So whether he had an arm, whether he was brave, whether he could fight—these were all irrelevant matters. As long as he was a person who could still breathe—
But would he still count as a person then?
Liang Qiang’s face burned again. He gripped his long blade tightly and suddenly pointed ahead: “The Chi’na army is coming—”
They were still on the battlefield. In the instant they’d been talking, the Xi Liang cavalry charging toward them could already be seen, their dust rolling.
Just from the dust clouds, one could tell the approaching force numbered no less than several hundred.
Liang Qiang looked again at the soldiers around him and said: “I’m not as good as you all, but right now we’re fighting many with few. Having me, even one more person, is better than having a cripple—let’s discuss this matter later. Right now it’s a life-or-death moment. Let’s not talk about such things.”
This time, even if all these soldiers died for him, they couldn’t protect his escape.
In this battle, everyone was certain to die. What was there to discuss about past or future?
Seeing the Xi Liang soldiers surging toward them, the soldiers still didn’t move, their expressions unchanged. That soldier even took out a bamboo whistle from his chest.
“Military Marquis Liang, don’t worry,” he said. “Watch.”
Watch what? Liang Qiang froze, watching as that soldier put the bamboo whistle to his lips and blew.
The whistle’s sound was extremely strange, like a shrieking wild goose whose neck had suddenly been wrung.
But even stranger was that the charging Xi Liang soldiers ahead also seemed to have their horses’ legs wrung off. Accompanied by horses’ neighing, the galloping formation stopped.
The sudden halt made riders pitch forward and back, made horses’ hooves stamp wildly, like boiling water—but no matter how it boiled, it was as if a barrier had been erected before them. Not a single drop splashed forward.
Liang Qiang’s face showed shock and disbelief.
How was this possible!
That person could buy off countless border commandery soldiers to die for him. That person could use money, favors, or coercion and other methods to control so many soldiers.
But Xi Liang soldiers!
Those were Xi Liang people!
Who was it! Who could make killing-intent-filled Xi Liang soldiers locked in life-and-death combat stop with just a bamboo whistle!
What kind of person could accomplish this? How could one accomplish this?
Even Young Master Liang, who had grown up wealthy in the capital seeing power and influence everywhere, couldn’t imagine it.
For an instant he even suspected he was dreaming. He could only hear his own rapid breathing, until a voice broke through into his ears.
“Military Marquis Liang, now do you believe? In this battle you can lead us to break through the siege, and even launch a surprise attack on the Chi’na army’s main camp. You’ll fight bloodily, triumph over superior numbers with inferior forces, and lose an arm. Military Marquis Liang, as brave as you are, even without one arm, nothing can stop you from becoming a renowned fierce general throughout the land!”
“Military Marquis Liang, are you willing?”
Accompanying the inquiry, a curved blade slowly rose, glinting in the harsh winter cold.