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

Chapter 150: Selecting Generals for Battle

Even the emperor himself was defeated and retreated to the imperial city. Now the Qing Kingdom is in a state of disarray, and the passes in various places are unable to take care of themselves. Who would come to your aid?

Sha Haoqian raised his hand, pinched his eyebrows, and sighed deeply.

He then began to count the troops in the city, and even recruited all the men in the city to guard the pass, and then sent the women and children in the city away first. Although he did not have the confidence to hold the city, he did not want to let the people of Luoshang Pass suffer.

I can only try my best.

Compared with the urgent situation at Luoshang Pass, everything was going according to plan on Zong Yanli's side.

On the day the army entered Luoshang Pass, the scorching sun disappeared. Sha Haoqian stood on the gate tower, squinting at the mighty Wu army coming in the distance, his eyes filled with gloom. The soldiers defending the city wall couldn't help but clench their spears and swallowed their saliva.

The air seemed to be filled with a heat that made it difficult to breathe, and it made people feel stuffy and uneasy.

"I still remember the Wu Kingdom a few years ago. It was still struggling to take care of itself and not worth mentioning." Sha Haoqian's eyes were extremely complicated. Looking at the Wu army's magnificent and powerful division, he lowered his eyes and said solemnly: "In just a few years, it has grown to such a level."

Back then, the State of Qing did not take the State of Wu seriously at all and was focused on fighting against the State of Jin.

Unexpectedly, nowadays, they have been allowed to grow at such a rapid pace and have nurtured such a fierce and powerful army.

Sha Haoqian sighed deeply, seeing that some people from the enemy army had come out to challenge him, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to fight this battle.

"Who is the person going to fight?" Sha Haoqian leaned forward slightly and squinted his eyes at the man who rode out of the Wu army formation below.

Everyone shook their heads in unison. They followed Sha Haoqian to garrison Luoshang Pass and did not participate in other wars in Qing State. Besides, they had only heard of Zong Yanli and others but had never seen them in person, so it was naturally difficult for them to recognize them for a while.

Sha Haoqian turned around and looked at the generals behind him and asked, "Which general is willing to go to fight?"

Although those generals had little chance of winning against the Wu army, a duel between generals was different from a battle between two armies.

If you fight alone, you may not necessarily win or lose.

At that moment, two or three generals stood up behind Sha Haoqian and all of them responded to the challenge fearlessly.

Before Luoshang Pass, the one who went into battle on the Wu army side was none other than Kuang Xingquan. People like Bai Xiuyun and Meng Qi had already gained quite a reputation because they had been following Zong Yanli for a long time, but Kuang Xingquan and others had been behind the scenes, and now they had the opportunity to fight against the general.

Zong Yanli naturally would not be stingy and immediately let Kuang Xingquan take the lead.

Kuang Xingquan has always been calm and has rich experience in combat, so Zong Yanli didn't need to remind him anything and just watched the two of them fight in front of the battle.

Since Sha Haoqian was able to guard Luoshang Pass, he must have several powerful generals under his command. Zong Yanli narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the general who walked out with a long spear in his hand.

The two men stood in front of the battle array and introduced their families to each other. The man who came out of Luoshang Pass was named Kong Youlian. When this name came out, Gongsun Pu beside him showed a look of understanding and said, "I have heard of this man Kong Youlian before. His father was born in a military family, but later the family fell into decline, and his father and brother both died, and the prestige of the military family was gone."

“His father was very famous in his time and was known as the ever-victorious general. But I wonder if Kong Youlian has inherited his father’s true skills.” Gongsun Pu watched with great interest.

"It can be seen that this man's martial arts are pretty good." Zong Yanli nodded slightly. While they were talking, Kuang Xingquan and Kong Youlian had already started fighting in front of the army.

At first glance, it seems that he still has the strength to fight, but although Kong Youlian is proficient in martial arts, he does not have the rich combat experience like Kuang Xingquan.

Soon after the fight, Kuang Xingquan became familiar with Kong Youlian's attack pattern and launched a counterattack, knocking the man off his horse.

Kong Youlian realized that he was no match for the enemy, so he turned around and ran away with his halberd, even abandoning his horse.

Everyone burst into laughter when watching this scene, and then cheered for Kuang Xingquan's victory. Gongsun Pu sighed and shook his head. It was true that Kong Youlian had learned martial arts from his father and brother, but it was obvious that he had not carried it forward.

Such a defeat also made Sha Haoqian lose face, but Kong Youlian came back and hugged his injured arm and shouted: "General, it's not that I'm afraid of fighting, I'm really defeated! If I go to meet the enemy again, I'm afraid my head will be chopped off by the enemy!"

Sha Haoqian listened and sighed, then waved his hand and asked Kong Youlian to go down and bandage the wound.

"An unknown general can have such ability, this..." The generals standing nearby also felt a severe headache. How should they deal with the next two battles?

"Don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige. The next game, Yang Wei, you go!" Sha Haoqian didn't ask any more questions this time and directly appointed his generals to go into battle.

"Yes!" Yang Wei stepped forward and bowed in response.

Kuang Xingquan had fought a battle in front of the battle and did not retreat. When he saw Yang Wei coming down, he was ready to fight again.

Yang Wei frowned as he looked at Kuang Xingquan and said, "If I change someone else and fight with you, it would seem like I am taking advantage of someone's misfortune."

Kuang Xingquan drew the sword from his waist and said without any intention of retreating: "The last fight was just a warm-up for me. I am more than enough to beat you."

"Arrogant!" Yang Wei became furious upon hearing this and jumped on his horse with a spear in hand.

"Huh? Why does this guy's spear technique look so familiar?" Seeing the two generals fighting again, Pei Liang suddenly raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"What's that person's name?" Zong Yanli also became confused.

"The surname is Yang, Yang Wei." Bai Xiujun next to him answered, and then watched for a while longer. The spear techniques were indeed familiar. Then, several people looked at Wen Nian next to him.

Wen Nian was silent for a moment: "I don't know him."

Compared to their surprise, Kuang Xingquan who was fighting on the field should be the one who should be more surprised.

After all, he was in the same group with Wen Nian back then, and he often saw Wen Nian's spear style in daily sparring. Later, he followed Zong Yanli to fight in various places, and they also practiced privately. How could they not be familiar with each other?

Kuang Xingquan was under a lot of psychological pressure. He had been unable to defeat Wen Nian at the beginning, and now facing this familiar gun style, Kuang Xingquan retreated reflexively. Yang Wei obviously noticed Kuang Xingquan's timidity, and he became more and more courageous and gradually approached him.

Kuang Xingquan gritted his teeth and backed away a little, staring at Yang Wei with a serious look in his eyes and asked, "Where did you learn this spear technique?"

"It's inherited from my ancestors. What does it have to do with you?" Yang Wei stared at Kuang Xingquan coldly and raised his gun to fight again.

"I can't beat you, so you win." Kuang Xingquan admitted defeat decisively, turned his horse around and went back.

Yang Wei felt a little puzzled. This man clearly did not use his full strength, and he was clearly familiar with his moves when dealing with him, but he did not know why he was always on the defensive. In addition, the sudden question made Yang Wei even more confused.

Although Kuang Xingquan admitted defeat on his own initiative, Yang Wei did not feel the joy of winning the fight at all.