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Both sides were anxious and worried, just as Cao Cao was... Both were gritting their teeth and persevering at this moment.

In truth, Cao Cao was secretly regretting his decision. He shouldn't have chosen the main gate, even though it was a large area. There were six Eight Divine Generals lying in ambush there, as if they had known all along that they would use this method.

If they had chosen other side gates, a large army might have already stormed into the city and gradually eroded the defenders' territory.

But now that we've come this far, we have to grit our teeth and keep going!
Cao Cao took out a scroll from his pocket, intending to use it, but he still couldn't. A look of frustration appeared on his face, and he shoved the item back into his pocket.

Fortunately, the top generals in this allied forces had some combat power and were able to hold off six Eight-Element Divine General puppets. If it were up to him alone, he would have already escaped for his life...

Unconsciously, Lin Mu's image flashed through Cao Cao's mind again... How come Lin Mu was so comfortable... He didn't even have to touch the toughest bone. Lin Mu did have several brilliant strategists under his command, but the depth of his advisors was no less than Lin Mu's, so why was he still in such a sorry state!

"Kill!!!" The shouts of battle that rang in his ears pulled Cao Cao back from his thoughts.

Thousands of soldiers had already entered the city gate passageway, but they dared not rush forward at this moment. The battlefield ahead was terrifying, and they would be caught in the crossfire if they went over.

Cao Ren and others rushed out of the city gates to help defend against the boulders thrown down from all over the land, and also to help disperse the Blood Fiend soldiers.

The arrival of several powerful generals significantly reduced the pressure on the allied soldiers within hundreds of meters of the city gate.

"Let the other soldiers push the city gates open, and we'll go to support them, suppressing them near the walls and leaving a passage," Cao Cao instructed.

“Alright!” Ma Teng’s general responded in a low voice.

Regardless, the opening of the main city gates greatly boosted the morale of the allied forces, and even the soldiers blocked on the other side of the moat celebrated wildly.

Once they overcome the obstacle of the moat, they can advance unimpeded and storm into the city!
This greatly reduced the subsequent casualty rate, allowing them to survive on the battlefield, which naturally boosted morale.

Just as Cao Cao and his men opened the city gates, the allied soldiers who had climbed the city walls had already been slaughtered by the defenders. The siege ladders they had desperately guarded were also destroyed one by one, and no new allied soldiers were allowed to climb the city walls.

Then, the defending soldiers continued to pour supplies down the city wall, with stones, logs, and oil being poured down as if they were free.

That makes sense. If the city walls fall, they certainly won't be able to take these defensive supplies with them when they retreat. It would be better for the allied forces to just throw them down for free, which would at least make a splash.

The allied soldiers, who had been crowding the area from the moat to the ground beneath the city walls, were wiped out by the relentless bombardment, losing half of their ranks...

If this happens a few more times, the entire army will be wiped out...

Sensing the situation outside, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun, and the others gritted their teeth and frantically resisted the merciless bombardment of the puppets.

Fortunately, they were puppets, lacking any combat skills and relying solely on brute force; otherwise, they would have been unable to withstand them.

Cao Ren and his soldiers rushed into the city gate, and their expressions changed slightly when they saw the fierce battle taking place in the passageway.

He looked towards the battlefield where Cao Cao was. Even with four people working together, they could barely hold off his attacks and it was difficult for them to win.

However, the battlefields were gradually spread out, with all six battlefields intentionally moved to the vicinity of the left wall of the passageway, leaving space on the right to allow soldiers to rush into the city.

Cao Ren and his men immediately led their soldiers over. When they passed through the battlefield, the puppets did not erupt in violence or abandon their opponents to slaughter ordinary soldiers, which relieved them.

Although this battle is on the hardest difficulty, there is still hope.

Then, a steady stream of allied soldiers entered the city through the city gates.

Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and several ordinary generals under Yuan Shu led the charge into the tunnel.

"Kill!!!" Cao Ren roared, his battle cry echoing throughout the city. Finally, the battle cries of their allied forces reached the city!
And so, the allied forces gradually filled in the area near the city gate passageway... while outside the city, there wasn't a single allied soldier left...

Even so, the allied forces suffered extremely heavy losses...

"Ding ding ding!~~~~" Just then, a powerful gong sounded, signaling the defenders to retreat!

They only lost a small area near the tunnel, and they retreated?!

Although many people were puzzled, they were overjoyed to see the enemy abandon the city walls and retreat.

At the city gate passage, Cao Cao and the others watched as the six puppet figures of the Eight Divine Generals calmly withdrew.

They wanted to stop them, but they couldn't.

The eight puppets retreated, causing considerable carnage along the way, with thousands of soldiers falling under their blades. Cao Ren and the others dared not stop them, and simply watched from a distance with their troops.

"Have you noticed that the puppets we're fighting have scars on their bodies, but after fighting us for so long, they haven't gotten any new wounds..." Xiahou Dun said with a wry smile.

“I have a feeling that those wounds were probably caused by Lin Mu’s men… The gap between us… is too big.” Zhang Liao nodded.

This collaboration significantly improved their relationship, leading to a mutual appreciation.

Soon, the group reunited and rushed into the city.

When they arrived outside the city, the garrison had vanished without a trace... Clearly, the garrison had begun to retreat little by little to preserve their strength.

