"What! Gu Ziyi died in the battle?"
When Shen Tang heard the news, he was completely stunned.
He hurriedly asked, "Xian Deng, are you sure it was Gu Ziyi who died in the battle, and not someone else? Was it Gu Ziyi from Shangnan?"
That Gu Ren who loves to become sworn brothers with others
"No, how could he—"
Chen Tang couldn't tell whether she was more shocked or regretful. She knew that Zheng Qiao's move would cause a major reshuffle of the coalition forces and lay the foundation for the future situation in the northwest continent. But she never thought that Gu Ren would die. After all, Gu Ren's forces were not weak.
She clenched her fists and then slowly unclenched them.
He asked solemnly, "Who did it?"
Jiang Sheng said: "Huang Lie, Huang Xiguang."
Qian Yong on the side understood and sighed.
"I didn't expect that Gu Ziyi would be the unlucky one... Haha, although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable. Not to mention that Gu Ziyi offended the villain Huang Lie, even if he didn't offend him, Huang Lie was very afraid of him. It's normal to attack him by surprise and cause serious injuries. The art of war is to be treacherous. Mr. Shen is lucky. If you hadn't divided your troops, Huang Lie would have dealt with you first."
It took Shen Tang a while to calm down.
Qian Yong muttered, "Because you, Gu Ziyi and Wu Zhaode are too close. If you can form an alliance, the three of you will definitely unite to deal with Huang Lie's family. Huang Lie will naturally not give you this opportunity. Among the three of you, you and Gu Ziyi are upright people. So if we get rid of one of you, the remaining Wu Zhaode will see that the situation is not good and will know what to do."
One of Gu Ren and Chen Tang must be eliminated.
Chen Tang's troops were divided into two, one led by Chu Yao was far away from Huang Lie, and the other half led by Kang Shi was supported by Gong Xichou who joined temporarily. In Huang Lie's eyes, they were a tough nut to crack. In comparison, Gu Ren's forces, which were not prepared yet, would be more suitable.
Qian Yong gloated: "Gu Ziyi is unlucky."
Huang Lie is a man who is good at seizing opportunities.
If Huang Lie acted slower, Gu Ren's troops would have joined forces with Wu Xian and his ilk, and Huang Lie would have probably thought twice before taking action.
but-
Qian Yong became curious again and asked about the details of Jiang Sheng's battle: "... Based on my understanding of Huang Xiguang, although he will not spare Gu Ziyi's life, he will definitely play tricks on him first, such as trying to persuade him to surrender... Why, is Gu Ziyi so stubborn? He refuses to surrender even though he is absolutely weak?"
Jiang Sheng said: "I heard that they fought to the death carrying the coffin."
After hearing this, Qian Yong changed his frivolous expression, without any trace of gloating, and asked with awe: "He carried the coffin and fought to the death?"
"Well, it is said that nine coffins were carried."
Qian Yong counted on his fingers: "Why nine?"
The information was obtained from the refugees, and they didn't know the specific details. They vaguely heard that Huang Lie killed several of Gu Ren's brothers. Gu Ren had completely cut off his retreat and carried a few simple coffins to express his determination, vowing to avenge Huang Lie for the murder of his brothers.
If Qian Yong were in their shoes, he would find himself unable to do it.
Then he sighed and said, "Gu Ziyi is too sentimental."
To put it bluntly, if it was Qian Yong, his decision would most likely be to concentrate his forces to try to break through and survive. Although the casualties were not small, the possibility of survival was very high, and then he would seize the time to join forces with Wu Xian or Shen Tang, and the three families would unite.
Even if Huang Lie had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to take direct action!
After recovering his strength, he will fight to the death with Huang Lie to avenge his fallen brothers. No one in the outside world or the living brothers will blame him. No matter the world or the future, they will only say that Gu Ren is loyal, brave and resourceful, and it is worth it to become sworn brothers.
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
But everyone understands the truth.
Different temperaments lead to different choices.
It is hard to say which choice is absolutely correct. Qian Yong makes a living, while Gu Ren makes a clear conscience. Although Gu Ren's army did not win, it did bite off a large piece of Huang Lie's meat. It is said that the sixteenth-class Da Shangzao was seriously injured.
Chen Tang was surprised: "Seriously injured?"
She has fought against sixteen great masters.
Even a fake like Jiang Qianshen is definitely not something a 15th-rank Shao Shangzao can resist. The strongest fighter under Gu Ren should be Shao Chong, right? Risking his life to seriously injure the other party
Or did they all play their last trump card? For example, the spontaneous combustion method used by Yang Gong in the battle against Gong Xichou
Jiang Sheng sighed: "I don't know the specific situation."
His intelligence came from refugees and he knew very few details.
However, Chu Yao's side is much more detailed.
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Luan Cheng sighed: "… I heard that Gu Ziyi and his brothers burned down the Dan Mansion. After all, they all fought to the death with their coffins, so they didn't have to worry about what would happen if the Dan Mansion burned down. As the folk saying goes, the arrogant ones are afraid of the stupid ones, and the stupid ones are afraid of the desperate ones."
