Chapter 23 Chapter 22 Soldiers Approaching the City

Dugu Jian and Jianglong have a lot of pride in their chests, and they feel that thousands of gold troops are nothing.The two talked and laughed loudly, and when they returned to Father Wang's courtyard, Long Ba was no longer there. Dugu Jian's bright smiling face darkened, and Jiang Long laughed and said, "So what if there is no him? We will still resist the Jin army! We have to go, we have to go! Come, come, let's drink three cups and go out to kill They're a mess!" Most of Dugu Jian's enthusiasm was extinguished.He clearly knew what kind of person was hiding in the Golden Army. If Long Ba was there, with his Great Wind and Cloud Palm, there was still a possibility of a battle, but now... with the abilities of the two of them, even Black The Yiren's subordinates can't beat the Heavenly Dao Corpse!But how can you talk about fighting against the 20,000 gold army?He sighed silently and searched around.

The subconscious told him that Long Ba had already left, but he was a little unwilling to believe it.Even though he was called the devil, but he was so heroic, that Long Ba who faced the army alone with a pair of fleshy palms, did he escape at this critical moment?Dugu Jian's heart was full of bitterness, and his heart was extremely heavy. The night was finally over, and before the brilliance of dawn shone on Manying City, the loud drums of the Jin Army had already startled everyone.Every corner of Yingcheng was full of terrified eyes, and people hugged each other anxiously. The war drum had already shocked all their hopes and disintegrated all their fighting spirit.When disaster strikes, people have no choice but to wait.

Waiting for their lives to be taken. Dugu Jian frowned and stood at the head of the city of Ying, with banners waving in the clouds below the city, and under the command of the horns, the soldiers of the Jin army neatly laid out their formation and slowly approached the north gate of Ying city.The morning wind blew the flags fluttering, and with the low thud of the war drums, the city wall almost collapsed.Dugu Jian could even feel his heart beating faster and faster, almost squeezed out of his chest by this invisible pressure.He took a deep breath and said to Jianglong, "You must hold your breath, I will come as soon as I go."

Jiang Long agreed, and said: "If you run away too, I will never recognize you as a friend again!" Dugu Jian laughed loudly and said: "We still want to kill the enemy together, how can we run first?" He got on a horse and left the east gate. The army of the Kingdom of Jin had already lined up, and the army stood solemnly amidst the dense banners.The handsome flag in the lead moved, and a black current surged out, and the murderous aura was like a sea wave, and it was directly approaching the north gate of Yingcheng! The man in black was still shrouded in the heavy black clothes, but his aura was more secretive and his murderous aura was colder.Behind him were three Heaven-reaching Taoist Corpses, protecting him with fan-shaped wings.The martial arts practiced by the man in black is good at resisting the power of others. At this time, he is leaning on 20,000 golden soldiers, and he borrows the momentum of the mighty army. The black robe on his body is like a boundless night, invading and lingering. Overwhelm the north gate of Ying City.

Dark clouds are overwhelming the city and want to destroy it! The man in black raised his hand, and screamed in a dry voice: "Long Ba, are you still not coming out?" His voice was full of unique qi, as sharp as a strong arrow, with a click, the vigor hidden in the whistling sound hit the battle flag on the head of Ying City, the battle flag broke from it and fluttered down. Although Jianglong was not afraid of anything, but seeing the power of the man in black, he couldn't help but secretly startled, he couldn't help hesitating and said: "This kid Dugujian, he won't really run away, right?"

Dugu Jian beat the horse and galloped for about three miles, dismounted and slapped the horse's butt lightly, saying: "Ma'er, Ma'er, if I can escape with my life, I will come to find you again." The horse neighed softly, and the little boy ran into the forest, looking for grass to eat.This is a quiet small forest, winding around a small river, which looks extraordinarily quiet in the clear light of the morning sun. Dugu Jian suddenly thought of Wudang, at that time, he was carefree, but now, he wants to fight for the people of a city. The so-called chivalry was just a hazy concept to him, but he knew that if he didn't stand up to fight with his sword, a cute child like Huzi would die young under the iron hooves of the golden army.He doesn't know the people of Yingcheng, but he knows that there are many children like Huzi, and there may be many bold men like Jianglong, and playful girls like Wu Qingwei. After resisting the iron hoof of the Golden Army, they can all return to a stable life, as if nothing had happened.

