Chapter 83
Before the army set out, he ordered the firemen to light a fire and cook so that the soldiers could have a full meal.
Fan Changyu went to help kill the pigs. The old soldiers of the Fire Camp who continued to spread her story said to the new soldiers who were transferred from other places to help: "Miss Fan, do you have the courage of Mulan?"
The new soldier, who was illiterate, touched his head and asked, "Who is Mulan?"
The veteran looked at the new soldier with disdain: "You don't even know Hua Mulan? She was a great hero during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Her father had no sons, and when she was young and encountered the imperial court's conscription, she was afraid that her father would die on the battlefield, so she disguised herself as a man and served in the army for eleven years in his place, and made great achievements in the war!"
The new soldier was surprised and asked, "How did a girl get away with being in the military for eleven years without anyone knowing?"
This question obviously stumped the old soldier, who said impatiently, "That's what's written in the opera. He really has that ability, and in the end he was personally conferred an honor by the emperor!"
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Ever since Fan Changyu learned that the army was about to set out, he has been worried.
After listening to the old soldier's story about Hua Mulan, she paused in wiping the blood from the butcher knife, and a bold idea emerged in her mind.
She had seen that Xiaowu seemed to be quite close to Yan Zheng before, and after asking, she found out that they were in the same team. She knew that Yan Zheng had a bad temper and was afraid that Yan Zheng would offend others and would have no one to help him on the battlefield. She asked about other people in their team, hoping to help Yan Zheng take care of his relationship with Pao Ze. Unexpectedly, Yan Zheng said that everyone else was dead and only he and Xiao Wu were left.
This time the entire army was mobilized, and he and Xiaowu had to be assigned to other camps.
We had to reorganize the team without any acquaintances, and it became increasingly difficult to get help on the battlefield.
With Yan Zheng's injury, he might not come back this time. If she went to fight this battle for Yan Zheng, and Yan Zheng helped her take Chang Ning and follow the logistics troops of the Huotouying, perhaps she could save her life to the greatest extent.
If I replace Yan Zheng on the battlefield, he won't be considered a deserter. Besides, no one in the new camp knows Yan Zheng except Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu will definitely keep it a secret. If I replace him on the battlefield, no one else will find out. When I come back, I can just replace him with Yan Zheng.
Once this thought came to my mind, I couldn't suppress it no matter what I did.
She had lost too many relatives and friends along the way. Just thinking about Yan Zheng being hacked to death on the battlefield made her feel as if something was gripping her heart.
After leaving the Fire Camp, Fan Changyu went straight to the Sick and Injured Camp.
The military doctor was away, and the teenager was making medicine for the wounded soldiers who were so seriously injured that they could not get out of bed.
The boy's name was Wu Sanjin. It was said that his mother gave birth to him when they were fleeing. The adults were all skinny on the road, so how could they provide nutrition for the child? He weighed only three pounds when he was born. His parents thought he would not survive, but he grew up well. His parents named him Sanjin.
After he joined the army, he was assigned to the logistics corps because of his small stature.
Seeing Fan Changyu at this moment, Wu Sanjin immediately greeted her warmly: "Sister Changyu, are you here to see the Korean military doctor? The Korean military doctor is out."
The Korean military doctor was the one who treated Xie Zheng.
Fan Changyu said: "I came to see you."
Wu Sanjin held the palm fan he was using to fan the fire, and looked puzzled: "Looking for me?"
When Fan Changyu felt guilty, his expression became more righteous and he asked, "Do you know where the knockout drug is?"
Wu Sanjin had been doing odd jobs in the sick camp these days, so he knew exactly where the medicines were placed. He said, "I know. Sister Changyu, what are you going to do with the knockout drug?"
Fan Changyu continued with a righteous look on his face: "I want to hunt a few wild boars to use as a welcome for the army after their triumphant return. I'll mix knockout drugs into the chaff to make a trap, which will make it easier to hunt."
Wu Sanjin did not suspect anything and quickly went to the tent to get a packet of medicine powder and handed it to Fan Changyu: "This is enough to hunt ten wild boars."
Fan Changyu thanked him, put the medicine powder in his arms and left.
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Inside the big tent, the guards who had been pretending to be sick for many days had all put on their armor.
Xie Wu reported the battle situation on the frontline to Xie Zheng: "Our vanguard troops have intercepted the rebels and are just waiting for the main force to surround them. However, a scout reported that the rebels secretly withdrew some of their troops last night, and Sui Yuanqing was among them."
Xie Zheng's eyes darkened, "Order Chen Liang to send a thousand elite cavalrymen to pursue them."
Xie Wu clasped his fists and said, "I will pass on the order right away."
Xie Qi, who was standing guard outside the door, suddenly said, "Madam is here!"
Xie Zheng and his personal soldiers in the room all had slightly changed expressions.
