freenovelworld Chapter 479 Cleverly Capturing a Fierce General, A Shocking Turn of Events with the Deceptive Whistl
Chapter 479 Cleverly Capturing a Fierce General, A Shocking Turn of Events with the Deceptive Whistl
Wu Huanlie tightened his grip, shielding the unconscious Chu Ruohan's entire body against his chest, and roared towards the city below.
"Gu Junze! If you dare to take another step forward, don't blame me for being ruthless and letting you watch your woman's blood splatter on the spot!"
Holding Chu Ruohan hostage, he cautiously retreated towards the inner side of the city wall, his eyes darting around, clearly looking for an opportunity to escape.
Beneath the city walls, Gu Junze witnessed Chu Ruohan being knocked unconscious and abducted. His eyes were bloodshot. "Wuhuan Lie! If you dare to harm a single hair on her head, I will tear you to pieces and make sure that not a blade of grass grows in Northern Yan!"
He roared, drew his bow again, and pointed the arrow straight at the city wall.
However, Wu Huanlie protected Chu Ruohan so well that he couldn't find an opening to attack her and was at a loss for a moment.
"General!" the adjutant beside Gu Junze said anxiously, "Our army has been rushing from the capital day and night, and has gone through a series of bloody battles. The soldiers are exhausted."
"If we release the tiger back into the mountains now, the consequences will be dire!"
Gu Junze was well aware that on the battlefield, opportunities are fleeting.
At this critical moment, Chu Ruohan, who was "unconscious" in Wu Huanlie's arms, trembled slightly with her eyelashes.
She had been enduring the excruciating pain in the back of her neck, waiting for this moment!
Wu Huanlie's entire focus was on Gu Junze below the city and how to escape. His wariness of the "weak and powerless" woman in his arms had dropped to a minimum.
Chu Ruohan suddenly opened her eyes and her body spun around at an incredible angle.
Hidden in his sleeve, his right hand pierced two gleaming silver needles, which he then thrust fiercely into the acupoints on Wu Huanlie's neck and chest!
These two silver needles were given to her by Doctor Qian for self-defense when she left Pingzhou. The needles were coated with a special anesthetic, making them small and concealed, perfect for surprise attacks!
Just now, when Wu Huanlie chopped down with his hand, she subconsciously turned her head to deflect most of the force, and then pretended to faint, all for this moment to take down Wu Huanlie.
Although she was a woman, she understood the principle of capturing the leader first!
"Uh..." Wu Huanlie felt two sharp stings in his neck and chest, followed by a strong feeling of numbness that quickly spread throughout his body.
He was completely exhausted, his arms went limp, and he could no longer muster any strength.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chu Ruohan broke free from his control and quickly retreated several steps.
"Take it!"
Almost simultaneously, Yingyi, Song Ruyan, and the others, who had been lurking in the shadows looking for an opportunity, pounced!
Ying Yi struck Wu Huanlie's wrist with a palm strike, and the black bone whistle, which was even more exquisite than Zhao Chengyu's, flew out of his hand.
Another shadow guard reacted quickly and caught the bone whistle in mid-air.
The remaining shadow guards joined forces to pin the limp and powerless Wuhuan Lie to the ground, and pressed the cold blade against his neck.
The changes happened too fast; from Chu Ruohan's attack to Wu Huanlie's capture, it was only a blink of an eye!
With a light tap of his toes, Gu Junze leaped onto the city wall like an arrow and pulled Chu Ruohan tightly into his arms.
His voice trembled slightly from lingering fear: "Han'er! How are you? Are you hurt?"
Chu Ruohan was in his arms, feeling his familiar scent and rapid heartbeat. Her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she shook her head.
"I'm fine... Junze, it's so good to see you back."
However, before the warmth could spread—
"Ugh——!"
A sharper, more eerie whistle suddenly rang out from outside the city!
Gu Junze turned around abruptly. Wu Huanlie had already been subdued, so what about that whistle...?
Outside the city, countless "ghost soldiers" dressed in black, their faces adorned with blue-faced, fanged masks, surged forth in dense, overwhelming numbers!
Their numbers were more than ten times greater than the small squad that Zhao Chengyu had summoned in the capital!
At the very front of that group of ghost soldiers stood a figure.
It was a woman dressed in elaborate and ornate Northern Yan court attire, her face also adorned with a golden mask painted with eerie totems, revealing only her eyes.
In her hand, she held a bone whistle similar to the one Wu Huanlie possessed.
Gu Junze was shocked. He had already experienced firsthand how troublesome and fearless these ghost soldiers were in the capital.
The Pingzhou army had just gone through a series of bloody battles and was already exhausted. Faced with these monsters who knew no pain and only knew how to kill, they were immediately at a disadvantage.
Screams rose and fell, and blood stained the ground beneath the city walls.
"Protect Madam!" Gu Junze shielded Chu Ruohan behind him and shouted urgently to Song Ruyan, "Ruyan, take Madam back to the barbican and guard the city gate!"
Song Ruyan accepted the order and, protecting Chu Ruohan, prepared to leave.
At this critical moment, from behind the seemingly endless ghost army camp, a louder battle cry and the clang of weapons clashing suddenly came!
A well-equipped and imposing army plunged straight into the heart of the ghost army formation from the tail end!
The army's flag was embroidered with the character "段" (duan).
The ghost soldiers' rear was thrown into chaos, and their once tight formation was torn open by this sudden attack.
The leading general, clad in black armor, was none other than Duan Qingye, the Great General of the Zheng Kingdom!
Behind him stood tens of thousands of Zheng's elite troops, who were now facing off against those ghost soldiers.
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Northern Yan princess, and then she let out a sharper and more urgent whistle.
The ghost soldiers who had been attacking frantically seemed to have heard some kind of command. They all stopped their attack and began to slowly retreat, regroup, and guard the Northern Yan princess.
Gu Junze looked at the suddenly appearing Zheng army, then glanced at the mysterious Northern Yan princess, his brows furrowed.
He leaped off the city wall and arrived not far from Duan Qingye.
"Why are you here?" Gu Junze's voice was somewhat wary.
Duan Qingye cleaved a ghostly soldier who tried to approach away with a single halberd strike, wiped the blood from his face, and coldly snorted, "Northern Yan has produced such a bunch of ghostly things, destroyed Eastern Jin, and the next target is my Zheng Kingdom!"
"I understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'!"
For the first time, the father and son stood side by side on this chaotic battlefield, facing a powerful enemy together.
Seeing that the surprise attack had failed and that strong reinforcements had been added, the Northern Yan princess ceased fighting and blew her bone whistle again. The ghost soldiers retreated like a tide and soon disappeared.
On the city wall, Chu Ruohan's gaze remained fixed on the departing figure of the Northern Yan princess, lost in thought.
Outside the city gate, Gu Junze and Duan Qingye's armies faced off, creating a somewhat tense atmosphere.
Duan Qingye reined in his horse, stared at the tightly closed gates of the barbican, and roared angrily, "Gu Junze! I just helped you fight off the enemy, and you won't even let us in through the gates?!"
Gu Junze remained expressionless: "Letting you in is no different from inviting a wolf into the house. Who knows if you might turn your gun on my Pingzhou Army?"
Duan Qingye took a deep breath, his chest heaving with anger, but he finally suppressed his rage and ordered his deputy behind him, "Pass down the order: retreat ten miles and set up camp!"
"Yes!" The deputy general took the order and left.
Duan Qingye then turned to Gu Junze and said irritably, "Is that alright? I'll go in alone, okay?"