Outside Tongguan, the rebel camp.

The war has reached fever pitch. The Sharpshooter Battalion is advancing step by step. The rebels are retreating steadily. Five thousand soldiers from the Sharpshooter Battalion have broken into the rebel center.

The appearance of firearms in this era was truly an act of defiance. Five thousand flintlock muskets were fired on the battlefield, and the rebels fell down like chopped leeks two hundred paces away.

This is an unheard-of sharp weapon. No one knows how it was created. What kind of ingenuity can simplify killing into such an art. It does not require strength or fighting for one's life.

, just pull the trigger lightly, and the iron pellets ejected from the barrel can kill a person.

It was so unbelievable that it was impossible to defeat it with human power. Although there were only 5,000 people, in the eyes of the rebels, they were a mountain that could not be pushed down.

The Sharpshooter Battalion has advanced to the Central Army, and under the command of the Central Army Commander, An Shouzhong is still mobilizing troops and horses.

Since the Sharpshooter Battalion cannot be defeated from the front, then troops should be deployed to attack the flanks of the Sharpshooter Battalion and crush the Sharpshooter Battalion from the flanks. Once the formation collapses, this army will no longer pose a threat to the rebels.

With the sudden retreat of Shuofang's army, order was restored in the rebel rear. Countless troops and horses rushed towards the Chinese army. An Shouzhong urgently mobilized 20,000 cavalry to launch an attack on the left and right flanks of the Sharpshooter Battalion.

The war has reached this point, and there is no suspense about the outcome, but An Shouzhong still wants to struggle a little longer, at least not to annihilate the entire army, but to return to Chang'an with some troops and horses, otherwise he will never be able to hold his head high in front of An Qingxu and Shi Siming.

The 20,000 rebels surged toward the flanks of the Sharpshooting Battalion in a dark mass. Ma Sui's troops, who had been protecting the flanks of the Sharpshooting Battalion, suddenly felt great pressure.

"Let the 20,000 Shu troops behind us immediately reinforce our troops! Go quickly!" Ma Sui shouted at the guards beside him.

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Sun Jiushi also saw the pressure on the left and right flanks. It was Anxi Junpaoze who helped him withstand the pressure, allowing the soldiers of the Sharpshooter Battalion to let go and advance forward. Sun Jiushi hesitated for a moment, and then shouted: "The Sharpshooter Battalion continues to advance, speed up.

Footsteps, penetrate their central army!"

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Outside Tongguan.

Gu Qing stood on a high ground, with a sand table in front of him. Gu Qing sometimes stared at the sand table, and sometimes looked up at the fierce battle in the distance.

When he saw the rebels deploying troops to launch an attack on the flank of the Sharpshooter Battalion, Gu Qing looked solemn and carefully studied the battlefield situation on the sand table.

Duan Wuji stood next to Gu Qing, looking quite anxious, and said: "My lord, after Shuofang's army broke through, the rebels are not so panicked. I am afraid that the Marksman Battalion alone will not be able to completely wipe out the rebels."

Gu Qing hummed and said: "But the rebels are also defeated. Now it's just a question of the size of the casualties. I looked at the battlefield situation and found that the rebels' casualties were nearly half at this time. The soldiers and horses pressing on the flanks of the Sharpshooter Battalion

This is An Shouzhong's last struggle. If this army is defeated, the rebels will no longer be able to fight back in this battle and will have no choice but to flee."

After pondering for a moment, Gu Qing said decisively: "Instruct the 20,000 Shu troops to join Ma Sui's headquarters and hold the left and right flanks of the Sharpshooter Battalion. The 10,000 Shu troops who attacked the flanks of the rebel central army quickly closed their ranks and joined forces, and cooperated with the Sharpshooter Battalion to defeat the Chinese army.

Formation, tell Sun Jiushi that it is best to kill the rebel general An Shouzhong in the rebel army..."

Duan Wuji was just about to go down to deliver the order when suddenly a calm voice behind him said: "Master... Lord, I am willing to kill the traitorous general for the Lord."

Gu Qing and Duan Wuji turned around in shock, only to see that the person speaking was Ah Wu, the leader of more than a hundred dead soldiers given to him by Zhang Huaiyu.

After looking at him in surprise for a long time, Gu Qing shook his head: "The two armies are fighting. Personal bravery is useless in front of the battle. Don't be kidding."

Ah Wu said expressionlessly: "The villain is not kidding, anything is possible in the rebel army, and it is not impossible for the villain to kill the rebel general."

Gu Qing said nothing. Han Jie next to him was unconvinced. Ever since Ah Wu and more than a hundred dead soldiers arrived, Han Jie had not been very friendly towards them. After all, these hundreds of dead soldiers were suspected of stealing his job.

So Han Jie said solemnly: "My lord, the last general can also lead his bodyguard brothers in front of the formation to kill generals and seize the flag. The last general invites you to fight!"

Gu Qing curled his lips and said: "You all should stop making trouble. There should be no spirited disputes in the army, especially at such a critical moment."

Ah Wu said in a calm tone: "I don't have any disputes with my will. I will only dare to speak if I have some confidence in the general before the battle. Otherwise, I will miss the important event of the Lord. I will not joke about this kind of thing."

Gu Qing narrowed his eyes and said, "How do you plan to kill the rebel general?"

Ah Wu said without thinking: "Get close, draw the sword, behead, that's all."

Han Jie sneered: "That's so easy to say. Are the guards around the rebel general all dead, and you are allowed to approach their first army commander?"

Ah Wu still said calmly: "You will know after you try it."

Gu Qing looked at him deeply and said, "When Zhang Huaiyu trained you, did you practice assassin skills?"

