Li Cunxiao didn't care about the charge of these Shuozhou soldiers. However, these ordinary Yueqi soldiers, whom he didn't take seriously, bravely and risked their lives to block in front of Zhu Li with their bodies, which put Li Cunxiao's plan to end Zhu Li's life in vain.
This situation made him very depressed. No matter how he felt, Zhu Li was extremely sad and angry. Yu Qilin, who depended on him for survival, had all four limbs broken, and he himself was severely injured in the lungs by a blow from Li Cunxiao. The comrades he fought to protect did not take the opportunity to escape quickly, but instead, they were so angry that their eyes turned red, and they went to die one after another. Didn't all his efforts go to waste? How could he not be sad and angry.
"Ah, bastards, you are all idiots, run away quickly, what are you doing?"
Zhu Li was almost mad with rage, but no one of the guards around him obeyed his orders and escaped. The guards' duty was to protect the commander, but just now, they were only concerned with escaping and almost caused the people they were protecting to die. At this moment, every guard felt grief, indignation and shame.
In addition, moved by Zhu Li's willingness to sacrifice his life to protect them, almost no one retreated. Some of the Yue riders who had originally crossed the Wei Bridge, upon discovering the situation on the other side, resolutely turned their horses' heads and rushed here, completely ignoring Li Cunxiao's terrifying and murderous attack like a devil.
A group of brave soldiers immediately turned into a group of pitiful soldiers.
Even Shi Yan, who had been in charge of commanding the army, couldn't restrain himself when he saw Zhu Li's miserable appearance. He immediately turned his horse's head, rushed forward with his spear in hand, wanting to fight to the death, not to mention the other guards.
Zhu Li glanced at this situation and vomited blood again. He roared in frustration. He drew out his long knife with a clang, raised his hand and put it on his neck. He shouted at Shi Yan who was rushing back, "Shi Yan, are you a pig? If you don't leave, I'll let you see if you can really save me."
“Governor…” Shi Yan was caught off guard by this scene, and he could only stop his horse and roar in sorrow.
"Get out, get out quickly, do you want us to die with our eyes open?" Zhu Li was even more anxious and angry. The long knife on his neck shook suddenly due to excitement, leaving a bloody mark on his neck. Shi Yan, who was about to ride his horse to rush over, was so frightened that his eyes widened and he trembled with fear.
"Get out, get out quickly, do you want all your brothers to die here?" Zhu Li yelled again.
"Don't, don't be impulsive, Commander, okay, okay, I'll go..." Shi Yan roared with gritted teeth, took a few steps back, and took another deep look at the countless Yue cavalry soldiers, the scene of them fearlessly rushing towards Li Cunxiao like moths to a flame, and the scene of Zhu Li forcing him with his sword. His bloodshot eyes glared at the Shatuo soldiers with great hatred, and then he turned his head decisively.
"Brothers, let's go and live well. This is the opportunity the governor bought with his life. Let's go." Shi Yan shouted hoarsely to the Shuozhou soldiers waiting on the banks of the Wei River. Then he rode his horse northward without looking back. Most of the guards looked back at Zhu Li with red eyes every step they took. At the urging of the military order, they followed the army and galloped away at full speed.
But there was still a small group of people who immediately left the main group and rushed to the south bank of Wei Bridge. These people came with the determination to die, not only for the touching moments in their hearts, but also to buy more time for other comrades in Shuozhou.
Although Zhu Li was seriously injured, he breathed a sigh of relief after watching Shi Yan and most of the men escape. He then quickly turned around, holding a knife and spear, and rushed towards the Shatuo people's attacking team.
At this time, he no longer rescued his subordinates. He knew that those who were willing to stay were determined to die. In this case, it would be better to let go and kill as many people as possible.
The Shuozhou soldiers and guards bravely blocked the Wei Bridge. Zhu Li set an example by blocking the intersection of Wei Bridge and refused to retreat even at the cost of his life. For a while, it became extremely difficult for Li Cunxiao and his Flying Tigers to advance.
Zhu Li hid in the Shuozhou army and did not confront Li Cunxiao head-on. Knowing that he was going to die, he actually began to chase and kill other soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army. Li Cunxiao looked at his ferocious and generous expression and could not help but admire him in his heart. He would rather die in battle than protect most of his subordinates to retreat. Is this what a superior can do? How many superiors like this can there be in the world
After Shi Yan left, the Battle of Wei Bridge was extremely brutal. The Flying Tiger Army, which was famous all over the world in later generations, the guards of Zhu Li of Shuozhou, and the thousands of guards who died bravely in the end were evenly matched. The death ratio reached a rare level of one to one. You must know that Li Cunxiao's side had three powerful generals.
