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Chapter 123 A game within a game
Pei Yuan secretly felt sorry.

Unfortunately, the bullets used were solid bullets, not shrapnel bullets.

The deterrence caused was significant, but the results were limited.

Such a powerful artillery fire could only kill three or four people at most.

Even if we replace the bullets with those of muskets and shotguns, the effect will be very limited due to the range and coverage.

At this moment, Ji Xin fired another shot.

The shells cut a bloody path through the sword and shield soldiers.

Now more sword and shield soldiers were affected, and some soldiers on the edge began to look around, looking for opportunities to escape.

There was a leader-like figure inside who noticed that the army's morale was unstable and immediately cursed, "Why the hell are you panicking?!"

"Don't you even consider how many people were killed by one shot?!"

"If you have a tough life, just follow me. The sooner you get through, the sooner you'll be safe!"

He then said in an angry voice, "Whoever dares to retreat, I will kill your entire family!"

The sword and shield soldiers were in a state of confusion for a moment, and then they continued to rush forward in panic.

It looks like the momentum is even stronger than before.

However, Pei Yuan knew clearly that this was just the result of the panic in the hearts of the sword and shield soldiers being magnified.

They subconsciously began to think that it would be easier to survive if they rushed over as quickly as possible than if they ran away.

If you want to crush their fighting spirit, relying solely on artillery is no longer effective.

Pei Yuan shouted at Ji Xin, "Don't worry about others. Just focus on the leader with the remaining shells!"

As he spoke, he picked up his golden hammer from the ground and shouted to Tan Tai Fang Tu, "Tan Tai, lead the troops and charge with me."

Tan Tai Fang Tu responded with full energy, "Okay!"

Tan Tai Fang Tu turned around and shouted, "Brothers, come with me later. If you want to live well, don't be a coward."

When Pei Yuan saw Tan Tai Fang Tu's spirit, he thought that this old guy recovered quite quickly.

Pei Yuan looked at the Jinyiwei soldiers again.

Perhaps it was because the people from the Zhenxie Qianhu Office were used to fighting with the people from the martial arts world. If nothing else, their calmness made Pei Yuan look at them with awe.

Pei Yuan shouted, "When the cannon sounds, follow me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of artillery fire rang out.

Ji Xin aimed this shot directly at the leader.

Because the distance was so close and it was almost a horizontal shot, the shot was very accurate and directly knocked half of the leader's body flying.

There was an immediate uproar among the sword and shield soldiers.

Pei Yuan didn't waste any more words and rushed forward.

Those Jinyiwei soldiers wearing cotton armor all shouted and followed him.

This time, Tan Tai Fang Tu did not rush into hand-to-hand combat. Instead, he raised his hand and threw hard lumps of mud as big as a bucket into the formation of sword and shield soldiers.

Seeing Pei Yuan rushing forward, the chaos among the sword and shield soldiers became more serious.

Just then, the last straw that broke the camel's back appeared.

Xiao Fu, who had ambushed in advance, keenly judged that this was the key to today's victory or defeat.

Then, as the sharp sound of the cornet rang out, dozens of fierce horses rushed fiercely towards the back of the sword and shield soldiers!

Coincidentally, more than a dozen cavalrymen also appeared behind Pei Yuan's team.

They seemed a little surprised by the situation, but rushed over without hesitation.

Pei Yuan's judgment of the battle situation at this moment is extremely clear.

The backhands on both sides exert force at the same time, now it depends on whose forward collapses first!

Either you win big or you get trampled into the dirt.

In a hurry, Pei Yuan even threw away the small round shield in his left hand, and rushed into the crowd with a knife in one hand and a hammer in the other.

A skillless, basic-attack fighter like him likes nothing more than mowing the field.

The attacks of ordinary soldiers could not penetrate his armor at all, but even if his casual swing of the hammer hit the opponent's shield, the lethality of the heavy weapon would be transmitted without reservation.

Pei Yuan's left-handed knife had a more intimidating effect than a practical significance. But every time he swung it with a sudden impulse, he could cut a soldier's throat.

Pei Yuan even doubted whether the knife was actively killing people.

However, when he paid close attention, the knife became ordinary and his battle was affected by the distraction.

So Pei Yuan simply used the hammer as the main weapon, and the Bazhou sword in his left hand was completely like a rookie, just blocking or simply holding it up and doing nothing.

Then something strange happened again.

After several successful blocks, Pei Yuan's left hand subconsciously and easily used the knife to complete several counterattacks.

Pei Yuan even had a hint of doubt.

Could it be that I am the bad one?

Pei Yuan was thinking wildly while hammering and slashing with his knife, charging into the formation like a tiger or wolf.

The knife and hammer in his hands were already covered in sticky blood, but fortunately the hemp rope on the handle became stronger and stronger after being soaked in blood, so he didn't have to worry about the weapon falling out of his hands.

