Chapter 143 Chapter Eleven

Chapter 11, The Bloody Battle in the Wilderness, Part Five Looking up boredly at the feathered arrows all over the sky, I stood calmly on top of the building boat, because the river in this area is not particularly wide, and Xiao Shunzi is enough to take me ashore to escape in a critical situation, so I also behaved With a calm and fearless appearance, if there was real danger, I'm afraid I would have let Xiao Shunzi take me away long ago.Looking at the chaotic river in front of me, I was a little tired from standing, and I really wanted to have a chair to sit down, but in consideration of boosting morale, I still had to stand there straight.It has been nearly an hour since the fight, and there should be soldiers from the Yong army nearby to support, but I looked up, but there was no one, and I couldn't help but feel uneasy. Could it be that the Northern Han army has come out to challenge? Now that the Ji family is unstable, how can they Will play at this time.

While I was thinking non-stop, Su Qing said coldly behind me: "My lord, I have thought about it carefully, this navy should have been newly built at the beginning of last year, and the general commanding the navy is the confidant of the Northern Han Dynasty General Ji Sheng, the last general got information that he established a new army in the upper reaches of Qinshui, but Ji Sheng has always been at odds with Long Tingfei, and the last general got the information that he asked for an order to train the new army to fight against Long Tingfei. Therefore, the last general did not pay special attention. Now that they think about it, they should use the lake at the source of Qinshui to train the navy. Because of the protection of the magic masters, the scouts we sent in the past could not infiltrate the defense line there, and the last general was ordered in Qinshui The prefecture area presides over the overall situation, so please forgive me for such an omission."

I waved my hand and said, "This is the end of the matter, it's useless to talk about it, but then Ji Sheng shouldn't be good at navy, how could he become the commander of the navy." Su Qing thought for a while and said: "At the end of the day, the warships of the Northern Han Navy should be the standard warships of the Southern Chu. Presumably they were trained by the generals of the Southern Chu Navy. Although Ji Sheng is also a cavalry general, his background is not He is a Qinshui fisherman, at least he is more suitable than other generals." I pointed to the young general who shot me three arrows just now. He has brought several ships to try to break through and deal with the supply ship. Seeing him brave and good at fighting, I couldn't help but be quite moved.Su Qing glanced at him, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said: "This man is a member of the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Dai, the fourth son of King Jinjun, and most of the princes of Jinjun are not successful, only this bastard is talented in both civil and military affairs. , originally intended to become the son of the prince, but the princess of the county was born in a famous family in the Northern Han Dynasty, so she naturally refused to let the position of the son of the prince go out of her hand, and repeatedly made things difficult for Liu Dai, so King Jin was forced to send Liu Dai to the army as a general. Unexpectedly This person has become a general of the navy."

I exclaimed: "The royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty indeed produced a large number of talented people. This Liu Dai was originally a cavalry general. It will not be too long to learn water warfare. Although there are still some shortcomings, it is extremely rare. If he can be captured alive This battle is a small setback for us, and it's worth it." I saw that he failed to break through our navy's obstruction several times, and went to attack the baggage ship behind, so I couldn't help but think about it, and said to Zhuang Ru. Said: "Can you let him go, and then use half of your luggage to capture and kill him. This person is a clan member of the Northern Han Dynasty and a rookie in the navy. If he can capture and kill this person, the morale of the Northern Han navy will definitely be improved." Frustrated, when the time comes, the Qinshui will be our army's world."

Zhuang Ru said in embarrassment: "If the luggage is lost, I'm afraid His Royal Highness King Qi will blame it." I laughed and said, "As long as I capture and kill this person, I will do my best." Zhuang Ru showed relief on his face, and waved the flag in his hand. After a while, Liu Dai successfully broke through the defense line of the Dayong water army. The river was surrounded by smoke and fire, and several baggage ships were set ablaze. I knew his intention. He wanted to burn those baggages, which would seriously damage the morale of our army. Moreover, after he burned all the baggage ships, he could attack back and forth and break through the formation of the Dayong Shui Army. .He charged smoothly and led many warships of the Northern Han Army to pass through the gap. Those warships had gradually fallen into the formation of the Yong Army's fleet, but now they saw the opportunity, and they all rushed back.The battle went smoothly, and most of the Northern Han navy didn't notice. Except for most of the baggage ships retreating, there were more than a dozen baggage ships that moved away from the two sides when Zhuang Ru ordered to let go of the defense line at the beginning, faintly catching Liu Dai. Bring the warships around.With murderous intent on Zhuang Ru's face, with an order, the baggage boats rushed towards the midstream as if they were out of control. The sailors on board lit the baggage and grass, and jumped into the water to escape. More than a dozen fire boats trapped Liu Dai and others.