When Fan Changyu entered the tent holding a bowl of soup, he found that all the wounded soldiers were neatly dressed, as if they were ready to return to the camp at any time.
After they greeted Fan Changyu, they took their things and left.
Xie Wu glanced at Fan Changyu and Xie Zheng, then stood up and said, "I'll go back and get ready too."
Only Fan Changyu and Xie Zheng were left in the tent. Fan Changyu put the soup in his hand on the table and asked him, "How are your preparations going?"
Xie Zheng said with a smile: "Besides weapons, what else do you need to prepare for the battlefield?"
Fan Changyu picked up the broken armor hanging on the head of the bed, took a look at the extent of the damage to the armor, and frowned: "How can you wear your armor when it is so torn? I will repair it for you."
This set of armor was found by Xie Wu before. Other wounded soldiers in the sick camp hung their armor on the head of their beds. Since they did not put armor on the head of their beds, Fan Changyu was inevitably suspicious.
Xie Zheng was originally still thinking about the battle situation, his eyes inadvertently fell on Fan Changyu, watching her threading the needle, he was unconsciously fascinated.
The last time he joined the army, he didn't even say a formal goodbye to Fan Changyu. This time, he suddenly felt the twists and turns of life.
Neither of them spoke. Fan Changyu lowered her brows and concentrated on mending the tattered armor. A strand of hair hung down, sticking to her fair face. Her small, white ears were faintly visible among the black hair. At this moment, her expression was gentle and peaceful.
Of course, if you look at the stitches, it's not quite gentle or peaceful.
Unfortunately, Xie Zheng didn't see it. His eyes lingered on Fan Changyu's earlobe, which was half hidden under her black hair, for a long time. It was as if a beast was rushing into his heart. He raised his hand to help her tuck the strands of hair behind her ear. When his fingertips touched her small, white ear, Fan Changyu raised her head and glanced at him.
The evil thoughts in my heart could no longer be suppressed, and the fingertips that should have moved away suddenly used some force to go around her head.
He bent his head and kissed her, gently but not too gently.
One hand was inserted forcefully into Fan Changyu's hair, because she did not refuse. When they separated, a vein bulged on his forehead, his breathing was hot, and his eyes were red, like a vicious wolf who wanted to eat her alive but had to stop because of the timing.
"Wait for me to come back." His clear voice became hoarse.
Fan Chang's lips were bitten by him and felt numb and painful. She wanted to slap him but held back. She sincerely discussed with him: "Yan Zheng, can I go to the battlefield for you?"
Xie Zheng's handsome eyebrows wrinkled almost immediately: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Fan Changyu said, "Your wounds haven't healed yet. What if you can't even swing your sword on the battlefield?"
Xie Zheng thought of the lie he had told before, and said unnaturally, "I am a swordsman in the infantry formation. I am only responsible for clearing out the remnants dispersed by the vanguard troops. There is no danger."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Fan Changyu seemed a little disappointed and said, "Then you should be careful."
Then he asked, "Which battalion of the sword army are you from? Which general do you follow?"
Xie Zheng had not expected that Fan Changyu had been in the army for a few days and had become familiar with the organization of the barracks. He knew he shouldn't keep it a secret any longer, but now that the arrow was on the string, he had to continue to lie: "He is under the command of General Li Yan of the Third Battalion of the Left Guard Army."
Fan Changyu secretly took note of it, and went to the table to bring over the bowl of chicken soup: "I caught a pheasant and secretly stewed it for you. After you drink it, go back to the camp with Brother Xiaowu."
Xie Zheng didn't suspect anything and drank the chicken soup in a few gulps.
Fan Changyu looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "When I'm not around, please take care of Changning for me."
The whole world started to turn upside down. Xie Zheng finally realized something was wrong and his face changed: "You..."
But his body instantly became weak, and he fell down as soon as he took a step. Fan Changyu held him up and whispered to the unconscious man: "I don't want you to die."
Fan Changyu was afraid that someone would check the wounded soldiers' account and find out Xie Zheng's identity, so he went to the military account where he and Changning lived without telling Xie Zheng.
Chang Ning saw Xie Zheng on Fan Changyu's back and said with a pale face, "Sister, is my brother-in-law going to die again?"
Fan Changyu choked slightly and said, "No, he just fell asleep temporarily. He will wake up in about half an hour. Ning Niang, stay in the tent to guard your brother-in-law. If he encounters danger and he hasn't woken up yet, you can use the needle to wake him up."
She took the knockout drug Wu Sanjin gave her in an amount that was enough to make a wild boar faint.
The main reason is that Yan Zheng has a stronger willpower than ordinary people, and she is afraid that ordinary doses will not be able to seduce him.
After Fan Changyu handed Changning a needle, he untied the dagger tied to his leg and handed it to her: "Just in case, you also take this dagger. Remember to wake up your brother-in-law as soon as you encounter danger. Use the needle instead of the dagger. He will protect you when he wakes up."
