Seventy-nine
On the battlefield of Taniguchi, the iron cavalry rushed to clash, feathered arrows shot indiscriminately in the air, and the red-armored Zhenghongqi Bannerman and the unknown black-clothed knights fought in one place, with swords and swords everywhere, and corpses everywhere.
Soon, Zhenghongqi's men and horses were already inferior, the opponent was three times as numerous as them, and the ferocity and military quality of the battle were also above them. In addition, Yabahai was dead, and the loss of unified command made their morale drop greatly, although they were still fighting desperately, but they were gradually suppressed and surrounded by the black knights, and they were forced to use shields to form a circle to hold the core under the heavy casualties, and someone in the middle played like a conch horn, hoping that reinforcements could be heard when they passed by.
The bannermen present were shocked by the combat effectiveness of these black-clothed men in front of them, their tactics were too similar to those of the Jurchens, and their weapons were similar, and now there was no Jurchen tribe's army in this Liaodong generation with such combat effectiveness. Moreover, all the Jurchens, except for Yeh, had surrendered to Nurhachi's feet.
But Ye Heyuan is in Beiguan, and it is almost impossible to send such an elite army across the border to come here, and it is almost impossible not to be discovered. Some of the besieged bannermen already doubted the identities of these people.
At this moment, Yue Xiang and the others were facing another group of enemies, they wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape just now, but two men dressed as Han stood in front of them with their hands on their sleeves, with unfathomable expressions on their faces.
"Han Chinese?! Are you Han Chinese? Yue Xiang looked at it for a long time and decided that these two people were indeed Han people, and he couldn't help but feel up and down in his heart. He could already see that the fighting style of these black knights seemed to be very familiar, and he couldn't help but think of the group of Jurchen horse thieves he had encountered in the Weining camp not long ago, these two groups of outlaws were definitely taught by a master.
Last time Huang Taiji said that someone pretended to be his subordinates and went to Weining Camp to wash the tunzi, Yue Xiang was actually suspicious, even after Huang Taiji left hundreds of heads from nowhere, he still didn't dare to believe it completely. Huang Taiji's kind of cunning and resourceful person, he can think of several steps behind him in advance when he takes one step, and if he is not careful, he will fall into his calculations, which is really careless.
But today, this group of people suddenly reappeared, and the brutal massacre of Zhenghongqi Qiding could at least make Yue Xiang sure that they were not Dai Shan's subordinates.
Could it be that the people from the Huang Taiji faction came to retaliate, this was actually an internal struggle within their Eight Banners? If Huang Taiji also has such a secret force, then what is the identity of those people last time? Could it be that Huang Taiji stumbled on himself last time to blame others? Then he is too ruthless, but it is not impossible to do it with his personality.
However, there are too many things that go against common sense, unless there is really a third force that is stirring up the relationship between Dai Shan and Huang Taiji. If that's the case, it's clearer who the answer is.
And this force has Han people secretly helping each other, in front of these two people seem to be not very old and polite, but Yue Xiang can feel the faint ghost aura around them, which is different from the aura exuded by ordinary martial arts masters. Yue Xiang was not opposed to other Han forces stirring up internal discord in the Eight Banners, but these two people obviously did not have good intentions towards them now, which was very nerve-wracking.
"Who are you? Why are you in the company of this Jurchen? What do I and you want to do if the water from the well does not interfere with the water of the river? Yue Xiang held the knife in his hand and watched the two vigilantly.
"You're the one Nurhachi is looking for?" The older one didn't answer Yue Xiang's question, and asked arrogantly. The young one just had a disdainful sneer on the corner of his mouth, and after his eyes scanned the people present, his eyes fell on Xiao Wan's body, and his eyes suddenly lit up, staring at her without moving, as if there was no one else in his eyes.
"Less nonsense, good dogs don't get in the way. If you don't want to get a knife, get out of here! Seeing that these two people had no intention of giving way, Yue Xiang knew that he couldn't give up, so he was ready to attack.
"Sure enough, Nurhachi is looking for you. Hehe, Maitreya was born, and Baiyang saved the world. This lady is the daughter of the White Yang Sect Sect Master. God helped me, I knew that Dai Shan would definitely be able to drive you out, but in the end, we still picked up the fruit. I also asked my wife to take a trip with us, and the two of us have something I would like to ask for advice or two. ”
The older man walked up as if no one was around, as if he didn't care about anyone else at all. Xiao Wan felt that this person had a mental problem and hid behind Yue Xiang's back. Yue Xiang also had a sneer on his face, and he clenched the knife in his hand.
