Chapter 22: What is Love?
When Guan Yu rushed out of his camp with a horse and a gun, Nie Yunniang and Zhang Baiqian had been fighting back and forth for nearly a hundred rounds without winning or losing.
General Guan's sudden intrusion startled the two people who were concentrating on killing each other, Nie Yunniang shook her sword and pulled out of the circle, looked at it, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, grit her silver teeth, and blurted out: "Dog leftovers, why are you?" ”。
Zhang Baiqian was stunned, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Guan Yu. In my heart, I don't know when General Hanguan has such an elegant name?
Guan Yu's face was not red, his heart was not beating, he calmly slammed the big gun in his hand, and saluted with his fists on the horse: "Thanks to the girl's friendship, I will never forget it." After many inquiries, I learned the girl's name. Miss Yun, let's get to know you officially, the general's surname is Guan Ming, Yuzi Yunchang, the nickname of the dog leftover, you and I can call it when we are alone, don't call it in front of outsiders, so as not to embarrass the general! ”。
Nie Yun trembled angrily, and her face turned red. The left hand pointed at Guan Yu and said, "You --- shameless!" ”。
Guan Yu said loudly with a hippie smile: "Yun Niang is going to join my Red Turban Army today?" Guan greeted the late arrival, and hoped to forgive his sins. ”
Nie Yunniang shouted angrily: "Get out of here!" You and my accounts will be settled later, and today I have come to avenge Brother Shilong! ”。 As he spoke, he raised his knife and pointed at Zhang Baiqian.
Guan Yu turned his face and said to Zhang Baiqian seriously: "Brother Baiqian, this is your mistake. It's also blamed that I didn't tell me in advance, Yun Niang and I are in love, and our love is stronger than Jin, how can you kill my brother-in-law? ”。
Zhang Baiqian was completely blindsided, and he couldn't understand which one General Guan was singing.
General Guan is not full of food and has nothing to look for, the reason why he is messing around is for two purposes: one is to completely disturb Nie Yunniang's mind, so that he and Zhang Baiqian can fight with each other and take down this ruthless little girl in one fell swoop. The second is to deliberately delay the time and shout to the Tiger Ben camp who is watching the battle from afar, even if she can't be taken down on the spot, there will be no good fruit for her to eat after returning to the camp!
It remains to be seen whether the second objective will be effective, but the first has clearly been achieved.
Nie Yunniang's little face turned from red to blue, her phoenix eyes widened, she clenched her teeth, no longer rambling a word, and urged the horse to swing a knife and slash at Guan Yu's head. Guan Yu hurriedly raised his gun to greet him, Zhang Baiqian was afraid that General Guan would suffer a loss, so he also raised his gun, and the three of them fought together.
At this time, Nie Yunniang was impetuous, and her knife skills were messy, and the specific manifestation was that her tricks were full of loopholes, and she was in danger of besieging herself with two guns. It is said that the skills of Heguan and Zhang can quickly pick them off. The problem is that General Guan is too realistic, and General Zhang Baiqian really believes that he once had a relationship with a hostile female general, so he shows mercy to his subordinates everywhere.
After dozens of moves, Zhang Baiqian even more shyly took the initiative to withdraw from the battle group and return to the team.
The cheeky General Guan was taken aback, he couldn't figure out which tendon Brother Bai Qian had drawn, and why he let go of the great opportunity in front of him. In fact, the reason is very simple, General Zhang is a gentleman, and he thinks that it is disgraceful for two big men to join forces to bully a girl and win! This kind of thing is justified for him General Guan Yu to do.
In addition, General Zhang also figured it out: Since you two are in love with each other, you will be merciful to each other, so I won't join in the fun, which will hinder the view.
General Guan Yu said that for the first time in his life, he fell into the pit he had dug.
At this time, Nie Yunniang had already adjusted her messy aura, and her sword technique suddenly became fierce, her moves were extremely fierce, and the knife did not leave Guan Yu's vital point.
Guan Yu was scrambling to deal with it, sweating on his forehead, and he fled with the intention of being deserted, and there were tens of thousands of pairs of eyes behind him looking at him. At this time, if you flee without a fight, it will really be a shame to be thrown into your grandmother's house, no matter how thick-skinned you are, you will not be able to face your brothers in the future. So he gritted his teeth and secretly decided: even if he is stabbed, he will hold on for a while!