The troops led by Gu Ren were determined to take revenge.
For this, I would even sacrifice my life.
Chu Yao and the others were full of admiration and regret when they heard this. Luan Cheng whispered, "Uncle, what should we do now?"
After he was rescued, he worked hard to learn about the intelligence of Shen Tang's forces, and learned that Shen Jun, to whom his uncle was loyal, had a close relationship with Gu Ren's forces and cooperated a lot. If Gu Ren was defeated, it would inevitably affect Shen Jun's side. Should he prepare countermeasures in advance
Chu Yao tapped the table rhythmically with his fingers.
Luan Xin also said nothing.
Luan Cheng was so overwhelmed by the atmosphere that he didn't dare to say much.
After a long time, he saw his uncle and Chu Yao looking at each other.
Chu Yao sighed and said, "Is that it?"
Uncle Luan Xin also said helplessly: "This is the only way."
Luan Cheng: “???”
He suspected that these two people used secret telepathy behind his back, otherwise, why were so many words missing in the middle
He left behind his uncle.
His face was full of confusion and curiosity.
After a long while, he couldn't hold back his curiosity: "Uncle...what did you say to Mr. Chu just now?"
Luan Xin said: "Wait for the Lord to come back and take charge of the situation."
Luan Cheng: “That’s it?”
Luan Xin said helplessly: "What else? Send troops to seek an alliance with Wu Zhaode without authorization, or confront Huang Xiguang head-on?"
Is this amount of troops enough to stop the enemy
It's obvious that the old man hanged himself because he was tired of living.
Once Gu Ziyi died, Huang Lie’s next target would be either them or Wu Xian. If he couldn’t catch them, Wu Xian would be the one who would be panicked.
However, Wu Zhaode is a man of low moral integrity, so we must be on guard against him.
Luan Cheng vaguely heard Luan Xin mumbling.
"We need to hurry."
The largest granary in Qianzhou had been moved by them. As long as the grain was transported to Chaoli Pass, with the natural barrier as a guarantee, they could turn the passive situation into the active one. There were refugees everywhere in Qianzhou, and Huang Lie's troops would run out of ammunition and food in a few days.
In order to obtain food, it is necessary to attack Chaoli Pass.
By then, the initiative will be in your hands.
Luan Xin hurriedly told his plan, and Luan Cheng suddenly said, "Running out of ammunition and food... It's not that easy."
Luan Xin glanced at his nephew: "What do you want to say?"
Luan Cheng said softly: "There are still refugees."
Refugees from Qianzhou and Yanzhou...
It adds up to several million.
Could Lord Shen, to whom his uncle was loyal, have the heart to trap Huang Lie to death
Before Luan Cheng could say anything, his uncle's face suddenly changed.
"Who's there? Come out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a handsome young man walked out from the corner.
Luan Xin's expression softened: "So it was Yuanmou."
But he had two different attitudes in his heart. Yun Ce was Huang Lie's man!
Inexplicably, Luan Cheng felt that the air was filled with a dangerous aura, but it only existed for a moment and then disappeared without a trace.
Yun Ce had a complicated expression and was carrying a bag on his shoulder.
He said: "Ce originally wanted to say goodbye to Mr. Chu."
Once Zheng Qiao died, the dragon-slaying scheme naturally ended.
Logically speaking, Yun Ce should also take the initiative to resign.
He had planned to do this a few days ago, but Chu Yao was still busy transporting food and grass, so Yun Ce didn't want to disturb him, so he quietly stayed to help. Now Chu Yao's troops were about to withdraw, and it would be inappropriate for him to stay, so he took the bag he had prepared long ago. He was about to tell Chu Yao, but he heard the conversation between Luan Xin and his nephew halfway, and subconsciously restrained his breath.
Luan Xin nodded: "Wu Hui is in the house."
When the two passed each other, Yun Ce said, "Wait a minute."
Luan Xin asked: "Anything else?"
Yun Ce asked: "The matter of using refugees as food..."
Being caught speaking ill of his lord behind his back, Luan Xin was not embarrassed at all, he just said, "Yuanmou, you heard wrong."
Yun Ce stopped asking questions after hearing this.
When Chu Yao saw Yun Ce carrying a bag, he did not look surprised. He just asked someone to give him some dry food and money and told him to be careful.
Yun Ce swallowed what he wanted to say.
Then he changed the subject and said, "Zi Gu is too young. If he does something wrong, please correct him, sir."
Chu Yao: "Of course."
Yun Ce clasped his fists and said, "Goodbye."
Chu Yao cupped his hands and said, "I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Yun Ce carried his luggage and left at night.
Along the way, he kept asking the refugees about the whereabouts of Huang Lie's troops, and more importantly, he was asking about the details of the battle between Gu Ren and Huang Lie.
Within two days, they passed through a city.
There were refugees everywhere outside the city and the city gates were closed.
Relying on his good skills, he sneaked in.
Although the atmosphere in the city was tense, there were still a few pedestrians on the street from time to time, and teahouses and rice shops were still open. After asking around, I found out that the city had been taken over by Huang Lie's forces. Yun Ce was not in a hurry to go back, and sat down in the corner of the teahouse.
