Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 482: The Fall of Lu City
"What? Xuande doesn't welcome me, haha."

Liu He's voice came over, and he walked into the mansion with Cheng Liang, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan.

"How dare I, how dare I, the great general has come, and I am very welcome to you. Oh, General Cheng, and the two heroes Zhao and Deng are here too?"

Cheng Liang, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan greeted Liu Bei and Zhang Fei one after another. They all had a very good impression of the three Liu Bei brothers. Although they didn't understand why Liu He had left his army and hurried to Shangdang County with them early this morning, since they had met them, it was always right to greet them with a smile.

Liu He stepped forward and grabbed Liu Bei's hand: "I just defeated the Xiongnu Zuo Xian Wang and returned victoriously. I wanted to come and see Lord Xuande. After all, you are still my brother. You and I have never had a good drink together, so I came all the way here to get drunk with you. It won't be too late to return to Luoyang tomorrow."

After saying this, he was about to take Liu Bei back home.

"Alas, General, I'm afraid we can only postpone the drinking. This morning, Yuan Shao from Jizhou suddenly sent troops to attack Huguan, bringing with him 15,000 soldiers. There is only my second brother with 5,000 soldiers guarding Huguan. I am afraid of losing it, so I am about to lead the army to rush to help. Shangdang County was entrusted to me by your majesty and the general. How can I let Yuan Shao take it away?"

Upon hearing his words, Cheng Liang, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan also became anxious.

"What? Yuan Shao actually dared to attack Bingzhou. Is he tired of living? Let's go together."

But Liu He still held Liu Bei's hand tightly, and seemed not to care much about the attack on Jizhou.

"Huguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Jiang Wude is brave and resourceful, and he is capable of defending this pass. Don't worry. I came here this time with no soldiers except a hundred Divine Tiger Riders, just to travel light and come as soon as possible to have a chat with Lord Xuande. Don't worry, drink some wine first."

Zhang Fei on the side started yelling.

"I, Old Zhang, have always thought that I am the one who drinks the most and causes mistakes, but I never thought that the general is such a heavy drinker. It turns out that the one fighting is not your second brother. You are not in a hurry, but I, Old Zhang, can't wait any longer. I have to go first."

"Okay, okay, since Yide said so, I won't drink this wine. Let me talk to the emperor's uncle, and after that, you guys go to Huguan to rescue him immediately."

Liu He's words and attitude made Liu Bei feel inexplicably uneasy, but when he thought about his own grand plan, he seemed to calm down a little.

When Zhang Fei heard what Liu He said, he stopped yelling.

"Then...then General, you have to hurry up. I, Old Zhang, have an impatient temper and can't wait too long."

"Yide, don't act rashly." Liu Bei scolded with a stern face.

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright. General Yide is outspoken and sincere, and the sun and the moon can testify to that. How could He blame me? Let's go, Lord Xuande, let's go into the inner hall and talk."

He took Liu Bei's hand and walked into the house, leaving Cheng Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan looking at each other in confusion.

After a long time, when Zhang Fei was almost anxious to rush in, the two men finally came out.

No one knew what they talked about, but their expressions seemed solemn and serious, so no one dared to ask.

Liu He shouted to Cheng Liang and others, "Let's go back to Luoyang."

The group left the prefectural government without even looking back and headed straight out of the city.

Zhang Fei looked at the backs of Liu He and others, then looked at Liu Bei.

“Brother, you guys…”

Liu Bei's face looked somewhat inexplicable, his eyes were deep, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad.

"Don't ask me, Third Brother. Now it is more important to go to Huguan to help Second Brother. Let's go."

"I understand, little brother."

The two men led the army, rushed out of Changzi City and headed straight for Huguan.

Liu Bei looked back at Changzi City, sighed softly, and muttered to himself.

"Shangdang, Shangdang, it seems that this is not the place where I, Liu Bei, should stay after all..."

The sun set and night fell.

Outside of Lucheng, blood was flowing like a river, and corpses were everywhere. Gao Lan had been attacking the city for more than three hours, and after sacrificing nearly three thousand men, Lucheng was finally about to be breached.

Of the 3,000 defenders in the city, only half are left, and it is almost impossible for them to guard the four city gates.

Gao Lan let out a long breath.

"I never thought that it would take so much time and cost to capture a small city like Lu. The will and strength of Liu He's army are far stronger than the rumors say. I am really impressed."

The deputy general smiled and said, "So what? We are going to capture them anyway. But it's a little strange that the reinforcements from the other three cities didn't come. I don't know what's happening to the three armies we sent out. If the defenders in the city don't come out, it's obviously impossible to storm with the few troops we sent out."

Gao Lan didn't care. "Hey, maybe the defenders of those cities didn't come to help because they didn't have enough troops. That's reasonable. I had expected this, so when I sent out the three troops, I told them that if there were defenders in the city, they should camp in a hidden place and come to help after I captured Lu City. These three cities will fall into my hands sooner or later, they can't escape."

"General Gao is wise. I can never compare to him."

The deputy general hurriedly began to flatter him.

"We've taken it! We've taken the city gate!"

A burst of excited shouts was heard, and Gao Lan was overjoyed and hurried over.

A soldier came over excitedly and reported: "General, the city gate has been breached, and the first batch of soldiers have finally climbed up the city wall. Lucheng has been captured by us!"

Just as Gao Lan was about to be happy, two more messengers came running over.

"The South Gate has also been captured..."

"It's the same with Simon..."

"Great!" Gao Lan was overjoyed.

"As long as we capture Lucheng, we will have taken the first step towards taking over Yanmen County!"

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the battlefield ahead, and a small group of people ran over in panic.

"What's going on?" Gao Lan asked hurriedly.

The soldiers knelt on the ground, and one of them said timidly: "General Gao, just now, the defenders in the city suddenly opened the city gate and tried to break out. They still have about 1,500 people, and our army at the north gate now has less than 3,000 soldiers left. We were caught off guard by the enemy, so we...we..."

Gao Lan was furious. He grabbed the soldier by the collar and lifted him up.

"How are you?"

"Ahem... We failed to stop the enemy. They have successfully broken through... Broke out..."

"Report..."

Three more people came running over in a hurry.

"The three towers in the east, south, and west have long been deserted. There are only some scarecrows wearing armor, just pretending to be there in the night. The soldiers guarding the city have long disappeared..."

Gao Lan was so angry that he chopped down a nearby tree with his sword.

"Damn it! We surrounded the city from all sides and let half of the defenders escape. This is a huge shame."

The deputy general hurriedly comforted him: "General, as long as we capture Lucheng, we will win. As for the escape of some of the enemy troops, there is no need to worry. Even if they escape to the nearby city, what can they do? With General Gao in charge, won't they end up in the same fate sooner or later?"

Gao Lan was still upset, but he also knew what was important.

"Enter the city first and rest for a night. Tomorrow morning, leave two thousand soldiers here to take care of the wounded. The rest of the army will follow me to attack Fanzhi City first. Then we will split the troops into two groups and take Juyang and Gang County together."

(End of this chapter)