Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1068: Tiger Cavalry Sets Out
It was already dark, and torches were lit inside and outside Hulao Pass.

"Pooh..." Cheng Liang spat out a mouthful of blood, picked up the kettle and drank it happily.

"Cool!"

Gao Shun looked at Cheng Liang, whose body was already covered in blood, and smiled a rare smile.

"Huh? You, a cold-faced tiger, can actually laugh?" Cheng Liang was very surprised.

Gao Shun's smile was fleeting, and he soon returned to his cold look.

"You look good now. You have turned back into the old Cheng Liang."

Cheng Liang was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed out loud: "Hahaha, well said, you are a guy who usually saves words like gold, but today you can say this to me, I will remember your kindness."

After saying this, he looked into the distance, as if recalling something.

"Yes... Cheng Liang back then..."

He thought about how he had become more and more greedy for pleasure in recent years, with luxurious houses and beautiful wives, and had been demanding endlessly. Among his five brothers, the other four had made great progress and had repeatedly made meritorious deeds, but he himself had gradually become lazy in martial arts and was no longer so interested in fighting.

Thinking back on it now, Cheng Liang wanted to slap himself.

Gao Shun walked to the door, looked at the still fierce battle outside, and said, "The Cao thief is determined to fight."

Cheng Liang said bitterly, "Be more resolute. I haven't killed enough. This ungrateful fellow killed my nephew. I will settle this blood feud with him tonight."

After saying that, he raised the Tiangang Soul-Chasing Halberd again and rushed out quickly.

Gao Shun's expression darkened, and he seemed to be still upset about Liu Zheng's matter. However, his reaction was not as intense as Cheng Liang's. He just sighed lightly and walked out.

In this city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, more than 30,000 soldiers from both sides lost their lives in just half a day, and many more were injured.

Of course, the attacking Cao army suffered the greatest losses, accounting for nearly 80% of the 30,000 corpses.

But the more this happened, the more fierce Cao's offensive became, and there was no sign of retreat.

"Gao Shun is indeed a famous general in the world. He has used the natural defenses of Tiger Prison to their full potential."

Cao Cao seemed to give the compliment in a sincere and genuine tone.

Cheng Yu said: "My lord, if the battle continues like this, even if our army can capture Hulao Pass, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Should we..."

Before he could finish, Cao Cao interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "As the saying goes, the first attack is powerful, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. Now that we have come to this point, we can no longer talk about retreat. No matter what the cost, we must conquer this pass. Life and death will depend on this."

Seeing his firm tone, Cheng Yu was very tactful and didn't say anything more.

"My lord, I am not worried about this matter. Instead, there is another matter that has been bothering me."

Guo Jia's words aroused Cao Cao's doubts: "What makes Feng Xiao so worried?"

Guo Jia said: "My lord has made up his mind to gather all his forces to capture Hulao Pass. This is the best strategy. However, the morale of our army has not yet been united, which is disadvantageous to the battle."

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately understood: "Feng Xiao's words make sense."

After saying this, he looked forward and said solemnly: "Come here, pass on my military order. The front troops will retreat and reorganize. Order Cai Mao to lead the troops of Jingzhou and continue the attack."

"Yes." The messenger immediately took the order and ran away.

"Where is Cao Hong?" "I am here!"

"I order you to lead my 5,000 personal guards to supervise the battle from the rear when the Jingzhou troops attack the city gates. Anyone who is lazy and afraid of fighting will be killed immediately."

"I will obey your orders!"

As soon as Cao Hong left, Cheng Yu frowned and said, "My lord, although this may temporarily force out the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Jingzhou, it will only exacerbate the discord between the soldiers in Jingzhou and our soldiers in Yu and Yan."

Cao Cao waved his hands and said, "As long as we can capture Luoyang and then defeat Liu He, the soldiers from Yu and Yan can naturally return to their hometowns. They don't have to stay in Jingzhou to occupy the magpie's nest. At that time, we can give more rewards to the generals of Jingzhou to commend their merits, which will only make them admire us. If we lose this battle again, we will have no place to stand, so how can we talk about the unity of the army?"

Cheng Yu thought about it and seemed to think it made a lot of sense, so he said no more.

Cao Cao's attention was all focused on the dangerous pass in front of him, but in Guo Jia's eyes, he seemed to see that most of his lord's thoughts had already penetrated Hulao Pass and floated to the top of Luoyang City.

"Generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu will surely accomplish their mission. Luoyang is empty and is being harassed by Sun Ce. Even if they can find a way to repel the Jiangdong troops, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses and will not be able to resist the Pingshan Flying Army who are good at climbing. Moreover, there are no powerful generals in the city who can resist the two generals. My lord, don't worry."

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao's brows relax a little.

"Haha, Fengxiao's eyes are better than a million soldiers."

Cao Hong was the most ruthless among all the generals of Cao's army, whether fighting on the battlefield or executing soldiers in the army. Therefore, his reputation for cruelty had the effect of intimidating the soldiers in the army.

With him supervising the army in the rear, after killing dozens of Jingzhou soldiers who intended to retreat, even though Cai Mao and others had a lot of resentment in their hearts, they could only vent all their anger towards Hulao Pass.

Cai Mao was also a man who knew military affairs. Under his full command, tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops did put some pressure on Gao Shun and Cheng Liang. After all, the soldiers defending the city were really tired.

"Damn it." Cheng Liang was furious.

"How dare Cai Mao, Wen Pin and other lowly people come here and act so presumptuously? It makes me so angry. When I get out of the confinement, I will chop off their heads."

Just as Gao Shun was about to speak, Cheng Liang spoke first: "Old Gao, I know you want to persuade me, but I, Old Cheng, have a bad temper and you are calm and steady. You can tolerate this kind of thing, but I can't. You are a higher official than me, so you are not allowed to use military orders to order me around. I must take this guy's head today."

Gao Shun sighed, turned around, poured a glass of wine, and toasted it to Cheng Liang with both hands.

Cheng Liang smiled and said, "Hey, old man, it's rare for you to show such a kind side. I appreciate it."

He took the glass, drank it all, and then threw it heavily to the ground.

"Where are the brothers of the Divine Tiger Riders?"

"exist!"

A hundred soldiers responded in unison.

Cheng Liang shouted, "Go, ride on our mortal brothers, and let these bandits outside the pass see the power of our Divine Tiger Cavalry."

"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"

A moment later, accompanied by deafening roars, the iron gate of Hulao Pass slowly rose.

“Ahh… Roar… Roar…”

The soldiers of Jingzhou who were attacking the city suddenly felt a murderous aura coming towards them.

(End of this chapter)