The flames of war should not have burned on them. Dugu Jian clenched the sword in his hand, took a deep breath, his eyes were full of determination.For this reason, he might as well splatter five steps with blood, smash his head, and split his liver and gallbladder. He unfolded his lightness kung fu and swept towards the north gate of Ying City. The army destroyed the city, and the men in black were like ancient gods and demons, with supreme majesty, pressing tightly in front of Ying City.The banners were raised, and the Jin army saw that the Song army was avoiding the battle, and their fighting spirit was surging, and they all shouted along with the drums.Every time he shouted, he took a step forward in unison; every step forward, the fighting spirit and momentum increased by one point; every time the fighting spirit and momentum increased by one point, Yingcheng became weaker, until it was like a dangerous stone hanging on the egg, crumbling!

Dugu Jian shouted loudly: "The letter of war is here!" The cold eyes of the man in black suddenly shot in front of him, and the eyes of the 20,000 Jinjun also turned around, and Dugu Jian felt his heart suffocate, as if the huge fighting spirit had turned into a solid body, and it suddenly pressed down on his heart , The huge pressure almost made his body fall apart!He took a deep breath, holding the loose-patterned sword in both hands, and walked towards the man in black step by step, not fast, but extremely determined. The strong wind swirled, the man in black's long hair fluttered, his gaze was like an axe, and he fixed on Dugujian.That gaze was so scorching, as if it contained the power of a secret demon that seduces one's soul. With the Dugu Sword's many years of cultivation, he couldn't bear it. Under the reflection, it looks like a clump of pine flowers, slightly blocking the two life-locking gazes.

When the man in black saw the long sword in his hand, he couldn't help being shocked. He said in surprise: "Who are you?" His voice was sharp, and it flew straight into the sky! Dugu Jian has been paying close attention to every little change in him, seeing that he is so panicked, he has more confidence in his strategy.He didn't answer, and didn't stop in his footsteps. He walked up to the man in black and handed the Songwen sword over. The Dugu Sword was first involved in the rivers and lakes, and he also knew that this sword was absolutely extraordinary.But such a precious sword, the man in black didn't dare to take it, instead he took a step back, as if this sword was a terrible curse, and he would never dare to touch it.

He snapped: "He has let me go, why did he come looking for me again?" With a thought in Dugu Jian's mind, it turned out that Fei Hongxiao's elder brother who was locked in the Xueya Abode of Cha'an Temple turned out to be him! Dugu Jian's thoughts turned, but he didn't show a single trace on his face, he said slowly: "I've been in Cha'an Temple for a while, but I haven't appreciated Your Excellency's superb martial arts." The man in black saw that he was holding Chen Suiyun's Songwen sword and knew about the Cha'an Temple, how could he have any doubts?He studied under the old man Huang Quan, and he has never lost a single defeat since he became an artist. This time he followed the army to the south, and originally wanted to make contributions and compete for the leadership of the world.But Chen Suiyun was captured before he even made a single move. He was really afraid of this man. Seeing the reappearance of the Songwen sword, he was so terrified that he couldn't help shaking his hands.

