Chapter 902: No rules!
"Master Xun, these Kipchak barbarians really fell into our trap..."
Hearing the surprised shouts of the guards around him, Xun Ke, who was sitting on the ground to rest, immediately stood up, raised the telescope and looked into the distance.
Through the telescope, Xun Ke could see that thousands of Cuman special forces turned into a dark cloud, sweeping towards Shayuan County from the north.
Seeing this, Xun Ke immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face, and instructed the guards around him:
"Don't be anxious! Wait until these Kipchak barbarians get close to the city, then fire flares to signal people in the city to open fire!"
"Also, have Ye Wei get ready. This time, we must wipe out all these bastards here and avenge the dead civilians!"
"Yes!"
After finishing the explanation, Xun Ke raised the telescope again to observe the situation of the Cumans. In order to completely wipe out this group of Cumans, he had made careful preparations for a long time.
First, they communicated with the Coordination Office and had the spies of the Coordination Office carry the tokens of the Supervisory Office and disguise themselves as staff of the Supervisory Office to approach the Cumans. Then, through a series of military deployments, they tricked the Cumans into thinking that the Supervisory Office was really providing them with intelligence. Finally, they released false information to lure the other party to Shayuan County.
Within a ten-mile radius of Shayuan County, there were assembled 7,000 special forces of the Third Division, 10,000 troops of three battalions of the Ninth Division, and 3,000 troops of one battalion of the Tenth Division, totaling 20,000 troops.
Xun Ke gathered all the soldiers and horses he could muster. He wanted to use blood and corpses to tell the Cumans that anyone who dared to invade would be punished no matter how far away they were...
At this time, Taiyak was completely unaware and was immersed in his fantasy of victory. When he led his cavalry to approach Shayuan County and prepared to attack the city, a group of fireworks slowly rose from the top of the eastern hill.
Although it is daytime and the sun is shining brightly, the fireworks are not as obvious as at night, but the sound of the fireworks still attracts everyone's attention.
Just when Taiyak was somewhat curious about why there were fireworks rising, the roar of artillery was heard in Shayuan County. In an instant, countless bullets and artillery shells exploded in the charge of the Cuman special forces.
The Cuman cavalry, who originally thought it was just an easy and enjoyable hunt, never imagined that they would suffer such a fierce attack. They were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.
Thanks to the life-threatening protection of his guards, Taiyak did not die in the first round of attack from the Fengwu Army's firearms. However, as he watched his fellow tribesmen falling one after another in a pool of blood, ruthlessly shot to death by the Fengwu Army's firearms, his eyes suddenly became bloodshot and he was furious.
How could he not know at this moment that his cleverness backfired and he fell into Xun Ke’s trap. He subconsciously looked at Zhao Bang and others in the queue. He brought these spies from the Supervisory Office with him because he was afraid of falling into the trap. He didn’t expect that he would fall into the trap in the end...
Feeling Taiyak's ferocious gaze, Zhao Bang, whose plan had succeeded, laughed fearlessly and said:
"Tairaq, this is where you will be buried today!"
As the main executor of this plan, Zhao Bang, a spy from the General Coordination Office, and his entire family died in the looting of the Cumans, so in order to avenge his family, he had already put his life and death aside.
Although he was arranged to evacuate, he still followed Taiyak to Shayuan County to avoid arousing suspicion from Taiyak, in order to ensure that Taiyak and these Cuman barbarians were killed completely.
Seeing Zhao Bang still fearless and complacent, Tai Yiqi, who was in great pain, roared angrily and slashed at Zhao Bang with his scimitar.
With this blow of the knife, Zhao Bang’s head fell off instantly, but there was still a satisfied smile on his face until his death!
With the death of Zhao Bang, the first round of artillery attack by Fengwu Army came to an end. Just when Fengwu Army was preparing for the second round of artillery attack, Taiyak also wanted to lead his troops to leave this Shura field.
But unfortunately, at this time, the cavalry of the Fengwu Army also appeared on his retreat route. The leader was Xun Ke, the commander of the Third Army of the Fengwu Army whom Taiyiqi had been thinking about.
