On June 14, a great war began.
It is the hottest time of summer. The scorching sun has been shining for more than ten days in a row. Last night, there was a heavy thunderstorm, which did not bring much coolness to the world. Instead, it added an indescribable dampness.
At daybreak, a trumpet was blown, and the deep "woooo" sound spread to every corner of the camp.
Armored soldiers holding sharp blades looked solemn as they continuously rushed out from all parts of the camp and gathered into a stream. Neat and tidy, a huge expanse that stretches as far as the eye can see.
Wei Jing was wearing a mail armor with a bright halo and holding a golden saber in his hand. He was surrounded by his personal guards and stood in the center of the army with a solemn look on his face.
The red sun broke through the horizon, and the first ray of golden light fell on him, reflecting a dazzling silver light.
He gave an order: "All soldiers, listen up and march!"
The army advanced eastward, the sounds of footsteps merged into a wave of sound, one after another, the ground was shaking faintly, and the dark mass was like a tide, moving forward rapidly.
However, this sound wave was not heard from just one place. There was another, larger tide rising in the east and moving westward.
Finally, the two waves of black sea converged in the center of Tongchuan, one on the left and one on the right, confronting each other.
The two armies faced each other, with nearly a million troops deployed. The cold rays of light reflected a dazzling light under the scorching sun. The chirping of insects and birds on the lush grassland disappeared without a trace, and the air above Tongchuan seemed to have frozen at this moment.
"That is where the Rebel King is."
Gao Ben pointed to the center of the enemy army, and Qi Tian looked into the distance. He saw that in the enemy's formation, which was like a black cloud, there was an area with particularly dense flags, and among them there was a red flag that was the largest.
Qi Tian knew that was where the Rebel King was.
After days of careful adjustments, the killing plan has been perfected. The two men have cast aside their previous anxieties and are full of confidence.
Gao Ben and Qi Tian looked at each other and saw the determined light in each other's eyes.
In this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, the rebel king will be killed.
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When Gao Ben and Qi Tian were looking at the center of the enemy camp from afar, Wei Jing was actually the same. He knew that Gao Ben and Qi Tian were both in the center of the imperial army guarded by thousands of soldiers.
Fu Jun's smiling face flashed before his eyes, his eyes dropped to freezing point, and a hint of deep red flashed by.
Today, I will use the hot blood from these two men’s necks to pay tribute to his uncle’s spirit in heaven!
There was the sound of galloping horses, and the young general Liang Dan bowed and reported: "My lord, the allied forces of the princes are indeed in the center and rear of the right wing of the enemy formation."
Just as expected.
Chen Qi, with a thousand soldiers, carrying drums and banners, had quietly sneaked over at four o'clock last night.
Wei Jing raised a cold smile at the corner of his lips: "Very good."
The cowhide drum has been beaten, and the deep drum sound is so penetrating that it seems to go through the skin and flesh and hit people's hearts.
The drum beats became more and more rapid, reaching a certain point.
Wei Jing reached for the sword at his waist with his right hand, and with a "clang" he pulled the sword out of the sheath, with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally towards the sky.
"All soldiers, listen up and attack with all your might!"
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With a "boom" sound, the gongs and drums rang out again, and the shouts resounded through the sky. The enemy army collapsed like a tide and quickly swept towards their side.
Gao Ben did not hesitate, raised his spear, and shouted angrily: "All soldiers, listen up, attack with all your might!"
The two armies were powerful and quickly attacked the enemy, fighting fiercely. Gao Ben raised his sword and rushed forward. He could see clearly that there was a silver-armored cavalryman in the enemy's army who was as fierce as a tiger. As soon as he entered the formation, his sword flashed like a sword, and there were continuous screams. No one could match his fierce momentum.
He knew very well that this was Wei Jing.
Gao Ben's expression was somewhat ferocious, but he did not rush in rashly. Just wait, King Ni, no matter how ferocious you are now, you will become a cold corpse.
Qi Tian and Gao Ben's plan was indeed perfect. The battlefield changed rapidly, and the two even deduced many changes. Some of them had an advantage, while others had a disadvantage. They were able to respond in time to every situation.
