Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

After Sun Ce and Ma Chao reunited, Sun Ce looked at Ma Chao with a displeased expression.

"Tsk, how come you've managed to win all the battles!"

"It's all because you're too slow!" Ma Chao spread his hands, which angered Sun Ce so much that he pounced on Ma Chao, and the two of them started fighting on the ground.

The guards around them pretended not to see anything. Whenever these two met, they were either fighting or on their way to fight. And every time they fought, they would become stronger. The guards had become immune to it by now.

Sun Ce punched Ma Chao in the face.

"Pfft~"

Ma Chao spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed all over Sun Ce's face.

Sun Ce immediately stopped, used his internal energy to disperse his blood, and looked at Ma Chao with a solemn expression.

"Are you injured?"

"It's a minor injury, I'll recover with some rest!" Ma Chao said nonchalantly.

Sun Ce's expression did not improve at all despite his daily sparring with Ma Chao. He gave Ma Chao a deep look but said nothing.

As if nothing had happened, a group of people set up camp thirty miles outside the city.

After Sun Ce had arranged the camp affairs, he came to the central command tent and sat down in front of Ma Chao with a solemn expression.

“You are badly injured!” Sun Ce said, revealing Ma Chao’s current condition.

"Hmm! This enemy is very troublesome!" Ma Chao nodded slightly and recounted his battle with the Mongol army.

"I'm afraid our preparations are insufficient!" Sun Ce thought seriously, a rare occurrence for him.

“I have already reported this using a secret method. Luoyang should be sending us a strategist soon. Until then, we must guard our camp and not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage!” Ma Chao agreed with Sun Ce’s assessment.

This batch of reinforcements, along with the eight thousand soldiers left behind by Zhang Xiu, totaled just over forty thousand.

The opposing force numbered approximately 50,000. Ma Chao fought his way through and killed at least several thousand of them, so the overall strength of the enemy forces was roughly equal.

The only problem is that the Mongol Yuan forces are now defending the city. Although they have given up the advantage of cavalry, their forces are simply not enough to attack the city.

"Want to give it a try?"

"We have brought enough siege equipment, including towers, flying bridges, ladders, catapults, and so on."

"The other side had just captured the city. I asked Zhang Xiu's officers, and they said that Zhang Xiu had everything destroyed before he left!"

"We might be able to take down this tough nut before the supplies and logistics from the other side arrive!"

Sun Ce didn't have many ideas, so he could only express his own thoughts.

"No! The chances of failure are too high!" Ma Chao rejected the idea outright.

"Siege warfare and street fighting within the city are simply not effective against my Liangzhou cavalry."

Sun Ce was quite troubled. He had been used to Zhou Yu's advice and strategies for a long time, and now it was a big challenge for him to come up with a solution.

"Let's attack the city directly!" The tent flap was lifted, and Guo Jia walked in with a helpless expression.

"I brought five thousand war puppets; let them handle the siege first!"

“Only five thousand. If we had another twenty thousand, we could definitely…” Sun Ce was interrupted by Guo Jia before he could finish speaking.

"There are no other reinforcements. It's either win or retreat!"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Guo Jia's eyes. This was the tragedy of insufficient strength. The upper limit of the size of the army was not yet their place to set.

In any case, their troop strength must not exceed that of the other side; a war with roughly equal troop strength is what both sides want to see.

Once someone starts to disrupt the balance, the conflict will spread unchecked, eventually leading to everyone lowering their moral standards and engaging in life-or-death struggles.

"With the current number of troops, we can take turns fighting for three days. We can rest while they do. Even if they can't see clearly at night, we must use catapults to bombard them. Whether they hit the target or not is not important. The battle must not stop for a moment!"

Conquering cities is inferior to conquering hearts and minds.

As long as the enemy is forced to come out of their city's shell, Guo Jia is willing to use some unconventional methods.

“Leave the command and dispatch to me. I believe I have a lot of experience in troop and personnel allocation,” Sun Ce volunteered.

Three days of relentless attacks make it virtually impossible to take down the city walls, but as long as it demoralizes the enemy, it's worth it.

"What do we do three days from now?" Zhang Bao asked, voicing his doubts.

"We will launch a general offensive in three days, exhausting the enemy for three days. With your Yellow Turban warriors and war puppets leading the way, our chances of scaling the city walls are extremely high."

"However, we shouldn't need to. After three days of relentless attacks, the other side should make a move!"

