Gongsun's Family Returns for the 20th Time

  Guo Cheng and Zhe Keshi led the cavalry on a stealthy march, and after two days they bypassed Xianpo Kou and arrived at Sa Chuan, where they joined forces with Huanqing Army, Xihe Army, Qin Feng Army, and Wang En. After a brief rest, they divided into six routes and launched a direct attack on Xiyingjing.

  By dusk, the sun had set, and Guo Cheng and Zhe Ke arrived separately. They saw that the Xixia army's large camp was brightly lit, without any sign of vigilance. Guo Cheng said calmly, "After two days and nights of long-distance travel, our men and horses are exhausted, we should rest and recover first."

  Zhou Yu said, "No. If we rest here and are discovered by the Shu army, our chances of being defeated will be greater. Now the Shu army is off guard, so let's take advantage of this opportunity to attack their camp and capture Ahui!"

  Kuo Cheng-tao said: "Men and horses are exhausted, even if we capture A-mei, we will be blocked at Sa-ch'uan. At that time, there will be wolves in front and tigers behind, how can we cope?"

  Zhe Keshang shouted: "Fight to the death!" Guo Cheng had no choice but to follow him, and the two generals led their cavalry in a direct charge at the Xia army's camp. They rushed past, almost without encountering any resistance, and arrived at the entrance of the tent. Zhe Keshang took the lead and charged into the tent, where he saw Abai and Mie Le and other generals drinking and having fun, with several Tibetan monks by their side.

  Zhe Keshi and the soldiers who followed him drew their swords and cut down several Tibetan monks, cutting them in two. Ah Mai and Mei Le were shocked back to reality and hastily said: "We surrender!" Zhe Keshi took Ah Mai and Mei Le out of the big tent and ran into Guo Cheng leading his cavalry to set fires everywhere, dispersing the gathered Western Xia soldiers. He hurriedly shouted: "Have you captured Empress Liang?"

  Guo Cheng shook his head and said, "Never."

  At this time, the other four armies also rushed into the camp, killing people and setting fires everywhere. Zhe Ke Shi shouted loudly: "Have you caught Empress Dowager Liang?"

  Wang En rushed over on horseback, saying: "I didn't catch Empress Liang, I only caught a princess and killed several maidservants!" When asked about the other troops, none of them had captured Empress Liang. The army fought for one night before completely repelling the Western Xia soldiers. Guo Cheng said: "This place is not suitable for a long stay." The six armies merged, driving many prisoners and horses to leave, while at this time, Wu Song and his three companions had just arrived in Sa Chuan.

  Wu Song and Yang Zongbao stood on the mountain head beside Sa Chuan, looking down at two mountain roads below. One led to Xibei Gan Kou in the northwest, while the other led to Xi Sai Jing in the west. In between was a vast valley pasture, but all the herdsmen had been killed by the Song army, leaving only corpses scattered everywhere.

  Gongsun Yan observed the terrain to his left and right, pointing to the road leading to Xianpo Gate, saying: "This place is suitable for an ambush. If General Guo and others succeed, the Xia army will surely intercept them from this road, so we don't need to go to Xianpo Gate."

  Wu Song and the others also looked over, seeing that the mountains on both sides were steep and the road was narrow, but the valley was quite spacious, like a gourd mouth. He nodded and said: "Use 500 infantry to block the road, Xia Jun will definitely not be able to rush over."

  Gong Shu Yan shook his head and said, "Five thousand infantrymen can't stop them either. This road is a hundred paces wide, the Xia army's cavalry is fast, and they will charge forward on horseback, which the infantry cannot withstand."

  Yang Jiao said: "Why not use scattered stones to block the road, and the Xia army will not be able to rush over."

  Luda said: "Moving rocks is too slow, the best way is to cut down trees and block the road with fallen trees."

  Wu Song and Yang Zongbao clapped their hands in approval, then turned to Gong Sun and said: "Gong Sun, wait here for a moment, we three will go down and cut trees!"

  Gongsun Zidu did not say yes or no, the three of them rushed down the mountain, Wu Song handed the Luli Zhuzi sword to Yang Jian, and himself held the Hanzhang Baodao, knocking down hundreds of towering trees. Lu Da was also a man with incredible strength, able to uproot weeping willows, and he dragged the big tree to the middle of the road with his bare arms.

  After a while, Wu Song also came to help. In terms of strength, Wu Song was several times stronger than Lu Da. Yang Zan couldn't move it, so he had to continue chopping trees. The three of them had just blocked the road and were about to reinforce it again when suddenly a cloud of dust rose up in front of them, the ground shook, and small stones even jumped up. Then they heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves.

