Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 593 Liang Dengcheng
Cheng Liang shouted impatiently: "Brother, it's my turn now, right? You see they are hiding in the back and dare not fight. Now is a good time to attack."

Liu He looked at him and said with a smile: "Alright, alright, look how anxious you are. Go ahead. If you can't take down the city gate, I will show you how I will deal with you."

"Haha, if we still can't take this down, I'll chop off my own head and use it as a chamber pot for you, big brother. Da Meng, let's go!"

Cheng Liang turned around and shouted Da Meng, then jumped off his horse, holding the Soul-Chasing Halberd in one hand, and ran quickly towards the city wall with thousands of soldiers.

Seeing this, Ye Xiang hurriedly stopped shooting arrows, but Xun You said, "Don't stop the rain of arrows."

Ye Xiang was surprised and said, "How can this be possible? The three generals are attacking the city. If they continue to shoot arrows, won't they shoot their own people?"

Xun You said: "If we stop the rain of arrows now, the enemy will definitely stick their heads out to check, and then they will find the three generals. If the enemy resists, the three generals will only be in greater danger with a few thousand soldiers. Now the enemy is weak, we have to continue shooting arrows to prevent the enemy from getting close to the city wall, so that the three generals can successfully climb the tower."

"But..." Ye Xiang wanted to say something, but Liu He spoke.

"Xiangzi, there is no need to say more. Just follow Gongda's instructions. Don't stop shooting arrows until Third Brother and his men have climbed halfway up the city wall."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiang looked at Cheng Liang who had already run to the bottom of the city wall and gritted his teeth.

"Keep shooting arrows, and be sure to aim at the city gates. Don't hurt your brothers by mistake!"

After Cheng Liang and others arrived at the city gate, they, several thousand people, did not bring any ladders. Zhu Ye, Zhao Yun, Deng Yuan and others were wondering when they suddenly saw the dozen or so well-siege vehicles making a noise.

Afterwards, we saw that the two sides of the well-locked cart facing the city wall suddenly fell off, and then it seemed that the soldiers inside pushed it, and this side instantly fell towards the city wall.

I saw that one side of it was made of iron sheet, and on the other side was a ladder that was slightly wider than an ordinary ladder. It looked like one side of the ladder was inlaid with iron sheet and then nailed to the well-lifting car.

Cheng Liang was overjoyed and climbed up the ladder without saying a word.

Deng Yuan was stunned and kept exclaiming that it was wonderful.

"My lord, this thing is absolutely exquisite. It matches the fire-breathing siege vehicle. Is there any city gate in the world that can frustrate our army? Wonderful, wonderful."

Liu He laughed and said, "Haha, it's all thanks to the skillful hands of several craftsmen. It can make up for the disadvantageous situation of our army in the siege battle."

Ju Shou hurriedly climbed up the city gate and found that everyone was dodging arrows. There were hundreds of soldiers at the huge Huguan Pass, but no one was defending it. This made him very angry.

"What are you doing? If the enemy takes this opportunity to climb the tower, how can we defend Huguan? Hurry up, get up!"

However, no matter how urgently he shouted, the soldiers remained indifferent.

"you……"

In desperation, Ju Su strode forward, swung his sword, and was about to kill a few soldiers who disobeyed orders. But at this moment, a sharp arrow shot up from below the pass and hit his right arm holding the sword. The piercing pain made him cry out in pain, and the sword fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers were even more terrified. Not only did no one come forward to help, but they hid even further away.

"You...you are simply..."

Ju Shou covered his arm and looked at these soldiers, his heart filled with resentment that they were not as good as he thought.

"Mr. Ju Su, why are you here? My father has summoned you."

Yuan Shang ran to the city gate and after seeing Ju Shou, he hurried over to help him, only then he noticed his injuries.

"Ah, are you injured? I'll help you down and bandage you..."

However, Ju Shou held him tightly and said, "Third Master, there is no hope of defending the pass, there is no hope of defending the pass, tell the lord to retreat quickly, retreat quickly..." His tone of exhaustion and extreme despair stunned Yuan Shang.

