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And if the Jingwu army was only a temporary rescue, why did they hide their whereabouts for so long, and how did they come so timely?

Yes, in time.

Li Mei looked back at the Mohist cavalry who were just fighting trapped beasts. It seemed that from the embarrassment and crisis they fell into, the Jingwu army did not come in time, or even too late, but tens of thousands of troops marched, Unlike scouts running around, of course they can't arrive in a flash. If they want to cover up the whereabouts of such a huge army, even the Qingzhou Ghost Riders can't run at full speed.

They must have blocked the transmission of news along the way, and marched in multiple ways at the same time, agreeing to meet, disperse, and rejoin at certain places in order to have the current momentum.

"Could it be... this is all pre-calculated?" Li Mo's eyes widened, and the pain at the broken arm seemed to have increased a bit.

Wang Xuanwei and Gao Changgong, this pair of generals who are allies but have never been close friends, if they join forces without Tang Guo noticing it, the consequences will be unimaginable...

However, the soul of Tang Jun, Xiang Chu, has quickly accepted this reality.

"This is also your move, isn't it?" There seemed to be no waves in the calm eyes, but the energy and blood in his body circulated more rapidly with his surging mood, "Use yourself as bait and let others be the hook , aren’t you afraid that you will be swallowed whole by a big fish?”

There was still golden light flowing in Wang Xuanwei's eyes, but his face had become more and more tired, and even the blood he coughed up when he lowered his head no longer contained golden quicksand, but gradually dimmed like rusty water.

It's not so much luck that he can persevere until now, it's more like a willpower to hold on, but no one knows where his limit is.

"Since it's fishing, of course you can't just rely on a strong fishing rod. As for why I'm the bait... Actually, it's not a little bit of sacrifice and heroism, it's just a simple choice of whether it's suitable or not." Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Eyes, "If you want to catch a big fish like you, I am the most suitable bait."

Chapter 521

"Using 1 people plus a Mohist general as bait, it seems that I should be happy." Xiang Chu grinned, looking a little relieved.

Wang Xuan shook his head slightly, denying the title: "I am no longer the general."

"That's right." Xiang Chu held the halberd and stretched his limbs against the wind. His strong body with his upper body naked in the air presented an extreme beauty, as if every muscle contained explosive power.

"So you took that step, even if this step might kill you?" After such a fierce fight, he finally realized that Wang Xuanwei's seemingly powerful spiritual state now had a fatal problem.

With Wang Xuanwei's cultivation base, if he still can't defeat Xiang Chu, the only thing left in front of him is the legendary saint realm.

Even though he is knowledgeable and successful in cultivation, taking that step is like crossing the river by feeling the stones in the dark, and if he makes a wrong step, he will fall into the abyss in an instant.

It's just that he also knows that this step is already his limit, and even because of this step, his cultivation base from years of painstaking practice may in turn eat back his life.

He probably couldn't find a better opportunity in his lifetime, but it's a pity that he touched the legendary realm.

Xiang Chu sneered, "If you die here, who will take your place in the future? Sun Boling? Is that disabled person who can't walk?"

"Whether a person is crippled or useless depends on his mind and deeds, not his body." Wang Xuanwei seemed to be finally aroused by Xiang Chu's words, and his voice was slightly cold, "As for him Whether he will take over my previous position depends on his own good fortune, I don't have to worry about it, and he doesn't need me to plan anything for him."

"Mother-in-law." Xiang Chu sneered impatiently, "Before I fought with you, I thought you were a hero in the world, but now it seems that you are as weak as a woman... It's just that you have been dismissed from your position. If you want to, Go and get it back by yourself. With your reputation, you can be said to be popular in the army. Is there anything you can't do? Why don't you lead the soldiers to directly level the Jishang Academy that only knows how to talk about it all day long? Yu Chaotang killed all the meaningless people. Even as long as you are willing, the old guy sitting in the highest position doesn't need to give him any face, just drag it down and fight..."

Xiang Chu's words can be said to be vicious, even in a "no king" country like the Mohist family, I'm afraid he would be called a treasonous person.

All responses?

It is true that Wang Xuanwei has such prestige, but if he really led his troops to kill all those who opposed him, and then went to confront the Mohist tycoon head-on, what difference would it have from usurping power and seeking rebellion?

