Chapter 287 Little People Also Have Their Own Spring

Buluhu had no farsightedness and could only see from afar where the two sides were fighting. The enemy's formation remained motionless, while his side was slowly being eroded.

The scene was like a strategy game, with the two sides' armies confronting each other and there being a restraint between the two types of soldiers. One side was constantly consuming energy like it was hitting a wall, and its disadvantage was gradually widening.

As soon as Wanyan Pucha's central army started fighting, they were suppressed by Yang Chang's domineering and invincible style.

The emotion of fear spread wildly behind him, and the neat cavalry formation was forcibly pierced, as if a huge and solid mountain was pushed in bit by bit by the shield machine, and the fragments of the mountain squeezed out by the shield machine were the fallen Jin soldiers one by one.

Puluhu frowned, his expression serious and he said nothing.

Without any conspiracy, terrain or weather, we were defeated in a direct war with equal forces? Did the soldiers of the Great Jin Kingdom become weaker, or did the opponent become stronger?
Zhu Tong is so terrifying?
Shi Xiu! Dai Zong!
You two did this on purpose, didn't you? You misled me into choosing the Western Front. All the Han people deserve to die!
"Grand Prince, the enemy is extremely fierce today. The commander-in-chief ordered the rear army to respond as soon as possible, otherwise the army's formation will be lost."

"Huh? I know!"

Buluhu saw it clearly and immediately led the rear army to join the battle. He had just thought deeply on the hill and thought he had figured out the reason.

It's not that the Jin army as a whole became weaker, but that Wanyan Pucha's army was not strong. He was killed in the battle of Loushi in Taiyuan. Except for a few thousand core troops, the rest were teams matched by Nianhan, which was filled with a large number of non-Jurchens, so it makes sense that their combat effectiveness declined.

Of course, even the Khitans, Xi people, and Bohai people have an advantage over ordinary Han people. It can only be said that Zhu Tong’s army is not simple.

The fact that Pu Luhu joined the war despite being at a disadvantage showed that he had enough trust in Pu Jianu, the commander of the rear army. The 5,000 elite cavalry originally belonged to Saili and were the elite Jurchens passed down by Pu Jianu. Now they were only in charge of the army under the prince's status and would be returned to Pu Jianu's people after the war.

Unfortunately, just as he led the rear army into the battlefield, Wanyan Pucha's central army was broken and split into two, so he was forced to fight against Yang Chang, and saw him killing people at close range.

The phoenix-wing gilded halberd caused blood and flesh to fly everywhere. Puluhu hurriedly held the reins and stopped, pointing at Yang Chang and shouting to the people around him: "It is said that Zhu Tong has a red face and a long beard, but this young general in golden armor has no beard on his face. Who is he?"

"Your Highness, the defeated soldiers in front of us are all shouting Yang Chang. The man in front of us is young and wearing golden armor and riding a white horse. Maybe he is Yang Chang himself?"

"What did you say?"

After hearing Egejin's reminder, Puluhu's pupils dilated in shock, and then he shook his head and muttered: "Yang Chang is in Fengyue Pass, how could he do that? You, go kill him!"

"me"

"If you can kill this beast, I will ask my father to grant you the hereditary title of Meng'an!"

"Let me try"

Egejin didn't want to die, but the hereditary Meng'an promised by Puluhu was really tempting, so he rode his horse forward and took off the bow and arrow.

Regardless of whether it is Yang Chang or not, this level of bravery is rare in the Jin Kingdom. What is the difference between seeking a direct battle and seeking death? I will shoot him with a hidden arrow first, and then it will not be too late to take his head.

The bow string flashed and the arrow flew out, flying towards Yang Chang like a meteor.

Ege Jin's eyes opened wide, thinking that he could succeed in his sneak attack. However, he did not expect that the trajectory of Yang Changhui's chopping and hammering sword would accidentally collide with the cold arrow, and the arrow that hit the hammer head was like a dead branch being swept away.

What kind of luck is this guy? Ege Jin swallowed in disbelief, then took out the arrow and aimed at Yang Chang again.

