"Sir, the scouts found the corpse of Commander Lu Liguang of the Huizheng Camp. His head was cut off and disappeared. Except for Commander Zheng Kang who was not found, the other twenty people died in the battle!"
At the Nanhuai Military Camp, a sentinel came to report to Li Dingxing.
"The head was cut off? Why don't you get it back for me quickly? Otherwise, how will I explain to Yi Xiaodao when he comes back?" Li Dingxing said angrily. The sentry obeyed and retreated, but his heart was beating. Even the leader of the expedition camp is dead, so asking them to find them is not asking for death...
Xiang Lian'er came over and winked at the sentry detective: "Go down and have a rest." The sentry detective was very grateful. He didn't expect that the usually fierce lady also had such a considerate side!
"Why are you so angry? We don't want to see Lu Liguang die. Why are you so angry at your brother? Besides, when Yi Xiaodao comes back, will you be able to pay for Lu Liguang's life?" Xiang Lian'er left. He went behind Li Dingxing and massaged his shoulders to relieve the pressure.
As soon as he got started, he found that Li Dingxing's shoulders were so stiff, like an old scalper in the field, that he couldn't squeeze them no matter how hard he pinched them.
"Stop being so tense, relax, relax!" Xiang Lian'er quickly tapped a few times: "Don't ruin your body!"
Li Dingxing took a deep breath and his shoulders slowly softened: "I don't want to be angry with them. I really... I don't know where Yi Xiaodao is now. This will cost the army..."
Xiang Lian'er frowned and said, "How about... I rush out to look for it?"
"No! You can't go anywhere!" Li Dingxing refused without even thinking: "I can't let you take risks. Now we can only stay here and wait for Yi Xiaodao..."
Another sentry opened the curtain and came in to report: "Master, Dongfang Zhong's army is beginning to press over, from the north to the south. I don't know how many troops there are!"
Xiang Lian'er waved her sleeves and said, "I understand, get down." The sentry did not dare to say any more and quickly withdrew. Xiang Lian'er looked at Li Dingxing and saw that Li Dingxing's eyes were blank and he seemed to be in a trance.
"Hey! Hey! Mu Mu, aren't you scared to death?" Xiang Lian'er waved her sleeves in front of him.
Li Dingxing suddenly laughed out loud: "I saw the way you waved your sleeves and chased away the spies just now, which is quite like my mother's style back then. Back then, my eldest brother was naughty and my father wanted to enforce family law. It happened that an official came into the government to do something. My mother also waved her sleeves like this."
"Ah! I understand. You are laughing at me. How can a country girl have an aura of wealth in her gestures? Isn't it! Is it? Is it?..." Xiang Lian'er deliberately changed the subject and started joking with Li Dingxing.
The two laughed for a while, then stopped in unison. After being a couple for some time, both of them knew in their hearts that a war was coming. If they didn't seize the moment to smile, they didn't know if they would have another chance.
"Come here, wave your camp and move your troops forward until you are ten miles away from the enemy." Li Dingxing called the herald and issued the order.
The herald followed the order and left. As he was leaving, he passed by a messenger. The two collided and had no time to apologize. They were each busy with their own affairs.
The messenger came to Li Dingxing: "Commander Fan Jun sent an urgent report that a Japanese warship appeared on the sea. Commander Fan wants to lead his army out to sea to fight. Please give me your loyalty!"
"No, Commander Fan is a Donglu man. Naval warfare is no better than land warfare. Don't get entangled with the Eastern Japanese at sea. Ask him to retreat and give way to the coast. When the Eastern Japanese come ashore, attack them halfway! Remember, Don't go into the water!" Li Dingxing emphasized to the messenger.
The messenger also took the order and left.
Li Dingxing walked to his long bow, stroked it, and asked, "Do you know who made this bow?"
"I guess, it's either your father or your mother!" Xiang Lian'er didn't know, so she casually guessed.
