Wang Jinglue said, "Though he's powerful, I can help you locate him … Just like what we've discussed before, you can shoot him. If you can't kill him with one arrow, shoot a few more."
Ning Que shook his head and said, "You'll die."
"I'm not afraid of death … I should have died when Master Yan Se wrote the well talisman in Chang 'an. I should have died when Xiong Chumo killed General Xu Shi. I should have died when the entire Qinghe Prefecture was bathed in blood that night."
Wang Jinglue looked to the south and said, "As long as I can kill him, I can die many times."
Ning Que was silent for a while and said, "He's not worth it."
After saying this, he got off the horse and let go of the reins to let the Big Black Horse rest. Then he followed Wang Jinglue to a military post deep in the side of the gorge.
Walking into the barracks, before he had the time to greet his five senior brothers, he was greeted by a burst of mournful cries.
Beigong Weiyang pointed at him with a trembling finger. His lips were also trembling. He cried in grief and anger, "Why did you come so late! Why did you come so late! "
It was painful to cry without a voice. He said it so clearly, but there were no tears on his face. Of course, he was faking it. Ning Que said angrily, "My butt almost split into two halves, and you think it's not fast enough?"
Beigong Weiyang was seen through by him, but he was not embarrassed at all. He scolded angrily, "You guys who only know how to fight, just play in the north and west. Most importantly, you leave this place to us scholars. You're so shameless! Anyway, I don't care. We've suffered a great loss. You have to avenge us. "
Ning Que looked at his four Senior Brothers who were seriously injured in bed and said helplessly, "How do you want to avenge us?"
Before Beigong said anything, Fifth Brother Song Qian said coldly, "Of course we have to kill him!"
Ning Que glanced at Wang Jinglue subconsciously and asked confusedly, "The military summary I received said that my Senior Brothers performed well on the battlefield and successfully killed Hengmu. Why do I feel that you guys suffered a loss?"
Beigong Weiyang said angrily, "You and Third Sister were the ones who designed the array and the plan. Don't you know the details? But even so, we didn't manage to kill him. Instead, we were beaten into a pig's head. No matter how you look at it, it's a disgrace to the Academy. Of course, we suffered a great loss. Little Brother, you must get back at us. "
Ning Que took the ginseng soup from Wang Chi and drank it in one gulp. Suddenly, he felt much more energetic. He took the hot towel from Xu Jialun and wiped his face. He looked at the crowd and asked, "Wang Jinglue said that he wanted to kill him, and now Senior Brothers also say that they want to kill him. Of course, we will kill him, but why are you so obsessed with him? Moreover, it's fine to kill him, but you also said that he's not easy to kill. What are you trying to say? "
Beigong Weiyang praised, "Although the rhyme is extremely boring, it is still rhyming."
Ning Que ignored him and threw the towel back to Xu Jialun. He said, "Boost the morale of others and diminish our own. What exactly do you want to do? Can you just say it?"
Song Qian was the highest in the room. Everyone looked at him.
He said seriously, "I'm saying this to remind you to be careful. Hengmu is too strong. Maybe we should defend for a while … The Verdant Canyon is naturally easy to defend. With our tactical array and poison, we should be able to hold on until Senior Brother arrives."
He suddenly thought of something very important, "What about Senior Sister?"
"She's injured and needs some time to recover." Ning Que said, "As for defending … I don't agree. This is not the original plan. Senior Sister won't agree either."
"The Golden Tribe Royal Court is indeed powerful. Senior Sister is indeed injured … If she came with you, I would have no objection. We should attack Yangzhou, but not now."
"Why not? We have to go south eventually. "
Seeing that Ning Que did not change his mind, Beigong Weiyang clapped his hands and laughed. He said, "I knew that Little Brother wouldn't agree. We still have to solve the problem of killing Hengmu."
Ning Que said, "I have never opposed this."
Song Qian said, "The key is how to kill him … Now it seems that the most reliable and safest way is to use the Primordial Thirteen Arrows and let Wang Jinglue be the bait."
Wang Jinglue took a step forward with a smile on his face.
Song Qian stood up with the help of Wang Chi and walked to Ning Que. He said, "If Wang Jinglue can't do it, then it's our turn. We'll use the tactical array to force him to show his state."
Ning Que was silent for a long time. He said, "You've been talking about how powerful Hengmu is. Are you trying to convince me to accept your arrangement?"
