Before Guan Tong could stabilize his body, he saw the enemy swinging his stick and swept across the enemy again, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
At the critical moment, Guan Tong's younger brother Guan Yi came out from behind and smashed the halberd into the general's face.
When the barbarian general saw this, he subconsciously wanted to hide. This time, the strength in his hands was reduced a bit.
Guan Tong saw the barbarian general's hand paused, and quickly seized the opportunity. He released his left hand and inserted the spear into the ground on the left side with only his right hand.
"Clang!"
The mace brought a strong wind and hit Guan Tong's spear hard.
The spear shaft could not withstand such force, and it split in the middle, making it unusable.
The barbarian general missed another attack, and because he couldn't dodge, he was hit on the left shoulder by Guan Yi's halberd. He couldn't help but panic.
"Oh!"
The halberd was so powerful that it hit the barbarian general on the shoulder.
The general's shoulder was shattered. He screamed in pain and almost dropped the mace in his hand.
Guan Yi saw that the general had been seriously injured and ignored Guan Tong's condition. He returned the halberd and charged up the force and stabbed the general in the heart again.
The barbarian general ignored the pain in his shoulder and hurriedly swung his stick with his right hand to try to knock off the stabbing halberd.
As soon as the barbarian general swung his mace, Guan Tong pulled out the long sword from his waist and stabbed the barbarian general in front of his face from the other side.
Under the attack of two parties, the barbarian general could not look at each other. In addition, his left shoulder had been severely injured. Guan's sword pierced his cheek, and he died at that time.
When the barbarian soldiers saw that their general was dead, they were all frightened, while the unworthy flying army who were at a disadvantage were greatly encouraged.
Under this situation, the barbarian soldiers actually put down their weapons and fled in a swarm.
Guan Tong knew that Li Chengzhi's main force would arrive soon, but he did not dare to rely on him, so he quickly ordered:
"Everyone is guarding the pass, and no one is allowed to chase down the defeated army without permission!"
At this time, Wang Ping led the Wudang Feijun and Li Chengzhi led the barbarian infantry. The two groups of men and horses competed with each other on both sides of the Lu River.
Li Chengzhi thought of reaching the northern ford first and cooperated with the vanguard cavalry to destroy the pontoon bridge.
Once the pontoon bridge was destroyed, the officers and soldiers were unable to cross the river quickly, and he himself escaped.
Wang Ping and Li Chengzhi had the same idea, but Wang Ping's purpose was to defend the pontoon bridge and then quickly cross the bridge to attack and kill the rebels.
After all, the barbarian light infantry was one step faster. When Li Chengzhi arrived, he saw that his general had been dead for a long time.
He also saw that all the vanguard cavalry were missing, and he thought "something is not good".
When I looked up again, I saw that the pontoon bridge had been completed in the shallow area, and I couldn't help but feel angry.
Frightened and angry, Li Chengzhi went crazy and said fiercely to Guan Tong and others:
"Where did this madman come from? He dared to kill my general and invade my territory! Today, I will strip you of your skin and dig out your heart to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
After that, Li Chengzhi waved his hand, and the barbarian generals behind him led the barbarian soldiers to rush towards Guan Tong and others like crazy.
Seeing that the enemy's troops were strong, Guan Yue was afraid that Guan Tong and Guan Yi would be lost, so he only left 20 soldiers to guard outside the pontoon bridge, but he went to support Guan Tong with his gun and horse.
When Guan Yue arrived, Guan Tong was fighting with two barbarian generals with a sword, while Guan Yi was fighting three barbarian generals alone with a halberd.
Guan Yue saw that the two of them were safe for the time being, so he looked for Li Chengzhi among the crowd.
While looking for it, Wang Ping led his team to kill them. Seeing several young generals fighting fiercely with the barbarians, Wang Ping quickly led his army across the pontoon bridge to support them.
Wang Ping's army had just arrived, and Guan Yue happened to find Li Chengzhi in the center of the enemy's army.
Without saying a word, Guan Yue grabbed the reins with one hand and a spear with the other, clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and rushed straight towards Li Chengzhi.
When Li Chengzhi saw Wang Ping's army arriving, he thought that he might not be able to escape this battle today. Since he couldn't escape, he would simply fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, maybe there was still a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of this, Li Chengzhi encouraged his soldiers and said:
"Warriors, we have been fighting with the imperial court here for a long time, and have successively attacked and killed Jiao Huang, Gong Lu and other imperial governors.
Now that the imperial court hates us to the core, it will definitely not let us go easy. Now that the Lu River defense line has been broken, the only solution for now is to fight to the death, and there is still a glimmer of hope!
Those who do not want to plead guilty and be executed should move forward with my life to stop the army! "
The barbarian soldiers were greatly encouraged after hearing this, and all of them looked fearless and became more ferocious.
When Li Chengzhi saw this, he couldn't help but feel proud, thinking that he had a great chance of winning today.
At this time, Li Chengzhi focused more on Wang Ping's reinforcements and did not pay attention to the situation of the Guan brothers.
While he was feeling proud, he suddenly saw a commotion among the guards in front of him. When he looked up, he couldn't help but be surprised.
I saw a young general coming on horseback and breaking a passage among the guards. At this time, the young general was rushing towards me with a spear.
Before Li Chengzhi could react, the young general's spear had arrived.
At the right moment, the young general followed his horse and his spear, and with a strong gust of wind, he stabbed Li Chengzhi through the head.
Li Chengzhi still remained in an "unbelievable" state, but he flew far away with the impact of the horse, and finally hung on Guan Yue's spear.
"Li Chengzhi will be executed! The rest will beg for surrender but will not be killed!"
Guan Yue took advantage of the situation and shouted to intimidate the enemy, trying to make the barbarians give up resistance.
