Chapter 23 A tough battle

The sound of horns, shouts and fighting could not be heard endlessly. Fang Zilan felt that this battle was no easier than the one outside the Wind River Valley. It could even be said to be more difficult. What she wanted to do at that time was to protect herself, but now she wants to do everything to the entire army.

When people are responsible, they bear more worries and heavier worries.

In front of him was the black army of the Jin people, with the sound of the soldiers of the capital rushing around. Fang Zilan held the sword tightly in his hand, and he lifted a Jin man off his horse as soon as he met her, and stabbed another Jin man who was about to carry out a sneak attack with a backhand sword.

Going down, the two corpses fell off their horses almost at the same time, and the horses, which had lost control of their masters, neighed and scattered in all directions.

This was just the moment when the two armies were facing each other head-on. The gap torn by Fang Zilan's sword was immediately filled by new golden men, one after another seemingly without end.

Wherever the tip of Fang Zilan's sword touched, flesh and blood flew everywhere. On the other side, Shangguan Jing, Shangguan Min and Li Qiyou were also fighting hard. Zhuge Yu, who had retreated to the rear before the war started, directed the archers to release arrows. The timing was calculated.

It was just right, and it complemented the soldiers on the front line, which made Fang Zilan feel at ease.

"My lord, be careful!" Someone suddenly shouted. Fang Zilan turned around and looked at Li Qiyou not far away, only to see that he had been hit by an arrow in his left arm. He still waved the spear in his hand and took a few steps back.

And he was surrounded by Jin people, but he was actually separated into the Jin people's team. If this continues...

Fang Zilan did not dare to think about it carefully. If something happened to Li Qiyou, not to mention what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager would do to Li Shengxuan, they would probably eat her alive.

Zhuge Yu, who was standing at the back line, couldn't help clenching his fists when he saw this, and moved his whole body at a moment's notice. He did not dare to easily mobilize his troops to assist Li Qiyou.

In the midst of the lightning and flint, an agile figure was seen tapping his toes, leaping over the circle of golden men, standing firmly in front of Li Qiyou, and pounced towards the nearest golden man. The sword light flashed and several golden men were killed.

He cried and fell to the ground. Zhuge Yu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and arranged the next wave of attacks from the archers.

Shangguan Jing, who had been protecting Shangguan Min on the other side, also commanded the soldiers around him, and worked with Shangguan Min in a tacit understanding, and together they fought a bloody path in the direction of Li Qiyou and Fang Zilan.

However, none of them noticed that because Li Qiyou was attacked from both sides and several people went to support him, a group of cavalry appeared behind Zhuge Yu's station at some point.

It wasn't until a new wave of arrow rain did not arrive as expected that Fang Zilan noticed something strange. The familiar green figure who accompanied her all the way held a sword in one hand and made movements with the other hand to direct the soldiers beside her to release arrows and set up shields. He was calm as usual, but

His pale complexion and droopy forehead showed that he was clearly unable to do his job.

No matter how exhaustive the plan is, it is impossible to block a hundred people with one blow. She is really trying to be brave. Fang Zilan gritted her teeth as she thought about this, and the long sword in her hand pierced the person in front of her. The blood spatter almost obscured her sight.

At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind: nothing could happen to anyone around her!

Zhuge Yu stared blankly at the people in front of him, and even forgot to direct the remaining soldiers beside him. The golden men not far away from him also stopped, looking at the people with uniform expressions of horror.

The long sword in Fang Zilan's hand drooped, and dark red blood gurgled down the tip of the sword, falling drop by drop on the scattered corpses at her feet. She was covered in blood and stepped on the broken limbs on the ground, leaving bloody footprints step by step, like a Shura from hell.

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She glanced coldly at the seven golden men between her and Zhuge Yu, her sharp gaze passing over the seven pairs of nervous eyes, causing them to tremble.

With one sword strike, she had killed the ten people in front of them at lightning speed, and they didn't even know when she came over, which was absolutely horrifying.

The next moment, the seven people exchanged glances with each other, raised the swords in their hands in unison, and rushed straight towards Fang Zilan. But she barely even blinked her eyes, and swept the first person's neck with the long sword, drawing blood.

