Chapter 12: Brother-protector Maniac
“Ali Gu and the others are all dead.”
“Their heads were cut off by those Han people.”
“Chase them, don’t let them go.”
“Ahhh, Huli Atai, my younger brother.”
After the Geluolu people by the river eliminated all the Khitan warriors, they immediately chased over here.
But they didn’t expect to see such a tragic scene.
The more than forty Geluolu cavalry who had split off earlier had actually all been slaughtered clean.
Some with arrows in their backs, some with knives in their chests, and even some Geluolu people’s heads chopped off.
Along the way, there were constantly Geluolu people’s corpses, covered in blood, extremely terrifying and miserable.
The subsequent Geluolu people who arrived were shocked and furious; the fate of their fellow compatriots before their eyes completely ignited their rage.
“Kill them all, dismember their bodies, and sacrifice to our brothers.”
The Geluolu leader roared loudly, leading his men to chase in the direction where Li Xiao and the others had left.
Nothing could stop their determination for revenge.
These Han people had used despicable means to slaughter so many Geluolu warriors; their anger could no longer express their feelings.
They were determined to slaughter these damned Han people clean, not sparing women or children.
They had to use more Han people’s blood to wash away their sins.
“Kill~”
The Geluolu people constantly whipped their horsewhips, wanting to catch up to Li Xiao and the others at the fastest speed.
The distance between them was getting closer and closer; the Geluolu cavalry leader gripped his longbow tightly. They just needed to get within another hundred meters to shoot all those bastards ahead dead.
But just as the Geluolu people followed the backs of Li Xiao and the others and charged up a high slope, all the Geluolu people suddenly froze.
And they all slowed their horses almost simultaneously, gradually coming to a stop.
Stunned expressions appeared on their faces; the previous anger and killing intent vanished instantly, replaced by discomfort like constipation.
“Go back, quickly turn the horses around.” The Geluolu cavalry leader roared unwillingly.
They had no choice but to retreat!
Their lives were at stake.
And several hundred meters ahead of them, Li Xiao and the others also slowly reined in their horses.
While breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, a playful expression gradually appeared on Li Xiao’s face.
At this moment, directly ahead of them, more than a hundred cavalry were charging rapidly, scattered across the mountains and fields, their hooves thundering, heart-shaking.
This was exactly the group from Hexi Fort led by the old master.
They too had heard the commotion of the Geluolu people’s arrival and knew Li Xiao and the others were in this direction, so the old master decisively led half the men from the village to rush over.
Thus, at this moment, the situation between the two sides had reversed, with offense and defense swapped.
Under the deterrence of the more than a hundred Hexi Fort cavalry, the Geluolu people could only flee in disarray.
“Brother, we’re here~”
“Whoever dares to hurt you, I’ll kill him without leaving a single piece of armor!”
From a great distance away, Li Xiao heard Er Hu’s loud voice.
The kid was riding a chestnut horse, wearing leather armor, one hand holding the reins, the other waving a long saber, howling loudly as he charged forward recklessly.
Although Er Hu was still young, his physique was sturdy, even more imposing than ordinary adults.
His current appearance charging with saber in hand had a bit of the brave ferocity of a battlefield general.
“This kid~” Li Xiao chuckled.
Was he some kind of protective brother maniac?
But since reinforcements had arrived, it was time to counterattack.
Li Xiao immediately shouted: “Sixth Uncle, let’s kill back and finish off all these damn Geluolu people on the Dragon Bone River.”
Li Dashan and the others didn’t hesitate at all, shouting one after another: “Good, kill back.”
“Don’t let a single Geluolu person escape.”
Unknowingly, Li Xiao’s prestige in their hearts had risen more than one level; even Li Xiao’s words faintly carried more weight than Li Dashan’s.
This was exchanged for real battle achievements by Li Xiao!
In the previous battle, ten Geluolu people had died by Li Xiao’s hand, nearly a quarter of all the Geluolu people.
He wasn’t just skilled in archery, able to precisely kill enemies from a hundred meters away; his close combat killing also made everyone take notice.
He killed effortlessly and swiftly; enemies in front of Li Xiao had no chance to strike a second time.
His performance had completely conquered Li Dashan and the others.
In their eyes, Li Xiao seemed born for the battlefield, fully deserving the term brave and skilled in combat!
At this point, no one would treat Li Xiao as a youth anymore.
“Swish~”
Before the reinforcements behind could catch up, Li Xiao and the others quickly turned back to pursue, with prey and hunter roles switching rapidly, just like playing around.
At this time, Li Xiao’s bow and arrow came into play again.
From nearly a hundred meters away, one arrow hit a Geluolu cavalryman in the back.
Afterward, Li Xiao was like an tireless machine, continuously drawing bow and nocking arrows, repeating the action nonstop, with more and more Geluolu cavalry shot down by Li Xiao.
This scene left Li Dashan and the others silent.
That day, the surprises Li Xiao brought them were too many, already numbing them to shock.
