Chapter 431 Dian Wei VS Wang Yue, who is the first in the battle?
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions sounded one after another, and soldiers from the tiger and Yulin were lying in a pool of blood, with severed limbs and arms lying on the ground. The corpses on the ground were all red blood mixed with soil, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and blood.
A mixture of gunpowder smoke.
A full two hours had passed, but there was no movement at all in the direction of Wuguan. Even the soldiers at the top of the city did not move at all, they just kept throwing fire and thunder bombs.
Yu Lin could not advance even a single inch into Huben outside the city gate, and could only rely on geotechnical excavation to shorten the distance while hiding and protecting himself.
But......
Even so, many soldiers will still die unexpectedly.
It felt like the ambushes and thunder bombs had eyes, and could even accurately fall into narrow trenches from the air, blowing up Hu Ben and Yu Lin's soldiers until nothing was left.
Outside the battlefield, Yuan Wei held his breath and stared at the battlefield with his bright eyes, refusing to let go of any detail. After a long time, sweat broke out on his forehead, his throat rolled, and his whole person subconsciously became nervous.
In fact, Liu Xie on the side could clearly feel Yuan Wei's nervousness. His withered hands were clenched into fists and shaking subconsciously. If it weren't for the hem covering, he would probably have exposed his two nervous and trembling legs.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Xie didn't think too much and just asked.
In his mind, the current battlefield is normal and there are no major problems.
The fire and thunder bombs are indeed very powerful, but their earth excavation is also very effective, and there are already soldiers of the Tiger Army carrying shields at work. When the things hit the shields, they can be bounced away a short distance, killing and injuring them.
Power dropped suddenly.
This is really good news for Liu Xie who is attacking the city. Why is Yuan Wei, an old fox, not excited but a little worried under such huge good news?
"Your Majesty, this..."
Yuan Wei took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm, but his unyielding brows had already betrayed him, telling Liu Xie that something irreversible had indeed happened.
Liu Xie waved his hand to interrupt, stared at Yuan Wei with bright eyes, and acted extremely calmly: "Master, we are now one. If you have any questions, let's just say that we will find a solution together."
"this......"
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Wei finally nodded: "Okay."
Immediately.
He turned his eyes to the battlefield, sighed, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it has been two hours since we stormed Wuguan. Soon it will be noon, and then dusk will turn into night."
"According to common sense, with such continuous explosions, the ambush troops in Nanyang City should have already known about the battle in Wuguan. How could there be no movement for two hours?"
hiss-!
Liu Xie was surprised and took a breath.
He suddenly turned his head and looked at the battlefield.
Sure enough!
The enemy soldiers stood on the top of the city, holding fire and thunder bombs in their hands, constantly looking for targets, throwing them in farther and more precise directions, and they have not even moved from their position from the beginning to now.
You must know that during the battle at Aoguan a few days ago, the ambush in the city gate got news within an hour and broke the city gate. Only then did Sun Rui, a soldier, lead his soldiers and horses into the city gate.
But......
The ambush troops in Nanyang are more elite than the troops and horses in Yiguan. How could it be possible that there has been no movement for two hours? This is indeed very strange.
"Did something happen to them?"
This was the first thought that flashed through Liu Xie's mind, and it was also the most likely outcome. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for these guys to remain silent for two hours.
After all, even if they don't break open the city gate, they will definitely share part of the pressure on the city head, making them not as leisurely and comfortable as they are now.
This can only prove one point. From the beginning of the Battle of Wuguan to the present, their own ambush has never appeared at all. As for why it has not appeared, the answer has naturally emerged in the minds of Liu Xie and Yuan Wei.
"No!"
"impossible!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Liu Xie couldn't believe his guess: "These soldiers are the first batch of elites. Even Le Zhan behind them was not exposed. How could they be exposed?"
If the first batch of ambush soldiers were exposed, according to common sense, Liu Bian should have taken action already. At least he would have captured them all. This was a foolproof strategy.
