Chapter 23: Similarity (Part 2)
Zhang Xuanning observed the battlefield.
It was obvious that this was another group of Sui soldiers besieging a rebel army. The Sui army had a strength of one thousand people, and there were also about a thousand people surrounded, but they were completely suppressed.
In this world, there may not be many first-rate masters in the army, but there is no shortage of second-rate and third-rate masters. Under normal circumstances, once trapped in a tight encirclement, even a first-rate master will end up fighting and dying.
Seeing that this Sui army was well-organized and not an ordinary mob, and that it was early winter with lots of dry grass and branches, Zhang Xuanning took out a tinderbox, lit it, and then lit many other places to allow them to spread quickly around.
The rising flames immediately attracted the attention of the two armies on the battlefield. At this moment, a small group of Sui soldiers nearby, holding long swords and torches, shouted loudly, and searched over.
There was also a small team of ten cavalrymen, all of whom were calm and motionless. Once they caught any trace of the enemy, they would launch a fierce attack. It can be seen that this army was very terrifying.
The Sui soldiers had already entered the pine forest. Although it was night, the torches illuminated everything.
After many battles along the way, especially three days and three nights of sleepless fighting, he already felt that breaking through his current level was within reach, just half a step away.
A Sui soldier looked around vigilantly from the range of the fire. Suddenly, a black shadow pounced towards him. The Sui soldier, who was already ready to attack, immediately shouted and shot two spears into the air.
The black shadow in the air suddenly twisted, causing the two spears to miss their target. Then there was a flash of a knife, and the Sui soldier screamed, with bright red blood spurting out.
The remaining Sui soldiers rushed forward, and a black shadow appeared in the firelight. It was Zhang Xuanning. He suddenly raised his true energy, and his long sword turned into a few points of sharp light.
"Ding ding ding!" There were several consecutive sounds. All the soldiers whose weapons came into contact with his felt a force emerging from the sword, penetrating the weapons. Four soldiers staggered at the same time, spurting blood from their mouths. Just one encounter caused all of them to suffer serious internal injuries .
Zhang Xuanning suddenly accelerated and kicked the soldier. With a "bang", the soldier who was kicked could no longer bear it. His chest became dented, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fell down and died.
Zhang Xuanning took advantage of the force of the kick and retreated violently, but he sighed in his heart. Not only was his internal strength shallow, but he also knew from actual combat that it was not an internal energy technique specifically used to kill people. Therefore, it was difficult for him to kill several soldiers with one blow.
At this moment, a group of Sui soldiers behind had already stepped forward. A Sui officer shouted angrily, rushed forward, and stabbed straight with a knife. Although this knife seemed ordinary, it gave off a tragic and fierce battlefield momentum, and the angle was also very clever.
Zhang Xuanning's heart trembled, knowing that this officer's martial arts was far superior to those of the soldiers just now, and that he had learned the simple and terrifying sword skills on the battlefield. Instead of retreating, he advanced, swayed his body, and broke into the enemy's sword force, and the two men's shoulders collided.
Suddenly, both of them were shocked. Zhang Xuanning flew up and plunged into the darkness again.
The officer tried to chase after him, but he spat out a mouthful of blood. He roared in anger and said hoarsely, "Go in and kill this thief!"
The soldiers behind rushed in without hesitation.
At this moment, surrounded by a hundred people, a young general was standing on a high place, observing the battle situation. Dozens of torches illuminated the surrounding area as bright as day.
Teams of soldiers were constantly adjusting their positions on the battlefield according to his banners, and the besieged enemy troops were being hacked and killed continuously. Hundreds of cavalrymen were calmly waiting for orders to launch the final general attack.
General Sui noticed the commotion in a corner, but he didn't say anything. Each area had its own subordinates to take care of things, and he just needed to grasp the development of the entire battle situation.
The sound of hooves came from the commotion.
A cavalryman came on horseback and came within ten feet of the warning line. He jumped off his horse. In the firelight, the cavalryman's face was still ashen and his chest kept heaving.
