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Chapter 344: People's Hearts, Charge, Heroes, Heroes, When Their Names Shall Resonate Through the Ages (asking for monthly tickets)

The solemn and murderous aura dissipated in an instant, and the generals of Xiyi City felt as if their hearts were suffocating for a moment, seeing the Central Plains merchant holding the spear against the ground, his brows raised, fierce as the wind.

There was dead silence for a moment.

This sentence is not pleasing to me, and the hidden meaning is this.

I am an army!
His spirit was majestic and domineering. Wherever his eyes fell, the generals felt as if their minds were taken away and they could not say anything. However, they were furious in their hearts and instinctively grasped their weapons. For a while, the sounds of swords being unsheathed could be heard continuously.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Yuchi Xiong was outside, his hair standing on end, he grasped his weapons, and saw that these brave generals, although not at the level of grandmasters, had already instinctively activated their own Shenyun-level martial arts.

For a moment, there were continuous roars of tigers, shaking of lions heads, and swish of elephants tails. The atmosphere suddenly became tit-for-tat. There were still 100,000 coalition forces outside, and the generals in this city were about to fight each other.

Yuchi Xiong licked his lips, gripped the heavy weapon in his hand, and hesitated for a moment.

Who should we help then?
However, the generals did not immediately lose their minds and attack.

This man is brave.

Whether they can escape depends on the prestige of this person, so they dare not act rashly. At the same time, although they are also from the Xiyi City, they are filled with anger.

His anger was not directed at the traveling merchant, but at Li Xuanye, with whom he had a good relationship in the past. He was even gritting his teeth and wished he could go up and stab this man hard.

How stupid!

At such a critical moment, you are still greedy for gold, silver and jade, and have angered this traveling merchant. If this person turns against you, we will all be implicated and killed by you.

At this critical moment, everyone was in danger. They only hated Li Xuanye for provoking Li Guanyi. They had no intention of standing up for Li Xuanye at this critical moment when the city was broken. However, Li Guanyi rushed into this place to kill people, and he was a descendant of the Duke, so he was ultimately guilty.

Then everyone's eyes fell on Duke Li.

Duke Li looked at this shocking scene and suddenly became furious. He took a few steps forward and kicked Li Xuanye's body, cursing: "You brat, I could tolerate you in the past because of our brotherhood."

"Now that everyone is united, you are still relying on my reputation to do such a thing!"

"Those who cause chaos in the army and covet the property of Yemenguan will be punished according to military law!"

He seemed extremely angry and drew the sword from his waist.

He held the sword himself and stabbed Li Xuanye twice in the thigh and chest.

Duke Li took personal action and the matter was settled.

The atmosphere here soon dissipated. Duke Li grabbed Li Guanyi's arm and said, "My dear nephew, this man has always been greedy. In the past, he was just being nice to us, but now that something big is about to happen, he is still like this."

"He deserves to die."

"The war is imminent, I just hope my nephew won't let him affect his mood."

There was sadness and regret on Duke Li's face.

Li Guanyi looked at Duke Li and said:
"Of course... I won't."

The news of the incident here was blocked. Li Guan said goodbye and walked out with a gun in hand. Many generals in front subconsciously made way for him. Li Guan did not look around and just strode forward.

When Duke Li saw Li Guanyi walking away, the generals lost their spirits.

In the eyes of the generals in Xiyi City, Li Guanyi's image has changed again from a greedy and brave man to a more domineering and arrogant one.

This was definitely not just a traveling merchant as everyone had previously thought.

Seeing that everyone was frightened by Li Guanyi, Yuchi Xiong quietly followed Li Guanyi and sneaked out of the yard. Although he was tall and strong, with natural strength and physique, he was very cunning.

He knew that if he stayed there, there would be trouble, so he ran away very fast.

He quietly slipped out and praised: "General, you are really amazing!"

"That's awesome."

"I have seen many men in the army, but none of them has such courage. Damn, scholars say that fierce men are the kind who start fighting after just a few words. People like you, general, who kill people without saying a word, are fierce!"

"Could it be that the general was once a bandit leader on some mountain?!"

Li Guanyi calmed down, laughed and scolded, and said:
“I am indeed a mountain man.”

"Millions of people under his command."

Yuchi Xiong's eyes widened and he said bluntly, "The general is talking nonsense again."

"Where is the General going now?"

Li Guanyi said, "Go back."