The young general looked pale when he saw it. He was going down the river, knowing that he could not turn the rudder immediately, so he had to order to continue to charge forward. , has been blocked on the water, and Liu Dai's warship crashed into it after rushing through the fireworks.The Yong army's navy on those supply ships all released rockets, and those supply ships also burst into flames, trapping Liu Dai's dozen warships in a sea of ​​flames. At this time, Ji Sheng, the commander of the Northern Han Navy, saw the blazing fire behind the Yong army, and his sight was blocked by fireworks. Hearing this, I felt cold in my heart. It was obvious that Liu Dai had fallen into a desperate situation. Although he wanted to rescue him, he saw the warships of the Yong army swarming in all directions. He knew that if the battle continued, he would be unlucky. After a while, he managed to disappear from Yong Jun's sight.

Seeing that the enemy had already retreated, Zhuang Ru quickly ordered to clean up the battlefield and collect the prisoners. Almost all the Northern Han troops left behind were killed in battle. The good Yongjun water ghost was overturned in the water and captured alive.In this battle, the Yong army lost 18 supply ships and 19 warships, while the Northern Han army lost 7 warships and 12 fighting ships. But it was all laughter.This time the Northern Han navy's sneak attack was repelled without warning, and the prepared Yong army could fight for hegemony over Qinshui. They had enough means to keep the Northern Han navy from going south, and the fact that they were powerless to win did not matter. Let them worry, after all, the main purpose of the Zezhou navy is to transport supplies, not to fight the Northern Han navy.And Zhuang Ru and others knew that the fact that Liu Dai was captured alive was enough to make the newly built Northern Han navy lose confidence, so they were even more elated. As for the lost luggage, they would not take it to heart. I took it.

I happily paid a hundred taels of gold, and let the sailors who captured Liu Dai live distribute it among themselves, and let them lock Liu Dai, who was dazed by the river water, into the bilge.Then I went back to the cabin and wrote a letter to His Royal Highness King Qi with a bitter face, explaining to him the situation of the loss of luggage. Liu Dai, who has rare goods to live in, I still smiled smugly. At this time, Hu Yanshou walked in, with a solemn expression, and said: "My lord, the reinforcements have arrived." As I was writing, I asked, "What's the matter? I remember that there should be at least a thousand cavalry nearby. They can't fight in water, but the Qinshui River is not wide. They can use bows and crossbows on the bank to shoot and kill those Northern Han soldiers." Why did the sailors come so late, did they not see our signal for help?"

Hu Yanshou said angrily: "This subordinate has already asked the leading generals. There are only a small group of cavalry with a size of a hundred people nearby. After they saw the signal for help, they came to rescue one after another. Who would have thought that someone was so clever that they sniped and killed Most of the generals of the cavalry, these cavalry were forced to hunt down the assassins, and now it is a mess." My hand trembled, and a drop of ink landed on the white paper. I looked at the ink-stained letter paper, sighed, and threw the unfinished letter into the stove in the corner of the cabin. Standing up with an expression on his face, he said, "Did you do it by yourself?"

Hu Yanshou said sadly: "Yes, judging from the assassination method, it should be one person, and our army has been cleared for many days, it is absolutely impossible that there are too many assassins and spies staying in this area." I fell into deep thought, looked up at Xiao Shunzi and said, "Do you have such means?" Xiao Shunzi said coldly, "That man's martial arts are not weaker than mine." I sneered and said, "How many people in the Northern Han Dynasty can compare their martial arts with yours?" Xiao Shunzi said without even thinking about it: "It should be Duan Lingxiao who came personally, and Jing Wuji won't make a move."

