"However, this storm just now really helped us a lot. It seems that fate is protecting us. But that's all the help we can get from here. From now on, we'll have to rely on ourselves!"
Song Tiao recalled the scene just now. Originally, it would have been difficult for them to break through, but the sudden increase in wind and rain restricted the enemy's movements, which gave them an opportunity. However, the problem was that the wind and rain did not hinder them at all.
Liu Xiu smiled slightly, "General Song is absolutely right. Even without the help of wind and rain, we will still win this battle!"
"Victory? We'd be lucky to break through. Forgive my bluntness, but let's not head west. Let's break through to the south; that'll get us to Wancheng faster." Li Zhi felt that Liu Xiu wanted to continue fighting—wasn't that just courting death?
Just then, the thunderous sound of hooves came from behind, and the pursuers were getting closer and closer. They were none other than the most elite Chang'an cavalry in the new army!
Li Zhi's expression changed drastically. "What should we do?!"
"Fight! My brother Liu Yan's army should be arriving soon, and perhaps the vanguard is not far away. As long as we join forces with the troops breaking out of the city and hold out for a while, the tide of battle will surely turn!" Liu Xiu said confidently.
"But what if the troops that tried to break out of the city have already succeeded, or have been annihilated by the new army? Wouldn't we be throwing our lives away in vain? Shouldn't we seize this opportunity to break out as soon as possible? What do you all think?"
Li Zhi cursed inwardly. If they hadn't believed Liu Xiu's lies, how could they have ended up in such a state? But now, if he raised his arm and called out, at least half of the troops would follow him. At that time, Liu Xiu would have no choice but to retreat.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers all lowered their heads. The current situation was indeed critical. If it weren't for the help of the wind and rain just now, they probably wouldn't have been able to break out of the encirclement. But Liu Xiu actually wanted them to charge into another encirclement to fight, which was really difficult for them.
“There must be at least five or six thousand soldiers who broke out of the city, not to mention the reinforcements from Liu Ji and Fu Jun. It won’t be easy for the new army west of Kunyang to annihilate them. Besides, aren’t Shang Gong Wang Feng, General Wang Chang, and Li Tong, General Li’s younger brother, also there? Does General Li intend to leave them to die?” Liu Xiu questioned loudly.
Li Zhi was speechless. If they were going there to save someone, then it would be unkind of him to insist on taking them away now, and he would be despised by everyone. If he didn't even save his own brother, would he still be human?
Song Tiao laughed heartily, "I think we should follow General Liu to the west of Kunyang. The new army is nothing but clay chickens and clay dogs, how can they stop us?"
Ma Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "The enemy cavalry is right behind us. Even if we flee south now, we may not be able to shake them off. It would be better to go west of Kunyang and meet up with Shang Gong and the others."
"Let's fight! What is there to fear?" Wang Ba roused his spirits.
"Then let's fight! We'll die together!" Li Zhi said through gritted teeth.
"Excellent! Soldiers, follow me and charge!" Liu Xiu brandished his ring-pommel sword.
"kill!"
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Chapter 272 The Decisive Battle of Kunyang (Part 9)
The number of new troops west of Kunyang is increasing because the Kunyang defenders broke out from this side, and the troops that were originally attacking Kunyang from the north and south are constantly gathering here.
If it weren't for the wind and rain, even more troops from the new army would have arrived.
In short, Wang Yi is now much more at ease and has already surrounded the Kunyang rebels who were trying to break out!
The problem was that the older officials like Wang Feng couldn't run fast, and there were too many enemy troops, so Liu Ji simply couldn't stop them all.
However, the fighting strength of the new army was truly speechless. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded the Gengshi army of less than 10,000 and still failed to achieve a crushing victory.
Of course, this was also because Xiang Yu had transferred most of the archers away when he attacked the city; otherwise, the Gengshi army would have been wiped out long ago under the barrage of arrows.
"Kill!" Liu Ji roared, scaring away several enemy soldiers and beheading a junior officer of the new army.
"Brothers, don't panic! Grand Minister Liu Yan's troops will be here soon! Hold on! Stay calm!" Fu Jun shouted. He had just led his troops to regroup and stopped Wang Feng and the others from continuing their escape, instead forming a circular formation to defend against the enemy.