The entire left wing of the sword and shield soldiers shouted loudly from time to time!
"Here he comes again!"

"Stop him!"

Just when Pei Yuan felt that he had gained the advantage and was about to secure victory, a cry of surprise suddenly came from behind the formation.

Pei Yuan hurried to see.

The yamen runners and able-bodied men who were conscripted from Yixing could no longer bear the pressure and began to flee.

The gap between the two sides was too big before, and the terrifying pressure from those assassins scared the auxiliary soldiers so much that they dared not move at all.

Now that the situation is balanced, neither side cares about them anymore, and some people immediately back down.

As long as they ran away and hid in the woods, it wouldn't take them long to escape back to Yixing.

Isn't it safer than staying here and watching them decide the winner?
A moment of cowardice immediately spread like a contagion, causing a major collapse of the front line.

When these auxiliary troops ran away, the first ones to be affected were the musketeers.

There were not many musketeers, and they relied entirely on auxiliary soldiers to help load ammunition.

As the auxiliary soldiers ran away, the sound of muskets would occasionally be heard, and then they would immediately fall silent.

What Pei Yuan didn't expect was that the three general flags were affected!

When Chen Toutie, Cheng Leixiang and Song Chunniang saw that the situation was not good and the war was at risk of total collapse, the first thing they thought of was to save Pei Yuan and escape.

Song Chunniang was fine, and she had always been responsible for providing finishing blows behind Pei Yuan.

However, Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang both had their own soldiers to lead, and their departure from the team and retreating towards Pei Yuan immediately caused panic among their men.

Pei Yuan really wanted to kill these three bastards.

However, he also understood that these three guys had no bad intentions, they were simply incompetent and could not see the importance of the current situation.

But Pei Yuan had fought so hard to get to this point, how could he fail at the last moment!
He made up his mind and chose to bleed heavily, and immediately shouted, "I, Captain Pei Yuan, will lead the personal guards to charge! If we win this battle, everyone will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!"

Seeing Pei Yuan's firm attitude, Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie realized that they had done something stupid before.

Without saying a word, they followed Pei Yuanchong and rushed forward.

The continuous fighting soon triggered Pei Yuan's passive state of "the poorer the stronger". The accumulation of layers made his body's strength and speed reach a terrifying level.

Any enemy he faced who was hit by his hammer would instantly burst into blood and die.

The sword and shield soldiers on the left wing could no longer bear the horrible pressure, and they shouted and fled in all directions. The Jinyiwei were greatly encouraged, and they swept away the decline of the auxiliary soldiers just now and stepped up their attack on the ambush.

Pei Yuan immediately rushed towards the group of sword and shield soldiers in the middle. Those sword and shield soldiers looked at Pei Yuan, then looked at Xiao Fu's cavalry who were about to charge over. Their tense nerves could no longer be sustained, and they scattered in all directions regardless of the shouts of their leader.

Pei Yuan took the opportunity to shout, "Victory! Victory!"

Seeing a chance of survival, many Jinyiwei soldiers excitedly followed suit and shouted, "Victory! Victory!"

The last sword and shield soldier who refused to retreat finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Except for a leader who was shouting and refusing to retreat, the sword and shield soldiers threw away their armor and weapons and fled.

Seeing that the leader fought to the death and killed several Jinyiwei in a row, Tantai Fangtu immediately put on mud and stone armor and pounced on him like a huge bear.

The leader of the sword and shield soldiers, who was highly skilled in martial arts, was caught off guard and knocked to the ground by Tan Tai Fang Tu.

Before he could struggle free, countless amounts of mud surged up and wrapped around Tan Tai Fang Tu, becoming thicker and heavier.

In the end, the two of them were buried like a grave.

The earth and rocks surged and struggled like waves, and it took a long time before they calmed down.

Pei Yuan was so obsessed with killing that he accumulated several layers of combat states, which made his eyes red and he almost lost his mind.

His hands kept swinging the Jinggua hammer and Bazhou knife.

Even when there was no one running in front of him, he was still shouting and fighting frantically with the invisible enemy.

His crazy and insane look made the Jinyiwei in the same camp start to be frightened.

Seeing this, Sikong Sui quickly and quietly used a vine to trip Pei Yuan to the ground.

Pei Yuan stumbled and fell, but immediately got up again.

Zhang Kexian, who was far away, was puzzled. He saw that Xiao Fu's cavalry had already begun to fight with the retreating sword and shield soldiers. The Jinyiwei, who should have taken advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, actually hesitated to move forward because their leader was doing something unknown.

He and Xiao Fucai were from the same group, so he rode over immediately to question them.

Wait until it's closer.