In a hurry, Guan Yu took a deep breath, and the usually chaotic "Plum Blossom Gun Spectrum" in his mind suddenly appeared unusually clearly. With a flick of his wrist, the gun was like a spiritual snake, and he wrapped his knife around it.
Nie Yunniang suddenly felt that a thousand plum blossoms bloomed in front of her, like a fantasy like a reality, like a shadow, and couldn't help but secretly admire. Xindao: This shameless man's marksmanship is also exquisite, and the Red Turban Army really hides a dragon and a crouching tiger. Thanks to this kid who sent away the master of the gun just now, he didn't take advantage of the danger, otherwise Yun Niang would have been stabbed with countless blood holes by the tip of the gun at this time.
Guan Yu has gritted his teeth and brought the marksmanship he learned to the extreme, and he can be a draw with Nie Yunniang.
Neither of them noticed that a pair of resentful eyes watching the battle from a distance at this time finally erupted uncontrollably flames.
Guan Yu's second purpose of teasing Nie Yunniang achieved an effect that surprised everyone.
Yang Mingyi forcibly ordered his subordinates to fire at the place where Guan Yu and Nie Yunniang were fighting.
At first, Nie Yunniang was quite dissatisfied with her insistence on single-handedly fighting the enemy general Yang Mingyi, but thinking that if she could cut the enemy's head, it would not be bad for the army to take the opportunity to kill, so she reluctantly agreed. At the same time, the army is ready to rush forward at any time. When the two of them were inseparable, a little white face suddenly rushed out of the enemy formation, and the three of them stopped fighting.
Yang Mingyi could only see Nie Yunniang's back, but couldn't see her expression. But he clearly saw the thief's little white face and Nie Yunniang talking and laughing, very close, and vaguely heard that he was defecting or something, which made his heart sink to the bottom. When he saw that the general who had fought before easily returned to his team and gave up the siege of Nie Yunniang, his judgment was even firmer.
He sneered in his heart: I still want to make a show for my father! Anyway, this little lady is determined to leave the Tiger Camp, and I won't give her the opportunity to take her subordinates away and split our army! If you can blow up the little girl and the bandit capital on the spot, the enemy army will inevitably be in chaos, and our army will take advantage of the situation to attack, and the chance of victory is very great!
Thinking of this, he drew his sword in his hand, put the sword on the neck of his subordinates, and ordered a cannon bombardment. The self-made earthen cannon was a little less accurate, but it was still not small.
When the first explosion hit Guan Yu's face, he and Nie Yunniang were stunned at the same time. The "black panther" under Guan Yu's crotch hissed, turned around and ran. Maybe it's because I have been with my master for a long time, I have the same heart, and I will never suffer a loss when I encounter danger.
The cannonball was still exploding behind Guan Yu, who was out of danger, Guan Yu, who ran back to his own formation, turned over and dismounted, threw away the big gun, and looked back, in the smoke of gunpowder, Nie Yunniang's figure was gone. Guan Yu couldn't help but scold in his heart: Damn! The boss of the Tiger Ben Battalion is darker than Lao Tzu! If you want to burn all the jade, the fish will die and the net will be broken, not only do you want to blow up Lao Tzu, but even your deputy leader will not let go!
Zhang Baiqian stepped forward and grabbed Guan Yu's arm, and said with concern: "General, you are not injured, right?" Guan Yu shook his head slightly, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a soldier beside him shouting, "Look at it." ”
Following the direction of the soldier's finger, Guan Yu saw that the mount that had been injured under Nie Yunniang's crotch in the smoke of gunpowder was running wildly towards the southeast. On the ground under the horse's tail, Nie Yunniang, who had obviously passed out with her back facing the sky, was wrapped around the horse's reins with one ankle, and her body dragged along with the startled horse on the ground. The long knife and helmet in his hand were long gone, and his long black hair was spread out, dragging behind him like a huge black tail.
Guan Yu couldn't help but be shocked, he knew that there was a cliff not far to the southeast of Gu Fengkou. Although as an opponent, he was happy to see the two leaders of the Tiger Camp turn against him, but if he saw such a beautiful and domineering woman with outstanding martial arts and death in front of him, he felt unbearable. Gritting his teeth, Guan Yu turned his head to Zhang Baiqian and said hurriedly: "Brother Baiqian, you and Brother Zhongnian are responsible for this, and I will go back as soon as I go." Before he could finish speaking, he clicked on his toes, flew up, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Baiqian was slightly stunned, then his eyes turned red, and he looked at the direction where Guan Yu's back disappeared and muttered: "Ask what is the situation in the world, and teach people to live and die!" ”。
Perhaps because he was too old to sleep at night, General Yan launched a night attack on the Taiping army camp that had withdrawn ten miles away.
