Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 772 Impregnable
Xiahou Yuan led 4,000 troops and fought all the way. Finally, he broke through the encirclement of thousands of troops and arrived at the South Gate.

Seeing how brave they were, and seeing how terrible Xiahou Yuan's bow and arrows were, the soldiers guarding the city dared not move forward. Wherever Xiahou Yuan went, the defenders fled in all directions, which made them run wildly on the main road in the city, as if they were in an empty space.

"General, the city gate is just ahead."

A general shouted excitedly.

Xiahou Yuan looked forward and saw that the defenders at the city gate were also fleeing in all directions, with no intention of fighting with him at all.

He was extremely proud in his heart: "What do you mean by an undefeated army? They are just bullies and cowards. When they encounter a strong enemy, they just run for their lives. Soldiers, charge over and open the city gate!"

Since the defenders had already fled, they easily rushed to the city gate.

"Eh? What's going on? Where does this disgusting sound come from?"

A general shook off the goose bumps on his body, with a look of disgust and confusion on his face.

Although Xiahou Yuan also heard the sound, he was eager to open the door and did not pay attention to it.

"Go ahead, open the city gate first."

A group of soldiers ran to the gate, removed three heavy bolts, and then pulled the heavy gate and slowly opened it.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the city gate with anticipation, thinking that once the gate was opened, he would welcome the army outside the city into the city and accomplish this great feat.

However, when the city gate was mostly opened, he and others were stunned when they saw the scene outside the gate.

"What...what's going on?"

After the city gate was opened, there was another gate outside, and it was an iron gate. At first glance, you could tell that it was many times heavier than these two gates.

Outside the gate, various collision sounds were constantly heard. After a while, the gate was violently shaken by the collisions. It was obvious that Cao's army outside was continuing to attack the city and trying to break open the gate.

However, that mere wooden door, protected by three bolts, was so difficult to break through, let alone this huge iron gate weighing thousands of pounds?

"Damn it! I never thought Gao Shun would secretly build such an iron gate. No wonder he is so confident. Someone, break it open for me!"

Xiahou Yuan was about to succeed, but encountered such an unexpected change, which made him angry and humiliated.

"General, you can't do that." Several generals spoke out to dissuade him.

"This gate is extremely hard and heavy. If you want to force it open, you have to smash it open or break the groove where the iron gate is embedded so that it falls naturally. But no matter which one you want to do, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky."

Xiahou Yuan was indignant: "How annoying and hateful."

He turned around and was about to go to the north gate to check, but he saw a soldier under his command running hurriedly behind him, looking very panicked and with a lot of blood on his body.

Xiahou Yuan's face changed, and he immediately felt an ominous premonition.

"General, it's bad... A huge iron gate suddenly fell from the west gate, trapping our army inside the city. At the same time, thousands of Han soldiers appeared in every corner of the city and on the city walls. They formed teams of several to dozens of people, fighting with heavy shields and spears. Our army was unable to resist, and the casualties were already very heavy..."

Several generals were shocked. "General, we should rush back to the west gate immediately, otherwise if the army is lost, we will all die here."

Xiahou Yuan suddenly calmed down, "Wait a minute, I think this must be Gao Shun's plan. Think about it, a few thousand Han Wu soldiers, no matter how strong they are, can't turn the tide of this battle? He must be using this to lure us back to the west gate. With this iron gate guarding, the pressure on the gatekeepers will be greatly reduced, and we can free up manpower to go to the west gate. Once we go back, the enemy troops at the other three gates will follow suit and surround us. We will have no way to go up to the sky or down to the earth, won't we be doomed?"

The other generals suddenly realized: "General, what you said makes sense. In your opinion, how should we respond?"

Xiahou Yuan said decisively: "For now, it is impossible to break through the three gates and lead the army outside the city to attack. The only way to win is to attack the east gate and capture Gao Shun. Do you dare to follow me to take a gamble?"

"I am willing to follow the general through life and death!"

The four generals said in unison.

"Okay." Xiahou Yuan was inspired: "We are all united. Even if we only have 4,000 soldiers, what is there to fear? Kill them!"

They were all excited and in high spirits, and they marched towards the east gate in a heroic and confident manner. However, they did not notice that soon after they left, the city guards who had looked so cowardly just now all reappeared from all directions.

The tens of thousands of defenders at the South Gate were divided into two groups at this moment. One group continued to stay and guard the city, while the other group, under the command of two generals, left the South Gate and rushed towards the West Gate.

The two commanders looked only about thirty years old. One of them looked worried. "Xiahou Yuan is leading the troops to deal with the general. He is a good warrior and archer. Will the general be in trouble? I think it would be better for you to go to the west gate to kill the enemy while I lead the troops to rescue the general."

The other general laughed and said, "Don't worry. The general still has 8,000 Han Wuzu and tens of thousands of troops, as well as 5,000 personal guards. It is impossible for Xiahou Yuan to get close to the general with only 4,000 men. Moreover, although General Gao is not as brave as generals Guan, Zhu and others, he is definitely extraordinary. With Xiahou Yuan's martial arts, it is impossible to capture and kill him. Since you and I have the general's order, we should just focus on killing the enemy. Otherwise, if we violate the military order, it will be no joke."

After he said this, the general was relieved: "Hey, General Gao is really tight-lipped. If he hadn't suddenly told us the plan just now, I would have really thought that our army was doomed to lose this battle."

"Haha, what a person General Gao is. And what great people are your Majesty and the three military advisors? It's ridiculous that a mere Cao Cao wants to go against the imperial court..."

"That's right. I heard that when Xiahou Yuan was at Ximen, he tried to recruit our soldiers to surrender. Hey, let's not talk about the great favor your majesty has shown us. Just look at the treatment in the army. How can the princes of the world compare with the magnificent army of the imperial court? We have meat to eat every day, and we get rewards for our merits, and even good fields and houses. It's nothing like them. After so many days, we only see fireworks rising from their camp twice a day. If we surrender, we will starve to death."

"That's right, this poor army has the nerve to ask for surrender. They really overestimate their own capabilities. Today is a good opportunity to kill their arrogance so that they will know that the imperial court's majesty cannot be offended!"

"It's time for us to perform meritorious deeds again. Brothers, don't be polite, just roll up your sleeves and kill..."

Cao Cao, who was sitting outside the city, soon discovered that something was wrong with the battle situation and immediately sent scouts to investigate. Not long after, the scouts ran back.

"My lord, an iron gate suddenly dropped from the four gates of Chenliu City. The gate must be tens of thousands of pounds heavy. No matter how hard our soldiers chopped with swords and axes, it was not damaged at all. The siege vehicles hit it hard and it was difficult to shake it."

Cao Cao's face changed when he heard this: "What about Ximen?"

"The West Gate is the same. The 50,000 soldiers who attacked the West Gate have all been trapped inside the city. Once the iron gate is closed, it is as solid as a rock. Even if attacked from both inside and outside, it cannot be broken. Therefore, it is really difficult to know what the battle situation is behind the gate..."

"Our army is in danger, and our talented people are in danger..."

Cao Cao staggered and almost fell off his horse.

"My lord... My lord, take care. It is not time to admit defeat yet." Guo Jia supported Cao Cao and spoke to comfort him.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he stared at him closely: "What clever plan do you have to defeat the enemy?"

(End of this chapter)