I thought for a while, then hesitated and said: "Xiao Shunzi, do you think Duan Lingxiao will continue to stay in this area? If he wants to assassinate me or King Qi, it should not be easy, but if he assassinates those low-level generals, it will be easy." Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "If Duan Lingxiao stays here, he can only mix among the refugees or hide in the wild. You might as well immediately order the cavalry in charge of clearing the field to form a team of 500 people, respond to each other, and kill all the Northern Han people you see. They were all slaughtered, making it impossible for Duan Lingxiao to hide. Even if Duan Lingxiao wanted to assassinate him, it would be difficult for him to get close to our army easily. No matter how advanced Duan Lingxiao's martial arts are, it will be difficult for him to escape." I thought about it carefully, and said: "The matter is urgent, so I can't report to His Royal Highness Qi. Hu Yanshou, send me an order to order our army to clear the field in advance, and send someone to report to His Royal Highness Qi." I quickly wrote more than a dozen military orders, affixed my supervising army seal, and then passed them on. Although I am a supervising army, I cannot directly mobilize the army, but this situation is quite special. I just ask for early action. The Great Seal of Supervising Army should be easy to use.And I'm also thinking about those middle and low-level generals. If they don't cherish their lives, then I can't care about them.Of course, I specially wrote a letter to inform King Qi. In order to deliver it safely, I asked Su Qing to deliver it in person. Although she is not Duan Lingxiao's opponent, I can't let Xiao Shunzi deliver the letter. After all, my Life is the most important thing. On the grassy post road, a cavalry team galloped past. The leader was Su Qing, followed by some cavalry in blue armor. She was ordered to report the military situation to the king of Qi, so she hurried on and did not dare to stay for a while. At this time , the nearby troops have already received Jiang Zhe's order to clear the field in advance. Fortunately, most of the civilians in the Northern Han Dynasty have fled to the Ji family, so along the way, they did not see too many massacres, not to mention Su Qing's heart is as hard as iron. It's just a glimpse of that miserable scene.She left in a hurry, except for her confidant maid Ruyue, she only brought the cavalry sent to him by Jiang Zhe. The assassin who assassinated General Yong Jun should not have been captured yet, so Su Qing was cautious along the way, not daring at all. main idea. Suddenly, Su Qing's eyes glanced at a man in gray standing with his hands behind his back in the resting pavilion on the road ahead. Su Qing's eyes were so sharp that he could see the man's appearance clearly at a glance. Many years old, his body is as tall as a green pine, his appearance is upright, his eyes are deep, as deep as the night sky, which makes people feel unpredictable. Su Qing reined in his horses, these horses were well-trained, once Su Qing stopped the horses, the horses behind them also stopped in time, the cavalry that had been running wildly stopped, and those cavalry also knew about the assassination, and their hearts were full. Murderous intent was born, and the murderous intent of more than 20 people gathered together, making this small piece of heaven and earth seem to freeze.The gray-clothed man's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help marveling at the excellence of this cavalry. He slowly stepped forward and said lightly: "Miss, is Su Qing, the chief sentry of the Dayong barracks?" Although it was a questioning tone, everyone He felt that he had already made such a determination in his heart, and the question was just for confirmation. Su Qing said coldly: "It turns out that Duan Lingxiao, the first disciple of the Demon Sect, came in person. Could it be that Master Duan doesn't know how a mantis arm can be used as a chariot, and I have tens of thousands of Dayong iron cavalry. Why do you do such a useless thing?" Duan Lingxiao smiled slightly and said: "The girl is right. Although Duan's martial arts are strong, he can't compare with a thousand troops. It's just that some things are better done than not done well. Not long ago, the girl made a decision on the bank of Qinshui. Duan is very admired. Xiao Tong, Duan's younger brother, once described the girl's great achievements in detail to me. Duan can't help but want to meet you, a heroine in the middle school. Today we meet on the left and right. Fortunately, the girl might as well get off the horse and come over, let's talk about it How about a little?" A warm light flashed in Su Qing's eyes, and said: "It is a great honor for Su Qing to be able to talk with Your Excellency." After saying that, he got off his horse and walked towards the resting foot pavilion.Her maid Ruyue said loudly: "Miss, he is definitely going to kill you, how can you talk to him." Su Qing said with a smile: "What is Duan Lingxiao's status? How could the future Sect Master of the Demon Sect go back on his word? Since he invited Su Qing to have a talk, if he executed him without telling