Chapter 55 Kill the Enemy Kill the Enemy
Suddenly, there was a rumbling thunder.
Outside Shengjing, Li Wuzhi, who was using the left and right Wu Hou to cover their exit from the city, suddenly stopped.
The night is dark, with only a faint light.
There was a light rustling sound in the dense forest beside me, and the branches and leaves moved slightly, and a dark light flashed in the darkness.
"who!"
The silver spear in his hand flew out like a dragon and pointed at the opponent's throat.
"I."
In the darkness, the branches and leaves were blown aside.
A beautiful face, so white that it was somewhat reflective, was revealed.
If it’s not Xie Zhaoming, then who else could it be?
Li Wuji, who was under martial law, relaxed a little, retracted his silver spear, and looked at him lazily with the corner of his eye: "You are so elusive, you are really not afraid of losing your head."
"You can't tell friend from foe. Be careful of your head." Xie Zhaoming replied bluntly.
He did not wear a wide-sleeved robe today, but a dark green round-necked robe with tight sleeves, which made his frail body look a little more lively.
Gongsun Shuo was at his ease, folding his arms and watching the fun: "It's incompatible, so please don't be so cautious."
Zhang Min pulled his shirt tighter, tied his wrists with a cloth band, and raised his eyelids coldly. "You speak so neatly, how about giving you three a red pen to judge?"
Civil servant Xie Zhaoming commented: "Could it be that the Prime Minister has been hanging out with these illiterate people too much lately, and his knowledge has declined?"
How can these incomplete sentences be considered neat?
Are the words neat?
Zhang Min was too lazy to talk to them, so he gestured and asked Li Wuzhi to return to guard the capital.
He just wanted to deal with those people quickly and go home to spend some time with his wife.
Following the order from his superiors, Li Wuji had no choice but to bow and accept the order, and then retreat with his subordinates.
After seeing the men leading the troops away, Zhang Min spread his hands to Xie Zhaoming and asked for the fish token transfer order for verification.
Xie Zhaoming took off the things on his waist and in his arms and handed them to him with both hands: "Du Junze has been escorted back to the city. Now there are only 500 elite soldiers available for deployment."
"That's enough." Zhang Min checked it, handed it back to him, and put away his fish talisman. "The Shi family army's vanguard is only a thousand people, and the support troops are only about three to five thousand. The remaining tens of thousands are just a gathering force, not to be feared. Five hundred elite soldiers are more than enough to take them down."
Back then, when they faced the Beiwan cavalry at its peak, they could win beautifully even with only 500 of them defeating 50,000.
Defeating the majority with the minority is their forte.
"Go." Zhang Min gestured to the messenger, "Lie down."
The black dragon split up instantly, and transformed its dragon scales into a large net, which was spread out outside Shengjing to defend it, blocking all the entrances to the capital, which were fifty miles long.
*
Fifty miles outside the capital.
Du Hong, who was holding an orphan and a widow hostage to command the Shi family army, rode on a tall horse.
Behind him, three thousand elite soldiers were waiting quietly in the dark night amidst thunder, like wooden sculptures. Only when lightning flashed could they see that they were not grass or trees.
He held a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth to pick his teeth and spat to the side: "Bah! I thought Xiao Min was so powerful, but he can't even control Henan and Jiangdong. What a loser!"
So what if we announce to the world that we have established a country?
They came along the way, whether it was Jiangnan, Henan, or Jiangdong, they just guarded their own cities and garrisons as they did in the past, and did not care about anything else.
From this we can see that the people south of the Changhe River did not submit to Xiao Min at all, but were forced to submit because they were tired of fighting.
"The world has been in turmoil for a long time. How could a young boy like him easily conquer it?" said a scholar with a short beard, waving a sword fan nearby, with a smile. "Hedong and Hebei are where his ancestors were stationed. They were highly respected and venerated, so it's only natural that he has an advantage."
Du Hong was satisfied.
Soon, Fu Feng, disguised as a traitor, also came with a military flag with a red background and gold edges.