Pei Yuan was seen slashing and killing in the air like a frightened new soldier who had just arrived at the battlefield.

Zhang Kexian frowned and asked sternly, "What are you crazy about?!"

After saying this, he took a rope from his horse and wanted to tie Pei Yuan up so that he could question him later.

Song Chunniang, who had rushed over, saw this familiar scene and was so shocked that she immediately shouted, "No!"

However, Zhang Kexian's words immediately attracted Pei Yuan as if they had a target.

His combat instinct and reaction speed stacked up several layers allowed him to drop his weapon, quickly grab the rope that Kexian had thrown to him, and then pull it hard.

Zhang Kexian didn't even have time to react before he was pulled off his horse by a terrifying force.

While Zhang Kexian was still doubting the current situation, he was already in Pei Yuan's hands.

Pei Yuangang threw away his weapon and simply grabbed Zhang Kexian's head with his right hand, wanting to blow his head apart.

Song Chunniang knew that Lu Dahua and his men were still useful to Pei Yuan, so she hurriedly shouted to remind him, "Don't kill him!"

After shouting, I felt fear and regret.

Pei Yuan's attention was indeed attracted by Song Chunniang.

In his bloodshot eyes, the figure of Song Chunniang appeared confused.

Her face appeared in confusion.

Her plea came out in confusion.

Then Pei Yuan's confused subconscious mind began to tell himself constantly.

I remember her!

I remember her!

——System prompt: You have left the battle.

Pei Yuan was breathing heavily, the bloodshot in his eyes faded away little by little, and exhaustion came over him like an explosion.

His right hand couldn't hold it.

Zhang Kexian, who was so frightened that he was paralyzed, fell to the ground like mud.

Pei Yuan also sat down.

At this time, the fragmented memory helped him recall what had just happened.

Thinking of how he had been rude to the deputy commander of the Jinxiang Guard Command, Pei Yuan grinned at Zhang Kexian and said, "I'm sorry, I was a little too excited just now."

Zhang Kexian sat on the ground, feeling weak all over, staring blankly at Pei Yuan.

Even a lawless madman like him was dazed after experiencing the terror of life and death just now.

His head seemed to still be aching.

His eyes unconsciously glanced at Pei Yuan's right hand, and his body subconsciously shrank.

Pei Yuan glanced at Zhang Kexian, who was already frightened, and struggled to stand up.

Looking up and around, I already understood the situation.

The Jinyiwei soldiers had just won a tragic victory and were feeling very war-weary.

Without Pei Yuan's clear instructions, it stopped and began to shrink.

Xiao Fu's cavalry fought with the retreating sword and shield soldiers for a while, but because there was no support from the Jinyiwei, it seemed that both sides would suffer losses. Xiao Fu was trying to withdraw in a rage.

Those fleeing yamen runners and young men happened to encounter Lu Ting's cavalry who attacked from behind, resulting in a large number of casualties.

Lu Ting's small group of cavalrymen who attacked the rear saw that the situation in front was already decided, so they killed the hundred or so yamen runners and then withdrew directly from the flank.

The situation on the entire battlefield has become clear.

Pei Yuan didn't think too much about it. He picked up his sword and hammer and returned to the formation.

Sikong Sui and Tan Tai Fang Tu were afraid that the soldiers would fight back, so they deliberately let them go and did not let them take advantage of their victory to make a last-ditch effort.

Seeing Pei Yuan coming, they were all a little nervous.

Pei Yuan didn't say much. He asked everyone to check the bows, crossbows and muskets, and then asked someone for a horse.

When Pei Yuan got on his horse and started to walk out, Sikong Sui and Tantai Fangtu realized something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Captain, where are you going?"

"The assassins outside haven't retreated yet!"

Pei Yuan had a strange smile on his face. He said to Sikong Sui, "It's almost done. Let's stop here."

Sikong Sui and Tan Tai Fang Tu were both puzzled, and even suspected that Pei Yuan had just suffered a mental injury and had not recovered yet.

Pei Yuan's laughter became more and more weird, and he even wanted to laugh out loud right away.

Sikong Sui didn't understand this matter at all.

What do they know?
How could they understand the game within the game they had set?

Pei Yuan's face quickly turned calm. "Let the brothers rest here. Oh, and find a few people to cut off the heads of the deserters and put the headless bodies together."

Sikong Sui agreed.

Pei Yuan tried hard to overcome his fatigue and rode out slowly.

He looked at the red dot on the small map and walked towards the hillside where Lu Ting was hiding.

Lu Ting, who was standing on the hillside, was looking at the miserable battlefield below with a frighteningly ugly expression when he suddenly heard someone say, "Eunuch, Pei Yuan is coming."

"Ok?"

Lu Ting's gaze moved and he saw the guy wearing heavy armor, holding a sword and a hammer.

(End of this chapter)