As long as the Shuozhou warriors had a breath left, they would never stop attacking. Some even had their heads split open, but before dying, they subconsciously stabbed their spears into the chests of their opponents. What's worse, some even had their stomachs cut open and ferociously pulled out their steaming intestines and brazenly wrapped them around the necks of their opponents, strangling the Shatuo Flying Tiger Knights to death...
The battle was so brutal that even warriors like Li Cunxiao and Xue Atan, who were used to facing life and death, were horrified by the scene.
The battle lasted for nearly half an hour. Of the three thousand Flying Tiger soldiers, less than a thousand were left in the end. This was the result of three powerful generals, Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, and An Xiuxiu, killing most of the Shuozhou soldiers. This shows how fierce the remaining Shuozhou guards were.
Looking at the last Shuozhou commander covered in blood, although the three men gritted their teeth, they had to admire this young general. If one general fights desperately, the whole army will go crazy. It is possible that the entire army will be willing to die for the commander. Throughout the history of China, there are very few such generals. Obviously, Zhu Li in front of them has done it.
Li Cunxiao walked towards Zhu Li and said coldly, "Zhu Li, I have to admit that you are a real man and a real general. It's a pity that you are not a qualified leader. You are too kind. Even a rough man like me who only knows how to charge into battle thinks so. It shows how much of a failure you are as a leader."
Listening to Li Cunxiao's words, Zhu Li's mouth curled up slightly, he seemed to be laughing. Wu Dao once said that he was too kind, and now even Li Cunxiao said so. However, he did not think that what he did was wrong. Perhaps in the eyes of contemporary people, the lives of superiors, high-ranking officials, and dignitaries are precious, while ordinary people are not.
The lives of the people and soldiers are worthless.
But Zhu Li came from the future after all, and even in the future he was a grassroots. The education he received and the knowledge he gained from that world told him that people are not divided by high or low, and the value of life is equal. The reason why he stayed to delay the Flying Tigers was that he believed that if he could exchange his life for more people to live, everything he had paid would be worth it, so he was smiling.
"Maybe I'm really not suitable for being superior. Why should people be superior in their interactions? Wouldn't it be a better witness to the most beautiful friendship in the world if they interacted with each other on an equal footing and made friends with each other sincerely?" Zhu Li murmured to himself, as if he was not answering Li Cunxiao, but just strengthening his own beliefs.
Li Cunxiao was stunned, confused, and even shocked by these words. He could not understand the mind of the person who said this. So although he admired Zhu Li, he still raised the Bi Yan Lao without hesitation and said calmly and solemnly: "You are a man. Maybe your ideas are correct. I respect you, so I will kill you with my own hands and let you die gloriously on the battlefield."
A faint light streaked across the sky, and Li Cunxiao swung down the Bi Yan Lao fearlessly. Zhu Li heard the sound of the wind and saw the deadly weapon getting closer and closer. He did not try to resist. He had already been seriously injured, and it was a blessing from heaven that he had held on until now. As Li Cunxiao said, he himself believed that being able to die on the battlefield was a worthy death, so he closed his eyes with a smile.
At this moment, the Shanhaijing that was trembling in my mind suddenly froze. The images of various elixirs and rare treasures that had been flashing suddenly disappeared, and an ancient and vast voice suddenly sounded: "If the blessing is not strong enough, the strange beast will die."
The voice was grand and distant, as if it came from the sky, and as if it rose from the clouds. As the voice rang out, the shadow of a huge wild boar suddenly appeared in Zhu Li's mind. The wild boar was incomparably large, as big as a small pavilion. The two fangs on the corners of its mouth were cold and gloomy, and a wild and ferocious aura surged out of it.
As soon as the wild boar appeared, it suddenly disappeared in the consciousness space, suddenly ran out, rushed towards Zhu Li's body, and crashed into Li Cunxiao's fierce Bi Yan Lao.
"Bang!"
The wild boar phantom and the Bi Yan Lao collided with each other, and it actually made a sound like a real object colliding. Following the sound, the wild boar phantom shattered heroically, and disappeared into the clouds and smoke. This scene not only stunned Zhu Li, but also Li Cunxiao.
Li Cunxiao only felt a gust of strong wind suddenly rising, and his Bi Yan Lao actually hit the empty space. There was nothing visible to the naked eye, but it blocked his fatal blow.
He was suddenly startled, as if he had seen a ghost. As soon as he finished swinging the first blow, he immediately swung the second blow in fear towards Zhu Li's head. He even thought that he had not swung the first blow.
But when the second blow was about to hit Zhu Li's head, a strange beast appeared in Zhu Li's mind again. This beast had a fish body and a snake tail, and was much more ferocious and rampant than a wild boar.
If Zhu Li remembered correctly, this strange beast was the tiger dragon that was bestowed upon his body for the second time. The tiger dragon's phantom suddenly appeared and disappeared, and it also rushed out of Zhu Li's sea of consciousness and rushed towards Li Cunxiao's Bi Yan Lao.