Chang Ning held the embroidery needle in one hand and the dagger in the other and nodded vigorously, but couldn't help asking, "Where's my sister?"
Fan Changyu said, "Sister, go beat up the bad guys who took Ning Niang and Bao Er away, and come back after beating them up."
Chang Ning grabbed a piece of Fan Changyu's clothes, her eyes were watery and she was full of worry: "Then Sister, be careful."
Fan Changyu touched her head and said, "Don't worry, I will avenge you!"
After she had given Chang Ning her instructions, she took out her pig-killing knife and her bone-chopping knife and put them at her waist. She then left the tent and headed for the Zuowei Army camp. As luck would have it, she ran into Xie Wu on the way.
When Xie Wu saw her wearing the Yanzhou military uniform, he had a bad guess in his mind and stammered, "Miss Fan...Miss Fan."
Fan Changyu asked in confusion: "Has Brother Xiaowu not returned to the camp yet?"
Xie Wu said stiffly: "I...I'll go find Brother Yan."
Fan Changyu glanced around, then pulled Xie Wu over and whispered, "Brother Xiaowu, you also know that my husband is seriously injured and has not recovered yet. If he goes to the battlefield, he will undoubtedly die. I will go to the battlefield in place of my husband, and brother Xiaowu will just pretend that he doesn't know about this. When we return from this battle, I will exchange him with my husband, and no one will know."
Xie Wuxin wondered how it was possible that no one knew about it!
Although the battle plan was formulated early on and several armies were moving down the mountain in an orderly manner, it would be unreasonable if the Marquis did not show up from beginning to end!
However, he did not dare to take the initiative to tell Fan Changyu Xie Zheng's true identity, so he just advised: "Miss Fan, don't be confused. This is a taboo in the army and you will be beheaded!"
Fan Changyu looked at Xie Wu. Her round almond eyes were sincere and resolute, yet they were like a hunting tiger or leopard, revealing a hint of coldness. She said, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiaowu, I just don't want my husband to die in vain on the battlefield. If he wasn't injured, I wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure. Letting him go to the battlefield now will not kill as many enemies as I do, and this action will not bring any losses to the army. As for the punishment for violating military orders, I will bear it after I come back. My husband was drugged by me, and in order not to implicate Brother Xiaowu, I will knock him out here as well."
Seeing that Fan Changyu had already raised her hand, Xie Wu quickly said, "I will keep Miss Fan's secret. We will go together to kill the enemy. At least there will be someone to take care of us on the battlefield."
Fan Changyu didn't understand why he changed his mind so quickly, but since he said so, she still withdrew her hand and said, "Then let's return to camp."
Xie Wu breathed a sigh of relief. If a fight really started, he would definitely be no match for this girl.
The only thing he could do now was to send a message to other guards to look for Xie Zheng, while he himself would follow Fan Changyu to protect her.
Xie Wu blew a few sharp whistles. Fan Changyu suddenly turned his head and looked at him: "Why are you blowing the whistle?"
Xie Wu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Just then, an eagle flew over in the sky. He raised his hand and pointed, smiling stiffly, "I heard from an old soldier in the barracks that eagles are trained by using whistles like this. I want to see if it's true."
Fan Changyu asked: "Does it also work on eagles that have never been trained?"
Xie Wu pointed at the eagle in the sky and said stiffly: "I tried it, but it seems to be useless."
Fan Changyu was greatly disappointed. She had been thinking that if it was useful, she would go back and learn from it and catch another falcon for Changning.
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The central army had already set out. Fan Changyu followed the flags and found the Third Battalion of the Left Guard Army. When she and Xie Wu stood behind the team, each sergeant was counting the number of soldiers they led.
The captain in full armor stood in front of the formation, looking very majestic.
When the sergeant at the end of the team counted the number of people and came to Fan Changyu and Xie Wu, he shouted, "Which squad are you from? Why are you standing in my team?"
Xie Wu was not afraid at all and answered loudly: "They were disbanded and reorganized from the infantry battalion."
He did this in order to lure over Li Zhen, the captain of the third battalion.
As expected, Li Xian saw the commotion behind the troops at the front of the battle line, walked over with his head held high, and shouted in a deep voice: "The army is about to march out, what are you making a fuss about?"
The corporal said, "General, there are two extra people in the team. They said they were reorganized from somewhere else."
Li Chen was also a member of the Royal Guard in his early years. Later, when he was able to take charge of his own affairs, he was transferred to the Left Guard Battalion by Xie Zheng. Naturally, he knew Xie Wu.
Those who were given the surname Xie in the Royal Guard were all death warriors with no name or surname. They were also the most loyal to Xie Zheng.
Xie Wuyi winked at Li Yan. Li Yan did not ask why he and another unfamiliar soldier appeared in his team. He thought he was going to carry out some secret mission. He just scolded the sergeant: "I lost so many people guarding the mountain a few days ago. I finally got someone to come over. You still think there are too many people in my team, right?"