But the two did not expect that the actual battle situation was worse than the worst case scenario they had imagined.
Just moments after the battle began, Qi Tian and Gao Ben heard a loud noise coming suddenly from the right rear.
The war has begun. On this battlefield where millions of soldiers are fighting, how loud a noise must be to easily attract everyone's attention?
Gao Ben and Qi Tian were startled and looked back hurriedly, only to see that the coalition forces of the princes to the right rear had suddenly become chaotic and collapsed without a fight. Some soldiers at the edge had simply thrown away their weapons and ran away.
It spread faster than the plague. Almost the next moment, no one in the coalition army wanted to fight anymore. Everyone rushed to the rear to escape.
What's going on?
Why is this happening? !
He has already placed the coalition forces of the princes in the safest position. If they are afraid of fighting, what kind of soldiers are they? Just hold a broken bowl and become a beggar!
Gao Ben was so angry that his heart and lungs exploded: "You are all a bunch of rubbish!!"
At a glance, he saw brightly colored flags waving faintly on the sparsely wooded hills to the right rear. There were many, tiny dots and densely packed together.
There is no way to hide soldiers in that place, so where do so many flags come from?
Gao Ben was also a veteran who had been through many battles. He understood immediately and became furious: "What a traitor king!"
At the same time, he was startled and gave orders one after another, directing the soldiers to block the gap.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Long before the noise arose, Wei Jing and his generals had already consciously moved closer to the enemy's right wing. As the noise broke out, they seized the opportunity while the enemy was surprised and stabbed into them like sharp blades.
A round of swift and fierce attack successfully tore a large gap. Wei Jing pulled the reins of his horse, faced the enemy's center, and shouted: "Kill!"
The right rear wing was completely empty and the central army was immediately exposed. Gao Ben and Qi Tian watched helplessly as the elite enemy troops like a tide rushed towards them.
The silver-armored rider among them who was unstoppable was undoubtedly Wei Jing.
The blade reflecting golden light swept across, blood splattered, and a large group of people fell down. Seeing this gap, the man immediately looked up and saw that it was in this direction.
The distance was too far to actually look each other in the eye, but Gao Ben and Qi Tian seemed to be able to feel those two icy and bloodthirsty gazes.
The two of them felt a chill in their hearts.
Qi Tian had already come over on horseback, escorted by his personal guards: "General Gao, the rebel king is coming too fast, so we need to advance our plans."
Thinking of the flawless plan, Gao Ben was certain, "That's right."
There is Prince An in the front, and Prince An personally leads the elite troops of Jingzhou. Prince Ni will not be able to kill them all in a short time.
While adjustments were being made in an orderly manner in the rear, Prince An in the front already felt something was not right.
Wei Jing, Zhang Yong, Han Xi and other generals led the elite troops of Yizhou and attacked aggressively. The army of Jingzhou hurried to meet the enemy, and the two sides immediately fought to the death.
The former took advantage of the opportunity and won a great victory; while the fleeing of the coalition forces without fighting dealt a fatal blow to the morale of the imperial camp.
Another thing is that Wei Jing's invincibility really had a great impact on the atmosphere of the battle. The Yizhou army was more determined to win, while the Jingzhou army was just the opposite.
If this continues for a long time, failure is inevitable.
Prince An looked around and found that this was not accidental. As far as the eye can see, the Yizhou army has gained the upper hand and is suppressing the imperial coalition forces. What's worse is that after the 180,000-strong coalition army of princes was defeated, the imperial court's numerical advantage was not only completely eliminated, but it was actually at a disadvantage.
"This battle is bound to be lost." Wei Xu looked around and came to the conclusion.
Just as Prince An judged, he immediately considered retreating. The Jingzhou army was his foundation, and since he could not annihilate Wei Jing, he could not sacrifice everything.
Moreover, he now thought of the two empty counties of Nanling and Wuling. If Wei Jing wins a great victory, there is no guarantee that he will not turn around and attack Jingzhou. It would be disastrous if a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
King An acted decisively and immediately gave an order to open the gap to let the Yizhou army in. Then he fought and retreated, quickly leading the army to retreat from the left rear.
