Chapter 8 Return to hard warfare
Gong Jin's confusion also happened in the rebels, when the news of the unfoundable enemy was about to appear publicly, the chaotic atmosphere that had calmed down slightly became disturbed again.
Originally, although Zhou Gongjin was the mortal enemy of the Guiyi people, the rebels did not react much during the founding of the army, at most they swore that after breaking through the central capital, they must skin him and put him to death, so as not to rush to kill him, but since Gongjin infiltrated the rebels was exposed, the whole thing has been out of control, and now the word "Zhou Gongjin" has become a taboo name, as long as someone mentions it, it will cause a dispute.
New hatred and old hatred, the Ghost Yi people now list Zhou Gongjin as a must-kill target, if they can't kill him sooner, the shame of being deceived by him will burn their bodies and minds like a flame, making them uneasy day and night.
He will surpass his master Lu You and become such a symbol of all evil, which Gong Jin did not expect when he left. Even though he kept calculating the possible problems, he still underestimated that the ghosts' resentment towards him would increase for other reasons.
This kind of question also bothered Xiao Qiao, when the ghost Yi crowd asked her, hoping to organize a group of masters to infiltrate the assassination and kill the important people in the White Deer Cave, especially when she took off Zhou Gongjin's head, she suddenly understood that the people who had tasted the sweetness of blood could no longer be dull, although the dark methods used by Gongjin when he was in charge of the army in the past, although people were afraid and shameless, but they gradually became obsessed with the easy victory brought by these methods, when Gongjin had left, they still wanted to use this way to fight.
"Fool...... Brother Yu just didn't want us to continue to do these things, so he left alone, if we are still doing the same thing, then what is the purpose of his previous efforts......"
Xiao Qiao felt sad about the repeated requests of the soldiers under her command, but sitting in her leadership position, she could not ignore these requests, because the clansmen who had supported her the most were eagerly expecting her to make a statement in this regard, indicating that she was indeed the patriarch of the Guiyi people, and did not have any special friendship with Zhou Gongjin, otherwise the clansmen who had doubts about her would no longer be able to retain their past loyalty, even if she was the true son of the Guiyi clan.
If Xiao Qiao had been a powerful hegemon like Kublai Khan, or had ruled his subordinates with absolute authority like a white character family, today's problems would not have happened, because in the rule of these two families, the rebels who dared to question the leaders were either killed all over the house, or the whole family was sent to brainwash together, washed by boiling water, to the point that the anterior lobes of the brain were burned.
Brutal and ferocious control methods are the last thing Xiao Qiao wants to do, however, in this troubled era where strength is respected, the ferocity and violence of the leaders can always win a certain degree of respect, although they can't win their love, but they will not be looked down upon, let alone bullied.
Xiao Qiao's royal rule technique has won the hearts of the masses before, but as the situation becomes more and more complicated, the shortcomings of this method have gradually emerged. The Oni began to question whether their leader had lost his qualifications as leaders, and while the Oni were angry, other unappreciated but more important issues arose.
Since Xiao Qiao was suffering from a series of problems, these problems were not passed on to her, and the generals around her were reluctant to mention more, only Yan Ning noticed this increasingly blazing flame.
Originally, the composition of this rebel army was very complicated, when the rebels gradually organized, and the Guiyi people entered important positions one by one, friction between other races began to appear, and Gongjin infiltrated this matter, which became a fuse that detonated friction, and most of the other races could not feel the same pathos as the Guiyi people, but felt afraid of the mania and anger of the Guiyi people.
"It's true that they and General Zhou Gongjin don't share the same sky, but the revenge of killing their father and grandfather, that is their hatred, and it has nothing to do with us, why do we also want to take revenge?"
"Although we are orcs, when Lord Zhou Yu was still in the army, he took good care of us in private, and asked us to treat him as an enemy, which we can't do, and ...... We don't think he's like a spy sent by the White Deer Cave. ”
"I didn't say this because I was a human being, Lord Gongjin's previous killing was heavier, but the two countries are fighting, each for its own master, if Lord Gongjin is wrong in doing this, every soldier in the world who is ordered to go to war will be guilty. ”
Such noises began to appear within the rebels, but when these words reached the ears of the Guiyi tribe, they caused an uproar, because for the Guiyi people who were fighting under the banner of revenge, these different noises were simply insulting. How can those orcs and humans who have never been persecuted understand the grief of the ghosts for 2,000 years?