The sergeant was scolded and immediately fell silent.
The soldiers who had been looking around to see Fan Changyu and Xie Wu also quickly stood still and dared not look around anymore.
It was because the soldiers that Fan Changyu had dealt with before were all from the Fire Battalion and the Wounded Battalion. People from other battalions had only heard of her name but had never seen her.
At this moment, she was standing in the team with her head down, wearing tattered armor. The soldiers only thought that this new kid looked like a skinny monkey, and no one paid much attention to her.
Li Yan returned to the front of the team with his hands on his back. Seeing this, Xie Wu was extremely anxious. He was about to remind Li Yan to find a way to kick him and Fan Changyu out of the team. After all, he couldn't really let Fan Changyu go to the battlefield. Unexpectedly, there was a commotion in the front. A scout came back with a report: "Shi Yue and his men have torn open a gap in the vanguard troops and are about to flee south. Pass on the order of the military division, and the left guard army will immediately go to support the vanguard army."
The captain of the Left Guard shouted, "The first three battalions of the Left Guard, march at full speed!"
The army that was originally standing in neat formation immediately ran towards the battlefield with five people running side by side.
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In order to convey simple messages, Xie Zheng's personal guards often used whistles as secret signals.
The sharp and rapid ones mean that Xie Zheng might be in danger.
When the guards heard Xie Wu's whistle, they immediately rushed to look for Xie Zheng. They found that he was not in the wounded soldier's tent where he had lived before. They searched the surrounding area for clues and soon found the military tent of Fan Changyu and her sister.
Chang Ning had been standing by Xie Zheng with an embroidery needle in her hand. When she heard hurried footsteps approaching the military tent, she quickly poked Xie Zheng with the embroidery needle.
The unconscious man opened his eyes almost instantly. The guards opened the curtain and were overjoyed to see Xie Zheng. They didn't care that Chang Ning was still there and called out, "My Lord!"
Xie Zheng's face was terribly gloomy. He stood up and was about to walk out of the tent, but the effect of the knockout drug had not yet worn off and he was losing strength. He quickly grabbed the bedpost to steady himself.
The guards rushed over to help him up: "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Zheng caught a glimpse of the dagger that Chang Ning had placed beside the bed, picked it up and slashed it across his palm. Blood dripped from the tip of the dagger onto the ground. Chang Ning was so scared that he let out a short, low cry and his face turned pale.
The pain obviously wore off the effect of the medicine in Xie Zheng's body, but his face became even gloomier. He asked his guards, "Where is Li Zhen's army of the Left Guard now?"
The guard replied, "I don't know when Shi Yue recruited a fierce general under his command. He is naturally strong and unstoppable. Shi Yue used this general to clear the way and tore open our vanguard. The division ordered the left guard army to fill the gap left by the vanguard army."
Xie Zheng could no longer sit still, and strode out of the tent, coldly ordering: "Bring me my armor! And another 500 elite cavalry!"
The vanguard he sent out this time was among the most powerful generals under his command. If the vanguard could not stop Shi Yue, the outcome of the battle would not be optimistic.
Soon, his personal guards came over with his heavy black scale armor and helped him put it on. Chang Ning ran out of the military tent in a daze, and when he saw Xie Zheng's cold face, he swallowed the word "brother-in-law" back when it came to his lips.
She had never seen her brother-in-law with such a scary look on his face. He looked as if he wanted to eat someone alive. He was nothing like the brother-in-law in her memory.
Moreover, these people call her brother-in-law Houye. What is Houye?
The guards brought Xie Zheng's warhorse, tied on a black cloak, and ordered the guards beside him in a cold voice: "Send a message to Gongsun Yin, tell him to tighten the rear sack, and there is no need to transfer troops to the front."
When he climbed onto the horse's back, he glanced at Chang Ning, who was standing at the door of the military tent like a small cabbage, and said to Xie Qi, "Keep an eye on her."
Xie Qi clasped his fists in agreement. Xie Zheng had already stepped on his horse's belly and whipped it to ride away. A dozen personal guards followed him in an instant.
Changning had tears in her eyes. She wanted to cry but didn't dare to. Why did her brother-in-law become so fierce after waking up?
Xie Qi had no experience in raising children, so he tried to coax her clumsily. Chang Ning was probably sure that he would not harm her, so she burst into tears: "I want my sister——"
Xie Qi didn't see Fan Changyu and was very surprised. He asked her, "Where is your sister?"
Chang Ning choked up and said, "Sister said she went to beat up the bad guys."
Xie Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he continued to ask, "Mr. Hou...how did your brother-in-law get here?"
Chang Ning sobbed a little: "My sister carried me back."
Xie Qi choked up, and suddenly understood why his master had such a murderous look on his face after waking up.