But......
However, Liu Bian allowed this to happen. Even when he was at Yaoguan, the city gate was broken open by the ambush troops inside the pass, and he was just a hair away from completely taking Yaoguan.
This proves that Liu Bian was completely unaware that there was an ambush in the city pass. How could he have eliminated them in advance at Wuguan? It should be noted that they were among the common people. If they wanted to pick them out, they would not be able to do so.
So easy.
"His Majesty."
Yuan Wei tried his best to keep himself calm and said softly: "If the old minister is not wrong, King Hongnong has already guessed our tactics from the very beginning."
"He is deliberately trying to use his tactics to allow us to smoothly enter the Wuguan Road, so that he can concentrate his superior forces and defeat our army in one fell swoop, completely wiping it out."
Liu Xie was shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Ah? Is it necessary for him to do this?"
Yuan Wei let out a long sigh and said according to his own understanding: "Guanzhong is a plain. King Hongnong is sure of defeating us, but not sure of annihilating us all. We have every chance to escape to Longxi and continue to deal with him."
"Perhaps, King Hongnong is afraid of this, so he chose to use his tactics to make us think that we are about to win, then he will copy the retreat, attack from the front and back, and catch us all in one fell swoop."
Boom—!
Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
Liu Xie froze in place like a thunderbolt, his eyes full of shock.
I have to admit that Liu Xie did have some backup plans at the beginning, one of which was to escape to Longxi and use his status as emperor to continue to deal with King Hongnong.
However, considering that Liangzhou is a bitterly cold place in the border counties, and is often invaded by Qiang and Hu, the economy is still underdeveloped, and even safety cannot be guaranteed. This is far less economical and economical than switching to Nanyang, and may even result in it.
Get rich suddenly.
It was precisely with this in mind that Liu Xie decided to take the risk and follow Yuan Kui's plan to sneak into Nanyang and occupy the magpie's nest.
But who would have thought...
The emperor's brother Liu Bian actually played tricks on me. He had already seen through the plan early, but he pretended not to know and continued to practice with him to trick him into entering Wuguandao.
Damn it!
What a despicable and shameless villain!
At this moment, Liu Xie was completely panicked. He was completely stunned and didn't know what to do: "Master, please think of a solution quickly. What should we do next?"
Yuan Wei sighed and looked up to the sky: "There are interceptors in front, pursuers behind, and high mountains on both sides. Now we are afraid that we will fly south even if we have wings. Once King Hongnong's troops arrive, we will have no choice but to fight with them.
Already."
decisive battle?
The corners of Liu Xie's lips twitched subconsciously.
Although he had not witnessed King Hongnong's army with his own eyes, through the repeated defeats in the world and Dong Zhuo's fear of King Hongnong, he could understand how powerful his team was.
Although our own Huben and Yulin Army soldiers are powerful, after all, they only have a few thousand soldiers and horses, and it is difficult to truly compete with King Hongnong's army. Wouldn't a decisive battle with them be asking for trouble and death?
"Report—!"
Just when Liu Xie was deep in thought.
suddenly.
A rapid announcement sounded from behind.
Liu Xie and Yuan Wei turned to look.
But see...
His own scout hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Grand Tutor, something bad has happened. King Hongnong's team has come over, all of them are cavalry."
"ah?"
Liu Xie was completely confused, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Didn't you say that there is at least one day left? How could he come here so quickly?"
Yuan Wei seemed to have expected it and asked tentatively: "But the cavalry will clear the way?"
The scout nodded and said with absolute certainty: "Yes, it is the cavalry, with a strength of about two thousand."
"Two thousand riders?"
Yuan Wei was stunned and frowned: "These are all the dragon cavalry. King Hongnong has withdrawn all the cavalry from Chang'an. Could it be that Liu Bei and Xun You's troops have already arrived?"