"You want to find Gao Huai Tibetan Gold? Or the Seven Treasures of the Ming King? When the man walked three meters in front of him, Wang Yining suddenly asked loudly.
The man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and involuntarily shifted his gaze to Wang Yining.
But at the moment when his attention shifted, Yue Xiang's figure next to him suddenly burst out, and almost in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the man, and the sword in his hand slashed Huashan with a force, turning into a white light like a match across the air, aiming at the man's head and slashing straight down.
Before the man could even exclaim, the sword light sliced through his body without hindrance. The blade swept across the ground, leaving even a crack in the ground, which showed how strong the knife was.
Yue Xiang had never used this move so perfectly, just now his whole body was in a surprisingly good state, from the attack to the end, it was as smooth as the clouds of water in his peers. But except for one point, he felt like he didn't hit the human body, and although it was a perfect attack, the target he hit was creepy.
On the ground halved was a paper figure more than a foot long, with a strange charm of yellow paper cinnabar pasted on it. And the figure of the man just now has retreated two feet away at some point.
What the hell is this?!
Yue Xiang didn't have time to think about it, and jumped up on tiptoe, as if a sturdy cheetah was chasing its prey with all its might. One step across a distance of nearly four meters, the snow bright sword light turned into a light dragon and swept wildly in the air.
The man's face changed dramatically, and his body spun sharply, slippery like a loach to escape again. However, Yue Xiang finally approached his side, his body danced wildly, urging the sword technique with all his strength, and the sword almost danced out of a light mist, and the man was swept into it like a storm. Seeing that disaster was coming, the man also risked his life to dodge with all his might, shuttling in the sharp sword light, although it was full of dangers, but he was finally able to avoid Yue Xiang's round of rapid attacks, but the fat scribe's robe on his body was too late to take care of it, turned into strips of rags, and seized the opportunity to fly back again in embarrassment when Yue Xiang was ventilating and changing his moves.
This kid is so nimble, how can he seem like a ghost.
Yue Xiang was annoyed for a while, and when he took a breath, it was too late to chase after him. He was actually surprised that this man was able to dodge a round of fast attacks with all his might just now, and he didn't even touch his flesh and skin. Although his current physical strength has recovered about eighty percent, it has not yet reached the most perfect point, but the other party's display of such strength is enough to surprise him.
Unlike before, this was the first time Yue Xiang had met a figure who could match him in martial arts. Maybe it really takes to get back to the best of shape to level this man.
So when he saw Li Shoucai rushing towards the man from behind with a knife, he knew that something was wrong. Li Shoucai's ability is too different from that person, and he can't please him.
The young man watching the battle next to him shouted to be careful, and the older man had already changed his breath as he clicked his toes on the ground. At the moment when the blade reached the body, the figure spun up like a ghost again, and flipped directly over the top of his head, Li Shoucai's knife opened a hole in his back, but it was only limited to clothes, and only a little oily skin was cut on the flesh.
When Li Shoucai turned around, he had already eaten a palm on his chest, but this palm had no strength, his body just shook, and the man flew out backwards as if he had no weight, and after standing a few steps back, the young man supported him from behind, and his face flashed red, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his head.
"What a great light work! Where did these two come from? I have never heard of such a light master on Liaodong Road. Could it be from Kannai? Wang Yining's eyebrows furrowed into a pimple, watching the man's movements. Judging from the body technique he just performed, he should also be an expert in this way, and it is normal for him to show interest in this man.
"Kannai?" Yue Xiang glanced at him and wondered which force had sent him to hunt for treasures? But how they colluded with the Jurchens is really a bit incredible. But it's the first time he's seen this kind of magical light skill like a stunt shot, and it turns out that people can really fly as lightly as in the movie.
"That's right, this person's light martial arts are very weird, with a kind of evil spirit. It's not like those famous and decent light skills, which pay attention to gorgeous moves and beautiful postures. And the martial arts sects and Jianghu characters on Liaodong Road have not heard that anyone has such light skills, and there is no sect known for light skills in the martial arts outside the Guan, so this person is from the Guannei. ”
Yue Xiang was relieved, he should have been able to think of it. There are two factions of martial arts in the world, and even Shaolin Temple has Shaolin in the north and south, so the style of martial arts is not the same, and the martial arts schools have their own characteristics.
