My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Unlike Zong Yanli who was holding a knife, Zong Yanli who was fighting him with a knife used wide-ranging moves, simply chopping horizontally and vertically to fight with force.

Long Feiguang saw that the swordsmanship was almost perfect, but he had not yet found a way to break his force. He could only use his little strength to overcome his opponent's force. After fighting for three days in a row, neither of them gained any advantage.

Long Feiguang originally thought that the final outcome of the battle between the two would only be decided after they were exhausted.

But no one expected that after Zong Yanli replaced his long sword with a spear and went into battle, his offensive style changed drastically, as if he had suddenly become a different person!

The eyes of Zong Yanli who was standing on the horse seemed to reveal a bit of gloom. In a trance, he seemed to feel that the man standing on the horse was not a young man in his teens or twenties, but a weathered veteran who had walked through wars and killed countless enemies.

A pair of eyes looked towards him, as if piercing through the clouds and looking into his heart.

Long Feiguang couldn't describe what kind of eyes those were. He just felt his scalp tingling at that moment. Looking at the force of that gun, he could not resist it!

Clang——!

Stab it!

The sharp tip of the spear hit his sword, creating sparks.

Long Feiguang only felt that the surging murderous intent was sharp, like a tsunami rushing towards him. The gun power mixed with the sharp murderous intent pierced through the surrounding air and stabbed into his shoulder blade fiercely!

"Bang!" Zong Yanli swept his spear across, knocking Long Feiguang off his horse.

"Brother!" The brothers of the White Eagle Army who were sitting in the army formation of the Qing Kingdom were suddenly worried when they saw this scene.

Meanwhile, Zong Yanli continued to attack without slowing down. Long Feiguang spat out a mouthful of blood foam mixed with mud and sand, raised his knife to block, and the two men fought again. Looking at the scene of flying sand and rocks, he was actually a little dazzled for a moment.

Zong Yanhongtu on the other side couldn't help but admire: "That White Eagle Army general is quite capable. He still has some strength left after fighting this far."

"I wonder when Ali learned this gun technique?" Zong Yanhongtu was very confused. The only skills passed down in the Zong Yan family were sword techniques, and no one had ever used a gun. Now, he was shocked to see Zong Yanli's superb gun technique.

"General Mingwei has never seen our general use a gun?" Others did not notice it, but Pei Liang overheard it and was also surprised.

It can be seen that Zong Yanli's spearmanship does not have any particular skills. Unlike when she uses a knife, it seems like she has an intimate relationship with the long knife since childhood. When Zong Yanli uses a spear, every move is intended to kill the enemy.

and……

Pei Liang looked at Zong Yanli's back as he faced the enemy. For some reason, he always felt indescribable strangeness, as if a feeling of loneliness, bravery and heroism, of risking everything and wishing to die in battle, was roaring at him.

He frowned as he witnessed with his own eyes the fierce killing move in Zong Yanli's hand heading towards Long Feiguang's front. At this moment, the sky seemed to change suddenly, and dark clouds covered the sun in an instant.

"Ah——!" The spear pierced into Long Feiguang's waist and abdomen. As heavy rain fell from the sky, a blood mist was seen coming out of the spear in Zong Yanli's hand.

"Big brother has lost." The jade-faced young man standing beside him had a complicated expression. He clenched the jade flute in his hand and couldn't help but sigh softly.

As the rain fell, the spear in Zong Yanli's hand seemed to glow coldly and suddenly stabbed towards Long Feiguang's throat.

The jade-faced young man's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly called out, "Second brother, go quickly!"

The man standing next to the young man rode out with a halberd in his hand, roared and threw the halberd in his hand: "Don't hurt my elder brother!"

Zong Yanli blocked the halberd with his backhand and took two steps back to stand still.

Panshi stood in front of Long Feiguang, staring at Zong Yanli as if she was facing a great enemy. Looking at the protective attitude, it was as if if she wanted to take Long Feiguang's head today, she would have to step over him.

Zong Yanli had no intention of killing them, so he simply stuck his spear into the ground. Facing the drizzling rain, he squinted at the two men in front of him and said, "Even if you come again, you may not be my opponent."

"Ahem... Zong Yanli, don't underestimate me." Long Feiguang was covered in mud and looked very embarrassed. He held his waist and abdomen which were bleeding profusely and supported himself to stand up.

"I lost the battle today." Long Feiguang took a deep breath and looked at Zong Yanli with complicated eyes. He might have felt a little unwilling to lose, but he still clenched the sword in his hand and said, "I know you left some strength for my second brother to save you."