In such a strange tense atmosphere, intermittent clashes continued to occur, and these internal strifes made the already harmonious rebels suspicious, and also slowed down the pace of war. Little Joe tries to solve these problems, but the rebels have left the period of grass formation, and with the power and interests that come with the victory, people's hearts have changed, and the racial problem is no longer as simple as before.
Some words did not reach Xiao Qiao's ears, but Yan Ning, who was born in the Guiyi tribe, heard them one by one, especially when several leaders of the Guiyi people were drinking and chatting, when the wine was hot, Yan Ning heard that they were boasting about their bloodline and became a weapon to seize power, as long as they brought out the persecution of the Guiyi tribe in the past, said a few words in an accusatory tone, shouted to the tribe several bloody tragedies that happened in the past, and reminded them of their grief and hatred, their momentum in the rebels could rise, and then they could get higher positions and military power than they currently have。
"What do I have to sit in this position? Do you know how that human idiot dares to ask me that? Guess how I answered him, I told him that your ancestors owe me! Because your human ancestors oppressed us ghosts, now you humans deserve to make amends!"
A ghost general said proudly, the clansmen next to him applauded, Yan Ning thought at first that he was drunk and heard wrong, but when he looked sideways, there was no half of pathos in the eyes of these people, and they were all burning with a blazing fire of power.
Yan Ning was stunned for a long time, but didn't say anything, just picked up an urn of spirits next to him, patted the mud, and continued to drink.
The news that Gong Jin is about to return to Zhongdu has made this tense atmosphere even worse. The Guiyi people believe that the White Deer Cave is the biggest enemy of the coalition army now, especially Zhou Gongjin, the threat is even greater than that of Lu You, everyone should work together to kill them as soon as possible, those who have different opinions and sympathy for Zhou Gongjin are equivalent to shaking hands with the sworn enemies of the coalition army, it is simply an unforgivable crime, and the alliance leader should expel these unreliable wall grass, or even secretly execute.
Xiao Qiao naturally couldn't agree, but the representatives of the ghost people visited three times a day, and the fatigue bombardment of hearing and screaming every day made her extremely physically and mentally exhausted.
On the other hand, the frequent movements of the Oni also made other members of the rebel army uneasy. They are not so insistent on trying to fight for Gong Jin, but there is a vague desolation of the rabbit and the fox, none of them has made more military achievements than Gong Jin, and no one has formulated many deliberate care policies for the Guiyi people like Gong Jin, if even such a person, the Guiyi clan can turn his face all at once, and he has to be crushed, so how can he be confident that he will not become the next one?
Although the White Deer Cave claimed that Gong Jin had infiltrated the rebels to spy on intelligence, and the Guiyi people believed that Gong Jin had absconded in fear of crime before the incident, most of the humans and orcs chose to believe that Gong Jin, who was influenced by Xiao Qiao, was forced to leave, and if he was given a chance, he would most likely betray the White Deer Cave and choose the rebels' side.
This feeling made them very worried, it was not easy to be in a group of fanatical avengers, especially when they could see that many of the younger generation of Guiyi people did not really have a grudge against Bailu Cave and Zhou Gongjin, but just wanted to use this to seize power, but whenever they wanted to question this, the Guiyi clan forced back with a tougher attitude, asking if they wanted to collude with Bailu Cave and Zhou Gongjin and betray the coalition army?
Not everyone is willing to continue to endure this situation, and on the night when the news of Gong Jin's imminent return to Zhongdu reached the rebel territory, a bear clan general who could not bear it could not bear it, led his clansmen and subordinates, bid farewell to Xiao Qiao, and prepared to return to Wulian.
Xiao Qiao tried his best to keep it, but after the retention failed, he was ready to give them the gold and silver property they deserved, but they were refused, because from the day they left Huaguo Mountain, the reason for them to join this coalition army was the dream of that ideal country, not gold and silver, and now that the dream is not there, no matter how much gold and silver is meaningless, it insults the dignity of the martial arts man.
Facing the departure of his comrade for the first time, this incident was a big blow to Xiao Qiao, but the real problem happened two hours later. Knowing that some orcs had left the army, the Oniyi tribe was furious, and the older generation certainly scolded endlessly, and the younger generation regarded this as an absolute insult, and thought that the leader's judgment was wrong, if anyone could leave freely like this, what kind of battle could this army fight?
In order to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, a group of young generals of the Guiyi tribe secretly led their troops out of the camp, caught up with the group of orcs who had just set off in the peace park that had just been established outside the city, and attacked the comrades who had fought side by side.
It happened too quickly, and when Little Joe learned about it, more than a hundred bloody human heads had been displayed in the school yard as a declaration to all the rebels to make an example of them.
