across the Quartet

Chapter Five

In the field of Pingcheng, the two sides fought for less than an hour, and Zhao Jun suffered heavy losses.

Ge Nie's ears were full of dying screams, and his eyes were full of splashes of scarlet; but he didn't feel afraid, nor did he think that he would die, instead, he felt a kind of madness with blood all over his body.

Suddenly, I heard a loud roar in my ear. It turned out that it was Lao Hu who was imitating him to chop the horse with a halberd, but accidentally pierced the halberd into the horse's belly, and couldn't pull it out for a while.The Qin soldier on the horse immediately slashed his head, but the sword edge was blocked by Gai Nie who suddenly came out from under the horse's belly; Lao Hu pulled his wrist fiercely, drew out his halberd, and stabbed at the man again; although he missed the vital point, But it happened to cut off Qin Bing's calf, and the pain caused him to roll off the horse, bleeding like a fountain.

It seemed that Lao Hu was also excited by the bloody massacre on all sides, and with a strange cry, he raised his halberd and was about to strike; but at this moment, two sword lights struck straight at the place where he was standing. !Gai Nie used the twig of the halberd to resist one sword, stepped on the other sword with one foot, and jumped up with the help of his whole body. At the same time, he flicked his wrist, and the pole of the halberd instantly swept a cavalryman off the horse.The Qin soldiers were not simple either. After falling off the horse, they rolled and rushed back. Taking advantage of the long halberd in Ge Nie's hand being entangled with another person, he suddenly leaned forward, showing his murderous aura with the broad sword in his hand, and wanted to chop him off at the waist. !

Gai Nie wanted to save people and kill people again, but he was caught off guard by a sneak attack; fortunately, his chest and waist were extremely flexible, and his body shrank inconceivably, barely dodging the sword; Gathering together with his left hand, he swung his fist and hit the front door—hitting Qin Bing's mouth and nose bleeding, and his teeth fell out; taking advantage of the opportunity, he kicked the man below the lower abdomen, making him convulse on the ground and unable to get up for a long time.

If the former head of the Guigu faction, or the stunningly talented current head, sees this kind of street gangster-like punching and kicking moves without grace, I am afraid there is no need for Ge Nie to go by himself, the two of them We must work together to expel this person from the sect.

On the battlefield, as long as you can kill the enemy and save your life, you don't care about so much.

Ge Nie had only learned some rough halberd skills in the army, so he was naturally more comfortable with the sword; but firstly, the enemy was outnumbered, and he had no time to abandon the halberd to use the sword, and secondly, the long halberd was also somewhat restrained against the cavalry—— His purpose is not to kill people, but to chop horses!If the cavalry has fewer horses, the chances of our infantry surviving will increase by one point.

His armor was already soaked in blood and sweat, and his true energy was also consumed violently; the strange thing was that he didn't feel tired, instead he became more and more courageous as he fought, and he also realized a strange but nimble lightness kung fu— —The body shrinks into a ball from time to time, rolling back and forth from under the horse's belly, making Qin Bing on the horse unable to touch the edge of his clothes.While rolling on the ground, he could hook, chop, and stab several horses' legs; all of a sudden, the people in the formation neighed on their backs, and several Qin soldiers were overturned.

Gai Nie held the halberd in his hand and picked up the two people who fell from the horse, and heard someone exclaimed from the back of his head, which sounded very familiar.His heart sank, and he turned around and rushed to the place where the screams were heard, only to see the corporal's eyes were red from killing, and blood spattered all over his body; Aji was lying on a grain truck, his life and death unknown.Gai Nie was in a hurry, and before he could say anything, several Qin soldiers came back to kill him; the corporal leader shouted violently, and he opened and closed the half-cut halberd in his hand like an axe; He jumped up, kicked one person away, and then sat on the horse's back, clamping the horse's belly with his legs, concentrating his true strength on the halberd pole, and violently drew a circular arc in front of him-this pose is quite sweeping. With a strong spirit, the Qin soldiers touched by the long halberd were swept off their horses one after another.It's a pity that the war horse was too spiritual, and soon realized that the person on the horse was wrong, and immediately snorted and shook its mane, kicked its front hooves off the ground, trying to throw Ge Nie off.He had no choice but to abandon the horse and jump off, suddenly pushed with his palm, with [-]% internal force in his palm, he pushed the horse's body violently, knocking down several people in front of him.

