Chapter 63 Three Heads of the Gang

  A short distance, but for Qin Qiong, it was so long. During this time, he carefully dodged several feathered arrows, but in the end, he was still stabbed by a tall Goguryeo hunter with a fork, although he dodged the vital part, his shoulder was still pierced and bleeding non-stop.

  Qin Qiong merely furrowed his brow, and with one swift motion, he snatched the long fork from the meat and yanked it out. He then turned his hand over and threw the fork with great force, lodging it into the neck of that man. The man clutched at his neck, but no matter how hard he pressed, he couldn't stop the continuous gush of fresh blood, and finally collapsed to the ground.

  When he was only a few feet away from the city gate, Qin Qiong let out a loud shout and leaped onto the city gate. With one hand, he took down his horizontal knife from his mouth and mercilessly hacked at the high-ranking Koguryo people on the city gate, beheading three of them in an instant.

  Immediately afterwards, the valiant warriors led by General Wang Daoniu and others also jumped down from the thick logs, and for a time, the Goguryeo people on this section of the city wall fell to the ground one after another. How could those hunters in the mountains and forests compare with these professional killers? Before everyone had climbed onto the city head, leaving a few people to guard that position, Qin Qiong and others immediately took their bloody horizontal knives and killed towards both sides of the city wall.

  The agile fruit and the long gunners on the charging car were all shouting in unison, even the infantrymen under the nearby city wall saw the situation here, and they all carried the cloud ladder to set it up on this section of the city wall. As long as there is a foothold, climbing the cloud ladder is simply a piece of cake for these fine infantrymen.

  Even the soldiers on the nearby chariots saw the situation here, and one after another, they learned from each other, holding long knives in their mouths, climbing up the thick poles to the opposite city head. The defenders there saw this situation, hastily manipulated a large hook, swept horizontally at the soldiers on the thick pole, and seven or eight soldiers high in the air let out a mournful cry, lost their footing, and fell down like dumplings in a pot, crashing to the ground below with a thud, becoming a blurry mass of flesh and blood.

  Qin Qiong and his team killed their way up to the city gate, and soon all the troops had climbed up. With fifty men, Qin Qiong and the others gained even more confidence. They picked up various long-handled weapons scattered on the ground by the fallen Goguryeo soldiers from the top of the city wall, such as long spears, long lances, wolf-tooth clubs, and horse beaks. Whatever they got in their hands, they used it to swing and dance, casting a trail of shadows, and charging fiercely at the Goguryeo soldiers in sight.

  A thousand households chief on the opposite side of the city wall saw the Sui people rushing up so bravely, and hastily shouted, leading twenty or thirty men with wolf-tooth clubs to rush over. A sudden dash ran to Qin Qiong's face, and a club hit him on the head.

  Qin Qiong killed the rising, as soon as he heard the wind in his ear, he knew someone was coming to attack, and he quickly rolled over on the ground, barely avoiding a fierce attack. Looking up at the opponent, it was a big man with five thick arms, holding a wolf-toothed club, and just now, although he didn't hit him, but the last blow landed on the wall brick, causing bricks to fly everywhere, shocking people.

  Qin Qiong was only nineteen years old, but when he was young, his family had not yet declined, and they had hired a teacher to teach him martial arts. He himself had also suffered a lot. He always asked himself if his skills were inferior to those of Chen Pojun, Shen Guang and others. At this time, seeing such a fierce and brutal barbarian, he was not afraid at all, but instead felt a few moments of excitement in his heart. Having been in Liaodong for so long, he could see at a glance that the big fellow in front of him was a minor guest, leading thousands of people under him. Calculating it, that would be equivalent to being a regular fifth-rank Eagle-Yang Langjiang in the Great Sui dynasty.

  Just behead this man, even if we can't take down the city of Liaodong today, it's still a great achievement. At least he'll be promoted several ranks, and at worst, he'll become a team leader without any problem. With excitement flashing in his eyes, Qin Qiong shouted loudly, holding up the long spear he had picked up on the city wall, and stabbed at the big man. Although Qin Qiong was young when he practiced martial arts, his main weapon was the horse spear, but he was also proficient in all eighteen types of weapons, including knives, guns, swords, and halberds.

  At this time, an ordinary long spear in his hand was wielded by him like mercury pouring down, without revealing half a thread of empty space. Against that big Han, it was left and right, shaking out clusters of spear flowers. Let that Mo Ke be greatly surprised, looking at that Wei soldier, obviously just an ordinary infantryman, why is he so fierce and brave? This big Han, although also considered brave in the Goguryeo army, relied on his physical strength.

  At this time, facing Qin Qiong's gun technique like a juggler, dodging left and right, he was in a precarious situation. As he retreated to the left and right, his foot was accidentally tripped by a corpse, and with just one stumble, Qin Qiong saw an opportunity, holding his long spear and thrusting it at the unstable Liao general like a poisonous snake spitting its tongue. It was as fast as lightning. The Liao soldier, caught off guard, only saw a flash of the spear's shadow, and in the next second, he felt his neck being pierced by a sharp point.

  He wanted to let out a loud roar, but all that came out was a gurgling sound like air escaping from a broken bellows, as the fresh blood spurted out of his throat. His legs gave way beneath him and his sturdy body crashed to the ground like a toppling mountain or an overturned jade pillar. The man had already fallen to the ground, but he refused to give up the ghost, instead covering his neck with one hand while staring at the soldier with a face as red as a beetroot.

