Chapter 077 When the prey suddenly becomes a hunter
The Tatar cavalry around quickly leaned towards Xu Xingxia, as if they were about to be fond of people. Their anger was exactly the same as Sobude. As the prides of the grassland nation, how could they lose to the Ming army in the field? Their bowstrings were already spread out, and sharp arrows were already on the bowstrings. They were just waiting to enter the range and Xu Xingxia's life.
However, what surprised them was that the speed of the war horse under Xu Xingxia was quite fast. The Tatars' plan to surround Xu Xingxia from both sides was not successful. They watched Xu Xingxia go south in front of them, breaking out of their encirclement. In desperation, the Tatar cavalry had to follow Xu Xingxia's butt and chase after him desperately.
"Damn it! Where did Xu Xingxia come from? Oh...it's so damn!" Sobud also noticed this situation and couldn't help but talk to himself in shock. Soon, he realized that Xu Xingxia's war horse was probably his brother's mount. His anger was ignited again. It was a Dayuan horse with a fairly pure bloodline! Damn it actually fell into Xu Xingxia's hands.
It is really hard to accept that the younger brother was killed and the mount was robbed. As the eldest prince of the Hellejin tribe, if he could not avenge his younger brother, he would definitely be sarcastic behind his back. If he couldn't do it well, even the throne of his own inheritance of the tribe leader would be variable. However, Xu Xingxia's mount was so fast that Sobud really had no other way. Who told his younger brother's mount to fall into Xu Xingxia's hands?
In terms of simple sprinting speed, Mongolian horses are indeed not very good. For this reason, some Mongolian nobles introduced Dayuan horses, commonly known as sweat-blooded BMWs (i.e., Aharte Jin horses, produced in today's Central Asian countries), and were cultivated in a small amount as the mounts of the nobles. After a long period of mating and reproduction, these Dayuan horses are no longer very pure in blood. However, compared with ordinary Mongolian horses, the sprinting speed is still much better than that.
When Sobud's younger brother went south that day, if he hadn't had the long journey, the Dayuan horse under his crotch would have been quite tired, otherwise he would not have been caught up by Xu Xingxia. At that time, the Dayuan horse was indeed not as strong as the Mongolian horse in terms of endurance, so he would have taken advantage of Xu Xingxia. Now, Xu Xingxia relied on the speed of the Dayuan horse to throw the Tatar cavalry away. It was only about 200 miles from Niujiaodun to Ningxia City. With the endurance of the Dayuan horse, he could still sprint quickly.
Suddenly, Xu Xingxia's speed seemed to slow down. The Tatar cavalry following behind were suddenly overjoyed. They all tried hard to pinch the horse's belly and urged the horse to speed forward. Soon, the distance between the two sides was shortened to less than 150 meters.
"Swoosh!"
Xingxia turned around and was just an arrow.
A Tatar cavalry groaned and turned over and dismounted.
The black feather arrow shot right into his forehead, and he died on the spot.
The other Tatar cavalry chased after him and tried to shoot arrows to fight back, but were shocked to find that Xu Xingxia's speed of war horses suddenly accelerated. The Mongolian horses under the Tatar cavalry were not as fast as the Dayuan horse, and they could never get closer to Xu Xingxia. The group of Tatar cavalry was simply furious. The bows and arrows in their hands were not yet a chance to take action.
Fortunately, not long after, Xu Xingxia's horse speed began to decrease again. Subconsciously, the Tatar cavalry chased after him tightly and tried to shoot arrows to fight back. Who knew that, outside the range of their bows and arrows, Xu Xingxia turned around and shot one Tatar cavalry and accelerated forward. As a result, the distance between the two sides was widened again.
"quack!"
The Tatar cavalry suddenly became angry.
This kind of kite-like fighting method is what the Tatar cavalry is best at, and the professional term is called Manguda. In the past, the Tatar cavalry used this move, and I don’t know how many Ming cavalry they had ravaged. Unexpectedly, today, they were actually ravaged by the Ming army. It is conceivable how bad their mood was.
The worst thing is that Xu Xingxia's horse speed is too fast and they can't catch up at all. If they continue to chase, they will be abused by Xu Xingxia. If they can't do it well, they will all die here. However, if they don't continue to chase, they will really not be able to get down on their face. If they let Xu Xingxia go like this, they will definitely be ridiculed to death after they go back.
The only hope to catch up with Xu Xingxia is Sobude himself. The war horse under his crotch is also a Dayuan horse, and the sprint is very fast. However, looking at Sobude's appearance, he obviously doesn't want to fight Xu Xingxia alone. Such a mood is understandable. After seeing Xu Xingxia's perverted archery skills, no one will foolishly go up and fight with the other party alone. That is completely a suicide act!
