I Won’t Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 422: The Headless Soul of Injustice
Sun Wu accepted this important task and knew that he had a heavy responsibility, so he said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, sir, even if Wu is risking his life, he will never give in!"
Sun Wu accepted the order and took Fan Li away. Chu Dang was gearing up and wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy. But the most important thing for him now was to protect Li Ran Zhouquan, so naturally he couldn't go together.
Li Ran couldn't help but smile when he saw Chu Dang like this.
"Dang, come with me for a walk!"
At this time, there was no one else left around Li Ran, only Chu Dang, and Chu Dang was tall, which gave people a sense of security.
"Actually, sir, we can let the boy named Fan Li guard this side. I see that he is quite capable. If I can't go into battle to kill the enemy, wouldn't all my strength be wasted?!"
This statement is not false. I think back then, when Chu Dang ran into the wrong enemy formation, he was able to stir up chaos in Ji's military camp with a pair of long halberds. Therefore, when it comes to killing the enemy in battle, he
A really good hand.
Li Ran only smiled slightly, but ignored him. He just followed Chu Dang to a high place and looked towards Zheng Yi from a distance.
Zhengyi's moat was drawn from the Si River, and the army led by Sun Wu was currently beside the Si River, which was the source of the moat.
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Although this place is a flat river, the terrain is slightly higher in the west, south and north, and gradually slopes from west to east, shaped like a dustpan, forming a half-slope terrain.
Therefore, although Si Zhuan's army was approaching step by step, they were not in a hurry to launch a charge.
Sun Wu ordered a thousand men to hide in the hills as a response, while Ye Yi's thousand elite troops were placed behind the Sishui Palace.
Seeing the army approaching, after most of them had passed halfway up the slope, Si Zhuan gave an order, the drums and horns trembled, the horses roared, and the whole army began to charge.
But at this time, Sun Wu ordered his men to retreat another five miles. It turned out that the terrain here was bumpy. Sun Wu deliberately formed a formation here, just to wait for the enemy to not check the terrain here. Once the chariots entered this place, they would no longer be able to launch.
charge.
When Si Zhuan saw this, he made a prompt decision and led the infantry to cover up the attack.
Seeing that these infantry were about to rush in, Sun Wu ordered the chariots in the rear row to suddenly climb up the slope from the reverse slope to form an formation, and charged down one after another.
The chariot rushed into the infantry, which was already overwhelming. Si Zhuan's infantry formation was rushed to pieces in an instant.
Sun Wu made reasonable use of the terrain here and played a cruel trick on Si Zhuan.
I saw that the power of the chariots combined with the three-gun halberd was greatly increased. They were directly facing the infantry. It was really like a wolf entering the flock of sheep. The opponent's formation was immediately killed with howling ghosts and ghosts.
When the impact of Sun Wu's chariots was over, Sun Wu immediately ordered all the chariots to withdraw. But as the saying goes, it is easier to swoop down than to ascend a slope. How easy is it for the chariots to drive out of low-lying areas now?
Si Zhuan saw that Sun Wu's chariot formation was running out of energy, so how could he let them escape easily?
So, he ordered the following soldiers to charge forward.
Sun Wu had also been prepared for this. At this time, the thousand men hiding in the hills rushed out and caught the opponent by surprise.
The original intention of those 1,000 men was to have them fight as hard as possible with most of the enemy troops so that the chariots could get back in time. But in the end, the disparity in strength was too great. After all, in the blink of an eye, they were like nothing, and they only caused a burst of fire.
After the commotion, they disappeared into the war situation.
Sun Wu's manpower was really too small, and he had already made maximum use of everything he could use.
When Sun Wu saw this, he was completely helpless.
As the battle progressed, they were about to retreat.
The only thing Sun Wu could use now was the elite of the Thousand Leaves City lying in the Sishui River.
Seeing that the moment has come when he has to use it, Sun Wu wants Fan Li next to him to attract the last force.
at this time!
But suddenly, there was a rapid sound of gold ringing coming from behind the enemy army!
Si Zhuan actually retreated!
This shocked Sun Wu and everyone else.
After all, Si Zhuan actually had the upper hand at this moment, but he suddenly retreated his troops at this moment. This really left everyone confused for a moment.
Sun Wu and Fan Li both looked at this scene with some astonishment: Si Zhuan's army retreated.
