fynovel Chapter 69: You are the one who came.
Chapter 69: You are the one who came.
Wu He leaped down from the roof, and a moment later all the officers of the Imperial Guard's Tiger Swift Army gathered together.
"The situation is urgent, so let's make a long story short."
"Commander, I will lead fifty elite cavalry to provide reinforcements first, and you will lead the rest of your troops to follow."
This place is a hundred miles away from the border between Xiongzhou and Bazhou. The soldiers are slow, so only elite cavalry can quickly rush to the aid.
With the order given and no more talk, Wu He spurred his horse and led the team on their way!
……
A small town nestled along the middle reaches of the Baigou River.
At this moment, the flames of war rose, and smoke filled the air.
Khitan soldiers in brown leather armor rampaged through the area, slaughtering local soldiers and civilians. The scene was one of utter carnage, a living hell.
One of the burly men, carrying a curved sword, stood at the town gate, looking at the more than two hundred town guards who were being bound and slaughtered in the distance. His dry lips parted to reveal a mouthful of black and yellow teeth.
"The people of the Central Plains are still so vulnerable."
The thousand-man leader, Zhelimu, grinned sneer and mocked.
"Pah! Damn barbarians!"
"If you've got the guts, let me go and we'll have a one-on-one duel!"
"Poisoning the well water crippled my brothers' fighting ability. What kind of heroes are they!"
As a garrison commander passed by, bound hand and foot, he spat out several mouthfuls of phlegm, his face full of resentment.
This place is located in the shallows of Baihegou, and has been an easy place to wade across since ancient times.
Given the current tense situation, a military camp was built here last month, with more than 3,000 soldiers stationed there.
However, the Khitan soldiers have recently harassed and invaded the camp many times, and the main force of the camp has been constantly divided. Until today, the Khitan soldiers have even secretly poisoned the well, and the remaining troops in the camp are almost completely paralyzed.
They then pounced like wolves and tigers, capturing the place at minimal cost.
Thinking of this, the military envoy was so angry that his teeth itched.
But there's no going back in life, and Zhelimu wouldn't waste words with him; he simply raised his hand and struck.
"Send a message to the commander: this place has been captured, the army may enter!"
He wiped the blood off the knife and turned his head to speak.
"yes!"
His men raised their whistles to summon the hawks, and at the same time, a rider sped off from afar.
"My lord, there is a garrison of iron cavalry in the southwest, only ten miles away from us!"
"They arrived pretty quickly, how many people are there?"
"About forty or fifty, all on fine horses and in black armor, much like the Tiger-Swift Army of the Great Zhou."
Tiger General.
Zhelimu chuckled coldly upon hearing this: "An old rival. Who's leading this?"
The scout replied, "I don't recognize him. He's an unusually young lad, probably only eighteen or nineteen years old. Judging from his armor, he looks like a military commander."
"The military commander, who is eighteen or nineteen years old, does have some potential."
Jerim mounted his horse, tightened the reins, and glanced at a group of Khitan soldiers beside him.
"You shall remain here and await the Commander and His Highness the Prince."
"The rest of you brothers, follow me and we'll wipe out those damned garrison soldiers! A mere forty or fifty of them, and they dare to bare their teeth!"
……
Across the vast wilderness, yellow sands rolled, and beneath Wu He, his warhorse galloped, its mane bristling like fire.
Until the horizon, a few black dots suddenly appeared.
"Fight the enemy."
Wu He shouted loudly, his eyes sharp, and as soon as he finished speaking, the elite cavalry of the Tiger Swift Army slowly slowed down.
A moment later, they could see the formation of the Khitan soldiers opposite them. There were more than a hundred riders, and the leader was holding a fanged scimitar. His aura was definitely that of the mid-stage of the Strong Bone Realm.
"Who goes there!"
A thunderous roar came from afar.
Wu He's face was as cold as ice. Without saying a word, he drew the Plum Blossom Blade from his waist, and with a stomp of his foot, he activated the Wild Goose Flight Technique, his body as light as a wild goose soaring through the air.
"kill!!"
Then, the generals of Hu Jie Army shouted in unison and spurred their horses to follow.
The moment the two groups clashed, a mournful neighing of a horse was heard.
Bang bang bang!
