Chapter 37: Retreat

"My sword is here." Hong Wu pointed to his heart and said.

"Extreme hubris!" The Sword Saint said angrily, he thought that Hong Wu was playing with himself, he didn't believe that Hong Wu had reached the realm of the sword path of the unity of man and sword.

The silver sword in the sword saint's hand shook, and the silver sword seemed to come to life, biting all over Hong Wu's body like a poisonous snake.

Hong Wu's breath suddenly changed, everyone only felt a sword aura rushing to the sky, Hong Wu seemed to turn into a giant sword that went straight into the sky, he pointed into a sword, a swift finger, a sword qi shot out, right in the "poisonous snake" seven inches, breaking the sword saint's swordsmanship.

"Man and sword in one? Sword energy? The Sword Saint was shocked in vain, it turned out that Hong Wu had not lied to him.

One after another sword qi was condensed by Hong Wu and shot towards the sword saint, using the sword saint's holy spirit sword technique in the wind and clouds, since he was also called the sword saint, Hong Wu used the holy spirit sword spell to meet him.

The aura of heaven and earth in the Condor World is much thinner than that of the Fengyun World, and the sword qi condensed by Hongwu is not condensed enough, and the Sword Saint Wuqiang can barely resist it.

Although the Shadowless Divine Sword of the Sword Saint is called Shadowless and Invisible, there are still traces to follow, and Hong Wu's Invisible Sword Qi can really be said to be Shadowless and Invisible, which is impossible to prevent, and Hong Wu couldn't hold on as soon as he used the Sword Eight Sword Saint.

"The Shadowless Excalibur of the Sword Master is really powerful, how about a tie in this game?" Hong Wu suddenly stopped and spoke.

"If you lose, you lose, I can afford to lose, I didn't expect your kendo cultivation to reach such a high level, I am convinced to lose. Say, what do you want, if you want to kill, you have to listen to it! ”

The Sword Master is still a bright and upright man. His initiative to admit defeat made the group of heroes in the audience in an uproar again, looking at Hong Wu eagerly with his eyes, and taking him as his lifelong goal.

"The Sword Saint's words are heavy. My condition is to help protect Xiangyang City for ten years. If you can't do it, I'll not say it. "Hongwu takes retreat as advance, so many heroes in the rivers and lakes are here, and he is not afraid that the Sword Saint will not agree.

"My sword master is true to his word, and he never breaks his word. Since I lost to you today, I will agree to your request, and we will fight again in ten years. The Sword Saint said, and left quickly after speaking.

"Daddy. You're really the best. Hong Hu looked at Hong Wu with great admiration, and Hong Hu regarded Hong Wu as an idol since he was a child.

"Hong'er, Hu'er, you need to know that there are people outside the people. There is a sky outside the sky, and remember not to be complacent. Hongwu did not forget to remind and educate the two children at any time.

"Yes, Dad!"

The matter of the Sword Saint was just a small episode, and Hong Wu could do this to allow the Sword Saint to continue to defend Xiangyang City. It can also make him no longer harass Cheng Ying. It's a win-win.

After leaving the martial arts arena, Hong Wu went straight to Guo Jing's study, Guo Jing was looking at the map on the wall and frowned, but his head was faintly white in his early fifties, and his thoughts were sad, and he didn't know how much effort he spent to defend Xiangyang City.

"Brother Guo." Hong Wu called softly, waking up Guo Jing who was in deep thought.

"Brother Hong. It's you! Guo Jing was very surprised to see that the person who came was Hongwu. Last time, it was Hong who turned the tide by force, and single-handedly shocked the Mongolian army.

"Brother Guo seems to be troubled?" Hong Wu asked.

"Hey! The Mongol army's offensive is becoming more and more fierce every time, but the imperial court is getting more and more **, I don't know how long Xiangyang City can hold out. A look of confusion flashed on Guo Jing's face.

"The general trend is like this, and manpower is invincible. However, Brother Guo, I promise you that as long as I am here, Xiangyang City will not be broken. Hong Wu's face was solemn. He doesn't have the feelings of a hero like Guo Jing for the country and the people, he has always regarded himself as a passerby, but after all, there are still his relatives in this world, and Hongwu will not be stingy to do some things within his ability.

"Good! With Brother Hong's words, I feel much more comfortable. Guo Jing patted Hong Wu on the shoulder and said with a hearty smile, he didn't realize the weight of Hong Wu's words until many years later, Xiangyang City was still like an iron bucket, and he didn't understand.

Autumn and October are the season of harvest and the season of killing. The Mongol army had a sufficient supply of grain and grass, and once again approached the city of Xiangyang, this time it was the new Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan who drove the expedition in person, led 200,000 troops, and was bound to take the city of Xiangyang.

In Xiangyang City, there are only 10,000 elite soldiers and 2,000 heroes in the rivers and lakes, including eight top masters, twenty-three first-class masters, five hundred and forty second-rate masters, and the rest are third-rate masters. These people, regardless of their strength, are willing to sacrifice their lives for Xiangyang City, they are all heroes!

"Brother Hong, I'm afraid I'm going to desperately defend Xiangyang City this time." Guo Jing and Hongwu stood on the city wall, looking at the Mongolian army lined up in the distance, and felt extremely helpless, they didn't know how many soldiers died tragically in this battle.

