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"Qing Er, quickly tell me? If that person's head was broken, would he get up and leave with his head?”Hua Juan seemed to be very afraid of Bai Qing's answer but still asked.
Originally, he thought that this was just a game in the online world. As long as the other party was killed by him to obtain experience points to accumulate and level up, he would disappear for about a minute and then appear in another place to allow others to accumulate experience points. However, he did not expect that after waiting for Lu Zhi to finish healing his injuries for a long time, the corpse still did not move. The pair of eyes seemed to be still looking at him. Hua Juan couldn't help but worry that this wasn't an online game.
"Pick up your head and leave? Little Juan, do you think that person is a zombie? Although the legends of Taiping Heavenly Dao had the effect of bringing the dead back to life, it was not even possible to save the dead who had their heads cut off…If that was the case, the Han Dynasty would have perished long ago.”
Originally, there was still a glimmer of hope that Bai Qing would reject her answer. Now that she heard her say this, Hua Juan almost fainted. However, she still tried to think calmly: "It won't happen! This should be the internet world that I designed, but... There must be some problem with the design, or the design was too realistic for this to happen.... Perhaps, in order to avoid the lag of the previous online game, he had modified it without realizing it…It must be like this!"
Trying hard to convince himself to calm down, Hua Juan casually drew a long sword from the side and gestured. He had only wanted to play with it for fun, but he did not expect that the moment he held it in his hand, it would almost fall to the ground because of its weight.
"Wow! I thought it was a prop! Why was it so heavy? It almost cut my foot.”
Hua Juan cursed indignantly and simply threw the long sword on the ground, making a clanging sound.
"Props? How could it be a prop? Every knife, spear, sword, and rod here was a tool used to kill... However, you shouldn't have taken that sword, because it's a longsword for men. You'll naturally feel that it's not light when you pick it up. I see that you don't have a weapon to protect yourself. Although my short sword isn't a good thing, it's not bad to leave it for you to protect yourself!”
Bai Qing, who had already planned to rest, saw Hua Juan's appearance and hurriedly got up. She took out a short sword from her long robe and handed it to Hua Juan.
Seeing the enthusiasm of this first friend who came to the online world, Hua Juan did not refuse. She held the sword and felt that it was light in her hand. She pulled the sword out and the darkness in the tent suddenly lit up. The sword was about one and a half feet long, longer than a dagger but not agile. It was not as long as a long sword but it was more convenient to use. However, what was strange was that the tip of an ordinary sword had a triangular shape, but the tip of this sword was a right angle.
Looking at this short sword, Hua Juan's eyes lit up as he praised,""Good sword!"
Bai Qing heard this and said modestly,"This short sword was originally a peerless divine weapon. The number of peerless experts who had died under this sword in the past was not limited. Moreover, the owner of this sword, Wang Jian, had shaken the world with his sword and had given him the words 'Sword Emperor'.”
"Wang Jian? Was it the famous general of the Warring States Period, Wang Jian? It was rumored that he had mastered the art of war, and was known as the 'Three Heroes of the Qin Dynasty' along with Baiqi, who was also from the Qin Country, and Lu Buwei, who was a great businessman. but... It was said that Celestial Bane was a divine weapon that could cut through iron like mud, but it was a short sword!”
Bai Qing nodded and continued," The Celestial Slaying Sword was originally a three-foot long sword. However, after Wang Jian passed away, the descendants of the Wang family were unable to reach Wang Jian's martial arts achievements. Therefore, when the Sword God Liu Bang rebelled against the Qin Dynasty, his descendants fought with Liu Bang. In the end, the sword was broken and the person died. That was why the Celestial Slaying Sword was broken in two.”
"I see!"
"Although the Celestial Slaying Sword is no longer able to compete with other divine weapons, the other descendants of the Wang family are still unwilling to abandon it and keep it until now. Moreover, the descendants of the Wang family believe that they did not learn half of Wang Jian's martial arts because they missed out some parts that might be related to the Celestial Slaying Sword. That's why they passed it down from generation to generation until I obtained it by chance. It's just that I didn't find anything after inspecting it for a long time, and all the martial arts in my possession don't match this dagger, so I kept it and didn't take it out again.”
