The breakout strategy carefully designed by Wei Zhuang and others did frustrate the trap, but there was no information about Yan Lingji and the Yue troops in advance, which led to an omission in the calculation.
If it weren't for Yan Lingji's subordinates, important personnel such as Fan Zeng, Xiang Shaoyu, Long Qie, and Zhong Limei could have successfully broken out of the siege.
And reality...
In the end, Gai Nie only saved Xiang Shaoyu and Zhong Limei. As for the others, including the seriously injured Long Qie, he could only look at the corpses with cold eyes and make a hard-hearted decision.
Breaking out of the encirclement does not mean safety. They need to escape at full speed to another place that is difficult for the empire to search.
…
"Lao San, Lao San!"
Tang Bing held Wu Shi's body and with trembling hands, he unveiled the mask of the sworn brother.
Wu Shi is about the same age as people like Wei Zhuang, a little over 40 years old. For people like them who are successful in martial arts, their 40s and 50s are the peak years of their lives, but...
The Frightened Salamander Sword was thrown aside and lay weakly on the ground. Tang Bing choked and knocked his head on Wu Shi's chest.
His black armor was covered with sword marks, and the blood from the wounds soaked the clothes inside. To outsiders, from the sword marks on the black armor, it seemed that there was only one kind of black color.
"Weizhuang, Weizhuang, Weizhuang!" Cui Guang, the second son, was seriously injured. He supported himself with the sun-shielding sword and roared with murderous intent.
Fan Shanren put his hands on Yuan Qing's back, and the two sat cross-legged on the ground. The former was sending internal energy to the latter to heal his injuries.
When Yuan Qing faced the combined force of Wei Zhuang and Kuai Che, he was so excited that he used his special skill "Fu Yun Breaking Golden Knife" and rushed forward.
Tang Bing, the Frightened Salamander, also exerted 120% of his combat power. However, they could not compete with the combined power of Zong Lian Heng. The two of them vomited blood on the spot and were each seriously injured.
Wei Zhuang and Kuai Che had achieved their goals, and Wei Zhuang had suffered from serious internal energy consumption in the successive battles, so he did not engage in any further entanglements, fought through the siege of many killers, and completely completed the breakout.
Because Fan Shanren was worried about Yuan Qing's injury, even though his strength was almost at its peak, he did not seriously stop Wei Zhuang and Kuai Che.
So far, Luo Wang has teamed up with General Nan Yan to encircle and suppress Gai Nie, Wei Zhuang and the rebel forces in the south, and achieved results.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were still not caught, and Xiang Liang, the leader of the thieves, also escaped. However, about two thousand of the lower-level members of the Xiang family were wiped out. It can be said that the Xiang family has completely lost its base.
The so-called Xiang clan has become a polished commander after this battle. This victory can be regarded as giving Luo Wang the honor to return to His Majesty the Emperor.
But, I really care about who gets the credit...
emmm, Yan Lingji is still very generous.
They also poisoned and killed Fan Zeng, the counselor of the Xiang clan, Long Qie, a member of the Long clan, and the blasphemous and hidden bats of the Quicksand organization. In the end, Gai Nie rescued the young master of the Xiang clan.
Yes, it's quite embarrassing.
"Gai Nie? In other words, Wei Zhuang and Xiang Liang are just bait to disrupt our arrangement. The really important one is Gai Nie."
Tang Bing took a deep breath when he saw the head brought back by Yan Lingji and the others, and after understanding the opponent's battle process.
"Gai Nie, the one who faced Ge Nie at that time was Feng Tu! Where is Feng Tu?"
Everyone looked around at this time and suddenly realized why Feng Turen hadn't come back yet.
…
In the deep mountain forest, under a big tree, Feng Tu was sitting paralyzed leaning on the trunk. The Long Yuan sword was stuck straight into the soil, and he was holding the hilt of the sword with both hands.
His head was hung deeply, his long black hair fell messily, and his unique ink-color gradient robe was now full of wrinkles and plaster.
The second best swordsman in the world, Long Yuan Sword Master, now looks like an old beggar.
Boom~
"After drinking in the rivers and lakes, I get drunk, and the traces of blood are clearly visible on the crystal screen. The seven stars sink into the abyss thousands of miles away, but only the green mountains are there~ I heard it again."
