In the Blade

"I knew you would come here."

Just when the prairie knight raised his head, the figure originally standing on the roof of the roadside also jumped down.

As the figure fell, the sharp blade that had just cut off the Prairie Cavalry's arm flew back - it was at this time that the Prairie Cavalry saw that what had cut off his arm was clearly a long sword with a chain attached to it. sword.

"Two Dragons Fighting for the Pearl Sword...it's you! Huang Changshou!"

The prairie knight raised his head suddenly.

"Heaven's damned commander..."

Poof——

The grassland cavalryman didn't even have time to finish his words. The chain shook again, and the oncoming sword light cut off his head.

After retracting the chain, a man named Huang Changshou came over, possessed himself and picked up the severed head of the prairie cavalry general, and then nodded with satisfaction - for these military commanders who were affiliated with the imperial court, every day The ears of a defeated soldier can be regarded as a military merit, and the head of a cavalry commander like this is worth ten times or even a hundred times.

"You really think no one knows where you are going?"

Putting the huge head on his waist, Huang Changshou spat on the ground.

He had been keeping an eye on this prairie cavalry general for some time. As a result, he was hiding day and night, and managed to escape capture several times - but it turned out that he was still more skilled, or in other words, as long as it was not the kind of battle, If they were caught alone in the wild and played against each other, the combat effectiveness of these prairie knights was actually not that terrible.

"Although the martial arts skills in the battle array are great, it is mainly because they have armor on their bodies and are surrounded by comrades. If they really fall into the wilderness and fight in the rivers and lakes, the combat power of these prairie people is not even as good as that of us Chen people."

Huang Changshou confirmed his thoughts again.

He had had this idea as early as the previous Jiankang Defense War. Chen Ren's side was obviously full of experts, but they still couldn't defeat those grassland cavalry generals. This kind of thing was unreasonable no matter how you looked at it. There must be something wrong with it. There was something wrong - it wasn't until those grassland people suddenly collapsed for some unknown reason and the Chen people began to hunt down the deserters that he vaguely realized something.

As a famous military commander in the imperial court and one of the top fifty masters in the Hundred Weapons Book, Huang Changshou keenly captured the key to the problem in battle after battle.

That's the difference in play style.

"Battlefield martial arts and river and lake martial arts are two different things!"

The further the pursuit continued, the clearer Huang Changshou's impression of this point became.

Many Jianghu people, whose individual combat prowess was obviously outstanding, were killed by prairie knights in just one encounter when they were placed in the battle formation. This was not because these Chen masters were not strong enough, but mainly because of their strength. The style of play is more towards the Jianghu faction, focusing on dodge and maneuver, which is weird and unpredictable.

This also means that once on the battlefield, in a crowded situation, unable to move around, these Jianghu people will instinctively become confused.

This moment of chaos was enough to cost them their lives.

In the same way, battlefield martial arts also have their own limitations. The powerful and heavy opening and closing are excellent for breaking formations, but if they are used to fight in rivers and lakes, there are a lot of flaws - this is also It's not because these cavalry generals are not strong enough, it's mainly because they are often protected by armor when fighting, and they are also protected by their comrades, so they only need to complete their attacks, which is enough.

However, this also means that without the help of colleagues and the armor cannot protect them, the broad-based play style will reveal its shortcomings that are not delicate enough.

In addition, many commanders have gradually begun to use exotic weapons in order to target them.

For example, the sharp blade in his hand called the "Two Dragons Fighting for the Pearl Sword" is a combination of a long sword and a chain. Both the long sword and the iron rope are evil weapons. When combined together, they are even more mysterious and difficult to guard against. The long sword can be used to chop and stab at close range, and the long whip can be used to whip and bind hooks from far away. After mastering it, he can even throw the long sword directly like he did just now and use it as a chain dart, plus the edge brought by the evil spirit. The sharp blessing makes this exotic weapon reveal its viciousness.

