By the jubilant Xiao River, Wu Gen was galloping towards Qinghuai City with his military chariot. With this small victory in the battle, the entire Fearless Army was feeling proud and arrogant. Even simple people like Lexi occasionally joked with others.
From time to time, he would encounter wolf soldiers in twos and threes on the road. If they happened to bump into them, that would be fine. If they were further away, Wu Genli would ignore them. The top priority is to rush back to Qinghuai City and eliminate the threat of the formation-breakers in front of the city.
After resting for a night on the road, the Fearless Army resumed their journey early the next morning. Near noon, a large cloud of smoke appeared in front, and a large group of people were marching.
With a wave of his hand, the military chariot ran slower and cautiously moved forward to surround them. Wu Gen's expression changed slightly.
These people were formation-breaking soldiers, more than four hundred of them, followed by some wolf soldiers on both sides. It seems that most of these dispersed wolf soldiers have returned to Qinghuai City. The gathering together makes it much more difficult to destroy them.
With a wave of his hand, the convoy came forward in a semicircle, and the archers on the car had already nocked their arrows.
Seeing that their retreat was blocked, these formation-breaking soldiers were not afraid. Instead, they stopped, raised their shields and swords, formed a square formation, and stared coldly at the approaching military chariots.
The wolf soldiers who followed obviously did not have the qualities of the formation-breaking soldiers. Some hurriedly broke away to both sides, and some huddled behind the formation-breaking soldiers. Obviously, the battle at the river bend made these people feel dissatisfied. The fearless army became afraid.
At this moment, another team appeared in the distance, leisurely following the formation-breakers. Wu Gen looked up and couldn't help but look happy. It turned out that these people were led by Bao Xiang and Zhuo Ke, and they were carefully watching the movements of the formation-breakers.
Wu Gen quickly asked Zhang Wuyang to wave the flag, and sent a vehicle to bypass the formation-breakers and arrive at the army led by Bao Xiang.
Seeing that his troops were superior here, Wu Gen ordered his military chariots to pass directly over the two wings of the formation-breakers and surround them.
After a while, Baoxiang arrived in front of Wu Gen in a car. As soon as they met, Bao Xiang looked Wu Gen up and down, and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, he's not injured. Where's that Meng Shun man?"
Wu Gen spread his hands and said with a helpless expression: "Let this old boy jump into the river and run away, and everything in the city will be safe."
"The city is safe and sound." Baoxiang was a little regretful and briefly talked about the fighting situation below the city.
It turned out that after Wu Gen left, Baoxiang mobilized the elite fearless troops in the city and secretly lurked near the east gate. As soon as the wolf soldiers left, he opened the city gate and killed them, holding back the formation-breaking soldiers who were about to go east.
The two sides fought several times, each with his own victory or defeat. Later, more and more defeated wolf soldiers came over. More people came, and these formation-breaking soldiers also learned the news of their failure. Under the cover of the wolf soldiers, they left Qinghuai City overnight and walked eastward. Unexpectedly, they were intercepted by Wu Gen. Living.
Looking at these formation-breaking soldiers who had not lost their fighting power, Baoxiang was quite a bit confused. After Wu Gen left, he went out of the city to fight several times. Even though his strength had greatly increased, he still found it very difficult to face these soldiers with strict military discipline and bravery.
These people are like a hard stone. When their generals did not know whether to live or die, they relied on their instincts to block Baoxiang's many attacks. On one occasion, they almost fought back into Qinghuai City, causing panic inside and outside the city. Cold sweat all over.
Therefore, Baoxiang did not dare to return to the city at will. Instead, he built a small village outside the city to confront these formation-breaking soldiers.
It wasn't until a wolf rider came from the east and brought news of their defeat that these formation-breaking soldiers broke camp and slowly headed eastward. Even so, their formation was still not chaotic, they marched in an orderly and silent manner, so quiet that it was a little scary.
This is a group of real warriors, a group of tough men, and a group of opponents worthy of respect.
"Can we surrender?" Wu Gen probed his head and looked at the silent military formation.
"It's difficult." Baoxiang sighed, "They are not wolf riders. I tried to recruit them, but they were rejected without a doubt."
"If you can't use it for me, then I can only kill you." Wu Gen suddenly felt a little pity. Such soldiers are hard to find good soldiers wherever they are placed, although personally speaking, their cultivation is not very high. , but gathered together, it is definitely a terrifying force. It's really a waste to fall here like this.
"Prepare the crossbow." Wu Gen ordered, jumped out of the military chariot and took a few steps forward. There was a sound of winding up around the formation-breaking soldiers, and the dark arrow tips pointed at the soldiers holding shields and swords.
"Everyone, I am Wu Gen, a member of the Lu family." Wu Gen walked to a place fifty steps away from the soldiers who broke the formation and said loudly: "Meng Shun has abandoned you and fled. The Meng family will be liquidated sooner or later. I think you all are He is a loyal and brave man, there is no need to waste his life for the Meng family. Surrender, you will definitely have a place in our fearless army."
No one made a sound in the military formation opposite, and it was deathly silent.
Wu Gen sighed, most afraid of meeting such an opponent, stubborn and tenacious. Although he earnestly persuaded them to surrender, these people did not even turn their eyes, "Everyone, I will give you a moment to discuss it in detail. After the time, our army will launch a charge."
With that said, Wu Gen sat down on the spot and closed his eyes to rest, not afraid of the other party taking the opportunity to attack.
"The leader of the village really wants to conquer these people, but it's a pity that the formation-breaking soldiers are extremely stubborn. They may end up killing them all in the end. They dare not let them go." Zhang Wuyang stood next to Baoxiang with a look of emotion on his face. .
Baoxiang sighed, "They are also good men. If they must be killed, let them die in a decent way. Then dig a hole to bury them and set up a monument."