"I have fulfilled my mission and borrowed 50,000 soldiers from the Nandu Shicheng garrison to discuss great matters with the general!" He waved a flag, and behind him was billowing smoke and dust, the sound of horses' hooves, and occasional flickering flames.
Du Hong raised his head and laughed joyfully: "Great! As soon as the third watch is over, we will attack him and catch him off guard!"
He felt more and more satisfied.
"quack--"
High in the sky, a Saker Falcon spread its wings and flew past.
*
Under the dense and smooth wings, the dense forest quickly retreated, and the quietly sleeping Shengjing slowly unfolded.
Inside the palace, Emperor Xiao Min and Empress Gongsun Jiao were dressed in military uniforms, with swords on their waists, longbows in their hands, and full quivers on their backs, standing on a high platform.
Xiao Min held Gongsun Jiao's right hand with his left hand and tightened his grip: "Are you scared?"
"Don't be afraid." Gongsun Jiao looked up at him. "We've been together since we were six years old and have never been apart. Even after years of fighting, we've never let go of each other's hands. It was always like this, and it will always be like this."
Xiao Min placed her hand on his chest and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'm making a mistake in my bet? In fact, the Nandu County Governor doesn't obey me at all, and is just taking this opportunity to seek his position?"
There was a flash of lightning in the sky.
"Don't be afraid," Gongsun Jiao's eyes lit up with affection. "Our Erlang is a man who can recruit heroes from all over the world. If you are willing to trust him, let him continue to stay in Nandu to defend the city, not take away his military power, not punish his past crimes of resistance, and never allow his soldiers to enter the city and harm his people. Even if you are willing to save money and provide disaster relief for him, he will definitely help you. You will be the best monarch."
There is no shortage of heroes in this world, but there is a shortage of people who can control the heroes.
Xiao Min took her hand and put it to his lips, then bent down and kissed her: "With these words from my sister, I am satisfied with your life."
"quack--"
The Saker Falcon flapped its wings and dived down.
Then, it flapped its wings twice, folded its sides, and retracted its sharp claws, landing on Xiao Min's strong arm that was holding the bow horizontally.
Gongsun Jiao raised his eyes and looked into the distance: "It has begun."
"Yeah. We should also be prepared to defend the city at any time." Xiao Min fed the Saker Falcon meat, raised his arm and let it fly to the side to replenish its strength.
He raised his longbow and aimed at the target.
"call out--"
The cold light splashed silver light.
*
The silver stars shattered, and the three-edged arrow tore through a layer of darkness with a chill, and pierced through the iron armor with a "swish" sound.
Du Hong fell off his horse and was protected by his trusted confidants. He hid in the chaotic crowd with the military advisor and scholar to find a way to retreat, and his whereabouts were difficult to detect.
Zhang Min's pupils behind the mask shrank.
He loosened the crossbow in his hand and pierced into the back of a young general who was providing cover, going straight through the man's body and carrying a still-beating broken heart, into the center of another young general's eyebrows.
Du Hong watched helplessly as his confidant's head split open right before his eyes.
If the other party had not pounced on him, he would have been the one meeting King Yama at this moment.
With one sword, Xie Zhaoming stabbed the two guards of Du Hong and sent them flying. He was nailed to the ground and coughed repeatedly with his fists clenched.
"Right Prime Minister, if you want to kill the enemy, just kill them. Why make the scene so bloody right from the start?" He glanced at Zhang Min with a pair of red, affectionate eyes, "Can you be a little more polite?"
No wonder the enemy insisted on giving him the nickname "Ghost-faced General".
This scene is like seeing a ghost.
"Haven't you heard that martial arts are not good for performance?" Zhang Min snorted coldly, loaded the second arrow, aimed at the Shi family army's flag and shot it, "Since we have already resorted to violence, what's the point of being refined and handsome?"
"call out--"
“Click—”
The military flag was broken, fell to the ground, trampled by the war horses, and submerged in the smoke.
