Words Strategize for the World

Yang Qiangkun challenged Fang Hao to a duel, and all the soldiers of the Ba Kingdom watched with bated breath, believing that Yang Qiangkun would surely win, because the Ba Kingdom had never lost.

Captain Zhao Jun was also paying close attention to this duel, because the Liangjiang Commandery of the Chi Kingdom had already been captured, and all that remained was to attack Taoshan Prefecture, and then the capital.

Every city and every person in this Fiery Kingdom is a pillar of the nation. This scholar is so young, yet he has great courage and a bright future. It would be wonderful if we could use him.

Therefore, what he needs is for Yang Qiangkun to completely defeat Fang Hao.

Zhao Jun was very clear about Yang Qiangkun's abilities; defeating Fang Hao would be no problem for him.

Just as Zhao Jun had expected, Yang Qiangkun quickly rushed to Fang Hao's side and thrust his gun at him.

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Yang Qiangkun rushed to Fang Hao's side and raised his gun to stab, but before the gun could be thrust out, he was frozen in place.

Then Fang Hao wrote a dragon and attacked Yang Qiangkun.

Yang Qiangkun only woke up when Jinlong attacked him, but it was too late; Jinlong was already in front of him.

Yang Qiangkun was terrified; the sudden freeze rendered him immobile. When he was finally able to move, a strange, giant snake was already upon him.

To avoid the attack, he jumped off his horse.

"Bang!"

"Hiss..." The warhorse let out a miserable cry, knocked to the ground by the golden dragon. Yang Qiangkun, who had just landed, quickly attacked Fang Hao.

Yang Qiangkun, holding guns in both hands, charged towards Fang Hao.

Yang Qiangkun, a seasoned veteran, chose the perfect moment. The golden dragon had just finished its attack, precisely when Fang Hao needed to write again.

His spear thrust was delivered with full force and imbued with the abilities of a general-level warrior. A sliver of blue light flashed across the gleaming spearhead, instantly doubling the speed of the thrust, and like a treacherous snake, it pierced Fang Hao's ribs from a tricky angle.

Fang Hao was preparing to continue writing when Yang Qiangkun's cunning attack struck Fang Hao in the ribs.

Fang Hao was shocked and was about to react when the spear pierced the defense formed by the character "防".

Fang Hao was shocked and secretly relieved when his defenses shattered. This cunning attack, tinged with a blue light, was so powerful that he forgot about the defensive words he had written earlier.

Undeterred by his first attack, Yang Qiangkun struck again. This time, he unleashed his full power and used all his martial arts abilities.

With his opponent's defenses just breached, and his attack being faster than Yang Qiangkun's own, Yang Qiangkun was full of confidence and determined to land this blow aimed straight at his chest.

The long spear, gleaming with a bluish light, moved with incredible speed and cunning.

Zhao Jun, seeing Yang Qiangkun's perfectly timed strike, shouted "Good!" Although it might kill his opponent, this was a battlefield, not a martial arts arena. If his opponent was killed, it was only because he himself was not skilled enough.

To the cavalry of the Hegemon Kingdom, Yang Qiangkun's attack was extremely brilliant, and the scholar was sure to be unable to dodge it. Therefore, they cheered loudly and celebrated their upcoming victory in advance.

This follow-up attack was powerful and extremely potent; if Fang Hao couldn't dodge it, he would have no chance of survival.

Lai Fengwu, standing behind him, was even more anxious. If they couldn't dodge this attack, their lord would be doomed.

"My lord..."

The attack was swift and precise. At the most critical moment, with no way to avoid it, Fang Hao suddenly leaned back, narrowly dodging Yang Qiangkun's attack.

After Yang Qiangkun finished his move, Fang Hao immediately jumped off his horse.

Still shaken, he dared not ride a horse again; his horsemanship was too poor. If he continued riding, he might become even more vulnerable.

Fang Hao jumped off his horse and quickly wrote the character "防" (defense) in seal script, followed by the character "盾" (shield).

As a military general, Yang Qiangkun was very agile. In just a few breaths, he bypassed the warhorse and attacked Fang Hao again with his spear.

Fang Hao wrote the seal script quickly. Although Yang Qiangkun attacked, after writing the character for shield, he continued to write the character for knife, preparing to use a knife and shield to deal with the opponent.

When Yang Qiangkun broke through Fang Hao's defenses, the character "刀" (knife) had already taken shape.