Dugu Jian was in full bloom, and put the Songwen sword lightly in his hand, and said calmly: "Thirty miles away from the west gate of Ying City, in the Kuzhu Temple, the old man is waiting for you. He said that whether you come or not is up to you. " After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked along the way.The 20,000 gold troops stood awe-inspiring, all of them staring at him with fire-breathing eyes, and Dugu Jian strode out with his head held high, his expression not moving at all.But his heart was beating extremely violently, as long as the man in black saw the slightest clue, he didn't need to take action himself, and with an order, so many people would squeeze him to death! But the man in black held the Songwen sword, his hands trembled more and more violently, and finally shouted: "I have three corpses that reach the sky, so I may not be able to catch your move!" He jumped up and swept west .The three heaven-reaching Taoist corpses followed him like a shadow, and disappeared into the continuous mountains in an instant. Dugu Jian's heart widened, and he hurried out. The general fled suddenly, and the soldiers of the Jin army were all stunned, not understanding what happened.They all looked at Shuai Qi together.Under the handsome flag, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army was wrapped in a golden helmet and armor, and he couldn't see his face clearly. He groaned, pointed his whip, and the horn of attack blew, forcing him towards Yingcheng! Dugu Jian'er heard the sound of the horn, his heart was extremely anxious, he didn't care to look for his horse again, he used his lightness kung fu with all his strength, and plundered into the city from the east gate.Jianglong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, when he saw him, he heaved a sigh of relief and shouted, "You're back, how can this be good?" Facing so many golden soldiers, his full of pride has long since disappeared without a trace. If the two of them fight against so many golden soldiers, it is undoubtedly hitting a stone with an egg. Even thinking about it is insanely crazy ! Dugu Jian's face was determined: "Open the city gate, let's go out of the city to meet the enemy." Jianglong said: "But it's just the two of us!" Dugu Jian's voice was extremely firm: "It's the two of us!" Jianglong jumped up: "Are you crazy?" Long Ba unfolded his lightness kung fu and ran wildly on the vast plain. He knew that the lives of all the people in Yingcheng were condensed on him, and it depended on whether he could catch up with General Li and persuade him to send his troops back to the division. Save the lonely city. His strength has been gathered to the end, almost burning his own life.Maybe it was only a moment before Ying City would become Shura Hell.Long Ba had seen too many towns burned by the Jin army, and he couldn't imagine what Ying City would look like after being broken by the Jin army. He couldn't just wait for this ending to come, so he didn't hesitate to burn his life. He could feel the rapid loss of true qi, some of which were even his fundamental vitality, which could never be replenished.Just when these natal vitality were about to be exhausted, he finally saw the military flag of General Li. Long Ba breathed a sigh of relief, and floated in like lightning. General Li is holding a book and reading it in the tent.Seeing Longba floating in, he put down the scroll in his hand, and said calmly, "It's you." Long Ba said in a deep voice, "You know I'm coming?" General Li smiled, and said: "If you were still the Dragon Bat on Shimen Mountain back then, you would definitely come." Long Ba said angrily: "But you are not the Li Qiong I know who dares to stab the face of 'serve the country with all your heart, swear to kill the gold thief'! After you drained the blood and sweat of the people of Ying City, you just slipped away like this! " General Li shook his head and said: "That's because I know that even if I stay, it's useless. I only have five thousand soldiers, and I believe that each of my soldiers is an elite, but so what if they are elites? The enemy won twenty thousand gold There will still be 50,000 or 100,000 troops. Since the Jin army is marching south, the city of Ying cannot be defended. Why should I resist? After the city of Ying was broken, the blood and sweat of these people could not be kept anyway. to avenge them." Long Ba only felt a hot anger rising from his dantian, like a pot of burning coals being kicked over his chest, burning and uncomfortable.He couldn't help shouting: "You... When did you learn these fallacies?" General Li clasped his hands on the book, with a smile on his face, unaffected by Long Ba's anger: "When? I fought bloody battles with the Jin army for four consecutive months, and almost exhausted every last shot. , but no one came to save me, all of them are supporting themselves and preserving their strength!" He gently caressed the left side of his face with his hand, and on that face he could vaguely see some traces of the eight characters tattooed back then, but it was covered by the golden helmet, so it was almost invisible.There was a blush on