  "General Guo and others have succeeded!"

  Three men hurriedly increased their speed, and again pulled out a few trees. The road was already filled with a large army, which had rushed to within a thousand steps. The fine horses at the front were also wearing armor, and the knights on the horses were completely covered in iron armor. Seeing Wu Song and his two companions blocking the way, they shouted angrily in unison, dragging their big knives behind them as they charged forward on horseback. They were the famous Iron Winged Army!

  Behind them, the army stretched out endlessly, with cavalry on both sides wielding iron chains, ready to bind and drag away the trees. Behind them were various types of cavalry, followed by infantry: archers, shield bearers, axe-wielders, and long-spear troops, spreading out in a wide formation as they marched behind the horses.

  The loud rumbling of the horses' hooves seemed to deafen the three men's ears, and Yang Jiaolong shouted at Wu Song: "How long do you think we can hold on?"

  Wu Song laughed and said: "I only know that cavalry will absolutely never charge right in front of me!"

  Ruda put the crescent-shaped shovel aside, laughing: "Just for this sentence alone, it's worth Lü Da beating the drum for you!" He took out a small drum and beat it loudly. Amidst the drumming, the Iron Eagle Army charged to within 100 paces of the three men, but suddenly the horse lost its footing, throwing the rider off, and the following cavalrymen fell to the ground!

  In the chaotic army, a small yellow flag suddenly rose, waved a few times, and the cavalry immediately stopped advancing, with their military formation neat and tidy. It was seen that those cavalrymen dismounted in unison, dragging long knives as they walked towards the three men.

  Lu Da said: "This chaotic sword is coming over, no one can bear it, Yang Jianjun, quickly take out your small flag!"

  Yang Jian threw the Liuli Zhuzi sword to one side, took out the Baigu Flag, and gently shook it, transforming into a person several meters high. Yang Jian held up the large flag, muttering incantations under his breath, as a dark mist burst forth from the surface of the flag, enveloping the entire road. Over a dozen skulls darted back and forth within the black mist, letting out eerie cries one after another.

  Those big knife holders saw the strange black fog coming, and they hurriedly stopped their footsteps. They also saw that small yellow flag waving a few times, and then heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Hundreds of archers came forward, loaded their arrows, drew their bows and shot!

  Wu Song still remembered the scene where the monk and the giant snake were shot dead by arrows, and hastily pulled Yang Zhi and Lu Da, shouting: "Quickly retreat!"

  Yang Jiao hastily put away the banner and followed Wu Song as they ran up the mountain, with arrows whizzing past their heads!

  Tie Rui's army immediately turned over and got on their horses, not chasing after the three people. On horseback, they waved iron chains, tied up big trees, and pulled them to the side of the road. The archers, however, pointed their arrows at the middle of the mountain, guarding against a sneak attack by the three men.

  Wu Song saw this and was secretly anxious. Xiepo Port was closer to Sa Chuan, while Xiying Spring was farther away. At this time, the Xia army had arrived, but there was no sign of the Song army. How could the three of them resist this massive army of tens of thousands?

  "What is Gongshu maiden doing? Why hasn't she made her move yet?"

  Just as they were saying that, a loud rumbling sound came from the top of the mountain, and the Western Xia soldiers below also cried out in surprise. Even the small yellow flag commanding the army stopped for a moment before frantically waving again.

  Wu Song and the other two were shocked, hastily jumping to the top of the tree, looking up at the mountain, only to see that the dense forest was crashing down in a large area, as if some enormous creature was walking through the forest, recklessly sweeping away the trees, knocking them down piece by piece!

  The trees fell at an extremely fast speed, and in a short moment, they arrived beside the three people. Wu Song and others hurriedly jumped down, only to see two five or six meters tall bronze men hugging four or five meters long big axes, cutting down the trees all the way.

  Behind the two copper men, there were thirty to fifty giant monsters, all with bronze bodies, also five or six meters high, with sharp claws and teeth, with a dozen or so huge knives and swords inserted on their backs, only exposing the handles, and dragging behind them tails covered in reverse spikes like wolf fangs.

  These massive objects passed by the three of Wu Song, transmitting a crazy whirring sound of gears, and upon closer inspection, it was seen that these strange creatures were composed of countless bronze components, ingenious beyond compare. Yang Jiaolong looked on in a daze, muttering to himself: "The wooden oxen and flowing horses of the Mohist school can't hold a candle to the bronze mechanical beasts of Gongshu... no wonder they had to suppress Gongshu back then..."

  The overlord of the battlefield who was lost in history, Gongshu Family, who disappeared for 800 years, finally returned to the battlefield at this moment!

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