"What's going on outside?"
Outside the room, Dugu Xin called over the guard at the door and asked in a low voice.
"General, there's a warning from our brothers at the east of the posthouse. General Hu has already led his men there!"
The guard at the door cupped his fists and replied.
"I'll go and take a look!"
Dugu Xin's expression turned grim. "Wang Tong, Guo Jian, the two of you stay here to ensure His Highness' safety … If the situation turns bad, immediately evacuate with His Highness!"
The two of them looked at each other, then cupped their fists and said in unison, "General, we'll go with you!"
They were Dugu Xin's personal guards. Naturally, wherever Dugu Xin went, they would follow!
Dugu Xin's expression was cold as he said sternly, "This is a military order! Do the two of you dare to disobey a military order? "
Seeing Dugu Xin's anger, Wang Tong and Guo Jian lowered their heads, not daring to say another word.
Dugu Xin tightened his grip on the sword in his hand. This was the sword that had accompanied him in battle for many years, and it had never left his side. However, he had been seriously injured this time and had almost died. Because of the severity of his injuries and the doctor's warning that he could not use martial arts for the time being, his sword had been removed by Dugu Feiying and placed on the sword rack. When he heard the sound of an 'enemy attack' from outside, Dugu Xin had not hesitated and had come out with his sword. As the leader of this army, there was no reason for him to be a coward in the face of a great enemy.
"I'll leave this place to the two of you. Remember, even if the two of you lose your lives, you must ensure His Highness' safety!"
Dugu Xin said in a low voice as he patted Wang Tong's shoulder, then left with his sword.
His tone was no longer as stern as before.
It was just that his back looked a little tragic and desolate!
Dugu Xin had a strong premonition that the enemy tonight was no ordinary person. The guess that Li Tai had mentioned to him earlier might very well be true! Zhao Deyan had really gathered all his men to launch a sneak attack on the posthouse!
"Yes! General! "
The two personal guards felt a little sour in their noses as they looked at Dugu Xin's bleak back and cupped their fists.
The location of the incident was actually very close to Dugu Xin's room. It didn't take long for Dugu Xin to arrive at the scene. At that moment, the Imperial Army and a group of unidentified men in black were already engaged in battle. There were many scattered torches on the ground, which meant that they had already lost a lot of men. Only the Imperial Army would carry torches. The people who came to ambush the posthouse definitely wouldn't have brought their own torches.
With the light from the scattered torches on the ground and the stone lanterns in the courtyard, Dugu Xin was able to make out the situation. The other side had around one hundred men while the Imperial Army had more than two hundred. While it seemed like they had the advantage in numbers, the Imperial Army had no advantage in the overall situation!
Among the group of black-clothed men, there was a thin and slightly shorter man who was constantly flying through the crowd. Every time he waved his sleeve, there would be a few flashes of silver light. Then, a few Imperial Army soldiers would be killed by those flashes of silver light!
He was truly a harvester of human lives. It was as if he had entered a realm where no one could stop him.
"It's him!"
Dugu Xin narrowed his eyes. Although the man was dressed in black and had his face covered, Dugu Xin still recognized him at a glance. It was the masked assassin who had severely injured him in the southern part of the city this morning. The hidden weapons used by the two of them were exactly the same, as well as the way they used them!
In the entire Taiyuan City, there was probably no other person who could use hidden weapons to such an extent!
Seeing this, Dugu Xin quickly stepped forward, wanting to join the battle!
Although he had not yet recovered from his serious injuries, and although Gong Sun Liang had warned him not to use force for seven days, he couldn't just stand by and watch his men get slaughtered in front of him!
Not only was there a Martial Arts Master on the other side, but the strength of the rest was also not low. Dugu Xin could clearly see that among the more than one hundred men, there were at least six or seven Martial Arts Masters at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm. There were nearly a dozen Martial Arts Masters at the late stage of the Qi Transformation Realm. Although these people were fighting individually on the battlefield without any cooperation, the Imperial Army soldiers without a commander had already been beaten into a daze. There was no need for them to cooperate in battle!
The main reason was that Xuan Ye's individual strength was too strong. As the only Martial Arts Master on the battlefield, he was like a living King of Hell. If he wanted to take someone's life, that person would fall in the next moment. Such tyrannical strength was completely terrifying!
Although the Imperial Army soldiers had undergone a long period of training and were not afraid of death, none of them wanted to die in such a humiliating manner!
Therefore, under such circumstances, Dugu Xin had no choice but to take the field himself!
"General!"
The Imperial Army soldiers at the back were the first to notice Dugu Xin. At first, they were surprised. After all, they had more or less heard about Dugu Xin's injuries. After the surprise, they were ecstatic. A large part of the reason why the Imperial Army was being suppressed and thrown into disarray was because they did not have a commander on their side who could match the top Martial Arts Masters of the enemy. In other words, they did not have a backbone!