If someone has never seen this sword, or if they don't know much about this sword, if they really encounter this sword, they will be beheaded and executed just like the prairie cavalry just met.

"My path is right!"

After looking at the Two Dragons Fighting for the Pearl Sword in his hand, Huang Changshou became more and more confident.

Yes, that's how it should be. When he uses the long sword, he can use the martial arts of wide opening and closing. When he lets go of the chain, the sword becomes a killer move again - this This is what he wants to do. If he combines battle martial arts with Jianghu martial arts, then he will be truly invincible!

"It just needs some more polishing... huh?"

Huang Changshou, who was looking through the trophies, was suddenly startled.

The trophies on the ground are actually not many. The broadsword left by the prairie knight, the short spear and the brass magic sword stuck on the ground, and the skeletal sword that fell on the ground... If Huang Changshou didn't have his own weapon, then He may still be interested in these gadgets, but he has already understood the path he is going to take, and these gadgets are just ordinary trophies to him.

At most, they can exchange for some military merit. This is Huang Changshou's idea.

So here comes the question.

What can I exchange for two bed crossbows?

"How can there be ordnance!"

Huang Changshou immediately started to sweat.

Although things like bed crossbows can only be used to deal with some evil spirits entering the body at the moment, as a large ordnance, the management of this thing is still as strict as the top evil weapons - this thing may appear on the battlefield, or it may appear on the battlefield. It's in the arsenal, but no matter what, it can't appear in this idle town.

"Who did it?"

Huang Changshou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he might be involved in something terrible.

This also allowed him to continue to check the corpses around him, which would definitely bring him some clues. So soon, he found the waistband that could prove his identity from the body of the young man from the aristocratic family - that is, when he saw the waistband After playing the cards, Huang Changshou breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's just a Wang family, I can still withstand it."

Huang Changshou had a smile on his face.

Not only can he withstand it, he can even sue the Wang family for a private weapon. After all, as the strength of the military commanders increases, they have more and more say. If they really want to fight to the Golden Palace, It’s hard to say who will win and who will lose.

"It's just a little thing... huh?"

Accompanied by a pain in his chest, Huang Changshou suddenly lowered his head.

I saw a hole in his chest at some point.

"……when?"

Huang Changshou turned around and looked around.

He didn't even see what kind of weapon it was.

Why suddenly...

"The gelding's lackey!"

A voice sounded from the shadows in the distance.

Using his last strength, Huang Changshou swung his sword into the distance. Under the iron rope, the sword was nailed into the distance like a dragon - but when Huang Changshou pulled the sword back, he But all he saw was a bamboo tube with a string attached to it.

A silk thread was stretched between the two bamboo tubes to transmit sound. Obviously, the person who said that sentence was not actually hiding in the shadow.

But this fatal sword had already removed the last of Huang Changshou's strength.

"you……"

Huang Changshou, who had lost a lot of blood on his chest, fell to the ground and died with his eyes open.

It was at the moment when Huang Changshou died completely that a figure came out from another corner.

"Maybe you are good at using weapons, but you don't know how to use evil spirit at all."

The figure dressed as a Confucian scholar said this while picking up Huang Changshou's weapon.

Perhaps from the perspective of weapons, Huang Changshou's weapons are quite mature, but from the perspective of evil energy, this kind of weapon is really not very useful - a real evil energy master should be like just now, without any need The weapon can destroy the human body just by piercing the evil spirit.

If you play well with weapons, what's the use? For masters of evil spirits, evil spirits are the root of everything!

"It's a pity that you masters of evil spirits don't understand evil spirits as well as a scholar like me..."

Looking at the corpse on the ground, the Confucian scholar sighed.

Few scholars are willing to endure the erosion of evil spirits. Most scholars keep a respectful attitude towards evil spirits. However, there are still a few scholars who can master this power and use this violent power for their own use. Of course, most of them Sometimes they will not reveal themselves or use this power, so many times they look just like ordinary people.

But when necessary, they can kill at any time.

