Wu Gen held up his shield and defended Mie Mengniao from the whizzing arrows. He led the five hundred men and horses behind him and rushed towards the battlefield where the Northern Army was defeated the fastest.
There, Lu Lie was leading his more than a thousand soldiers riding two-horned war horses to chase Zu Yuantong's men everywhere. These soldiers of the Lu family were strong and equipped with a battle ax in each hand. Wherever they passed, they were like wild beasts pushing flatly, and no one dared to attack them.
"Luo Zhang, prepare to raise your sword." Wu Gen shouted to Luo Zhang beside him. Facing such a powerful opponent, a frontal charge would cause too much damage, so he could only hope to defeat the enemy from a distance.
After swiping his sword to cut down a Lu family soldier who was galloping towards him, Wu Gen stood up from the bird's back and raised the broken sword in his hand high. He had not been in contact with these personal guards behind him for long, and he was not sure whether he could use the combined sword technique.
Opposite him, Lu Lie, whose face was stained with blood, also saw Wu Gen. He immediately turned his horse's head and rushed towards Wu Gen regardless of it. Seeing this, the more than a thousand men and horses behind him followed their young master and turned at a right angle, rolling in like a black torrent.
"Raise the sword." A long sword energy burst out from the broken sword. The sword energy quickly grew in size and expanded to more than ten feet wide in an instant. Countless thick and thin sword energy flew up from behind Wu Gen. One of them was particularly bright, flying into the Broken Sword Qi like a trickle of water returning to a river.
Wu Gen's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that he could succeed in using the art of combining swords for the first time. It seemed that Shui Congyue had been practicing with these people on weekdays.
The majestic sword energy flew up like a rainbow and landed on Lu Lie and others who were running towards them. These people had just turned around, and many of them were still facing Wu Gen. They were suddenly attacked, and many of them fell off their horses by surprise.
Especially Lu Lie, who was at the forefront, Wu Gen's sword energy fell on him without reservation. The armor on Lu Lie's body lit up with streaks of light, constantly quenching Wu Gen's sword energy. It seemed that this armor was extraordinary, and it should have a protective formation hidden on it.
Thanks to the armor on his body, the knife did not cut directly into Lu Lie's body, but the huge momentum still knocked him off his horse.
He escaped, but the horse underneath him suffered a disaster. His limbs were severed and his body was covered in blood. Trailing a long trail of blood, he hit a soldier next to him.
As soon as Lu Lie's body hit the ground, he bounced up violently, roared and beat his chest. His figure quickly grew in size. He had a layer of long golden hair with flame-like patterns on it, and his two hands turned into sharp claws. , bone spurs more than three feet long appeared on his body.
Coming again, Wu Gen secretly cursed in his heart and slashed out without hesitation. The sword energy turned into a crescent shape, spinning and flying towards Lu Lie's throat.
To be honest, Lu Lie's transformation method is really powerful, both offensively and defensively. The only drawback is that the transformation takes too long.
Seeing that the sword energy was flying close to Lu Lie, a dozen soldiers suddenly jumped out beside him and jumped in front of him.
The sword energy hit these people and exploded suddenly. Seven or eight people were blown away on the spot. Through the gap in the crowd, Wu Gen saw that Lu Lie was about to complete his transformation. He was about to strike again, but the surrounding soldiers had already gathered around him, tightly protecting Lu Lie.
At the same time, these warriors riding the two-horned horses also roared wildly, with ferocious faces, and their bodies kept squirming. Needle-like beards sprouted from their faces, and their bodies suddenly grew in half, turning into monster-like existences. Some soldiers who landed simply abandoned their horses, got down on all fours, and chased Wu Gen.
Wu Gen's eyes shrank, and more than a thousand soldiers transformed. What a terrifying force this would be, and it was no longer what his own troops could handle at the moment. My trip was to feign defeat, and I didn't really want to leave my subordinates here.
With a change of heart, Wu Gen no longer wanted to fight. He led his men and horses in a diagonal circle, brushing against the Lu family's soldiers, then turned around and rushed to the left.