With Dugu Xin's appearance, this problem was easily solved! This was because in the eyes of the Imperial Army, Dugu Xin was an invincible existence! Even if he had not recovered from his injuries, he was still the spiritual faith of the Imperial Army!
Nodding slightly at the Imperial Army soldiers, Dugu Xin quickly walked into the ranks. Circulating Qi in his dantian, Dugu Xin roared, "Generals, listen up! Set up the formation! Goose Formation! "
This was a roar that contained Qi. At this time, although the Courier Station was filled with battle cries, Dugu Xin's roar still clearly reached the ears of every Imperial Army soldier.
In the morning, he had been severely injured by Xuan Ye and had almost died. After a day of recuperation, although Gong Sun Liang had ordered him not to fight, this did not mean that he did not have the ability to fight!
In truth, after a day of recuperation, Dugu Xin had recovered about fifty percent of his Qi, and he was now able to fight against Xuan Ye!
But after this battle, he was likely to be even more injured. At best, his cultivation would be damaged, and at worst, he would lose his life!
Dugu Xin naturally understood the consequences, but with the enemy before them and Li Tai's safety threatened, he could no longer care so much! He had to fight and buy time for Li Tai to retreat!
"Yes, sir!"
A loud roar instantly woke up the Imperial Army from their stupor. This battle-hardened army immediately had a backbone. The two hundred or so Imperial Army soldiers responded loudly. Immediately after, the Imperial Army soldiers that were fighting with Xuan Ye and the others quickly broke away from the battle. Then, according to the formation that they had been trained in, they quickly split into three rows. The left and right wings were arranged in an echelon formation, forming an inverted 'V' shape.
This was the Goose Formation! The tip of the inverted 'V' was where the strongest fighting force of the Imperial Army was gathered. Dugu Xin was naturally in the middle. In this way, not only could he protect the two flanks and the rear, he could also prevent the enemy from circling around!
Facing this group of martial arts experts, Dugu Xin wanted to use the Goose Formation to defend the east side of the Courier Station. On one hand, he could prevent the enemy's top experts from slaughtering his own soldiers. On the other hand, he could quickly stabilize the situation and buy time for Li Tai's safe retreat!
Otherwise, if any of these martial arts experts went around them to find Li Tai, it would be a great threat to Li Tai and Iron Egg!
However, he did not know that before he came, someone had already gone around the Imperial Army to find Li Tai!
Seeing the Imperial Army get into a battle formation under the command of a young general, the leader of the men in black could not help but frown. This was because he knew that fighting alone was the strength of this group of people, and cooperation in battle formations was the strength of the Imperial Army. Once the Imperial Army got into formation, it would not be easy for them to slaughter the Imperial Army as they had before. The situation of the battle could very well be reversed!
After seeing the young general's appearance, the leader of the men in black could not help but sneer. "Dugu Xin? Hmph! Still want to resist stubbornly? I wonder how much strength you have now? "
From the voice, who else could this leader be but Xuan Ye, who had tried to assassinate Dugu Xin in the morning?
"You'll know how much strength I have after you try!"
Dugu Xin's face was flushed. It seemed that he had recovered to his peak condition. He answered Xuan Ye indifferently, then raised his sword to the sky and ordered loudly:
"Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The two hundred Imperial Army soldiers had been suppressed for a long time, and their stomachs were already filled with anger. Dugu Xin's shout of "kill" completely ignited the flames of vengeance in their hearts. The Imperial Army soldiers all responded loudly, and under Dugu Xin's lead, they charged toward the group of men in black with weapons in hand!
In an instant, their momentum was like a rainbow!
Dugu Xin's calm and confident tone made Xuan Ye feel a little uneasy. For a moment, he couldn't help but start to doubt the poison he had concocted. According to common sense, once his weapon or hidden weapon scratched the enemy, even if the enemy didn't die immediately, they would die within two hours of the poison acting up!
Dugu Xin had been poisoned by several weapons in the morning, but not only was he completely fine, he was even able to wield his sword. This did not make sense!
Could it be that his strength has really recovered completely? But, how is that possible?
Xuan Ye could not help but think to himself.
The reason why more than a hundred of them had dared to attack the posthouse tonight was that they had concluded that Dugu Xin had not yet recovered from his injuries and that his strength was less than ten percent. If Dugu Xin had really recovered completely, then their surprise attack tonight would have no chance of success!
Xuan Ye's heart was in a mess at this moment!
"Kill!"
Although Xuan Ye had thought so much, it was only a matter of a moment. Seeing Dugu Xin leading the Imperial Army to attack, Xuan Ye felt a little uneasy, but he did not show any weakness on the surface. He waved behind him and shouted the word "kill", then led the charge toward the Imperial Army!
To be precise, he was charging toward Dugu Xin!
To capture the "thief," one must first capture the "king". This was a decisive battle between "kings" and "kings"!
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