Since there was an opening, Wei Jing naturally would not miss it. He led his troops in without hesitation. However, Prince An's retreat encountered many obstacles.
Fan Yaling's mission was to intercept and drive away the Jingzhou army. The location is open, with roads extending in all directions. The encirclement has not been closed, and the enemy is clearly retreating. It is a bit difficult to wipe them out in one fell swoop, but it is still possible to drive them away and chase them.
Drive the Jingzhou army northward, away from Nanling and Wuling in the south, to leave time for our army to seize the two inner counties after a great victory.
This was well prepared, and the signs of expulsion were not obvious, so the soldiers of Jingzhou naturally went in the direction where the enemy troops were more sparse.
Fan Ya chased the enemy for a while and made sure that the enemy could no longer take a shortcut, so he led his troops back.
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The Jingzhou army took the opportunity to retreat, leaving only tens of thousands of Northern troops on the battlefield.
Even if the Northern Army was brave, it could not be supernatural when facing hundreds of thousands of Yizhou troops. Moreover, the allied forces kept retreating, which was a fatal blow to the military spirit and morale.
The defeat was like a landslide, and our side's decline was obvious.
Gao Ben and Qi Tian's eyes were bloodshot, and they gritted their teeth, what a great King An, what a great King An!
At this point, the only thing to do is to kill the rebel king and then atone for his crime.
It was Prince An's escape from the battle that led to the defeat, so the blame cannot be put on them.
The two of them calmed down and began to act calmly according to the plan.
Although they were acting according to plan, Gao Ben and Qi Tian didn't need to do anything. The two armies were fighting fiercely. One of them was the commander-in-chief and the other was the military supervisor. Even if the other side was not the enemy of the rebel king, they would have headed straight here.
This is an open conspiracy.
Here it comes.
Closer.
Gao Ben ordered in a deep voice: "Get ready."
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Wei Jing defeated the enemy army and led his troops straight into the center of the enemy. He could already see that the man on the horse under the red general's flag was his former rebel general, Gao Ben.
That's not true. Gao Ben has always been his father's man and has never rebelled.
There is also a familiar face, Qi Tian.
The Jingweis surrounded Qi Tian and were staring at him with wide eyes, with unconcealable fear on their faces.
With one blow of his sword, he cut through the enemy army. The enemy general who was blocking Wei Jing had his head and neck separated. His head was thrown high into the air, and blood spurted out from his neck.
Spots of warm red splashed on his face and a strong smell of blood filled his nose, but Wei Jing didn't care at all. He kicked his horse without hesitation and led his troops forward.
His pair of black eyes stained with red were shining with a cold light, as cold as the blade still covered with blood, making Gao Ben and Qi Tian's blood seem to freeze in that instant.
“Kill him!!”
When Wei Jing was only thirty or forty feet away from Gao Qi and the other two, Gao Ben's brows hardened and he roared like thunder, rumbling in the sky above the blood-stained battlefield.
At the same time, three figures jumped out from the ordinary soldiers and attacked Wei Jing who was rushing towards them like lightning. The cold light of their blades flashed, and they went straight to the three vital points of Wei Jing's neck, chest and abdomen.
And even earlier, the meteor dart shot out and went straight to Wei Jing's heart and throat.
The three people are experienced, have very tricky angles and perfect timing, and have worked together for many years, so their cooperation is seamless.
It seemed like a sudden move, but it was actually extremely powerful. Caught off guard, the person on the horse had no chance of avoiding it.
Fortunately, Wei Jing acted just a moment in advance.
The moment Zao Gaoben's expression changed, he suddenly felt an extreme sense of crisis. This was an intuition that was born out of repeated experience between life and death. Almost at the same time, he pushed off with his toes and instantly pulled himself up on the spot.
"Ding! Puff!"
The meteor dart was deeply embedded in the flesh and blood, and the majestic black horse immediately stood up and let out a long and painful neigh.
"Ding ding dang dang" the weapons clashed, Wei Jing had already been fighting with the three hidden guards. The two sides fought back and forth, and in a short moment they had fought several rounds.
Among these three secret guards, two were the ones who taught Wei Jing martial arts. He recognized them as soon as they met.
