Chapter 491 Chapter 494
Shen Mu looked at the group of people who had disembarked from the boat, and the leader was Li Shimin, and sitting next to him on the saddle was the tied up and dejected Dou Jiande. Surrounded by Luo Shixin, Qin Shubao, Li Shentong, Li Nantian, Kang Fuli, Cheng Yaojin, Wang Junkuo, etc., they joined Li Yuanji, Qu Tutong, Xue Wanche, etc. who were welcoming him, and headed towards Luoyang City proudly.

The sound of war drums beating the sky, and the sound of horseshoe men's feet shaking the earth.

The troops of the Tang army between the two rivers advanced to the fifth level of the second trench, and at the sound of an order, they suddenly stood still, creating another threat that made people feel that the Tang army was well-trained and united.

The guards on the city wall all have earthy faces and a sense of timidity inside.

The troops led by Li Shimin and Li Yuanji came slowly, passed between the human walls built by the retreating Tang troops, reached the outer edge of the second trench, and then lined up horizontally, facing Wang Shichong on the city wall. , Shen Mu and the others.

Shen Mu cast his eyes on Dou Jiande, who was tying up Wuhuada on the horse, just as the latter looked up, their eyes met, and Dou Jiande immediately lowered his head in shame to avoid his eyes, only to see that he looked haggard , eyes full of panic and despair at the end of the road, compared with the majestic and self-confident Dou Jiande before, it is extremely poignant.

Dou Jiande was held between Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, which made people feel that the victory was completely in the hands of their two brothers.

Li Shimin looked up, although the distance was more than a thousand steps, but both sides were masters, so he could see each other's expression clearly.Shen Mu was staring at him fiercely, and the two of them made eye contact, like swords clashing, refusing to give in to each other.

Wang Shichong seemed to have lost his ability to control himself, tears welled up, and he cried out sadly: "King Xia!"

Dou Jiande's body shook violently, but he didn't answer.

Li Shimin ignored Wang Shichong, and sighed to Shen Mu: "Young commander! Did Shimin say something wrong?"

Before Shen Mu had a chance to answer, Li Yuanji yelled violently: "Shen Mu! As long as you are not a fool, you should know that the situation is over. If you don't kneel down and beg for mercy, surrender the city immediately, and I will make it impossible for you to live or die."

Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan exchanged glances, thinking that it was as expected: Li Yuanji wanted to make Li Shimin and them incompatible, there was no room for negotiation.

Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, and felt helpless. In the final analysis, the two sides had become sworn enemies, and Li Yuanji had received a secret order from Li Yuan, and as the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, how could he protect Shen Mu and others in front of the three armies.

Shen Mu collected his mind, his expression became extremely calm, and he snorted and said, "King Qi is polite, but do you think I, Shen Mu, seem to kneel down and beg for mercy?"

Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, who were behind Li Shimin, showed dejected expressions, shaking their heads and sighing bitterly.

"How courageous!" Li Yuanji's generals shouted and cursed one after another.

Li Nantian next to Li Yuanji yelled: "Shen Mu, you are still brazen about your death. Dou Jiande in front of you is a good example for you. No one who dares to oppose my Great Tang will end well. You..."

A long laugh came from Ba Fenghan's mouth, shaking the city wall up and down, revealing the confidence and courage of seeing death as home, the brave are not afraid, and looking down on the world. It interrupted Li Nantian's scolding, and suppressed Tang Jun's momentum a little.

Then Ba Fenghan yelled violently: "Now that Luoyang is at the end of the battle, the winner is still in the balance, it's not a joke for you to speak wild words."

A terrifying smile full of hatred leaked from the corner of Li Yuanji's mouth, and it expanded instantly. He laughed and said, "The winner is not decided? This is the real joke. On behalf of my father, I will offer you a condition. If you, Shen Mu, are not here Within ten beatings of the drum, come out of the city and kneel down to beg for mercy, and I will kill King Xia immediately."

Dou Jiande, who was next to him, tried his best to stand upright on the horseback and was tied up with a strong body. He called out in a hoarse voice: "Don't do stupid things, Xiao Zhong, remember to report for me..."

Xue Wanche, who was behind him, leaned forward from his horse, pointed at him, and interrupted Dou Jiande's speech.

There was no sound in the audience, only the autumn wind blowing through the city and outside the city, making thousands of torches flicker, sending sporadic fire debris into the night sky from time to time, spinning and fading away.

Shen Mu laughed and said, "It's not easy to kneel down and beg for mercy." First bumped into Xu Ziling lightly, then moved back, and then rushed out of the city wall, a somersault, and fell down from the top of the wall more than thirty feet high. , Everyone on both sides of the enemy and us was surprised.

