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As soon as the miserable howls and chaos in the west came from the sound of fighting all over the sky, a group of cavalry rushed towards the center of the army like sharp arrows.

Behind them, followed a large group of defeated troops, like sheep that had been ripped out of the pen. Driven by the "sheepherds", they hurriedly rushed towards the military formation without choosing a path.

In the direction pointed by the cavalry front, Dongfang Ping, who was sitting on the middle platform supervising the battle, his eyes instantly focused, not afraid of rejoicing.

The other party finally couldn't bear it and came out!
As long as you come out of the turtle shell, it's not up to you!

He immediately ordered in a deep voice, "Assemble the army! Meet the enemy!"

The high-speed charging cavalry arrived in an instant. In front of the Chinese army's formation, the siege soldiers who had just been rotated had not had time to rest and were caught off guard by the cavalry. They almost rushed away.

Then Xia Yunfei led the team without stopping, shooting out like a dragon, and instantly tore a path with Chen Fugui and others beside him.

The cavalry behind them directly thrust their swords across their horses. The blades carried the inertia of the horses charging forward with all their strength. They were injured even though they were not dead. With flesh and blood flying and miserable howls, they rushed straight towards the Chinese army.

The rebels' military formation was led by the Yuyan Army, the local garrison in Yuyan Prefecture. They were mainly infantry and were also the main force in the siege.

Behind them were the elite cavalry of the Eastern Front Army, who were also direct descendants of Dongfang Ping.

At this moment, seeing Xia Yunfei leading his team, crushing the infantry formation guarding the front, the urgently assembled Yuyanzhou cavalry rushed forward hastily but equally resolutely.

A general of the Swift Army looked at Xia Yunfei, laughed ferociously, swung the sword in his hand, and swung it down hard.

This is his best move. There are countless opponents who have been killed by this move. He is very willing to add one more today.

The knife took advantage of the momentum, carrying its own considerable weight, and fell heavily, making people feel a kind of despair that was beyond control, but a hand suddenly stretched out and held it like this, Hold it firmly.

Xia Yunfei looked ferocious, looked at the horrified East Road Army Cavalry General, and tugged fiercely.

The man felt a huge force coming towards him, and the sword fell out of his hand in an instant. Xia Yunfei grabbed the sword and cut off the knight's neck with one strike while flying.

The man clutched his neck and fell off the horse in disbelief. However, Xia Yunfei showed no emotion. He held the long knife and threw it forward. The sword shot out like a sharp arrow and penetrated directly through the body of a Swift State cavalryman.

Then he stabbed with the spear in his hand and used the momentum of his horse to directly knock down several Swift Cavalrymen.

In an instant, there were several dead souls, and they were simply fierce and powerful.

But this charge exposed Xia Yunfei's body to the enemy. Countless people from the equally battle-hardened cavalry on the opposite side immediately surrounded him from the front, back, left, and right, vowing to capture this big man. fish.

Fortunately, there are Chen Fugui and Lu Yi.

The two martial arts masters are also growing rapidly after being exposed to Wudangjun's battle formation fighting skills in the past few days.

The spears in their hands no longer have any fancy dances, only the basic movements of stabbing, picking, smashing and sweeping are left. However, such movements are used by men with strong martial arts skills like them. Compared with ordinary soldiers, they don't know how fast, accurate and ruthless they are. How much.

Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, the spears opened a path instantly like two swimming dragons, leading everyone to follow Xia Yunfei's pace.

Although the elite cavalry behind them did not have such amazing bravery and kung fu, their practical combat skills and skilled coordination developed through long battle battles were no less effective in fighting.

More importantly, although the weapons in their hands and the armor on their bodies looked no different from those in the past, the effects of using them were amazing.

Occasionally, there were several sword fights, and they were the winners. Sometimes they could even cut off the enemy's sword directly.

But other people's swords finally broke through many obstacles. When they struck them, the attacks that would have left injuries were now basically blocked by the armor.

The opponent lost his life in the confusion, but his own morale was greatly boosted. Under the circumstances, the team continued to charge forward, getting closer and closer to Dongfang Ping's location.