"What's the matter again?" The Sui general looked at the cavalrymen kneeling on the ground and said.
"Experts have appeared in the east and west corners. Nineteen of our men have been killed, six of whom are cavalrymen. Captain Qian is already wounded and vomiting blood. He was unconscious just now."
The Sui general remained silent, looking at the entire battlefield, and then said calmly: "I don't care about this. There are fifty people in your team. Stop me and don't affect the overall situation."
"Yes, Lord Jianjie!"
The Sui general wore military armor inside and a long robe with wide sleeves outside. His slender eyebrows were tilted upwards, his face was handsome, and he exuded a heroic and elegant aura.
Although Jianjiewei was only a sixth-rank officer, he was different from the Yunqiwei, Xiaoqiwei, and Yuqiwei who were hereditary officials. He had to be an incumbent official and had made great contributions to the court before he could be awarded. He was not one of those extra-rank honors such as Fengchenglang and Wenxinlang that could be bought and sold at will.
This shows his extraordinary qualities.
He no longer paid attention to the commotion, observing the array, and suddenly raised his voice: "Rocket!"
Suddenly, hundreds of rockets streaked across the sky, and this move was unavoidable.
The enemy was suddenly caught in a barrage of rockets. In fact, not many people were directly killed, but there was fire everywhere, and the screams and howls of pain mixed together, causing some confusion among the enemy.
"Follow me and charge!" the Sui general shouted, mounted his horse and charged straight into the battle. The Sui soldiers cheered together, their morale boosted, and they followed their leader to charge.
Zhang Xuanning, who was fighting, heard the shout, suddenly broke away from the battle, plunged into the darkness, jumped onto a tall tree, and looked around suddenly.
I saw that under the leadership of one rider, two hundred riders followed closely and rushed straight into the rebel army. Wherever they went, the rebel soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Unexpectedly, not a single one of them was a skilled general. They were extremely ferocious.
"Breaking the enemy's formation" was a privilege reserved for the brave generals. On the battlefield, the role of a brave general was not to kill more enemy soldiers than others, but to directly attack the enemy's main general or break the enemy's formation under the cover of the bravest personal soldiers and guards. This task was very dangerous, but once successful, it paved the way for victory.
Zhang Xuanning saw that this general was unstoppable and invincible, with the momentum of killing thousands of troops. He was shocked and whispered, "Who is this person?"
"This is Qin Shubao, a general under the command of Zhang Xutuo. He joined the army at the age of fourteen and was originally a subordinate of Lai Huer. Lai Huer said that this boy is talented and brave, and his integrity is intact. How could he stay in a low position for long? He attaches great importance to him." Hou Xibai suddenly appeared on the tree. He whispered, "The first battle that made him famous was when he followed Zhang Xutuo to quell the rebel Lu Mingyue. At that time, the Sui army had 10,000 troops against the rebel army of 100,000. Qin Shubao climbed over the gate of the camp alone, pulled down the flag, killed dozens of defenders, opened the camp gate from the inside, and led the Sui army to break through and burn down 30 large camps in a row. Lu Mingyue was defeated. Qin Shubao was only seventeen years old that year!"
"Later, Qin Shubao participated in the battle to quell Sun Xuanya's rebellion in Haiqu. During the battle, he was the first to climb the enemy's tower, so he made great contributions and was awarded the official title of Jianjiewei, the sixth rank."
"It's true that heroes emerge from youth since ancient times!" Zhang Xuanning saw that Qin Shubao had already defeated the enemy and the victory was irreversible. He sighed and said, "Brother Hou, there is no chance for me to fish in troubled waters here. Let's go back!"
After saying this, he took a last deep look at the invincible figure on the battlefield, turned around and left resolutely.
Things cannot be done, so he just turns around and leaves. It is really decisive. Looking at his figure, Hou Xibai closes his fan and has a plan in mind.
