Chapter 18 Mr. Liu

Chapter 18 Mr. Liu

Chapter 18 Mr. Liu

The next morning.

The second day after Yangzhou City fell.

The killing that had been relatively quiet at night suddenly broke out.

A man was walking along the city wall, with the dead piled up under his feet as densely as fish scales. As there were corpses everywhere and no place to put his feet, he could only bend down and move forward like a wild animal, with his hands stained with a thick layer of blood and mud.

Whenever cavalry passed by on the street, dozens of people would wail and scream shortly afterwards. Corpses would be lying everywhere, piled on top of each other, and it would be impossible to tell the identity or even the face of the deceased. There would only be wailing and smoke from all directions.

Jiang He was moving forward on the pile of corpses. He lay down immediately when he heard a large group of people. He could hear faint breathing beside his ears. There was someone among the corpses below him, but in this situation, even an experienced hunter could not lock the specific location. His nasal cavity was completely filled with the thick smell of blood, which almost made him dizzy.

After walking three miles forward, a hand suddenly stretched out from the mountain of corpses, and a dagger-like short knife stabbed directly into the abdomen. The handle was gilded and hollowed out, and was inlaid with a bright red gem, which was extremely gorgeous.

Jiang He was hit by the scales on his abdomen. He concentrated his mind and without thinking, he threw a punch with his backhand. However, due to his weird posture, he almost failed to launch a Ming Jin attack. He felt the bones breaking at the tip of his fist, and blood and flesh were sticking to his hand.

After digging up more than a dozen corpses, Jiang He found the attacker. He was tall and strong, and was wearing half body armor, but his leg joints were broken and the wounds were bleeding profusely. He was trapped in the mountain of corpses and could not move. After a day and a night, his breath was weak.

He conducted a comprehensive body search and found the corresponding military tags. In order to facilitate post-war statistics and burials, these soldiers were given military tags to prove their identities.

Deputy General, Li Tongfeng.

At the same time, Jiang He also found the defense map of Xicheng District and a letter with worn edges.

The writer of the letter was General Li Tongyan, and the date was yesterday at noon. The two were brothers, and General Li Tongyan persuaded his younger brother to go out with him to surrender.

"…A true man should hold the emperor's sword, hunt down disloyal people, and be granted a title of nobility thousands of miles away. The emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty is stupid and ignorant, and disloyal people are everywhere. It is important for people to be good birds and choose trees…"

Jiang He was speechless. General Li probably meant that he really couldn't hunt anymore and wanted his brother to go with him.

As for the defense map of Xicheng District, the location of Yanjiafen was clearly marked. There was a granary not far away, which supplied the Xicheng District’s garrison troops.

Jiang He put away the letter, military badge and deputy general seal, discarded the butcher knife, and replaced it with the short knife inlaid with gems. Before he took a few steps, he heard the sound of fighting coming from the front.

A team of more than thirty people ran into the green soldiers, and the two sides started fighting. The burly man took the lead, his iron armor was extremely strong, and all the swords and weapons he hit shattered, and the recoil force was extraordinary.

Chu Fuqiang tightly protected the middle-aged general next to him, holding the axe in both hands, extremely brave, killing two or three people in a blink of an eye. Occasionally, he used his energy to send out a half-person-high fire handprint, which burned those who were hit to death and could not be extinguished by water.

Next to the middle-aged general, there was an old gunner who was obviously very old, but every time he fired his gun, it was extremely ruthless. After three clicks, the eye sockets of the three young soldiers exploded, and their eyeballs hung on their faces like grapes, with blood all over their faces.

Unfortunately, the Qing soldiers were numerous, extremely brave, and extremely skilled in one-on-one combat, so the team soon suffered casualties.

Jiang He sneaked forward and summoned the Changhen Spear. The spear was two meters and four meters long, and the entire body was silver-white as snow. There was a dragon pattern carved on the tip of the spear, and it was filled with hatred and murderous aura.

He suddenly took a step forward, exerting force on his feet, causing the force to surge throughout his body, his clothes rustling in the wind, and he moved like a snake in the grass. After pouncing forward, he clenched the butt of the gun and swung his arm sideways suddenly. The air in front of him seemed to suddenly explode as if a firecracker had suddenly exploded, with a crisp and sharp sound.