"Liu Yan calls himself the Great General of the Pillar of Heaven, possessing the courage of ten thousand men. If he comes, we will surely turn defeat into victory!" Wang Chang was also exhausted and hid in the formation with Wang Feng to catch their breath.
"If only I had known this earlier, I would have died rather than leave Kunyang City. Brother Wang Chang, tell me the truth, is Liu Yan really coming?" Wang Feng felt like his bones were about to fall apart.
“That kid Fu Jun isn’t stupid. If Liu Yan couldn’t get here in time, he would have turned around and run away long ago. How could he come to our aid?” Wang Chang comforted him. In fact, he wasn’t sure if Liu Yan would come or how many troops he would bring. The key was that even if he came, they might not be able to win.
"But can we really hold out until Liu Yan arrives? Does the General have a good plan?" Wang Feng asked hopefully.
“Unless a brave warrior can charge into the enemy lines and kill Wang Yi, but General Liu Ji has already tried twice. The enemy is clearly on guard against him. It’s difficult.” Wang Chang shook his head with a wry smile.
At that moment, shouts of battle and the sound of thousands of horses galloping came from the east.
Wang Chang and Wang Feng both looked in the direction of the sound, but they couldn't see anything because of the soldiers blocking their way.
"There's an army attacking the new army from the east! Could it be Liu Yan?" Wang Feng exclaimed excitedly.
“It shouldn’t be Liu Yan coming from the east, it’s Liu Xiu! He must be here to rescue us! Perhaps this is an opportunity!” Wang Chang said, his face showing suspicion. How could this be such a large-scale operation… Liu Xiu doesn’t have this many troops, does he? Could it really be Liu Yan?
...
"Kill!" Liu Xiu swung his ring-pommel sword seemingly haphazardly, but the power and lethality were astonishing. Every enemy who stood in his way was slain.
Song Tiao could hardly believe his eyes. Liu Xiu actually possessed such martial prowess, in no way inferior to his brother Liu Yan!
Wang Ba and Ma Wu had already witnessed Liu Xiu's abilities and followed closely in his footsteps. They were determined to cut through the enemy army and behead the enemy's commander!
"Where is Li Tong! Your brother has come to save you!" Seeing Liu Xiu's bravery, Li Zhi gained confidence and led his troops in a fierce battle. Moreover, now that they had no choice but to fight to the death, their combat effectiveness would increase to some extent.
The entire battlefield was instantly thrown into chaos by this powerful force. The new army was in a state of panic. Could it be that the main force of the Gengshi army from Wancheng had come to attack?
The smile on Wang Yi's face vanished instantly. Judging from the marching route of that army, it was clear that they were heading straight for his command flag!
"Stop them!" Wang Yi shouted as he began to retreat northwards. "Leave the banner here, don't follow me!"
Just then, familiar shouts came from the rear of that Gengshi army:
"Grand Commander, do not worry! Your humble general, Ju Wuba, is here! Ten thousand iron cavalry from Chang'an, heed my command! Follow me and crush the rebels!" Ju Wuba roared with all his might.
"Crush the rebels! Crush the rebels!" The 30,000 cavalrymen echoed, and no one cared whether the 100,000 iron cavalry were referring to them.
"Haha... Ju Wuba is here with 100,000 iron cavalry! The rebels are doomed! New Army soldiers, hold them off!" Wang Yi was now completely energized.
Wang Feng and Wang Chang's faces instantly became incredibly interesting. It turned out that Liu Xiu's reinforcements were followed by 100,000 Chang'an Iron Cavalry from the New Army.
No wonder the scale of the event was so huge!
Are they here to help them or to harm them?
The morale of the new army soared, and the besieged Gengshi army suddenly found itself in dire straits.
Liu Xiu's side was unstoppable, but when he reached the commander's banner, there was no sign of the enemy general. Wang Yi had actually abandoned the banner and fled!
There were people everywhere, and Wang Yi could not be seen anywhere.
Click!
Liu Xiu chopped the flagpole in half with one stroke, but it was no longer of much use. With the addition of Ju Wuba's 100,000 iron cavalry, no one thought that they would definitely be defeated without the commander's flag or the royal city.