"Yes, I also learned some basic knowledge of the art of war and know a little bit about troop formation."

Gu Qing asked again: "How many people do you need to cooperate with you?"

Ah Wu said calmly: "I am enough alone. I only need a set of rebel armor and weapons."

Gu Qing nodded and said: "Okay, I'll give it to you right away. In addition, I will let the marksman battalion cooperate with you."

Ah Wu cupped his fists and said, "Thank you sir for giving me a chance to serve."

Gu Qing said deeply: "Ah Wu, don't think of yourself as a dead soldier from now on. I don't like the word 'dead soldier' ​​very much. I don't have dead soldiers around me, only brothers. Just like Han Jie and the others, be my personal bodyguards. I

I hope everyone around me can live in peace until old age."

A strange color flashed through Ah Wu's indifferent eyes, he nodded a little confused, clasped his fists and retreated silently.

Gu Qing watched him go away and said to Duan Wuji: "Send orders to Sun Jiushi. The Marksman Battalion will separate several people with excellent marksmanship to cooperate with Ah Wu to approach An Shouzhong."

Duan Wuji hesitated and said: "My lord, do you believe that he can really take the rank of general in an army of ten thousand horses with one person?"

Gu Qing sighed: "I don't know either. Ah Wu doesn't need military exploits, but he needs my approval. Sending him to assassinate An Shouzhong won't affect the situation of the war. Let's give it a try."

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In front of the two armies, the situation changed again.

The 20,000 Shu troops divided their troops and pushed forward towards the left and right flanks of the Sharp Shooting Battalion. Finally, the pressure from Ma Sui's command was shared. The Sharp Shooting Battalion once again advanced for more than a mile, while the 20,000 rebels were now attacking the Sharp Shooting Battalion.

The counterattacks from the left and right flanks became more and more crazy.

Twenty thousand Shu troops, together with Ma Sui's troops, struggled to resist the rebel attack and buy time for the Marksman Battalion directly ahead to advance.

Sun Jiushi saw everything in his eyes, and his expression became more and more anxious.

"Advance faster! With the protection of the left and right robes, no one can approach us two hundred steps ahead. You are so scared! Go forward quickly, penetrate their central army, and kill that old man An Shouzhong!"

"Sun Jiushi shouted with eyes wide open.

The soldiers of the Marksman Battalion were extremely tired at this time. From the beginning of the battle between the two armies, they had been the main attacker without any rest time. This battle had been going on for several hours. They didn't even have time to take a sip of water. They were thirsty and tired.

Hungry and physically exhausted, the soldiers already looked tired.

Sun Jiushi felt sorry for the hard work of the soldiers, but the war situation was very urgent, so he couldn't help but jump in panic.

At this time, one of the guards around Gu Qing led a young man with an indifferent expression to Sun Jiushi. The guard pointed at the man and said loudly: "He is the person next to Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu said,

Let him sneak into the enemy camp and assassinate the rebel general An Shouzhong, and General Sun will send a few people with excellent marksmanship to cooperate with him."

After saying that, the guard handed Ah Wu to him and left.

Sun Jiushi looked at Ah Wu in amazement and said in disbelief: "You can kill the rebel general in front of the two armies?"

Ah Wu said calmly: "Master, let me give it a try."

Sun Jiushi was also a bold guy. He had done beheadings several times before. When he heard that it was Mr. Gu who ordered the beheadings this time, Sun Jiushi suddenly became excited. He slapped his thigh hard and said, "I'm good at this.

go!"

Ah Wu said coldly: "Master Gu's military order is for me to go."

Sun Jiushi immediately stepped back and asked for help: "Let's go together, let's go together. Didn't Mr. Gu say that he wanted a few people with excellent marksmanship? I'm not humble enough to say that my marksmanship is the most exquisite. Come on, I'll call a few more brothers. Let's go together."

Let’s go together.”

Ah Wu didn't say anything, he just squinted at the commander-in-chief of the rebel army in front of him.

The two armies were fighting, and the sharpshooting battalion had already rushed into the rebel center. The rebel flag was not far away, about one or two miles away.

Ah Wu silently judged the distance between himself and the commander's flag. He even vaguely saw a tall, gray-bearded veteran riding under the rebel commander's flag, raising his arms and constantly dispatching troops.

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Silently calculating the distance and thinking about his plan to approach the rebel general, Ah Wu's indifferent expression gradually changed.

At this time, Sun Jiushi had already found five people. These five people were all the best marksmen in the marksman camp, and they were temporarily pulled out of the array by Sun Jiushi.

"Brother, Sun admires you for being a hero. You dare to assassinate an enemy general in the midst of an army of ten thousand horses. This kind of courage can be called a hero. If we come back alive, brother, I will have a drink with you. It's considered a blessing.

I have made you my friend." Sun Jiushi said boldly.

Ah Wu glanced at him coldly, not responding to Sun Jiushi's enthusiasm at all. The indifference in his eyes made Sun Jiushi a little embarrassed.

"Hey, what do you mean? People around Mr. Gu don't have to be so arrogant, right? Mr. Gu and I were talking and laughing." Sun Jiushi said dissatisfied.

Ah Wu still ignored him, but looked at the flintlock gun in Sun Jiushi's hand.

"I heard that this object can emit fire, and the iron pellets ejected from it can kill people?" Ah Wu finally said.

Sun Jiushi said angrily: "Not bad, do you want to try it?"

Unexpectedly, Ah Wu actually nodded and said, "If you want to give it a try, come on, hit me."

Sun Jiushi was stunned and said in shock: "Are you dizzy? Mr. Gu wants you to assassinate the rebel general, not to come to me to commit suicide."

Ah Wu repeated calmly: "Hit me once."
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