gnovel Chapter 102 Tan Shihuai Dies!
Chapter 102 Tan Shihuai Dies!
Chapter 102 Tan Shihuai Dies! (4k Long Chapter)
"king!"
"These Han Chinese have gone mad!"
"So many people have already died, and they're still charging this way! They're already down below!"
As Cheng Lian, Han Dang, and the others began to climb upwards, the remaining Han soldiers blocked the Xianbei cavalry from below.
Above this hill.
The Xianbei nobles, their faces filled with growing terror, were now even more terrified.
Clearly, the Xianbei people on the hill far outnumbered Cheng Lian and his men below, and the overall situation clearly favored the Xianbei over the Han people!
Gongsun Yu's two thousand Han cavalry had already been wiped out, leaving only five hundred, while the remaining ten thousand or so mixed barbarian cavalry were almost completely routed!
But they became increasingly panicked and helpless, unsure of what to do.
The Xianbei nobles looked at Tan Shihuai and whispered their advice.
"Your Majesty! For your safety..."
"Should we take a few steps back?"
Even He Lian, the son of Tan Shihuai, who was always reckless, felt fear when he saw Cheng Lian and the others climbing up like madmen, and couldn't help but nod.
Hearing these words.
Tan Shihuai's hand, which was pressed against the side of the chair, suddenly tightened, and his fingertips and knuckles instantly turned white.
only...
There was not a trace of anger on his face.
instead.
Seeing Lü Ping leading the Han army to arrive below, Tan Shihuai even had a slight smile on his face as he watched Lü Ping's actions.
He asked softly.
"You know."
"Why is it that, despite you being the chieftains of your respective tribes, I refuse to teach you how to lead troops, and instead keep you confined to my side?"
"Even...if I kept you by my side, I never listened to a single word from you..."
"Do you know why that is?"
talking.
Yu Guangzhong, author of *The Stone Tree*.
Lu Ping personally took charge, and at the same time, he also directed the archers under Wei Xu's command to aim at the hilltop and prepare to fire their arrows.
Lu Bu, holding a longbow, stood to one side, quietly waiting for his chance.
In response to Tan Shihuai's question.
The group of Xianbei nobles looked at each other, none of them able to answer.
Tan Shihuai's smile deepened.
He first waved to his eldest son, Helian, who looked completely bewildered, signaling Helian to stand beside him, where they stood together under the protection of the large shield.
Then, he spoke with a light laugh.
"That's because..."
"You're all a bunch of idiots. Only by keeping you tied up with me can I prevent you from doing stupid things!"
"Only then can we Xianbei become better."
"However... I, Tan Shihuai, have tolerated you bunch of idiots for so long."
"Today I can finally stop enduring it."
Tan Shihuai finished speaking.
The Xianbei chieftains' expressions changed drastically, before they could even speak.
It was almost as if it had been planned.
With a wave of his hand, Lü Ping unleashed over a hundred arrows, which shot simultaneously towards the top of the hill!
Arrows rained down!
Apart from Tan Shihuai, who was already prepared and had erected a large shield, He Lian, whom he had pulled in, and the Xianbei warriors who were standing slightly to the side.
The rest of the Xianbei chieftains were almost all shot dead or wounded!
In a short time.
A wail echoed across the hill!
Tan Shihuai, expressionless, tossed the long sword at his waist to He Lian, who could hardly believe his eyes.
He said coldly.
"go!"
"Kill all those who aren't dead!"
Having received the long sword, he dared not disobey, and then killed the nearest Xianbei chieftain. The Xianbei warriors in the group did the same.
The wailing stopped again after a short while.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Lian glanced at Cheng Lian and Han Dang, who were quickly climbing upwards while Lü Ping had his men fire arrows to suppress them. He hesitated for a moment and then spoke in a low voice.
"Father, those Han Chinese generals are still crawling towards us!"
"Are we... really not going to retreat?"
Tan Shihuai finally lost his temper. He stood up and slapped He Lian across the face.
"I shouldn't have let you in in the first place!"
"They deserved to be shot like them!"
He Lian was knocked to the ground, too afraid to fight back, and could only lower his head.
There was a pause.
With a disdainful look, Tan Shihuai glanced at Lü Ping and Cheng Lian below through the crack in the large shield, and sneered.
"He Lian, you need to know."
"king!"
"Only forward, no backward!"
"As for these Han people, they're nothing but ants. I've already thought of what they're going to do!"
That's all.
Tan Shihuai sat back down, his expression growing colder, and he slightly raised his chin.
"Release the arrows!"
