Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 106: One sword breaks through 2,700 armors!

Unfortunately, his seductive eyes were destined to be seen by a blind man.

From the moment they were born, these dragon-guarding soldiers were instilled with the idea that they must guard the imperial seal to the death. As long as the seal is alive, the people are alive; if the seal is gone, the people are dead.

They have adhered to this philosophy for half their lives, and it has long become the principle of their lives.

Who would care about Ji Qiu's surrender at this time?
Everyone fought even more bravely, and it was obvious that they all wanted to die on the battlefield, and killing one would break even, and killing two would be a profit.

Ji Qiu was naturally helpless in the face of this situation.

He could only order the generals and halberd warriors to eliminate these dragon guards as soon as possible while trying their best to protect themselves.

So the battle continued for another half hour.

All sixteen dragon guards died in Chengde Palace, and Ji Qiu's side also suffered heavy losses.

Among the three hundred eighth-grade junior halberd warriors, more than eighty-three were killed on the spot, one hundred and three were seriously injured, and all of them were slightly injured!
Almost two-thirds of Ji Qiu's most elite mid- and low-level officers were killed in this battle!
This was the most severe blow Ji Qiu had suffered since establishing his power.

Since the occupation of Taishan County, the development results of the army's combat effectiveness in the past six months have almost disappeared!
All the generals who led their troops to fight on the front line were also injured.

Among them, Gao Shun and Wei Yan were the most seriously injured. After all, they were both commanding generals and were not good at this kind of combat mode of directly leading the charge.

They have to recuperate for at least three months before they can lead troops into battle again.

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's injuries were relatively minor because they were combat-oriented generals who were good at leading charges and fighting on the battlefield.

They only need to recuperate for a month.

The only two who were not injured were Ren Hongchang and Dian Wei.

The former's main combat mode is to cast mind-control spells at a medium distance. It does not need to get too close to the dragon guards, so it will naturally not be hurt.

The latter deserves special mention.

Dian Wei fell into a coma due to an accident during the last raid to capture Jian Shuo.

Later, Zhang Zhongjing said that he fell into a coma because he was suddenly infused with a huge amount of force.

After a few days of rest, you will wake up and your strength will improve by leaps and bounds.

Zhang Zhongjing's judgment was very accurate. Dian Wei finally woke up after being in a coma for three full days.

Then the strength changed by leaps and bounds.

First of all, his innate secret skill, Evil Possession, was directly upgraded by two major levels, from the intermediate eighth level to the intermediate sixth level, catching up with the innate secret skill level of Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.

Secondly, he actually awakened the second innate secret technique!

How could one person decide two innate secret techniques?

Ji Qiu didn't know if anyone had encountered this situation before, but he currently had no relevant information.

Ji Qiu had some guesses and worries about this.

But that’s all for later.

At least for now, this has greatly enhanced Dian Wei's strength.

Dian Wei's second innate secret technique is called "Becoming Braver with Each Battle."

This secret technique allows you to fight continuously on the battlefield, and then heal your injuries and restore your strength.

Note that it is about fighting continuously, not killing enemies continuously.

In other words, this innate secret technique does not achieve the effects of healing injuries and restoring physical strength by absorbing the enemy's life, blood and other energies.

Instead, it absorbs some kind of power that is invisible to ordinary people.

Currently, the level of this secret technique is the primary ninth grade, and the combat and recovery ratio is about 1% recovery of injuries and physical strength in ten minutes.

So Dian Wei was not injured before, but was injured and then healed.

This secret technique has great development prospects.

Ji Qiu was very skeptical. Once this secret technique reached the peak first-grade level, would Dian Wei be able to instantly heal and restore 50% of the injury and physical strength with a single strike?

That will make Dian Wei truly the immortal god of war on the battlefield!

The Battle of Chengde Palace ended here.

Ji Qiu obtained the imperial seal and the official seals of the prefects of all counties in the world that he wanted, basically achieving his set combat goals.

Although it was a painful price to pay, it was worth it.