"In this battle, there will not be a single soldier casualty." Hong Wu said domineeringly, he had decided that he wanted them to see what absolute power was, and he wanted the whole world to tremble for him!

"Brother Hong, do you have any good ideas?" Guo Jing's eyes lit up, Hongwu said that it would definitely not be without a target, and surrendering the army without a fight was the best result.

"Strength!" Hong Wu slowly spit out two words, making Guo Jing seem to understand whether he understood or not.

Finally, the Mongol army attacked, and the dense crowd of soldiers holding scimitars, bows and arrows, shields, and shouting slogans, the momentum shook the sky, and the guards on the city walls were terrified.

"Prepare for battle!" Guo Jing shouted, and the two thousand heroes of the rivers and lakes were in place, guarding every corner of the city wall tightly, and resolutely not allowing Mongolian soldiers to enter the city.

"Aang!" Hongwu suddenly jumped off the city wall, and let out an earth-shattering dragon roar, even drowning out the roar of the Mongol soldiers.

Hongwu was full of momentum, like an ancient beast, his dragon energy was all over his body, and he rushed away towards the Mongolian army, but in a few blinks, Hongwu met the Mongolian army, and his degree remained the same, whether it was a sword and shield hand or an archer, or a Mongolian cavalry, they were violently knocked away by Hongwu. It was as if they had been hit by a full-fledged train, and their bones were shattered and they died.

And those knives and guns slashed at Hongwu's body and splashed sparks, the knives and blades were rolled, the guns were stabbed and the heads of the guns were broken, and no one could help him.

Soon, Hongwu rushed to Kublai Khan's camp tent, and seven first-class masters protected Kublai Khan's camp tent, but how could this stop Hongwu's footsteps, his sword exploded, and he directly used the sword twenty-two, and in a moment, these first-class masters died of death and wounds, and lost their combat effectiveness.

"Kublai Khan, long time no see!" Hong Wu walked into the camp tent and said in a deep voice.

"It's you! Are you here to kill me? Kublai Khan was slightly surprised, but not panicked.

"You're knowingly asking?" Hong Wu chuckled.

"Have you forgotten the promise you made three years ago?" Kublai Khan asked rhetorically.

"Although the Mongolian army has been reined in in recent years, it has not been eliminated, which shows that you still don't pay much attention to what I said! So, I didn't break my promise to kill you. Hong Wu said lightly.

"If you wanted to kill me, you wouldn't say such a thing to me? I don't know what your attention is doing this time? Kublai Khan had a warm smile on his face and an extraordinary bearing, and he deserved to be an excellent politician.

"The Central Plains Imperial Court**, sooner or later it will perish, I don't care who becomes the emperor. However, if you are an emperor, you must be benevolent and love the people, and put the interests of the people first, and if the people have enough food and clothing, I will not only not come to kill you, but will also protect you. Hong Wu said lightly.

"Is that true?" Kublai Khan's eyes lit up, Hongwu's strength was unfathomable, and among the ten thousand armies, he was like a bag and a bag, if there was such a master to protect, those assassins would not be afraid at all, and they would be able to sleep well at night.

"Of course, I've always been true to my word. However, you must withdraw your troops now, and you must not attack Xiangyang City again in the future, and if you want to capture the Southern Song Dynasty, there is not only Xiangyang. Also, one last time I would advise you, restrain your soldiers, and if there is a massacre of civilians by Mongol soldiers in the future, I will come directly to you to take your rank. ”

After Hong Wu finished speaking, a golden divine dragon condensed by energy appeared in the camp tent in vain, Hong Wu flew up, and the dragon let out a dragon roar, breaking through the camp tent and disappearing into the sky in an instant.

"Shenlong! Could it be that I am the true dragon emperor, he has not killed me several times. Kublai Khan muttered to himself. He has studied the history of the Central Plains, the divine dragon is the divine object of the Central Plains, and the emperor of the Central Plains is also known as the true dragon emperor.

After Hongwu left for a while, only soldiers came to report, saying how Hongwu was invulnerable, infinitely powerful, and rampage, no one could match.

Kublai Khan heard the soldier's report and confirmed his thoughts even more.

"Benevolent government and love the people? I didn't want to be a tyrant! Kublai Khan smiled and immediately ordered the army to retreat.

"Brother Jing, look, the Mongolian army has retreated!" Huang Rong pointed to the retreating Mongolian soldiers and said happily.

"Brother Hong is really a god and a man!" Guo Jing sighed, he only now understood what Hong Wu meant by power.

Guo Mansion Chamber.

Hong Wu, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Ye Luqi and other representatives of the heroes of the rivers and lakes gathered together to discuss the future.

"Although I have bought some time for Xiangyang City, we also have to be prepared, just in case." Hong Wu said.

"Hong Daxia is right, if the Mongols go back on their word, we won't be powerless to resist." A middle-aged swordsman said.

"Brother Hong, what do you think we should do?" Guo Jing wanted to hear Hong Wu's opinion.

"Four words, cultural governance and martial arts. Establish a school, train the army, and train masters to deter the enemy. Hong Wu said.

"Only a master like Xiang Hong Daxia can deter thousands of troops, but a master like you is rare in a hundred years." An elder of a beggar gang said.

"It is up to you and the city guards to establish a school, govern Xiangyang City and train the army, and as for cultivating masters, I have my own methods." Hong Wu said confidently.

"It turns out that Hong Daxia has already made up his mind!" (To be continued!)

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