Although Wu Gen had reacted quickly enough, a dozen soldiers still caught up with him from the side, roaring and pounced on the holly bird, trying to pull Wu Gen down.
Wu Gen frowned and swung his sword to slash at the Lu family soldiers in front. If he slowed down, the five hundred soldiers behind him would definitely slow down as well. If he was caught up and held back by these monsters that were neither human nor beasts, then he might become the short-lived governor of the Ji family.
"Zhenfu, let's go, I'll stop these people." Luo Zhang shouted and led a dozen people to rush to Wu Gen's right side to block the interception of these Lu family soldiers.
A tall Lu family soldier was hooked by Luo Zhang with his halberd blade and fell heavily to the ground. In the chaotic battlefield, Luo Zhang leaped with his horse, waved his halberd, stabbed, picked, chopped or pecked, and he actually blocked the attacks of these soldiers. He looked like water from the moon when he raised his hands.
Wu Gen's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Luo Zhang to have such ability. With peace of mind, he led his soldiers behind him to rush left and right, constantly rescuing the trapped soldiers of the Northern Army.
During the attack, Wu Gen also discovered that compared to the bravery of the Lu family's soldiers and the skill of the Cang family's soldiers, these Gu family's soldiers were quite similar to the divine sect's fighting methods, and they cooperated with each other tacitly. Especially among the five, the one with the white sparrow on his helmet seems to have a lot of cultivation. Every time he attacks, dozens of rockets will appear from the spear, which can not only directly kill the enemy, but also cover other people from a distance. .
It's a pity that I didn't see the Ba family's soldiers and horses, so I can't know what they are good at, but it must be related to the geographical location. Regarding the combat strength of each family's troops, although the information given by Ji Ye has been described, it is still unclear on paper. The reason why I want to take people deep into the enemy's formation this time is to see the true strength of each family, and how to use it in future battles. Very targeted.
Slowly, Wu Gen felt that something was wrong. He was rushing left and right in front of the coalition forces. Not to mention invincible, at least he did not feel too much pressure. Only Lu Lie followed closely behind him, biting Wu Gen's A group of people. Fortunately, the transformed Lu family soldiers ran very slowly, which gave Wu Gen the opportunity to carefully appreciate the combat power of each family.
A frightening feeling suddenly arose in my heart, and I always felt that a disaster was about to happen. What was going on?
Being in this chaotic battlefield, with figures everywhere and long knives and flying arrows approaching at any time, Wu Gen and others couldn't see what was going on around them. They could only rush back and forth into the enemy formation based on their feelings. .
"Zhenfu." A crying voice came from the distance. Zu Yuantong led a dozen of his own soldiers, worked hard to cut a passage, and rushed to Wu Gen.
"Zhen Fu, we have fallen into a trap." Zu Yuantong was out of breath and rushed to Wu Gen's side. There were still a few arrows stuck in his armor. He pointed to the distance, "The thief is deliberately showing weakness to paralyze us. The thieves from both wings...the thieves from both wings have surrounded us and want to block us all here."
Wu Gen's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he jumped into the air without saying a word. His eyes glanced into the distance, and his heart felt cold.
On both wings of the coalition forces, the Cang family's cavalry was moving forward quickly, forming two arc-shaped pliers, trying to wrap up the entire Northern Army. They were fighting in the formation just now, but since they didn't encounter any strong resistance, they were delayed for a long time. In addition, they were fighting with each other, and they didn't even notice that these cavalry had moved forward.
Now, the entire coalition forces formed a large concave shape, blocking Wu Gen's retreat route bit by bit. No wonder the fight was so easy just now. They took the opportunity to use the central forces to hold them back and confuse them, giving them time to deploy troops and generals.
Looking at the frightened soldiers of the Northern Army beneath him, Wu Gen's face turned pale. He blamed himself for being too careless and underestimating his opponent, which was why so many of his men were in danger. He had just defeated Lu Lie with one blow, and he was still feeling complacent in his heart, thinking that he was more powerful than the coalition forces.