There was no way, the Tatar cavalry had to chase after him. Their only hope was that the war horse under Xu Xingxia's crotch was suddenly tripped, or there was another accident. If this was the case, Xu Xingxia would definitely be dead. However, unfortunately, the Dayuan horse under Xu Xingxia's crotch had been running well, and there was no accident.
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
From time to time, Xu Xingxia turned around and had an arrow.
Every black feather arrow whistled, accompanied by a Tartar falling.
Xu Xingxia relied on the long-range range of the Iron-backed Bow, and knocked them down before the Tatar cavalry had a chance to take action. The cooperation of the Iron-backed Bow and the Dayuan horse made the Tatar cavalry that caught up with behind them have no choice but to do anything. Several of the Tartars could not bear it and shot arrows outside the range, hoping that a miracle would happen. As a result, the arrow was left behind by Xu Xingxia far away, without any effect.
To say that the Tatars' powerful riding and shooting skills are actually within twenty feet. If they exceed twenty feet, the accurate head of the Tatars' archery is not very high. After all, the distance of twenty feet is already quite far, more than sixty meters. In the process of high-speed movement, it is not easy to hit the target of high-speed movement?
After shooting five Tatar cavalry in one breath, Xu Xingxia continued to speed towards the Weizhen Fort. The Tatar cavalry chased after him desperately and chased him. Soon, the Weizhen Fort arrived. At this time, the Weizhen Fort was naturally very vigilant. Many military households were holding various weapons and staring at the movement outside on the fort wall.
As the sound of horse hooves came, they were surprised to see a Ming army officer running in the front, with twenty or thirty Tatars chasing desperately behind them. However, they did not feel the danger of the Ming army officer from this scene. On the contrary, they seemed to feel that the Ming army officer was deliberately teasing a group of Tatar cavalry. As long as the Ming army officer in front turned around and shot arrows, a Tatar cavalry would be caught in the arrow.
"Who is that?"
"Isn't that Xu Baihu?"
The sharp-eyed military household screamed in a low voice.
Other military households rushed to the city walls to watch everything outside. Soon, they were convinced that the Ming army officer who was being chased was Xu Xingxia who was familiar to them. It was probably only him who dared to fight a group of Tatar cavalry alone. Only Xu Xingxia looked back from time to time and shot out fierce arrowheads. Every arrowhead shot out, a Tatar cavalry was caught off guard. Such clean and neat archery skills made the military households cheer loudly.
Of course, there are also people who are unhappy. At this moment, the Baihu Wang Shoulu hid in the corner with a gloomy face. His small eyes stared at Xu Xingxia's figure and cursed himself: "These Tatar cavalry are really useless. So many people can't deal with Xu Xingxia. They are such a group of waste. If they had known, they wouldn't have sent them a letter..."
In Wang Shoulu's eyes, Xu Xingxia was the only one, so naturally he would not notice that behind him, there was a pair of cold and sharp eyes staring at him quietly. This person was Wang Qinian. At this moment, Wang Qinian did not look like a businessman at all. On the contrary, he was like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, spitting out his bright red tongue at any time...
Xu Xingxia rushed past the field west of Weizhen Fort, without any intention of staying, and rushed directly towards Pinglu City. The Tatar cavalry behind them also followed Xu Xingxia toward Pinglu City. Twenty or thirty cavalry, like tornadoes, passed through the field, leaving only three scattered Tatar corpses, all of which fell under Xu Xingxia's arrows. In a moment of passing from the front of Weizhen Fort, three Tatar cavalry fell under his arrows.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Suddenly, Sobud took out a horn from his arms and started to swear vigorously.
When the Tatar cavalry heard the Niuke, they hurriedly stopped their war horses and gathered at Sobud. Their expressions seemed very unwilling to give up, 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 found that there were only more than twenty people. This means that at least seven or eight people were shot and killed. Such casualties were simply too terrifying. The Tatars had plagued Ningxia town for a hundred years and had never encountered such a terrifying opponent.
"Big Prince, aren't we going to chase after you?" asked a Tatar cavalry loudly. It made many Tatars feel unbearable if they didn't catch up with Xu Xingxia. This damn Ming army officer was indeed too arrogant. The Tatar cavalry, who was surging in anger, had completely regarded Xu Xingxia as a thorn in his eyes and was thorn in his flesh. He was really unwilling to kill him.
Chapter completed!