25. The fierce battle of Jiangxin Island
On the section of the Quarry Rock River, there are five islands in the middle of the lake with different locations.
There are big and small.
The large one is like a sandbar, more than enough to accommodate two thousand people, but the small one is like a town, and only a few hundred people can line up to meet the enemy, and the five sandbars are connected into one, although the southern army has dismantled the bridge that was originally connected.
But if the northern army comes to attack and set up a pontoon bridge, it will be a matter of a moment.
When Shen Qiu rushed to the Yangtze River with a group of Heluo elites, Xiao Tie, Zhang Lan, Li Yijian, Li Baoguo and others, Jiangxin Island, the northernmost island, had already fallen.
The island was very small, and hundreds of elite Qilu border troops could not hold it at all.
Seeing the Northern Dynasty attacking, they withdrew to a second island, which was larger, had more defenders, and a fortified area to defend against the enemy.
"Uncle Wood just got up there!"
Xiao Tie carried the giant sword and said to Shen Qiu:
"The Beikou came too quickly, and they didn't have time to evacuate."
"No need to withdraw!"
Shen Qiu looked at the battlefield, the northern army was not pouring in, it was just a forward division, the number was not clear, but it should not exceed three thousand.
With the width of the battlefield on Jiangxin Island, these people are the limit of the battle array.
"Such a little person, I can't gnaw it down."
He looked left and right, and saw that there were no reinforcements in the camp of the Southern Dynasty, so he knew that Weihou also saw that this was just a tentative attack by the Northern Kou.
But having said that, Shen Qiu couldn't sit idly by.
It's okay for others, there are still three hundred Heluo Gang members on the island who have just been sent over, and they are all the elites that Lei Shiyin will use to support the Heluo Gang in the future, and they can't be damaged here.
"Xiao Tie, you and Zhang Lan protect Shiyin, Yijian, serve the country, you come with me!"
Shen Qiu turned around and admonished, and then took a team of elites, less than a hundred people, to cross the crowd and go to Jiangxin Island.
When the people in the rivers and lakes saw that someone was rushing into battle, they also made a fuss and followed, looking like a rabble, on the side of the Pure Yang Sect, there were also anxious disciples who wanted to go up to help, but they were stopped by Wuyang Zhenren.
The other sects also wanted to help, and they were also ordered to stop by their respective heads.
Ren Hao was standing on a high place, and when he saw Shen Qiu rushing over with a long strip of cloth, he relaxed and waved his hand to the others.
There are 100 birds and phoenix spears, and if there are 2,000 people from the Northern Dynasty, it will be impossible to break through Jiangxin Island.
What's more, Ren Hao is a person who has been on the battlefield, and he can see at a glance that the battlefield is so wide, no matter how many people go, he can't set up a position, except for waving the flag and shouting, it is useless.
"All the masters, take their disciples and scatter and parade around the camp."
Ren Hao puffed up his true anger and said to the others:
"Beware of the people in the Demon Sect, take the opportunity to sneak into the camp, and if you encounter an unknown identity, capture them one by one, send them to the barracks, and transfer them to the army for processing."
The people in the camp who were alarmed immediately dispersed and went in all directions.
Ren Hao himself stayed where he was and continued to observe the battlefield.
He wanted to guard against the masters of the Demon Sect and take the opportunity to raid the military camp, which was also the biggest consideration for Weihou to ask the Jianghu people to help in the battle.
Jianghu people, it is not possible to go to the army.
They are accustomed to freedom and only know how to fight alone, but they are the best scouts and assassins, and they have their own martial arts specialties, as well as a brave and ruthless blood bravery, which is much easier to use than the horses in the army.
On Jiangxin Island, Shen Qiu and his entourage swept past two Jiangxin Islands, and there were still less than thirty zhang away from the battlefield where there were already shouts of killing.
Shen Qiu grabbed the gray cloth bag in his hand, looked back at Li Yijian, who was following him into battle, and suddenly asked:
"Yijian, your wife is still five months away, and she will give birth, right? Have you decided on a name? ”
"Huh?"
