The next day.
Yuchi Jin urgently summoned all the generals from Hedong.
Li Kexiu, Li Cunzhang, He Gongya, Li Jun, An Jinjun, and the Xie brothers.
"I thought about it carefully last night and found that the reason why Li Yinrui won a great victory over our army was just because he relied on his large numbers and the bravery of his subordinates, and that's how he managed to defeat General He and his three men." Yuchi Jin looked around at everyone with murderous eyes.
There was a surge of anger surging from her body, which made everyone tremble all over. They had no idea who was the blind bastard who had provoked this young man.
In this kind of atmosphere, who would dare to say anything? Even He Gongya and the other two, who were the victims, had bitter looks on their faces and lowered their brows. They did not dare to say a word or make an argument. The man in front of them was Li Keyong's favorite, and no one dared to offend him easily. Anyway, the three of them had been defeated, so they just had to accept whatever their Shangguan said.
"Therefore, I have decided to personally lead three thousand Yue cavalry and five hundred guards to attack Tong directly. General Li Kexiu, you and Generals Li Cunzhang, He Gongya and others will lead the guards to urgently set up camp thirty miles away from Tong. You must not make any mistakes, otherwise you will be punished by military law." Yuchi Jin was firm and did not allow any doubt. The look in her phoenix eyes as she looked at Li Kexiu was as if he would be torn to pieces if he did not agree.
Taking out one's anger on others has been a common practice since ancient times. If Li Cunzhang had not deceived Yuchi Jin before, how could she and Zhu Li have ended up in such a situation? He even looked at the generals under Li Keyong's command without any words, not to mention that Li Cunzhang, one of the main culprits, was right in front of him.
"Yes, I will obey your command." Under Yuchi Jin's fierce gaze, Li Kexiu quickly admitted his mistake and immediately bowed his hands to accept the order.
"Yes, I'll obey your command." Li Cunzhang, He Gongya and others did not dare to neglect it and responded quickly.
After issuing the order, Yuchi Jin, with a cold face, immediately took Xie Tian and Xie Di with him, walked out of the general's tent, led his troops and rode south on horseback.
On the way, thank God, he rode his horse to her side several times and wanted to ask her what was going on. However, as soon as he saw Yuchi Jin's murderous look, he backed down before he could even ask a word.
The two brothers knew the young lady's temper too well. Once she got angry, she would definitely not be appeased by two bad-tongued men like them. In order to avoid suffering, they kept their mouths tightly shut.
Copper, located at the intersection of Taihang and Taiyue.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, copper, as the economic, cultural, political and military center of the State of Jin, played a vital role in the State of Jin's dominance in the Spring and Autumn Period.
The king of Jin State once built many palaces in Tongxing, which was one of the earliest counties in the Hedong region.
Li Yinrui was the governor of Luzhou appointed by Meng Fangli himself and was ordered to garrison in Luzhou. It was here that He Gongya and others were defeated by Li Yinrui.
Now, the generals stationed in Tong are Li Yinrui’s trusted generals, Zhang Yan and Peng Zan.
These two people are not simple. When Huang Chao proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, he conferred titles on four generals of the guards, namely Zhu Wen, Zhang Yan, Peng Zan and Ji Kui.
This is evident from the fact that these two people were once listed alongside Zhu Wen.
In terms of wisdom and strategy, they may not be able to compare with Zhu Wen, but when it comes to martial arts and skills, they are at least on par with Zhu Wen, this is 100% certain; don’t think that Zhu Wen should not be very powerful because he has been an emperor, that would be a big mistake, he is a real tough guy.
Born into a peasant family, with no power or influence, he stood out among the country's grass-roots soldiers. If he did not have outstanding skills, it would be impossible for him to achieve such a success.
Yuchi Jin led his troops ahead and personally served as the vanguard. The army marched all the way to the foot of Tongcheng, and then asked Xie Tian to challenge them. She felt uncomfortable in her heart, as if there was a raging fire burning wildly. If she didn't do something, it would be difficult to vent this depressed fire.
Xie Tian received the order and rode his horse to the bottom of the city. When he was still an arrow's distance away from the city, he opened his voice and shouted, "Listen, you monkeys on the city wall. Your brother Xie is here. If you have the guts, come out with a man and let your brother see what kind of people are under Meng Lifang's command."
After shouting, he turned around to look at Yuchi Jin and found that this lady had no intention of letting him come back. He had no choice but to continue shouting and cursing.
Xie Tian was a rough man to begin with, and his insults were extremely filthy. Even the dead could jump up because of his insults, so how could the bronze guards on the city wall withstand it
Not long after, the bronze city gate was seen to be suddenly opened with a "bang" sound. Two strong men in bronze helmets and iron armor rode out first, followed by thousands of palace guards who filed out and followed behind.
The real owner came out, and when he came out, there were two of them together. It was obvious that Xie Tian had exceeded the task. Without waiting for Yuchi Jin's orders, he rode back on his horse.
The two sides were two or three hundred meters apart and had deployed their battle formations. The two strong men on the opposite side gestured to their side, and then a veteran in his forties, riding a horse, rushed into the arena with a sword in hand.
