[Chapter 177] "Our plan failed"

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The thunder became louder and louder and more obvious. Soon, Xu Xingxia could tell it himself that it was definitely not thunder, but the dense sound of horse hooves. The sound of horse hooves was so similar to thunder, rolling in, there was only one possibility, that is, the number of horse hooves was too many, exceeding the imagination of most people. Ming Hao seemed to have some experience, and he immediately judged that it was the sound of horse hooves of the Tartars, not thunder.

Xu Xingxia stood at the highest point of Fenghuodui and looked westward. He could see that on the desolate wasteland, several shaking black dots suddenly appeared. The black dots slowly grew bigger and eventually turned into several gray Tatar cavalry. They did not advance in a straight line, but kept running westward, crossing each other in positions. Judging from their behavior, they should be scouts of the Tatar cavalry, who were specially cautious.

In fact, there is no need for these scouts of the Tartars to be so cautious. They can completely break in. On the west side of Helan Mountain, there is no Ming army force at all. With the power of the Ming army in Ningxia, it would be good to be able to defend Helan Mountain. How can they have the ability to manage the vast areas west of Helan Mountain?

Soon after, as the sound of horse hooves became louder, Xu Xingxia could already faintly feel a slight vibration under her feet. In the old barracks, dust kept falling down. From time to time, the sound of wind chimes hitting. I don’t know who it was, under the eaves of the arrow tower of the beacon, several wind chimes with animal bones were hung to relieve loneliness. As a result, after the arrival of the Tartars, the sound of wind chimes aggravated the tension in the pier.

Many of the original defenders looked outside with a gray face, with a little dull expression. Looking at their appearance, they seemed to be frightened by the Tartars' big moves. Idiots could feel that the Tartars were so moving that there must be a large number of people. It is hard to say whether the Fenghuodun would be in danger. If the Fenghuodun was captured by the Tartars, they would all be finished.

Only the soldiers of the White Army were firmly sticking to their posts. For them, it doesn’t matter whether the Tartars were very informed or not, or whether they were large or large. No matter how many Tartars were, they would slaughter them as always. The larger the Tartars came, the more Tartars they slaughtered.

With the arrival of the Tartars, the atmosphere around Kalong Mountain gradually solidified. No one spoke or breathed hard. Even the faint mountain breeze that blew by was as if it had stopped at this time. There seemed to be a huge pressure in the air, which made many people feel a little breathless, and their scalp was a little numb and their faces were a little stiff.

Behind the Tatar scouts, more Tatar cavalry appeared. Their team seemed quite messy. Some were very close to each other, while others were very far away from each other, which looked a bit sparse. It was probably the result of a long-distance marching. However, after approaching Mount Kalong, the pace of the Tatar cavalry slowed down, and their team gradually became neat, the momentum gradually became more and more majestic, and the pressure formed became greater and greater.

"Damn..." Ming Hao tightened his hands tightly with a little nervousness and cursed in a low voice.

A large number of Tatar cavalry, like scorpions in the desert, constantly emerging from the end of their sight. The Tatar cavalry in front was less than two hundred feet away from Karon Mountain, and more Tatars continued to surge out behind them. This scene gave people the illusion that the appearance of Tatars would be endless. They would bury the entire Karon Mountain like a covered sandstorm.

"one thousand……"

"two thousand……"

"Three thousand..."

"four thousand……"

"Five thousand...

Minghao silently estimated the number of Tatar cavalry.

When he counted five thousand people, no more Tatar cavalry appeared. The Tatar cavalry temporarily rectified the team and became more uniform. This made Minghao's estimate more accurate. Yes, the number of Tatar cavalry currently appears is indeed 5,000. If there were no accidents, the number of Tatars that launched the raid this time would be 5,000. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are more Tatars behind these five thousand people.

It is conceivable that if five thousand aggressive Tartars entered Ningxia Town, and Ningxia Town did not receive warnings in advance, the consequences would be unimaginable if they were sturdy cities like Ningxia City were attacked by the Tartars. The 5,000 Tartars were definitely not a small number. In the 31st year of Wanli, the Tartars moved south in large numbers, and there were only two thousand people.