At the beginning, Yuan Wei designed the plan in the hope that Duan Xuan and Fan Chou's troops could contain King Hongnong's cavalry, as well as Liu Bei and Ma Teng who came from Shaanxian and Longxian.
Although they also have cavalry, their own cavalry is not weak, and the cavalry has always been like this, coming like wind and going like lightning. It is rarely possible for the group to be destroyed, but as long as there is a certain number of cavalry, they can contain a lot of people.
part of the military force.
But who would have thought...
King Hongnong finally withdrew the dragon knights.
How much courage does it take to dare to do this?
The scout frowned and scratched his head: "Master, I really don't know what the situation is in Chang'an, but there are indeed 2,000 cavalrymen under King Hongnong. They have a clear banner and are very useful. You can't go wrong."
Yuan Wei did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "Quickly, quickly arrange for people to build defensive positions, quickly arrange and integrate the antlers, horse-repelling and horse traps according to the original plan."
The ordering soldier on the side bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Huben and Yu Lin started to move quickly. Those who carried the antlers carried the antlers, and those who dug the horse pits dug the horse pits. They were very busy.
However, just when Hu Ben and Yu Lin started to take action, a group of soldiers in coarse linen and linen clothes came out from behind ahead of the cavalry, and rushed towards the troops who were building an offensive.
The leader was at least nine feet tall, holding a pair of iron halberds. His eyes were wide open, murderous, and he was walking with strange steps, sweeping over like a gust of wind.
Phew! Phew!
Two golden halberds were like bright meteors, whizzing over from dozens of steps away. The two soldiers who were digging the horse pit instantly fell on their backs and rolled three or five steps away, knocking down two or three people.
Just stopped:
"Brothers, rush over."
"We must not let them dig a trap."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill—!"
That's right.
The leader is none other than Dian Wei.
They have been hiding in the dense forests on both sides, thinking that most of them will come up and launch a general attack.
But who would have thought that the other party was actually building fortifications.
Can Dianwei endure this?
He jumped out without hesitation, bringing dozens of personal guards with him to disturb the opponent's rhythm of digging a trap.
He raised his two small halberds and roared out again. The two soldiers who were carrying the antlers fell down at the sound, dying.
"It's Dian Wei, the personal guard of King Hongnong."
Suddenly, someone raised his hand and pointed at Dian Wei and shouted loudly.
"Someone come quickly."
Yuan Wei ordered without hesitation: "Quickly stop this man, and at the same time outflank and kill this army. We must complete the horse trap formation before King Hongnong comes."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Here."
Hula.
At that moment, a large wave of tiger soldiers rushed out of the camp and rushed towards Dian Wei and others.
Dian Wei was not afraid at all, he walked as fast as flying, his two iron halberds danced like two giant dragons, constantly devouring the lives of enemy soldiers. Not even one of them could survive two rounds in Dian Wei's hands.
After all, this is the Tiger Army from the direction of Chang'an. They are all well-trained guys. Some people can withstand Dian Wei's first halberd, but when the second halberd crashes down, they don't even have the strength to fight back. Poof.
With a sound, his head was blown open.
When the civil and military officials in the formation saw this, they were all so frightened that they dared not breathe. Some even closed their eyes and some simply buried their heads. They had never seen such a ferocious man.
Even Huo Du at the top of Wuguan City couldn't help but praise him: "He is indeed your Majesty's personal guard. He is really powerful. There are hundreds of tiger soldiers, but there is nothing he can do against him."
Huo Jun on the side even widened his eyes and stared at the scene in front of him in disbelief: "He is building fortifications to harass the opponent, so that His Majesty's cavalry can arrive without any obstacles."
call-
Having said this, Huo Jun sighed with emotion: "You are truly a righteous man. If all our great men were heroic generals like General Dian, we would be able to clean up the old mountains and rivers in no time."
"Brother, do we want to support him?"
