Chapter 225: Breaking the Army, Transformation (6K)

"General Lou Shi fell into the water!"

"what?"

Yangqu City was captured yesterday. After nearly a year of siege, the Jin army finally took control of Taiyuan.

Tu Hesu received the battle report from the rear, how could he contain his joy? He personally led a thousand cavalrymen to Jiexiu to report the victory.

But just as they reached the bank of the Fen River, urgent news came from the scouts ahead.

General Lou Shi is not in Jiexiu, why is he going to Fenshui for no reason?
Tu Hesu had no time to think, and rode his horse quickly to the bank of Fen River. He saw a small boat in the river. Someone was climbing up the boat, and he was holding a general in his right hand.

"That's General Loushi?"

"Yes, the general fell into the water from the boat just now, and he might have been rescued by this man."

"so far so good"

Tu Hesu patted his chest and gasped. He had seen cavalrymen watching on the other side of the river. They seemed to be generals of the Song army. He thought that General Lou Shi might be being chased by them.

"Hey fisherman, row your boat over here!"

"Send the person over here!"

"Hey, not that way, it's the wrong direction!"

"Stop now! We are the Great Jin Cavalry. If you dare to disobey our orders, we will kill your entire family!"

The Jin army on the north bank shouted wildly, and Ruan Xiaoqi on the boat suddenly looked back with a defiant expression.

He then bent down and reached out his hands, lifted up Lou Shi who was spitting water, and asked grimly: "Are you going to kill my whole family?"

"Huh? No."

Hearing the unfriendly tone, Tuhesu waved his hand and changed his words: "Yes, there is a huge reward, the Jin army will reward you heavily!"

"Grandpa doesn't care."

Ruan Xiaoqi responded arrogantly and waved his hands towards the side of the boat.

Pfft!
Having just filled his stomach with a full drink, the semi-conscious Lou Shi fell into the water again.

"General!"

"This"

"This guy is so bold!"

"Hurry up and save them! Hurry up and get in the water and save them!"

Tu Hesu was horrified and anxious like an ant on hot pan, urging people around him to go into the river to save people.

The Jurchens made a living by fishing and hunting, and could ride horses and go to the sea.

As a vassal of the Liao Dynasty, the Jurchens had to pay tribute of Eastern Pearls and Saker Falcons every year. This was also the motivation for them to rebel against the Liao Dynasty. However, not every Jurchen was good at swimming, and the main force in collecting Eastern Pearls was women.

This group of Jurchen cavalry were urged to hurry, and finally twenty or thirty of them took off their clothes and went into the water.

The weather had not yet turned cold, and the Fen River was shallower than in summer, but as a major tributary of the Yellow River, it was deep and wide enough that it would be difficult for ordinary water men to go into the river to rescue people or even to swim to the other side.

When the Jin soldiers went into the water, Ruan Xiaoqi clapped his hands and jumped into the water like a fish.

He quickly picked up Lou Shi again, like a cat playing with a mouse.

Ruan Xiaoqi is not good at land battles, but naval battles are his territory. No matter how great the general of the Jin Dynasty is or how he is the rock guarding Taiyuan, he is nothing at this moment.

Lou Shi fell into the water twice and was already in a deep coma. If he was not treated, he would drown.

Ruan Xiaoqi carried him onto the boat, pressed his chest with his foot to spit out some of the water, and left Lou Shi's life to Yang Chang for the decision.

Glancing at the group of dog paddlers on the north bank, Ruan Xiaoqi walked to the stern of the boat and rowed south, singing an old ballad: "Grandpa was born between heaven and earth, not seeking wealth or fame, nor an official position."

"General, he... he's playing tricks on us!"

"I know."

"Our people swim too slowly and can't catch up"

"I saw it."

Sweat dripped down Tuhesu's forehead. He suddenly pointed to the left and asked, "Where's the bridge? I remember there is a floating bridge here!"

"I do not know."

"Quick, hurry back to Xiaoyi to get troops. I need to take a detour across the river to rescue General Loushi!"

"Yes!"

