The Hundred Yue Sword Slaves were a type of slave that existed in the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Legend had it that these sword slaves were the strongest men personally chosen by the King of Yue who had committed capital crimes.
The King of Yue taught them exquisite sword techniques and gave them sharp swords, training them into experts in sword techniques, and called them sword slaves.
During times of war, the King of Yue would release these sword slaves onto the battlefield and tell them that as long as they charged at the front and survived three battles, they would be pardoned from death and given a new lease on life. As a result, these sword slaves' morale was greatly boosted, and they fought bravely and fearlessly. In the various battles between Wu and Yue, they became the most terrifying weapons of war in the Yue Kingdom.
Although the Yue Kingdom was proficient in forging and could forge sharp swords and sturdy armor, the Hundred Yue Sword Slaves were completely naked when they fought.
However, these Hundred Yue Sword Slaves were completely naked when they fought. They didn't even wear a thin layer of clothing in exchange for the fastest movements and the sharpest reactions.
They used their flesh and blood to fight crazily, and their enemies would tremble in fear.
The most famous incident was during the Wu-Yue War. When the King of Wu heard that the King of Yue, Yun Chang, had passed away and the young Crown Prince, Gou Jian, had succeeded the throne, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to destroy the Yue Kingdom.
He sent out 30,000 of the most elite soldiers in the country to attack the Yue Kingdom.
In a hurry, the King of Yue, Gou Jian, could only gather around 15,000 soldiers to fight with the Wu army at Qiang Li.
He believed that since he had enough soldiers and resources, as well as geniuses like Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, defeating the Yue Kingdom would be a piece of cake.
Thus, he didn't adopt Sun Wu's suggestion. Instead, he planned to openly defeat the Yue Kingdom with a frontal army.
At that time, Gou Jian was very young and very cunning.
He knew that if they fought head-on, he wouldn't be able to defeat the Yue Kingdom's elite soldiers no matter what.
Thus, he hid his elite soldiers at the back of the battlefield and in the forests on both sides, while he led the central army to confront the 100 Hundred Yue Sword Slaves and Gou Jian's army.
Before the confrontation, Gou Jian explained his plan to the sword slaves and promised them that from now on, he would give their descendants the best life and ensure the happiness of their families.
Thus, on the day of the battle, these sword slaves lined up in three rows and walked directly to a position very close to the Wu army.
Wu Jun thought that these Sword Slaves were here to fight to the death, but he was shocked to discover that these Sword Slaves stopped 300 meters away from Wu Jun.
Then, one by one, they pulled out their own swords, cut open their own bellies, and pulled out their own intestines before committing suicide.
Although the Wu army had been through hundreds of battles, they had never seen an army voluntarily commit suicide in front of a battle formation and even pull out their own intestines.
In an instant, they were extremely curious about the actions of the Sword Slaves. All their attention was focused on the Sword Slaves as they watched the Sword Slaves commit suicide one by one. They had completely neglected the defense of the flanks.
It was only when the elite Vietnamese troops charged out from the flanks, that the Wu army was unable to face them in time, and was defeated by the sneak attack.
Gou Jian then led his army towards the King of Wu, Helü.
Senior Physician Ling Gufu of the State of Yue rushed to He Lv's side and cut off one of his toes. Seven days later, He Lv's wound became infected and became festering. From then on, the Hundred Yue Sword Slaves of the State of Yue became famous, causing all the other countries to fear them.
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These Hundred Yue Sword Slaves had appeared on the battlefield in response to the summons of the King of Yue, Gou Jian. Other than the leather around their waists, these Sword Slaves had no other defenses. However, they did not fear death. The moment they were summoned, they waved the weapons in their hands and charged towards the Thousand Bull Guards.
The Thousand Bull Guards were the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty. Dealing with a lone enemy was naturally not an issue. 3 of the Thousand Bull Guards stabbed out with their spears at the same time, piercing the stomach of the Sword Slave.
Just when the three Thousand Ox Sentinels thought that the Sword Slave was dead for sure, the Sword Slave didn't seem to feel any pain after his stomach was pierced. He continued to slash at the wooden neck of one of the Thousand Ox Sentinels. A deep gash appeared on the wooden neck of the Thousand Ox Sentinel. The Thousand Ox Sentinel threw away the spear in his hand and tried to escape. However, the Sword Slave swiftly slashed at the Thousand Ox Sentinel's wound. The second attack finally severed the Thousand Ox Sentinel's neck.
By the time the first Hundred Yue Sword Slave was dead, Lu Sheng had successfully exchanged the lives of two Thousand Bull Guards.
However, the appearance of the Hundred Yue Sword Slave was just the beginning.
According to the passive skill, as long as Guhan attacked, there would be a 5% chance of summoning a Hundred Yue Sword Slave.
In other words, every 20 strikes would produce a Hundred Yue Sword Slave.
Hence, Guhan chose to lower the attack power of each strike and increase his attack speed. Every second, he could swing his sword at the enemy five times, and every four seconds, he could summon a Hundred Yue Sword Slave.
