Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 84

Chapter 84 Offensive and Defensive Battle of Guang Ling (Final)
Along with the intensification of the city seizure battle, the Meng people continued to press towards Broad Spirit City. The archers who could only shoot arrows in the distance had already arrived at the gate of the city.

Previously, because they were worried that they would hit their own people, they had stopped firing arrows after the Meng people flipped over the city, but now, because the distance between them was getting closer, they were confident. In particular, the archers of some of the clans had long since drawn their bows and were ready to give the Ming army a few fierce blows at any time.

After discovering the existence of Liu Yi, the leader of the winning and losing battlefield, many people aimed their arrows at him. However, several cold arrows had failed because of his sudden footsteps. Only when he was tangled with the Fire Knot did a real opportunity appear in front of them.

These foolish archers were indeed brave. Although it was easy to injure the fire knot in a single mistake, they still shot the arrow without any hesitation. And this time, it really worked. Without Liu Yi being on guard, he was shot in the chest by an arrow!

“Uh” A sad roar filled with anger, pain, and unwillingness was only heard for a short while before it was abruptly cut off, because Huo Jie had already seen the opportunity and fiercely pounced forward like a hungry wolf. The saber in his hand turned into a ball of light and stabbed towards Liu Yi’s throat, heart, and other vital areas.

Liu Yi, who was severely injured, could only summon his last bit of strength. The horizontal spear stopped in front of him and a crisp sound could be heard. The long spear that was unable to be squeezed steadily was finally thrown away by someone with a knife. As a result, his entire body staggered backwards, and at the same time, fresh blood dripping from his chest flowed all over his body.

With one move, Huo Jie’s heart calmed down. He naturally knew what Liu Yi meant to the defending army. As long as he cut off his head, the defending army’s morale would definitely collapse. At that time, Guang Ling City would collapse. Thinking of this, he let out a roar and took a step forward. He raised his saber with both hands and exerted strength on his waist and crotch. He once again waved his full saber at Liu Yi in front of him, vowing to kill him on the spot.

However, just as the saber was about to be thrown out, Huo Jie’s heart suddenly tightened. He felt a powerful killing intent rapidly approaching. Then, a bright saber light came from the side, aiming at his waist and ribs.

“Despicable!” Huo Jie was furious, but he was helpless. He could only temporarily turn his saber towards Liu Yi and turn his attack to defend in front of him. However, his despicable scolding was somewhat lacking in confidence, because just now, he had taken advantage of the situation to defeat the enemy in front of him.

With a choking sound, the two blades intersected, and each of them paused for a while, but it was actually a draw. Huo Jie was very glad that if he hadn’t changed his moves in time, he would have been seriously injured or even killed at the same time as killing Liu Yi.

The person who saved Liu Yi’s life in time was naturally Lin Lie. Actually, he didn’t use all of his strength in this saber attack. Regardless of whether it was speed or strength, he was still shocked that this Meng Ren was actually able to withstand this saber attack that was almost a sneak attack. Immediately, he shouted, his wrist trembling, and the knives that were entangled together were pulled back by him. He moved to the side and attacked again.

Huo Jie didn’t dare to neglect it, and he quickly focused on dealing with it. However, because the other party had the advantage, he could only be in a passive state of defense for the time being. He could only follow the momentum of the enemy’s attack and retreat to avoid its sharpness.

Only after the two of them exchanged a few moves did Liu Yi retreat and hit the wall. His body paused for a moment, and then he slowly sat down. The arrow in his chest was originally quite heavy. In addition, he used all of his strength to block Huojie’s deadly saber strike. The force was too strong, but it completely tore open the wound. Large amounts of blood gushed out, sucking away his strength in an instant. He couldn’t even stand.

The changes here quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding people. When the entire Ming army saw that the Chief had fallen to the ground with serious injuries, they were shocked and their fighting spirit collapsed. As for the Meng people, they were filled with imposing aura. As they shouted, they had the appearance of suppressing the entire arena. In the blink of an eye, four or five soldiers had already fallen to the ground.

The situation in Chengtou was already in danger, but the Ming army guarding the city was already timid. Even resisting was somewhat difficult, how could they repel these Meng people who were like wolves and tigers?

Lu Zhen knew that the situation was terrible after giving a warning, but he still couldn’t change the fact that Liu Yi had been shot by an arrow.

At this moment, the army’s discipline and resilience depended on the charisma of the commander. As a result, as long as a general suffered casualties, the entire army would quickly collapse. They could not even fight their own battles, leaving only two outcomes: escape or surrender.

In the past, Lu Zhen was still a little puzzled when he read the results written in the history books. But now that he had personally experienced this battle, he understood a subtle reason. So now that Liu Yi had fallen, the blow to the entire defending army would be devastating. Unless someone could step forward to take Liu Yi’s place at this time, this battle would end in this.

No one else could shoulder this responsibility, and he was the only one who could shoulder all of this!

