Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

Chapter 169

Facing Lu Zonghui's approach, the guards around Zhao Hongming crowded around him, clenching their weapons, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Zhao Hongming looked calm and looked up at Lu Zonghui who was riding on a tall horse.

Lu Zonghui's face was sullen, and the emotions accumulated in his heart were like a volcano about to explode at any time.

When he stared at Zhao Hongming with wide eyes, Zhao Hongming also looked at the Eastern Army general he saw for the first time.

There was a brief silence in the air.

A tense atmosphere spread from the two of them, and the palms of the guards around Zhao Hongming were all sweaty.

Just when the tension reached its peak, Lu Zonghui's sullen expression suddenly relaxed, and he burst into laughter.

He rolled off his horse, knelt on one knee and said, "General Lu Zonghui of the Eastern Army pays homage to His Highness King Wu."

Seeing Lu Zonghui suddenly lowering his attitude, Zhao Hongming was surprised. He didn't expect that he could restrain his emotions at the last moment.

In this case, there was no need for Zhao Hongming to punch him to death in front of everyone and risk exposing himself.

Just after Lu Zonghui knelt down on one knee, Zhao Hongming also said with a smile on his face: "It turns out to be General Lu Zonghui, no need to be polite."

Lu Zonghui stood up and said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding between our two armies. Your troops mistook us for the Zhao army. I hope your Highness will stop them from attacking our army as soon as possible, so as not to kill each other and let the real Zhao Jun saw the joke."

When Zhao Hongming heard this, his face was shocked and showed an expression of astonishment.

"What, there is such a thing?"

Zhao Hongming immediately shouted: "Come here, summon General Wu Qi quickly."

"Yes, Your Highness." Gao Yanshi stood up and bowed his head in response. He found a fast horse and hurried to the center of the battlefield.

Lu Zonghui was caught off guard by Zhao Hongming's neat performance.

Somehow, the trace of doubt and dissatisfaction in my heart actually subsided.

It seemed like he didn't know anything about it, and it was the people below who made their own decisions.

That's right, he is just a weak prince's son, but at the age of twenty-eight, he can have much potential.

Fortunately, I was so angry that I wanted to find him to investigate.

Even if you want to look for it, you will only cause trouble for the generals of this army.

Zhao Hongming said in a sincere tone: "I didn't expect that the general would help me, but something like this happened. I'm really sorry. General, don't worry, I will definitely find justice for the general."

Seeing Zhao Hongming acting like this, Lu Zonghui felt that he had no control over these tough soldiers on the battlefield.

He couldn't help but straighten his back.

On the battlefield, Zhao's remaining [-] remaining soldiers were defeated, abandoned their helmets and armor, and fled in all directions.

"Don't chase after the poor!"

Wu Qi ordered gold and retreated his troops on the battlefield.

They had already won a great victory on the battlefield, and the remaining [-] fleeing soldiers of Zhao had been killed by them and had no intention of fighting.

Do not pursue too hard a deserter who is desperate on the battlefield.

Otherwise, these [-] Zhao soldiers were forced into a desperate situation. In desperation, they might try their best to counterattack, but the gains would outweigh the losses, so they would simply give up.

I’ll figure it out later.

The soldiers of Wei who were chasing Zhao soldiers heard the order, and most of them obeyed the military orders, stopped their pursuit, and began to clean the battlefield.

Only a small number of people ignored military orders and continued to pursue Zhao soldiers for military glory.

Leyang and Ma Chuanping each hacked a Zhao soldier to death, cut off their left ears, and looked at each other laughing.

The armor on their bodies was stained with blood, and their faces were stained with blood, but these could not hide the excitement and joy in their eyes.

After this great victory, according to the military merit system of Wei soldiers, their gains were considerable.

Ma Chuanping did some calculations and found that the merits he had now could be upgraded to a noble title. How many stones would he wish to do?

Not only that, you can also have the opportunity to choose a martial arts.

It is said that these martial arts were brought out from the royal arsenal by His Highness King Wu, and each book is a high-grade martial arts that is difficult for them to access.

It was far beyond what he could compare to the filthy skills he practiced in his hometown.

Le Yang, who was with him, looked at his military exploits and was probably about the same.

"Crash..."

Not far away, there was a noise.

The two of them turned around and looked back, and found that there were Wei soldiers holding weapons gathering together over there.

Leyang greeted and said, "Let's go and have a look."

Ma Chuanping threw the severed left ear of Zhao Jun into the bulging cloth bag hanging on his waist and followed him.

After the two squeezed away, they found a general from the "Eastern Route Army" lying on the ground panting, his lips turning white.

"I am joining the army from the east, what do you want to do?" Zhu Weise roared with anger, trying to use his status to scare them away.

But these Wei soldiers looked at him as if they were a piece of cake.