Li Dingxing shook his head with a smile and said: "My eldest brother made it. The power of this bow is eight-jun, and it cannot be controlled by a strong person. In order for me to practice martial arts with him, my eldest brother specially made this bow and gave it to me. He also took I gave it a name and called it 'The Star Wanderer'. I could only draw the bow five times before it was exhausted. I have never used it against an enemy. Today, I'm afraid I will have to use it."
Xiang Lian'er grabbed the sword at her waist and asked, "What about this sword? Was it also made by your elder brother?"
"No, my father made this as a gift to my mother. It is made of high-quality steel. It is as sharp as clay, but the blade is light and suitable for women."
"The name must be nice, right?" Xiang Lian'er asked, blinking her big eyes.
Li Dingxing smiled slightly: "Yi Xiaodao's sword is called 'Siqing', and the name of this sword is similar to it, called 'Nianjun'."
Xiang Lian'er chuckled and said, "It's worthy of being from a scholarly family. It's really meaningful. This sword is indeed a good sword. Why isn't it on the list of the top ten famous swords?"
"My mother is not good at martial arts. As soon as my father gave it to her, she gave it to my eldest brother. My eldest brother thought the sword was too light and gave it to me as a gift. I am not good at swordsmanship and have kept it sealed. How can outsiders know about it?"
Xiang Lian'er patted 'Nian Jun' and said with a smile: "Okay! Then I have to fight for the reputation of one of the top ten famous swords in the world for our old Li family!"
While the two were talking, the figures outside the tent moved, the noise became loud, and they moved camp.
"Mrs. Li, it's time to go." Li Dingxing said with a smile.
"I will obey the Lord's order!" Xiang Lian'er held her sword and clasped her fists in a heroic manner.
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"General, the Nanhuai Army has moved its camp ten miles away from our camp. Do you want to continue moving forward?" A deputy general rode his horse to Dongfang Zhong and asked for instructions.
"Oh? How dare the Nanhuai army, which only fights water battles, be ten miles away from me?" Dongfang Zhong said with a smile: "If the little overlord was here, I would avoid him, but that reckless man has died in Poyang Lake. This time How come the Nanhuai Army is so bold? Could it be that 'Zhang Zifang'?"
The deputy general replied: "According to reports from the surrendered soldiers, it is Li Dingxing, the second son of the former King of Nanhuai."
"Then what are you waiting for? Can Li Dingxing, a mere Li Dingxing, stop my 100,000-strong army? You lead the 5,000 troops first, and I will arrive with the army later. I will crush them and flatten the camp!" Dongfang Zhong became more energetic.
The deputy general also acted vigorously and resolutely. He turned around and walked away, leading his troops first.
The three people in Jiuyin Tower were sitting in three carriages, and there was no movement in the three carriages.
Dongfang Zhong didn't care about the three of them, grabbed his black iron point steel gun, organized the army, and the army followed them in a mighty manner.
"Cross-flowing moon!"
Xiang Lian'er waved "Nianjun" and flew into the air. Two sword energy crossed each other, like a huge "ten". Wherever the sword energy went, it cut off soldiers and armor, sweeping across the area.
"Haha, what are we calling the Nanhuai Army? Why don't we call it the Women's Army! Call a girl to fight!" The deputy general saw that his soldiers were swept away by the two swords. Although he was still mocking, he couldn't sit still. Live, clap the horse, dance with the ax and only take Xiang Lian'er.
Li Dingxing sat upright on his horse, summoned an old soldier from the military expedition camp, and asked, "Is this person Dongfang Zhong?"
Previously, all the bandits in the Huizheng camp were Donglu bandits. The older they got, the more experienced they were in the world. This old soldier had also been to Jicheng and had seen the Dongfang Bell. He took a few careful looks and replied: "Hui Zhongyigong, no. "
"Mrs. Order, kill, leave the rest alone." Li Dingxing felt confident.