However, shouting out loudly was clearly impossible to rekindle the fighting spirit of the entire army. They had to do something!

In an instant, Lu Zhen’s gaze became extremely resolute. He raised the saber in his hand and rushed towards his target, Huo Jie.

Since the Ming army would suffer great setbacks because of Liu Yi’s fall, Meng Ren’s situation should be similar. If he could kill Huo Jie, the Mongolian leader, the situation would be reversed and his words would be of some use!

With this in mind, Lu Zhen rushed over without hesitation. As he rushed forward, his hands clenched tightly. Other than Lin Lie, who was battling with the fire, he could also rely on the ability that could suddenly stop time.

The distance was 30 feet, 20 feet, 10 feet … Lu Zhen suddenly raised the saber in his hand, bringing with it the momentum to charge forward. When the tip of the saber aimed at the target, it was a sudden stab. He knew very well that his strength was incomparable to these strong fellows. He might not be able to injure them too badly with his chop, so he might as well use his momentum to assassinate them.

At this moment, Meng Ren finally discovered his existence and roared as he brandished his saber towards Lu Zhen’s body. This saber strike was extremely powerful. Once it was struck, it would be like a waist-chop on the spot.

But at this time, Lu Zhen could no longer care about this. He focused his attention on the target in front of him, and his footsteps flew like flying. At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the psionic time would not work, and that the ability like Duan Yu’s Six Meridians Divine Sword would be able to play its role this time, helping him, as well as helping the Han soldiers and civilians in this city!

“Hu …” The Mongolian warrior’s saber had already slashed towards his waist with a fierce wind, and the distance between them was not more than a foot. However, he, Lu Zhen, was still seven feet away from his target. If it was calculated according to common sense, Lu Zhen would never have been able to injure the Fire Formation.

Huo Jie had already discovered this, so although he was alarmed, he had no intention of avoiding it. Of course, this was also related to Lin Lie’s powerful offensive in front of him. If he was distracted from dodging, his situation would probably be even worse, and he would even be buried under the opponent’s ferocious saber.

The Mongolian warrior’s face revealed a ferocious expression, as if he could feel the knife hacking into his body, cutting the opponent into two.

At this moment, Lu Zhen suddenly felt a strange change coming from his side. The sounds of fighting and weapons striking suddenly disappeared. The knife, which was less than half a foot away from his waist, also stopped abruptly. Although the two fighting moves in front of him did not change, they stopped.

He knew that it was his ability that had once again played a role, affecting everything around him and temporarily stopping time. However, he was able to move during this period of time, and his footsteps did not stop as expected. He continued to move forward at an extremely fast speed, rushing towards Huo Jie.

Without the slightest hesitation, the saber in Lu Zhen’s hand carried the power of his sprint and fiercely pierced into the lower abdomen of the person in front of him, causing the tip of the saber to protrude from his back. With a single slash, Lu Zhen pierced through his opponent’s body!

Just as the saber pierced through the human body, the sudden silence was broken again. Everyone moved again, as if nothing had happened before.

But then everyone was surprised to discover that things had changed fundamentally.

Lu Zhen actually dodged a few feet away from that deadly saber strike, as if he could move. Moreover, the saber in his hand had already pierced through Huo Jie’s chest and abdomen.

The Mongolian warrior looked at the empty space in front of him with a ghost-like expression. Why did the other party succeed in the blink of an eye?

The fire knot was the one that was most stimulated. He didn’t even know how he was struck. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain coming from his body. Then, he discovered that he had actually been stabbed at the vital point by this seemingly weak fellow.

Surprised, an angry expression appeared on his face, but in the end, it turned into a miserable cry of extreme pain. But at this moment, Lu Zhen suddenly twisted the hilt of the saber in his hand, and the sharpness that entered his body instantly crushed his internal organs into a ball of flesh and blood.

Huo Jie screamed miserably and wanted to slash at Lu Zhen to avenge himself. However, Lin Lie in front of him would not give him such a chance. Although he was also very shocked, because he did not know how Lu Zhen had pounced in front of Huo Ke, but since his opponent was seriously injured, he naturally would not let go. With a roll of the saber in his hand, he had already ruthlessly slashed into Huo Ke’s neck.

When the two vital points were struck by the saber, Huo Jie’s strength suddenly poured down and his life was completely lost. The saber that he had just waved paused before he let go of it and landed on the ground.

Along with the knife in his hand landing on the ground, there was also his body that had already completely softened from the knot of fire.

“Clang!”

“Bang!” Two sounds rang out at the same time. The Meng Ren Warrior finally fell under the joint attack of the two of them. However, his eyes were still staring straight in front of him. He could not accept such a fact even to his death.

Along with the sudden death of the Fire Formation, the battle on the city wall had changed once again. This time, it was Meng Ren’s turn to shake the morale of the soldiers and give rise to fear of battle!