Xu Ziling also jumped onto the wall and spread his hands, signaling to his troops not to act rashly.He and Shen Mu had the same mind, knowing that he wanted to rescue Dou Jiande from the enemy line alone.

On the city wall, from Wang Shichong to the guards, they all crowded towards the wall, looking down at Shen Mu who was doing somersaults, couldn't bear to see him fall to pieces, and couldn't help watching.

The height of thirty feet is beyond the limit of anyone's physical ability, and I am afraid that the three great masters will not be able to land safely.

Shen Mu suddenly became the focus of everyone's eyes on the city wall.

Shen Mu made another somersault, not only did his fall not speed up, but when he was about ten feet above the ground, his body actually rose slightly, and then fell to the ground as lightly as a feather.

The soldiers in the city couldn't help bursting into applause, almost suspecting that Shen Mu was a god descending from the earth, and their morale was immediately boosted.

Li Yuanji yelled: "Give me a kneel and beg for mercy first, and beat the drums!"

"Boom"!
Shen Mu rushed forward, reaching the first trench outside the east wall, and jumped up without hesitation.In the sound of another drum, it was thrown on the other side of the trench, and swept out of the trench, as fast as lightning.

"Boom"!
The third drumbeat sounded.

Except for Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, Li Shentong, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao, everyone quickly picked up the longbow and arrows on the side of the horse and aimed at Shen Mu who was rushing into the trench. Shoot him into a hedgehog.Everyone in this group of fierce generals has high martial arts skills, and they are definitely not comparable to ordinary archers. Even if they are as strong as Shen Mu, if they try to enter the battle in vain, they are really seeking their own death.

Shen Mu stopped suddenly, just a thousand steps away from the enemy on the edge of the outer trench, and was still out of range.

"Boom"!
Li Yuanji laughed and said: "There are still eight drums beating, young commander, don't mislead yourself and others."

"Boom"!
The sound of the drum continued, pressing the hearts of both the enemy and us like lead, making it hard to breathe.

Although all the people in the city were very anxious for Shen Mu's dangerous situation, and they were even more afraid that he would try his best to show off his bravery and risk his life and death to cross the trenches, but no one dared to speak out, for fear of disturbing his mind.

Shen Mu stood still, as if he had turned into a stone statue, his expression was so calm that it was chilling.

"Boom"! "Boom"! "Boom"!
Li Shimin's face was solemn and he didn't say a word.

"Boom"!
The ninth drum beat sounded, and the atmosphere on the field was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring. Li Yuanji's eyes shone with a cruel light, and he shouted: "I, Li Yuanji, will do what I say. This is your last chance."

"Boom"!
The last drum sound resounded throughout the audience, shocking everyone's hearts like a life-threatening spell.

Without hesitation, Li Yuanji raised his palm and patted Dou Jiande's back.

At this critical moment, Shen Mu pulled out the sun-piercing bow with a technique that was too fast to be seen by the naked eye, and used his internal strength to urge the bowstring to make a clear "clang", and as if by magic, the other hand had many He shot out a strong arrow, bent the bow and set the arrow, drew it into a full moon, and aimed at Li Yuanji. The series of actions were completed in the blink of an eye, and the speed was so fast that no one would believe it.

This work was beyond everyone's expectation, how could he guess that he had no bow and arrow, suddenly he had a strong bow and arrow in his hand, and he was ready to go.

But no one could match Li Yuanji's shock. The moment he raised his hand to slap Dou Jiande, Shen Mu not only aimed his arrow at him, but also seemed to be able to lock him in a distance with his spirit and true energy through the arrow's point.He himself is one of the best masters in the world, he knows that if he kills Dou Jiande with all his energy, he will be unable to dodge Shen Mu's arrow that concentrates all his energy and spirit to shake the world and weep ghosts and gods, the situation is extremely delicate.

Although there are fierce generals on the left and right, Li Yuanji feels as if he is alone and naked, losing all cover and concealment.

He didn't dare to take the risk of venting his energy, he didn't even dare to move half a finger, he was afraid that under the pull of the Qi machine, he would provoke Shen Mu to shoot an arrow.

Standing proudly on the wall, Xu Ziling's clothes fluttered, his hands behind his back, and he looked like a god. No one dared to doubt his ability to jump down the thirty-foot city wall like Shen Mu and quickly support Shen Mu.Only he himself knows that he has no such ability.When Shen Mu bumped into him just now, he had borrowed his true energy from others, and then backed away to borrow arrows from Ba Yegang's quiver. Xu Ziling had no true energy to borrow, so now he was just putting on a show, and Shen Mu still had to fight alone.

