Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 742 Two Bags
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Liang and Da Meng, the two fastest runners, had already rushed to a position more than a hundred steps in front of the city gate, and the Divine Tiger Riders behind them were also rushing over at full speed.

When Zhang Ren was about to give the order to shoot, Cheng Liang suddenly called out to Da Meng, and the two of them stopped where they were.

Da Meng looked puzzled, and Zhang Ren and others were even more confused.

On the contrary, Zhu Ye and Zhang Yong were greatly relieved.

Cheng Liang looked at the Shu army generals on the tower and shouted, "Where is General Zhang Ren?"

Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others looked at each other, unable to understand what the General Zhennan of the Luoyang court was planning.

Zhang Ren took two steps forward and said, "I am Zhang Ren. I wonder if General Cheng has any advice for me?"

Cheng Liang looked him up and down and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are indeed extraordinary and brave. With your talent as a general, it is a pity to be confined to a corner of Yizhou. I am willing to introduce you to Luoyang to meet the emperor in person and recommend you to be a great general. Isn't it a hundred times better than being trapped in Sichuan and Shu?"

When Zhu Ye heard this, his mouth opened wide: "Oh my goodness, is Third Brother possessed? He can actually speak in such a flowery way..."

Zhang Yong was also confused: "I really don't understand what trick the eldest brother gave the third brother."

Zhang Ren was stunned when he heard this. "General Cheng, I respect you as a famous general, so I came out to talk to you. If you continue to be so rude, don't blame me for being rude."

"That's right. Your lives are in the hands of our army, yet you still dare to speak so shamelessly. You are simply courting death."

Ling Bao shouted angrily.

Cheng Liang laughed and said, "Oh? How did your army control the lives of our brothers? I think it is you who are in control of your lives."

"How dare you boast!" Ling Bao was furious.

"Hey, General Ling, please be patient. I think this man must be cheating."

Zhang Ren felt something was wrong.

He looked at Cheng Liang, unable to understand why the other party got his confidence.

"I wonder what you mean by that? If you have a plan to break into the city, just come on and have a real fight with real swords and guns. That's the true nature of a man. If you continue to argue here, I'm sorry that I can't accompany you."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang probably guessed the other party's attitude, so he stopped replying.

He reached out, took the two cloth bags off the tiger's back, and threw them towards the city gate.

"This is a small gift that Cheng sent to you on the orders of His Majesty. After you read it, you will understand what I just said."

"General Zhang, be careful of any trap." Yan Yan came over and said.

Zhang Ren said, "Let's wait and see what his intentions are."

He ordered several soldiers to run down the city wall, open the city gate a crack, and let the soldiers out.

After they picked up the two cloth bags, they quickly ran back to the top of the city wall. During this time, Cheng Liang just stood there, watching without making any moves.

"General, bring it up." The soldier handed two cloth bags to Zhang Ren.

Just as Zhang Ren was about to reach out to open it, Ling Bao and Lei Tong blocked his way.

"General, let the future come."

Zhang Ren nodded and did not refuse.

The two men raised their knives and cut the cloth bag open, but when everyone saw what was inside, they immediately cried out in surprise.

"This...this is..."

Zhang Ren took a step forward and directly peeled open the two cloth bags, revealing the contents completely.

His eyes widened to the extreme and his lips trembled slightly.

Yan Yan and the other three were also shocked: "Aren't these Generals Chang and Liu? How could it be..."

Zhang Ren's face turned blue and purple, and he turned his head to look at Cheng Liang.

Cheng Liang asked with some pride: "How is it? Can I take this city or not?"

"This is a hateful person, General. Let me go and kill him to avenge you two generals!"

Yan Yan was filled with resentment.

"I am willing to go too!" Lei Tong and Ling Bao said in unison.

"No!" Although Zhang Ren looked full of hatred, he still stopped the three of them. He almost shouted these two words with gritted teeth. "General..." The three of them still couldn't let go of the hatred in their hearts.

Zhang Ren looked at Cheng Liang and said, "The two generals are dead. You all know what this means. We can't defend this city any longer. Otherwise, within half a month, the four of us and these tens of thousands of soldiers will all die here. We have no chance of survival. We can only break out of the siege and return to Yizhou while our morale and strength are still there. Even if we will be punished for this, at least we can preserve the limited military strength of Yizhou and plan to conquer the world for Your Majesty in the future."

Although his words were extremely difficult for Yan Yan and others to accept, they also knew that they were very reasonable.

