Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 741 Zhu's Bet
Zhang Ren also reacted: "Cheng Liang?"

Yan Yan walked over and said in a deep voice: "I have heard for a long time that the emperor of Luoyang has four sworn brothers, Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong, and Zhu Ye. Now, among the four, except Guan Yu, the other three are all gathered. These three are all first-class generals, and we need to deal with them with caution."

Lei Tong said nonchalantly, "What about Cheng Liang? I see there are only a few hundred soldiers on the hilltop. What use can they be? What about the divine soldiers descending from the sky? You talk about it as if it were real. Do you really think you are a god?"

Zhang Ren also had a calm face: "Let alone Cheng Liang, even if Guan Yu or Liu He came in person, they would be helpless against my Gudao City. I have prepared countless things needed for defending the city. No matter if he climbs the city, breaks down the gate, sets fire, floods, shoots from a distance, or fights in close combat, I am not afraid of anything."

As he spoke, Cheng Liang shouted from the top of the hill: "Haha, fourth brother, fifth brother, I knew you were here, waiting. Haha, what do you think? You can't capture this city, right? Wait and see third brother come and defeat the enemy!"

Afterwards, he and Dameng led a hundred divine tiger riders, running and jumping, and rushed down the mountain.

"Wow, there's another fight..."

Da Meng seemed more excited than anyone else. Ever since he married Cai Wenji, Liu He hadn't sent him out to fight for nearly two years, which made this violent maniac feel very suffocated.

Zhang Ren waved his hand and said, "Prepare strong crossbows."

Rows of soldiers holding powerful crossbows ran over and hid behind the parapet on the city wall, ready to fire at any time.

Although the powerful crossbows in their hands cannot compare with the Shenji Crossbows of the Shenji Camp, they can still fire five arrows in a row.

Just as the trap carriage on the opposite side was about to launch an attack on the city wall, Zhang Ren waved to a group of soldiers again. Those soldiers ran over with thin bamboo tubes, aimed the bamboo tubes at the opening of the trap carriage which was only about one foot square, and then grasped a round wooden stick behind the bamboo tube and pushed it forward with force.

Streams of boiling hot oil suddenly shot out from the bamboo tubes. Among the thirty well-locked cars, six or seven were hit on the spot. The boiling oil shot in from the openings, scalding the soldiers inside and making them scream in pain.

"Retreat quickly! We'll make plans when our third brother arrives!"

At Zhang Yong's command, all the soldiers, fire beasts, and chariots attacking the city were withdrawn.

After his retreat, Lei Tong and others became more arrogant, and the defenders in the city were also cheering.

“Oh…oh…”

"The Luoyang army is known for being invincible in every battle, but it's just like this, haha..."

"Come on, come back later..."

"The orthodox Han Dynasty is still in our Yizhou emperor. Our Majesty is so powerful because of the blessing of God. You should go back quickly and persuade Liu He to abdicate and give up the Luoyang Palace..."

"Yes, only in this way can we save his family from the death penalty..."

The mocking voices of the Shu army made Zhang Yong and others, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers, all of them indignant.

"How abominable! I must smash their dog heads to pieces!"

Zhu Ye was about to rush out when a voice of wild laughter came over.

Zhu Ye turned his head and saw that it was Cheng Liang. He was leading the Divine Tiger Cavalry and had already arrived not far away.

"Humph, Third Brother, you are really heartless. You can even laugh when you hear the other party insulting Big Brother like this."

Zhu Ye's expression when he looked at Cheng Liang also became very unfriendly, even full of complaints and anger.

Zhang Yong seemed to have thought of something: "Third brother, do you have a good plan to defeat the enemy? That's why you are so happy?"

Without waiting for Cheng Liang to answer, Zhu Ye laughed out loud: "Him? Forget it. It's not that I don't respect my third brother, but when it comes to the art of marching and planning, hehe, my third brother is far inferior to you, my fourth brother. What can he do?"

"Hey, you, Old Five, are such a foul-mouthed person. Why can't I have a good idea?"

Cheng Liang came in front of Zhu Ye and seemed very dissatisfied.

