Chapter 3 The Strong Man (Part 1)

In an instant, all the courage slipped away from Xue Jingxian's body again. All his fame, wealth, ambition and passion were shattered in front of the overwhelming black wave not far away. In his heart, there was nothing but "Escape!"

"" was the word, and he couldn't think of anything else. But there were war horses all around, and he had no time to turn his mount. He wanted to shout "Get out of the way!", but found that his mouth had already been blocked by the horse in the distance.

The icy black wave was frozen and could not make any sound at all.

Just when Xue Jingxian was about to collapse on his horse, a warm and huge hand held his armpit. "The last general, Wang Xun, has been ordered to protect the imperial envoy!"

"Ah, uh, uh, uh..." Xue Jingxian suddenly saw a life-saving straw like a drowning man, grabbed it, and pressed his fingers on Wang Xun's arm armor until it turned white, "Uh, uh, uh,

King, king, uh..."

Seeing him like this, Wang Xun didn't feel strange. Scholars, nine out of ten, have this kind of virtue. When they are not on the battlefield, everyone's blood is boiling. When they need to use the real seal, their hands and feet are soft and they can't even run away.

All the strength was lost. "The big cannibal is just bluffing. After running such a long way, we have long been exhausted. Only a fool dares to attack directly!"

As if to confirm his inference, with a shrill horn, the rolling black waves in the distance suddenly stopped. Then, several wolf-like sounds came from under the black waves, and dozens of large and small battle flags were picked out.

, formed a long straight line about five hundred steps away from the Tang army.

Xue Jingxian didn’t recognize any of the food writings written on the flag. But he finally recovered a little bit of his mind and was able to judge that the enemy troops were forming a formation. He could not launch an attack until the formation was sorted out. "Yes, please help me."

General Wang!" Turning his pale face, he grinned gently at Wang Xun, "Xue, this is the first time for Xue, this is the first time..."

"This is the first time for the imperial envoy to watch the confrontation between the two armies so close." At this moment, the big man Wang Xun's smile looked so comfortable. "As expected of a talented man with a wealth of knowledge, he will not change his color even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him.

.Unlike a general, when he faced off against the enemy for the first time, he almost didn’t have the strength to carry his weapons!”

"You think everyone in the world is like you!" Yu Wenzhi led a small group of people on horseback and stood neatly on the other side of Xue Jingxian, guarding Imperial Envoy Xue and his guards on both sides.

In the middle of the Anxi Army. "I came here last year and shot four enemy generals in the first battle!"

"Yeah. Who doesn't know you? You're still bragging. The first few arrows almost hit my shoulder!" The third person who was ordered to come over was Song Wu. Hearing Yu Wenzhi bragging again, he smiled and exposed his background.

The three young men were laughing and joking, not paying any attention to the enemy troops in the distance. When Xue Jingxian and his followers saw this scene, they immediately felt more at ease. They all laughed and loosened their grip on the reins, and turned their mounts

Slowly gather it into a row.

"Xue, Xue is so calm. He was so scared that he forgot to be afraid!" Influenced by Wang Xun and others, Xue Jingxian also made a joke on himself, "Damn big eating dog, look at them.

How many people are there!"

"It's better to have more people, lest we don't have enough heads later!" Wang Xun smiled and glanced at the opposite side, with a bit of contempt on the corner of his mouth.

The big cannibal on the opposite side continued to form a team. Layers of armored soldiers jumped off the camels, lined up under the battle flag, and erected the city wall with shields as big as door panels. Following closely behind the sword and shield bearers was the big cannibal.

The cannibal spearmen, who had just jumped off the camel, couldn't wait to put the tip of the spear over the shoulders of the swordsmen and shieldmen in the front row. Then came the archers, heads held high, and the cold arrow points pointed upward.

Further back, the heavy cavalry were all wrapped in armor, and the light cavalry wore only a chest protector without any armor. The camel soldiers with half their heads wrapped in black cloth came in waves, one after another, from a distance.

Everything converges here, endlessly, endlessly.

After just looking at it for a short while, Xue Jingxian's heart began to tighten again. He turned his head and looked at himself, only to find that the soldiers of the Anxi Army didn't even bother to put up a shield wall, and just rode on their horses in a grand manner, as if they were watching.

The enemy's performance. Feng Changqing, the head coach of the Anxi Army who was not far away from him, seemed not to catch the enemy by surprise when they were not yet firmly established. He half-squinted his eyes and his gray beard trembled with his breathing.

