The night is windy, and the horses gallop northward; the torrent is swift, and the roar is like a tiger.
At the zenith of January, the sky is full of stars and the endless roar shakes the heaven and earth.
In the northern border, on the vast grassland, countless Heshuo Yue cavalrymen rushed forward like tigers, and the big flags with the word "Zhu" fluttered in the wind.
In front of the countless Yue cavalry army that was like the surging waves of the vast ocean, a young man wearing Ming Guang armor, with Tai A sword on his waist and holding the black gold flowing Overlord spear in his hand, was leading the way with an anxious look on his face.
This man was none other than Zhu Ya. When he heard that his younger sister had been kidnapped and his elder brother had gone into a dangerous situation and had to go to the capital alone, he immediately became anxious. He immediately led 20,000 Yue cavalrymen and galloped to the capital under day and night.
At this moment, a rider suddenly rushed out from the side.
The man was dressed in a black robe, with a long sword on his waist and a fanged ghost mask on his face, which was the iconic attire of the Ghost Guards. From a distance, he shouted loudly: "Second General, Second General!"
Hearing the shout and seeing that the person coming was dressed as a ghost guard, Zhu Ya, who was running hurriedly, suddenly raised his right hand, held it upright in the air, and waved it a few times.
Following his movement, the countless Yue cavalrymen who had been running like a torrent just now immediately slowed down their pace.
In just a dozen breaths, this surging Yue cavalry army changed from extremely active to extremely quiet in an instant; Zhu Ya, who was at the front of the army, also reined in his horse and looked at the newcomers.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Ya's character was still as violent as ever.
He was now in a hurry to rush to the capital to rescue his elder brother and younger sister, but was suddenly stopped halfway, so he was naturally in a bad mood.
The man rode his horse to a nearby place, and suddenly jumped off his horse. Then, he immediately knelt on one knee, bowed his hands and said to Zhu Ye: "Second General, my wife sent a message, the general, he, he..."
"Asshole!"
When he saw this ghost guard, he became hesitant in speaking. Zhu Ya immediately became anxious; since it concerned his elder brother, how could he not be anxious
He suddenly jumped off the horse, took a few steps to the front of the person, grabbed the person by the collar, and pulled him forward.
He almost touched the other's cheek with his nose and said sternly, "Tell me quickly, what happened to my elder brother?"
The ghost guard must have known the man's temperament, so he did not dare to hesitate any longer and said quickly: "My lady sent a message saying that the general is surrounded and in danger."
"What?!" Zhu Ya screamed in surprise upon hearing this.
If Zhu Li was surrounded now, by the time he led his troops to arrive, it would be too late; this place was separated from Shangjing by the Huangshui River, and as the hardest-hit area by the Wolf Guards, it was impossible that there was no Khitan army guarding it.
Even if Zhu Ya is very brave and triumphant all the way, Zhu Li is now surrounded. Can he hold out until he rushes to Shangjing
Even the several Heshuo lieutenants around him were livid and horrified when they heard this. Zhu Ya suddenly thought of something and quickly put down the ghost guard and asked, "Where is the one sent out by my elder brother, the one called 'Er' General?"
"Is it General Geng M?" The ghost guard who had just been put down glanced at him strangely and asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it's Geng?m, where is he?"
Zhu Ya asked about Geng Xin, which made Gui Wei suddenly realize that this second general seemed to be illiterate and was still studying in elementary school. Geng Xin led his troops to the north and wrote clearly in the military letter to the three armies. There was no reason for the other party not to know it.
Now Zhu Ya couldn't call out Geng?m's name. There was only one reason. He didn't know the two characters "Geng?m". At best, he only knew half of the character "Geng".
Zhu Ya has been in this world for only a little over a year. His talent, physique, and skills are all innate, but some things cannot be innate, such as the ability to read.
When Geng Yan was mentioned, Gui Wei quickly replied: "General, General Geng Yan has already defeated Yelu Yanmu and is approaching Shangjing."
"How can he be so fast?" Zhu Ya asked in disbelief.
