novelAbuy Chapter 209 Liu Mu: Didn't everyone see what happened today?
Chapter 209 Liu Mu: Didn't everyone see what happened today?
Just as both armies were rushing to the rescue, Wu Sangui's personal guards and Liu Mu's imperial guards, with only about six hundred men left on each side, had already put down their muskets and started hand-to-hand combat due to the close proximity.
Wu Sangui's personal guards were no pushovers either. They couldn't win with firearms, but they were just as good as the Imperial Guards in hand-to-hand combat. In the midst of the melee, the sounds of fighting and screams rose and fell.
Seeing that the two sides had entered into a melee, Liu Dingbian simply abandoned command and charged towards Wu Sangui alone on horseback, brandishing his long sword and shouting.
"Wu Sangui, your grandfather Liu Dingbian is here!"
He spoke so loudly, as if he was afraid Wu Sangui wouldn't hear him!
But Wu Sangui remained unperturbed, still holding his binoculars and staring at Liu Mu, who was more than 300 meters away.
At the same time, a burly general, about 1.9 meters tall, dressed in full Ming Dynasty armor, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet, and wielding a crescent-shaped halberd, rode a yellow horse and charged towards Liu Dingbian.
Upon closer inspection.
This was none other than Ma Bao, Wu Sangui's top general.
When Ma Bao was three meters away from Liu Dingbian, he suddenly pulled on the reins, causing the warhorse to stop abruptly. The immense force of the impact propelled the crescent blade in his hand to slash fiercely at Liu Dingbian.
This move is called the Sudden Stop Slash. Li Yong also frequently uses this move. Once the opponent can't withstand the force of the blade, they will instantly fall into a disadvantageous position, or even fall off their horse.
This undoubtedly startled Liu Dingbian, who almost instinctively gripped the hilt of the knife with his right hand and grabbed the blade with his left to parry.
Under the immense impact, the rebel leader was sent flying. If it weren't for Liu Dingbian's excellent horsemanship, allowing the leader to dodge to the side, he would likely have been beheaded.
May the Eternal Heaven protect us!
"Who is this guy? He's so good at fighting!"
Startled, Liu Dingbian blurted out in Mongolian, quickly tightened the reins with his left hand, and turned his horse to the side to leave.
Why not use your right hand?
Because it's already numb!
How could Ma Bao let Liu Dingbian go? Kangxi was captured by Liu Dingbian. If he captured Liu Dingbian alive, it would be the same as him capturing Kangxi alive. This is perfectly reasonable!
The two sides continued their relentless pursuit around the battlefield!
"Your Majesty, watch me capture Wu Sangui!"
Upon seeing this, Zhou Peigong drew his sword with a clang, grabbed the reins, and shouted as he prepared to charge out.
Liu Mu reacted quickly, grabbing the reins of Zhou Peigong's warhorse and dragging it to prevent it from passing.
"Nonsense, do you think you can beat Wu Sangui?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Peigong scratched his head, recalling how in the second year of the Shunzhi reign, Wu Sangui, wielding a long spear, charged back and forth through the Shun army, and it seemed he really couldn't defeat him.
However, he was unconvinced.
"Your Majesty, I am ten years younger than Wu Sangui and possess considerable knowledge of swordsmanship. I am also twenty years younger than him, so it's not necessarily true that I cannot defeat him!"
"Besides, he's all alone there now, I'd like to give it a try!"
Liu Mu did not reply upon hearing this. He tucked his sleeves, which he had left open for aesthetic purposes, into his arm guards, then twisted his waist and shook his neck, making a cracking sound.
"Lord Pei, I too can eat half a lamb in one meal and draw a 130-pound bow. I am the first Batel of the Dzungar Khanate. Let me go and meet Wu Sangui!"
"Bring me my greatsword!"
Liu Mu wasn't exaggerating. What he inherited from Galdan wasn't just his memories, but also his martial prowess.
At that time, there weren't many powerful generals, and even Liu Weiqing didn't listen to him. It was all thanks to him that he single-handedly slaughtered the Westerners during the meeting and managed to win back the First Branch.
The key point is that Liu Weiqing, Subutai, and Liu Xin all knew about this, but Zhou Peigong did not. He thought Liu Mu was bragging, so he immediately dismounted and blocked the warhorse.