I saw someone whispering: "General Wu said these are the 'Zhao Army', then does he count as the leader of the Zhao Army?"

"Can his head be replaced with a good martial arts book?"

"The title can also be upgraded, right?"

"..."

Zhu Wei couldn't understand the martial arts and titles described by these Wei warriors, but he was certain of one thing, that is, these people wanted to take advantage of him.

"What are you all doing together?"

Just when Zhu Wei was sweating on his forehead and not knowing what to do, Wu Qi came over.

The soldiers of Wei who gathered around him took the initiative to make way for him.

Zhu Wei saw his unusual attire and felt as if he had grasped a life-saving straw. He shouted with all his strength: "I am a member of the Eastern Army, under the command of General Lu Zonghui. We are a family. You have all done this before." wrong."

Facing Zhu Wei's shouting, Wu Qi frowned and became hesitant.

He knew that Zhao Hongming wanted to clean up the Eastern Army. Just now he could have taken advantage of the chaos on the battlefield to stab them twice, but now that the war was basically over, it would be a bit deliberate to do so again.

So now the Eastern Army is basically surrounded by Wei soldiers, and very few actually take action.

The man in front of him was still the general from the east, which made it even more difficult for him.

Just kill the other soldiers.

After all, there are no immortals on the battlefield.

But if the general dies, it will be difficult to pursue the case.

Just when Wu Qi was in a dilemma, Gao Yanshi came over on horseback and sent an order: "General Wu, His Highness has invited you to discuss matters related to the Eastern Army. Hey, isn't this the envoy of the Eastern Army?"

Wu Qi asked in surprise: "Does Duke Gao recognize him?"

Gao Yanshi got off his horse, walked over, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "I recognize it."

Zhu Wei saw Gao Yanshi, turned sideways with great effort, and said with a smile: "It's Eunuch Gao, that's great. When I was chasing Zhao Jun just now, I took a move from Li Mu and was seriously injured. Please call the military doctor over, Zhu Wei." I am very grateful and will definitely be rewarded generously."

Gao Yanshi's face was full of smiles, and his eyes were narrowed to a slit. He called Wu Qi and said, "General Wu, come here." Seeing that he had something to say, Wu Qi followed him and asked, "Gao Yanshi Father-in-law, do you have something to tell Wu?"

Gao Yanshi said eloquently: "This Zhu Wei is a member of the Eastern Army, and he had issues with His Highness before."

"Oh?" Wu Qi cupped his fists and said, "I hope Eunuch Gao will not hesitate to teach me."

"General Wu, you're welcome." Gao Yanshi leaned closer and whispered, recounting in front of Wu Qi the story of Zhu Wei's request for [-] soldiers and armor that day.

"So there is such a thing." After Wu Qi heard this, he felt like he could see the bright moon through the dark clouds.

No wonder His Highness King Wu wanted to encourage him to attack the Eastern Army.

One hundred thousand soldiers and armor.

If King Wu agreed, all of his Wei soldiers would become unarmed soldiers. This was a scene he did not want to see until his death.

At this point, his interests were completely consistent with His Highness King Wu. When he looked at the Eastern Army, he felt that it was a little too early for him to withdraw his troops.

You should let your subordinates kill for a while longer.

Wu Qi looked at Gao Yanshi's half-smiling expression and suddenly noticed something.

He had been fighting in the Forbidden Army, and he had long learned to read people's emotions.

Normally, Gao Yanshi, as His Highness's personal eunuch, would not have much to do with him, but what he told him today clearly had a deeper meaning.

After thinking for a while, Wu Qi made a slapping motion on his neck to silence him: "Father-in-law, do you think you need me..."

Gao Yanshi said with a smile: "The Za family is just a slave. If you don't understand these military affairs, you know that although our Highness is a cold-tempered person, he doesn't like to suffer losses. General, if you go up there, I don't need to say more." .”

Wu Qi understood: "Father-in-law, please wait for me for a while."

He walked up to Zhu Wei and looked at him condescendingly.

Zhu Wei thought that Wu Qi had confirmed his identity and wanted to ask for benefits from him, so he said, "Can this general arrange for a military doctor? I still have some wish stones in my hand, which I can give to you, sir."

Wu Qi sneered and said, "You are so brave of an enemy soldier who is so clever and yet you still ask me for a military doctor."

Zhu Wei was stunned and immediately knew what Wu Qi meant.

"How dare you?! I am joining the army from the east. Our general will definitely not let you go if he finds out."

Wu Qi ignored him, snorted twice, and simply left.

Leyang and Ma Chuanping, who were squeezed among Wei Wu's soldiers, were straightforward and quick-witted.

Almost immediately, they understood what the general meant. The two of them pulled out their long knives in unison and stabbed Zhu Wei in the chest.

