From the moment Song Shixin slashed at the edict with his sword until Yu Buzhou was shot down from his horse, everything happened in just a moment.
On the Liaodong Army side, when they saw Song Shixin drawing his sword, they immediately rushed out with a number of cavalry. Qin Xiao also had a number of cavalry galloping out behind him, but they heard a cold and stern voice: "Those who rebel against the Tang Dynasty will be killed without mercy!" Immediately, many people started to rush out.
Seeing Qin Xiao's single horse, he had already shot out like a sharp arrow.
Song Shixin's sudden action was beyond most people's expectations.
Although a few of the Liaodong Army's cavalry reacted and rushed out to help out as a reflex, most of the soldiers were at a loss after hearing the edict and didn't know what to do. Those few cavalry galloped out, and many of them were at a loss.
People wanted to follow the cavalry and rush forward together, but Qin Xiao's voice sounded just right. The words "treason to the Tang Dynasty" made the officers and soldiers of Liaodong jump into excitement. They thought that if they raised their swords and moved forward, it would be Qin Xiao.
The consequences for Xiaokou's "treason against the Tang Dynasty" are really unimaginable.
Qin Xiao galloped out, and Song Shixin saw it.
He knew that now that he had slashed at the edict, he had no way out.
What was fatal was that his sword was blocked by Zhao Shengtai and failed to destroy the edict. Song Shilian had also run back to the formation. At this time, seeing Qin Xiao rushing out, Song Shi's confidence was lifted. He thought that as long as he killed the general in front of the formation, he could kill Qin.
Xiao, Long Rui's army is leaderless, and it is very possible to turn the tide of the war.
He left Zhao Shengtai behind and rushed straight towards Qin Xiao, his mouth pursed, his black and white eyes revealing strong confidence.
Although he had also heard that Qin Xiao was brave and brave, he was not afraid in his heart. He thought that he could be regarded as the most brave person among the three armies. Facing Qin Xiao, it might not be difficult to kill him.
This time the two sides met, whether in Changwu County or Zhumapo, it was a disastrous defeat.
To recover from the defeat or even reverse the situation, killing Qin Xiao may be an opportunity.
The two fast horses faced each other firmly and quickly. At the moment when they met, Song Shixin was already highly concentrated. Holding the handle of the knife in his hand, he suddenly flew up and slashed at Qin Xiao.
This sword concentrated his energy and spirit, and gathered almost all the strength of his body, which was unrivaled.
Facing a powerful enemy like Qin Xiao, although Song Shixin was confident, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy in the slightest. He went all out as soon as he drew his sword. Even if the sword could not knock Qin Xiao off his horse, he still wanted to take the lead and let Qin win.
Be free and fearful.
He is tall and sturdy, but when he flies off the horse, he is not clumsy and is even quite agile.
Qin Xiao was not afraid, so he used both legs to fight back with a stronger and more violent blow.
The two of them struck out, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, shining brightly all around.
The soldiers on both sides were now staring at the two generals dueling in front of the formation.
The officers and soldiers of Liaodong all know that even among the fierce generals of the Liaodong Army, Song Shixin's bravery is one of the best. Judging from the size alone, Qin Xiao probably only reaches Song Shixin's chest. Moreover, Song Shixin's saber is specially made and is thicker than ordinary ones.
The saber is much thicker and heavier.
Many times, when Song Shixin fought with his enemies, he did not just chop them down, but smashed them to death with this heavy saber.
Seeing that Qin Xiao was not afraid of death, Song Shixin's heart shivered slightly. At this time, he also noticed that Qin Xiao's sword speed seemed to be a bit slower than his own. A single strike between masters could determine life or death.
It had already been chopped on Qin Xiao's left shoulder.
The power of this sword was enough to easily chop off Qin Xiao's arm at shoulder level. Many people in the Long Rui Army exclaimed when they saw it, but some people from the Liaodong Army were the first to cheer.
"puff!"
Qin Xiao's shoulders sank slightly. Song Shixin thought that he had succeeded with one strike, and the opponent's arm seemed to have been cut off by him. But just for a moment, he felt that the sword seemed to have struck the copper wall and the iron wall, and he encountered a huge blow.
The resistance cannot go any lower.
Song Shixin knew something was wrong, but at this time he saw a strange smile on Qin Xiao's stern face. The smile was extremely cold. At this moment, Song Shixin only felt the saber in his hand.
During the violent earthquake, he also felt that his entire right arm was sore and numb, and he almost let go and dropped his saber.
Fortunately, he was also experienced, and he secretly screamed inwardly. He knew that if the saber in his hand was shaken away and fell from his hand at this time, then he would have no choice but to be slaughtered by the other party, so even though his arm felt sore and numb.
, there was even a tearing pain in the tiger's mouth, but he still tried his best to hold the saber in his hand.
The soldiers on both sides could see clearly, and they were all horrified.
The soldiers at the front of the queue clearly saw Song Shixin's saber slashing at Qin Xiao's shoulder, and they all thought that one of Qin Xiao's arms must not be saved. Unexpectedly, not only did Qin Xiao's arm have no damage, but the saber in Song Shixin's hand seemed to be involuntarily thrown away.
As he fell down, in the midst of the lightning and flint, Qin Xiao had already swung the sword in his hand, brought it down, and slashed down hard.
With the speed and timing of his sword draw, it was clear that he could slash directly at Song Shixin's neck. However, Qin Xiao did not attack Song Shixin's vitals, but instead slashed with the saber in Song Shixin's hand.