The moment they were scattered, she separated the two knives and stepped back to avoid the other knife. At the same time, she lowered her elbow and slashed the second man's waist with the sword, and blood spurted out from the cracked armor.

She raised her hand and pierced the chest of the third person in front of her with her sword. The fourth person on the side saw the opportunity for her to draw the sword and took advantage of the situation. She pushed the third person's body out and used her strength to pull out the sword.

When the four people were dodging, a sword pierced his eye. The whole movement was done in one go. The four people fell to the ground almost at the same time. The remaining three people looked at each other, and they all saw the fear of death on each other's faces.

"Behind!" Zhuge Yu suddenly reminded. Fang Zilan had already heard the footsteps behind her, and she struck a sword with her backhand. However, the moment the swords collided, she felt numb in the tiger's mouth. She did not dare to be careless at the moment, and turned sideways to hold the sword with both hands.

Blocked the attacker's knife.

At the same time, she heard the three golden men behind her chirping something. She couldn't understand it, but they seemed very happy to hear their tone. It seemed that the person coming was indeed a powerful character.

"This is their strong man, Miss Fang, be careful!" Zhuge Yuying understood the words of the three golden men and said to her. She was very energetic and held the sword tightly, and took a moment to look at the person coming.

, is a big guy. Judging from the confrontation just now, it is in line with the description of a strong man. He must be good at practicing kung fu. She cannot go head-on.

In a pre-emptive strike, the sword in her hand was pointed directly at Hercules' face. Hercules turned his head to avoid it, and her sword struck his shoulder, but it was not damaged. She was not discouraged, and dozens of swords fell on him.

On the shoulders, the soldiers around Zhuge Yu in the rear were a little dumbfounded. Although her sword was fast enough, it was of no use if it could not hurt this strong man.

"Even if it is made of copper and iron, if the same part is hit several times, it will not be able to withstand it and fall apart." Zhuge Yu's voice reached everyone's ears, including Fang Zilan of course. The corner of her mouth was slightly raised.

, Zhuge Yu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, it's now.

Fang Zilan raised her sword and lowered it, and a blood flower bloomed on the flesh of the strongman's shoulder. She took advantage of the situation and struck a few more swords, splitting the strongman in front of her in half!

Her face was covered with blood, and she felt that everything in front of her was dyed red, but she still raised the sword in her hand again and killed the last three golden men in front of Zhuge Yu.

When the three golden men fell, she saw a look of panic on Zhuge Yu's face for the first time, so she stood in front of him without hesitation and shouted with all her strength to call the gold men back.

This is what Zhuge Yu said to her just now, and it is what she has to do. The Jin people are good at fighting, but now that Li Qiyou is injured, she is almost exhausted, and half of her lieutenant has been lost. If they continue, they will not get any benefits, only

Let’s withdraw from the game temporarily and consider the long term.

After everyone returned to the camp, Fang Zilan ordered Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Min to count the number of people. He also sent Zhuge Yu to see Li Qiyou's injury in person, and asked his deputy to prepare defenses around the camp. After doing these things,

She couldn't hold on any longer, so she knelt on one knee in front of the main seat in the center of the tent, holding the long sword in her hand, breathing heavily.

When Zhuge Yu came back from Li Qiyou's camp, he saw this scene. He couldn't help but call out, "Miss Fang?" Fang Zilan seemed not to hear it and still maintained her original posture.

Without moving, Zhuge Yu took two steps forward and his voice became softer, "Miss Fang?"

Hearing the sound, Fang Zilan suddenly raised her hand, and the sword she held tightly in her hand was pointed directly at Zhuge Yu. However, her body without the support of the sword involuntarily leaned forward, and even the long sword was a little closer to Zhuge Yu.

Zhuge Yu couldn't avoid it and rushed forward until the tip of the sword touched his throat. He only felt a slight sting and the sword stopped, only scratching the skin of his neck.

"Master Zhuge is very courageous." Fang Zilan spoke very slowly, with indescribable fatigue in his voice, "At this time, I may kill you by mistake." "I know." Zhuge Yu said.

Then he moved the sword beside his neck to one side.