him, it would be a joke to the world." Duan Lingxiao's eyes flashed with admiration, he naturally disdained to argue with Ruyue, he just glanced at her coldly, and said to Su Qing: "Mr. I also admire the girl very much, and seeing her today, it really is better to be famous than to meet her, Miss Su, you are originally from the Northern Han Dynasty, but it is a pity that you look up for Dayong just for the sake of personal hatred and family hatred." Su Qing smiled proudly, and said: "Your Excellency believes that Su Qing's life can be taken today, so you feel it is a pity? The Northern Han Dynasty has no kindness to me, Su Qing, just for revenge, it is all right for Su Qing to join Dayong, and now Dayong occupies the Central Plains, while Northern Han and Southern Chu are just lingering. Even though the Northern Han Demon Sect has countless heroes, the general situation is like this, so there is nothing to do. If you are willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, you must be above Su Qing. The country is destroyed." A cold light flashed in Duan Lingxiao's eyes, and he said: "Forget it, I also know that Miss Su will not turn back, but I can't bear it in my heart. Miss, do you know why the Yong army drove and massacred civilians this time? If the girl is willing to tell the truth, Duan can not kill The life of the girl's subordinates." Su Qing smiled slightly, although she knew that Duan Lingxiao said that she meant to kill herself, but she didn't take it to heart, and said: "Su Qing is just the chief scout, how do you know about such important military affairs, your Excellency asked Yu Blind. " Duan Lingxiao said coldly: "Is that really the case? Miss Su, does she know why I suddenly started killing people?" Su Qing thought for a while, then said solemnly: "Naturally, these cavalry are not allowed to rescue the water army. Uncle Duan must hope that our water army will be defeated." Duan Lingxiao said lightly: "You are right. Since the Yong army entered Qinzhou, I have come to investigate the military situation. This time the Yong army invaded, the momentum is huge, and life and death are in this battle. Duan has to go out in person. I saw the Dayong navy a few days ago, and learned that Hou Jiangzhe of Chu Township was in the navy. After passing the news back, General Long ordered the navy to fight. It would be great to be able to break through the navy in one fell swoop and cut off the food supply of the Yong army. Slaying Jiang Zhe was also a great achievement. For this matter, I did not hesitate to condescend myself to assassinate the generals of the armies who came to help. It is a pity that the Yongshui Army is stronger after all, but the result is not satisfactory. Duan wanted to leave immediately. Go, but saw the girl get off the boat again, thinking of the girl's status, she must know a lot of secrets, so she took the risk to stop her, if the girl is willing to tell all the secrets in her heart, Duan can not take the girl's life, otherwise Miss Su is the best I hope to die on the spot, if Duan is captured alive, I am afraid that all kinds of torture will make the girl regret her past." A look of indifference flashed in Su Qing's eyes, and said: "Su Qing has already put life and death aside, it is useless for your Excellency to threaten Su Qing like this." The horse surrounded her behind, faintly protecting her.Speaking of which, both Duan Lingxiao and Su Qing knew that they had exhausted their words, and they could only speak by force. Duan Lingxiao sighed softly, and said: "Miss Su is such a talented person, but she is a minister of Dayong. It's a pity." Following his regretful voice, the world seemed to suddenly have a murderous aura. Everyone knew that he was about to make a move, so they couldn't help mentioning He was alert, but Duan Lingxiao didn't move at all, but endless murderous aura poured out from behind him, forcing the cavalry to fight to the death and abandon their weapons and surrender, but these cavalry were all experienced warriors , although most of them are not internal masters, they all learned the skills of competing in the aura from the battlefield, and they all released their murderous intentions wantonly. For a while, the aura of the two sides was evenly matched. A trace of helplessness flashed in Duan Lingxiao's eyes. With such elite soldiers in Dayong, it's no wonder that he can dominate the world. In comparison, although the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty were brave and fierce, most of them were stronger than the warriors in Dayong. To be inferior.However, he is a congenital master, but in an instant, all the distracting thoughts in his mind have been wiped out, and even the murderous intent has disappeared without a trace.Those Dayong cavalry were trying their best to support the murderous aura like a sea tide, but suddenly the murderous aura disappeared, and those cavalry lost their opponents immediately, and they all felt their hearts were shocked. Pale, and one more person, a mouthful of blood had already splashed onto the saddle.At the moment when they changed from the strongest to the weakest, Duan Lingxiao had already made a move. Su Qing only felt a blur in front