Looking at the corpses strewn across the city walls, and then at the fewer than 300,000 surviving allied soldiers, Cao Cao and his men wore grim expressions. Although they had indeed breached Mei County, the cost was immense. Nearly three million soldiers, now only three hundred thousand remained… the price was truly enormous!
Cao Cao tilted his head back slightly, suppressing the stinging pain in his heart, and looked at the approaching night, letting out a soft sigh.

To show his sincerity during this siege, he directly mobilized 500,000 soldiers as the vanguard. Now, looking at the situation, he doesn't even know if there are 30,000 or 40,000 left...

The Blood Fiend Soldiers are the most lethal. The defensive supplies dropped from the city walls are protected by high-ranking generals and are made easier to avoid by simply dodging or bombarding them with elemental energy.

Even ignited oil does not cause as much damage as the Blood Fiend Soldiers.

As soon as the Blood Fiend Soldiers appeared, the allied soldiers fell one after another...

These two sieges have severely damaged his health.

But there were no benefits at all... Was his involvement this time a mixed bag...?

"No matter what... we're in!" Xiahou Dun came to Cao Cao's side and gently comforted him.

"What's next?" Zhang Liao asked Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao's earlier decision to focus on attacking the main city gate was somewhat flawed, the outcome was still positive.

"The most urgent task is to send the entire army into the city and press forward. We cannot allow them to establish a solid defensive line within the city. The defenders are meant to wear us down slowly," Cao Cao said solemnly.

"Yuan Rang, you take a short rest and then lead your Earth-rank and Heaven-rank generals to attack them, disturb them, and prevent them from setting up their defenses in peace," Cao Cao instructed.

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun looked at Zhang Liao and nodded.

Zhang Liao nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, the Allied forces lowered the drawbridge, and subsequent Allied soldiers began to officially enter Mei County.

The Blood Fiend Soldiers mysteriously disappeared as the defending soldiers withdrew.

But the hidden formation seemed to have remained intact, or rather, had been concealed... Cao Cao had specifically ordered people to search for it, but they still had no clue.

After collecting the battlefield spoils from the city walls, Cao Cao also ransacked the warehouses in the surrounding area, obtaining a considerable amount of grain and supplies for defending the city.

After several hours, the defending troops still hadn't finished throwing away all the supplies for the city, which showed just how terrifying the amount they had stockpiled was.

After that, they began to plunder resources in the nearby urban areas in an attempt to make up for the losses.

Then, Cao Cao personally led a Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Legion that had been hidden in the background and charged directly into the depths of the city.

The news of the allied forces breaching the city was immediately known to Shan Gong and his retreating men.

The Great Wilderness Territory had anticipated this situation. They didn't care about what lay ahead, but simply plundered along the way, like a locust swarm passing through.

"There are no high-level items. We haven't found any supplies above the Xuan rank. Even the city lord's warehouse doesn't have many high-level items." In a courtyard, the group, exhausted from searching, were resting. Shan Gong said dejectedly.

"Although basic resources are extremely abundant, it doesn't seem like Dong Zhuo's true treasure city... Could it be that the rumors are too exaggerated, and Dong Zhuo's real treasure trove isn't in this city?"

After looting everything they could, the results were somewhat disappointing.

"Some of the high-level items have already been taken out by Duan An and the others, and the rest are basic supplies, which is normal. However, the quantity they took is limited, which is a bit unusual," Huang Ying nodded and said.

"Our lord said this place is full of treasures... but now it's like this... Butterfly Dance, could it be that we haven't found the real treasure trove?" Liu Feng asked Huang Ying.

"It's possible... that Dong Zhuo's treasure trove might even be located within the Sumeru space, just like the capital Luoyang."

"We have no means to investigate such beings..."

"Next up is the most brutal battle for the Resurrection Tower!"

They moved far away from the location of the Tower of Resurrection, hoping to reap the benefits.

The moment the walls of Mei County fell, Dong Zhuo, thousands of miles away, learned of it immediately.

The moment the city walls fell, Dong Zhuo, who was just about to set up camp and rest, sensed something amiss; the purple aura in the sky suddenly surged.

"Damn it, damn it!!!" The purple aura in the sky surged, and Dong Zhuo, who could best sense what had happened, roared in fury.

"Buzz!~~" At this moment, the blessings of Heaven appeared once more. Streams of dragon energy descended from the sky, entering Dong Zhuo's body, and vast streams of power surged into his body...

If Huang Zhong and the others were to carefully perceive the situation, they would discover that Dong Zhuo's strength was actually greater than theirs! Dong Zhuo's strength had clearly reached the level of a Heavenly General!

But Dong Zhuo knew that this time the favor would not be as great as the one he had received the day before!

You know, it's normal for the blessings to increase each day as time goes by, but today they've decreased, which is bound to enrage him!
According to his calculations, once he reaches Chang'an City and travels eastward for thousands of miles, he will at least reach the level of an eleventh-level Divine General!
Now, it's only a day's journey... but we might not make it!
He knew something had happened in Mei County, but he didn't know that the Bingzhou army had rebelled... nor did he know that Diao Chan had been kidnapped!
The city of Mei has activated a binding array, restricting all means of communication.

Meanwhile, whether it was a restriction imposed by the Heavenly Dao or something else, he had no idea what was happening in the outside world... (End of Chapter)