Chapter 195 Wei Ji, here I come The sky was a stagnant leaden gray.
Although it was noon, the sunlight was as thin as smoke.
Between the sky and the earth, in the plains with poplar trees, above the withered grass and stinging insects, galloping horses kicked up dust, fluttering flags cut through the air, and deafening drums pierced the sky.
Jiang He took the lead, while Meng Tian kept half a horse's distance from her.
This is the reverence of a courtier and the determination to prepare for protection.
Behind them are brave and capable soldiers.
For the sake of speed, Meng Tian selected only the elite of Yong's army.
A golden horse and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.
Just a hundred miles.
But Jiang He felt that this hundred miles was very far.
She once regretted not learning medicine, and now she regrets not learning swordsmanship.
But the days are rolling forward, and when I use it, I find it is too late.
She doesn't have to go.
But she is worried.
Even if she becomes a burden to Yong's army, she still has to watch with her own eyes as Chu's army is completely annihilated.
On the bumpy horseback, Jiang He subconsciously took out the sleeve crossbow from his sleeve.
This was Wei Ji's birthday gift to her.
She wanted to drive these ten crossbow arrows into the enemy's body.
The towering walls of Daliang City were already looming in sight. Jiang He bent down and rushed out of the military formation like an ordinary soldier of the Yong Kingdom.
Jiang Bi and Wei Zipei had been protecting the people outside the city as they fled north.
Fortunately, the Chu army's target was the city, and only about a hundred people were chasing them.
Then kill.
You have greed, I have a sword.
"Damn!"
Every time Jiang Ben attacked, it was with curses.
He gasped between curses to hide the fact that his wounds were bursting and his strength was exhausted.
The men of Qi never show timidity and are never afraid of death.
Even if he had to die, he would die like a man.
Jiang Ben cut his sharp sword and saw its teeth knocked out by the enemy's weapon.
Then grab the enemy's knife and use it.
I would rather die than retreat.
Compared to Jiang Ben's close attacks, Wei Zipei always attacks from afar.
She has a bow, many arrows, and even though her archery skills are worse than those of her brother, they are enough to protect her temporarily.
The Chu army rushed over and first met Wei Zipei's arrow.
The arrows penetrated the armor like meteors. Only those who were lucky enough to escape were qualified to fight Jiang Ben.
Behind Jiang Ben, the people had taken the initiative to protect the elderly and children.
The men picked up hatchets, sticks, and even stones to help Jiang Ben face the enemy.
It's time to fight for your life.
You die and I live.
They had seen how those who did not follow the group died.
He was robbed of his property and then hacked to death with a if unfortunately she is a woman, she will be dragged into the grass...
Miserable.
They know who is protecting them.
Princess Zipei.
Although she is married, she still protects the people of Wei State.
Jiang Ben of Qi State.
Although he can stay out of the situation, he advances and retreats with the people of Wei State.
Being in the same robe as the king is an honor.
But they are still too weak.
Jiang Ben fought until his mind went blank, he fought until his arms lost consciousness, he fought until the blood flowing from his forehead blurred his vision, and he fought until he fell off his horse.
He heard cries of grief and felt someone embrace him.
"Jiang Ben..."
It was his wife calling him.
"Run away..."
Jiang Ben's voice was almost inaudible.
"No!" Wei Zipei put him down, picked up his knife, and guarded him.
"I won't leave you behind."
She won't.
He was in battle for her.
She must protect him.
Even if he died, his body would be protected from being insulted.
Jiang Ben reluctantly opened his eyes.
His wife had thrown away her bow and arrows, and although she was not very skilled in wielding the sword, she was still very brave.
Those Chu troops were in no hurry to attack.
They laughed, teased, and mocked the princess of Wei for being so miserable.
Wei Zipei didn't say much before he raised his sword and slashed. The blood splashed caused the enemy to panic for a moment.
A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated.
Jiang Ben wanted to get up, but found that he had no strength at all.
The injury he sustained while trying to enter the city has not yet I have a new injury, my strength is exhausted, and my blood is almost gone.
It's useless.
He heard the sound of fast horse hooves running from a distance. Are more Chu troops coming?
Then die here, with honor...
Long Yangjun felt that cutting leeks was boring.
His sword is very sharp and his swordsmanship is excellent, and he can actually use it to kill these warriors with poor skills.
It's simply a waste of money.
So from the beginning, Long Yangjun's goal was clear.
He wanted to capture the opponent's general and ask him how he broke through the defense line and came here to burn, kill and loot.
It is difficult to take the head of a general among thousands of troops.
When Long Yangjun rode out before the city gate closed, he found that to kill the opponent's general, he had to pass through thousands of troops.
So I still have to cut the leeks.
In the chaos, he saw the Chu generals organizing troops to besiege the city wall.
But it seems that no one can kill all the Chu soldiers in front of Lord Long Yang.
Finally, Long Yangjun, who was tired and impatient, grabbed a Chu soldier and asked, "How did you get here?" The Chu soldier was trembling and did not answer. Long Yangjun wiped his neck open with a sword and threw him aside.
"How did you get here?"
"how did it get here?"
"How did you get here?"
Finally, after dozens of questions, someone answered with a trembling voice: "We have a pass token."
"What token."
"The token of King Wei of Wei."
