The cold wind was fierce, and the sound of fighting was still ringing in Qi Shao's ears, but he did not look back. It was not that he did not dare, but that he could not bear it, and that he regretted it. He hated himself for having learned so much from Military Master Xiao, but was blinded by his achievements. At that time, everything was forgotten, and then there was a crushing defeat.
After walking in the valley for a while, the shouts of killing outside the valley were heard gradually disappearing. The man couldn't hold back his tears. They fell from the corners of Qi Shao's eyes, across his cheeks, and fell on the ground in the valley.
Not long after the shouts of killing disappeared, he heard the roar of people behind him. Qi Shao quickly wiped away his tears, lowered his body and listened.
"Counselor, what are we...looking for?"
"Qi Yun's vanguard has been completely wiped out by our army, but Qi Shao's body has never been found. If you were Qi Shao, how would you deal with this dead end?"
"I don't know, general, but I can be sure of one thing. If I were the prince of Qi Yun, if the first battle between the two armies was defeated, not only the morale of Qi Yun's soldiers who went south, but also the morale of Qi Yun who was driving the Xiongnu in Zhongzhou. The king, as well as Qi Lin, who went north to fight against Jin, will also be frustrated!"
"That's it. In my opinion, Qi Shaoding has also thought of this. Think about it, Qi Yun's army has been trapped in the valley for a long time. At this time, waiting for Zhou Min to lead his army to rescue is the right solution. And Qi Yun's army, who was trapped in the valley just now, took the initiative Attacking seems to be sending death, but in fact..."
"Actually, they are attracting our troops for Qi Shao to escape!"
Yang Jinzhi smiled, patted his shoulder and said, "You are right. This is why we only saw the Yuntian armor but not Qi Shao's body. Send the order and mobilize another battalion." Soldiers, come up and search the grain with me!"
"Got the order!" The general saluted, and when he turned around to go, he heard the sound of horse hooves shaking in the sky outside the valley, as if there were thousands of troops rushing towards the valley.
"Report——!" The scouts from the valley climbed up quickly.
Yang Jinzhi was a little confused. Without waiting for the scout to speak, he hurriedly asked, "Is it Zhou Min's army coming?"
"No...no, Counselor Yang, General Tang is here with his army!" the scout hurriedly reported.
Hearing that it was Tang Zaixing who had received the military report and led the Chinese army to arrive, Yang Jinzhi felt relieved, his eyes moved slightly, and the scout came forward to give orders.
"You go to the general to report and tell me that I will lead the army to search for Qi Shao. It won't be long before Zhou Min will lead his army here. We know that Qi Shao is not dead, but Zhou Min does not. You go to report to the general and you can find him wherever you want. A corpse was put on Qi Shao's Yun Tian armor, making Zhou Min think that Qi Shao was dead. In this way, Qi Yun's army will definitely be in chaos. When our army takes advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, the battle will be decided!"
When the scout heard this, his eyes brightened slightly, and he immediately took the order to find his way to Tang Zaixing's camp to report.
"Okay, ten people form a line and spread out. Even if this valley is three feet away, Qi Shao must be dug out for me!" Yang Jinzhi withdrew his gaze and immediately ordered to the soldiers around him.
All of this fell into the ears of Qi Shao, who was hiding in hiding. Hearing this plan, Qi Shao was already at a loss. No matter how accurate he was in seeing the march, he was also vicious in his plans. It seemed that the Southern Tang Dynasty was here. I made up my mind to attack the Northern Jin Dynasty together with the Northern and Southern Dynasties...
Hearing what the counselor said, General Zhou had led his army to help him. Qi Shao thought to himself, "No, what the counselor said is true. If General Zhou sees my armor, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and our army will be defeated." ..If we lose this battle, Luzhou will not be protected, and the gates of Zhongzhou will be wide open... No, we have to find a way to escape from this valley, so that we can stabilize our military morale."
After making up his mind, Qi Shao had no time to go north to fight for the fallen Tianyun Guards. He quietly stood up, trying to find a way to escape from Qinggu. Unexpectedly, the moment he stood up, the scabbard in his hand touched a bunch of dead branches. The cold weather and the ground were shaking, and the dead branches had already disappeared. It was so fragile that it made a shattering sound under this touch, causing Yang Jinzhi not far away to look back...