However, although the Yuyan Army was vulnerable, the elite Eastern Front Army led by Dongfang Ping were still very capable of fighting.

If the team was composed entirely of Wudang soldiers, they would probably be able to suppress it, but now that there are many sergeants from the Yulin and Huben armies, both skills and coordination are lacking, and the combat power is inevitably much lower. .

Even with Xia Yunfei's unstoppable charge and clearing the way with more than a hundred elite Wudang troops, the team's speed eventually slowed down under the constant fighting of the eastern border army's cavalry.

When using a few against many cavalry to charge, any delay can be fatal.

Xia Yunfei knocked away an enemy with his spear, turned his head and glanced behind him, then at Dongfang Pingping, who was guarded by layers of soldiers, and the cavalry who were constantly gathering. He pulled his horse's head and decisively broke through to the west.

The flanking cavalry group, who had expected Xia Yunfei to move forward in an unstoppable manner, was caught off guard and was stabbed in the waist. They were immediately dispersed. Xia Yunfei's pressure suddenly decreased, and he led the team to rush out first.

Dongfang Ping looked at the cavalry team calmly and said in a deep voice: "Keep them!"

The order was passed down from level to level, and the cavalry swarmed up, chasing the team of 2000 people.

On the other side, the infantry formation of the Swift Army, which had been dispersed by Xia Yunfei's troops, had just reorganized. The defeated troops in the west were driven over by the remaining cavalry, and were once again dispersed as expected before being trampled and ravaged. Passed through the infantry formation of the Swift Army.

Quietly, the north gate of Changshan County opened, and a group of well-fed and recharged infantry rushed out in neat ranks. Together with the cavalry, they steadily harvested the heads of the defeated Swift Army soldiers.

Dongfang Ping naturally noticed this, but he was unmoved at all.

As long as Xia Yunfei's cavalry is taken down, these infantry are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

What's more, those who died were all from the Swift Army and were not his direct line of border troops. They were originally intended to be cannon fodder.

At this moment, this group of infantrymen who thought they had the upper hand killed more fiercely, and the further away from the city, the tighter the death rope was around their necks.

His eyes were always fixed on Xia Yunfei, who was fleeing to the west. If he were captured, the situation in Langya State would be certain!

By then, he will have the foundation for a great cause by crossing the two states of Langya and Yuyan!
He looked at the sky, and his mother's desolate and lonely years flashed before his eyes, as well as his cautious first half of his life. The flame of revenge burned fiercely in his heart.

Xia Yunfei didn't know the thoughts in Dongfang Ping's mind at this moment. He just controlled the horse calmly and skillfully, leading the team to cross a semicircle quietly, and then unknowingly adjusted the direction and slammed into it. A group of chasing cavalry formed.

He broke through easily, jumped out of the opponent's encirclement that was about to form, and walked away.

Seeing this scene from a distance, a dangerous smile quietly appeared on Dongfang Ping's lips.

There was a big battle on the city wall, and everyone who suffered heavy losses tried their best to hold on to the city wall and stood up, nervously paying attention to the battle situation off the field.

Looking from the high city wall, Xia Yunfei and the people behind him, who had just jumped out of the encirclement, had actually fallen into a larger encirclement.

The one who formed this encirclement was surprisingly the [-] Beiliang cavalry!

Murong Hu sat on the horse and pointed with his riding crop at the young general who was as powerful as a mad tiger not far away, "Is this man Jiang Yuhu's new favorite general?"

The guard on the side nodded immediately, "Yes, Jiang Yuhu values ​​​​him very much. In just one year, he was already a lieutenant colonel in the Wudang Army. He later entered the capital after making great contributions. Moreover, this person is still the same as today. The adopted brother of the Queen Mother of the Southern Dynasty, and the cousin of the popular Jianning Marquis of the Southern Dynasty."

Murong Hu smiled proudly when he heard this, "How can I be worthy of myself if I don't eat the big fish delivered to my door!"

He raised his arms and shouted, "Men, dinner is ready!"