You know, Zhu Ya was leading cavalrymen, one man with two horses, and they had only just reached the west of the Huangshui River; Geng Yan had both cavalry and infantry, so how was it possible for him to get ahead of him
Seeing Zhu Ye's doubts, the ghost guard did not dare to hide anything and explained, "General, you don't know, General Geng abandoned the baggage train early in the morning and fought to support the war; all the Di tribes that stood in his way were uprooted by him, leaving no one alive."
"General Geng's archers, spearmen, and sword and shield soldiers already had their own horses. In fact, General Geng was also supported by cavalry."
"On the way, the second general might have stopped to let the horses relax and take care of them. But General Geng didn't do that at all. They seized a large number of horses from the Di people, and once the horses got tired, they would be thrown away directly."
"Anyway, they can still snatch those horses from the herders."
"From Beikou all the way north to Huangshui, he wiped out all the nomadic tribes. It can be said that there was blood all the way."
All the Heshuo generals, including Zhu Ya, were shocked when they heard the news, and then their faces flushed.
Among them, there is the joy of revenge, but also the horror of being a poisonous herdsman for Genghis Khan.
What does it mean to clean up? To use a word from later generations, it is "massacre", and it was a massacre without leaving any survivors. In the Heshuo army, before Geng Xin came, almost no one dared to do such a thing.
How could these soldiers who have been guarding the northern border not be shocked by the sudden appearance of such a bloody executioner
"He, how dare he?" Zhu Ya widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.
Yes, how dare he? Gui Wei had also wondered so before; but in fact, regarding Geng Xin’s actions, the civil and military officials of Heshuo were almost collectively silent.
Everyone played deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, obviously approving of his actions.
If you look into the reasons in detail, it is actually not difficult to understand.
Last year, when the Khitans broke through the Piantou Pass, they massacred tens of thousands of common people in Piantou Town. This was a blood feud.
Anyone who kills others will be killed. If you dare to kill my Han people, I will kill your ordinary Khitan herdsmen. I didn't do that before because I didn't want to. I always thought that we could resolve disputes between each other in a peaceful way.
But it is different now. Zhu Ning'er was kidnapped, and Zhu Li went north alone. Before leaving, he personally named Geng?m and asked him to lead the troops to the north.
Why did you choose Geng Xin instead of anyone else
You know, this man is a god of killing; in the eyes of those who are careful, it is not difficult to see that the general is angry and wants to kill people.
Since that is what the general meant, who would interfere
What's more, this was the second time that the Khitans had slapped the Heshuo civil and military officials in the face. The Heshuo civil and military officials were also angry, and from the bottom of their hearts, they all wanted to teach the Khitans a lesson.
This resulted in Genghis Khan slaughtering people on the grassland, leaving no one in the land.
Facing Zhu Ya's doubt, the ghost guard simply replied: "General Geng, it was the general who personally nominated us to march north."
"Huh!" Upon hearing what his elder brother meant, Zhu Ya's surprised expression instantly turned into excitement, and he quickly changed his words: "These Khitan thieves should be killed, and it is also a good opportunity to avenge the countless innocent souls in Piantou Town."
"Since General Geng is approaching Shangjing, there shouldn't be any Khitan troops stationed at Huangshui, right?"
"That's right. General Two can immediately cross the Huangshui River and form a pincer attack with General Geng to approach Shangjing. It would be best if they could tie down more Khitan troops." Gui Wei suggested hurriedly. The last sentence was the purpose of his coming here.
There was chaos in Shilun Nabo.
Mu Chen roared like an eagle and thundered, instantly transforming into a ferocious falcon, breaking through the wind and splitting the sky, and swooped down towards Zhu Li.
The shrill sound of breaking through the air and the cold and shining iron knuckles all indicated the ferocity of the person who came.
If you are hit by such a vicious blow, you will be crippled if not killed.
Faced with such an attack, how could Zhu Li dare to be negligent
The scimitar was swung diagonally, splitting the sky like a thread; the knife was like a curtain, without a trace of fireworks, and it instantly met Mu Chen.
One of them is a great master in the realm of release; the other one is a martial arts practitioner in the realm of nature, but he is born with natural... Not only is he extremely fast, but he is also extremely powerful.
With the nourishment of countless spiritual essences from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhu Li's eyesight is also far superior to that of ordinary people; he is not at all inferior to that of the Shi Ran realm when competing with it.
