The war horses neighed and stamped with iron hooves. More than a thousand cavalry roared in.
The leader, Xiao Cheng, raised his whip, and the cavalry behind him immediately reacted and stopped.
Xiao Cheng turned to look at the cavalry behind him and said in a deep voice:
"The pursuers have escaped, let's rest here for a while!"
When the cavalry heard this, they let out a sigh of relief, rolled off their horses, and took the time to rest.
Since Xiao Cheng led more than a thousand cavalry into the Xia Kingdom, thanks to King Qi's interference, no one noticed the identity of Yun's army at first. They fought thousands of miles and broke several cities, but they all took advantage of the enemy and took it easy.
It doesn't look like a war at all.
However, during the battle in Rongzhou, his identity was revealed, and Xiao Cheng knew that he could no longer stay, so he quickly led his troops back home.
Unexpectedly, however, the Xia army reacted quickly at this time and had already deployed heavy defense forces at strategic points along the border. As soon as they saw the traces of the cavalry, they were surrounded and intercepted by soldiers.
Under this condition, these more than a thousand cavalrymen were driven into an extremely embarrassing situation.
A general looked around, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, Xia Jun may have noticed our traces now."
Xiao Cheng looked around at the soldiers whose morale was still there but looked exhausted, and nodded:
"That's right. They were chasing and blocking us on the way back home. This must have revealed the identity of Yun Jun and others, so we were able to make this arrangement in advance!"
The general gritted his teeth and said hastily:
"If you are brave enough, your Majesty, please change your armor, select a few loyal and brave men to escort you, hide your traces and return home. I am willing to take the remaining soldiers and make a big show to attract the enemy's attention!"
At this time, the morale of the soldiers had not dissipated, and they were even more inspired by the continuous battles and victories along the way.
But after all, no matter how elite the soldiers under his command are, they are still mortal. After seven or eight consecutive days of running on the road, they only have a moment of rest every time, and the soldiers are already exhausted. If this continues, the Xia army will catch up sooner or later.
When the general said this at this time, he was obviously sincere and loyal.
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he waved his hand and said:
"No need, if I want to leave, the Xia Army can't stop me! And you haven't noticed that the Xia Army's defense is not as tight as before in the past two days? If I guessed correctly, the border troops must have been dispatched to contain the Xia Army's border troops.
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In the past two days, the Xia army's troops searching for them had become increasingly stretched thin, and their defenses were not as tight as before. Xiao Cheng dared to conclude that the border army must have taken action.
Moreover, if the real thing cannot be done, Xiao Cheng will naturally break off and rush out alone, and Xia Jun cannot stop him.
The general heard this and wanted to persuade him again.
But at this moment, Xiao Cheng suddenly waved his hand to stop the general, and looked into the distance with sharp eyes.
The general was startled and quickly stared into the distance.
I could see dust flying vaguely in the distance, and the faint sound of rapid horse hooves could be heard.
The general's eyes were shocked, he quickly turned his head and shouted:
"Mount your horse! Be alert!"
The soldiers, who had finally been able to rest for a while, showed no resentment when they heard the military order. They immediately got on their horses and focused on Xiao Cheng with blazing eyes filled with high morale.
During this period of consecutive battles and victories, all the soldiers had reached the point where when they saw Xiao Cheng's figure, they felt that this battle would be won.
Xiao Cheng stared into the distance, his brows gradually furrowed.
He now has an unprecedented level of cultivation here, and his five senses are far better than others. He can clearly see the billowing smoke and dust in front of him, and there are two groups of people chasing each other.
And right now, not far away.
There were only dozens of knights left beside Wang Xiao, who were galloping on horseback.
Behind him were more than a thousand Xia army cavalry, constantly chasing after him.
Xia Jun, the leading general, stared at Wang Xiao's figure in front of him, his face became more and more excited, and he immediately shouted loudly:
"The one ahead is Wang Xiao, Grand Master of the Yun Kingdom. This person must be captured alive!"
"Yes!" Xia Jun's cavalry roared excitedly and kept chasing Wang Xiao on horseback.
Wang Xiao lay on his horse, turned to look at the approaching Xia army cavalry, and sighed slightly.
"What a pity! Although the Feng Shui here is spacious and open, it lacks the majesty of the Mingtang, so it is not very good!"
Wang Xiao reined in his horse, causing the horse beneath him to gradually slow down.
The dozens of knights guarding him also slowed down without hesitation and protected Wang Xiao.
Xia Jun became more and more excited, roaring past Wang Xiao and completely surrounding him.
Wang Xiao looked at Ju Meng who was staying close to him, shook his head and said:
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
Ju Meng holds a long sword and is dressed in cloth, making him very conspicuous among the cavalry.
He turned to look at Wang Xiao, shook his head firmly and said:
"Your Majesty ordered me to take care of you, and I will not leave even a step!"
Wang Xiao heard this, but at this moment, he could still laugh out loud and said:
"I still remember that it was you who single-handedly chased me down in such a panic. I didn't expect that now that I'm in such a situation, you're the one protecting me! This is really, quite funny, hahaha!"
Ju Meng slowly took out the long sword in his hand and said:
"You are thinking too much! I just want to watch you die so that I can return to your Majesty!"
"It's good that you are an eighth-level master, but now that you are surrounded by military formations, you are facing a near-death situation. I'm afraid you won't be able to go back and recover!" Wang Xiaolang said with a smile.
"I don't believe it, I want to try it!" Ju Meng said in a deep voice.