Although it was night, with their eyes facing each other, Yang Jinzhi smiled coldly, raised his hand to signal the soldiers around him, and spoke loudly to the figure in the distance: "Counsellor of the Tang Army, Yang Jinzhi, has met His Royal Highness, Prince Qiyun."
Seeing how arrogant the other party was, Qi Shao wanted to draw his sword and go forward to kill this person with one move. However, reason finally defeated his impulse. Qi Shao knew that his life was saved by thousands of Tianyun guards with their lives, and he could not die in vain. At this moment, thinking in his mind, Qi Shao's figure was already running towards the top of the valley.
Now that Qi Shao's traces have been discovered, Yang Jinzhi is anxious
Slowing down a little, when the raised hand fell, the Tang Army soldiers behind him were already chasing the running figure.
Qi Shao was in a panic and did not choose a path. At this time, he did not care about the rugged mountain road in the valley or the overgrown thorns and dead branches. He waved his sword to cut away the dead branches blocking the road, and then looked back at the pursuers behind him.
Since the Tang army learned about the whereabouts of Prince Qi Yun, they all wanted to make great achievements. The soldiers of the Tang army who were cleaning the battlefield in the valley have joined the pursuit. Suddenly, in the valley, looking from a distance, they are all soldiers of the Tang army holding torches. , and the crown prince in the middle coat has become a bereaved dog, trying his best to run away.
Looking at the Tang army behind him who couldn't get rid of him, Qi Shao was exhausted. He raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the Tang army's torches were all over the valley, like countless stars in the night sky. In despair, he murmured to himself: " Is it possible that today is really the day when Qi Shao died? Is it true that God will not bless Qi Yun?"
After saying this, he wanted to kill himself with his sword, because Qi Shao knew that he would just die. If he was captured alive by the Tang army, he would only be used to restrain General Zhou. It would be better to die. Maybe Qi Yun's soldiers would be able to fight back because of his death. , to turn the tide of the war.
He felt the sharp sword cut open some skin, and along with the severe pain came the hot blood spurting out, which instantly stained his clothes and spilled into the valley.
Yang Jinzhi, who followed the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to catch up, had already seen this scene from a distance. Although Qi Shao's life or death did not matter, capturing Prince Qi Yun alive was a great achievement. Who wouldn't want to write more colorful achievements in the merit book? It's a sum.
"Stop him quickly!"
The moment Yang Jinzhi spoke, a thick fog suddenly rose in the valley. Although there would be some mist in the valley at night on weekdays, the fog tonight was full of weirdness. Not only did it cover the entire valley in one breath, but even No one could be seen face to face, and the torches in the hands of thousands of Tang soldiers were all extinguished in the blink of an eye as the clouds rose.
Having never seen anything like this before, Yang Jinzhi was horrified and hurriedly called out. The generals around him heard and responded one after another, but the voice was clearly at his side. No matter how Yang Jinzhi stretched out his hand to explore, he could not find Tang Jun's figure.
The same was true for the Tang army who was in the thick fog. They were all frightened by the thick fog. They didn't know what kind of strange thing was going on, so they had to draw their swords to be on guard.
When a soldier of the Tang Dynasty used his knife to explore, the blade seemed to touch the toughness, and he hurriedly asked: "But I am the Tang Army!"
Strangely enough, when Yang Jinzhi spoke earlier, he could still hear his voice through the thick fog. In just a short moment, even his voice could not break through the cloud and mist.
Under the tense state of mind, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had long forgotten that they were all Tang soldiers in the valley. In order to protect themselves, they raised their swords and slashed. The opponent seemed to feel the blade of the blade coming through the air. He resisted with his sword and then slashed back...
In the valley, there was a silent chaos.
Outside Qinggu, Tang Zaixing, who came with his army, had already sent scouts from the valley to learn that Yang Jinzhi had defeated Qi Shao, and was now searching for Qi Shao's whereabouts in the valley. He was overjoyed and said "good" three times, but still Before the joy could subside, the scouts from the front were already riding fast to report, and Zhou Min led 30,000 Qi Yun to ride lightly.
Looking back, he saw clouds and mist suddenly rising, covering the entire valley. Tang Zaixing stopped thinking about sending troops into the valley to support Yang Jinzhi. The most important thing at the moment was to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Qi Yun's main force in one fell swoop. In this way, Zhongzhou could be secured.