Gongsun Shuo's two arrows had also been released.
As the arrow flew out with the archer's arrow, he had already handed the crossbow with a bow force of sixteen stones to the archer behind him, drew his sword and jumped out.
A flash of white light appeared in the dark night, and the blade had already penetrated the chest of the enemy in the front row who had dodged the arrows.
At the same time, the flying crossbow arrows pierced the chests of the two young generals, knocking them over by pulling the reins and falling under the horses of the soldiers behind them.
Until their death, they didn't even have time to loosen the reins in their hands.
"Soldiers of the Shi Family Army, listen up!" Gongsun Shuo abandoned his usual youthful, clear voice and spoke in a deep, distant voice like a bell. "I, Gongsun Zhaoye, by Your Majesty's grace, will spare the death penalty for those who surrender, and will spare those who lay down their weapons and hold their heads to await capture. Those who stubbornly resist will be executed!"
After ten arrows were fired, Xie Zhaoming retreated to the logistics department.
After they appeared for only a few moments, only four of Du Hong's ten generals remained.
Zhang Min gestured to Luo Ying to the east, rode his horse to chase Du Hong, and let Xie Zhaoming take charge.
The enemy's morale had been crushed by one blow, and with Gongsun Shuo here to boost morale, and the fox Xie Zhaoming in charge of the rear, he had nothing to worry about.
Zhang Min followed the group into the dense forest.
The dense forests are full of shrubs and the mountain roads are difficult to navigate, which can easily injure the horse's hooves.
When they chased the enemy deep into the enemy's territory, they had no choice but to abandon their horses and chase on foot. They let one group of people lead the horses and leave, while the rest of the people followed with torches.
"Take this route..." Zhang Min looked at the bloodstains spilled on the bushes and flicked his fingers to wipe them off. "Send someone back to inform Xie Huli that Du Hong is probably heading towards East Mountain. Strengthen the defenses of the southeast gate. Once things are settled there, send someone to East Mountain and attack from both ends."
Luoying asked, "Are you only talking about Dongshan?"
"Do you think Xie Fox is you?" Zhang Min glanced at him. "Give him a direction, and he will predict where Du Hong will run. I told you to study more, but you can't even figure out the way!"
Luo Ying: “…”
To capture the enemy normally, you just need to observe the route and find out their traces.
There is no need for knowledge from books.
He's not a military advisor, so there's no need to force himself on such matters...
Luoying was wondering in his heart and ordered his men to go quickly.
The group continued walking deeper into the night.
*
The night is as blurry as ink.
The sky gradually brightened and the mountains showed light shadows.
The distant sky was light grey, and the forest was filled with milky white mist, slightly cold and moist.
Zhang Min gently brushed off the fallen pine needles on his shoulders and squatted on the grass to look at the increasingly scarce bloodstains.
Luo Ying asked quietly, "Prime Minister, what's wrong with the bloodstains?"
Why stay so long?
Zhang Min pressed the mask, revealing his fair chin, and lowered his head to sniff.
Luo Ying: “?”
The Prime Minister has gone mad, what is he doing smelling blood?
"Oh--"
Zhang Min suddenly laughed in a low voice.
Luoying: “???”
"Let's go and keep chasing them. They can't escape anymore." Zhang Min looked at the slightly tilted trees and walked forward.
*
“Rustle—”
“Crack—”
The dead branches on the ground that were covered with cold dew were stepped on and broken.
On top of the dead branch was a piece of pink and green skirt.
Ye Jindian raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face and walked towards the Ten-Mile Peach Forest behind Dongshan Temple.
She muttered to herself, "Who on earth would be so desperate to plant a peach forest on the top of a mountain?"
Just climbing up the mountain can take half a person's life.
"This damn place..." She held onto a nearby pine tree and gasped, "Is there really someone so desperate as to come all the way here to see the flowers?"
As soon as the thought came to my mind, I heard hurried footsteps coming from another road.
Judging from the sound, there is more than one person.
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