The scout took the order and ran away. Tuhesu watched the boat cross the river and saw the man on the other side lift Lou Shi off the boat.

Lifting a chicken with one hand? Am I dazzled?
"Brother, this guy seems to be a general. The group of golden dogs on the opposite side were so anxious that I let him live."

"This is no ordinary general. This fellow is Wanyan Loushi."

"What? This is a big fish."

"Brother Xiaoqi, you have done a great job."

Yang Chang smiled and looked at Lou Shi, who was pale and breathing weakly, so he threw him on the ground and told Ruan Xiaoqi, "Find a way to wake him up. I will be very useful to this thief."

"Hey, okay."

Ruan Xiaoqi immediately squatted down and started to work, pressing the drain with both hands while talking nonstop.

"My people didn't want to sleep, so they rushed here last night and dismantled the floating bridge first. This location is closest to Xiaoyi, and they thought something might happen, so they hid nearby and waited, not wanting to catch such a big fish."

"Where are your sailors?"

"They went upstream and demolished one or two bridges when they came across them, making the golden dogs on the other side very anxious."

"Very good."

Yang Chang originally wanted to ask Xiao Er and Xiao Wu, but when he saw a fleet of boats on the river in the south heading north, they must be the Ruan brothers, so there was no need to ask.

"cough cough cough cough"

After being rescued by Ruan Xiaoqi, Lou Shi quickly woke up and started coughing wildly.

"I'm still alive? Ahem."

"Hehe, Grandpa doesn't want you to die, so he can save you naturally."

"It's you?"

Lou Shi came to his senses and saw the living devil. He clenched his fists and was about to get angry, but he had been soaking in the water for too long and his whole body was limp.

"What? Still not convinced?"

"Chief Yang?"

Yang Chang spoke in a condescending manner, which finally made Lou Shi realize the seriousness of the situation. He swallowed his saliva and asked back, "What do you want to do?"

"You are a general of the Jin Kingdom. Don't you know how the captives survive?"

"You want me to surrender? No way! I'll kill you!"

Lou Shi used all his strength to hit Yang Chang, but he was dodged because of his leg injury. Ruan Xiaoqi pressed him to the ground and scolded him: "Old golden dog, how many teeth do you have left in your mouth? You dare to provoke my brother? You are overestimating yourself!"

"There are no cowards in the Wanyan tribe. I, Lou Shi, would rather die standing than live on my knees."

"You are now a prisoner. You have no choice whether to live or die. You must use your life to defeat the enemy, starting with the garrison in Xiaoyi."

"Don't think about it!"

There was a crisp sound.

Lou Shi was slapped in the face, and then heard Ruan Xiaoqi scolding: "You are like a dog, and you dare to be arrogant in front of your brother? Not killing you now does not mean that I can't torture you."

"Okay, don't bother with him, tie him up first."

"I'll go get the rope from the boat, brother, can you watch him first?"

"Easy to say."

Yang Chang hooked his leg and suddenly kicked forward, hitting Lou Shi's injured leg directly.

There was a click.

The hard leg bones were broken by the kick. Lou Shi rolled over from side to side holding his legs in pain, but he endured the pain and did not wail or beg for mercy.

Yang Chang's kick was derived from Gao Qiu's unique Cuju skill [Inverted Hook], and was combined with [The Power of a Tiger] for incredible power.

The great general of the Jin Dynasty was now a general with a broken leg. He could not run away on land, and could not swim faster than the King of Hell in the water. He could only watch helplessly as Ruan Xiaoqi tied him up. However, Lou Shi never gave in.

"Grandpa has tied a knot, let's see if you dare to do anything else"

"Brother Xiaoqi!"

"Ok?"

"he died"

Yang Chang glanced at both sides of the Fen River and suddenly saw a flash of light on Lou Shi's body, so he immediately squatted down to check.

I saw blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, and it looked like he had bitten his tongue to commit suicide.

This old guy is really determined.

Well, can’t I just pick up the corpse?

[Obtain Pojun, which can improve command after use. Please choose to use or discard. 】

Hmm? Increase command again?

I already have it, isn't this a waste?