At this time, most of Wang Ping's army had crossed the bridge. Seeing that Li Chengzhi had been killed by the Guanyue formation, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Sirs, Li Chengzhi is dead, it is time for us to completely put down the rebellion.
But anyone who resists will be killed without mercy! "
When the barbarian soldiers saw that their general was dead and a large army of officers and soldiers were coming to kill them, they were all frightened.
The fighting spirit that had been ignited before instantly collapsed.
At this time, several barbarian generals also discovered that the powerful commander Li Chengzhi was dead. They were in a daze and stopped fighting with their hands.
Seeing this, Guan Tong and Guan Yi also stopped their attacks and took the opportunity to shout:
"It is difficult to resist the heavenly army. Since the leader of the thief is lying in wait, as long as you put down your weapons, you may survive! If you persist in your stubbornness, this will be the end of Li Chengzhi!"
Several barbarian generals looked at each other and felt that resistance was futile, so they each put down their weapons and said in unison:
"We bow to the power of the imperial court. We are willing to surrender and surrender. I hope the general will spare our lives!"
Until this time, the barbarian soldiers had completely lost their will to fight when they saw that all the powerful commanders and generals were lying down or begging for surrender.
"We know that the king's army is difficult to resist, so we are all willing to surrender and hope that the general will spare his life!"
As the barbarians begged for surrender, the barbarians of the old people who had been causing trouble in Yueyong County for more than ten years were finally quelled.
Wang Ping and others struck while the iron was hot and captured the remaining troops of Li Chengzhi along the way.
Then several people divided their forces and went north or west, heading to Qiongdu, Sushi, Dinglu and other places to make forced landings from Langli and other tribes.
Lang Li and others were originally afraid of the heavenly soldiers, so they only dared to build momentum for Li Chengzhi, but did not dare to actually send troops to participate in the rebellion.
Now that Li Chengzhi is about to kill him, Lang Li and others dare not surrender.
After some actions, Wang Ping completely surrendered all the tribes in Yueyong County from Li Chengzhi down, and made their leaders sign an alliance.
Only Wang Ping and others who captured Mayi in the north did not see their leader.
Later, the barbarian general who captured Ma Yi and returned from Wenshan County learned that His Majesty had personally visited Wenshan County not long ago and had surrendered the Wenshan rebels.
King Zhu Ma took advantage of the situation and surrendered to the imperial court. He also wanted to move his clan northward to govern the Wenshan barbarians for His Majesty.
Now that the horse-catching king has surrendered to Your Majesty, Wang Ping will no longer be entangled.
After everything was settled, Wang Ping quickly sent his scouts to Chengdu to resume his duties, while he led his army to temporarily stay in Yueyong County to pacify the barbarians.
At this time, Li Shimin led Zhang Yan, Chen Zhong, Wu Ban and others, and after several days of running around, they had arrived north of Chengdu.
"Your Majesty, Wudan Mountain is ahead. Should we enter through the north gate at the foot of the mountain, or should we go around Jiangqiao Gate to enter the city?"
"This trip has lasted more than half a month. I have been tired from traveling all the way, but I am a little tired. Let's enter the city through the north gate. I just want to have a good sleep now!"
After several people discussed it, Chen Zhong went to the North Gate to inform the soldiers guarding the city to greet His Majesty.
That night, Li Shimin was lying on the dragon couch, worried about the progress of Yueyong County's counterinsurgency.
At this time, Huang Hao was standing by the side. Seeing that His Majesty had not fallen asleep even though his face looked tired, he asked softly:
"Your Majesty, I see that you are tired after working hard for many days. It is late at night, but Your Majesty does not fall asleep. Is there something on your mind?"
Li Shimin raised his eyes to look at Huang Hao, sighed softly and said:
"It's already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the rebellions in Wenshan, Xianggou and other places have been put down. Only Yueyong County, where Wang Ping is located, has not yet received any good news.
I am worried in my heart, fearing that the Yueyong rebels will become stronger and Wang Ping will be unable to defeat them for a while.
Seeing that the New Year is approaching, it is inconvenient for me to travel far away to help again, and I don't know what to do. "
Huang Hao heard this, thought for a moment, and then replied:
"My slave has a stupid idea. Your Majesty, just treat it as a casual chat with your slave and just listen to it.
If what I said is wrong, I hope Your Majesty will not blame you. "
Li Shimin laughed and said disapprovingly:
"You slave, this is not a big deal. Besides, there are only two of us here, my master and my servant. Why don't you dare to say anything?"
Seeing that His Majesty's mood improved, Huang Hao couldn't help but feel reassured. He quickly took over His Majesty's words and said:
"What this slave is thinking is also inspired by Du Qiong's horoscope.
Since Du Qiong can use horoscopes to find a way out for the princes of Yizhou, why don't your majesty also find someone from outside the country to divine the situation of the war in Yueyong County? "
Li Shimin couldn't help being speechless after hearing this, thinking that Huang Hao really took the divination seriously.
"Ahem! Don't say that I don't know any outsiders who are proficient in the art of divination. Even if I have such friends, I will not leave the affairs of the country to them."
Huang Hao walked up to His Majesty and whispered mysteriously in His Majesty's ear:
"Your Majesty really has such a friend, and he respects this person very much..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he sat up on the free dragon couch, patted his forehead and said:
"Ah! What you said made me think of something important!"
Seeing His Majesty's reaction, Huang Hao couldn't help but curiously said:
"Now that the court is temporarily stable, and the rebellions everywhere have mostly subsided, it is a time of calm. What is your Majesty thinking of?"
Li Shimin smiled mysteriously and asked Huang Hao to get pen and ink.
Huang Hao looked puzzled and followed the order...
