Hsu Fengnian shook his head, saying teasingly, "General Ning, we agreed to a battle, whether we fight or not is still up to those people on the other side to decide. If you make the first move, His Royal Highness, whose reputation has always been terrible, isn't afraid. At most, Xu Xiao will get into a heated argument with Grand Secretary Zhang and the other Grand Secretaries in the royal court, but be careful, you might not even be able to become a Martial Honor General. Look at that Tower Ship General over there who is at the same rank as you. He's so proud of himself, I reckon he'll get promoted and become rich if he helps out with this matter. General Ning is already suffering by following behind me. If you can't get promoted, then that's fine, but if you get demoted as well, my reputation will really be ruined in all thirty provinces. In the future, who will dare follow this heartless His Royal Highness around? "
The heavily-armored and dignified Ning Emei roughly understood His Royal Highness' temperament. With a knowing laugh, he said, "That makes sense. It seems like tomorrow, I'll have to beg Your Highness and Great General to give this general the title of Thousand Martial Ox General. It's not easy for me to leave home this time, so I have to give Your Highness some face."
Hsu Fengnian laughed loudly and said, "I just have to."
When Beiliang's light cavalry faced the enemy with rapt attention, they would occasionally observe His Royal Highness and General Ning's expressions. When they saw how relaxed and carefree the two of them were, their heroic spirits also began to overflow. Beiliang's old subordinates could be said to be the most disliked group of people in Liyang Dynasty. The three hundred thousand unmatched armored cavalry stationed at the border between Liyang and Beimang were helpless against this atmosphere that had persisted for more than ten years. They followed His Royal Highness and General Ning, finally seizing the opportunity to leave Beiliang. Even though they lost quite a few brothers in the battle on the rainy path, once they entered Beiliang's army, who would be scared of dying on the battlefield? Later on, at Yingzhu's city gate, General Ning, with a swing of his halberd, knocked down that ignorant old general Gu Jiantang's old general. Later on, they heard General Ning say that His Royal Highness had personally said that if he was present, he would definitely hang that Eastern Forbidden City's deputy commandant on the city gate as an example to the public. If at that time the Phoenix Battalion's light cavalry were still half-believing and half-doubting, but after going through the gates of hell, His Royal Highness had personally rescued them, and hearing that he dared to fight today, they began to believe more than they doubted. Regardless of whether His Royal Highness was reckless or not, this kind of domineering behavior was, in the end, worthy of the Beiliang's royal banner!
That day, His Royal Highness had moved like an ape in the rapids, especially the way he held the iron halberd with the word "Bo" in his hand, the Phoenix Battalion had all seen it with their own eyes and remembered it in their hearts. The few light cavalry soldiers who had been rescued from the water by His Royal Highness had recently been jesting with their fellow soldiers, and their words were always somewhat arrogant.
Hsu Fengnian saw a sturdy young man on the Yellow Dragon ship take a huge ox horn bow and draw it to a full moon. It was clear that his arm strength was not ordinary.
That arrow was pointed directly at him.
Hsu Fengnian, holding Xiudong in his right hand, narrowed his pair of extremely beautiful red phoenix eyes and said quietly, "I'm just waiting for you."
On Mount Lao, Wang Linquan came to the study of his youngest daughter, Wang Chudong, to watch the battle together.
Wang Dongxiang's Snow Study Room was the tallest building on Mount Lao. Books were everywhere, scattered and disorderly, but she never had the maids tidy it up. The study room was a forbidden area, especially when she was writing poems, no one would disturb her. Every book was graded into different categories and given different nicknames. When she was bored, she would lie down in the pile of books on the floor and let the different categories of books fight each other. She would talk to herself and entertain herself, so she was never lonely. Therefore, the personal maids standing outside the study room could always hear such things as, "Ah, the classics have won over the art of war. I punish you all by not being able to read the 46 military books for half a day.", "Oh, the Western Shu Poetry Collection and the Southern Tang Poetry Collection are evenly matched. Not bad, not bad. I will reward the great generals who lead their respective armies for three days each."
The maids were already accustomed to their young mistress's unconstrained thoughts and felt that they were lucky to have such a happy and carefree master. When their young mistress was bored of writing books, she would play polo with them. In particular, some of the maids had appeared in "The First Snow in the East Wing." This was too magical. Scholars all over the world knew about them, so much so that many of Qingzhou's gentry came to marry a "girl from the East Wing." Together with the old man who claimed to be a descendant of the East Wing, they were the two wonders of the literary world of Qingzhou.
Wang Chudong stood on her tiptoes and looked at the confrontation of the boats on the lake. She asked worriedly, "Father, can we win?"
