Jiang Shang's face was full of disbelief. He lowered his head and glanced at the long sword that penetrated his chest. It was the Taiqing Sword, so the person who stabbed him in the back was actually Li Shimin, whom he had been helping.
This sudden scene not only caught Jiang Shang off guard, but also Li Maozhen on the side was dumbfounded. He never expected that his cousin Li Shimin would stab his benefactor in the back at this moment.
Li Maozhen still admires Jiang Shang.
This kind of outsider, not seeking fame or fortune, risked his own life to help Li Tang, but Li Shimin killed him just because he didn't want him to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, so he repaid his kindness with revenge. This is too chilling.
Originally, Li Maozhen felt guilty towards Li Shimin because of the rebellion, but after seeing Jiang Shang's fate, the guilt in her heart disappeared, leaving only happiness and regret for Jiang Shang.
"What a pity." Li Maozhen sighed softly.
Phew.
Li Shimin drew his sword decisively, but Jiang Shang vomited a large mouthful of blood, but still managed to hold on and turned around, glaring at Li Shimin with great anger.
With his intelligence, it was not difficult to guess why Li Shimin stabbed him in the back, but knowing him made it even more difficult to let go.
He hates it.
At a very young age, I risked my life and waded into this muddy water for what purpose? Isn't it to save Li Shimin's life?
But how did the other party repay me? Not only was he ungrateful, but he backstabbed himself on the battlefield just because he didn't want to surrender to Qin.
Jiang Shang admitted that he was indeed more optimistic about Qin. Perhaps Li Shimin also realized this in the previous conversation.
But in order to save Li Shimin, he has gone against Da Qin too many times. Even if he really wanted to, Da Qin would not be willing to accept him.
Li Shimin didn't even give him a chance to refuse, so he stabbed himself in the back decisively, not remembering his own efforts at all. His heart was so vicious, so cold, and so ungrateful.
In fact, there are traces of all this.
Li Shimin's cold nature can be seen from many incidents such as how he treated his sister Li Xiuning and how he treated the Yang family, a great hero.
But Jiang Shang only wanted to save Taoism at that time, and then left, no longer caring about Li Shimin's life or death, so not only did he not care, but he continued to seek skin from the tiger, so that he suffered backlash and was about to die under Li Shimin's sword.
As soon as he thought about this, Jiang Shang felt extremely bitter in his heart. He even felt sad for himself.
When he was young, he served two generations of monarchs, but they were both incompetent and weak monarchs. They both wanted to get rid of him because of their great achievements. In his old age, he met an ungrateful person like Li Shimin.
God was so unfair to Jiang Shang.
That's all, he was blind and couldn't recognize people. He deserved it and he couldn't blame anyone.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shang was completely disheartened and did not say anything to accuse Li Shimin. Instead, he blamed everything on his misjudgment of the person and the backlash that went against nature.
After all, if it comes down to it, although his original intention was to save Li Shimin, the reality was that he ended up dead. Li Shimin was assassinated on the battlefield, so he was even.
Boom...
Jiang Shang couldn't stand anymore and fell to the ground with a thud. He looked as if he was out of breath and might die at any time.
When Li Shimin saw this, not only did he not feel guilty at all, but he was extremely cold, which showed that he had no psychological burden for killing Jiang Shang.
Li Shimin had four reasons for killing Jiang Shang:
First, regardless of whether Jiang Shang really came to save him or not, just because it was the other party's suggestion to lure him to Xuanwu, a Jedi, he should die.
Second, judging from Jiang Shang's previous reactions, it was obvious that he had seen something, but still persuaded him to come to the palace. Li Shimin had reason to believe that he did this on purpose and wanted to capture him alive as a token of surrender to Qin.
Third, Jiang Shang was old and frail and not very strong, but he survived to the end like him. It was obvious that Li Maozhen did not want to kill him, and Li Shimin had more reason to believe that the two had colluded.
Fourth, Jiang Shang's bottomless talent. Regardless of whether Jiang Shang will vote for Qin or not, if he really does, his mortal enemy Ying Hao will be even more at home. This is something Li Shimin does not want to see in any case.
Therefore, based on the above four points, Li Shimin must kill Jiang Shang. After all, in his opinion, Jiang Shang caused him to end up in his current situation, and he would rather die than be captured alive and humiliated again.
Li Shimin already had a death wish. Since he was about to die, he couldn't let Jiang Shang, the culprit who was suspected of being a traitor but actually cheated him, still be alive, right?
Therefore, Li Shimin did not have any psychological burden when he killed Jiang Shang. He was not really crazy and ungrateful.
Although Jiang Shang was as intelligent as a demon and could make perfect calculations, he still missed one point, that is, he overestimated human nature and underestimated the madness of an emperor in a desperate situation.
"Mr. Jiang, walk well. You will not be lonely on the road to hell. When the people of the world deal with this traitor, they will come and accompany you to hell."
Li Shimin approached Jiang Shang as he spoke, and then decisively swung his sword and cut off Jiang Shang's head, completely ending Li Maozhen's intention to treat Jiang Shang.
