Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Clan Extermination and Escape (1)
The fire borrowed the power of the wind and the power of the wind. In a short period of time, the fire had already spread rapidly. The entire Rahab Clan camp was surrounded by the fire. Under the desperate red light, fresh red blood continuously splashed out amidst the screams of pain.

And all of this clearly fell into Hezha’s eyes, causing his eyes to turn blood red! He and a small number of his clansmen were able to mount their horses to participate in the battle, but in the face of the enemies charging towards them, the people who were in a hurry obviously couldn’t react and were chopped off their horses one after another.

Seeing that two clansmen were at a loss as to what to do in the face of the enemy, Hesha quickly rushed over to save them after escaping from the entanglement of one of the enemies. However, he was still half a step slower in the end. With a loud shout, the saber had already sliced into the side of one of the people’s necks. In the midst of a sudden halt, a human head suddenly flew into the air …

Afterwards, another person was also instantly knocked down by the horse. The cavalry only bent down, and the knife in his hand quickly pierced through the chest of the person on the ground, stabbing him to death on the spot.

Similar scenes kept repeating around Hezha. He wanted to rescue him, but he couldn’t make it in time. He could only rush to the nearest cavalry in despair and anger and fight to the death with him.

Hesha was indeed worthy of being the number one general of the Rahab Tribe. Even under such circumstances, he was still unstoppable. He had killed six or seven unguarded enemies after several assaults, but the situation around him had completely lost control.

By this time, this late-night raid had completely turned into a one-sided massacre. No matter how valiant Hezha was, even if he had three heads and six arms, there was no way he could reverse the situation. On the contrary, his bravery quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd. When the cavalry that rushed forward were killed by him one by one, the enemies behind them also became clever.

After hearing a few greetings, someone stretched out their bows and arrows and greeted him with sharp arrows. Although He Zha had reacted well, the mount beneath him did not possess such agility. He had only shot three arrows in a single round, and his horse had been stabbed with seven or eight arrows. He was gradually running out of arrows and was about to fall to the ground.

When Hezha discovered this, he hurriedly exerted his strength on his waist and wanted to jump off the horse. But at this moment, three black shadows flew from the left, right, and back at the same time, wrapping around his neck and arms. It was a horse rope. At the same time that Hezha understood, the people from the flying rope suddenly pulled.

With a muffled snort, Hezha, who had been weakened by the constant fighting, shook his body and fell off his horse.

Seeing him dismount, the surrounding enemies’ spirits were lifted. Many people immediately rushed forward and quickly surrounded him. Someone rushed over and tied him up tightly.

As Hezha was captured by mistake, Rahab Clan lost the last person who could resist. People were constantly being killed. Even He Huer and the others had died in some unknown corner in this sudden attack. Perhaps no one would be able to dig out their corpses by dawn.

But even so, these enemies had no intention of stopping. The slaughter continued, screaming repeatedly, heads rolling, and blood flowing like flowing river water. Everyone knew that from this moment onwards, Rahab Clan would be completely removed from the grasslands.

Many people died with deep fear and resentment. There was only one thought in their hearts until death. Why was this happening? Why did he and his clansmen end up in such a miserable situation?

However, at this time, it was impossible for anyone to know the root cause of all this. Perhaps only the person who caused this tragedy would truly know what had caused this tragedy.

When the chaos broke out, Lu Zhen had already vigilantly led the horse forward, because he had heard it clearly before. This attack only had people coming from the left, right, and rear, and the front was the safest.

By the time the chaotic arrow arrived, he was already some distance away from the entire area, thus ensuring his own safety. However, he still did not dare to relax at all. He did not mount his horse and flee. Instead, he continued to lead his horse forward at a speed that was not too fast. From afar, he looked over. Because there was a horse blocking him, most people would think that it was just a fleeing horse.

Lu Zhen was too clear about his abilities. If he was bent on fleeing for his life and galloping on horseback, he probably wouldn’t be able to rush too far and would be noticed by others. And with his three-legged cat’s riding skill, not to mention dodging the arrows that could be shot at him, any Mongolian cavalry who wanted to chase after him would not be able to escape.

Therefore, the only choice was to rely on the surrounding darkness as a cover and quietly leave this place.

The slaughter and arson that followed really helped him, because the shouts and fights of the Rahab Clan people there, coupled with the burning of the camp, made the area ahead darker and darker. Lu Zhen, who was only slowly moving forward, did not attract anyone’s attention at all.