But Xiang Chu's attitude was extremely calm, as if what he said was that he met a stone that was an eyesore on the side of the road, and since it was an eyesore, he simply kicked it aside.

After listening to Xiang Chu's words, Wang Xuanwei also made a "respectable and awesome" evaluation in his heart, but he didn't say it after all, and only replied calmly: "I am a different person from you."

"Even if this is painting the ground as a prison?" Xiang Chu asked.

"People are living in a cage." Wang Xuan raised his head slightly, his eyes seemed to penetrate the sky.

He sighed deeply, and asked leisurely: "Isn't it?"

"Not everyone is qualified to be a prisoner even if it is a cage." Xiang Chu's voice was bloody and cruel, "I was born to be a knife, not a fish."

The two stood facing each other, as if they were two distinct worlds, just like the pure black of the Mohist cavalry and the pure white of the Tang Dynasty's Shenwu Tianjun, it seems that from beginning to end, the black and white under the sky can only accommodate one of them.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, even if the worm queen beside Wang Xuanwei is ready to fly, the possibility of defeating Xiang Chu is very small, and he may even be defeated and die within a few strokes.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Chu no longer moved forward this time, but blew a loud whistle, and the black war horse that had been avoiding the side suddenly galloped towards him like lightning.

"Poor." Xiang Chu got on his horse, took one last look at him, and said, "Holding a driftwood tree that is about to sink, there is a vast ocean everywhere, and that old thing sitting on the highest place in the Mohist temple will do it for you again." How many tears did you shed? What's more pitiful is that this vast ocean is not your ideal, but that person's. Helping the world? This world...is a battlefield for the weak and the strong. If you have the opportunity to go to the top of the mountain to overlook all living beings, why bother? Under others?"

"I should have killed you, but at this moment, it seems that you are still alive, but you are already half dead... After this battle, it is still impossible for the Mo family to use you again. Losing the official position of the general, but calling the army privately again, is tantamount to cutting off the last bit of trust in you from the Mohist court and that old thing." Xiang Chu pulled the horse rein, "In that case, let's just keep yours. Fate, if one day you figure it out and come to me again, I'm looking forward to having an upright contest with you."

The war horse under Xiang Chu's crotch seemed a little irritable, with a bit of dissatisfaction, and two arrow-like breaths spewed out of his nose. I don't know if it was dissatisfied with Xiang Chu's decision, or because of Xiang Chu's delay in leaving. .

After Xiang Chu finished what he needed to say, he shook his head and urged the black horse to leave, leaving only Wang Xuanwei with an extremely arrogant looking back.

"Why... did he leave?" Qin Ke looked at Xiang Chu's figure and felt a little confused for a while.

Although it was not a bad thing for Wang Xuanwei to be alive, in Qin Ke's eyes, Xiang Chu didn't look like a person who would be soft-hearted in a critical moment.

Looking at the battlefield from a distance, among the piled up corpses, the ownerless horses are still running aimlessly among the crowd. On those bloody hands, the sabers belonging to the black cavalry have been cracked in many places. A symbol of never giving up.

They won glory, and even got the respect of some generals of the Tang army, but unfortunately, the rewards they got in the end could only be pain and death.

Among the remaining people, Zhang Jiuxin, whose face was covered with blood, was guarded by the Mohist cavalry in the center. Having lost his horse, he exhausted all his strength, hugged Wang Nan's scarred body tightly, raised his head and roared unwillingly towards the sky.

"You really know how to be a hero." Zhang Jiuxin looked at Wang Nan's calmly closed eyes, and found that he still had a faint smile on his face. Is it because he felt that he had done his duty in the end?still……

"I guess you are such a simple person." Zhang Jiuxin smiled wryly. He lowered his head and saw that the wound on his chest began to bleed quietly, and finally blended with the bright red oozing from Wang Nan's leather armor. Can't tell each other apart.

Knowing that he was running out of time, he slowly put down Wang Nan's body, held Wang Nan's saber tightly, stood up stubbornly, and looked at Tang Jun in all directions with serious eyes.

A forest of spears rushed towards him.

Since Qin Ke started the war, he has seen death more than once.