"Sir, what are you talking about? The city gate is blocked tightly. I don't think it's easy for the enemy to break in. Look, the enemy's arrow attack has stopped. I guess they retreated because they saw the difficulty. This is all thanks to your many strategies."

Yuan Shang looked happy, but Ju Su was suddenly stunned.

"What? Stop shooting arrows?"

Yuan Shang said as if it was a matter of course: "Yes, look for yourself, there are no more arrows coming."

However, Ju Shou seemed to have thought of something terrible and shouted in shock: "Run, run quickly, withdraw your troops..."

Before he could finish his words, a figure suddenly jumped out from outside the city wall.

"Haha, here comes the general!"

Ju Su turned his head and looked, his face immediately turned pale.

"Cheng Liang! Quick, Third Young Master, retreat!"

When Yuan Shang saw Cheng Liang, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He turned around and ran without hesitation. He had said respectfully before that he would support Ju Shou, but this time he simply left him behind and ran down the city gate by himself as fast as a gust of wind.

Ju Shou sighed angrily, clenched his teeth, covered his right arm, and quickly ran down the city wall.

Following Cheng Liang, one Bingzhou soldier after another climbed up the city wall, and those Jizhou soldiers hiding everywhere were immediately slaughtered.

Yuan Shang stumbled and ran to Yuan Shao, exclaiming: "Father, something bad has happened, the enemy is attacking... withdraw the troops quickly..."

"What? How could this be?" Yuan Shao couldn't believe it at all.

"The city gate was blocked by many sandbags, how could it be breached so easily?"

Yuan Shang shouted, "Liu He used a powerful crossbow to break the wooden planks on the city wall, and then he fired arrows at us. Our soldiers dared not move forward. Cheng Liang took advantage of this opportunity and led his troops to climb the city wall. Now he is coming towards us. Let's retreat!"

Upon hearing what he said, the generals around Yuan Shao were so frightened that they turned pale and hurriedly joined Yuan Shang in persuading Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops.

At this time, Ju Shou also ran over and said, "My lord, Huguan has been lost. Without the dangerous pass as a barrier, our army is no match for Liu He. We should quickly withdraw to Jizhou and fight in the city that we have built for many years. Only then will we have a chance of winning."

Everyone unanimously urged Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops, but unexpectedly he flatly refused.

"No! We are not at the end of our rope yet. The Baibo Army has already moved south. As soon as the news comes, Liu He will definitely return to rescue. When our army attacks from the rear, we will not only be sure of victory, but we may even be able to kill Liu He and his generals. If we withdraw now, won't we miss the opportunity? When Liu He returns to Taiyuan safely and pacifies Xu Huang, we will no longer have a chance, so we must not withdraw!"

"My lord, please don't hesitate." Ju Su almost used a pleading tone.

"Although Xu Huang has many soldiers, it is still unknown whether he can win against Guan Yu's heavy cavalry, or whether he has already won. If he is restrained by Guan Yu and cannot attack Taiyuan for a while, we will face Liu He's 90,000 troops here. If we delay for a long time, we may be in danger of being annihilated. Moreover, even if Liu He returns to quell the rebellion, with the strength of the Baibo Army, Liu He will not be pacified in three to five days. It will not be too late for our army to return to Jizhou and find out the news before making plans. My lord, withdraw quickly!"

However, Yuan Shang suddenly changed his tone at this time: "I agree with what you said, father. I have seen the fighting power of the Baibo Army with my own eyes. Qian Zhao once mentioned to me that he has practiced a formation to deal with the cavalry under Liu He. I think Guan Yu's mere 20,000 cavalry is no match for them. The news of the Baibo Army's southward march will come tonight or tomorrow. To defeat Liu He, father needs to act decisively at this time to achieve his hegemony!"

"Okay, my son really wins my heart." Yuan Shao was very pleased to hear this.

"Generals, there is no need to say anything more. I have made up my mind. Reorganize the troops and fight Liu He!"

(End of this chapter)