Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2163 The Great Zhao Heavenly King plots against the Han generals; the Four Gods join forces to surround Cunxiao

Facing Xuanyuanba, Wu Zixu had exhausted all his methods and expended a great deal of his energy, yet he was repeatedly injured.

Just when Wu Zixu was about to lose his life, Li Cunxiao finally stormed in.

After Gan Ning and Wu Zixu's troops landed, Li Cunxiao was among the second batch of troops that landed shortly afterward.

However, when he arrived, he was completely dumbfounded. Only a quarter of an hour had passed between the two groups, but in that short time, Gan Ning and Wu Zixu were nowhere to be seen; they had long since disappeared.

It was Fu Cunshen, who was also among the soldiers who landed in this batch, who judged that Gan Ning and Wu Zixu might have fallen into the enemy's trap of luring them deep into their territory.

After all, according to common sense, Gan Ning and Wu Zixu's first batch of landing soldiers numbered only a thousand. How could they possibly have directly suppressed the enemy and advanced so far?
It was for this reason that Li Cunxiao rode alone and chased after Gan Ning and his men in the direction they had gone, while Fu Cunshen led the remaining troops to advance layer by layer.

The second batch of troops was even smaller, numbering only six hundred, but all six hundred were cavalry.

Fu Youde's newly formed 40,000-strong Breaking Wave Army already included several thousand cavalry.

Li Cunxiao charged in alone, without revealing his blood aura, let alone his blood demon, along the way. As a result, several generals of the Great Yan thought that a foolproof target had come and actually tried to take Li Cunxiao's head as their own merit.

As a result, Gao Zhan, Bu Ji, Yang Gongqing, Dong Lang, and the other three were all killed by Li Cunxiao single-handedly. None of them survived a second move from Li Cunxiao.

The Gao clan of Heyang, where Gao Zhan was from, originally belonged to Zhongcang, and their status in Zhongcang was quite high.

However, after the fall of Zhongcang, a group represented by Gao Changgong joined the Han Dynasty, while the lineage of Gao Huan, who had died in battle, and those who were closer to this lineage, fled back to their hometown of Heyang.

Since Xuanyuan Huang began to ease relations with the aristocratic families after this, this part of the Gao family of Heyang also sided with the Great Yan.

That's why Gao Zhan is here.

However, given the quality of Gao Huan's lineage in the later generations, the death of him at this time might actually be a good thing for his family.

Li Cunxiao rushed as fast as he could and finally saved Wu Zixu at the last moment.

"General Wu, are you alright?" Li Cunxiao asked without turning his head.

"Cough cough..."

Wu Zixu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a wry smile, "Thank you, General Li, for saving my life."

"You shall command the army; this Yan general shall be dealt with by me."

Li Cunxiao licked his lips, his eyes fixed on Xuanyuanba. The way he looked at others was completely different from how he looked at prey. At the same time, there was also a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Of course, there was no extra romantic relationship between them.

After all, Xuanyuanba had practiced the Divine Howling Heaven Technique, but without the matching Heavenly One Supreme Saint Technique to mitigate its side effects, her once beautiful face was gone, and her face was no longer presentable.

Li Cunxiao revealed this look: Dong Xuanyuan, Xi Shennu, Nan Bawang, Bei Murong, Zhong Xuanming, one of the most famous women in the world.

Women are at a natural disadvantage compared to men when it comes to reaching such heights!
External martial arts are naturally more suitable for men than women.

"promise."

Wu Zixu accepted the order and left.

Li Cunxiao looked around and saw the mess on the scene, which told him how fierce the battle had just taken place.

"Princess Xuanyuan, it's just a pity you are Princess Yan of the Great Yan!"

"They are destined to be useless to my great Han Dynasty!"

Li Cunxiao was in no hurry to take action, and his words revealed boundless regret.

"pity?"

"Li Cunxiao, your death is imminent, you should take care of yourself first!"

Shi Le arrived nearby at some point, and when he looked at Li Cunxiao, it was as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Ding, Shi Le Heavenly King skill activated."
Heavenly King: Rising from the Hebei region, sweeping across Yan and Yu provinces, drinking from the Yangtze and Huai rivers, and navigating the Han and Mian regions, the Great Zhao Heavenly King. Those with the title of Heavenly King have a certain probability of awakening, and the effects of awakened skills vary from person to person.

Effect 1: When you become king, three random attributes will be permanently increased by 1; when you become emperor, four random attributes will be permanently increased by 1.

