296: Scouting

The Squad Leader was leading five men forward, with Er Gou and ten others following closely behind him!

Their plan had failed due to the exposure of the right flank, rendering Er Gou useless in his original position!

So, Er Gou and the Squad Leader, one after another, launched an attack on the Xiongnu Scout!

The Xiongnu Scout once again keenly noticed the commotion from the other side, but instead of retreating, he charged directly towards Xia Tianyi and the others!

He now knew this was a trap, and there were more people than he had thought! So, the Qin Army scouts in front of them, who had just endured two waves of arrows, were their breakthrough point!

The leading Xiongnu Scout accelerated towards them, braving the arrow rain, always dodging the incoming arrows with exaggerated movements.

After a wave of arrows, he seized the gap, suddenly straightened his body, and, despite the horse's bucking, he held his bow steady!

“Whoosh!”

An arrow sliced through the night sky, accurately hitting a Qin Army scout who was aiming. He sneered, re-nocked an arrow, and shot again!

Beneath his armor, in a place the Qin Army scouts couldn't see, his muscles bulged to an exaggerated degree with each draw of the bow!

A sneak arrow flew straight towards Xia Tianyi. By the time he realized the arrow's target was him, it was too late to dodge!

“Thud!”

The arrow struck his shoulder, sending a searing pain directly to his brain!

At the same time, he also felt a bit fortunate. If he hadn't dodged at the last moment, the arrow would have hit his throat!

Xia Tianyi endured the pain, broke off the arrow shaft, then took a deep breath to compose himself, a few drops of cold sweat slowly trickling down his forehead.

But the pain also stimulated him. He shook his head to stay clear-headed, knowing that now was not the time to relax.

He looked up and saw that the Xiongnu Scout was less than a hundred steps away, about to catch up.

“One, two, three... eight!” Xia Tianyi counted silently. It seemed two Xiongnu Scouts had been killed.

He didn't look back; he didn't want to know how many people were still behind him, fearing it would affect his resolve. At this moment, he only wanted to kill all the Xiongnu people in front of him!

“Kill!” Xia Tianyi forcefully charged forward with his spear!

In just a few breaths, the two sides were upon each other!

Xia Tianyi gritted his teeth, thrusting his long spear forward!

The leading Xiongnu Scout, facing the long spear, skillfully flipped to the side of his warhorse, easily dodging it!

That wasn't all. While the Xiongnu Scout gripped the saddle with his left hand, riding abreast with Xia Tianyi, his right hand plunged a short blade into the warhorse beneath Xia Tianyi!

“Neigh!”

The warhorse cried out in pain; the short blade had pierced its neck directly!

Xia Tianyi was greatly alarmed; this fellow was truly treacherous!

But the next moment, the warhorse stumbled forward, and he, too, involuntarily pitched forward!

At this critical juncture, he forcefully plunged his long spear into the ground, the spearhead digging into the grass. At the same time, he pushed off with force, using the momentum to fly directly forward!

“Thump!”

Xia Tianyi directly collided with an oncoming Xiongnu Scout!

While the Xiongnu Scout was still bewildered, he drew the qin sword from his waist and thrust it through his chest!

The immense impact sent the Xiongnu Scout flying backward, while Xia Tianyi, taking advantage of the situation, seized his warhorse and charged forward!

That was close!

Xia Tianyi was now at the very rear of the Xiongnu Scouts. Before he could even catch his breath, he saw that his comrades had already engaged the Xiongnu Scouts!

In a blink of an eye, three comrades fell from their horses, and another two Xiongnu Scouts were killed with a single strike!

Seeing his comrades fall, Xia Tianyi's heart burned with rage. He spurred his warhorse to accelerate forward, attacking from behind the Xiongnu Scouts, cutting down one Xiongnu Scout who was fighting a comrade!

“Squad Leader, you're not dead?” the rescued comrade asked in surprise.

“You rascal, what kind of talk is that!” Xia Tianyi cursed with a laugh.

“No, I just saw your warhorse go down,” the comrade said.

“Less talk, the battle isn't over yet!” Xia Tianyi shook his head. The warhorse he had spent day and night with was now lying in a pool of blood. He didn't want to bring up his warhorse now.

“Follow me, we can't let them escape.” Xia Tianyi spurred his warhorse, ready to pursue, but found the comrade in front of him unresponsive!

“Little Li!” Xia Tianyi said, puzzled. The next moment, Little Li's face still held the smile from earlier, but blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth, and then he crashed to the ground.

Only then did Xia Tianyi notice a long arrow protruding from the back of Little Li's head!

He peered into the distance and saw the leading Xiongnu Scout, bow drawn, smirking at him!

And the next moment, an arrow flew straight towards him!

“Whoosh!”

He ducked, and the arrow grazed his scalp!

“Die!” Xia Tianyi roared, drawing his bow and firing three arrows in quick succession, but only hitting one Xiongnu Scout. The leader had long since fled!

At the same time, both sides exchanged arrows again. Another two comrades were hit by arrows, and two of the enemy also fell!

Only three of the enemy remained!

“Absolutely cannot let them escape!” a roar came from behind Xia Tianyi. It was the Squad Leader!

“There are still three!” Er Gou shouted in agreement!

“Chase!”

Seeing this, Xia Tianyi cast a complex glance at Little Li lying on the ground, then spurred his horse forward in pursuit, his eyes bloodshot and somewhat moist!

During the pursuit, the White Horse Righteous Cavalry' scouts continuously fired arrows, and both sides exchanged fire.

Two of their scouts had already fallen on the path of pursuit, demonstrating the terrifying archery skills of the Xiongnu people, achieving such accuracy even while fleeing.

However, there was also good news: only the leading Xiongnu Scout remained ahead!

But the opponent fought without panic, continuously firing arrows backward while fleeing, each time causing a considerable impact on the Qin Army!

Meanwhile, the Squad Leader's expression grew increasingly cheerful, which puzzled Xia Tianyi.

Suddenly, he had an epiphany!

“Kill!”

As expected!

Monkey's squad of ten men suddenly appeared!

The Xiongnu Scout's attention had been entirely on the twenty-plus men behind him!

He had initially thought this was the full strength of the enemy and planned to slowly wear them down, confident that given enough time, he could slowly kill these twenty-plus Qin Army scouts!

But he hadn't expected a squad of ten scouts on his neglected front!

Now, Monkey and his group had formed a pincer movement around the Xiongnu Scout!

“Kill!” both sides shouted simultaneously!

The Xiongnu Scout didn't flee but charged straight in!

Because if he fled now, he would be like prey, eventually exhausted and killed here!

He was seen ducking, swinging his blade, dodging sideways, then swinging his blade again, his movements fluid and seamless!

Facing the Qin Army's long spears with a short blade, he managed to cut down two men in just two breaths, demonstrating his high Martial Power!

The eyes of those behind him held a hint of dread; they knew none of them could defeat him one-on-one!

“Kill!” the Squad Leader shouted, charging forward at the forefront!

As long as he, the Squad Leader, was present, he wouldn't let them charge ahead!

Seeing this, the Qin Army scouts silently raised their spears and charged forward!

The Xiongnu Scout showed a rare trace of panic, but at this point, fleeing was impossible. He could only bite the bullet and charge forward!

“Kill!” everyone shouted in unison.

The two sides collided head-on!

[Seeking some character names! Character names, for natives! Naming is too difficult for a naming-challenged person!]