The sergeant behind him quickly waved the command flag in his hand. When the surrounding Beiliang cavalry saw this, they immediately surrounded the cavalry led by Xia Yunfei with strange screams and roars.

Murong Hu smiled and looked at Xia Yunfei who was leading the troops and running wildly, as if he had already seen the grasslands, tribes, beauties and treasures that His Majesty had given him.

But just as his heart was filled with those beautiful fantasies, Xia Yunfei's shadow became bigger and bigger in his eyes.

The smile at the corner of his mouth slowly solidified. He looked at Xia Yunfei, who was suddenly accelerating, and an idea that even he thought was bold came to his mind: Could this kid be here for me?

The Beiliang cavalry thought this would be a cat-and-mouse massacre like in the past, but unexpectedly, the mouse not only did not panic and run around, but instead rushed towards them.A young Northern Liang cavalry general who faced Xia Yunfei was not afraid. With his usual disdain for the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty, he quickly took out his bow and arrow, and used the hand speed he had practiced since he was a child to catch the arrow. However, there was already a flash in his pupils. A sharp arrow came through the wind and struck him between the eyebrows like a bolt of lightning.

The other party is faster than him, much faster!
After that sharp arrow, there was a rain of arrows falling from the sky, falling on the Beiliang cavalry.

Except for the hundreds of absolute elites in the front, the arrows of everyone in the rear were almost not accurate.

But an arrow is an arrow after all, and no one would watch it fall from the sky without subconsciously dodging it, but just this dodging allowed the opponent to sneak in a lot.

At this time, the Beiliang cavalry reacted and used the mounted shooting they were good at.

Feather arrows were whistling, and with the help of skilled cavalry and archery skills, the advancing Daxia cavalry were constantly hit by arrows and even directly hit vital points and fell off their horses. However, Xia Yunfei's charge did not lag at all.

He lay on the horse's back, raised a small shield with his left hand to protect his vitals, and stared at Murong Hu who was not far away from him.

Whether he was constantly maneuvering or making feints in front of him, it was all for the man in front of him!

Kill him and the Beiliang army will collapse.

Once the Beiliang Army fell, the Eastern Front Frontier Army and the Yuyan Army lost their minds. Only then could this battle truly achieve the effect that Erlang said of frightening the enemy and buying time for one's own side.

The most important thing is that between Dongfang Ping and Murong Hu, only Murong Hu will lead the troops into battle.

Dongfang Ping cannot be killed at all.

Xia Yunfei's target from the beginning was him, the general of the Northern Liang Falcon Cavalry, an important member of the Murong family, one of the seven surnames in the Northern Liang, and the specific executor of the strategy of going south to the Northern Liang, Murong Hu!
After breaking through the encirclement of the Beiliang Army, Chen Fugui and Lu Yi almost rounded their spears and swept them out on both sides, instantly clearing a way out.

Xia Yunfei urged the horse wildly, and the speed surged again. He was almost standing on the horse's back with the stirrups, and the spear in his hand was thrust forward with all his strength.

The spear pierced three people one after another under the strong inertia. Xia Yunfei, who was constantly castrating, grabbed a spear and pierced the throat of a Beiliang cavalryman again.

This may seem like a long time, but in fact it only takes a few breaths.

At this moment, he was no more than ten steps away from Murong Hu!
Murong Hu's expression changed suddenly. From Xia Yunfei, he saw the devouring spirit of a tiger on the battlefield. From Xia Yunfei's expression, he saw the determination and madness that would kill him today.

He was cowardly.

I have such a huge advantage, and I'm not smart enough to fight you to the death.

As for the glory of the Beiliang warriors, it was all done to deceive the big soldiers below. I am already in this position, so what?
He had a plan in mind, and just as he was about to turn around and run away, a loud shout suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Jiang Yuhu is here, and he won't be captured without restraint!"

Jiang Yuhu!
These three words were like a heavy hammer, which knocked him out of his mind!
No, how could Jiang Yuhu be here!
He reacted quickly, but it was already too late.

In that dazed moment, Xia Yunfei flew out from the horse's back, pulled out a knife from his waist, and swung it down with a sound of wind.