The two of them rode away on horseback, and behind them, Duke Li dismissed all the generals and looked at Li Xuanye's body. Duke Li said, "You are a man. It would have been fine if you had embezzled some money in the past, but now you can't control your hands. It's better for you to die."

"If I don't die, my family's foundation will inevitably be destroyed by these people."

"Xia Hou, what do you think?"

Xiahou Duan pondered and replied, "That so-called Tianger is not an ordinary man. He is so arrogant that he killed a figure like Master Li Xuanye without any fear."

Li Shude said: "We will need his strength after all."

Although Li Shude no longer had the passion of his youth, he was still smart. He knew that what was needed now was to let Li Guanyi let go of his grudges, so he held the sword himself and left a wound on Li Xuanye's body.

It was to tell everyone and Li Guanyi that he also had a role in killing Li Xuanye.

It was to tell Li Guanyi that he would not be nice to him now and then turn against him after he was safe. It was to reassure Li Guanyi.

Li Shude sighed and said, "He is brave and resourceful, but also has a fierce and violent temperament."

"The world is so big, and there are so many heroes."

"But this sword has also cut off my possibility of recruiting him. It is a good move and a good method."

Li Guanyi and Yuchi Xiong hurried back. What they saw along the way was that the scenery in the city was not as good as before. Both of them had nothing to say. Yuchi Xiong wanted to say something all the way but hesitated. Finally, he gritted his teeth and the iron tower-like man spoke a little embarrassedly:

"Um, General, can you do me a favor?"

Li Guanyi: "What?"

Yuchi Xiong said, "I originally wanted to follow the general in this charge, earn some military merit, and then go back to trade for a general of the sixth or seventh rank to play with, but this time I will follow you to deal with Li Xuanye."

"I thought you were just going to give him a good beating, but I didn't expect you to just stab him to death, General."

Yuchi Xiong felt as if he had really opened his eyes today, and was secretly pleased. He said, "I went there with the general today, and was spotted. Although those guys didn't say anything on the surface, they must have secretly written my name down in their notebooks."

"I'm afraid it will be hard to survive in the army in the future."

"General, can you please tell the Second Young Master to transfer me to your side? It doesn't matter if I am an official or not, but I will be excluded and bullied."

Li Guanyi was surprised. He didn't expect that Yuchi Xiong was so thoughtful under his appearance. He said, "I don't have the right to dispatch people. But if you really want to come, I'll talk to Erlang."

Yuchi Xiong was overjoyed, bowed deeply, sang a fat nod, and said:

"The general and the second young master are as close as brothers. They go out together and sleep on the same bed."

"If you speak up, there will be no problem!"

"Even if I serve under you as your left or right guard, charging into battle and killing the enemy, or I can carry your banner for you with my strength, that would be very suitable."

"Even if nothing can be accomplished and the world is at peace, and I am of no use to you, then I will be happy to watch the gate for you while you sleep!"

As they were talking, the two of them had already returned to the city treasury of Yemenguan City.

The old man was still there, and the people were still there.

The remaining Xuanjia soldiers suppressed Li Guanyi personally. Li Guanyi turned over and dismounted. The old man was considered a veteran soldier. Although he only gained a little merit, he lost it later for various reasons. However, he also keenly sensed that there was another smell of blood on Li Guanyi's body. He said:
"The general killed someone?"

Li Guanyi said: "It's just killing chickens and dogs."

The faces of the soldiers were all pale. Li Guanyi had just seen these people secretly packing a lot of things. He had a good memory and took out all these things himself. He also saw a lot of gold, silver and copper coins in the city treasury, so he said loudly:
"My father-in-law, go find the people. I will compensate you here."

"They are all 50% higher than the market price, and everyone has a share. But if someone is cunning and asks for it deliberately, I will not let him off!"

Everyone said they didn't dare.

Li Guanyi asked the old man to call over the people of high moral character in the city and have them count the amount. Based on the loss of property and the grain that was requisitioned, they would be compensated at 50% higher than the market price, and no harshness was allowed.

Then all the gold and silver articles in the city treasury were divided up.

The people saw it with their own eyes.

Li Guanyi did not hold back at all.

So the people were all convinced.

Xiahou Duan saw it with his own eyes and remained silent for a long time. He went to tell Li Shude, saying, "My lord, this man is not just a brave man. If he is a businessman, then what he wants to trade is the whole world."

"Although there are countless heroes like him competing in the world, with this man's courage and means, as long as he doesn't die suddenly, he will definitely achieve something."

"With such martial arts, such a character, and such vision."