The sun rises into the sky little by little. On the plains of lush green grass, what was originally a scene of long grass and warblers flying and willows like smoke, is now much more solemn. Even the rabbits in the grass are so scared that they are hiding in their holes. I didn't dare to poke my head in.
The time to burn the incense was coming soon. Wu Gen opened his eyes, two rays of light shot out, and he slowly stood up.
"You are willing to surrender." Wu Gen said loudly.
"Surrender or not." Suddenly Baoxiang took the lead in shouting, and following his shout, other fearless soldiers also shouted.
Gradually, everyone was shouting with all their strength, and while shouting, they beat their shields and car bodies with their knives rhythmically.
The deafening shouts were louder and louder, mixed with the crisp sounds of weapons and the howls of giant mastiffs. Birds started flying by the Xiao River and flew into the distance in a hurry.
Under such aggressive oppression, a wolf rider finally couldn't help but run out of the team and surrendered in front of the fearless army. The first one started, and soon there was the second one. After a while, all the wolf riders were captured.
In the field, only the silent phalanx remained silent. Not only did no one surrender, but they raised their shields and were ready to charge.
Wu Gen sighed, knowing that these people could no longer surrender, so he had to turn around and walk towards the military chariot. Standing on the car, Wu Gen faced these powerful soldiers holding swords and shields, and raised the broken sword in his hand.
In an instant, all the fearless soldiers raised their crossbows and aimed at the formation-breaking soldiers who were moving slowly and faster.
No matter how strong the armor is, no matter how good the secret technique is, at such a close distance, facing the almost blind attack of the crossbow, not many people will be left behind.
"Wait a minute." Wu Gen was about to swing the knife down when a loud roar suddenly came from a distance. Turning around, he saw Meng Shunzheng striding towards this side. Because he was walking so fast, he brought up a trail of smoke and dust behind him.
Wu Gen raised the corner of his mouth, signaling everyone to stand by, holding the knife and waiting for Meng Shun to arrive. The formation-breaking soldiers also stopped, placed their swords on their shields, and waited quietly for their commander's orders.
"Wu Qianhu, can we talk alone." Meng Shun arrived in front of Wu Gen's car, the tiredness in his eyes clearly revealed, "My men are descendants of the Meng family. They are only following orders. I have ordered them not to act rashly."
"Okay." Wu Gen jumped out of the car and signaled to Baoxiang and others to be calm. He walked up to Meng Shun, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, "Please go this way, Meng Zhenfu." Then he took the lead and walked towards Xiaohe River. Meng Shun hesitated for a moment, glanced at his men, and followed him to the river.
Looking at the turbulent river water, Wu Gen smiled slightly and said, "Meng Zhenfu has always had a tough temper. If you have anything to say, please say it directly."
Meng Shun's eyes were sunken and bloodshot, and his tall figure looked a little stooped, "Wu Qianhu, do the Lu family want to wipe out my Meng family or beat them up."
"Why do you say that?" Wu Gen took off his wine bag from his waist and handed it over.
Meng Shun was startled, but he still took it and drank it in big gulps until he finished the wine before wiping the corners of his mouth, "The last time we failed to attack Qinghuai City, I had already asked for reinforcements from the clan and was preparing to increase the number of troops again. Attack the city. Last night, I met a close relative who was rushing towards me at night, and I learned that the family leader had not returned from the spring hunting trip of the Lu family. He could not get the order to mobilize troops. It was impossible for reinforcements to come.
The personal guard also said that the news has spread throughout Baiya City, and the Lu family may support me to take over the position of lord.
In confusion, I had nowhere to go, so I had to come to Qinghuai City again to prevent my men from dying needlessly. At the same time, he also wanted to avoid the disputes in Baiya City. "
"Let me ask you, if the Lu family wants to completely wipe out the Meng family or support a new member to rise to power, what is Zhen Fu's plan?" Wu Gen asked after he had time.
"If the Lu family wants to destroy my Meng family, I can only lead my men to fight to the death. If they support a new person to take over, I don't want to fight for the position of the head of the family, so I can only leave the Meng family." Meng Shun replied without hesitation.
"Okay, Meng Zhenfu, let me tell you the truth." Wu Gen looked solemn and looked at the other party with his hands behind his hands, "The Meng family will not die, but it is no different from death. You have touched the Lu family's evil skin, and you will You have to pay some price. Although the Meng family will be around in the future, the head of the family must be changed, and the new head of the family will no longer have military power and can only guard a few cities to guard the gates of the Lu family. As for suppressing you, I will either surrender or die. If not, I’ll have to watch a tough guy like you stare at me from outside.”
Meng Shun narrowed his eyes and said, "From your tone, it seems you don't have much loyalty to the Lu family."
"Haha, we, the Fearless Army, are just thugs raised by the Lu family. How can we be loyal when we pay how much money we have to do a lot of things." Wu Gen's face showed sarcasm, "Meng Zhenfu, I have said everything that needs to be said. Today, your men have already If you are surrounded by me, I will give you two ways, either surrender to me or be wiped out, I will not let your people go."
"Why should I surrender you? I can't surrender myself to the Lu family." Meng Shun straightened up, and a fierce aura emerged spontaneously.
"It's a joke, you voted for the Lu family. With your temperament, how dare the Lu family let you lead the army again? Do you want to add trouble to yourself?" Wu Gen sneered again and again, "But if you vote for our fearless army, I will guard Fuzhongyong. Not only will you not I will seize your military power and help you expand your army. We are all leaders of the army. I don't have the patience to use those tricks to untie the knot in the tent. Please give me an accurate word."
After a long silence, Meng Shun let out a long sigh and said, "I am willing to surrender, but please don't kill my men."
Some people died, but not completely...