"Okay!" The corporal leader no longer cared about the usual little conflict, and cheered loudly.He knew very well that the greater Ge Da's ability, the more likely they would survive.

Everyone in the Zhao army struggled to support them. At this time, there were fewer and fewer battles in Vietnam, and the momentum of shouting and killing was gone. There was a piece of ground with a radius of [-] paces flying all over the ground, and the wounded were wailing. It was horrible.Although Gai Nie was still able to protect himself, but the Qin army was superior in number, with a tacit understanding of cover, and both offensive and defensive preparations. Many comrades who were close at hand could not be rescued, and he couldn't help feeling more anxious and miserable.

Boom, boom, boom boom...

At this moment, the rapid and dense drums of war sounded from a distance. "Reinforcement!" The hundreds of Zhao soldiers who were still fighting hard were shocked, and they became extraordinarily brave.

The sound of drums and the sound of horseshoes are getting closer; from a distance, it looks like a line of black smoke floating from the edge of the field, gradually dissipating into a dark cloud that hangs down to the sky - but not from the direction of Pingcheng in the southeast, but from The west is flooding in!The black armor was glowing with a cold light under the sunny day, and a large flag was blown up by the wind, and a huge "Qin" character was fluttering impressively.

"It's over!" Many people on both sides who were still fighting fiercely were startled, but their moods were completely different.Desperation, like a huge monster, ruthlessly devoured the hearts of the remaining Zhao Bing.

Qin Jun, who arrived later, was not in a hurry.They are sure of victory, the army formation is well-organized, and they are approaching the battlefield step by step with steady and uniform steps, just like the god of death has come.

Suddenly, a slender thing flew out of Zhao Jun's formation, which looked like a small feathered arrow that had been accidentally shot out from a distance.The Qin army here didn't pay too much attention. They could see very clearly that it was absolutely impossible for the Zhao army to have a huge crossbow machine, and the arrows shot by human power were limited, and they might fall to the ground in less than two hundred steps—even shields were used. Don't do it.

But the tiny feathered arrow didn't disappear in the eyes, instead it got closer and thicker—until everyone saw what it was, but it was too late to deal with it.

That is a long halberd!It was thrown with real strength, and it flew nearly [-] steps without falling! !

The long halberd hit the flagpole with great precision, and with a click, the flagpole snapped in two. At this moment, a gust of wind blew up, and the broken flag was taken away by the wind. It rose and fell in the air several times, and finally fell to the ground. on the ground.

The Qin army was astonished, and thousands of people immediately hesitated.Folding the flag before the battle is an ominous omen.The people of Qin believed in the theory of yin and yang and five virtues. Qin is the virtue of water and Zhou is the virtue of fire. Therefore, they pretended to be unified by the will of heaven. Zhou destroyed the Qin Dynasty, so they were naturally extraordinarily courageous in battle; but now the halberd that flew out of nowhere was shaken in an instant Everyone's fighting spirit to charge forward.

How can a person have such amazing physical strength?Sure enough, is it God's will?

During the melee on the other side, many Qin people were also stunned when they saw the flags of the reinforcements folded.Ge Nie secretly breathed a sigh of relief.He also just had the idea of ​​giving it a try. After all, the distance was too far to see the thin flagpole at all. He could only make a rough estimate and throw the halberd with the "Hundred Step Flying Sword" technique to the place below the banner. Don't want to really get away with it.

"God bless Great Zhao! God bless Great Zhao!!" Someone in the Zhao army suddenly roared.Then more and more people shouted, and the momentum was overwhelming, like a trapped beast being forced out of its final killing intent.

The corporal leader was also terrified. He was the closest, only to see Ge Da throwing his halberd, and then the flag of the Qin army fell in the distance - but he absolutely couldn't believe that there was any connection between the two.But thanks to this incident, Zhao Jun was given a turning point; he also yelled, as if his whole body was full of strength again, he turned around and chopped down an enemy who was sneaking up from behind.

Gai Nie had no weapon in his hands, so he had to dodge in the shadow of spears and swords, looking for an opportunity to draw out the iron sword tied behind his back.This sword was brought into the army by him all the way from Ghost Valley. It doesn't look amazing, but it turned out to be a famous sword.When the "Ten Swords" wanted to conquer Guigu, almost all of them were lost in Yunmeng Mountain. Instead, they kept their sabers and were picked up by Guigu disciples to use them.Wei Zhuang picked out a black iron sword made in the state of Qin, while Gai Nie used the saber of the martial arts master Tian of the state of Qi, named "Qingjiao".After leaving the valley, the sword traveled around with him, and the gorgeous jewels on the scabbard were all sold off, so no one recognized it.

