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

Chapter 170: Cleaning up the battlefield, the elders of Haoran Sect arrive

"who is it?"

On the battlefield, Lu Zonghui stood in front of a headless corpse, furious.

He turned his head and scanned the remaining troops around him one by one, as if he wanted to devour a living person alive. He gritted his teeth and said, "Which of you saw it? Who killed Zhu Canjun?"

The old men around him all had their heads drooped, and no one responded.

Lu Zonghui grabbed the soldier closest to him and roared: "Tell me, who is it?"

The soldier's face turned pale and he panicked: "I don't know, I don't know..."

"What a fucking waste!"

Snapped!
Lu Zonghui slapped him in the face.

This soldier was injured to begin with, how could he withstand such a slap from the innate warrior.

He passed out directly, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Lu Zonghui threw away this ordinary soldier as if he were throwing away garbage.

All the soldiers present were as silent as cicadas.

Lu Zonghui looked around at everyone, his heart burning with anger.

Zhu Wei was one of his few confidants in the Eastern Army, assisting him with paperwork and giving him advice.

Now that he is dead like this, how can he not be angry?
"General, Zhu Canjun's death must have been committed by King Wu's subordinates and had nothing to do with us?"

Lu Zonghui scolded: "Do I want you to say this nonsense?"

When he left, Zhu Wei was still alive, and at that time Zhao Jun had already begun to withdraw.

It couldn't have been Zhao Jun's hand. It was obvious who killed Zhu Wei.

Not far away, Wei Wu soldiers began to retreat at a fixed pace, in an orderly manner.

Lu Zonghui's face was ashen.

This time he brought an army of [-], but after so much trouble, only [-] were left.

More than half were lost.

Most of them are thanks to this army.

After Zhuwei was injured, they also took away his head in the chaos.

"Wu Qi, that's very good." Lu Zonghui sneered: "Today, my skills are inferior to others, so I will suffer a big loss from you."

"If you are so powerful, then you have to perform well in the rest of the war."

This time his promise to King Wu Zhao Hongming was just a temporary measure, and he had no sincere intention to fight against Zhao Jun with him.

Now that King Wu has such a powerful team, he has great confidence.

It would be impossible to force him to give up Yingjun's interests head-on.

Then you can only use other methods.

Zhao Jun is the force that can be borrowed.

If you do well, you can leave yourself a way out if you fall out with Wei in the future.

On the other side of the battlefield.

Zhao Hongming stepped forward and stared at Zhu Wei's head.

He remembered that Wu Qi probably didn't know Zhu Wei from the Eastern Army.

There were so many corpses and heads on the battlefield, but only one Zhu Wei from the Eastern Army was brought with him. It was clearly Wu Qi's intention.

Zhao Hongming was not a dull man and couldn't help but look at Gao Yanshi.

The latter lowered his head, put his hands in his sleeves, stared at the ground, and remained silent.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Hongming raised the corners of his mouth slightly, already having a rough guess in his mind.

Not long ago, this man was talking nonsense in front of him, but he didn't expect that he would die so quickly. Things are really unpredictable.

Seeing Zhao Hongming's silence, Wu Qi hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for causing trouble to Your Highness."

"Hahaha, what is General Wu's crime?" Zhao Hongming stepped forward to help him up: "He is just a local officer, kill him."

Wu Qi understood: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhao Hongming took two steps forward and looked around. The battlefield was in chaos, with blood and corpses everywhere.

Not far from him, five hundred chariots were gathered together.

More than half of them are still intact and can be used on the battlefield after some training.

This is his biggest gain in this battle.

Zhao Hongming said: "What is General Wu planning next?"

"You should take advantage of the victory and pursue it."

After leading 18 Wei soldiers to defeat Zhao's [-] army, he now has a good idea of ​​the overall strength of Wei soldiers.

Wu Qi cupped his fists and replied: "Hexi City is an isolated city and it is difficult to hold on. Now after the Zhao army's defeat, people's hearts are floating, and it is even more difficult to defend Hexi City. So after our army has repaired, we can attack Hexi and kill the Zhao soldiers. Drive out every last one."

Zhao Hongming glanced at Wu Qi and said, "Is this the only goal General Wu has in this battle?"

Wu Qi raised his head and said with gleaming eyes: "What do you want, Your Highness?"

Zhao Hongming talked about another thing: "General Wu, I don't need to tell you, you also know that the military merit system implemented in Wei Wu's army has a big drawback."