Thinking of this, Tang Zaixing grabbed the Yun Tian armor that symbolized Qi Yun from the scout's hand, raised it high above his head, and shouted loudly to the Tang army officers behind him.
"My sons, it is said in the world that he, Qi Yuan, is the reincarnation of the God of War, but now, his son has been killed by our Tang army, and the Yun Tian Armor is in Tang's hands at the moment... Zhou Min, the common man, has led his army, let's work together , how about killing the famous general Qi Yun on his horse?"
"Kill! Kill!" When the Tang army heard that Prince Qi Yuan was dead and that the Yuntian armor was in the hands of the general, their morale surged. They raised their weapons and shouted, and their military power reached its peak in an instant.
Seeing that the morale of the Tang army was rising, Tang Zaixing smiled coldly, threw up the Yun Tian armor in his hand, leaned over to get the short spear from the horse's belly, channeled his internal strength, and swung it up diagonally...
Tang Zaixing, who was originally a master of the Tang Sect, found the power of this spear to cause bursts of thunder in the night sky. Even the bright moon in the sky hid in the clouds, and the pair of cloud armor that was thrown into the air had already been reflected in the cold light. After a moment, it turned into powder and disappeared into the winter night with the cold wind.
Seeing how brave their general was, the soldiers of Tang Dynasty raised their swords one after another and shouted loudly throughout the sky.
A smile appeared on Tang Zaixing's lips. Without looking back, he clamped the horse's belly and used all his internal strength to speak. The sound shook the valley.
"My sons, let's go meet this famous general Zhou Min!"
Horse hooves were stampeding on the ground, and the sound of killing could be heard for thousands of miles.
The Tang army, armed with supreme military might, killed on the way...
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Qi Shao slowly opened his eyes, only to feel dizzy. When he stood up slowly, he remembered that he had drawn his sword and killed himself. He suddenly came back to his senses. A look of vigilance suddenly appeared in his eyes. He felt that the sword was still in his hand and he immediately turned over. He stood up, holding his sword across his chest, focusing on alertness.
His eyes kept scanning the surrounding scene, but he didn't notice any danger approaching. Qi Shao calmed down a little and raised his hand to touch his neck. The strange thing was that he had clearly cut his neck with a long sword, and saw the spray of his own blood. There was no trace of blood on his neck at this time.
"What on earth happened? Could it be a nightmare?" Frightened, Qi Shao murmured to himself, and then his eyes moved slightly. Only when he saw blood stains on his clothes did he believe what he had just experienced. None of this is a dream.
Remembering that he was still under siege by the Tang army, Qi Shao quickly gathered his thoughts and raised his eyes to look around, but what he saw was darkness.
The unknown is often the most frightening. Qi Shao, who is not afraid of death, is secretly beating his heart at this moment. Although he can't figure out why he is still alive, but with the hope of life, no one wants to die. Qi Shao slowly moves forward. , tentatively moving forward slowly based on feeling, trying to find a way out in the darkness.
As time passed, Qi Shao could no longer remember how long he had been walking in the darkness, but due to fatigue, he could no longer hold his sword on guard and could only walk forward with his sword leaning on the ground to explore.
Perhaps his eyes had become accustomed to the darkness, and Qi Shao could gradually see clearly where he was, which should be a cave in the valley. But he only remembered that before he committed suicide, he saw the clouds and mist rising in the valley, and the hand that stretched out his hand. The invisible clouds and mist swallowed him and the Tang army all over the mountain like darkness.
Then... he felt like he was falling into darkness and chaos... Qi Shao could no longer remember what happened after that.
While he was thinking hard, he suddenly saw a bright light appearing in front of him. Qi Shao's eyes, which had been in darkness for a long time, couldn't bear it. He raised his hands to cover it up. When his eyes could adapt to the light, Fang walked slowly along the light with his sword.
As he gradually entered the light, Qi Shao felt that the light around him was glowing red, as if he had stepped into a sea of blood, and even the air around him was filled with the smell of blood.
There was no way to retreat behind him, so he could only grit his teeth and move forward. After another hundred steps, he suddenly felt an overbearing and fierce aura coming towards him. He hurriedly raised the long sword in his hand, trying to protect his whole body, but he heard a thick sound. .
"Boy, I saved your life. If you are not grateful, why would you want to retaliate?"
