Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 598: Six One One: A Child's Play Victory

"Raise the muzzle, reload, and fire all ten guns at once."

Seeing that the two armies had already engaged in battle, Xia Zhining urged the Suzaku Guards to adjust the angle of the red cannon fire so that the shells would hit the rear of the enemy coalition forces to avoid accidentally injuring their own soldiers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Soon after he finished speaking, ten loud bangs, carrying pungent smoke, rushed towards the rear of the enemy coalition forces.

After the shrapnel shells exploded, the smell of gunpowder filled the air, and blazing flames and iron pieces flew everywhere, reaping the lives of the enemy's coalition soldiers and dispersing a lot of the thick fog in Songjiaopo, revealing the enemy's central army's large flag.

"kill!"

Chen Mo drew out his Tang sword, held the reins in his left hand, led the Snow Dragon Horse under his crotch, rode out of the big banner, and came to the front army alone.

At this moment, the eyes of tens of thousands of Chen army soldiers were all focused on Chen Mo.

With the Tang sword raised high, Chen Mo turned his horse's head and faced the neatly arranged army formation in front of him. He felt a warm current surge in his chest.

The sound of gunfire and wailing are just catalysts for morale.

"The traitor Lu Sheng has held the emperor hostage and disrupted the government. He has colluded with treacherous ministers such as King Chong and King Huai to invade Feng and Huai states, attempting to destroy the peace we have worked so hard to establish. Do you agree?" Chen Mo said loudly.

"No."

Wherever the blade pointed, countless soldiers of the Chen army burst into earth-shaking roars. In the army formation, countless soldiers of the Chen army raised their weapons high, with uncontrollable anger and excitement on their faces.

The deafening roar brought by the artillery fire made them feel that Chen Mo in front of them was a god who had descended to earth, and that they would be invincible as they had the favor of the gods.

"Okay." Chen Mo turned his horse's head again, facing the enemy coalition that was already fighting with the front army, and shouted: "Then follow me and crush them. Kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing, Zhao Liang and others were the first to rush out. With a flick of their swords, they killed hundreds of enemy coalition forces. Their broken limbs and arms were scattered on the battlefield, dyeing the scorched earth red.

The center of the enemy coalition forces.

"Report, the enemy general has broken through our army's formation and stopped our charge."

"Report - the enemy generals are too strong, our army can't stop them, and we suffer heavy losses."

"Report——"

Several scouts came to Gongsun Yan to report and describe the battle situation at the front.

Gongsun Yan held the saber upside down in his right hand and the reins in his left hand. As the warhorse moved, the saber left a mark on the ground.

He turned his head to look at Liang Mu, Luo Qingyang, and Hui Cheng, and said, "It's our turn to play. The victory or defeat will be decided at this moment."

"promise."

Liang Mu and the other two bowed in turn, and then almost at the same time, they squeezed their horses' bellies, and their horses galloped out, rushing towards the front of the battle with Gongsun Yan.

Artillery fire exploded around them, but the residual power of the explosion could not hurt them at all.

They faced fierce artillery fire and rushed towards Xiao Jing and others who were killing people with their own soldiers.

And the moment they appeared, they were captured by Chen Mo, and four bright red numbers appeared in his eyes.

"1899."

"1923."

"1975."

"1011."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. Three top-grade warriors and a powerful fourth-grade warrior.

"It's Liang Mu, Gongsun Yan, and Luo Qingyang. The other one is Huicheng. I didn't see Lu Sheng and King Chong."

Xiao Jing identified the identities of the four people at a glance and told Chen Mo immediately.

"Aren't Lu Sheng and Chong Wang here yet? Are they still hiding in the dark and watching?"

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. Originally, he wanted to compete with Lu Sheng to see whether the other party was a second-grade one and how much difference there was between his own strength and his.

But Lu Sheng didn't show up, which made him feel a little disappointed.

But it's also good this way. He had previously thought that if he could kill one or two top-grade warriors in an ambush, the pressure would be much less.

There's just no chance of an ambush.

But now, the other party has taken the initiative to offer the opportunity.

If Lu Sheng hadn't confronted him head-on, he would have been able to kill a third-rank warrior in seconds.

You know, after breaking through the second level, his own strength has reached 4220, and this has not yet taken into account the power of the Divine Burning Method and the use of magical powers.

But the three third-grade warriors on the opposite side have not reached 2000 yet, and his strength is twice that of theirs.

While Chen Mo was watching, someone from the enemy coalition discovered Chen Mo, pointed out Chen Mo's location, and said to Gongsun Yan and others.

"According to the plan, Master Luo, Chen Mo will be handed over to you."

