My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 114 The crime deserves death
Zhuang Rong pressed hard on Chu Licuo's shoulder and sighed, "Grand Marshal, since the murderer was able to break in, can't you see that Meng Xia has been transferred away?"

Chu Licuo was shocked and angry, and felt that his nerves were overloaded: "Meng Xia was ordered by the king to guard the welcoming palace and protect the envoys of the Great Chu. Who dares to transfer him away?" Then he suddenly realized: "General Huang Jizhong?"

Huang Jizhong suddenly realized that he was like a mad tiger. Even with the strict order from King Linjiang, how could he resist facing the mortal enemy who wanted to wipe out his family? Now he came in the dark to kill the envoys of Da Chu and relieve his hatred.

Chu Licuo had heard about Huang Jizhong's brutality a long time ago. He was inexplicably involved in it and was afraid that he would be unlucky in the near future. Wasn't it an unprovoked disaster?

Chu Licuo felt a sense of despair as if he had just escaped from a dragon's den and entered a tiger's den. He was shivering like a frozen chicken. "What, what should I do?"

Xiang Chang stood up, tore off his outer robe, revealing the fine iron armor underneath, reached out to take the halberd, and stood at the front of the queue. Thirty guards in the courtyard were heavily armored and gathered in a line, guarding Xiang Chang on both sides of his body, looking towards the entrance of the courtyard, ready to fight.

At this time, hundreds of strong elite soldiers wearing black scarves and masks, fully armored, holding spears and swords, suddenly broke through the gate of the courtyard where the Great Chu envoys lived and swarmed in. The raging murderous aura was like a surging storm.

Chu Licuo held his head and bent his body, involuntarily wanting to go into the elegant house behind him. Zhuang Rong held him back and said, "Grand Marshal, you are an important official of the dynasty. If these vicious bandits are really sent by the general, they will not dare to hurt you! You are the only one who can save us."

Chu Licuo didn't know Zhuang Rong was setting a trap for him, and he felt it was reasonable. His weak legs regained some strength, and he screamed, "You bastards, do you know who I am? I am the Grand Marshal Chu Licuo of the current dynasty. Get out of here now. I can pretend that this never happened. If you dare to commit a crime, I will exterminate all nine generations of your clan."

It would have been better if he didn't reveal his identity. As soon as he did, the leader of the masked men on the opposite side let out a long howl that was so miserable that it was hard to tell whether it was crying or laughing: "Chu Licuo, you really colluded with the Great Chu envoys. I was worried that I couldn't find you, but God had mercy on you and brought you together. Today, I will chop you into meat sauce and hold your heads as a sacrifice to my entire family!"

As he spoke, the thief suddenly pulled off the black scarf on his face, revealing a young face with a ruddy complexion and fiery eyes.

"Huang Baer, ​​the eldest son of Huang Jizhong, has always served as the General of the Central Army in the Northern Army. He has a fiery temper and extraordinary bravery. In a military competition, he once fought against ten generals." Zhuang Rong took a step closer and explained the character to Xiang Chang in a low voice.

Xiang Chang searched for information about Huang Bayaer in his mind and nodded slightly.

Chu Licuo didn't understand what Huang Baer meant by his words, but Huang Baer's courage to show up meant that he had made his attitude clear - no one would be left alive in the guesthouse tonight, including him, the Grand Marshal.

For a moment, Chu Licuo's face looked as ugly as if he had been dead for several days and had not been buried. He was pale, stiff, and had a faint foul smell.

According to the order of General Huang Jizhong, at midnight, Huang Baer led 300 personal guards and successfully reached the reception residence under the cover of darkness.

They found that the guards who were deployed tightly were gone, and the entire reception residence was like a hard-shelled chicken egg that had been cracked open, revealing the plump and tender meat inside.

Huang Baer was secretly delighted, and decisively gave orders, leading 300 guards to charge fiercely into the guesthouse. After killing countless servants and guards, they successfully reached the courtyard where Xiang Chang lived.

Seeing the bastard Xiang Chang right in front of him, Huang Baer's heart was so excited that it was about to break. He imagined that he would be able to vent his anger and kill people crazily, chopping everyone he met into two pieces, especially cutting Xiang Chang alive with one sword at a time.

"Xiang Chang, you bastard, prepare to die!" Huang Baer's eyes were bloodshot, he clenched the spear tightly, and rushed forward like a demon descended to earth.

The three hundred personal guards, each with a ferocious look on their faces, followed closely behind him like wolves, full of desire for blood and anticipation for killing.