Long Yangjun felt his eyes go dark, and the hand holding the sword trembled for the first time.
"Wei Yu?"
"Yes," the Chu State deputy general said with his eyes widened because of fear, "He was afraid that Lord Ying would take it away, so he swallowed the token in his stomach."
"Master Ying," Long Yangjun seemed to have only heard the name, "Ying Ji."
As an envoy who often traveled to six countries, Lord Longyang knew almost all the courtiers.
"Yes." The deputy general of Chu State did not try to hide his presence from the courtiers, "Master Ying is not here."
But Long Yangjun still didn't let him the cold breeze, he asked: "Wei Yu swallowed the token. How did you get it?"
As smart as he is, he still needs to ask and confirm.
It seemed that he could only believe it if he heard it with his own ears.
I believe that that year, the king who met him in the streets and appreciated him when he was penniless was gone.
"Of course..." Chu's deputy general shouted, "Open his stomach!"
Taking advantage of Lord Long Yang's momentary daze, the deputy general of Chu broke free from the restraints and fled after only running a few steps, a short arrow shot from a distance flew towards him and pierced his back.
Long Yangjun still stood upright, still holding his sword in his hand.
Before falling to the ground, the Chu deputy general turned his head and looked west.
There, the boundless Yong army surged in like a tide.
On the horse at the front, the woman who had just fired the sleeve crossbow had sharp eyes and her purple clothes were flying.
When the Yong army arrived, they saw dozens of rope ladders nailed to the city wall from a distance, but the city gate was not opened.
The Chu troops swarmed up and climbed up the city wall along the rope ladder. They didn't know what kind of obstruction they encountered there, but they still couldn't open the city gate despite the loss of so many people.
"The soldiers of Yong Kingdom listen to the order!" A clear voice sounded on the battlefield, "Kill the Chu army! Protect the people!"
"Kill the Chu army! Protect the people!"
Meng Tian echoed loudly and spread Jiang He's order further away.
"Kill the Chu army! Protect the people!"
The soldiers rushed forward with a roar of waves.
The Yong army and the Chu army collided, their weapons collided, and their blood and flesh collided.
This is the Shura field where people are killed, this is the place of life and death where there is no compassion, this is the desperate place of bleeding and drifting.
"kill!"
"kill!!"
When the Yong army swept away the Chu army in the city and finally knocked on the city gate, Jiang He got off his horse.
"Open the door!" Meng Tian said, "Our Yong army will not kill the Wei army today."
No one answered.
"Open the door!" Jiang He said, "We Yong people will not kill the people of Daliang."
"Squeak-"
There was the sound of the latch being opened from behind the city gate, but no one opened the door.
Because of the rush, the gate of Daliang City was not locked according to the specifications for facing the since the latch is open, why doesn't the door open? Jiang He raised his hand to signal, and more than a dozen soldiers stepped forward and pushed open the crumbling city gate.
There was only an eight or nine-year-old child standing inside the door.
In his arms, he held a hen.
The child looked at Jiang He who walked into the doorway and stepped back.
"Where's the gatekeeper?" Jiang He asked.
The child pointed to the top of his head, which was the wide walkway on the city wall, and the sound of fighting could be faintly heard.
"My father is up there," he said incoherently, "Young Master asked everyone to defend the city, and Young Master is also up there."
Son!
Jiang He jumped over the child and ran towards the steps leading to the city wall.
There are corpses at your feet.
There are those from the Chu army and those from the Wei army, but most of them are ordinary Daliang people.
They are old and young, male and female. When the enemy wants to invade the country, they will go into battle to kill the enemy even if they only have a stick in their hand.
Just for the home behind me.
Just for the children in the city.
Jiang He led the Yong army to the city wall and saw Wei Ji fighting to the death with the Chu army.
He only has himself, and all his comrades are dead.
He guarded the road leading to the city.
He stood there, like a poplar, like a boulder, like a monument.
Hearing the voice of Yong Jun behind him, Wei Ji felt relieved a little.
The sword flew in his hand and stabbed the Chu general in front of him again.
There were many wounds on the general's body, but more wounds were on Wei Ji's body.
The white clothes are dyed red, and the hair is flying.
He is such a powerful person, but he is just a body of flesh and blood.
The general of Chu State relied on the strength of his numbers.
He wanted to kill Wei Ji.
If you kill the most famous young master in the Seven Kingdoms, he will be awarded an official title and become famous all over the world.
But Wei Ji's cold sword swung by again and again, like the biting north wind, like a cruising dragon.
Finally, the sword pierced the chest of the Chu general, and the Chu general's sword was a step too late, penetrating Wei Ji's belly.
Jiang He's ears were filled with sounds.
Chu Jun's voice, Yong Jun's voice, and other seemingly familiar voices came from behind.
There was no sound in her ears again.
She saw the Chu general fall, but at the last moment she pushed a knife.
Wei Ji stood beside the crenellations of the broken city wall and fell down uncontrollably.
Only then did he see her.
"Xiaohe..."
Jiang He saw the shape of his mouth, but couldn't hear the sound.
She ran forward and grabbed Wei Ji's hand.
No!
It was as if some devil had brought them both down the city wall.
Behind Jiang He, there were heartbreaking shouts.
(End of this chapter)