He looked at Changning and thought it would be better to take the child away from this troubled place first. He said, "Don't cry. I'll take you to see the pheasants, okay?"
Chang Ning was still sobbing. She was scared and kept mumbling for her elder sister. Xie Qi told her about watching wild boars, wild buffaloes, and all the wild animals he could think of on the mountain. When he talked about watching falcons, Chang Ning stopped sobbing and asked with tearful eyes, "Falcons?"
Xie Qi saw something interesting and quickly asked, "The white-headed gyrfalcon, when its wings are spread out, they are this big. Do you want to go and see it?"
Chang Ning looked at the size he was gesturing for and nodded, "Yes."
In order to get the letters as quickly as possible, Haidongqing has been taken care of by the guards in shifts these days. No matter day or night, as long as Haidongqing brings back a letter, the guard on duty will present the letter to Xie Zheng.
Xie Qi happened to be on duty during these two days, and he thought it would be easier if he could take the child over and take care of both the man and the falcon.
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Fan Changyu didn't know where the battlefield was chosen for the battle between the two armies. He only felt that as he ran along the way, there were originally green trees and mountains, but behind him he could only see barren land with no grass left. From a long distance away, he could hear the deafening sound of fighting in the front, like the tide, one wave higher than the other.
The wind blew over the hills, carrying with it the smell of blood.
This was the first large-scale battle that Fan Changyu actually participated in. She herself did not feel scared, but her heartbeat inexplicably quickened, and goose bumps appeared on her arms wrapped in wrist guards.
She and Xiaowu stood in the middle and back of the team, unable to see the battlefield ahead. They only heard some general shout at the top of his voice, "Cavalry formation, charge!"
Then there was another roar of murder, which made people's eardrums hurt. The earthquake came from the valley ahead, and the whole earth seemed to be shaking.
Fan Changyu felt that Xiaowu seemed to be more nervous than himself, so he said to Fan Changyu: "Miss Fan, when we go to the battlefield, you must follow me and don't take any risks!"
Fan Changyu responded with an "OK", but the infantry formation in front of them also roared loudly, instantly drowning out her voice, and everyone drew their swords and rushed forward.
At this time, they could no longer hear any military orders and just followed whatever the people in front of them did.
Fan Changyu's heartbeat was like a drum. Perhaps because he was so nervous, the blood in his body was rushing backwards. He didn't even feel the tiredness of the long march. He followed the army and poured into the battlefield like a flood.
There were dead bodies everywhere, and they almost rushed forward by stepping on the corpses. When they were in close combat with the murderous thieves, their roars were simply for the sake of courage.
A soldier running in front of Fan Changyu was stabbed through by a rebel with a spear. The soldier's sergeant was the man who had questioned the identities of Fan Changyu and Xie Wu before. He roared ferociously, raised his ring-handled knife and chopped the rebel in the face, causing blood to splash everywhere.
The remaining three soldiers all followed the sergeant in charging with bloodshot eyes. When one was knocked down, the others worked together to rescue him.
Fan Changyu suddenly had a deeper understanding of Gongsun Yin's words on the day when he robbed food and grass.
Not only generals take the lives of their soldiers as their own responsibility, but even sergeants and squad leaders do their best to protect their soldiers.
When facing living people, she still couldn't chop them with a deadly blow like chopping melons and vegetables. She just avoided the vital parts and made sure to make the opponent lose the ability to fight.
When the sergeant was about to have his head chopped off, Fan Changyu blocked the fatal blow for him. He turned his head to look at Fan Changyu, said nothing, and continued to fight with the counter-thieves with blood all over his face.
During the counterattack, a general on horseback charged into the fighting group of infantrymen. He took advantage of the momentum of his horse and stabbed many Yanzhou soldiers to death with his long spear.
Even if they were not dead, after being knocked down by him, the Chongzhou soldiers behind them would immediately surround them and finish them off. For a moment, the Yanzhou infantry were clearly at a disadvantage.
After all, Xie Wubi was a soldier, and he was furious. Seeing that Fan Changyu's kung fu was very strong and none of the soldiers around her could hurt her, when the rebel general rushed over, he grabbed the saddle and flipped up, then chopped down with the long sword in his hand.
The rebel on horseback quickly picked up the long gun in his hand to block the attack, but Xie Wu and his men had already landed safely on the horse. The long-handled weapon in the rebel leader's hand was useless at this time, so Xie Wu had to cut his throat with a dagger and push him off the horse.
"Present your death, kid!" Upon seeing this, another general of the counter-thieves rushed over, wielding a pair of hammers in his hands with great force. As he ran over, he smashed countless soldiers under his horse away with his hammers, showing that he was an extremely powerful man.
Xie Wu's kung fu was known for his agility, so he did not dare to confront him head-on and quickly abandoned his horse to evade. Li Chen saw that the soldier was killed too ruthlessly by the rebel general and wanted to stop the rebel general.