"Thank you." Long Feiguang closed his eyes, as if trying to shake off the raindrops that fell into his eyes, and then he held Panshi's arm and said, "Let's go."

"The White Eagle Army will withdraw from the battle."

"..."

Zong Yanli watched Long Feiguang climb onto the horse's back and, protected by the rock, return to the Qing army's formation.

The White Eagle Army returned the money and food given by the Qing Kingdom, and asked to withdraw from the battle without taking a penny: "I, Long Feiguang, lost the battle because of my inferior skills! I have no face to fight again, and I am injured this time and cannot lead the army to fight the enemy, please forgive me!"

Long Feiguang raised his hand and said to Yuan Heng: "If one day, General Yuan is in a life-or-death situation, I am willing to fight for the general!"

"We will not interfere in this war between Qing and Wu." Long Feiguang meant that he owed Yuan Heng a favor. If Yuan Heng was in a life-and-death situation in the future, he was willing to save his life, and that was all.

"Brothers, let's go!" Long Feiguang bowed, then waved his arms and left with his brothers.

Yuan Heng's face changed again and again. He tried to persuade Long Feiguang and others to stay but failed. He watched the White Eagle Army withdraw from the position and couldn't help cursing in his heart. He really didn't expect that Zong Yanli still had this trick up his sleeve. They had clearly fought back and forth before.

But I didn't expect that today he seemed like a different person and actually defeated Long Feiguang!

There was chaos in Qing Kingdom, but there was cheering in Wu Kingdom. The cheers for Zong Yanli were getting louder and louder. Ning Chi, who had originally wanted to compete with Zong Yanli, now looked at Zong Yanli with an attitude of admiration.

Luo Chengren silently lowered his own chance of winning in his mind again and again, staring at Zong Yanli with extremely complicated eyes.

"The general is so awesome!" Monk and his companions surrounded him excitedly.

Zong Yanli smiled lightly, handed the spear back to Wen Nian, turned to Pei Liang and said, "Come with me."

Pei Liang responded and followed Zong Yanli into the tent.

Zong Yanli grabbed the towel hanging on the hanger, wiped his face, sat on the chair next to him, and said with a frown: "Pei Liang, I want to recruit the White Eagle Army, but Long Feiguang is not easy to convince, and his brothers are also not easy to convince."

"You have always been very eloquent. This time I want you to track down the White Eagle Army and bring them back to me."

"Are you sure?" Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

Pei Liang straightened his back, smiled and said, "Since I followed the general, this is the first time the general has entrusted me with an important task. Even if I am not sure, I will definitely do it with confidence. However, if the general wants me to go, I need someone else."

Zong Yanli smiled faintly: "But do you want to hear the news?"

Pei Liang laughed loudly: "The only one who understands me is the general!"

Zong Yanli waved his hand and said, "Give it to you. With Wen Nian accompanying me, I don't need to worry about your safety. Long Feiguang's brothers are all capable people. If we can recruit them all, it will be a great help to Wu State!"

"Liang understands." Pei Liang replied in a low voice.

"You only need to convince one person this time. The third in command of the White Eagle Army is Long Feiguang's third brother. His surname is Gongsun and his given name is Pu." Zong Yanli said, clutching the handkerchief in his hand.

"Gongsun?" Pei Liang was slightly surprised, and said after some hesitation: "If I remember correctly, Gongsun is the surname of the royal family of the fallen Yan Dynasty. The Yan Dynasty was destroyed a long time ago. How could there still be descendants of the Gongsun family in this world?"

"Yes." Zong Yanli nodded slightly and said, "This man is extremely intelligent. If you can convince him to come, it will be twice the result with half the effort."

Pei Liang smiled slightly bitterly, thinking to himself that his general really knew how to find work for him!

If he was talking about persuading Long Feiguang, a bandit who originally came from a thatched cottage, he might have some confidence, but it was not like Gongsun Pu could be easily persuaded. Pei Liang lowered his eyes and thought for a long time before saying, "General, Liang has something to say."

Zong Yanli nodded to signal him to speak, and Pei Liang weighed his words and said: "If the general wants to use people, he can just use them as vanguards like Qingguo did."

"Allowing the White Eagle Army to leave is a huge loss. In my opinion, the best strategy is to persuade them to surrender. However, the White Eagle Army has been established for a long time, and Long Feiguang and his soldiers are as close as brothers. I'm afraid they won't be easily persuaded."

"And even if they are convinced, the White Eagle Army will inevitably form a group and then rebel once they are incorporated into the army."

"I have a plan that will not only keep the White Eagle Army, but also allow them to join our army and be used by the general."

Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "Tell me about it."

