Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 170 Easily Win
Everyone put on armor and climbed up the city wall. Sure enough, they saw a group of people standing a hundred steps away. Leading them were five people on horseback, glaring at them.

"Where is little Liu He? Come out and answer me!"

A tall and fat middle-aged man in the middle pointed his spear at the city wall and shouted.

Liu He took a step forward and said, "I am here! You are Magistrate Gao of Yu County, right? You and I are both appointed officials of the imperial court. Now the Yellow Turbans are rebelling and the country is in danger. You are receiving a salary from the imperial court, but you are not loyal to the country and protect the people. Instead, you come to my Langtiao County with such a fierce momentum. What's your purpose?"

"Hmph, I won't argue with you. I came here today for only one thing. Why did you put my in-laws, the Hong family, in jail? Their family are all good citizens of the Han Dynasty. It must be you, a kid, who coveted their property, so you took advantage of your power to bully others! If you don't release them today and return their property, I will never let you go!"

Liu He sneered.

"How ridiculous! As a county lieutenant, you not only failed to stop your relatives from planning a rebellion, but you even came to ask for their help after the fact. You are so disrespectful of the law. I think your Gao family will not be able to escape the crime of treason!"

A slightly younger man beside Gao Mang came close to him and whispered, "Father, I don't think Liu He is scared by us at all. I'm afraid he is confident. Should we go back and discuss it?"

Gao Mang glared at him fiercely when he heard this.

"You coward, how could I have given birth to a loser like you!"

Seeing how angry he was, the man immediately shut up and remained silent.

Gao Mang angrily said to Liu He, "You arrogant boy, there is no shortage of excuses to accuse someone of a crime. You coveted the property of the Hong family and several other big families, so you abused your power and framed them. You are unworthy of being a county magistrate for such evil deeds! I will give you one more chance. If you admit your mistakes, release them all, and return the mansion and land, I will spare your life. Otherwise, I will give the order to attack the city and cut you into pieces!"

Liu He did not react to such outrageous words, but Guan Yu was angered.

"How dare you! You are just an old man, what can you do to me! Hurry up and surrender, and you will be able to live for the rest of your life. Otherwise, once my Anmin Army strikes, it will be too late for you to regret!"

Gao Mang was so angry that he almost fumed!
"You scoundrel! I tried to persuade you with kind words, but you didn't listen. My relative came to report that my poor nephew Gao Mian died at your hands, but I didn't believe you were so bold. What I saw today is definitely true! Old grudges are in front, and new hatreds are behind. How can I let you go today? I understand that you suffered countless casualties in the battle with the Taiping Army. How can you fight me today!"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked behind him: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army and only a day to deploy it. No matter you are county soldiers, retainers, or guards, you have all been receiving food and salary from my Gao family for many years. Today you must fight hard and capture this city for me! After the battle, everyone will be rewarded!"

"Kill!"

The two thousand infantrymen behind him rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

Guan Yu immediately pleaded: "Brother, let me lead the army to fight and I will definitely take back the old man's head!"

Cheng Liang and others also wanted to challenge for battle, but when they saw that Guan Yu had taken the lead, they did not want to compete for credit with their second brother.

"Yunchang, don't worry for now. We still have less than 200 cavalrymen that can be mobilized. You lead your cavalry out of the north gate and take a detour. Gongyi and Dehui will lead more than 2,000 elite soldiers of our Anmin Army to go out of the city to meet the enemy. Mingwei and Xiangzi, follow me and lead the remaining Anmin Army soldiers who are still slightly injured and the newly surrendered soldiers to support us from behind!"

Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye were already eager to fight and were eager to give it a try. They thought Guan Yu was going to seize the first chance to fight, but they didn't expect Liu He to send them to go up first. They smiled so hard that they couldn't stop, and without saying a word, they immediately went down the city wall.

Although Guan Yu also wanted to go out of the city to fight, he also understood that the key to his cavalry team was mobility. If they just charged in like this, it would be a situation where the few were against the many, and there would be no guarantee that there would not be a second heavy casualties. So he said no more, received the order and went down the city wall.

Although Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang also had a strong desire to fight, they were relatively gentle and stable in character. They fully understood Liu He's arrangement, so they did not say anything.

"Come on!"

Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye, leading a total of about two thousand Anmin troops, rushed out of the city gate, and the two of them were the first to rush directly into the enemy's formation.

"System prompts, Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye fight side by side, triggering the combined skill 'Golden Orchid', and the two's force is increased by 1 point each."

"Zhu Ye triggers the special skill 'Brave Power', increasing his strength by 8 points."

"Combining the King of Soldiers and the King of Armor, Cheng Liang's current force is 93 points, and Zhu Ye's current force is 104."

These two men were protected by the King of Armor and had outstanding martial arts. When they charged into the enemy camp, they were just like mobile killing machines. Especially Zhu Ye. With his pair of sledgehammers, he harvested the enemy's lives as easily as cutting vegetables.

