His internal injuries have mostly healed after this period of recuperation. Although the bone in his right arm has not fully healed, he can move his arms now, so he stood at the front today.
Lin Qian shook his head when he heard Zhigang's question, "I don't know."
He glanced in the direction of the Yi Province Militia, then turned to look at Rong Province City.
For some reason, he always felt that Wu Shuangren would not easily retreat.
The troops of the Yi Province Militia slowly approached Rong Province City, eventually stopping a mile outside the north gate and beginning to reorganize their formation.
Lu Yulin's troops also pressed forward, forming a pincer movement with Rong Province City.
Although they were quite far apart, the people in the rows in front of each other could already see each other from a distance.
Wu Shuangren saw Lu Yulin, and Lu Yulin also saw Wu Shuangren.
The two looked at each other from a distance.
Lu Yulin's eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit, while Wu Shuangren's gaze remained calm, like a still autumn lake.
He turned and said a few words to the people around him; from a distance, it looked as if an argument had broken out.
A moment later, Wu Shuangren rode alone, carrying a Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword), and left the ranks of the Yi Province Militia, heading towards the Rong Province City.
On the city wall, Guo Jiwang stared intently at Wu Shuangren, his lips trembling slightly.
Finally, Wu Shuangren stopped his horse a hundred paces away.
Xu Rong looked at Wu Shuangren with interest, wondering what the other party would say.
He launched into a tirade of self-reproach, recounted his grievances, and then left with his entourage?
Xu Rong!
Wu Shuangren activated his Internal Skill, and his voice carried far and wide.
"Going to all this trouble, are you trying to take my life?"
Xu Rong smiled slightly and said loudly:
"Indeed! With your wolfish ambitions, you will surely become a major threat to the court in the future. I have no choice but to rid the country of this traitor!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wu Shuangren suddenly burst into laughter, "Two-faced, backstabbing your colleagues! You're worse than a traitor!"
Xu Rong's face darkened, and he shouted, "You are not worthy to be a colleague of my Shannan Army!"
Wu Shuangren shook his head, not intending to engage in a verbal argument.
"You've gone to great lengths, but now you can only hold out within the city. If I leave now, what can you do to me?"
Xu Rong was about to speak when Wu Shuangren's voice came again:
"But I can give you a chance!"
"Oh?"
"If our troops don't move, let me be the first to scale the walls, dare you?!"
"..."
A commotion broke out on the city wall, and a similar commotion broke out between the two groups of men in the distance!
Whether Wu Shuangren led his troops to attack the city or retreated, both sides anticipated it.
At this moment, no one expected him to make such a request.
One person goes first!
"Is this person... insane?"
To the northeast, Yan Xiaobing looked astonished, completely unable to understand.
Lu Yulin frowned, somewhat unwilling.
Liang An subconsciously glanced at Lin Qian and Zhigang; all three had complicated expressions.
They all recalled that night when they retreated with Ciwen and the others from Mist Hidden Temple.
That night, in order to force Ciwen to fight him one-on-one, Wu Shuangren even took off his armor!
The three were already impressed by Wu Shuangren's courage at the time, and now, seeing this scene that was even more awe-inspiring, they were speechless.
Lin Qian stared intently at the lone rider and the lone figure below the city walls, his eyes gleaming with a strange light.
He could understand why Wu Shuangren made that choice.
Leading the troops in retreat would be a betrayal of the brothers within the city.
Leading troops to attack a city would leave us vulnerable to attacks from both sides, and we would be letting down the brothers outside the city.
Therefore, the other party chose this almost insane method!
One person should board first.
You, Xu Rong, want to kill me? Then let me climb the city wall alone. Do you dare?
This gave Xu Rong the opportunity to kill him, and also created an opportunity for the Yi Province Militia to break through Rong Province City with minimal casualties!
Lin Qian gripped the gun barrel tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
At Mount Liang, the heroes Gathering of Righteousness Hall, each one patting their chest and vowing to go to great lengths for their brothers.
But in Lin Qian's eyes at this moment, even if all 108 heroes were added together, their heroic spirit and courage would not be comparable to that one person below the city!
This is what a real man should be like!
Lin Qian felt a surge of excitement coursing through his veins.
On the other side, on the Rong Province City.
Guo Jiwang hearing Wu Shuangren's reply, Guo Jiwang gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
"Madness!"
He cursed inwardly.
When Wu Shuangren disregarded opposition and resolutely went to save the people of Linwen County, he also cursed him in the same way.
But... even when he was captured by the Shannan Army, Guo Jiwang remained calm, but now his body was trembling slightly.
The intensity of his emotions was even greater than Lin Qian's!
"OK!"
Although Xu Rong was taken aback, he decisively agreed, "You're courting death, and I'll grant your wish!"
He threatened to kill Wu Shuangren.
The local Yi Province Militia were still a mile away, and they only allowed Wu Shuangren to climb the city wall.
With so many people watching, if Xu Rong doesn't dare to agree, he won't need to lead troops in the future!
"They're here!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Shuangren laughed loudly and spurred his horse forward.