The two sides had met each other in previous battles and were familiar with each other's faces. Looking at the embarrassed Tai Yiqi who had thrown away his armor and weapons, Xun Ke sneered and said in a deep voice:
"Taiyak, if you dismount from your horse and be tied up, I can take charge of giving you a quick death..."
Hearing this, Tai Iraq immediately shouted angrily:
"Warriors of the Golden Horde, it's time to fight to the death! Cut off Xun Ke's head for me!"
As soon as Taiyak finished speaking, he personally led the team to charge forward, trying to carve out a bloody path. Seeing this, Xun Ke showed a bit of disdain on his face, and then he waved his hand. The guns and cannons of the Fengwu Army on both sides suddenly roared, and the Cuman special forces who were rushing in the front were immediately either blown to death or shot to death.
However, these Cumans were indeed brave, and they still fearlessly launched a charge towards the Fengwu Army. At this time, under the command of Xun Ke, the cavalry of the Third Army also launched a charge. The cavalry of both sides immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat!
To be honest, when it comes to horsemanship and cavalry combat skills, although the cavalry of the Fengwu Army has undergone rigorous training, it is still obvious that they are not as good as the Cumans who grew up on horseback.
However, the Fengwu cavalry had obvious advantages in equipment. All of them were wearing cotton armor for better defense, and their swords and guns were of better quality. Basically, when the broadswords of the Fengwu cavalry collided with the scimitars of the Cumans, the Fengwu cavalry's swords would not suffer any damage, while the blades of the Cumans' scimitars would have some tiny gaps.
In addition, although the Cuman cavalry were skilled in horsemanship and good at individual combat, they were still far behind the Fengwu Army in terms of integrity and discipline. Therefore, with the accumulation of these outstanding factors, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards the Fengwu Army...
Although he wanted to cut Xun Ke into pieces, he saw that his side was already defeated and the infantry behind the Fengwu Army would soon catch up. If he didn't leave now, he would be stuck. Tai Yiqi made up his mind and ordered his men:
"Ahejiang, you lead the team and cover the rear! Everyone else follow me!"
Following Taiyak's order, a tall and fierce-looking Kipchak general immediately led his troops to charge forward. The remaining Kipchak cavalry wanted to withdraw from the battle. Seeing that Taiyak wanted to run away, Xun Ke sneered and ordered, "Hold these Kipchaks for me, don't let them run away!"
"Also, tell the Flying Tiger Battalion to aim at that bastard Tai Yiqi. Whoever hits him will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!"
"Yes!"
Following Xun Ke's order, more than 30 specially trained Flying Tiger Battalion soldiers immediately took their positions and began to operate their muskets in preparation for sniping Tai Yiqi.
They are all sharpshooters in the Fengwu Army. They have killed at least ten enemies on the battlefield with muskets. The muskets in their hands have also been specially tuned, making them more difficult to operate, but with a longer range and higher accuracy!
Taiyak, who originally wanted to lead his troops to escape, tried to escape left and right, but was unable to get rid of the Fengwu Army. Just when he was extremely angry, a bullet hit him in the chest. If this bullet hit an ordinary Cuman cavalryman, he would most likely be killed...
However, as the general of the Eagle Division, Taiyrak was wearing an elaborate cotton armor, which blocked most of the power of the bullets for him. However, the pain and impact still caused him to fall off his horse, which made the Cuman cavalry, who were already at a disadvantage, even more panicked.
At this time, the Fengwu Army infantry from Shayuan County also encircled them from behind. The Cuman cavalry was completely trapped. After another fierce battle that lasted for a stick of incense, only a very few lucky ones escaped the encirclement of the Fengwu Army. More than 2,000 Cumans chose to surrender, and the rest were all killed in the battle.
Ye Dong brought a man wearing ordinary Kipchak uniform to Xun Ke and started to speak excitedly:
"Master Xun, look who we caught. This guy wanted to pretend to be an ordinary soldier and escape, but we caught him right in the middle of it!"
After listening to Ye Dong's words, Xun Ke looked carefully and saw that although the other person's face was covered with some soot, he could still vaguely tell that this person was the Eagle Division General Tai Yi'er, whom he had met several times. Although Tai Yi'er looked very cold at this time, his eyes were still fierce and cruel.
When he saw Xun Ke looking at him, he snorted coldly and closed his eyes, looking as if he was ready to kill or chop him up at will.
