impression, authentic Tatars have almost no brown hair. If he was really a Tatar, he should have been a Tatar mixed with the countries of West Asia, with Caucasian blood in Europe. To be more accurate, it is most likely related to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. It was only after the annexation of Byzantium by the Ottoman Empire that the yellow race of Asia and the white race of Europe mated with each other, and brown hair appeared.

Why did you suddenly think that the Ottoman Turkish Empire was so far away? The relationship between the Tatars at that time and the Ottoman Empire was quite complicated. The Ottoman Empire itself was complex, with a large number of ethnic groups in the area under its control. Among them, there were many Tatars who migrated westward. Between the Ottoman Empire and the Tatars, there was both strife and cooperation. In the northwest of the Ming Empire, it is not surprising that one or two Ottoman people appeared.

At that time, the most advanced smoothbore gun in the Eastern world was the Rumi gun produced by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This is a very good weapon, with a long range and great power, so much so that in later generations, the Sultan Musketeer became one of the most important classes in a game. When the Ming Empire was gradually declining, it was the period of the gradual rise of the Ottoman Empire, and it would reach its heyday seventy years later, becoming a great power across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Just like the Arab Empire, the Ottoman Empire continued to expand to the East in the process of its rise. Later Central Asia, such as Yuejibetsu, Bukhara, Khorasan and other countries, became vassals of the Ottoman Empire. Further east, the Yarkand and other khanates were also affected by the infiltration of the Ottoman Empire. The Mughal dynasty in the south, i.e., India, was also influenced by the infiltration of the Ottoman Empire. It can be said that in the western region of the Ming Empire, the shadow of the Ottoman Empire is almost everywhere.

The reason why in real history, the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire did not collide violently like the Battle of Talas in the Tang Dynasty. The main reason is that the Ming Empire is not aggressive in the northwest, and there is basically no occupation of the land outside Jiayuguan. Since there is no **, then let others toss. After all, the influence of the Ottoman Empire began to spread from Istanbul, and after arriving in the Yarkand Khanate, the distance was already more than 5,000 kilometers, and it was also difficult to continue eastward. As a result, direct military dialogue between the two huge empires was avoided.

Here, it must be fair to say that in terms of the territory that is purely actually controlled, among so many dynasties in history, the Ming Dynasty is indeed not very outstanding. Don't look at the map of the Ming Dynasty, the territory is very large, even the distant island of Sakhalin is included in it. In fact, most of the areas are not actually controlled. This was even more true in the late Ming Dynasty. A small Liaodong region could not be handled by the Ming Dynasty, let alone other places.

…… Behind Tuoba Su, there were about sixty or seventy horse thieves. Sure enough, his entourage was less than a hundred. Most horse thieves carry bows and arrows, and only a few carry hand-to-hand weapons such as spears, waist knives, and axes. What is special about this is that the horse thieves carry a lot of axes. The Han people rarely used axes in hand-to-hand combat, but the nomads preferred to use them.

Tuoba Su himself also carried a large longbow on his back. On the other shoulder, there are a lot of large arrows. Judging from the arrows, they are heavier and thicker than the ordinary Yanling arrows. Under his horse's belly, there were several scimitars. It is smaller than the average Ming army scimitar, and there is no handle yet. Presumably, it was used as a throwing weapon.

"Ready!"

Xu Xingxia said in a low voice.

Yun Qifeng, who was responsible for detonating it, held the fuse in his hand a little nervously.

What's best to use in a narrow valley? Explosives packs, of course. With a boom, the canyon in front of it exploded, blocking the way. With another boom, the canyon behind it also exploded, cutting off the back road. The horse thief who is stuck in the middle will only be beaten. The terrain of Suweikou is simply for the explosives pack to play a role.

The bandits who came on horseback obviously did not expect that they would be ambushed here. They have been arrogant in Ningxia Town for more than ten years, what kind of wind and waves have they not seen? Although the terrain of Suweikou is dangerous, in their eyes, it is not a big deal. Places that are more dangerous than this one, they have all experienced. Of course, they did not expect that someone would use explosives packs against them.

The bandit soldiers in front, although they seem to be vigilant, always look around when they advance, but in fact they are not really facing the enemy. If they really sensed the danger, they and their companions behind them should be at least two or three hundred meters away. As long as the distance is extended, it will not be easy for Xu Xingxia to ambush them.

The warriors of the tiger and leopard riders all quietly aimed the moon guns loaded with Mini bullets at the horse thieves in the canyon in front of them, and fired them at any time. In order to avoid being detected by the horse thieves that there was an ambush on both sides, the location of the ambush on the tiger and leopard ride was in front of the canyon, in front of the horse thieves, and there were still seventy or eighty zhang away from the location of Tuoba Su.

