Chapter Nineteenth: Beheading Zu Bone General

  As soon as he entered the Eagle's Mouth, Qin Cheng turned his head to check on the situation of the several eighteen brothers who had been following him all along. As expected, there were only three left. However, the keen Qin Cheng suddenly discovered something, because he didn't see Wu Daliang.

  Dong Zhu then told Qin Cheng that Wu Dalang was shot down by an arrow twenty zhang away from Lao Ying's face, his life or death unknown.

  "You clearly saw it, why didn't you say anything?" Qin Cheng grabbed Dong Chu's collar and roared. Wu Daliang had just saved his life on the battlefield, Qin Cheng already considered him a sworn brother, now that he knew about this situation, how could he not be furious?

  "Just now the Xiongnu people were chasing us urgently, and we are at a critical moment when we are entering the Eagle's Mouth. I said that even if you wanted to, you couldn't turn back to save him, otherwise everyone would die together!" Dong Zhu's tone was somewhat soft, apparently lacking confidence.

  "Bastard!" Qin Cheng cursed loudly and didn't want to say another word.

  "Qin Cheng, this time you guarded the military flag and followed me to kill many enemies. Your achievements are truly great! You are indeed a good son of our Great Han!" Li Guang didn't know what Qin Cheng and Dong Zhuo were arguing about, but that didn't stop him from praising Qin Cheng, especially at a time when their army was defeated. Praising those who had made contributions could also boost morale to some extent.

  "General." Qin Cheng turned around and clasped his fists, saying solemnly: "I have an impolite request to make of you."

  "Oh? But it doesn't matter." Li Guang said.

  "I was trapped outside the Eagle's Mouth Pass, and my life is uncertain. I want to borrow a warhorse to go back and rescue him!" Qin Cheng's tone was very firm.

  "I'll go with you to take a look first, if it's feasible, I won't just lend you a war horse, but also go with you!" Li Guang slapped Qin Cheng's shoulder heavily.

  "Promise!"

  Qin Cheng and Li Guang arrived at the mountain rocks in front of Lao Ying Kou, looking outwards. At a glance, Qin Cheng saw Wu Daliang twenty zhang away from Lao Ying Kou.

  Wu Daliang had an iron arrow inserted into his back, penetrating the armor, which should have been shot from a gap. However, the iron arrow only hit his left shoulder and shouldn't be fatal. At this time, Wu Daliang was lying on the ground, struggling hard with his body.

  Behind Wu Dalang, hundreds of meters away, the Xiongnu cavalry was gathering, but due to the narrow Eagle's Mouth and being blocked by war chariots, coupled with the Han army's several hundred archers continuously shooting arrows near Eagle's Mouth, the Xiongnu cavalry finally realized they couldn't charge through after paying some tuition. However, it was unbearable for them to retreat like this, so they concentrated outside the range of the archers and watched from a distance on horseback.

  "The Han people are treacherous, and they actually chose such a dangerous place. It's really hateful!" The leader of the Xiongnu army, who had an aristocratic air about him, gritted his teeth and said, "Zuo Bodou, do you have a way to break through this defensive line?"

  "Report to Zuo Xian Wang, the path here is too narrow, and the Han people have also set up many archers in ambush at the mountain pass. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through for a while." Zu Bone Hou replied.

  If Li Guang had heard the conversation between these two, he would have been shocked. He had thought that the troops who had launched a surprise attack on them from the side of the military formation were the Xiongnu cavalry who had invaded Daqin, but unexpectedly it was the army led by Zuo Xianwang himself!

  Originally in the north of Zhengbei, Xiangyu Wang suddenly fled here. The speed of the Xiongnu people has exceeded Li Guang's expectations! He originally planned to defeat the Xiongnu in Shangdu and then join forces with Li Xi to attack Xiangyu Wang, but now it seems that this plan is ruined!

  If Li Guang knew the identity of Zuo Xianwang, the doubts in his heart would also be completely cleared. Why did the Xiongnu people first launch a surprise attack on the Han army with a small team of hundreds of people? It was to delay their pace and wait for the arrival of the main force of more than 4,000 Xiongnu troops! Why did this part of the Xiongnu army abandon its usual tactics and engage in a fierce battle with Li Guang? It was to wait for Zuo Xianwang's troops to arrive and then attack Li Guang together.

