Emperor of Sui Dynasty - Chapter 148: The White-Clad Divine Arrow vs. the Carefree Bow

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"Who are you?" Perhaps because they were both skilled archers, Wang Bodang felt threatened, not in a life-threatening way, but in a way that threatened his profession and reputation. It was the feeling of meeting a worthy opponent.
"Changsun Wuji!" the handsome young man replied coldly. "Oh, it's Young Master Xiaoyao?!" Wang Bodang exclaimed in surprise. "Indeed!" Changsun Wuji replied calmly. "Young Master Changsun wishes to have a match with me?" Wang Bodang asked with a calm expression, but his heart was already tense, wary of Changsun Wuji's sudden attack. "That's exactly what I'm planning! And my mission this time is to take your head!" Changsun Wuji's killing intent permeated the entire space. "Very well, today I want the world to know that I, Wang Bodang, am stronger than you, Changsun Wuji!" As Wang Bodang spoke, he took the Overlord Bow from his saddle, drew the bow, and nocked an arrow, waiting to kill Changsun Wuji with a single shot.
"Stronger than me? Heh." Changsun Wuji sneered, his Free and Easy Bow in hand. With a "whoosh," a meteor arrow shot out, heading straight for Wang Bodang's face. "Snap!" Wang Bodang also fired an arrow, striking Changsun Wuji's arrow squarely. The first round was a draw, but Changsun Wuji frowned. He had shot first, yet his arrow had been blocked. This showed just how skilled Wang Bodang was; Changsun Wuji had to admit that Wang Bodang was a cut above him!
"Hehe, you flatter me, Young Master Xiaoyao. I have important matters to attend to today and cannot keep you company any longer. We shall meet again another day!" Wang Bodang cupped his hands and prepared to return to his camp. His mount was Shang Shitu's Thunder Leopard, which he had stolen with great difficulty; how could he afford to lose it again? "Trying to leave? Forget it!" Changsun Wuji would not stand by and watch the enemy slip away. Moreover, only by holding off Wang Bodang could he effectively draw the attention of Wagang Village, allowing the other ambush force to outflank them undetected.
"Hmph!" Wang Bodang ignored Changsun Wuji and spurred his horse to gallop back, but suddenly the sound of bowstrings rang out behind him—"Snap! Snap! Snap!" Three arrows flew in a triangular formation, heading straight for Wang Bodang's head and back. Wang Bodang quickly ducked, the three arrows grazing his spine. The icy chill sent a shiver down his spine; if he had been even a fraction slower, he would be dead by now. "Let's have a contest today!" Wang Bodang finally snapped, enraged. "Whoever runs is a coward!" Changsun Wuji smiled, the current situation perfectly suited to his liking. Leaving aside this archery contest, let's focus on the foot combat between Shang Shitu and Qin Shubao.
While fending off Shang Shitu, Qin Shubao, with his sharp eyes, spotted Wang Bodang stealing the horse. He rushed back to where he had fallen and called out, "Shang Shitu, let's mount up and fight again!" He drew his tiger-head spear and leaped onto his yellow horse. Shang Shitu looked and asked, "Where's my horse?" Qin Shubao laughed, "A friend of mine must have taken it back to camp." Shang Shitu cursed, "Damn it! You bunch of bandits are still so thieving, how could you steal my precious steed?" Qin Shubao said, "You can send Cheng Yaojin back to me, and I'll return your Thunder Leopard." Shang Shitu laughed, "Qin Shubao, Qin Shubao, you're about to die and you still don't know it, yet you dare to oppose my Great Sui Dynasty, how utterly laughable!" Shang Shitu's change in attitude made Qin Shubao's heart skip a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
"Look what that is?!" Shang Shitu pointed behind the Wagang Army. Qin Shubao hurriedly turned his head and saw the Sui army sweeping across the mountains and plains. The command flag in the center waved, and the 10,000 light cavalry at the front galloped to both sides, revealing a dark mass of chain-armored horses behind them.
In his desperation, Yang Guang hastily put together a bunch of iron plates to wear. Over the past few years, he has trained 100,000 heavy cavalry, and all the armor of the men and horses has been remade. He has also painted all the armor black, a technique he learned from psychological warfare. Black people, black horses, black armor—to the enemy, they would appear as a dense, dark mass.
Black, the color of death. When a swarm of black armored cavalry gallops in, the enemy feels the breath of death.
"Chain-armored cavalry!" Upon recognizing the dense, dark mass of armored cavalry, Qin Shubao was greatly surprised. He had, of course, heard of the Turkic army's crushing defeat at the hands of Yang Guang's chain-armored cavalry. If the Turkic army's elite cavalry couldn't handle chain-armored cavalry, he certainly couldn't either. He cried out in panic, "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
At this moment, the rear guard of the besieging army was less than a hundred feet away from the Sui army. Their horses galloped like the wind. When the order was given, they galloped forward for several dozen feet. When they hurriedly reined in their horses, Luo Cheng waved his command flag, and 50,000 linked armored cavalry charged head-on.