So he returned to Taishan County with many of his men to lick his wounds.

Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to clean Chengde Hall.

There are still a lot of treasures here, such as rare treasures and the dragon weapons on the dragon guards.

Although in Ji Qiu's eyes, the value is not very high.

But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

Besides, these are his spoils of war, and they cannot be wasted at all.

……

Just when Ji Qiu returned to Taishan County, the battle in the palace had reached a critical moment.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and He Miao led an army of tens of thousands to break through the Jiulong Gate.

Then, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, generals under Yuan Shao, Ji Ling and Zhang Xun, generals under Yuan Shu, and Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, generals under He Miao, each led a troop and killed anyone they saw in the palace.

For a time, the palace was filled with blood and wailing.

The six armies fought and charged, and finally arrived at Zhaoyang Palace, which was the residence of Emperor Liu Bian.

At this time, in Zhaoyang Palace, apart from Emperor Liu Bian and Prince Liu Xie of Chenliu, there were only Wang Yue, Shi A and three hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards.

"Shi, we can't defend the Zhaoyang Palace anymore. You must take three hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards with you immediately to escort the Emperor and Prince Chenliu out of the palace!" Wang Yue said in a deep voice as he watched the rebels getting closer and closer outside the palace.

Shi A hesitated and said, "But Master, there are so many rebels, and we only have 300 Embroidered Uniform Guards. Even if we want to escort His Majesty and Prince Chenliu out of the palace, I'm afraid we can't do it!"

"It doesn't matter, I will stop all the rebels for you!" Wang Yue said lightly.

Shi A was stunned and asked, "What? Only Master?"

"What? You don't believe it?" Wang Yue's tone was flat, but his eyes were like sharp swords, making people feel cold.

Shi A quickly shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that...

Master, please escort His Majesty and Prince Chenliu out of the palace.

Your Majesty will still need your assistance in the future.

As for stopping the rebels, leave it to your disciples!"

No one knows Wang Yue's strength better than Shi A.

So Shi A knew that Wang Yue was really capable of stopping the tens of thousands of rebels outside Zhaoyang Palace by himself.

But he also knew what price Wang Yue would have to pay if he chose to do so!
That could very well be the price of life!

"Fool! How can you stop these rebels? This matter must be handled by the master!"

Wang Yue's eyes softened, and he gently stroked Shi A's head and said,
"I, the teacher, was blessed by the late emperor's kindness. As a child from a humble family, I was appointed as the emperor's teacher and became the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, holding great power.

The late emperor’s kindness to me as a teacher was as heavy as a mountain.

Since ancient times, scholars have died for their confidants, so I have no regrets as a teacher if I die in order to repay the great kindness of the late emperor!
But don't worry, I won't give up my life easily.

Because the late emperor passed away before fulfilling his ambitions, I, the teacher, must keep his life and realize the late emperor's unfulfilled wishes!
So as a teacher, I will not seek death easily!
As long as I don't want to die, these rebels will not be able to kill me.

After all, it’s not just a few months ago now…”

"Well, okay, as long as Master doesn't seek death, then I will be relieved!

"Disciple, I will listen to Master and escort the Emperor and Prince Chenliu out of the palace right away!" Shi Ashu breathed a sigh of relief and said with some relief.

In fact, what he feared most was that Wang Yue was determined to die and deliberately took the opportunity to stop the rebels to die on the battlefield.

After all, during the period when Emperor Lingdi passed away, he saw with his own eyes how depressed Wang Yue was.

Many times he thought that Wang Yue would secretly commit suicide and follow Emperor Ling.

But now, after hearing Wang Yue's sincere words, he knew that he had completely let it go.

As long as Wang Yue gives up the idea of ​​committing suicide, no one in this world can kill him!

Afterwards, Shi A brought three hundred embroidered uniform guards to escort Emperor Liu Bian and Prince of Chenliu Liu Xie out of the palace through the north gate.

Before they left Zhaoyang Palace from the north, six rebel armies had already poured in from the south.