True character is revealed in turbulent times; heroes dare to stand at the forefront of a thousand armies!
185. One man, unmatched at the first step; only today do I realize who I truly am.
"Bring all the archers here!"
"All guards, onto the city walls!"
"Have Xue Ting bring his men over here!"
"..."
Xu Rong issued the orders methodically.
At this moment, Wu Shuangren had already ridden his horse to the front of the city moat. Archers on the city wall shot arrows at him, but he swung his longsword to deflect the rain of arrows.
"Stop shooting arrows, let him up!"
Seeing that his men were almost all present, Xu Rong coldly gave the order.
The army has seen many valiant generals repeatedly achieve the feat of being the first to scale the walls.
However, with the cover of a large army and multiple breakthroughs, the defending soldiers were unable to concentrate their efforts, which made it possible for them to hold their ground on the city walls.
Given the current situation, unless Wu Shuangren suddenly breaks through to become Great Grandmaster, Xu Rong does not intend to let Wu Shuangren live for more than a hundred breaths!
Seeing that the arrows on the city wall had stopped, Wu Shuangren decisively jumped off his horse, strode forward, and leaped across the three-zhang-wide moat in one step.
The martial arts examination required Seventh Rank martial artist to leap ten feet in each bound.
With a running start, the jump must be at least three zhang (approximately 10 meters).
At this moment, Wu Shuangren was wearing a heavy infantry armor weighing several tens of kilograms and was holding a long-handled sword. He took a running start and covered a distance of three zhang!
This is already at the peak of the Fifth Rank, approaching the Fourth Rank of Internal Skill cultivation!
After these days of healing and continuous practice of the "Leakless Golden Body," Wu Shuangren's injuries have healed, and his Internal Skill cultivation has naturally broken through to the Fifth Rank, approaching the Fourth Rank.
This means there are now more opponents weaker than Wu Shuangren, and Wu Shuangren can kill those experts with Internal Skill at the Fourth Rank even faster!
This was one of the reasons he dared to be the first to ascend the mountain alone.
Wu Shuangren threw out two chains with iron hooks from below the city wall, which firmly hooked onto the battlements above.
He locked the longsword to his back, gripped the iron chains with both hands, and climbed quickly up the wall.
Actually, one iron hook is enough. The reason for throwing out two at the same time is to change direction in the air and adjust one's position temporarily.
Although Xu Rong agreed to let him go first, one should still be wary of others.
Soon, Wu Shuangren scaled the city wall, stepped onto the crenellation, and leaped over it, the iron plates of the infantryman's armor scraping against the wall and sending sparks flying.
The moment he landed, more than a dozen spears came thrusting at him!
The battle officially began the moment Wu Shuangren stepped aboard the city wall.
The bodyguards in armor formed a semicircle, and spears thrust in from three directions: two from the left aimed at Wu Shuangren's waist and ribs, three from the front aimed straight at his chest, and two from the right swept towards his lower body.
These guards who were the first to attack were all quite skilled; the weakest was Seventh Rank martial artist, and there was even a Fourth Rank expert!
As Wu Shuangren took the Mo Dao from his back, he took a half step to the right, letting the spear thrusting from the left glide past the edge of his abdominal armor, sending sparks flying.
At the same time, he raised his foot to dodge the two spears that were attacking his lower body, and with his long saber, he swung it upwards, the blade striking the shaft of a spear in front of him. The force and shock caused the spear to fly out of the opponent's hand and hit another guard in the face!
Wu Shuangren took a step forward, and the hilt of his sword struck the neck guard of a guard.
The guard was charging forward at the same time, and the combined force of the two impacts, even through the layer of iron armor, almost snapped his neck, causing him to kneel down while clutching his neck.
Wu Shuangren charged into the crowd!
His attacks were incredibly fast, his movements concise, and his moves appeared simple. Yet, every move was perfectly timed, and every step he took allowed him to precisely dodge the attacks.
A guard thrust his spear at Wu Shuangren from behind. Wu Shuangren sidestepped, letting the spear tip pass under his armpit, and then clamped the spear shaft with his left arm. The guard immediately activated his Internal Skill, trying to pull the spear out.
Just as he exerted his strength, Wu Shuangren released his arm, catching the guard off guard and causing him to stagger backward.
Wu Shuangren turned around and slashed at his opponent's wrist with a backhand strike, severing it.
Blood splattered, and screams rang out!
Wu Shuangren took another step to the side, thrusting his Mo Dao straight to the right. The spear-like tip pierced the abdomen of a guard through the gap in his armor...
In less than ten breaths, seven or eight of the armored guards had been either killed or wounded!
These personal guards were clearly elite, but under Wu Shuangren, they were like ordinary soldiers.
Their armor was practically useless!
At the back of the crowd, Xu Rong stared wide-eyed at the scene.
He did not witness the ambush firsthand, nor did he see how Wu Shuangren killed and wounded Mount Liang's elite troops with terrifying efficiency!
If he had witnessed that battle, he might not have so readily agreed to Wu Shuangren's request today.
Beneath the city wall, in the ranks of the Yi Province Militia.