The red flag fluttered in the hand of the herald. Xiang Lian'er caught a glimpse of the red flag and raised the corner of her mouth. As soon as it fell from the sky, she stepped on the horse's back with her toes and flew over alone.
The lieutenant general, who had been in battle for a long time, had been prepared for a long time. When he saw Xiang Lian'er rushing towards him, he raised his ax to meet her.
"Crack." A sword passed by, and the handle of the ax broke into two pieces. The deputy general turned his head quickly to avoid the sword edge. He threw half of the wooden handle at Xiang Lian'er, grabbed the blade of the ax with his right hand, and lifted it from bottom to top towards Xiang Lian'er's chest and abdomen, intending to disembowel her.
Xiang Lian'er turned around "Nianjun" and tapped the ax lightly with the hilt of the sword. She flipped up and jumped on the deputy general's head. She clamped the head with her feet and twisted it hard. The deputy general vomited blood and jumped off the horse. He fell to the ground and died.
Xiang Lian'er jumped back early, blew a whistle, and rushed over with a wave of Zhengying. The five thousand vanguard troops were elite. Even if the general died in battle, they still defended in formation and did not break up. The two sides fought hard.
Although the Donglu Army was brave, the morale of both sides was not at the same level after all. After several waves of charges by the Zhengying Battalion, the Donglu Army's position almost collapsed several times. In the end, it was Xiang Lian'er who rushed into the enemy's formation. Everywhere she went, it was like entering an uninhabited land, with beautiful shadows dancing and dancing, sword light flashing, and she finally killed the Donglu Army so fearfully that they retreated in defeat.
"Win!" The military camp cheered in unison. If he were an ordinary person, he would have been lifted up to the sky by the army. However, Xiang Lian'er has a special status and is a woman. No one dared to do anything, so she could only jump around freely. .
The retreating Donglu Army did not run far before they ran into the oncoming Dongfang Bell's army, and instantly stopped one by one. Just because the soldiers in the front row had their spears set up and their swords unsheathed, everyone knew what would happen if they ran forward again.
But there is no point in looking back. Not to mention that some people have lost their armor and weapons. Even if they haven't lost it, it will be a death to face that woman when they go back...
Just when Donglu's defeated army was in a dilemma, the herald sent an order from Dongfang Bell, ordering the defeated army to return to camp and rest. Five thousand soldiers and horses is not a small number. Dongfang Zhong still has the great mission of restoring the country and cannot be cut down.
Dongfang Zhong personally carried the gun and came to the front line. He also wanted to see what Nanhuai Li Dingxing was capable of.
Not long after the troops cheered, Dongfang Zhong arrived with his troops as they were cleaning the battlefield. Along the way, they heard reports from the defeated soldiers that it was a woman who was the general who killed them, and they were even more curious. After two collisions, Dongfang Zhong said nothing, and with a move of the steel gun in his hand, the Donglu Army rushed forward.
"Run quickly! Killing is coming again!"
"Hurry and report to Duke Zhongyi!"
"That seems to be Dongfang Bell. Did he come in person?"
The commander of the camp fled in a hurry, ignoring the flags, horses, weapons and armor all over the ground, and fled towards the camp in a chaotic mess.
In the camp, two streams of light passed by one after another, one was Xiang Lian'er, and the other was an arrow.
"clang!"
Xiang Lian'er's movements were dexterous and extremely fast. She spun and turned several times, dodged past her defeated troops, avoided the Donglu Army, and rushed to the front of Dongfang Bell. Under the impact of the spear and sword, Xiang Lian'er only felt a slight numbness in the tiger's mouth.
Xiang Lian'er was shocked. She was holding the sword with both hands, while Dongfang Zhong was holding the gun with one hand...
The feather arrow arrived soon after and hit Dongfang Zhong directly between his eyebrows!
The arrow feathers kept shaking, and the arrow stopped...
Dongfang Zhong caught the feather arrow with two fingers!
"Strong general..." Li Dingxing muttered.