It was as if no matter how amazing Li Xiao was, it was only to be expected.
“Da Hai Ge has a successor!” Li Dashan said with a soft sigh.
He couldn’t help but think of Li Dahai, who had died in battle on North Mountain not long ago.
With Li Xiao, his eldest son, growing so brave and outstanding, Da Hai Ge could rest in peace.
……
The Hexi Fort group had plenty of horse power, their war horses faster, full of killing intent, and finally caught up to the Geluolu cavalry on the south bank of the Dragon Bone River.
Just like the previous battle, facing the Geluolu people who were fighting desperately in a desperate situation, the Hexi Fort group didn’t blindly charge forward to engage.
Instead, following Li Xiao’s idea, they split into two flanks to envelop the Geluolu people from left and right, while constantly shooting arrows to consume the Geluolu people’s effective strength.
They waited until the remaining Geluolu people’s will to fight was almost worn down before the more than a hundred Hexi cavalry launched the final charge.
“Die~”
Having gone through the earlier close-quarters killing, Li Xiao had completely transformed.
His entire aura seemed different; facing the Geluolu cavalry straight ahead, holding a spear with a ferocious face, charging madly at him.
Li Xiao’s heart was extremely calm, his indifferent gaze fixed on this Geluolu man.
Barking loud but inwardly weak.
This was Li Xiao’s evaluation of him; the ferocious appearance was just this Geluolu man’s disguise, while endless fear of death was his true heart.
“Ha~”
The distance between the two was getting closer; Li Xiao also raised the spear in his hand—this was one he had just picked up from a dead Geluolu man.
It had to be said that during a horse charge, long weapons had the advantage.
“Ha!”
In the instant the two war horses passed each other, Li Xiao’s body suddenly twisted, instantly dodging the Geluolu man’s spear.
At the same time, the spear in his hand struck like a dragon, thrusting swiftly toward the Geluolu man’s chest.
“Pfft~”
The spearhead hit the Geluolu man’s heart squarely, with a large amount of blood spurting out instantly; he died on the spot.
“Good!”
The old master not far away was constantly watching the situation of his three grandsons; after all, it was their first time on the battlefield, so worry was natural.
But seeing Li Xiao use the spear to cleanly pierce a Geluolu man, the old master also praised softly, nodding in satisfaction—his eldest grandson hadn’t disappointed him.
With a strong physique, both strength and speed top-notch, the old master had to admit that Li Xiao’s strength probably already surpassed his own.
In a direct clash, he might even lose his life.
So the old master felt very gratified at this moment.
Then his gaze turned to Da Hu and Er Hu; the two kids were teaming up against an injured Geluolu man.
Er Hu held a long saber, darting left and right, chopping madly, his fierce and evil look completely unlike a battlefield newbie.
As for Da Hu, he was much calmer, without Er Hu’s crazy and ruthless momentum, but his strikes were vicious, seizing opportunities to land a saber on the Geluolu man.
In a short time, that Geluolu man was chopped to death by the two working together.
His wounds were horrific, as if he had become an outlet for Da Hu and Er Hu’s hatred.
Although these two children’s performance wasn’t as strong as Li Xiao’s, it was enough to satisfy the old master.
“Heaven hasn’t forsaken me!”
The old master sighed softly, then continued killing Geluolu people.
Meanwhile, after piercing the Geluolu man’s chest, Li Xiao awkwardly discovered that the spearhead was stuck in the Geluolu man’s ribs and wouldn’t come out.
This was awkward.
“Get lost!”
At this moment, Li Xiao was pumped with bloodlust, intent on killing, with no time to fiddle with the Geluolu man’s corpse.
In the next instant, with a roar, he suddenly exerted force, directly hoisting the corpse high up.
Then he flung it forcefully at a Geluolu cavalryman not far away.
That Geluolu cavalryman hadn’t reacted yet when he was smashed off his horse by the corpse; immediately after, another spear thrust from the side, and the old master sent him to meet his maker.
“Huff huff~”
After throwing the Geluolu man’s corpse, Li Xiao breathed lightly, then gave a helpless bitter smile.
Because he discovered that the spear he used couldn’t withstand the earlier force; there were already cracks on the shaft.
It could be used at most one more time before it would definitely break.
This was the disadvantage of spears.
Although cost-effective, the quality was truly poor, far inferior to the horse spears used by the Central Plains Dynasty.
But horse spears had complex manufacturing processes and were very expensive; even in Great Tang’s cavalry, only generals were qualified to use them.
This weapon was too advanced to equip troops on a large scale.
So in this era, horse spears were already rare.
The Li Family originally had one horse spear, but not long ago Li Xiao’s father had taken it to North Mountain; it had probably fallen into the Geluolu people’s hands by now.
“If there’s a chance, I still need to get a horse spear.” Li Xiao thought to himself.
During a charge, the role of a horse spear was simply invincible.
And at that moment, Li Xiao’s gaze glanced not far away; without any hesitation, he reversed his grip on the spear and threw it out directly like a javelin.