As soon as the two men fought, they stirred up endless waves, with howling and roaring winds.
Those Pi Shi army warriors who were rushing over were blown away by the surging airflow before they could get close to the two men.
Looking down from the sky, one can see that in the outer circle of Shilunabao, countless warriors from the leather room were rushing up; while in the inner circle near Zhu and Mu, who were fighting fiercely, warriors were constantly flying out.
The powerful soldiers are like boats, and hundreds of boats are competing in the current; the strong wind is like waves, and the huge waves drive the boats flying.
Zhu Li and Mu Chen were fighting in full swing; however, Yi Jiangnan, Li Gufeng and Meng Taiji were in danger.
Baiji Dorje, this monk who has lived for who knows how many years, looks like an ancient Buddha with angry eyes looking across the sky, destroying demons and bandits with just a wave of his hand.
The clapping and lifting of feet are always accompanied by bursts of Buddhist chants, making people feel as if they are in the Buddhist paradise in the West.
The cultivation level of the Shi Ran realm is in line with the principles of heaven and earth. When he strikes his palms and kicks his legs, there is an invisible force that gathers within him. The waves he stirs up are in no way inferior to those created by Zhu Li and Mu Chen.
Under such powerful situation, Yi Jiangnan and his two companions were in a precarious situation.
It is true that they are all in the Natural Realm, but they are, after all, newly promoted to the Natural Realm; even if they are facing ordinary Natural Realm masters, they have no advantage, let alone facing masters in the Release Realm who are one major realm higher than them.
Meng Taiji originally thought that with Chuolizhi as the hostage, the monk Pan on the opposite side would never dare to do anything to them, but unfortunately he was wrong.
Chuolizhi was the nephew of Yelu Shilu. If Yu Yue of the Diela tribe cared about Chuolizhi's life, he would not have ordered an attack on them.
Chuoli fell into the hands of Zhu Li and others, but Yelu Shilu still ordered an attack. From the moment he gave the order, he had already made a choice.
A genius who can grow up is a real genius. A genius who dies halfway can only become a memory of the deceased.
Yelu Shilu, together with Yelu Xiadi, seized the military and political power of Khitan; then they sidelined Yelu Xiadi and became the most powerful and arrogant person among the eight tribes. This man was definitely a tyrant who would do anything to achieve his goal.
In the eyes of a tyrant, let alone a nephew, even if it is his own son, they will not frown when it comes to abandoning him.
In history, both Liu Bang and Liu Bei abandoned their wives and children; Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Western Xia, even brutally murdered his own biological mother in order to seize power.
A tyrant is a group of greedy, self-centered, heartless and ungrateful people. In their eyes, no matter who or what it is, as long as it can help them get to the top or achieve their goals, they will abandon it without hesitation.
Zhu Li and others broke into Nabo at night and killed three of Yelu Shilu's trusted generals, severely damaging Xianwen Gaoang of the Pishi Army, which made the hero suspicious.
The Pi Shi Army was the trump card army, the support of Yelu Shilu, and his life-saving army. The killing of the general caused a great loss of the combat effectiveness of the army, which had seriously threatened his rule and security.
In this situation, would he still care about the life of a nephew
Now, in his eyes, there is no longer any thought about his genius nephew. Instead, he is thinking about who is plotting against him and how to find that person so as to eliminate him and preserve his own position.
With this in mind, the chulizhi only lost its due effect.
But Meng Taiji was not reconciled. Since ancient times, the Han people have always advocated "benevolence and filial piety" first; but Yelu Shilu did not care about his nephew's life or death, which Meng Taiji could not understand no matter what.
It was precisely because of this that, affected by Chuolizhi, he could not exert his full fighting strength; facing Baijiduojie's attack, the pressure almost fell on Yi Jiangnan and Li Gufeng.
Looking around, you can see Yi Jiangnan's sword traveling through the years. The years never stop and the seasons change, tightly entangled Baiji Dorje; while Li Gufeng, swinging his sword like rain and thunder in the sky, only attacks and does not defend.
The two brothers, relying on their years of tacit understanding and their deep friendship of preferring to die rather than let the other get hurt, fought to the death with Baiji Dorje.