The originator of the majestic military strategist and the master of hundreds of schools, he died tragically at the hands of Li Shimin before his skills were fully revealed. It can be said that he died in peace.
[Ding dong, Li Shimin kills Jiang Shang with a backstab, his commander is permanently 1, his force is permanently 1, and his charm is permanently -5;
The current five dimensions of Li Shimin are: Commander 101 (3), Force 101 (13), Intelligence 99 (2-1), Politics 103, Charisma 76 (1-20-5);
Currently, Li Shimin’s force has increased to 109;]
After killing Jiang Shang, Li Shimin stared at Li Maozhen not far away, and sarcastically said in a cold voice: "The turtle with its shrinking head finally dares to take the lead."
Li Maozhen's face turned cold and she said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't kill Mr. Jiang, he didn't betray you."
"I've already killed everyone, why are you talking about this? If you want to use this to shake my mood and make me feel guilty, then you are underestimating me, Li Shimin."
Li Shimin sneered and said that he always knew his mistakes and made improvements but never admitted them. Besides, he didn't think there was anything wrong with killing Jiang Shang.
With a prince like himself, why would he be dissatisfied when an old man like Jiang Shang was buried with him?
After Li Maozhen heard this, he was immediately speechless. The Li Shimin in front of him was so unfamiliar that he could not recognize it.
Maybe this is his true face. Li Maozhen thought to himself.
"Li Shimin, you can't escape. Surrender. Maybe there is a way to survive." Li Maozhen said.
The sarcasm on Li Shimin's lips became even more serious: "Do you think everyone is as greedy for life and afraid of death as you are? If you want to persuade me, Li Shimin, to surrender, you, Li Maozhen, are not qualified enough."
When the heroes were fighting against Dong, Li Shimin had already been captured alive once by Ying Hao. This incident was considered a great shame and humiliation by him, and with his pride, he naturally could not bear to be captured alive a second time.
He, Li Shimin, can die, but he cannot be captured by Ying Hao or Ying Hao's people for a second time. This is Li Shimin's final bottom line.
"I, Li Shimin, would rather die standing than live on my knees."
Looking at Li Shimin, who was obviously alone but still standing proudly, Li Maozhen knew that the other party was determined to die and it was impossible to capture him alive, so he ordered the soldiers to come forward and kill Li Shimin.
Seeing that Li Maozhen didn't take action himself, Li Shimin's expression changed. He wanted to use Li Maozhen as a support before he died, but he didn't expect that after all this, Li Maozhen still didn't want to do anything with him.
"Li Maozhen, if you want to kill me, do it yourself. Do you want to humiliate me by letting these soldiers kill me?"
Li Shimin roared angrily, saying that he was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, but he also did not want to die in the hands of an unknown person.
Li Maozhen didn't answer. He really didn't want to kill Li Shimin himself. He had only killed the guards before, so he let his men do it.
After hundreds of rebels lost their position, they surrounded Li Shimin and swarmed forward.
Countless spears were thrust at Li Shimin, but most of them were cut off by his sword.
As one of the Three Pure Taoist Swords, the Taiqing Sword is not as good as the top ten famous swords, but under the cultivation of Taiqing Taoist people's internal strength for decades, its sharpness and sturdiness are not much inferior to those of the top ten famous swords.
Being at the top of the magic weapon, it is naturally easy to cut off these ordinary spears.
Seeing that Li Shimin's sword was so sharp and a large number of spears were cut off by Li Shimin, Li Maozhen knew that the spear array was useless against him, so he ordered the spearmen to retreat and let the sword and shield soldiers form a formation to surround and kill Li Shimin.
Facing the hundreds of sword and shield soldiers who were forming a formation and holding the Taiqing Sword, Li Shimin was as small as gravel, but he still fought alone.
Relying on the sharpness of the Taiqing sword, Li Shimin cut off more than 20 shields and more than 30 Tang knives one after another, but only killed less than ten people.
Logically speaking, Li Shimin, whose military force has reached 109, should be able to clear troops far more than this. However, with Commander 93 Li Maozhen personally commanding, he is equivalent to fighting hundreds of people with his own strength.
Li Shimin had to deal with attacks from at least twenty or thirty people each time. He was so exhausted that he couldn't even protect himself, let alone fight back.
"Lord, surrender."
"Lord, we are defeated, surrender."
"Yes, my lord, please surrender."
Ten soldiers holding strong shields finally seized the opportunity and used shield squeezing tactics to trap Li Shimin. However, they did not kill the killer, but instead persuaded him to surrender with tears in his eyes.
Looking at the unfamiliar faces, Li Shimin roared and tried to free himself, but more soldiers came around.
Hundreds of people rushed towards Li Shimin in the middle. Not to mention that he was only a 109-level divine general. Even the God of War couldn't break free.
The God of War has the ability to kill a hundred people, but he does not have the power to kill a hundred people.
But can Li Shimin be captured without hesitation?
Obviously not.
