Chapter 499
Hearing Shangguan Yuanrang's provocation, Cui Nan, who was still frightened, could only fight but could not retreat. He knew very well that even if he could escape, Liang Xing would never let him go TXT download lightly after returning. He took a deep breath, took two steps forward, raised his swords, and got into a fighting stance.
In addition, there were also some disciples with spiritual martial arts standing beside Cui Nan, apparently wanting to fight the enemy side by side with him. They were outnumbered and coming menacingly. They were originally on the offensive side, but after facing Shangguan Yuanrang, they all assumed a defensive posture.
Shangguan Yuanrang sneered proudly, dragged the three-pointed two-edged sword and walked straight towards the opponent. Seeing Shangguan Yuanrang getting closer and closer, he was about to come to him. Whether it was out of fear or nervousness, Cui Nan's hands were trembling unconsciously. He swallowed, roared suddenly, and waved his sword. Welcoming him.
His cultivation level is not bad, and his spiritual skills can be regarded as outstanding, but after all, he is a ranger and cannot be compared with the generals who have been fighting on the battlefield all year round, not to mention that the opponent is Shangguan Yuanrang. Seeing him taking the initiative to attack, the latter sneered. He turned his body slightly to one side and easily avoided the sharp edges of Cui Nan's swords. Then, the three-pointed two-edged sword swept out and slashed Cui Nan's waist diagonally.
Cui Nan was frightened and hurriedly sheathed his sword to block. With a bang, the blades of the three double-edged knives hit the two swords firmly. Cui Nan felt that he was not holding a knife, but more like blocking it. A rhinoceros was running wildly, and its body flew out involuntarily due to its impact.
thump!
Cui Nan flew several meters away and hit the steps in front of the mansion with such force that several square stones on the steps were crushed, creating a large crater.
Fortunately, Cui Nan was protected by spiritual armor, otherwise the collision would have broken his bones and tendons. He had just struggled to stand up, and when he looked up, Shangguan Yuanrang had rushed towards him again without knowing it. The three-pointed, two-edged sword drew a dazzling cold light in the air, falling straight towards the top of his head.
oops! Cui Nan's face suddenly changed. At this time, it was too late for him to dodge. He had no choice but to raise his sore, numb and painful arms to block the opponent's edge again.
Bang! Click!
This time there were two crisp sounds in a row. Cui Nan's swords were three-pointed two-edged sabers that were held down, but they were not held up. Shangguan Yuanrang's cultivation and arm strength were beyond people's imagination, and he was able to chop Huashan immediately. The force of the heavy slash was also astonishing. Cui Nan's two swords were knocked down, but the three-pointed two-edged sword continued unabated and hit Cui Nan's head hard.
The blade entered through his head and came out, directly splitting Cui Nan's body in half from the middle. Blood spurted out, forming a large cloud of blood mist in the air, and the two halves of the body bounced to the left and right.
Shangguan Yuanrang sheathed his sword, turned to look at the others, pointed at each other with the tip of his sword, and said proudly: "I have already said, don't attack one by one. This is a waste of time. Since you don't listen, then I will Do it yourself!" After saying this, he held a three-pointed two-edged sword upside down with one hand, his body was like lightning, and he rushed towards the largest group of people on the other side.
As Shangguan Yuanrang rushed over, the team of hundreds of retainers and servants suddenly became a mess. People screamed and screamed, and blood and broken limbs bounced into the air from time to time.
These people did not know how to line up troops or form formations. They simply gathered together and seemed powerful. However, once a battle broke out, they would push each other, crowd, and become chaotic. Although many of the disciples were Spirit cultivators cannot exert their combat effectiveness at all when mixed in the crowd, and their role is not as good as that of ordinary soldiers.
Watching Shangguan Yuanrang kill people like chopping vegetables, the arrogance they had when they came has already been wiped out, leaving only the idea of how to save their own lives. Shangguan Yuanrang dispersed the opponent's crowd with just one charge. The dead, injured, and escaped escaped. In the blink of an eye, there were only corpses and injured people in front of the official residence. There was no one who could still stand. people.
"Hmph, you rabble who don't know whether to live or die!" Shangguan Yuanrang looked around and saw that there was no threat anymore. Then he waved his sword and shook off the blood on it. He sneered and turned back to the house.
The thousands of guests and servants organized by Liang Xing and Ziyang Haochun thought that they could easily occupy Tang Yin's official residence and annihilate the top leaders of the Tianyuan Army led by Qiu Zhen in one fell swoop. Who knew that these thousands of people did not even enter the gate of the official residence. Shangguan Yuan asked him to kill just one person, and he was also killed and wounded more than a hundred people, resulting in the loss of troops and generals.
When the news came back to Liang Xing, he was furious. At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly dumbfounded. How could Shangguan Yuanrang be so powerful? He could fight thousands of people with one person. Is he a human or a monster? At this time, Ziyang Haochun had also rushed over to fight with Liang Xing. His face was not much better than Liang Xing's. He frowned and asked in a solemn voice: "Prime Minister Liang, Shangguan Yuanrang is so powerful, how should we deal with it?" ?" Liang Xing rolled his eyes and shook his head and said, "Don't worry about him for now. The most important thing is to capture the palace." "The Pingyuan Army can't stand in the palace, and the Sanshui Army is afraid to move forward. What's going on? Okay?" At the critical moment, Ziyang Haochun was much more impatient than Liang Xing, and he was anxiously rubbing his hands at the situation in front of him.
