Chapter 165 The Yan Army is attacking!

When Li Jinglong heard the number “five thousand”, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he felt embarrassed for a moment.

Thinking of this, he coughed slightly, as if he wanted to find words to fill in the gap.

But when Li Jinglong thought of Xuan Ji, an idea popped into his mind.

“I remember that the governor was Ping An and was once a subordinate of the King of Yan?”

The cavalry of the vanguard army were slightly surprised.

Just because Ping An, as the governor, is one of the vanguards of this expedition.

He didn’t understand what the deep meaning was when Li Jinglong suddenly talked about peace.

But the soldier still answered as he was told.

Seeing the vanguard cavalry admit it, Li Jinglong’s eyes lit up.

“Then let Ping An and his vanguard troops equip themselves with muskets, find the right direction, and charge out!”

Li Jinglong had also heard of Ping An.

This man had charged under the Prince of Yan and was particularly brave on the battlefield. His fighting style and fearlessness of life were quite similar to Zhu Neng.

The most important thing is… he has a resolute character, is decisive, and especially… understands King Yan.

Perhaps, there is still hope of turning defeat into victory in this battle.

Li Jinglong chose to bet the turning point of the war on Ping An.

However, in his haste, Li Jinglong overlooked a reality.

Now the Southern Army is like a trapped beast, with the Northern Army in front and behind, and the three Uriankhai guards in the northeast corner. They have no choice but to flee south.

However, King Yan did not have the ability to clone himself in so many directions, so whether he could meet Ping An in person was another matter.

It was during this battle that Zhu Gaoyu understood what the wheel of history was.

Good news, Dad didn’t meet Ping An.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Ping An, as a vanguard, almost stabbed the King of Yan to death as people remembered.

Bad news, Zhu Gaoyu followed his second brother and met Ping An.

Zhu Gaoyu was trembling with fear when he saw the men on the opposite side each holding a musket.

He is still a child!

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu, who was far behind the army, wrapped the “Map of the Unified Ming Dynasty” tightly around himself, wishing he could wrap himself up into a ball.

Grandpa Huang’s spirit in heaven, please protect him and my second brother, and don’t let them get hit by stray bullets…

After thinking it over, Zhu Gaoyu still felt a little worried.

He narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a moment between the musket and the bow and arrow, and finally took out his beloved second stone bow from behind, then found a corner and crouched down silently.

Although muskets are fast, bows and arrows are more accurate at close range.

Especially now, Ping An and the second brother are the vanguards of the two armies respectively. Ping An is a fierce general, and Zhu Gaoxu is a fierce man who is not afraid of anything.

Before the two men started fighting, Ping An aimed his musket from a distance, and Zhu Gaoyu, not wanting to be left behind, took out the matchlock gun that his third brother had given him before he left.

However, when the distance was shortened, the two vanguard armies had already become really angry and were almost killing each other.

As Voldemort, Zhu Gaoyu had an excellent view and could see everything clearly from behind.

On several occasions, stray bullets almost grazed Zhu Gaoyu’s cheek, leaving streaks of blood on his face.

The injury was not serious, but the blood was flowing out and it looked extremely terrifying.

Ping An on the opposite side was not in a much better situation. If it weren’t for the breastplate on his chest, the arrow would have pierced his flesh.

But even so, his expression remained calm and confident, and every time he thrust out the spear, he exerted force from his waist, clamped his legs around the horse’s body, and moved his muscular arms to strike out fiercely.

Every time Zhu Gaoxu blocked, he could feel the tremendous force coming from Ping An’s spear.

After several attempts, his arms felt numb.

There are not many words of peace.

He did not make any sarcastic remarks or harsh words about Zhu Gaoxu’s gradually revealed decline.

In contrast, the attacks became more fierce each time.

Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he simply stopped blocking the spear coming towards him. His hand was shaking and the blade was tilted, slashing towards Ping’an’s right neck.

At this moment, both of their faces showed a hint of ruthlessness, as they wanted to see who was faster.

However, at this moment, an arrow flew diagonally from somewhere.

No one knew who shot the arrow, nor did they know if it was a coincidence or something else, but the angle was unexpectedly tricky.

When Ping An saw the arrow, he dodged almost subconsciously. This action caused the long knife in Zhu Gaoxu’s hand to pierce Ping An’s right shoulder blade.

Although the stab did not hit the right neck, fortunately Zhu Gaoxu was not injured.

Good arrow!

Zhu Gaoxu drew back his sword and exclaimed in his heart with excitement.

This arrow directly reversed the situation between Zhu Gaoxu and Ping An.

The battle between the vanguard commanders of the two armies directly affected the morale of the two armies.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu had the upper hand, the Yan army’s morale suddenly increased.

Zhu Gaoyu quietly hid behind, whizzing cold arrows, and continued to be a Voldemort. But after a long time, it was inevitable that the Southern Army would discover his existence.