But when the people who ate and slept with them fell into battles like the hellish Shura field again and again, and finally they died tragically one by one, it made him feel cold, and the chills seemed to open his palms , Silently strangled his throat, as if to choke his neck.

Those familiar and rough faces may have eaten the wild vegetable soup together by the fire one night, sang the songs of their hometown in a hoarse voice, and said in an obscene tone that they had spent time with those beautiful women on the boat. the night...

They are all such fresh lives, but at this moment...

Qin Ke turned his head away, unable to bear to look any further.

At this time, Abu pointed at the Tang army's wandering team and shouted: "Look, Ah Ke, the Tang army is changing formation!"

Chapter 522 Changes

"Go there!" Qin Ke ran towards a higher slope, followed by Abu.

When he was running, Qin Ke subconsciously looked back.

Wang Xuanwei's figure was still standing on the plain, and there were traces of the two fighting all over him, countless potholes and gravel, which looked like a huge ruin.

The struggle between the Mohist cavalry and the Shenwu Heavenly Army did not affect him, only the dust blown up by the wind kept rising and falling.

He is like a person who has been completely forgotten, looking a little pitiful alone.

Xiao Hei on his shoulder gave a soft cry, as if he was making an inquiry.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Qin Ke always felt that his voice had changed, it sounded like... a baby's murmur?

"It's nothing." Qin Ke smiled softly, "You are really heavy now, and I will have to consider whether I can let you lie on my shoulders in the future."

Xiao Hei blinked, lowered his head to observe his current body, seemed a little puzzled, thinking that he hadn't grown too much, why was he so heavy?

When the two climbed up the high slope, they could finally see the slowly marching cavalry in the distance. Although it was difficult for them to see the tall characters written in thick ink on the banner from a distance, Abu recognized them immediately. Out of the costumes of this group of cavalry.

"Qingzhou Ghost Rider!" Abu became excited, "Brother Chang Gong has arrived!"

Qin Ke's heart was also excited. He knew the connection between Gao Changgong and Wang Xuanwei for the first time, but since the start of the war, Gao Changgong has never appeared, which made Qin Ke almost think that there was something wrong with Gao Changgong.

Now, he finally witnessed the sight of tens of thousands of fine riders stepping out of the sky full of dust, and subconsciously clenched his fists.

At this time, Abu probably also guessed what Xiang Chu was thinking, and said: "Xiang Chu probably wants to save some energy, after all, it is difficult for General Wang to pose any threat now, but Brother Chang Gong and Qingzhou Ghost Rider... He is recharging his energy, his energy and blood must be at its peak."

"Since that's the case, what's the point of him staying or not?" Qin Ke said puzzledly: "He just fought with Wang Xuanwei for so long, and he probably has reached the weakest point. Even if he has spare energy, how can he beat Gao Changgong?" ?”

Abu shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I can't tell. Top experts like them naturally have places that we can't reach...Although Xiang Chu is indeed physically weak now, he just defeated Wang Xuanwei. From the perspective of momentum, he is not good enough." It’s going down instead of up, and if we fight again...the result is really hard to say.”

"I don't understand." Qin Ke sighed, "I really don't know what shortcut they took to practice to this extent... Sigh, I am getting more and more desperate about cultivation now."

Abu smiled, but still didn't tell Qin Ke his secret determination before.

"General." Seeing that Xiang Chu finally came back, Li Mo, who was a little nervous, let out a long sigh of relief.

Although Xiang Chu looked really embarrassed now, with his long bundled hair fluttering in a mess, his upper body was not even a piece of hair, and was covered with small bloody mouths. During the battle with Wang Xuanwei, his whole body was covered with loess. People look like a black bear just got out of a hole in the earth.

But so what?

In terms of fighting alone, I am afraid that no one in the entire Shenwu Heavenly Army can confront Wang Xuanwei head-on, let alone win in battle.

Li Mei thought that his Qi and blood cultivation had reached the level of a small master, and he could be regarded as a rising star, but he almost died under Wang Xuanwei's arrow.

But Xiang Chu didn't care about Li Mo's opinion of him, he just looked at the Qingzhou ghost rider who was getting closer, and finally put his eyes on the ghost-faced general in white in front of the queue, raised his brow slightly, and asked: " What about Miss Luo?"

