Chapter 166 Extraordinary Battle, Zhao Lujiao Died in Battle

After leaving some troops to continue suppressing the bandits, Hong Chengchou and Chen Qiyu led the army across Shanxi to the capital Qinwang.

The facts were as Hong Chengchou expected. Shortly after he led his troops to leave, the situation of suppressing bandits immediately went wrong.

Although, Hong Chengchou left some troops behind.

However, without his strong command, the rebels soon escaped from the encirclement and crossed the Yellow River into Shanxi.

After learning that Hou Jin's army was approaching the capital, not only Hong Chengchou and Chen Qiyu of Shaanxi began to lead their troops to the capital.

In other places, they also led troops towards the capital, including Qin Liangyu in Sichuan and Yuan Chonghuan in Shanhaiguan.

Especially Yuan Chonghuan, his face turned pale after receiving the news.

He had just told Chongzhen about the five-year strategy of Ping Liao, and then Huang Taiji led his army into the pass. How could he explain to Chongzhen?

Although he had only been in office for more than a year, even though some of his policies were not that good, even though Huang Taiji also detoured through Mongolia, bypassed Shanhaiguan, and bypassed the Guanning defense line to break into the pass.

But, can the emperor understand him?

After all, he didn't notice it, and he was derelict in his duty.

However, although he was a little hesitant in his heart, he immediately mobilized his troops and led the team to the capital.

At the same time, he ordered Pingliao General Zhao to lead 4,000 troops to assist Zunhua, hoping to stop the Later Jin army in Zunhua.

Zhao Tuanjiao led the army to travel day and night. In just three days and nights, he rushed from Shanhaiguan to Santun Camp.

He originally wanted to enter Santun Camp to replenish food and supplies and have some rest.

However, the commander-in-chief Zhu Guoyan did not want Zhao to lead his troops into the city.

No matter how Zhao Shujiao called at the city gate, Zhu Guoyan did not let anyone open the city gate.

In desperation, Zhao led his troops to march westward again.

On November 4th, Zhao led Jiao finally arriving in Zunhua.

However, Zhao Lejiao, who came in a hurry, was immediately ambushed by the Hou Jin army.

A battle started outside Zunhua with the Azige tribe, the main force of the Later Jin Army led by Huang Taiji.

Zhao Shujiao looked at the Houjin troops charging around him, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He was in danger this time.

However, he had no intention of backing down.

"kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

As Zhao led the teacher to shout loudly, the soldiers behind him also shouted loudly. Although there was fear in their eyes, they also had determination.

"kill!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding."

Almost within a breath, the two sides were fighting together.

Zhao led the army with a broadsword in hand and charged back and forth among Hou Jin's army, killing an unknown number of enemy troops.

Seeing Zhao Shujiao's brave and invincible appearance, Azig couldn't help but frown, suddenly clamped the horse's belly, and rushed towards Zhao Shujiao.

"The general Ming will stop being so arrogant until I come to fight you."

His words were loud and domineering, and he really had the power of a general from the Three Kingdoms.

Looking at Azig coming on horseback, Zhao Lejiao was not afraid at all, but he also rushed forward on horseback.

After getting closer, Zhao Shujiao's eyes flashed with cold light, and the long knife in his hand suddenly struck out.

"Tsk~!"

This sword was as powerful as thunder, as fast as lightning, and made the sound of tearing the air.

Seeing the power of this sword, Azig couldn't help but stare at Fang Yuan, and was horrified in his heart. How could there be such a fast sword.

Could it be

Divine power, this Ming general also mastered divine power.

However, although Azig was horrified, he reacted quickly. He raised the long knife in his hand sharply, and the new special power in his body - divine power, surged into the long knife.

"Dang~!"

A loud noise spread violently, causing the surrounding soldiers to become deafened.

"Eh~? You actually have mastered vitality?!"

Zhao Zhijiao, who used the rebound to quickly retract his sword, looked at Azig opposite him with some surprise.

Azig shook his hands slightly, forced himself to look at Zhao Shujiao calmly, and said with disdain:

"What vitality? I was blessed by the Changbai Mountain God and possess the mountain god's power."

"Tsk~, what kind of mountain god's power?

But I am too lazy to tell you. Since you are talking about the power of the mountain god, then it must be the power of the mountain god.

Now let us compare whether my vitality is stronger or your mountain god's power is weaker."

After saying that, Zhao led the teacher and rode towards Azig again.

"Okay! Let's compete and see who is stronger."

Although he was already timid in his heart, he still refused to lose the battle. Azig used the divine power in his body to relieve the numbness and pain in his hands, and he also roared not to be outdone.

But then, Azig reacted again.

"Hmm, no, which one is your stronger vitality or my weaker divine power?

Are you the one who is strong and the other is the weak? "

"Haha, you're not too stupid"

"Wow, you are a treacherous general, wait until I behead you."

Azig was almost so angry that he immediately forgot what happened and rushed forward with a big knife in hand.

"Dang Dang Dang"

Accompanied by the deafening sounds of gold and iron, the two stood together in a fierce battle.

However, in just a few breaths, Azige was at a disadvantage again. Under Zhao Lijiao's attack, he was staggering and staggering.

When Huang Taiji saw this from a distance, a strange color flashed in his eyes, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The Ming Dynasty had a vast land and rich resources, and famous generals appeared frequently, which was unparalleled by his wealth.

It was only because the Ming emperor was incompetent and the court officials were corrupt that these famous generals were not reused.

However, since you are not useful to me, I can only ask you to die.

"Mang Gurtai, the Ming general is vicious. This Khan orders you to assist Ajige in taking him down."

"Humph, yes!"

