Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 769 The city gate was breached
Chen Gong, who was lying limp on the city wall, suddenly jumped up at the moment before those big swords came at him, using all his strength in his life, and Yang Tian shouted.

"Cao Cao is a traitor, disloyal and unrighteous. I, Chen Gong, should never have saved you back then..."

As soon as he finished speaking, several generals chopped down with their swords at the same time, but Chen Gong did not utter a single cry of pain. His bloodshot eyes stared at Cao Cao's figure, and he leaned against the city wall and slowly fell down.

During this process, Gao Shun remained silent, his eyes fixed on the battle situation, his feet, hands and eyes did not move, as if nothing had happened.

Several generals waved their hands to their soldiers and said, "Carry this guy's body away to avoid polluting the city wall."

At this time, an enemy soldier was climbing up the city wall from a ladder next to Gao Shun. When he saw Gao Shun himself, the soldier was immediately overjoyed and rushed forward with his weapon.

Gao Shun, however, still stood there, his body motionless, staring straight ahead.

Just when the soldier thought he was about to make a great contribution, a spear suddenly came out and hit him in the chest, then lifted him up and threw him off the city wall.

"General!"

The generals who had just killed Chen Gong gathered around Gao Shun.

Gao Shun said, "Go and defend the city, don't worry about me."

"This..." Several people looked embarrassed. They were really worried about leaving Gao Shun behind like this.

Gao Shun's tone became a little stern: "What is the crime for disobeying military orders?"

Upon hearing this, several people had no choice but to disperse and kill the enemy troops who climbed up the city wall.

At the East Gate, with Gao Shun in person, the soldiers naturally calmed down from their panic quickly. Afterwards, under the command of the generals, they immediately began an orderly defensive battle. Therefore, less than half an hour after the battle began, the situation at the East Gate stabilized.

However, Cao Cao was not in a hurry when he saw the situation, as if he did not care about the battle situation at the East Gate. Instead, he lowered his head and said to Guo Jia, "After we capture the city, we must find Gongtai's body and bring him back to his hometown in Dongjun for a grand funeral. Then, bring his family here and take good care of them."

Guo Jia accepted the order and said, "My lord, you don't have to blame yourself too much. If Chen Gong hadn't accidentally got the message and told us, we would have no such good plan and would have had to attack violently. The casualties would have been ten times greater than this. My lord, you saved tens of thousands of soldiers by sacrificing Chen Gong alone. This is a great act."

Cao Cao, however, looked up at the sky and sighed softly, "Alas... Although Gongtai left me in the past, he is now able to come to save me without fear of danger, which shows how deep our love is. But I treat him like this. When I, Cao Cao, die in the future, I don't know how I will face him in the underworld. His little daughter is only eight years old this year, and I love her very much. If she comes to me to ask for her father, how should I deal with it?"

If it were someone else, they would be shocked to see that Cao Cao, a great hero, was actually thinking about such romantic matters and was indifferent to the war when such a big war broke out. However, Guo Jia did not show the slightest surprise or confusion.

"After taking Luoyang, you will welcome the emperor. When the world is in your hands, you can posthumously confer a title on Chen Gong, provide him with a generous salary to support his wife and children, and erect a monument and inscribe an inscription for him. This will be considered as doing him justice."

Cao Cao did not comment on this and did not say anything else.

Seeing that he looked gloomy, Guo Jia changed the subject.

"I don't know where the west gate is. Has General Xiahou already attacked the city? As long as his troops enter the city, with the support of the inside and the outside, the city can be captured by us within half a day."

Cao Cao instinctively looked to the west when he heard this. Although he could not see anything because of the city and the vast army, he still said, "Miaocai and Yuanrang each have their own strengths when commanding troops. Yuanrang is considerate of his soldiers, sharing weal and woe with them, and often governs the army with benevolence and righteousness. Whenever there is a major event, only Yuanrang can stabilize the army's morale. Miaocai is strict in governing the army, has strict military laws, and often rewards and punishes his subordinates. In an urgent battle, only Miaocai can do his best."