Song Qian was as thick-skinned as all the people in the back of the mountain of the Academy. He said calmly, "Hengmu is powerful. Our arrangement is not bad either."
Beigong Weiyang saw that the atmosphere was a little depressing. He praised again, "The rhyme is also very accurate."
Ning Que did not think and said directly, "I don't agree."
Song Qian and the other brothers looked at each other and sighed, "We are worried that you won't agree. That's why we put on this show. Why can't you understand our intention?"
Beigong Weiyang was about to say something when Ning Que glared at him and said, "I don't care if it's rhyme or not. If I don't agree, I don't agree. I don't agree to guard, and I don't agree to exchange your lives for Hengmu's."
He looked at Wang Jinglue and said, "As I said just now, he doesn't deserve it."
Everyone was silent. They did not know what to do since their well-planned advertising campaign did not work. Song Qian asked worriedly, "Then how do we kill Hengmu?"
Ning Que said, "How do we kill a person? Of course, we kill him. "
It sounded like nonsense, but it was still nonsense when one thought about it. However, it was often this kind of nonsense that represented the absolute truth in the world. For example, how to love a person? Of course, it was to love her …
"He has already surpassed the Five States."
Song Qian thought of the majestic power that fell from the sky that day. His expression became more and more serious. He looked at Ning Que and said, "I know you are good at fighting. But how do you make up for the gap between states?"
"The Abbey Dean has entered a state of tranquility. For thousands of years, only the Headmaster and Uncle Master are stronger than him. However, Eldest Brother and Third Sister can fight him together. I can use Chang 'an to cut him into a coma."
"Lotus is on the threshold of the Five States. His state is mysterious and unpredictable. Shanshan, Ye Hongyu, and I are at the beginning of Knowing Destiny State, the upper part of Seethrough State, and the last one is at the beginning of Seethrough State. However, we can defeat him and turn him into ashes."
"Cultivators are chopped into minced meat by ordinary people. Masters are beaten into dust by ordinary people. I shot Longqing into an idiot with one arrow. The Headmaster has gone to the Divine Kingdom to fight with Haotian until now."
"Fighting is related to states, but it also has nothing to do with them. Do we really need to make up for the gap between states? I don't think so. I don't think Hengmu will either. "
Ning Que said three sentences in a row. His expression was calm and his tone was firm. After he finished, he saw that his Senior Brothers did not say anything else. He turned around and walked out of the military station.
Looking at his back, Song Qian and the others did not say anything. They only shook their heads after he left the military station. Beigong Weiyang looked at the crowd and said in a heavy tone, "Youngest Brother … was strange today. In the past, he always did what he wanted to do first. He never talked so much like he did today."
Song Qian thought for a while and said, "Youngest Brother was explaining to us and to himself. It seems that he does not have much confidence in facing Hengmu."
Hearing this, the military station became even quieter. No one spoke for a long time.
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Wang Jinglue followed Ning Que out of the barracks and walked toward the Central Military Tent. After walking for about half a mile, he could not help but ask, "Are you not confident?"
His thoughts were similar to the Senior Brothers of the Academy in the military station. If Ning Que really had the confidence to defeat Hengmu, he would not have to explain so much. Perhaps it was not an explanation, but there must be something.
Ning Que was a little surprised. He stopped and turned around to ask, "What confidence?"
Wang Jinglue was silent for a while and said, "The confidence to defeat Hengmu."
Ning Que raised his eyebrows slightly and thought for a while before he understood what Wang Jinglue meant. He smiled helplessly and said, "Those words were for the Senior Brothers. I don't want them to do those stupid things with you."
Wang Jinglue said, "Sacrifice does not mean stupidity."
Ning Que said, "Unnecessary sacrifice is stupidity."
Wang Jinglue asked, "Then how are you going to defeat Hengmu?"
Ning Que said, "If I kill him, I will naturally defeat him."
This was still nonsense. Just like how he answered how to defeat Hengmu in the military station, it was almost the same boring but always correct logic.
This did not convince Wang Jinglue. He stared at Ning Que's eyes and asked persistently, "How do I kill him?"
Ning Que smiled and asked, "Do you want to know?"
Wang Jinglue nodded and looked very determined.
Ning Que turned around and walked toward the Central Military Tent of the Southern Army. His words echoed in the Verdant Canyon, "When I kill him, you will know how to kill him."