  In the blur, he only saw that person pick up a horizontal knife from the ground. The bright and dazzling light of the knife was whiter than the snow in Liaodong in winter, just like the white practice sword that Rongliu Wang had once given him.

  Qin Qiong swung his curved knife at the Liao general's head and chopped down, with one slash, blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the already crimson-stained armor even more brilliant.

  He knocked off the helmet on his head, Qin Qiong grabbed his hair bun, raised his arm and let out a long roar towards the sky, the sound spreading all around. The armor stained with fresh blood, the deafening roar, that ferocious face, and that head still had an expression of unwillingness and fear in its wide open eyes.

  At once, the several Goguryeo civilians holding knives and spears across from them were stunned, the scene before their eyes was like a living hell. These hunters, who had only been trained for a few months, couldn't calm down, and in an instant, they all retreated several steps back in fear.

  Qin Qiong's roar, however, greatly boosted the morale of the Sui army on the city wall. Everyone saw Qin Qiong holding up the enemy's head with such bravery and vigor, and they were all inspired to shout loudly. The sound spread quickly, one person shouting to ten, then ten to a hundred, until all the Sui soldiers on the city wall were cheering in unison, their voices thundering like thunder. All the Sui soldiers on the city wall were like they had been injected with chicken blood, holding up their knives and guns as they desperately charged towards the defending army on the city wall. For a time, they expanded the area under their control by a significant margin.

  On the wooden palace above the central camp of the Sui army under the city, although it was far away and couldn't see the face of the brave warrior on the city wall, Yang Guang and others also clearly felt the momentum of that brave warrior. This time he summoned these envoys and kings to come and watch the battle, of course not just for show. Now today, even the Turks have surrendered, only this Goguryeo is unwilling to surrender.

  But Yang Guang also understood that these people were not truly surrendering to him, but only temporarily. Now he called these people over, just to show off the military power of the Great Sui in front of them, and make them dare not have any improper thoughts. Especially for the envoys of the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks, he wanted to let them see the greatness of the Great Sui with their own eyes.

  Chu Luokhan held up a cup of wine and toasted Yang Guang, saying, "Your Majesty has such brave generals, it's really enviable. I don't know who this great general is, though. I heard that in Your Majesty's army, two great warriors emerged during the expedition against Liao. One was Chen Pogun, and the other was Shen Guang, both with the bravery of a thousand men. Unfortunately, after arriving at Liao Dong, neither of them could be seen. I don't know which one of the two generals this brave warrior on the city wall is? Would Your Majesty please summon him to meet me, so I can toast him with a cup of strong wine? As a grassland man, I value heroes like this most highly. I hope Your Majesty will introduce us."

  Yang Guang stroked his beard and laughed loudly, "In our great Sui army, there are heroes and good men beyond just Chen and Shen. The Central Plains have always been a place where the land produces talented people, and it has always been a place where heroes emerge. General Yuwen, as far as I know, the Broken Army Camp has not yet gone to battle, so the brave warriors on this city wall cannot be Generals Chen and Shen, can they?"

  Yuwen Shu, although the General of the Left Wing Guard, had soldiers from the Left Wing Guard's garrison among those who went into battle today. However, Yuwen Shu was getting on in years, so he left the matter of attacking the city to his subordinate generals and instead accompanied the Emperor in drinking wine and listening to music.

  At this time, hearing the emperor's inquiry, he hastily got up from his seat and said, "The broken army camps of Chen and Shen are now lined up in the west city waiting for orders. As soon as the city is broken, they will be the first batch of troops to rush into Liaodong City. The one on the city head should not be the two generals, I'll go down and ask, and come back to report to Your Majesty immediately."

  Yang Guang said, "Such a small matter, why bother you with it? Just sit here, I'll send a guard to go and ask." After finishing speaking, he called over a guard and ordered him to go down and inquire who the brave warrior on the city wall was.

  Before long, the guard reported back, "Your Majesty, I went to inquire and found that this person is a valiant warrior from the Left Bodyguard, serving as the leader of his team. His surname is Qin, his name is Qiong, and his courtesy name is Shu Bao. He is only 19 years old this year. His family was originally an official family of the Northern Dynasty, but now their fortunes have declined. Last time General Shen Guang led the army to Liaodong and demonstrated our dynasty's military might, he was part of General Shen Guang's team and had even met with Your Majesty before. Just now, Qin Qiong beheaded a Liao general on the city wall, which is why he has been promoted to lead the vanguard and intimidate the enemy army."

  Yang Guang burst out laughing when he heard that he was just a partner, "Such a brave and fierce warrior is actually just a partner, it can be seen that the talent of our great Sui dynasty is flourishing. It turns out that I am the one who is brave and fierce, indeed a brave and fierce general. Chen Pogun was also a partner at that time, I promoted him, he did not disappoint my expectations, took down New City for me, and together with Yuwen and other generals defeated Yuchi Wen De. Shen Guang is also a partner, but in the midst of millions of troops, twice charged up to the city head, killed several Liao soldiers, and showed off my heavenly power. I didn't expect that another partner would come, and be so brave and fierce, I am very pleased with him. When we take down Liaodong City, I will personally give him a toast in Liaodong City."