To the north of Qingcang City in Liuzhou, the vanguard of Beimang has arrived at Antique Beach. This place was originally one of a series of passes outside the Great Wall built by the Great Feng Dynasty when the army was at its peak. At this time, it has already become a ruins site only for literati to write poems and mourn the ancients. The outline of the low city walls built with quicksand, loose stones and red willow reeds in the early years can still be seen faintly. Due to the leveling of the wind and sand year after year, merchants traveling between Beiliang and the Western Regions can still occasionally pick up some antiques such as broken arrowheads, broken knives and copper coins here, so there is the term Antique Beach.
General Liu Gui's tent was stationed on the north bank of a small lake in Antique Beach. Surrounding the tent, apart from many skilled military guards, there were also more than a dozen well-known people from the northern mang rivers and lakes hidden for a long time. It is the border commander Liu Gui who has this honor. Any border general will have such a small group of reckless heroes around him. If the Yang court made fun of it, it would even damage the morale of the Northern Mang army. However, Liu Gui is obviously a very special one among those powerful generals in the Southern Dynasties, otherwise he would not be hailed as half Xu Xiao by the Northern Mang Empress. A group of "hermits", everyone's temperament is dusty, and they live in secluded places. These strange, haggard-faced people are hopeful people, most of whom are from the Spring and Autumn Period. The former festival-holder of Baoping State accidentally killed two spirit-seekers, and was convicted and fled to an extremely cold place thousands of miles away.
After the general Liu Gui led the army to Antique Beach, Liu Gui himself was fine. He should eat and sleep, and all the military orders were passed out in an orderly manner. The soldiers and master followers were all very nervous, for fear that the young and vigorous King of Beiliang would raid the barracks in a fit of anger. No matter how valuable the lives of the soldiers were, they couldn't compare with General Liu. Who doesn't know that Liu Gui is one of the best candidates for the Southern Central Plains in His Majesty's mind, and his position is even far ahead of Yang Yuanzan, who is also a great general, and several southern dynasties.
Liu Gui was squatting alone by the lake at this time today. The news about the dragon and elephant cavalry had already been reported to the commander. Several confidant generals suggested to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops south in one fell swoop to flatten the Qingcang City, which was short of troops. Liu Gui did not agree, thinking of the bloodthirsty brilliance she was most familiar with flashing in the eyes of those young people at that time, Liu Gui couldn't help but smile, young is good, life and death are not even considered as a big deal, but he is such a big deal The old guy who can lie on the military merit book and enjoy the blessings is becoming more and more life-threatening. However, Liu Gui, who was not yet too late, regretted his life, and he was not afraid of losing or dying, but Liuzhou was not in his eyes, let alone a small Qingcang city that had nothing to do with the overall situation. Previously, Fatty Dong was hiding and hiding, and made a series of fancy moves on the border that would deceive his own people, but now he finally showed some fangs, even if he was transferred to Liuzhou, he was destined to only do some icing on the cake. Liu Gui wasn't too annoyed, after all, Liu Gui's eyes had set his sights on a large piece of fat, the Central Plains, which was more attractive than the Barren Beiliang from the very beginning.
Liu Gui murmured to herself: "When I was young, I read a sentence in idle books, saying that riches and honor do not return home like a night walk in brocade, but now the older I am, the deeper the feeling."
Liu Gui suddenly thought of something, and laughed at herself. The saying that "half Xu Xiao" was said by His Majesty Jinkou back then is really mixed. I heard that the 30,000 Dragon Elephant Cavalry Army didn't need the commander to speak at all, so all of them spontaneously wanted to cut off their heads and use them as urinals. Liu Gui touched his neck subconsciously. An old friend sent a letter a few days ago, teasing him that Yang Yuanzan was far less precious than General Liu's head.
Liu Gui heard a rush of shouts coming from behind him, stood up and turned around to look, the three trotted over, there was Lin Fu, the new commander of Heihu Lanzi, and a master from Chess and Sword Yuefu, and the subordinate who was looking forward to it. The leader of the spirit warriors, the last one looked flustered, walked quickly and whispered: "General, we saw a spirit coming from the east, and the target was the commander! If there is no big accident, it should be the king of Beiliang himself. To! Three sticks of incense at the latest!"
Liu Gui was stunned for a moment, he knew very well that Dong Zhuo was about to start a big move in the area north of the Youliang prefecture, and asked with a smile: "Then the king of Beiliang is crazy?"
Lin Fu said helplessly: "My great general, what time is this! Who cares if Xu Fengnian is out of his mind? Let's quickly set up a defense line. If this kind of top martial arts master's single-riding team breaks through the formation, if you really want to use iron If you take action against the general, you should not be underestimated."
Liu Gui's expression remained unchanged, but after all, he was not so arrogant and conceited that he was chatting and laughing happily waiting for the first person in the world to kill him, and said calmly: "Lin Fu, pass on the order, the Chinese army will turn east, and let Huyan Keqin and Yelu Zongtang each lead Five hundred pro-army, fast horses and light horses, lined up on the left and right flanks, and you get another 180 black fox fences, and play according to circumstances. As for the private army of the royal court, let them arrange it by themselves. has experience."
Lin Fu asked in a low voice: "Don't you need to put two hundred heavy cavalry at the forefront of the battle formation?"
Liu Gui stared and said, "Let's not talk about whether the two hundred heavy cavalry can block the footsteps of the King of Beiliang a little bit. Even if they can block, how many cavalry will be left afterwards? You don't feel bad, but I do!"
Lin Fu chuckled, and didn't dare to make up his own mind anymore, so he turned around and ran away to dispatch troops.