This kind of tragedy happened in his own army, and Xiao Qiao stayed on the spot, not knowing what to say. Listening to the cheers of the generals of the Ghost Yi Clan in his ears, and looking at the angry eyes of the more than 100 heads in front of him, Xiao Qiao knew what he had to do, and he had to do it.
The official military order was soon issued, and Xiao Qiao issued the most authoritative military order since she became a leader. Ignoring everyone's anger and scolding, fear and begging for mercy, she arrested all the generals involved in this tragedy and immediately beheaded them.
This order is indeed what should be done, but unfortunately it was done at the wrong time, if it was the early stage of Xiao Qiao's consolidation of military power, she would rule with such a thunderous method, and the bloody and fair punishment would make people fear her, but at this moment when people's hearts have been blinded by power lust and hatred, her approach is tantamount to moving stones and demolishing her own platform.
The opposition of the Ghost Yi Clan was a hundred times more fierce than before, although from the affirmation in the eyes of the other members, Xiao Qiao was sure that he had done nothing wrong, but this did not make the current situation better.
As a result, under the insistence of the situation and Yan Ning, Xiao Qiao had to agree to form a master group, which was personally commanded by her and Yan Ning, and went to assassinate Gong Jin, who had returned to Zhongdu. The reason for agreeing was not to swear to kill the enemy, but just to not want all the members who went to be wiped out.
Before leaving, Xiao Qiao stood at the gate of the city, rode his horse and looked back, looking at the towering city gate that was gradually closing, and his heart was full of confusion and loss.
Why did you want to change the world in the first place......
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Xiao Qiao and Yan Ning discussed privately, and after talking a few times, they felt that it was impossible for Gong Jin to enter the city with such a swagger, and the matter was likely to be a trap set by Bailu Cave;
However, these explanations will not be accepted, and the two can only continue to lead the team to infiltrate the central capital. Yan Ning is very aware of the danger of the matter, Zhongdu is the strongest place in the White Deer Cave, although the group tried their best to keep their whereabouts secret, but whether they have been discovered or not, whether they have been closely monitored, this is really not guaranteed.
There is no need for any reason for the success of a thing, but there will be a reason for the failure of a thing. When there are too many factors of failure, and miracles do not happen, failure is a matter of course.
Seeing Gong Jin riding on a horse, slowly entering the city amid the cheers of the people, the metal mask reflected a thousand strings of dazzling light against the rising sun, although he couldn't see his real face, and his body shape was no different from himself, but Xiao Qiao and Yan Ning still recognized it at a glance, it was absolutely impossible to be Gong Jin, this man who couldn't see his face was just an impostor.
"Dead fellow, he has long been told not to wear a mask all the time, but now that someone else wants to pretend to be him, it will be enough to wear a mask. ”
Yan Ning's anger was to no avail, even though she and Xiao Qiao ordered to retreat immediately, but the Su Lao Tang, who planned all this, expected their weakness, in Zhou Gongjin's triumphant procession, several disheveled Guiyi women were pushed forward, and the whippers in the rear were beaten hard, and the soft whip made a sharp sound of breaking the wind, hitting the snow-white skin hard, making the women let out a miserable cry, and blood marks quickly appeared on the white skin.
The whole whipping performance reached a climax at the moment when General Zhou Gongjin personally held the long whip and swung it out, and the crowds on both sides screamed in unison, but no one could hear it, no one was dissatisfied with this situation, and the screams were full of joy and admiration, like the best encouragement, please let the person with the whip release more blood.
Xiao Qiao felt very sad, it was not exactly an insult to women, but also gloomy because people had to hurt each other so much, but the remaining ghosts were not just gloomy, they were indignant, ignored Xiao Qiao's orders, brandished their weapons and rushed out, never letting the dog thief who insulted the ghosts live.
Of course, it is not difficult to imagine the result when this group of self-righteous ghost assassins rushed out with swagger, hundreds of times the ambush soldiers also emerged from both sides, rushing out like a tide, dispersing the crowd at once, and surrounding them in the center.
The ratio of the number of people on both sides is too great, and the White Deer Cave has already mastered the geographical advantage; the hard crossbow against the long sword, and the weapon is also superior, and the battle is almost the beginning of the battle to determine the outcome of the battle, if it is not for Xiao Qiao and Yan Ning to kill in time and block the enemy's attack, the first rain of crossbow arrows alone is enough to make the rebels suffer heavy casualties.