At this moment, Huo Jun's heart was already surging, and he wished he could rush out right now, and together with Dian Wei, kill every single one of Chang'an Hanting's soldiers and horses.
But......
Before Huo Jun could finish speaking, his brother Huo Du waved his hand and interrupted: "No! General Dian has General Dian's mission, and we have our own mission. Sticking to our own posts is the greatest support for General Dian."
Huo Jun frowned, stared at his brother in disbelief, and said softly: "Brother, what do you mean? There are hundreds of enemy troops besieging General Dian, we..."
"What can we do if we go down?"
Huo Du did not hesitate and asked a soul-level question: "If Yuan Wei orders an attack on Wuguan at this time, will our soldiers be the enemy's tigers and Yu Lin's opponents?"
"this......"
Huo Jun admitted that he was reckless: "Brother, I..."
Huo Du waved his hand to interrupt: "Ajun, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, every decision must consider the consequences. You cannot ruin the entire battlefield just because of your passion. This is unwise!"
Huo Jun leaned forward and cupped his hands: "Brother, don't worry, Ajun has remembered it."
Immediately.
Huo Du turned to look at the battlefield and said with a long voice: "You first prepare a force of five hundred elite troops. If we have no choice but to go to war, no matter what, we must not ignore death."
Huo Jun clearly understood that his brother was more worried about Dian Wei's safety than he was. He was just more rational than himself: "Okay, brother, don't worry, just leave it to the general."
Huo Du said graciously: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
At this moment, the most nervous person was Yuan Wei outside the city. Seeing that nearly a hundred people were unable to do anything to Dian Wei, he almost went crazy. His face, which could have remained calm at first, was now wrinkled into chrysanthemums.
"Damn it!"
Yuan Wei secretly cursed, "Damn it."
If Dian Wei cannot be eliminated and this group of soldiers and horses are eaten in time, it will inevitably affect the layout of the subsequent horse trap formation. The speed of the cavalry can be imagined, and it is estimated that they will arrive in a short time.
"General Wang!"
As a last resort, Yuan Wei could only turn to Wang Yue: "You are known as the Sword Master, so it shouldn't be a problem to capture this person, right?"
Wang Yue, who was standing behind the emperor, ignored Yuan Wei and looked at the emperor. His meaning was very clear. Whether or not to take action depends entirely on the emperor's words. I will not listen to you Yuan Wei.
Liu Xie nodded and waved his hand: "Go and defeat this man, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Wang Yue then leaned forward and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
With a cry, he drew his sword out of its sheath, and then walked straight into the battlefield with swift, flying steps.
At this moment, Dian Wei killed a soldier with a halberd and was about to turn aside. When he attacked again, suddenly a cold killing intent came from beside him. The killing intent contained in it made him give up the attack without hesitation.
Instead, he took a step back and withdrew the iron halberd.
clang-!
There was a crisp explosion.
The iron halberd in Dian Wei's palm accurately blocked the opponent's sword edge, but even so, Dian Wei still broke into a cold sweat because he could feel the terrifying power from the opponent's sword edge.
"What a Dianwei."
"You can be proud of yourself if you can catch my move."
Wang Yue was also amazed at Dian Wei's reflexes. He never made a move, and once he made a move, it would be his killing move. He could kill others with one sword and would never wait for a second blow.
But......
He couldn't believe that even though he tried his best with his sword, he still failed to kill the rude man in front of him, but was successfully intercepted by him.
"Old thing."
Dian Wei is by no means easy to get along with.
He glared at Wang Yue fiercely, and the overwhelming anger in his heart burned directly.
Without any hesitation, Dian Wei knocked away Wang Yue's Holy King Sword with a halberd, and the weapon in his other hand struck directly at it. A sharp whistle sounded in his ears, and a murderous aura filled his heart.
"Well come."
But unfortunately, Wang Yue did not have the slightest fear. He stepped back slightly, and the long sword in his palm rotated rapidly, as if a bolt of lightning passed in front of him, and the next second it hit Dian Wei's iron halberd.