Gongsun Yan glanced at Luo Qingyang, then said to Liang Mu and Hui Cheng: "Mr. Liang, General Hui, the three of us will deal with those three old guys. Remember, a quick battle and a quick decision."

"promise."

Luo Qingyang, Liang Mu and Huicheng all responded.

Then the four of them split into two groups, bringing their own personal soldiers, and rushed towards Chen Mo, Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing and others.

"Duke Anguo, Luo Qingyang is coming towards you." Xiao Jing said.

But in Chen Mo's eyes, the person rushing towards him was not a person, but a person with a red number 1975 on his forehead.

A hint of contempt flashed in Chen Mo's eyes. He picked up the strong bow on the horse and drew the bow and arrow.

Luo Qingyang was wearing a golden armor which was personally bestowed upon the ancestors of the Luo family by Emperor Taizu, and was holding the imperial sword which was bestowed upon him by the current emperor.

He discovered Chen Mo drawing his bow and drawing an arrow, and he also knew that Chen Mo's archery skills were very strong.

He never looked down on anyone and knew that one had to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken. Besides, Chen Mo was not a chicken.

Without any hesitation, he directly activated the Ling Ran Xuan Gong.

All of a sudden, Luo Qingyang's muscles surged, the blood vessels in his arms and forehead began to bulge, his skin slowly turned red, and the blood in his body burned, making him become extremely powerful.

The armor on his body was also quite extraordinary and was not torn by the surging muscles.

His breathing was as fast as an ox, and his aura was visibly rising, gradually revealing an astonishing oppressive force.

Gongsun Yan and Liang Mu were surprised when they saw this scene, but then a hint of fanaticism emerged in their eyes.

"Young man, today I will kill him on behalf of Prime Minister Lu and His Majesty."

Luo Qingyang held the imperial sword in his hand, feeling the surging power in his body, a hint of arrogance emerged in his eyes. Today was the day for the Luo family to become famous and become the leader of the seven prestigious families.

"whoosh"

However, before Luo Qingyang could finish his words, a sharp explosion sounded in the air.

An arrow flew out from the strong bow in Chen Mo's hand. Because the speed was too fast, sparks came out from the arrow head.

Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Luo Qingyang's protective spiritual energy was broken in the blink of an eye and nailed to Luo Qingyang's forehead.

Then the great force of the arrow was transmitted to his body, and Luo Qingyang, who was wearing armor, was pushed backwards from the saddle.

The warhorse under Luo Qingyang's crotch also let out a mournful cry, staggered, and fell to the ground.

After Luo Qingyang flew several feet away, he fell heavily to the ground and died.

Liang Mu, Gongsun Yan, Hui Cheng and others who had not yet rushed to Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing opened their mouths as wide as possible, their eyes were wide open, and they were stunned and did not react for a long time.

If the soldiers from both sides were not still fighting around, the situation would have been filled with an eerie silence.

Is this the invincibility below the second rank?
Not to mention defeating Chen Mo.

You've fought Chen Mo for at least a dozen rounds, right?

In the end, he was shot to death by Chen Mo.

Isn’t this outcome a bit too trifling?

Hui Cheng looked at Chen Mo with an incredulous look in his eyes: "Is this a third-grade product?"

The few people were still upset and pulled the reins to turn their horses around.

What a joke, even Luo Qingyang who activated the secret technique died under Chen Mo's arrow. They who didn't practice the secret technique or practiced the secret technique but their own cultivation was only at the fourth level were no match for him. But just as they turned their horses' heads.

Another sharp sound of breaking wind was heard.

An arrow pierced through the helmet and hit the back of Gongsun Yan's head, sending him flying off his horse, ending up with the same fate as Luo Qingyang.

"Get out!"

Liang Mu shouted loudly and whipped the horsewhip hard.

The warhorse, which had already turned around, felt the pain and immediately galloped away.

Huicheng was not willing to fall behind.

Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing were still in a state of disbelief. Like Liang Mu and the others, they felt that Luo Qingyang's death was too hasty.

He was a top-grade warrior, but he was treated like a soldier.

By the time they reacted and tried to chase after them, Liang Mu and Hui Cheng were shot off their horses one after another.

Chen Mo did not kill Liang Mu and Hui Cheng.

One shot in the arm and the other in the thigh.

The reason for this is that Liang Mu is the head of the Liang family. If he dies, the impact will be too great.

And Chen Mo still has some use for him.

Another point is that Chen Mo is also related to him, after all, Liang Xue is also a member of the Liang family.

Not to mention anything else, after capturing Liang Mu and destroying his cultivation, he could at least extort tens of millions of taels from the Liang family.

As for Huicheng, he is Changen's junior fellow apprentice.

Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing rode forward quickly, captured the injured Liang Mu and Hui Cheng, and then shouted: "All your generals have been killed, why don't you surrender quickly!"

The soldiers of the Chen army were familiar with this process and shouted, "Surrender your weapons and we will not kill you!"

"Disarm without killing!"

"Disarm without killing!"

……

Without a leader, the enemy coalition forces were in chaos and looked around.

The Chen army had a large number of soldiers. Seeing that the enemy refused to surrender, they kept waving their swords and spears and hacking at them.

The enemy commander was killed, his deputy generals were either killed or captured, and the enemy coalition forces, which were already in chaos due to the artillery fire, completely collapsed.

Faced with Chen Jun's offensive, they ran around like headless flies, trying to escape from the battlefield.

"It's over."

The middle and lower-level generals in the enemy coalition almost lost their spirit when they saw this scene.

There are also people who are loyal to King Chong and Lu Sheng.

They tried their best to reverse the situation, shouting: "Those who retreat without permission will die!!!"

"Avenge the general!"

They brandished the big swords in their hands, and any soldier who tried to escape fell under their swords.

Under their iron-blooded tactics, the coalition forces actually formed a partial military formation again.

However, this resistance was soon crushed by the Chen army led by Xiao Jing, and those coalition generals who resisted stubbornly were killed.

Without the coalition's high-end combat power, Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing were like unrestrained gods of war, and no one could stop them from leading their troops to charge.

However, Chen Mo did not go into battle to kill the enemy. Instead, he continued to observe the situation on the battlefield with a puzzled look on his face.

Even at this point, Lu Sheng and Chong Wang still didn't show up.

There is only one outcome.

Lu Sheng and Chong Wang never came to the front line.

Chen Mo frowned, feeling that he was being looked down upon.

However, just in case, Chen Mo did not lower his vigilance. He ordered the entire army not to chase too closely to avoid an ambush, but to advance slowly.

……

The sun was already high above the mountains. The scorching heat was mercilessly scorching the earth. The stones exposed to the sun were even hot enough to fry eggs on.

The weather is hot and not many people want to be exposed to the sun.

In the shade at the top of He County, Diwu Fusheng looked at the wine and meat brought to him by the soldiers in front of him, but he had no appetite at all.

As a man of the King of Huai and also a staff member, he played a role similar to the logistics of the army. He did not go forward to join the battle, but stayed in the rear.

Diwu Fusheng's right eyelid has been twitching non-stop since he woke up in the morning, and it hasn't stopped yet.

This made him feel very uneasy.

"Report, a large group of people and horses were spotted approaching He County."

"Report, our troops were spotted ten miles ahead, and it looks like they have been defeated."

"Report, General Gongsun and General Luo died in battle, General Liang and General Hui were captured by the Chen army, our army was badly defeated, the Chen army is taking advantage of the situation to pursue our army and is approaching He County."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the scouts sent out came back one after another and reported the information they had discovered to the Fifth Fusheng.

Hearing this, Diwu Fusheng broke out in a cold sweat.

It was a hot summer day, but his heart felt cold.

"Get out, get out."

Diwu Fusheng gave the order to withdraw without any hesitation.

There are still more than 8,000 soldiers and horses left in He County.

But how could the fifth Fusheng dare to defend it?

Not to mention that He County is not an important town, even if it is, he cannot defend it.

Gongsun Yan and Luo Qingyang died in the battle.

Liang Mu and Hui Cheng were captured.

The news will soon spread to the city, and by then the army will be in great chaos and morale will be low, making them useless.

If they remained in He County, the only fate that awaited them would be capture.

"Open all the gates."

Before retreating, Diwu Fusheng ordered the city gates to be opened.

In this way, the defeated army in front can escape better.

Once we retreat to Yanzhou, we can gather more of the remaining troops.

……

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Chen Jun recaptured He County without any effort.

On the city wall, the coalition forces' flag was once again replaced by the flag of Chen's army.

The exhausted soldiers of the Chen army gathered around the city walls and under the eaves to rest, their bodies covered in blood and their swords were bent.

Chen Mo looked at the sunset in the sky and couldn't help but want to compose a poem.

As a result, Sun Meng came to report: "Old Patriarch Xiao and his men are back."

Not long after, Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing, Zhao Liang and others came to Chen Mo.

Zhao Liang bowed and reported: "The enemy has fled back to Yanzhou. According to your order, Duke Anguo, we will not continue to pursue them."

Chen Mo nodded: "Quickly count the casualties and prisoners."

"Yes." Zhao Liang stepped back.

"There are still enemy troops left in He County, and many of them escaped this time." Xiao Jing said.

"It's okay." Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly. This matter would not end like this.

(End of this chapter)