General Li's face, and he became excited: "You followed Yue Fei and won both battles. You attacked Xinxiang County, captured Alibo, and defeated Wang Suo. How majestic is that? General Wang Yan defended the city painstakingly, But you are regarded as cowardly by you, and you insisted on fighting, and finally attracted the army of the Jin Kingdom to gather and break through Shimen Mountain. The lone army broke up and almost wiped out the whole army. With your peerless martial arts, you fled when the battle failed, but what about us? I led the remnants , fought for more than a hundred miles, and survived dozens of times. But there was no rescue, and no one came to rescue us! We fought against gold for the people, for the country, for our blood, for our virtue, and for our meritorious deeds, but we could only fend for ourselves , without any support. Can you, a martial arts master like you, feel the bloody, almost desperate mood? That kind of crawling out of the pile of dead bodies, surrounded by the corpses of your companions, but deeply grateful that you are still alive Have you ever felt that feeling?" Excited to speak, he stood up abruptly, staring at Long Ba with all his eyes flashing.Long Ba couldn't face those eyes!Yes, with the mighty Fengyun Palm, he could easily escape from this purgatory battlefield without having to endure these pains. General Li slumped heavily on the handsome chair, and said coldly: "Since then, I have told myself that the most important thing is to survive. I can resist gold, I can kill the enemy, but I must first guarantee I can survive myself!" Long Ba clenched his fists tightly, yes, the most important thing in troubled times is to survive.With only 5,000 soldiers, Li's army might be completely annihilated and there would be no chance of survival if they sent their troops to rescue Yingcheng. Long Ba is speechless, since ancient times, the only one who died in hardship, how many people are there who are generous? But this is undoubtedly the only hope for the people of Yingcheng. What General Li said is right, but are people living for these reasons?Just because someone has betrayed me, am I going to betray the world?Gritting his teeth, Long Ba held his last hope and asked General Li, "How on earth are you willing to save Ying City?" He had already made preparations, as soon as General Li shook his head, he would leave immediately.With soldiers from the Kingdom of Jin approaching the city, he didn't have much time to calmly persuade General Li. General Li was silent. He slowly took out a jug from under the case, and said, "I have already abandoned chivalry, and I no longer believe that chivalry exists in this world. If you can prove to me that chivalry exists, then I will So what if you risk your life?" He pointed to the jug and said, "This is Crane Crown Red. I don't need to say anything about the consequences of drinking it. You can only choose one thing, the lives of the people of Yingcheng, or yours." Long Ba's pupils suddenly shrank!Crane Dinghong, the poisonous He Dinghong.One drop can kill, even a peerless master like him would never be able to withstand such a large dose. The pot is a jade pot, the light blue jade color is slightly transparent, showing the liquid in the middle that is as heavy as congealed blood.The red top of the crane is extremely poisonous, but it is also extremely gorgeous. This is gorgeous self-destruction, tragic relief. Staring at the jade pot, Long Ba couldn't help but think of his never-ending dream. He abandoned his lover who had been in love for eleven years, and was willing to be scolded as a devil, for what reason?If he dies here, all his difficulties will be turned into running water, and he will bear the infamy of a devil for life after life, and there will be no chance of turning over.His pride and ambition were all buried in the scolding and turned into dust. Is it worth it just for the people of a city?Dugu Jian and Jianglong's slightly childish face suddenly flashed in Long Ba's mind. On Lingbao Mountain, in order to stick to the idea of ​​chivalry in their hearts, they rescued him and did not hesitate to fight against their elders. Chivalry, is it just a dream?Or is it itself such a gorgeous poison like Crane Crown Red? Long Ba suddenly reached out and grabbed the jade pot.He couldn't help feeling a bit bitter in his heart, should he end his life?Let all those lofty ambitions go to waste?He smiled, raised the pot and drank it down. The taste of Hedinghong is not bad, but unfortunately few people can taste it.Long Ba was very surprised why he had such an idea, a fiery fire had risen from his belly, instantly disintegrating all his internal energy.His eyes became hazy, General Li looked at him in surprise as if he hadn't expected that his decision would be made so quickly.This surprise also became hazy, and Long Ba's consciousness gradually became chaotic. He just wanted to sleep deeply and never wake up again. This life is too bitter. But there was a faint shadow like a flower in the water, which gradually became clear before his eyes, and his slender hands held his face extremely softly. Nine tones, nine tones!is that you