Yuan Xi turned his head, and the iron hammer smashed past his ear, splashing his face with muddy water.
Yuan Xi knew this was a matter of life and death. He desperately gripped the other man's wrists, preventing the iron mace and bronze spear from falling again.
Liu Leopard threw away the iron mace, grabbed the bronze spear with both hands, and thrust it with all his might towards Yuan Xi's throat.
Yuan Xi watched as the spear tip approached his throat inch by inch, while the surrounding soldiers were blocked and unable to help him for the moment.
He roared and raised the spear tip a few inches, but Liu Leopard immediately pressed it down again.
At this moment, a similar scene from a movie in his previous life flashed through his mind. He wondered if he would be like that character in the movie, watching the blade press down inch by inch, piercing his body?
Seeing Yuan Xi's critical situation, the surrounding Yuan army soldiers shouted and surrounded him, but the dozen or so Xiongnu generals were all wearing fine armor, and they desperately resisted, so Yuan Xi's soldiers could not break through for a while.
All of this happened in a few breaths, and no one could stop it, no matter how fast!
Seeing that the tip of the bronze spear was only a few inches away from the opponent, Liu Leopard grinned and used force, and in the next moment, Yuan Xi would be pierced through the throat and die!
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his foot, which made him scream, and his strength suddenly dissipated.
He looked down and found a dagger piercing through his leather boot and stabbing into the instep of his foot!
Liu Leopard saw the ugly woman under the carriage release the dagger and withdraw her hand, and then he understood that he had been tricked by this woman!
Yuan Xi took the opportunity to twist Liu Leopard's wrist, and the bronze spear grazed his neck and stuck into the ground. At the same time, he took the opportunity to stretch out his fist and slammed it hard on the hilt of the dagger!
With a puff, the dagger pierced through Liu Leopard's sole and nailed him to the ground!
Liu Leopard screamed in pain, and the bronze spear in his hand was about to be raised again. Yuan Xi saw the opportunity and punched Liu Leopard in the jaw.
Liu Leopard's head became dizzy. Yuan Xi used his strength to flip Liu Leopard over and crawled away, taking the opportunity to escape.
Yuan Xi turned his head and saw Liu Leopard throwing away the bronze spear and trying to pull out the dagger from his foot. How could he give the other party a chance? He picked up the ring-pommel knife tied to his wrist and slashed down on Liu Leopard's head.
Liu Leopard tilted his head, and the ring-pommel knife slashed on his shoulder armor and bounced back.
Yuan Xi was furious. Liu Leopard's armor was no worse than his own, and he was still reacting so quickly!
Although there was a saying that one Han could withstand five Hu, the advantage of weapons and armor played a big role. Now that the conditions of the two sides are the same, it is very difficult to break the armor!
Seeing that Liu Leopard was about to pull out the dagger, Yuan Xi became ruthless, took a step back, and slammed into Liu Leopard.
The two collided heavily and rolled out together, covered in mud, as embarrassed as two wild dogs.
Liu Leopard's foot, nailed to the ground, was cut open by the dagger when he was hit, and he screamed and rolled around on the ground.
Taking advantage of Liu Leopard's dazed state, Yuan Xi rode on him, tore off his helmet, and punched him in the face.
Liu Leopard was still reacting. After taking a few punches in the face, he still hugged his head with both hands, desperately protecting his head and face.
Yuan Xi's fist hit the opponent's iron arm guard, and he felt extremely painful, unable to even clench it. He thought to himself that he was indeed not Lu Zhishen.
He raised his elbow and slammed the sharp end of the hard arm armor down on Liu Leopard's arms.
The huge impact crushed Liu Leopard's arms heavily on his nose. With a crack, Liu Leopard's nasal bone shattered.
Liu Leopard screamed, waving his arms wildly. Yuan Xi aimed at the opportunity and elbowed Liu Leopard's face continuously.
After a dozen elbows, Liu Leopard's face was broken, his breath was weak, his body was twitching, and he had only one breath left.
Yuan Xi wanted to add a few more blows, but found that he couldn't even lift his arm.
At this time, Qu Yi finally killed all the Xiongnu generals and rushed over. He was relieved to see that Yuan Xi was fine.