Li Yijian was already ready to fight to the death, and his heart was full of slaughter, but when Shen Qiu asked him so seriously, he was stunned a little, and in the chuckle of Xiaohu and Xiaosheng next to him, he said while lifting the gallop:
"Not yet, my father said that he would choose the name of my child himself, and it would not be my turn to worry about it."
"Okay."
Shen Qiu laughed, the blade in his hand swayed a little, and he said:
"Since there will be a child, I will fight for a while, so be careful for me, don't go back without an arm or leg, and ask me to explain to Hanxiang. Don't laugh either, one by one, you all have a great future in the future!
Don't die here! ”
Everyone agreed in unison, and there was a little more relief in the shouting.
Li Baoguo grabbed the gun and looked at Shen Qiu's back, he sighed in his heart, this Shen Daxia, who understands people's hearts, goes to the battlefield, it is indeed not that his mind is tense, the better, if he is tense, he will be nervous.
Is this the way to go?
Li Baoguo pursed his lips, thinking in his heart, must gather people's hearts before they can become an army?
"Bolt, long road, are you afraid?"
On this day, Captain Ce turned his head and glanced at his two personal soldiers, and said:
"If I'm afraid, there's no way to do it, so I can only endure it."
"Don't talk nonsense, Captain."
Bolt grabbed the gun and ran with Li Baoguo, he grinned and said:
"I'm not afraid, Beikou, I don't know how many people have been killed in Luoyang."
"I'm not afraid."
The director with his hair scattered and wearing soft armor said, carrying a sword on his back, holding a gun, looking at Beikou in front of him with hatred, he said coldly:
"Today, I'm going to kill all these northern dogs!"
"Good!"
Li Baoguo applauded, turned around and crossed the shaking pontoon bridge, followed Shen Qiu into the crack of the Southern Army formation in front of him, the spear in his hand trembled slightly, and after passing the three of them, he stabbed the Northern Dynasty soldiers to the ground.
Lang Mutou was in the middle of the formation with the elite of the Three Hundred Heluo Gang, and seeing that Shen Qiu was leading people to support, he was relieved, so he shouted a few times and moved closer to Shen Qiu's side.
"Huh"
The cold blade raged out, and Shen Qiu's body fluttered in front of him, and the phoenix spear of a hundred birds rotated around his wrist, like an invisible blade, and under the blessing of Xue Ji's true qi, the shadow of the spear burst out.
When the Seven Kills of the Absolute Shadow were used, they were no worse than Qu Xie, and between the swings of his hands, the eight-foot bright silver spear shook out more than a dozen gun shadows, just like a white bird flying together, and the blade broke blood.
In the midst of a low buzz, seven or eight people from the Northern Dynasty spurted blood and flew out upside down.
The two feet in front of him were emptied.
After using the Hundred Bird Chaofeng Spear many times, the originally very sparse Qi Feng Spear Technique has also become flexible in Shen Qiu's hands, of course, compared with his sword skills and fists, this spear technique is much inferior.
At most, it is to enter the house, and it is not a gunner.
But above the military array, it is different from the battle in the rivers and lakes.
There is no need for Shen Qiu to have good marksmanship, and when he holds the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear in his hand, he is a general.
Not a pawn!
One will move, ten thousand soldiers will go.
Starting with the spear, Shen Qiu's momentum changed, with the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear as the center of the circle, like a flowing essence of killing intent, bursting out like a water wave, and the thin mist on the island in the heart of the river flew away.
The elite of Commander Lang Mutou, as well as a small army of Li Baoguo, have all experienced this murderous aura in Luoyang.
They didn't have to adapt, and when the murderous battle array bloomed, they strode forward with Shen Qiu.
"Kill!"
Hundreds of people roared, the killing intent was coming, and the delusions in their hearts were all stripped away, leaving only the intention of fighting to the death.
The other more than 1,000 Qilu border troops on the island were a little sluggish, and the lieutenant who commanded them subconsciously shook his body when he saw the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear in Shen Qiu's hand.
He and his men were a little afraid of the gun.
It's normal.
They are the Qilu border army.
In the past few years, there have been countless dealings with right and wrong villages, and many brothers have died under this gun.
But whoever sees this shining silver spear is either dead or wounded, but it is a great evil!
However, when that murderous aura flowed to his side, the thoughts in Du Wei's heart suddenly changed.