Li Mei was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why Xiang Chu suddenly mentioned this person.

There was indeed a girl named Luo accompanying the army, and that woman in red was an envoy sent by Cang Hai, but the battlefield was brutal and bloody, so could it be possible to wait for a woman to stand in front of the battle and tell her what to do?

Whether she didn't understand or not, Li Mo didn't neglect Xiang Chu's arrangement at that time, and said in a low voice: "Miss Luo is in the rear army formation. In order to protect her well, I specially let a hundred Shenwu Tianjun follow her. I don't think so." What's wrong."

"Guard her well?" Xiang Chu showed a mocking smile, "I'm afraid we will be the ones who need to be protected in a while...Tell me, how many people are here on the scale of Qingzhou Ghost Riders?"

"At least [-], or even... more than [-]." Judging the size of the army from the dust raised is a compulsory course for generals, but Li Mo came from a famous family and is familiar with military books. Judging the number of opponents' formations often requires only glance.

It's just that he still had some doubts about Xiang Chu's words just now, and said: "General, even if there are fifty thousand Qingzhou ghost riders, what can they do in front of the Shenwu Heavenly Army?"

The Shenwu Heavenly Army is a terrifying force established by the Tang State to deal with the cavalry of various countries. Solid armor, sharp spears, and varied formations... are enough to cut off the possibility of the cavalry charging, unless the charge is from the sea. Otherwise, with the big battle of the Shenwu Tianjun like a copper wall and an iron wall, it dares to engulf all opponents who try to break in.

Xiang Chu shook his head, a little disappointed with Li Mo's opinion: "Although the tortoise is very hard, it does not mean that it is invulnerable. If the Shenwu Heavenly Army is really as brave as the heavenly soldiers, then our Tang Kingdom has already ruled the world, right? What's more, facing Jing Wu, We're not undefeated."

Although there have always been frictions on the border between Tang and Jingwu, there were very few real wars. However, who would forget the time when Jingwu had just established the country and Tang sent an army of 20 troops to the south?

Although Cai Yong was the coach of that battle back then, Xiang Chu was just a partial general, far from reaching the current high position, but after all he had personally experienced that battle, of course he respected Jing Wu's Qingzhou Ghost Rider and Gao Changgong. deep impression.

"Heavy armored infantry is certainly strong, and they are not afraid of light cavalry charging, but their speed is slow. Iron armor weighing ten catties is not conducive to their long-distance raids." Xiang Chu was very aware of the shortcomings of the army under his command, and continued: "Once we are dragged into the quagmire of a protracted war, the heavy armor and shields on our army will not only be unable to protect They may even become a burden."

Li Mei looked at Xiang Chu and said, "The general thinks that Gao Changgong will use the Qingzhou Ghost Rider to deal with us and consume our food and energy?"

He lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and said: "But the current terrain is in our favor. If we want to maneuver, they shouldn't appear at this time. Instead, we should take advantage of our complete victory and withdraw outwards. At that time Most of the army is lax and the formation is scattered, and they can also have a wider space to act..."

The dry river, which was originally dry, has now been filled with water, and this seemingly vast plain has been split into two halves. It is precisely because of this that the Tang army was able to stop the Mohist cavalry.

Judging from the current terrain, the Qingzhou ghost riders don't even have room to turn around. Now that the two armies are facing each other, it is difficult for them to form a formation.

"I do not know."

"I don't know?" Li Mo was taken aback, "General...then we..."

Chapter 523 What's the matter?

"It's because I don't know, that's why I'm curious." Xiang Chu looked at the oncoming dust that covered the sky, and said softly: "I thought this was the battlefield I chose, but now it seems that I have been hit by Wang Xuanwei. Trap. On the one hand, he guessed my deployment, and on the other hand, he planned to divide my troops into multiple ways, and finally led our main force here... If he is still the old general of the Mo family who holds the black cavalry, I will definitely lose this battle. "

"General, don't underestimate yourself..." Li Mo's face was troubled, "There are few people in the world who can push Wang Xuanwei to this point. The general has a great talent, he is not only reused by the king and the imperial concubine, but also young..."