"Dang!"
"Dang!"
With two consecutive crisp sounds, Qin Xiao struck Song Shixin on the back of the knife with both swords. Song Shixin had no chance to fight back or even resist. Qin Xiao slashed twice on the back of the knife fiercely and domineeringly.
Unable to bear it, he let go of the five fingers of his right hand, and the saber fell from his hand, and his tiger's mouth was already open and the wound was dripping with blood.
Qin Xiao slashed down with his sword in the air again,
Song Shixin knew that the end was coming. He closed his eyes and felt the strong wind coming. He even felt that the strong wind seemed to have penetrated into his neck. Then there was a period of deathly silence. He didn't even feel any pain in his neck. He just wanted to
It turns out that when the head was chopped off, he actually felt no pain.
But soon he realized something, opened his eyes, and saw Qin Xiao standing in front of him, holding a sword in one hand, and the blade was placed on his neck. Although it was not close to his skin, the coldness on the sword was
It erodes beneath the skin.
He was a little surprised, but he still said fearlessly: "Qin Xiao, you...you have great martial arts skills. I am no match for you. Just kill me!"
Qin Xiao took back his sword and said calmly: "You are so brave that you actually used the sword to slash at the imperial edict. You should be punished for your crime. However, I heard that you have made many military exploits for the imperial court. Although I can kill you, I still want to kill you."
Leave it to the court to see if the court will give you a chance to atone for your sins."
"Qin Xiao, you are the real traitor because you forged the edict." Song Shixin was still fearless and said sternly: "I advise you to kill me immediately, otherwise...!"
"Otherwise, what can you do?" Qin Xiao sneered, turned around and said, "Come here, bring the edict."
Song Shilian immediately sent the edict up again. Qin Xiao stared at Song Shixin and said: "I know that you don't want to believe that this edict is true. Now I will give you another chance. Please open your eyes and take a good look. If you
If you don’t want to be a minister of the Tang Dynasty, you can deny the existence of this edict.”
Song Shilian unfolded the edict and showed it to Song Shixin.
Song Shixin's eyes fell on the lower left corner and he could see clearly that there was indeed a seal there. His mouth moved, but no sound came out at this time.
"Come here, tie up Song Shixin for his crime!"
Immediately, someone rushed over and tied Song Shixin with a rope. However, Song Shixin did not struggle. He just lowered his head with a solemn expression and a look of frustration.
Someone else stepped forward to help the injured Yu Buzhou down. Qin Xiao mounted his horse again, holding a sword in his hand, and slowly walked towards the Liaodong army formation.
The officers and soldiers of Liaodong saw that Song Shixin was defeated by Qin Xiao in a few moves and was tied up in front of everyone. There was silence for a while.
Qin Xiao rode over. Many archers had their arrows pointed at him, but naturally no one dared to shoot the arrow.
"Whenever anyone heard the name of the Liaodong Army, they were excited and in awe." Qin Xiao held a horse rein in one hand and a sword in the other, standing on horseback, as if reviewing his own army, facing the enemy.
He walked slowly in front of the formation, and although his voice was not loud, it spread far and wide: "The Liaodong cavalry is famous far and wide. From the saints to the villagers in the Tang Dynasty, everyone knows that the Liaodong army is guarding the border to the east. It is a copper wall and an iron wall.
It is impossible to invade an inch of territory in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty."
"But now when it comes to the Liaodong Army, everyone thinks that you are just blood-sucking insects attached to the people of the four northeastern counties." Qin Xiao sneered: "From top to bottom, the Liaodong Army only knows how to enjoy and exploit the people.
You are regarded as a protective god, but now the people are afraid and regard you as a scourge." His eyes swept over the officers and soldiers of Liaodong, and he smiled disdainfully: "Don't you feel ashamed? There is no identity in you anymore.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have no honor at all, and mentioning you only makes people sick."
As soon as these words came out, the officers and soldiers in Liaodong looked angry, many of them had already grasped their weapons, and some even wanted to kill Qin Xiao immediately.
"Qin...General Qin, don't talk nonsense and slander the entire Liaodong Army because of some people's faults." A voice rang out from the crowd: "We are soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and have been guarding the Northeast. We have not
Let foreigners invade the land."
"Foreign tribes occupying land?" Qin Xiao said with a smile, "Why are ordinary people afraid of alien invasions? Isn't it because they are afraid that foreign tribes will kill people to seize land, treat the people as human beings, and make everyone have a hard time?" He raised his arm and pointed the blade at the Liaodong Army in front of him.
, said coldly: "How many people in the Liaodong Army have seized the land of the people and levied all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the people under clever pretexts. What is the difference between what you are doing and the invasion of aliens? You actually have the nerve to say that you are doing it for the great nation.
Tang guarded the northeast."
Someone in the crowd had the courage to say: "We are just ordinary soldiers. If we are not responsible for encircling and occupying the land, then...it is all the generals above doing whatever they want...!"
"oh?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "I would like to ask you, are you soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, or are you the servants of a few generals in Liaodong? The imperial court asked you to protect the safety of the people in the Northeast. Since you know that it is a few generals who are poisoning the people, why do you turn a blind eye?
"Are you afraid to rebel against those people? Or do you think you can live a comfortable life by following them, and the life and death of the people have nothing to do with you?"
As soon as these words came out, the officers and soldiers in Liaodong suddenly looked at each other in confusion. Many of the officers and soldiers who had previously had angry faces also had complicated expressions.