newbobooks Chapter 415 Enemy Situation
Chapter 415 Enemy Situation
Seeing this, Liu Jun's body shook violently as if he was struck by lightning. Then, his eyes widened with anger, and he shouted at Wang Qiang: "Stop!"
His eyes were like torches as he turned to Duan Tianyang and growled through gritted teeth, "Tell your men to stay away from her. I can lead the way for you."
Duan Tianyang heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips, and he said leisurely: "If you had known better earlier, your girl wouldn't have to suffer this injustice."
After saying this, he raised his head slightly and signaled Wang Qiang: "Take the three of them away and keep them under strict supervision."
As Zhang Yuning, Liu Jun and Chen Ping were escorted away by the Hongxing Army, Qiu Tieyi and others quickly gathered around Duan Tianyang.
Duan Tianyang yawned, stretched, and said nonchalantly: "After a night of hard work, it's almost dawn, let's go to bed quickly."
To make a long story short, at dawn the next day, the Hongxing Army was ready to go and entered Taishan.
Taishan is an area of mountains with dense forests and winding roads between canyons. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the Hongxing Army carrying huge baggage.
After a day's march, the sky gradually darkened, but the 100,000 Hongxing troops had only traveled less than 50 miles. Such a speed was worrying.
Duan Tianyang knew very well that if he continued like this, it would take several days to cross Taishan.
As night fell, Duan Tianyang held an urgent discussion with his generals and decided to divide the troops: the 9th and 10th Corps would be responsible for escorting heavy supplies; while the 1st to 8th Corps would be lightly equipped and take the lead in crossing Taishan.
The next morning, Duan Tianyang led eight corps, unloaded their heavy baggage, and marched ahead carrying only five days' rations.
Freed from the constraints of baggage, the Hongxing Army's marching speed increased significantly.
After a day and a night of rapid march, the 80,000-strong army had traveled two hundred miles through the mountains and forests. This speed could be described as incredibly fast.
Duan Tianyang thought to himself that if he walked for another day and night, he would be able to get out of Taishan and reach Jinling Town.
The entire army rested for half a day and then continued on their journey.
Duan Tianyang was riding his horse forward when he suddenly heard the loud cry of a falcon in the sky. He looked up and saw a falcon soaring in the air, circling above the team.
Duan Tianyang was stunned for a moment, and then Miller rode up on his horse, bowed, and said in a serious tone: "Sir, there seems to be an enemy ahead!"
Duan Tianyang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion: "How do you know?"
Miller pointed to the falcon in the air and explained seriously: "The falcon is using its cry to warn people."
"Can you be sure?"
Miller nodded firmly: "Absolutely true."
"Can you determine the enemy's position and distance?" Duan Tianyang asked.
Miller nodded, then raised his head, made a trumpet shape with his hands, and imitated the sound of an eagle's cry, which resounded through the sky.
The falcon seemed to have received an order. It flapped its wings suddenly and rushed forward, turning into a tiny black dot on the horizon in an instant.
After a while, a falcon circled in the distance and began to cry again. Miller stared into the distance, pointed his finger, and asserted, "The enemy is right in front of our army, about 20 to 30 miles away."
Dai Zong looked stern when he heard this, and volunteered, "Brother Tian, let me go and investigate."
Duan Tianyang waved his hand to stop him and said, "I'll go with you."
After saying that, he turned to Qiu Tieyi and ordered, "Tieyi, lead the brothers to rest here!"
Afterwards, Duan Tianyang personally led Lu Jingyuan, Hua Duoer, Dai Zong, Miller and others to investigate.
The group rode their horses and whipped their whips, and the journey of more than 20 miles was completed in a flash.
Before arriving at a small hill, we could faintly hear shouts and screams coming from the other side of the mountain.
Duan Tianyang frowned, stopped his horse, and listened carefully. After confirming that there was no doubt, he resolutely dismounted and said to everyone, "There is a sound of fighting over the mountain. Let's go to the top of the mountain to take a look."
