Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 627: Halberd Warriors Enter the Palace
Liu He used to be so powerful that he could knock people flying. But now, he could only knock people down with one punch. Even though it was enough to make the opponent lose their fighting ability, the power was still much smaller.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with this, and at this moment, a noose was thrown over and hit Liu He's body when he was not paying attention.

Several soldiers pulled at the same time, and Liu He fell backwards and fell heavily to the ground in the hall.

"Great!" Cao Cao couldn't help but punch the window, greatly encouraged.

Several swordsmen took advantage of the situation and attacked Liu He.

At the critical moment, although Liu He was lying on the ground, he swept his legs flexibly. Relying on the protection of the golden armor on his legs, he charged forward without hesitation and swept several swordsmen and axemen away immediately.

Then he swung the sword in his hand behind his head and easily cut the rope.

Cao Cao punched the windowsill again with regret: "What a pity, he got away again."

Cao Hong comforted him, "Don't worry, Meng De. He is already at the end of his strength. Even if the hundreds of people in the palace cannot kill him, it is enough to exhaust his physical strength. We have arranged 5,000 elite troops inside and outside the palace, and there are tens of thousands of troops in the city. Are you afraid of Liu He?"

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with lightning: "Well, but we still have to be careful. If Liu He doesn't die today, we will be in great trouble. As long as we kill him, support the emperor, seize the entire Sili area, and add Yanzhou and Yuzhou, our army will be able to compete with the forces left by Liu He."

Cao Hong said sternly: "Don't worry, Meng De. Although I, Cao Hong, am not as good as Liu He in martial arts, I will lead my men to rush in when he is exhausted, chop off his head with my own hands, and present it to Meng De."

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at his brother with great satisfaction: "As the saying goes, brothers fight tigers together. After all, the children of our clan are the most reliable."

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard the sound of weapons clashing in the distance, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

The two instinctively looked in the direction of the sound, but the palace gates were heavily blocked, so they could only hear the sound but not see what was going on.

"Why is there a fight over there?" Cao Cao asked puzzledly.

Cao Hong took a look and said, "I don't know why. I'll go and take a look."

Cao Cao suddenly felt something was wrong: "That's... the gate we entered the palace through just now. Could it be that Liu He brought several thousand guards to break into the palace?"

Cao Hong shook his head and said, "No, no, Liu He and many ministers are trapped. No one can go out to report the news. How could they rush in rashly? Besides, we have only been in the palace for three quarters of an hour. From the time we entered the palace to the end of the court meeting, this amount of time is not enough. How could they arouse suspicion? I think that maybe our soldiers had a conflict with the newly surrendered Yuzhou troops."

Cao Cao still felt very worried: "No, you should go and find out what happened."

"Well, I'll go right away."

Cao Hong didn't dare to delay, he took big steps and ran out at full speed.

When the ministers heard this voice, they all looked happy.

Cao Cao saw all their expressions and thought to himself, "I wonder what means Liu He used to make these ministers so devoted to him. In most of their families, only two or three people serve in the court controlled by Liu He, and the military power is monopolized by Liu He himself. Why can they support him so much? Strange, strange..."

Just when he was puzzled, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting becoming more and more obvious, and he looked up again.

But when he saw it, his heart suddenly sank.

He saw Cao Hong leading a group of soldiers, retreating towards him step by step.

The ones fighting with them were not others but the several thousand personal guards brought by Liu He. The leading general was the man whose name he asked but failed to get.

That general, like the thousands of soldiers he led, held a huge double-edged halberd in both hands and fought very bravely. He was advancing forward at a very fast speed, and Cao Hong had no way to resist.

Cao Cao's face changed, and without caring about anything else, he drew out the Yitian Sword and pointed it forward.

"All soldiers, follow me and rush over to help Cao Hong!"

With him leading the way, the morale of the thousands of soldiers surrounding the hall was greatly boosted. Except for dozens of people who were left to guard the ministers, the rest of the soldiers all followed him and rushed forward.

