Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1148 Liu Zheng is ambushed
Zhou Yu looked at Liu Zheng who was about to turn around and leave, sneered in his heart, and then ordered the messenger beside him to wave the command flag.

Liu Zheng, who had just retreated a short distance, saw huge rocks rolling down from the top of the cliff. He hurriedly ordered a retreat.

After narrowly avoiding these huge rocks, I found that the mountain path ahead was blocked by huge rocks.

Zhou Yu shouted, "Liu Zheng, you are now doomed. If you surrender, my master, the wise emperor, will pardon you. If you resist, you will be shot with thousands of arrows and your body will be torn to pieces."

Liu Zheng was furious, and he roared in a voice that was almost torn apart: "You are dreaming! The Han Dynasty only has princes who died in battle, and there are no princes who surrender!"

The deputy general beside him advised: "Your Highness, the only way out now is to charge forward to attack Sun Ce's camp. There are huge rocks blocking the road in the back, but Sun Ce's army in front is vulnerable at the moment. Zhou Yu certainly didn't expect that we would smear croton powder on the beef jerky and charge forward. Although it is dangerous, it is at least 60 to 70 percent sure."

Liu Zheng did not hesitate at all and pointed his spear forward: "Soldiers, fight to the death, only then can you survive, follow me and kill!"

At the critical moment of life and death, thousands of people burst out with ten times the fighting spirit and rushed towards the figures of Sun Ce and others at the end of the mountain road.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "With the lord personally blocking the way, are you still afraid that Liu Zheng will fly away? Give the order, shoot the arrows."

On the cliff tops on both sides, archers shot arrows in unison, and countless arrows rained down into the mountain path.

Although the soldiers led by Liu Zheng were all elite soldiers wearing armor and helmets and were not afraid of arrows, the arrows shot from top to bottom were more powerful. Moreover, with such a large number of arrows falling, the armor on the soldiers' bodies was slowly deformed due to being hit repeatedly. Many soldiers were shot in parts of their bodies that were not protected by armor and screamed in pain.

Zhou Yu looked at the Han soldiers falling one after another below, with a look of pride on his face.

However, when he looked at Sun Ce and others at the other end of the mountain road, he found something wrong.

Sun Ce, who was supposed to be on high alert and ready to kill the fleeing Liu Zheng's army, now had almost all his soldiers in a panic, and many of them even abandoned their camp and went straight into the nearby forests.

"What's going on? What happened?" Zhou Yu was a little annoyed and confused.

At this time, a soldier ran up from the bottom of the mountain.

"General Zhou, it's bad. The lord and the soldiers are all... all..."

Because the cliff was too high, the soldier was already panting after running up, and even a gentleman like Zhou Yu was so anxious that he almost jumped up.

"What happened? Tell me now!"

The soldier took a few breaths before continuing, "Our army seized the enemy's baggage, which contained... a lot of food and beef jerky. The lord and many soldiers ate the beef, but the enemy smeared... smeared croton powder in it... So now..."

"What?" Before he could finish, Zhou Yu was completely stunned. Then the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "How could someone use such... such a despicable method?"

But he quickly recovered from the shock and made a prompt decision: "All troops must follow me down the mountain immediately to help the lord stop the enemy."

Then, he said to his deputy general, "You go back to Xicheng County immediately and order the defenders in the city to leave only 3,000 men to guard the city, and the rest of the soldiers come to support as soon as possible."

The deputy general hesitated and said, "If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack the west city, the city will be empty, wouldn't it be as dangerous as an egg on the wall?"

Zhou Yu sneered, "At present, the thousands of soldiers on the lord's side can only exert 30% of their combat power. The thousands of people ambushed on the top of the cliff will definitely not be able to capture Liu Zheng alive. If he escapes and then joins the main army to attack, we will also die. Only by letting the main army in the city come and capture Liu Zheng, then even if the enemy army occupies the west city, it will be useless."

