Section XVIII

However, Xiahou Ba is a nine-stage master, no matter how powerful they are, they are only in one go. After waiting for the other party to recover and finally escape the end of defeat, Wu Ming settled down, and was about to lift the sword again, when he heard Esther scold: "Medium." With the shouting, a throwing knife was like lightning. Sent out at such a close distance, Xiahou Ba was also taken aback, his right hand was about to smash at Chen Haoyu, but at this time he had to protect himself, and he blocked it on his chest, although the flying knife was fast, but he blocked it at once, only to hear the sound of "ding", the flying knife was knocked away by the oolong whip, but it was a coincidence, but it flew towards one of the soldiers. The soldier was stunned, and was about to dodge, when Xiahou Ba roared angrily, and even smashed down on the top of the man's head again.

The soldier had just pulled away the flying knife, but he was a little reluctant to dodge Xiahouba's blow. At this time, Wu Ming had already stood firm, gritted his teeth, and regardless of Chixiao's lack of hard work, he rushed up again, and with a "ding" sound, the oolong whip smashed on Chixiao, and the fire was shining, Wu Ming only felt that his entire right hand was like wood.

Chen Haoyu is only in the fifth stage after all, and if he wants to deal with Xiahou Ba, even if he adds a soldier from the guard battalion, he still shows some strength. Wu Ming didn't care about the inconvenience of his right hand, stepped forward, and stabbed Xiahou Ba under the ribs with a sword.

All heavy weapons must be lacking in dexterity, and the same is true of Xiahouba's oolong whip. If you want to deal with him, you can only have a chance to win by relying on Chixiao's flexibility, taking offense as defense, and not confronting him hard.

At this time, Xiahou Ba gasped even more, and seeing the three of them coming up together, he had to take a step back and avoid it for a while. Wu Ming had already made up his mind about fighting, and he would not give him another chance to breathe, and before he could stand firmly, people had already chased after him, and he ran to his chest again. Thinking that this sword would at least allow him to force him back a few steps, Nazhi Xiahou roared, ignoring the long sword that rushed to his chest, and smashed it towards Wu Ming's head. Wu Ming was startled, he really didn't expect him to be desperate, and hurriedly put away his sword to block, only to hear a "snap", the oolong whip was smashing on the red night, even with Wu Ming's ability, he also felt a surge of qi and blood.

If he really fought alone, Wu Ming would definitely suffer a big loss, but fortunately, there were others. After only a pause, Chen Haoyu shouted loudly, and the other warrior hit the top again, and the two of them spread their swords and stabbed towards Xiahou Ba again.

Wu Ming is now not only the governor of China and the West, but also the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty, the supreme military commander, if he exchanges his life for his life, although Xiahou Ba is the governor of the north, if he can really pull Wu Ming, he will not feel at a loss. But if you exchange lives with a small shrimp like Chen Haoyu, it will be too cost-effective. As soon as they saw that the two of them were attacking, they hurriedly crossed to block, and the three of them fought together again. Chen Haoyu was able to entangle Xiahouba, first, there was a soldier to help him, second, Xiahouba himself was injured, and third, after he and Wu Ming fought hard, he was not comfortable. Wu Ming also knew that the two of them could not last, so he didn't care about the numbness of his right hand, and rushed forward with his sword again.

The attacks of the other two could be easily defused by Xiahou Ba, but Wu Ming was at the same level as him after all, but he couldn't wait to ignore it, and when he saw Wu Ming coming forward, he attacked. He swept away the red night and roared angrily: "Boy Wu Ming, do you know that more wins? There is a kind of heads-up with Lao Tzu. ”

On the battlefield, killing the enemy is the first priority, who is alone with you? Wu Mingli didn't pay attention to it, the Chixiao sword in his hand was faster than a sword, and the move was not far from Xiahou Ba's vital point, forcing him to almost breathe.

During the defense of the city, Xiahou Ba was already injured, but now although a day and a night have passed, his injuries are still not complete. Just before he could gain the upper hand, it was just a blow, and now that the three of them adjusted their positions, he only had the ability to parry, and he had no power to fight back. It can't be like this, even if he dies, he has to pull Wu Ming up to cushion his back, he thought secretly.

