Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 491 - 459: General, I Will Avenge You!_2

Chapter 491: Chapter 459: General, I Will Avenge You!_2

Thus, the first volley of arrows was almost all aimed at Du Baoshi.

After all, who wouldn’t want the credit for slaying a general.

The result was that just as Du Baoshi was foolishly delighting himself, he suddenly felt as if the skies had darkened around him. Looking up, he saw a downpour of arrows falling, and it was a rain attacking solely his position.

Immediately, Du Baoshi grabbed a bodyguard nearby to shield himself in front of him.

Thud thud thud!

Although Du Baoshi blocked the arrows falling from the sky, some of the horizontally shot arrows hit him right in the waist.

With a cry of pain, Du Baoshi fell directly from his war horse.

At this moment, Zhao Erbao’s troops ahead were also struck by arrows, and instantly many fell.

With arrow strikes from both sides, countless Northern Qi soldiers showed their heads on the hillsides flanking the Songye Pass road. In a flash, numerous flags unfurled on both sides.

Just judging by the flags, there must be more than twenty thousand troops ambushed here.

At this moment, the bodyguards around Du Baoshi were so frightened that they turned and ran. Du Baoshi shouted for help, but no one paid any attention to him.

If he had not used his bodyguards as shields against the arrows just now, maybe some would still be willing to protect him.

But everyone’s purpose in protecting him was to earn merit, not to die.

Just then, Changsun Wudiao, with his longbow in hand, pointed towards Songye Pass and said, "Entire army, charge with me!"

Changsun Wudiao did not rush in to save Du Baoshi, and in fact, he wished for Du Baoshi’s death.

At that moment, Changsun Wudiao led his men up toward the western slopes of Songye Pass, planning to reach the top and fight the Northern Qi Army on the slopes.

After all, on the road below, they could only be used as targets for the enemy.

When Wang Junwu saw that there truly was an ambush ahead, he immediately gathered his old brothers’ unit with the original Central Army’s elite troops.

"General Du’s foresight is like that of a god; he predicted the enemy ambush and ordered me to prepare for a rescue! Central Army, follow me!"

As Wang Junwu moved forward leading the Central Army, he took out a command arrow he had previously hidden and not turned over and handed it to a Central Army Brigade Commander.

"You, carry the order, inform Commander Song to lead his troops up the eastern slopes, the Northern Qi Army is merely blustering with false bravado, all show with their flags, but short on soldiers, they can be defeated!"

Everyone in the Central Army knew that Wang Junwu was now General Du’s confidant, naturally they deeply believed in his words.

With Sui Army forces attacking up the slopes on both eastern and western sides of Songye Pass, the Northern Qi Army that had almost wiped out the Sui Army’s advance forces also encountered a flank attack from the Sui Army.

At this moment, the Sui forces on both the east and west were like mischievous children throwing garbage at a homeless scavenger from the safety of their balcony, only to be seen by a righteous father rushing up with a fierce scolding!

Meanwhile, Wang Junwu, leading the Central Army’s elites and his own old brothers, rushed forward and encountered the retreating bodyguards.

"Desertion in the face of the enemy, execute them!"

At Wang Junwu’s command, the Central Army elite immediately rushed forward and slaughtered all these bodyguards on the spot.

The bodyguards who had been with Du Baoshi were not many good people.

They had not been kind to the Central Army either, often acting arrogantly. There was already bad blood, and now, violating military regulations and with orders from General Du’s trusted aide, when better to deal with you than now.

As these bodyguards were all slain, Wang Junwu led the Central Army forward and soon found General Du lying on the ground, barely alive.

General Du was a True Core Realm martial artist, and his strength wasn’t weak, but these years as an official, having money had changed him.

As the saying goes, a man with money turns bad.

General Du had indeed turned bad, and quite severely at that, the kind that could only be fixed by replacing the kidneys and liver.

Having been shot with several arrows and with Northern Qi Army experts rushing over from both sides, more than twenty martial artists of the Primordial Qi Realm surrounded him and gave him a tough fight.

Now, seeing Wang Junwu leading men to his rescue, a touch of emotion surged in his heart.

"Wang Junwu, it’s still you! They... they can’t be relied upon... it’s still you!"

