amaotonovel Chapter 309: One person for one person, very fair
Chapter 309: One person for one person, very fair
From the moment Qi Jianshu shot a sneak attack at Tang Yuhuai, Chu Xi guessed that he would do it a second and third time.
Qi Jianshu's archery skills are much more accurate than his spear. If you are not prepared, you might die silently from his cold arrows.
To this end, Chu Xi had to respond to the changes in the formation while also paying attention to Qi Jianshu's every move not far away outside the formation.
As expected, Qi Jianshu raised his bow and arrow again, this time his target was not Tang Yuhuai, but himself...
No, if the shot came from his direction, Qi Jianshu could only hit his arm or calf at most, while Bian Hangqing, who was sitting behind him, had almost his entire back exposed.
Compared to myself, Bian Hangqing is more dangerous!
Chu Xi withdrew his gaze from Qi Jianshu, and decisively jumped off the horse, avoiding the sharp sword blade and instead hitting the horse hard with the sword.
"Go to the head of the long snake formation and disrupt their formation. Don't worry about me."
Upon hearing this, Bian Hangqing silently tightened the reins and turned back to look at the young man who decisively rushed into the formation, "...Chu Jiang!"
He looked as if he couldn't wait to jump down with Chu Xi and fight him to the death.
Chu Xi glanced in the direction of Qi Jianshu again. Sure enough, as she jumped off the horse, the bow and arrow in Qi Jianshu's hand was no longer aimed at Bian Hangqing.
But...Chu Xi.
On horseback, both of them were too passive.
Either wait for the arrow to pass through their bodies, or even if it avoids the vital parts, it will hit other places.
Rather than putting both of them in danger, it would be better to let Bian Hangqing go first so that he doesn't have to face the danger with himself.
Bian Hangqing ignored the injury on his left hand and let the blood flow down, while he rode his horse forward with a clear goal.
Chu Jiang was the only one left in the most dangerous situation, and he couldn't fall behind at this time.
Chu Xi was trapped in the formation, with limited space and movement. Even with all his martial arts skills, he could not exert even 50% of their power.
This is the magic of the formation.
Although Tang Yuhuai had disrupted the deployment of the troops at the rear, the attack at the head was still going on, and the formation was only destroyed by one third at most...
The power is still there.
The long snake formation changes according to the drum beats behind it. The faster the drum beats, the more dangerous the formation becomes.
During this period, Qi Jianshu was still unwilling to let Chu Xi go, and always shot cold arrows at her from time to time.
His archery skills were once considered top-notch, and he could hit the target from a hundred paces away.
Although Chu Xi was able to avoid it, he was trapped in the formation and his movements were inevitably restricted, so he was not lucky enough to dodge it every time.
In order to avoid being shot through the heart like Tang Yuhuai's second uncle, she decisively grabbed a shield and blocked it.
It can not only block the spears that are stabbing at you, but also block the arrows that are coming from all directions.
Qi Jianshu shot five arrows in a row but none of them hit Chu Jiang. He was not discouraged and continued to string the bow and shoot arrows calmly.
Even if Chu Jiang had a shield in his hand, it could not protect him forever.
The shield is made of metal and can provide protection, but it will leave a hole after each shot...
He always hits the target.
Shi Zheng was pulled into the shield and moved backwards to the periphery where Qi Jianshu and the others were.
Qi Jianshu's confidant Jian Qi drew his sword and put it on Shi Zheng's neck without saying a word, and brought Shi Zheng to Qi Jianshu.
"Major General, the person has been captured." Jian Qi said in a flat tone.
Qi Jianshu glanced at Shi Zheng who was caught in front of him, then turned his gaze to the young man in the formation, "Shout out."
The young man was extremely handsome, his moon-white robe was dyed bright red, and the sword in his hand was oozing with blood, which kept dripping down.
Even though he had not fought with Chu Jiang personally, Qi Jianshu was convinced that this formation would not be able to trap him for long!
If it were someone else, they might need to cut off the head and tail before they could break the formation.
But when it comes to Chu Jiang, there is no need to stick to the established way of breaking the formation.
The Long Snake Formation was not a very difficult or troublesome formation, but in the face of Chu Jiang's absolute strength, he could easily carve out a path through it on his own.
A small hole appeared where the dozen people who had been injured by him and had broken arms and legs were. They had to make room for it and rushed towards the young man.
Chu Xi didn't need to use complicated sword moves and these people were easily dealt with by her.
Jian Qi hesitated and said, "Major General, will it really work to use him to threaten Chu Jiang?"
Chu Jiang, who has been baptized by the battlefield, is afraid that he will not give in easily.
Besides...anyone can see that exchanging the person in his hand for the son of a marquis is not a good deal no matter how you look at it.
Whether in terms of status or ability, Chu Jiang is far superior to this man. If it were him, he might as well just shoot him to death.
Qi Jianshu lowered his eyes and did not answer, but continued to repeat, "Shout."
You will know whether it is useful or not after trying it.
He didn't know whether Shi Zheng was useful or not, but the army's morale was unstable, and he must have a victory to temporarily stabilize the army's decadent and desperate mood.
The Great Zhou was able to hold out for more than ten days even though it was certain to lose. Now that reinforcements have arrived, even if there are only more than 10,000 people, they have added to the fighting power of Xi'an City.
There are only two ways to recover.
The first is to capture the city of Xi'an.
This path is obviously no longer feasible and can be crossed out.
The second is to capture a person of great importance.
As far as he knew, there were quite a few people in Xi'an who met this condition!
The third prince of the Great Zhou, His Royal Highness Prince Yan, was sent, as well as the prime minister's son, Chu Jiang, Han Yaojun, and his nephew Tang Juncheng, who was shot through the chest by his arrow today.
These people are of the most distinguished status, followed by some junior generals. Even if they cannot play a decisive role, they can at least restore the morale of the army.
Even if we can't replace people, we'll take whoever we can catch!
"Prince Chu, look here." The knife in Jian Qi's hand approached.
Shi Zheng was cut by the sharp blade and a thin blood mark appeared on his neck.
The pain woke him up from his confusion and he realized that he had become a hostage used by Jian Qi and his men to threaten Chu Jiang to surrender.
Chu Xi heard this and looked from afar, only to see a sharp knife on Shi Zheng's neck, the knife was like a death warrant.
She gripped the hilt tightly, raised her voice, and asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"
Jian Qi threatened expressionlessly, "Prince Chu, I don't think you want to see a scar on the neck of the man in my hand, right? This man can be cured if he is injured, but it is not so easy to lose his head!"
Chu Xi knew that all is fair in war, and their goal from the very beginning was to lure him out of the city and capture him.
But they never thought that Chu Xi was not fooled at all, and it was someone else who came instead.
But this did not prevent Qi Jianshu from continuing to carry out his plan, so he slightly changed his original plan.
Chu Xi didn't have time to listen to his nonsense. "Just tell me what you want to do. No need to waste time."
"If you want to exchange him for safety, then come here yourself. One person for another, it's fair."
Tang Yuhuai shouted without thinking, "Don't listen to their nonsense, don't go over there!"
Fair ass!
You are really good at calculating.
Bian Hangqing had already rushed to the head of the long snake formation. Despite his injuries, he killed three people in one breath, slightly disrupting the formation at the head.