What are you afraid of?
Qiu Buping is dead.
This murderer is now also on his side!
In the eyes of these Qilu border troops, Shen Qiu, who was holding a hundred birds and phoenix spears, seemed to overlap with Qiu Buping's figure that was looking at the world, as if Qilu was undefeated and killed the gods and was personally leading them to charge.
The courage of this heart is in vain.
And as soon as the mentality changed, the murderous spirit in his heart also rolled in.
"Sons! Don't let the Jianghu guests underestimate us! Advance! Kill! ”
The lieutenant grabbed the spear in his hand, and under the murderous aura, he also picked up the endless pride, hissed and followed the Heluo elite, and the army behind him also howled like beasts, grabbed the knife and gun in his hand, and rushed forward after him.
There are more than 1,000 people, and the opposite side is almost 3,000 northern troops, which should have been defended by the camp, but under the leadership of Shen Qiu, they were like a herd of howling beasts.
In the cry of the beastmaster, with red eyes, he launched a reverse charge.
The murderous aura of thousands of people added to his body, making Shen Qiu's momentum continue to increase, and the power of the blades in his hands was also superimposed crazily.
He walked twenty steps forward, and at the beginning he had to use his spear skills to kill people, and at the end, no matter who was in front of him, he would stab out with a single shot, and Xue Ji's true qi was mixed with sharp murderous aura, and each shot would bring an invisible impact.
These Northern Dynasty forwards are not martial arts masters, if it weren't for the unsuitable terrain, Shen Qiu let go of his hand, and one person would be enough to defeat them.
Not to mention, there are now more than a thousand murderous soldiers of the Southern Dynasty behind him.
As soon as the two came into contact, the north side was like a sharp arrow, hitting the iron plate headlong.
In the blood splash, the nearly 1,000 people of the northern army rushed to the second island in the middle of the lake, and they couldn't even survive thirty breaths, and they were all broken by the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty.
"Yes! Kill! ”
Shen Qiu stepped on the pontoon bridge leading to the fallen island in the middle of the lake, and the spears in his hands fluttered wildly, squeezing together in front of him, and he was shocked by the murderous aura, and the chaotic retreating northern army flew out several times.
The rest of them panicked, like a flock of sheep huddled together, pushed by their companions and fell into the water.
This pontoon bridge is a foot high from the water, so it fell in such a panic, was swept by the water, and disappeared.
In the camp tent of the Southern Dynasty, on a high platform, Zhao Biao, the king of Huainan, held the Mo family clairvoyant mirror in his hand, carefully looked at the battlefield of Huxin Island, and saw that the leader was led by one person, and the border soldiers could come and go in the enemy army twice as large as themselves.
There was a look of surprise on his face.
Zhao Biao guards the Central Plains of Huainan all the year round, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of Qilu rivers and lakes.
He was still suspicious of the "treasure weapon of the soldiers" mentioned by his second uncle before, but now that he saw the power of the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear with his own eyes, and saw the powerful Northern Army being defeated with one blow, he no longer had any doubts in his heart.
"What a treasure!"
The King of Huainan exclaimed loudly:
"What a hero! This person is the pearl of the world, do not leave it out, go and set up a celebration feast, after this battle, this king will personally recruit this hero!
Keep him in the army at all costs. ”
"Well, you're thinking well."
Zhao Lian, the marquis next to Zhao Biao, was not as happy as his nephew.
He touched his beard, looking at the battlefield of shadows in the river, he had been paying attention to the whereabouts of the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear, the treasure weapon after Qiu Buping's death, as if it had disappeared, and later reappeared in Luoyang.
Zhao Lian had already made a secret agent of the Southern Dynasty and collected information about Shen Qiu.
After learning that Shen Qiu was in the land of Qilu, fighting side by side with Qiu Buping, and assassinating the general of the Northern Dynasty, Yeluzong, the veteran gave up his mind to recruit Shen Qiu.
He knows it.
He is very arrogant, and his vision is as high as his martial arts.
If he hadn't been like-minded with him, Qiu Buping would definitely not have handed over the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Spear to the young man in front of him before he died, in other words, Shen Qiu would definitely be a difficult guy to handle.