Although these 300 guards were from the Northern Army, they were under the direct command of Huang Baer and Luo Dian, which meant they were half-military and half-private, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. Before coming here tonight, Huang Baer had encouraged them and personally promised that after killing Xiang Chang and slaughtering the Great Chu envoys, each of them would be rewarded with five taels of gold, so the combat effectiveness of these soldiers increased dramatically.

Xiang Chang had experienced large-scale confrontations of tens of thousands of troops, but facing this minor skirmish, he remained indifferent and unmoved. He waited until the three hundred guards had rushed through half of the courtyard before he waved his hand heavily.

As the military order was issued, the thirty elite cavalry guards behind him flipped their hands and quickly pulled the triggers of dozens of crossbows. A series of crisp sounds were heard, and the crossbow arrows as dense as a swarm of bees burst out.

Facing such intensive explosions at such a close distance, there was no way to dodge. The dozens of guards who were rushing in the front like vicious wolves, their faces full of ferocity instantly turned into endless fear, and the high-pitched howls in their mouths also turned into shrill and desperate screams, and they fell to the ground one after another like cut wheat.

The remaining guards were greatly shocked and their momentum of attack was slowed down.

Huang Bair, who was rushing in the front, was also hit by more than a dozen bullets, but because of the tight protection of the heavy iron armor, his vital parts were protected. Although he was injured, his combat effectiveness was not affected much.

"Powerful crossbow?! Don't stop, keep charging, charge forward!" Huang Baher roared angrily, making decisions quickly on the spot, boosting morale and continuing to charge forward.

Xiang Chang secretly shook his head. It was clear from this that the Linjiang Kingdom had no experience in war and its soldiers were just for show. This was the most elite private army of General Huang Jizhong, and they were actually frightened to stop by the crossbows.

He waved his right hand lightly again, and the next moment, countless dark shadows appeared on the walls around the courtyard and even on the roofs of the houses. After a sharp whistle, the bowstrings vibrated like frying beans, and countless arrows came pouring down from all directions like hail.

These soldiers who suddenly appeared might be inferior to Huang Baher's black-turbaned guards in combat power, and even their arrows were far from accurate, but they were outnumbered and had too many arrows, so they could attack in large numbers.

What was even more terrible was that there was a blazing bonfire burning in the yard, shining as brightly as day, making these black-turbaned guards extremely conspicuous, like sitting ducks.

What's even more terrible is that the terrain of the courtyard is narrow after all. When the black scarf guards charge, they are inevitably huddled together and extremely concentrated. Now facing the arrows shot by the gun, they have no way to avoid them and can only take it with their lives.

"Oh no! We're ambushed!"

"Where did all these thieves come from?"

"Didn't they say that the Great Chu envoys only had thirty cavalrymen?"

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The black-turbaned guards let out howls and groans mixed with panicked screams. Each one of them was like a child who was overly frightened, completely lacking the arrogance and ferocity they had just had.

After enjoying the welcome appetizer of crossbows and arrows offered by the Great Chu envoys, fifty or sixty of them had already been killed. Now they were severely hit by this round of rain of arrows. Now there were less than a hundred of the three hundred black-turbaned guards left. Not to mention the formation, they looked sparse even when standing in the yard.

In just a few moments, the three hundred black-turbaned guards led by Lieutenant General Huang Baer were already dead and wounded all over the ground. The most frustrating thing was that they had not even engaged the enemy. Chu Licuo, who was standing in the back, felt the crotch that had just been warmed and was now inevitably getting cold. The thought that came to his mind earlier became clearer and clearer: those who are delivering food are all here to deliver food, even the private army of General Huang Jizhong is here to deliver food.

At the moment when the rain of arrows was violently shot down, Huang Baer also immediately realized that something was wrong. However, seeing Xiang Chang, the enemy who wanted to exterminate his clan, approaching, his eyes were blazing with fire, and he did not flinch. Relying on the defensive power of his iron armor, he rushed forward with his spear, shouting: "Charge! Quickly charge over and engage the Great Chu envoys, then the arrows of the ambushes around will be useless."

Upon hearing this, the remaining black-scarf guards perked up, gathered their remaining strength, and followed closely behind.

It was only ten meters away from Xiang Chang.

Huang Baer roared like a tiger and kicked hard with his right leg, cracking the bluestone slabs. He then flew into the air and stabbed Xiang Chang in the chest with his spear.

Huang Baer was a brave general in the Northern Army of Linjiang Kingdom. He had few rivals in direct combat and had once defeated ten cavalry generals by himself. Once his anger was aroused, his combat power would rise to a higher level, and even General Huang Jizhong was frightened by it.

In Huang Baer's eyes, Xiang Chang was just a nobleman who was protected by the Overlord. He was good at talking normally, but he was absolutely weak on the battlefield, especially in a head-on battle with a general. Huang Baer had no doubt in his heart about killing him.