From the moment when Zi Lan killed the strong man above the battlefield, Zhuge Yu felt something was wrong. The murderous aura in her body was so strong that he almost suffocated. This murderous aura made him have no doubt that she would kill everyone present.

, no one knows what will happen when the situation gets out of control.

Even he himself didn't realize that he, who had always been calm and composed, also changed his expression under such murderous intent of death. Fortunately, she understood what he said and withdrew her troops in time.

"Miss Fang is not suitable for the battlefield." Zhuge Yu tried his best to make his tone sound normal, "For people who have experienced a lot of killings, the battlefield can easily arouse their hostility."

Fang Zilan stood up unsteadily, holding her body upright with her sword pointing, "Are you afraid that I will lose control?" Zhuge Yu did not answer, and Fang Zilan knew that he acquiesced.

She would feel scared when she thought about the scenes on the battlefield just now. Was the person who was ruthless and ruthless enough to kill without even blinking an eye, and who even turned red-eyed in the end, really herself? She wanted to deny it, but she couldn't even deceive herself.

During the battle in Wind River Valley, she told herself that it was for self-protection, and when she killed the five girls, she told herself that it was to avoid future troubles. However, the war that just ended clearly told her that these were all excuses. The killing was just her.

As a killer instinct.

"Miss Fang, you didn't lose control." Zhuge Yu said as he stretched out his hand to wipe the wound on his neck. Blood beads slid down his fingertips to the ground, still calm and calm as usual. "If you really lost control, Zhuge Yu would have become a girl long ago."

The soul died under the sword."

"I'm very awake, but that doesn't mean I won't lose control." Fang Zilan slowly closed her eyes, trying to escape the blood all over her body, but in her mind, bright red flowers kept emerging, blooming wantonly.

It looked enchanting and charming, as if it wanted to devour her.

"Miss Fang, do you want to escape?" Zhuge Yu's cold voice reached Fang Zilan's ears, making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She opened her eyes suddenly and found that Zhuge Yu's face was

There was a cold look on her face that she had never seen before, "I..." She hurriedly opened her mouth to refute, but found that Zhuge Yu's words were so heart-breaking that she could not deny them at all.

"The world is unavoidable. This is what you said, Miss Fang. Why do you want to escape now?" Zhuge Yu's lips curled up slightly, but in her eyes there was unspeakable ridicule, "As a woman, I took the initiative to go to the Northern Territory.

During the chaos, I thought she was some kind of strange woman, but now it seems that she is just a boudoir girl who overestimates her abilities. No matter how nice she says, she doesn’t have the consciousness to bear all this in her heart. War is not as simple as killing a few people.

, If you can't bear the responsibility of the coach, you might as well leave early." There was disdain in his tone, but she knew that what he said was the truth.

War and killing are two different things. In the latter, she only needs to worry about herself and use all means to take people's lives, but in the former, she is responsible for all those who follow her, and even more responsible for the country to which she is loyal.

She could not hesitate, panic or stand still. From the moment she chose this path, she had become a puppet who had lost her own power and had no qualifications to be vulnerable.

"Master Zhuge, there is no need to provoke me, I will not run away." Fang Zilan looked at the person in front of her steadily and said this involuntarily. Even she didn't know whether she was trying to be brave or sincere.

Zhuge Yu suppressed his smile and sighed softly. She could see that he was just a fierce general. How could he not know it? In a daze, he himself had some doubts about what he was hesitating about. Such Fang Zilan, if he and Li Qi

Together with You Shangguanjing, it was easy to take away her handsome position, but he still didn't take action.

He still remembered the Empress Dowager's instructions, but he still wanted to see how far she could go. Perhaps it was just because a few years ago, a little girl said something similar to her: You people today refuse to recognize me as Du Shi

The identity of my legitimate daughter does not matter, one day I will make everyone have to admit it.

Zhuge Yu, who had no plan at all, turned out to be trapped in the situation one day. He smiled bitterly and looked at her with a bit more complicated emotions in his eyes.

Today's headline in Dajing: The Northern Division failed in the first battle and King Yucheng was injured!

Today's supplement: Revealed - Zhuge Yu, the second son of the Zhuge family, is not a male classmate without stories!

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