After hearing the cause and effect of this sword, Hua Juan knew the history of this short sword. He quickly put the sword back into the sheath and said,"If it's like what Sister Bai said, this sword should be very important to Sister Bai. How can we snatch the silk from others? Sister Bai, you should take it back!"
" Don't think too much about it," Bai Qing replied leisurely." Just take it and use it first!"”
Faced with Bai Qing's insistence on good intentions, Hua Juan had no choice but to accept the short sword with gratitude. At this moment, someone outside the tent ordered Marshal Lu Zhi to visit.
It turned out that Bai Qing was unwilling to let Cheng Yuanzhi and the others snatch her own mission, so she saved Lu Zhi who was on the verge of death. Afterwards, Lu Zhi was very grateful for their help and requested that the two of them stay in the camp for a few days.
Bai Qing had been ordered to assassinate Lu Zhi. Although she had temporarily pulled Lu Zhi out of the clutches of Cheng Yuanzhi and the others, she still continued to plan when she would make her move. When they heard that Lu Zhi had walked right into the trap and asked the two of them to be guests, they took advantage of the situation and agreed. That was why the two of them rested in the tent arranged by Lu Zhi.
The two of them carefully examined their clothes to see if they were out of place. Only then did they answer and let Lu Zhi lift the tent cloth and walk into the tent.
Lu Zhi's expression was no longer as ugly as when he was punched by Cheng Yuanzhi, but the color of his blood had faded slightly. The three of them sat down. Lu Zhi waved his hand to indicate for the left and right to retreat before saying,"Thank you for saving me yesterday. I am very grateful. Because of my serious injuries that day, I only came to thank you today. Please forgive me, heroines!”
Bai Qing thought, If you knew that I was also ordered to take your head…I really don't know what you're thinking. He smiled and replied,"Marshal Lu is worried about the country and the people. Compared to the marshal's actions, Bai Qing and the other two's actions were not worth mentioning.”
When Hua Juan heard this, he secretly thought to himself with a shocked expression,""No way! Didn't you just tell me that your mission is to assassinate Lu Zhi? How can you still sit here and talk to him nicely? If it were me, I would have already cut off his head with a sharp sword. How could I act like you and talk and laugh with him…If you lived in our world, you would definitely win the Academy Award for Best Actress.”
Lu Zhi and Bai Qing naturally couldn't hear Hua Juan's thoughts. Lu Zhi, who was sitting at the side, saw Hua Juan's strange expression, so he said to her,"Heroine Hua's expression is strange. Is there something wrong with your body? Lu Zhi's army has a doctor bestowed by the emperor. You can call him to take Hua Xia's pulse!”
However, Lu Zhi immediately noticed the abnormality in her thoughts. Hua Juan couldn't help but secretly praise him. Just as she was about to say something to answer Lu Zhi, she heard Bai Qing say,"Xiao Juan might have caught a cold from the many days of eating and drinking with me. Bai Qing only needs to use her inner strength to expel it later.”
Lu Zhi was about to say something when a soldier came to the tent door to report the enemy's situation. In order to respect the secrets of the Han army, Bai Qing and Hua Juan took this opportunity to explain to Lu Zhi that they could leave first. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhi was grateful for Bai Qing's life-saving grace and actually called the soldiers outside the tent in and said to the two,"The two of you sacrificed your lives to save this Lu. How can you be outsiders? Speak! What do you want to report?"
The soldier who came in saw that the marshal did not hide anything and quickly half-knelt in front of him and said,"Marshal, according to the reports of the spies in the enemy's formation, Zhang Jiao's army will launch a full-scale attack on the Han army in the next one or two days. The other side is busy preparing the maintenance of weapons and the deployment of personnel.”