In fact, not only were they puzzled, but even Li Ran, who was watching the battle from behind, was puzzled by this.
But since he was able to escape the disaster, Li Ran immediately ordered all the troops to quickly gather the remaining soldiers, retreat twenty miles to set up camp, and prepare there to be ready.
Everyone in the big tent also discussed the scene for a long time, but to no avail.
It was true that the incident happened suddenly, and it was so weird that everyone wondered if there might be some conspiracy...
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and the land covered by the sunset glows red, as if it were an open space that was a battlefield not long ago, adding a bit of bloody redness.
All this made Li Ran and the others feel faintly uneasy.
In the camp, Li Ran paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"Where is Si Zhuan now?"
"I don't know, but he has led the army to retreat into the city!"
"Oh? Could it be that... something big happened in Zheng Yizhong, which forced Si Zhuan to retreat to the city? If so, it seems that the matter must be serious. Now that the two armies are at war, the gates are tightly guarded, and the news of Owl Wings may not be able to spread for a while.
come out……"
"Sir, Wu Yuan went to Zhengyi to find out the situation."
Li Ran glanced at Sun Wu, but then shook his head.
"Chang Qing, it is not appropriate for you to go to Zhengyi now. You still need to control the troops here. Besides, you are in Zhengyi, so you are an old face. Once you enter the city, I am afraid you will be recognized by Shu Niu and others.
out!"
At this time, Fan Li, who was listening to the side, volunteered:
"Sir! Li is willing to go!"
Hearing this, Li Ran turned around and looked at Fan Li again.
It is true that Sun Wu is not suitable, and Chu Dang's brain can't make it happen. Now after all the calculations, it is true that Fan Li is the most suitable, and he is a stranger, and Shu Niu and the others don't know him.
"It's just...young uncle, this trip is very dangerous, you..."
"Don't worry, sir, Fan Li knows what to do!"
"Okay. Since the young uncle is so interested, then tonight you will sneak into Zhengyi to spy on the situation and make sure to find out the reason why they retreated. Maybe behind this is our chance to win!"
"In addition, walking 300 steps west of the Jishi Ancestral Hall, there is an alley surrounded by houses, and there is a wine shop at the end of the alley. At that time, just find someone named 'Owl Wings', bring this token, and just state your name.
No. The people at the tavern will take you to see him! When you meet Owl Wings, just ask him about the situation in the city."
While Fan Li listened, he took the token with both hands and replied:
"It's just... if it's not an emergency, Li thinks it's better not to meet him! Otherwise, it will spoil the master's plan!"
"It's okay! However, it's up to the young uncle to act according to his own circumstances!"
…
As night fell, Fan Li immediately put on ordinary civilian clothes, sneaked near the city wall, observed the patrol patterns on the city wall, and found an opportunity. With his strong skills, he crossed the city wall and entered Zhengyi.
Fan Li bent down to avoid the guards. When he walked near Zhengyi Vegetable Market, a strange sound suddenly blew through the breeze. Fan Li was brave and cautious, and hid behind a low wall, then leaned forward to look.
In the narrow corridor at night, a figure floated past, but it was a man wearing armor and stomach!
Fan Li thought he might be a patrolman in the city, so he kept squatting there, but when he saw that the man was motionless, Fan Li felt something strange, so he looked over again.
I saw that the moonlight was shining brightly on his armor and stomach at this time. The long sword in his hand was always out of its sheath. Under the moonlight, the cold light was overwhelming.
Fan Li looked intently again, but couldn't help but feel the hairs all over his body stand up, and a chill ran down his back - this man was actually headless!
When Fan Li saw it, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and the figure seemed to be slowly approaching him, moving as if his feet were not touching the ground.
In the blink of an eye, it was only a few meters away from Fan Li. It was like a ghost, and its abdomen made a strange noise:
"Kill Fengduan! Renyin day! Fengduan is dead!"
Fan Li had not believed in evil since he was a child, so he picked up a wooden stick beside him, and the wooden stick flew straight towards the headless man with great strength.
The headless man seemed to be able to see. He waved the big sword in his hand and cut the wooden stick into two pieces.
The headless man glanced in the direction of Fan Li, but ignored him and drifted away... Seeing all this, Fan Li couldn't help but reach out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
In the night, a headless man just drifted away.
He wanted to chase after him, but his legs just wouldn't obey him...