"Your Majesty, your matter concerns the entire Han Dynasty; you cannot go!"
"If that's the case, we might as well leave immediately!"
At this moment, Liu Mu had already picked up his 35-pound crescent blade. Seeing Zhou Peigong blocking his way, he simply swept it lightly with the back of the blade, and Zhou Peigong staggered back a step.
"Your Majesty, victory is assured!"
Upon sensing that force, Zhou Peigong instantly realized that the emperor wasn't exaggerating, and immediately began to cheer him on.
Who isn't a fan of the Three Kingdoms?
Wu Sangui, who was observing through binoculars, saw this and revealed a mocking expression. He took a three-meter-long spear from his secondary horse, the spearhead of which was particularly thick and long.
This is the Overlord Spear, exclusively for fierce generals!
It emphasizes the importance of great strength and imposing presence.
"I followed my father into battle when I was thirteen, and we slaughtered the Mongols, causing them to scatter and flee westward. Did you really think I couldn't lift this spear and kill anyone? Today, I will slay you, you Mongol barbarian!"
After Wu Sangui finished speaking, he mounted his horse, held his spear horizontally in front of his chest, and charged towards Liu Mu with his body low to the ground.
Both sides were riding top-quality warhorses. The distance of over 300 meters was only a dozen breaths before they clashed, with spears and broadswords colliding instantly.
The two forces were evenly matched, and after exchanging blows, Liu Mu, having felt the force of each other's attacks, couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"This weighs about the same as my greatsword!"
"Wasn't Wu Sangui seriously ill?"
"I think I've run into a snag today!"
Liu Mu instantly felt the urge to retreat. He had occupied such a large territory and hadn't even had a chance to properly enjoy and experience the pleasures of being a tyrant. He couldn't let it all go like this!
On the other side, Wu Sangui had a fierce expression, but his right hand was trembling uncontrollably. If he hadn't used his experience to deflect some of the force of the collision, he probably would have fallen off his horse.
As the saying goes, youth has the upper hand in boxing!
"I'm getting old. If I were ten years younger, a single counterattack would have been enough to kill Galdan!"
"Let's defend the city!"
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui immediately turned his horse around and galloped towards Fangcheng without looking back, discarding the spear in his hand.
Almost simultaneously, with a clang, Liu Mu also discarded his long sword, grabbed the reins, turned his horse around, and galloped madly toward Zhou Peigong, not daring to look back at all.
In the distance, Ma Bao and Liu Dingbian, who were locked in a fierce battle, looked at each other in surprise. It seemed that their bosses were both running away. So, should they still fight?
Knowing he couldn't win, Liu Dingbian wasn't afraid of losing face. He sped off while shouting as he turned his head!
"My friend!"
"I'm not in good shape today, I'll try again another day!"
"How about we withdraw our troops first?"
Although Ma Bao was bloodthirsty, he was also afraid that Wu Sangui might get into trouble alone. After thinking it over, he turned his horse around and came to the battlefield where the two armies were fighting, and roared.
"Retreat! Retreat!!"
Liu Dingbian, being sensible, immediately caught up.
"Withdraw the troops and protect His Majesty!"
At this moment, Liu Mu had already arrived beside Zhou Peigong. Seeing that Zhou Peigong did not move, he dared to turn his head to look. Seeing that Wu Sangui was nowhere to be seen, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Sangui was a skilled archer. He was mainly afraid of being shot in the neck, so he kept his head down and dared not turn around. Because he was protected by armor, he was not afraid of arrows at all.
After resting for a while, Liu Dingbian led the remaining seventy or eighty Imperial Guards back, carrying a large number of wounded soldiers on warhorses.
Liu Dingbian, without thinking, rushed over to Liu Mu's side.
"Your Majesty is incredibly brave! You have actually routed Wu Sangui, leaving him in utter defeat! You are truly the greatest warrior of our Han Dynasty!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Mu instantly came to his senses. It turned out that Wu Sangui, that old bastard, was also pretending. If he hadn't been so cowardly, he might have been able to kill him.
Thinking of this, Liu Mu immediately looked at Zhou Peigong.
"Didn't anyone see what happened today?"