Liang Xing was silent for a moment and said: "Now we have to trouble General Ziyang to come forward. After all, you are the general and have the right to command and mobilize the army across the country. You go and order the Pingyuan Army to leave the palace immediately. If the other party does not listen, it is an open rebellion." ." Ziyang Haochun smiled bitterly. He was a general, but he was in name only. It's strange that the other party would listen to him! He asked: "The Pingyuan Army just doesn't listen to my orders, so what?" Liang Xing sneered and said, "Then we can just call the people of the world that the Tianyuan Army and others have committed an offence, openly rebelled, and Tang Yin's ambition is to occupy the palace. He has ulterior motives and invites all the people in the world to fight against him!" After a pause, he said quietly: "Only those who have gained the Tao can win the hearts of the people, and only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world! General Ziyang, don't look at the hundreds of thousands of troops in Tang Yin's hands. With a strong general like Shangguan Yuanrang, once he loses the support of the people, he will end up like Zhong Tian." When Liang Xing said this, Ziyang Haochun's morale immediately rose again. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay. Come on, Prime Minister Liang, I listen to you." As he spoke, he took a deep breath and walked straight to the main entrance of the palace with a few followers.
On the surface, Liang Xing's words were reasonable, but in fact, he had no idea in his heart, but now he had an arrow on the string and had to take action, either the enemy would be destroyed or he would be destroyed. He looked at Ziyang Haochun's back and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that a miracle would happen and the Pingyuan Army would voluntarily give up the palace.
Let's talk about Ziyang Haochun. He walked out of his camp and took a few steps forward when he heard the sound of breaking wind coming from above the city. Whoosh! Snapped! A carved feather arrow flew down from the top of the city and nailed the ground at the feet of Ziyang Haochun.
"General, be careful??" Ziyang Haochun's followers, their faces turned pale with fear, swarmed up and surrounded Ziyang Haochun. After all, Ziyang Haochun was a powerful man who had seen strong winds and waves. On the surface, he was much calmer than the followers around him. He knew that the arrows fired by the Pingyuan Army were just a warning and did not mean to shoot him.
He separated from the people around him, took two more steps, stood still, raised his head, and shouted to the palace wall: "I am the general Ziyang Haochun, ask your general to come out and answer the question!" Cai Yuhu, commander of the Pingyuan Army, said Just on the palace wall, he took a closer look and saw that the person who came was really Ziyang Haochun. He walked to the arrow stack, leaned out slightly, cupped his hands to Ziyang Haochun outside, and said: "Cai Yuhu, see you. General Ziyang!" "Cai Yuhu, take your men and leave the palace immediately, without any mistake!" Ziyang Haochun's tone was extremely firm and could not be refused.
It's a pity that Cai Yuhu didn't listen to him at all, and he didn't take him seriously. In Cai Yuhu's mind, the only ones who could give orders to him were Tang Yin and his immediate boss Xiao Muqing.
He shrugged his shoulders, chuckled, stuck his head out, and was about to speak. At this time, the deputy commander of the regiment walked up quickly and said urgently: "General!" Cai Yuhu retracted his head in confusion and turned to look at his The deputy general asked, "What's the matter?" "General, please look at this." The deputy commander handed a piece of paper to Cai Yuhu, who took it suspiciously and looked down. There was only one line written on it, "Yu General Hu quickly led the first regiment of the Pingyuan Army to exit the palace. "The word Qiu Zhen was written on the signature, and below it was the seal of Diwang.
"General, this is the letter from Fei Ge that I just received." Of course, Cai Yuhu was familiar with the seal of Diwang. He just asked himself to withdraw from the palace. He really couldn't understand. Could he give up the palace to those treacherous ministers outside? He asked uncertainly: "This...is this Lord Qiu's handwriting? And this signature, is it also Lord Qiu's autograph?" He didn't recognize Qiu Zhen's signature, but the deputy commander of the Corps did. , armaments, and supplies are all drafted by the deputy commander of the Corps. They are first submitted to Xiao Muqing for approval. After Xiao Muqing approves, they can be submitted to Qiu Zhen. Finally, it is Qiu Zhen who makes the final decision. He signs his name before the application can take effect. , so the deputy commander was too familiar with Qiu Zhen's handwriting and signature.
The deputy commander nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes! This is definitely Master Qiu's handwriting." "Alas!" After receiving the confirmation from the deputy commander, Cai Yuhu stamped his feet fiercely and gritted his teeth and said, "I won't retreat! No sir." I'm not going anywhere, I'm just staying at the palace!" The deputy commander grinned and reminded in a low voice: "General, Sir, if you are not here, Sir Qiu is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. If you don't obey, you will be disobeying your order. I'll wait for you. I can't bear it!" "This..." Cai Yuhu was speechless, his brows knitted into knots, he picked up the note, read it several times, and finally sighed helplessly and said, "Just follow Master Qiu's orders! The army evacuates the palace!" "Yes! General!" The deputy commander said with a smile on his face, "It's fine if you don't obey Ziyang Haochun's order. If you don't obey Qiu Zhen's order, it will be a big problem. Wait." After further investigation, it was found that he, the deputy general, had little to do with it, but Cai Yuhu would be in trouble.