As soon as Gai Nie's sword was unsheathed, he immediately used all his skills, but he saw that the white blade was like frost, and the green light was like lightning. He walked around under the siege of many Qin soldiers, and wherever he went, there would be blood everywhere; If you look at it personally, you will find that his sword moves at this time are mainly "splitting", "cutting", "smearing", and "belting", and he uses less "pointing", "stabbing", "cutting" and other methods, and strives to be fast. Ruthless, one hit kills.

This is clearly the unique feature of the horizontal sword in vertical and horizontal swordsmanship!

If Wei Zhuang was present, he would be furious: I always thought that only people like me would steal other people's sword moves, but I didn't expect, I didn't expect that you Ge Nie, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also steal it!

In fact, Gai Nie didn't need to "steal" it at all. When they were learning the same art, they competed almost every day. Both of them were extremely talented, and they knew the opponent's usual moves well; even if the master didn't specifically order the tricks , it looks like at least he can learn a lot.Wei Zhuang claimed that there are 28 forms of the horizontal sword, 21 of which are original, and the other seven are his transformations from vertical swordsmanship.In fact, the many changes of the horizontal sword and the vertical sword are indispensable to complement each other and transform calmly; if they are made to be distinct, they will fall behind.

Although these Qin soldiers were well-trained and battle-tested, they had never seen such brave, exquisite, and simply dazzling sword moves in their life-many of them died without even making a sound.A terrifying atmosphere gradually spread among the Qin army; they were accustomed to killing in one-sided victories, and they frequently chased soldiers from the six countries who abandoned their armor and fled, beheading their heads like chopping vegetables, but they rarely felt the rush of white swords. The abyss of fear, sorrow, and despair on the battlefield.

After this battle, many people claimed to have seen with their own eyes a bloodthirsty maniac among the Zhao army, nine feet long, ten girth wide, with fangs and green face, killing people like hemp...

Although Gai Nie is superb in swordsmanship, one person's strength is limited after all. Seeing that the number of Zhao Jun's side continues to decrease sharply, and the reinforcements from the Qin State who have folded their flags in the distance are getting closer and closer, and the whole army is about to overwhelm... Qi and blood surged in his chest, and a thought flashed through his mind: Maybe I will die here too.

Nine years ago, when my parents died and my home was destroyed, I deserved to die then.Later, even though he studied art with a teacher, he couldn't get rid of the fate of exposing his bones to the wild after all.

Thinking of the word "fate", I was startled—who should decide my fate?Is it the stars in the sky?Or the King Qin who is far away in Xianyang Palace?

He suddenly let out a long howl, and the howling sound contained superior internal strength, which made the ears of people around him buzzing, making them feel sick; the long sword in his hand flipped, wisps of sword light picked out the Qin people's head armor and body iron The few inches of neck exposed between the clothes were swept away, and several people were killed.

——As for these people, their lives depend on my sword.

Why?why?Once fighting, no one is allowed to stop first; is it necessary to kill endlessly like this? !

At this time, the sound of horns on both sides of the north and south, and the rush of war drums—the cavalry of Zhao State finally arrived.Zhao Junxi put on a red robe over his armour. At this moment, he came from the two wings, like a group of fire burning into the formation, killing the Qin army into chaos.Seeing that they were unable to win, the later Qin soldiers simply fired random arrows, stabilized their positions, and retreated calmly.

In this battle, nine out of ten infantry casualties in Biziying were killed, and there were only 200 survivors.In addition, one hundred army horses and more than ten carts of grain and grass were lost.

Qin Jun retreated for a long time before Gai Nie finally came back to his senses; his whole body seemed to have been pulled away, and his hands and feet were weak; besides, his palm was full of blood and was extremely slippery, so he simply let go of his hand and let the sword fall to the ground. on the ground.

He is not good at making friends with strangers.Except for a few of the recruits in the Bizi battalion, most of them he couldn't even pronounce their names.But he knew these people.They have eaten the same pot of food, practiced the same formation, and guarded the same city wall.But now there are only headless corpses in red armor lying around, some have been cut off at the waist, some have had half of their bodies trampled by horses, and some can hardly even distinguish their shapes.