"At least he will be a local tyrant one day."

"The lord gave him the forty-two cities. Even if he couldn't occupy all of them, he could occupy seven or eight of them and travel back and forth. He would be considered a local tyrant and his name would be known throughout the world."

"When His Majesty asks about this, how will I answer?!"

Li Shude remained silent for a long time, but said casually:
"Now I have to rely on his prestige, but there is nothing I can do."

"It is better to die then than now."

"Besides, if we give him the city, our alliance will still be there. If His Majesty criticizes us, we can always report it."

"Besides, this man is just a traveling merchant from the Central Plains, at best a member of a noble family. Your Majesty is a hero from heaven, with a great spirit and a great tolerance. He can also tolerate heroes from all over the world. Your Majesty will not say anything if we form an alliance with such a hero."

"Unless Your Majesty regards this man as an enemy like the Wolf King."

"That's why I'm angry about his rise."

"This is ridiculous."

"How is that possible? He is so young."

Xiahou Duan was loyal and brave, but he also felt that it was impossible and said, "It's impossible."

So relax.

Li Zhaowen rushed over when Li Guanyi opened the treasury to provide relief to the people. She was originally preparing the army, but when she heard about what happened here, she remained calm and composed. She rushed over only after she stabilized the army.

Seeing the people leaving with gold and silver, Li Guanyi sat there alone and slowed down his pace. Li Zhaowen stood beside Li Guanyi for a long time, sighed, and said, "I am sorry to make you laugh."

Li Guanyi replied:
"It's not a joke or not, I just think it's a little complicated."

Li Zhaowen asked: "What?"

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand, looked at his palm, and said softly: "I just feel that even if the enemy troops are at the gates of the city, many of our soldiers are defeated, and the arrows and crossbows have been exhausted. We have to fight for the only chance."

"at this time!"

"There are still people who are looking for gold and silver."

"Ordinary people don't have enough food to eat, soldiers are ready to fight to the death, those in high positions are arrogant and prudent, and those in the middle are greedy for fame and fortune and don't even know that death is approaching. I originally thought that these problems were caused by the enemy."

"I didn't expect that even among the allies, there would be such a situation."

"I know now that my enemies are not just simple enemies..."

Li Guanyi thought about it.

This is everywhere in the world.

Li Zhaowen said: "It is true that this is a noble family."

"I just didn't expect that my brother would actually give the gold and silver from the city treasury to the people of the city."

Li Guanyi said: "Their houses were demolished and their food supplies were confiscated."

"I'm just making amends."

Li Guanyi jokingly said, "It is said that a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way." "The wealth I want is not obtained by plundering the people's blood and sweat; rather, if it can be used to compensate the people, it is okay to distribute this little bit of gold and silver!"

"Using it on the people means that the gold and silver in my hands are put to good use."

Li Zhaowen looked him up and down as if it was the first day he met Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi's hair stood on end when he was looked at: "What's wrong?"

"Well, nothing..."

Li Zhaowen habitually wanted to open his folding fan and cover himself, but found that he didn't have it, so he smiled and suddenly moved forward. He looked at Li Guanyi with his phoenix eyes and said with a smile: "It's just that, are you really the good brother I know?"

"You have such a broad mind. You are not like that greedy, poor, and stingy Brother Yao at all."

Li Guanyi said calmly: "The people are poor and I am rich, so I am just a thief."

"The people are rich, but I am poor."

"Ah……"

“Who in the world knows what I want?”

"Besides, I have already obtained something that is a hundred times more valuable than gold and silver."

Li Zhaowen looked at him for a long time and said, "The ancients said that a famous scholar in troubled times is like a cone in a bag, and will naturally be exposed. Now that I see you behave like this, I deeply agree with you."

Li Guanyi accepted the compliment calmly, then frowned and said, "But, Erlang, why does your tone suddenly become less heroic and majestic than before?"

"It's a little more feminine."

"It's not that the woman is in a bad mood, it's just that something is different from the past."

Li Zhaowen was slightly startled, noticing that when he praised her just now, she showed some of her natural daughter's attitude, but he did not explain much, just smiled and said: "Brother, you don't know, every year during the major festival, we offer sacrifices to the goddess of heaven and earth."

"When I was young, I had the appearance of a dragon and the eyes of a phoenix, very beautiful."

"Sometimes, I accompanied the Jade Maiden. Later, I became more active and accompanied the Heavenly Maiden and the Queen Mother of the Earth. My parents and sisters all said that I looked good in my costumes."

