The main mission of Nong Yu and others this time is indeed to kill Li Shimin, but there is also a side mission, which is to bring back the Long Yuan Sword.
Although Qin Hao voluntarily gave up Long Yuan at the beginning, if he had the chance to get it again, of course he would not let it go. After all, it was one of the top ten famous swords!
What Nong Yu didn't know was that Long Yuan was no longer in Li Shimin's hands, and he did not hand Long Yuan over to Li Xiuning, but gave it to Li Yuanba for protection.
As the most powerful general in the world, it was normal for Li Yuanba to charge into battle, but apart from the drum beater and golden hammer, he had no other magical weapons in his hand.
In the battle of Longmen Formation in Hulao, Li Yuanba was besieged by four or five god-of-war generals and was slightly injured. However, Li Shimin cherished his brother's safety, so he temporarily lent Long Yuan to Li Yuanba for protection. Unexpectedly, he ended up hiding because of it.
A calamity passed.
With Li Shimin being captured alive, the events in Luoyang City finally came to an end.
The three Nongyu girls took the fainting Li Shimin with them. As soon as they left the underground palace, they met Ah Qing who came over. After a brief explanation with Ah Qing, they gave out the mission and the success signal.
At the gate of the palace, although Qin Xiyan suppressed the four masters of the Xiaoyao sect, the possibility of winning with one against four was not high, so after seeing the signal from Nongyu, Qin Xiyan immediately chose
retreat.
The battle between Xiang Yu and Dugu Yuyun ended with Xiang Yu severely injuring Dugu Yuyun, and Dugu Yuyun being seriously injured and escaping.
But what no one expected was that Dugu Yuyun happened to run into Dugu Qiubai on his way to escape.
The two brothers of the same race continued to fight after saying nothing to each other. In the end, Dugu Yuyun was more injured and escaped, while Dugu Qiubai did not pursue him. This was the last bit of the friendship between the same race.
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At the north gate of Luoyang, when he saw the fire in the direction of the grain depot, Yang Jian knew that Luoyang could no longer defend it.
As expected, Li Xiuning soon brought an order to evacuate Luoyang. After listening to Li Xiuning's story, Yang Jian couldn't help but sigh.
Li Shimin was truly an outstanding person. Even when he was being hunted, he was able to resolve Liang Jun's predicament as soon as possible. Yang Jian admired this character.
"Instruct Yang Su at the east gate and Yin Kaishan at the south gate to immediately burn all the defense equipment, and lead all troops to the west gate, preparing to break out of the siege overnight."
Yang Jian's order was actually Li Shimin's order, which also caused an uproar in the Liang army. A large number of generals and soldiers found it difficult to accept it, but there was nothing they could do about it.
The grain depot has been burned down. If you continue to stay in Luoyang, there will be a risk of running out of grain soon, and you won't be able to leave even if you want to.
Yang Su, the guard at the east gate, and Yin Kaishan, the guard at the south gate, are not ignorant people.
As soon as he received the order, he immediately burned the defensive equipment and led all the troops to retreat to the west gate. On the way, he received another order to burn Luoyang.
Simon.
Li Xiuning looked at Yang Jian in disbelief and said angrily: "Why order the fire? Once the fire is set, the people of Luoyang will suffer heavy casualties."
"Qin Hao will never watch Luoyang fall into ruins. What he wants is to occupy Luoyang forever, so he will definitely send people to put out the fire."
Yang Jian's face was full of cruelty, and he said calmly: "In this way, once Luoyang is burned down, most of the coalition forces can be held back, giving our army a greater chance to break out."
Of course Li Xiuning knew the truth, but he couldn't help but retorted: "But the people are innocent!"
"In these troubled times, how can there be any innocent people? If the people of Luoyang do not die, then the soldiers of our army will die."
Li Xiuning opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to refute. She also knew in her heart that burning Luoyang was the most correct decision for the current Liang army, but it was just hard to accept it in her heart.
Yang Jian also sighed at this time and said: "Niece Xiuning, don't worry, uncle, I have already issued an order, ordering the three guards to be careful when setting fires. If Qin Hao rescues him in time, the losses to the people of Luoyang should not be great."
It would be too big.”
"Really? Uncle Yang, you are really thoughtful."
Li Xiuning said with a hint of ridicule, but Yang Jian didn't care at all. After all, in Li Shimin's absence, Li Xiuning could only mock him verbally.
"Niece Xiuning is about to retreat, but Yuanba hasn't come back yet. Aren't you worried about his safety?" Yang Jian suddenly asked.
Li Xiuning glanced at Yang Jian and said calmly: "Even if the whole of Luoyang turns into a sea of fire, Yuanba will never be burned to death. He will come back when he wants to, so uncle is not worried."
"Uh...okay."
After receiving Yang Jian's order, the guards of the two southeastern gates retreated all the way, while setting fire to them under the abuse of the people of Luoyang.
Soon, fires of varying sizes were ignited all over the city. If they were not stopped, they would surely get worse and worse.
Because the north gate is isolated by a wall of fire, it is impossible to detect the fire in the city, because it is a sea of fire when looking in from the outside.
At the top of the North Gate Tower, the battle between Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba for the best general in the world is finally coming to an end.
[Ding dong, Li Cunxiao’s basic force is 110, equipment is 2, ‘God’ is 6555, ‘city is broken’ is 5, and the current force has increased to 138.]
[Ding Dong, Li Yuanba’s basic force is 110, equipment is 2, ‘Wrath Hammer’ is 44444, ‘Breaking Strength’ is 10, current force has increased to 142, and intelligence has dropped to 3 points. 】
[Ding dong, Li Cunxiao’s skill ‘God’ suppressed Li Yuanba by 5 points of force, ‘Taibao’ sealing equipment bonus was -2, and duel suppression was -3. In total, Li Yuanba was suppressed by 10 points of force. 】
[Ding dong, Li Yuanba's 'Wrath Hammer' has the third effect. When the intelligence is lower than 5 points, the negative skill effects will be reduced by one-half. Therefore, of the 10 points of force suppression that Li Yuanba received, only 5 points have taken effect.
Therefore, Li Yuanba’s force dropped to 137.】
Li Cunxiao at 138 vs. Li Yuanba at 137.
This time the two fought from horse fighting to foot fighting, from the city gate to the city wall and then to the city tower. They fought from day to night. The battle was so fierce that it was dizzying to watch.
The two initially fought with each other from two weapons to one with only one weapon. Later, both of them abandoned their original heavy weapons and used lighter swords to fight.
Li Cunxiao is not a pure swordsman, and his swordsmanship talent is not too high, but he practices the "Excellent Immortal Sword", one of the four great immortal swords of the Taoist Shangqing lineage.
Li Cunxiao originally thought that Li Yuanba didn't know how to use swordsmanship, but after the fight, he discovered that Li Yuanba actually knew the swordsmanship of the Taiqing lineage of Taoism, and his level was not much worse than him. This also forced Li Cunxiao to readjust his understanding of Li Yuanba.