He raised his long spear high and shouted, "The Xiongnu thief leader is dead!"
As soon as the Xiongnu soldiers heard this, they lost their fighting spirit. Some ran away, some surrendered, and the situation began to tilt one-sidedly towards the Han army.
However, neither side of the Han army seemed to want to accept the surrender of the Xiongnu soldiers. As the Xiongnu people on the field were cut down more and more, the autumn rain gradually stopped.
Zhao Yun pulled the iron spear out of the chest of the last stubborn Xiongnu soldier, looked around, and found that many of his soldiers were dead or injured. Those who were alive were either lying or sitting, and almost none could stand.
He looked at the opposite side and found that the armored cavalry were all supporting their bodies with long spears, and he admired them in his heart.
At this time, no one cared about the victory or defeat of the bet between the two sides.
Yuan Xi stood up unsteadily, wiped the blood from his face, desperately supported his body with the ring-pommel knife, and laughed loudly.
The soldiers on the field looked at him.
Yuan Xi opened his arms and looked around, "Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors went deep into the desert and killed the Xiongnu, so that the Han family could have a hundred years of peace!"
"Now we are fighting each other for personal gain, watching the Han children be poisoned, and letting foreign races laugh at us!"
"Shameful? Disgraceful? Ungrateful?"
The soldiers on both sides lowered their heads and remained silent, and Zhao Yun was also silent.
Yuan Xi straightened his body, "However, today we are working together, united as one, to destroy the Xiongnu people who have plundered our Han children here!"
"We, won!"
"The Han children, won!"
The soldiers on both sides shouted enthusiastically. At this moment, they were no longer Yuan Xi's army, nor Gongsun Zan's army, but the Han army!
The ugly woman hid under the carriage, and when she heard these words and saw this scene, she felt quite touched, and her tense heart finally relaxed.
Ju Yi looked at Yuan Xi's swaying figure and thought to himself, how much truth is there in this statement from the son?
He came from Liangzhou, and in the officialdom full of aristocratic families, he was often given the cold shoulder. He first Invest in Hanfu, then Join Yuan Shao, but after making contributions, he was often suspected and then kicked away.
He also asked Yuan Xi, who saved his life, how he viewed the aristocratic families, the common people, the Han people, the foreign races, or the border people like him in Liangzhou?
Yuan Xi did not answer directly, but said a sentence that Ju Yi did not quite understand.
As long as they recognize the inheritance of the Han family, they can all be Han people.
The inheritance of the Han family is in the court, in the people of the world, and in you and me.
Stepping through the mud, Ju Yi walked to Yuan Xi, who was still sitting on Liu Leopard, and said, "It was too dangerous just now, but the last few responses were very good."
"The person under you is still breathing, what should we do?"
Yuan Xi gasped and smiled bitterly, "Brother Qu taught me well on weekdays. I didn't expect him to be so difficult to deal with."
"First, rescue the wounded soldiers, then collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers, and finally clean up the battlefield and take those Han women who were captured back to the city."
"Go and discuss with Zhao Yun to see if he has any objections."
He pointed to the disfigured woman under the carriage, "If she hadn't saved me, I might have died."
"Take her back to the city and find a doctor to treat her."
Speaking of this, Yuan Xi finally relaxed.
Today's goal can be considered a complete achievement.
This group of Xiongnu soldiers is a big fat sheep. Whether it is war horses, weapons, armor, or looted property, it seems to be worth a lot.
Even if he splits it in half with Zhao Yun, he will still make a lot of money.
Moreover, after this battle, he has successfully dragged Zhao Yun into the water, and it should be much easier later.
Although this group of Xiongnu soldiers was more difficult to deal with than expected, with Zhao Yun and Ju Yi, two great generals, in charge, they still won in the end.
The only variable was that the Xiongnu chieftain was very powerful. If it hadn't been for the ugly woman's help, he would have lost his life today, and that would have become a joke.
But if he hadn't taken the lead, many more of his soldiers might have died today.
At this time, Ju Yi had pushed the cart away, revealing the woman below who was barely supporting herself.
Ju Yi gave a surprised sound and said, "This woman's facial features are extremely upright, but her face is a little scary. It's a pity."