Li Guanyi looked at Li Zhaowen strangely and said:
"Then I will never dare to look at the goddess again."

Li Zhaowen was surprised and teased: "Brother, you are also shy..."

Li Guanyi said decisively: "When I think of you wearing women's clothes, I feel embarrassed."

Then he burst into laughter.

Li Zhaowen opened his mouth, his emotions were like water, but ripples appeared because of this guy.

It was rare for him to be slightly 'annoyed', so he just smiled and said: "Well, well, well, you are worthy of being the disciple of that master, you are so eloquent, very good, very good!"

"When we return, I hope you won't change your mind."

Li Guanyi pointed to his mouth and said proudly:
"If the sky falls, I will be gone, but my mouth will remain."

"Hard enough!"

Li Zhaowen couldn't help laughing and said, "It's better to talk and laugh with you, brother. The situation in my family is very complicated. Even when talking to my eldest brother and father, it's rare to be so relaxed."

Li Guanyi asked the people to leave and sat here alone. Suddenly he heard a noise from the other side. He turned around and saw the people who had just left coming back with some things. The old man bowed respectfully and invited him, "General, you are kind. We have nothing else to repay you."

"Everyone gathered what they had at home and cooked some food for the general."

Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen went happily. Since they were on the ground, Yuchi Xiong threw away his horse lance and took a water-ground bamboo steel whip and followed them.

I smelled a fragrance in the distance, coming from a big iron pot. It wasn't some rare ingredient, but rather the cabbage from you, a piece of bacon from me, and finally some dry powder thrown in to cook together to make a stew.

The common people were a little reserved and said, "All the food has been confiscated, leaving only some food for food. We all pooled our resources to make this, so please don't despise it, General."

Li Guanyi sat down cross-legged, ate a big bowl of rice happily, and said, "Delicious!"

The people I saw before me included men, women, young and old, and all had tired looks on their faces.

Li Zhaowen thought of what happened more than two years ago when the two were still young in Jiangzhou City. Li Guanyi saved people in the ghost market, and those who were rescued came to thank him.

Li Zhaowen said, "It's been such a long time since we last met, yet you're still here as usual."

Li Guanyi: "What?"

Li Zhaowen smiled and said, "Nothing."

She also ate a bowl of rice happily like Li Guanyi, but Yuchi Xiong was not particular, he was thick-skinned and ate directly from the pot. Li Guanyi was full and looked at the people, saying: "Don't worry, the enemy is strong, I am the lord of this city, I will protect you."

The old man led the others to salute respectfully and said, "May the city lord follow your lead."

They saw the enemy formation outside and guessed that the Duke was planning to lead his men to break out and leave. They knew that the young city lord in front of them might not be able to save them, but this person was willing to say such words to them, willing to share things with them and treat them as human beings.

They were already extremely grateful in their hearts.

The old man lowered his voice and said, "But, General, if it is impossible."

"Please get out of this predicament first, General."

He paused and said, "The army in the city is mixed. They were chased all the way here. The Western Regions people on the opposite side used the method of chasing sheep. It is not difficult to break through, but it is too difficult to drive them away. Only a famous general in the world can do it."

Li Guanyi said: "What if I can defeat them?"

The old man was stunned and asked, "How is it possible?"

The young general laughed: "I am here today, nothing is impossible, this stew is good."

The old man looked ashamed and said:

"The people of the city only managed to come up with these things."

Li Guanyi replied, "I hope I can have some more when I return victorious." The old man paused. The feeling of being valued gave him an extremely complicated feeling. He grinned and said, "If the general doesn't mind."

Li Guanyi pointed at Yuchi Xiong who was eating from the pot and said, "Only this guy can eat!"

Li Guanyi stood up and held the spear: "Please tell the people."

"Don't panic."

He drew his spear, the blade sweeping through the air, and said, "I will never abandon you."

"You can rest assured."

"Here, wait for me!"

He mounted his horse, his armor whistling. The men, women, old and young watched the young general go, and suddenly shouted, "Farewell, General!"

"General, win the day!!!"

"Wan Sheng!"

The people's wishes seem to be real.

Yuchi Xiong finished his stew, wiped his beard, and said:

"What a joy!"

I don't know what to say.

He reached out his hand, picked up the water-grinded bamboo whip, raised his horse spear, and spurred his horse to catch up. Li Zhaowen sighed, "I was wrong..."

"For more than two years, my original intention has not changed."

