Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 38: The Cock Crows and the World Becomes Bright (Part 1)
The sky cleared up after the rain.
In the inky night, tiny specks of phosphorescent light floated among the vast hills.
Because of the sudden change in the weather, lightning snakes were moving and heavy rain was pouring down. The Hu family army, which was marching out of Feiyun City, had no choice but to set up camp halfway and wait for the rain to stop.
By the time the rain stopped, it was already night, and it was no longer suitable to march. It was a bad start.
In the huge Feiyun military camp, the flames were dim, and a large flag with a huge "Hu" character on it was fluttering in the wind.
On a slope not far from this campsite, there was a rock protruding out.
The sound of horse hooves rang out.
The bright moon hung high in the night, and a white-maned warhorse gradually emerged from behind the rocks.
On horseback, Lu Qingshan, wearing armor , pursed his lips slightly and squinted his eyes to look at the endless camp below.
Behind him followed thousands of Qingshan soldiers holding iron swords, like a dark shadow that was spreading rapidly.
The whole mountain and plain were filled with noise, yet there was complete silence.
Gu Tianyan followed Lu Qingshan on horseback.
"Get ready to take action." Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice.
Gu Tianyan nodded calmly, took the longbow handed to him by his men, put on three feather arrows, aimed at the Feiyun Army camp below, tightened the bowstring with his thumb, and his eyes were cold and intimidating.
stretch!
The bowstring trembled slightly, and three feather arrows spiraled through the air.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two of them shot directly through the throat of the patrol sergeant at the entrance of the camp, causing blood to spurt out.
The last feather arrow first overturned the stove, causing sparks to fly everywhere, and the arrow head also started to emit sparks, turning into a rocket, which then whistled towards the large Hu flag fluttering in the wind.
whoosh!
The feather arrow created a gust of air, tearing through the darkness and directly piercing through the huge flag.
The sparks from the feather arrows immediately spread over the flag and started burning.
"What a beautiful archery skill." Lu Qingshan praised.
"General, you are too kind." Gu Tianyan was very humble.
He is the commander of the Dragon and Phoenix Army, and as the princess' personal army, the Dragon and Phoenix Army is undoubtedly an elite army.
To be able to serve as the commander of such an army , Gu Tianyan is naturally a man of both literary and martial talents, and his skills are extraordinary.
"Kill people, seize cities, and destroy the Hu!" On this side, Lu Qingshan shouted coldly and blew the attack horn.
He took the lead.
Lu Qingshan squeezed his legs together and got off the warhorse. The horse neighed and kicked off with its powerful hind legs.
Under the bright full moon, the warhorse leaped from the top of the hill to the bottom, leaping through the air with its mane flying in the wind.
On horseback, Lu Qingshan's expression was as cold as ice, the dragon bird was bright red, and dots of phosphorous fire surrounded his body.
Behind him was the Qingshan Army, which was like a tide.
Time and space seemed to freeze at this moment, and there was silence.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Then, the sharp sound of a horn echoed throughout the camp.
The camp, which had been extremely quiet in the night, began to boil as if it were a hot pot.
The sound of chaotic horse hooves and shouts mixed together.
All the soldiers of Qingshan Army are holding swords.
This doesn't make sense. Generally speaking, weapons such as spears and swords are more suitable for battlefields.
But that's usually the case.
For Lu Qingshan, he only practices swordsmanship, so the only thing he can take out is a sword.
For others, with the "Qingshan Sword Technique" being the best sword manual, who would want to learn anything else?
The combination of the two created the strange scene of Qingshan Army.
…
The Qingshan Army launched a frontal charge against the Hu family camp, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and madly strangling the Hu family's troops.
A large number of Hu family soldiers fell under the swords of the Qingshan Army.
The Hu family army suffered heavy losses in the sudden attack.
Lu Qingshan led the charge, his long sword like a dragon, killing people with flying figures and limbs flying everywhere.
Gu Tianyan followed closely behind, helping Lu Qingshan to watch out for the evil hand coming from the flank.
The two of them were like a sharp knife piercing into the enemy's formation, straight into the heart.
Even though the Hu family has more than 10,000 soldiers, there are only a dozen of them who can directly confront the two of them at the same time, which does not pose much threat to Lu Qingshan and Gu Tianyan.
Lu Qingshan was covered in blood, but he became more and more courageous as the battle went on.