The sudden burst of power was like a landslide or tsunami, unstoppable. The strange spear weighing one and a half tons struck out with great force. All living creatures within a semicircle of two meters and four were killed. The six green soldiers had their waists broken on the spot, and were cut into two pieces.

Arrows flew and landed on the scales with a crackling sound. Jiang He protected his face with one hand. An arrow hit his palm, pierced the metacarpal bone and left a bloody hole in his face. He charged forward with the Changhen Spear in his hand, raised it high and chopped it down. The heavy armor on the three green soldiers exploded in an instant, and there was a constant buzzing sound, like a sledgehammer hitting a bell, making the eardrums of everyone present buzz.

Jiang He flipped his hands, and swung the one and a half ton Changhen Spear, leaving an afterimage covering his body. The rain of arrows shattered into pieces, and a knife-like strong wind lingered around his body. The power of Ming Jin was released, and he quickly stepped forward, flesh and blood spurting out, like a human bulldozer.

Chu Fuqiang was stunned. He reached out to touch his helmet, only to find that a bloody rain was falling from the sky.

"Follow this brave man!" the middle-aged general shouted.

The remaining twenty or so people immediately set foot on the bloody path that someone had killed. On both sides of the road were not only broken arms and debris, but also shattered bones and mud.

"A veritable enemy of a thousand men." The old spear master judged that before the opponent's physical strength was exhausted, these elite green soldiers could only die. If he had a set of tight armor and a good horse that could travel a thousand miles a day, and was not hit by the red cannons of the green soldiers, this warrior could simply roam the battlefield and be unstoppable.

After charging all the way, the extremely ferocious Qing soldiers showed signs of defeat. Jiang He used both hands to push the Changhen Spear horizontally, directly knocking down the brick wall thirty steps away. The Qing soldiers who were trying to stop them suffered heavy casualties, and more than ten people were killed.

At this point, the defeat was completely irreversible, and a complete team of commanders fled in all directions. Jiang He picked up the Changhen Spear again and glanced at the main mission: Hunting Tieduo (0/1), Killing Qingbing (105/200). The latter was more than half completed.

An excellent main weapon allowed him to have killing power beyond his current life level. He could fight dragons in the sea and develop a border on his own. The benefits were unimaginable.

After the encounter, everyone withdrew and came to a small courtyard. This was the villa of the imperial court official. It was once used to accommodate relatives who came to seek refuge there. Now the city was broken and people were dead, and it became a stronghold for the Qing soldiers to station. It was raided by Chu Fuqiang and his men last night, and now it has become everyone's resting place.

There were several corpses lying in the courtyard, two young soldiers were tied to the ground, and more than 30 people left behind were busy cooking, most of them were old and young.

After the young and strong soldiers returned, they immediately ate voraciously to replenish their consumed energy.

"Brother Mo Ke, this battle is bound to alert Tie Duo, so we can't stay here for long. We were just about to raid the granary in the west of the city, but it was heavily guarded, so we had to retreat. But we ran into a patrol team. Thanks to you for helping us."

Chu Fuqiang briefly explained what happened and introduced: "This is Lord Liu Dingwei, the Left General of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince. When Yangzhou City was besieged, Lord Liu was the only general who came to help. Since the Chongzhen period, he has suppressed countless riots."

Lord Liu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for saving our lives. Time is running out, so I'll be frank. Thirty thousand green soldiers are rampaging in the city. It would be futile to save them one by one."

"The current situation is that the Qing soldiers have dispersed, going door to door to plunder money and kill people for fun. They have become very scattered."

"In my opinion, if we can take off Tie Duo's head, the group will be leaderless, and if we can mobilize the surrendered troops outside the city, the 30,000 elite Qing soldiers can be defeated overnight. This battle will become the Qing army's most tragic defeat since entering the pass."