Therefore, if neither he nor Ju Wuba intervened in this great battle, even if the Gengshi army won, it would be because Liu Yan's main force arrived in time, and it would have little to do with Liu Xiu.
"Uncle Wen! Hurry up and meet up with Shang Gong and the others! What are you standing there for!" Song Tiao shouted loudly.
"No need for all that trouble. The game should end now. I'll clear out these mortals who are in the way!" Liu Xiu shouted, and then...
An invisible force accompanied by sound waves spread out instantly. With Liu Xiu as the center, everyone within a one-kilometer radius, friend or foe, rolled their eyes and fainted. Even the warhorses were not spared!
Thump, thump, thump...
The sounds of people falling to the ground rang out one after another, a truly magnificent sight to see over 100,000 people and tens of thousands of warhorses fall at the same time!
Many of the new army soldiers who had not yet entered this area stopped in their tracks upon seeing this scene, stunned on the spot, their minds probably filled with three soul-searching questions.
Only two people remained standing in the entire area, making them stand out prominently and clearly the main characters of the battlefield.
"Now it's peaceful." Liu Xiu turned to look at Ju Wuba not far away. "Unleash your full power and fight me!"
"As you wish!" Ju Wuba tossed aside his halberd and drew his Emperor's Sword. "Come on!"
Liu Xiu frowned. So the opponent's specialty was swordsmanship?
"Since you won't come over, then I'll go to you. But please, don't let me kill you in one hit!"
Ju Wuba stood with his sword in hand, arrogantly saying, "Anyone can talk big, huh? Why did you lose your eyebrows?!"
"Go to hell!" Liu Xiu charged toward Ju Wuba with a face full of grief and indignation, and then suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Ju Wuba's eyes widened instantly. Such speed!
"With this move, I pay tribute to my lost eyebrows. My ultimate technique, the Whirlwind Dragon Whip!"
Liu Xiu suddenly appeared above Ju Wuba's head, flipped in mid-air, and chopped down with his foot!
Ju Wuba was shocked and twisted his body to retreat, narrowly avoiding the kick, but!
Immediately afterwards, a blue crescent-shaped air blade shot out from under Liu Xiu's feet and instantly struck Ju Wuba's chest!
puff!
Blood gushed out!
"It's over!" Liu Xiu was about to take the opportunity to cut off Ju Wuba's head when his expression suddenly changed drastically!
The enemy general, who had been lying near Ju Wuba and stunned, suddenly sprang up and thrust his halberd toward Liu Xiu's back with lightning speed!
puff!
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Chapter 273 The Decisive Battle of Kunyang (Part 10)
No wonder I was able to injure him so easily; it turns out that this giant was just bait!
Liu Xiu noticed the commotion behind him and instantly understood many things. In a panic, he abandoned his attempt to finish off Ju Wuba and instead focused all his energy on dealing with the sneak attack from behind.
The battle between hosts was indeed extremely dangerous. The opponent's attack was both fast and accurate. Liu Xiu knew that it would be difficult to completely dodge it because his teleportation was not a true teleportation, but rather required 0.36 seconds.
However, Liu Xiu was quite confident in his defensive capabilities. After all, he was currently using the power of a dragon. Although he was temporarily unable to control the wind and clouds due to some bloodline suppression, the dragon's other abilities remained intact.
"Come on! Let me shatter your weapon and destroy your confidence at the same time!" Liu Xiu tensed his body instantly as he dodged, and then...
puff!
Blood splattered!
Liu Xiu's eyes widened as he looked down at the weapon piercing his chest. "This is impossible..."
"Don't just stand there! Get out of the battle immediately!" The system's voice rang in Liu Xiu's mind.
The next second, Liu Xiu's figure appeared ten feet away. The bleeding had stopped, and the flesh buds were wriggling wildly. In the blink of an eye, he was completely healed.
However, a closer look reveals that Liu Xiu's face has also turned somewhat pale, clearly indicating that repairing such a fatal wound is not without its costs.
At the same time, Xiang Yu put away his halberd and put half a healing pill into Ju Wuba's mouth. Ju Wuba's injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, but he looked much worse than Liu Xiu.
"What a pity!" Hao Jiu said regretfully. Just a little bit more and Xiang Yu could have completely shattered Liu Xiu's heart.