Hu Xing, who had just woken up and hurriedly put on armor, naturally could not have failed to notice this scene.
Lu Qingshan's bravery brought him tremendous pressure.
But it's just stress, there are no other emotions besides that.
After all, he is a man who can command an entire city's army. He may be bad, but he is definitely not stupid.
Hu Xing knew clearly that the most taboo thing in war was that the commander-in-chief would be beheaded or lose his composure, which could very likely lead to the collapse of the army.
Although the enemy gained the upper hand with their sneak attack, the overall quality of the Qingshan Army is definitely inferior to theirs, at least for now.
As long as he can restore order among the soldiers and reorganize their formation, the final winner will surely be their Hu family.
Hu Xing gritted his teeth, holding a long sword, and joined the battlefield. He swung the long sword like light, killing several people in an instant, and roared: "Don't be afraid, reorganize the formation immediately, these enemies are just worthless slaves!"
Having said that, Hu Xing was still very confused.
Although the Qingshan Army is not as well-trained and powerful as the regular army, the combat effectiveness it has demonstrated now should not be underestimated .
They are clearly just a group of slaves, how come when they gather together they have such fighting power?
If they were allowed to develop for another year or two, how powerful would this army of slaves become by then?
As soon as these thoughts came to his mind, Hu Xing felt horrified, and felt that the order from the head of the family to quell the rebellion immediately was extremely wise.
"Is that the leader of the Qingshan Army?" Hu Xing looked across the surging crowd and saw Lu Qingshan sweeping across the four directions. He said to the people beside him, "We must capture the leader first. We must kill him first!"
"He has extraordinary martial arts skills. It is difficult to kill him with ordinary methods alone. I must have your assistance."
Next to Hu Xing was an old man wearing a black robe that was totally out of place on the battlefield.
He nodded and said, "I understand."
Afterwards, the old man actually closed his eyes on the battlefield.
His gray hair moved, flowing like silver streams on his black robe.
Specks of green light appeared in the old man's palm and were taking shape, looking extremely strange.
Taoism!
This old man has mastered a lot of magic.
Seeing this, Hu Xing raised the corners of his lips slightly, then looked at Lu Qingshan coldly.
In his eyes at this moment, Lu Qingshan was no different from a dead person.
…
Lu Qingshan, who was chopping Hu family soldiers as if they were cutting melons and vegetables, suddenly felt a cold gaze.
He turned his head and looked, and in the chaotic battlefield, his sight was accurately locked on Hu Xing and the old man in the distance, and then he saw the strange vision in the old man's hand.
"Taoism?" Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly.
whoosh!
At this moment, a Hu family soldier nearby stabbed Lu Qingshan in the chest with a spear.
Lu Qingshan's mind moved, and he exerted force on the Dragon Sparrow Sword, causing the spear to spin in a spiral. The soldier's weapon immediately fell out of his hand, and he flew backwards.
"I didn't want to do that. You were the one who used nuclear weapons first." Lu Qingshan caught the spear and whispered to himself, as if he had made some decision.
The next moment, with his body as the center, a large area of land silently dried up and cracked.
However, the battle was extremely fierce and brutal at that time, and the dry land was not widespread, so not many people noticed this scene.
Lu Qingshan could feel a familiar power surging into his body.
This is the power of mountains and seas, or it should be said that this is the magic of Guixu Taoism.
"go!"
He raised the spear high in his right hand and threw it with force.
Shining!
A clear sound!
The spear suddenly swung horizontally, and turned into a black light that broke through the wind, whistling through the chests of Hu Xing and the old man, carrying them into the air, and then nailed them to the ground.
The two bodies were stacked together, Hu Xing on top and the old man on the bottom.
Hu Xing died with his eyes wide open, his eyes still filled with surprise and shock.
The old man was performing Taoist magic with his eyes closed, so his death looked more beautiful.
"Two in a row!" Lu Qingshan nodded with satisfaction.
Gu Tianyan, who was beside him, witnessed the whole scene with amazement in his eyes.
The general's strength is truly unfathomable, giving him a feeling that he can crush everyone in the world.
"Hu Xing, the commander of the Feiyun Army, is dead!"
Lu Qingshan shouted.
In an instant, the battlefield was filled with thunderous shouts, and the morale of the Qingshan Army soared.
But the Feiyun Army was in a worse situation. First the military flag was burned to ashes, and then the commander was strung into strings.
How do we fight this war?