Fang Hao, controlling the movement with his mind, swung the weapon down towards the opponent's head. Seeing the attack coming, Yang Qiangkun immediately parried with his gun.

Mind control is a good thing, as Fang Hao only needs to use his brain to control it, but Yang Qiangkun cannot; he needs to constantly expend his physical strength. Most importantly, mind control has few flaws because it only requires a distance of one or two meters to operate.

At this point, Yang Qiangkun's chances of winning had diminished. If the two sides continued to fight like this, Yang Qiangkun would eventually be exhausted and die.

Swords and spears clashed and clashed incessantly.

Seeing that he was gradually gaining the upper hand in the battle, Fang Hao abandoned the golden shield and directly conjured a golden blade, preparing to quickly take down his opponent.

Yang Qiangkun was frustrated. He needed to get close to Fang Hao to subdue him, but now the other party had seized the initiative in the battle.

From one golden knife to two, Yang Qiangkun, who had been maintaining a balance, suddenly found himself in a precarious situation.

Seeing no hope of winning, Yang Qiangkun angrily exerted his strength, wielding his spear in a dense and impenetrable manner, defending and parrying while quickly attacking Fang Hao.

Knowing that close proximity would pose a huge danger to him, Fang Hao retreated as Yang Qiangkun advanced, always keeping a distance of more than two meters.

In his efforts to advance, Yang Qiangkun continued to defend and block, but ultimately made a mistake.

When Fang Hao wielded a golden sword to attack Yang Qiangkun's right side, he quickly defended, but this was merely a feint by Fang Hao. Guided by Fang Hao's feint, Yang Qiangkun's center was wide open.

Fang Hao swiftly wielded another sword, slashing at Yang Qiangkun from the left. Caught off guard, Yang Qiangkun suffered a large gash in his abdomen.

His abdomen was cut open, and blood flowed freely.

Yang Qiangkun was a tough guy, and incredibly ruthless. He didn't stop because of his injury; on the contrary, he became even more courageous.

But anyone with eyes to see knows that Yang Qiangkun is doomed to lose. He's just a cornered beast fighting for his life.

Fang Hao kept his distance from Yang Qiangkun. As time went on, Yang Qiangkun not only exhausted his physical strength but also lost too much blood, causing his face to turn pale.

Unwilling to give up, Yang Qiangkun quickly collapsed to one knee, exhausted. He shouted at Fang Hao, "If you have the guts, don't back down! Fight me properly!"

Fang Hao looked at him, feeling a mixture of disdain and pity.

Disdainful of Yang Qiangkun's words, I, a mere first-level general, challenged you, a peak general, to a duel, and you still want me to fight you in close combat? Do you think I'm a fool?

And that last bit of reluctance was quickly discarded by Fang Hao.

Thinking of how the Ba Kingdom's army flooded the two rivers and killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, he hardened his heart even more and wielded the golden knife to slash at Yang Qiangkun's head.

At the same time, he reminded himself once again that this was not a peaceful era, but a battlefield. A merciful general cannot command an army; he must be decisive and ruthless.

The golden knife swung down towards Yang Qiangkun's head; with just one strike, Yang Qiangkun's head would fall to the ground.

Seeing that Fang Hao remained silent and instead directly wielded the golden sword to slash at him, Yang Qiangkun was filled with rage and resentment.

Seeing the golden knife about to strike, Yang Qiangkun, sensing the impending death, suddenly stood up, roared, and threw the spear in his hand at Fang Hao.

This attack took everyone by surprise.

The spear flew swiftly towards Fang Hao, as if accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Originally not far away, Yang Qiangkun threw it out in resentment, so the spear pierced the air with unstoppable force.

At the same time, Yang Qiangkun, who had thrown away his spear, faced the golden knife that was coming at him. Without any weapon to block it, he could only roll on the ground and barely dodge it.

But things have come to this point, and Fang Hao, who is also in crisis, will not let him go.

Just as Yang Qiangkun rolled away to dodge one golden knife, another golden knife came from behind and directly severed his head.

Just as Yang Qiangkun was about to watch the spear pierce through Fang Hao, his head was severed by the golden blade, and he didn't even close his eyes in the end.

The head rolled on the ground a few times, and a huge gush of blood gushed out from the neck.

Yang Qiangkun was dead, but Fang Hao on the other side was also facing a life-or-death crisis. The spear was extremely fast, and because the distance was too close, Fang Hao didn't even have time to react or dodge.

Is death the only option for him?