As the saying goes, a gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the opportunity to move.

Even in those so-called rankings or lists, it is impossible to find their names.

"After all, this list is written by one of my own people."

Thinking of the so-called "Hundred Arms Manual", the Confucian scholar wanted to laugh a little. The malice towards the Nanchen court was almost written on the surface. I don't know which classmate did it, but he made it so straightforward - - But judging from the results, the purpose of stirring up people's hearts should have been achieved. At least the so-called masters of evil spirit in Nan Chen have broken their heads in the fight for ranking.

A truly smart person does not need to wield a sword. These masters of evil spirits are already the best weapons. A smart person only needs to say a few words to make these people kill each other.

Just like, now.

Thinking of his recent experiences, Confucian scholar had a toothache. He was living well in seclusion in his hometown of Sanshan Town, just waiting for a suitable opportunity to go out to do things - but who would have thought that the opportunity did not come, but those who waited for him came The trouble brought by classmates.

God knows which classmate leaked the news about this so-called treasure. What’s even more outrageous is that this thing was actually dug up.

After learning about this matter, he already knew that this Sanshan Town was bound to usher in a bloody storm.

Although he was very satisfied with the whole arrangement. From fake news to fake treasures, countless Jianghu people were involved along the way, and their bones were about to be buried in Sanshan Town - but no matter what, this battle should not be staged. At his doorstep.

What's more, even the gelding's men were attracted, so he had to start cleaning up the mess.

As long as everything around is destroyed, the vortex with the treasure as its core will stop. At that time, he can just throw something out and say that the treasure has been taken away... Maybe he can throw this so-called treasure somewhere else In the hands of the enemy, he could divert trouble to the east, but it would be enough not to make him disgusted.

After all, he wanted to continue living in seclusion, so how could he reveal his identity so early?

"Who should I throw it to...who!"

The Confucian scholar turned his head subconsciously, and what came face to face was an arc of light from a sharp blade.

The sharp blade rubbed the scholar's scalp, leaving a blood mark. This was because the scholar's reaction was fast enough. Facing such a sudden attack, the scholar could no longer disguise himself. The short sword hidden in his sleeve slashed through the air, intending to behead the attacker with one sword!

But the facts proved that he was still a little short.

The attacker swung more than one knife. The scholar dodged the first one, but not the second one. The thin blade had already cut the scholar's waist at the moment the scholar drew his sword, causing the upper half of the scholar to fly directly into the air.

This scholar who lived in seclusion in Sanshan Town did not even have time to spread his name before he was lying dead on the street.

No one had even heard of his name.

"Ha, I've been staring at you for a long time. I watched you cheating on me, and you still dared to stand here?"

The attacker was quite cautious. Even though the scholar had become a corpse, he did not take off his scarf.

"What a... idiot."

The attacker spat, but soon found that he was still wearing a face towel, which forced him to change the face towel temporarily before collecting the spoils.

At the moment of distraction, the sickle flying from a distance had already hooked the attacker's neck.

The sickle was tightened, and another head flew up. Then a short man who looked like a beggar came from a distance, but just when the short man retracted the sickle, a flying axe nailed him to the ground. Soon, the owner of the axe also walked out of the shadows. It was another more burly grassland cavalry general, but immediately, this more burly grassland cavalry general was pierced through the head by a sword. The knight with a long sword came in gracefully, but was cut off by a halberd that swept out. The halberd warrior wearing broken armor laughed, but was pierced through the throat by a flower spear that stabbed from the side...

That night, more and more corpses piled up outside Sanshan Town, and the ground was full of blood left by the fight.

Until the daybreak.

"Wow!"

The townspeople who came out to buy vegetables early in the morning were so frightened by the sight of this hellish scene that their blood ran cold.

But it was not a good idea to leave the bodies piled outside the town, so the county government organized people to pull the bodies to the nearby mountains and dig a big pit to bury them.

It was from then on that Sanshan Town had the famous attraction of "mass grave".