Xue Poye's archery skills were the essence of Wu Lachi. When the arrow was shot, it immediately cut through the stiff air. With a "whoosh" sound, the guards around Yuan Tiangang wanted to step forward to rescue him, but it was already too late.
Yuan Tiangang was obviously shocked by the arrow and remained motionless. Amid a burst of exclamations, the arrow did not hit Yuan Tiangang's body, but missed Yuan Tiangang's neck by just a hair.
, shocked the Northwest Army into a cold sweat.
The soldiers on both sides knew that this arrow was definitely not a miss, but was deliberately shot by Xue Poye, with the purpose of giving the other side a shock.
The officers and soldiers of the Chu army who saw this arrow cheered one after another with great momentum.
"Yuan Tiangang!"
Yuan Tiangang was calm and unfazed, with an unusually indifferent expression and a hint of sadness in his eyes. He also shouted loudly: "Xue Poye, don't think that the Northwest Army is afraid of you. If King Mingyue hadn't ordered the strike call to sound,
I can guarantee that our Northwest Iron Army will definitely kill you all!"
Xue Poye burst out laughing and said: "Yuan Tiangang, what you and I say are just jokes. Take a look, the blood on the weapons in the hands of our soldiers has not dried yet. If you are still stubborn and don't surrender, I will
I don’t mind continuing the fight!”
Yuan Tiangang showed an angry look on his face, but this look was eventually replaced by helplessness. He shouted: "Xue Poye, our king wants to say something to you, are you willing to listen?"
"King Mingyue?" Xue Poye said calmly: "If he has something to say, let him say it in person!"
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"This king just wants to tell you personally." From the northwest army formation, an elegant voice came. This voice was not very powerful, but it was able to reach Xue Poye's ears. Xue Poye only heard
With this sentence, I immediately understood that Mingyue King was also a warrior. When he spoke, he also spoke with energy. Judging from the energy and cultivation of his words, he must have reached the realm of a six-path warrior.
In the sound, a commotion was heard in the northwest army formation. Soon, under the escort of several armored warriors, Mingyue King, elegant and refined in a luxurious white gown, Shi Shiran walked out.
"Commander!" Qian Hong next to Xue Poye immediately became excited and whispered: "It's time for revenge. Please shoot him to death with one arrow to avenge the brothers!"
Of course Xue Poye understood that the "brothers" he spoke of were definitely not Chu army soldiers, but Qinglianzhao's brothers.
Xue Poye turned his head, glanced at Qian Hong, and said calmly: "I have my own sense of discretion. Without my orders, if you act rashly... don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Qian Hong felt Xue Poye's sharp gaze, and couldn't help but feel tense in his heart. He felt a little afraid, and said bravely: "Follow...obey the order!"
Xue Poye urged his horse to step forward slightly, stared at Mingyue King in the northwest army formation, and said: "Mingyue King, you finally show up. If you have something to say, then say it, I am listening!"
King Mingyue smiled, shook his head and said: "As I am speaking, I have always liked drinking. Is Marshal Xue as elegant as I am?" After a pause, he smiled and said: "Marshuai Xue, a young hero, must have the courage."
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Xue Poye couldn't imagine that King Mingyue was so courageous.
There was only less than three hundred meters between the two armies, but King Mingyue actually ordered his subordinates to place an exquisite small case filled with melons, fruits and wine in the gap between the two armies.
Both the Northwest Army and the Chu Army were stunned.
What impressed everyone even more was that the guards behind Mingyue Wangping's retreat slowly walked out from the northwest army formation, like a piece of white cloud, regardless of personal safety, not afraid of the Chu army's attack, just strolling quietly in the courtyard.
He walked to the desk and sat down cross-legged.
This kind of spirit is not only regarded as a god by the Northwest Army, but also admired by the Chu Army.
Everyone knows that the most important purpose of countering the rebellion this time is to capture the Mingyue King, but now that the Mingyue King is leisurely in front of him, no one of the soldiers of the Chu army dared to move.
If two archers with superb archery skills were selected from the Chu army formation to shoot two arrows at this time, they would most likely kill the Mingyue King immediately.
But at this time, in the eyes of the soldiers on both sides, there was nothing but reverence and reverence. No one thought of killing such an elegant man who seemed to have walked down from the sky at this time!
Even the people in Qinglianzhao were dumbfounded.
Although there are thousands of people, I am going!
What a spirit, what a courage!
Xue Poye threw the big knife in his hand to his subordinates to catch it, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, King Mingyue is indeed the King of Mingyue. There are few people in the world who can match this courage. King Mingyue, can you believe it?
Now I only need one arrow to kill you?"
King Mingyue smiled slightly, picked up the white jade wine bottle on the table, filled his own wine cup and the wine cup opposite him with wine, and said leisurely: "I believe you have this ability, but I also believe you will not do that.
Marshal Xue, the northwest wind is cold, this glass of wine can make your body warmer!"
Xue Poye laughed loudly, got off his horse, and did not care about the cold arrows fired from the enemy's formation, nor did he care about the enemy's soldiers rushing up to kill him. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from both armies, he walked to the open space between the two armies.
He walked to the desk, sat down cross-legged opposite Mingyue King, raised his wine glass, and said with a smile: "To your courage!" He drank it down in one gulp.
King Mingyue's appearance aroused everyone's admiration, while Xue Poye's appearance also amazed the soldiers on both sides.
The officers and soldiers of the Chu army were originally impressed by King Mingyue's courage and grace, but now they saw that their commander was able to act calmly and with extraordinary courage, and they felt proud from the bottom of their hearts.
"You have King Mingyue, and we also have Marshal Xue!"
Putting down the wine cup, the two stared at each other.