In the end, the older the ginger, the spicier the ginger, Wang Linquan had a card up his sleeve. "The Qingzhou Navy seems to have a lot of ships, but in reality, it's all for show. Qingzhou hasn't had any wars in the past ten years, so this bunch of Huang Tou Lang is just putting on a show. His Highness' personal guards are different. They're one in a hundred, and they're proficient in horseback archery. One hundred strong and valiant soldiers against four hundred useless people who don't know how to fight, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Huang Tou Lang will throw away their armor. However, His Highness has to be wary of the political maneuvering in the imperial court and cannot defeat the enemy first. The Qingzhou Navy also does not dare to say that they are lawless. After His Highness has revealed his identity, they still dare to fight on the water. This is not a small matter where officials bully the people. It is a big taboo for the imperial court to cover it up. Now, it all depends on whether there are any discerning people in the Qingzhou Navy. If Wei Wei and the other scoundrels control the situation, they will most likely lose the water battle and then the imperial court. Once the Qingzhou Navy is defeated and this is exposed, even the prefecture magistrate will not be able to cover up Wei Dong's corruption over the years. At that time, this navy will change. Originally, the Qingzhou Navy was tightly controlled by Gu Jiantang's old subordinates. They have repeatedly questioned Father's salt and iron river transportation business. Hmph, Father can take this opportunity to insert people from his direct line of command. "
Wang Chudong murmured, "The god of spring is thirty-six thousand hectares, one hundred armor breaks four hundred armor."
Wang Linquan quickly gathered his thoughts and did not talk about the politics in the imperial court. He smiled and praised, "Good poem, good poem, majestic aura."
Wang Chudong glared, "How is this a poem? Your daughter is just randomly making it up. "
Wang Linquan shamelessly boasted, "My Early Winter relies on a horse to speak ten thousand words into a chapter. It is not a poem, but it is better than a poem."
Wang Chudong was about to refute when she suddenly saw the wind and clouds change on the lake. She pointed to the river and raised her voice, "Look!"
On the third floor of the ship, Wei Wei drew a large circle and then shot an arrow in a flash.
The sharp arrow shot toward Hsu Fengnian.
Earlier on, the great halberd Ning Emei had seen someone pull the bow, wanting to block this arrow for His Highness the Heir. However, the old Taoist priest of Jiudou Mi, Wei Shuyang, signaled with his eyes that there was no need to do anything.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Fengnian drew his saber. Everyone on the ship, as well as the four hundred yellow-haired men, only saw a dazzling white light flashing in an arc. When they looked again, they saw that the astonishing arrow that had pierced through the air had been cut in half. They didn't know how, but half of the arrowhead was in that person's hand. Not giving Wei Wei, who was waiting for her opponent to die, any time to regain her senses, Xu Fengnian lightly tossed the other half of the arrow and flicked it with his finger. The arrow's momentum was innumerable. This attack wasn't aimed at Wei Wei, but rather at the leading noble family's son. This young master had long retreated behind the scenes. It was obvious that he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Xu Fengnian was determined not to let him have his way. Since he was fishing, how could he not fish for a big whale? This fellow was most likely a descendant of Prince Jingan, Zhao Heng. Before entering Xiangfan City, he wanted to let Prince Jingan know that back then, Xu Fengnian didn't dare to make a sound after being whipped by Xu Xiao dozens of times with a horsewhip. Today, this Heir Apparent was going to personally beat up your son and see who was the real tiger father and dog son!
That Nobleman had an expert bodyguard by his side. He used his sleeve to block half of the arrow, but that Nobleman was clearly startled. He retreated a few steps and accidentally bumped into the chest of a Qingzhou noble lady, provoking a particularly ear-piercing pout.
Hsu Fengnian slowly withdrew his saber. He still had that extremely arrogant expression that deserved a beating. In a clear voice, he asked, "Do you dare to fight?!"
Ning Emei slammed the iron halberd in his hand against the deck of the ship, causing a loud bang. His appearance was originally that of a leopard with round eyes, a swallow jaw, and a tiger's beard. At this moment, he angrily glared at the Yellow Dragon ship. He was incomparably ferocious and valiant. He shouted, "Phoenix Battalion! Fight to the death! "
Yuan Meng and the one hundred Phoenix Battalion light cavalry immediately shouted in unison, "Fight to the death!"
The sound of thunder rushed to the heavens.
The people on the two opposite ships could not help but feel their hearts tremble. They looked at each other in dismay. They could see the deep fear in each other's eyes.
The four hundred men's hands and feet were trembling. They could no longer hold the weapons in their hands.
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