Unexpectedly, when the lance in his hand touched the opponent's, he and his horse retreated a few steps. His palms were in great pain and he could hardly hold the weapon. Li Chen's face changed instantly.
The anti-bandit general laughed loudly, "It's not fun, it's not fun, why are your hands as soft as noodles?"
Some general in the distance saw Li Yan fighting the rebel leader and shouted, "General Li, be careful. The rebel is very strong. The commander-in-chief has knocked him off his horse."
Hearing this, Li Chen was terrified. When the rebel general rushed towards him with hammers, he barely fought a few moves with him. He felt that this man was truly extremely strong. The pair of hammers were not only heavy, but also extremely sensitive in his hands. Once hit by them, one would either die or be seriously injured.
When the opponent attacked again, he blocked it with his spear in time, but he was no match for the opponent's extraordinary strength and was hit by the hammer. He spit out blood immediately. Fortunately, most of the force was dissipated and he did not die on the spot.
"There's not even one person who can fight!"
The rebel general shouted arrogantly, and when he was about to hit with the second hammer, a rope flew from somewhere and was firmly caught around his neck. With a strong pull, the rebel general clasped his feet in the stirrups, threw away the hammer, and grabbed the rope with his hands to pull with the opponent, so he was not pulled off the horse on the spot.
He glanced at the source of the rope, but found that the person pulling the rope was a skinny soldier from the Yan army.
Li Zhen seized the opportunity and thrust forward with his lance, but the rebel general blocked it with his right hand using a hammer, and the weapon in Li Zhen's hand was nearly knocked away.
This attack failed, so he didn't want to fight any more and quickly rode away.
The rebel general was like a small mountain, pressing down on the horse's back, looking at Fan Changyu with a ferocious face. He grabbed the rope with both hands and pulled hard, trying to pull over the skinny Yan army soldier in his eyes.
Fan Changyu was caught off guard and staggered when he pulled her. Then she stomped her feet hard on the ground. It was as if her feet were rooted into the ground and no one could pull her any further.
The rebel general refused to believe it, and pulled hard with both hands. A rebel soldier took the opportunity to stab Fan Changyu with a spear. Fan Changyu seized the opportunity to loosen the rope and kicked the soldier away.
Without the rope to pull him, the rebel general lost his balance and fell off his horse.
The sharp-eyed soldiers of the Yan army rushed to stab with their spears, but the rebel general looked at Fei Shuo, but his body was agile. He rolled on the ground, fumbled for a knife to cut the rope around his neck, and then grabbed a soldier's spear, and lifted the soldier up with the spear, and swung him around like a swing hammer. After forcing back the Yan army that was besieging him, he smashed the soldier towards the place where there were more Yan soldiers, and immediately a group of them fell down.
The Yan army suffered heavy losses, and the soldiers no longer had the fearlessness and fighting spirit they had at the beginning, and began to become afraid of fighting.
The rebel general picked up the two hammers he had dropped, and while casually smashing the Yanzhou soldiers to death with the hammers as if he were stepping on an ant, he walked straight towards Fan Changyu and said with a grin, "You skinny monkey, you still have some strength in your hands. Let me see how many hammers I can throw at you!"
Xie Wu chopped off the neck of a rebel soldier and hysterically yelled at Fan Changyu, "Run!"
Fan Changyu wanted to run, but when she saw the rebel general swinging the hammer in his hand, several Yan army soldiers were smashed and their heads were bleeding, their brains splashed, and they flew backwards like rag bags. In order to protect him, Xie Wu also rushed towards the rebel general without hesitation, so she couldn't move forward no matter what.
She threw away the ring-handled knife in her hand, and took out the black iron boning knife and bloodletting knife from her waist. She sharpened the two blades, one long and one short, and rushed towards the rebel general amid the harsh sound of metal friction. Her eyes were as cold as the bright white lightning in a rainstorm.
Xie Wu relied on his nimbleness to cut a wound on the counter-thief general, but was pierced to the ground by the opponent. He immediately felt half of his body lose consciousness. Seeing that the hammer was about to hit him in the face, he thought that his head would also be smashed red and white, so he closed his eyes subconsciously, but he did not wait for the fatal blow, only heard a teeth-grinding sound of metal collision.
Xie Wuxu opened his eyes and saw Fan Changyu half-kneeling on one knee, using two black iron pig-killing knives crossed to block the hammer dropped by the rebel general.
She clenched her teeth so tightly that half of her knees sank into the ground.
Xie Wu's eyes immediately warmed up, and Fan Changyu squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Go!"
Xie Wu wasted no time and rolled away from the hammer's attack range while throwing a dagger at the rebel general.
The rebel general was about to use his other hammer to strike Fan Changyu, but had to use it to swing away the dagger.
