There was a rustling sound from the bamboo forest mixed with a large number of shrubs. This sparse bamboo forest is very common in the vegetation in the middle and lower reaches of the Indus River. The rustling sound in the bamboo forest turned into a louder rustling sound.

After a while, a camel's head emerged from behind a large group of acacia shrubs. Then a large number of soldiers and camels emerged from the bamboo forest. These people were the Sassanian cavalry who were feinting the attack on the Black Tiger Fort.

Their general Kosack looked into the distance with his hand in a pergola, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and he shouted: "We found a big fish. There is meat, wine tonight, and women."

The cavalry under Kosak also shouted happily like a wolf howl. They followed Kosak to horses forward. The open area in the distance was a large area of ​​cultivated fields, and there was a small city in the middle of the field. Obviously, this was the territory of a Kushan Xiao Xihou.

Several people who looked like supervisors shouted loudly. The serfs who were farming in the fields ran towards the city in a hurry, and some even threw the farm tools in the fields. Those who ran slowly were still beaten to the ground by the Sasanian cavalry who had caught up. The gate of the city was closed, but there were still some serfs. When the farmers fled in, they were slaughtered by the swords and guns of the Sasanian soldiers in a moment. The screams outside the city wall were heard.

Some Kushan soldiers appeared on the city walls. They bent their bows and opened crossbows to release hidden arrows at these enemy soldiers. Unfortunately, these arrows either lost their correct heads or shot on the Sassanian heavy cavalry's armor and were shot to the ground.

Kosak looked at the city's city and made a gesture with his hand. Immediately, a person who was familiar with Kushan language shouted to the city's head, asking the people inside to come out and surrender. After a while, a person appeared on the city's head, which was the Kushan Xiaohou. This man begged Kosak to let him go, and he was willing to exchange food, grass, gold and silver for the safety of his territory.

Kosak sneered and said loudly: "We have food and grass, but we don't care about gold and silver. What we need is wine and meat and women. If you give it your life, you can stay with you."

The little Xuhou hurriedly said humbly: "This general is serious. As long as you provide these to your army, your army will retreat? OK, I will instruct the servants to prepare."

After a while, the Xuhou poked his head out and said carefully: "Your army will take a hundred steps back for now, and we will deliver the people and goods!"

Kosak glared at his eyes: "What? You can't believe us yet!?"

The Queen of Xi quickly shook her hand and said, "Where are there..." Then she said, "No one heard clearly." Kosak smiled contemptuously and said, "Okay, let's withdraw from a hundred steps, and you can hand over the people and goods. But we must leave more than twenty people here to accept it."

After saying that, he winked at General Sassania on both sides, and a few of them rode away with most of the people. Only Kossack and more than twenty riders were left at the scene. Kossack looked up and said, "We only have twenty riders, so you can rest assured now."

The little Xihou nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice and said, "Wait, we will deliver the things and goods!"

After a while, the city gate creaked open, and a group of Kushan soldiers carried their shoulders and backs, carrying a large number of wine and meat, and also escorted a long group of crying women out of the city.

The Kushan leader team Kosak, who came to him, said: "General resting in peace, we have wine and meat and women here. If you take it, withdraw your troops quickly." After that, he turned around and was about to leave.

But Kosak called out: "Wait!"

The Kushan leader was shocked and he said in confusion: "The general has something to do?"

"Well, you can make a bowl of wine for me to taste."

The leader had to open a barrel and personally use a pottery bowl to serve Kosak. Kosak took this time to ride the women and check the rows of women carefully. When he turned around, the wine was already served.

He took the pottery bowl full of wine and took a big sip. Before he could swallow it, he spit out a mouthful and cursed: "Dare to deceive the imperial army, such bad wine, and these ugly serf village women, are all used to fool us. Let's wait for you to know the end of the imperial army!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his sword and slashed at the other party without waiting for the other party to explain. The Kushan leader on the opposite side could not predict this change, and his head had already landed before he could react. At the same time, Kosak and the more than 20 cavalry had already urged his horse to gallop and rushed towards hundreds of Kushan soldiers who were about to retreat into the city.

The Kushan soldiers were caught off guard, and dozens of people were killed by the more than 20 Sassanian cavalry and died, and the rest were in chaos. The women began to scream and cried.

The Kushan soldiers in the rear tried to form a formation to resist, but were swept across the horse like a destruction by these iron cavalry. Five or six Kushan soldiers raised their spears and stabbed them at the iron cavalry. As a result, two of them were penetrated by the opponent's spears. The other spear blades did not pierce the iron armor on the chest of the war horse, but instead they were pushed away. Two of them were also pierced by the back end of the spear.

In half a quarter of an hour, the Kushan soldiers blocked the city gate had already fled everywhere, and the Kushan soldiers in the city could not resist the impact of the Sassanian heavy cavalry. After Kosak and others rushed into the city, they did not continue to go deeper, but ran repeatedly inside and outside the city gate to prevent the Kushan soldiers from recapturing the city. The little Xuhou was frightened and his face was ashamed, and he kept shouting: "Hurry! Close the city gate!"

Some Kushan soldiers plucked up the courage to rush to the city gate, but under the crushing of the Sassanian heavy cavalry, they collapsed again, and it was impossible to close the city gate. The sound of thousands of horses galloping came from afar, and more than a thousand heavy cavalry rushed here. Xiao Xihou stopped talking and quietly slipped away to another city gate along the corridor of the city wall. The other Kushan soldiers also fled and scattered. After a while, the Sassanian war cavalry poured into the city like a tide, and then filled the alleys in the city.

The entire city became a slaughter field, and these Sassanian soldiers rushed around the city. As long as they were not young women, they would chop people when they saw them and rob money when they saw them. After a while, the city was filled with howlings of pain and screams of horror...

...

On this day, Guan Yu was still sitting upright at the head of the Black Tiger Fort, stroking his long beard and looking at the northwest. There were all the baggage soldiers busy on the top of the city, and they were all trying to strengthen the defense of the Black Tiger Fort. At this time, the orders came to report, and Yan Huai came. Guan Yu frowned and said in confusion: "He is not guarding Xihekou, why are he running here for?"
Chapter completed!