EBE Chapter 428 Changing Destiny
Chapter 428 Changing Destiny
Chapter 428 Changing Fate
Sun Chuanting completely ignored Wang Wenzhou's presence and began to direct the troops in battle.
As Sun Chuanting had predicted, the enemy army was leaderless and crumbled at the first contact, failing to mount any effective resistance.
Seeing that there was no danger, Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Jian Fengyu is fighting alongside me, so the military merits shouldn't be monopolized by Lao Sun's men. We should also get some credit."
"Your subordinate obeys!" Jian Fengyu said, cupping his hands in greeting.
Sun Chuanting shook his head with a wry smile. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, was truly beyond reason. The battlefield was one-sided, and Wang Wenzhou wouldn't be in danger joining the fight at this time. Sun Chuanting didn't stop him; he was simply annoyed by Wang Wenzhou's incessant chatter around him.
With the help of the sedan chair bearers, Wang Wenzhou mounted his horse, drew his sword, and said in a cold voice, "Brothers, the time to make a name for yourselves has come! Follow me into battle!"
"Charge!" Wang Wenzhou pointed his sword forward, and the sedan chair carriers' soldiers swarmed forward.
"Jian Fengyu, take the reins and charge!" Wang Wenzhou commanded.
Sun Chuanting shook his head with a wry smile. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, is really sick. He can't ride a horse himself, yet he has someone lead him into battle. This is not going to fight on the battlefield, but clearly going to perform in a play.
The battle proceeded smoothly. After the Ming army launched a full-scale attack, the rebel army was thrown into chaos, with some surrendering and others fleeing.
Amidst the chaos, a small band of rebels, numbering over three hundred, advanced and retreated in an orderly fashion.
The leader of this band of rebels was Liu Zhe, a general under Gao Yingxiang.
Liu Zhe was unwilling to surrender and continued to gather the retreating bandits as he marched, intending to join Li Zicheng.
"General!" Yu Tao pointed to Wang Wenzhou not far away and said coldly, "Wang Wenzhou is right ahead. The capture of the rebel king this time was all due to Wang Wenzhou's trickery. We are willing to avenge the rebel king!"
Yu Tao's right hand was cut off by Wang Wenzhou, and he harbored deep hatred for Wang Wenzhou. Seeing Wang Wenzhou smugly showing off in the chaotic army, he wanted to lead his men to kill Wang Wenzhou and take revenge.
Liu Zhe thought for a moment and said, "We are currently surrounded by government troops and should get out as soon as possible. If Wang Wenzhou dies, the government troops will definitely pursue us relentlessly. Let Wang Wenzhou go for now, and after we join forces with General Chuang, he will definitely avenge King Chuang."
Yu Tao nodded helplessly. His men had already scattered during the escape. He had just joined Liu Zhe's team. Since Liu Zhe wanted to escape first, there was nothing he could do. In any case, he had to survive first. As long as he was alive, he would have a chance to take revenge sooner or later.
Wang Wenzhou spurred his horse to fight the enemy. Wherever he went, the enemy soldiers were either beheaded or knelt down begging for mercy. Because the elite soldiers of the sedan chair carriers closely protected Wang Wenzhou, he rode around on his horse for half an hour, but his sword failed to cut down any enemy soldiers.
Wang Wenzhou was quite helpless and said, "Xiaoyu, why don't you let me chop someone up!"
Jian Fengyu said aggrievedly, "My lord, please stop playing around. If you get hurt, won't the ladies castrate me?"
Wang Wenzhou shrugged helplessly. Well, I guess I've had my turn on the battlefield. When I meet Zhu Youjian, I can brag to him that I personally participated in the battle. Oh, and I also have to kill a bandit soldier. You need to have the capital to brag, after all.
"Xiaoyu, capture that bandit who's still resisting alive for me," Wang Wenzhou said, pointing to the bandit not far away.
"Your subordinate obeys!" Jian Fengyu waved his hand, and several sedan chair bearers rushed forward. In a short while, the bandit was captured alive and brought over.
"You corrupt official!" Liang Fei cursed.
Wang Wenzhou ordered, "Hold him down properly, I'm about to charge into battle!"