  The Huns valued the gourd-shaped terrain because it was conducive to the deployment of their cavalry.

  Zuo Xianwang's strategic arrangement this time can be said to have achieved absolute unexpectedness, achieving a very good effect! If it weren't for the Han army's desperate fight to the death, especially the 2,000 cavalrymen who refused to retreat, Li Guang would probably have been completely defeated at Hulu Valley!

  Defeated Li Guang, the siege of Mai Yi's great revenge was avenged, and it would also bring about a series of extremely beneficial reactions for the Xiongnu. These are precisely the fundamental reasons why the Xiongnu cavalry were willing to pay the price this time. And this is exactly the same as the analysis by Qin Cheng and Yue Yi before!

  "How could this be?!" Zuo Xianwang was furious, his carefully planned scheme was about to succeed, but at the last moment something went wrong, how could he not be angry? "Zuo Gutouhou, I don't care what method you use, just get me control of this place! My Xiongnu warriors must storm into Qiansang City today!"

  "Alright!" Zuo Gutu Hou had no choice but to agree.

  "Forward, men!" Left Bone General shouted from behind, "Follow me and charge forward, kill Li Guang, and bathe the city of Qiansang in blood!"

  "Hello!"

  "Zuo Gutouhou, look!" Zuo Gutouhou was about to lead the cavalry out when a Xiongnu hundred-man commander pointed in the direction of the eagle's mouth and shouted.

  He took one look at Zuo Bu Hou and immediately turned green with rage!

  Because he saw that the war chariots blocked at the Eagle's Mouth were pulled open a bit, one man rode out from the Eagle's Mouth alone!

  It was Qin Cheng who was eager to save people!

  Li Guang ultimately did not come out due to the dissuasion of his fellow generals.

  "How dare you! You actually came alone to provoke the brave warriors of Xiongnu, it's simply infuriating!" Zuo Gudou thought that Qin Cheng was a Han soldier sent to single-handedly provoke him, and he was suddenly enraged, no longer caring about anything else, ignoring the rain of arrows, and galloping his horse over!

  Zuo Botouhou had just been scolded by Zuo Xianwang for failing to guard the mountain pass where the Han army retreated, and he was still fuming in his heart. Now that he saw Qin Cheng riding alone, how could he tolerate this humiliation?

  "Bad! The Xiongnu are charging!" The light infantry officer observing the situation on the stone of Eagle Mouth Mountain saw Zuo Botouhou rushing over and hastily said, "Archers prepare!"

  "Hold it!" Li Guang shouted, "Loosing arrows now will mistakenly injure Qin City!"

  "What's to be done?" the captain asked urgently.

  Li Guang looked at the approaching Zuo Bodu Hou, also anxious, but when he found that the Xiongnu cavalry following closely behind Zuo Bodu Hou was more than 20 zhang away, his heart relaxed slightly.

  If Qin Cheng can... then it's all good! But can Qin Cheng really do it?

  The Han army officers and men at Eagle's Mouth were now all staring intently with wide eyes at the Qin city, which was affecting the Xiongnu Left Bone Duhou. This brave captain who had risked his life to rescue his troops was now seen as a great hero in the eyes of these Han army officers and men.

  Qin Cheng spurred his horse to gallop, bursting out of the Eagle's Mouth twenty zhang away. Just as he was about to reach Wu Daliang's side, he saw a sturdy Hun warrior wielding a long knife and charging towards him!

  If he dismounted immediately to rescue Wu Dalu, he was afraid that before he could get on the horse, he would be killed by this Xiongnu cavalry who had rushed up. Qin Cheng thought.

  Seeing the Xiongnu cavalry following closely behind, Qin Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and with two loud slaps of his long knife on the horse's buttocks, he charged straight at the Xiongnu warrior!

  "Little servant! Zuo Gutou Hou is here, come and take his life!" Zuo Gutou Hou shouted loudly, urging his horse to gallop towards Qin City.

