Ambush at 36 volts

  The sun radiated golden rays, quietly climbing up the sky, continuing to bring a hint of warmth to the earth. Underneath the sun was a lifeless Xiangwu City, its gates wide open, with streets and alleys in disarray. The dry autumn wind rampaged through the city's streets, sweeping away the remaining objects on the ground.

  The sound of horseshoes grew louder and closer, as a thousand Qiang barbarian cavalrymen emerged from the yellow sand on the official road west of Xiangwu City's gate, led by their leader they slowly approached the city.

  "Halt!" The leader made a gesture, seeing the open city gate of Xiangwu, couldn't help but have some doubts. He turned to several cavalrymen behind him and said, "You few, go in and take a look!"

  Several cavalrymen received the order, swung their swords and rushed into the city. They galloped back and forth in the streets of the city for a while before returning to the city gate and reporting to their leader: "Xiangwu has become an empty city, there is not a single person left inside."

  "Looks like they just left, follow me and let's chase after them!"

  The sound fell, and the head and eye led all the cavalry to gallop into the city, crossing the straight streets of the city. When all the cavalry rushed into the city gate, more than 20 people suddenly drove out from behind, closing the city gate at the fastest speed, and more than 20 people also surged out from the east city gate, closing the east city gate. Immediately afterwards, more than 200 arrows shot out from the houses on both sides of the main road that crossed Xiangwu City, and more than 100 Qiang Hu cavalry fell to the ground.

  "An ambush!" The leader shouted loudly to his subordinates while waving the horse knife in his hand to deflect arrows, "Don't panic!"

  Arrows shot out in waves, and when the Qiang Hu cavalry dismounted on both sides of the main road to search for the archers, the arrows suddenly stopped. Immediately after that, a group of cavalry rushed out from both front and back, with Gao Fei and Zhao Yun each leading fifty riders to block the head and tail. As soon as they rushed out, they quickly galloped towards the Qiang Hu cavalry.

  Gao Fei charged into the eastern gate, facing the Qiang Hu cavalry, while Zhao Yun charged into the western gate, with his back to the Qiang Hu cavalry. Both of them rushed into the midst of the Qiang Hu cavalry with lightning speed, wielding their sabers. The Qiang Hu cavalry was caught off guard and some were trampled by horses, while others split up and fled in all directions.

  As soon as the Qiang Hu cavalry parted, a hundred robust men holding horse knives rushed out from the houses on both sides of the main road. They swung their knives and charged into the Qiang Hu army, cutting down the Qiang Hu cavalry while pulling them off their horses. Meanwhile, another hundred people used bows and arrows to shoot at them through windows while hiding in the houses.

  Gao Fei had already turned over and dismounted, his horse knife constantly swinging, cutting down five or six people in a row, his body also splattered with bloodstains, glaring with angry eyes, ferociously shouting "Han army is mighty". The horse knife behind him was also fighting bravely, following Gao Fei's charge, quickly beheading over a hundred people who came to resist Gao Fei.

  The Qiang Hu cavalry behind was also subjected to a fierce impact, Zhao Yun led the charge at the forefront, and with each swing of his sword, heads fell to the ground, fresh blood gushing out from the necks of these Qiang Hu cavalrymen.

  The Qiang Hu cavalry was attacked on three sides, and in just a moment, more than 1,000 people lost over 300 people. However, they were numerous, even after losing over 300 people, they still didn't feel any fear. The Qiang Hu cavalry estimated the number of ambushers and began to regain their spirit, launching a counterattack under the leadership of various small heads.

  The Huns were tall and strong, with robust physiques, and they were also good at fierce fighting. As soon as they counterattacked, the heroic spirit of their nation was immediately revealed. Gao Fei and others began to occupy the upper hand because there were too few people, and they couldn't normally exert the huge effect of ambush. He only saw his subordinates falling down one by one beside him, and the number of cavalrymen in the middle of the ambush also quickly decreased. The miserable cries, roaring sounds, painful groans, and the neighing of war horses were all mixed together at this time, which was truly noisy beyond compare.

  After about ten minutes of fierce fighting, six barbarians surrounded Gao Fei. The cold light of their curved knives reflected golden rays in the sunlight, making it hard for people to open their eyes. Gao Fei narrowed his eyes and looked around, but saw that his subordinates had been separated by the Qiang Hu, with less than ten men remaining out of fifty. Even the curved knife in his own hand was notched on the blade.

  "Ah!" Gao Fei roared, dashing forward as the six curved knives chopped down at the same time. He rolled on the ground and swung the curved knife with a slashing motion, creating an arc-shaped trajectory. Six blood-red arcs instantly appeared on the thighs of the Hu people, and the six Hu people surrounding him covered their thighs and fell to the ground, shouting in hoarse voices.

  Gao Fei saw the situation, hastily dropped the knife in his hand, and picked up two curved knives from the dead bodies on the ground. With a swift motion, six heads were beheaded. He had just raised his head to see that one of his subordinates was killed, he let out a loud roar and jumped over, chopping off an arm of a Hu man, rushing into the circle surrounded by the Hu people, and then after a flurry of killings, rescued the remaining seven people.

