Chapter 016 Kill! Kill! Kill!
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According to the information summarized by the officers and soldiers of Ningxia Town themselves, the distribution area of the Tatar tribe is very vast. The entire desert is from north to south, from the east to the Halawen Mountains (Daxingan Mountains) and from the west to the Jinshan Mountains (Altai Mountains). The former powerful Oirat has been completely occupied by the Tatars. From the perspective of the Ming army, the easternmost Shanxi Town and the westernmost Gansu Town are often disturbed by the Tatar cavalry.
The number of Tatar tribes is also very large, and it is said that there are hundreds. The Tatar cavalry that goes south may belong to different tribes. Due to the large number of tribes and different demands, the number of Tatar cavalry that goes south to plunder is also uneven. The most are hundreds, or even thousands, and the few are only a dozen. In the 22nd year of Wanli, the Tatar cavalry invaded the south, which was the largest number, with a total of 13,000 and 14,000 people.
"Ring the alarm bell!"
"Prepare for wolf smoke!"
Chen Hai shouted in a furious voice.
Niujiaoduan is the front line of Ningxia Town and the first place to discover Tartars. If Niujiaoduan does not ignite the wolf smoke in time, the various troughs and Weizhen Fort behind will be in danger. At this time, it was March, and a large number of people went to the fields to work. If they did not notify them in time, the people who worked in the fields would be shot and killed by the Tartars. In the past, the people in Weizhen Fort died under the arrows of the Tartars.
"Do!Do!Do!"
Gao Meng rang the alarm with force, and the sound shook the whole field.
"Da da da da!"
As the bells spread from afar, the figures of the Tatar cavalry became clearer and clearer. At this time, the shadows of the Tatar cavalry could be clearly seen. However, because the distance was still relatively far, the Tatar cavalry overlapped with each other, and it was not possible to accurately estimate the number of people at the moment. Based on previous experience, it should be more than 20 Tatar cavalry.
Every time the Tatars went south to plunder, the number of people would not be large. Because they knew very well that the Ming army in Ningxia Town would not go out of the city to intercept them. As long as they did not go deep into the vicinity of Ningxia Town and burn and kill and loot in the fields in various places, they would not be strongly obstructed. A small number of Ming army were not their opponents at all. Once the Ming army field troops in the brigade attacked, they could quickly escape, so that the Ming army could not catch up or fight, and they could not do anything.
This robbery mode of robbing and leaving after coming, makes Ningxia Town feel very headache. If you don’t attack and fight, the Tatar cavalry are too arrogant. The places they have ravaged by are covered with white land and have suffered heavy losses. Take the initiative to attack, but you can’t chase the enemy. If you don’t do it well, you will be easily shot by the Tatar cavalry.
Until now, Ningxia Town has not had an effective way to deal with the Tatar cavalry. There is no consistent action strategy among the top leaders. Some generals like to attack, while others like to passive defense. In the area where Weizhen Fort is located, they are definitely passive defense and absolutely do not agree to take the initiative unless the number of Tatar cavalry is small.
"Look two piles of wolf smoke!"
Chen Hai ordered with a gloomy face.
Zhang Quanfu hurriedly lit two piles of wolf smoke. According to the signal regulations, each pile of wolf smoke represents ten Tatar cavalry. If it is less than four piles of wolf smoke, the Ming army can still go out of the city to fight. As the location of the Qianhu District, Peng Feng, a Qianhu master in Pinglu City, has more than 100 armed servants in his hand, and he still has some combat effectiveness. In addition, the reinforcements sent by Deng Rubai, the commander of Ningxia's vanguard guard, can drive away forty or fifty Tatar cavalry. Well, it is to drive away, not to annihilate. It is good to be able to drive away the Tatar cavalry. It is too difficult to destroy them.
If all five piles of wolf smoke are lit, then there will be a large group of Tatar cavalry. At this time, all the Ming troops under the Pinglu must shrink and guard their pier. As long as the pier is not broken, the task will be completed. As for the incoming Tatar cavalry, they will have to wait for the Ningxia Town general to send troops to deal with it. In Ningxia Town, the recruited combat soldiers are the main combat power.
"Da da da da!"
The Tatar cavalry team is getting closer and closer.
Xu Xingxia narrowed his eyes and silently calculated the number of Tatar cavalry. Soon, he got the accurate answer. There were twenty-three Tatar cavalry in total. These damn Tatar cavalry were almost exactly the same outfit as the Tatar cavalry that shot his father. Even Xu Xingxia vaguely had the impression of the ferocious expression on the faces of the Tatar cavalry.
Seeing the Tatar cavalry approaching, everyone in Niujiao Dun did not say anything. This is the usual practice, silently watching and never move. Because once you move, you may be besieged by the Tatar cavalry. The Tatars' arrowheads are too powerful, accurate and ruthless. Even with Fenghuodun's help, they may not be able to avoid casualties. If you are not careful, you may be killed by the Tatars' arrowheads. They have completed the task of calling the police. The remaining task of killing enemies is the matter of Qianhuoshou and Weili.