Pei Liang straightened his face and said, "The White Eagle Army has about five to six thousand soldiers. After the Qing Kingdom left, we saw their troops split into three groups and left the border of Qing Kingdom. It must be because the number of troops is so large that they are divided into groups. General, why don't you pretend to be soldiers of Qing Kingdom and set up an ambush to cause a dispute between the White Eagle Army and Qing Kingdom."

"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Pei Liang continued, "Long Feiguang is a man of integrity. If he saw his brothers being ambushed and injured, he would be furious. If we invite him now, wouldn't it be a natural outcome?"

"As long as the White Eagle Army joins our army, it will be much easier for the general to recruit them. Why do we need to ask them to surrender right from the start?"

Zong Yanli was a little hesitant after listening to Pei Liang's words. After a long while, he shook his head and said, "Although this plan is good, it is not a strategy to win the hearts and minds of the people. Since I want the White Eagle Army to serve me, I want them to be loyal to me. If I follow this plan, Long Feiguang will know about it later and he will definitely feel alienated."

"But..." Zong Yanli changed the subject and said, "You did give me a reminder."

"This plan is most suitable for Qing Kingdom to use." Zong Yanli smiled suddenly, waved at Pei Liang, and motioned him to come closer.

Pei Liang approached and heard Zong Yanli say: "When you go out of the tent to lobby the White Eagle Army, make a big show so that Qing will know that our army is willing to recruit the White Eagle Army. Pay attention to whether Qing's spies follow you and put on another show..."

Zong Yanli wants Qing State to be the bad guy, and under the current situation, what Qing State fears most is that the White Eagle Army will be bribed and persuaded by Wu State.

Once they hear this rumor, they will definitely be unable to sit still. At that time, they only need to lure the Qing Kingdom to attack the White Eagle Army, and it will be natural for Zong Yanli to come forward to recruit them!

Zong Yanli felt that he was not a completely good person. If he could use a little trick to achieve his goal, why not do it?

After Zong Yanli and Pei Liang conspired and discussed, they finally decided on the direction. Pei Liang immediately took Wen Nian and a group of soldiers out of the camp. On the other side, Qing State also received the news that Pei Liang, a general under Zong Yanli's tent, had left the tent. It seemed that the direction he was heading was to chase the direction of the White Eagle Army's withdrawal.

"General! It's obvious that Zong Yanli wants to recruit Long Feiguang!" Inside the Qing Kingdom's tent, Xu Yinghao and other generals were extremely anxious at this moment.

"If the White Eagle Army enters the Wu Kingdom's army camp, it will be a disaster for us."

"We must not let this happen. I said that the White Eagle Army did it on purpose. Can they be driven by money and food? It is really disturbing."

"If you ask me, we should ambush and kill them before they leave Qing Kingdom!"

"If I can't use it, then I can't let others use it!"

The soldiers in the tent started talking to each other, and when this statement was made, all the other soldiers echoed it.

Yuan Heng shook his head and said, "If we set up an ambush at this time, it will only add another enemy to us. Don't forget how the White Eagle Army was formed. They are just a group of bandits."

"The most valuable thing about the bandits is that they are good at guerrilla warfare. If we fail to ambush and kill all the White Eagle Army in one strike, as long as a few of them slip through the net, those bandits will definitely be resentful and flee from Qing Kingdom to make a comeback."

"In troubled times, there is no shortage of bandits. If the White Eagle Army comes back, how will our army resist?"

Everyone's heart sank when they heard Yuan Heng's words. After a moment of silence in the tent, a general next to them said, "General, this time the Wu Kingdom is trying to persuade the White Eagle Army. We should take advantage of their situation and say that the Wu Kingdom is trying to ambush and kill the White Eagle Army under the pretext of persuading them."

The general pondered and said, "We only need to pretend to be the Wu army when we ambush them. We don't need to annihilate all the White Eagle Army, but we can ambush one of their troops and put the blame on Wu so that they become enemies. Isn't this a win-win strategy?"

Yuan Heng's heart moved when he heard this, and his eyebrows raised slightly, as if he thought this was a good idea.

"However, if we do this, we cannot start the war within the territory of Qing." Yuan Heng thought for a moment, turned around and ordered, "Go check the routes taken by the three armies of the White Eagle Army and find out how many troops they have."

"We need to be cautious in this matter and not leave any loopholes..." Yuan Heng discussed closely with the generals under his command, but he didn't know that every step they took was anticipated by Zong Yanli.

At this time, Long Feiguang had no idea that he had been targeted. The battle with Zong Yanli left him seriously injured, so much so that his march was slowed down, and he has not yet left the borders of Qing State.