Bringing the Sword into the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 90 - The General's Halberd
"General Chunyu, there are not many people I, Qi Lin, admire, and now you are one of them."
Suddenly, the war horses retreated one after another, and the square formation slowly spread. After a while, it returned to the three-layer surrounding situation when Chunyu Meng first entered the formation, and an entrance opened as the square formation spread out.
A man and a horse came slowly from the entrance of the square formation. The man was wearing a jade crown, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a slight dimple on his lips. He was wearing cloud armor, and the horse had a curly green mane under his crotch. He was holding a crescent moon halberd upside down.
, none other than Qi Lin, the eldest son of Qi Yun.
"I didn't expect that the simplest strategy of arrogance in the military books, luring the enemy deep and waiting for work, would be like a magic trick in the hands of the prince. The general also pretended to be familiar with the military books and made a fool of himself in front of the prince."
Chunyu stared at Qi Lin with murderous intent in his eyes, and said calmly.
"I heard in the early years that the eldest prince is like a god in his military skills and has unrivaled martial arts. This general is able to see this in today's battle. As for his unparalleled martial arts, I still want to see it."
Chunyu tightened his grip on the horse tightly and raised his eyes to look at Qi Lin. He had only glimpsed the situation for the first time, but under the current desperate situation, his mind was firm. He only had Qi Lin in his eyes, without any distractions, and he could clearly see life and death.
This gradually condensing fighting spirit made Chunyu Meng, who was determined to die, allow Chun Yumeng to break through the palace, become a human, and go straight to the realm of knowing the heaven.
Fierce murderous intent pierced the sky and stagnated the air. Suddenly the color of the sky changed and dark clouds rolled up. Even Qi Yun, a veteran of many battles in the square array, was forced back several steps by this initial force.
Qi Lin was surprised when he saw that Chunyu Meng's momentum suddenly changed. Under heavy siege, he actually used the desperate situation as a guide to enlightenment, and his martial arts level rose continuously in an instant. Finally, he attracted the celestial image and stepped into the realm of knowing the sky.
Looking back, he saw that Qi Yun's soldiers were all frightened by Chun Yu's fierce momentum, so he waved the crescent moon halberd lightly in his hand, and the churning dark clouds in the sky seemed to be pushed away by a big hand, and the setting sun reappeared in front of everyone like blood.
"I didn't expect that the general would take advantage of such a predicament to break through two situations in a row. Qi admires him."
Qi Lin rode his horse forward and spoke calmly. If it wasn't for each of them to have their own master, Qi Lin really wanted to have a drink and chat with the world-famous general in front of him.
The fighting spirit in Chunyu Meng's heart was rising at this moment, reaching the extreme. When he sat down, the war horse seemed to feel the master's overwhelming fighting spirit, and it looked up to the sky and neighed.
"Cavalry, charge into the formation!" The roar from his mouth turned into the power of God.
Chunyu suddenly reined up his horse and stood up. The front hooves of the war horse soared into the air, as if they were stepping on the sky and the earth. Then, one man, one horse, and one horse merged into one, turning into a black lightning and rushing straight towards Qi Lin in the formation.
With his eyebrows furrowed, Qi Lin leaned down and calmed the restless green-maned horse, and then fiercely waved the crescent halberd in his hand. Suddenly, bursts of thunder sounded in the blood-colored sky of the setting sun, shaking the world.
The cloud armor, the green-maned horse, and the plain halberd turned into rolling thunder, surging towards the galloping black lightning.
Two people and two horses leaped into the air at the same time. Accompanied by the rolling thunder, they passed by each other. In the square formation, the Qi Yun Jingqi who had already dispersed widened their eyes. Zhang Hu Deyuan opened his eyes and looked at the formation.
, Although Wu Fen had full confidence in the prince, Chun Yumeng's attack seemed to contain the power of heaven and earth, which made Wu Fen a little worried.
As the horse's hooves hit the ground, the dust in the formation settled.
Chunyu Meng felt a chill on his neck and his head was as heavy as a thousand pounds. Then he felt the world spinning. He looked around and saw a knight in black armor, holding a horse in hand, standing not far away. However, his head was nowhere to be found.
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"Qi Lin is indeed worthy of his reputation. If he dies in his hands, he will truly live his life in vain."
With his last remaining thoughts, Chunyu Meng's head fell to the ground and he slowly closed his eyes. His body still maintained the riding posture, standing on the horse, and then the war horse also felt the death of its master and neighed in a low voice.