Guo Jia's eyes gleamed with wisdom. After being forced to recall the password for the main account, Guo Jia regained his composure.

Even if they haven't reached their peak level yet, they've definitely recovered to about 80-90% of what they were at the time.

"Take a break today. Starting tomorrow morning, continue the attack without stopping!"

"Yes, sir!" Everyone accepted the order and left.

"How long will it take for your injuries to heal?" Guo Jia turned to Ma Chao and asked, "I have something I need you to do!"

"It will recover in one or two days at most!" Ma Chao gave a very vague timeframe.

Guo Jia nodded, as the minor injury was a good thing.

"Then focus on recovering. Once you're healed, I'll arrange something for you to do."

Ma Chao was eager to go, but Guo Jia kept his mouth shut and didn't tell him what he was going to do, so Ma Chao could only obediently recuperate.

Use the will of God and the will of the army to cleanse the body of what remains.

Without the lock of divine will, he could quickly recover from minor injuries; his body that had broken through boundaries allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

Meanwhile, the Mongol Yuan forces within the city were also actively preparing for war. After Haridetu withdrew, he realized that the opponent from Xinghan was not to be underestimated. He estimated that the other side might directly attack the city, so they had to be prepared.

Haridetu distributed military affairs at each level and adjusted the various defenses within the city, hoping to hold out until victory against Xinghan's offensive.

Defending a city is much easier than attacking it.

"Talta, you take three thousand men as reserves. Do not move them without my order!"

"The enemy's numbers are roughly equal to ours. As long as we hold the city walls, the advantage will remain firmly in our favor."

"Yes, General." Tarta clasped his hands in a salute. The use of reserve troops is all about timing, and Haridetu was confident in his judgment.

Seeing Tarta accept the order, Haridtu smiled. Clearly, Tarta's flaws had lessened considerably under the baptism of war, which was a good thing. He could almost see the rise of another young and famous general of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

"Kukutar, you lead the charge. You are brave and fierce, and you immediately dampened the enemy's morale, causing them heavy losses!"

Satisfied, Haridetu turned to Kukutar and gave him an order.

"Marshal, rest assured, I will take care of the first battle." Kukutar nodded. Although he had been defeated by Zhang Xiu, he was not completely discouraged.

He still possesses this inherent confidence; in terms of sheer bravery and fierceness, he is absolutely no less than anyone else.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking.

The scout in charge of observation immediately ran over to report the situation to Haridre.

"Marshal, a scout reports that the enemy has begun organizing its legionary soldiers to attack, and they have brought a considerable number of siege weapons."

"Immediately notify all generals to be on high alert and not to be careless!" Haridre immediately called on everyone to be vigilant.

He then led the officers and soldiers around him toward the city wall.

By the time Haridre arrived at the city walls, siege equipment had already been set up outside the city, and it took almost no time.

A deafening roar echoed through the sky as massive stone pellets pierced the heavens and crashed into the city.

The dull thud of the boulder hitting the ground made Haridre's expression harden; judging from this, it clearly wasn't a test.

"The enemy intends to launch a full-scale attack on the city. All of you return to your posts and prepare for battle."

Haridre nodded to his officers and soldiers, and then a group of them quickly rushed to their respective positions with their weapons. Meanwhile, Tarta, as a reserve legion, was rapidly arranging for reserve soldiers to transport various defensive supplies to the city walls.

Guo Jia made no attempt to conceal his intention: to directly target one section of the city wall and engage in a decisive battle, allowing the city's defenders to better cope with the attack.

"Fire arrows!"

Haridre, standing atop the city wall, saw more than a dozen teams carrying ladders, charging down to the base of the wall under the attack of crossbows and catapults.

Without saying a word, Haridre immediately ordered the arrows to be fired.

They absolutely cannot allow these people to enter the city.

As long as we rely on the city walls for defense while launching a fierce counterattack, the enemy will inevitably be unable to withstand the huge casualties and flee in panic.

A dense barrage of arrows rained down on the Xinghan soldiers below. Some held shields to defend themselves, some dodged, and some fell to the ground when hit. But the war drums pounded behind them, and more soldiers charged forward in the face of the rain of arrows.

"Prepare the truck!"

Guo Jia glanced at the Yellow Turban warriors and war puppets who were beginning to climb the city wall.

The counterattack from the other side confirmed to him that the city was well-prepared and that there were currently no gaps in the Xinghan battle line.
Since we can't break through with simple calculations, we should really go and fight.