Fan Changyu took the opportunity to escape, and at the same time flipped the two pig-killing knives in his hands upwards, and pressed down on the back of the rebel general's hand, cutting a bloody wound so deep that the bone was visible.
When the anti-bandit general swung his hammer in pain and swept over, Fan Changyu jumped back to avoid the hammer.
The anti-bandit general glanced at the bleeding wound on the back of his hand, his face was tense, and he shouted, "You're looking for death!"
Yan Che no longer cared about the injury on his hand, and hammered even harder, just to take Fan Changyu's life.
The hammer in his hand was solid and weighed more than 800 kilograms. When Fan Changyu tried to block the hammer to save Xie Wu just now, his knuckles were shaken and there was a huge tearing pain. The pig-killing knife was not long enough and not heavy enough, so it was at no advantage when it collided with his hammer.
Now Fan Changyu no longer tried to block his hammer, but just dodged it. Occasionally, he could not dodge it and had to collide with it a few times. The blood from his knuckles dyed the handle of the knife red. Once again, he had no choice but to collide with it. At this time, the blood-letting knife in his hand was knocked out by the strong force.
The rebel leader became even more excited when he saw that Fan Changyu had lost all his weapons. "I will smash you into a pile of meat pie!"
Fan Changyu used his toes to pick up a large sword that had fallen on the ground to replace the bloodletting knife, but unexpectedly, it collided with the hammer so hard that the military sword broke into two pieces.
The captain of the left guard army was injured by the hammer of the rebel general and could no longer climb onto his horse. He was taken to a safe place by his personal soldiers. He watched Fan Changyu and the rebel general fight for several rounds on the battlefield and asked in surprise, "Which battalion is that soldier from?"
The soldiers around him all said they didn't know.
The captain of the left guard army took a closer look and said, "If he had a weapon that suits him, he might be able to fight that rogue general. Come, give him my sword!"
The personal soldier took out his long-handled carved sword and was about to give it to Fan Changyu, but the anxious Xie Wu rushed over and shouted, "Where is the left guard commander Yan Yi!"
The captain of the left guard recognized him as Xie Zheng's personal guard and hurriedly said, "I am here."
Xie Wu's eyes were red as he pointed in the direction of Fan Changyu and said, "Quickly send troops to rescue my wife!"
The captain of the left guard army was stunned: "Madam?"
Xie Wu could no longer care about anything else and said, "The one who fought against that thief was the wife of the Marquis!"
The captain of the left guard army suddenly felt that several heads were not enough for him to chop off, but the injuries on his body made it so that he couldn't even lift a weapon, so he could only order a few young generals to lead the troops to help.
Xie Wu asked him for a horse, and he also wanted to hurry back to support Fan Changyu. The captain of the left guard army stuffed the Mo Dao into his hand and said, "Maybe it can be useful to you!"
Xie Wu didn't care about that anymore. He raised his Mo Dao, wielded the rebel soldiers and rushed towards Fan Changyu.
On the other side, Fan Changyu had several swords that were broken. When another hammer came, she failed to dodge and her helmet was scraped off by his hammer. Her hair was still in a bun, but it was obvious that she was a girl.
The anti-bandit general seemed to have not expected that the one who had fought so many battles with him was a girl. Even though she looked so frail, she still looked very good. He laughed loudly and said, "A woman? Take her back! All the soldiers in Chongzhou can be grooms tonight!"
The Chongzhou soldiers all shouted for joy and became more eager to fight.
It seemed that the rebel general no longer wanted to kill Fan Changyu, and only wanted to capture her alive. His hammer was not as frightening as before, but it was becoming more and more difficult to capture her.
Fan Changyu's face was cold. She snatched a spear from a Chongzhou soldier and used it as a weapon. Once the weapon was longer, her attack became fierce and her moves were wide and wide. She actually forced the rebel general to retreat a few steps. However, the opponent used too much strength and the spear in her hand broke directly.
The anti-bandit general laughed mockingly towards the sky.
There was a bloody scratch on Fan Changyu's face. She threw away the broken spear in her hand and stared fiercely at the hammer in the rebel leader's right hand - he had cut a deep gash in his right hand where the bone was visible, so it would be easier to snatch the hammer in his right hand.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Take the knife!"
When Fan Changyu looked back, he saw a long-handled Mo Dao thrown towards him.
She stretched out her hand to take it, but the counter-thief general swung his hammer at her. If Fan Changyu reached out to take the knife again, she would definitely be hit by his hammer.
She simply pretended to take the Mo Dao, but in fact she stretched her feet and kicked the rebel general's armpit with the hammer. The rebel general screamed in pain. Fan Changyu pretended to take the Mo Dao's hand and then took the hammer from his hand. Without taking a breath, she smashed the rebel general with the hammer.
The anti-bandit general quickly swung his hammer to block, and the two big hammers collided with each other, making a sharp metallic sound. Those who stood closer were deaf for a moment.