Whoosh.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Ege Jin fired several arrows but missed. He even suspected that he was dreaming until the fifth arrow flew to Yang Chang's face.

Who can avoid that distance? Finally it worked.

"Get out of the way!"

Egejin shouted loudly and raised his stick to take down the prey, but just as he took two steps on his horse, an arrow pierced his throat and he fell off his horse with his eyes wide open.

It turned out that Yang Chang had just fought left and right when he was attacked by a intensive sneak attack of arrows again. Moreover, through his powerful perception, he confirmed that the attacker was the same person.

Do it again and again, but not for the third time. I'm giving you face, right?

Yang Chang had both hands wielding the bow at the time and had no time to pick up the bow to fight back, so he deliberately caught the fifth arrow with his mouth, bit the arrow shaft, and while he was retracting the arrow, he threw the arrow out with his left hand.

This guy has the [Strength of a Tiger] and [Meteor Shatters], and throwing arrows is the same as throwing cannonballs and flying knives, and it goes straight into Hege Jin's throat.

"Is this a human being?"

"Grand Prince, an arrow shot through the throat, Yang Chang's unique skill!"

"Yang Chang? What are you talking about? Go away!"

Puluhu was stunned after observing secretly. It was not until the people around him reminded him that he realized that he had hit a wall today. He immediately turned around and led his troops to retreat quickly.

It is important to make great achievements, but staying alive is more important.

Countless famous generals such as Jiemu, Loushi, Yin Shuke, etc. have fallen. Ege Jin Gang has just demonstrated how powerful Yang Chang is, and he hopes to live a few more years.

Puluhu turned his horse around and was very grateful that he was wearing full armor, which allowed him to survive even if he was targeted by Yang Chang.

He was within Yang Chang's perception range, and his strong emotional fluctuations and "strange clothing" were naturally noticed by Yang, but he was busy strangling the cut Jin cavalry and had no time to chase the cowardly prince.

The cavalry on both wings were originally evenly matched, but the defeat of the main force in the middle spread like a virus.

The Jin soldiers were full of confidence before the battle, but gradually felt the strength of their opponent during the battle. Until the news of Wanyan Pucha's beheading came, the morale of the Jin army plummeted to the freezing point, and they turned their horses around and scattered.

The battlefield is no joke. The army was cut into countless small pieces and was tightly stuck by the enemy. It would cost a price to escape. What's more, Yang Chang had a large number of cavalrymen, and it turned into a free pursuit in a blink of an eye.

After the smoke of gunpowder cleared away, thousands of corpses were left on the battlefield, including both enemy and friendly troops. However, as the victorious side of the war, the Pingbei Army suffered less than 10% of the casualties of the Jin Army.

Generals Han Tao, Shi Qian, Xuan Zan and others led the cavalry to continue the pursuit and killing, while Yang Chang and the infantry stayed behind to collect the horses and clean up the battlefield.

Of course, this guy stayed mainly to pick up corpses.

The war had lasted for nearly an hour, leaving Chief Yang with little time to collect corpses. How could he be willing to waste such resources? He had obviously killed several generals in the middle, so maybe he could open a few hidden places.

[Gain sword experience. Use it to improve your sword skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard. ]

【Gain 3 murderous points.】

[Gain experience in boxing and kicking. Use it to improve your proficiency in boxing and kicking skills. Please choose to use or discard.]

【Gain 15 points of popularity.】

Yang Chang moved quickly, madly absorbing sword experience and murderous aura value. The occasional fist and kick experience and popularity value were dropped by his own soldiers, and the scarce number was just embellishment.

He touched eight or nine hundred corpses and saw a man at his feet who was trampled and covered in blood, but there was a half-broken arrow in his throat.

Is it the guy who shot the sneak attack? How much hatred does your grandfather have against you? He actually shot five arrows in a row to attack you.

I shot very accurately at that time, hoping to get some good stuff.

[Gain sword experience. Use it to improve your sword skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard. ]

【Gain 300 murderous points.】

That's it?