I didn't expect that the two parties would meet again, and the scene would be like this when they met again.
Wei Jing was not too surprised. For a family that could serve as the emperor's hidden guards for generations, their children would have the concept of loyalty instilled in them from the moment they were born. Be loyal to the current emperor and to the next emperor who does not usurp the throne. For those who are selected, their loyalty is beyond doubt.
There was nothing surprising about the fact that these people carried out Wei Xian's orders without hesitation.
On the contrary, Wei Xian even sent out three of his secret guards at once. His determination to get rid of him was really to the point of disregarding any cost.
Wei Jing smiled coldly.
His skills have improved compared to three years ago. If he fights alone, he can win.
Fighting three with only one might be enough to hold out temporarily, but it certainly won't work in the long run.
But if these three people wanted to kill him, it might not be possible, because there is still a way to break out.
However, the moment Wei Jing saw these three people, he knew that Gao Ben and Qi Tian must have a backup plan and would not let him break through easily.
As expected, just as Wei Jing started fighting with the three men, Gao Ben roared: "Strong bow and crossbow formation!"
It turned out that there were thousands of disguised archers hidden in the central army, including Gao Ben's own guards, all of whom had been replaced. When the crossbowmen saw the hidden guards taking action, they immediately threw away their spears, took off the special short crossbows hidden under the hem of their armor, and quickly formed a battle line, surrounding the three people facing each other in an arc.
"shoot!"
Specially made short arrows made of fine iron have amazing range and penetrating power. Thousands of arrows shining with silver light are shot out, "whoosh whoosh whoosh" like a rainstorm. No matter how skilled you are, you probably won't be able to hold out in the arrow formation for long.
“Ah! Ahhh!”
There were screams everywhere. Within the range of the arrow formation, no matter if they were the enemy or our own army, they were all indiscriminately injured. As for the small group of four people who were the targets of the rain of arrows, the pressure was unprecedentedly huge.
The four men quickly dodged and brandished their swords, barely blocking the iron arrow, but one of the hidden guards was a little slow and his left arm was pierced by the iron arrow with a "swish" sound, and the blood immediately dyed his sleeve red.
That’s right, Gao Ben and Qi Tian did not show mercy to the secret guards just because they were their own people.
In fact, when using a crossbow formation, there is no way to show mercy. In order to ensure that there is no risk of error, this is the only way.
A trace of sadness flashed across the eyes of the three hidden guards. In fact, they understood the moment the crossbow formation appeared.
Well, I should be loyal to Your Majesty even if I die.
Putting aside all personal emotions, the three of them focused solemnly and attacked Wei Jing with all their might, entangled him and killed him.
Wei Jing was in real danger. These three men were completely reckless and did not slow down their attacks even when they were injured. He not only had to fight with them, but also had to block and dodge the rain of arrows. The pressure increased dramatically.
After struggling like this for half a cup of tea, he felt a pain in his left calf. An iron arrow pierced his flesh and blood gushed out.
He couldn't go on like this. He would die on the spot before the Yizhou army broke into the encirclement and disrupted the arrow formation.
Unfortunately, the three men's attack was fierce and their coordination was so tacit that they entangled him tightly, and he didn't see any chance to escape.
The more dangerous the situation was, the calmer Wei Jing became. He was not at all panicked because he knew that Han Xi, Zhang Yong and others would not let it go.
Sure enough, after a cup of tea, there was a loud noise behind him.
"You son of a bitch! Your grandfather is the dog emperor! He is a bunch of sinister bastards who are extremely sinister and do nothing for the people all day long!"
It’s Zhang Yong’s loud voice.
As soon as Wei Jing was in danger, a large number of his personal guards fell under the rain of arrows. Zhang Yong, Han Xi and others were horrified, but unfortunately the rain of arrows was too powerful and they could not get close at all.
Want to kill the crossbowman?
Gao Ben and Qi Tian were well prepared, and the troops quickly surrounded them. Even if they stood still and waited to be killed, they would not be able to break in for a while.
The generals were anxious and angry, but fortunately they were experienced and did not panic. They quickly thought of the best solution at the moment.
The enemy has archers, and so do they, and they also have shield soldiers.
