My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 268 My Father

The next day.

The two armies faced each other again. Mu Yingshao had no intention of retreating and went into battle again. The generals in Qi State already had expressions of despair on their faces.

Baines and Yi Tiangan sat together, looking at Mu Yingshao who rushed out again. For a moment, they didn't know whether to say that he was brave and fearless, or that he was a young man with no sense of responsibility. They just thought secretly in their hearts that they hoped that this young man would not die here.

"Who is standing behind Zong Yanli?" Just as Mu Yingshao and Shi Gandang were fighting again, Benes noticed the man standing behind Zong Yanli. He was wearing a white fox fur coat and was dressed like a scholar, with an elegant look on his face.

"Maybe it's one of the counselors." Yi Tiangan followed the direction of Baines's sight and squinted his eyes to try to see more clearly, but the man was completely blocked by Zong Yanli and Wen Nian behind him, and it was quite far away and he couldn't see clearly.

"Which of the counselors around Zong Yanli have we not seen?" Baines frowned and said, "This man..."

"Could it be that Mr. Mingxi?" Yue Yuqi, who was standing behind Baines, suddenly asked.

"What?" Yi Tiangan stood up instantly: "She is the female strategist?"

"I think it's almost certain." Baines nodded, looking very serious. He turned around and sent people to ask the generals of Qi. There were still a few people in Qi who had a say, and they all came over.

One of them had followed Min Wenshan early on, but was later demoted and sent to serve as a city garrison soldier. He was later recalled after the Battle of Taoyang City, where he was wounded, but luckily escaped death and retreated all the way to Baishui Pass.

Suo Bing looked in the direction of Baines and saw the white-robed scholar protected by Zong Yanli. He was quite shocked and said, "It's Ms. Mingxi, but why is she still there..."

Baines heard the hidden meaning in Suo Bing's words and immediately asked, "What do you mean?"

Suo Bing looked a little strange and said, "General Mu Xiao has found the second master of the Bu family. Lu Peibai has been in Qi for too long. He has learned too many military secrets of Qi when he followed General Min. When General Mu Xiao received the military order, his first order was to let the second master of the Bu family assassinate Lu Peibai."

"That is Mr. Mingxi." Suo Bing explained in a deep voice: "I have heard that Master Bu has already taken action. Did he fail?"

"The Bu family..." Baines was a little surprised to hear this long-lost name, and then asked, "That Second Master Bu didn't show up?"

"No." Suo Bing shook his head in response.

So far, only Mu Yingshao knows what Bu Erye looks like. They all roughly understand that the Bu family has too many enemies, so it is normal for Bu Erye not to show up. It is heard that Bu Erye is called the most outstanding sharpshooter in the Bu family in recent years.

Since he had made the move, there was no reason for Lu Peibai to remain so calm. So there was only one possibility, that was that he had failed.

After understanding the whole story, Baines nodded slowly and said, "There are many talented people in Zong Yanli's army, so it's not surprising that he failed."

Suo Bing frowned and didn't respond, just concentrated on watching the battle on the field.

Today's fight did not seem much different from yesterday's. The two men were evenly matched and fought back and forth, but both had some wounds from the fight. Gradually they began to try to find a way to break the other's moves. Both armies were watching the fight very seriously and did not take any other action.

Another day ended in a draw. Zong Yanli looked at Shi Gan Dang, who had suffered many scars, and asked someone to bring medicine to Meng Qi, asking him to stare at Shi Gan Dang while giving him the medicine, which instantly calmed him down.

Shi GanDang joined the army and had fought in several battles. This time he faced probably the most equally matched opponent he had ever encountered, which could be considered a kind of training.

"General." Zong Yanli had just asked Gao Feilin to deliver the medicine when he saw Jie Hu rushing over. He said with a slightly delighted look, "There's a discovery!"

Zong Yanli's eyes suddenly lit up, and he waved for Jie Hu to sit down and explain in detail.

Xie Hu has been unable to sleep well during this period, and has been lurking and investigating day and night. In addition to because of Zong Yanli's order, another reason is that he also wants to see the skills of the sharpshooter. As a bowman, he claims to be the best. Now that such a capable person has appeared in the enemy army, how can he feel at ease?

Therefore, he tried his best to find this person, but it turned out that this person was not only good at archery, but also good at hiding.

If Zong Yanli had not used this strategy this time, Jie Hu would probably still not be able to detect this person's movements.