None of the people in the enemy line dared to show their spirits, let alone defend Li Yuanji from arrows, they were afraid that any unusual actions would only provoke Shen Mu to shoot Li Yuanji.

The situation is weird and subtle.

Dou Jiande raised his head proudly, showing the true qualities of a hero who regards death as home at this moment of life and death.

Shen Mu showed a hint of a smile, and said lightly: "How much is King Qi's life worth! If you don't let me release him immediately."

At this critical moment, a cold and strange smile escaped from the corner of Li Yuanji's lips. When Shen Mu knew something was wrong, suddenly there was someone beside Li Yuanji.

It turned out to be "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan.

Li Shimin shouted: "Wait a minute!"

It's already one step too late, and the fact that it has been done can't be undone.

Li Yuanji's palm strength accumulated to the peak spit out, Dou Jiande's spine was broken, and blood spurted from seven holes.

"Chong"!
Shen Mu's vigorous arrow left the string, as if it had surpassed the distance, it shrunk to an inch and came to Li Yuanji's chest in an instant.

At the same time, Shen Mu's mind was also shaken violently, and a thought rose from the bottom of his heart - Dou Jiande is dead!

The world is no longer what it used to be.

It was as if a silent dumb show was being staged in the enemy's position, Yang Xuyan flashed in front of Li Yuanji's horse's head, the world-famous Shadow Sword stabbed upwards obliquely, and the blade faced the arrow tip.

At the moment when the blades and arrows touched, the spirits of Shen Mu and Yang Xuyan confronted each other from a distance.

"Clang"!
Shen Mu's heart was struck by lightning, and he took half a step back.

Yang Xuyan also retreated half a step, his innocent face was blushed for a while, and then disappeared in an instant.

In the lingering sound of the clash of swords and arrows that shocked the entire battlefield inside and outside the city, everyone watched with numbness as Dou Jiande, the overlord of a generation, fell from his horse's back to Li Yuanji's side like a puddle of ooze, and fell with a "Peng" sound. On the ground, the dust along the edge of the trench was raised.

Dou Jiande is dead!
This idea kept echoing in Shen Mu's mind, and the true qi in his body naturally dissipated the spirit and spirit of Yang Xuyan's fusion of the Heaven-replenishing Dao Demon Art and the "Wisdom Sutra on the Root of All Laws", leaving a blank space in his heart.

Neither friend nor foe moved, panted, or spoke.

Shen Mu stared intently at Dou Jiande's tragically dead body lying beside the horse's feet, his mind gradually condensed.

On the ruthless battlefield where the two armies confront each other, there are only victories and defeats!There is no room for guilt, regret, grief, hatred, and melancholy.If you are affected by any emotions and do stupid things that go against your reason, you will only end up defeated and killed.

Suddenly Shen Mu was promoted from extreme grief and guilt, and entered the realm of the long sword. That does not mean that he has become a ruthless person, but that he must use the power of grief and anger to deal with the immediate crisis and save his life to win the future Victory at last.

After these years of tempering, he finally understood Song Que's warning - there is nothing but the knife!
He feels that the whole world is extending, the earth under his feet expands to infinity, the sky that has existed since ancient times covers the earth, and for him, he is the focus and center that connects the sky and the earth.

The law is the earth, the law is the sky, the law is not the law, it is the unified level of heaven, earth and human beings, there is law but there is law, there is law but there is no law.

Only in this way can he lead all those who follow him faithfully through the present difficulties.

Xu Ziling shouted, "Rope!"

Shen Mu laughed long after hearing the words: "Master Dou, don't worry: one day I will recover the blood debt for you with interest."

Li Yuanji raised his arms and shouted: "The Great Tang will surely win! Long live my emperor!"

Nearly [-] Tang troops outside the east wall echoed in unison, blasting Heyuan, and the world changed color.

Li Shimin showed a look of helplessness, wanting to say nothing, knowing that Li Tang and Shen Mu had forged a deep feud that could not be resolved.Although Li Yuanji acted according to Li Yuan's will, as the commander-in-chief, he could hardly escape the blame, but he couldn't change it.

Shen Mu stepped back and flew upside down over the trench, as accurate as witnessing it, showing that his mind was not disturbed at all, so he was able to grasp the size so accurately.

Then he turned his head and ran towards the east wall, shot upwards, reaching an astonishing height of nearly fifteen feet. Jump off the wall.

Li Shimin shouted: "Whether it's a battle or a surrender, the young commander can decide with one word."

Shen Mu turned to look at Wang Shichong, who had a dead face and trembling lips.