Yang Chang hesitated for a moment, and a prompt popped up in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Note: Po Jun has the same attributes as Yi Yi Chi Wan, and will replace and enhance the original attributes after use.]

Yang Changyuan planned to give up withdrawing the money and then give it to people around him depending on the situation, but this reminder stopped him.

Since [Po Jun] is better than [Yi Yi Chi Wan], there is no need to change it to an 'experience card'.

Use it smoothly.

Explore again!

[Gain gun and stick experience (high amount), use it to improve gun and stick skill proficiency, please choose to use or discard. ]

[Gain hunter experience (high amount), use it to improve hunter skill proficiency, please choose to use or discard. ]

[Obtain the Rooster Flying, use it to learn the archery skill Flying Feathers, please choose to use or discard. ]

【Gain 10000 murderous point.】

After picking up the fallen ones, Yang Chang sat down on the ground, his mood even more turbulent than the Fen River beside him.

Lou Shi is worthy of being the big BOSS. In addition to the regular dropped attributes, experience, and skills, the murderous aura value is currently the highest for a single unit. The last one to break 1500 was Yin Shuke, but Yin Shuke was only .

Yang Changyuan thought that by defeating the Jin soldiers from Jiexiu, he might be able to earn nearly 10,000 in killing spirits. Unexpectedly, the number of killing spirits alone exceeded 10,000. The title of the Jin army's first general was well deserved.

After absorbing the 10,000 murderous aura points, the surface of the bronze tablet was directly filled up. However, due to the lack of popularity value, the realm was still stuck at the third level of Qi Refining.

"Brother, this guy bit his tongue and committed suicide. It has nothing to do with me."

"Let him die, so as not to waste food."

"But aren't you useful?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked back cautiously, fearing that he would affect Yang Chang's plan.

"The corpse is just as useful. It can deter the remaining Jin troops. Do you understand?"

"Oh"

Ruan Xiaoqi didn't quite understand what he was saying, but his brother's ship was getting closer and closer, and there was smoke and dust rising from the direction of Jiexiu, so he pointed and reminded loudly: "Brother, are those in the southeast our people, or are they Lao Jin Gou's reinforcements?"

"Ok?"

Yang Chang looked in the direction of the voice and used his [Eagle Eyes and Owl Vision] to observe, only to see that the leader was a burly man with a shiny head reflecting the sunlight. Who else could it be but Lu Zhishen?

"It doesn't matter, it's our people, Master Lu is here."

"Then there's no need to get on board."

Ruan Xiaoqi nodded in agreement, and then asked curiously: "Huh? The Jin soldiers on the other side retreated?" "Loushi has been captured by us, and your two brothers are coming to help by water. Those hundreds of people can't go into the water, so how dare they wait to die there?"

"That's right."

"You stand and wait for them, and I'll sit and enjoy the fresh air."

"Brother, please do as you please."

After Yang Chang finished speaking, he sat on the grass next to him.

How could he be blowing his hair? He clearly wanted to check the panel. After all, it was a drop from a big boss, and he couldn't suppress his excitement.

Whatever the mind thinks, the sea of ​​consciousness follows it.

In the attribute panel, the bronze monument pops up first.

Name: Yang Chang

Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 3
Fate: Corpse collector

Possessing attributes: Strength of a Tiger, Leader, Flying General, Iron Wall, Eagle Eyes, Breaking the Army (Commanding the army, invincible, improving command. If it is in front of the team as a vanguard, it can provide additional combat will bonus for its own soldiers within a radius of one mile. This combat will can temporarily shield negative states such as 'cowardice, pain, fatigue')
Skills: Good cook, master of sleight of hand, master hunter, master of horsemanship, master farmer, master of boxing and kicking, master of swords, master of sumo, master of spear and stick (the pinnacle of spear and stick)
Possess special skills: Centipede Step, Meteor Crusher, Eye of Insight, Calming and Prisoning Power, Flurry of Dance, Upside-Down Golden Hook, Wind Speed ​​Arrow, Flying Feather [Horse and Arrow Special Skill, triggered when riding a horse and moving, the body always keeps balance, and the hit is not affected by movement]

In addition to increasing the command attribute, [Po Jun] also has such a powerful aura effect. If this attribute can be used well, it feels more useful than [Yi Hu Zhi Li].