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Song Qian and the other disciples of the Academy and Wang Jinglue insisted. The commanders of the Southern Army and the Yulin Royal Guards also insisted that the best way to defeat Hengmu was to make a corresponding sacrifice and use the Primordial Thirteen Arrows. However, Ning Que still opposed it. When others opposed his opinion, he would continue to oppose it.
He was the Youngest Brother of the Academy. According to the sequence, he was not very high. However, he was the de facto leader of the Academy. As for the Tang Empire, they all followed his lead. Therefore, his insistence was very powerful. No matter what Song Qian and the other Tang generals thought, they still had to follow his orders.
The next morning, the Tang Army left the Verdant Canyon in the south and came to the fertile field in the north of Qinghe County.
This was the first time that the Tang Army set foot on this land since the rebellion of the warlords in Qinghe County. The morning light was beautiful and the morning breeze was pleasant. The military flag danced in the wind and looked fresh in the light.
The news of the fall of the Golden Tribe Royal Court was told by Ning Que to the generals. Coupled with his deliberate action, the news quickly spread among the army. The strong enemy in the north that had been entrenched for many years suddenly became a mirage. The morale of the Tang Army was greatly boosted. Looking at the former territory, they only felt magnificent.
Even the generals and cultivators who were worried about Hengmu felt refreshed at this moment. It was not because they saw the legendary scenery, but because they came to this beautiful scenery. The Tangs would eventually take back what belonged to them. Walking out of the Verdant Canyon was the first step in this process. All they needed to do was to be more stable.
The 40,000 cavalrymen of the Southern Battlefront Army and the Yulin Royal Guards, together with a larger number of experienced infantry, formed a mighty army. They swarmed out of the Verdant Canyon and spread across the fields toward the south. They did not encounter any strong resistance along the way. The armed forces of the warlords hiding in the towns and villages melted like ice under the sun in front of the Tang Army. They could not even slow down the Tang Army's southward, let alone stop them.
The rumored beautiful bridges, rivers, and gardens in spring appeared in front of the 100,000 Tang soldiers. They enjoyed it silently and calmly, but soon they could no longer maintain this mood.
There were dead people everywhere.
Between the bridges and the gardens in spring, there were hanged people everywhere. At least thousands of bodies were hanging on the treetops, on the bridges, and at the gates of the gardens. Some of the bodies were already rotten, while some were still glaring with anger. The once quiet and beautiful homes in the south of the Tang Empire seemed to have become a huge graveyard.
From the Verdant Canyon to the City of Yangzhou, there were such miserable scenes everywhere. The Tang Army could no longer be happy as they broke through the cities and towns one after another. Their expressions were extremely solemn and their footsteps became more and more hurried.
They knew very well that the dead hanging in Qinghe County must be their compatriots. Yes, Qinghe County had betrayed the Tang Empire a few years ago, but there were still many people living here who cherished Chang 'an, especially those young people. As long as they cherished the Tang Empire, they were Tangs and compatriots.
The Tang Army marched silently and hurried south. They did not release the hanged dead, nor did they pay more attention to them. There was no mourning ceremony, because they knew that they had to reach the City of Yangzhou as soon as possible and drive the West-Hill Divine Palace and the South Jin Kingdom out of this territory. Only then could they truly comfort the dead.
It was another early morning. The Tang Army appeared at the foot of the City of Yangzhou. Countless military flags fluttered in the morning wind. The warhorses neighed softly and the blades were unsheathed. A murderous aura rushed toward the ancient city.
The City of Yangzhou was in chaos. When the Tang Army left the Verdant Canyon, the warlords and bigwigs of the West-Hill Divine Palace had received the news. But no one had expected that the Tang Army would come so quickly!
Yangzhou was a big city. Even compared to the entire Tang Empire, it could be ranked in the top five. It was extremely difficult to conquer. The Tang Army did not take advantage of the momentum to attack the city. The generals of the Southern Army and the Yulin Royal Guards forcibly controlled the emotions of the soldiers. They began to set up camp on a large gentle slope ten miles north of the city. For a moment, the sound of pounding earth could be heard everywhere.
A Tang soldier was smashing a wooden pile. Hearing the sound coming from afar, he looked up and saw that the city gate of Yangzhou was slowly opening. A dense mass of cavalry surged out like a tide.
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My mood is terrible! It was caused by Ice Dregs of the Butterfly Forest and other b * tches! I might stop writing for a day tomorrow. Think about it! The day after tomorrow I will recover, and the day after tomorrow I will start to explode! Damn, I want to defeat these b * tches!
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