"Meng De..." Cao Hong was also cheered up when he saw his lord coming.

Cao Cao's sword was extremely sharp. He flipped his hand and cut off the short halberd in the hand of a soldier rushing over, and then pierced the chest of the soldier with his sword. "Soldiers, the success or failure of our hegemony depends on today. If we succeed, we will be rich and prosperous, and if we fail, our whole family will be slaughtered! It won't be long before the rest of the army in the city arrives. The overall situation will be settled, and we don't have to worry!"

His words, which were both kind and powerful, boosted the courage of the soldiers under his command. The originally one-sided defeat was reversed in an instant, and the two sides engaged in a stalemate and fierce fighting on the avenue of the imperial palace.

The leading general heard his shout and looked towards Cao Cao.

"When I was in Jizhou, I often heard Yuan Shao underestimate you. Now it seems that he really has no ability to judge people. He has misjudged both the general and you. No wonder the general values ​​you so much."

As he spoke, he chopped wildly with the huge short spear in his hand and moved quickly towards Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw him, he was startled and became alert instinctively.

"Who are you? You mentioned Yuan Shao. Could it be a surrendered general from Jizhou?"

The man didn't waste any time talking to him. He chopped down the three soldiers in front of him, then suddenly jumped and chopped towards Cao Cao.

"Meng De, be careful!"

Cao Hong, who was not far away, leaped up and rushed in front of Cao Cao, while slashing fiercely with the big knife in his hand.

The short halberd and the broadsword collided suddenly, and there was a "clang" sound, and the broadsword broke instantly. However, the momentum of the short halberd was also blocked, and its force was exhausted before it could hit Cao Hong.

"Hmph!" Without further ado, the general raised his foot and kicked hard, hitting Cao Hong right in the abdomen.

The kick was extremely powerful, and the top of the military boots the man was wearing were extremely hard. After being kicked, Cao Hong felt severe pain. His whole body almost convulsed, and he backed away repeatedly, holding his stomach.

"Zi Lian..." Cao Cao was about to step forward to check on Cao Hong's injuries, but the general did not give him the opportunity.

After the man's kick landed, he took a big step forward, stood in a horse stance with both feet, held the halberd in his right hand, and chopped towards Cao Cao's face.

Cao Cao panicked and quickly blocked it with the Sword of the Heavenly Sword.

After the two extremely sharp divine weapons collided with each other, Cao Cao was shocked by the huge force coming from the opposite side and staggered back more than ten steps, almost falling down.

In shock, he looked at Zhang He with a longbow on his back and a short spear in his hand. Combined with the other party's words just now, Cao Cao suddenly had an idea in his mind and thought of someone.

"Zhang He, you were one of the four pillars of Hebei under Yuan Benchu's command, Zhang He, Zhang Junyi! You were captured last year, didn't you die?"

The man who was rushing over suddenly stopped.

"You have some knowledge. Yes, I am Zhang He. The general's mind is as broad as the East China Sea, and his kindness is known to heaven and earth. Not only did he not blame me, but he used me and ordered me to secretly train 3,000 halberd warriors. Humph, today is a good day to defeat you!"

Cao Cao secretly took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that Liu He, who was so powerful, actually had a backup plan.

"No, how did you know that there was a change in the palace?"

Zhang He sneered when he heard this.

"Hehe, let me teach you a lesson. Do you think your tricks can fool the lord? The lord has long been on guard against you. He ordered us to break into the palace immediately if no one comes out to report after three quarters of an hour. Military Advisor Xun led an army of 100,000 outside the city, which was also a general order. Now it seems that the lord is really wise. Cao thief, prepare to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang He came back with a halberd in hand, his momentum was as strong as the clouds and his murderous intent was overwhelming.

Although Cao Cao thought that he was no match for this man in martial arts, he now had no other choice.

"I never thought that, after all my calculations, I still missed Liu He by one move. How hateful! Even if God wants to kill me, Cao Cao, today, I will die standing!"

He raised the Yitian Sword and rushed towards Zhang He.

(End of this chapter)