Xu Yaqing's understanding of Liang Yue was still four years ago.
At that time, Liang Yue had just broken up with Li Zi, and was chased by the Ming army with no way to the sky and no way to the earth, like a bereaved dog.
Had it not been for her guidance, a thousand-mile raid on the Hetao Plain, and the capture of the Mongolian Chahar tribe, Liang Yue would have perished in the Ming army's encirclement and suppression.
As Liang Yue's savior, Xu Yaqing certainly has a superior mentality.
And when she first met Liang Yue, this guy was just a reckless bumpkin.
Liang Yue was able to grow up step by step, and Xu Yaqing believed that her support was indispensable.
To put it bluntly, in Xu Yaqing's eyes, Liang Yue was always just a loser who couldn't get on the stage.
Xu Yaqing didn't know that people will grow. And the more cruel the environment they experience, the faster they will grow.
After Liang Yue absorbed the Chahar tribe, he fought in the north and south for more than four years, defeated many powerful enemies, and gained a firm foothold step by step.
Today's Liang Yue, even when facing Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, can stand up to each other and form a group of his own.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hero who affects the general trend of the world.
Liang Yue's subordinates now number 100,000, all of whom are elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles.
Xu Yaqing herself has a weakness that has never been perfected.
Although she is unparalleled in resourcefulness and ruthless, she can be regarded as a strange woman. However, she has never been introduced to the art of battle formation.
In her eyes, all Persian Mingjiao are highly skilled in martial arts, so their fighting ability must be extraordinary.
But personal bravery and the strength of the army are completely different things.
If the Persian Ming Cult really had extraordinary fighting power, how could they lose their hometown and be hunted down by the cannibals?
Xu Yaqing's attempt to use such power to plot against Liang Yue was precisely using her own shortcomings to counter the enemy's strengths.
Originally, her idea was very good, she planned to capture the thief first and capture the king first.
Relying on his strong martial arts skills and so many masters who are proficient in assassination, as long as he kills Liang Yue, he will definitely win.
Seeing that Liang Yue only brought more than a hundred people to meet with her, Xu Yaqing felt that she was sure to win.
She didn't know that the number of one hundred was exactly the boundary between personal bravery and military strength.
If there is a duel between dozens of people, then the side with stronger martial arts is likely to win. But if it exceeds a hundred people, strong soldiers on the battlefield form a rigorous battle formation, and they can definitely fight against martial arts masters who are twice their own.
Xu Yaqing encountered such a dilemma.
At the beginning, Liang Yue was in a hurry. But when Liang Yue's personal guards participated in the battle, those Persian Mingjiao masters were vulnerable to a single blow.
The three people who have always been by his side have completely learned the training method taught by the old man Huo Shan.
After being castrated, he specialized in practicing the gentle and vicious assassination technique.
If used against an unsuspecting enemy, it is likely to be fatal with one blow. But facing Liang Yue's complete battle formation, this kind of assassination is like a moth flying into a flame.
Liang Yue's personal guards rushed forward, with spears like a forest and shields as thick as walls. They were densely packed without any flaws.
Under the thrust of the spear, the three assassins jumped up and down, helpless.
There was a sudden "Ah" scream, and one of them had a spear pierced through his stomach.
The other two people had always lived and died with him, like one body, and they rushed forward resolutely, trying to save him.
However, the short knives in their hands were too weak against Zhang Yu's spear.
No matter how much he blocks, he cannot prevent the continuous attacks.
After a while, another person was shot in the thigh. He staggered and fell to the ground.
Just as he was about to get up, another iron spear came and pierced his shoulder. The arm supporting his body softened, and he was then nailed to the ground.
The remaining iron spears stabbed him continuously, pricking him into holes of flesh and blood, making him dead.
Xu Yaqing looked at Liang Yue's terrifying personal guards and felt chills all over her body. She quickly whistled to convey some kind of signal.
Her men rushed over quickly and threw the lit barrels towards Liang Yue's personal guards.
Liang Yue's personal guards naturally knew that it contained gunpowder.
If he were a normal person, he would definitely run away in order to survive. But the guards who had undergone strict training knew very well that once they got out of the way, the gunpowder was likely to injure Liang Yue.
Therefore, they advanced instead of retreating, and at the same time they kept waving their weapons, hoping to knock away the flying gunpowder barrels.
Some were indeed beaten back, but several others still exploded.
A large number of Liang Yue's personal guards were killed and wounded, and the entire scene was filled with dust and smoke, and smelled of blood and flesh. However, those who were still alive were fearless and continued to attack.
Encountering such an opponent, Xu Yaqing was completely desperate.
She looked around and saw that the people of the Persian Ming Cult were being divided, surrounded and eaten by one complete and rigorous array after another. All resistance was so weak.
"Walk!"
Xu Yaqing also made a prompt decision.
Since something cannot be done, there is no need to persist.
The surviving Persian Mingjiao, as well as Zhao Si and his men, all seemed to have been granted amnesty, and followed her figure and disappeared into the vast night.
"Don't chase poor bandits."
Liang Yue has grown into a qualified military general and is still able to remain calm despite encountering changes.
Under his order, the army stopped chasing and began to clean up the mess.
Although Liang Yue won a complete victory in this battle, more than 3,000 people were killed in the battle.
But compared with Xu Yaqing's broken muscles and bones, it is still better.
At least Liang Yue's vitality is still there.
"These Demon Cult monsters have been wiped out. When we fight again in the future, we don't have to worry."
Jiang Chaoyun's comforting words made the whole army feel relaxed.
After all, there is always a ticking time bomb around, which always makes people uneasy.
From now on, this army will be united and united.
"Brothers, there is news from the Central Plains. King Chuang has conquered Henan. Even big cities like Luoyang and Kaifeng have fallen into King Chuang's hands. The Zhu family's empire is coming to an end. We are wandering outside.
The days have come to an end. I have decided to attack eastward tomorrow, capture Lanzhou, and return to the Central Plains. What do you think?"
All the generals under his command were inspired, and no one disagreed.
Although the Western Region is good, it is not my hometown.
Accustomed to the desert wind and sand, everyone misses the green willows in their hometown.
And when I go back this time, I want to overthrow the Dog Emperor.
A greater prospect lies before us. Even the Mongols in the army have been infected and no longer fear the Central Plains.
Since everyone was united, Liang Yue did not delay.
After three days of rest and recuperation, the army marched eastward along the Huangshui River and rushed to the foot of Lanzhou City without any hindrance.