The iron nail on the hammer was flattened, and the anti-thief general was shocked and staggered back a step, and the nail almost flew out of his hand.
The flesh on his face trembled as he finally realized that something was wrong. If the woman in front of him had a weapon that was equal to his, she might not necessarily lose to him.
Fan Changyusi showed no intention of stopping and continued to swing her hammer at the opponent. The second hammer broke the tiger's mouth. She grinned at the shocked look of the tiger and sneered back: "I'll teach you how to smash meat cakes!"
Yan Bi held the hammer handle with his bloody hands and smashed the hammer hard at the rebel general. The opponent instinctively used the hammer to block it, but both he and the hammer were smashed back.
One of the nails was deeply embedded in his abdomen, and it was really smashed into the flesh.
He struggled to crawl and sit up, but in the end he just spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell down with his eyes wide open.
The huge battlefield seemed to be silent all of a sudden.
The anti-thief soldiers who had looked at Fan Changyu with disdain before now ran around the battlefield with pale faces, as if they had seen a ghost.
Not to mention fighting back, even his own people were a little scared when looking at Fan Changyu.
The soldiers stood at a distance and did not dare to approach Fan Changyu.
Several seriously injured generals lay paralyzed on a low slope far away, swallowing hard.
One of them said, "She is worthy of being our Marquis's wife."
Another person asked quietly, "It's the same Tiger Tooth Meteor Hammer, how did you smash that mountain-sized block away?"
As soon as this question was asked, several people fell silent.
Is their lady more powerful than this capable general they found to fight the bandits?
After Xie Wu confirmed that the rebel leader was dead, he ran to Fan Changyu and asked, "Miss Fan, how are you?"
Fan Changyu glanced at the person in front of her and felt that everything in her sight seemed to be covered with a layer of blood. She felt nauseous and her eyes seemed to be spinning but she couldn't get over it.
She leaned on her knees and gasped for a while before she managed to say, "Not bad."
Xie Wu quickly took the water bottle from his horse and handed it to Fan Changyu: "Miss Fan, drink some water and rinse your mouth. New soldiers who go to the battlefield for the first time may have nightmares for ten days or half a month after returning."
After rinsing his mouth, Fan Changyu drank a few sips of water, and finally suppressed the disgusting feeling a little.
She had never seen such a large-scale and brutal murder scene. It was as if those stabbed by the swords were no longer human.
But on the battlefield, if you don't kill, you will be killed.
The soldiers not far away were still making a commotion. Xie Wu took a look and walked towards the dead rebel general with a knife in hand.
Fan Changyu asked him, "What is this for?"
Xie Wu said: "Cut off the enemy's head and intimidate the soldiers into surrendering."
Fan Changyu looked at his pig-killing knife that had fallen not far away, and thought of the times when his knife had been knocked away and insulted, and said, "I'll do it."
Xie Wudu was ready to draw his knife, but after hearing what Fan Changyu said, he stepped aside.
Fan Changyu had killed people before, but this was the first time he had ever chopped off someone's head.
The blade of the black iron bone-chopping knife was extremely sharp. With one strike, the corpse was separated.
However, the man had been dead for a while, so her knife did not cause any blood to splash.
Xie Wu picked up the enemy general's head and shouted towards the place where there was still commotion in the distance: "Your general is dead. If you lay down your weapons and surrender, I will spare your life!"
The rebels in the distance looked at each other in bewilderment at first, and then put down their weapons one after another.
The sound of horse hooves rolling in from afar was like thunder. The Yanzhou army, which had just finished a big battle, was exhausted but had to be alert.
Fortunately, the scout climbed up the hill and saw the enemy's flag, then shouted down: "It's a friendly army!"
From the generals to the ordinary soldiers, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for the corpses and blood everywhere on the battlefield, Fan Changyu really wanted to sit down.
She was so tired. For the first time in her life, she felt exhausted. She really didn't want to move a finger.
The sound of horse hooves is getting closer, the sun is as white as blood, and wild geese are weeping in the sky.
Fan Changyu looked at the friendly troops rushing over with yellow sand raised all over the sky. They seemed to have just experienced a fierce battle. There were fresh bloodstains on their horses' legs, armor, and weapons. The wind blowing from their direction even smelled of blood.
She glanced at the general who was riding a dark horse and charging in the front. She glanced at him casually, but then suddenly turned her eyes away, narrowed her eyes, and pulled Xie Wu aside to ask, "Why does your general wearing the Qilin Shoulder Swallowing Bright Light Armor and riding a tall horse and charging in the front look a bit like my husband?"
Xie Wu looked at Fan Changyu, opened his mouth, but didn't dare to say a word.
The author has something to say:
Sorry, stupid author overestimated himself. I have only finished writing now. Today's update will be in the evening~
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, my dears. I will send 100 red envelopes in this chapter. I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival~
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