Just as Huang Baher was thinking this, he saw a spear about to hit Xiang Chang's chest and nail him to death on the spot. He even had an unwilling thought in his mind: It was too easy for him to be stabbed to death so easily.

The black-scarfed guards who followed him in the charge could not help but look excited and cheer when they saw this scene.

But then, Xiang Chang on the opposite side made a move.

Xiang Chang tilted his body slightly, exerting force from his waist and hips at the same time, and the halberd in his hand was like a dragon swinging its tail. The fast speed left a series of afterimages, and with a loud "crackling" sound, it was like a blacksmith's hammer hitting an anvil, hitting Huang Bair's spear.

Huang Baher felt an explosive force rebounding from the spear, his palms felt numb, his wrists, elbows and shoulders were bruised and deformed at the same time, and his body's forward momentum seemed to have hit the south wall and was blocked.

Huang Baer was horrified. This halberd swept away all his arrogance. As the active attacker, he reached the peak of his power and strength with this halberd, which was a great advantage. Xiang Chang, as the passive attacker, could not do his best. Even so, he was able to stop his forward momentum and frighten him. What does this mean? It means that Xiang Chang's personal bravery is much better than his.

Although Huang Baer was shocked, when he thought of the tragic deaths of his entire family, his face turned red as if blood was about to drip out. A violent rage surged in his chest, and he let out another sharp howl. He gritted his teeth and swung his spear to continue stabbing Xiang Chang.

Huang Baher thought that Xiang Chang would not be much better off after taking his spear, so now it depended on who could fight harder, dared to fight more, and was more willing to fight to the death without considering the consequences.

However, something unexpected happened again.

The halberd in Xiang Chang's hand moved with the same speed and moves as before, and like a dragon, it swung its tail and hit his spear again with a "bang".

The blow of the halberd reminded Huang Baer of the time when he first started practicing spearmanship and once he used all his strength to hit the blacksmith's iron felt with the spear.

That time, he was shocked by the backlash and saw stars in his eyes, and a strong smell of blood emanated from his mouth and nose. He didn't recover for a long time. Now, he felt that wonderful feeling of being infatuated and distracted again.

However, this is not over yet.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" Xiang Chang swung his halberd four times in a row, making Huang Baher's body stiff and he kept retreating. The knuckles of his hands exploded and the corners of his eyes broke.

After taking the last halberd, Huang Bair could no longer stand and retreated seven or eight steps. Halfway through, he spit out a large mouthful of blood and his expression became increasingly listless.

These strikes from Xiang Chang's halberd suddenly put out Huang Baer's usually fiery temper.

At this time, the Black Scarf Guards also started fighting with the guards of the Great Chu Envoys. They originally thought that they still had more than a hundred people, which was more than enough to deal with the thirty cavalrymen. However, they didn't know that these elite cavalrymen of the Great Chu Envoys were not at the same level as them in terms of strength, combat skills, and momentum. They killed them and could not resist, and retreated step by step.

In particular, two killing gods were the most eye-catching. One of them was tall and strong and a little scary, and the weapon in his hand looked even more terrifying. It was a huge black guillotine that was specially used to cut feed for livestock?

The body of the other one was normal, but there was a huge bloody centipede hanging on his face. Especially when he grinned and screamed, the centipede seemed to be alive, crawling all over his face, which was more terrifying than the big guillotine.

The two of them, one wielding a large guillotine and slashing wildly, and the other wielding a large iron spear and slashing live meat with a "puff" and "puff" attack, were invincible and had amazing killing power. The Black Scarf Guards did not stand a chance against them and were in a state of being slaughtered.

At this time, the soldiers who were ambushing on the wall also jumped down and joined the battle, assisting the thirty elite Chu cavalry to kill the Black Scarf Guards, making the situation even worse.

Several trusted guards who had been following Huang Bair were shocked to see that Huang Bair was about to be beaten to death by Xiang Chang. Seeing how brutal and cruel the elite cavalry of the Great Chu were, they knew that if they did not retreat, their team would die here tonight. So they sent four or five of them to meet Xiang Chang, who was pursuing them, and tried their best to delay time, while the rest surrounded Huang Bair and turned around and ran away.

Xiang Chang swung his halberd, wielding it fiercely, slashing straight, sweeping, stabbing upward, or stabbing downward, killing the soldiers who were determined to die one by one. Looking up, he saw that Huang Baer had barely escaped to the center of the yard. As for the rest of the black scarf guards, they also completely dispersed and fled towards the entrance of the yard.

Xiang Chang shook his head. If all these guards could be as brave and fearless as the ones who blocked his way, even if he killed them all in the end, his side would still suffer considerable losses.