Xiao Qiao took the lead with the Divine Hammer and the Holy Armor to kill a bloody path, she didn't want to cause unnecessary casualties, but if she wanted to kill in such a situation, it seemed that it was inevitable to kill, and she had to let go of the killing for a while.
Yan Ning had another plan, to capture the thief and capture the king first, although the leader of the White Deer Cave did not show up, it did not mean that there were no hostages to capture. Flying lightly and turning, the white robe turned into a bright snow light in mid-air, easily dodging the chaotic arrows below, soaring to the center of the enemy team, making clouds with slender hands, palm shadows flying, and before others could see what was going on, they had already captured "Zhou Gongjin".
"Get out of the way, if you continue to do it, I guarantee that your beloved General Gongjin will be the first to die!"
Yan Ning and Xiao Qiao knew that this person was just a puppet, but the crowd didn't know that in their eyes, this twitching human body wearing a mask was undoubtedly a big hero guarding mankind, and he was also a high-ranking figure in Bailu Cave, no one dared to take responsibility for his life and death.
Zhou Gongjin's martial arts, everyone has admired the name for a long time, seeing the gorgeous girl snatching people down with one move, and showing her magic skills, everyone was frightened, and they didn't dare to force too much, so they let Xiao Qiao and others gradually retreat to the city gate, seeing that they were about to leave the city, suddenly a team of people and horses came to kill and block the way.
Before the enemy was about to escape, Su Laotang, who was hiding in the shadows, was finally forced to the stage, and led people to personally pursue and attack, and the encirclement team forced up again.
In the enemy team, Yan Ning saw the figures of the two elders in the future and the present, these two elders had outstanding martial arts, she had no exact chance of winning with one enemy, and she had to hand over the hostages to Xiao Qiao at the moment, and concentrate on responding to the enemy.
"Xiao Qiao, stab this person twice at every chance to disturb people's hearts, otherwise so many thousands of people will rush up, and the city gate will be closed again, and we really won't have a chance to leave. ”
Xiao Qiao was semi-forcibly taken hostage-taking, and seemed a little surprised when she heard Yan Ning's words, but she still did her duty to catch the unfortunate victim who seemed to have fainted a long time ago, and cooperated with Yan Ning's shouting to make a threat to the enemy.
Su Laotang will not let the scandal of the fake Gongjin be exposed, so from the beginning, they directly denounced the Guiyi clan for their despicable methods, poisonous sneak attacks, and shameless plots, so they let General Gongjin ambush him, however, it is impossible for Su Laotang to let people leave like this, so they loudly refused all kinds of absurd requests of Yan Ning, saying that General Zhou Gongjin was loyal to the country and would rather sacrifice himself than let the traitors take advantage of it, so they encouraged the crowd to rise up and put the traitors to death.
"Damn, Gong Jin won't sacrifice for the sake of the White Deer Cave, that guy is selfish and insidious, don't talk nonsense if you don't know him!"
Angry in her heart, Yan Ning even cursed with swearing, but seeing that the enemy was waiting for her and came from both sides, she had to concentrate and prepare to deal with the attack of the enemy's top masters, and handed over the work of taking care of others to Xiao Qiao.
"Kill them!"
When thousands of people and horses poured out from several nearby streets and attacked Xiao Qiao and the others, Xiao Qiao's first action was to raise the useless hostages in his hands and throw them at the two elders of the old hall, shouting, "This useless thing will be returned to you."
Yan Ning, who was forcing back the enemy with his palm, shouted a pity, but thinking that this was a sign of Xiao Qiao's reluctance to kill more, he didn't say anything, watching the hostage fall towards the two old men, the two old men seemed to be very bored and stretched out their hands, and held them away with soft strength.
Who knows, things changed suddenly, and at the moment when the two elders were completely unwary of the unconscious hostage, the hostage suddenly moved, and two sharp quenched daggers magically appeared in his hands, turning into two blue rainbows, which were sent into the bodies of the two elders one after the other.
"Roar~~~"
"Howl~~~"
Two screams were drunk at the same time, and when he heard the sound, he knew that the two elders were not lightly injured, and Yan Ning suddenly came to his senses.
(Gong Jin, is it really him?, but...... Why didn't I recognize it just now?How did Little Joe recognize it?)
With the fall of the metal mask, the true face was revealed, and the momentum and feeling that seemed to be missing before returned to Gong Jin. Early in the morning, he mixed into the parade in this whimsical way, waiting for the opportunity to help Xiao Qiao, and successfully injured the two elders, but it was not easy, the two elders were injured and the moment they hit back, so that he had the feeling of vomiting blood again, and the healing of more than a month has lost its meaning again.