Seeing Tai Yilak's behavior, Xun Ke was too lazy to say anything to him and immediately started preaching;
“Drag him away and chop him off, then hang his head above Shayuan County to tell everyone what the consequences of invading the Great Zhou will be…”
Hearing Xun Ke's decision, Ye Dong, who was originally excited, frowned and couldn't help but said:
"Sir Xun, this man is the general of the Eagle Division of the Golden Horde, a senior general of the Golden Horde. Shouldn't the Marshal decide how to deal with him?"
Upon hearing this, Xun Ke turned around and looked at Ye Dong with a calm gaze. In response, Ye Dong met Xun Ke's gaze without any retreat.
Although Xun Ke is his superior in rank, he is a deputy commander-in-chief. Moreover, his Ninth Division does not belong to the combat sequence of the Third Army. And the most important point is that his surname is Ye, the Ye of Ye Mingsheng. He is a personal soldier of the Marshal. When he was guarding the Marshal, where was Xun Ke?
If it was a combat order on normal days, it would be fine, he would be able to abide by military discipline and obey commands, but at this moment, in Ye Dong's eyes, Xun Ke's order was a bit of an overstepping of authority!
Ye Dong didn't care about Tai Yi's life or death at all. In his eyes, the bad things this bastard did in Yunbing could not be forgiven even if he died a hundred times.
If it was during a battle, Xun Ke could give any order to kill Taiyak, but now he is a prisoner after all. According to the rules, how to deal with such a high-ranking general should be reported to Ye Mingsheng, and Ye Mingsheng should make the decision. Xun Ke should not and has no right to execute Taiyak privately...
After hearing Ye Dong's words, Xun Ke realized that it was somewhat against the rules for him to directly execute Tai Yiqi. However, seeing Ye Dong being so tough on him, Xun Ke was also a little annoyed. He felt that Ye Dong was relying on his background and not giving him any face at all!
If it were someone else, I would immediately give him a whip to let him know what hierarchy is!
However, Ye Dong's surname is Ye after all. He is a royal relative in the Fengwu Army and used to be the captain of the Marshal's personal guard. He is a close associate of the Marshal. Although he is his superior, he really has no good way to deal with Ye Dong. If the matter really gets out of hand, he will not end up well.
After staring at Ye Dong for a while, Xun Ke suddenly drew out his sword and killed everyone with one blow. Tai Yila, who was standing aside, wiped the blood off the blade and said to Ye Dong calmly:
"The Marshal is busy with his duties, there is no point wasting time on this bastard!"
After he finished speaking, Xun Ke ignored Ye Dong and turned around and strode away. Looking at Xun Ke leaving in such a chic manner, Ye Dong was extremely shocked. He never expected that Xun Ke would be so arrogant and kill Tai Yila in front of him.
Ye Dong clenched his fists tightly, and made up his mind that he must report Xun Ke to the Marshal, to let him know that the people with the surname Ye in the Fengwu Army were not someone he, Xun Ke, could decide casually...
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While Ye Dong and Xun Ke were having friction, in a mansion in Yijing, Ye Mingsheng and Jiang Yuyan were playing "poker!"
After a fierce battle, Jiang Yuyan lay in Ye Mingsheng's bed and complained softly:
"I'm in danger these two days, and you insist on staying in there. What if I get pregnant?"
Ye Mingsheng said without hesitation:
"born to!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's decisive answer, Jiang Yuyan was speechless, but her heart was moved. She had given birth to a child in her early years, but the child died due to premature birth. This is an eternal pain in her heart.
Although she has been devoting her energy to work and life in recent years, Jiang Yuyan also wants a child deep down in her heart. However, because of her status as a widow, Jiang Yuyan also understands that this is an unrealistic luxury. But now Ye Mingsheng's words have caused ripples in her heart.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuyan raised her head and said to Ye Mingsheng very seriously:
"I'm a widow now!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded and said calmly:
"so what?"
Although Ye Mingsheng's tone was very calm, Jiang Yuyan felt the confidence and arrogance behind this calm tone, the kind of confidence and arrogance that ignored everything!
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuyan showed a charming smile on her face, and then she entered Ye Mingsheng's H again...
(End of this chapter)