Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 503 Open the city gate
"Liu He, you..."

Zheng Tai was halfway through his words when he saw Liu He's gaze turned to him, and he couldn't say the rest.

Liu He sneered and said, "You two want to know why I am standing here for no reason, right?"

Chen Ji's pupils suddenly dilated: "Could it be... Could it be that you have already seen through our scheme, bribed Lin Yun, and deliberately put on a show for me to watch, so that I can reveal my crimes?"

He thought this speculation was the most reasonable, but unexpectedly Liu He shook his head.

"Mr. Chen thinks highly of me, Liu He. How could I have such ability? Speaking of which, your plan today is really linked together and almost flawless. If there had not been a small mistake, I, Liu, would have become a corpse by now."

After hearing what he said, Chen Ji and Zheng Tai became even more confused.

"Then... I saw with my own eyes that Lin Yun's dagger pierced into your abdomen, why..."

Zhu Ye laughed and said, "What kind of person is my elder brother? How could he die so easily at the hands of a villain?"

"Fifth brother, you were the one who cried the most when you hugged your eldest brother earlier."

Zhang Yong's sudden remark made Zhu Ye feel embarrassed.

"Tsk, you really thought that big brother was dead, and you still have the nerve to say that to me."

Liu He called Black King over and stroked the hair on his chin. Black King closed his eyes and looked very happy.

Chen Ji said unwillingly, "What went wrong? Please tell me clearly, so that I can die with a clear conscience."

Liu He was not in a hurry at all. He slowly and leisurely explained to Chen Ji and the others while stroking the Black King's hair.

"Speaking of which, you have really put a lot of effort into this day. You have even explored the weak points of my golden armor so clearly. Very few people have seen this golden armor, and even many officers in the army are not aware of it. I am very curious, where did you find out about it?"

Chen Ji gritted his teeth and said, "The power of my noble family is beyond your imagination. It's just a small matter, why should we worry about it?"

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, Liu He did not continue to ask.

"Ordinarily, a surprise attack on this weak spot, a single stab would not be enough to kill me on the spot, but it would cause me to bleed to death in a short while. This Lin Yun pretended to surrender and knelt in front of me, with the right angle to attack my abdomen. It was really perfect and impossible to defend against."

Liu He now looked back and talked about this thrilling incident as if it was just a story, with no fluctuation in his expression.

"In that case, how did you escape?"

Chen Ji asked.

Liu He pursed his lips and said, "Although your plan is detailed, it's a pity. If Lin Yun was a man skilled in martial arts and extremely courageous, I would have died for sure. But he is just a scholar, weak as a chicken, and his movements are too slow. Of course, even so, if he could concentrate and strike with all his strength, he would have a great chance of success. However, it's a pity that this man is too timid. Before he was ready to assassinate, his whole body trembled even more violently than before."

Having said that, he looked up at Chen Ji and suddenly grinned, which made Chen Ji feel creepy.

Liu He smiled, ignored him and continued talking.

"Think about it, in the previous situation, he was identified by Gong Saner and his life was at stake. In such a critical situation, he was only shaking slightly. But when he turned to me and was about to give me the mastermind in order to save his life, he was shaking even more violently. Is this reasonable?"

Yang Biao and others all had an expression of "So that's it".

"So, Liu realized that something was wrong with him at that time. When he was about to stab him, he quickly grabbed the dagger with his hand. It looked like the assassination was successful, but in fact, it didn't really penetrate his abdomen. Because his palm was cut by the dagger, blood was flowing at that time. I was quick-witted and took the opportunity to blow him up. I didn't attack him on the spot because I wanted to see what other plans you had. Tsk tsk tsk, Chen Ji, Chen Ji, you guys are really shrewd and calculating. I have to admire you."

Zhang Yong took a step forward and came to Liu He's left. "What a pity! God bless my brother and the Han people. Now that you have failed, why don't you surrender?"

"That's right, you traitors, don't force me to do it myself. If you really want to do that, hmph, I won't be polite with my pair of Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hammers."

When Zhu Ye spoke, he initially looked at Chen Ji and Zheng Tai, but soon turned his gaze to the thousands of rebels.

No one outside the city wall knew what was happening inside the city. The rebels were still intensifying their siege, and the thousands of people inside the city were already trampling on each other. They were frightened by the appearance of Liu He and the roar of the Black King. At this time, Zhu Ye raised the huge double hammers and kicked hard, and many people knelt down with weak knees.

"Mr. Chen, this..."

Zheng Tai looked at Chen Ji, and it was obvious that he had already intended to retreat, but Chen Ji was clearly not willing to admit defeat.

