Li Xingchen had to admit that these men in black were indeed difficult to deal with. Li Xingchen and the others had fought against Chen Shuling's killers before in Guazhoudu, but what impressed Li Xingchen more deeply was the other party's orders and prohibitions and decisiveness.
But now it seems that what he was dealing with at that time was probably only the weaker ones among these black-clothed killers, and the ace among them was right in front of him at this moment.
If we talk about strength alone, Li Xingchen does not think that the ferocity and superb skills of these men in black are better than anyone he has ever seen. At least after Chen Zhishen and some of Li Xingchen's veterans faced them, one-on-one
Even one-on-one is not a problem, but after all, there are only a few people like Chen Zhishen, while there are hundreds of people on the other side.
What's more important is that the other party has obviously been specially trained for cooperation. It seems that there are fewer people than Li Xingchen and the others, but a mere hundred people are constantly separating, interspersing, detouring, and cutting, with precision like scalpels, constantly
The flesh and blood are cut from the prey, but the prey can only growl and roar in vain.
This tactic made Li Xingchen's scalp feel numb. He couldn't imagine how difficult the battle would have been if he had encountered such a group of enemies in Zhangshan County.
Of course, this does not mean that these black-clad killers have no weaknesses. Obviously they do not have many opportunities for actual combat. Therefore, when facing Li Xingchen's old pawns, the weapons in their hands appear to be extremely stiff when wielded, and they do not have
Wearing armor, as long as the blade is attached to the body, it is indispensable to die, and of course not many people can be hurt by them.
"Dang!" Sparks flew everywhere, and the short knives in the hands of the two black-clothed killers simultaneously slashed at the head of Li Xunchen's Ziyun gun. Immediately, the two of them stepped back at the same time. Before Li Xinchen could take a step forward and continue to thrust the gun, there was another strike.
The other two killers in black surrounded him from both sides and pointed at Li Xingchen's chest and abdomen with the daggers in their hands.
These four people advance and retreat in two directions, and their tight cooperation is astonishing.
"General!" Li Ping suddenly yelled anxiously, but a black-clothed killer stepped in and blocked his path, making it impossible for him to advance to support Li Xingchen.
"Well done!" Li Xingchen shouted in a low voice, and the Ziyun gun he thrust out suddenly retracted, like a long dragon spinning around, and the gun barrel directly hit the back of the short sword on the left. After all, the Ziyun gun was heavier, so it hit him directly, and even directly hit him.
The black-clothed killer threw out the knife in his hand. But Li Xingchen did not hesitate at all, and suddenly took a step forward to the left, making way for a gap.
The black-clothed killer on the right struck the air with all his strength, staggered a few steps, and almost stabbed the knife directly into the chest of his companion on the left. Li Xingchen smiled coldly, and before the two black-clothed killers who had been disrupted by him came to their senses,
He shot the man on the right directly in the back.
Obviously, these two killers in black never thought that the young general with the gun in front of them did not deliberately use the tip of the gun to fight them. At such a close distance, the barrel of the gun was more powerful and more important than the tip of the gun.
However, the ferocious gun barrel in Li Xinchen's hands was like two threads, constantly moving and beating, and the two killers in black were more like two involuntary puppets, who could only be controlled and forced to move by Li Xinchen.
"Bang!" The two killers in black were caught off guard and almost collided with each other again. This time, Li Xingchen obviously didn't give them another chance. Ziyun Gun, who had pulled out countless guns, suddenly stopped at this time, and then slammed towards
In front of him, it penetrated the chest of the first killer in black. Before his companion could recover from the bloody spear tip, the spear tip continued unabated and penetrated his chest again.
Li Xingchen directly pulled out Ziyun's gun. At this time, Li Ping and others also solved the black-clothed killer who blocked them and rushed forward anxiously.
But in front of them, more killers in black were rushing forward desperately.
"Go up!" A loud shout came from behind Li Xingchen, and a group of soldiers with slightly different clothes and armor from Li Xingchen and others rushed out from the gap between them, entangled with the black-clothed killer. And Mao Xi was carrying a
He strode forward with his blood-stained sword:
"General Li, escort the Crown Prince and His Highness the Princess away from here. You are more familiar with this mountain road than we are. This place will be left to our Crown Prince Guards to lead!"
"General Mao?" Li Xingchen was startled, "But..."
Mao Xi said coldly: "We should clean up these traitors led by the prince's guards ourselves. In addition, your people on the hillside may not be able to support them anymore. Our soldiers and horses will not need to circle back from the opposite mountain."
How long, so we don’t have time to hesitate or argue now, take your people and go!”
Gritting his teeth, Li Xingchen glanced at Mao Xi.
This steady right-guard general was looking at the battle ahead with cold eyes as always, and the sword in his hand flashed with a cold light.
Everyone knows that on this small mountain road, these black-clad killers and the rebellious prince's guards have the upper hand. Even if Nan Chen's army arrives in time to support, they will definitely go to meet Chen Shubao's convoy first, so they stay
It's death.
It's impossible that Mao Xi didn't understand this truth, but he still stood here without any intention of backing down.
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment and then nodded. Compared to Mao Xi, most of his subordinates were on the hillside. The dozen or so personal guards around him and the one or two hundred people led by Chen Zhishen were unable to resist for a long time.
On the hillside, Cao Zhong and others were obviously outnumbered and were retreating steadily.
"Let's go!" Li Xingchen solemnly handed over his hands to Mao Xi, while Li Ping and others looked at the prince's guards and soldiers who kept rushing past them, their eyes were vaguely blurry.
They didn't have a good impression of these young soldiers who had never been on the battlefield before, but now the figures of these prince guards running forward were enough to make them admire them.
"The best way to wash away someone's guilt is with blood." Mao Xi said lightly before Li Xingchen left. Without waiting for Li Xingchen to answer, he rushed into the rebellious army with several personal guards, and in an instant
Suddenly he was overwhelmed by the surging crowd, and he didn't know where he was rushing.
Li Xingchen didn't have time to think too much and flew on his horse: "Tell Cao Zhong to cover the retreat of the prince's guard and retreat steadily!"
A messenger shouted loudly and rushed up the hillside. Li Xingchen gave his horse a hard whip and took the lead in chasing the convoy in front.
The sacrifices of Mao Xi and Prince Wei Shu cannot be wasted by him!
In history, Mao Xi, who was the commander of the Prince's Guard, was demoted to the county history because Chen Shuling attempted to kill Chen Shubao when Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne. After that, he became depressed because of his dereliction of duty. Although Chen Shubao
Later, because there were no generals in the court, Mao Xi was recruited again. However, Mao Xi died of illness before he arrived at Jiankang Prefecture due to depression and heart disease.
Perhaps for Mao Xi in this time and space, using his own life to cover Chen Shubao's departure is also a kind of relief. At least he will not have to endure the inner torture someday in the future.