The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 145 Ruan Guogong Eliminates Traitors for the Country

Unknowingly, the mist in the four fields slowly faded away, and everyone found themselves in a canyon.Both sides of the canyon are unattainable rock walls, not far in front is the fleeing army led by Li Huan, and behind is the road from when they came.

Ruan Bo has been a soldier all his life, seeing this situation, his whole body shuddered for no reason, and almost instinctively exclaimed: "No, we have been tricked by Li Huan, retreat quickly!"

As soon as his words fell, countless archers suddenly appeared on the valleys on both sides, everyone holding strong bows and sharp arrows, shooting down the valley mercilessly.In an instant, arrows rained down on Ruan Peng and the others, and in an instant, dozens of people fell to the ground and died.At the same time, the cavalry who had just fled with their heads in their hands turned their horses around and attacked Ruan Geng and the others.

Seeing this, Ruan Geng and the others hurriedly turned around, wanting to run away from the road, but the moment they turned around, everyone showed unbelievable expressions on their faces, and then turned to despair.I saw an army of nearly a thousand soldiers appearing at Taniguchi at some point, all wearing heavy armor and holding long spears, forming a shield wall, completely blocking the escape route of Ruan Peng and others.

Seeing this, Ruan Gen let out a long sigh, and said in a sad voice, "It seems that it is destined that I will die here! I am Ruan Gen, and Qu Yue!"

Fan Yu swung the steel knife in his hand, pointed at the five hundred cavalry behind him, and said, "Dingguo Gong, the enemy cavalry is only five hundred, if we fight with them, we may not be defeated by them. This place is not far from the Red River." Far, as long as we can fight out, we can join Lord Ding Dian's navy at the riverside, and it is still unknown who will win the battle!"

Ruan Ben watched the soldiers around him fall under the arrows one by one, and couldn't help but let out a roar.Immediately he said loudly: "Everyone, now Li Huan is trying to put us to death, we can't just kill here willingly, we will kill anyone who has the courage to follow me!"

"Your Majesty, we will follow you to the death!" All the soldiers shouted with trembling arms, and immediately followed behind Ruan Peng and Fan Yu, charging head-on at the [-] cavalry in front of them.

The cavalry didn't expect that Ruan Gen and others would dare to fight trapped beasts, and they didn't react for a while, but they were hacked and killed dozens of cavalry by Ruan Gen and Fan Yu one after another, and the blood stained Zheng's robe.Seeing the bravery of their commanders, the soldiers under the command of the two immediately showed their fighting spirit, each with their long spears to fight against the group of fierce cavalry in front of them.

The biggest advantage of the cavalry lies in charging outflanking and long-distance raids, but if it is fighting in a narrow valley, how can it compare with this group of infantry who have been cornered to a dead end and have blood in their eyes?In the blink of an eye, countless people were stabbed under the horse by the spear.

The archers on the stone wall were a little wary at this moment, for fear that a cavalryman who accidentally shot them, put down their bows and arrows one after another, and stood there in a daze.The soldiers under Ruan Gen's command grew more courageous when they saw that no more arrows were being released on the mountain, and they forced a bloody path out of the cavalry phalanx, protecting Ruan Gen and Fan Yu and fleeing to the southeast.

These soldiers had exhausted most of their energy on the road before the battle started, and they had completely lost their strength just after going through another shopping fight.If it wasn't for Fan Yu and Ruan Geng who sang the red face and the other bad face, and threatened and lured them along the way, they might have been defeated the moment they rushed out of the canyon.

Everyone walked for an unknown amount of time, and finally heard the sound of the river rushing in front of them, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. The same picture was outlined in everyone's minds - in the clear and rushing Red River, it is quietly mooring at this moment. More than a dozen warships, with the "Ding" flag planted high on the bow, fluttered with the strong wind on the river.When they run to the river, the warships will come slowly, and the robes on the boats will show a friendly smile to themselves, warmly welcome them to board the boat, and make room for them to rest, and bring out delicious food and wine Come and entertain them warriors.

Beautiful dreams come fast and go faster.When they came to the river, they realized that they thought Li Huan was too simple and incompetent.On the wide and rushing Red River in front of them, there are indeed more than a dozen warships with high "Ding" flags, but they are not quietly moored in the river to welcome the returning warriors, but one after another. water of the Red River.Countless soldiers struggled in the river, and were dragged down alive by a powerful force underwater, and when they reappeared, they were corpses floating on the water.The river water, which was still crystal clear just now, turned into bright red blood little by little in front of everyone's eyes, and the bloody smell choked from the river surface into everyone's mouths and noses.

Soon, all the warships sank, and none of the soldiers on board survived. Their bodies flowed across, almost blocking the rushing river.Ruan Peng and the soldiers around him watched this bloody and weird scene, their heartbeat seemed to have stopped, and their breathing became cold, as if they themselves would become lambs waiting to be slaughtered at any time.

Ruan Geng never believed in ghosts and gods in his life, but he was completely stunned at this moment.At this time, his eyes were full of panic and surprise, "This...how is this possible, could it be that there are water ghosts in the river?" He couldn't figure it out anyway, if there were no water ghosts in the Red River, how could the warship sink into the river for no reason? How could Ding Dian and others suffer such a disaster?