Indeed, since entering Kuntianzhou, Wu Gen has only fought in some small battles, with only a few thousand people at best. It can be said that it has been smooth sailing. In addition, the Lu family and the Ji family all competed for him, and he couldn't help but feel arrogant in his heart. He really thought that he was like a god in using troops. Unexpectedly, here today, someone gave me a slap in the mouth.
No, you have to run immediately, run out before the opponent is surrounded, and run as much as you can. Wu Gen composed his mind, turned around and fell down, preparing to lead his men to force their way out.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the cavalry on the left and shot straight towards Wu Gen in the air like an arrow.
At this time, Wu Gen was about to fall, and the energy in his body had just been released. It was the time when the old energy had stopped and the new energy had not yet arisen. This person's timing and precision are truly extraordinary. Judging from its momentum, it already has the cultivation level of the fifth realm.
He was in the air and could no longer dodge. Wu Gen could only force himself to take a breath and prepare to block the opponent's blow even though he was injured. At such a high altitude, whether you can survive depends on God's will.
At this moment, a red ball of fire crashed into the incoming person like lightning. It turned out that when Wu Gen jumped into the air, the holly bird was also circling, ready to meet Wu Gen. Not wanting to see that menacing figure, in desperation, the holly bird's whole body ignited with fierce fire, soared into the sky, turned into a ball of fire and shot at the opponent.
A huge ball of fire blocked the way of the incoming person. The person swung out his right fist, a strong fist flew out, and clearly visible turbulence appeared in the air.
The turbulence hit the fire ball, and the holly bird was sent tumbling away in the distance. Fortunately, this man was eager to catch up with Wu Gen and did not use all his strength. After clearing the obstacles, he moved forward again.
But even after such a short delay, Wu Gen had already disappeared again. The visitor couldn't help but became furious, stamped his feet in the air, accelerated his body suddenly, and rushed towards Wu Gen again.
Whoosh, dozens of red arrows flew up from the ground, roaring past Wu Gen, and rushed toward the incoming attacker.
Luo Zhang, who turned out to be on the ground, saw that Wu Gen was under attack. In desperation, he ordered his soldiers to use the Sky-shattering Bow to shoot at the intruder to buy time for Wu Gen to escape.
Continuous explosions sounded in the air, and brilliant fireworks exploded next to the visitor. Even though he had advanced cultivation, he still found it difficult to resist the continuous barrage of arrows. Soon his armor was in tatters and even his helmet was blown open. Seeing that it was difficult to succeed, the attacker turned around and took advantage of the air wave of the arrow to fall back to his own army.
This is the case in the army. No matter how high your cultivation level is, facing these ants that can be crushed to death with one hand on ordinary days, when they gather together, they will be like ants devouring an elephant, and they can always grind you to death. That's why there are so many cases of people with advanced cultivation being piled to death in battle formations.
As soon as Wu Gen landed, he quickly went to look for the holly bird.
One of this bird's wings was drooping weakly, its feathers were all in pieces, and it was limping when it ran. Fortunately, there were no critical injuries. Apart from being unable to fly, running on the ground was fine.
Seeing Wu Gen approaching, Holly Bird anxiously motioned for him to get on its back. Soldiers and horses were surrounding him, and the heavy momentum made the bird feel uneasy.
"Let's go." Wu Gen got on the bird's back, held his fang flag high, and led the people to run towards the gap in the encirclement. Slower and wait for the men and horses on both sides to gather together. With the strength of the other side, how can these thousands of people break out.
In full view of the public, Wu Gen was shot down from the air. On the chaotic battlefield, many soldiers of the Northern Army could not see whether he survived. For a time, the morale of the soldiers was in chaos, and they fled in all directions. When I saw the fluttering flag again and the figure standing on the tall bird, I finally calmed down and followed that flag, followed my leader, and ran towards the hope of life.
Some people died, but not completely...