"Xue Poye, what do you think of our northwest soldiers?" King Mingyue asked.
"Strict discipline, brave and good at fighting, tenacious will, and even more loyal to you, King Mingyue!" Xue Poye said sincerely: "What a pity, they are a group of rebels!"
King Mingyue smiled faintly and continued to ask: "In your opinion, if our army fights with all its strength, who will win and who will lose?"
Xue Poye remained silent and did not shout the slogan "Chu Army will win". He pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Our army is 70%, and yours is 30%!"
"Okay." Mingyue King clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Xue Poye, you are very honest!" After a pause, he said: "Even if your army can win in the end, if our army fights with all its strength, how much price do you think it will take to win?
Going down to Yongzhou City?”
"The price is immeasurable!" Xue Poye said calmly: "However, I have been ordered by the emperor to quell the rebellion. Even if there is only one person left in the end, I will do my best to complete the task of quelling the rebellion."
King Mingyue sighed: "I am the judge!"
Xue Poye frowned and looked at Mingyue King, but said nothing.
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"The barbarians invade the border and will rush into Yangguan at any time. If you and our soldiers kill each other here, it will only be an advantage to the barbarians." King Mingyue poured a full cup of wine and said slowly: "Do you know that the boy from the northwest who is under my command?
They are all first-class warriors. As long as they are here and guard Yongzhou, the Hu people will not dare to attack Chu from Yangguan."
Xue Poye said seriously: "The Northwest Army guarded Yongzhou. Before that, they made great contributions to the Chu State. These achievements will be remembered by the people of the Chu State. However, the Northwest Army rebelled against the country and rebelled. This will also be considered by the Chu State people."
Remember, future generations will judge right and wrong, merits and demerits. All we have to do is to fulfill our responsibilities and become a pawn and a story in the advancement of history."
"Your metaphor is really good." King Mingyue sighed: "Right or wrong is up to anyone to comment. After all, we are just pawns of history, a story... Marshal Xue, are you interested in hearing a story from me!"
Telling stories in the tight military formations between the two armies?
Xue Poye had to admire Mingyue King's elegance.
"I once fell in love with a woman." Mingyue King's face softened and he said softly: "Maybe it was fate. That evening, the sudden heavy rain made me enter a wine shop, where I met her. From then on,
, I can no longer let her go in my heart."
Xue Poye knew clearly that the "she" mentioned by Mingyue King naturally refers to the Queen Mother in Kyoto, Han Min!
So far, neither Xue Poye nor Mingyue King knew that Han Min had failed and died in the assassination incident planned by herself.
"Buddhists say that among the seven sufferings, there is the suffering of separation from love, and I also suffered this suffering with her back then, so I owe her something."
This sentence was a bit unclear, but Xue Poye, who knew the reason, understood it.
For the sake of harmony, King Mingyue reluctantly broke up with Han Min, but Han Min entered the palace and became the queen. Until now, King Mingyue has always felt that he owed that woman.
"I want to compensate her... You should understand that when a man walks through the world, he will have too many grudges and resentments, but the one thing he cannot owe the most is the kindness of a woman." Mingyue King sighed, with an expression on his face.
Sadly: "So I have always wanted to find an opportunity to make up for what I owe."
Xue Poye frowned and said, "King Mingyue, is it because of him that you raised an army to rebel?"
"She has seen all the precious gifts in the world, so to compensate her, the gift must be extraordinary." Mingyue King said calmly: "I asked her what she wanted, and she said she wanted a country, so I wanted to give her a country.
give her!"
Xue Poye opened his mouth, feeling a little weird.
"You may think it's ridiculous, but in my eyes, a country is nothing...!" King Mingyue smiled bitterly: "But when I see that a country requires countless bones to fill it, and countless blood to wash it away,
, then I realized that the last thing in the world is the country, because the country itself is corpses and blood!"
"You finally understand this truth." Xue Poye said with a hint of anger in his eyes: "Do you know how much blood you have shed and how many people have died in order to compensate a woman and give her the gift she wants? Tens of thousands
The soldiers of the Northwest Army and the Chu Army died on the battlefield just because of your gift. You...are guilty!"
"I want to make a deal with you!" King Mingyue looked serious.
"Deal?" Xue Poye didn't know what he meant.
"In exchange for the life of this king, my descendants from Yongzhou will have the opportunity to atone for their sins." King Mingyue looked very tired, and his eyes that were originally like stars turned out to be rather dull: "After this king dies, you will take with you
They go to annihilate the barbarians in the name of rectifying the Northwest Army!"
"What?" Xue Poye was shocked and his expression changed. Although he had thought about countless possibilities, he never thought that King Mingyue would be willing to give up resistance.
"Fine and flesh have been killed, and enough blood has been shed. Because I, alone, have put my children in the northwest into desperate situations, so I now feel that what I really owe in this life is not a woman, but the entire northwest soldiers.
and the people, it was me who plunged them into a cruel war." Mingyue King said quietly: "They are the ones I should compensate the most!"
Xue Poye said seriously: "Are you telling the truth?"
"The battlefield of the northwest warriors is to face the barbarians." King Mingyue stared at Xue Poye: "Compared with their hatred for you, I think the children of the northwest hate the barbarians far more than they hate you, and
They are also more willing to die on the battlefield with the barbarians!"
Having said this, a trace of blood suddenly overflowed from the corner of Mingyue King's mouth.
"You...?" Xue Poye was a little surprised when he saw the trace of blood.
King Mingyue gently wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth with a finger, put his finger in front of his eyes, looked at it, and sighed: "It is indeed a good medicine. It only sheds a trace of blood, so that after I die, I still retain the nobility of the royal family!"
Xue Poye frowned, his body shook suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "You...you took poison?" dd