Ding~
He rested his chin on the hilt of the sword, took out one hand, flicked the blade of the Longyuan Sword with his fingers, and sang a tune of Chu Di in his hoarse voice, crushing it to the wind.
He was still defeated in a sword fight with Sword Master Gai Nie.
However, there were no wounds on Feng Tu's body, and there was no remnant of Yuan Hong's sword energy. To put it simply, the final battle between the two of them was a battle between gods and swords.
As for this spiritual sword art, he lost, at least that's what Feng Tu thought.
…
"Brother?"
When Wei Zhuang saw that Xiang Shaoyu, Zhong Limei and Chong Da were the only three people around Gai Nie, he knew that in this breakout, he was still one step behind.
"What happened? Even if Feng Tu blocks the way, you still..."
"Xiao Zhuang~"
Before Wei Zhuang finished speaking, Gai Nie's eyes were dim, his head swayed and he fell down, and Yuan Hong also fell to the ground with a thud.
"Brother!"
"Gai Nie?" Chongda stood behind Gai Nie and subconsciously supported the fallen body.
"Mr. Gai Nie!" Zhong Limei looked at Gai Nie's pale face in a coma after he fell, and was worried. "How could it be possible? We followed Mr. Gai Nie and never encountered an enemy again along the way. He...
"
Wei Zhuang frowned and looked down to see the fallen Yuan Hong. Although he was worried about Gai Nie's condition, he still led the way calmly: "He didn't faint because of injury. It's nothing serious. Now is not the time to linger.
Let’s go first.”
Kuai Che covered his head with a black hood deeper and said to Wei Zhuang: "It turns out that we rebels still underestimated the empire. Luo Wang has the Eight Swords of Yue Wang and the Seven Evil Swords, even if he does not use all his strength
Next, together with a Vietnamese named Nan Yan, our entire army was almost wiped out.
Before the empire was sufficiently weakened, the strategic plan of hoarding troops and planning a southern expedition was a complete failure.
Senior brother Wei Zhuang, it is not difficult to find the next foothold. However, your strategy collapsed at the beginning. What is the next step?"
Wei Zhuang didn't reply for a while.
The Empire's Southern Expedition was defeated. This was his firm belief. Whether analyzing the actual ongoing war situation or considering the unknown terror in Lingnan, this judgment could be supported.
There are half a million people in the Southern Expeditionary Army. After the defeat, there will be many casualties, many rout, and many rogues. It will also be a major blow to the entire empire.
In addition, as Gai Nie said, there may have been a power struggle within the empire surrounding the issue of heirs. There is also Nong Yu, the leader of the Northern Qilin Society. Her defection from the empire must have been a detailed and long-term plan.
If all these things come together and explode, can the empire survive?
Seeing that Wei Zhuang was pretending to be mute, Kuai Che couldn't help but sneer: "Okay, our journey together ends here. Senior Brother Wei Zhuang, this journey should be regarded as my return to you and me when we faced the two swords together.
It’s a favor. Please take care of yourself.”
Naturally, it was impossible for Wei Zhuang to try to retain him, but Xiang Liang, who was present, could not help but persuade him: "Mr. Kuai Che, the empire is so powerful and the net is so pervasive that it would be too dangerous for you to walk alone."
"Hahaha~"
Kuai Che looked up to the sky and laughed, turned around and left, without responding to Xiang Liang at all.
Wei Zhuang glanced at Xiang Liang, who had a warm face but a cold buttocks, and breathed out from his nostrils, "Humph, Kuai Che, there is no need to worry about the safety of the person who is hiding in the net."
"What? He is!"
"If I am not mistaken, after you leave, you will go to the north."
"Huh?" Kuai Che stopped.
"More than ten years ago, when Qin destroyed Zhao and the outside world spread rumors that Li Mu was dead, the steppe Xiongnu launched an attack on Zhao. However, their commander was Qin's traitorous general Fan Yuqi.
Who took Fan Yuqi in? How did he, a native of the Central Plains, go to the grasslands, gain the trust of the Huns, and become a general?"
Wei Zhuang stared at Kuai Che's back closely, feeling extremely convinced that the opponent had hidden forces in the northern grasslands.
"Ha, let's wait and see in this world." Kuai Che stepped forward and did not look back.