Effect 2: When commanding troops in battle, charging into the enemy, or governing a region, one can randomly increase their corresponding attribute value by 1 to 3 points.

Effect 3: When personally present on the battlefield, the attack power of all troops under your command increases by 1; when personally leading the battle, the attack power of all troops under your command increases by another 1.

Effect 4: When facing other races, it can exert a certain degree of suppression on the enemy's main general. The specific extent of the suppression depends on the difference in attributes between the two sides.

Effect Five: Learning from history and accepting advice, before becoming emperor, when receiving amplification from advisors or generals, the actual effect received is doubled.

As the emperor of the Later Zhao dynasty in the history of Earth, and also its founding monarch, he naturally possessed monarchical skills.

Undoubtedly, the Heavenly King skill is his monarchical skill.

Each monarch skill is a top-tier skill.

After all, only a small fraction of emperors possess monarchical skills, and each one is either an outstanding figure in the emperor's profession or holds a special position among emperors.

This one, however, had been a slave. Among all the emperors, he was born into the lowest social class.

"Ding! The second effect of Shi Le Heavenly King's skill has been activated. When commanding troops in battle, charging into the enemy, or governing a region, he can randomly increase his corresponding attribute value by 1 to 3 points."

Shi Le's leadership has increased by 3, his base leadership is 98, and his current leadership has risen to 101.

"Ding! The third effect of Shi Le Heavenly King's skill has been activated. When he is on the battlefield, the martial strength of all his troops increases by 1. When he personally leads the battle, the martial strength of all his troops increases by another 1."

The current total strength of the entire army is increased by 2, and the strength of Xuanyuanba is increased by 2, bringing its total strength to...

......"

Now, Shi Le's expression and tone clearly indicate that he has Li Cunxiao completely under his control.

However, Li Cunxiao did not take it seriously.

"Oh?" "My death is imminent?"

"Is it by your side, or by his?" Li Cunxiao asked with a mocking laugh, holding his spear horizontally.

He genuinely didn't believe these people posed a threat to his life; Li Cunxiao didn't consider Xuanyuanba to be his opponent.

Now, Gan Ning's troops have fallen into the enemy's trap and are heavily surrounded.

When Gan Ning was fighting his way here, his plan wasn't wrong. He had a steady stream of troops behind him. Even if they fell into the enemy's trap, as long as they defended for a while, his brothers would naturally be able to catch up.

Therefore, Li Cunxiao was not worried about this at this time either.

"Li Cunxiao, it's been a long time. Let's add this general to the list. Is it possible to kill you?"

A voice came from a distance of more than thirty paces. The battlefield was extremely noisy, and Li Cunxiao might not have even heard it if the person hadn't simultaneously unleashed his inner power while speaking.

Even before he finished speaking, an iron arrow was already flying towards him.

"Ding! Xuanyuan Zhanghui's Divine Arrow skill activated."
Divine Arrow: The top-tier skill for archer generals, evolved from the Flying Arrow and Sky Arrow skills. The effect varies depending on the character using the skill.

Effect 1: Increases attack power by 4 when fighting with a bow and arrow.

Effect 2: When using rapid-fire arrows against an enemy, the attack power of each arrow instantly increases by 1, up to a maximum of five arrows.

Effect 3: When facing archer enemies, if their base attack power is lower than yours, there is a certain chance that one of their negative archer skills will be nullified.

Note: The greater the difference in basic combat strength between the two sides, the greater the chance of this skill's effect being successfully activated.

When Xuanyuan Zhang Hui's Divine Arrow skill is activated, his attack power increases by 4 when fighting with a bow and arrow. His base attack power is 105 (+1), equipment increases by 2, and Shi Le Heavenly King increases by 2, bringing his current attack power to 113.

Having revealed his identity and openly fired the arrow, it was naturally impossible for him to injure Li Cunxiao so easily.

Li Cunxiao tilted his head slightly, and the arrow flew past him, almost grazing his face. Although it seemed like a hair's breadth away, a close call, for Li Cunxiao, that hair's breadth was actually a sure thing.

However, Xuanyuan Zhang Hui's open display of his figure caused Shi Le to frown.

In his plan, Xuanyuan Zhang Hui was supposed to remain hidden in the shadows, waiting for his chance to strike. An archer like him would be most deadly if he remained hidden.

In the art of archery, apart from those who practice the art of assassin's arrows like Chu Yin, the fourth commander among the three commanders of the Divine Bow Camp, the balanced style like Xuan Yuan Zhang Hui is actually the most suitable for striking with hidden arrows.

