The news of He Huihu's capture reached the Hequ camp, which made Xue Tieshan shocked and angry.
"General He was captured alive by the enemy during a direct confrontation. Are you sure?" Xue Tieshan looked at a lieutenant colonel with a dazed look on his face in disbelief and asked repeatedly.
"Yes, General. You were not there at the time and did not see it. The bandit leader seemed to be able to use magic. A spear suddenly turned into flying birds. When the birds dispersed, General He was captured alive by the bandit leader."
"Many people saw it. General, you can call them all over and ask them, and we'll know the truth." The lieutenant colonel still had a hint of shock on his face, and replied in a dreamy manner.
He had no access to military skills and naturally did not understand them, so he could only report what he saw to Xue Tieshan truthfully.
Xue Tieshan frowned again and again when he heard this. If he couldn't defeat He Huihu in a head-on confrontation, then it would be a waste for him to go there. He and He Huihu were equally matched. One's own family knows one's own business, so he still has some self-awareness.
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of a person, whose martial arts were better than his and He Huihu's, and who was currently taking a rest at home in Jinyang. If he asked this person to take action, would there be hope of capturing the bandit leader
As soon as he made up his mind, he immediately called his generals and said anxiously: "Go, go to Jinyang Kang Mansion, meet General Kang Junli, and ask him to come to Yangqu and tell him that I have something important to discuss with you."
"Yes." When the general heard Kang Junli's name, he immediately understood Xue Tieshan's plan, so he did not dare to neglect it and quickly agreed and left.
Kang Junli was from the Kang family of Yunzhou. His ancestors had been powerful people in border towns for generations, and his father, grandfather and brothers were all famous for their bravery.
Back then, Kang Junli was still a junior officer in Yunzhou. Because he supported Li Keyong and defeated the Defense Envoy Duan Wenchu, he gained Li Keyong's trust and achieved his current success and became one of the Thirteen Guardians.
His bravery is on the same level as Li Cunzhang, and naturally he is not comparable to He Huihu and Xue Tieshan. Xue Tieshan invited Kang Junli with an obvious intention, which is to deal with Zhao Zilong.
Kang Junli, who was on vacation at home, heard that Xue Tieshan had something important to discuss with him. After a moment's thought, he picked up his usual martial arts knife, took his close generals and soldiers, and followed Xue Tieshan's generals to the Ningwu attack and defense camp.
Kang Junli is nearly forty years old. He is insidious and vicious, and quite scheming. He is jealous of talented people and plays power games. Xue Tieshan probably would not have found him unless he had no choice. I am not trying to discredit him here. Li Cunxiao in history died because of his scheming.
When he arrived at the Ningwu Attack and Defense Camp and heard Xue Tieshan talk about the whole story, he hesitated. After all, this matter had nothing to do with him. If he didn't handle it well, he might even lose his life. He had to be cautious.
However, he could not care about He Huihu and Xue Tieshan, but he could not care about Han Jin. This man was a favorite of the general manager, and even Li Keyong wanted to become sworn brothers with him. How could he not care
Besides, Han Jin had not only Li Keyong standing behind him. His elder brother was the governor of Xuzhou, Han Zhi. This powerful hero took only more than a year to force the surrender of Wang Jingwu and Wang Shifan, father and son, and completely cleared the obstacles behind Xuzhou.
He was a big boss who controlled more than ten states and whose strength was no less than Li Keyong's. It was impossible for him not to pay attention to him.
"How about this, General Xue, you give me a few thousand elite soldiers, and I will go and see who this evildoer is who dares to be so arrogant in Taiyuan. Just wait and see how I will deal with him." Kang Junli made up his mind and spoke with a public-spirited look.
Kang Junli didn't even mention any conditions, but Xue Tieshan was very happy. Xue Tieshan knew the other party well, and he knew the other party's character very well. This was a typical person who would not give up until he saw the rabbit. It was rare that he was so easy to talk to today, so how could he refuse the other party's small request.
Therefore, he immediately bowed his hands in gratitude and said, "Brother Kang, you are so righteous, Tieshan admires you. As for the troops, it's easy to talk about it. Brother Kang, you can choose whatever you want."
Kang Junli was of course not going to be polite, and he quickly selected 5,000 elite guards and marched towards Yunzhong Mountain in a mighty force.
As he approached Yunzhong Mountain, looking at the ravines and rugged terrain, he frowned and murmured, "The Art of War says: 'Cross the mountains and rely on the valleys, and look for the high places to live.' It seems that the enemy is definitely not at the bottom of the valley, but should be on a mountain peak."
"The bandit leader rode out of the dense forest many times. It must be intentional. If we lead our troops into the forest, we only need to set a fire to destroy the army. How cunning he is."
"The bandit leader has hostages in his hands. If I do the opposite and set fire to the mountain, it will inevitably implicate General Han and General He. By then, I won't be able to gain any favor from them, and we may even become enemies. It's not worth the loss. It seems that this bandit leader is not a reckless person." However, after analyzing this, he frowned.
He couldn't search the mountains, couldn't enter the forests, and couldn't set fires. He was almost at his wits' end. If he had hundreds of thousands of guards, he could still surround the enemy without attacking, or advance layer by layer and trap the enemy to death. But right now, he only had a few thousand people, so this method was naturally impossible to implement.
After thinking for a long time, Kang Junli was at a loss. He waved his hand and called over one of Yuchi Jin's remaining guards. He frowned and said, "Was General He really captured alive in a direct fight with the bandits?"
"Yes, General." The guard replied with a bow.
"Tell me what happened at that time." Kang Junli ordered directly.