"But I'm not sure, I just suspect." Xie Hu briefly described the person he suspected and whispered, "He seemed to be ready to take action, but hesitated. Perhaps he was trying to determine his chances of winning."

"It's easy once you have a target. Just keep watching." Zong Yanli nodded slowly in response.

Judging from the battle between Shi Gandang and Mu Yingshao today, the two have gradually figured out each other's tactics. It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow will be the moment of the decisive battle.

Zong Yanli expected that the assassin would take advantage of the chaos to attack tomorrow.

After talking to Jie Hu, he went to call Long Feiguang and Bai Xiuyun.

Bai Xiuyun, who followed Long Feiguang in, had a cold face, with bright rouge and powder on his face, and a woman's hair in a bun. He wore a green dress that looked unique on him, and a white fur coat on his body. At first glance, it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

Zong Yanli's eyes fell on Bai Xiuyun, and he couldn't help but sigh that Lu Peibai had good skills. The makeup he put on Bai Xiuyun really perfectly concealed his masculine heroic spirit.

Bai Xiujun was originally a bit thin, and it was still spring, so he wore a white fur coat, which concealed his figure a lot. As the commander of the Ghost Camp, he always maintained the appearance of Zong Yanli, wearing a ghost mask, which made his skin a bit whiter than Long Feiguang and others.

It would be perfect for him to play the role of 'Lu Peibai'. As for the leader of the ghost camp, we just need to find another person to wear a ghost mask and go to that station to make up for it.

In this way, from the enemy's perspective, all of Zong Yanli's generals are present, so he can truly conceal the truth!

"Have you seen enough?" Bai Xiujun glared at Lu Hao fiercely. He really couldn't stand the way he stared at him and snickered.

“Hahahaha…” Seeing Bai Xiujun’s face like that, Lu Hao couldn’t hold back any more and burst into laughter. Bai Xiujun was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and said, “I’m going to blind your other eye too!”

The two of them were quarreling in the tent, and Zong Yanli had to say, "Okay, stop it."

Bai Xiuyun then gave up, pursed his lips in extreme depression, walked over, and sat down in a bold manner.

Zong Yanli paused, too lazy to care about him, and then he roughly explained what Jie Hu had just said, "If nothing unexpected happens, there will be chaos on the battlefield tomorrow. To avoid mistakes, Xiaobai, you have to pay more attention."

"This man's archery skills are amazing. You need to ensure your own safety without being exposed."

Bai Xiujun nodded to show that he understood. Zong Yanli made some inquiries about the protective measures. Even Zhan Haoyue took out his treasured soft armor and gave it to Bai Xiujun, saying it was for self-defense.

Under such a tight arrangement, the third battle between Shi Gandang and Mu Yingshao finally arrived. Perhaps both armies felt that victory or defeat depended on this one move. Looking at the posture of waving flags and shouting, it seemed that the fighting spirit was surging.

Shi Gandang tightly gripped the battle axe in his hand. When his defense was broken by Mu Yingshao again and again, he fell off his horse when he could no longer attack.

Seeing this scene from a distance, Monk could not help but clench his hands, staring at the battle ahead with his eyes as sharp as torches.

"Get back--!!!" Shi Gandang blocked Mu Yingshao's attacks again and again with his furious roar. His eyes were bloodshot, his throat was dry, his arms seemed to be trembling slightly, and he rolled to the side in a panic, breathing heavily, with a bit of panic and anxiety.

Is it the fear of life and death?

Or is it the fear of losing here?

Or is it the panic of being unable to defeat the enemy?

Shi Gandang knelt on one knee on the ground, his body slightly hunched. In the sunlight, he saw his own shadow in front of him, a tall black shadow. At this moment, he seemed to see his father's figure in his own shadow.

Shi Gandang was stunned for a moment, his eyes slowly moved down and finally landed on the battle axe in his hand.

He had preserved the battle axe very well, with a cloth wrapped around the handle. The cloth had become very worn due to the friction from his daily use, and now, there were a lot of blood stains on the cloth in today's battle.

The axe handle was exposed from the torn cloth, and blood had seeped deeply into the cracks of the handle. The dark red bloodstains might be his father's bloodstains.

Shi Gandang's emotions seemed to freeze suddenly at this moment. His eyes seemed to be filled with blood and tears. He looked up at Mu Yingshao who was attacking again, and suddenly wondered if his father had ever been in the same situation as today?