General Du spoke, and then his whole body collapsed into Wang Junwu’s arms.

Wang Junwu immediately took the opportunity to embrace General Du and then ordered those around him to surround and protect him.

At this moment, everyone encircling them were brothers from Wang Junwu’s original team.

Wang Junwu, holding General Du, roared, "General Du, don’t you die on me!"

General Du looked confused and, clenching his teeth, said, "Though I am injured, I will not die. I have healing pills in my storage ring that can..."

Before General Du could finish his words, Wang Junwu had already snatched the storage ring from his hand.

"Impossible! What do you mean, ’cut off your head to prevent the Northern Qi Army from doing so and sowing discord within our Great Sui Army’? General, I am your personal soldier, how could I possibly...!"

At that moment, General Du suddenly realized something was terribly wrong.

This Wang Junwu is not here to save me!

He’s here to kill me!

"What? Command the entire army temporarily? No! I am just a personal soldier, General, I can’t do it!"

While saying this, Wang Junwu reached for General Du’s hand and used it to pull out the horizontal blade, then pressed it hard against General Du’s neck.

General Du struggled with all his might, and opened his mouth to cry for help. Just then, Wang Junwu, reminded of the time Brother San used the Blow Wind Technique to blow off Sixth’s pants, spit a mouthful of thick phlegm into General Du’s mouth in a moment of quick wits.

Just as General Du was about to shout for help, with Wang Junwu’s assistance, he slit his own throat with his horizontal blade!

At this moment, the elite of the Central Army surrounding them also heard the noise inside. Although they couldn’t see what was happening, they sensed that General Du was probably dying and had entrusted everything to Wang Junwu.

But why would he entrust everything to Wang Junwu, a mere personal soldier?

Spurt—

Wang Junwu used General Du’s hand holding the horizontal blade to complete the throat cutting.

Then, Wang Junwu wanted to lie on General Du Baoshi’s corpse and cry, but after howling twice, he realized he didn’t shed a single tear.

Indeed, compared to Brother San, he was still too naive.

He then let everyone step back and called for the Capital Commandant to come over.

"Commander Chai, General Du knew he was seriously injured and was afraid that if he died, his body would fall into the hands of the Northern Qi thieves, who might use his severed head to disrupt our army’s morale...He asked you to cut off his head," Wang Junwu said.

Commander Chai was no fool. This request sounded reasonable, but if he was accused of killing a high-ranking officer without orders, would he still have a life to live?

"That’s not right! I clearly heard General Du asking you to cut off his head for him so that you could take temporary command of the entire army!" Commander Chai retorted.

After speaking, Commander Chai suddenly realized he had walked into a trap.

In saying so, he effectively confirmed Wang Junwu’s claim.

He knew General Du Baoshi’s temper: the general would rather have the entire army perish than sacrifice himself. Could he really have such a broad view?

That’s when Wang Junwu placed his hand on Commander Chai’s shoulder, smiled faintly, and said, "Since Commander Chai has testified that I am following General Du’s last orders to take command of the entire army, then I, Wang Junwu, will not be polite!"

It was indeed a trap!

Commander Chai sneered, just as he was about to say something, then Wang Junwu handed General Du’s horizontal blade to him, saying, "General Du’s last wish was for Commander Chai to help cut off his head to prevent it from being seized by the Northern Qi Army and causing chaos in our ranks. Commander Chai, you won’t disobey orders, will you?"

At that moment, Commander Chai felt a powerful Qi pressing down on his shoulders like a heavy weight.

Although he was in the Late Period of the True Core Realm just like himself, this person was more than twice as strong. Who exactly was he?

In that instance, Commander Chai could confirm that there was something fishy about General Du’s death, but he was even more certain that Wang Junwu, who had previously given up the opportunity for military honor to serve as General Du Baoshi’s personal soldier, was no simple man.

Especially now, with the battlefield in chaos, he was not confident that he could survive in Wang Junwu’s hands.

So, with no other choice, Commander Chai, in front of everyone, cut off General Du’s head and then took it with him.

"All troops, heed my command! The Northern Qi Army has ambushed us, and General Du is injured. He has ordered me to command the entire army. Now, every soldier of our Great Sui Army, follow my orders!" Wang Junwu proclaimed.