"Charge! The emperor is being held hostage by eunuchs in Zhaoyang Palace. Charge in immediately to rescue him.

"Everyone around the emperor is a eunuch and his followers; they must all be killed!" Yuan Shao shouted.

The six generals and the rebels behind them all responded loudly.

At this time, after a series of killings, they were already blood-thirsty and only wanted to rush into the Zhaoyang Palace immediately and continue killing.

But just when they were about to rush into Zhaoyang Palace.

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the sky.

The golden light rolled down like the Milky Way, coming straight down from the sky and plowing a bottomless chasm in the bluestone square in front of the temple.

The scorching sword energy tore through the air, and the sparks that flew out were like millions of fireflies, burning the rebels' figures into charred outlines.

Amidst shrill screams, the rebel soldiers and generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang who were rushing in the front were cut in half by the sword energy, and their remains fell into the chasm like broken wood.

The rebel soldiers who continued to charge forward and had not yet reacted were pulverized by the sword blades made of golden light. A blood mist wrapped around broken armor rose into the air, splashing out strange crimson clouds in the twilight.

Green smoke sizzled out of the blue bricks on both sides of the chasm, and the lines burned by the sword energy were winding like living things. This made the rebel soldiers who were originally blinded by murderous intent quickly calm down and their hearts were broken.

After all, with just one sword, more than two thousand, nearly three thousand rebels who had undergone rigorous training and were at least at the peak of the ninth rank, as well as two generals who were at least at the fifth rank or above, were reduced to ashes.

Such a strong person is truly not someone that ordinary people can contend with!

"Who? Who is in Zhaoyang Palace?"

Among the six rebel generals, Yan Liang asked tremblingly, "Among the four who survived by chance because they did not rush to the front line."

He had always prided himself on being a fierce general, believing that few in the world could match his bravery and strength. But after witnessing the might of this sword today, he no longer dared to talk about bravery.

Killing someone who can wield this sword is as easy as killing a chicken!

Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "This is the secret technique of dragon energy contained in the Chixiao Sword, the Chixiao Sword Light!
There is only one person in the world who can wield the Scarlet Sky Sword with such power.

That is the teacher of the late emperor, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Wang Yue!

"Commander Wang, since you are in the palace, please show yourself!"

"Haha, you are indeed worthy of being the Captain of the Imperial Guards. You really know me well enough!"

Wang Yue chuckled and walked out of Zhaoyang Palace.

At this moment, his body was surrounded by golden-red flames, like the scorching sun falling to the earth.

In his old and powerful right hand, he held a long sword.

The blade of this long sword is simple and mysterious, engraved with ancient runes, and every line exudes powerful pressure.

The light flowing from the sword sometimes turns into a red dragon shadow flying into the sky, and sometimes condenses into a golden phoenix soaring.

Occasionally, sword energy burst out, even the air was distorted and deformed, making a sharp scream.

This is the sacred weapon of the Han Empire, the sword worn by Emperor Taizu Liu Bang, the Chixiao Sword!

It is said that Liu Bang used this sword to kill the White Emperor's son!

And seized the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Empire from the White Emperor!
Yuan Shao looked at the Chixiao Sword, and a look of greed flashed in his eyes, but then it was restrained.

He knew that no matter how powerful the Scarlet Sky Sword was, it was not something he could covet.

This Chixiao Sword is not only a powerful dragon weapon, but also a divine weapon of the Han Empire.

This divine weapon is bound to the destiny of the Han Empire. Only those who have not been recognized by the destiny of the Han Empire can wield this sword.

A traitor like him would not be able to use the sword even if he got it. Instead, he would be hurt by the remaining dragon energy of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang!
Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "Commander Wang, the outcome has already been decided, why are you doing such a tactic?

I admit that you are indeed invincible with the Chixiao Sword in hand, but how many times can you strike with such a powerful Chixiao sword beam as the one you just used?

If I remember correctly, every time the Scarlet Sky Sword is used to strike out the Scarlet Sky Sword Light, the destiny of the Han Empire or the life span of the holder will be consumed!