In addition to the two of them, Wang Han, also known as classmate Dameng, whose martial arts level reached 84, was charging into the enemy army as a foot soldier together with ordinary soldiers. This big guy, holding a machete that Liu He had temporarily prepared for him, rushed forward recklessly, and his performance was also impressive.

Not only the generals, but even the ordinary soldiers had obvious differences in combat skills.

After experiencing dozens of battles to suppress bandits, as well as two bloody battles with the Yellow Turban Army, these more than 2,000 veterans of the Anmin Army, in terms of personal physical fitness, combat experience, and mutual coordination, far surpassed the ordinary county soldiers who had not fought for many years, as well as the retainers supported by their families.

What's more, there were differences in morale, weapons, and armor between the two sides, which led to the Anmin Army quickly gaining an absolute advantage as soon as the battle started.

Liu He and others stood on the tower, looking at the battlefield in front of them leisurely. "Haha, this cousin of Cheng Zijie is really strong. This machete weighs nearly 70 kilograms, but in his hand it is just like an ordinary knife. If we train him well in the future, he will be a fierce general in our army. I really love him!"

The more Liu He looked at Da Meng, the more he liked him.

According to Pan Yun's investigation, Da Meng's parents died one after another when he was very young, and he was not very smart, so he had to rely on the help of his neighbors and work for others to earn a living, and he rarely had enough to eat.

Now that he had arrived in Langdiao County, he had eaten his fill and was bloated. After being full, he felt three times stronger than before and could wield the 70-jin sword with ease. He was really powerful!
"This is also the reason why Big Brother was able to promote talented people in the army. Otherwise, if he hadn't promoted Cheng Mian and hadn't sincerely helped him settle down his family affairs and find his family, how could he have met Da Meng?"

Zhang Yong's words were also agreed upon by the people around him.

Gao Mang, who was not far away, saw that the battle situation was obviously not in his favor. The Anmin Army was not as vulnerable as he had imagined. They could actually dispatch 2,000 people at a time. Moreover, Liu He and others on the city wall were still chatting and laughing, looking completely unconcerned. This made him feel a little nervous.

At this time, a middle-aged man next to him who looked somewhat elegant spoke.

"Brother Gao, what your in-law said in the letter seems to be wrong. The Anmin Army is clearly extremely fierce. Look at these soldiers rushing out. They all look like veterans of the battlefield. They definitely don't look like newly recruited soldiers, and they are even less likely to be the Taiping Army that just surrendered. Could it be that the damage to the Anmin Army in the previous battle was not as serious as your in-law said?"

Upon hearing this, the other person next to him suddenly became nervous.

"Oh, this is troublesome. If this is the case, we are in big trouble today! Let's not worry about your relative. Maybe he has already joined forces with this little Liu He and is helping him to make money in Yu County!"

Gao Mang was also upset at this time and was at a loss for what to do.

"What the hell is this guy named Hong doing?"

Seeing that almost all the people falling on the battlefield ahead were from their own side, they became even more anxious.

His son, who had been driven away by Gao Mang before, mustered up his courage again at this time.

"Father, let's retreat quickly! In my opinion, we may have fallen into Liu He's trap! If we don't leave now, we may not be able to leave!"

The word "evil plot" seemed to make Gao Mang realize something.

"Yes, it must be a conspiracy! It must be the conspiracy of that little Liu He. Retreat quickly!"

After saying this, he turned his horse around and galloped back.

Of the more than 2,000 people in Yu County, hundreds had already been killed in the battle, and the rest were already terrified. When they heard the order to "retreat", they immediately fled for their lives without looking back.

At this moment, a loud voice came.

"Where are you going, old thief!"

Guan Yu led two hundred cavalrymen and suddenly rushed out from the left rear and rushed towards Gao Mang.

Not only that, Liu He on the tower suddenly shouted, "Brothers, follow me and kill Gao Mang alive!"

The gates of Langdiao County were wide open, and Liu He, Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang personally led the remaining 3,000 Anmin troops to charge out.

When the people of Yu County saw that there were still so many Anmin Army, they were so frightened that they almost died.

Gao Mang's mount was of the best quality. At this moment, in this huge "escaping army", he managed to avoid being the first, and completely abandoned the other three heads of other families and his own son.

However, no matter how fast he ran, how could he compare to Guan Yu? Guan Yu was far superior to him in terms of both warhorse and personal riding skills.

"Where are you going, old thief!"

Guan Yu soon caught up to Gao Mang and raised his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, then hit Gao Mang hard on the back with the backhand of the blade.

How could Gao Mang withstand such a blow? He was knocked off his horse and even one of his front teeth was knocked out when he fell.

As for the other four people and the more than 1,000 soldiers from Yu County, they were quickly caught up and tied up. No one was caught.

A fierce siege ended in a great defeat for Yu County in less than half an hour.

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