Thief Emperor

Chapter 522 Old Friend

Li Yun hasn't been on the battlefield for a long time!
This time, he finally went to the battlefield again.

Although it was impossible for Li Yun to charge into the battle line like ordinary soldiers, and he was always surrounded by dozens of skilled fighters to protect him, the atmosphere on the battlefield made his blood boil.

Yang Xi followed him on the left wing and said in a deep voice: "Master, please stand back for a while. If you want to charge, I dare not stop you, but we have to wait until the situation on the battlefield is clear."

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "The situation on the battlefield is clear, why should I go into battle?"

Yang Xi walked up to him and said stubbornly, "We have to fight a round first before you can enter the battle."

Looking at Yang Xi's appearance, Li Yun was a little dazed.

He thought of Zhang Hu, who grew up with him.

In the early days of his business, the person who served as Yang Xi's personal guard was none other than Zhang Hu. However, once Zhang Hu encountered a war, he would rush into the enemy camp without hesitation and sometimes ignored Li Yun.

After he was injured last time, Li Yun simply sent him to Li Zheng, and went to the south to "expand the territory" together with Li Zheng.

Come to think of it, the two haven't seen each other for a long time.

After calming down for a while, Li Yun patted Yang Xi on the shoulder and shook his head slightly: "Get out of the way, don't block me from watching the battle."

At this moment, the reinforcements of Captain Yu Ye had already arrived at the battlefield. Because the two sides were confronting each other, fighting soon broke out on the front line.

At this time, the leader of the Pinglu Army also knew that he had been ambushed, but there was no way for him to turn around.

Because their number was too large at 5,000, all orders in the army had to be delivered by messengers.

Moreover, these 5,000 people were not gathered together, but were scattered over a fairly large area. If the people at the front turned around and left without informing the friendly forces behind them, the formation would definitely be in chaos.

When the enemy rushes up, it will be impossible to escape!
At this time, there is no other way to retreat but to meet the enemy.

Fight a round first, and buy yourself some room for adjustment, before you are qualified to consider the issue of advance or retreat!
The leader of this army was none other than Gongsun Hao, the deputy general of the Pinglu Army. Gongsun Hao's first reaction when he heard the shouts of killing was to turn his head and shout to the messengers behind him: "Enemy attack!"

"Pass on my order, line up to meet the enemy, line up to meet the enemy!"

"Don't panic, don't retreat, anyone who disobeys my order will be killed!"

Soon, a group of messengers conveyed his order.

The vanguard of the Pinglu Army also hurriedly formed up to meet the enemy.

Gongsun Hao was riding on his horse. He first looked at the Li flag that had been erected not far away, and then looked at Zhou Gui standing beside him with a gloomy expression: "Huainan Road was originally our territory, but we were ambushed by Jiangdong soldiers in this territory!"

"Zhou Gui, how did you get the information?"

Although Zhou Gui was only a servant of the Zhou family, he and General Zhou Xu were childhood friends. And because of his good personal abilities, he was mainly responsible for external contacts and some intelligence matters in Qingzhou.

Of course, he was not the only one doing the intelligence work. Major General Zhou Chang was also involved.

Zhou Gui was also looking around at this moment, but he reacted quickly and said sternly: "Li Yun has a lot of spies under his command now. Since he dared to set an ambush, he must have made some preparations in advance. Besides, Qizhou is not the territory of our Pinglu Army. How can I know about Qizhou?"

"General Gongsun, you led the troops to fight, but didn't you send out scouts? How dare you ask me at this time!"

Seeing that Gongsun Hao was about to speak, Zhou Gui also noticed the flag with the Chinese character "Li". He took a deep breath and said, "The one hanging the flag with the Chinese character "Li" in Jiangdong is either Li Zheng or Li Yun!"

"Li is at the southernmost part of Jiangnan East Road. It's impossible for him to get here right now. That means..."

He turned his head to look at Gongsun Hao and said in a deep voice: "It's probably Li Yun here!"

The Pinglu Army, and even the entire Qingzhou Group, did not take Jiangdong seriously in the past. However, after suffering several losses, they not only investigated Li Yun, but also several generals under Li Yun. They thoroughly investigated them and got to know them better.

Hearing this, Gongsun Hao also looked up at the battlefield and frowned, "So what? There are so many ambushes here. Do you still want to capture Li Er in the chaos?"

Zhou Gui shook his head slightly and whispered, "If he didn't show up and was only in command of the central army, it would be extremely difficult to catch him. But Li Yun, as long as he leads the troops, there is no reason not to charge into the battle."

He paused, and added to Gongsun Hao: "He is tall and powerful. Even among thousands of soldiers, he is easy to recognize!"

"General."

He looked at Gongsun Hao and said in a hoarse voice: "If he is really here and we recognize him later, we will do everything we can to kill him!"

"As long as we can kill him here, even if none of these five thousand people, including you and me, can escape, it will be worth it!"

"Kill him, and Jiangdong will be leaderless. The general can take advantage of the situation and march south. Our Qingzhou cause will have a bright future!"

Gongsun Hao looked at him angrily.

"You're not the one leading the troops, but you're making it sound so easy!"

Zhou Gui looked at him and said quietly: "The general is here, and he must agree with me."

Gongsun Hao grunted and ignored Zhou Gui. Instead, he took off his sword from the horse's back and held it in his hand, looking at the battlefield ahead.