At this time, Wu Ming stabbed the old man with a sword. Xiahou Ba let out a loud shout and swung Chen Haoran's long sword away. Jumping up violently, the oolong whip turned into a black lightning bolt and smashed down on Wu Ming's head.

He had already retreated to a mountain rock, and this time he jumped up, although he was carrying two heavy iron shovels in his hands, he was still more than two meters high. In the darkness, Wu Ming only felt a flower in front of him, and the oolong whip had gone straight to the door. At this time, it was too late to retreat, and in the midst of all his busy schedule, he just crossed the top with the horizontal sword and blocked again.

But he didn't hear the expected sound of gold and iron clashing, Wu Ming was taken aback, and just a little inexplicable, he heard Xiahou Ba snort, like a rag bag, falling straight down. On his chest and left shoulder, there are also two delicate throwing knives. It turned out that Esther had been waiting on the side, and the waiter made a move, but the four of them were entangled together, and Xiahou Ba fought with her back against the rocks, even if she rushed up, she couldn't find a place to besiege, so she could only do it in a hurry on the side. Xiahou Ba jumped high, but gave Esther a chance to exert his strength, and he didn't think about it at the moment, two flying knives came out of his hand, and Xiahou Ba was in the air, unable to hide, and was shot by the flying knife.

Xiahou Ba fell to the ground, refused to admit defeat, and waited to get up and fight again, at this time Chen Haoyu and the warrior stepped forward with an arrow, and with a "brush" sound, the tips of the two swords were already on Xiahou Ba's chest, and at this moment, the voices below continued, and Luo Xiaochuan returned with a large number of soldiers.

In the distance, Yang Xiong and his wife are fighting Li Yuan and Xiahou Tian, but the two are husband and wife, they cooperate tacitly, and their rank is higher than that of the enemy. Wu Ming was sure in his heart, and when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Esther cry out in horror: "Brother Amin, be careful." ”

Taking advantage of everyone's relaxation, Xiahou Ba's right foot swept out violently, hitting Chen Haoran's ankle. The latter was undecided, and fell to the ground, Xiahou Bahu roared, stretched out his long gong in his hand, and pounced on Wu Ming again. Now the two sides are so close that it's too late to hide. Wu Ming only had time to take a step back, the oolong whip had already hit his chest, he gritted his teeth in his busy schedule, and Chixiao swept out.

only heard the sound of "dang", Wu Ming only felt that his arm was sore, but he was not as strong as he imagined. Xiahou Ba was injured first, and after a fierce attack, it was the end of the strong crossbow, and now the injury is getting worse, so what strength is there, under this hard encounter, Wu Ming is safe and sound, but the oolong whip in his hand came out of his hand.

The weapon was lost, but Xiahou Ba didn't care about it, he still rushed viciously, and said, "Give me back my life." ”

Now that Luo Xiaochuan led the army to arrive, there were more people around him, and in the firelight, his face was as hideous as a ghost, Wu Ming was startled, and couldn't help but take a step back, but Xiahou Ba didn't give up. His oolong whip was originally a pair, the right hand was gone, the left hand was suddenly raised, and the iron shovel went straight to Wu Ming's door.

All around, there was a burst of exclamations from everyone.

At this time, I heard Esther's coquettish reprimand, the knife flashed, and a flying knife hit Xiahou Ba's face door, and was inserted in the middle of the bridge of his nose. Luo Xiaochuan waved his hand, and more than a dozen soldiers stepped forward at the same time, and the spears were all on him, even if he still had the strength to fight back, it was estimated that he would not be able to use it.

Seeing that Xiahou Ba was silent, obviously dead, Wu Ming felt sorry in his heart. In the past few days, not only Lan Ling committed suicide, but even Xiahou Ba also lost his life, and two nine-rank martial artists in the north died in a row, which can be said to be a great loss of vitality. But he couldn't be happy, the swords and guns on the battlefield were eyeless, and the use of firearms greatly weakened the role of the warrior's personal ability on the battlefield. Everyone is dead, and I will die too, not in battle, but in old age. Even if there is an extra title of national prince, what is the use?