The Balanced Style is the most popular among the various archery styles, but equally, very few achieve fame with it.

However, Shi Le did require Xuanyuan Zhang Hui to remain hidden in the shadows.

Xuanyuan Zhang Hui, a dignified archery master of god-level skill, not only agreed to cooperate with Shi Le and several others to besiege Li Cunxiao, but also wanted to use sneak attacks while besieging him. He would never do such a thing.

Practicing archery does not mean resorting to underhanded tactics; those are two different things. Otherwise, he would have directly practiced assassin's archery like Chu Yin, or simply practiced hidden weapons.

In fact, the latter two were also figures that the vast majority of military generals looked down upon.

All the generals in the world naturally have their own opportunities. During the Han Dynasty, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Shi Yongkai, and Huangfu Dou were able to advance from the peak of the Heavenly level to the level of Divine General. During the Song Dynasty, Gao Yanping and Jing Si were able to advance from the peak of the Heavenly level to the level of Divine General.

As for the Great Yan, it was led by Xuanyuan Zhang Hui, who had accumulated strength over many years and finally made a breakthrough in a major war.

As the progenitor of archery and a descendant of the most orthodox Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xuanyuan Zhang Hui was naturally excellent in every respect.

"And there are still the two of us!"

Two former generals from Dongcang, Zhang Churang and Geng Biao, also appeared.

"What are you all doing here?"

The appearance of Xuanyuan Zhang Hui, Zhang Churang, and Geng Biao surprised Li Cunxiao.

Every major battle is not only a military battle, but also a battle of intelligence.

According to the news from Luo Wang, although Xuanyuan Zhang Hui, Zhang Churang, and Geng Biao were indeed in Qingnan Road, they were at the two ferry crossings where the other two armies had landed.

However, these three people are now here.

In particular, if these three had attacked Wu Zixu together, he would have had no chance of rescuing him. Or rather, Wu Zixu wouldn't have lasted until his arrival.

Indeed, Xuanyuan Zhang Hui, Zhang Churang, and Geng Biao should not be here at this time.

However, the intelligence organizations in the world, especially those that are adjacent to each other, have always been intertwined. Whose intelligence organization doesn't have a few moles among the others?
Yue Fei had scouted out the garrison situation at the three ferry crossings of the Great Yan beforehand, and three days earlier, someone had secretly sent over information about the allocation of Yue Fei's generals.

From the very beginning, Shi Le did not believe that Yue Fei could be stopped north of the Yellow River, nor did he believe that the ferry defense line could be held. Therefore, in fact, he never intended to truly defend this place from the start.

That is why he secretly transferred the strong generals from the remaining two ferry crossings to this location, concentrating the strength of four powerful generals to jointly besiege and kill Li Cunxiao.

After all, among the generals of the Great Han Army, the killing of Li Cunxiao was the most devastating blow to the Great Han.

In Yue Fei's army, there was no one more important than Li Cunxiao. If Yue Fei himself could kill Li Cunxiao, the gains and influence in all aspects would be incomparable to killing Li Cunxiao.

But as the commander of an army of 400,000, would Yue Fei personally charge into battle? Would he have a chance to kill the enemy?
It's not that there aren't people with a better overall cost-performance ratio than Li Cunxiao, but rather that among those they had the opportunity to surround and kill, Li Cunxiao was the most cost-effective.

Of course, it was also very difficult. Otherwise, Shi Le wouldn't have needed to transfer three strong generals from the other two ferry crossings as well.

Killing Li Cunxiao would mean he voluntarily gave up the ferry crossing, but it wouldn't affect the morale of the army. Li Cunxiao's head would be enough to solve everything.

Moreover, with Li Cunxiao's head in hand, he wouldn't be afraid of being held accountable after abandoning the ferry crossing.

Just now, when Xuanyuanba was fighting Wu Zixu, any one of these three people could have jumped out and Wu Zixu would not have survived today.

However, after careful consideration, Shi Le still abandoned this plan.

There was nothing they could do. Although Wu Zixu had demonstrated the strength of a divine general, he was ultimately just an unknown figure. Killing him wouldn't be of no value to the Great Yan, but it wouldn't be of much value either!
Killing Wu Zixu wouldn't have much impact on either side.

"Not bad!"

"The four of you together are getting interesting!"

“However, I still don’t believe you have the ability!” Li Cunxiao said, standing with his spear across his horse.