latelenovela Chapter 417: We Killed Them
Chapter 417: We Killed Them
He hesitated for a moment, then brandished his riding whip, pointed towards the northwest corner ahead, and shouted, "Follow me and continue the pursuit!"
"Yes! Your lord!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of hooves thundered again, and the horse galloped off towards the southeast corner.
Ahead lay gentle hills and slopes, where a sea of green grass rippled in the cool breeze like waves of azure sea. Scattered among the grass were a few beautiful wildflowers. It was the time of year between spring and summer, and the scenery of Tiansheng was naturally beautiful. The air was filled with the intoxicating fragrance of fresh grass.
Lord Sikong, leading a thousand soldiers bathed in the soft warmth of the sun, pursued the enemy relentlessly. As they rode up a gentle hill, a scout's report suddenly came from ahead—
"Sir! Look! There's something going on ahead!"
"Sir, it's a group of people, about six or seven hundred!"
The scout's voice had barely faded when the female deputy general beside him, Mei Ruhua, suddenly spoke up, "I can't tell which team they are, sir!"
Lord Sikong followed the direction Mei Ruhua was pointing and saw, sure enough, a group of people, about six or seven hundred in number, slowly making their way forward in the distance below the hillside, with more than ten large carts in the middle...
The car seemed to be quite heavy, so it moved rather slowly.
The Minister of Works then slightly raised his hand, signaling the soldiers behind him to stop for the moment, while reaching out to the soldier beside him, who quickly understood and handed her a telescope.
Lord Sikong peered down through his clairvoyant eyes and could vaguely make out that the cart was loaded with sacks. The six or seven hundred men were dressed in tattered clothes, looking somewhat like bandits. However, their weapons were all swords, and they were all riding fine horses. This made them seem more like ordinary bandits!
They seem to be well-trained, and that battle sword looks somewhat familiar!
Could it be an allied force?
Lord Sikong frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the northwest corner, and his eyes lit up!
Suddenly, as if she had just thought of something, a smile appeared on her beautiful face. She touched her nose and then said to the soldiers behind her, "Come on, follow me to take a look!"
"My lord, be careful of fraud!"
Mei Ruhua went up to her and reminded her.
Lord Sikong smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's alright! Perhaps I'll even get to see some old friends!"
With those words, he spurred his horse and galloped away.
As the thunderous sound of hooves grew closer, the escorting team ahead spotted them, stopped, gripped their swords tightly, and turned their horses to look at Sikong Jin's troops behind them.
Sikong Jin quickly reined in the horses in front of them, looking at the group of people in front of her with a calm expression. Her sharp eyes scanned them up and down, and she was able to roughly confirm their identities.
Although they had changed out of their military uniforms, the swords in their hands and their general outlines still revealed their identities!
Who are you? Why are you chasing us?
A burly, dark-skinned man with a thick beard rode up to meet them. He was clearly the leader of the group. "Behave yourself, or our swords won't let you off easily!"
His shout was laced with a thick accent from the Western Continent. As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers beside him gripped their swords tightly, the blades gleaming with a dazzling cold light in the sunlight.
Seeing the enemy's formation, the female deputy general Mei Ruhua was also displeased. With a wave of her hand, there were a few 'whoosh' sounds, and the soldiers behind her also drew their sharp swords from their waists.
The air was suddenly filled with a tense, gunpowder-like smell.
Lord Sikong took a deep breath and waved his hand behind him, "Don't be impulsive, put your sword away. It's not like we're going to fight, why are you so nervous?"
After saying this, the soldiers behind him sheathed their swords, and the people on the other side breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Brave warrior, please don't take offense. My brothers are all straightforward and hot-tempered! Judging from your accents and your demeanor, if I'm not mistaken, you must be subordinates of Prince Xifenglie of the Great Liao, right?"
The burly man at the head of the group paused for a moment, but did not answer Lord Sikong's question. Instead, he looked at Lord Sikong warily and asked in a cold voice, "Are you the army of Dayong?"
Sikong Jinbu was wearing the uniform of the Dayong army at this time, so he was obviously easy to spot.
Lord Sikong raised his eyebrows and nodded without denying it. "I am Sikong Jin, the Deputy Commander of the Military Command of the Central Prefecture of the Great Yong Dynasty. These are my subordinates."
"Sikong Jin! You are Sikong Jin?"
Upon hearing this, the burly man's eyes widened, and he stared intently at Lord Sikong.
Lord Sikong nodded calmly. "You killed those Heavenly Saint soldiers just now, didn't you? You robbed their military rations?"
Upon hearing Lord Sikong's question, the burly man tensed up, staring at Lord Sikong for a long time before nodding and replying, "That's right, we did kill them!"
"Brother, you haven't answered my first question yet. You are Xifenglie's Eagle Division subordinates, right?"
Sikong Jin spoke again, her tone deep and her silent gaze sharp as she stared intently at the burly man.
The burly man stared at her for a long time but still didn't answer. He just gripped his sword tightly, his eyes flashing with a sinister light, looking very wary.
The Sikong Jin Legion originally joined forces with the Dibei Legion to attack Tiansheng, and their powerful Eagle Division of the Great Liao was defeated by the Dibei Legion. Now, His Highness the Crown Prince's injuries...
Sikong Jin's name was not unfamiliar to their Great Liao Eagle Division troops; on the contrary, they were quite familiar with her!
They certainly hadn't forgotten that back in the northwest of the Great Yong Dynasty, their Crown Prince had fought against Sikong Jin. Although the Crown Prince had severely injured Sikong Jin, Sikong Jin had still managed to escape by taking their Crown Prince hostage. And they remembered how she treated their fellow prisoners of war!
When these events reached back to their Great Liao, they caused quite a stir. The emperor even sent assassins to deal with him, but they were unable to harm him in the slightest. Moreover, they had suffered losses at his hands in the Battle of Jiangxi Plain, and he even managed to mobilize the Northern Army during the Battle of Hangu Pass!
Such skill should have impressed them, but it also made them see Sikong Jin as an enemy. Many of the Liao soldiers hated him to the core!