This military merit system was formulated with his participation. Wu Qi naturally knew the disadvantages behind it, but he still bowed and said: "Your Highness, please enlighten me."

"After this battle, Wei Wuzu has tasted the delicious taste of war, and there will be an invisible force behind him that will continue to force you to fight." Zhao Hongming opened and closed his lips and said, "In other words, once this method is executed, it will never stop. If you don’t come down, it’s a sin even if you want to be content with the status quo.”

Hearing this, Wu Qi fell silent.

There is no law in the world that is perfect and has no disadvantages. It can only be the lesser of the two.

The military merit system implemented by Wei Wuzu can improve the combat effectiveness of the army in a very short period of time, but the sequelae are as Zhao Hongming said.

There is no turning back when the bow is opened.

"Wei's soldiers must continue to expand externally in order to maintain their military merits. General, you must know this better than me."

Zhao Hongming expressed his thoughts and said with a half-smile: "Since Zhao Jun wants to occupy our Ying County, why can't I occupy their Hedong County? What does General Wu think?"

In the past, when the strength of Wei's soldiers was unknown, his expectation was that he could withstand Li Mu's army.

But now Wei Wuzu's combat effectiveness is so fierce that it is comparable to an army of 18, so his goal is not just defense.

Wu Qi observed what he was saying and thought that his Highness was already a martial artist in the Martial Arts realm, and the Wei warriors performed extremely well, so he naturally had other ideas.

He said solemnly: "The bandits can go and I can go."

Zhao Hongming said: "Okay. You don't have to worry about the good news about me and other generals. You don't have to worry about logistics. I will ask Zhang Yi to cooperate with you as much as possible."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Hongming ordered: "Gao Yanshi, please drive back to the city."

"Get off."

……

Hedong City.

After many days of preparation, Quan Erbao had rested and planned to leave Hedong City and then go to Handan to join his friends.

He was walking on the streets of Hedong City with a donkey he bought and a long knife brought from the Wei camp hanging on his waist.

There were more people on the street than in previous days.There are many warriors from Zhao State, almost constantly.

Quan Erbao knew that these people should have been recruited by Li Mu to attack Yingjun, and the number was greater than he had previously expected.

He was gloating in his heart when the door of the wine shop on the street opened.

Two strong men wearing brown shorts came out one after another.

It sounds like their accents are not locals from the east side of Hedong. Their temperament is more in line with the northern region, and people close to the Yan Kingdom are a bit more heroic.

"When the elders of Haoran Sect arrive, we will almost rush to the battlefield."

The leader, a tall man, tilted his head to talk to the people next to him.

Since the distance was not very far, the conversation between the two fell into Quan Erbao's ears.

"Brother, there are 2 troops coming with the Haoran Sect this time. Adding the 30 people from our group, the total number of troops is [-]. Isn't this a near-national war?"

30?
Hearing this, even Quan Erbao, who had separated from Wei Wuzu, couldn't help but tremble on his face.

What a joke.

He later learned that even after the expansion, the number of Wei soldiers in Ying County was only 30. Wouldn't he be seeking death against Zhao's [-]-strong army?

Fortunately, I left.

It's a pity that the stupid centurion didn't leave with him even though he had a good chance to go with him, and he couldn't bear to part with the sesame-sized title.

Wei Wuzu, he knew long ago that he would not last long. Facing Zhao's 30 army, he would be killed without leaving a trace.

Quan Erbao felt that he was wiser, and his steps were brisker when he walked, and he was like a tiger.

At the same time, he also pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation between the two people in front of him.

"Li Mu is going in the direction of causing trouble this time."

"Brother, if you know any inside information, tell it to your brother. It's a matter of life and death on the battlefield. If you know a little bit about it, you might be able to save your life at the critical moment."

The leader of the strong man said: "I don't know the details very well. I only know that the [-] troops behind are led by Elder Shi Kaiyou of the Haoran Sect. The elder of the Haoran Sect is not only Shi Kaiyou, but also two other elders. .”

"Isn't it right? Three elders from the Haoran Sect came at once?"

Quan Erbao stretched out his neck curiously and pricked up his ears to inquire.

All he had heard recently was about Zhao Jun, but this was the first time about Haoran Sect.

The two strong men in front of him didn't seem to have very high cultivation levels and their souls weren't very sharp, so they didn't notice Quan Erbao's eavesdropping movements behind him.

The strong man in the lead continued: "Three of you are here, and I can give you a guarantee with this big brother."