A nearby table of common people was talking about Gu Ren's fight to the death while carrying a coffin, and he was even more excited when he talked about it. Because he talked about it in too much detail, the audience thought he was making it up. The man slapped his crippled leg and said angrily, "I came from the battlefield."
The audience asked: "Which side are you from?"
The man stopped talking.
The audience wisely avoided the question and continued to listen to him.
He stroked his injured leg, recalled that day, and spoke softly.
He will never forget the scene of that day.
Gu Ren's army hung white banners and carried nine coffins. The majestic shadow of a dragon towered above the army, shocking Huang Lie's vanguard so much that he was in chaos.
"presumptuous-"
"Who is coming to die?"
With a roar, a warrior in black clothes flew out from behind the formation. He was in the air, looking down at Gu Ren's troops below.
Gu Ren said calmly, "Please give me your head."
Then she glanced somewhere and met Huang Lie's eyes.
"I will take your head as a reward to my brother's spirit!"
The black-clothed warrior naturally became furious upon hearing this.
"How dare you? Just you?"
Gu Ren bowed his hands: "Let me fight you!"
Of course, there was no such thing as a fight. The brothers were all holding their breath, so how could they have the time to fight
Huang Lie had recovered from his shock by now.
With an ugly expression, he said: "Gu Ziyi, you are looking for death!"
Since Gu Ren voluntarily asked for death, there is no need to show mercy.
At almost the same time—
Gu Ren and Huang Lie said the same word.
"kill!"
The vanguards of the two armies set out at the same time.
The black-robed warrior under Huang Lie raised his hand to stop the other generals and said proudly, "Leave these ants to me."
He alone can contain the high-end combat power of Gu Ren's side!
He just gathered his energy and threw a punch.
A shadowy fist about ten feet long shot out.
Gu Ren didn't even glance at it.
drink!
With a low, intimidating roar from the void, the three pairs of giant arms moved, one of the arms opened its palm and swept its long arm. The giant's palm grabbed the shadow's fist, and the big palm completely wrapped it, and the two collided with a harsh buzzing sound.
boom-
The giant clenched his fist, and the phantom fist exploded.
The black-robed warrior restrained his contempt upon seeing this.
But before he could attack again, several beams of martial energy shot towards him at the same time, and the martial energy around them was boiling. The one with the strongest momentum was infinitely close to the peak of the fifteenth level of junior creation, and was still rising. He did not have any fancy moves or unnecessary movements, he gathered his strength and concentrated it on his weapon, and the whole person seemed like a burning flame, dazzling and eye-catching.
It was as if the sun, blocked by the rain, had come to the world.
"Come and die for your grandfather!"
The black-robed warrior looked slightly solemn.
He remembered clearly that, besides Shao Chong, there were no other 15th-rank Shao Shang Zao under Gu Ren's command. But when the two weapons collided, his Tong Kong trembled because of the truth. In close contact, the black-clothed warrior discovered the truth about the other party's surging martial energy!
Spontaneous combustion of courage!
A life-threatening method!
As soon as this thought flashed through the black-clothed warrior's mind, the rest of the men arrived one after another and attacked, blocking all his escape routes.
"Humph—you're looking for death!"
Although the self-igniting martial courage and life span can gain the strength to kill the opponent above one's level in a short period of time, this process lasts for a short time. As long as you can survive the peak moment, when the opponent's Danfu life span is burned out, the black-clothed warrior does not need to do anything, and the opponent will die.
Unexpectedly, there is more than one such lunatic.
Facing the siege of several brothers, the black-clothed warrior collided with their martial spirits one by one, and was surprised to find that several of them had spontaneously combusted. Their cheeks were flushed with strange colors, their eyeballs were covered with red veins and seemed to fall out of their sockets, and their auras were rushing up. There were not many brave warriors willing to spontaneously combust, and encountering seven at a time and being besieged at the same time was unprecedented and unparalleled.
Humph, do you think this will work? The black-clothed warrior was naturally disdainful. Forcibly improving the realm is still different from the real sixteenth-level great creation. There is only one person who can pose a threat to him. Even if the others are brave enough to fight, they are just sending food.
Sizzle—
The collision of metals produced dazzling sparks.
"There is a world of difference between you and me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was not careful and left several marks on his armor. Although he did not hit his vital parts, he still left wounds.
Gu Ren and his brothers were too lazy to talk nonsense, but the black-clothed warrior could still see the mockery in their eyes through the light of martial energy. It was as if they were saying - the strong wind flicked my tongue, does it hurt
"Let me show you what strength is before you die!"
The black-robed warrior was slightly annoyed.
The knife swung out, seemingly lightly, but the air was distorted wherever the blade passed, and the target was the weakest among the brothers. With the latter's strength, he could neither dodge nor escape. But he obviously forgot the three pairs of giant arms above Gu Ren.
Another pair of long arms moved in response.
One hand grabs a toy and blocks the attack.
The other hand passed through the clouds and rain and attacked the black-clothed warrior in the face. Behind him were murderous intentions from both the left and right!