But how much destiny is left in the Han Empire today?
Why don't you just stop now? I can promise that I will never make things difficult for you. And after I kill the Ten Eunuchs and take control of the court, you will still be the Imperial Preceptor of the new dynasty!"

"Haha, I really have to thank the captain for his kindness.

Unfortunately, I was only the imperial tutor of the late emperor, and I have no intention of being the imperial tutor of other emperors in this lifetime!
You are quite right. The Mandate of Heaven of the Han Empire is indeed almost gone.

I am not afraid to tell you bluntly that, in fact, the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Empire is only enough for me to strike that sword just now!
If I were to strike a second time, I would have to pay with my own life.

In fact, I have to thank you for this. If you hadn't destroyed the Yuan family's military camp with your own hands a year ago, the late emperor would have taken control of Luoyang and the surrounding three auxiliary areas.

Therefore, apart from the destiny of the great man who was able to strike the sword just now, I am afraid that when I strike the sword just now, I will lose my life!
But now, I have an extra chance to strike with my sword!" Wang Yue said with a half-smile.

Yuan Shao's face suddenly became gloomy as if water was about to drip from it.

What happened a year ago is a taboo for him.

In fact, he still hasn't figured out how the 3,000 halberd soldiers in the Yuan family's military camp were eliminated.

However, although he did not figure out the reason, he clearly identified the culprit.

This was done by Ji Qiu, who was then the owner of the Rare Treasures Pavilion!
The reason why Ji Qiu did this was because of Wang Yue's instructions.

So the mastermind behind this incident is this damn old man in front of me.

Because of this old man, Yuan Wei took the opportunity to drive him out of Luoyang City.

This was a great humiliation. Whenever he thought of it, he wished he could skin Wang Yue alive and grind his bones into ashes!
However, Yuan Shao was not an impulsive and brainless man. He knew that this was not the time to argue with Wang Yue about this matter.

So he sneered and said, "Even if there is a chance to strike again, what does it matter?
We still have 7,000 troops here. Can you kill them all with this sword?
It's just a waste of your life!"

“Indeed, this old man cannot kill a 7,000-strong army with a single sword strike.

But with this sword of mine, I can kill anyone I want!
Yuan Benchu, I know that what happened today was initiated by you.

As long as we kill you, these bandits will disperse!
Are you willing to take a gamble and see if this old man's sword can kill you?" Wang Yue stared at Yuan Shao with a sharp gaze.

Yuan Shao's face suddenly changed, the power of the sword just now was still vivid in his mind.

That kind of power that can destroy the heavens and the earth is simply not something that should exist in this world!
If a sword of the same power really came towards him, he would definitely not be able to resist it!
"Tell me your conditions. What exactly do you want?" Yuan Shao's expression gradually returned to normal, and then he asked in a deep voice.

He knew that if Wang Yue really wanted to strike him with the sword, there was no need to remind him in advance.

Even Wang Yue's first sword strike could have caught him off guard and struck him.

There's absolutely no need to use it to chop soldiers.

Since Wang Yue chose to do this, it proved that Wang Yue did not actually want to kill him.

In other words, Wang Yue could not bear the consequences of killing him with one sword.

So he chose to use this to force Yuan Shao to agree to some conditions.

Of course, he could choose to reject Wang Yue's request.

But that would be extremely dangerous.

Because no one knew whether Wang Yue, who was rejected by him, would put aside all his concerns and die with him.

Yuan Shao was not a noble person who was willing to sacrifice himself to achieve others.

For him, success is meaningless if it is not him who succeeds!
So he finally chose to negotiate with Wang Yue.

"It's simple. Restrict your troops from damaging the palace buildings, and then wait here quietly for two hours!
As long as you agree to these two conditions, I will leave in two hours!" Wang Yue said calmly.

Yuan Shao's eyes flickered slightly, but he finally nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you!"

"Very good!"

Wang Yue chuckled, then turned around and returned to Zhaoyang Palace.