The bright cold light reflected in Murong Hu's eyes, and the last thing he saw in his life was Xia Yunfei's figure coming from the sky.

Yunfei, Yunfei, can you really fly?

A head flew up, and the headless body quietly fell to the ground.

Xia Yunfei grabbed Murong Hu's horse and held his head high, "Murong Hu is dead!"

Chen Fugui and Lu Yi rushed over.

Chen Fugui, who had been personally ordered by Xia Jingyun to protect Xia Yunfei, saw Xia Yunfei flying out and became as anxious as a mad tiger. He directly abandoned the spear and held a hundred-smelted steel knife. The enemy of unity.

Lu, who was less skilled in martial arts, fired his spear like a snake spitting out a message, hitting the rebel's throat with precision and cold blood.

Seeing Xia Yunfei's success, Chen Fugui rode his horse forward and killed the dumbfounded flag bearer of Beiliang with a knife. He cut off the wolf's head of the Beiliang army and shouted at the same time, "Murong Hu is dead!"

The cavalry team behind the three people was also charging forward, and the surrounding Beiliang troops were becoming more and more encircled. These Beiliang people, who had high individual combat capabilities, immediately caused their team to suffer huge losses.

If it weren't for the inclusion of unqualified sergeants who tried their best to restrain the formation, I'm afraid this newly formed team would have faced the fate of being massacred one by one after collapse.

Just when they were at the critical point of collapse, and the string was about to break at some point, a roar like fairy music came to their ears.

So, they all shouted, "Murong Hu is dead! Beiliang has been defeated!"

On the city wall, Xiao Fengshan and Zhang Hutou couldn't help but beat the wall with joy, and then immediately ordered everyone to shout.

"Murong Hu is dead! Beiliang has been defeated!"

The soldiers and civilians on the city wall were shouting, the five thousand infantry who were pushing back the rebel positions were shouting, and the thousand cavalry who were driving away the defeated soldiers and harvesting their heads were shouting.

On the battlefield, there were all the news about Murong Hu's death and Beiliang's defeat.

Regardless of whether it was true or false, the generals and soldiers made their own choices the moment they heard the news.

Those who turned around and ran away, those who ran towards Changshan County to surrender, and those who stood firm and continued to fight, the originally neat rebel formation turned into a mess in an instant.

The Northern Liang cavalry, who had been showing off their power before, turned around and saw the wolf-headed robe falling down. They saw Murong Hu's head being held in the hands of the Southern Dynasty general, and they immediately ran away without a sound.

Dongfang Ping listened to the shouts on the battlefield in astonishment and watched the movements of the Beiliang Army. He couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

However, the situation was already forcing him to make an immediate choice.

"Your Highness! Withdraw your troops!"

"Your Highness, Ma Zijin has already surrendered to the court with his people, we can't delay it any longer!"

Dongfang Ping took a deep look at Changshan County, which was blocking his path to his great cause. He knew that if he retreated, he would never have such a good opportunity to move forward again.

This retreat may be the beginning of failure in his life.

At this time, he couldn't help but start to doubt his decision. If he had bypassed Changshan County, would there have been a better result?

"No! Gu's men still have [-] elite cavalry. It's no problem to deal with these [-] cavalry! The advantage is still there!"

"Your Highness, take a look."

Dongfang Ping turned his head and looked around. The soldiers' faces had no trace of fighting spirit.

The dignified general of the Northern Liang Cavalry Army was killed by the formation, and the Northern Liang Cavalry Army had already fled. As a general who has been leading troops all year round, Dongfang Ping knew that his military morale had been lost and he could no longer force himself.

"Your Highness?!"

Amid the urging from his confidants, Dongfang Ping looked at Changshan County with eyes full of reluctance and regret.

"Get out."
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On the same day in Zhongjing City, in the morning, the Great Xia Dynasty Meeting was held as scheduled.

The Beiliang delegation, led by the minister of Honglu Temple, slowly entered the palace city.

Xue Wenlu held his head high and was full of confidence. (End of chapter)