Xiang Chu waved his hand to stop Li Mo from comforting him. In his opinion, admitting that he is not as good as Wang Xuanwei is not a frustrating thing for him. Besides, when Wang Xuanwei tried his best to fight him alone, he did not always gain the upper hand. , being able to fight a fierce battle with one of the few great spiritual practitioners in the world, he felt that he had made a lot of money this time.

"I just think that Wang Xuanwei put so much effort into bringing us here, it can't be because of thunder and rain, huh, Jingwu 'God of War'?" Xiang Chu's gaze became hot, and he proudly raised his chin , "Unfortunately, I, Xiang Chuping, have never known the word 'fear' in my life. Send the order, the Shenwu Heavenly Army removes the leg armor and shoulder armor, and advances at full speed. The Xuanjia heavy cavalry is ready to charge with me. here."

"Rush... rush out of here?" Li Mo's eyes widened, "General, if we charge outside, wouldn't we just crash into the formation of Qingzhou Ghost Riders?"

Xiang Chu laughed unrestrainedly: "Since you don't understand, then simply don't look at it. With the current situation, even if I can guess their deployment now, so what? My uncle taught me how to play chess. I didn't win a few games. I picked up the weapons and ran out to practice martial arts. I provoked him for a long time and didn't bother to talk to me. But although I am not good at chess, I remembered what my uncle said In other words...he said that when playing chess, you should avoid being led by the nose, if every move is under the calculation of others, how can you win? "

Li Mei didn't speak, but he already understood what Xiang Chu meant.

"The only way is to blow up the whole chessboard." Xiang Chu pulled the reins abruptly, and the black war horse under his seat immediately stood up, and the neighing sound of the horse was almost like the roar of a tiger or leopard.

Just now the battle with Wang Xuanwei consumed a lot of his energy and blood, but right now he didn't show the slightest fatigue on his face, he laughed and said: "Since they have tried everything possible to bring the battlefield here, there must be someone who can beat me here It is better to fight hard and catch them by surprise..."

For the brave Mohist cavalry, Xiang Chu didn't hesitate at all, and directly issued the order "Leave no one alive, kill them all".

This is quite in line with Xiang Chu's temperament. After all, the battle is not over yet, and the Tang army has to take care of the mental management of the prisoners.

After a great victory, the Shenwu Heavenly Army quickly regrouped and marched towards the Qingzhou Ghost Riders. Their steps were as firm as a mountain, as if they could make the whole earth tremble.

As the distance between the two armies is getting closer, the Qingzhou Ghost Riders can of course have a panoramic view of each other. Even if they hadn't deliberately slowed down, the two armies may have already started fighting.

But what makes people a little puzzled is that in the face of the last resistance of the Mohist cavalry, the Qingzhou ghost cavalry seemed to turn a blind eye and rushed to help in the slightest.

A war horse with a crimson body was at the forefront of the army. Gao Changgong, who was wearing a long robe and no armor, squinted his eyes, as if he had already smelled the faint smell of blood wafting from the battlefield. With a drink: "It's really... It's been a long time."

He has been away for a long time, and he is talking about the battlefield, and it is also Tang Jun. In his eyes, these heavily armored Shenwu Tianjun have already faded away from the stunning aura when they first saw them. Instead, they are a kind of "old friends and old opponents" familiarity.

When the Tang army marched south, Jing Wu did not know how many people fell at the feet of this army, and were trampled into mud by their heavy steps.

At that time, he had just taken over the position of general, and when it was difficult to win the frontal battlefield, he had no choice but to take eight thousand Qingzhou ghost riders and made a gamble that almost gave everything away.

Everyone thought that he had premeditatedly planned his sweep across the territory of the Tang Kingdom, but in fact, he just saw the fleeting chance of victory in such a fierce battlefield, and finally tried to place a bet.

Facts have proved that he was right, Jing Wu won that war, but this does not mean that he was better than Shenwu Tianjun and Xuanjia heavy cavalry, because it was Wu Guo who really played a decisive role in the frontal battlefield. Several veteran generals, such as Huang Hansheng, who is now retired as a teacher in the Imperial Academy, and the deceased veteran general who taught Sun Qing the art of war...