I don't know how many victories Lou Shi won with [Po Jun], but this man's martial arts were not particularly outstanding. It is estimated that after he became a general, he seldom took the initiative to charge into the enemy's territory, which wasted such a powerful skill.

The new special skill [Flying Feathers] is passively triggered like [Calming and Prisoning Force] and [Frenzy], adding a new killing move for Yang Chang to kill enemies while moving.

When roaming at close range like this, you can use both bows and arrows as well as throwing knives. If you encounter a strong enemy that you cannot defeat, you can also use the "kite tactic".

Of course, this stunt came too late, as Yang Chang was almost invincible in close combat.

Apart from using magic or sorcery, he couldn't think of anyone who could defeat him in a one-on-one fight, not even Lu Junyi could do that.

[Po Jun] and [Fei Ling] have already made Yang Chang very excited, and when he saw the new changes in the skill bar, he could hardly suppress his excitement, clenching his fists and swaying on the spot.

This strange action left Ruan Xiaoqi puzzled.

What's wrong with you, brother?
Ruan Xiaoqi couldn't understand Yang Chang, just like a summer insect chirping in the night, not understanding why the surface of the Fen River would freeze.

[Spear and Stick Transformation] is another pinnacle skill, and it is a combat pinnacle skill. [Farmer Grandmaster] has awakened the talent 'you reap what you sow'. Will [Spear and Stick Transformation] also have strange talents?
With this expectation, Yang Chang first met Lu Zhishen at the riverside.

When Lu Zhishen learned that Lou Shi was lying on the ground and that he had been captured by Ruan Xiaoqi in the water, he could not help but shake his head and mutter, "This old thief ran too fast. I got the news and rushed to him, but in the end I was still a step too late. You actually got away."

"My brother killed all the guards on the way. This guy fled to the boat in panic and tried to cross the river. He didn't know that the boat was a bait I left. Of course, I did take advantage of it, and the main credit goes to my brother."

Since Lou Shi committed suicide by biting his tongue, Ruan Xiaoqi was not willing to take credit for it at this time.

Yang Chang pointed at the corpse and said calmly, "Look at Lou Shi's right leg. He was injured before he got on the boat, otherwise Xiao Qi wouldn't have been able to pull him into the water so easily."

"I noticed it a long time ago. It must be the injury my brother suffered before."

While Ruan Xiaoqi was looking at Yang Chang with a compliment, Lu Zhishen squatted down and observed while muttering: "This wound is really strange, how could the phoenix-wing gilded halberd be injured like this? With Brother Yang's extraordinary strength, shouldn't he have cut it off directly?"

"I didn't hurt him."

"No? Then."

Yang Chang shook his head slightly and explained seriously: "I just looked carefully, the wound looks like it was caused by an explosion, maybe it was hit by our artillery shells."

"Brother also brought cannonballs?"

"I brought them here, but there are only ten of them. I will split them with Brother Yang."

"Brother's projectiles are accurate, so why do you say they are not accurate?"

Before Ruan Xiaoqi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yang Chang: "I dropped four of my five shells outside the city and one on the city. Lou Shi ran very fast at that time, so he should not have been injured by me, so..."

"Is it my family?"

Lu Zhishen pointed at himself with an incredible expression, then scratched his head and grinned, saying: "I threw the ball outside the city without accuracy, and three of them were thrown into the city at random. This guy is so unlucky."

"So the capture and killing of Lou Shi still owes a lot to the master."

"According to what my brother said, Master Lu is indeed a good person."

"More than that."

After hearing Ruan Xiaoqi's joke, Lu Zhishen quickly corrected him and said, "The Jin general who led the army out of Jiexiu just now was also knocked off his horse by me, and finally killed by Liu Tang."

"Haha, great assist, Master."