, as if playing a tragic song for the end of this famous general.
The old horse knows the way, and has fought several battles in the north and south, but finally returns to the battlefield.
The war horse screamed lowly, slowly raised its hooves, and carried Chun Yumeng's body, which had lost its identity, and walked slowly towards Changzhou.
Zhang Hude, Wu Fen, or the Qi Yun cavalry in the square formation, no one stopped them and just slowly retreated, making way for the headless cavalry to make way home.
Only those who have been on the battlefield know best how eager to return home.
Watching the war horses slowly go away, Zhang Hude, Wu Fen and others turned around and ran towards Qi Lin, who was still standing in the center of the square formation.
Zhang Hude and Wu Fen quickly approached the Crown Prince, looking at the Crown Prince with their eyebrows furrowed and their eyes staring ahead, which was the direction of Qi Yunjun's return home.
Zhang Hude and Wu Fen looked at each other. In the battle just now, they knew exactly what kind of state it would take to kill Chun Yu fiercely from his horse.
The eldest prince remained silent, and they dared to ask questions. The two raised their hands to stop Qi Yun's cavalry who was about to come forward, fearing that the noise would disturb the prince.
"Zhang Hude." The prince stared at the way home for a long time, and then slowly spoke.
"Hey, Crown Prince, Hu De is here." Although Zhang Hude was a rough guy and worried about the Crown Prince, he didn't dare to raise his loud voice anymore and only dared to respond softly.
"Go and pass the order, ordering Wanjun to withdraw his troops and retreat slowly. Don't let the enemy see any signs of our retreat." The prince's voice was full of exhaustion.
"Yes, let's go right away." Zhang Hude promised, but seeing the prince's unusual appearance, Zhang Hude dared not leave even half a step away.
Wu Fen winked at Zhang Hude, indicating that he was here, and quickly followed the Crown Prince's order, otherwise the Crown Prince would deal with him under military law.
Zhang Hude saw Wu Fen's eyes and understood. He glanced at the prince again, reined in his horse, turned around, took a group of troops, and went to Wan Jun, who was making a feint attack outside Changzhou City, to deliver the order.
"Wu Fen." The prince continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, I'm here." Wu Fen didn't dare to raise his voice, but responded softly from the side.
"Chun Yu Meng is a famous general in the world. He cannot die without a complete body. You go get the brocade box, collect his head alive, catch up with the horse, and send his head back to Changzhou together to save my life."
Respect."
Just as the "meaning" was about to come out, a mouthful of blood spurted out from the prince's mouth, just like the blood of the setting sun.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was about to fall from his horse, Wu Fen hurriedly jumped up from the horse and caught the Crown Prince's falling body. Wu Fen's face was already ashen. If anyone who knew the 'Seventh Son of Qi Yun' saw this, they would know that this 'Fenwei'
The general' is going to kill someone.
These Jin people actually caused the crown prince to be injured. In a rage, they still remembered the prince's instructions. He hurriedly called the military medical officer to come forward and take care of the crown prince. He stood up, picked up the spear in his hand, and was about to lead the troops to attack the city of Changzhou.
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"Wu Fen." Qi Lin naturally knew what the temperament of Qi Yun's Seventh Son was. Although he was struck by Chunyu Meng Zhi Tian, he tried his best to kill Chun Yu Meng, who had broken through two realms and stepped onto Zhi Tian, from his horse.
But he himself was hit by his full strength, and with such injuries, he was naturally unable to continue fighting. What's more, the Jin army had retreated into the city and was aroused by Chun Yumeng. If he forced the city to attack, the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing Wu Fen's pale face, the prince knew that Wu Fen was eager to protect his lord, so he called to him with a weak voice: "Although our army took Chun Yumeng's life in this battle, it was he who delayed the Jin army's attack with his death.
We did not damage the foundation, but now the Jin army has retreated into Changzhou. The city of Changzhou is high and the walls are thick. We have only 20,000 to 30,000 troops and cannot capture Changzhou."
Seeing that General Fenwei showed unwillingness, the prince endured the pain in his chest and continued: "I know what you are thinking. Use Chun Yumeng's head to force the Jin army out of the city for a decisive battle. You have to know that if you go all out, you will be weak again, and then you will be defeated again."