He swallowed the blood foam in his mouth and slowly stood up by leaning against the ground.

As he stood up, the shadow in front of him gradually lengthened and became taller.

"How could I... be defeated here." Shi Gandang looked at Mu Yingshao. There were no more complicated emotions in his eyes. The fear of defeating the enemy, losing the army, and so on no longer existed. The eagerness and fearlessness rising from the bottom of his heart.

That is the admiration for the father, and the fearless excitement to follow in the father's footsteps!

A fearless fighting spirit gradually emerged in Shi Gandang's eyes. He clenched the battle axe in his hand, and it seemed as if he was back in his childhood when his father stood behind him, holding the battle axe in both hands and teaching him how to meet the enemy!

"Kill!!!" The one swinging the battle axe was never just him!

Clang——!

The harsh collision sounded so dull in everyone's ears.

Mu Yingshao felt Shi Gan Dang's vigorous fighting spirit and his surging murderous intent, and he endured the pure and fierce pressure again and again.

"Puff!" Mu Yingshao could no longer break through Shi Gandang's defense. Clearly, the long sword in his hand had pierced Shi Gandang's body, but he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he took a step forward with the long sword, using his body as a shield and the battle axe as a killing weapon to chop towards Shi Gandang's head!

Under the glaring sun, victory or defeat is already decided.

The young head fell to the ground. Shi Gan Dang's hand holding the battle axe trembled slightly. He looked at the shadow on the ground and grinned: "My father also used his body as a shield to defend against the enemy. I can do it too!"

A deafening shout rang out behind Shi Gandang. Among the enemy troops, Baines and Yi Tiangan stood up in shock, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Zong Yanli slowly let go of his worried heart after witnessing the change in Shi Gan Dang's will. Perhaps at this moment Shi Gan Dang truly had the ability to become a general!

"Kill them!" The attack horn sounded. With such a high morale, Zong Yanli led his troops to kill the enemy.

At this moment, a black longbow among the enemy troops was taut.

The battle between the two armies was at its most chaotic moment. The arrow full of murderous intent shot towards Lu Peibai without any deviation. This arrow could almost be said to be extremely perfect, even foolproof.

At least that's what Bu Gaoxuan thought. He had great confidence in every arrow he shot!

But at the same time this arrow was shot, an arrow was also shot out at a high speed from Zong Yanli's army formation. The silver arrow light passed through the dense crowd and passed by Bu Gaoxuan's arrow with a ding sound.

Bu Gaoxuan's eyes suddenly shook, and he almost instantly felt the cold murderous intent coming from behind.

Bah——!

That was the sound of a hidden arrow piercing flesh.

Bu Gaoxuan covered his shoulder and ducked away in embarrassment. He turned his head and saw Zong Yanli holding a longbow. His eyes were staring at him, and it was obvious that he had already seen his whereabouts.

At this moment, Bu Gaoxuan actually felt a chill down his spine. He never expected that his hiding place would be discovered, and he never expected that his archery skills, which he had always been proud of and which had always allowed him to shoot arrows at people in the dark, would one day be shot by a hidden arrow!

"Want to run!?" Bu Gaoxuan's first reaction was to hide in the military formation and escape, but he did not expect that enemy troops suddenly surrounded and attacked him from all directions.

Bu Gaoxuan was really frightened when he saw with his own eyes that Lu Peibai, who was wearing white fox fur, had an arrow stuck in his arm, and he stretched out his hand to break the arrow feathers, and rushed towards him with a big knife in his hand.

He was not good at close combat, let alone being surrounded by so many people.

He was disarmed in a few breaths. When the cold long knife was placed on his neck, Bu Gaoxuan's eyes were full of despair.

Bai Xiujun gnashed his teeth, staring at Bu Gaoxuan with an expression that seemed like he wanted to torture him to death. He stared at that pretty face and said to Bu Gaoxuan, "I'm going to chop off his hand!"

Bu Gaoxuan: “…”

He stared at Bai Xiuyun in astonishment, perhaps a little bewildered, wondering how Lu Peibai, who was known as a female strategist, could have such a rough voice...

"Tie him up." Zong Yanli gave the cold order, stopping Bai Xiuyun's violent behavior.

"The enemy is retreating, let's withdraw our troops." Zong Yanli watched the enemy army retreating. It was obvious that he did not intend to fight with them, so he sounded the horn to withdraw his troops.