"Swoosh!"
But at this moment, the whistling sound of arrows came.
"Bang!"
As the arrow roared, a Tatar cavalry suddenly fell to the ground.
Because the arrowheads were very fierce and accurate, the Tatar cavalry fell to the ground very quickly. He seemed to have known that he would be shot, and fell off the horse's back in an instant. Like a scattered thigh, he bounced on the ground a few times, and finally bent into a strange shape and would never move again.
"Swoosh!"
Before the other Tatar cavalry could see what was going on, even the speed of the speed did not decrease by a little, and another arrow roared away.
"puff!"
Another Tatar cavalry fell down from the horse's back.
The fields where the Tatar cavalry flew over had already grown tender green grass tips. From a distance, they were green. The Tatar cavalry in black dress flew across the green field like a group of black pests. When they fell, they seemed to be suddenly dead pests, rolling desperately on the field.
"Xu Xingxia! Are you crazy?"
Chen Hai shouted in shock and angrily.
The one who suddenly shot the arrow was Xu Xingxia who said nothing.
If Xu Xingxia had been in the past, he would have been silently letting go of these Tatar cavalry like others. In the past, he had no ability to deal with these Tatar cavalry. But now, it is absolutely impossible. Now he has enough ability to shoot and kill them. What's more, he wants these Tatars to pay for his father's life.
"Xu Xingxia? It's him again?"
Everyone in Niujiaoduan stared at Xu Xingxia with a strange expression.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that Xu Xingxia could actually shoot the Tatar cavalry running at high speed with one arrow. The distance between the Tatar cavalry was at least one hundred meters from Niujiaodun, completely exceeding the effective range of the Elm Bow. The Tatar cavalry ran so fast that even Zhang Quanfu, who was quite confident in archery, was not sure to hit the target. When did Xu Xingxia have such magical archery?
Thinking of Xu Xingxia's ability to fight just now, everyone was even more puzzled. Why did Xu Xingxia go home and recuperate for a few days? It seemed like he had changed someone? When did his ability become so powerful? If it weren't for Xu Xingxia's appearance, there was no difference from before, they would have been wondering if someone had impersonated the name.
When it comes to fighting skills, it may be described as miracles. However, the changes in archery are indescribable. The improvement speed of archery is much slower than the improvement speed of melee skills. Without years or even decades of hard practice, it is impossible to be as good as Xu Xingxia's current level. What is Xu Xingxia's current level? He is completely a level of passing through a hundred steps and hitting every shot!
Xu Xingxia didn't care about the surprise of others, and would not respond at all. He just kept shooting arrows silently. Now he only saw those Tatar cavalry and those Tatar cavalry locked by his arrowheads. There was an irreconcilable hatred between him and them. He wanted the wound on his father's legs, and when he thought of the fields where the Xu family was forced to abandon his waste, his only thought was to kill all the Tatar cavalry without leaving any.
"Swoosh!swoosh!swoosh!swoosh!"
In a very short time, Xu Xingxia shot five arrows in a row.
Five arrowheads fell down five Tatar cavalry, but none of them fell into nothing.
Even Xu Xingxia himself was extremely surprised at the speed of the arrow. Every move seemed to be completely uncontrollable by his brain, and was completely a physical conditioned reflex. It only takes two seconds to shoot an arrow. Even if he didn't aim at the target, he would definitely hit it as soon as he made a move.
In fact, this is true. Every arrow shot must be accompanied by the fall of a Tatar cavalry. No matter how fast the Tatar cavalry was, whether they had taken evasive actions or not, whether they subconsciously tried to fight back, Xu Xingxia could easily shoot them to death.
No mercy, no forgiveness, no sympathy. Xu Xingxia's heart was as hard as a stone. Thinking of his father's disabled legs, his father's sallow face, and his younger brother and sister's stunted body, Xu Xingxia felt that his whole body was shrouded in a strong anger. If it weren't for these damn Tatar cavalry, how could their family be so miserable?
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill them all! This is the only thought in Xu Xingxia's mind. When he picked up the bow and arrow, he felt that his whole body seemed to have endless power. The Tatar cavalry galloping rapidly were like snails crawling in front of him. He could pinch them all to death with just a gentle stretch of his hand. That's right, that's how it felt. Although Xu Xingxia didn't know how this feeling came about.
"Swoosh!"
"Bang!"
"Swoosh!"
"Bang!"
All the people in the Niujiao Dune were stunned. They could hardly see Xu Xingxia's archery movements. Xu Xingxia's movements looked like hallucinations. They could only hear rhythmic sounds - the howling of arrowheads and the screams of Tatar cavalry falling to the ground. Every time the arrowheads were shot out, a Tatar cavalry fell to the ground.
For a moment, the Tatar cavalry became angry and crazy.
Chapter completed!