Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2279: One Arrow Kills a Man, Yao Guangxiao Is Executed by Mistaken Accident

The golden arrow whistled towards them, and Yao Zilin and Deng Zilong, who were about to turn around, felt their hair stand on end.

Even though the target of this arrow was not them, but one of them, because the distance was too close, they still felt the power of the arrow vividly.

They all drew their weapons at the same time, but it was too late.

The moment they swung their weapons, the golden arrows had already passed between the two of them.

The figure in the armor didn't even see the true appearance of the golden light before it pierced his throat.

"Hurry up!"

"Protect the general!"

As a captain shouted madly, one soldier after another holding large shields formed a black shield formation to protect them behind them.

Shields one after another covered the figures of several people tightly, making it impossible for anyone to see the figures of the people inside through the shields.

This is also the best way to prevent a single archer. As long as he can't see you, you will naturally lose the most fundamental threat.

"Strategy! Strategist!"

Xu Da looked at the fallen figure with a grim expression.

Yao Guangxiao not only didn't have time to react, he didn't even have time to make any expression, as all his vitality had been drained away by that golden arrow.

That’s right, the person Houyi killed was not Xu Da, the army’s main general, but Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Yuanzhang’s first strategist, who was also the only god-level strategist in the Yangzhou army.

Xu Da might have guessed this, which is why he looked so helpless and angry.

If what he guessed was correct, Yao Guangxiao had clearly died in his place.

At such a distance, it was impossible for the enemy to see their faces clearly. The only way to analyze their identities was to look at their positions and the clothes they were wearing.

He and Yao Guangxiao are the two people with the highest status in Jiangxia today. They both stand in the middle position and it is difficult to tell the main from the secondary.

But if we judge from the clothes on his body, Yao Guangxiao was clearly wearing his armor at this time.

If the enemy really judged the target based on the armor, then this could only mean that the enemy's initial target was actually him, Xu Da.

At the beginning, they gave all his armor and breastplate to Yao Guangxiao in order to protect his safety, so as to ensure the safety of Yao Guangxiao as a counselor in the chaotic army.

But he never thought that this action not only failed to save Yao Guangxiao's life, but instead ultimately harmed Yao Guangxiao.

"Push the shields forward heavily and don't reveal your figures!" Xu Da suppressed the grief and anger in his heart and ordered the soldiers around him with a gloomy face.

After all, he still retained a layer of rationality and knew that now was not the time to fight with Houyi. The most urgent thing was to find a way to retreat and leave the dangerous place of Jiangxia.

Therefore, all we need to do is force Hou Yi to retreat.

  Yes, although at a distance of more than 200 steps, Hou Yi's vision could only give a vague picture, and Xu Da could not see Hou Yi clearly, but he still knew that the man was definitely Hou Yi. In the entire southern Jin army, who else could have shot the arrow just now except Hou Yi?

Apart from Hou Yi, who else could kill the target with one arrow from such a long distance?

Of course, Houyi was alone at this time and the Jin army had not yet penetrated so deeply. Theoretically speaking, they did have the possibility of taking advantage of this opportunity to kill the enemy.

However, after all, the Jin army in the entire city is now advancing in this direction and may attack us at any time. It is not worth it for so many people to take risks here just for Hou Yi!

  If it was Bai Qi who replaced him, maybe it would be worth this!

Of course, it is impossible for Bai Qi to come here alone!

In other words, no great commander-in-chief in the Jin army would do what Houyi did alone, not even Yue Fei or Xue Rengui, who were equally brave.

They were both brave and willing to fight in person when necessary. Although Yue Fei had basically retreated to the second line of command since he became the Grand Commander and would no longer fight in person, if necessary and if it was beneficial to the battle situation, he would not necessarily go to the front line again.

On the other hand, Xue Rengui, even after becoming the Grand Commander, still frequently went into battle in person.

  However, these are two different things, and the degree of risk is different!

They have the responsibility as the Grand Commander!

Just considering the responsibilities of the Grand Commander, they are not allowed to do this.

If Hou Yi came, even if something unexpected happened, even if he died in battle, it would certainly be a loss for the Jin army, but that was all.

If it was just Hou Yi alone, let alone one, even if several more died in battle, it would not directly affect the outcome of the war.

But if Bai Qi, the commander-in-chief of an army, were to die in battle, there would be a very high probability that the war would collapse directly.

The same goes for Xu Da. As the commander-in-chief of an army, he needs to be responsible for the entire army, not just one individual.

It is impossible for him to let everyone present take this risk just to kill Hou Yi!

Therefore, he only needed to find a way to force Houyi to retreat, and then wait for Zhu Quan, Lu Er and others to return, and then take a boat directly to the Yangtze River.

Houyi, on the other hand, didn't know that he had actually killed the wrong person.

  Of course, it doesn’t matter even if he knows he killed the wrong person!

After all, Yao Guangxiao's value is no less than Xu Da's.

He defeated Yao Guangxiao, and his contribution was not much less than that of Xu Da.

After he shot the arrow, he was already prepared to evacuate.

He had just seen with his own eyes Yao Zilin and Deng Zilong go to Xu Da's side. Although his swordsmanship had improved greatly in the recent period, it was impossible for him to fight against these two people on his own.

After all, the opponent's black shields were blocking the people behind them and they were pressing forward. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't have X-ray eyes and be able to see the opponent through the shields, so it was impossible for him to use bows and arrows to cause danger to the opponent.

He could indeed shoot through the shield, but he couldn't see the person behind it and couldn't shoot him.

Not to mention, in addition to those two powerful generals, the other side also has so many soldiers.

If he stayed, he would definitely die without a burial place.

Therefore, since all those who should be killed had been killed, he decided to leave directly without any delay.