Ask Wudang Chapter 187

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Hong Qigong said, “Alright, Old Heretic Huang, stop saying harsh words. The battle is urgent, I’ll go with Jing’er to take a look. You and Prince Duan will stay here to guard Rong’er, in case the enemy tries a feint.”

Huang Yaoshi nodded.

Master Yideng also chanted a Buddhist name, saying, “Amitabha.”

Having decided on the plan, Hong Qigong and Guo Jing immediately headed towards the city gate.

Soon, they arrived at the Xiangyang city wall.

At this time, the great battle had already begun. Five thousand-man teams of the Mongol army set up ladders and continuously stormed the city wall. Another three hundred-man teams each pushed a battering ram, relentlessly ramming the city gate. On the city wall, Ye Qingfeng and Yang Guo each led hundreds of jianghu experts, guarding the two ends of the city wall, coordinating with the Song army soldiers to continuously kill the Mongol soldiers who climbed onto the wall.

As soon as they arrived on the city wall, Guo Jing and Hong Qigong did not hesitate at all. They directly flew into the battle, both using the extremely powerful Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Their figures flashed, and their palm force surged, leaving no opponent standing.

“Woo—”

At this moment, a horn sounded in the Mongol army, and another five thousand-man teams joined the siege.

The Song army did not show weakness either, adding three thousand archers and two thousand sword-and-shield soldiers.

The battle intensified, gradually reaching a fever pitch.

For a time, arrows rained down, stones fell like hail, and screams, wails, and shouts of battle all mixed together.

Just as the siege battle was in full swing, more than a dozen figures, taking advantage of the chaos of war, quickly rushed into Xiangyang City. After entering the city, these dozen people split into two groups. One group immediately hid around the city gate, while the other group quickly headed towards the Guo Mansion.

The group that stayed at the city gate consisted of the two Bright Messengers and the Four Great Dharma Kings of the Ming Cult. Their main task was to cooperate with the large army outside the city and seize the opportunity to open the city gate. The group that rushed to the Guo Mansion consisted of six people: Xuanming Zi, Xiao Xiangzi, Yin Kexi, Monk Chen, and Ma Guangzuo. Their task was to abduct Guo Jing’s family members.

Launching a fierce assault on the front of Xiangyang City while sending two groups of people into the city to act separately, this strategy could be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Needless to say, it was the brainchild of Kublai Khan.

The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour. Thousands of corpses had piled up on and below the city wall, but the battle had not yet ended.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the setting sun was like blood, reflecting on the blood-stained city wall, adding a few more points of murderous aura. It was as if the city before them was no longer Xiangyang City, but a Shura purgatory from the Nine Netherworlds.

“Chichichi…”

Ye Qingfeng’s Profound Iron Heavy Sword was unparalleled in its sharpness. He constantly charged left and right, continuously reaping the lives of Mongol soldiers.

In this short hour, the number of Mongol soldiers who died by his hand was no less than a thousand. However, the Mongol soldiers seemed to be fearless of death, surging onto the city wall in wave after wave, continuously attacking the city wall.

At this moment, Guo Jing suddenly shouted, “Brother Ye, prolonged defense will lead to loss. We must take the initiative to attack.”

Ye Qingfeng responded, “I had the same intention.”

Guo Jing then turned to Hong Qigong and Yang Guo, saying, “Master, I trouble you two to defend the city wall.”

Hong Qigong said, “Jing’er, you go. Leave this to your master.”

Yang Guo also said, “Master, Uncle Guo, you two must take care.”

It must be said that fighting to grow is truly the most tempering experience. Yang Guo’s internal energy had already reached the level of the Five Greats, but his attainments in the Taixuan Wentian Scroll were still lacking some refinement, preventing him from fully unleashing his internal energy. After the baptism of repeated battles, he had clearly broken through his limitations and gained some Grandmaster aura, not inferior to Qiu Qianren.

It could be foreseen that with a little more time to hone his skills, he would reach the level of the Five Greats of the Central Plains.

Currently, Ye Qingfeng and Guo Jing each led a five-hundred-man team, directly opening the city gate and confronting the Mongol army head-on.