Several towering chariots, taller than the city walls, carried nearly a thousand archers and were propelled forward by a large number of heavily armed soldiers.

Before the siege towers approached the city walls, nearly a thousand archers aimed their fire at a designated area, causing a commotion in the area on the city walls where the fire was concentrated.

After all, the Mongol Yuan dynasty did not have a legion like the Imperial Guard that could withstand a barrage of arrows, so arrows could still cause casualties.

Even though the Mongol soldiers on the city walls were protected by shields, it was still inevitable that some soldiers would be hit by arrows.
"Shatter!" Kukutar manipulated the clouds to unleash a Legion talent, instantly destroying a siege tower.

However, even the best of both worlds cannot fight against the overwhelming force of the archers. With the archers firing in unison, the city walls' ability to suppress the area was significantly reduced. The Xinghan soldiers carrying the siege ladders roared and smashed them against the fortress. Then, the agile light infantry, swords in hand, charged up the ladders.

However, after charging up only six or seven meters, the defenders on the city wall reacted, and the rain of arrows they fired turned against the soldiers on the ladders and siege towers, putting them under pressure.

Then, several supports, each with a semi-circular front, extended from where the ladder had been placed, and with a powerful force, overturned the ladder.

Several soldiers who were almost on the city wall screamed and fell to the ground, and then more ladders were carried over.

This made it clear to the Mongol Yuan that Xinghan wanted to conquer the fortress, but even if they felt it, they would never show any sympathy.

He desperately directed his soldiers to launch a defensive counterattack.

There was no hesitation or delay on Xinghan's side; Sun Ce led the Jiefan Army directly up the city wall.

The siege had reached its climax in less than an hour. Sun Ce, the monarch, unleashed his full potential and displayed astonishing dominance, but he still couldn't suppress the defenders on the city walls.

Kukutar and his soldiers stood firm like solid mountains against the relentless waves of attacks, shattering each and every charge.

"Airbridge ready."

The soldiers of Xinghan began to rush up the city wall in large numbers. Flying bridges were simply too deadly for a city wall that wasn't very high.

The emergence of this siege weapon resulted in low city walls, allowing attacking infantry to directly charge up the flying bridges.

Kukutar destroyed several of these vehicles, but that didn't solve the problem. Xinghan's preparations were still very aggressive. Destroying a few was indeed painful, but their reserves of flying bridge vehicles were still sufficient.

In less than a quarter of an hour, under the cover of powerful waves of attacks and a large number of siege machines, the Xinghan soldiers had rushed onto the city walls and began to fight back in groups.

In particular, Sun Ce led the Jie Fan Army to clear a small section of the city wall, allowing the subsequent soldiers to rush up the wall at a faster speed.

"Damn it!" Kukutar was annoyed.

They fought so hard during the siege, how come the other side seemed to be about to swallow them up right away?

As more and more Star Han soldiers climbed the city walls, Kukutar felt a growing sense of danger.

The siege lasted a long time, and the fighting continued even after nightfall.

During the lulls in the siege, Guo Jia continuously deployed war puppets to act as siege soldiers, which proved very effective.

Their casualties were very low; most of the losses were due to the war puppets.

The loss for the day was around 1,700 or 1,800.

Attacking from only one side of the city wall actually limited the contact area between the two sides, which was more in line with Guo Jia's strategy of exhausting the enemy. Therefore, Guo Jia lit a large bonfire while organizing his men to continue the night battle.

Stopping is absolutely not an option; exhausting the opponent is a strategy to win their hearts and minds.

To achieve this goal, Guo Jia had already planned to annihilate all five thousand war puppets.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's Yellow Turban Warrior secret technique was a great help. These powerful illusionary warriors played a significant role, and the reason why casualties were low was largely due to these Yellow Turban Warriors; otherwise, the losses might have increased by 30%.

"How are you feeling, Bo Fu?" Guo Jia slowly turned around and asked Sun Ce, who was standing silently to the side.

"The resistance is strong. I led a portion of the Jie Fan Army to charge up the city wall, but we were outnumbered and were being targeted and suppressed, so we couldn't break through the situation at all!"

Sun Ce was somewhat annoyed. Kukutar was like an eel, not fighting him head-on, but using all sorts of methods to annoy him.

This wasn't the first time Sun Ce had encountered such an opponent, but he was still thoroughly disgusted. (End of Chapter)