Guo Jia nodded: "My lord, your vision is sharp, and every word you say is wise. My lord, you are supervising the battle in the east of the city in order to attract Gao Shun to come to the east gate to take charge. In this way, General Xiahou will surely have an easier time at the west gate. With his ability, it will not be difficult for him to break into the city before the enemy completely closes the gate." As the two were talking, the numerous baggage outside the west gate had been cleared away, and tens of thousands of Cao's troops finally all rushed under the city wall.

The city gate was densely covered with sharp arrows shot by Xiahou Yuan. Inside and outside the city gate lay the bodies of dozens of soldiers defending the city. They were all killed by Xiahou Yuan when they were closing the city gate or trying to cut off the arrows.

In addition to these, there were several spears inserted diagonally in the only remaining space between the two city gates. The tips of these spears were deeply inserted into the ground, while the shafts were blocking the middle of the two city gates.

With his own strength, Xiahou Yuan delayed the closing of the city gate for a quarter of an hour, which made the defenders on the city wall and behind the city gate more and more terrified.

"This guy is so terrifying, he is so brave that even our General Gao may not be able to match him."

"I see that this man's archery skills are superb, even compared to General Ye Xiang, they are almost the same. With him around, we have no way of closing the city gate..."

The soldiers behind the city gate were still able to face death calmly at first, but when they saw dozens of their comrades falling one by one in front of them, many soldiers finally became a little scared. It was this little bit of fear that made them dare not go forward to close the city gate. For a moment, the city gate seemed like some terrifying monster that made people avoid it.

While many soldiers were still in shock and hesitation, Cao's army had already approached the city gate. Xiahou Yuan finally put down his longbow, picked up his spear again, and rushed forward first.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

He pulled the reins of his warhorse, and the horse leaped high. Man and horse, they went directly through the gap between the city gates. Before the horse landed on the ground, Xiahou Yuan swung his spear and attacked continuously, instantly killing the two soldiers behind the city gates.

"Soldiers, charge into the city and open the other three gates. Everyone will be rewarded for their contributions. Charge!"

Tens of thousands of troops, in groups, quickly poured into the city.

The defenders at Ximen's side all hurriedly ran down from the city wall.

"Quick, stop them..."

"We must not allow them to go to the other three gates, otherwise the enemy will join forces from both inside and outside, and our army will surely be defeated."

"Quick, everyone, hurry up!"

About 30,000 soldiers were deployed at the west gate, and they surrounded it from all directions. Although Cao's army was powerful, most of the tens of thousands of soldiers were still outside the city, waiting to enter. Therefore, the situation was quickly brought under control, and the two sides engaged in a fierce fight at the city gate.

Although the army defending the city suffered such a surprise attack and its leader, Lieutenant General Ge, was injured, they were, after all, an elite force trained by Gao Shun. Relying on their familiarity with the terrain of the city and taking advantage of the geographical location, they launched a counterattack and temporarily suppressed Xiahou Yuan's army here, making it difficult for them to move forward.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the soldiers guarding the city in front of him with a look of disdain.

"There are no generals here, who else can stop me? Watch me kill them."

He used both spear and bow, sometimes shooting from a distance, sometimes attacking at close range, fighting with all his might in one direction. Although those ordinary soldiers were also strong and experienced in many battles, when it came to martial arts, how could they compare with Xiahou Yuan, a top-notch general of the time?
Before long, hundreds of corpses were lying on a central avenue inside the city gate. Each one was shot in a vital part or pierced through the chest by sharp arrows. All were killed in one shot. Xiahou Yuan also killed his way hundreds of steps away. Although he was still quite a distance away from the other three city gates, if he continued to charge like this, he would be defeated within an hour.

The breakthrough on his side greatly reduced the confidence of the soldiers defending the city, while the morale of Cao's army attacking the city increased greatly. As a result, the battle situation that had been suppressed with great difficulty soon tilted again. The offensive of Cao's army became more and more fierce, and the battle line was constantly pushed towards the city. Cao's army outside the city also continued to rush into the city.

(End of this chapter)