"After retaking Yangzhou City, gather the surrendered troops. I promise you and Chu Zhuangshi high positions and generous salaries. The left army is in rebellion, and the four towns in northern Jiang are coming to help. The court is about to go to war, and the situation is critical. I am absolutely sure that the guys in the central government will agree to the reward."

Jiang He pondered, the Prince's Grand Tutor was a first-rank official, with a title but no position, usually given as an honorary title to important officials and close ministers, a real big shot.

In the eyes of the other party, although he and Chu Fuqiang were both talented people, the orthodoxy of imperial power was supreme, and they could be bought off with high positions and generous salaries. Chu Fuqiang was purely doing it for love and didn't care much about these things. As for himself, naturally, hunting down Tie Duo was his primary goal.

Jiang He said, "Master Liu, have you ever seen other extraordinary people? Tie Duo is the younger brother of the regent of the old capital of Jiangbei. He holds great power. If there are any, there must be many hidden dragons and crouching tigers around him."

Lord Liu extended his hand and introduced: "This old Mr. Wu Shu is one of the extraordinary people. When he was young, his punches could dig into the rock half a foot deep, and the hairs on his body stood up like needles, hurting people's internal organs. Mr. Wu knows more about extraordinary people. There is another snake in the grass, who has other important matters at the moment."

The old man nodded, smiled gently and said: "My friend is proficient in bright energy, and has a unique spear in the world. You are already a first-class figure in the martial arts world. Although I am at the dark energy level, I am old and weak. I can only use my full strength for a few strikes."

"As for the extraordinary people you mentioned, they do exist, but they died in battle or hid away. For example, the martial arts champion during the Chongzhen reign was born with supernatural powers. He wielded a 180-jin sword with ease and with great vigor. When the old capital fell, he stood at the city gate to resist the enemy, fighting with more than 20 cavalrymen and nearly a hundred elite soldiers until his strength was exhausted. He was then defeated by the great shaman's magic. He was truly an extraordinary person."

"The great shaman beside Tieduo has more than two hands stained with the blood of strange people. I am accompanying him this time, and I just want to do my best."

The old man smiled carefreely and said, "If you are willing to help me, I am willing to give you a copy of my life experience. You are very talented, and your moves are like those of animals. We warriors are actually two-legged animals. Without my guidance, you can probably learn by yourself like before, but you are too strong and fierce."

Jiang He said calmly: "I was born in a poor family. If I couldn't learn it, I would starve to death. But I'm still alive, which means I have learned it."

The old man nodded and said with a smile, "You must protect your ambition. When practicing martial arts, you must first practice your mouth and cultivate a strong aura."

After saying that, the old man took out half a broken pen and a booklet from his clothes. There was no preface, the handwriting was sloppily written, and the essentials of martial arts were piled together. It was not even finished, and the last page was stained with ink.

"I have written all that needs to be written. The rest is just complaints. I wanted to bury it in the ground for future generations. Maybe God will take pity on me."

"Thank you, senior."

Jiang He clasped his fists, then took the booklet. There were only three words on the cover: "Arm Sutra". After a quick glance, he found that it covered spear techniques, sword techniques, double-sword techniques, etc., among which spear techniques were the most important. It included the training methods of Ming Jin and An Jin, as well as the deduction of Hua Jin.

On the other side, the young and strong men had a quick meal and cleaned up the scene under the command of Chu Fuqiang. Several soldiers took the old and the young to hide in the cellar. They threw torches towards the courtyard. In the blink of an eye, flames rose and the two young soldiers were beheaded.

Lord Liu gathered everyone together and said, "We don't know where Tieduo is. According to the original plan, we should burn the granary to alert the enemy. Although we haven't done so yet, our goal has been achieved. The enemy will later get intelligence based on the enemy's movements."

"We need more manpower right now, and we also need to contact the surrendered troops outside the city. Mr. Wu and I will go outside the city. My nephew will not kill people for credit.

"Here in the city, the western district must make enough noise to attract the enemy's attention. This task can only be completed by the strongest warrior."

"In the dungeon, Mr. Chu must recruit those desperate criminals as soon as possible. Divide into three groups and meet at the private school in the west of the city tomorrow night to plan a big plan!"

(End of this chapter)