The snow on the ground caused considerable trouble to the march. It only took two days of snow, and the snow just flooded the calf. If it snowed for two more days and could not walk, how could it be marched? At that time, I was afraid that I could only freeze and starve to death.

Now that we are going to sneak attack, we cannot ignite the ignition on the marching road. In this unfamiliar terrain environment, if we don’t have a guide, we will most likely get lost and cannot find the target we are going to attack.

There are mountains on the left and right on the marching road, stretching to the distance, without any end, and next to it is deep ditches, canyons and rivers. Although the road is wide, the road is also traveling south due to snow.

Liu Cheng took the windshield mask and asked, "How far is it?"

The guide replied: "About ten miles!"

Liu Cheng frowned and said, "That is to say, we only walked ten miles in one hour?"

"Yes, sir! The blood on the ground is so deep, it would be nice to walk ten miles in one hour. There are still horses to ride. If there are no horses, I would be exhausted until now by walking with just one pair of feet!"

The army continued to advance. There was nothing but the whistling and solemn sound of the cold wind on the snowy night. The shadows of the mountains on both sides in the snowy night were like the hideous and terrifying sounds of the devil. The timid people were afraid that they would not dare to rush on such a snowy night alone.

After walking about four or five miles, the terrain became wider and flattered, extending significantly to the left and right sides. It was like a basin between two mountains. A small river passed through the middle, and the cold weather also frozen the river.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from more than a hundred meters ahead, and the blurred figures of the two knights quickly ran forward.

"No, it's the guard post of this Qiang tribe. They are about to run away. The people of this tribe will be warned soon! Sir, I'll chase you!" Ma Chao exclaimed.

Liu Zhi immediately shouted: "Stop!"

Ma Chao, who had just rode a few steps, stopped, and Liu Cheng ordered: "Your horse is not as fast as mine. Take people to try to reduce the movement and follow me. I'll chase them! Two of your personal soldiers will go!"

After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he rode his horse and chased the Qiang people galloping forward with a guard post. The two personal guards quickly rode their horses to follow.

The Red Rabbit Horse is worthy of being the best BMW in the world. It only took a very short time to accelerate to the maximum speed. Moreover, when there was snow on the ground, its high-speed maintenance ability was excellent, and it quickly narrowed the distance from the two Qiang people's guard posts.

One of the Qiang people rode on the back of the horse while galloping, while looking back, seeing someone catching up quickly. At this time, he also felt that the speed of the collapsed horse was greatly limited in such snow, and his physical strength was consumed a lot. He could clearly feel that the speed of the horse running was slowly decreasing. In a hurry, he immediately took off the horn from his waist and prepared to sound it to warn the clan.

At this time, with a "swoosh", a sharp arrow shot him from behind, piercing out from his chest. His hand holding the horns hung down weakly, and his whole body fell from the horse's back into the snow.

Another guard whistle turned his head and looked even more anxious. He ran forward desperately to avoid the arrows shot from behind. He was slammed on the horse's back.

Liu Cheng, who was chasing behind, couldn't see the other party clearly. His vision was too dark at night. He could only rely on his feelings. He could not hit the other party without shooting two arrows. The other party was lying on the horse's back, and the target presented in his sight was much smaller.

Liu Cheng cannot shoot horse buttocks, and shooting horse buttocks can only stimulate the horse to burst out with greater running power, which will make the only Qiang man's warning sentry escape from his sight.

Liu Cheng's thoughts moved, his hand pulled the bow loosened, and the arrow shot out quickly, hitting one of the opponent's backing down the horse. The horse's legs were shot and lame. The high-speed horse lost its balance and ran towards him and ran towards him. The Qiang man's guard post on the horse's back was thrown out and fell heavily into the snow.

The man reacted quickly and had a strong willpower. After coming to his senses, he immediately got up from the snow, shook his head and limped forward.

Liu Cheng rode his horse in the snow, took off a scoop and threw it out at the man after taking a few rounds of his head. The scoop was accurately placed on the other party. Liu Cheng held the war horse with one hand and pulled the scoop with the other hand.

The red rabbit horse stood up, and the Qiang man in front was still running forward due to inertia. He was pulled by the rope and pulled back into the snow.

Liu Cheng turned around and pulled the Qiang people's guard post and ran back. The Qiang people were lying in the snow and were pulled quickly, and no matter how hard they struggled, it would be useless.

After a while, Ma Chao had already followed with three thousand Xiliang cavalry. Seeing the three cavalry running in front of him, he recognized Liu Cheng and the other two, and immediately stopped the horse and clasped his fists and asked, "Sir, are you okay?"

Liu Cheng stopped and said, "It's great! Shoot and kill one, catch one, do you understand Qiang words?"

Ma Chao said: "My mother is from Qiang, so I naturally understand Qiang words!"

"That happens to be right. Come and interrogate him and let him tell the situation in his clan!"

"Yes!" Ma Chao agreed, got off the horse and walked aside to interrogate the Qiang man.