"If I remember correctly, Elder Shi, a friend of Haoran Sect's Shi Kai, is already a martial artist of the fourth level of Martial Arts, and this was reported many years ago. He has been in seclusion in the sect since then. Maybe he has already broken through and become a martial artist. A warrior of the fifth level of courage."

"The rest of the elders are basically in the Wudan realm."

Another burly man, who was slightly shorter, said in surprise: "Three martial arts warriors participating in the war together?"

"That's why I said that Li Mu's plan to attack Ying County this time is not small. Their ambitions may not only extend to the entire Ying County."

Quan Erbao couldn't help but smile a little when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, so many Wudan realm warriors participated.

Let's fight, let's fight.

Better to knock the brains out of those stubborn dogs.

There are so many sunny avenues outside that I can't walk on. There is really no way to hang myself from a tree.

He stopped listening carefully to some of the gossip the remaining two people talked about.

Quan Erbao led one of his little donkeys and hummed a little tune, feeling even more comfortable.

The little donkey with black hair on its body was walking leisurely in Hexi City, carrying some luggage.

The outline of a city gate appeared in front of him.

As soon as he leaves this city gate, a new life begins for him.

The future is not about being rich and powerful, but it will definitely be freer and happier than in Wei Wuzu's camp.

When Quan Erbao walked into the city gate, he heard someone outside the city shouting: "Close the city gate, close the city gate!"

"It's not time to close the city yet, what happened?"

"Don't ask too many questions. There is an order from the top, telling you to close the city gate immediately without any mistakes. If something goes wrong, you are the only one to ask!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

In a moment of chaos, the city gate was closed by the county soldiers guarding it.

Quan Erbao rushed over in a hurry: "You guys wait a moment, let me leave the city first."

"Fuck you. No one is allowed to leave the city unless they see the special situation now."

The county soldiers guarding the city gate were unwilling to pay attention to Quan Erbao, which made Quan Erbao tremble with anger.

He really wanted to draw his sword and chop off this county soldier's head.

It can be seen that the opponent has a large number of people and he is not necessarily an opponent, so he does not dare to act impulsively and watch the city gate close.

Quan Erbao comforted himself in his heart: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if we stay in Hedong City for a few more days and then go to Handan."

Many people were stranded under the city gate, unable to leave the city, and were crowded together.

Quan Erbao heard many people inside muttering.

At this moment, he heard some earth-shattering news.

"The 18 troops in front were defeated. King Wu of Ying County used [-] troops to defeat Li Mu and routed his army!"

"What? True or false?"

"Of course it's true. I have a relative who is close to Hexi City, and he saw it with his own eyes. After I found out, I rushed back immediately, packed up, and planned to go out for refuge. Unexpectedly, I was a step too late and was trapped in the city. "

"Has the Haoran Sect's follow-up army arrived?"

"We'll be there soon. I heard that Li Mu is currently guarding Hexi City with tens of thousands of remnants. Now let's see what happens to the [-] troops brought by the Haoran Sect. If they can't resist it, maybe we in Hedong City will too. To change hands.”

When Quan Erbao heard the news, his face was full of disbelief. He didn't want to believe it, so he comforted himself: "Humph, what kind of knowledge can a group of country people have? When the wind comes, it will rain. They can only talk alarmist words." .”

However, the next chat with the city gate guards shattered the last trace of luck in his heart.

"The Zhao army in the front has been defeated. According to the wishes of the city guards, all the adult men in the city behind will be recruited. I'm afraid we will be busy for a long time. I just got married. Alas... this world... "

Quan Erbao's heart sank, his whole body froze on the spot, and he was too stunned to speak.

The city gate defense information is very well-informed, and basically everything they say is probably true.

Is there really a big defeat ahead?
Even if there are 16 pigs, it's impossible to kill them all so quickly, right?
Is Wei Wuzu so powerful?
Quan Erbao only felt a little dry in his mouth.

Outside Hedong City, an army of more than [-] people was marching, holding flags embroidered with the two characters "Zhao" and "Hao".

The leaders were three middle-aged men.

They have fair faces, wear white gowns, and have an air of elegance all over their bodies.

These three people were none other than the three Wu Dan Realm elders from the Haoran Sect who came to support them.

"Senior brother, should we take a rest in Hedong City?"

"Let's go directly to Hexi City. I heard that the situation on the front line is not very good. We can't delay and must get there as soon as possible."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)