At this time, the battle on the front battlefield has already begun.

In just a short while, the number of people fighting on both sides exceeded a thousand!

In the chaos of the army, Li Yun, dressed in armor, holding a gun in both hands, first fired a shot straight at the enemy in front of him, causing him to raise his knife and gun. Then he stabbed the man diagonally between his hands and pierced his jaw. Then he bent the spear and thrust it hard!
Li Yun pierced half of this man's neck and his head was almost taken off by the shot!
This move is called the Helmet-Removing Style, and it was originally used to knock off the enemy's helmet, making the enemy lose his protective gear.

But in Li Yun's hands, it was different from that of an ordinary person. Li Yun was so excited that he took off his helmet and swung his spear back, forming a perfect arc, and smashed it hard on the head of a Pinglu soldier.

This blow did not break the armor, but it was so powerful that the Pinglu soldier groaned and lay on the ground, bleeding from his mouth and nose. It was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

Yang Xi and others followed him on both wings all the time, especially Yang Xi, who kept looking around and did not dare to slack off for a moment.

"call out!"

There was a rapid whistling sound of arrows. Without thinking, Yang Xi rushed towards Li Yun and shouted, "Master, be careful!"

He reacted extremely quickly. When he pounced on Li Yun, he was hit by an arrow with great force. The arrow directly pierced through the armor and pierced Yang Xi's shoulder!
Li Yun suddenly raised his head and looked around.

There is a sharpshooter, and a sharpshooter like him who can shoot a bow several stones strong!

If the arrow just now had not been shot by Yang Xi, it would have definitely hit him, and most likely would have penetrated his armor!

By then, whether he can avoid the vital points, I am afraid only God knows.

After Yang Xi was shot by an arrow, all the personal guards beside Li Yun came up without hesitation and surrounded Li Yun in the middle.

If the enemy attacks with another arrow, they will become Li Yun's human shield.

These can be considered the "basic skills" of being a personal guard.

Li Yun held Yang Xi with one hand, but his eyes were fixed on one direction. He shouted, "Why are you surrounding me? Take Yang Xi to the back and treat his injuries!"

Yang Xi looked at Li Yun and gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, someone is targeting you!"

"Retreat!"

Of course Li Yun knew.

His ambush this time was quite successful. The enemy was forced to respond hastily, and the Jiangdong soldiers basically had the advantage in every small battlefield.

When the Pinglu army suddenly encountered the enemy, they were defeated as a whole.

At this time, a sharpshooter sniped him. Obviously, the enemy's general must have noticed him as the main general.

And in the direction Li Yun was looking, a Pinglu Army team of nearly a hundred people was rushing towards Li Yun.

At this time, the main force of the Pinglu Army was retreating, but this brigade did not retreat but instead advanced and rushed forward, obviously targeting Li Yun.

Li Yun easily lifted Yang Xi up and slid him behind a big tree with one hand.

At this time, Captain Yu Ye also noticed Li Yun's situation. He immediately turned around and shouted to the captains beside him: "Stop these people!"

Li Yun was surrounded by Jiangdong soldiers. The one hundred or so enemies approaching him at this time were simply courting death. Li Yun didn't even need to take action. Within a stick of incense, all the hundred or so were killed.

Captain Yu trotted over to Li Yun and was terrified: "Boss, are you okay?"

Li Yun shook his head slightly, his expression calm: "It's okay."

He looked up at Li Ziqi who was not far behind him and said calmly, "It seems that someone I know recognized me and would rather have so many people die than not want to kill me."

Yu Ye looked back at the battlefield and said in a deep voice: "Boss, the enemy's first thousand or so men have been defeated. Since they have set their sights on you, you should stop staying at the front line. Leave the rest of the pursuit to us."

Li Yun looked down at Yang Xi who was shot in the shoulder, squatted down silently, and said: "Brother, you saved me once, I will remember it."

Yang Xi endured the severe pain in his shoulder and grinned: "You are the dragon in the clouds, you have no subordinates, and these jumping clowns can't hurt you."

When Li Yun was renamed Li Yun from Li Zhao, some folk legends drafted by Du Qian were circulated in Jiangdong. These legends were later spread from the folk to the Jiangdong army.

Now, no matter in the civilian population or in the military, many people sincerely believe that Li Yun changed his name because of its meaning of dragon in the clouds.

It is believed that Li Yun has the ambition to compete for the world.

This matter was originally far-fetched. At that time, Li Yun might not have had any intention of fighting for the world.

But now, Li Yun is really preparing to seize the world, and some rumors that came from Du Qian's mouth seem to have become "prophecy."

Li Yun smiled dumbly after hearing the words "Dragon in the Clouds", then looked at Captain Yu and said slowly: "We can't let them escape like this. No matter how far they run, we must not stop chasing them until they reach Qizhou. Don't give them a chance to breathe."

"If everything goes well, someone will stop them in front."

"If no one stops me."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes: "At least leave me half of their combat power."

Yu Ye nodded respectfully, then strode away.

Li Yun stood up and looked in the direction of the Pinglu Army's defeat with a calm expression.

If Chen Da’s reinforcements could arrive in time and block these people, then he would be recognized as his “old friend” today.

Maybe, we can meet each other soon.

(End of this chapter)