Li Shimin activated the sonic secret method and shouted angrily: "Today, there is only Li Shimin who died in battle, and there is no Li Shimin who surrendered."
[Ding dong, Li Shimin’s skill ‘Dragon Roar’ is activated;
Dragon Roar: The Dragon King lies down, the clouds and rain breathe, the Dragon King roars, and the world is shocked. This skill has different effects for different people. If it is present with the "Tiger Roar" at the same time, it can form the combo skill "Tiger Roar and Dragon Roar".
Effect 1, force 3 after this skill is activated.
Effect 2, activated during a battle between generals, reduces the enemy general's force by 1 to 4 points in a single fight, and reduces the enemy force within 20 meters by 1 to 2 points in a group battle;
Effect 3, activated during legion combat, the overall combat strength of the enemy's entire army is partially reduced.】
The suppression effect of Li Shimin's 'Dragon Roar' is much weaker than that of Long Qie, but this is understandable. After all, he is a monarch rather than a general. It is very rare to have such combat power.
[Ding dong, Li Shimin’s skill ‘Dragon Roar’ has effects 1 and 2 activated one after another, his own force is 3, and the force of the enemy within 20 meters is reduced by 1~2 points;
Currently Li Shimin’s force has increased to 112;]
Li Shimin's roar, which contained inner strength, caused the soldiers around him to suffer immensely, but they were still within the tolerance range, but their condition had dropped a lot.
Under the suppression of 'Long Yin', the rebels around Li Shimin were all suppressed by 1 or 2 points of force, and their strength naturally became much weaker.
Li Shimin also noticed that his strength was weakening, and knew that the sonic attack from the Mad Dragon's Roar was effective, so he frantically performed the Holy Qiankun Kung Fu, channeling all his internal energy to his feet, and then stamped his legs violently.
Under the huge reaction force, Li Shimin jumped out and broke free from the restraints in this situation.
In the state of Lin Kong, Shi Ji held the Taiqing Sword tightly in his right hand, pulled out the Longyuan Sword from behind with his left hand, and roared: "The Tenth Form of Longquan Sword Technique, Qianlong Shengyuan, kill."
brush……
Two half-moon sword energy struck out, and the dozen or so soldiers closest to Li Shimin were all beheaded instantly and died tragically on the spot.
Although the soldiers behind raised their shields to block in time, they were still blown away by the sword energy and were seriously injured and fell into coma.
After landing, Li Shimin roared into the crowd with Long Yuan Sword in his left hand and Tai Qing Sword in his right hand, slashing left and stabbing right, killing more than twenty people in a row in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the casualties of the soldiers were getting bigger and bigger, and the number was about to exceed 100, Li Maozhen could not sit still for a while. After thinking for a while, he picked up the Qiwang Spear and rushed towards Li Shimin on horseback.
[Ding dong, Li Maozhen’s skill ‘Bronze Spear’ is activated.
Bronze Gun: Bronze Gun has exclusive skills, different people have different effects, and can be combined with the Gold, Silver and Iron Three Guns to form the "Four Divine Guns" combo.
Effect 1, force 4 after this skill is activated;
Effect 2: Reduce the opponent's force by 1 to 4 points in a one-on-one battle, and reduce it by 1 to 2 points in a group battle.
Effect 3: When leading troops to fight, when more than half of the troops under his command are injured or killed, his own force will be 3;
The current ‘Bronze Spear’ effect is 1, and the force is 4. Li Maozhen’s force has increased to 111;]
Li Shimin was surrounded by hundreds of people and was unaware of Li Maozhen's actions. As a result, his sneak attack hand was shot in the back by Li Maozhen, and he was knocked back more than ten meters.
[Ding dong, Li Maozhen’s skill ‘Bronze Spear’ is activated with effect 2, which reduces the opponent’s force by 1 to 4 points in a duel. Currently, Li Shimin’s force is reduced by 3 points, and Li Shimin’s force is reduced to 109; ]
puff……
Li Shimin spit out a mouthful of blood, wiped the blood stains from the corner of his mouth, and said happily instead of angry: "You finally dare to take action. Even if you die today, I will drag you to hell with me."
After saying this, Li Shimin jumped onto a war horse and rushed towards Li Maozhen.
Seeing this, Li Maozhen was also unwilling to be outdone, and came forward with a spear, and started a fight with Li Shimin.
[Ding dong, Li Maozhen entered 20 meters around Li Shimin and was suppressed by the 'Dragon Roar'. His force was -1, and his force dropped to 110 that year;]
A single gun fight with two swords.
Li Maozhen knew how powerful the Long Yuan Sword was, so he took advantage of the length of the spear and kept prodding, but did not go head-to-head with Li Shimin's Long Yuan.
Although Li Shimin held the divine sword, it was not conducive to mounted combat due to its length, and he was reluctant to release the sword energy. After all, he couldn't use it with his skill. Coupled with the previous battle and injuries, he soon fell under Li Maozhen's fierce attack.
The situation fell into a disadvantageous position.