The rear guard of the Wagang Army was squeezed by the vanguard and could not retreat in time. In an instant, men and horses fell and the vanguard scattered and retreated wildly. They finally managed to break away from those armored monsters, but the 140,000-strong Sui heavy cavalry who had been waiting on the side attacked again. The Wagang Army's defeat was inevitable and they were unable to fight back. They retreated for more than 20 miles before Xu Maogong was able to gather the remaining troops, but nearly 60,000 men had already been lost. The Wagang Army had 200,000 elite troops, and more than 60,000 were lost in one day. The entire army was less than 150,000.
"General Qin, let's go. As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild. At least, at least in Wagang, we still have hundreds of thousands of infantrymen, and with the help of various rebel kings, we can make a comeback." Xu Maogong, standing beside Qin Shubao, persuaded him, and insisted on leading Qin Shubao out with his personal guards.
Qin Shubao was still in excruciating pain and kept shouting.
If it weren't for his personal guards protecting him, he would probably have been killed by the mutinous soldiers long ago. The soldiers of Wagang Village are truly insane now. They have pursuers behind them and a path ahead of them.
Those in the rear were only concerned with slaughtering the soldiers in front, carving a bloody path through them. Almost everyone's eyes were bloodshot.
Apart from the well-organized Sui army fighting, the scene was chaotic, extremely chaotic.
In the end, Qin Shubao, escorted by his general and personal guards, continued northwest. Most of his defeated army was killed by the Sui army, while a few scattered and fled.
It was still late at night, and the fighting on the battlefield had ceased.
Everywhere were Sui soldiers, gathering their horses and tending to the wounded. Luo Cheng dismounted and sat down to rest.
"General, those Wagang cavalry who scattered and fled are likely to become bandits, which would be detrimental to the prefecture and county," a general said to Luo Cheng.
"Leave 10,000 men to care for the wounded and clean up the battlefield. The remaining 30,000 to 40,000 will follow me to pursue Qin Shubao and eliminate the scourge of Wagangzhai for His Majesty." Luo Cheng considered this for a moment and found it reasonable, so he gave the order.
"Yes, sir." The general responded and stayed behind.
Soon after, Luo Cheng led the remaining cavalrymen to continue their advance in the direction in which the Wagang Army had fled.
In the distance, another troop of cavalry was fleeing westward. It was Qin Shubao and his group who had escaped.
Heading west, they entered Jinyong, and then led the remaining forces into Wagangzhai. The belief that they would then gather a large army to fight the Sui army was the sole pillar supporting this force.
South, near Jindi City.
It was now broad daylight. Under the sunlight, the mottled bloodstains inside and outside the city were clearly visible. Clearly, this city had just experienced a battle.
However, the time did not last long.
Because at this moment, the city's royal flag has changed.
The original "Wei" flag was replaced by the "Sui" flag. This clearly told the world that this city, which had been occupied by Wagangzhai and considered one of their strongholds, had been taken over by the Sui Dynasty.
Xin Wenli breached Jindi City in a very short time. At this moment, Xin Wenli was sitting in the main hall of the garrison commander's residence, seated to the side.
The main seat was remotely honored as that of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Below him were a group of generals under Xin Wenli's command.
Besides generals like Xin Wenli, there was a screen in the center of the hall, embroidered with a landscape painting.
Xin Wenli stood up and went to the side of the map. Pointing to Jindi City, he said to the generals, "Now our Great Sui has occupied Jindi City. After occupying this city, the counties south of Jindi City are all territories that can be expanded. In addition, if General Luo fails to return victorious, he can also use the Yellow River to resist the reinforcements from Wagang. From then on, our Great Sui will be invincible."
Xin Wenli glanced around at his generals, encouraging their morale.
"The Sui Dynasty will prosper!" The generals' eyes lit up with excitement.
Normally, Xin Wenli was very strict and serious when he was in charge of the troops. But at this moment, he did not restrain him, but instead smiled slightly and was very lenient.
The atmosphere among the generals became even more jubilant.
Shortly afterward, the guards came in from outside.
"General, a messenger from General Luo's faction reports that General Luo led his troops to a great victory over the Wagangzhai army, but Li Mi is nowhere to be found. He is currently leading his troops to attack Jinyong West City."
The guard reported.
Xin Wenli's expression turned serious as he glanced around at the assembled generals.
Seeing this, the generals also became serious and sat down properly. From the jubilation just now to the solemnity and seriousness at this moment, it only took a snap of the fingers, which shows how high Xin Wenli's prestige was in the army.
Seeing the performance of his generals, Xin Wenli nodded with satisfaction. He then said, "Order someone to draft a document in my name to issue to the Grand Tutor in Chengdu, requesting him to send 50,000 troops from Jingzhou and Yizhou out of Qin and into Jindi City to help me with the defense." He continued, "After the Wagang army suffered a defeat and returned to their main camp, Wagangzhai, they raised a white flag of truce. No matter how much Shang Shitu and Luo Cheng cursed and provoked them, Wagangzhai refused to come out. Moreover, relying on its high walls, Wagangzhai repeatedly repelled the Sui army's attacks. Luo Cheng and the others were at a loss and had no choice but to send someone to invite Xin Wenli's army, the general of Hongni Pass, to join forces with Wagangzhai from three directions to capture Li Mi."

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