The moon was high up in the sky on the grassland.
A thousand-man Turkic cavalry moved forward under the moonlight while observing the traces on the grass.
Their leader, Te Gelu, had a half-cooked roasted wolf leg. He had hunted it in the evening and roasted it for a quick meal before continuing on his journey.
The grass was still tall, but most of it had turned yellow.
Occasionally, the shrill cries of night owls could be heard, or the sounds of animals running in the grass could be heard scraping the grass.
Te Gelu wanted to find them and had been searching for many days.
He knew that the Tang dynasty had binoculars and would run when they saw a large group. As long as the group had more than 200 people, the Tang soldiers would not dare to attack.
Judging from the traces, each group of Tang soldiers had about a thousand people.
The traces he saw today were relatively new and messy. He guessed that they were too close to his group and ran in a hurry.
He could not let them go. He had to catch up with them, find them, and bring their heads back.
He had three horses and each of them was an expert. He did not believe that he could not defeat the same number of Tang soldiers.
The moon was bright tonight and there were no dark clouds in the sky. Under such circumstances, how could the binoculars see so far?
Someone actually suggested to send infantry. The grass was high and they could hide, making the binoculars useless.
Humph! They should be beheaded! Even if the infantry could hide from the binoculars, could they defeat the cavalry of the Tang dynasty?
Using infantry to fight cavalry, did you think you were in the Tang dynasty?
Eh? Why was the wind so cold and uneasy?
As Te Gelu ate and thought, his mood suddenly became bad and he became inexplicably irritable.
As he was thinking, a patch of light spots suddenly appeared in the sky. They were very far away, about four to five hundred steps away. If not for the fact that there were so many light spots at night, he would not have seen them.
"We found the Tang soldiers. They are shooting fire arrows." The person in front shouted excitedly.
"Go around. Don't chase. Follow me." Te Gelu reacted in an instant. The enemy was going to set fire.
Fortunately, they were not in the limelight. He would go around the limelight.
Wasn't it just a fire attack? His group had brought something to ignite the fire. When they were in the limelight, they would see who would burn who.
The group turned around. As soon as they started running, another patch of fire rained down.
Te Gelu suddenly turned around. His eyes were wide open and filled with fear. There were fire arrows all around, including the path he had come from. It was even further.
In all directions, no, in a circle.
"Charge out in one direction, to the side. Don't be in the limelight, don't be in the limelight."
The Special Cabinet started to panic, and the smoke started to drift towards them.
"Over there, the fire is the smallest there." Someone jumped onto the horse's back to observe and found a weak spot.
"Alright, follow me … Get off the horse and cut the grass. Quick."
Just as Te Gelu was about to lead the team towards that place, he changed his order in an instant.
You can't go there. You can't go there. If it were him, would he be able to leave behind a single spot?
Everyone got off their horses and used the knives that they were not used to to cutting the grass. Some people ran directly into the grass and cut there, increasing their speed.
"Cut off your own clothes, wet them with water from the waterskin, and gag them," Te Gelwu ordered again.
It was a scene of panic. The horses were neighing as they were pressed to the ground.
Around them, the sound of horse hooves became more concentrated. It was impossible to tell how many horses there were.
Someone even shouted in the language of the Later Turks, "Surrender and we won't kill, surrender and we won't kill. We have a hundred thousand cavalry here. You won't be able to escape."
Then, 'background music' appeared.
"Hong ~ ~ Geese ~ ~ Up ~ in ~ the ~ sky ~ ~ Line ~ ~ Up ~ in ~ ~ River ~ Long ~ Autumn ~ Grass ~ Yellow …"
"Stop singing. We don't know how to surrender. It's useless to play with me. Do you dare to come and fight one-on-one with me? Do you dare? "
Te Gelu ignored the choking smoke and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Unfortunately, he could not suppress the singing. There were too many people singing, as if to prove to the besieged people how many people there were.
"Boom!" Suddenly, there was a loud sound in the midst of the singing.
The horses, who could not stand the smoke, were shocked. They jumped up and rushed towards the place where the fire was small. No one could stop them.
With a horse leading the way, the horses that were in better condition followed suit.
The people in that direction quickly dodged to the side. No one thought of stopping them. They would be knocked down and trampled to death. Killing the horses was useless.
Not long after, there were only two to three thousand horses left. They were restless and someone went over to press them down.
"Boom!" Another sound.
These horses were shocked again. They followed the path of their companions and ran away, leaving a group of Later Turks to continue cutting the grass.
"None of you are brave warriors. You are not men. Come on, do you dare to come? I won't take any weapons. Follow me and kill! "
Te Gelu saw that he had gone crazy. His eyes were red. No one knew whether it was because of the smoke or because of anger.
Twenty minutes later, the fire in the front was gone. The fire in the front was still burning, but it could not reach the circle of grass that had been cut.
More than a third of the Later Turks collapsed due to the smoke and exhaustion.
The rest of the people were black and grey. Their eyes were lifeless.
The people outside shouted again, "Surrender and we won't kill you! Surrender and we won't kill you!"
"Surrender and you may have a chance to go back. Otherwise, what are you going to use to fight?"
"We will lead the horses. How are you going to leave?"
"Do you have water to drink? Don't you want your people who have collapsed due to the smoke? "
"Surrender! Surrender! "
Te Gelu's mouth was dry and cracked. His hair was burnt by some sparks that came out of nowhere.
He stood there numbly with a dull look in his eyes.
The people who followed him looked at him. Some of them were rescuing their companions, urinating and digging the wet soil under the grass.
"Put down your weapons and come out of the gap. Put down your weapons and come out of the gap …"
"You want all your brothers to die here? You want to kill them … "
"There will be water when they come out. They can still live. There will be water when they come out …"
The surrounding Tang dynasty soldiers paused for a moment and then shouted again.
"Ah … Ah …" Te Gelu roared to the sky.
He clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug into his flesh. Blood dripped to the ground.
"Surrender, surrender. Put down your weapons and go out. Take your brothers out. Go!"
Te Gelu shouted at his subordinates with tears in his eyes. He felt endless sorrow and pain.
"You have to surrender too. If you don't, kill them …" Someone shouted outside.
Te Gelu, who had just raised his knife to cut his throat, stopped. With a thud, the knife fell to the ground. He seemed to have lost all his strength. He dragged his legs and walked out step by step.
The others helped each other carry, carry, and carry their fallen brothers away.
As soon as they went out, someone poured water on them. Those who had fainted were immediately rescued. They even used CPR.
Not only did Te Gelu lose all his strength, but his soul also seemed to have been taken away.
He just stood there with his mouth slightly open, letting others pour water on his head.
"He's alive. He's alive."
"I'm fine."
"There's dust in his mouth. Fortunately, he blocked his mouth before. He only entered after he fell."
"The smoke from grass is less toxic. If it was from coal, it would be over!"
"Hurry up and drink some more water. Don't worry about coughing. Your throat can be treated."
The Tang dynasty soldiers took care of the rescued Turks as if they were their own comrades. They were very concerned.
"They're all alive. That's great!" Someone counted and shouted happily.
"Great! Great! "The others cheered.
"Pfft!" Te Gelu raised his hand and wiped the water on his face. He was so surprised.
He carefully looked at the Tang soldiers in front of him and said to someone who seemed to be a general, "I want to know how I lost."
"Quick, send a telegram to the Commander in Chief. Tell him that none of the enemies died. They all surrendered," the person who was asked by Te Gelu ordered happily.
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