Lu Zhi stroked his long beard and asked,""How are the troops and manpower in the Yellow Turban Array now? Is the current leader Zhang Jiao himself?”
The soldier looked hesitantly at Bai Qing and the other,""The number of the Yellow Turban Army is still increasing due to the addition of reinforcements. It is estimated that it has reached more than 200,000, which is more than twice our current combat strength of 80,000. The ones in charge were the Left Upper General Ma Yuanyi and the Right Upper General Cheng Yuanzhi, but they didn't see any trace of Zhang Jiao.”
" Over two hundred thousand. The other party has such a large formation. It seems like we have no way of knowing if Zhang Jiao is within it…What should we do?"
Several people in the tent suddenly fell silent. With the current strength of the Yellow Turban Army more than twice that of Lu Zhi, and if Zhang Jiao had been in charge of the battle, there would have been no need to fight this battle.
"Although the strength of the Yellow Turban Army is more than twice that of the Han Army, if the terrain is slightly changed, they might not be able to defeat the Yellow Turban Army! And why did Marshal Lu care so much about whether Zhang Jiao was in the formation?”Hua Juan had been familiar with history since she was a student. Although she didn't know how much threat the Yellow Turban Army that Zhang Jiao had established at that time was to the end of the Han Dynasty, the history books clearly stated that the Yellow Turban Army couldn't defeat the allied forces of the warlords at the end of the Han Dynasty and suffered defeat. If that was the case, Zhang Jiao shouldn't have been such a great character. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been defeated by the Han army so easily. Lu Zhi seemed to be very afraid of Zhang Jiao, so he asked.
If someone had asked Lu Zhi about this under normal circumstances, he would have scolded them. However, Bai Qing and Hua Juan had saved his life as women, which made Lu Zhi's evaluation of the two of them not low. Moreover, in the past two days, he had been scrutinizing whether the two of them were descendants of a famous sect. Hearing Hua Juan's question, Lu Zhi smiled and replied,""Although Zhang Jiao is a traitor in the eyes of the imperial court, he is a terrifying leader who can match Lu Zhi. This old man knows everything about military strategy, and I've never met such a well-matched expert in my ten years on the battlefield. Be it encampment, marching, training, or strategy, they all had their own special insights. In addition, his martial arts, Taiping Heavenly Dao, was taught by an expert, so it was impossible for ordinary people to get close to him. Therefore, when both sides were equally matched in terms of strategy and military tactics, the number of soldiers or the fact that the opponent was not in the formation could affect the outcome of the battle.”
"So, what Marshal Lu means is that if Zhang Jiao isn't in the enemy's formation, then this battle might not necessarily be lost to the Yellow Turban Army?”
Lu Zhi laughed dryly." Although I haven't been able to think of a plan to wipe out this Yellow Turban traitor in one fell swoop these days, I'm worried that Zhang Jiao will recognize me every time I think of a plan." If Zhang Jiao isn't in the formation, I'm confident that I can defeat these rebels and turn the situation around.”
"If Marshal has such confidence, Hua Juan can tell Marshal that Zhang Jiao is definitely not in the formation!”
Although Lu Zhi felt that their backgrounds were unusual, seeing how Hua Juan was so certain, Lu Zhi really wanted to know why Hua Juan insisted that Zhang Jiao was not in the 200,000-strong army. He was born with a gentle personality and was still studious until he was in his fifties. Therefore, he must get to the bottom of everything before he was willing to give up. These two women were not ordinary people, and seeing that Hua Juan's conversation seemed to be more involved in the art of war, he quickly asked Hua Juan,"Miss Hua, how can you be so confident?"
"Marshal, do you really want to listen?"
"Miss Hua's erudition is rare in this world. If you were a man, you would have long been conferred the title of Marquis. Although Lu Zhi has been on the battlefield for many years, I feel that his thoughts are not as good as yours. If you know, I hope you can explain!”
Hua Juan glanced at Bai Qing. When she saw her encouraging gaze, she took a deep breath and said,""In that case, I will have to delay the marshal for some time…"
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