It's the same as hatred!
This kind of person would rather be up and down in the rivers and lakes than serve the Southern Dynasty.
What's more, the defeat of Right and Wrong Village also has a "credit" for him Zhao Lian, and Shen Qiuken came to help, all thanks to Ren Hao's favor.
"Shen Qiu's thief! Dare to bark in front of me and die for this seat! ”
Just when the vanguard of the Northern Dynasty was driven back to the north bank, a roar erupted in the military formation, Shen Qiu raised his head, and saw the cold air gathered in one place, like a deadly cold wind, gathered into a palm, and roared in his direction.
Before the palm arrived, under the pontoon bridge, the surging river water was frozen in a layer, as if the national teacher of the Northern Dynasty was happy, and once again regardless of his identity, he appeared to sneak attack the juniors.
But Shen Qiu had already prepared.
When the palm qi came, the murderous aura of the battle array inspired by the Hundred Birds towards the Phoenix Spear suddenly retracted, gathered on Shen Qiu's one person, and then there were six points of sacrifice to fight violently, and a shot stabbed into the sky.
Hundreds of birds hiss, like worshipping the phoenix.
The spear burst out, and with a hissing roar, it collided with the oncoming palm qi, knocking down the huge frost palm in the air, and the broken ice chips flew everywhere, and Li Yijian made the autumn wind knife open one by one.
"Retreat!"
Shen Qiu shouted, knowing that it was time for him to leave.
Next, it is a master duel, but since Happy has appeared to assassinate, it will definitely not let Shen Qiu retreat so easily, Ren Hao in the rear is rushing to come, and Happy is smiling and falling on the frozen river, the cold air gathers, as if he wants to come with another palm and strangle Shen Qiu on the spot.
It's just that Shen Qiu has also been prepared.
"Huh"
A black shadow flew out of the battle array, swept forward ten steps, and more than a dozen black sword shadows gathered and scattered, and when they came into the air, the long sword of Chengying, which specialized in breaking through the true qi, danced into a sword formation, and in the frost splashed, they all pierced five feet in front of Xingxing's body.
"Smack"
The ice armor fragments on his chest flew sideways, which really frightened the Northern Dynasty national teacher.
What is the origin of this strange black sword in front of you?
Ignoring the snow and cold air that is as thick as the city walls?
But surprise is surprise.
He was such a Heavenly Rank master, how quickly he reacted, and the moment Cheng Ying slid silently into his heart along the ice chips, nearly thirty Xuan Ice Finger Qi erupted in unison.
It was as if thirty ice swords shot out in front of him, forcing the mountain ghost to sweep back a few feet, and the shadow in his hand swung out the sword shadow, slashing those sharp fingers.
"Huh"
The mountain ghost fell to the ground and was protected by Shen Qiu's spear.
Gongsun Yu's mask was covered with frost that hindered his movement, and his eyes were full of regret.
It's only two inches away...
It's a pity that these two inches are like the Yangtze River in front of them, which cannot be surpassed.
Although he was confident in his swordsmanship, he was not an ignorant person.
The gap between him and Xing such a heavenly list is not something that can be made up by two inches of luck, that night in Luoyang, the sneak attack on Yang Beihan, who was seriously injured by half a step of the heavenly list, is already the current limit of the mountain ghost.
If you want to go further, you have to practice hard for several years.
"Bang"
Ren Hao fell in front of the military formation, exhaled and opened his voice, and in the face of the joy of chasing, he waved his hand and punched, full of momentum, and the moment the fist flew out, it rolled up the rivers around Jiangxin Island.
The formation was shocking, and the heavy river water, mixed with true qi, erupted, like a water dragon roaring, and wiped out all the energy that came from the happy fight.
The cold air escaped, so that before the river fell, it froze into an ice lump and smashed into the river, stirring up the river water without peace.
"National teacher, the last time you screamed like a defeated dog and ran away, you were really embarrassed."
Ren Hao moved his shoulders and said to the frosty joy in front of him:
"Ren to confirm first, this time, there is no 'friend' to help you, right?"
In the face of this provocation, the Liaodong Han was irritable and murderous, he drew his knife forward, and shouted:
"Ren Hao!"
"Death to the master!"