Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 768 Cao's Army Attacks
"Woo...Woo...Woo..."

A loud and clear horn sounded, spreading across the sky above the west city gate and lingering for a long time.

Not long after, the same horn sounded in Cao's camps in the north and south. At the same time, Cao's troops in both camps rushed out of the camps and rushed towards the city gates.

Cao Cao, who was in the east gate camp, stood up suddenly when he heard the horn.

"Miaocai succeeded!"

He walked out of the general's tent quickly and said, "The whole army will set out to attack Chenliu!"

Similarly, Gao Shun, who was sitting in the city, also quickly walked out of the government hall after hearing the horn.

Chen Gong and all the generals came running over, none of them understood what was going on.

"Why did the attack horn suddenly sound outside the city?" Chen Gong asked puzzledly.

Gao Shun remained calm and said, "Cao's army is attacking the city."

Chen Gong immediately refuted: "It is impossible. Meng De promised me that he would not attack before the emperor arrived. There has been no trouble in the past few days, and he did not even make things difficult for the grain inspectors sent by the general. How could he suddenly attack?"

Gao Shun ignored him and said, "Pass the order down. Sound the retreat horn at the west gate. All soldiers outside the city should immediately retreat back into the city and close the main gates. All the grain carts that have not yet entered the city should be abandoned, along with the drivers. The other three gates should be guarded with all your strength. Anyone who neglects military orders will be punished by military law."

"Here!"

The generals retreated quickly. Chen Gong wanted to say something, but Gao Shun ignored him, walked out of the mansion, mounted his horse, and ran towards the east gate.

"There are horns and shouts of killing everywhere. Could it be... Could it be that Meng De is really..."

Chen Gong widened his eyes, with a look of disbelief, anger, and disappointment. For a moment, there was an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

Soon, he woke up from his complicated emotions, gritted his teeth, and ran towards the east gate.

The speed of passing on orders in Gao Shun's army was exceptional. Just after he issued the order, less than half a quarter of an hour later, the sound of a bugle was heard in the west of the city.

"The horn has been sounded, retreat quickly..."

"The enemy is well prepared. We are no match for them. Let's retreat into the city and make plans."

In an instant, thousands of troops retreated in a cloud.

However, there were still no less than two thousand driver crowding at the city gate. The city gate was about three or four feet wide, so it was easy for people to rush in, but the more than two thousand grain carts could not enter the city in a short time.

Xiahou Yuan laughed wildly, "Haha, Gao Shun is so arrogant as to call himself a famous general. When his soldiers and generals encountered this situation, they became chaotic. The generals rushed forward and killed all the enemy troops in the chaos."

Just as he led his army to charge, a general on the city wall made a prompt decision: "Shoot arrows to stop the enemy's charge! Also, General Gao has ordered that all food carts and baggage be abandoned outside the city, and all drivers and soldiers return to the city as soon as possible."

When many drivers heard that they had to abandon the grain carts, they all looked reluctant.

"Oh my, this...this much food...won't it be wasted?"

The soldiers outside the city came quickly and pushed the grain carts away without saying a word: "Fellow villagers, if you don't abandon the grain carts, we will all die here. The general's military orders are as heavy as a mountain. If you miss the opportunity, you will be punished with the death of all nine generations of your family. Throw them away quickly."

When they heard that all nine generations of the family were going to be exterminated, the drivers no longer cared about the food and hurriedly abandoned all the sacks and grain carts outside the city gate.

More than two thousand drivers, plus five or six thousand strong soldiers, soon piled up the two thousand grain carts at the city gate. The city gate, which was in chaos just now, had a "mountain" when Xiahou Yuan was about to arrive.

"Hurry into the city!"

"Hurry up and help General Ge..."

"Who will help carry the bodies of the two county lieutenants into the city?"

"I come……"

"I'll come too..." Everyone helped, and nearly ten thousand people swarmed into the city, but there was not even a trace of chaos.

"Good job Gao Shun, I did make a mistake just now, but it would be naive to think that you can stop me just because of this."

Xiahou Yuan rode his horse around the tangled baggage on the ground, and then shot an arrow at the city gate from two hundred steps away.

This arrow was not shot at any soldier or coachman, but hit the side of the city gate directly.

Looking at the city gate from the side, it was as thick as a soldier's thigh, very heavy, but the arrow was shot into it, and it was deeply embedded in it, with the entire arrowhead completely submerged.

The city gate, which was about to close, was blocked by this sharp arrow and naturally became difficult to close.

"Cut the arrow off!"

A soldier acted decisively, drew his sword and chopped at the arrow.

"It's a beautiful thought."

Xiahou Yuan raised his hand and shot another arrow, killing the soldier.

"Move the baggage and attack the city gate!"

He constantly harassed the defenders in the city with bows and arrows, while riding his horse back and forth outside the city gate, dodging the arrows shot from the city walls, and even shooting arrows from the bottom up from time to time to kill the archers in the defenders. He was truly extremely powerful.

Tens of thousands of Cao's troops rushed here and started working. When they saw the huge pile of food scattered on the ground in bags, they were so excited that their eyes lit up.

"Haha, with so much food, we can have an extra meal tonight."

"Hey, eating the enemy's food, taking the enemy's heads, and achieving our own merits, is there anything more satisfying than this in the world?"

The soldiers of Cao's army were all in high spirits and started to move the grain bags and carts. Although arrows were constantly shot from the city walls, many grain carts and supplies were too far away from the city walls for the arrows to reach them. There were also too many enemy troops and there were only two or three thousand archers guarding the city, so there was no threat at all.

Similar situations also occurred in the other three gates at the same time.

Outside every city gate, there were tens of thousands of Cao Cao's troops who suddenly launched a fierce attack. After so many days of peace, the soldiers defending the city had not completely eliminated their vigilance against Cao's army, but it had been mostly gone. Naturally, they were a little overwhelmed by the sudden attack.

Chen Gong stumbled up to the city wall. As he ran, he listened to the sounds of fighting outside. He was basically certain in his mind that it was Cao's army that was attacking the city. However, he still had a glimmer of hope, wondering if it was other princes or bandits.

But when he ran up to the city wall, he saw that the soldiers who were attacking the city were all wearing Cao's armor, and the flags in the sky were all "Cao" flags, which finally forced him to face reality.

Especially when he saw a man riding a horse and standing under a canopy among thousands of soldiers not far away, that man was Cao Cao. Chen Gong felt like he was struck by lightning, and he staggered and almost fell off the city wall.

"Meng De... ultimately betrayed me..."

Several generals nearby were desperately hacking and killing some Cao army soldiers who were the first to climb up the city wall. When they saw Chen Gong coming, they were all very angry.

"How dare you come up here? Are you going to report to that thief Cao again?"

"No, it's all because of you who deceived us. You are such a despicable spy!"

"Don't waste time talking to him. Kill him first and use his head to pay tribute to the two county lieutenants who died in the battle."

Without further ado, several generals raised their swords and attacked Chen Gong at the same time. At this moment, Chen Gong looked ashen, leaning against the city wall, staring at Cao Cao's figure with his whole body trembling, completely unaware that he was about to be in danger.

Cao Cao also saw this scene. When he saw the big swords chopping towards Chen Gong, he leaned forward from his horse, clenched his hands, and looked reluctant.

Guo Jia came over and whispered, "My lord, a little impatience can ruin a great plan."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao straightened his body, looked at Chen Gong again, then closed his eyes and muttered to himself.

"I would rather betray others than be betrayed by others... Gongtai, I will definitely take good care of your wife and daughter..."

(End of this chapter)