Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1040 Waiting for the rabbit
Galloping on the official road leading to Luoyang City, looking at the huge city that was already looming in front of him, Liu Zheng was still extremely anxious. He wished he could grow wings and fly into the city immediately.

"Brother..." Guan Pingfa asked, "We seem to have forgotten something."

Liu Zheng looked at his troubled face, puzzled for a moment: "What's the matter?"

Guan Ping pointed at the army behind him and said, "In order to rush back to Luoyang as quickly as possible, we asked Your Majesty for 6,000 soldiers and horses, all of which were cavalry. However, cavalry are not good at defending cities and fighting. If we rush back like this, facing such fierce generals as Dian Wei and Xu Chu, I don't know how to defend ourselves."

After hearing what he said, Cheng Yang beside him also slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, it's true. How about you wait here, and I will go back to Hulao Pass and mobilize the infantry back?"

Guan Ping immediately shook his head when he heard this. "No, no, we have already traveled for most of the day. If we go back now and wait for you to mobilize troops, how long will it take to reach Luoyang? Your Majesty said that Xu Chu is an expert in mountain warfare. And since Cao Cao has this trick, he must have already found out some mountain paths from nearby woodcutters and hunters. So they may have almost walked out of the forest."

Cheng Yang's expression immediately drooped: "This won't work, and that won't work either. What should I do?"

"It's a pity that my second brother is not here, otherwise he would definitely have a way to deal with it." Guan Ping looked regretful.

Liu Zheng smiled, not looking panicked at all.

Seeing this, Guan Ping asked curiously, "Why aren't you in a hurry, brother? Do you have a plan already?"

Liu Zheng smiled mysteriously: "I was only concerned about the safety of my mother and grandmother, and I was so anxious that I lost sight of it. Fortunately, before I left, Military Advisor Cui reminded me, and I suddenly realized it."

Cheng Yang and Guan Ping both saw the scene when they were preparing to set off, when Cui Jun suddenly ran down from the city wall, pulled Liu Zheng aside and whispered a few words to him, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.

"What good plan does Cui Junshi have?"

Liu Zheng said: "Dian Wei and Xu Chu's mountain troops must be lightly equipped, with hooks, sickles, climbing ropes and other equipment, but they definitely don't carry siege equipment with them, so their goal is definitely not to capture Luoyang City. And we are the same, our goal is not to defend Luoyang City, but to kill the enemy."

"Huh?" Although Guan Ping and Cheng Yang didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, they couldn't help but be excited.

Guan Ping was still very curious: "In this vast wilderness, where can we find the enemy and launch an attack?"

Liu Zheng said as if it was a matter of course: "Do you even need to ask? Of course, it is where the enemy will appear."

These words left Guan Ping and Cheng Yang speechless for a moment.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu walked on the almost invisible mountain path for another day, found a relatively flat place, rested for a night, and then got up hurriedly the next morning and continued on their journey.

Not long after, the two of them brought 10,000 Pingshan Flying Army soldiers to a cliff.

Xu Chu looked up, used his hand as a ruler to measure it roughly, and then nodded.

"Put up the hook and the mountain-climbing hammer. General Dian Wei and I, as well as the garrison commanders and officers above the rank of garrison commander, will go first."

In this wilderness forest where human activity is seldom seen once a year, among the steep cliffs, at this moment, more than 10,000 people are climbing up to the top of the cliffs one after another.

This path was obviously chosen by Xu Chu with great care. There were many cliffs in the mountains and forests in this area, and this one was relatively low and flat, making it easy to climb. If it were any other high cliff, even many wild animals that were good at climbing mountains might not be able to succeed.

After sacrificing dozens of lives, the army finally reached the top of the cliff safely.

"Oh..."

Dian Wei felt that the scene before his eyes suddenly became clear.

"Is that Luoyang City?" He stood on the top of the mountain, pointing at a medium-sized black dot in the distance.

Xu Chu grinned and said, "Yes, that is Luoyang, and over there is Hulao Pass. Let's go down this slope, and there are two paths, one leading to Luoyang, and the other leading to the apricot forest behind Hulao Pass."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get going. Liu He would never have thought that I would suddenly appear behind him. Hehe, I really can't wait to see his shocked and terrified expression."

Dian Wei was a little impatient and ran forward with big strides. In a forest, Liu Zheng and his men, along with their horses, were hiding. All the horses had their mouths wrapped with cloth to prevent them from neighing.

"Brother." Guan Ping came close to Liu Zheng and lowered his voice and asked, "Will they really come here?"

Cheng Yang also asked: "Yes, if they don't come, wouldn't we be happy for nothing? What if they really attack Luoyang City... What if..."

"Hey, shut up. Where do so many what-ifs come from?" Liu Zheng patted Cheng Yang on the head.

"Don't worry, just stay here and wait for the rabbit to come. We will definitely be able to get it today."

Seeing Liu Zheng's confident look, the two said nothing more.

The sun gradually rose and soon hung in the middle of the sky.

Just when everyone was getting a little impatient, Liu Zheng suddenly moved his ears.

"Did you hear that? There's some movement."

Guan Ping and Cheng Yang were drinking water. When they heard Liu Zheng's words, they hurriedly moved to his side.

"Over there, listen carefully..."

Liu Zheng pointed in a direction, and the two men pricked up their ears and listened for a while.

"Hmm? It seems like there is really some movement." Guan Ping seemed a little surprised.

Liu Zheng hurriedly said, "Pass the order down. All soldiers must hide their bodies. Anyone who alerts the enemy will be punished by military law."

Not long after, the voice of a person was heard from the dense forest ahead.

"Heh... this forest is too dense. If I weren't thick-skinned, how could I have withstood these bushes and thorns?"

Along with the sound, a hook sickle cut a vine, and a figure walked out shortly after.

"Clap clap clap..."

He slapped off some dead branches and leaves that were stuck to his body, but turned a blind eye to the scars that appeared on his face, neck, back of his hands, etc., and didn't care at all.

"Finally got out." Another strong man appeared beside him. Looking at the woods and stream ahead, the two of them felt refreshed.

Liu Zheng, who was hiding in the dark, saw something bright in front of him: "It's Dian Wei and Xu Chu!"

"Brother, you are so smart. They really left this place." Cheng Yang was a little overjoyed.

"Give the order, wait for the military order, and charge out together. No one is allowed to act rashly."

Liu Zheng issued another strict order.

Following Xu Chu and Dian Wei, teams of soldiers in light armor came out of the dense forest one after another.

Xu Chu shouted, "Count the number of people, then rest for half an hour. After you have eaten and drunk enough, act according to the plan."

"Yes, sir." Dozens of officers immediately began to arrange their soldiers according to the order.

(End of this chapter)