As for Lu Zhen, who was wholeheartedly moving forward, his ears were constantly filled with all sorts of terrifying cries, among which the screams were especially ear-piercing, causing his heart to constantly tighten.

He didn’t look back, but he knew that the screams were coming from people in Rahab Clan. Thinking about the tragic scene of the men, women, and children who had respectfully addressed themselves as God’s Envoys being killed, he felt a burst of guilt. After all, this was caused by his own hands.

But this did not stop Lu Zhen’s footsteps for a moment. He used great perseverance to force himself to continue forward. At the same time, he silently muttered in his heart, “Not my race, his heart must be different!” In his mind, he kept thinking about the tragic situation of Xie Lao Qi and the other Han compatriots who had been slaughtered by them, telling himself that this was just revenge.

After this journey, the screams were much quieter. He estimated that he had already walked a mile or two away. Lu Zhen felt that it was time to speed up. After making up his mind, he turned around and came to the side of the horse. With one hand on the horse’s back, he lightly flipped over.

During Rahab Clan’s time, Lu Zhen had not been completely wasted. At the very least, he had made great strides in riding. This kind of swift mounting technique, as well as the technique of quickly shaking the reins and activating the mount to run, had all been learned from the Mongolian herdsmen.

Another major improvement was mental maturity. Lu Zhen was much calmer now than when he first arrived in this world. Although it had only been two months, he had experienced too many life and death experiences. He had seen people die and killed people before. This was not something that the university student in later generations could obtain.

So when he got on the horse, Lu Zhen did not hesitate and resolutely rode forward. He had to leave this place as soon as possible and return to the Central Plains after he was safe.

However, he still underestimated the foolish people behind him. Just now, because they were focused on slaughtering Rahab Clan’s people, they did not pay attention to the movements in front of them. Now, with Hezha and the others being killed or captured one after another, many people had made their move and began to look around. At this moment, Lu Zhen suddenly rode his horse at full speed, naturally alarming many people.

“There’s actually someone who escaped the net!” Everyone was stunned, and a few people immediately chased after him with a saddle of horses. Although no one asked them to kill all of the Rahab tribe members, the cleaner this matter was, the better. As long as they found the escapees, someone would try to kill them.

Lu Zhen’s judgment was quite correct. Even though he had already drawn a mile or two away from these fellows, the distance between the two sides would still rapidly shorten once the other party tried to catch up. Very quickly, he heard the sound of horses hooves, and his heart suddenly tightened.

If he was caught up to by these guys this time, he wouldn’t be as lucky as he was a few months ago. Therefore, the only thing he could do now was to urge the horse to run at its fastest speed and shake off the pursuers.

Having made up his mind, his legs clenched the horse’s abdomen even harder, and his body pressed against the horse’s back even tighter. At the same time, his right hand shook the reins forcefully, and his left hand heavily whipped the horse, urging it to be faster, faster!

The horse on his crotch was quite human this time, as if he could feel Lu Zhen’s anxiety. He raised his speed again and leapt forward like an arrow that had left the string.

As soon as the horse’s speed was raised, Lu Zhen felt that he couldn’t stabilize his body. No matter how advanced his riding technique was, he was still just a newbie. He still didn’t have the ability to ride his horse like a real herdsman. So in the end, he could only hug the horse’s neck tightly and barely keep himself from falling off. As for controlling the direction, it was already impossible at this time.

But it did work. Originally, the pursuers behind him had already arrived only three hundred meters away from him, but as soon as the horse accelerated, the distance between the two sides increased to Li Xu.

Seeing this, the pursuers felt helpless. They knew very well that this was the result of their pursuit overnight, and after that, another slaughter had consumed a large amount of horsepower. The more he chased after them, the more he would be pulled away by the people in front of him!

Thinking of this, not only did they not desperately whip the horse to speed up, they instead slowed the horse down. Then, they took out their bows and aimed at the target that was still running ahead.

They could already tell that Lu Zhen’s riding skills were not very good, so they decided to shoot him directly with a bow and arrow. It seemed that he could not dodge the arrow coming from behind while he was galloping at such a high speed.

Without the slightest hesitation, a few sharp arrows flew out one after another, seizing Lu Zhen, who was the target in front of him. As for Lu Zhen, he was completely focused on stabilizing his body. He didn’t jolt to the ground because of the horse’s fast gallop, and didn’t even care about the movements behind him.

It wasn’t until the arrow was only a few feet away from him that he could clearly hear the deadly sound of air-piercing that he suddenly felt alarmed …