Yang Changgang had just finished praising Lu Zhishen when he suddenly remembered that there was no news about Zhu Tong, so he immediately asked, "Master, Brother Zhu is in the north of the city holding back the Jin army, I wonder how he is doing over there?"

"Well? I don't know."

Lu Zhishen stayed where he was.

Yang Chang was startled when he heard this, then he stretched out his hand to push the crowd away, then jumped on his horse and said, "I have to go back to Jiexiu. You stay here and wait for the navy to gather. Take good care of Lou Shi's body. Maybe we will continue to cross the river in the afternoon and take Xiaoyi as well."

"Oh"

"Ok."

Everyone saluted and watched him leave.

Yang Chang rushed to Jiexiu, only to find that the fighting inside and outside the city had ended.

Although the cavalry Zhu Tong brought were few in number, they fought hard under his influence.

The Jin army had not had enough rest and was still physically tired, so they found they had no advantage in the battle with the Pingbei army and decisively chose to fight and retreat towards Pingyao.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Tong led his men to try their best to contain the enemy, but they did not dare to go too far away from Jiexiu for fear of being ambushed by the Jin army.

In the end, Zhu Tong fought with the enemy for more than ten miles, beheaded four hundred of them and retreated to Jiexiu.

When Yang Chang saw the two men, they were directing the cleanup of the battlefield and issuing notices to reassure the people.

In the past two months, Jiexiu has changed hands repeatedly, and the people in the city have either left or fled. There are only a few brave and lucky ones left, but they do not have a good impression of the Song army.

When the people saw the soldiers, they hid far away and dared not approach.

Zhu Tong ordered his men to fetch the Jin army's food, but the people in the city did not dare to collect it.

Having lived in enemy-occupied areas for a long time, the people of Jiexiu had no good feelings towards either Song or Jin. They knew that no matter who came after them, it would be bad luck, so they refused to get close to the officers and soldiers who broke into the city.

However, this time, the army that broke into the city was different.

After the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield, according to Yang Chang's previous combat style, they dragged the corpses outside the city and burned them to prevent the rotting corpses from causing plague if not dealt with in time.

As for the food of the Jin army in Jiexiu, it was left to the people in the city.

Liu Tang removed two door panels and carved some words with a knife and left them at the grain storage point.

This army came and went in a hurry, and apart from seizing weapons, horses, armor and other items on the battlefield, it did not break into the homes of the people to take even a needle or thread.

Jiexiu returned to its loneliness, with only the autumn wind and a few brave young men on the empty streets.

"Brother Hu, look, there are words on the door panel."

"You bastard, if you know it, just read it quickly. Are you kidding me that I can't understand it?"

"I don't have it. It says here: Food gift from the Light Heavenly Lord."

"Who is the Light Lord?"

"He is not a deity, he is a living person, Yang Chang, the military governor of Pingbei and Weisheng. Guangming Tianzun is his nickname."

"He must be a dog official!"

"I don't know if he is a dog official, but the Jin people seem to be very afraid of him. No wonder they couldn't hold on for half a day. Yang Chang actually gave us food."

"Don't talk nonsense. Chief Yang is very capable. Many of my friends have already fled to the south. I heard they are doing well now."

Taking into account the impact of carrying baggage on the journey, Yang Chang gave the Jin army's stored grain as a favor. However, his unintentional act of sending grain won the goodwill of the people of Jiexiu.

When the army returned to Fenshui, it was already three quarters past three in the afternoon.

There are less than two hours left until dark.

Yang Chang immediately organized the crossing of the river, prepared to cook and rest on the other side, and then rushed to the outskirts of Xiaoyi City overnight, just like when attacking Jiexiu.

According to the intelligence obtained from the prisoners of war in Jiexiu, the commander of Xiaoyi was Tuhesu, a general of the Jin royal family, who was also the commander of Fenzhou appointed by the Lou family. There were more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry in the city.

The first Jin man killed by Yang Chang was the royal family general Wanyan Jiemu.

Now meeting Wanyan Tuhesu, Yang Chang didn't take him seriously at all.