Minghao's face obviously changed a little. He had never seen so many Tartars before. With his heels, he could imagine how strong the combat power of the five thousand Tartars would be and how strong the destructive power would be. They were simply a group of wild wolves who could tear all powerful enemies apart. If they were in the wilderness outside, even the 50,000 Ming army would not be their opponent. However, in front of Xu Xingxia, he still tried to appear calm.

Xu Xingxia's calmness made Minghao feel very puzzled, and he felt that he was pretending to be profound. Since the appearance of the Tartars, Xu Xingxia's expression has not changed. It is a little light and light, as if the arrival of the Tartars was just a trivial matter. Minghao really hardly believes that a small household could still be so calm when suddenly facing the five thousand Tartars.

Moreover, Xu Xingxia's reaction was not what Minghao was most puzzled. What he was most puzzled was that everyone in the white-clothed soldiers brought by Xu Xingxia seemed so calm. Some people even seemed quite contemptuous of the arrival of the Tartars. Several white-clothed soldiers whispered quietly, thinking that they could draw a few stars on the white cloth.

It seems that the Tartars are not threatening in their eyes. Compared with the original defenders of Fenghuodun, they are simply from heaven and underground. The original defenders of Fenghuodun faced the 5,000 Tartars' army, Minghao felt very ashamed. He is a hundred households, and Xu Xingxia is also a hundred households. But the two subordinates are simply pale in comparison! It turns out that the gap between people can be so big.

Who are these guys? What qualifications do they have to be so calm for such a large number of Tartars? Don’t tell me that their calmness and indifference are all pretending. This is absolutely impossible. If they could pretend to be so good, they would have been no longer normal. Ningxia Town does not have such a powerful person.

The only thing that is certain is that it is definitely not the first time they have dealt with the Tartars. Only those who have dealt with the Tartars many times are so indifferent to the emergence of the Tartars. Moreover, they should have psychological advantages. Could it be that they actually gained the upper hand when dealing with the Tartars? Otherwise, it would be impossible that they would not be afraid of the Tartars at all!

Minghao is also a member of the Guard Army. He knows very well what kind of Guard Army is. There are almost no ones who are not afraid of the Tartars. Even if there are, they can count them with just one slap. Anyway, it is the first time Minghao has come into contact with such a person. He himself will instinctively feel nervous when facing the Tartars.

His subordinates were even more slack. Otherwise, no one would have been fooled by Tuoba Su. Yes, Liu Guohui was indeed deceived. He had no idea what Tuoba Su's real purpose was. If he knew that Tuoba Su was a foreign country, he would not have the courage to be a spy, and he would have to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan.

"Light all the wolf smoke."

Xu Xingxia withdrew her gaze from observing the Tartars and said calmly.

Piles of dry firewood that had been prepared long ago were quickly lit by Gao Meng and others. After the raging fire started, Gao Meng and others placed growing branches on it, and white smoke kept coming out. They covered the growing branches with special wood, and black smoke emerged. The black smoke and white smoke mixed together and rose up into the sky, looking very eye-catching. Such black and white smoke can spread far and far in any weather, and will not be confused with ordinary fire smoke.

The wolf smoke in the Kalong Mountain Fortress is slightly different from the Fenghuodun. One wolf smoke represents one hundred Tartars. Five wolf smokes means that the number of Tartars exceeds five hundred. This is a very dangerous signal for Ningxia Town. It seems that a small castle like Weizhen Fort must be mobilized to prevent and guard against it.

There are many beacon towers in many places east of the Kalong Mountain Fortress. These beacon towers are distributed on the top of the mountains and are even less popular. These beacon towers are generally only three or five people on duty. After seeing the wolf smoke in Kalong Mountain, they will continue to ignite the beacon towers and continue to convey alarm information.

Because there are too many beacon towers and they are closely connected with each other, even if one or several of them is destroyed, it cannot block the transmission of information. Therefore, even Tuoba Su will not make any idea. The Kalong Mountain beacon tower is the source of the wolf smoke, and cutting off this source is the main thing.

Because the number of Tatar cavalry was too large, it took more than an hour to all reach the west side of Kalong Mountain. From the top of the beacon, they saw only a dark area. As they traveled through the desert, the Gobi, and the wasteland, the Tatar cavalry looked dark on the surface. Xu Xingxia, who had rich association abilities, even remembered the undead army of the ghost clan.

"Damn Tuoba Su!"

“Our plan failed!”

In the Tatar cavalry army, someone cursed in disappointment.
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