Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 531 Zhang Yong's Divine Calculation
"General, it seems that this achievement belongs to you."

The deputy general spoke to Zhang He excitedly.

Zhang He frowned, very suspicious: "No, Bingzhou's army is so strong and powerful, don't you and I know that? Today they are defending and we are attacking, why are they so vulnerable? I'm afraid there must be a trick."

The deputy general disagreed. Seeing that such a huge achievement was about to be achieved, how could he think about these things?
"General, you are worrying too much. I think the Bingzhou Army is unrivaled in the world in field battles, but I am afraid that they are no more than that in defending and attacking cities. You see, we have hundreds of soldiers climbing up the city walls, and it looks like the city gate won't hold out for much longer. If we work harder, we can capture the city."

Although Zhang He did not dare to agree with his deputy general's statement, he saw that many soldiers had the same idea as the deputy general. They all felt that great achievements were ahead and wealth and glory were within their grasp. Therefore, everyone fought bravely and Zhang He could not say anything to refute.

"General Zhang, something bad has happened, something bad has happened..."

A soldier hurried over from behind, gasping for breath.

The deputy general scolded: "The city is about to be captured, why are you saying such discouraging words? Why is it not good?"

Zhang He had a bad feeling in his heart: "What happened? Tell me quickly."

The soldier took a breath and said, "General Gao, General Gao is here. He told us to retreat and become the rear guard. He will lead the army to attack the city."

Zhang He was shocked and angry when he heard this, and the deputy general was even more furious.

"Gao Lan, you are going too far! Isn't it obvious that you are trying to steal the credit? General, we cannot retreat!"

Zhang He's eyes changed and he was hesitant to make a decision.

"General, a great achievement is right before your eyes. Wouldn't it be a pity if you don't take it? As long as you capture this city and report back to the lord, you will be promoted. Why should you be afraid of Gao Lan? Make a decision now before that guy arrives!"

Several other generals also came over to persuade Zhang He, and everyone's expression was filled with anxiety.

However, Zhang He looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Yong and others on the top of the city wall, and carefully recalled the situation when Zhu Ye went into battle just now.

"This battle is going too smoothly, there must be a trap. I have heard for a long time that Liu He's fourth brother Zhang Yong is resourceful and has first-class adaptability and military strategies. Now seeing him so calm on the city wall, there must be a trap!"

The deputy general and others were still trying to persuade him, but Zhang He's expression had completely recovered.

"Sound the horn and order a retreat."

"What?" All the generals were extremely surprised.

"General, we can't retreat..."

Zhang He waved his hand to interrupt them: "No need to say more, this is a military order, retreat! If Gao Lan has the ability to take this credit, then let him take it. This general is not jealous."

The deputy general had followed him for many years, and seemed to hear some hidden meaning in his words.

"General, what you said, could it be that..."

"No need to guess, just follow the orders."

Looking at Zhang He's eyes, the deputy general understood everything.

"Okay, quick, sound the retreat, the army retreats!"

When many soldiers heard the order, they thought they had heard it wrong. However, after the sound of the gong continued to be heard, everyone was sure that they were really going to withdraw.

Although everyone was very dissatisfied and even angry, military orders were as heavy as a mountain, and no matter how angry everyone was, they had to obey orders and retreat.

Guan Yu and others on the top of the city wall saw Zhang He suddenly retreat and smiles appeared on their faces.

"Fourth brother, you are really smart. Look, that idiot Gao Lan is here as expected."

Zhu Ye pointed into the distance, and everyone looked and saw a large army rushing towards them at full speed. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the word "Gao" was embroidered on the army's flag.

Gao Lan and Zhang He walked towards each other. At this moment, Gao Lan's pride and joy reached the extreme.

"Junyi, look, in just a short while, many of your soldiers have been killed or injured. If it weren't for this general coming to help, I'm afraid your life would be in danger soon."

Deputy General Zhang He's emotions had originally calmed down, but when he heard Gao Lan's sarcastic words, his anger was immediately rekindled.

"Gao Lan, don't..."

"In that case, I would like to thank General Gao for his help."

Zhang He spoke in time and interrupted his deputy general.

Gao Lan was in a good mood at the moment and was too lazy to argue with Lieutenant General Zhang He.

"Hey, Junyi, why are you being so polite? You and I both serve the Lord, so we should help each other. You go to the rear to rest first. After I capture Changzi City, I will invite you to drink and celebrate in the city."

Zhang He didn't want to waste any more time talking to him, so he clasped his fists and said, "In that case, I will wait for good news from the general." After that, he waved his hand, and the army slowly moved forward to the rear.

Gao Lan looked at his back, snorted coldly, and then quickened his march.

Seeing Gao Lan's army about to arrive at the city, the generals were overjoyed.

"Mingwei, let's change the attack, right?"

Cheng Liang rubbed his hands together and stared at Gao Lan's army with red eyes.

Zhang Yong nodded: "Thank you, Third Brother and Fifth Brother."

"Hey, look at that!"

Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye ran down the city wall in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, Gao Lan led the army and arrived at the city of Changzi.

He looked up and saw Guan Yu.

"General Guan, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

Guan Yu glanced at him, snorted coldly and ignored him, which made Gao Lan feel greatly humiliated.

"You are about to die, yet you still dare to be so arrogant. Once I capture you, I will show you how I will humiliate you and avenge you! Pass the order, all troops, attack. The first one to break the city will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!"

Just by opening his mouth, he was rewarded with a hundred gold coins, which made all the soldiers scream out in delight.

"Kill..."

A total of 50,000 troops rushed towards the city gate one after another.

Gao Lan looked at the city in front of him with great confidence.

"If I can even defeat a loser like Zhang He, then with 50,000 soldiers and horses, it won't be easy for me to take Shangdang. By then, even Yan Liang and Wen Chou won't be able to compare with me. In the Jizhou army, I will be the number one general, hahahaha..."

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, but he didn't notice that huge, strange wooden frames were erected on the top of the city.

The deputy general was a little surprised when he saw these things that appeared inexplicably.

"General, look, what are the enemy doing?"

Gao Lan got the reminder and looked towards the city wall. He saw that in addition to some soldiers guarding the city who were preparing for siege, there was also a group of soldiers who were quickly assembling wooden frames.

"Hmm? What is this? You think you can resist my 50,000-man army with just these few wooden frames? Is Guan Yu crazy?"

Gao Lan didn't take it seriously at all.

It was obviously not the first time for these soldiers to build this wooden frame, and they completed it in no time.

Gao Lan took a closer look and his eyes widened immediately.

“This…this, this, this…this is…”

He seemed to remember a piece of news about the Battle of Luoyang that he had heard before.

"Could it be... Could it be that this is the legendary Shocking God Crossbow?"

Just as he was extremely surprised, Zhang Yong on the tower waved a flag and ordered: "Prepare the Jingshen Crossbows!"

There were a total of forty huge Jingshen Crossbows, all adjusted to the same angle and loaded with arrows.

"put!"

With a wave of the command flag, eight thousand crossbow arrows were fired at once.

Immediately afterwards, bursts of screams from the Jizhou soldiers came one after another, ringing continuously in Gao Lan's ears.

The crossbow of this Jingshen Crossbow was loaded extremely quickly. The first batch of arrows had just been shot out, and within just two or three breaths, the second batch of arrows was reloaded.

"Put it back!"

Along with Zhang Yong's orders, wave after wave of powerful crossbow arrows were fired. Many Jizhou soldiers were shot like a hornet's nest in the blink of an eye. The scene was tragic.

(End of this chapter)