"Ah, this..."
Dianweiton felt bad.
He had also seen this sword move when he was sparring with Shi A. In the next moment, he would definitely take advantage of the rebound force and attack him directly in the face, killing him with one sword strike.
Back then, when he fought with Shi A, he almost got hit. But now when he met the old guy in front of him, he was even faster than Shi A, stronger than Shi A, and more murderous than Shi A!
ever!
The moment the sword tip struck Dian Wei's weapon, the sharp sword tip was like a spiritual snake spitting out a message, heading straight for his face and killing him. The aura of death instantly enveloped Dian Wei.
but......
Dian Wei was naturally prepared.
Just when the sword edge hit his weapon, he immediately stopped and his whole body leaned down sharply. At the same time, he quickly withdrew the iron halberd in his other hand, shooting out a cold light from bottom to top.
Chi Leng Leng!
But he saw that the sword edge was close to the iron halberd, sliding away for a distance, and thousands of sparks flashed out.
Dian Wei took advantage of the situation and used a clever move to deflect Wang Yue's thrusting sword in front of him and pass through it without injuring him at all.
Dian Wei suddenly stood up, swung his two iron halberds to the left and right, and killed two of the approaching Huben soldiers, forcing several others to retreat. When he looked back, Wang Yue's sword struck again, only just a few meters away from his face.
Just a few feet left.
This is......
The swordsmanship of the Holy King flies south?
Dian Wei broke out in a cold sweat. He felt like he was in a decisive battle with an enhanced version of Shi'a. He subconsciously raised his iron halberd and intercepted it accurately again.
"ah?"
At this moment, even Wang Yue himself couldn't help but be stunned: "Who are you? Why are you so familiar with my Holy King's swordsmanship? It seems that you have studied it specially."
"Who are you?"
Dian Wei did not answer Wang Yue's question, but asked instead: "Why do you know Shi'a's Holy King Sword? Could it be that you are also the apprentice of the Sword Saint Wang Yue?"
"Shi Ah?"
Wang Yue finally understood the reason and suddenly realized: "I am Shi A's master, the Sword Master Wang Yue."
Dian Wei was stunned: "Ah? Are you the Sword Master Wang Yue?"
Wang Yue gritted his teeth, and the strength in his hands became stronger: "Yes, I am Wang Yue."
"impossible!"
Dian Wei denied it without hesitation and retorted directly: "Shi A has said that if his master takes action, I will not be able to hold on for three moves."
"But you..."
Dian Wei looked Wang Yue up and down and said bluntly: "Although he is powerful, he may not be my opponent."
This time, Wang Yue was really angered. He thought back to the time when he entered Helan Mountain alone, killed the Qiang and Hu chanyus, and then escaped unscathed. All the heroes in the world were in awe of him. Even Ding Lei was defeated by his own hands.
But who would have thought...
It is simply unreasonable for a rough and rude man to dare to be so arrogant in front of the Sword Master.
Wang Yue was furious and knocked Dian Wei's iron halberd open with his sword: "Today, I will let you know how powerful the Sword Master Wang Yue is."
Dian Wei held two iron halberds, pointed them diagonally at the ground, and shouted loudly: "Come on, I want to see how powerful you old guy is, how dare you call yourself a swordsman."
"Chop suey!"
Wang Yue chewed it secretly, and his anger was beyond words.
He took a step forward and swayed, leaving an afterimage on the ground. He immediately rushed directly in front of Dian Wei. The Holy King Sword in his palm was like an arc of light sweeping down from the nine heavens. It stabbed at an extremely tricky angle.
Come.
"Meteor falling?"
Dian Wei immediately recognized Wang Yue's moves.
This is the seventh form of the Holy King's Sword Technique. In previous sparring competitions, Dian Wei had encountered this move countless times and was already familiar with it. Now that he encountered it again, he naturally had a way to deal with it.