Although he was unwilling in his heart, Manggurtai also knew that now it was a battle between two armies. He could not disobey the order from Huang Taiji.

Otherwise, Huang Taiji could really kill him.

Therefore, after Manggurtai snorted coldly, he responded loudly and casually, and rode his horse into the army in front.

Looking at Manggurtai's back, Huang Taiji's eyes flashed with a cold light.

But soon, he restrained his emotions and just watched the battle in front with an expressionless face.

Manggurtai and Ajige joined forces and finally suppressed Zhao Lujiao.

However, Zhao Rujiao had already put his life and death aside. After being suppressed by the two men, he immediately launched a more violent attack. He did not even look at the attacks of Ajige and the others, but just attacked desperately without hesitation.

In this way, Ajige and the others, who were tied up, were suppressed by Zhao Rujiao again, and they became a little dangerous for a while.

"Humph! Trash!"

Seeing the situation on the battlefield, Huang Taiji couldn't help but cursed trash, and then his eyes turned cold, and he coldly ordered:

"Shoot the arrows, shoot the Ming general to death!"

"This"

After hearing Huang Taiji's order, the archers couldn't help but hesitate.

Manggurtai and Ajige, the two beiles, were still near the enemy general.

However, when they noticed Huang Taiji's cold eyes, they immediately became alert and didn't hesitate at all.

They drew their bows and aimed at Zhao Rujiao, and then arrows rained down, covering several meters around Zhao Rujiao, leaving him no way to escape or avoid.

Seeing the overwhelming rain of arrows, Manggurtai and Ajige both changed color. This Huang Taiji was so cruel. Was he going to shoot them all here?

At the first moment, the two of them burst out their divine power and retreated violently.

However, Zhao Lujiao did not think about dodging. Instead, he desperately urged the vitality in his body and slashed at Ajige with a knife.

"No, crazy, you lunatic."

Seeing Zhao Lujiao's actions, Ajige couldn't help but open his eyes wide and looked at Zhao Lujiao in horror.

However, it was too late to say anything at this time. He could only desperately mobilize the divine power in his body, retreat quickly, and slashed with a knife to try his best to intercept Zhao Lujiao's attack.

The overwhelming rain of arrows and the enemy in front of him made Zhao Lujiao highly concentrated. The dangerous perception of impending death squeezed every bit of his potential.

Finally

"Buzz~!"

Zhao Lujiao only felt a shock in his spirit, and the surrounding world became different.

Wisps of energy flowed, and the sky was filled with a faint bright yellow glow mixed with countless gray and black air, while they were surrounded by a red glow.

As if they were in sync, Zhao Lujiao knew their names, the energy of heaven and earth, the people's grievances, the country's destiny, and the iron-blooded evil spirit belonging to the army.

Instinctively, Zhao Lujiao followed the induction in his heart, and his spirit was integrated into the action of chopping in a mysterious way.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the energy of heaven and earth, the country's destiny, and the iron-blooded evil spirit around were all mobilized and integrated into this attack.

However, at the same time, the endless gray and black air also entangled and descended at this time, entangled on him and his weapons, and interfered with his spirit and attack.

For a moment, Zhao Lujiao only felt that there were many phantoms in front of him, and countless people were poor and insecure, full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards the Ming Dynasty.

This made Zhao Lujiao's spirit dazed for a moment, with people's grievances everywhere and the country's destiny declining. Is the Ming Dynasty really going to perish?

However, Zhao Rujiao reacted suddenly afterwards. He didn't care whether the Ming Dynasty was going to perish or not. He just needed to know that he had to fulfill his duties as a general and minister.

After reacting, Zhao Rujiao bit his tongue fiercely, and his spirit instantly lifted up. He broke free from the impact of the people's resentment, and then took advantage of the moment of clarity to quickly chop down the long sword in his hand.

All this happened in a flash.

It took so long to talk about it, but in fact, it was just a blink of an eye.

The long sword that Zhao Rujiao chopped suddenly burst out with a brilliant light of black gray, bright yellow, and dark red light, and turned into a sharp sword light that chopped out instantly.

"Dang~!"

"Swish~!"

In just a moment, the long sword in Ajige's hand was cut off by the long sword light.

Ajige suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the surging sword light in front of him in disbelief. Although he tried his best to dodge sideways, he was still chopped on his right arm by the sword light.

"Boom!"

Instantly, Ajige was blown off his horse and fell heavily several feet away.

The next moment, a rain of arrows fell.

"Puff puff puff"

The powerless Zhao Lujiao was covered by the rain of arrows, and his body was instantly pierced with arrows.

"Shh!"

Zhao Lujiao smiled bitterly, turned his long sword upside down, and stabbed it into the ground in front of him, barely supporting his body to prevent himself from falling.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhao Lujiao, will be loyal to Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Lujiao opened his eyes wide, facing the west, whispered something, and his breathing gradually became quiet, and finally he died.

After a long while, Manggurtai, who had two arrow feathers stuck in his body, and Ajige, who was chopped off but only had one arm broken, staggered to their feet and looked at each other. They could see the fear and hatred in each other's eyes.

After looking at Zhao Lujiao who was standing still, the two of them stepped forward cautiously. After finding that he had stopped breathing, they breathed a sigh of relief.

After Zhao Lujiao's death, the Ming army, which had lost its effective leadership and command, was soon strangled.

Afterwards, Zunhua City, which had lost its reinforcements, was quickly conquered by Huang Taiji and continued to march quickly towards Shuntian Prefecture.

After hearing about Zhao Lujiao's deeds, Emperor Chongzhen could not help but mourn and mourn, and then he granted him a pension and built a temple to worship him.

Then, Huang Taiji defeated all the generals along the way. Sun Zushou and Datong General Man Gui all died outside the capital.