Yuan Shao stared at Wang Yue's back and didn't say anything for a long time.

It was not until Wang Yue walked deep into the Zhaoyang Palace that he could no longer be seen.

Yuan Shu walked up to Yuan Shao and frowned, "Why did you agree to this? Can't you see that he's probably lying to you? He can't even strike a single blow with his sword!"

“Of course I know that he is very likely not going to be able to strike a second time, but what if?
Since you are so sure that he cannot strike out a second time, why didn't you dare to come over and say this when he was here just now?

Are you afraid that he will give you this sword?" Yuan Shao sneered.

Yuan Shu's face flushed with anger, and he snorted coldly, "You are really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, you don't know how to appreciate a good person. I was just reminding you with good intentions, but you actually speculated about my intentions like this?

I will report everything that happened today to my uncle, and you can explain it to him then!"

"Don't worry about that. I will explain it to him clearly!" Yuan Shao sneered.

Although he formed an alliance with Yuan Shu, both of them knew very well that their alliance was limited to dealing with Yuan Wei, and they still had to fight in other areas.

Because they really don't like each other!

Inside the Zhaoyang Palace, the rebels outside the palace gradually calmed down.

Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then sat down weakly in the chair.

In fact, what Yuan Shu said was correct. He was indeed deceiving Yuan Shao.

The sword just now was not entirely swung out with the destiny of the great man.

He still used up part of his lifespan, so he was no longer able to strike out a second time.

But not everything he said was false.

At least what he said about Yuan Shao destroying the Yuan family military camp, allowing Liu Hong to take control of Luoyang City and the surrounding three auxiliary areas, thus consolidating some of the Han Dynasty's destiny, was not a lie.

If not, when he swung the sword just now, he would have paid with his entire life and died on the spot.

From this perspective, he was really grateful to Ji Qiu, because if it weren't for Ji Qiu, the situation would probably be very different now.

This so-called other situation does not mean that he will die, but that he will not be able to stop Yuan Shao and others here.

This would result in Shi A being unable to escort the emperor and Prince Chenliu out of the palace smoothly.

He couldn't predict what would happen next.

But that must be a scene he really doesn't want to see!
Wang Yue cast his gaze towards the other side of Zhaoyang Palace, which was the direction where Shi A escorted the emperor and Prince Chenliu out of the palace.

Then he murmured, "Your Majesty, I have done my best. I only hope that your luck will be better and that no more misfortunes will happen to you!"

……

Taishan County, the prefectural government office.

Ten days later, Ji Qiu received detailed information about the battle between Yuan Shao and Wang Yue from the palace.

This is not to say that Jia Xu's external intelligence transmission speed is so slow.

It was because Ji Qiu had not been in the Dragon Qi Three Kingdoms world during this period of time.

There’s something wrong with the modern world.

This forced Ji Qiu to take time and energy to deal with the problem.

The reason is that during this period of time, he has continuously expanded the production capacity of Dragon Steel and continuously increased the export volume of Dragon Steel in the modern world.

Then it finally attracted the attention of someone.

Izumo Steel Corporation, the largest steel producer in Izumo Province, produced 4366 million tons of crude steel in 2023.

Formed by the merger of several Japanese steel companies, it has accumulated rich experience and technical advantages in steel production processes and technologies, and is good at producing high-quality, high-precision special steels.

The company set its sights on Ji Qiu and sent a commercial spy to investigate Ji Qiu's situation.

They did a pretty good job in their preliminary work and knew that Ji Qiu was the current leader of Annan.

So he went to find the leader of the faction that is hostile to the current leader of Annan to find out the situation.

He wants to deal with Ji Qiu through the leader of the rival faction of the current leader.

Unfortunately, they don’t know that not only the current leader is Ji Qiu’s man, but the leader of the current leader’s rival faction is also Ji Qiu’s man.

The leaders of the three major political factions in Annan’s political arena are all Ji Qiu’s people!
Therefore, the investigation operation that they thought was very strict was completely under Ji Qiu's control from the very beginning!
(End of this chapter)