After all, Ruan Geng had seen a lot, so he calmed down for a moment, and said to Fan Yu: "General Fan, we have no way out now, we can only fight to the end with Li Huan. This thief is insidious, cunning, ruthless, and we are just a pair. It is absolutely impossible to fight against them. For now, you have to take 300 troops to the northwest to intercept Li Huan, and you must not let him chase after you. I will go back to Guluo City to find reinforcements!"

Fan Yu clasped his fists at Ruan Geng, and said, "Don't worry, Duke Ding, even if the final general and his brothers die in battle, he will never let Li Huan advance half a step." As he spoke, he gathered 300 troops, with the determination to die , heading northwest.

Not long after Fan Yu left, an army of hundreds of people suddenly came out from the southeast, the leader of which was armed with a bronze spear. They were coming fiercely, and it turned out to be Vice Wang Lihuan!
"Dingguo Gong, you seem very surprised to see this king?" Li Huan sneered, holding the rein in his hand, stepping on the stirrup lightly, and came towards Ruan in a leisurely manner.The soldiers behind him also looked at Ruan Peng and the others with complacent faces.Their expressions at this time are like hunters looking at wild animals that have fallen into a trap.

"Li Huan, why are you here?" When Ruan Peng saw Li Huan, the astonishment and panic on his face became more obvious, and even his voice became trembling.

Li Huan said coldly: "Mr. Ding, where do you think this king will be at this moment? You wouldn't be so naive as to think that this king will appear in the northwest valley, right?"

"Li Huan, what kind of demon technique are you using? I rushed into the canyon in the northwest because I was chasing you. How could you appear in the southeast?" He continued to ask, pointing at the corpse floating on the river. : "And what kind of ghost is hiding in this river, killing Ding Dian and his hundreds of sailors?"

Li Huan smiled disdainfully and said, "Mr. Ding, you and these idiots under your command are worthy to kill this king? That's fine, today this king will let you die clearly. Don't you want to know why this king suddenly appeared? Is it here? Then let me tell you, what you have been chasing and killing is nothing more than the five hundred cavalrymen under the command of the king. The king has already left under the cover of mist. Why should the Duke be so surprised by what dozens of soldiers with excellent water skills have done?"

Ruan Ben knew that his death was imminent, so he calmed down and scolded angrily: "Li Huan, the late emperor died, and the gods and men are still ashamed. As a subject, you take advantage of his mourning and chaos, and raise troops against righteousness. The position of a minister is just like this. ? Even if I die at the hands of a thief like you today, in the next year I will turn into a ghost and take your life!"

Li Huan laughed disapprovingly and said: "Is this the last words of the famous Ding Guogong before he died? It's really pitiful and ridiculous!" With the laughter, he urged his mount to come to Ruan Gen, holding With a swing of the copper spear, Ruan Geng's brains were cracked, and his body fell off the horse.

Several soldiers who had followed Ruan Gen for many years, seeing the Duke of Guo's death so tragically, were anxious and red-eyed, and stepped forward one after another to fight Li Huan.Li Huan waved his hand lightly, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward, with spears in their hands, smashing several people into a sieve.The remaining hundreds of remnants of defeated generals all knelt down and surrendered upon seeing this.Li Huan looked at the surrendered soldiers in front of him, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and then ordered: "These soldiers dared to openly rebel against Qu Yue. This crime cannot be punished. Why don't they be executed quickly?"

"Yes!" The soldiers behind Li Huan agreed in unison, and then walked quickly to these surrendering soldiers who were kneeling and begging, and raised their weapons in unison.Seeing this, the surrendered soldiers quickly kowtowed and pleaded loudly, but at this moment Li Huan's complexion was as hard as steel, and the soldiers under his command could only act as if they hadn't heard of it. head.

At this time, the cavalry who were chased into the canyon by Ruan Geng and others also quickly approached this side from the northwest, and they came to Li Huan in a blink of an eye.The leader held a bloody human head in his hand, dismounted and knelt down on one knee, offering the head with both hands.

Through the blurred bloodstains, Li Huan recognized that the owner of this head was none other than Fan Yu, who had fought with him just now, and couldn't help laughing again, "Hahaha, this Fan Yu is afraid of death Do you think that this king is really not his opponent? Such an idiot who is not good enough in writing and martial arts should also think about his own fate if he is also rebelling like others!"

The leader of the cavalry asked tentatively, "Vice King, now that the leaders of the thieves, Ruan Peng, Fan Yu, and Ding Dian, have all been killed, shall we return to Hoa Lu next, or do you have other plans?"

Li Huan glanced at the cavalryman, seeing that he was quite tall and tall, with piercing eyes, he couldn't help asking subconsciously: "What's your name?"

The cavalryman hurriedly said: "Report to the vice king, the villain Jiang Juwang."

Li Huan nodded, and said with a slight smile: "I am in a good mood today, and I intend to go hunting in the mountains for two days, but I am afraid that someone in the mansion will take the opportunity to make trouble. This king sees that you are doing things more safely, so why not send you to bring a few people to my mansion. If everything goes on as usual, it’s fine, if anyone dares to make trouble, remember to kill them!”

Jiang Juwang was flattered and said: "Please don't worry, the vice king, the villain will return to Hualu now, and there will never be any accidents in the palace!" After finishing speaking, he got on the horse, waved to the cavalry around him, and rushed towards Hualu in a hurry .

Li Huanyao looked at Hua Lu's direction, and said with a slight smile: "Wan Jianfeng, now that things have happened, I don't have to be afraid of any rumors anymore. If you dare to use your brain a little more, I will definitely have your head!" "

(End of this chapter)