This was a terrifying summoning speed. In just a minute, 15 Hundred Yue Sword Slaves were summoned. These Hundred Yue Sword Slaves had extraordinary swordsmanship. They did not fear death, nor did they feel pain. Moreover, they could automatically form a battle formation and fight.
Three minutes after the battle started, a team of 20 Hundred Yue Sword Slaves gathered around Guhan. They protected the Thousand Bull Guards on Guhan's left, right, and back, so that Guhan only needed to fight the enemies in front of him.
Guhan was very terrifying without having to worry about the enemies behind him. His swordsmanship was like an impenetrable screen, blocking all attacks in front of him. He was like a high-speed chainsaw, constantly reaping the lives of the puppets.
On the other hand, the Hundred-Yue Sword Slaves weren't stingy with their lives. They used their bodies to block the attacks of the Thousand-Ox Guards, and then traded their lives for the lives of the Thousand-Ox Guards. Usually, a single Hundred-Yue Sword Slave could kill three to four Thousand-Ox Guards.
What was even more terrifying was that once a Hundred Yue Sword Slave died, Gu Han would summon a new Hundred Yue Sword Slave in a matter of seconds … This was an extremely shameless and terrifying method of fighting. The Thousand Ox Guard, which consisted of over a thousand soldiers, was forcefully whittled down by five or six hundred under this method. If this continued, the entire Thousand Ox Guard would be completely annihilated.
This was the strength of the Royal Path Sword Maiden, Queen Yue, and also the reason why she was ranked 17th among the sword ranks!
Not long ago, Kenzu's Queen Yue relied on constantly summoning Hundred Yue Sword Slaves to whittle away the enemy's health.
Most of the time, the Queen Yue wouldn't even lose a lot of energy in a battle. As long as she relied on the Hundred Yue Sword Slaves to take damage and support her, she would be able to kill enemies that were much stronger than her.
The reason the Thousand Bull Guards wanted the emperor to kill Yang Guifei was because they didn't want the emperor to kill them in order to avenge Yang Guozhong.
In essence, the Thousand Bull Guards were afraid of death, which was why they rebelled against Li Longji.
Since they had rebelled because they were afraid of death, the remaining Thousand Bull Guards lost their will and confidence to continue fighting when they were faced with a 50% death rate and no hope of a successful rebellion.
One of the Thousand Bull Guards threw down his weapon and screamed in pain as he ran away from the stage.
The escape of this Thousand-Bull Guard seemed to have triggered some sort of switch on the battlefield. The remaining Thousand-Bull Guards followed suit, throwing away their weapons and fleeing in panic.
After all, running away was contagious!
In the blink of an eye, the remaining five hundred or so Thousand Bull Guard soldiers had all fled, leaving only a single puppet standing in front of Gu Han. This puppet was none other than the commander of the Thousand Bull Guard, Great General Chen Xuanli.
"I didn't expect His Majesty to be hiding such good martial arts!"
Chen Xuanli didn't look dejected when he saw his subordinates running away. Instead, he patted his hands lightly.
"Since His Majesty is so powerful, why don't you lead us to defend Chang 'an City?
That way, Yang Guozhong would still be His Majesty's good prime minister, Yang Yuhuan would still be His Majesty's woman, the Thousand Bull Guards would still be His Majesty's loyal dogs, and I, Chen Xuanli, might be able to die on the battlefield and live up to my passion! "
"That's good too. Since I can't die at the hands of An Lushan, dying at the hands of His Majesty isn't a bad choice … Or, letting Chen Xuanli kill His Majesty isn't a bad choice either!" As soon as Chen Xuanli finished speaking, he turned into a shooting star and charged towards Guhan.
"Protect the Emperor!"
20 Baiyue Sword Slaves instantly blocked in front of Guhan and used their bodies as Guhan's shield.
"Hmph … A bunch of trash!"
Chen Xuanli's spear trembled, and with a flourish, it instantly pierced the foreheads of five Baiyue Sword Slaves, killing them instantly.
"Amazing!"
This was the first time Chen Xuanli had fully displayed his martial arts skills. He was indeed a very powerful opponent. It made Guhan's blood boil gradually. This person could be Guhan's opponent!
After piercing through the five Baiyue Sword Slaves at the front, the remaining Baiyue Sword Slaves could no longer stop Chen Xuanli. However, this wasn't fatal. Guhan's Yue King Sword pointed forward and coincidentally touched the tip of Chen Xuanli's spear.
Then, the two of them held each other's spear and sword for a few seconds. It was as if time had frozen.
Pfft!
Guhan instantly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Then, his body was sent flying like a cannonball.
"What a powerful attack!"
Guhan struggled to get up from the ground. It wasn't that his swordsmanship was inferior to Chen Xuanli's, but his opponent's strength was simply too great. He had used brute force to send Guhan flying.
Even more frightening was the fact that this attack had a penetrating effect. It directly passed through Guhan's shield and attacked Guhan's body. Guhan's internal organs trembled, and some of them even began bleeding.
"System notification: Player Military Governor, your body has received 1,565 damage." This was a terrifying amount of damage. Guhan currently only had 4,000 HP.