At this time, Esther stepped forward and said hurriedly: "Brother Amin, are you okay?" ”

Her face was full of panic, and she was obviously frightened. Wu Ming shook his slightly sour arm and said, "It's okay." ”

Although he won in the end, Wu Ming was a little vigilant. If it weren't for Chen Haoran and others this time, he would probably have planted a big heel. The world's nine-stage masters, sure enough, none of them are easy to match.

Just thinking about it, I heard Li Yuan say in a loud voice: "Wu Hou, you won today, and I, Li Yuan, admit it." ”

Although Wu Ming's matter of being crowned the Duke of the Kingdom was spread throughout the Southern Han Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty did not necessarily know about it, and Li Yuan was busy with the war these days, so it was impossible for him to know about it.

Now that the battle is nearing the end, after Xiahouba fell, Luo Xiaochuan and other successors arrived one after another, and the small hillside was already full of people. Li Yuan and Xiahou Tian had been forced to the top of a small hill, and there was a cliff behind them, and there was no way to retreat.

Today is the fifth day of the fourth month, and the new moon has risen early. The crescent moon was not very bright, and the sky was as light as water, like a thin knife stuck to the canopy.

Wu Ming was also in no mood to correct Li Yuan's slip of the tongue, and took a few steps forward and said, "Brother Li, when you and I parted, I really didn't expect to see you again in this situation." Now I only ask you for one thing, and I hope that Brother Li will answer me. ”

Li Yuan smiled and said, "It's to the south, right?" Before his words fell, Xiahou Tian next to him had already gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Ming kid killed my brother and killed my father, this enmity is no longer a common thing, General Li, if you want to vote, I won't be a cartilage worm anyway." ”

He was probably afraid that Li Yuan would turn against him, so he used words to squeeze Li Yuan first. Wu Ming didn't care about him, just looked at Li Yuan and said, "Brother Li, you and I are in trouble together, and I hope you don't make it difficult for me, I hope you will descend to me." ”

Li Yuan sighed and said: "Wu Hou, Li also doesn't want to be your enemy, the will of heaven is like this, what can I do?" Seeing that Wu Ming wanted to speak and stopped, he waved his hand and said: "In Kyoto, I have a wife and a beloved daughter, and I live a good life. ”

Wu Ming has also heard about Li Yuan's marriage, his wife is Wen Hanyun, the daughter of Wen Bo, a member of the Northern Han Dynasty Rite Department, and her daughter is three years old this year, named Li Shirui. Li Yuan said this, and Wu Ming also heard the implication that he had a family and a room in Kyoto, and it was impossible for him to surrender to the Southern Han Dynasty.

Wu Ming looked around, and at this time, everyone had gathered over and surrounded Li Yuan, Xia, and Hou Tian. A trace of pain flashed across his face, and he thought for a while, "Brother Li, you leave Xiahou Tian and escape alone." ”

As soon as his voice fell, Yang Xiong didn't say anything, but Chen Haoran stopped doing it, stepped forward and said: "Grandpa, Li Yuan is a major general in the north, you just let him go back like this, there is no doubt that the tiger will return to the mountain, this pursuit operation, there is also a share of our guard battalion, please forgive the official for not obeying his orders." ”

He has always obeyed the orders of the Queen Mother, and he doesn't have to look at Wu Ming's face to act, although his official position is much smaller than Wu Ming's, but at this time, he is-for-tat and does not give in. Wu Ming's heart was on fire, and he was about to say a few words to him, when Li Yuan said: "Wu Hou, thank you for your kindness." ”

When he spoke, he had already pulled Xiahou Tian back a few steps. The two of them were closer to the cliff, and if they retreated, they would fall off the cliff. Although this mountain is not high, the cliff is very steep, and if you fall from such a height, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die. Wu Ming was shocked: "Brother Li, don't have something to say." ”

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Goodbye, I hope you will have a time later." After speaking, he pulled Xiahou Tian and jumped, and the two had disappeared on the edge of the cliff.

The crowd was taken aback and hurriedly ran to the edge of the cliff to take a look. At this time, the moon has sunk in the west, and at a glance, I saw that under the moonlight, the forest under the mountain is lush, the wind blows the leaves, and there are two people and half a shadow.