Yang Chang was just about to get up and change the body when the expected prompt suddenly popped up in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Mountain peeling, triggering the hidden corpse to drop, do you want to peel it? ]

Yes! Hurry! Do you know how long I've been waiting?
[Strip to obtain the riding skill symbol]

[Peel off to obtain the Bow and Arrow Skill Talisman]

Oh, that’s great, a unique skill.

The moment the flash of the corpse disappeared, two talismans, one yellow and one blue, appeared on Brother E's forehead. Yang Chang opened them without saying a word.

[Riding skill symbol 'Riding Expert', after using it, the situation will be awakened, covered, and enhanced. ]

[Attribute skill symbol '50/', after using it, this skill is awakened, passively increasing the bow and arrow hit rate to %, and one of the two arrows fired in a row will hit the target. ]

Not bad, not bad, Liu Tang’s riding skills have been mastered.

As for the special skill [Fifty-Fifty], Han Tao and Xuan Zan are both proficient in archery. Then we can choose one and give it to him?
Just as Yang Chang stood up, he suddenly heard Liu Tang's shouting in his ears, and the voice was obviously full of excitement.

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw the red-haired ghost carrying a machete and holding a head in his left hand to greet me.

"Brother, I caught a big fish."

"Big fish?"

Yang Chang saw that the head was covered in blood, but it still had a gleam of light as if it had fallen and was waiting to be picked up, so he asked as he walked over: "How big is the fish? Could it be the prince of the Jin Kingdom?"

"hey-hey."

Liu Tang lifted his hair and replied with a smile: "Although he is not a prince, he should be old enough. I just found a wounded Jin soldier to identify him. He is the commander-in-chief of this Jin army, named Wanyan Pucha."

"Wanyan Pucha?"

Yang Changqing couldn't help but reach out and touch it, thinking that since his surname was Wanyan and he was a high-ranking military officer, he believed that the drops would not be too bad.

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

【Gain 1000 murderous points.】

[Mountain peeling, triggering the hidden corpse to drop, do you want to peel it? ]

[Peel off to obtain the Domination Attribute Symbol]

[Strip to obtain the riding skill symbol]

[Peel off to obtain the Gun and Stick Skill Talisman]

Saili's drops are very similar to his, with the same one red and two yellow attribute skill combination, but one is defense and the other is command. Wanyan Pucha is also a master of spear and stick, but his riding skills are not as good as Saili's riding master.

Seeing that Yang Chang didn't say anything, Liu Tang thought that the other party didn't believe him, so he hurriedly added: "Brother, I never lie to people. If you are afraid that you are wrong, you can find the prisoners to confirm it again."

"hehe."

Yang Changzhi waved his hand and responded with a smile: "How could I not believe you, brother? You caught such a big fish today, you should be credited with the first merit after the battle. Are you still upset about yesterday?"

"Hi."

Liu Tang sighed, spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "This can't be all my credit. Wanyan Pucha was shot down by Xuan Zan first, and I stabbed him as I passed by. At least half of the credit should go to him. However, Xuan Zan led the cavalry in pursuit, so he must have made other gains. I just hate myself for not learning how to ride a horse, and I watched in vain without getting any credit."

"And what about Xuan Zan?"

Yang Chang thought to himself, "You are such a useless guy, but I will teach you horse riding skills soon." Then he pointed to the captured war horses around him and said earnestly, "We have gained at least several thousand war horses in this battle. It's not too late to start riding now. Pick a good horse for yourself later."

"Uh," Liu Tang said awkwardly, "I can ride slowly, but fighting on horseback is more difficult than fighting on foot. I'm afraid I can't practice it in a short time."

"Don't underestimate yourself. Go pick a good mount first. I'll teach you in person tonight."

"Really? That's great!"

After receiving this promise, Liu Tang was so happy that he almost jumped out.

Yang Chang's understanding of riding skills is unmatched in the entire Liangshan. When he first came to the mountain, he didn't know how to ride a horse at all. But after practicing with Hu Sanniang for a few months, he could control the divine horse Zhaoye Jade Lion.

