Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 740 Divine Weapons from Heaven
Four days later, as the dawn of the morning just rose, twenty miles outside Gudao City, on a hilltop, stood a general in armor. However, he had gotten up so early, obviously not to watch the sunrise.

Zhang Yong looked at the city in the distance and let out a long sigh.

Zhu Ye came over and said, "Fourth brother, why are you sighing for no reason?"

Zhang Yong said, "Alas, my elder brother entrusted me with an important task and entrusted me with such an important place as Liang Province. However, I have been sending troops from Longxi for half a month and have made no progress. Not only have I failed to drive the Shu army out of Liang Province, but I have been exhausted by them. Now I am trapped outside Gudao City. After two days of continuous attacks, I have suffered heavy casualties. I really failed my elder brother's trust."

"Hey, Fourth Brother, why are you so anxious? It's just tens of thousands of Shu troops. It's nothing to you and me. The traps outside the city have been removed. What else does Zhang Ren have to rely on?"

Zhu Ye seemed much more open-minded than him.

"How can we not be urgent? Sichuan and Shu have a small population. The rebel Liu Yan can only muster a few hundred thousand soldiers and horses. With the reinforcements from Yan Yan, the Shu army that came to Liangzhou already has about 50,000 soldiers. Another 50,000 soldiers are needed to guard Jingzhou, so the number of soldiers left in Yizhou should be less than 50,000. If we can completely annihilate the enemy in this battle, we can march south and attack Chengdu in no time. On the contrary, if our army establishes a separatist regime here, it will surely attract the attention of the princes of the world to Yizhou, and there will even be people like Cao Cao who will take advantage of the situation to rob. Therefore, this battle is of great significance and is extraordinary. We must win, and we must win quickly."

After listening to Zhang Yong's explanation, Zhu Ye also understood, but he was still full of confidence.

"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. Zhang Ren is very capable and has set up so many traps outside the city. The defenses in the city are also very tight, so it is understandable that we cannot attack it for the time being. With Fourth Brother's ability, I think we will be able to capture Zhang Ren in a few days."

Zhang Yong looked at his fifth brother and smiled.

"Fifth brother has always been praised by eldest brother as a deputy general. Since you have spoken, it will surely come true. Fourth brother will accept your good words."

"Haha, you're too polite, Fourth Brother. My injuries are almost healed. I should lead the charge during the siege today, right?"

Zhu Ye was extremely excited.

Zhang Yong said helplessly: "Fifth brother has said so. Even if I disagree, I am afraid I can't stop it, right?"

"Haha, Fourth Brother is really the best to me. I'll go get ready now!"

"Kill..."

Zhu Ye abandoned his warhorse and fought on foot, wielding his double hammers and following the fire beasts, he charged towards the city gate.

"I'll smash it! I'll smash it again!"

Every time the fire beast charged, Zhu Ye would crash into it as well. Although his two hammers were not as heavy as the fire beast's, with his divine power, when he swung them with all his strength, they exerted a force of more than a thousand pounds.

Zhang Ren had already arranged soldiers and prepared dozens of large water tanks behind the city gate, so the fire beast's fire-breathing attack was extremely difficult to be effective, and they could only rely on ramming to try to open the city gate.

However, even though he had smashed holes in the city gate, it remained motionless.

"Wow, Zhang Ren must have reinforced something behind the door. It's so strong."

Zhu Ye was pounding away his breath, but there was no sign of the city gate being broken open.

"Wow..."

I don't know what was poured down from the city wall, and at the same time, an extremely shrill scream was heard under the city wall.

Although Zhu Ye was standing in front of the city gate, still a few steps away from the city wall, he was still splashed by some of the water. Even through his armor, Zhu Ye could feel a wave of heat coming towards him.

"It's boiling oil!"

Zhu Ye cried out in his heart that something was wrong.

When Zhang Ren was defending the city in the past two days, he only used bows and arrows, boulders, rolling logs, etc. to prevent attacks. Today he suddenly used boiling oil. He saw that the number of soldiers attacking the city had reached a peak at this time. It can be said that he had calculated everything.

"Quick! Withdraw the wounded." Zhang Yong hurriedly mobilized a group of soldiers forward.

In an instant, the number of casualties reached two to three thousand. The soldiers who went to support them were also disturbed by the rain of arrows that followed, and the city wall fell into chaos for a while.

Although the boiling oil is not very lethal and most soldiers will not die on the spot, it has a wide range of damage and a large number of soldiers are injured. The commander cannot remain indifferent and must send troops to withdraw them for treatment. During this process, the soldiers on the city wall will continue to prepare for the next wave of counterattacks.

Zhang Yong frowned slightly and ordered: "Attack with the chariots." A row of chariots, at least twenty or thirty of them, fired crossbows at the city wall at the same time. However, Zhang Ren had already seen the power of the chariots, so he was prepared.

Pieces of specially processed cowhide soaked in lard were spread out on the city wall. Even though the crossbow arrows were extremely powerful, most of them were still blocked when they were shot at this extremely smooth and thick skin. The crossbow arrows hung on the cowhide, densely packed, and looked quite creepy.

A wave of crossbow arrows killed only dozens of defenders on the city wall.

After this wave of crossbow arrows ended, Niupi withdrew instantly, and the defenders stuck their heads out and launched another round of fierce bombardment at the besieging troops under the city wall.

Zhu Ye hurried back to Zhang Yong, covered in dust and dirt.

"Pah... Zhang Ren is really hard to deal with. He almost turned me into a braised pig."

Although Zhang Yong was anxious, he was helpless for the moment.

On the city wall, Lei Tong laughed wildly: "Hahaha...hahahaha...come and attack the city, come? Haha...there's nothing we can do, right?"

"We don't even need to take action. I don't think you can break in! If you want to capture this city, you have to have a divine army descending from the sky, haha..."

Ling Bao was also very rude.

Yan Yan stroked his half-million-long beard with a smug smile on his face; although he said nothing, his mood was clearly revealed.

As for Zhang Ren, there is no need to say more.

Merit and reward were secondary. What Zhang Ren cared about was his own reputation, which would soon spread throughout the world.

The army of the Luoyang court claimed that it had never been defeated since it started its uprising. It had won every battle in the past ten years, against the Taiping Dao, the Black Mountain Army, the Xianbei, the Xiongnu, the Qiang people, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao.

Such an ever-victorious army, led by Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye, is now about to be defeated by him. Even with Zhang Ren's character, it is difficult to hide his excitement.

"Damn it, they are too arrogant. I have to teach them a lesson!"

Zhu Ye was furious and raised his two hammers, ready to charge out again.

"Fifth brother, don't be reckless. If you rush forward rashly, not only will it be difficult to succeed, but it will also be full of risks."

Although Zhu Ye understood what Zhang Yong said, he really couldn't swallow it.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

A laugh even wilder than Lei Tong's suddenly resounded through heaven and earth, startling everyone.

Ling Bao turned to Lei Tong and said, "Why does the echo in the valley take so long to come back? And this echo is even louder than your voice, old drunkard."

Lei Tong looked puzzled: "No, this is not my voice."

Zhu Ye looked around: "This voice sounds familiar..."

At this time, a group of people suddenly appeared on a hill not far away which was not very high and had few trees.

"Who said you can't take down this broken city? The divine soldiers from heaven are right here!"

A man was riding on a tiger, shouting loudly.

When Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye saw this person, although their face was not clear, they still recognized him at the first moment.

"Third Brother!"

(End of this chapter)