At his command, everyone dismounted and followed him, climbing up the rugged mountain road carefully.
Soon, they stood on the top of the mountain. They stretched their necks and looked towards the foot of the mountain. Suddenly, the view in front of them opened up - a vast grassland came into view.
On the grassland, two forces are chasing each other.
In front of us were soldiers dressed in imperial uniforms, about two to three thousand of them. They were in a dishevel, with their armor scattered around, and looked particularly miserable.
In the rear, the iron hooves of the Jin army roared. There were over ten thousand of them. They were wearing golden armor and holding sharp blades, biting the tail of the imperial army tightly.
The two sides were so close that life and death seemed to be decided in a single breath.
The imperial army soldiers were often caught up by the Jin army while fleeing. Their wails and screams intertwined and echoed over the grassland, which was heart-wrenching.
Facing this scene, Lu Jingyuan frowned, turned to look at Duan Tianyang, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Tian, what should we do?"
"Kill!" Duan Tianyang's eyes were as sharp as torches, and without the slightest hesitation, he suddenly drew out the sword from his waist, leaped forward, and rushed down from the top of the mountain like a tiger descending from the mountain.
On the grassland, the Jin army's pursuit continued, and a Jin army martial artist was particularly conspicuous.
He held a long sword in his hand and with a nimble body, he rushed into the imperial army like a ghost.
With a swing of the long sword, there were a few crisp "puff puff" sounds, and several soldiers were cut in half in an instant. Blood splattered everywhere like blooming red flowers.
The martial artist laughed wildly twice and continued to swing his sword, invincible. The imperial army soldiers fell one after another under his sword. The scene was very tragic.
Just as he was killing indiscriminately in the imperial army as if he was in an empty space, he suddenly heard an ominous wind whistling towards his ears, and then a flash of cold light cut through the sky and pointed directly at his throat.
The martial artist also reacted quickly, dodging to the side while raising his sword to meet the attack.
"Clang!"
With a crisp clash of blows, Duan Tianyang's black sword chopped heavily on the opponent's weapon. The force was so great that the martial artist's feet were pressed against the ground and he slid back several steps. Before he could stand firmly, Duan Tianyang had followed him like a shadow and appeared in front of him in an instant.
The martial artist instinctively swung his sword to counterattack, but he only hit empty air...
Duan Tianyang was agile and bent down to avoid the opponent's attack. Then he punched from bottom to top, hitting the opponent's jaw accurately.
"Snapped!"
The blow was so powerful that the armor on the warrior's jaw shattered, and the whole person flew into the air like a kite with a broken string.
Duan Tianyang took advantage of the victory and leaped into the air, his black sword sweeping out like a dragon emerging from the sea.
"Crack!"
With the flash of a knife and the splatter of blood, the martial artist was still struggling in the air, but his head had already been separated from his body and flew out.
Duan Tianyang turned in the air and kicked sideways, kicking the headless body into the Jin army formation, causing chaos.
After landing, he swung his sword lightly, blood splashed, and then he raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers of the imperial army, follow me to kill the enemy, reinforcements will arrive immediately!"
These words not only shocked the Jin army, but also boosted the morale of the imperial army that was originally fleeing. Everyone was shocked, wondering where this brave man came from.
Seeing this, the Jin army quickly changed their target and rushed towards Duan Tianyang and others.
Facing this surging enemy tide, Duan Tianyang showed no fear, and strode forward into the enemy formation.
The true energy in his body surged, and suddenly, a storm of sharp blades raged out. Countless wind blades swept around like a tornado. Dozens of Jin soldiers wailed in the storm. In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and no corpses were left.
Duan Tianyang broke into the Jin army camp alone, as if he was in an empty space, and Lu Jingyuan and others followed closely behind him.
There were only more than 20 people, but they were like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the Jin army fell in large numbers.
Seeing this, the morale of the previously defeated imperial army was greatly boosted, as if they had found their backbone. They turned around and counterattacked with roars.