A new troop of cavalry suddenly appeared at the end of the grassy plains. Even though they were two to three li away, with the speed of the cavalry, they arrived in almost an instant.
Song Qingshu had originally thought that these people had come to kill Xu Liewu, and thought to himself, just what kind of anger did he have for so many people to want to kill him?
But when these cavalry got close, they shot at the mounted gangsters. This troop of cavalry had one to two thousand people, and the arrows fell like rain. The group of mounted gangsters were shot down in almost an instant.
The leader of this troop of cavalry was a female general. She had a pretty face, a well-proportioned and slender figure, and there was a valiant air between her brows. Her red cape fluttered in the wind, and she was like a beautiful flame on the battlefield.
Song Qingshu felt a headache coming on. The Mongolians' archery skills on horseback were too powerful. Before they had even begun to fight, they had already launched several volleys of arrows from afar. They were also very mobile, and with just a few thrusts, they could scatter the enemy camp. Even when they were fleeing, they could shoot behind them. If the pursuers were not careful, they could easily turn victory into defeat.
Most importantly, even a woman on the Mongolian side was so skilled on horseback. It was as if the entire population was a soldier. How would they face them in the future?
The appearance of this troop of cavalry had already determined the fate of the 'mounted gangsters'. Originally, if they had run in time, they might have been able to escape, but those people only hesitated for a short moment before continuing to attack Xu Liewu and the others, trying to kill him before the enemy's reinforcements arrived.
But Xu Liewu's guards were all experts. Now that reinforcements had appeared, they all became spirited and released 120% of their battle strength. Even though their numbers were decreasing, they still stubbornly persisted.
"How dare you!" The female general who had rushed over shouted, drawing her bow and shooting an arrow at the shoulder of the leader of the mounted gangsters. She then pulled out her curved blade and led the cavalry under her command to charge over like a bolt of lightning.
The group of 'mounted gangsters' finally fell into chaos. Previously, they had been outnumbered, and now the tables had turned. They could also feel the despair of Xu Liewu's group.
The female general charged to Xu Liewu's side and did not attack. She only arranged guards to protect Xu Liewu like an iron wall while commanding the cavalry to cut off the group of 'mounted gangsters'.
Even though the mounted gangsters were very brave, in front of an enemy many times their number, they still fell one after another. In the end, only a few dozen people were left in the center.
"Who sent you? Why have you come to assassinate Xu Liewu?" The female general urged her horse forward and looked coldly at the crowd. Her subordinates all drew their bows and faced the formation. As long as they gave the order, the enemies on the field would be pierced by ten thousand arrows.
Those "Horse Gang" looked at each other and saw the determination in their companions' eyes. They gathered their machetes and slit their throats at the same time. The blood spurting out formed a sad but beautiful picture.
Song Qingshu, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, could not help but be moved. The brutality and determination of these people left a deep impression on him. Presumably, they did not want to become captives and reveal the identity of the mastermind. In the past, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and summoned the King of Qi, Tian Heng, to surrender. Tian Heng did not want to become a prisoner and committed suicide. When the five hundred warriors under his command learned that their master was dead, they all committed suicide and followed him. He had only read about this story in books, but he did not expect to see something similar today. He could not help but admire these people.
"He committed suicide?" The female general frowned and immediately ordered, "Search these people's corpses and see if you can find any clues. Also, cut off their heads and bring them back to He Lin. I don't believe that no one will recognize them."
Song Qingshu secretly clicked his tongue. This woman was really cruel and merciless. He did not know who she was.
Xu Liewu let the carriage move closer. "If Fourth Sister-in-law had not appeared in time, I'm afraid I would have died in the hands of these bandits."
The female general's face no longer had the ruthlessness from before. Instead, it was replaced by a gentle smile. "Your Fourth Brother heard that something happened to you in the Western Xia. He was worried that someone might have bad intentions, so he sent me with two thousand men to rescue you. I didn't expect that someone would really eat the courage of a leopard."
"Fourth Sister-in-law?" Hearing their conversation, Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that this was not a female general, but Khubilai's Chabi Consort. No wonder she had just called Xu Liewu by his name. When she commanded, she had the air of a superior.
Consort Chabi continued, "I don't know who dared to make a move against you."
Xu Liewu snorted. "Just now, those people were pretending to be Tatar people, but how could the Tatar people have the ability to organize such a large group of cavalry? Clearly, someone planned to impersonate Tatar people to surround and kill me."
"Have you guessed the culprit behind this?" Consort Chabi asked.
Xu Liewu looked in the direction of He Lin. "Most likely …"
At this moment, something strange happened. The originally flat grassland suddenly exploded. A black shadow shot out from the ground, and the carriage was instantly blasted into pieces by the sword Qi.
Xu Liewu was a Grandmaster level expert. Even though he was seriously injured, he could still press his hands together and dodge three feet to the side. However, he did not dare to relax at all, because what entered his eyes was a dot of sword light, like maggots in his bones.
He was already seriously injured, and dodging three feet in the nick of time had already used up all of his strength. How could he dodge the next sword attack?
Fortunately, he had Consort Chabi by his side. With a shake of the whip in her hand, she wrapped it around Xu Liewu's waist and pulled him behind her. This also gave the guards beside her a chance to react. They all drew their weapons and stood in front of the assassin.
However, that dot of sword light seemed to flash with a demonic light. Everyone could only see that dot of sword light, but they could not see the person wielding the sword clearly. In the time it took for their eyes to blur, a few guards were already splattered with blood.
Hua Jieyu and Annihilating Heavens and Earth roared angrily and pounced forward. Even though their martial arts were not weak, the battle with the 'horse bandits' had been too cruel. All of them had suffered serious injuries, and their martial arts had been greatly reduced.
They had been seriously injured by the other party's sword light in almost an instant. The only thing worth rejoicing about was that their martial arts were higher than the average guard's, and they had managed to keep their lives. However, they were no longer able to stop the assassin's movements.
Consort Chabi had just pulled Xu Liewu behind her, and before she could retract the whip in her hand, the mysterious assassin had already killed her guards and severely injured Hua Jieyu and Annihilating Heavens and Earth. A dot of cold light directly pierced towards her chest. It was obvious that the other party was also worried that he would be held back and be surrounded by the army, so he planned to pierce through her body and kill Xu Liewu who was behind her.
She wanted to draw her curved blade to block, but the fear of death and the other party's Qi activity locking onto her caused her entire body to stiffen. Her movements were much slower than usual, so how could she block this sure-kill sword attack?
At that moment, she suddenly felt someone grab her waist and pull her behind him. Then, a tall figure stood in front of her, and a cold light was unsheathed, clashing with the dazzling cold light in the assassin's hand.
With a muffled grunt, the assassin retreated at a speed even faster than when he had come. With a few leaps, he had already appeared a mile away.
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