"I'd like to see how these Han Chinese are going to get up here!"
On the hill.
The remaining dozens of Xianbei warriors stepped forward, holding longbows, and fired downwards!
Arrows shot out!
There were originally more than twenty people climbing up the ladder alongside Cheng Lian and Han Dang!
With just this volley of arrows, only seven or eight remained! The rest were all shot to the ground! Among them were many wandering knights who had followed Cheng Lian since the time of Jiuyuan!
Cheng Lian's eyes widened in fury!
"I can't stand it!"
"This time, we either break through the great shield, or I die here!"
Cheng Lian raised his head and roared.
"Lu Bo!"
"Shoot the arrows for me!"
After roaring, he bit the ring-pommel sword into his mouth, shielded himself with the round shield, hid his body behind him, and, ignoring the barrage of arrows, struggled to climb upwards!
Lu Ping below had just managed to dodge the arrows.
Hearing Cheng Lian's roar, he almost disregarded the flying arrows and took a hit in the arm, but he still managed to draw his bow and fight to seize the initiative from the Xianbei people on the hill!
In a short time.
The arrows paused briefly.
The Han Chinese below suffered many more deaths and injuries!
Cheng Lian managed to climb up a little while the arrows stopped, but he had only climbed a few steps.
above.
Immediately, several Xianbei people, wielding long knives, came down to drive him away.
Cheng Lian was immediately unable to proceed!
Seeing this scene.
Han Dang, who was slightly behind, suddenly opened his eyes wide with rage. Holding a round shield he had picked up and a dozen short halberds at his waist, he gritted his teeth and roared at a familiar companion beside him!
"Count my steps!"
"I will brace myself against the shield and climb upwards. When I am only ten paces away from those Xianbei people, call out to me loudly!"
Seeing that his companion didn't understand but still nodded, Han Dang immediately stepped forward.
"Fifteen steps! Move forward!" his companion shouted.
Han Dang held his shield high and continued to advance.
They had already arrived behind Cheng Lian.
"Yi Gong! Ten steps!" The remaining seven or eight companions stood up and shouted.
Upon hearing this!
Han Yigong immediately threw his round shield forward! He was completely exposed, and the shield blocked the view of the four or five Xianbei people for a moment!
In that very instant!
Han Dang drew his short halberd from his waist and, almost instantly, threw four of them at the Xianbei people!
The short halberd flew out!
It pierced the throats of those Xianbei people with extreme precision!
The Xianbei people who blocked the road fell down instantly!
This flying halberd startled the Han people below, who shouted in unison! Even the Xianbei cavalrymen were stunned on the spot!
Upon seeing this, Han Dang's face contorted with rage. He simply rolled over and dodged the arrow that was being shot at him from above.
He picked up the round shield, held it to his chest, and continued walking, preparing to rush toward Tan Shihuai, who was only ten steps away.
Behind him.
Cheng Lian, who was slightly behind, quickly rushed up the hill!
The two charged towards the sandalwood tree almost simultaneously, each wielding a round shield!
below.
Holding a longbow, Lü Ping whispered a word of advice.
"Ready!"
Lü Bu, Cheng Pu, Wei Yue, and the others all held bows and nodded emphatically.
On the hill.
Only two people rushed up.
The remaining dozens of Xianbei warriors on the hill panicked.
Even Tan Shihuai, who was always calm and composed, stood behind the large shield. A look of panic appeared on his face, and he subconsciously tried to get up and walk back.
But... a king is still a king.
Tan Shihuai, with his rational mind, forcibly suppressed the urge to escape. He sat firmly on the throne and uttered a single sentence indifferently.
"Only two people!"
"Surround and kill them!"
Faced with the encirclement and suppression by Xianbei warriors.
"Step forward!"
Cheng Lian and Han Dang almost simultaneously shouted out a sentence hysterically!
Han Dang slowed his pace slightly, holding a short halberd, sometimes throwing it, sometimes fighting, to protect Cheng Lian's sides and back!
Cheng Lian just kept going forward!
His body was covered with swords and knives by the Xianbei warriors who tried to stop him!
Suddenly, a long sword pierced through Cheng Lian's abdomen!
Cheng Lian was in pain. He used his shield to smash through the Xianbei warriors blocking his way. He had no hope of survival. He used all his strength to smash the large shield that the warriors had erected in front of Tan Shihuai!
Cheng Lian roared fiercely!
"open!"
"I'll make it public!"
Faced with Cheng Lian charging at him like a madman, the shield-wielding warrior was already filled with fear, and the force in his hand weakened a bit!