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These crazy people! Comparing the two, Xue Jingxian couldn't help but secretly regret in his heart. If he had known that the numbers of the enemy and ourselves were so disparate, he wouldn't have stayed on the front line to watch the fun! The size of the cannibal opposite was at least four times that of the Anxi Army.

The proud Feng Changqing actually left enough time for the opponent to form the formation. Isn't he arrogant to the point of going crazy, or is it because of something else?

Going into battle with this group of lunatics is simply seeking death for yourself! Xue Jingxian secretly muttered something in his heart, and reached out to touch the weapon on his waist. He was preparing to commit suicide with a knife as a last resort. But his fingers were empty on his waist, where he should have hung the knife.

Only the sachet was left in the place, and it was wet and cold, as if there was a layer of water stains on it.

Damn it! Xue Jingxian cursed in a low voice. Then he remembered that before leaving the bed tent, he left the sword that sharpened iron like clay to his new concubine. While he was feeling annoyed, Wang Xun had already seen his embarrassment and smiled.

Laughing, he took off his sword and handed it over, "Is it possible that the imperial envoy also has itchy hands? Let's use mine first! It is a horizontal sword uniformly distributed in the army. The spine of the sword is a bit too thin, so it is only suitable for

Chasing death and chasing the north. Sir, I will make do with it for now, and I will find a better one for you later!"

"Thank you, Brother Wang!"

His face as an imperial envoy.

Wang Xun was used to being carefree, and his protection for Xue Jingxian was actually just out of care for his fellow villagers. He didn't think much about it. Seeing the other party bowing to him upright, he quickly turned his body on the horse and scolded him with a smile.

Said: "Isn't it just a broken knife? There's no need to be so solemn! We are both wearing armor, so don't just bow to us all the time, okay?"

"Oh! That's right!" Xue Jingxian heard the sound of the armor on his body clashing, smiled sarcastically, and put down his flat arm.

Seeing that the other party finally stopped being pretentious, Wang Xun brought the horse's head closer and said with a smile: "If you really want to thank me, that's fine. I got some small items and I need help taking them back to Chang'an. Wait.

When you go back to pay the order, just help me carry it with me. My family lives in Chongrenfang, counting from the left..."

"If Brother Wang is willing to let me tap my head, it's not impossible to bring something with me." Xue Jingxian's smile was infected by the other party, and he joked casually. "And Brother Yuwen, this Brother Song, do you need to bring something back?

By the way, after the battle is over, send them to my place. Anyway, I have almost all the things I need to do, so there is no need to rush on the road!"

"That's great!" Yu Wenzhi and Song Wu also laughed, their young faces filled with sunshine.

"That's it!" Xue Jingxian smiled and waved the knife. At this moment, his mood was the most relaxed in more than ten years.

A few people chatted, time flew by so fast. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the giant cannibals from afar had already set up their formations. They were a large area of ​​darkness. From a distance, it looked like farmers setting fire to wasteland in autumn. No,

Be careful if the fire gets out of control and ignites your own firewood, which is piled in the ground like straw, cold and desolate.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo [ssings]

the sound of.

"What are they doing?" For some unknown reason, at this moment, Xue Jingxian was not as panicked as before. He turned around and asked Wang Xun humbly for advice.

Wang Xun was not familiar with the weird behavior of the big cannibal, and he didn't want to lose face in front of the other party. After thinking about it, he casually said to Hu Chai: "I guess they are praying to some god. Praying to the god to protect them from murder and arson."

, there is no disadvantage!”

"Is there a god in the world who protects bandits from murdering people and setting fires?!" Xue Jingxian sneered and curled his lips, the awe of the Big Eater in his heart dropped a few points. Although at this moment, he could clearly see the workmanship of the armor of the Big Eater soldier opposite.

They are as sophisticated as the soldiers of the Anxi Army around him.

Frankly speaking, the expansion of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions was not without blood. However, the concept of benevolence and righteousness hidden in the bones of the Central Plains people also made them treat the local tribes as kindly as possible after defeating the rebels, instead of completely

Drive the opponent to death. The local beliefs, Zoroastrianism, Crossism, Shamanism, and even the Tianfang Sect, which is currently inciting the people to become enemies of the Tang Dynasty, have been completely preserved. Although these teachings are in some respects different from those practiced by the Central Plains people.

The classics of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are incompatible with each other. However, as a Tang Dynasty person, he had the mind and courage to embrace all rivers, allowing the conquered to coexist with his own beliefs, symbiotically, and even influence and promote each other.