Hearing the chaotic shouting and killing outside the tent, Gao Jinbao turned over from the quilt and got up, drew his sword and rushed out of the tent, shouting loudly to organize a counterattack. At the same time, my heart was full of resentment: this white-bearded old man is so annoying, if you don't sleep, others have to rest!
It was the cavalry of the New Army who carried out the night attack, and it was Lang Zhendong who took the lead, brandishing a silver spear to stab left and right, as if no one was around. He was soon surrounded by a group of Taiping soldiers, swords and guns raised at the same time, and they all beckoned to him. At the critical moment, General Yan personally led his troops to shoot his horse and scatter the enemy's encirclement, and he shouted to Lang Zhendong: "Don't fall in love with war, fight quickly!" ”。
In the darkness, a sharp arrow roared towards General Yan, although he turned around to dodge, but the arrow was too fast, and he was still shot in the left arm. The left and right lieutenant generals were in a panic, and General Yan shouted in a deep voice: "Don't mess up, keep the formation!" Orderly evacuation. ”
The cavalry of the new army retreated like a gust of wind again, but Gao Jinbao held his sword, opened his eyes wide, and did not dare to sleep anymore.
After dawn, seeing the dead bodies all over the ground, the mood of "Thor" was extremely low. He convened the generals to discuss, whether to advance or retreat, this time the opinions of the people were no longer unanimous: some people advocated that they should make another effort to destroy the new army, and the capture of the capital was just around the corner; There are also those who advocate that our army is demoralized and cannot sleep well, so we should simply go home, recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.
Just as everyone was hesitating, a herald hurriedly ran in, knelt on the ground and saluted: "Tell the Father, the new army has slaughtered our army in a phalanx, and it is less than three miles from here. ”
The archer Wang He said in surprise: "That old immortal ate my arrow last night, and he still doesn't stop?" ”
Gao Jinbao gritted his teeth and said: "The enemy army is too close, and if you withdraw at this time, you will only be chased and killed, and our army is very easy to collapse." Cheer up and get ready to fight! ”。
The pale old general Yan's left arm was tightly bandaged, but a little blood still oozed out. He rode his horse slowly to the front of the battle, and after scanning it for a week, he raised the golden spear in his right hand and shouted: "Sons and daughters of the Great Qi, the thieves are at the end of their crossbows. I'm afraid that the old man can't fight side by side with you to kill the enemy today, but he also has to watch you beat them to the ground! Do you have faith? ”
The soldiers of the new army breathed fire in their eyes one by one, and shouted in unison: "Kill all the thieves and defend the capital!" ”。
With the sound of war drums, the new army roared, shouting and rushing towards the formation that the Taiping army hastily arranged. The Taiping army, who were forced to take a defensive position, looked at the surging crowd and was silent, and could not help but tremble.
Looking at the dejected appearance of his subordinates, the angry "Thor" roared at his soldiers: "Invulnerable heavenly soldiers and generals, cheer up!" Don't look at the number of people on the other side, we have the blessing of the gods, and we can be invincible! The capital is right in front of you, rush me! ”
Like the soldiers of the Taiping Army who had just woken up, they shouted the slogan "Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, invulnerable", and pounced on the enemy troops who rushed to kill. Everyone has a firm belief in their hearts: only by killing each other can they live.
Guan Yu was sweating profusely and galloping, he regretted it very much, he was in a hurry just now, he didn't ride the "Black Panther" to chase after him, and he underestimated the speed of the startled horse. To his creep, he was on the edge of a cliff, and the mad horse showed no signs of slowing down.
In desperation, he took a deep breath and exerted his light skills to the limit, up and down a few times, and finally chased after the horsetail. Reaching out and taking out Nie Yunniang's dagger from his arms, he pounced desperately, and cut the rope wrapped around Nie Yunniang's ankle at the moment when the startled horse neighed and fell off the cliff.
However, after all, it was a little too late. Although he cut the rope, he couldn't stop the force of her body's inertia to rush forward, so he could only hug Nie Yunniang's body tightly and roll off the cliff together.