As for the vicinity of the horse thieves, Gao Meng was the only one. His main task is to detonate the explosive packs and cut off the horse thieves' retreat. On Gao Meng's side, there were no other tiger and leopard warriors. After all, from the point of view of intelligence, Tuoba Su's intuition about danger is quite strong. There are so many people in ambush that maybe he will notice it. If he had not yet entered the ambush circle, he would have turned around and left, and the three days of waiting would have been wasted.

"Stop!"

At this moment, Tuoba Su suddenly made a gesture.

The bandits in front suddenly stopped their horses and looked around. Men with bows and arrows roamed about. Others climbed onto the rocks on both sides of the canyon and looked around. The other horse thieves clenched their weapons vigilantly and stared around uneasily. The horse thief, who was in charge of guarding the rear, stepped back twenty or thirty feet, widening the distance between his companions in front.

Clearly, Tuoba Su sensed something. His instincts were indeed very strong, and he sensed the slightest hint of danger. The location where he was was was less than ten zhang away from Gao Meng's lurking position, perhaps, he just felt where Gao Meng was. However, the number of white-clothed soldiers ambushed by his side was indeed too small, and there was only Gao Meng alone. After a moment, Tuoba Su subconsciously shook his head. Gladly, his feelings were not very clear.

Of course, whether it was Gao Meng or Xu Xingxia, they had already quietly pinched a cold sweat. This Tuoba Su is really a character, even if only one person is ambushed nearby, he can detect the existence of danger. No wonder they have survived until now. If Xu Xingxia arranged a few more people around Gao Meng, if he didn't get it right, Tuoba Su would really notice it.

"Let's go!

A moment later, Tuoba Su gestured again.

The bandits, who had stopped moving forward, slowly moved forward again. The horse thief who was in charge of guarding the back urged the war horse and approached his companion. The horse thief in front of him also continued to keep a distance of less than twenty zhang from his companions. Obviously, these are not up to the mark. Judging from the demeanor of the horse thieves, it is obvious that they are sensitive to Tuoba Su, and they seem to be accustomed to it and do not pay much attention to it. Also, with a little wind and grass, Tuoba Su has to stop. If there are many stop-and-go times like this, naturally some people will not do the same thing.

"Ignition!"

Seeing that the position of the horse thief was just right, Xu Xingxia calmly ordered.

"Snort!"

Yun Qifeng immediately lit the fuse.

On Xu Xingxia's side, the main task is to block the way of the bandits. After the horse thieves were besieged, they launched a strong attack and wiped out all the horse thieves. As for cutting off the bandits' retreat, it is Gao Meng's task alone. Judging from what was observed, the last bandit had already walked past Gao Meng's location, and he should have made a move.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of the sky cracking and the earth cracking.

Behind Tuoba Su, about fifty or sixty feet, the explosive bag exploded. After a strong tremble, on both sides of the canyon, a large amount of gravel surged downward, just blocking the way back. There were also two unlucky horse thieves, who were hit by sporadic rubble, and fell off their horses on the spot, bleeding profusely, and did not know whether they were dead or alive.

The war horses under the crotches of the bandits were also violently exploded, and they were a little panicked and scurrying around uneasily. Their owners need to exert a lot of effort and pull on the reins to regain control of them. Due to the narrowness of the canyon, the horse thieves collided with each other and fell to the ground, causing even more chaos at the scene.

"Not good! There is an ambush! ”

Tuoba Su immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The other bandits also suddenly felt bad.

The explosion overturned the boulder, completely blocking the bandits' retreat. Through the thick dust, they only glanced behind them, and knew that there was no way to get through the road behind them. Due to the large amount of dust wafting up, the visibility was very low, and they could not judge how many enemies were lying in ambush behind them.

"Onward!"

"Kill it!"

Tuoba Su screamed.

As he screamed, he had already taken off his large bow from his back, and at the same time mounted a thick goose feather arrow, looking around for the enemy who ambushed him. His brain is definitely not stupid. reacted immediately and was ambushed. In Ningxia Town, the people who have the ability to ambush him can be counted with a single slap. He quickly judged that this was the official army of Ningxia Town. His first instinct was to shoot the enemy's commander and then look for an opportunity to rush out.

In fact, it is definitely not the first time that Tuoba Su has been ambushed. There is no need to go through the brain at all about what to do after being ambushed. His entourage was also experienced, and they didn't need any orders from him, they knew how to kill them. While bending his bow and arrows, Tuoba Su also sneered fiercely. The officials and soldiers of Ningxia Town want to take him down here? Dream on!

(To be continued)