A hundred meters away from Yuchi Jin and the others, the general stood with his sword drawn and his horse on his back, shouting with anger: "Who was that bastard who was cursing just now? Come out to your brother. I want to see how many heads you have and whether you are enough for me, Ma Xiang, to chop off."
Ma Xiang was also an old minister of Huang Chao of the former Great Qi regime. He once served as a Palace Attendant.
After Huang Chao was defeated in Chang'an, many of his old ministers and old friends fled in all directions. Those who used to have status and position were unwilling to retire to the mountains and die of old age, so they joined the local warlords. People like Zhang Yan, Peng Zan, Ma Xiang and others were unwilling to be lonely.
After hearing Ma Xiang's extremely arrogant words, Xie Tian was about to ride his horse to charge, but he saw his wife glaring at him with her phoenix eyes. The excitement he had just raised was instantly suppressed by the female power.
To stop Xie Tian's reckless behavior, Yuchi Jin suddenly swung her big red cloak, and the Phoenix Feather Knife in her hand chopped on the ground with a "clang". Then she hit the horse's belly hard, and the little red horse flew out suddenly.
The phoenix-feather broadsword that fell to the ground was dragged by Yuchi Jin on the ground, leaving a deep groove along the way, splashing out a cloud of dust that spread directly towards Ma Xiang.
In Ma Xiang's eyes, he only saw a flash of red shadow rushing towards him, and what came to his face was not a surging murderous aura, but a breath of anger like a raging sea, rushing towards him like a tsunami.
This was the first time in his life that he had experienced such a feeling. On the battlefield, facing the enemy, he became angry before the fight even started. Where did this anger come from? They should be the ones who should be angry, after all, they had been insulted for a long time.
This very different scene made him surprised for a moment.
However, facing a master like Yuchi Jin, even this moment of surprise was enough to make him regret it.
Just when Ma Xiang was surprised, a silver light, like a bolt of lightning, came from the sky. The void where the lightning passed through formed a cold and eerie silver light curtain, sweeping directly towards him.
Just as he was about to raise his sword to block, a cold and sharp aura had already invaded him.
He got it on his forehead.
"puff"
"Ang hiss"
Blood splattered, war horses neighed, and a bright red suddenly blocked the vision of both sides. The cold and beautiful scene was like a bright red cockscomb blooming from the ground.
When Guang stopped his horse, people on both sides could not help but look towards the place where the blood curtain was rising, and they heard two "plop" sounds suddenly.
Ma Xiang was split into two halves from his forehead, along the tip of his nose and throat, all the way to the forehead and eyebrows of the warhorse, with red blood splattering. His whole body fell to both sides, and half of the warhorse was also split in half, with its corpse still twitching on the ground.
It was so fast, so fast that Ma Xiang had no time to react. The Grand Chamberlain of the Great Qi regime was dismembered in the blink of an eye.
This sudden and abrupt scene sent a chill through the eyes of both sides, and even the Shatuo Yue cavalry were no exception.
After a brief moment of extreme silence, the Hedong Army immediately erupted in thunderous cheers.
"mighty"
"mighty"
... ...
However, the Zhaoyi Army on the opposite side was eerily silent. The way they looked at Yuchi Jin seemed not like they were looking at a young general, but rather at a Shura from hell. Almost everyone's face was pale and blue, naturally including Zhang Yan and Peng Zan.
The wind blew, and on the battlefield, there was only a little red horse leisurely swaying its tail and kicking its limbs freely. On the horse was a young general in a white robe, his military uniform fluttering, and the tassel on his helmet fluttering in the wind.
Apart from that, you can't see any other expression on her face. She looks calm and composed, as if Ma Xiang had never existed.
The look she gave Zhang Yan and Peng Zan was particularly cold, as if these two people, in her eyes, were not living beings at all, but just dead objects, and could not arouse any interest in her.
"Han Jin from Hedong is here, who is coming to die?" The indifferent and cold eyes, the indifferent and cold shout, when heard by General Zhaoyi, made them feel cold in their hearts, and no one dared to step forward.
Ma Xiang was definitely not an ordinary general. In the Tongzhaoyi Army, he was the most valiant general besides Zhang Yan and Peng Zan. However, right in front of everyone, he was chopped to death by the fair-skinned general with a small mustache. This fierce scene completely stunned the Zhaoyi Army.
Zhang Yan and Peng Zan looked at each other, and they both saw expressions of horror in each other's eyes. This man was able to chop Ma Xiang off with one blow. Even if the two of them went up, they would definitely not be his match. Both of them knew this very well.
Thinking of this, the two of them instantly wanted to retreat. The generals and soldiers had no will to fight. They ran out of the city in high spirits, but in the end they gave away their heads and lost all their will to fight. It has to be said that this was a huge joke.
If you think from the perspective of Zhang Yan and Peng Zan, it is not difficult to understand. Even if they are laughed at, it is better than losing their lives.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Yan immediately shouted: "Retreat, the front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, retreat immediately."
Before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Yan and Peng Zan had already taken the lead and rode their horses towards the city gate. When the archers on the city wall saw their generals retreating, they immediately drew their bows to prevent the Hedong army from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
It took a lot of effort to get these guys out, how could we let them run away? Yuchi Jin was still furious and immediately rode his horse to the opposite side. These guys wanted to run away after losing the battle, but it was not that easy.