Liu Gui walked side by side with the Qi trainer in white and the master of Chess, Sword and Yuefu. The Qi trainer seemed to be infected by the general's calmness in the face of danger, and he was no longer panicked as before. He said softly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Giving the well-trained 600 men is not very meaningful if they are used to fight the enemy, but it can be said that it is targeted for this kind of single-handed warrior. Although the king of Beiliang is indeed amazing in force, I believe it is not enough strong enough to…”
Liu Gui took over the conversation with a smile: "Killing people is like picking something out of a pocket, right?"
The qi trainer looked a little embarrassed, Liu Gui said calmly: "Although I don't know the depth of Xu Fengnian, but I think if he really wants to burn everything, it's not difficult to kill me Liu Gui, the difficulty is just how to get out of his body. The reason why he is said to be crazy is not because Xu Fengnian knew he couldn’t do it, but because he felt that it would not be worthwhile for him to exchange the life of the King of Beiliang for my Liu Gui’s life.”
Liu Gui smiled and said: "I am very relieved, and you should also be more relieved. Our Taiping Order has no plans to leave behind, and there may not be no back-ups in the dark."
The swordsman from Qijian Yuefu smiled knowingly.
After about a stick of incense, an eye-opening army appeared in front of Liu Gui's army.
There were no more than six hundred of them, but every soldier who was called a material officer in the Northern Mang Army was extremely tall and strong, and everyone had a hulking back and long arms like apes.
It is a well-known fact that Beiliang has many powerful crossbows and Beimang has many strong bows.
But at this moment, all crossbow arrays were set up in front of Liu Gui's army.
What is even more daunting is that there is not a single light crossbow in this battle formation, and even the waist-leading crossbows are only a minority. Most of them are big bed crossbows and cloud-piercing crossbows that can be used to attack and defend the city. !
That cloud piercing ballista requires twelve talented officers to control, storing fifty crossbow bolts, and each crossbow bolt is three feet long, no different from a sword.
And the tip of the arrow is tinged with green and highly poisonous!
Empress Murong of Beimang "attracted" Jianghu forces back then, it was not something that could be done by mere lip service, it was this thing that made great achievements in crushing the unruly sect gangs fiercely.
Within two hundred steps, when a crossbow arrow shoots out, it is said to be equivalent to a full blow from a second-rank master.
If this statement is not enough to describe the horror of the big bed crossbow and cloud piercing ballista, then there is another even more sensational statement.
Within a hundred steps, a crossbow arrow is a flying sword!
These crossbows were built and maintained with a lot of money at the cost of abandoning their original uses, in exchange for a famous saying by His Majesty the Empress, "People in the rivers and lakes are not willing to dance in the rivers and lakes obediently, so I will string you together to make candied haws alright".
On the battlefield, if he is targeted to death by the large-scale crossbow, and does not hesitate to accidentally injure his own soldiers, how can a brave enemy who is trapped in the battle survive hundreds of battles, and how can he live long
Liu Gui, who was heavily guarded behind the army, did not deliberately put on the glittering golden armor, nor did he set up an eye-catching banner. He looked straight ahead, squinted his eyes and did not speak.
A direct-line general next to the general said anxiously: "In fact, the decision of the outcome is actually the three bolts between 200 and 50 paces. , was broken into the army by that person, and the crossbow turned around again, it might be too late."
Liu Gui pointed to the crossbow array in front of him that was constantly changing its formation under the instruction of the Qi trainers, shook his head and smiled and said, "Then you underestimate these giant crossbows of Qi trainers and material officers, take a closer look at the crossbow array. Width and thickness, you can know that the attack direction of the crossbow is not a horizontal line or a few lines, but is determined to shoot a huge fan of arrows in the vertical direction. Even if the person will not break the formation in a straight line, these big crossbows You can also deal with it under the command of Qi trainers. The power of the crossbow itself is indeed terrifying, but what is even more terrifying is these Qi trainers and material officers who came prepared from the beginning."
The general said with emotion: "It's no wonder that our Beimang rivers and lakes are not as angry as those in Liyang."
Liu Gui sneered and said, "What are you going to do with so much anger? A group of reckless men who only know how to use force to break the law have little regard for the righteousness of the family and the country. I dare say that in the future, when I step into the hinterland of the Central Plains with iron hoofs, most of them will be Liyang Jianghu." Experts help us kill people, maybe they will kill people with more dedication than our Beimang army..."
Liu Gui suddenly stopped talking, and a dazzling purple appeared in the farthest part of the old man's field of vision.
The general beside him gasped and said in a trembling voice, "It's really here!"
Liu Gui subconsciously wanted to raise her arms to give orders, but after she lowered her arms, she looked complicated for a moment, and said to herself, "As expected of Xu Xiao's breed."
The purple air came from the east, and it didn't stop at all.
There was a loud bang from the crossbow array.
The crossbow arrows shoot together and go through the air.
Almost at the same time, the second wave of rapid arrow rain sprinkled high into the sky and pierced the purple air.
In an instant, with the location of the crossbow array as the fulcrum, the fan spread wide, and hundreds of crossbow arrows were shot out like fan bones, half of which were no different from a sword of an immortal!
But in the blink of an eye, the purple air swept through the sky without any pause, it just cut through the sky and continued westward, disappearing in a flash.
It just disappeared above Liu Gui's army!
Liu Gui, who turned his back to the army, took a small step at some point, with a gloomy face, stretched out his hand and casually pushed aside the corpse of the swordsman guarding him, and looked towards the west.
A crossbow arrow pierced through the chest of the corpse and was nailed into the ground at Liu Gui's feet without even the tail of the arrow being visible.
Ignoring the shouts of the escorts around her who were even more panicked after knowing it later, Liu Gui, who was indifferent, smiled and said: "It's a good one to come and not to be indecent."