"But his courage and vision are no longer comparable to that young Jinwu Guard who rushed into the Ghost Market alone when he was young."

She smiled carefreely, feeling happy. Among all the heroes of the same generation, only this person caught her eye. She immediately rode up to catch up with Li Guanyi and said, "Brother Yao, how can we defeat this army?"

"If you break a hole and leave,"

Li Guanyi said: "I have my own way."

Judging from the distribution of the formation, there was a disagreement between [Dayuan] and other tribes. It was probably because when Li Guanyi and his men charged into the formation, the armies of other tribes did not help.

This resulted in heavy losses for the Dayuan tribe.

When Li Guanyi and his men charged into the battle.

Li Guanyi took the opportunity to sprinkle Hou Zhongyu's medicine powder.

[Dayuan] is rich in famous horses. It is said that the horses there are all born from dragons in the sky that transformed into horses and mated with mares in the herd. The so-called thousand-mile horses in Li Guanguanyi's previous life cannot be compared with dragon horses at all.

It is one of the favorite mounts of the world's top cavalry corps.

Li Guanyi and his men chose to attack the Dayuan tribe in order to destroy the highly mobile Dayuan cavalry. Li Guanyi estimated the time and the Duke and his men had already prepared their troops and were on alert in the city, with infantry and war horses all in order.

Xiahou Duan asked, "Are we going to charge into the battle?"

Li Guanyi: "Wait a little longer..."

Xiahou Duan asked, "What are you waiting for?"

Li Guanyi did not answer. He raised his eyes, stood on the city wall with a gun in his hand, and looked into the distance. Amid the murderous atmosphere of war, a gray wolf and a silent lion were approaching.

Li Guanyi felt happy and delighted.

His reinforcements, his subordinates, his comrades, are coming!
Li Guanyi took a look and the battle array seemed to have become a reality. He held the gun and saw the mixed momentum of the Western Region coalition forces. He seemed to see the general Helian Jieshan inside the Shatuo tribe, also looking at this place.

Helian Jieshan looked in the direction of Li Guanyi and said:
"The one standing proudly on the city wall is that Tianger?"

The deputy general next to him said, "Yes."

There was fatigue in Helian Jieshan's eyes.

He captured forty cities along the way, divided up the troops and took control of them, led one hundred thousand elite troops, and drove the dukes away like wolves, making them come to the city gate, and then surrounded it, consuming food and grass, waiting to attack, but he never expected that there were reinforcements on the opposite side.

Maybe that's what the battlefield is like, not as good as one would like.

The failure of this siege might be the achievement that will make him appear on the list of famous generals that day.

Helian Jieshan said: "...retreat."

Li Guanyi saw clearly that the enemy's military formation changed its style. The front army became the rear army, and the rear army became the front army, all in uniform order. However, the military formation covered a large number of people and it was impossible to complete it in a short time.

Li Guanyi raised his head and saw Qibili and Fan Qing in the distance.

[Anxi Protectorate], arrived at the combat position.

Li Guanyi said to Li Zhaowen next to him: "Erlang, can you give me a hand?"

Li Zhaowen said, "Why not?"

Li Guanyi glanced at the Duke and said, "Come closer and listen."

Li Zhaowen frowned slightly, but still leaned over. Li Guanyi spoke a few words in her ear. His breath made Li Zhaowen feel a little uncomfortable, and she was not as focused as usual.

Suddenly hearing what Li Guanyi said, his eyes widened, and he turned his head abruptly, looking at Li Guanyi, as energetic as before: "Seriously!"

Li Guanyi smiled and said:

"The forces in the army are numerous and complex, and must not be made public."

Li Guanyi stepped back and put some distance between himself and Li Zhaowen.

Then he laughed and said, "Before you cross half of the river, strike in the middle of the stream."

"The common military tactics are just about crossing the river, but now their army formation is not complete, how can they not cross the river?!"

Everyone saw Li Guanyi whistle, and then they heard a burst of lightning and a dark purple warhorse galloping over. It was Saluzi, one of Li Zhaowen's six favorite divine horses.

Wrapped in thunder, it leaped out from the city wall, roaring like a dragon.

Li Guanyi raised his spear, leaped into the air, and sat on his mount in the air. The dragon horse stepped on thunder in the air, as if it was flying in the air, and landed on the ground, neighing incessantly. Li Guanyi held the spear and looked forward, looking down on the army with an arrogant look.

"Follow me—charge!"

(End of this chapter)