On the other hand, just a few days of contact with the Tianfang Sect has left a very bad impression on Xue Jingxian. Concubine Honglian’s fear of the Tianfang Sect is not an act. Rumors about the fanatic followers of the Tianfang Sect circulated in the military.

All the rumors that non-believers are regarded as prey are not entirely groundless. This cruel and paranoid teaching conflicts deeply with Xue Jingxian's Confucian ideals. The more he comes into contact with it, the more he feels contempt for it.

It was not contempt for force, but the inherent superiority of civilization over barbarism, which filled Xue Jingxian's heart with pride. Even if the Anxi Army really lost today, apart from escaping and dying in battle, as a helpless soldier,

As a scholar, he never thought that he actually had two choices: surrender or being a prisoner. Because those two unnecessary choices not only insulted his wealth of articles, but also insulted his Tang Dynasty blood!

The man-eating man's prayer was very long, as endless as a fly. Xue Jingxian only read it for a short while before he became impatient. He touched Wang Xun with his elbow and continued to ask for advice humbly, "This should be a good opportunity.

Ah. The enemies have all dismounted. We just need to use the cavalry to charge..."

"This battle is not to defeat the big cannibal, but to convince him!" Regarding Feng Changqing's strategic goal, Wang Xun understood very clearly, "The Anxi Army only has so many people. Even if it wins, it will not have the strength."

They continued to expand their territory to the west. And Dashi was considered a big country in the world. It is said that its territory and population are comparable to those of the Tang Dynasty. If they come from afar and attack before they have a stable foothold, the chances of winning are certainly high.

But after the big cannibals lose, they may not be afraid of our army. Only by giving them a chance and beating them to pieces can they be completely afraid. At least a whole generation of people will not dare to take the initiative to attack us again.

Provoke!"

"Conquering the enemy's army without fighting? Feng Jiedu is really a generous act!" Xue Jingxian's reaction was not slow at all. When Wang Xun mentioned it, he immediately understood the Anxi Army's intention. But is this intention a bit too wishful? In the spirit of

Scholars have always disliked foreign barbarians, so he was not very optimistic about Feng Changqing's goal.

Just as he was about to discuss a few more words with Wang Xun, the enemy formation on the opposite side changed again. With several horn blasts, all the soldiers stood up from the ground and returned to their original positions. Then, the gate of the formation suddenly opened, and there was a man who was over ten feet tall and measured sideways.

The giant, who was six feet away on his shoulders, strode out with a dark scimitar on his shoulder.

Boom, boom, boom, from far away, Xue Jingxian could almost hear the rhythm of the opponent's footsteps. One step at a time, the ground shook back and forth. Of course, these were all based on his imagination. The ground in the Western Region was not that soft.

The Big Eating Giant is not a wild beast. But the pressure coming towards his face still made many people in the Anxi Army stop breathing.

"Oh, oh, oh -" The giant walked to the center of the battlefield, about 250 steps away from both the enemy and us, and finally stopped. He inserted the scimitar into the ground, stretched out his arm without any armor protection, and exerted all his strength.

Beating his chest. "Oh, oh, oh——"

The shouts, like those of wild beasts, quickly spread throughout the battlefield. The cannibals' morale was high upon hearing this, and they shouted in unison to the rhythm of the giants. The soldiers on the Anxi Army side cursed loudly, but their momentum was obviously slightly inferior to those on the opposite side.

"How old are you? You are still playing this one-on-one trick with me?!" Feng Changqing was finally alarmed and opened his eyes, with a cold light in his eyes. "Who can go out for me and kill that fool on the other side?

Cut it off!"

"The last general is willing to go!" Before Feng Changqing could finish his words, Wang Xun's horse had already rushed out of the formation. As he galloped, he shouted loudly, "The last general has just been promoted by your majesty. I can't think of anything."

Let’s take the blame with this guy’s head. Brothers, please don’t argue with me!”

Zhou Xiaofeng, Zhao Huaixu and others had already rushed away from this certificate. After hearing the second half of Wang Xun's words, they laughed and cursed and turned their mounts around. Only Yu Wenzhi was worried and followed them from a distance. At the same time, he took off his riding bow and held the feather

The arrow hit the bowstring.

Before Wang Xun could rush to the center of the battlefield, the giant suddenly turned around and ran away. He ran far away, then turned back and jumped and screamed at Wang Xun.

"Hahahaha!" Seeing this scene, Xue Jingxian and others who were secretly worried about Wang Xun couldn't help laughing. Just when they were curious, they saw the giant carrying a black suit with many inlays on the side.

The scimitar with the big gem strode toward the center of the battlefield.
To be continued...