A figure was knocked off his horse and fell to the ground. The powerful force propelled him to slide for dozens of meters, leaving deep furrows.
"Ptooey!"
Zhelimu spat repeatedly after swallowing a mouthful of yellow sand. He subconsciously raised the cleaver in his hand and was horrified to find that it had a new notch.
His arm was still trembling and stinging slightly from the shock, his blood and qi were churning inside him, and a large amount of fear flashed in his eyes.
Looking up, amidst the swirling yellow sand, a tall, handsome young man walked slowly towards them, knife in hand. His black hair danced wildly in front of his face, and his fair complexion made him look like a nobleman from a wealthy family, yet he exuded a strong aura of killing intent.
impossible.
Zhelimu swallowed hard, finding it hard to believe that the young man had just slashed down with his sword from mid-air, leaving him completely defenseless and knocked off his horse.
That formidable force far surpassed the level of someone in the mid-stage of the Bone Strengthening Realm.
When did such a person emerge from Xiongzhou?
Zhelimu rose in alarm, gripped his fanged longsword tightly, and his expression turned completely serious.
Meanwhile, Wu He checked the progress on the Book of Credits.
[Progress completed (Thunderclap Blade Technique Mastery): 210/400]
A formidable opponent.
"Holy crap!"
Amidst the howling sandstorm, Jerim, filled with rage, swung his sword down!
Wu He dodged to the side, but at that moment a cold, sharp glint suddenly shot out from a tricky angle.
It was a dagger hidden in the opponent's shoe that kicked him straight in the groin!
Wu He couldn't dodge in time and had no choice but to lift his leg.
Ding!
With a sharp, clear ringing sound, the blade pierced Wu He's leg armor and then remained stationary.
Zhelimna's smile froze; the strange sensation didn't feel like the inner armor that was sticking to his body.
Primordial Qi!
"You are the one who came."
Wu He's eyes were like ice, and his voice was like silver needles.
Zhelimu was completely dumbfounded and immediately withdrew from his position, taking several steps back.
Knowing he was no match for the enemy, he had already begun to consider retreating.
But Wu He was not about to give up. As Wu He retreated, he unleashed a stunning slash with his Plum Blossom Blade. The blade tore through space with a sound like thunder, and the sharp blade shot out dozens of meters ahead.
In an instant, blood splattered on the yellow sand. With the Thunderclap Blade Technique of the Mahayana realm unleashed, Zhelimu could only hastily raise his blade to block, but it was to no avail. In a flash, he was cleaved in two, blade and all.
Although both were at the mid-stage of the Bone Strengthening realm, they were as fragile as paper in front of Wu He.
[Progress completed (Thunderclap Blade Technique Mastery): 250/400]
He was slightly pleased to see such power in a single strike.
After Zhelimu died, no one could restrain Wu He anymore. He was like a wolf among sheep, slaughtering everyone in his path.
Zhelimu and his men ultimately underestimated the 50 elite cavalrymen that Wu He had carefully brought. Each of them was a skilled fighter, and despite facing an enemy force twice their size, they were not at a disadvantage at all.
In just a dozen or so breaths, the hundreds of Khitan cavalrymen were routed and had no choice but to flee in panic.
In the few minutes of fighting, more than 40 bandit leaders had already fallen.
[Progress completed (Thunderclap Blade Technique Mastery): 300/400]
Summoning the Book of Debt from Heaven, the progress has already increased dramatically.
This encounter yielded significant results.
Soon after, Hu Jie's army finally arrived at Yuping Town, which is located next to the Baigou River.
Perhaps it was the news of Najerim's death that caused the remaining Khitan soldiers in the town to flee, leaving behind only devastation, corpses, and a horrific scene of devastation.
Wu He rode his horse into the town. On the left and right sides hung the heads and hanged bodies of the town's soldiers. In front of him, the ground was littered with the bones of the dead and wounded. The surviving townspeople wept incessantly amidst the ruins.
The smoke from the gunpowder, mixed with the pungent smell of blood, filled the nostrils of Wu He and his men, adding to the oppressive atmosphere.
"General Wu, we've captured a few alive!"
At that moment, several soldiers escorted three Khitan soldiers who had not yet managed to evacuate from the ruins.