(Injured again...... This is the inevitable cost of plotting, if you don't take the opportunity to lose the lives of the two elders, Xiao Qiao and Yan Ning will definitely have no chance to escape...... )
Mentally prepared for the injury, Gong Jin continued to attack desperately, killing at least one strong enemy before his injuries deteriorated.
In the future, now the two old men were forced by his desperate offensive, and they were hit by a few more swords, but the two old men were unexpectedly tenacious, and ordinary people saw the injuries of blood sealing their throats, and the two of them were only slightly sluggish, and there were no obvious heavy injuries, and it took Gong Jin a while to finally exchange injuries for injuries, severely injuring the two of them, and getting a chance to kill the future old men with a sword.
"Old Su, go down there and say hello to your senior brother!"
Gong Jin raised his hand and swung out a sword, but he heard a strange chant ten feet behind him, which seemed to be sent by the old man now, but at a distance of ten feet, even if he could hurt himself by any means, he couldn't stop his sword.
Incredible things happened in front of Gong Jin's eyes, at the moment when the evil spell was sung, a golden light condensed and formed on the body of the future elder, and the familiar shape shocked Gong Jin's heart, and he started a little late, and then, Gong Jin filled a sword full of strength and slashed in the golden light, the blade was shattered, and another golden light rushed up, hitting Gong Jin's chest, in a series of bone shattering sounds, making him fall far away like a broken kite.
Why did the two artifacts ...... White Deer Cave has a spell that summons two major artifacts?)
As soon as the chess was missing, Gong Jin sighed to himself that he had miscalculated, the opportunity for victory was fleeting, and the entire arrangement was completely gone, and now he could only strive to save his life.
The two elders loudly denounced this general Gong Jin as an imposter and a trick of the ghosts, so after Gong Jin fell to the ground, he was immediately besieged by a large number of people. Seriously injured and vomiting blood, he was unsteady in his steps, grabbed a long sword, fought desperately, and before the number of wounds on his body exceeded 100, Yan Ning rushed to meet him and rescue him from this mortal situation.
"Gongjin, are you still alive?"
Almost unable to open his eyes, the condensation in Gong Jin's eyes was no better than himself, not only covered in blood, but also his arms, waist, and calves were pierced by several crossbow arrows, and he was bleeding from himself, although he didn't know if the bones were damaged, but he must have felt a lot of pain.
followed by the crowd to kill, it was Xiao Qiao. Forcibly stripped of the Holy Armor and Divine Hammer by the enemy with a spell, her face was so pale as if there was no blood left, and she was obviously enduring the pain, as for the condition of her injuries, it could be seen from her hands that could barely hold the sword.
When the two met, Gong Jin and Xiao Qiao didn't say a word, just a smile and a look, and they had already explained each other's feelings clearly...... It's a pity that the hateful eyes of the people behind her made this beautiful moment have to be interrupted.
"Okay, let's go out side by side, let's see if the White Deer Cave can kill us. ”
Yan Ning raised his arms and shouted, slightly boosting the morale that was about to disappear, but the situation that followed was carried out on one side. The dense rain of crossbow arrows, the cavalry team with thick shields and heavy armor, if in normal times, the three of Gong Jin would not pay attention to it, but now they have been seriously injured, and they are still dragging a group of burdensome people, let alone escaping, it is difficult to even support and save their lives.
In the end, a group of people finally rushed into a strong room to resist and rest for a while, but looking at the roaring rockets pulled up by the people and horses outside the window, and the ironclad cavalry preparing to charge into battle, they all realized that their lives might end here.
Gong Jin and Xiao Qiao didn't look out again, the two of them who were too tired to stand up, only each other's figures were left in their eyes, even at this fateful moment, they all wanted to laugh, and the peace and satisfaction that emerged in their hearts made them want to hold each other's hands and smile at the same time.
"You...... Thank you for coming out to help us at this time. ”
"Aren't you the same? You know the danger, and you still come to look for me?"
If it weren't for the severe pain from the wounds on their bodies, and the malicious eyes of everyone around them, Xiao Qiao and Gong Jin really wanted to continue this moment, but it was not only these things that interrupted them, but also the shouts of the future elders came from outside at this time.
"Listen to the barbarians in the house, God has the virtue of a good life, today I will give you a chance, as long as you bring up the head of the traitor who pretended to be General Gongjin to come out and surrender, all of you can not die!"
The voice was like thunder, and it was hard for Gong Jin and Xiao Qiao to imagine that at the last moment of their lives, fate would make a cruel joke on themselves.
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