  He held his horizontal knife with both hands, gazing fiercely at the Huns rushing towards him from the front. He shouted loudly to the people behind him: "Go and bring out Li Wenhao!"

  The two men behind immediately ran away and brought out Li Wenhou, who was tied up with five flowers, from a nearby house. Gao Fei then knocked down three Hu people in a row, jumped to Li Wenhou's side, tightly wrapped his arm around Li Wenhou's neck, dragged Li Wenhou like a dead dog onto the steps of the city gate, and held up the curved knife in his hand, shouting at the crowd still fighting in the streets: "Stop! All of you stop!"

  In the chaos, Gao Fei's thunderous roar was transmitted into everyone's ears. Whether they were Hu or Han people, it was as if they had heard a clap of thunder. The sound of clashing weapons, the cries of killing, and the neighing of horses all came to a sudden stop at this moment. Everyone shifted their gaze to Gao Fei.

  The air was filled with a thick smell of blood, and Gao Fei's body, hands, and even his face were all covered in fresh blood. He had thought that he could easily take care of these Qiang Hu, but now he felt very strained. Of his 300 men, nearly 100 had already died in battle, while the Qiang Hu still had over 800 men left. He had greatly underestimated their fighting strength. With no other choice, he took Li Wenhou hostage and came out.

  "Listen, I know you're not afraid of death, but your wife and children are now following the main troops. If I can't stop these people today, they'll slaughter the civilians once they catch up, and your family will also die at their hands. Now, take out the cloth stuffed in your mouth and tell them to put down their weapons." Gaofei whispered into Li Wenhao's ear.

  Gao Fei's unexpected escape was beyond Li Wenhou's expectations. He had originally planned to rebel with Bei Gong Bo Yu when the conditions were ripe, and before that, he would take his family out first. But everything came too suddenly, Jia Xun secretly helped Gao Fei and escaped together, and his subordinates also followed Gao Fei. Thinking of his wife and children, he nodded slightly.

  Gao Fei saw Li Wenhou nod, and he hastily removed the cloth stuffed into his mouth. He also relaxed a bit of force on the arm that was strangling his neck, but the curved knife in his hand remained tightly gripped. If he found out that Li Wenhou dared to say anything not to his liking, he would cut off Li Wenhou's head.

  As soon as the cloth was removed from his mouth, Li Wenhao looked around at the people present and saw that some of them were his old subordinates. He opened his mouth and said: "You all listen to me, I deceived you at first, telling you that following me would have food to eat, but actually wanted you to follow me to rebel. However, along the way, you also saw how Beigong Boyu treated us Han people. If you still have a conscience, then put down your weapons."

  More than 800 people, including Han, Qiang and Xizhou Yi, were present. More than half of them were Li Wenhou's former Han subordinates, who all showed some emotion after hearing this. The Qiang and Xizhou Yi naturally did not want to see this scene, one of the leaders of the Xizhou Yi shouted loudly with his horse knife: "Don't listen to him, he is no longer the valley master..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a long arrow shot over and pierced his face, rendering him unable to continue.

  Gao Fei took advantage of the situation and said: "I am Gao Fei, Marquis of Du County. If you are Han people, then kill the Qiang Hu beside you. This rebellion is the fault of the Qiang Hu and has nothing to do with you. As long as you kill the Qiang Hu today, it will be considered that you have joined the Han army. Not only can you fill your stomach, but also make achievements..."

  The words had barely been spoken when several Han people suddenly chopped down the Qiang and Hu people beside them, and immediately a scene of beheading was staged in an instant among the more than 800 Qiang and Hu cavalry troops. Those Qiang and Hu people had not yet reacted, and their heads fell to the ground one after another. In an instant, all the Qiang and Hu people in the team were cleared out, and the situation changed dramatically.

  After watching, Gao Fei felt that the appeal of the Great Han was still very strong. Although he had experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the real chaotic era had not yet arrived. He secretly congratulated himself on making the right choice.

  "Ah!"

  The sound of weapons hitting the ground kept coming, and about 500 people knelt down one after another, shouting in unison towards Gao Fei: "We were deceived by lies, which led us to rebel against the imperial court. Now we are willing to surrender to you, Lord Hou, and make amends for our mistakes. We will fight for the imperial court and resist the rebels. Please forgive us!"

  Gao Fei was naturally delighted, although about 100 of the 300 cavalrymen had died, but he had gained an additional 500 men. This was a very profitable deal. However, he still felt a twinge of regret and wondered what would have happened if he had used this method from the start, estimating that he would have obtained far more than just 500 subordinates.

  He cut off the ropes on Li Wenhou's body with a knife and said to Li Wenhou: "You initially had a rebellious heart, but you never participated in it. You have nothing to do with the rebels. Now I let you go, are you willing to surrender to me and work together to defend against the Qiang Hu rebellion?"

  "Have I any other choice now that things have come to this? I am willing to surrender to you, General Hou, and join forces with you to defend against the Qiang barbarian rebellion, and do my part for Liangzhou." Li Wenhou immediately knelt down in front of Gao Fei and kowtowed.

  Gao Fei helped Li Wenhou up and said to everyone: "Everyone, let's pack up simply and retreat to Chen Cang with the Marquis!"

  "Hello!"