When they thought about how so many brothers had just been inexplicably injured because of the little fat boy not far away, they couldn’t help but get angry. They picked up their muskets and wanted to shoot in the direction of Zhu Gaoyu.

At this time, Zhu Gaoyu’s movements became more and more familiar, as if he was wound up. He drew the bow and drew the arrow in one go, as if flowing smoothly.

If it really didn’t work, Zhu Gaoyu would howl:

“I have on me the ‘Great Ming Unified Map’ bestowed upon me by my grandfather the Emperor! This map is the only one of its kind and looks as if it were created by nature. Anyone who dares to destroy it is disrespectful to our great ancestor and a sinner of the Ming Dynasty!”

Good guy.

All the criminals of the Ming Dynasty who were disrespectful to Taizu were exposed. The soldiers under him were frightened and beaten up, but they did not dare to attack Zhu Gaoyue.

If Zhu Gaoyu was really killed, he would not only get no credit for destroying the map, but would also lose his life in vain.

This is such a bad luck… Who dares to gamble? !

Ping An dared to do so, because he really wanted to take action against Zhu Gaoxu, but Zhu Gaoxu in front of him was like a wall, blocking his younger brother behind him.

Seeing that Ping An had the desire to attack Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu, as the second brother, became furious.

“If you dare to lay a hand on Xiao Si, I will kill your entire family!”

What a ridiculous language!

When Zhu Gaoyu heard the roar from behind, his first reaction was to complain, but then he felt a warm sensation in his heart, as if his whole heart was soaking in a hot spring, soft and numb.

Wuuuu, I have always wronged my second brother.

It turns out that Zhu Gaoyu is still the second brother’s favorite!

Although among the Prince of Yan’s family, it seems that only Zhu Gaoyu can be called a “little bastard”.

Ping An had no time to complain about all this.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was already furious because of Ping An’s actions just now.

The most terrifying thing was that although he was furious, he did not lose his mind. He even used the injury on Ping An’s right shoulder blade as a breakthrough point and pressed forward step by step.

Even Ping An had to admit that Zhu Gaoxu was undoubtedly a leader in leading troops in battle, both in terms of bravery and character.

As he was thinking about it, there was another whooshing sound in his ears and a cold arrow flew past again.

At the critical moment, Ping An finally turned his face at a slight angle and avoided the oncoming arrow.

No matter how calm Ping An was, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed by the repeated tricky arrows.

Little Fatty, is this going to end?
Just as Ping An was thinking, before he turned his head, he heard the exclamations of his soldiers behind him. After the exclamations, there seemed to be a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Ping’an’s heart suddenly skipped a beat and his eyelids twitched wildly. He felt that something bad was about to happen.

With this thought in mind, Ping An suddenly turned his horse’s head, and even though he was injured again, he turned back to see what the uproar in the army was about!
But in the moment he turned his head, Ping’an’s heart fell to the bottom.

The flag…is broken.

To be precise, it was because the arrow was lucky enough to get stuck in the flag, and the strong wind blew it down, knocking down the flag in front.

On the battlefield, the military flag symbolizes the army and even more so the morale of the army.

Now the morale of the army has fallen. No matter how elite the troops under Ping An are, they are bound to be panic-stricken and disorganized for a moment.

Zhu Gaoxu was not made of clay either.

Seeing the situation change and the offense and defense changing, he reorganized his troops and charged again.

Before leaving, he couldn’t help but take a look at “Voldemort” behind him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He and the fourth brother are indeed a perfect match!
One of them charged forward while the other shot arrows from behind. Even the vanguard army led by Ping An could be easily captured by him!

At this moment, Zhu Gaoyu’s voice floated over:
“Second brother, don’t forget to capture Ping An alive!”

Damn it, if the brothers hadn’t joined forces, they might have really fallen into Ping An’s hands today.

Although Ping An is not capable of commanding a general, if he could pull in such a vanguard general, the strength of the imperial army would be weakened by this…

Zhu Gaoxu heard what Zhu Gaoyu said, and Ping An on the other side also heard it.

His originally calm and cold expression changed slightly, and he looked a little ugly.

Capture him alive?!

What did the two sons of King Yan think of him?

Now that the war isn’t over yet, do they already see themselves as spoils of war?

You know, the vanguard led by Ping An is just the tip of the iceberg of the court’s 500,000-strong army…

To be honest, the Yan army only has 100,000 soldiers. Even if the troops of the three Wuliangha guards are included, it is still far from enough…

Ping An was thinking, when suddenly a shout came from behind:
“Commander-in-chief, run away! The Yan army is coming!”

The Yan army is attacking?!
Ping An finally couldn’t hold back the expression on his face anymore.

How could the Yan army possibly attack us? !

The imperial court has as many as 500,000 troops!
Even if we sacrifice human lives, we won’t necessarily fail so quickly, right?

No, how could we lose?
This is a good hand, no matter how you play it, you can never lose!
Ping’an’s mind was like a mess at this moment, and he was finally confused.

In a daze, he also followed the army and changed direction…

(End of this chapter)