Naturally, the guards did not dare to be negligent, and immediately told Kang Junli the story of how He Huihu mobilized the entire army to scold the bandits, and the bandit leader "couldn't stand it" and came to challenge him; as well as how he transformed into countless spirit birds and defeated He Huihu.
After listening to the soldier's statement, Kang Junli narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought. Could it be that although this bandit leader is highly skilled in martial arts, he has a hot temper and cannot stand provocation
No matter what, he had to give it a try, but before he started yelling, he had to prepare himself.
Kang Jun immediately gathered more than a thousand archers and had them hide in the army formation. He waited for the bandit leader to appear. He then tried to lure the enemy away from the woods, and then had these archers shoot and kill the bandit with a volley of arrows.
Ideals are beautiful, but they have to be achievable.
Kang Junli's estimation was correct. Zhao Zilong's temporary camp was stationed on a mountain peak. Kang Junli's Hedong camp at the foot of the mountain could be seen clearly as long as he stood on the peak.
At this moment, he and Yuchi Jin were standing on a high place, looking at the Hedong stronghold when they heard the report from their brothers.
Yuchi Jin beside him saw the general at the foot of the mountain, hesitating and behaving a little sneaky, his face became serious, and he said to Zhao Zilong in a deep voice: "Brother, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the general coming from Hedong this time. If my prediction is correct, the enemy will most likely ambush you. Are you still willing to take the risk?"
"It's okay." Zhao Zilong was very confident. Thinking back to the past, Zhao Zilong was very brave. In the Battle of Changbanpo, he was able to fight his way in and out of Cao's army of hundreds of thousands. He really didn't take Kang Junli's formation seriously.
Some people may say that Cao Cao loved talents and ordered his men not to shoot arrows from behind, which is why Zhao Zilong narrowly escaped death. But now, although there are arrows ready to be shot at any time in the Hedong army, no one can stop them.
Cao Cao has so many powerful generals who are ready to intercept Zhao Zilong. If he loses one and gains another, what is there to be afraid of
At the foot of the mountain, after Kang Junli had made all the arrangements, he mobilized his men to shout and curse. The Hedong guards did not have to curse for long before Zhao Zilong, wearing a scarlet ghost mask, rode out of the dense forest on his horse.
As soon as he saw Zhao Zilong, in order to lure the enemy out, Kang Junli immediately rode out and shouted, "You arrogant thief, how dare you capture my Hedong general? Come and get yourself killed."
Before the shouts died down, Kang Junli, along with his horse, rushed towards Zhao Zilong like an arrow. The Wuzhan sword in his hand cut through the air and chopped down Zhao Zilong on the head with the force of splitting Mount Hua into pieces.
Zhao Zilong narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the archers mixed in the enemy's army from afar. He understood Kang Junli's plan at a glance and snorted coldly in his heart. Zhao Zilong was extremely disdainful.
He had originally planned to capture this man alive, but the other party wanted to kill him, so how could he let him off easily? Seeing Kang Junli coming to kill him, Zhao Zilong suddenly hit his horse's belly, faced the blade, and galloped towards him like lightning.
Before Kang Junli swung his sword, countless silver rays appeared in his eyes. Those silver rays were like countless flying birds, spreading their wings in the sky and swarming around. In just a blink of an eye, his brutal sword was hit by dozens of silver rays.
“Ding, ding, ding…”
The sound of weapons clashing suddenly rang out, as dense as a rainstorm. Wu Zhandao was knocked aside before he could hit the target. At the same time, several silver rays of light pierced his vital parts like cold stars falling from the sky.
Damn it, what the hell, wasn’t it said that He Huihu could fight with the other side for dozens of rounds? This must be a lie, right
Before he could even finish his move, he was like being in an ice cave, on the verge of despair. How could that bastard He Huihu possibly fight him for more than a few rounds
Kang Junli felt bitter in his mouth and trembling in his heart in shock. If he relied on his martial arts, it would be impossible to withstand this attack as dense as a rainstorm.
Kang Junli was worthy of being one of the Thirteen Guardians. At this critical moment, his whole body suddenly fell to the side of the horse and hid in the stirrup, narrowly avoiding Zhao Zilong's move of "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix".
Kang Junli's body suddenly disappeared, which made Zhao Zilong stunned. He immediately realized what tricks the other party used. It was not martial arts, but horsemanship. It was the superb horsemanship that saved his life.
However, Zhao Zilong is not an ordinary person. In addition to the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" spear technique he learned from his master, he also has his own unique skills. The bright silver spear in his hand changed accordingly, and in the eyes of outsiders, it looked like flying birds in the sky suddenly disappeared without a trace.
What followed was a silver dragon with bared fangs and claws, which suddenly soared into the air. The silver dragon was winding and seemed to be very alert. As it stretched and retracted, it showed its might, mighty yet agile.
The silver dragon poked its head out very quickly. In just the blink of an eye, it poked its head out seven times, like a dragonfly skimming the water or a bird of prey pecking at its food. Only the sound of "puff, puff..." was heard in an instant and spread all over the place.
That was the sound of the silver spear piercing through armor and flesh. Looking around, the warhorse that Kang Junli was riding, including Kang Junli himself, were all pierced through by the bright silver spear at this moment, and were hit by seven bullets in a row, with blood splattering, which was cold and dazzling.
"Plop"
There was a sound of something falling to the ground, and the warhorse under Kang Junli's crotch ran away wildly in pain, and Kang Junli's body fell directly to the ground, stirring up countless smoke and dust.
Looking around, I saw that the man had a bare face and his eyes were filled with horror. He had already been breathing out more than he was breathing in, and it was obvious that he was dying.