Bang it!
The massive shield shook violently! It tilted to either side!
Then, Tan Shihuai, who was sitting upright and trying to maintain his composure, was revealed! And his eldest son, He Lian!
Almost at the same instant!
A mournful, trembling sound rang out from the bowstring!
Several arrows flew out rapidly from below, striking Tan Shihuai's head and body from almost different angles!
Clang!
The sound of skull shattering rang out instantly!
Red and black blood splattered out almost simultaneously!
Tan Shihuai was horrified. His face was riddled with two cross-shaped arrows, and blood was seeping out from them. He was practically dead!
Tan Shihuai felt utterly weak and leaned against the throne!
boom!
The jade crown on his head.
Having lost its support, it suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces!
Seeing this scene.
Everyone on the hill seemed frozen in place, remaining motionless for a long time.
Overjoyed, Cheng Lian disregarded his abdominal injury and rushed forward, pounced on Tan Shihuai, and forcefully chopped off his head, holding it in his hand.
Cheng Lian raised his hand high and roared fiercely!
"The sandalwood tree is dead!"
It was as if time had just returned.
"king!"
Dozens of Xianbei warriors, their eyes bloodshot, growled in low voices.
He Lian, who had been protected by Tan Shihuai, was the first to realize that his father was dead when he saw the head in Cheng Lian's hand. He felt as if he had lost all his strength, his body went limp, and his face was full of fear.
Followed by.
Upon seeing the broken jade crown on the ground, Lian seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared on his face. He almost burst into laughter with joy, but he forcibly held it back.
"Protect me!" He Lian shouted sharply at the remaining Xianbei warriors, staggering as he fled outwards.
"I am the next Xianbei king, escort me away at once!"
"As long as I live, there is hope for our Xianbei people! I will return to Tanhan Mountain!"
The dozens of elite Xianbei warriors, who had originally intended to seize their king's head, heard He Lian's roar and struggled for a long time before hurriedly escorting He Lian away.
This and Lian left quickly.
This was almost the last chance for the Xianbei to turn the tide of the war, and it was lost.
They watched as the dozens of Xianbei warriors quickly departed.
Cheng Lian, who had been holding on by a thread, collapsed to the ground near the throne, embracing the sandalwood tree and leaning against its skeleton.
Han Dang, also covered in blood and unable to distinguish whether it was his own or someone else's, seemed to realize something and hurriedly ran towards the large banner embroidered with what looked like a horse and a deer that stood behind the throne.
He swung his ring-pommel sword with all his might! He almost chopped the sword into a frizzy mess and broke it in two!
at last.
The extremely thick wooden poles of the banner finally broke!
The banner that symbolized the identity of the Xianbei king, the banner that had always flown here, fell to the ground!
The head was severed, and the banner fell to the ground!
Whether in a physiological or political sense, Tan Shihuai, who once dominated the Xianbei people and was hailed as a great ruler who nearly annihilated the three Han armies, has finally departed.
See what's happening on the hill.
below.
Lü Ping slowly lowered his bow.
He glanced thoughtfully at Cheng Pu and Wei Yue, who were shooting arrows alongside him but deliberately avoiding their heads, and at Lü Bu, who was completely unaware and still delighted, and chuckled softly.
then.
Lu Ping was excited. He raised his longbow high and roared in the Xianbei language.
"Tan Shihuai is dead! Lay down your weapons! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
His surroundings.
The Han army that originally came with him, consisting of two thousand cavalry and one thousand infantry, now numbered only a few hundred.
These few hundred Han soldiers, who had barely survived, were also excited, their eyes bloodshot, raising their weapons high, and shouting fiercely like Lü Ping.
"The sandalwood tree is dead!"
"Drop your weapons! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Various voices began to spread from the excited Han soldiers at the small hill, and then spread to the surrounding areas.
Countless Han Chinese who survived by sheer luck repeated themselves loudly in the Xianbei language!
News of Tan Shihuai's death and Lian's escape spread.
Even though most Xianbei cavalrymen couldn't believe the news, and even thought they were about to win!
But... when they turned their heads, they saw that the figure who had always stood there on the hill, wearing a jade crown, was no longer there, and the great banner that had always been fluttering was broken on the ground.
There was nothing left on the hill!
Instead, all that remained were a few Han Chinese figures!
Seeing that the figure had truly disappeared, countless Xianbei people immediately lost their fighting power, and some even wept on the spot, raised their heads and roared, wailing in grief.
Their king is dead.
The only Xianbei king who treated them as human beings died.