Wang Xiao raised his eyebrows and did not continue speaking.
At this moment, the general of the Xia Army on the opposite side reined up his horse and walked out of the military formation. Looking at the dozens of Yun Army soldiers who were surrounded, he spoke confidently to persuade them to surrender:
"Master Wang is so powerful that everyone in the world admires you. Even we, the soldiers of Great Xia, admire you very much. Now that I have heard that Master Wang was persecuted in the Yun Dynasty, I feel aggrieved for you! Not like Master Wang,
Submit to our dynasty, my Majesty, the Emperor of Great Xia, who always values talents, will definitely be a high official, a noble person, and a great master!"
When Ju Meng heard this, he turned to look at Wang Xiao, clenching the hilt of the sword tightly in his hand, with the intention of taking his head immediately as long as he nodded.
Wang Xiao didn't even watch the drama Meng. He raised his head and said to the Xia army general:
"Thank you for your kindness, general! It's just that Wang has been a member of the Yun Kingdom since he was born. Now that he is so old, how can he be willing to become a member of another country?"
Seeing this, the general of the Xia Army on the opposite side frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Grand Master, don't make a decision in a hurry! Why don't you come with me to see my Majesty, the Emperor of Great Xia, and bathe in God's grace before making a decision!"
After saying that, the general raised his hand slightly, and the cavalry stepped forward, approaching Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao took out the sword from his waist and faced Ju Meng beside him with an inexplicable expression:
"You may not believe it, but I have been leading troops for more than ten years, and I have a sword on my waist and it has never been stained with blood!"
Ju Meng looked at Wang Xiao's unskilled sword-holding posture, nodded and said:
"I believe it!"
Seeing that Wang Xiao had no intention of surrender, the Xia Army general raised his hand slightly and said:
"Give me……"
"kill!"
A burst of loud shouting came suddenly, interrupting the Xia army general who was about to give an order.
Along with the deafening shouts of killing, a chilling air of murder overflowed.
Xiao Cheng held the Raging Dragon Sword and took the lead. He led more than a thousand cavalry with high morale and suddenly charged out.
There was only a "bang" sound, and galloping war horses suddenly charged in.
The violent sword energy swayed out, the sword light flashed through, and the Xia army's tight military formation suddenly opened a hole.
A group of Yun Kingdom cavalry shouted excitedly, followed Xiao Cheng, and poured out through the opened gap towards the Xia army.
The Xia army, which was caught off guard, could only hold on for a moment before the military formation suddenly collapsed and dispersed in all directions in a hurry.
"Steady, steady! Don't be messy, no... ah!"
The Xia Army's military formation was dispersed too quickly! The Xia Army's generals collapsed before they even had time to react.
Just when he was about to reorganize the army, a general of the Yun Army suddenly came out with a spear in his hand, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message, making it difficult to defend against. In an instant, the general of the Xia Army was stabbed to death on his horse.
Without the general in command, more than a thousand Xia army cavalry were even more confused. After a while, they scattered in all directions.
Xiao Cheng did not chase the defeated troops, but rode his horse to Wang Xiao. He raised his brows and said with an incomprehensible expression:
"Is this your choice?"
Wang Xiao did not answer, but slightly cupped his hands towards Xiao Cheng and said:
"Your Majesty is surrounded by the Xia Kingdom, and the soldiers of the border army cannot sit idly by. Now General Zhendong has led the border troops to march on the border of the Xia Kingdom to make an attack on the Xia Kingdom and contain the Xia Army. I will lead five thousand cavalry and disperse into the Xia Kingdom.
We were attacking everywhere, firstly to set up a suspicious formation and attract the enemy's attention, and secondly to search for His Majesty's whereabouts. Now, we finally found His Majesty!"
After saying that, Wang Xiao glanced at the golden lotus Zen staff held by the soldiers beside Xiao Cheng, and then said with a smile:
"By the way, I have to congratulate Your Majesty for getting rid of a serious problem. From now on, you will be in charge of the world, and there will be no restraints!"
Xiao Cheng ignored what Wang Xiao said, looked directly into his eyes, and said in a deep voice again:
"Is this your choice?"
Wang Xiao saw Xiao Cheng's solemn expression, his eyes moved slightly, and he nodded:
"Your Majesty, please do it!"
Xiao Cheng scratched his forehead, shook his head and said:
"Actually, don't you think that 'dying of old age' is also a way to die?"
Wang Xiao chuckled lightly and said:
"Your Majesty, why are you joking? Let's not talk about whether your Majesty can keep me as a treasonous person, even if your Majesty can tolerate it, do you think that with my temperament, I will choose to die of old age? Although your Majesty allows me to do whatever I want.
Choice, but actually for me, there is always only one choice!"
Because of the effect of Ceka, Xiao Cheng knew that the border troops would not rebel.
But the situation at that time was tense, the northern border was critical, and the Li Dynasty was ready to make a move. In order to eliminate the distrust of the border army officers and send troops to calm the situation as soon as possible, Xiao Cheng could only rely on Wang Xiao's prestige in the border army.
The condition for asking Wang Xiao to cooperate is that Xiao Cheng promises to let Wang Xiao choose how he should die without erasing Wang Xiao's achievements.
At the Yongzhou camp, Wang Xiao said that Xiao Cheng asked him to act easily, but Ju Meng finally nodded and admitted that it was for this reason.
It's not wrong to say 'acting cheaply', but this is just the choice of death. Xiao Cheng allowed him to act cheaply!