  As the two warhorses drew closer, Qin Cheng's eyes grew even more ruthless. Just when they were less than twenty zhang apart, Qin Cheng suddenly changed his whip-like slash to a thrust, and with one swift motion, he stabbed the rider on the horse!

  The war horse let out a loud whinny and accelerated at breakneck speed!

  Controlling the reins, Qin Cheng suddenly charged straight at Zuo Botou's warhorse with his own!

  Zuo Botou Hou realized Qin Cheng's intention when it was too late to dodge. On the battlefield, no one would have thought that the opponent had such a desperate move!

  It is known that once a cavalryman loses his horse, he is inferior even to an infantryman!

  But at this time, Qin Cheng did just that!

  Bang!

  Two horses collided, head to head, and suddenly blood splattered everywhere. Zuo Botouhou's body shook, but he stabilized himself on the horseback, after all his riding skills were extraordinary, and on horseback he was no different from a Han person on flat ground!

  If it were any other Han army cavalry, Zuo Botou might not have been at a disadvantage, but this time he ran into Qin Cheng - the guy who was best at fighting to the death!

  At the moment when two war horses collided, Qin Cheng, who had been ready early, jumped off his horse and flew out with great inertia, passing directly over the head of Zu Bodu, while drawing his long knife from its scabbard. With a single backhand slash, the long knife struck towards Zu Bodu's head!

  Poor Zuo Bone just stabilized his body and raised his head to see a long knife chopping down at him, hastily raising his knife to block it!

  Alas, the Qin City's one flight and one battle concentrated a huge force, almost a desperate blow. The long knife in his hand touched Left Bone Hou's long knife, effortlessly pressing it down, with undiminished momentum, the long knife slanted down towards Left Bone Hou's neck!

  Fresh blood spurted out from the left bone Hou's neck like a fountain, and Left Bone Hou's unwilling head flew into the sky like a soccer ball!

  Qin Cheng landed safely and knelt down on one knee.

  "Wooo~"

  The Huns cavalry following closely behind saw the beheaded corpse of their Zuo Xian Wang, and were shocked in their hearts. They abruptly pulled hard on the reins of their warhorses, lifting the front half of the horses' bodies into mid-air, barely managing to stop them.

  They clashed with Qin Cheng and Zu Gutou, two horses colliding, Qin Cheng leapt into the air, drew his sword, and Zu Gutou's head was sent flying - it all happened right before their eyes!

  The general died in battle, intimidating the enemy's courage!

  These Huns cavalry naturally understood that their Zuo Bone Hou had what kind of fighting power, but now, he was actually beheaded by the opponent with one knife!

  These startled the Huns' cavalry, which pulled at their warhorses in confusion.

  The Qin City, which was splashed with blood all over his body by the left bone Hou, slowly stood up at this time.

  Bathed in blood all over, with flashing knives, standing like a demon king in front of these Xiongnu cavalry.

  When these Xiongnu cavalrymen saw Qin City, it was as if they had seen not a person, but a demon's head! A bloodthirsty demon's head!

  The bloodthirsty aura cultivated over a decade in Qin City burst out without any reservation at this moment.

  "Roar!"

  Qin Cheng suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a long howl, his voice shaking the heavens!

  "Come on!" Qin Cheng's long knife pointed directly at the Xiongnu cavalry in front of him, and he shouted loudly, his voice seeming to tear apart every soul.

  "Hiss~~"

  A burst of warhorse neighing, these Xiongnu cavalrymen who were stationed ten zhang away, seemed to have seen a ghost, under the loud roar from Qin City, all turned their horses around and started fleeing!

  "Hahaha... You dare to compete with me?!" Qin Cheng's loud laughter came from behind the retreating Xiongnu cavalry. These Xiongnu cavalrymen couldn't help but shiver, these men who were used to burning, killing and looting, at this moment became extremely terrified!

  They may not fear death, but they cannot help fearing the fear itself!

  Qin Cheng held a knife in his right hand, standing proudly upright. The setting sun stretched out his shadow. In front of him were hundreds of disorganized and fleeing Xiongnu cavalrymen.

  A drop of fresh blood fell from the blade of the long sword and dripped onto the post road.