Fortunately, although Meng Taiji was burdened by Chuolizhi, it was still easy for him to send away some miscellaneous soldiers; as for the countless Pi Shi army warriors around him, once anyone approached Li and Yi, he would immediately kill them with a casual sword.
In this way, Yi Jiangnan and Li Gufeng could barely focus on confronting Baiji Dorje, and seek a glimmer of hope in the precarious situation.
Life and death are the moments that best unleash one’s potential.
Yi Jiangnan and Li Gufeng, after many risks, were in a very embarrassing situation. However, beneath their dire appearance, there were two pairs of piercing eyes.
Those were two pairs of eyes as bright as stars, and as the battle became more intense and the time dragged on, the two pairs of eyes became more and more clear and brilliant.
I don’t know if it was an illusion or a fact, but a mysterious halo gradually enveloped the two of them.
The halo is very faint, but extremely gorgeous, like a rainbow in the sky, or like a beautiful dream.
At this moment, Baiji Dorje raised his palm to the sky, like a huge peak falling from the sky, and hit Yi Jiangnan as fast as a meteor.
Feeling the crisis, Yi Jiangnan didn't dare to take it head-on. He just thrust out his sword, and instantly the sky was filled with sword shadows, which were like a curtain, layer upon layer, endless.
To outsiders, it seemed that he only swung out one sword, but in fact, in that instant, he had already swung out hundreds of swords.
Pressure, sometimes, can also be a driving force.
Under Baiji Dorje's attack, Yi Jiangnan was forced to his limits. At least in terms of sword-drawing speed, he broke through his own constraints and reached the realm of striking a hundred swords in an instant.
Hundreds of swords hit Baiji Dorje's palm one after another, weakening it layer by layer; it can be expected that when Baiji Dorje's palm falls, the power of this palm will be reduced to the lowest point.
At that time, what could this huge peak crashing down like the sky do to him
"Well, isn't it good?" Baiji Dorje glanced at the scene and said sarcastically, "What a pity..."
As the other party was about to finish his words, the big monk, who was as cunning as a fox, suddenly punched Li Gufeng who was attacking hard.
A punch whistled, like a cannonball fired from a gun, or like an angry dragon piercing the heart, carrying with it an endless hurricane, and hit Li Gufeng's head directly.
The punch came out like a tiger's roar and the attack was like smashing a dragon. If Li Gufeng was hit by this punch, he would be crippled if not killed.
Yi Jiangnan watched helplessly as an unmatched punch hit his junior brother. He was so anxious that his eyes were bloodshot, but he himself had not yet escaped from the palm of Baiji Dorje. How could he free up his hands to support Li Gufeng
At this moment, Baiji Dorje's ambiguous voice sounded again: "Unfortunately, my target this time is not you; but don't worry, kill him, then it will be your turn."
Suddenly seeing his fellow apprentice in danger and hearing Baiji Dorje's veiled disdain, if Yi Jiangnan could speak at this moment, he would not mind at all and would instantly turn into a shrew and spray this old gang to death.
But, it was too late to say anything. How could Li Gufeng, on his own, resist the monk's tiger-roaring punch
When he saw Pan Seng restraining his senior brother with a palm and taking the opportunity to punch him, Li Gufeng's heart trembled and he thought to himself that he was in trouble.
His martial arts may seem weak, but he excels in attacking power. He is not good at fighting, so he lets Yi Jiangnan, who is good at fighting, hold Baiji Dorje tightly, while he, Li Gufeng, just lets go and attack.
But at this moment, the senior brother who was in charge of the fight had no time to support him. How could he possibly take on such a powerful punch from the insidious monk
It is said that when two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave will survive; a swordsman would rather bend than break, and would rather turn back than turn back.
Li Gufeng uses sword, practices sword, and uses sword as martial art, so naturally he has the sword's uprightness.
Damn it, I cursed in my heart, even if I die, I will not let you, a sinister monk, escape unscathed.
With a sudden thought, Li Gufeng entered into a special state instantly. In that special mental state, he felt the sky was so blue, the air was very fresh, and there seemed to be some special energy in the vast world.
That kind of thing was something he didn't know before, but now he could sense it; the unknown energies he sensed seemed to feel his inner urgency, and so, the boundless unknown energies suddenly rolled towards him like flies seeing stinky tofu.