Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 786 Stay safe
Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "We will rush over to help Yuan Rang and kill all the Han troops here. Then we can open the city gates and join the army outside the city."

Cheng Yu said, "My lord, although our army and General Xiahou are attacking from both sides, the Han army is brave and good at fighting, and their morale is high. I am afraid that it will not be effective for the time being. I suggest that our army split into two groups. One group will attack first, and the other group will go around from this street to the other side and attack the left wing. This will cause the enemy to become chaotic, and only then can we succeed."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Okay, Zi Lian will lead 4,000 soldiers to fight, and I will lead the rest of the troops to attack from a detour."

"I will obey your orders!"

Cao Hong shouted excitedly and rushed out first.

The nearly 10,000 Han troops were originally fighting fiercely, and suddenly such a Cao army appeared from a remote corner, which naturally caused the Han soldiers to panic and everyone was in danger.

In the midst of this chaos, Cao Cao led the remaining several thousand soldiers, through the streets and alleys, and circled to the other side of the Han army.

"Okay, the enemy is in chaos, follow me and charge out. We can win the battle at the city gate!"

Cao Cao led the charge, ran out waving the Qinggang sword, and with a flip of his hand he killed a Han soldier to the ground.

"Oh no, there are Cao's troops here too..."

"We've been ambushed. Retreat quickly..."

Accompanied by waves of panic shouting, the seven or eight thousand Han soldiers fled in all directions. Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately led his troops directly to the city gate, and Cao Hong also joined them from the other side.

"Yuan Rang... Where is Yuan Rang?"

Cao Cao shouted loudly at the city wall.

At this time, a soldier on the tower raised a torch and responded: "Is it my lord who is coming?"

Cao Hong replied, "Yes, this is my lord. I am Cao Hong, and these are my four military advisors."

As the saying goes, "it's darkest under the lamp." In this dark night, there were soldiers holding torches around Cao Cao and his companions. The closer they were to the torches, the harder it was to see their faces. So Cao Cao didn't find it strange when he asked the soldiers on the city wall this question.

After receiving Cao Hong's reply, the soldier hurriedly saluted and said, "We greet our lord! General Xiahou saw the enemy suddenly lose their balance just now. Not knowing that it was our lord himself, he led his army to chase and kill them. Do you want me to chase them back?"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "No need for that. Yuan Rang is very sensible in his actions. I don't think he will pursue the enemy too deep. It would be beneficial to take the risk alone and chase and kill thousands of enemy soldiers. Have you figured out the ingenuity of the gate mechanism?"

"My lord, we have fulfilled our mission and severely tortured the enemy soldier who used the trap. Now we understand the reason. General Xiahou was afraid that the thousands of enemy soldiers were a trap to lure the enemy, so he did not open the gate."

Cao Cao nodded slightly: "Yuan Rang really has the demeanor of a great general. This is what he should do in a critical moment. Now that I have come here in person, please quickly open the city gate. I will go outside the city and resolve the danger in the camp outside the city, and then I will come to clean up the mess inside the city."

The soldiers on the tower dared not disobey the order: "As you command, I will order someone to open the city gate."

After a while, the two city gates slowly opened with a "creaky" sound. Then, the sharp sound that made people's teeth ache sounded again, and the iron gate was also lifted up.

"Okay, leave the city quickly, gather the 100,000 troops outside the city, and then capture Chenliu."

Cao Cao rushed out of the city gate without saying a word, and Cao Hong and others hurriedly followed.

However, just after they left the city and took a few steps, someone suddenly shouted behind them.

"Meng De cannot leave the city..."

Cao Cao felt that the voice was very familiar and instinctively looked back. It was actually the brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. At this time, Xiahou Dun was fine, but Xiahou Yuan was obviously seriously injured and needed to ride on the same horse with Xiahou Dun.

Cao Cao was shocked: "Yuan Rang, Miao Cai, how could the two of you ..."

Xiahou Dun hurriedly shouted: "Oh, we've been tricked, tricked... I heard that the enemy had raided the governor's mansion, so I hurriedly dispatched troops to rescue them. I took great pains and lost thousands of men and horses before I rescued Miaocai. I was not at the South Gate at all..."

"What?" Cao Cao and his group all looked terribly disappointed.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the tower: "Close the city gate!"