We are exhausted, our army's momentum is now gone, and it is not easy to fight again. If you use Chun Yu Meng's heads to call the battle, it will only arouse the morale of the Jin army. By then, our army's strength will be less than that of the opponent, but the Jin army's momentum will be fierce.
We must be the losers."
"I asked you to send back Chunyu Meng's head. Firstly, I have great respect for General Chunyu Meng. Secondly, sending Chunyu Meng's head back will not completely anger the Jin army. Now we have gained a lot of advantages. Take advantage of this.
This is the retreat. Remember, the fact that I was injured must not be told outside. If you want to retreat slowly, you can only say to the outside world that it was my father's military order that ordered me to return to the army."
After hearing the prince's words, the green color on Wu Fen's face had long since receded. Everyone said that the eldest prince Qi Yun was like a god in his military skills, and that his second son was unrivaled in his intelligence and scheming. But in Wu Fen's view, the eldest prince not only used his troops like a god, but also had his wits.
Never again under the second son.
Seeing that Wu Fen was no longer impulsive, the eldest prince closed his eyes tiredly. Just as he was thinking about closing his eyes and taking a rest, he suddenly heard a cry rushing to his side. Without opening his eyes, he knew that the voice was from Zhang Hude, who was giving orders to Wan Jun.
came back.
"Your Majesty, the eldest Crown Prince, what's wrong with you? Damn it, Old Wu, follow me and order all the troops to avenge the Crown Prince."
It turned out that Zhang Hude, who had finished delivering the order, was worried about the safety of the prince. After delivering the military order, he rushed back on horseback. When he saw His Highness the prince had his eyes closed tightly, Old Wu looked livid beside him. He only said that the prince had died in the fierce battle with Chunyu just now.
He cried out and asked Lao Wu to lead the troops to Changzhou City to avenge the crown prince.
Arriving in front of the Crown Prince, Zhang Hude pushed Old Wu aside. Without listening to what Old Wu muttered, he picked up the Crown Prince's body and began to shake it, talking about revenge and so on with snot and tears.
Suddenly seeing the prince's eyelids twitching, Zhang Hude shouted to the medical officer loudly, saying that the prince was not dead yet, so he hurriedly rescued him, completely ignoring the desperate wink of Old Wu beside him.
"Damn you, I'm almost dead because of you. Go get twenty military sticks later and come back to see me in the tent." The prince finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he opened his eyes with great effort and said weakly.
Zhang Hude heard the prince speak and realized that he had misunderstood. After calming down, he saw the look in the eyes of the old envoy Wu. He helped the prince lie down and said sarcastically: "The prince is fine, let alone twenty army sticks. Two
One hundred, two thousand, I can accept it, Lao Zhang."
After saying that, he shook his head and stood up to lead the army stick.
This grievance was serious. The prince saw it and smiled helplessly. However, he was really weak. He could only think of Wu Fen giving him a "you go do it" look in his eyes, and then he closed his eyes to recuperate.
And all this was seen by Wan Jun who came later.
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My ears seemed to hear again the eldest prince's hearty laughter and his drunken embarrassment at the celebration banquet after the battle that made him famous all over the world. How did he look like the one who defeated Jin's 100,000-strong cavalry at the foot of Wugui Mountain?
The famous general Chun Yumeng was killed on horseback.
The hand holding the secret letter that was close to the fire was suddenly withdrawn. Wan Junbao's eyes showed hesitation again. As the fire light danced, he finally blew out the fire.
Wan Jun folded the secret letter carefully, put it back into the brocade bag, filled it with rue and put it back into the secret compartment.
After doing all this, Wan Jun sighed softly, then opened the door of the study and ordered his servants to prepare things for returning home.
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In Yanbei City, outside the General's Mansion, a carriage belonging to an ordinary family had been waiting for a long time. More than ten men with swords in their eyes, dressed in civilian clothes, were lined up on the left and right sides of the carriage.
Half an hour later, Wan Jun walked quickly out of the general's mansion, and beside him was the leader of the group of guards. The two of them also changed into ordinary people's clothes.
Following Wan Jun, the man nodded to the guards, who all mounted their horses. Then Wan Jun did not get into the carriage, but took the reins of an ordinary Dawan horse brought by the guard leader.
, under the attention of all the guards, he got on his horse.
The guard leader then got on his horse, bowed his head and said to Wan Jun: "General Wan, it's almost time."
"Let's go!" Wan Jun said.
Afterwards, a group of people rode horses and looked south of Yanbei City.