Upon hearing this, the deputy general suddenly realized what was going on. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by Zhou Yu.

"I'll only give you three hours. If you can't get there within three hours, you will be subject to military law!"

The deputy general's face was stern: "General, rest assured, I will not fail you!" Zhou Yu raised his arms and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me and charge!"

Under the cliff, Sun Ce led thousands of soldiers, enduring either abdominal pain or the stench, and fought desperately to resist Liu Zheng's attack.

Liu Zheng's soldiers were more elite and their weapons were sharper, while Sun Ce's side had more people, so the two sides could be considered evenly matched.

However, under the current circumstances, Sun Ce was unable to resist and was beaten back by Liu Zheng. When the enemy was about to break through the encirclement, Zhou Yu finally led his troops down from the top of the cliff.

"Gongjin, please stop them first."

Sun Ce could no longer bear it, so he said something to Zhou Yu and without caring about anything else, he hurriedly ran into the nearby forest.

Liu Zheng sneered: "What a little tyrant Sun Ce, from today on, such a good name will surely spread throughout the world."

Zhou Yu shouted angrily, "You shameless boy, you are using such a despicable method. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by heroes all over the world?"

Liu Zheng replied with disdain: "You guys don't know the right time, don't know the right path, and you coerce the people of Jiangnan into resisting stubbornly. You will definitely be cursed in history in the future!"

After saying that, he went straight to attack Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu knew that he was no match for Liu Zheng in terms of martial arts, so he just commanded from the rear and had dozens of personal guards surround Liu Zheng.

The Jiangdong soldiers were good at naval battles and were weak in land and mountain warfare. It was only with the help of Zhou Yu's strategy and Sun Ce's bravery that they were able to hold out against the Han army in Hanzhong for more than a month.

Now that Sun Ce has temporarily left the battlefield, Zhou Yu is fighting alone. Although this can temporarily alleviate the current decline, it is still difficult to completely stop Liu Zheng's attempt to break through.

In the forest not far away, there were countless people squatting and playing the pimping game happily. There were mostly bamboos in the forest, and the sounds at this moment were like bamboo joints bursting. If Liu He was here and heard such noises, he would surely recall the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks in his previous life in modern times.

Fortunately, after a good fight, many soldiers pulled up their pants and rejoined the battle.

Although many of these people were exhausted and their combat power was far from what it usually was, with a large number of people, under Zhou Yu's command, they set up heavy defensive formations in the middle and on both sides of the mountain road and quickly stabilized the formation, making it difficult for Liu Zheng to advance any further.

Not long after, Sun Ce finally finished the job. He didn't know whether he was ashamed or angry, but his face was flushed red. Even from a distance, he cursed and rushed towards Liu Zheng.

While Liu Zheng was fighting, he gave the order: "The whole army should change into a cone formation, with me at the lead, and charge in turns!"

The orders were obeyed and soon these thousands of people changed their formation on the mountain road. Liu was at the front, and the whole team was like a cone, like a sharp arrow, piercing into the enemy army.

From the rear of the formation, crossbows were fired continuously, continuously killing and harassing the Jiangdong soldiers. After this torture, Sun Ce could not exert even half of his strength, and when fighting with Liu Zheng, he was actually at a disadvantage. As a result, Liu Zheng once again led his troops to press forward step by step, making it difficult for the Jiangdong army to breathe.

Zhou Yu secretly hated him: "This little thief is so young, but he has such martial arts and military skills. He can't stay for long."

Then he turned to Zhou Tai and said, "You lead me and the lord's personal guards to attack us."

Zhou Tai hesitated: "Then Gongjin, you don't have any guards around you?"

Zhou Yu stared at Liu Zheng intently and said, "If we can't capture Liu Zheng in this battle, everything else will be over. Go now!"

Zhou Tai had no choice but to obey the order and rushed forward with hundreds of his personal guards, leaving only Zhou Yu and a messenger standing on the hillside.

(End of this chapter)