Liu Cheng ordered everyone to get off the horse and rest for a while, eat something, and ensure that they have enough physical strength when fighting later. The soldiers dismounted on the horse to keep warm and fed on the snow. This was their last meal, and the food they brought with them was gone after eating.

When everyone was about to eat, Ma Chao came back with the half-dead Qiang people, threw him in the snow, and said to Liu Cheng: "Sir, I have already interrogated it clearly. The tribe ahead does have a size of 3,000 people. Apart from the elderly, weak, women and children, there are about 1,400 soldiers to fight!"

"One thousand four hundred people? This proportion is already very high!" Liu Cheng said, thinking for a while and asking, "What is the terrain there?"

Ma Chao further interrogated the result and squatted on the ground and used a dead branch to draw a simple topographic map in the snow. He said while saying: "According to the Qiang people's warning post, people live on both sides of the river. The closer they are to the mountains and forests, the more farmland they are. The Qiang people almost all live on both sides of the river. There is a wooden bridge connecting the river. If it is normal, you can only use a wooden bridge to cross it. However, now the river surface is frozen, and you can cross the river from a flat terrain!"

Liu Cheng looked at the simple map drawn on the snow and thought for a moment, saying, "Meng Qi, you will lead 1,500 people from here and sneak attack the Qiang residential area on the left bank. I will lead the remaining 1,500 people to find a place with a smooth terrain across the river. If the torch is lit up here, it means that I am ready, and you will launch an attack immediately!"

"Yes, I'll go now!" Ma Chao agreed with his fists, stood up and lit up a thousand five hundred horses, and took them to the Qiang tribe in front of him.

Liu Cheng took the remaining 1,500 cavalry to find a smooth river bank and stepped on the ice to the other side of the river.

The river is not wide, only twenty or thirty meters long. Due to the severe cold weather, a thick layer of ice was formed on the river surface, and people and horses did not react at all when they stepped on it. Liu Cheng estimated that even if he drove the tanks of later generations back and forth on the ice several times, he would probably be fine.

It was very smooth to cross the river, but when it was about two miles away from the Qiang tribe, some problems occurred. Several dogs rushed out of the Qiang tribe. These dogs were not only tall, but also roared like thunder and were very ferocious.

Liu Cheng didn't expect that this tribe had such dogs, and could hear movements between two miles. This was a problem. If these dogs were allowed to bark like this, the people who were sleeping in the Qiang people might wake up and suspect to fight. However, there were still two miles away from the Qiang tribe. If it was normal weather, the distance between the two miles was most suitable for cavalry to launch a surprise attack. However, the snow was too deep now, which hindered the speed of the horses' galloping. If you want to launch an attack, you must try to get close to the target.

"Come on, send orders to minimize the sound during the march!"

"yes!"

As the army got closer to the Qiang tribe, the barking of dogs in the Qiang tribe became louder and denser, and two Qiang people's houses suddenly lit up.

Liu Cheng knew that the barking of the dog might have attracted the attention of some Qiang people, so he immediately stopped and gestured behind him to let everyone dismount and squat down.

The Qiang tribe seemed to have heard the sound of scolding and the pain of the dog. The dog owner woke up by the barking of the dog and looked it out. After not finding anything abnormal, he was very angry and scolded the dog, but the dog barked for a few times and stopped yelling.

The Qiang tribe was quiet, and Liu Cheng ordered people to find a few sharpshooters and let them slowly touch the Qiang tribe and find an opportunity to shoot and kill those dogs, so as not to let them do something bad.

As several sharpshooters approached, the dogs in the Qiang tribe began to bark again, but they soon stopped suddenly, and it seemed that they had been shot and killed by the sharpshooters.

Liu Cheng immediately waved his hand and the army slowly leaned towards the Qiang tribe.

There are no walls in this tribe, and there are no plans for scattered stone houses and wooden houses. Only fifty meters later, Liu Cheng asked everyone to light torches and rushed into the Qiang tribe as fast as possible.

"Kill--"

On both sides of the river, Liu Cheng and Ma Chao launched an attack at the same time, looking at the cavalry rushing into the Qiang tribes on both sides of the river. Screams of screams kept coming, and shouting to kill themselves were spreading in all directions. Fires in the tribe soared into the sky, and some wooden houses, fire piles and forage piles were ignited.

Many Qiang people with disheveled clothes rushed out of the house, but in a blink of an eye they were killed and shot by the whistling cavalry.

The Qiang tribe was sandwiched between two mountains, one entrance and the other exit. After Liu Cheng rushed in, he immediately ordered a team of cavalry to take the lead in the exit to prevent the Qiang people from escaping and taking the news out.

This time, Liu Cheng did not order his subordinates not to kill the elderly, weak, women and children. After all, Ma Teng’s Xiliang soldiers were not directly commanded by him. No one did not kill the elderly, weak, women and children in wars. If they were restricted, they would inevitably backfire.

There was no suspense in the battle. The battle ended in just half an hour. All the people in the tribe were killed, whether it was children or the elderly, this was also to reduce trouble.
Chapter completed!