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Chapter 386: Sniper at the mouth of the gorge

Even though it was winter, the Fire Valley was still extremely warm. The Wusun soldiers and generals who entered the valley took off their winter leather jackets and piled them on the butts of their respective mounts. More than 20,000 warriors stretched for more than ten miles in front and back, and walked forward like a long dragon on the mountain road, without seeing the end at a glance.

Wusun Kunmi also personally lived in the central army and was moving forward. At this time, he was both nervous and expectant, and he would ask his soldiers to report to him the progress of the army every one or two hours.

In another three hours, the army will be able to drive out of the Fire Valley. Once nearly 20,000 warriors cross the Tianshan Mountains and appear on the oasis on the edge of the desert, it means that he will become the winner of this war.

In front of the Wusun army was a scout team of 100 people. Their leader wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with his sleeves on the horse's back, and then picked up the kettle to prepare for a sip of water. Unfortunately, only half of the kettle was left.

He drank the water and cheered the soldiers around him and said, "Two miles ahead, there is a gorge. After the gorge, there is a basin oasis, and there is a spring with water for many years in the oasis. Everyone should work harder and get there early, so that they can complete the task and drink water."

The soldiers cheered and each beat the horses and whipped it, urging the horses to continue to move towards the southeast. A quarter of an hour later, the war cavalry that was galloping in the front had entered the mouth of the gorge, but the soldiers on the war cavalry were as if they were hit hard, paused on the saddle, and then rolled up to the sky and fell down. He hit an arrow on his forehead, which was a three-foot-long arrow, and the tail was still vibrating.

The two cavalry beside him had already started to exclaim: "There is an enemy on the mountain!" At the same time, the mount under his crotch did not stop at all, but instead increased its speed and quickly passed through the mountain pass. However, the Wusun war cavalry behind them encountered precise snipers from arrows, and people or horses were constantly injured and killed...

The two men who rushed out of the mountain pass did not escape. As soon as they turned out of the mountain pass, they found a group of more than a dozen heavy cavalrymen waiting for them. Seeing them appear, they rushed over with their guns. The two men wanted to escape separately, but there was no time. They were stabbed through their bodies in an incense stick of kung fu.

Seeing this situation, the Wusun cavalry behind him dared not fight. They all turned their heads and fled the same way. The enemy soldiers did not chase them and allowed them to leave.

The troops that intercepted them were naturally the Liang army's troops, but they were just a patrol team that was responsible for maintaining the safety of the food roads and transit strongholds. The whole team consisted of 100 people, consisting of thirty longbow chariots, twenty cavalry, and fifty scouts. A few days ago, they received a military order issued by King Feng Yu of Liang to warn the eastern section of Tianshan to connect the various passes and mountain passes in the north and south.

A day ago, some mountain scouts entering the Flame Valley found signs of Wusun's army entering the Flame Valley. This news was soon sent by fast horses to Feng Yu, who was far away in the oasis of Liuzhongcheng. In addition, Tiel's army, which was operating in the western part of the desert, also discovered the situation of Wusun's army entering the Flame Valley. The Northern Army of Li Su's army, who received information, quickly entered the northern end of the Flame Valley.

Feng Yu had already made preparations. As soon as he received the information, he immediately moved the already gathered army to the southern end of the Flame Valley. It was just a long way from the Oasis of Liuzhongcheng to the southern end of the Flame Valley, and he could not arrive in a short time.

However, the Liang army patrol troops near the southern exit of the Flame Valley were actively gathering here in accordance with Feng Yu's previous order. The first one to arrive was this patrol team composed of heavy cavalry, longbowmen and scouts.

Wusun Kunmi sat on the saddle, drinking mountain springs, chewing beef jerky, enjoying the pleasure of getting closer and closer to victory. For him, every step forward was closer to victory. Suddenly, a commotion came from the front army, dodging to the narrow mountain road, and a cavalry was racing towards him.

The one who came was the famous Wusun scout. He rolled and crawled to Kunmi and said in a mournful voice: "Kunmi, we were ambushed by the enemy at the entrance of the gorge in front of us, and lost dozens of people."

When Kunmi heard that what he was most worried about happened, his face suddenly turned like dust and almost fell from the saddle. After a while, he calmed down and asked, "How many people are lying in your ambush?"

"There are only about a thousand people in Kunmi, but they are all elite soldiers and are in a very hidden ambush. They suddenly launched an attack on us, causing such great losses." In order to shirk responsibility, the Wusun scout exaggerated the Liang army's strength by more than ten times.

After hearing this, Kun Mi's face turned from gray to rosy again. He laughed and said, "I really think that Feng Yu has become a god. The prophet has set up a large army here. It seems that this king is too worried. The troops of this thousand men are at most patrol troops in the eastern section of Tianshan. It may even be the baggage guards that happened to us by chance."

After pausing for a moment, Wusun Kunmi said to everyone loudly: "It's okay! Today, we will use the heads of more than a thousand Han people as the first battle. Feng Yu learned that our army was traveling through the Fire Valley and when he led his troops, we had already crossed the Tianshan Mountains. At that time, all the Liang troops in the Western Regions were our turtles in the jar!" After he finished speaking, the soldiers around him shouted with thunder and roars...

More than an hour later, the main force led by Wusun Kunmi arrived at the narrowest part of this section of the Flame Valley. He looked at the surrounding mountains and forests and waved them heavily with his hands.

In the Wusun army, nearly 10,000 war cavalry took out their crossbows and shot densely at the forests on the hillsides on both sides of the mountain pass. With dense arrows, you can hear the sound of arrows piercing through the branches and leaves and the sound of puffing the trunks. Some birds and beasts living in the forest were even killed under the arrows. But there was no human breath and sound.

Kunmi waved his hand and ordered: "Go to attack!" Hundreds of elite Wusun sword and shield hands jumped off the horse's back, holding the sword and thrusting the shield, split into two strands and touching them quietly towards the forests on both sides. The sound of arrows breaking through the air suddenly came, and the few people in the front seemed to be pushed by a huge force, sitting on the ground. There was a three-foot-long heavy arrow inserted in their chests and abdomen.

The others quickly slowed down and curled up their bodies behind the shield. The Wusun people once again launched a dense shooting at the two forests.

The Wusun sword and shield soldiers took the opportunity to advance rapidly towards the forest. This time they successfully entered the forest, and the Wusun crossbowmen's shooting also stopped.

A Wusun sword and shield soldier searched in the forest with a sword and a shield. He screamed and turned his head to see that his companion behind him had been stabbed through the neck by a spear gun.

The Wusun soldier saw a black shadow flashing towards the huge tree trunk, and hurriedly waved his knife to slash at the black shadow, but heard a low bark and a sharp pain came from his wrist. He looked closely and found that his hand was bitten by a vicious dog. Then a cold blade pierced from the bushes and went straight into his neck.
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