The five-hundred-man teams they led were mostly first-rate and second-rate jianghu experts. Although these people did not have strict military formations, their individual combat capabilities were extremely strong, often one person could fight three to five Mongol soldiers. In addition, with peerless experts like Ye Qingfeng and Guo Jing leading the charge, everyone’s morale was naturally high, and everyone bravely charged forward.

“Kill!”

The first wave of impact disrupted the Mongols’ siege rhythm.

“Whoosh—”

Suddenly, from within the Mongol army formation, a whistling arrow shot into the sky.

Immediately after, a commotion came from behind them. Someone was attacking the city gate guards, trying to open the city gate.

These people attacking the city gate guards were precisely the two Bright Messengers and the Four Dharma Kings of the Ming Cult. Since their Cult Master Shi Buyi was killed by Ye Qingfeng, they naturally came for revenge. These six people were the Left Bright Messenger Shen Jiangxia, the Right Bright Messenger He Fangyi, the Blood-Eyed Dragon King Xiao Sha, the White-Browed Rat King Hu Da, the Golden-Haired Lion King Ding Jun, and the Green-Winged Bat King Wu Yiqing. Each of them was a top expert not weaker than the Seven Immortals of Quanzhen. They had even brought the Sacred Fire Order with them on this trip, agreeing that whoever avenged the Cult Master would be the new Cult Master.

“Oh no, we fell for the enemy’s trick.”

Guo Jing cried out in alarm and immediately wanted to fight back…

“Thump thump thump…”

At this moment, a muffled thunder-like sound of horse hooves came from within the Mongol army formation. Looking up, they saw Mongol cavalry gathering. Evidently, the Mongols intended to launch a wave of cavalry charges as soon as the city gate opened, to capture Xiangyang City in one fell swoop.

The Mongol cavalry was renowned throughout the world. Wherever they went, they were unstoppable, and that was not just an empty boast.

Seeing this formation, Guo Jing’s expression immediately changed.

Ye Qingfeng also looked solemn and said, “Brother Guo, the current plan is to only trust Brother Qi and Guo’er to hold the city gate. As for us, we can only advance, not retreat, otherwise, once the Mongol cavalry has fully gathered, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Guo Jing said, “Brother Ye is absolutely right. We must strike first to gain an advantage in this perilous situation.”

As he spoke, he was seen holding a long spear in reverse, leading the charge towards the cavalry formation.

“Kill!”

Ye Qingfeng also shouted loudly, following closely behind. Infected by their momentum, the men of the two five-hundred-man teams felt their blood boil, and they all shouted loudly, closely following their footsteps. In an instant, these two teams were like two sharp knives, tearing two gaping holes in the Mongol army formation. By the time the main army reacted, the two sharp knife squads had already charged into the cavalry formation.

As a result, the cavalry formation, which had not yet fully assembled, was thrown into chaos, with men and horses falling over, suffering devastating blows.

Dividing the narrative into two parts, while Ye Qingfeng and Guo Jing were engaged in a bloody battle at the front, Hong Qigong and Yang Guo also discovered the anomaly below the city gate, so they flew down to investigate. This investigation was no small matter; dozens of city gate guards had been almost completely slaughtered, and the six killers were preparing to open the city gate. Without any unnecessary words, an astonishing battle of two against five thus began.

The story unfolds in three parts, each with its own branch.

At the Guo Mansion, the five Xuanming Zi also began to act after seeing the signal arrow. Unfortunately, the Guo Mansion at this time was not as undefended as in the original work. As soon as the five Xuanming Zi entered the courtyard, they were caught red-handed by Huang Yaoshi and Master Yideng.

Still, without any unnecessary words, an astonishing battle also began here.

In all fairness, Kublai Khan’s strategy of killing three birds with one stone was indeed extraordinary. If it had been based on the original trajectory, Xiangyang City would probably have fallen in an instant. However, at present, due to Ye Qingfeng’s intervention, the plot had changed a lot. Not only did the Western Heretic and Northern Beggar not die, but the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Immortals were also gathered in Xiangyang City, invisibly adding an extremely strong force to Xiangyang City.

With the intervention of this force, how could Kublai Khan’s plan succeed?

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