Two sedan chair bearers held Liang Fei's arms tightly, forcing him to kneel on the ground. Liang Fei stared intently at Wang Wenzhou, his eyes filled with rage.
"Xiaoyu, hurry up!" Wang Wenzhou felt the horse was running a bit too slowly.
Jian Fengyu quickly led the horse and ran.
The horse galloped up to Liang Fei, and Wang Wenzhou, who was riding on the horse, swung his sword and slashed down.
Wang Wenzhou was playing a horseback sword fight for the first time, and to his surprise, it was quite difficult. He missed his target and, due to excessive force, stumbled and almost fell off the horse.
"Xiaoyu, turn your horse around and try again!" Wang Wenzhou refused to believe it. He was determined to kill at least one of the bandits today, otherwise how could he brag to Zhu Youjian?
Jian Fengyu led his horse forward again, and Wang Wenzhou swung his sword down.
"Pfft..." The sword struck Liang Fei's hair bun, causing his hair to fall loose and his disheveled hair to cover his face.
Liang Fei felt like crying. Just now he dared to curse Wang Wenzhou, the corrupt official, but when Wang Wenzhou swung his sword down for the first time, he felt his legs go weak and his whole body go limp.
As a result, Wang Wenzhou's strike missed, and Liang Fei barely recovered before Wang Wenzhou's second sword struck down, this time still not dead.
Almost everyone fears death when faced with it. Liang Fei was no exception. Initially, he was determined to prove his innocence by dying, but after two such attempts, his will to die grew weaker and weaker.
"Xiaoyu, run slower this time. I'm a little tired. After I'm done killing people, I'll go home and sleep," Wang Wenzhou instructed.
“Yes!” Jian Fengyu nodded.
Liang Fei looked up and silently gazed ahead as Jian Fengyu led his horse forward once more.
Wang Wenzhou, like a fierce general, brandished his precious sword.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhou kept thinking that if there were video cameras and still cameras in this era, that would be wonderful. He would definitely become a hero in the hearts of all the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Wang Wenzhou was somewhat unfamiliar with this "staged" way of killing enemies, after two attempts, he was still confident that he could do it in one go the third time and cut off the enemy soldier's head.
Wang Wenzhou firmly believes that if such photos and videos circulate online and are widely reported by the media, he will definitely become an "internet celebrity" hero.
"Wait!" Liang Fei suddenly shouted.
Liang Fei's loud voice startled Wang Wenzhou, who was on horseback, causing him to tremble and nearly drop his sword.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Are you kidding me?! You're just a prop! Understand? You're a prop for me to be a hero, and props don't talk!"
Liang Fei frowned. This corrupt official—oh wait! Is this official out of his mind? Why is he talking so incoherently?
Liang Fei felt his heroic spirit falter. He was physically strong and possessed exceptional skills. Although his brothers had scattered, he persisted in fighting and had already killed more than a dozen soldiers before Wang Wenzhou arrived. If he hadn't been exhausted, he wouldn't have been so easily captured by the sedan chair carriers.
"Hero, please spare my life!" Liang Fei didn't know why, but upon hearing the official's seemingly nonsensical words, he suddenly didn't want to die anymore. It wasn't that he was afraid of death; he just felt that dying like this would be too unjust. In this official's eyes, he wasn't even an enemy, just some so-called prop!
"Why should I spare your life? Do you have a beautiful wife or a pretty girl at home?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
"As long as you spare me, my life will belong to you from now on!" Liang Fei said earnestly.
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "What's your name?"
"My name is Liang Fei!" Liang Fei said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Good!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "I'll spare your life, Xiao Yu. From now on, you can enroll him in the sedan chair carriers' camp."
"My lord, this is against the rules!" Jian Fengyu immediately objected. Not just anyone could enter Wang Wenzhou's sedan chair carrier camp; everyone had to have a clean background and be absolutely loyal to Wang Wenzhou. Jian Fengyu couldn't understand what was wrong with his lord today.
"I'll make an exception this time!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile. "People are actually quite helpless. For most people, changing their own destiny is as difficult as climbing to heaven. But changing someone else's destiny is often very simple. Perhaps that's why everyone wants to be powerful and influential. Because in that way, with a flick of the wrist, one can make a person rise to great heights or ruin their reputation!"