He moved the sword on Cui Lie's neck a little closer, cutting Cui Lie's skin and causing blood to flow out.

"Stop talking nonsense. Although I was defeated by you in strategy today, the palace has been occupied by us. Now tens of thousands of troops are attacking the city. What about you? In addition to the imperial guards, how many soldiers do you have? Although you have escaped the assassination by chance, you will not be able to escape death in the end!"

Liu He laughed and said, "Haha, those tens of thousands of people outside the city can also be called an army? If you and others were not there to support them and open the city gates, it would be a huge joke for them to attack Luoyang. Not to mention 50,000 or 60,000 people, even if it is 150,000 or 160,000 people, with my 20,000 elite troops, it is enough to defend Luoyang City."

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Yong, who immediately understood what he meant and took a horn from his waist.

"Woooo..."

A low horn sounded, and Chen Ji and others were confused, not understanding what Liu He was going to do.

"Quick, hurry up to the tower!"

Teams of soldiers came out from nowhere, running out from the streets on both sides of the street. These people were called soldiers, but the armor they wore was obviously simpler than that of the imperial guards and the city guards, and they didn't carry weapons. But they all had a very delicate crossbow in their hands, and their waists were full of quivers.

In just a dozen breaths, hundreds of such people ran out from all directions, and they all climbed up the city wall at the fastest speed.

Before Chen Ji could understand what was going on, another group of people ran out.

These people were even more bizarre. They no longer had crossbows in their hands. Each of them was holding some strange piece of wood, some square, some round, some long, some short, some narrow, some wide. Some were even holding a bunch of things like wooden wedges. However, like the previous group of people, they also ran up to the city wall in quick steps.

"Liu He, what on earth do you want to do!"

Chen Ji had a vague feeling that these people and these wooden blocks were definitely not simple, but he was completely powerless to change anything, which made him very upset.

Liu He smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will understand soon."

He winked at Zhang Yong again, and Zhang Yong understood and blew the horn again, but this time the sound and rhythm of the horn were obviously different.

“Ah… Ah…”

"Hoo...ho ho..."

Suddenly, a roar of beasts sounded, one after another, shaking the heaven and earth!

"Ow!"

Influenced by the roars of the beasts, the Black King also started roaring along.

"Boom boom boom... rumble boom..."

Along with the sound of footsteps and beast roars, a black and yellow light like a whirlwind appeared in everyone's sight.

"Haha, big brother, it's finally my turn to perform. Today I will let you rebels see the unparalleled power of my Divine Tiger Cavalry!"

"Divine Tiger Riders!"

Chen Ji and Zheng Tai's eyes twitched.

Chen Ji tried to remain calm: "General, do you think you can rely on just a few hundred crossbowmen and a hundred Divine Tiger Riders to deal with the 20,000 troops outside this gate? I'd like to tell you that although the army is attacking the four gates at the same time, only the East Gate has the real army, with the largest and most elite troops. All the siege equipment that can be brought into the city, as well as the armor in our treasury, are all concentrated here. With your limited force, it's like hitting a rock with an egg."

When he said this, his voice was very loud and his speech was very fast. I don't know if he really wanted to scare Liu He or to comfort his own inner fear.

Liu He looked up at the city wall and saw a man sticking his head out and waving a flag at Liu He. Liu He was obviously relieved.

He then looked at Chen Ji: "You will know soon whether you can handle it. Fifth brother, you can go too."

Zhu Ye jumped up excitedly: "I've been waiting for you to say this, big brother!"

Having said that, he turned around and ran away.

Just when Chen Ji and Zheng Tai had no idea what Liu He meant, Liu He suddenly mounted Black King's back and drove him towards the city gate.

How could those thousands of rebels have the courage to stop him? Seeing him coming, they all retreated to both sides.

When the dozen or so soldiers guarding the gate saw Liu He coming, they were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes.

"General... you are not dead after all. I finally see you again..."

Liu He was moved and saluted them with a fist.

"I will never forget your contribution, your hard work, and your kindness today! But now I have to trouble you all for something."

When the dozen or so people heard this, they immediately stood up straight with their heads held high and their chests puffed out.

"General, please give the order!"

"Okay!" Liu He took over his Yang Ming Po Ni Zhan from Zhang Yong who had rushed over.

"Open the city gate!"

"what!"

Not to mention Chen Ji and the others, even the soldiers guarding the gate were stunned by Liu He's words.

"General, this..."

Before they could ask any questions, Zhang Yong said, "No need to ask any more questions. The general has his own arrangements. Just follow the military orders."

After a brief hesitation, the dozen or so soldiers turned around together, lifted all the bolts behind the city gate, and then slowly opened the heavy city gate.

(End of this chapter)