Shen Mu had a calm demeanor, his eyes shone with powerful and confident light, and said, "The city still belongs to the lord, what is the lord's plan?"

Wang Shichong withdrew his gaze from looking out of the city, and cast it on Shen Mu.

All the soldiers around them focused on Shen Mu and Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong choked up, gasped and said, "We have no other choice but to sacrifice the city and surrender."

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

When Wang Shichong announced his decision to surrender, the people beside him included generals from the royal lineage, generals with foreign surnames, seven or eight personal entourages who protected Wang Shichong, Shen Mu, Xu Ziling, Ba Fenghan, Yang Gongqing, and more than a dozen Feiyuns. The guards and the Zheng Guo soldiers guarding the city wall stopped breathing, and all their eyes were fixed on Wang Shichong's place. The wide and extended wall was silent.

Outside the city, led by Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, the Tang army spread across the entire Daheyuan. Only the banners fluttering in the sky fluttered, and no one made any sound. Decide.

Shen Mu's face was calm, his eyes shot a sharp light, he listened to Wang Shichong's decision about the fate of the soldiers and civilians in the city calmly, as if he didn't take Wang Shichong's words to heart at all.

Wang Xuanshu reacted first, knelt down and cried out mournfully, "Father..."

Wang Shichong said angrily: "Shut up! I have no choice."

A cruel smile escaped from the corner of Shen Mu's mouth.He even lacked the mood to argue with a selfish, shameless villain like Wang Shichong, or to scold him, and said simply and neatly: "Since the Lord surrendered the city, he has become a prisoner of the enemy and has no right to do so." Make up your own mind, we will work together to abide by the Luoyang agreement, which is no longer binding. From this moment on tonight, Dazheng will perish and Luoyang will no longer belong to your Wang Shichong. I will kill anyone who dares to object. Come on! Give me Wang Shichong Lock it up with its subordinates."

Wang Shichong's face changed drastically when he heard this, and the generals of the royal family shouted and cursed, and Wang Xuanying shouted: "Rebellion! Rebellion!"

The clanging sounds continued, and the royal generals, personal soldiers, generals with foreign surnames, city defenders, Feiyunwei, all of them drew their sabers and swords at the same time, and the wall immediately filled with the smell of swords and arrows, and a civil war was imminent.

Only Shen Mu, Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling were still indifferent, and they stood in front of Wang Shichong, turning a blind eye to swords, spears and halberds.

Shen Mu's smile widened, he looked up to the sky with a long smile, and shouted violently: "Who will live and die with me!"

Except for the royal lineage, generals with foreign surnames, Feiyunwei, and thousands of city guards who heard the sound from far and near, responded loudly, and the sound shook the city wall.

Wang Shichong, Wang Xuanying and the rest of the royal lineage only knew at this time that the soldiers with foreign surnames all threw themselves into Shen Mu's side. Shepherd controls the power of the whole world.

Wang Shichong's hand holding the sword turned white and turned red, showing that he was hesitant to draw the sword out of its sheath.

Wang Xuanshu stood up abruptly, moved to Shen Mu's side, and cried out sadly: "Father, please forgive the child for being unfilial. Xuanshu decided to side with the young commander."

Ba Yegang and Bing Yuanzhen pressed their swords against Wang Shichong's back at the same time. This was more threatening than any words. No one in the Wang family dared to move a finger. Everyone knew that the situation was over and Luoyang City had fallen into Shen Mu's hands. superior.

Wang Shichong trembled all over, let go of the hand holding the sword, and said with tears streaming down his face: "That's all! That's all!" He just walked towards the stone steps of the lower city.

The sound of "Danglang" continued, Wang Xuanying and the generals of the royal family abandoned their weapons and followed each other, and under the escort of Ba Yegang and other generals with foreign surnames and Fei Yunwei, they accepted the fate of being placed under house arrest in the palace.

Under such circumstances, it can be said that Shen Mu was very kind if he didn't behead them all.

Shen Mu patted Wang Xuanshu's shoulder with his hand, and said with a smile: "I will never hurt them, don't worry!"

Then he raised his hand, turned to face Li Shimin who was outside the city, and shouted: "Listen Li Shimin, as long as I am alive, I will never surrender. If you have the ability, attack Luoyang!"

Ba Fenghan yelled wildly: "The young commander's army will surely win!"

All the generals and soldiers on the city wall responded in unison, "The young commander will win!" The voice spread all over the earth and went straight to the night sky.

There is no possibility of negotiation between the two armies, and they can only decide whether to stay or survive based on their strength.

If you succeed, you will be king, if you lose, you will be bandit!
(End of this chapter)

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