Just as they were still in shock, the big iron gate that had just been raised suddenly fell down again.

"Meng De, be careful..." Xiahou Dun patted his warhorse and rushed towards the city gate with Xiahou Yuan on its back. The thousands of soldiers and horses he led followed closely behind him, not leaving his side for a step.

"Shoot." The voice from the city wall rang out again, and waves of arrows shot towards the Xiahou brothers.

"Yuan Rang...what a great talent..." Cao Cao exclaimed and hurriedly wanted to fight back.

"My lord, you must not do this!"

Cheng Yu grabbed him.

"Let me go! My brothers are in danger, I can't just sit there and watch. If you dare to stop me again, I will kill you!"

Cao Cao glared at Cheng Yu fiercely and pointed the Qinggang sword in his hand at him, as if he really wanted to kill him.

Cheng Yu, however, remained calm: "My lord, if you can listen to my advice, I will not complain even if you kill me on the spot. Our army has been tricked again and again. There must be someone with extraordinary wisdom and strategy among the enemy. They just want to separate my lord from our troops in the city so that they can defeat them one by one. My lord, if you wait outside the city, you still have a chance of survival. If you return to the city, you will surely die, even if you have two ribs and two arms, there is no chance of survival."

"Yes, my lord, you must not lose the big picture for the sake of small gains." Guo Jia and others also advised.

"But..." He looked at the Xiahou brothers who were already in a panic under the rain of arrows inside the city gate, and he was extremely anxious.

Under the protection of Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan did not need to fight. He took a deep breath and used up the little strength he had left to shout to Cao Cao: "Meng De, hurry up... Bring the troops to rescue us, that is the best strategy, hurry up... cough cough..."

Cao Hong's eyes were almost spitting fire, but he still gritted his teeth and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, please leave quickly. Don't let Yuan Rang and Miao Cai down. Please leave quickly!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was indifferent, he simply carried him on his back and ran quickly towards the camp behind him.

"Zi Lian, what are you doing? Put me down now! If Yuan Rang and Miao Cai make any mistake, I will skin you alive!"

Cao Cao scolded Cao Hong, but Cao Hong did not stop, but ran even faster.

"If you want to kill me or chop me up, you have to wait until after this battle. Now the overall situation is the most important thing. Don't blame me for being rude, Meng De."

Just a few miles outside the south gate is the camp where Cao's army has been stationed for many days. After breaking into the city yesterday, there were 40,000 soldiers and horses here guarding more than 20,000 Han prisoners of war.

However, at this moment, flames could be seen everywhere in the camp and the sounds of fighting could be heard. The "rebellious" Han army had somehow escaped from the place of imprisonment, seized weapons, and killed Cao's army by surprise.

Fortunately, Cao's army relied on its large numbers and had a general in command. After a fierce battle, they finally managed to save the situation. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

At this moment of equal strength, Cao Cao and others led thousands of soldiers and horses and suddenly attacked.

They vented all their anger and resentment at the city gate on the Han army there, and the situation on the battlefield gradually turned around.

At the same time, inside the South Gate, after Cao Cao and others ran far away, the rain of arrows that was originally as heavy as locusts stopped.

When the Xiahou brothers were surprised, a man suddenly walked down from the city wall. He walked down the stairs slowly, step by step. In order to see his face clearly, the two men involuntarily stretched their necks.

However, when this person actually walked to within twenty or thirty steps of them, allowing them to see his appearance clearly, these two battle-hardened generals of the Xiahou family were so shocked that they were speechless for a long time.

Gao Shun rarely smiled, and said in a very gentle tone: "Generals, how are you?"

"You...you...how could you possibly..."

Xiahou Dun was so surprised that he could hardly speak clearly.

In comparison, Xiahou Yuan found it increasingly hard to believe. He looked at Gao Shun again and again, and was clearly certain that the person in front of him was Gao Shun, but he still couldn't believe it.

“Impossible… Impossible… I saw with my own eyes the hidden arrow piercing your chest. You were bleeding profusely at the time, and you died afterwards… How is it possible… How is it possible… cough cough… No… cough cough… Impossible…”

In his excitement, the wound burst open and he felt a sharp pain immediately. However, due to this great change, he seemed to be unable to feel the pain.

Not only the two of them, but also the Cao army soldiers around them, were as if they had seen a devil. In fear, these soldiers retreated unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)