The three of them looked down at the city wall, gritting their teeth, as if they had some irreconcilable hatred with Cheng Liang.

Zhang Ren shouted to Cheng Liang, "General Cheng is indeed a man of many tricks, but it is impossible for me to surrender based on this one point. The soldiers in our city have sworn to live and die with the city. Even if we die, we will never be the kind of people who live in disgrace!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Shoot!"

Thousands of crossbow arrows shot out in an instant.

Cheng Liang and Da Meng retreated quickly. The crossbow arrows had a short range and all fell more than ten steps away from where they were standing.

"Damn, that's not right. Shouldn't you surrender or withdraw your troops right now?"

Cheng Liang was so angry that he jumped up and down. He had just pretended to be calm and elegant for a short while, but his true colors were immediately revealed.

"You're dreaming. Look out for the arrow!" Zhang Ren raised his hand and shot an arrow, but fortunately Cheng Liang dodged it.

"Third brother, come back soon!" Zhang Yong shouted, and Cheng Liang hurriedly ran back with the Divine Tiger Cavalry.

Zhu Ye clapped his hands and laughed: "Haha, Third Brother, I told you that you are not capable of this, haha... I'm afraid you are not worthy of enjoying my house..."

Cheng Liang rolled his eyes at Zhu Ye: "Go away, Lao Wu, don't laugh at me."

After saying this, he looked serious: "Something is wrong. Logically speaking, he can't keep guarding..."

Zhang Yong asked, "Third brother, what is in that bag that makes you so confident that you can repel the enemy?"

Cheng Liang said, "These are the heads of two generals from Yizhou, which I killed in a valley."

"In the valley?" Zhang Yong was somewhat surprised. "How could there be a military camp of Yizhou in the valley? What were they doing there? And how could killing the two of them make Zhang Ren surrender or withdraw his troops?"

"Yes, Third Brother, what's so special about these two people?" Zhu Ye also gave up mocking Cheng Liang and came over to ask.

Cheng Liang looked at them and said, "Of course they are very useful. These two people, leading two thousand soldiers, are in a valley more than fifty miles southeast of here, guarding the hundreds of thousands of dan of wheat that Zhang Ren had previously harvested from various places in Wudu County."

"What? Zhang Ren's food and grass camp was taken over by my third brother?" Zhu Ye was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

Cheng Liang sighed and said, "I received a letter from the Flying Eagle Guards, directing me to go to that valley to rob the Shu army's food and grass. I didn't expect that damn Zhang Ren would be so stubborn. Without food and grass, why would he defend the city? He ruined my great contribution. How hateful!"

Zhu Ye smiled and said, "Hehe, alright, alright, Third Brother, don't be upset. I'll give you the house, so what?"

Cheng Liang glared at him and said, "Who wants your house? If you accept the bet, I will give you the house in Langtiao County."

"No, no, I didn't tell you what you have to give if you lose, I don't want it." Zhu Ye shook his head like a rattle.

"How can that be? As your elder brother, how can I take advantage of you?" Cheng Liang insisted.

The two of them were having a good time, but Zhang Yong frowned. "Logically speaking, what Third Brother said is right. Without food and grass, how can they continue to fight in the city?"

Zhu Ye shouted, "Why bother? They are struggling to death. Isn't it better? Let's let the soldiers shout that the Shu army's grain depot has been robbed by us. Their morale will be in chaos. We will take the opportunity to attack the city and we will definitely take it in one fell swoop."

Cheng Liang slapped Zhu Ye fiercely and said, "Ha, Lao Wu, what a good plan! Shout quickly, soldiers, hurry up and shout!"

At this moment, Zhang Yong suddenly shouted: "Someone is coming out of the city to kill us."

Cheng Liang looked back and saw that it was Ling Bao who was leading a group of soldiers and horses, charging towards them.

"Hey, you dare to come here and die, then I will help you, Da Meng, let's go!"

Da Meng had been getting impatient for a long time. When he heard Cheng Liang's order, he pounced on the tiger without saying a word.

Ling Bao's eyes were filled with determination, more resolute than ever before.

"There are actually such courageous people in the Shu army. It's a pity that they can't serve the court. They will be here soon. I wonder if Zhang Renshang is doing well. I can't wait to fight him."

Zhu Ye is rubbing his hands, eager to give it a try.

After hearing his words, Zhang Yong suddenly looked up at the tower, and then shouted without warning: "Oh no, we've fallen into a trap, Zhang Ren is trying to escape!"

(End of this chapter)