Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

In front of the Dragon Burial Cliff, the setting sun was as red as blood, dyeing the entire battlefield scarlet.

Helian Kuang dragged the blood-stained mace, and the harsh sound of metal rubbing against gravel was particularly clear in the silent battlefield.

His burly body was like a moving mountain, and every step he took made the earth tremble slightly.

Not far in front of him, Chu Kuang was kneeling on one knee, his chest heaving violently, and blood constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth.

His gorgeous armor was already in tatters, and a hideous wound on his left shoulder was bleeding profusely.

The personal soldiers around him fought desperately to protect him, but were all beaten back one by one by Helian Kuang's men.

"Prince Chu?"

Helian Kuang grinned fiercely, revealing his yellow teeth: "Today, let this Dragon Burial Cliff live up to its name!

He raised the mace high, and the sharp spikes gleamed coldly in the setting sun.

At this critical moment, a burst of rapid horse hoof sounds suddenly came from behind the Scorpion cavalry.

Helian Kuang frowned and turned to look.

I saw smoke and dust billowing on the distant horizon, as if thousands of troops were galloping towards me.

Countless flags could be vaguely seen fluttering in the smoke and dust. They were the Chu State's black battle flags with golden patterns!

A Scorpion spy stumbled over, his face filled with fear. "Chief, this is bad! The Chu cavalry is coming!"

A sinister glint flashed in Helian Kuang's eyes: "How many people are here?"

"About ten thousand people!"

The spy's voice trembled. "It looks like the Chu cavalry that we dispersed have regrouped, and the ones that were chasing the Tang army have also returned!"

Helian Kuang was stunned at first, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! God help me!"

He turned to look at Chu Kuang, who was barely being helped up by his personal guards, his eyes full of sarcasm: "Defeated general, watch carefully how I wipe out all of your remaining defeated troops!"

"Send the order!"

Helian roared like thunder: "Leave three thousand men to surround them, and the rest will follow me to fight the Chu army!"

He jumped on his horse and pointed his mace at the distant smoke and dust: "My men, let them see the power of the Scorpion Tribe!"

The two cavalry units collided violently on the plain like two steel torrents.

In an instant, the sound of metal clashing was deafening, war horses neighed, and soldiers roared.

Helian Kuang took the lead and swept his mace across. Three Chu cavalrymen fell off their horses and their heads exploded like watermelons.

However, Helian Kuang soon noticed something unusual.

The fighting power of this Chu cavalry was completely different from before! Their eyes burned with a will to die, and every blow was carried with the momentum of mutual destruction.

What's even more terrifying is that the Chu army's sophisticated armor makes it difficult for the Scorpion Clan's scimitars to cause fatal damage. It often takes three or five Scorpion Clan soldiers to barely kill a Chu cavalryman.

"Kill! For the prince!"

A captain of the Chu State roared, and his spear, like a dragon, pierced the throats of two Scorpion cavalrymen in succession.

His horse's front legs were cut off, but it still struggled to charge forward until it was hacked to death.

Helian Kuang saw with his own eyes that a Chu cavalryman was pierced through the abdomen by a spear, but he still held on to the spear shaft tightly and used his last bit of strength to drag the Scorpion soldier off his horse.

Another Chu soldier who had lost his right arm bit his scimitar with his teeth and charged towards the enemy formation with a shield in his left hand.

"Damn it!"

Helian Kuang cursed and smashed the helmet of a Chu cavalryman with his mace.

He realized that he had underestimated the fighting power of these soldiers who burst out to save their general.

Although the Scorpion Clan had the advantage in numbers, they were defeated one after another under this desperate momentum.

At the same time, on the distant hillside, the Tang army scouts had a panoramic view of all this.

The spy quickly ran back to the main camp and knelt before Qin Qiong: "General, the remnants of the Chu army have gathered and are fighting fiercely with the Scorpion Tribe!"

The surrounding Tang army generals were immediately excited.

Deputy General He Meng slammed the table and stood up: "General, this opportunity cannot be missed! Let us fight back and avenge General Li Ji!"

"Yes!" another general echoed, "While they are both badly wounded, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

"Kill that madman from Chu to comfort the souls of our soldiers in heaven!"

Qin Qiong remained silent, his sharp eyes sweeping across the battlefield.

After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "His Majesty has ordered that we only need to help the Scorpion Tribe defeat the Chu army."

"Besides, that Chu Kuang is in the formation. The person who kills him cannot be someone from our Tang Dynasty!"

The generals were stunned when they heard this, and then they suddenly realized.

Veteran General Zhang Cheng stroked his beard and nodded, "Excellent! If Chu Kuang dies at the hands of the Scorpion Tribe, the Chu State will surely fight the Scorpion Tribe to the death. Then, our Tang Dynasty will reap the benefits."

The generals then realized that their Majesty had already made arrangements.

If the Tang army intervened in this matter today, regardless of whether Chu Kuang died in their hands or not, the Chu State would hold them accountable.

Because at this time, the Chu State would not want to offend another force again, and the best way was to blame it on the Tang Dynasty.

But if they don't participate in the final battle to besiege and kill Chu Kuang now, the State of Chu will not be able to blame them for this!

What's more, the Scorpion Clan's troops were two to three times the number of the Chu cavalry. Their morale was high and their combat effectiveness was formidable. It was impossible for them to be defeated by the 10,000 Chu cavalry that came to support them.

For a moment, all the generals praised: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"If this plan succeeds, not only will the Chu State suffer heavy casualties, but it will also be directly at war with the Scorpion Tribe!"

"Yes, this is very beneficial to our dynasty!"

Qin Qiong sneered when he heard this: "Order the entire army to retreat and escort His Majesty back to the border!"

As the horn sounded, the Tang army began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

At this moment, in front of the Dragon Burial Cliff, Chu Kuang struggled to stand up and drew his sword.

His face was pale, and his lips were a strange purple from the poison, but his eyes became sharper.

"Brothers!" His voice was hoarse but firm. "Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well fight to the bitter end!"

"kill!"

The more than 2,000 remaining Chu troops roared their last hurrah and pounced on the Scorpion soldiers surrounding them like wounded beasts.

Amidst the flash of swords and sabers, Chu Kuang pierced the throat of a scorpion centurion with his sword, but was stabbed in the thigh by a spear that attacked from the side.

He groaned, cut off the spear shaft with his backhand, and continued to charge forward.

The personal soldiers around him fell one after another, but no one took a single step back.

Helian Kuang saw this scene from a distance, his face as gloomy as water.

He didn't expect that these defeated soldiers could still burst out with such fighting power.

What made him even more uneasy was that the 10,000-strong Chu cavalry was gradually breaking through the Scorpion Clan's defense line and advancing towards the Dragon Burial Cliff.

"Damn it!"

Helian Kuang gnashed his teeth and said, "If we let Chu Kuang escape today, there will be endless troubles!"

He kicked his horse's belly and led his personal guards to fight their way through a bloody path, heading straight for where Chu Kuang was.

As the sun sets, the fighting in front of Dragon Burial Cliff becomes more brutal.

The entire land was dyed red with blood, and broken limbs were everywhere.

Chu Kuang's vision began to blur, but he still held the knife tightly and fought and retreated under the protection of his personal soldiers.

In the distance, the vanguard of the 10,000-man cavalry was faintly visible.