Liu Tang thought that by learning from Yang Chang, he might be able to make up for himself.

Yang Chang looked at the red-haired ghost's departing back and used [Eye of Insight] again to check the attributes.

Name: Liu Tang

Cultivation: Mortal

Attributes: Unsightly (Taunting triggers anger, 10% chance of dealing critical damage.)
Skills: Skilled in boxing and kicking, master of swordplay

Possessing the special skill: Jiaozi (The unprepossessing appearance comes with a passive special skill, which increases the attack speed of the three moves after a critical hit by 50%)

The most eye-catching attribute in Liu Tang's panel is [Unattractive Appearance]. If he could neither carry nor fight, Yang Chang would really like to have him as a front-line 'tank'.

Although he and Zhu Tong are both masters of swordsmanship, Liu Tang's strength is greatly reduced because he cannot ride a horse. The reason why he was able to squeeze into the front of the Tiangang in Liangshan is mainly because of his status as a veteran.

If you were given riding skills, could you tie with Zhu Tong?

While Yang Chang continued to pick up corpses, he was thinking about the issue of strengthening his companions. He already had several talismans in his hand. Should he give one to each person equally, or concentrate them on a few people?

The key point is that this method of improvement is inconceivable. Yang Chang needs to think of a suitable reason, and also requires the absolute loyalty of the user.

He put the talisman that he had taken off Wanyan Pucha in his pocket, thinking that he would try out its effect on Liu Tang tonight, and then make further considerations depending on the situation. Does this mean that small people can also have their day?

After picking up nearly 10,000 corpses on the battlefield, one third of them had exceeded the time limit, but fortunately there were still two corpses, which allowed Yang Chang to open the hidden drops and obtain two more Riding Talismans, a Gun and Stick Talisman, and a Hunter Talisman.

Yang Chang handed the scene over to Liu Tang, and on the pretext of meeting Han Tao and Xuan Zan, he mounted his horse and chased northward. He picked up about two thousand corpses along the way, but did not drop any major ones, and finally met the front army near Xiaoyi.

In addition to the Night Owl Army continuing to monitor, Han Tao and Xuan Zan were worried about an ambush ahead, so they retreated after covering about fifty miles. The main force of the Jin Army, as they called it, was currently withdrawing towards Pingyao.

This group of Jin cavalrymen would not find it easy to keep them even if they knew that there was a Jin prince among them.

East of Pingyao is the territory of Taiyuan. Yang Chang is capable enough to lead his troops deep into the territory alone, but the rest of the soldiers and generals do not have his extraordinary abilities, especially the 20,000 infantrymen, who cannot outrun him at all.

The arrogant Jin army was defeated head-on. Puluhu was probably like a frightened bird at this time. If he was determined to escape to the rear, he would not be able to catch up even if he rode the Zhaoye Jade Lion.

It was already past noon and the soldiers were very tired after fighting for the whole morning. Yang Chang ordered the cavalry to rest in Xiaoyi and ordered all camps to assemble in Xiaoyi.

Ruan Xiaoqi's navy did not participate in the battle, but had been coordinating and gathering intelligence on the water, so he was the first to arrive at the assembly location.

To the east of Pingyao is Qi County, and to the southeast of Qi County are Tuanbai and Pantuo. Further south is the Taigu Water Gorge. The troops of Pucha Shijianu on the center line should still be attacking Weisheng at this time.

If Puluhu went to look for Pucha Shi's slave, Yang Chang would follow him to attack the central camp, thus relieving the pressure north of Weisheng.

If the prince of the Jin Dynasty changes course in Pingyao and retreats from Wenshui County in the northwest to Yangqu, the capital of Taiyuan, Yang Chang will follow him directly to Yangqu, so Ruan Xiaoqi will not be idle. The navy needs to go upstream along the Fen River and cooperate with the Night Owl Army to monitor the whereabouts of Puluhu.

(End of this chapter)