e-booksonline Chapter 81 Killing the General
Chapter 81 Killing the General
Grand Commandant Chang Dao's carriage had just stepped onto the street when a horse-drawn carriage blocked the road ahead.
There were few pedestrians on the streets at night, and the bluestone pavement shone brightly under the moonlight.
A thin layer of mist floated faintly.
The carriage opposite wasn't particularly luxurious, but it exuded an air of antiquity and nobility, and the warhorses pulling it were covered in black scales.
Even in the face of someone like Chang Dao, the driver didn't move, just kept his head down, lost in thought.
"Since Brother Chang has already resigned from his official post and is taking a break, why bother getting involved in this mess?" A clear voice came from the carriage opposite. Chang Dao remained seated, but his expression darkened.
"If it weren't for your aggressive tactics, I wouldn't have wanted to either," he said coldly.
The common path is that grassroots officials have the only way to advance.
He was the leader of all border marquises and lower-ranking military families.
If we don't step in today, the suppression from the nobles will inevitably become more and more intense in the future.
The person sitting in the carriage opposite was Lü Ze, the current prime minister, the renowned first-class Duke of Yan in the Great Yong Dynasty, and a powerful minister of the Great Yong.
"Let's go back. Let the matter in the northern frontier pass. No one will punish that border lord. All those who returned will be properly settled. Let's leave it at that. What do you say?"
Lu Ze said calmly.
However, if there are other people around, they will find that they cannot hear the two people talking at all.
Both sides used the supernatural ability of transmitting sound secretly.
"Since you're already here, what else can I do? But I hope you'll keep your word, otherwise you won't be able to stop me from entering the palace next time." Chang Dao responded and then signaled the carriage to return.
"Phew!" Inside the carriage opposite, Lü Ze let out a long breath.
The people below have indeed been acting rather domineeringly lately.
His Majesty was subtly dissatisfied.
If we really provoke Changdao again this time, it will be troublesome.
"Let's go back."
He said softly, and the carriage turned around and drove away.
The deserted street fell silent again after a short while.
At the same time, on the wasteland, Lu Yuan had already led his small force to confront the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
The opposing force consisted of ordinary Northern Barbarian cavalry, led by a centurion with a strength at the fourth level of the Refining Realm. He carried a spiked club and looked at the Marquis of Jiu Sai and others behind Lu Yuan.
He couldn't help but grin.
The Northern Barbarians sent out several teams to hunt down the remnants of the Dayong tribe, but unexpectedly, the credit ended up falling on their own heads.
Then, without further ado, he addressed the army behind him: "Kill!"
After the shouts subsided, he took the lead and charged towards Lu Yuan and the others.
In the darkness, the horses' hooves kicked up clouds of dust.
When it hit the ground, it made a loud noise, like thunder.
Seeing the scene unfolding, Marquis Jiu Sai grinned and said to the crowd around him, "Get ready to fight to the death. This general leading the Northern Barbarians is stronger than Lu Yuan."
And they outnumber us; we're most likely going to be stuck here.
This iron-willed general, having seen countless deaths, showed little fear on his face.
Zhou Ming said softly, "Yes, sir!"
Without saying anything more, everyone gripped their weapons tightly.
Helian Shang cursed and said, "If it weren't for Zheng Tong and Zhao Yu, these people would not be in this situation."
I saw with my own eyes that they all broke through the encirclement, but they headed straight towards the central army.
"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together," said Marquis Jiu Sai calmly.
When she looked at Lu Yuan, she admired him even more, and felt a little regretful.
Meanwhile, the two sides on the battlefield had already clashed.
Lu Yuan, wielding his crescent blade, rode his warhorse and was the first to charge into the enemy ranks. A centurion from the Northern Barbarians, wielding a battle axe, came to meet him.
"Bang!"
A flash of cyan-gold light pierced through the air, cleaving the battle axe in two. The cold, sharp blade then struck the opponent's neck, sending a head flying high into the air.
Without pausing, the hilt of the sword swung backward, piercing the chest of a northern barbarian general with its armor-piercing spike, then flinging him away.
"when!"
From the side, a heavy hammer slammed down, landing on Lu Yuan's shoulder.
The sturdy shoulder pads developed cracks at this point.
Turning his head, he saw that it was the general of the Northern Barbarians, who was wielding a meteor hammer. Just now, he had clearly used it against his opponent.
After noticing that Lu Yuan was looking at it.
"Splash!"
The chains trembled, and the meteor hammer, as big as a child's head, flew back in a flash.
The whistling sound it emitted was even somewhat piercing.
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, and his crescent blade met the attack head-on, the sharp edge of the blade becoming entangled with the chain.
Stir vigorously in your hands.
"collapse!"
It not only blocked the heavy hammer in the air, but also cut the chains.
The hammer fell to the ground with a thud.
Lu Yuan ducked to avoid the blade of a Northern Barbarian warrior on his left.
He took the opportunity to remove the python tendon bow, pulled back the bowstring, and shot at the leader of the northern barbarians while keeping close to his warhorse.
The arrows pierced the air with lightning speed, and there were quite a few of them.
In an instant, more than a dozen feathered arrows appeared above the head of the Northern Barbarian general, falling towards him like a waterfall.
"Jingle bells!"
The opponent dared not be careless and brandished his spiked club to defend himself.
They swept away most of the arrows, but ultimately couldn't block them all.
"laugh!"
His shoulder was pierced, and blood was flowing down.
Seeing that his attack had hit its mark, Lu Yuan spurred his horse forward with all his might, completely ignoring the attacks from the surrounding Northern Barbarian warriors.
The "Mixed Yuan Golden Bell Cover" technique was brought to its fullest potential.
They charged toward the general led by the northern barbarians.
The crescent blade spun in his hand like a windmill as Crimson Scales roared and charged forward.
The man borrows the horse's power, and the horse borrows the man's prestige.
In an instant, he arrived in front of the Northern Barbarian leader, his blade sweeping across, leaving a cold, gleaming mark.
A fine head was now in Lu Yuan's grasp.
He shouted with all his might, "Your general is dead, do you still wish to resist?"
The sound was like a booming bell, making people's eardrums tremble.
The Northern Barbarian warriors closest to him showed a fleeting look of fear in their eyes before turning their horses around and galloping off the battlefield.
The northern barbarians who were still pushing their way in were thrown into complete chaos when they heard the noise and saw that their companions had already turned their horses around.
Those inside wanted to escape, while those on the periphery were preparing to rush in.
As the warhorses collided, countless people fell to the ground and were trampled into a bloody pulp.
Lu Yuan, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass. He shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, if you don't want to go hungry, kill these people and eat the horses!"
His words seemed to energize his men, who charged forward recklessly, their eyes turning bloodshot.
In an instant, eight hundred men were chasing and hacking and slashing at three thousand northern barbarian warriors.
The battlefield was one-sided.
Meanwhile, the system's voice kept echoing in Lu Yuan's mind.
[Host kills an enemy, "Wind and Thunder Slaying General Technique" proficiency +10]
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[Host kills an enemy, Rain of Arrows proficiency +10]
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Everything on the battlefield was observed by Jiu Saihou and his men.
Especially this marquis who had risen through the ranks, his admiration was undisguised.