The climate in the north is very large, and it is even more cold and difficult to be close to the border fortress. The folk customs are fierce, and many people are used to shooting and hunting. The people are heroic and like to do things straight. Therefore, the martial arts style is rough and bold, and it pays attention to practicality. Practicing martial arts and practicing explosive power and outer door hard skills, the weapons are all knives, axes, spears and other weapons that are wide open and closed, pay attention to a pleasure, and Liaodong is even more so.
The southern climate is mild and the water network is dense, which is suitable for self-cultivation. Therefore, southerners are meticulous and like to be slow and methodical, and most of the martial arts schools are mainly based on refining qi, and practicing any kung fu qigong is the foundation. Therefore, internal strength is very popular in the south, and many famous qigong masters in martial arts are southerners. Light Gong is a kind of Qigong, and it is an indispensable part to practice to the level of the man's body as light as a swallow.
Of course, the northern martial arts also have light skills to scoop up, such as flying on the grass, and the legend has it that people can step on the tips of the grass without falling. However, the practice method is said to be wearing a 150-pound iron cloth shirt and running 20 miles on the mountain road every day.
Therefore, seeing the appearance of this level of light skill master in this land of Liaodong, no one will believe that he is a local, he must be from the south, and the south outside the gate is naturally inside the pass.
"Light skills are good, but what kind of evil art was that paper figure just now? I obviously slashed someone with a knife, how did I become a paper figure written by a spell? Could this kid be the seventy-two of the monkeys? ”
"It could be some kind of illusion. This kind of trick is not common in the rivers and lakes, could it be ......" Wang Yining stared at the man, and the doubt in his eyes deepened.
"This kid can dodge my knife skills, which shows that his skills are extraordinary. How could someone like this get involved with these Jurchens? Yue Xiang seemed to be talking to himself, but Wang Yining was shocked when he listened, and asked, "You said that these knights who came from an unknown place are Jurchens?" How do you know? ”
"I estimate that the Eight Banners Army dominates Liaodong, and the army that can confront them head-on does not exist now. So the only one who can defeat them is themselves, which must have something to do with the infighting between Nurhachi's sons. Yue Xiang was halfway through his words, but he realized that there was something wrong with Li Shoucai over there.
It turned out that after Li Shoucai slashed into the air and ate a palm, he saw that the other party had retreated, and he did not chase after him. Instead, he stood on the spot, he seemed to see that these two people were a little familiar, and after looking carefully, he suddenly seemed to remember something: "You are ......" But at this point, his heart just jumped to the tenth beat, and then his face suddenly distorted, covering his heart and slumping to the ground in pain, blood spurting out from his mouth and nose.
Yue Xiang and Wang Yining were taken aback when they saw this, and flew over to help Li Shoucai up, but it was too late, but they saw that Li Shoucai's eyes were closed, his teeth were clenched, and the blood in his mouth and nose was gushing out like unstoppable, his face was as pale as paper, and he was already getting more air in and less breathing.
"What's going on? Wasn't it okay just now? How can you say that it will fall? Yue Xiang was a little confused, if this opponent could hurt people invisibly, it was really incredible. I didn't see how he made his move just now, these two people originally felt quite weird, but now they feel even more evil.
"Smell ...... Fragrant ......" Li Shoucai said these two words in a weak voice, and then spit out a mouthful of blood, grabbed the clothes in his heart, stiffened suddenly, and two thick blood gushed out of his nostrils, and then his muscles softened and he spit out his last breath.
"Dead?" Yue Xiang looked up at the man opposite in surprise, only to see that he still had an unfathomable smile on his face, but the clothes on his body were cut into strips of rags, which looked a little funny.
This guy's methods are so mysterious and terrifying, could it be that he did something to me just now?
Yue Xiang's heart trembled twice, but Wang Yining saw the two words that Li Shoucai had recited before he died. Suddenly tore Li Shoucai's clothes violently, pressed his heart with his hand, and his face suddenly changed.
"The flesh and skin are not injured, but the internal organs and veins are broken, killing people invisibly, what a powerful yin energy. I have heard for a long time that the leader of the Mahayana Sect is alone in the world, but I don't know if it is Xu Hongru or Yu Hongzhi? ”