"If the army wants to become a victorious force, it must first have the belief that it will win no matter how hard it tries. The desperate strategy of the old man, and the victory of the desperate army that has appeared many times in history, can only be strong for a short time and will undoubtedly not last long."

Xiang Chang was thinking about all these things in his mind, and he shouted again: "Huang Baer, ​​you are running away now? You can be considered a brave general if you start off well but end badly?"

Huang Baer was indeed brave, but he was obviously not stupid. He ignored his provocation and insults and continued to run away.

Xiang Chang picked up several discarded spears on the ground with his toes, turned his body to the side, half leaned back, then suddenly straightened up, and shot out the spear in his hand.

If it was any other general, Xiang Chang would not bother to chase him, but since he was the only surviving son of Huang Jizhong, there was no need to be polite to such a fat fish. Eradicating the problem was secondary, and driving Huang Jizhong crazy was the primary priority.

The spear drew an arc in the air, and with a "puff", it hit the back of a soldier who was following Huang Baer and pierced him through. The soldier, carrying the towering spear on his back, stumbled forward a few steps, and fell to the ground helplessly.

Spears were thrown one after another, and the guards beside Huang Bair fell one after another, until he was left alone.

Huang Baer knew he could not escape, so he turned around suddenly, like a ferocious beast that was cornered, with a look of despair and anger on his face, and rushed towards Xiang Chang again, waving his spear.

Xiang Chang laughed and threw away the spear that was about to be thrown at him. He swung the halberd, thrust it straight into the middle, and stabbed it out violently like a poisonous dragon. Then he shook and poked it lightly and nimbly. A strong hidden force burst out through the halberd. With a "pop" sound, the spear that Huang Bator was stabbing with all his strength was shaken away.

This move was used by Ying Bu when he was fighting against him, and he learned it from him.

Immediately, he swung the halberd in the air with the remaining strength, swept it backwards, and hit Huang Baher on the back, knocking him to the ground.

Huang Baer howled like a wild beast, blood gushing from his mouth and nose. He staggered to his feet and picked up a long sword discarded on the ground, ready to continue fighting.

Xiang Chang's hand trembled, and the shining blade of the halberd flew over and hit his neck, piercing him through in one go.

The expression on Huang Baer's face froze, the sword in his hand fell weakly to the ground, his body twitched unconsciously, and he slowly collapsed to the ground.

Xiang Chang drew out his halberd, without even looking at Huang Baer's body, and stood there doing nothing, watching coldly as the soldiers continued to chase and kill these black-turbaned guards.

After the battle in the north of Gaixia City, Xiang Chang felt that his personal courage had improved rapidly. If he were to fight against Ying Bu and other experienced warriors again, although he would still not be his opponent, he would not be hit by a stick like last time. He should have no problem fighting him for more than 20 rounds.

The three hundred black-turbaned guards finally fought their way out of the mansion, leaving less than forty. He thought he had escaped, but before he could even show any joy on his face, he looked up, trembled, and fell into despair again.

Captain Meng Xia was seen riding on a huge horse in a majestic manner, leading hundreds of cavalry and infantry, with spears and swords in hand, ready for battle, blocking the exit of the guesthouse tightly.

Seeing these black-turbaned guards rushing out in panic and disarray, Meng Xia's cheek muscles twitched, and with a whistle, he led all the soldiers to charge forward.

"Meng Xia, you dare to lie to the general, just wait for his thundering wrath!"

"A slave of three surnames will not die well!"

"Going back on one's words is a mean act, which is detested by both gods and men, and will bring disaster to future generations."

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Among these black-turbaned guards there were many of Huang Baya's personal guards. It was not clear at the moment that Meng Xia had turned against them and colluded with the envoys of the Great Chu to deceive them severely, even the only remaining son of the general was deceived. Naturally, they hated Meng Xia to the core.

Meng Xia was so ashamed and angry at being scolded that he shouted, "Kill! Don't spare any of them, kill them all!"

The remaining Black Scarf Guards were once again surrounded.

It has to be said that the combat effectiveness of these elite Northern Army soldiers was indeed beyond comparison with the soldiers guarding the city gates. Faced with the siege of an enemy that was several times their number and was well-rested, more than a dozen of them still fought their way out and fled into the endless and dark autumn night, disappearing without a trace.

At this time, soldiers in the courtyard also rushed out continuously and joined the battle, killing all the surrounded Black Scarf Guards in the shortest time possible.

Looking at the corpses of the black-turbaned guards on the ground, many of whom were close friends and had drunk and enjoyed themselves with each other countless times, Meng Xia, who was sitting upright on his horse, had a complicated expression on his face. He let out a long breath and murmured, "Actually, I want to be a good person. I have no choice."

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