At this time, everyone else reacted.

General Wu Qi is giving them credit for nothing.

Just after Leyang and Ma Chuanping took action, others swarmed up and slashed at Zhu Wei.

Zhu Wei's screams came from the crowd and soon stopped abruptly.

In the end, I don't know who cut off Zhu Wei's head with a knife, put it in a cloth bag, and handed it to Wu Qi.

Wu Qi grabbed the cloth bag and said to Gao Yanshi: "His Highness has summoned me. Don't keep His Highness waiting. Father-in-law, let's go there quickly. Drive!"

Two fast horses galloped across the battlefield and quickly rushed in front of Zhao Hongming.

Wu Qi and Gao Yanshi dismounted and rushed over to pay their respects: "General Mo heard about His Highness's summons and came here specially. I wonder what your Highness's orders are?"

Zhao Hongming pointed at Lu Zonghui and said: "This is General Lu Zonghui, the general of the East Route. He rushed into the battlefield just now with good intentions. There has been a misunderstanding between you. Stop your men now and stop attacking Lu Zonghui." My subordinates will take action."

Lu Zonghui glanced at Wu Qi and found that he was a middle-aged man about 30 years old, with fair skin and a somewhat Confucian look.

Faced with Zhao Hongming's accusation, Wu Qi looked solemn and hurriedly confessed: "The general made a mistake in his judgment. Now the general will stop the general immediately and let them stop as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately ordered the surrounding generals to pass on his order.

Those Wei soldiers on the battlefield who were still eyeing the remnants of the Eastern Army retreated.

The Eastern Army gathered together again like a bereaved dog.

The entire process is completed in just a dozen breaths.

There was no pushback, no denial.

Lu Zonghui on the side was a little speechless.

It seemed that this matter was revealed just like Zhao Hongming and Wu Qi sang together.

He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't find fault.

Lu Zonghui said with a sullen face: "What is the name of this general?"

"I'm Wu Qi."

Lu Zonghui asked: "General Wu, you killed so many of my subordinates indiscriminately, should you give me an explanation?"

Before Wu Qi could answer, he heard Zhao Hongming say: "General Lu Zonghui, no wonder General Wu Qi. The battlefield is chaotic, and accidents are inevitable. Especially for people like you who did not notify in advance, have unclear intentions, and are good at creating battlefields, Wu Qi It’s justifiable to treat him as an enemy.”

"Then my generals' sacrifices were not in vain?" Lu Zonghui retorted: "According to the law of Wei, if you kill your colleagues without permission, you will be executed at Lingchi."

Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense again.

Zhao Hongming said with a smile: "General Lu has already said that he wants to be good at killing his comrades. What does it mean to be good at killing? Knowing that he is a comrade, but killing without permission. General Wu doesn't know whether you are an enemy or a friend, so how can you kill someone well? explain?"

"That's it." Zhao Hongming gave Lu Zonghui a step and said: "This time the Zhao army is vulnerable. Next, why don't our two armies jointly attack the Zhao army and get the spoils as an apology to General Lu? General, look how?"

Seeing the benefits, Lu Zonghui couldn't help but want to agree immediately.

He saw that Wei Wu's soldiers were so brave, and then he attacked and killed some of the remaining defeated generals. Wouldn't it be easy to capture them? This was simply a free benefit.

But, is Zhao Hongming so kind?

He couldn't help but wonder: "Is your Highness serious about what he said?"

"I am a noble man, how can I still deceive you?" Zhao Hongming said with a smile: "I don't know if the general is willing? If the general doesn't believe it, I am willing to establish a letter of agreement with General Lu."

Lu Zonghui gritted his teeth and weighed it.

Zhao Hongming had such a powerful force at his disposal, and it would be difficult to forcefully demand armaments.

It would be a good idea to grab the loot from his hands.

"The king agreed. I will now gather the old troops and wait for news from His Highness."

Lu Zonghui waved his whip and left.

Wu Qi asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, do you really want to agree to him?"

After a great battle, Zhao Jun had a lot of spoils.

Zhao Hongming snorted coldly and said: "It's just to play with him. The battlefield is chaotic and the sword has no eyes. Isn't it normal for a few generals to die by then? Just let him play some role before he dies. Let's use the waste."

"..."

Wu Qi and Gao Yanshi couldn't help but were speechless. His Highness had never wanted to let go of his feelings. It was because he was too sentimental.

Zhao Hongming glanced and saw a bloody bag hanging on Wu Qi's horse, and asked, "What is that hanging on?"

Wu Qi walked up and took it off, opening it to reveal the scene inside: "This is Zhu Wei's head. He was disrespectful to His Highness and was hacked to death by the soldiers after they found out."

Zhao Hongming was stunned. Did he mean to kill Lu Zonghui's deputy?
(End of this chapter)