He suddenly fell to the ground and retched violently.

Suddenly the left arm and the right arm were painful, but the body was floating like a cloud... Gai Nie shook his head, but saw that Wu Zhang and Niu Eryi were holding his arms from left to right, pulling him from the ground forcefully up.

"How? Where is the injury?" The corporal chief rarely used a very soft tone, but it made Gai Nie feel more nauseous.He shook his head and murmured, "Where's Aji?"

"That kid has a lot of life. He got an arrow in the knee and fainted from fright. Instead, he picked up a little life."

"Brother Niu...are you alright?"

"What about me..." Niu Er smiled awkwardly, "At first, I was hit by a horse, and the back of my head fell to the ground, and I felt dark in front of my eyes, and I didn't know anything... Thanks to the captain who woke me up Only after leaving me did I know that Qin Bing had retreated..." He said vividly, but the corporal snorted softly, obviously not fully believing it.

Gai Nie nodded and said, "I'm fine. You don't need to help me."

The corporal looked him up and down, let go of his hand without saying a word, and stood aside.

Seeing this young man's performance on the battlefield with his own eyes, the corporal commander can be said to have mixed feelings in his heart; in addition to the admiration and respect spontaneously, there is also a trace of indescribable fear... It's just not easy to express.

Gai Nie was unaware of his alienating attitude.He picked up the green dragon from the ground, swiped the blood off the blade with all his strength, and inserted it back into the sheath.

Two days later, in the vanguard camp of the Qin Army, a messenger presented something to the former commander Yang Duanhe.

It was a nine-foot-long halberd, but it was made of very ordinary materials; on the pitch-black wooden pole, there was a crooked knife engraved with the word "Ge Da".

General Yang looked at it for a long time, but he still couldn't see what was so special about this halberd, so he raised his voice and asked, "Did you see it with your own eyes, that this thing flew from three hundred paces away and broke our army's flag? "

Several Qin soldiers under the tent straightened their bodies and replied in unison: "I have seen it with my own eyes!"

He said to himself: "If there is nothing special about the halberd, then the person who uses it is really special."

Li Xin, the general of the right army standing beside him, replied: "I heard from the soldiers that during that battle, there was a strange man in the Zhao army who was very powerful. He alone killed hundreds of soldiers in our army. One of them was The school lieutenant of the Flying Cavalry Battalion in Shangjun."

"You suspect it's the same person?"

"Hmph, among the six kingdoms in Shandong, Zhao is the only one that is hard to crack." Li Xin sneered while holding his sword, "I heard that Li Mu summoned people with superb swordsmanship in Handan to form a 'Red Leopard Swordsman Battalion'. To deal with our country. However, no matter how good the swordsmanship is, it is nothing more than the courage of a man. This time the general only gave us 3 people, saying that he would return after a test; use!"

"Li Mu's tactics are cunning and changeable, so don't underestimate them." Yang Duanhe put down his halberd, but his eyes were still staring at the word "Ge Da". It is said that Meng Yi, the God of Swords, was also born in poverty, but he used his sword like a god and killed countless enemies; if he is still alive, we can find out the reality of this person."

"General, forgive me for being rude and blunt. You care too much about one person." Li Xin said disapprovingly. , Ge Wan, the same can only be trampled into a pile of mud by my Great Qin Tieqi."

Yang Duanhe lowered his eyes and sighed, "I hope so."

And in the Zhao Jun camp in Pingcheng, the higher-ups are comforting the soldiers.Gai Nie's arm was scratched by the sword edge, he got a bowl of beef soup, and was drinking it hot; but he lost his weapon, but he was fined for one month's military pay.

Niu Er and Lao Hu were aggrieved by his boss, and bravely argued with the herald, saying that although they lost their halberds, they captured a lot of Qin army's weapons, so couldn't they make up for it?

The herald shouted impatiently: "What are you shouting for! I don't know, on the battlefield, anyone who loses his weapon is probably thinking of running away! Deserters are a serious crime to be beheaded—even though they didn't run away, right?" , but if you think about it, you shouldn't." After speaking, he gave Gai Nie a hard look.

"What about the captured weapons? Is there only punishment and no reward?" Niu Er was still reluctant.

"What nonsense! Didn't the general have already slaughtered the cow for reward! You pawns are really greedy—"

Ge Nie obediently handed over the bowl, and filled another bowl of broth.