of her eyes, Duan Lingxiao's palm had already slapped her face, she turned back to avoid it, a cold light flashed, she drew her sword to fight back, the palms and swords intersected, but the sound was like gold and stone, Su Qing only felt that the tiger's mouth Numb, the long sword was almost out of hand, she took a deep breath, and retreated with strength, Duan Lingxiao followed like a shadow, the two of them fought together, a blue and gray figure was entangled in the sword light and snow shadow, making the cavalry helpless, they could only disperse Kai surrounded the two of them, and everyone took out crossbow arrows in their hands, ready to shoot Duan Lingxiao at the right time. Su Qing tried his best, and the waves of swords were higher than the waves, but Duan Lingxiao was like a huge reef in the sea, no matter how wind and rain hit him, he would not bow his head. Su Qing met such a strong opponent, only felt that the swordsmanship had never been so good Carefree, even the last time I fought against Qiu Yufei, I didn't feel this way, because Qiu Yufei's martial arts are dexterous and clever, Su Qing's speed and body skills are not as good as him, and when he is overwhelmed, he can still use his swordsmanship to his heart's content, but Duan Lingxiao's The majestic and strong martial arts allowed Su Qing to give full play to his strengths, so that the shadow of the sword turned into a huge wave, revealing countless murderous intentions in the magnificence.Duan Lingxiao's martial arts are far superior to Su Qing's. Although he couldn't take her life for a while, he was able to do it with ease. Seeing Su Qing's swordsmanship, a strange light flashed in his eyes.With a clang, Duan Lingxiao slipped out a bright short knife from his sleeve, and the sound of countless weapon impacts was deafening. After Su Qing's fierce attack, Duan Lingxiao's broken knife turned into a rainbow, and each knife was as fast as a knife, like water. Flood dragons pierced through Su Qing's sword net like a dragon. Su Qing had already tried her best, and Duan Lingxiao broke through the slightest flaw after the onslaught. She was resolute in nature, and without a moment's notice, she let go of the long sword in her right hand and shot at Duan Lingxiao. The dagger in her left hand blocked the broken blade, and there was a loud noise, Her delicate body fell backward like a kite with a broken string.Duan Lingxiao let out a long cry, and chased away. At this time, those knights who were plundering the formation shouted loudly at the same time, and the crossbows rang together, and more than twenty crossbow arrows that could hardly see the shadows shot at Duan Lingxiao in the air. Duan Lingxiao's sleeves Swinging, those crossbow arrows stopped as if encountering an invisible wall, reflecting and falling. At this time, the second wave and the third wave of crossbow arrows had already been shot, and Duan Lingxiao's figure was spinning in the air like a windmill. The knight was shot off his horse by the reflected crossbow bolt.But Duan Lingxiao's actions were also delayed for a moment. At this time, Ruyue had already galloped by and pulled Su Qing onto the horse. Su Qing spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and said loudly, "Go!" While blocking Duan Lingxiao's pursuit with a crossbow, he rode his horse to chase after him.A trace of coldness flashed in Duan Lingxiao's eyes, he grabbed the reins of the war horse that Su Qing had left behind, and galloped after him. Su Qing's mount was a horse selected in a thousand miles, and Duan Lingxiao was skilled in riding, and he had caught up with everyone in less than a moment. Duan Lingxiao sneered coldly, and slapped the last knight off his horse. When the horse passed by his mount, he took off the horse lance beside his saddle. The horse lance flashed through thousands of phantoms, and the two knights were caught by him The stab fell off the horse, but within a short while, he had already chased after the Ruyue horse that fell behind because of carrying two people. Su Qing was lying on Ruyue's shoulder at this moment, and seemed to have passed out. A cold light flashed in Duan Lingxiao's eyes, and he stabbed at Su Qing's vest. At this moment, Su Qing suddenly fell to the side, and Kisaragi leaned down. Su Qing revealed a crossbow in his hand. The crossbow arrows shot at Duan Lingxiao at the same time. The distance between the two of them was only two feet at the moment, and the horse was a long weapon and could not block the crossbow arrows. Fortunately, Duan Lingxiao was very good at riding. His body seemed to be broken suddenly and he leaned back. Passing by the door, there was a stern neigh, and Duan Lingxiao felt his body go limp. The horse galloped for more than ten feet and fell to the ground. Duan Lingxiao jumped up and fell to the ground. A black light flashed in the air like thunder and lightning, and shot at Su Qing who had gotten up from his horse.Su Qing just exhausted all her strength to complete the action of archery on her back. When she sat up, her hands and feet were weak and her heart was weak. There was a chilling smile on her face, she quietly waited for the moment when the horse stabbed into her chest.