Our archers arrived quickly and formed a formation.
The position opposite the enemy's arrow formation is the only one currently occupied by our side. The only way is to counterattack with arrows from this direction in order to defeat them and relieve the pressure on Wei Jing.
But there is a major problem at hand. The powerful crossbow and iron arrows specially prepared by Gao Ben have a long range, much farther than ordinary arrows. So, the shield soldiers and archers combined and advanced risking their lives under the arrows.
Han Xi, Zhang Yong, Fan Ya and others personally took to the battlefield, unafraid of death, and finally reached a distance where their arrows could reach the enemy's crossbowmen.
"Shoot!"
The rattan shield opened up neat gaps and arrows shot out.
“Ah! Ahhh!”
In order to be able to shoot arrows more densely and accurately, Gao Ben's arrow formation was not equipped with shield soldiers at the beginning. Seeing the actions of the Yizhou army, he hurriedly ordered the shield soldiers to the battle, but was a little late and the arrow formation immediately became chaotic.
But fortunately, we were well prepared and everything was back in order soon.
Although it is orderly, there are still considerable obstacles.
When equipped with shield soldiers, arrows can only be shot through the gaps between the shields, which greatly affects aiming ranking and other aspects. In addition, there were Yizhou soldiers who kept shooting arrows and desperately tried to get closer little by little.
The shield soldiers were suppressed by the Yizhou army, and the rain of arrows immediately thinned out by more than half.
Wei Jing's pressure was greatly reduced.
That’s right, among the four people, only he felt a significant reduction in stress, while the others’ stress increased instead of decreased.
If the situation gradually turns in favor of the other side, it means that their mission is facing failure.
Wei Jing's talent in martial arts was indeed amazing. After just a few years, his skills had improved a lot. Although he was at a disadvantage when facing the siege of three people, he remained organized and did not seem to be in any danger.
Can't wait any longer!
The three of them looked at each other tacitly, and suddenly let go of all their defenses. Including attacking Wei Jing and the arrows, the three of them took a deep breath and used all their strength to use their most proud moves to attack Wei Jing in the center.
The throat, heart, and vest were all flashing with cold light, and the attack was fierce.
This means we will all die together!
Wei Jing's heart sank. The three men were coming at him aggressively, so he had to give up blocking and dodging the arrows and focus on dealing with the opponent's swords and blades.
However, the three men had anticipated this. While they were attacking with all their might, the two people in front of Wei Jing dodged to the side, completely exposing Wei Jing's front to the arrow formation.
"Ding! Dangdang!"
Wei Jing took a deep breath, dodged and quickly swung sideways, barely avoiding and knocking away the three deadly cold rays. However, in the blink of an eye, several short iron arrows came towards him in an instant.
He barely turned his body to the side, avoiding three blows to his head and neck, but he was unavoidable with the last two, which pierced deeply into his body with two dull "swish" sounds.
One was on the left thigh, and the other was surprisingly in the chest and abdomen.
His breath suddenly stopped.
"Hahahahahaha, good! Well done!"
The three hidden guards were instantly riddled with a hornet's nest. At the same time, Gao Ben's ecstatic laughter rang out.
The severe pain from the icy iron arrows piercing his body seemed to be frozen for a moment, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Gao Ben and Qi Tian were ecstatic behind the arrow formation.
Wei Jing took a deep breath, held the body of one of the hidden guards with one hand to block the arrows, and pulled out the two iron arrows with the other hand like lightning. The arrow array stopped for a moment because of his serious injury. He took advantage of this gap and threw the arrow with all his remaining strength.
The two iron arrows were as fast as lightning, and with a flash of silver light, they rushed over. Before they stopped due to exhaustion, they just pierced the center of the eyebrows of Gao Ben and Qi Tian.
The wild laughter stopped abruptly, and Gao Ben Qi Tianyou, who was sitting high on his horse, fell to the ground with an ecstatic expression on his face.
Unfortunately, Wei Jing could no longer witness it with his own eyes.
After throwing out two final iron arrows, he could no longer hold on. Amid the shocked and angry shouts of Han Xi, Zhang Yong and others, his body froze and he fell heavily to the ground with a bang.
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