A general from the imperial clan? I killed a general from the imperial clan!
Yang thought so in his mind, but he was not completely sure of taking Xiaoyi. After all, the military strength of both sides was similar, and the side defending the city had an absolute advantage.

Normally, with such a small number of troops, one should be cautious in any encounter in the wild, but this guy insisted on attacking because he had Lou Shi in his hands.

The Jin army already knew that Lou Shi had fallen into the water and was captured, and by now the morale of the army might have been in great chaos.

Even though Tuhesu had good command of the army, he did not believe that the Jin army could remain calm after seeing the head of Lou Shi with their own eyes.

Of course, if the Xiaoyi defenders hold their ground, Yang Chang does not intend to fight to the death, and will retreat to the north gate of Yangliang while he sees the opportunity.

The Ruan brothers had only taken over Peking for half a year and had not had time to build large ships. Most of them rowed north on fishing boats this time, bringing more than 100 boats in total.

Fortunately, these thousands of sailors were veterans from the Liangshan era, and the water flow slowed down slightly after autumn, so they were able to pass through that section of the canyon smoothly.

More than a hundred fishing boats were ferrying back and forth. Normally, the transportation could be completed in a few round trips, but in addition to personnel, there were also equipment and horses, especially more than 2,000 newly captured good horses. A boat could only carry a few horses per trip, so the ferrying time was prolonged.

Yang Chang followed the third group of troops to cross the river, but as soon as he climbed up the river bank, he found something wrong. He saw smoke and dust billowing about two miles to the north, and there were several rangers ahead.

No, it’s a sudden speed.

I don't know how long this guy has been lying in ambush, but he only launched the attack now.

Attack when they are halfway across the river. Do the Jin people also understand military tactics?
"All troops arriving at the shore, assemble immediately and prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

Perhaps affected by [Po Jun], among the more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry that had already landed, 1,000 of them were sailors who were making room. They all seemed to be full of energy, as if they were eager to fight the Jin people.

"Bring Loushi's body here."

"coming!"

Ruan Xiaoqi waved his hand and two sailors brought the corpse. Yang Chang took it and lifted it onto the horse's back.

Originally, Lou Shi was already dead, and his head should have been chopped off and taken away, but beheading him in person would be more visually shocking, so his body was kept intact until now.

Yang Chang originally wanted to march to Xiaoyi tomorrow and kill their general in front of the defenders, but now the situation has changed and he has to do it earlier.

The Jin army galloping ahead seemed to have tens of thousands of troops.

It seemed that Tuhesu was really anxious. He actually gave up the advantage of defending the city and chose to attack in the wild directly.

There were three thousand infantry, cavalry and sailors mixed together, and it would be difficult to win against ten thousand Jin cavalry without a surprise move.

Wanyan Tuhesu led the way. He was surprised and shocked to see the Song army forming a battle formation with their backs to the water so quickly.

Of course, this trip was to rescue Loushi, so the Jin army did not attack immediately.

The Jin people have an iron rule against foreign countries and have military advantages, so they can talk about diplomacy first.

Tu Hesu boasted that he had the advantage, so he took control of the situation and drew his sword.

He pointed at the opposite side and shouted arrogantly: "Who are you? Are you here to die again?"

"The Bright Heavenly Lord, have you heard of it?"

Seeing Yang Chang's mysterious smile, Tu Hesu was like a fish bone stuck in his throat, and hesitantly said, "Guangming. Yang Chang?"

"It seems you have heard my story."

"Don't be arrogant."

Tu Hesu shouted loudly and waved his sword to threaten himself: "I have ten thousand elite cavalry behind me. Hand over General Lou Shi quickly, or you can avoid death. Otherwise..."

"Lou Shi? Is that him?"

Yang Changru was seen carrying the chicken and the man on the horse. Although the man's face was pale, it was undoubtedly Lou Shi.

"General! General Loushi!"

"Stop howling, it's noisy!"

Tu Hesu's excited shout did not get any response from Lou Shi.

Yang Chang drew his sword and chopped off Lou Shi's head like chopping a banana tree, which shocked the Jin army on the opposite side.

(End of this chapter)