Zhu Ye said with a tsk, "Brother San, don't be so naughty. If you can defeat the enemy, I will be your disciple."

Cheng Liang's eyes lit up: "You said that? But for such a good thing, there must be some real stakes. If you lose, you have to lose something to Third Brother." Zhu Ye agreed happily: "So what? Third Brother, what do you want? Just tell me, you can't take it away anyway, I'm not afraid of your boasting."

Cheng Liang grinned, "Hehe, Fifth Brother is so generous, then Third Brother will not be polite. Before, Fifth Brother fought in the bloody battle in Xiliang, and returned to the court with victory. Big Brother rewarded you with a house in the west of Chang'an. That house has been empty now, right?"

"You are so disrespectful, Third Brother. I only have three houses. A small house in Langdiao County, a general's mansion in Luoyang, and the house in Chang'an City that my eldest brother gave me. This one in Chang'an is the largest and most luxurious. I haven't even lived in it myself, but you're thinking about it."

Zhu Ye looked disgusted.

"Hahaha, to be honest, I have a few little houses outside that I have kept. I got the permission from my eldest brother to bring them home and give them a proper status. You also know that my third brother's house is small and not big enough for me to live in, so I can just borrow your house. Anyway, you think you will win, so why worry?"

After hearing what Cheng Liang said, Zhu Ye thought about it and realized that this was true.

"Okay, let's make the bet. Am I afraid of you? But we have a deal. It has to be today. If you can capture the city before sunset today, you will win the bet."

"Hey, don't even mention the sun setting. I can make that kid Zhang Ren get out of Gudao City right away." Cheng Liang's confident look surprised Zhang Yong.

"Could it be that when Third Brother left Luoyang, Big Brother and the Military Advisor gave you some great advice?"

Cheng Liang chuckled and said, "Just wait and see."

Then, he turned around and shouted to Da Meng and the one hundred Divine Tiger Riders, "Brothers, let's go and fight!"

"Yohoo, there's a fight, there's a murder..."

Da Meng ran the fastest, and the tiger under his crotch jumped a few times and rushed to a place not far from the city gate.

"Get ready to shoot!"

Zhang Ren raised his right hand, stared at Da Meng and Cheng Liang, ready to give orders at any time.

Lei Tong widened his eyes and clenched his fists, not knowing whether he was excited or nervous.

"It's almost time... It's almost time... The sworn brother of the Emperor of Luoyang is going to die in our hands..."

Zhu Ye, however, was anxious: "Fourth brother, is Third brother angry with me? If we rush forward like this, won't we be shot into a hedgehog by the enemy? No, no, no, even if I give him the house, I can't let him go and die. I'll go and save him."

Zhu Ye mounted his horse but was stopped by Zhang Yong with his axe.

"Fourth brother, why are you stopping me?"

Zhang Yong's eyes were focused on Cheng Liang: "Didn't you see that there were a few more bags on Third Brother's tiger back?"

Zhu Ye looked around and took a closer look, then he discovered it.

"Ah, there really are two cloth bags. But what can these cloth bags do? Can we capture Gudao City with just these two cloth bags?"

Zhang Yong shook his head. "I don't know either, but this is unusual. I see that Third Brother is so confident that he must have a plan to win. Since he wants to go alone, you and I should not act rashly. Besides, with his and Da Meng's martial arts, plus the tiger's flexibility far exceeding that of ordinary war horses, Zhang Ren's crossbow may be able to injure him, but it will be difficult to shoot and kill them both. You and I don't need to rush."

After hearing what he said, Zhu Ye stopped, but the anxious and worried look on his face still did not disappear.

Zhang Ren stared closely at Da Meng, Cheng Liang, and the one hundred Divine Tiger Riders behind them, watching them as they were about to enter the range of the crossbow arrows.

The hand he raised high was now clenched into a fist, veins bulging on it, and it was even trembling slightly.

"Prepare……"

As soon as these two words were shouted, all the archers aimed at Cheng Liang and others, ready to attack.

However, no one on both sides noticed that a smile appeared on Cheng Liang's lips at this time.

(End of this chapter)